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By Lee Mielke

Benchmark milk price reverses five months of gain Farm milk prices have peaked for 2012. The Agriculture Department announced the November Federal order benchmark Class III price Wednesday at $20.83 per hundredweight, down 19 cents from October but still $1.76 above November 2011, a whopping $2.35 above California’s comparable 4b cheese milk price, and the highest November price ever. It equates to about $1.79 per gallon.

The 2012 average stands at $17.33, down a dollar from this time a year ago and compares to $14.46 in 2010 and a disastrous $11.03 in 2009. The December Class III futures contract was trading late Friday morning at $18.47. January was at $18.79; February, $18.76; March, $18.78; and April at $18.75. The November Class IV price is $18.66, up 12 cents from October and 79 cents above a year ago.

The AMS-surveyed cheese price averaged $2.0146 per pound, down 3.3 cents from October.

Butter averaged $1.8410, down 7.6 cents. Nonfat dry milk averaged $1.5143, up 5.1 cents, and dry whey averaged 64.8 cents up 2.8 cents.

California’s November 4b cheese milk price was $18.48, down 95 cents from October but $1.29 above a year ago. That put its 2012 average at $15.47, down $1.01 from a year ago and $2.22 above 2010. The 4a butter powder price is $18.27, up 31 cents from October and 57 cents above a year ago. Its 2012 average is $15.46, down $3.56 from a year ago but 64 cents above 2010.

Dairy Prot Weekly (DPW) reported that a record-tying U.S. average milk price wasn’t enough to drastically improve the monthly milk-feed price ratio, but November’s index did represent the 5th consecutive month of small improvements, according to USDA’s latest Ag Prices report.

The higher milk price, combined with slightly lower corn and soybean prices, helped push the preliminary November milk-feed price ratio to 1.79, the highest since last December. However, it remains below a year ago, and marks the 20th consecutive month below 2.0. The index is based on the current milk price in relationship to feed prices for a ration of 51 percent corn, 8 percent soybeans and 41 percent alfalfa hay.

At $22.10, the preliminary November U.S. average all-milk price equals a record high set last August, according to DPW. Average corn ($6.71 per bushel) and soybean ($13.80 per bushel) prices were the lowest in ve months, but dry alfalfa hay prices ($215 per ton) returned to the 2012 high set last May. USDA says the average annual milk-feed price ratio was 1.88 in 2011 and 2.26 in 2010.

The cash cheese market was quiet the rst week of December. The AMS-surveyed, U.S. average block price dropped 7.7 cents, hitting $1.9197, while the barrels averaged $1.8373, down 7.9 cents.

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ing milk was available over the Thanksgiving holiday and long weekend, according to USDA’s Dairy Market News (DMN). The lower cheese prices have buyers ordering to rell store shelves after the holiday.

Retail sales were reported as good. Recent price declines also helped spark interest into aging programs, according to DMN. Cash butter inched up a half-cent Wednesday reversing 12 consecutive sessions of loss but still lost ground for the fourth week in a row. AMS butter plunged 14.6 cents, averaging $1.7088. AMS powder averaged $1.5310, up 1.1 cent, and dry whey averaged 65.7 cents, up 0.3 cent.

Churning over the Thanksgiving holiday was seasonally strong, according to DMN, as surplus cream was plentiful.

Milk handling returned to normal following the Thanksgiving holiday. Class I orders were increased as schools and colleges resumed. Milk production in the Southwest is following the recent theme of incremental week-to-week increases but trailing year ago levels. Pacic Northwest output is also below last year, attributed to fewer cows and less output per cow.

Milk volumes are steady in Utah and Idaho. Seasonal milk production patterns are prevalent across the Midwest with milk component tests steady to slightly higher. Milk is being moved around to balance dairy product inventories and maximize returns. Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast output is increasing marginally, yet trending below a year ago.

Commercial disappearance of dairy products in the rst nine months of 2012 totaled 151 billion pounds, up 2.1 percent from 2011. Butter was up 3.1 percent; American cheese, up 2.2 percent; other cheese, up 2.2 percent; nonfat dry milk was up 27.9 percent; but uid milk products were off 2.2 percent.

Jerry Dryer commented on the uid sales in his November 30 Dairy and Food Market Analyst: “Part of the decline was driven by school milk sales or more appropriately, the lack of chocolate milk sales, as many school districts banned or limited chocolate milk at the beginning of this school year. Sugar was the culprit, not the milk. Unfortunately, kids have a strong preference for chocolate.”

October butter production hit 46 million pounds, up 6.8 percent from September and only slight above October 2011, according to USDA’s latest Dairy Products report. Nonfat dry milk, at 95 million pounds, was up 12.4 percent from September but 5.6 percent below a year ago.

American type cheese output, at 371 million was up 6.1 percent from September and 5.1 percent above a year ago. Italian type, at 388 million, was up 4.8 percent from September and 0.9 percent above a year ago. Total cheese production amounted to 928 million pounds, 6.3 percent above September output and 3.2 percent from a year ago.

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted 10 requests for export assistance this week to sell 1.3 million pounds of cheese, 1.1 million pounds of butter, and 85,890 pounds of whole milk powder (WMP) to customers in Asia and the Middle East. The product will be delivered through February and raised 2012 CWT cheese exports to 113.6 million pounds, 70.5 million of butter, 127,868 pounds of anhydrous milk fat, and 171,961 pounds of WMP to 36 countries.

We mentioned the draught here a few weeks ago, something that we haven’t heard much about in the major press for a long time but its effect is still with us. The November 30 Daily Dairy Report (DDR) pointed out that the U.S. winter wheat crop is entering dormancy in the worst condition on record. DDR analyst Sarina Sharp talked about it in the Daily Dairy Discussion on the DDR website.

