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Passion a constant in Ziegler’s career Research manager retires from Southern Research & Outreach Center By Krista Kuzma
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WASECA, Minn. – Dave Ziegler’s career has been full of experiments. As the research manager at the University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center, Ziegler oversaw the studies being done with the animals at the facility in Waseca. However, after nearly 40 years working to discover more about animal nutrition, Ziegler is going to leave the research studies to someone else as he retires from the position. “All the work we’ve done with calf research provided a valuable service to the dairy industry,” Ziegler said. “It’s all about providing information to others. I appreciate the opportunity to work with a lot of good people over the years. I was always able to interact with a lot of people – faculty, staff, industry people and farmers – and that always made the job really interesting and challenging.” After growing up on a 50-cow dairy near Green Isle, Ziegler attended the University of Minnesota in the late 1970s and worked in the dairy barns as a student. Soon after graduation, his alma mater became his employer as he took a job as junior scientist at the University of Minnesota-Waseca. “Some would call it a herdsman for the dairy and swine units, but the dairy took most of my time because it was pretty intensive,” Ziegler said. “I lived right on site my whole career so I could walk to work every day.” The dairy portion included both a milking herd with replacements and a group of young bull calves – kept from the onsite dairy herd and purchased from others – to research how to feed Holstein steers. He
facilitated research, setting up protocols, managing the details and collecting the data. “From the time I got there, we were doing calf work from day 1,” Ziegler said. “In the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, nobody really knew how to feed a Holstein steer. A lot of that work was done at (the University of Minnesota in) Waseca. We were the pioneers doing calf work and Holstein beef work because nobody else was doing it.” Around 1998, Ziegler’s duties shifted primarily to the dairy and dairy beef side as another person took over the hog research. When the milking herd was dispersed in 2003, Ziegler’s work and the center’s direction shifted to focus on just calf nutrition for heifers. The university partnered with Hubbard Feeds to do the youngstock research and started contract raising youngstock for three area dairy farms. Ziegler helped build and design new barns to help with the redirection. In 2009, the university made room for automatic calf feeders, which served two purposes. “We needed a place for some of the overflow (of calves) and it also gave us another area to do research in,” Ziegler said. “Auto feeders were just coming out and people were interested in them so it worked out nice.” At any given time, Ziegler said there were about 120 calves on milk, and they were raised until 6 months old. At its peak the research center raised 1,500 animals per year. Ziegler calculated he had involvement in caring for over 27,000 calves; however, the research created more chores than on a typical dairy. “When you’re feeding 100 calves, you might have to do eight (milk replacer or calf starter) mixes,” Ziegler said. “That always takes time.” Ziegler – along with another scientist, Dr. Hugh Chester Jones, who also recently retired, three fulltime employees and one part-time employee – had to weigh milk, water or starter to determine intakes. Many times, the research required the calves to be weighed multiple times, blood samples to be taken or
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PDPW Business Conference scheduled for March 17-18 New location, new programming on tap for twoday dairy educational event
PDPW is bringing its leading-edge, forward-focused programming and topnotch speakers to a new location for its annual Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) PDPW Business Conference. The two-day event will be held March 17-18, 2021, at the Kalahari Resort Convention Center in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. “After a challenging and often isolating 2020, we are all looking forward to the opportunity to gather together in a safe and engaging environment to learn together and recharge for a successful 2021,” said Katy Schultz, PDPW Board President and dairy producer from Fox Lake, Wis. “In keeping with the “Discover” theme for the conference, the event will feature two days full of new ideas and engaging speakers that will inspire attendees for the year ahead.” The conference will be held at the newly expanded Kalahari Resort Convention Center, featuring state-of-theart conference rooms and technology, as well as professional staff and facilities prepared to host events that follow appropriate COVID-19 requirements and health precautions. The new location is the perfect fit for the 28 sessions and 43 speakers, as well as the Hall of Ideas and Equipment Trade Show with the all-new Nexus™ stage, to be held under one roof. The Nexus stage will make its debut at the 2021 conference, featuring TED Talk-style presentations introducing new ideas to improve dairy productivity and sustainability. Dairy producers will have an opportunity to ask questions following each presentation. All innovators, creators and ideagenerators are invited to submit their ideas for consideration by Feb. 1, 2021. The Nexus stage will be professionally moderated and is the perfect opportunity to introduce the next generation of
technologies and innovations to move the dairy industry forward. More details are at https://pdpw.org/nexus/ A series of four youth-leadership sessions is another new addition to the 2021 Business Conference, providing fast-paced, engaging sessions led by coach and trainer Hans Gochenaur. Designed for young people ages 15 to 18, the trainings will focus on building communications, teamwork and collaboration skills. Teens who register for these sessions will also be able to attend keynote and breakout sessions throughout the conference.