She reported that only 33 percent of the crop is in good or excellent shape, compared to 52 percent at this time last year. The plains states are still struggling with severe to extreme drought, and in the driest areas, an alarming portion of the crop has not emerged.

She reported that only 60 percent of South Dakota’s wheat crop has emerged, compared to 100 percent a year ago. Much of the seed that has not emerged likely has blown away in the dust.

Wheat could deteriorate further under cold, dry conditions, according to Sharp. Dormant winter wheat is typically insulated from damaging cold by snow cover. But there is little moisture in the forecast,

and this year the crop could be unprotected. A lack of winter moisture could extend the devastating drought into the start of the next crop year.

She said it’s too early to assume this dryness will persist until spring but warned that feed prices will be highly sensitive to any indication that the Corn Belt is facing a multi-year drought. A large crop is needed to replenish stocks or end users will face another year of demand rationing and record-high grain prices.

Lingering drought could also restrict the supply and quality of forage and increase competition for limited supplies, according to Sharp, and “The quality of forage used in dairy cow rations has a signicant impact on production.

Dairy producers will likely have to pay a considerable premium for good-quality forage if drought continues, and milk production per cow could suffer.

As the drought reduces winter pasture available for beef cattle, more cattle will be placed on feedlots and consume purchased forage. Dairy producers will be forced to compete for these supplies.”

In dairy politics; a letter was delivered to Members of Congress this week from 42 organizations and 149 businesses which serve dairy farmers and rural communities that called on lawmakers to review the dairy policies that have “contributed to the nancial crisis experienced by the majority of dairy farmers across the United States.”

“Federal dairy policies have been hammering dairy farmers for more than 30 years,” the letter charged. “There were 600,000 U.S. dairy farms in 1976, dropping to 131,509 by 1992, and to 51,481 by 2012. It is unthinkable that Congress continues to formulate policies that will likely be responsible for a continued decline in the number of U.S. dairy farms.”

The letter added that the crisis affects farmers, their families, and “the entire rural economy.”

The International Dairy Foods Association’s Jerry Slominski told DairyLine listeners this week that processors support an extension of the current farm bill.

And in the latest “war out West;” Dairy Prot Weekly’s Dave Natzke detailed how the debate in California over the 4b pricing formula centers on the value of dry whey, which has increased in both demand and value in recent years. As a result of the current pricing formula, California dairy farmers receive substantially less than dairy farmers who market milk used for cheese through federal orders.

California is the nation’s second-leading cheese producing state, with well over 40 percent of its milk turned into cheese, Natzke said, “So, we’re talking about a lot of milk, and a lot of money.”

Dairy farmers in California contend they should be getting a greater share of that value through the Class 4b minimum milk price paid by cheese manufacturers.

Cheese makers contend dry whey manufacturing is a capital intensive process, and that, with California milk processing capacity already stretched to the maximum, they are unable to pass higher milk prices back to the farmers.

The debate over the issue has played out for years and continued on two fronts this week, according to Natzke. Dairy producer organizations California Dairies, Inc. (CDI), Dairy Farmers of America – Western Area Council (DFA) and Land O’Lakes, Inc. (LOL) submitted a petition to the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) requesting an emergency public hearing to consider a change to the Class 4b pricing formula.

It’s the third hearing request in the past 5 months, and, as in two previous petitions which were denied

by CDFA, this one seeks to modify the dry whey factor for a period of 6 months, raising the price paid to dairy farmers as they deal with skyrocketing feed costs.

Separate from the hearing request, state Assemblyman Dr. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), introduced Assembly Bill 31in the California Legislature that would force CDFA’s hand. Similar to proposals submitted for administrative hearings, this legislation would require CDFA to set a dry whey factor at no less than 80 percent of the value used in establishing minimum producer prices in federal milk marketing orders, according to DPW. The Milk Producers Council’s Board of Directors voted Wednesday to support the measure.

Key points from the Midwest Dairy Expo The proceedings from the Midwest Dairy Expo are available at www.mnmilk.org. Look for the “Programs” section on the webpage. Then look for “Midwest Dairy Expo.” Then look for “Midwest Dairy Expo Proceedings Available.” You will nd information from most of the presentations made at the Expo. It’s not quite like being there to listen to the discussion and to be able to ask questions, but certainly a good opportunity to pick up some key points from a wide variety of topics.

Glen and Sadie Frericks and Grant and April Post from the Beginning Dairy Farmer’s Panel outlined

By Dan Martens some steps they took to get started U of M Extension and list some key points of advice for the younger generation and for the older generation. For example, for the young: You can’t expect to have the nal say; and for the older: Listen to the ideas of the younger generation. They also list some of the pros and cons they discovered in moving from a partnership to operating on their own. Both the Posts and the Frericks talked about learning how to work and learn together in their own family along with other people they worked with.

Cooling grain for winter The key strategy from fall going into winter is to cool the grain so there are not moisture condensation issues in bins. Condensation can be an issue as the grain cools from the outside of the bin toward the middle moving into winter.

This is more common as an issue in bins that are more than two or three thousand bushels, but smaller bins can have issues also.

The recommended strategy is to follow weather trends and to keep the grain cooled to a temperature that is within 20 degrees of the outside air temperature. This is more challenging when the temperature bounces around a lot from week to week, but the 20 degree margin gives a fair amount of room to work with.

National Weather Service data says the average daily temperature in the St. Cloud area is 21 degrees on the rst of the December with an average high of 30 and an average low of 13. The average daily temperature is an average of the high and the low for the day. So if we use an average temperature of 21 degrees then, allowing a 20 degree margin, we’d want the grain cooled down to at least 40 degrees now.

For December 30, the average daily temperature at St. Cloud is listed as 12 degrees with an average high of 22 and an average low of 3 degrees. With a 12 degree average, allowing a 20 degree margin, we’d want the grain cooled down to 32 degrees or less.

The average daily temperature for January runs from 11 to 13 degrees. So for normal winters, we gure we should be in pretty good shape by cooling grain down to about 30 degrees when we get suitable weather for doing that.

It is good to check bins for any signs of moisture condensation or heating. You might nd condensation on the surface of the grain, particularly near the center of the bin.

Sometimes warmer air in the center of the grain mass rises toward the top and condensation occurs when it meets the cooler surface of the grain.

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at St. Joseph Equipment Ford 8600 tractor, #0464L5 See Auctiontime.com bidding ends 12/26 (E)

‘49 Farmall M tractor, #0220L5 See Auctiontime.com bidding ends 12/19 (E)

‘10 NH 8N tractor, #2306R1 See Auctiontime.com bidding ends 12/19 (E)

Ford 4000 tractor, #2302RB $7,450 (E)

JD 3020 tractor, #2331R1 - $7,000 (E)

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‘81 MF 285 tractor, #2608R1 - $6,250 (E)

‘65 Ford 4000 tractor, #2481R2 See Auctiontime.com bidding ends 12/12 (E)

‘68 Ford 5000 tractor, #2657R1 See Auctiontime.com bidding ends 12/12 (E)

‘11 Case IH 95 tractor, #2579R2 - $42,500 (E)

94 Ford 8240, 6554 hrs, #2041R3 - $16,500 (E)

‘47 IH H tractor, #R1259A See Auctiontime.com bidding ends 12/19 (E)

‘02 NH TC29DA tractor, #0588L1 - $12,900 (L)

‘10 NH BR7080 round baler, #2639R - $19,500 (E)

‘07 NH BR740A round baler, #0645L1 - $12,000 (E)

‘97 NH 664 round baler, #2684R1 - $12,100 (E)

‘09 NH BR7060 round baler, #2669R1 - $27,700 (E)

‘02 JD 328 square baler, #2472R1 - $6,500 (L)

‘86 NH 316 square baler, #2607R1 - $4,100 (E)

‘95 NH 499 haybine-PT, #0557L1 - $4,000 (E)

‘89 NH 499 haybine, #0541L2 - $5,500 (L)

NH 495 haybine, #0666L1 $3,950 (L)

NH 499 haybine, #2209R2 $4,700 (L)

‘08 NH HT154 rake, #0374L1 $10,900 (L)

‘84 Meyer 518SF 8x16 forage box, #2559R4 - $5,500 (L)

Miller Pro 5300 forage box, #2577R1 - $13,000 (E)

Miller Pro 5300 forage box, #2577R2 - $12,500 (E)

DMI 730B chisel plow, #2583R2 - $25,500 (E)

JD 2800 plow, #2275A3 - $7,250 (E)

White 508 plow, #2624R3 - $1,800 (E)

Great Plains TT2200 Turbo till, #2474R1 - $25,900 (E)

Great Plains UT5052 Turbo Till, #2506R1 - $45,900 (E)

‘53 Farmall C tractor, #0220L4 See Auctiontime.com bidding ends 12/12 (E)

‘06 JD 2305 compact, #2535R2 - $11,500 (E) Case IH 600 blower, #CL049 - $3,250 (L)

‘08 NH T2320 tractor, #0341L1 - $25,500 (L)

‘05 Gehl SL5640 skidsteer, #2028R1 - $21,000 (L)

‘11 Kubota BX2360TV compact, #2245R1 - $11,800 (E)

‘96 NH LX885 skidsteer, #0320L3 - $11,700 (L)

‘07 Kubota BX2350 compact, #2421R1 - $8,500 (E)

‘97 NH LX565 skid steer, #0319L3 - $9,900 (E)

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‘90 Kubota L2550 compact tractor, #2324R2 - $4,750 (E)

‘04 Mustang MTL25 skid steer, #1300E5 See Auctiontime.com bidding ends 12/12 (E)

‘05 Cub Cadet 5254 compact, #2598R1 - $5,500 (E)

‘07 NH L175 skid steer, #1468E1 - $22,000 (E)

‘05 MF GC2300 tractor, #0563L1 - $9,500 (L)

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‘08 GEHL 4640 skid steer, #2139R1 - $18,500 (E)

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McFarlane 15’ finisher, #1474A1 - $3,900 (E)

‘08 Gehl 5240 skid steer, #2325R1 - $18,900 (E) ‘95 White 6180 planter, #0694L1 - $19,500 (L)

‘08 Gehl 5640 skid steer, #2460R1 - $25,900 (E)

‘08 NH L170 skid steer, #2173A1 - $22,300 (E)

‘07 JD CT322 skid steer, #2330R1 - $34,500 (E)

‘01 NH LS170, #2334R2 - $12,200 (E)

‘11 NH C232 skid steer, #2418R1 - $43,800 (E)

‘07 Gehl CTL70 & CTL60 skid steer, #2560R1 - $25,900 (E)

‘08 NH L170 skid steer, #2587R1 - $18,000 (E)

‘08 NH L170 skid steer, #2536R1 - $19,900 (E)

‘07 NH L175 skid steer, #2450R1 - $19,500 (E)

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‘97 MF 8780 combine, #1350A2 - $73,500 (L)

‘78 Gleaner M2 combine, #0550L2 - $7,500 (L)

‘81 IH 1460 combine, #2482R7 - $15,500 (L)

‘96 JD 9500 combine, #2473R1 - $49,900 (E)

‘95 Gleaner R62 combine, #2322A2 - $45,200 (E)

NH 824 corn head, #R01455 $2,500 (E)

‘00 Geringhoff RD630 corn head, #2268A3 - $33,500 (E)