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All sessions are approved for continuing education units (CEU). In addition to CEUs being available through PDPW’s Dairy AdVanCE® (DACE), select sessions are approved for CEUs through American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) and Certified Crop Advisor (CCA). All told, 790 minutes of continuing education are available through the conference. To learn more about DACE, visit www. DairyAdvance.org. The program and location have been adapted to meet CDC-recommended guidelines for the COVID-19 pandemic; the health and safety of attendees is of highest priority for PDPW and the Kalahari staff. While providing flexibility and comfort, capacities have
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Connecting soil, animal, human health Abel-Caines presents for Minnesota Organic Conference virtual session By Danna Sabolik
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Dairy farmers know the intimate connection between the soil, crops, animals and humans well. According to Dr. Silvia Abel-Caines, Organic Valley ruminant nutritionist, this connection holds the power to alter the health of an entire population. “Dairy farming can achieve very high levels of production by focusing on nutrition,” Abel-Caines said. “By focusing on the longevity of the animal, we can ensure high production as well as a healthy animal and healthy product.” Abel-Caines is from the Dominican Republic, a small nation that shares an island with Haiti. The difference in vegetation is stark on the shared island, the Dominican Republic lush and green while Haiti is brown and dry. The impact the vegetation had on the soil, animals and people of the island inspired Abel-Caines to research the connection deeper. “We’ve seen the effect of this (poor animal nutrition) reflected in human health, but the concepts have been vague,” Abel-Caines said. “I’m going to try to highlight how much of this connection can be traced and connected to ecosystems and formulate a plan moving forward to benefit everyone involved.” In her training to become a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Abel-Caines
was disappointed that the primary solution to correcting and treating disease was clinical. “When good goes in (the body), good will be the result,” Abel-Caines said. “We shouldn’t fix the body as a machine when something is off. Instead, we should treat it like an ecosystem, because each part is intimately, functionally entwined with the rest of the body.” Abel-Caines believes nutrition can be an alternate solution to treating disease. “Growing up in the Dominican, when cows were forced to graze on pasture with little to no diversity of plant life, they showed signs of deficiency as a result,” Abel-Caines said. Starting with a diverse foundation, Abel-Caines looks at soil for variety. “The more activity we have in the soil, we know the crop will be more diverse as well,” Abel-Caines said. She quoted Wendell Berry from his book, “The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture,” by saying: “The soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all. It is the healer and restorer and resurrector, by which disease passes into health, age into youth, death into life. Without proper care for it, we can have no community, because without proper care for it, we can have no life.” Abel-Caines cited farm visits and pasture walks she has been on that have focused on the connection between feeding and nutrition and how that is reflected in animal behavior, production and the lifespan of the animals. “Farmers who take good care of the land see interesting results in the
soil and plants, and see significant difference in their cows’ health,” AbelCaines said. As a healthy cow consumes a highly nutritious diet, they will produce a highly nutritious product. “In nature we cannot isolate different factors (like when a cow is grazing on natural pasture), so we can see the connection between what cows consume and the quality of meat or milk that come from that as a result,” AbelCaines said.
“Farmers who take good care of the land see interesting results in the soil and plants, and see significant difference in their cows’ health.” SILVIA ABEL�CAINES, DVM
She noted the priorities most farmers and nutritionists have for their cows. “Typical rations focus on high production rather than the longevity of the animal,” Abel-Caines said. “Dairy cows can achieve high production by focusing on nutrition and overall health.” While healthy soil is foundation for a healthy input of a cow’s diet, a healthy cow’s output is the input for a healthy human diet. “The average American’s diet is very imbalanced with a high tendency of consuming high omega-6 levels,”
Abel-Caines said. She indicated this unbalance comes from an imbalanced agriculture industry. Her proposition is to alter the food we grow and eat. In a study performed by the Rodale Regenerative Health Institute in 2014, people were scored on the diversity and variety of food in their diet. Their findings exposed people who eat food with low variety highly correlate with having a pre-diabetic condition. Abel-Caines noted Time Magazine’s study on inflammation in humans today. Inflammation is a body’s way of fighting things that harm it, such as infections, injuries and toxins in an attempt to heal itself. While much of the article focuses on stress, overwork and lifestyle habits, two pages discuss the nutrition of a population. Abel-Caines related the intricacies of the human body’s balance to soil. Because there is a general understanding of how an environment works and therefore how a human body’s ecosystem works, translating that to a soilplant-cow-milk-human ecosystem becomes clearer. “Small nutrient differences in both cows’ and humans’ diets can make a big difference overall,” Abel-Caines said. “(There are) studies with conclusions that validate longevity, better grazing and more production (in cows with a diverse, plant-based diet. There’s also a high likelihood these products are more nutritious for human consumption.” Overall, Abel-Caines believes that focusing on the system as a whole, rather than isolating pieces, is what will be the key to a healthier human race.