‘10 Gleaner 3000 corn head, #2427A1 - $28,900 (E)

‘98 JD 693 corn head, #2473R3 - $14,500 (E)

‘03 NH 98C-12R cornhead, #0624L1 - $37,500 (L)

‘04 NH FX60, chopper SP, #1403A1 - $179,500 (L)

NH 782 chopper-PT, #0609A8 - $4,500 (E)

‘99 Gehl 1275 chopper pt, #0016L2 - $23,500 (L)

‘02 Gehl CB1085 chopper pt, #0204L3 - $18,500 (L)

‘95 Gehl 1065, chopper pt, #0609L1 - $12,900 (L)

‘95 Case IH 8830 haybine, #0627L1 - $19,500 (L)

‘03 NH 1411 discbine-PT, #2611R1 - $11,800 (E)

NH 1411 discbine-PT, #2413R2 - $14,500 (E)

‘02 JD 956 discbine PT, #0607L2 - $16,400 (L)

‘97 NH 1411 discbine-PT, #2576A1 - $9,500 (E)

‘08 NH 1441 discbine-PT, #2541R1 - $25,900 (E)

‘91 Hesston 560 round baler, #0180L3 - $5,700 (E)

‘98 NI 5212 discbine-PT, #1916R2 - $7,500 (E)

Hesston 565T round baler, #2266R2 - $7,200 (E)

‘05 NH 1431 discbine-PT, #2275A4 - $14,500 (E)

New Idea 4865 round baler, #1873R2 - $8,500 (E)

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‘08 NH 1411 discbine-PT, #2619R1 - $16,500 (E)

‘07 NH BR780A round baler, #2063R1 - $18,000 (E)

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DMI 730B chisel plow, #C1031 - $16,900 (E)

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‘04 NH LS180 skidsteer, #1366A1 - $22,000 (L)

‘08 NH L190 skidsteer, #0648L1 - $24,900 (L)

‘98 NH 1431 discbine-PT, #2412R1 - $12,200 (E)

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‘10 NH H7450 discbine-PT, #2626R1 - $24,800 (E)

‘04 NH BR740 round baler, #2340R2 - $16,500 (E)

Woods Dixie brush mower, #2304R5 - $1,100 (E)

Great Plains 1525 planter, #2105R2 - $25,000 (E)

NH 914A finsih mower, #1815R2 - $2,900 (E)

NH 914A finish mower, #2174R3 - $1,200 (E)

MF SSM72 finish mower, #2688A1 - $1,650 (E)

Woods 9180-2 finish mower, #1674R1 - $8,500 (E)

Farm King 510 brush mower, #2302R3 - $1,400 (E)

‘08 Knight 51100 TMR, #7775S1 - $31,000 (E)

‘10 Patz V620 TMR, #2342R1 - $32,500 (E)

‘07 Patz V620 TMR, #2392R2 - $26,400 (E)

‘05 Supreme 900T TMR, #7285S1 - $43,200 (E)

‘01 Supreme 500T TMR, #2555R1 - $3,500 (E)

‘07 Supreme 700T TMR, #2343R1 - $39,500 (E)

Brillion SS10 seeder, #0603L1 $8,250 (L)

Friesen 240 seed tender, #2498R2 - $13,900 (E)

IH 5400 grain drill, #2641R1 - $7,500 (E)

Case IH 5300 grain drill, #1668A3 - $6,500 (L)

‘96 JD 920F grain table, #2473R2 - $7,500 (E)

‘04 Gleaner 8000 grain table, #2322A3 - $14,900 (E)

JD 750 grain drill, #0514L2 - $12,800 (E)

Westfield 6-15 auger, #2034R9 - $1,200 (E)

Unverferth 6500 grin cart, #2317R1 - $14,800 (E)

DMI 400 gravity box, #2302R8 - $2,950 (E)

Minnesota 260 gravity box, #2578R1 - $3,000 (E)

‘12 REM 2700 grain vac, #7719R2 - $17,900 (E)

Great Plains 300 tank, #2105R4 - $600 (E)

Schuler 175BF feed wagon, #0683L1 - $4,500 (L)

‘07 Unverferth HT25 head hauler, #2206R1 - $3,500 (E)

Owatonna 48’ elevator, #C1010 - $650 (E)

NH 155 spreader, #2153A1 - $8,900 (E)

‘07 Masaba 8YD sand shooter, #7187S - $25,000 (E)

Balzer 15’ shredder, #0492L1 - $16,500 (L)

Farm King SB73 snow blower, #R1570A - $1,300 (E)

Buhler 7420 snow blower, #2402R2 - $1,700 (E)

Ford 715A snow blower, #R1245A - $1,200 (E)

NH 51CS snow blower, #2052R1 - $2,200 (E)

Farm King Y600 snow blower, #2304R3 - $1,500 (E)

Cub Cadet Big Country ATV, #2503R1 - $2,800 (E)

Miller Pro 1000 sprayer, #0447L4 - $6,500 (L)

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• Pine River - (22) Bred Heifers (4 Blaze, 18 Blks), 1050-1100 lbs., 3xV-Spring (1) Reg Blk Angus Bull, Flyin W Frontman Son-Calving Ease Bull-2yr old • New York Mills - (4) Bulls, Flat Mountain Origin, (1) Purebred Sim, Blk, Grade, Due May (Bred to Reg Flat Mnt Calvin Ease Bull) V & P, (2) Red SimX, Due May (Bred Flat Mnt Calvin Ease Bull) V & P, 1050-1100 lbs., (1) Red 3rd Calver Brockle Face, Due May (Bred to Flat Mnt Calvin Ease Bull), V & P, (1) Blk Bred Cow

December 31st Dairy Sale January 7th Sale

• Deer River - COMPLETE DISPERSAL - (16) RedX Cows, 3-10 yr. olds

MONDAY, DECEMBER 3 SALE CALVES

Henning 2 Rochert 1 Henning 1 Evansville 1 Frazee 10 Benson 2 Perham 1 Evansville 5 New York Mills 2 Vergas 1 Sebeka 2 Evansville 4 Battle Lake 1 New York Mills 1 Ottertail 1 Ottertail 1 Clitherall 1 Perham 1 Wadena 3 Rochert 1 Frazee 1 Bluffton 1 Perham 2 New York Mills 1 New York Mills 1 Battle Lake 1 New York Mills 1 Henning 1 Henning 1 Menahga 1 Ottertail 1

Blk 245 Mix 225 Mix 165 R/W 225 Hol 177 Hol 140 Blk 85 Hol 133 Hol 132 Hol 150 Here 80 Hol 106 Hol 130 Shrt 100 Hol 120 Hol 125 Hol 105 Hol 120 Hol 108 Hol 100 Hol 115 Hol 105 Hol 112 Hol 105 Hol 95 Hol 90 Hol 95 Hol 90 Hol 100 Hol 100 Hol 105

360.00 270.00 240.00 240.00 220.00 185.00 165.00 145.00 125.00 120.00 100.00 85.00 85.00 80.00 70.00 70.00 67.50 67.50 65.00 65.00 65.00 60.00 55.00 55.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00

FEEDER BULLS

Deer Creek Deer Creek Henning Deer Creek Perham Henning Hewitt Deer Creek Hewitt Deer Creek

1 1 1 1 3 2 7 1 3 1

Blk Blk Blk Blk Red Blk Blk Blk Blk Blk

280 340 310 325 341 417 397 390 385 440

177.50 174.00 170.00 170.00 165.00 163.50 163.00 160.00 157.00 148.50

Deer Creek Deer Creek Deer Creek Verndale Hewitt Sebeka Verndale Perham Deer Creek Sebeka Hewitt Hewitt Hewitt Henning Audubon Verndale Deer Creek Sebeka Deer River

1 5 2 3 2 3 3 2 8 6 1 2 6 1 6 1 1 2 2

Blk Blk Blk Blk Blk Blk Blk Red Blk Blk Blk Blk Blk Blk Red Blk Blk Blk Red

440 447 472 465 475 556 531 467 562 664 495 552 620 595 676 585 685 815 650

148.50 148.25 145.00 144.00 142.00 142.00 140.00 138.00 137.00 133.00 132.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 127.50 127.00 126.00 126.00 125.00

FEEDER HEIFERS

Hewitt Sebeka Bluffton Henning Battle Lake Perham Hewitt Ogema New York Mills Sebeka Hewitt Park Rapids Battle Lake Wadena Fergus Falls Hewitt Park Rapids Deer Creek Hewitt Deer Creek Eagle Bend New York Mills Wadena

2 1 2 4 5 2 5 1 1 1 8 3 1 2 2 8 1 1 2 1 11 2 2

RWF Blk Blk Blk Blk Red Blk Red Blk Blk Blk BWF BWF Blk Blk Blk BWF Blk Grey BWF Blk Blk Blk

285 340 340 330 310 312 331 330 370 360 418 413 390 70 390 443 235 365 377 410 496 460 470

176.00 175.00 175.00 175.00 174.00 172.00 169.00 166.00 164.00 162.00 161.00 160.50 160.00 160.00 158.00 158.00 158.00 154.00 152.00 152.00 151.00 151.00 150.00

Sebeka Bluffton Hewitt Fergus Falls Hewitt Fergus Falls Bluffton Perham Perham Fergus Falls Hewitt Henning Henning Parkers Prairie Fergus Falls New York Mills New York Mills Sebeka Eagle Bend Perham Deer River Perham Eagle Bend Sebeka Audubon Bluffton Battle Lake Park Rapids Deer River Deer River Crosby Perham New York Mills Perham Wadena Fergus Falls Audubon Fergus Falls Fergus Falls Nevis Nevis Miltona Sebeka

1 5 4 1 1 4 1 4 7 3 3 1 9 1 2 1 5 2 1 22 2 3 11 13 1 1 4 1 4 2 9 4 3 14 3 8 3 10 2 2 1 2 3

Blk Blk BWF Char Grey Blk Blk Blk BWF Blk Blk BWF BWF Blk Red Red Blk Blk Red Blk Red Grey Blk Blk Red Blk BWF BWF Red Red Blk Red Red Blk Blk Blk Red Blk Char Blk Blk BWF Blk

448 448 492 365 370 467 475 468 512 516 461 365 519 450 407 450 554 530 325 641 487 530 541 593 485 520 571 510 560 605 571 577 545 667 580 639 648 666 502 692 515 575 525

149.50 149.50 149.00 148.50 148.00 147.00 146.00 146.00 146.00 146.00 145.50 145.50 145.00 143.00 142.00 141.00 140.00 140.00 139.00 138.75 138.50 138.00 137.50 137.00 137.00 137.00 137.00 137.00 137.00 137.00 136.00 135.50 135.25 135.00 135.00 134.00 133.00 132.00 132.00 131.50 131.00 131.00 131.00

Wadena 1 New York Mills 2

FEEDER

Battle Lake New York Mills Battle Lake Park Rapids Henning Park Rapids Hewitt Hewitt Battle Lake Hewitt Crosby Sebeka Hewitt Henning New York Mills Parkers Prairie Perham Eagle Bend Henning Battle Lake Laporte Fergus Falls Sebeka Fergus Falls Sebeka Henning Bluffton Sebeka Eagle Bend Henning Osakis New York Mills Henning New York Mills Sebeka