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The University of Minnesota Extension is hosting a series of webinars, “Strategic Farming 2021: Let’s Talk Crops!” this winter to discuss some of the key issues and questions around crop production facing Minnesota corn and soybean farmers today. Sessions will be held over Zoom, which can be accessed via your computer, phone or other mobile device, and run from 8:30 to 9 a.m. on Wednesdays, January 6 through March 24. These online sessions will be very informal and open to all interested. Each session will start with a brief presentation (about 10 minutes) by the discussion leaders for the day, followed by 20 minutes of discussion, framed around farmer/participant questions on the topic. Speakers will include researchers and educators from the University of MN and North Central region, as well as area agency personnel. Topics and speakers include: – February 3: Third crops ready to work for you. Jochum Wiersma, Extension Small Grains Specialist and Craig Sheaffer, Forage Specialist – February 10: We’ve got you covered: The latest on cover crop research and tools you can use. Axel Garcia y Garcia, Sustainable Cropping Systems, Anna Cates, Extension State Soil Health Specialist and Gregg Johnson, Biomass Cropping Systems – February 17: Adjusting Soil pH to Maximize Crop Production. Dan Kaiser, Extension Nutrient Management Specialist and Jeff Vetsch, Researcher – February 24: The Nuts’n Bolts of On-Farm Research - Doin’ it right. R.L. (Bob) Nielsen, Extension Corn Specialist, Purdue University and Seth Naeve, Extension Soybean Specialist – March 3: Making every acre pay. Naeem Kalwar, Extension Soil Health Specialist, North Dakota State University, Tanner Bruse, MN Ag & Conservation Programs Manager, Pheasants Forever and Alan Lepp, NRCS – March 10: What insects are bugging your corn this year? Ken Ostlie, Extension Entomologist and Bruce Potter, Extension Integrated Pest Management Specialist – March 17: SCN: So tough a threat, it warrants a coalition. Greg Tylka, Nematologist, Iowa State University, Seth Naeve, Extension Soybean Agronomist and Samuel Markell, Extension Broadleaf Plant Pathologist, North Dakota State University – March 24: Stand Establishment for corn and soybean. Seth Naeve, Extension Soybean Agronomist, Jeff Coulter, Extension Corn Agronomist and Dean Malvick, Extension Plant Pathologist For more details on each session and to register, go to: https://z.umn.edu/strategicfarming. You need only register once for the whole program series. At registration, please take a moment to let us know what questions you would like highlighted during the discussions. There is no charge to participate, and sessions will be recorded and posted for viewing later at your convenience. University of Minnesota Extension is excited to be partnering with North Dakota State University Extension to offer a series of farm safety webinars this winter. Each of us has been impacted in some way by an accident, injury, or fatality that has occurred on the farm. These events are devastating to communities and impact the livelihoods of those we know and love dearly. The purpose of these webinars is to empower communities and individuals to prioritize safety on the farm. The webinar series will be January-March on Thursdays at 11 a.m. Each webinar will last one hour. February 4 is all about Tractor and Equipment Safety. We will cover PTO use and
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Jenkins 6’ brush cutter, new gearbox, roller bearings .......................................... $3,500 New CID 6’ Xtreme brush cutter ................................................................ $6,295 CID tree/post puller........................................................................................... $1,695
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Meyers Rocky mineral feeders, red plastic ....................................................... $300
FLUEGGE’S AG Farm Material Handling Specialist
G LEASIN LE B AVAILA
ROD FLUEGGE “the boss”
2040 Mahogany St., Mora, MN • 320-679-2981 WWW.FLUEGGESAG.COM
Looking for good, used trades!