4 1 5 1 11 3 1 3 3 1 4 3 1 7 4 1 1 2 1 6 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 10 3 5 4 10 2 2

3 Hol Grey 390 130.00 Perham 1 Hol Red 595 130.00 Battle Lake Wadena 6 Hol STEERS Waubun 35 Hol BWF 385 184.00 Laporte 1 Hol Blk 335 182.50 Amenia, ND 6 Hol BWF 355 182.00 Laporte 1 Hol BWF 265 180.00 Parkers Prairie 2 Hol Red 375 179.00 Detroit Lakes 1 Hol BWF 431 178.00 Wadena 4 Hol BWF 325 177.50 Laporte 1 Hol Blk 393 177.00 New York Mills 1 Hol BWF 435 175.50 SLAUGHTER Blk 420 173.00 1 Hol Blk 446 172.50 Henning 1 Hol Red 433 171.00 Battle Lake 1 Hol Blk 375 171.00 Ottertail Sebeka 1 Hol BWF 455 169.00 Rochert 1 Blk Blk 455 168.50 Sebeka 1 Blk Blk 335 164.00 Sebeka 1 Blk Red 451 164.00 Battle Lake 1 Hol Red 452 164.00 Detroit Lakes 1 Blk Blk 435 163.50 Detroit Lakes 1 Blk BWF 505 163.25 Osakis 1 Hol 1 Hol Blk 425 163.00 Hewitt Blk 475 162.00 New York Mills 1 Hol 1 Hol RWF 440 161.00 Perham 1 Blk Blk 490 160.00 Rochert Detroit Lakes 1 Blk Red 463 160.00 Miltona 1 Blk Red 340 160.00 1 Hol Red 464 160.00 Perham 1 Blk Blk 455 159.00 Rochert Miltona 1 Blk Blk 492 158.50 Lake Park 1 Hol RWF 466 158.00 Lake Park 1 Hol Blk 556 157.00 Dent 1 Red Blk 503 157.00 Perham 1 Hol BWF 534 156.00 New York Mills 1 Hol Blk 560 155.50 Detroit Lakes 1 Blk Blk 457 155.00 Detroit Lakes 1 Blk

HOLSTEIN STEERS

New York Mills 4 Hol 357 Laporte 14 Hol 530 Nimrod 6 Hol 413

Detroit Lakes Deer Creek

99.00 Hewitt 97.75 Lake Park 96.00 Dent

641 555 570 1043 585 825 525 682 1200 852 540 850

96.00 95.00 94.50 94.25 92.00 88.50 88.00 87.50 86.00 85.75 83.00 80.00

COWS

1650 102.00 1270 88.00 1410 85.00 1245 82.00 1495 81.50 1875 81.00 1575 81.00 910 81.00 1275 80.00 1335 80.00 1375 80.00 1625 79.50 1600 79.50 1390 79.25 1645 79.00 1460 79.00 1565 78.50 1595 78.50 1380 78.00 1385 77.50 1895 77.50 1860 77.50 1315 77.50 1690 77.00 1520 77.00 1405 77.00 1440 76.50 1 Blk 1345 76.50 1 RWF 1550 76.50 1 Blk 1580 76.50 1 Hol 1710 76.50 1 Blk 1465 76.00

Perham Dent Bomkest Rochert Frazee Sebeka Detroit Lakes Dent Fergus Falls Motley Park Rapids Sebeka Detroit Lakes Perham Perham Bertha Dent Motley Lake Park Perham Rochert Hewitt Ashby Perham New York Mills Sebeka Ottertail Menahga Menahga Lake Park Sebeka Perham Motley Bertha Ashby Bertha New York Mills Browerville New York Mills Fergus Falls Dent Perham Sebeka Bomkest Dent Perham Pelican Rapids

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

BWF Char Hol Blk Herf Blk Blk Blk Red Blk Mix Grey Blk Blk Red Red Red Blk Hol Blk Blk Hol Red Blk Hol Blk Mix Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Herf Blk Blk Blk Hol Swis Hol Herf Blk Hol Red Hol Hol Blk Hol

1295 1505 1140 1485 1365 1630 1445 1165 1215 1150 1545 1515 1115 1370 1155 1085 1345 1550 1625 1020 1090 1590 1345 1180 1550 1810 1375 1435 1310 1480 1105 1550 1255 920 1340 975 1630 1410 1360 1160 1775 1285 1320 1055 1385 1380 1250

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76.00 76.00 76.00 75.50 75.50 75.50 75.50 75.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 74.50 74.50 74.50 74.25 74.00 74.00 73.00 73.00 73.00 73.00 73.00 73.00 72.50 72.50 72.50 72.50 72.25 72.00 72.00 71.50 71.50 71.50 71.50 71.50 71.00 71.00 71.00 71.00 71.00 71.00 70.50 70.50 70.00 70.00 70.00 70.00

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Albert Einstein famously said that the same thinking that got you into a problem in the rst place can’t be used to get you out of it. That’s why we at NMPF are using some new ideas about how to protect and promote U.S. dairy products in the 21st century, through the revitalization of the venerable REAL® Seal. The dairy marketing landscape has changed in recent decades, giving us both new problems – and new opportunities.

Those with a history in the dairy business will recall that the REAL® Seal was rst deployed more than 30 years ago to combat the rising threat of imitation cheeses, which began to appear with alarming frequency on frozen pizzas. Dairy farmers fought

By Jerry Kozak President/CEO NMPF this trend of faux cheese by developing a simple logo that manufacturers and marketers of real cheese could use to signify the authenticity of their products.

As the threat from fake cheeses faded, the rationale for aggressively promoting the Seal likewise receded. But in the past decade, we’ve seen the appearance of new competitive threats, from an assortment of dairy analogues that are every bit as concerning as the vegetable-oil based cheeses of the disco era.

Hemp “milk,” soy “cheese,” rice “yogurt”…the list of imitators continues to expand. And as we think about how to challenge the rise of these competitors, we need new thinking, in the form of an old weapon with new capabilities: the REAL® Seal.

Back in March, NMPF assumed management of the REAL® Seal program from the United Dairy Industry Association. This agreement gives NMPF the responsibility to review how, and by whom, the Seal is used, using some the same parameters of the past – but not all. As discussed at last month’s NMPF annual meeting in Orlando, the REAL® Seal allows us to play offense, by helping consumers distinguish between products made from real milk, and those that are either imported, or not made from cow’s milk at all.

Research conducted

by Dairy Management Inc. has found that the Seal has 91 percemt consumer awareness – meaning nine out of ten people recognize it — and 78 percent of consumers are familiar

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1315 1380 1335 1437 1417 1458 1558 1223 1302 1316 1565 1278 1487 1212 1330 1293 1410 1229 1257 1390 1262

$123.25 $123.00 $122.75 $122.00 $122.00 $122.00 $121.75 $121.50 $121.50 $121.00 $121.00 $121.00 $121.00 $120.60 $120.50 $120.50 $120.00 $119.75 $119.75 $119.50 $119.00

Danvers Perham Fosston Barnesville FF Glenwood RLF Cyrus LP Harley ND

HOL. FATS

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

1603 1538 1430 1660 1630 1635 1560 1478 1656 1472

$106.25 $106.00 $105.75 $105.50 $105.50 $105.50 $105.25 $104.75 $103.50 $99.00

Wahpeton Waubun Mahnomen Verndale Browns Valley

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs. jersey Strs.

424 411 974 894 677

$112.50 $111.00 $91.75 $84.00 $66.00

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Beef Bull Beef Bull Beef Bull Beef Bull

2055 1885 2370 2010

$93.00 $91.50 $86.50 $85.50

HOL. FEEDERS

BULLS

Callaway Moorhead Erhard Evansville Vining Hawley Vining Erhard FF Wabun Evansville Vining Hawley Wabun Hawley Perham Menaga Lowry Hawley Hawley Vining

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enough with it to know what it stands for. What’s more, 360 food companies are registered to use the REAL® Seal on more than 10,000 products.

That’s a reection of where things stand today.

But by allowing the words “American made” to accompany the existing logo, we can help both private label and branded manufacturers, active in both domestic and international markets, distinguish their products from competitors from foreign nations. And by adding the words “made with real dairy ingredients” or “made with real butter” (or cheese), we can help food processors promote their use of dairy ingredients from real cows’ milk, and encourage the use of such ingredients over imitators. These additional label claims also will draw attention to the superior nutrient content of dairy foods, which in most cases offer a better nutritional prole than plant-based imitators.

Unfortunately, the apparent thinking these days at the Food and Drug Administration is that imitation dairy products using standard dairy names are not a concern worth countering. So if the FDA won’t preserve the integrity of dairy products and how they’re labeled, we need to use other tools at our disposal to help customers and consumers get the facts about real dairy products.

We’ve seen an explosion of label qualiers in the past decade, from the rise of certied organic, to absence claims of dubious signicance. There’s a desire for transparency and authenticity in food sourcing that processors and manufacturers are seeking to address. The bottom line is that we know at least some consumers today are asking where products are from, who makes them, and what’s inside them. The REAL® Seal was created more than three decades ago to answer those questions, and even though the questions (and the thinking behind them) have changed somewhat, the answers that real dairy foods offer are still the same.

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$85.00 $84.00

Beef Strs.

Beef Hfrs.

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Beef Strs.

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Beef Bulls Beef Strs.

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Beef Strs.

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255 233 250 320 398 318 315 406 526 575 402 467 428 477 586 470 407 631 500

$200.00 $197.50 $190.00 $180.00 $180.00 $180.00 $172.50 $172.50 $166.00 $165.00 $163.00 $163.00 $162.50 $162.50 $161.00 $160.00 $159.00 $158.50 $158.50

BEEF FEEDERS

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Hawley Beef Strs. 597 $150.00 Erhard Hol.Cow 2160 $73.00 • 400 head Hol. Strs., Perham Beef Bulls 455 $149.00 Henning Beef Cow 1565 $73.00 900 -1100 lbs.

Lowry Beef Hfrs. 511 $148.00 Osakis Beef Cow 1280 $72.50 Perham Beef Hfrs. 407 $148.00 Brandon Tues., Dec. 18 Hol. Cow 1685 $72.50 Special Feeder Sale Lowry Beef Strs. 594 $146.00 Barrett Hol. Cow 1400 $72.00 - Along with our Melrose Beef Feeders 507 $146.00 Hawley Beef Cow 1395 $72.00 regular auction Parkers Prairie Beef Strs. 523 $144.50 FF Hol.Cow 1395 $72.00 FF Beef Hfrs. 525 $143.00 FF Tues., Dec. 25 Beef Cow 1385 $72.00 Evansville Beef Hfrs. 556 $141.00 NYM Hol. Cow 1420 $71.50 Merry Christmas!