1960-2021 Celebrating 60 years!
“Service After The Sale”
People in Dairy Greg Abts New Franken, Wisconsin Brown County Abts Equipment LLC, owner Number of years with/owning the company: 36
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k c o A t s u e c v tion Com i L e i r i a r P pany 43 Riverside Drive oL ng Long Prairie, MN 56347
Home of the longest running dairy sale in the Midwest! SALES START EVERY TUESDAY AT 3:30 P.M.
Starting with hogs, goats and sheep, followed by baby calves, slaughter, replacement and feeder cattle.
Tues., Feb 2
SALE DATES: Feeder & Slaughter Cattle Sale
Fri., Feb. 5
Dairy Sale - Noon
Tues., Feb 9
Feeder & Slaughter Cattle Sale
Fri., Feb. 12
Dairy Sale - Noon
Tues., Feb 16 Feeder & Slaughter Cattle Sale
Please consign your cattle as early as possible! Thank You!!!
DAIRY SALES are held every Friday. Dairy cattle sell at noon
For an on the farm estimate or current market info, call 320-732-2255 WE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS!
Market Phone 1-320-732-2255 Fax: 1-320-732-2676
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Who do you call? Tell us about your business. Abts Equipment sells, services and manufactures dairy equipment. Abts Equipment has three divisions: Abts Bou-Matic, Abts Lely Center and Calf Star. All three companies are under one roof employing 40 employees. Abts Bou-Matic sells and services BouMatic equipment throughout northeast Wisconsin. Employees in this division include route delivery, sales and service technicians. Abts Lely Center sells and services Lely robotic milking systems and products throughout northeast Wisconsin. Employees in this division include route delivery, sales, customer support and service technicians. Calf Star is a company that manufactures and distributes calf feeding equipment including calf milk pasteurizers, automatic calf feeders and calf nutrition products. Calf Star offers its products through a dealer network worldwide. Employees in this division include manufacturing, sales, service technicians, customer support and marketing. Tell us about your career path. I grew up on a farm and started milking cows at a young age. My dad, Cal, and my uncle, Cliff, started the business back in 1957 and started out selling water bowls, cow trainers and Agromatic fans. I went to tech school in LaCrosse for refrigeration, and after graduating, I worked for Cal and Cliff until purchasing the company in 1984. What does a typical workday look like for you? My day is typically spent managing the everyday items with employees and going on sales calls or touring. How much time do you spend each week on sales/installs/service? How many hours are spent on farms versus at the dealership? I would say my time is split 50/50. I spend a lot of time on farms doing sales calls, tours or just checking in, but I do spend time at the dealership also. What is the most common type of service call you make? Now days, service calls for me are courtesy calls and checking in with customers. Also, checking up on service calls that are out of the norm. What is the most challenging part of being a dairy equipment dealer? Everything is always changing and evolving with the business, employees and the way in which you do business. The challenge is keeping up with it all. What do you enjoy most about your work? I enjoy talking to people. I also enjoy innovating new things to make the farmer’s life easier. How have changes on the farm and in the industry impacted what type of service calls and installations you do? Today’s installations and service calls are more technologically advanced. Keeping up with technology is important.
It’s 30 below zero and you break an auger.
Who do you call?
You’re �lling your silo and you blow up your distributor or �ll pipe.
Who do you call?
You’re running feed out and your gear box fails.
Are you going to fork the feed out?
It’s chore time, you throw the power switch and nothing happens.
Who do you call?
An electrician will not climb up there or be out in a timely manner.
Osakis Silo will answer the call and handle these problems year round! We will get you up and running anytime and under any conditions.
IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM CALL US TODAY!
WE SELL, INSTALL AND SERVICE • Belt Conveyors • Belt Feeders • Hydraulic manure pumps
Tell us something about your job that most people do not know. I don’t think most people realize that when I get up in the morning, my day starts out with a clean slate and evolves throughout the day from one division of the company to the next. What do you do in your free time? In my free time, my wife, Debbie, who owns the company with me, and I enjoy heading north to relax at the cabin. I also enjoy hunting and fishing.
The Best Service Crews, The Best Replacement Parts, The Best Service... That’s The Osakis Silo Advantage To You!!!
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320-808-3936 300 E Main St., Osakis, MN • 320-859-5340
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USED SKIDSTEERS ‘18 Gehl V330, JS ctrls, D, 3300 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 208 hrs .................. $47,500 ‘15 Gehl RT210 JS ctrls, D, 2100 lift cap, C/H/A, 2 spd, 1728 hrs..................$39,900 ‘14 Gehl RT175, ISO switchable ctrls, D, 12” tracks, 1750 lift cap., C/H/A, 2 spd., 425 hrs. ........................................$39,900 Gehl RT165, ‘18, H ctrls., 15.5” tracks, 2000 lift cap., cab, heat, 2 spd., 450 hrs. ........................................$42,500 (7) Gehl R220, many options... Start at $11,850 ‘18 Mustang 2200R, JS Ctrls, D, C/H/A, 2 spd, 229 hrs................................... $39,000 ‘18 Mustang 2200R, Pilot H Ctrls, D, C/H/A, 2520 hrs ..................................... $29,500
‘16 Mustang 2100RT NXT3, 17” tracks, 2100 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 1353 hrs ........$41,500 ‘16 Mustang 2100RT, JS ctrls, D, 17” Tracks, lift cap, 2100 @ 35% & 3000 @ 50%, C/H/A, 2 spd, 673 hrs ......$45,250 ‘19 Mustang 1900R, H/F Ctrls, D, 1900 Lift Cap, C&H, 2 Spd, 1378 hrs ..........$33,900 ‘18 Mustang 1900R, H/F Ctrls, D, 2150 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 2085 hrs. ......$27,900 ‘16 Mustang 1900R, Dual H Ctrls, D, 2000 Lift Cap, C&H, 2 spd, 2380 hrs .....$31,500 ‘18 Mustang 1650R, H-ctrls, D, 1750 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 2200 hrs. ........................$26,950 ‘19 Mustang 1650RT, ISO JS Ctrls, D, 15” Wide Tracks, 2375 LBS. at 50% Tipping Load, C/H/A, 2 Spd, 980 hrs.. $38,800 ‘18 Mustang 2200R, JS Ctrls, D, 2500 Lift Cap, C/H/A, 2 Spd, 70 hrs, Warranty until 12/2021 ..................... $39,900 ‘17 Mustang 2200R, H/F Ctrls, D, 2450 Lift Cap, C/H/A, 2 Spd, 618 hrs ......... $37,100 Mustang 2056 Series II, ISO Ctrls, D, 2150 Lift Cap, C&H, 2 Spd, 1580 hrs $26,600
USED SKIDSTEERS
‘18 Mustang 1500R H/F Ctrls, D, C&H, 3205 hrs ..............................$26,800 ‘19 Mustang 1500R, H/FCtrls, D, 1600 Lift w/ Weight Kit, C&H, 2850 hrs ........ $26,800 ‘88 Mustang 2060, H&F Ctrls, D, 1750 Lift Cap, SS, 6500 hrs ...................... $9,700 ‘00 Mustang 2050, T-bar/Ft ctrls, D, 1650 Lift Cap, C&H, 7117 hrs ................$11,900 ‘99 Mustang 2050, T-bar ctrls, 1650 lift cap., D, 4623 hrs., C&H, SS, 4623 hrs .............$11,900 NH L225, Pilot/H Ctrls, Hi-Flow Hyd, 2 spd, 2331 hrs...................................... $27,800
TRACTORS International 385, Manual 4 spd/HighLow Range, D, 2WD, 2200 ldr, Rear Blade, Tire Chains, 1 Rear hyd, Excellent Cond, 1086 hrs .......................... $11,900 ‘19 Mahindra Max 26XLT HST, 4WD, D, Ldr w/54” bucket, 205 hrs ... $15,700
TELEHANDLERS
‘14 Manitou MT840, Hydro-Static, D, C/H/A, 2738 hrs - $73,800
‘19 Manitou MLT625-75H Elite, Steer Whl/Hydrostatic, D, 5512 Max Lift, 19’4” Lift Ht,C/H/A, 2 Spd, Reversing Fan, 1980 hrs. - $62,000
MANURE HANDLING
‘18 Kuhn Knight PS150, 500 Bu, Vertical Beaters - $30,500 Kuhn Knight 8150, 700 bu., 5000 Gal .....................................$37,500 Kuhn Knight 8132, 3200 Gal, 600 Bu, Lid, hinges on the left .................$19,800 Kuhn Knight 8132, 3200 Gal, 435 CuFt ............................................ $19,500 Kuhn Knight 8124, 2400 Gal, Lid..$20,500 Kuhn Knight 8121, 2400 Gal, 500 Bu, Ft & Rear Splash Guard, Bottom Tubs Flightings - Hammers in Good Cond $13,250 Kuhn Knight 8124........................ $20,500 Kuhn Knight 8124, 385/22.5 Tires, 2400 Gal, 500 Bu, Frt & Rear Splash Guards ........................................ $20,500 ‘11 Kuhn Knight 8118, 1800 Gal, 400 Bu, Splash Guards ...............$16,500 ‘16 Kuhn Knight SLC141, 4100 gal, 700 bu, Hyd LH Lid ..............Call for price NH 195, 425 Tires, Single Beater .... $4,700 NH 195, 16.5 x 16.1 Tires, Double Apron .............................. $17,900 ‘14 Artex SB700, 700 Bu, Vert Beater, 78C Apron Chain, Guillotine Endgate..$34,900 Jamesway Manure Pump, 6x8, 8’ pump, 2 pt. hitch, double agitation ..........$5,500 Doda Super 150, 10ft Pump...........$4,200
USED TMRS/MIXERS ‘16 Penta 9630, RH Flip-Up Conveyor, EZ 2810 Scale ............................$42,500
USED TMRS/MIXERS
HAY & FORAGE
Gehl BU980, 16 ft box forage box, H&S 6-12 Ton Tandem Running Gear ......$4,800 H&S CR8, 8 wheel rake ...................$3,750 Kuhn GMD600GIIHD Disc Mower, 540 PTO, 7’ 10” Cutter, 6 Dis ........$6,600 Kuhn GMD600 Disc Mower, ‘13 Penta 7520SD, 750 Cu. Ft., 8” Rubber 7’10” width ...................................$7,250 Ext, Frt Sliding Flat Conveyor, Dual ‘16 Kuhn VB2290, 4x6 bales, net wrap, Direction Unload - $25,500 9488 bales ..................................$34,900 ‘08 Penta 5620HD, dual walking Haybuster H1100 bale processor, process tandem, 600 Cu. Ft, 8” Rubber, Ext., full size bales, rear belt conveyor, right corner door ........................$18,500 6” and 2’ screens ........................$12,500 ‘04 Penta 5600, 600 cu. ft., EZ 2000V scale, corner door ......................$10,000 Penta 5020SD, ‘15, 500 Cu. Ft, 4’ RH conveyor, Hurricane Auger .........$23,900 ‘07 Penta 2410, Electric Stationary Mixer, 2 Spd, No Motor With Mixer ........$8,500
‘12 Kuhn VB2190, 4x6 bales, 540 PTO, 16,000 bales - $26,900
‘14 Penta 6020SD, 600 Cu Ft, 8” Rubber Ext, Frt. Sliding Flat Conveyor, Dual Direction Unload - $23,800
HAY & FORAGE H&S CR12, 12 whl Rake..................$4,300 NH 258 9 ft Rake .............................$2,650 NH 144, ground driven, 5’ PU, 7’ rear belt w/windrow turner option, good belts .$3,200 JD 640 Rake, Rubber Mounted Teeth, 3rd Frt Dolly Whl ...........................$1,650 Gehl 1080, 9 ft Mower Cond ...........$1,595 (2) Gehl BU980, 16 ft forage box, Gehl 12 Ton Tandem Running Gear ...... $4,800 ea. Gehl BU970, 16 ft box, Gehl 12 Ton Running Gear ................................$3,450
MISCELLANEOUS Farm King 960, 8’ Snowblower, Hyd. Spout Rotation, 3 pt ................... $2,000 Snow Push, 10’ wide ................... $1,800 ‘12 Bobcat Brush Saw ................. $3,100 Edge HB3 Breaker, skid loader mnts, Hyd breaker, 1pt ......................... $4,500 ‘19 Edge BP210 post hole digger, Hyd, 24”bit ................................. $2,900 Loftness 962HHH7 Snowblower, 8’ Width, Double Auger, Hyd Chute $6,500 Virning Pallet Forks ....................... $650 4 in 1 Bucket, 84” ........................ $2,300 ‘18 Notch 6TLL, 6’, Hyd Lift, Hyd Tilt....................................... $1,595 MDS 6ft Pusher ........................... $1,050