Perham Beef Bulls 761 $140.50 Miltona 1765 $71.50 Lowry Beef Strs. 723 $140.00 Underwood Hol.Cow COWS Brandon Beef Cow 1375 $71.00 Henning Beef Cow 1555 $76.50 Rothsay Hol. Cow 1770 $71.00 Henning Beef Cow 1675 $76.00 Underwood Hol. Cow 1570 $71.00

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(AU) ‘93 JD 455, 35’ drill, #33605 ...................$15,900 (WA) ‘96 JD 7300, 24R22 planter, #37679..$21,000 (AU) ‘92 JD 7300, 12R30, liq. fert., #35896 .$12,900 (AU) ‘89 JD 7200, 12R FF planter, #36774 ..$18,000 (SC) ‘93 JD 7200, 6R30 Maxmerge 2 Conservation, #38059.................................................................$14,500 Special Financing Rates (NF) JD 7100, 12R30, insect, #33709 ..............$7,000 0% for 12 months • .9% for 24 months (AU) JD 750, 20’ no till drill, #37737 .............$16,900 • 1.5% for 36 months • 2.4% for 48 months (SC) JD, (24), unit coulter off 1790 planter, • 2.9% for 60 months #33459........................................................................$2,900 (WA) ‘11 JD DB90, 36R30, CCS, #36685 ... $225,000 (AU) ‘09 DB 24-30, 24R30, flex fold, #36568.............................................................. $169,000 (WA) ‘10 JD DB60, 24R30, flex fold, #36585.............................................................. $189,000 (WA) ‘02 White 8202, 12R30, wing fold, (WA) ‘08 JD DB90, 54R20, #35611 ............. $175,000 #36960.................................................................$29,900 (WA) ‘09 JD 1990, CCS, 40’ drill, #37048 .. $105,000 (WA) ‘12 JD 1770NT, 24R30, CCS, #36588$185,000 (WA) ‘10 JD 1770NT, 24R30, liq. fert., #35418.............................................................. $159,000 (SV) ‘09 JD 1770NT, 24R30, liq. fert., #35442.............................................................. $145,000 (SC) ‘09 JD 1770NT, 24R30, liq. fert., IN STOCK New Triple Mount Mowers #35575.............................................................. $124,900 (AU) ‘07 JD 1770NT, 24R30 flex fold, CCS, #36700 ............................................................... $119,000 (SV) ‘08 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30, #37793 ...$99,000 (CA) ‘06 JD 1770NT, 16R30 flex fold, #36704.................................................................$79,900 (AU) ‘00 JD 1860, 42’5” no till w/1900 pull behind New & Used Windrowers cart, #34404 .......................................................$67,900 (CA) ‘10 JD 1790, 12/24R30 corn planter, #36325 ............................................................... $105,000 (AU) ‘04 JD 1790, 16R32, CCS, #37942 ........$89,900 (NF) ‘05 JD 1790, 12R23, #35669 ..................$89,900 (SC) ‘12 JD 1770NT, 16R30, CCS, #36716 ...$119,00 (SC) ‘97 JD 1780, 24R20, liq. fert., #35622..$39,000 (WA) ‘09 JD 1770NT, 16R30, liq. fert., #35417.............................................................. $114,900 (WA) ‘05 JD 1770, 16R30, liq. fert., #35720 $89,900 SELF PROPELLED FORAGE HARVESTERS (AU) ‘06 JD 1770, 16R30, liq. fert., #35819 .$89,000 CALL OUR SPFH SPECIALIST ROB BADGER 507-251-4982 (NF) ‘00 JD 1770, 24R30, liq. fert., #31582 .$69,900 (PL) ‘12 JD 7750, SPFH, 320/185 hrs., #38037 ...$359,000 (NF) ‘09 JD 7850, SPFH, 1100/650 hrs., #38038 $269,900 (NF) ‘98 JD 1770, 16R30, liq. fert., #35932 .$49,900 ‘08 JD 7550, PRWD, Pro Drive, 1530/939 hrs., #33313 $229,000 (WA) ‘96 JD 1770, 16R30, flex fold, #36946$49,900 ‘12 JD 7350, PRWD, Pro Drive .......................................... NEW (PL) ‘06 JD 1750, 6R30, insect, #36036........$34,900 ‘12 JD 7450, PRWD, Pro Drive .......................................... NEW (PL) ‘97 JD 1520, 20’ drill, #36560 .................$17,900 ‘12 JD 7750, PRWD, Pro Drive .......................................... NEW Heads available for all machines (NF) ‘00 JD 455, 30’ drill, #35964 ...................$19,900

People in the dairy community Schroeders welcome new baby boy Jason and Michele (Dammann) Schroeder of Courtland announce the birth of Aiden William Schroeder born at 8:16 a.m. on Nov. 20 at the New Ulm Medical Center. He was 8 pounds, 12 ounces and 21 and three-fourth inches long. He is welcomed home by big brother Alex (3). Grandparents are John and Bev Schroeder of Courtland, and Donald and Carol Dammann of Glencoe. Great Grandmother is Ethel Hardel of Brownton. Jason dairy farms in a partnership with his parents, John and Bev, milking 60 registered Holsteins in Nicol- Aiden William let County. Michele was raised on a dairy farm near Glencoe Schroeder and works for Upper Midwest Management Corporation in New Ulm. Steinlage attends AFA Leaders Conference Katie Steinlage, who attends Iowa State University and is from West Union, Iowa, attended the Agriculture Future of America (AFA) Leaders Confrerence.

From Nov. 1 to 4, over 500 students met in Kansas City, Mo., for the AFA Leaders Conference. They engaged with agriculture and food industry professionals and developed skills they needed to put their scholastic and leadership training into action. Student delegates were chosen through a competitive application process and their participation is funded through a variety of means including sponsorship from their school, community or industry businesses, such as Land O’Lakes, that partner with AFA. AFA provides leader development programs for college students and young professionals pursuing careers in agriculture. The organization recognizes that agriculture faces a variety of challenges and opportunities in the near future, including nding a way to feed a growing global population and replacing retiring leaders.

Former World Dairy Expo GM to manage Alliant Energy Center Mark Clarke, who recently announced his resignation as general manager of World Dairy Expo, will be the new executive director of the facility that hosts World Dairy Expo, the Alliant Energy Center.

Owned by Dane County, the 164-acre campus is host to more than 500 events each year including World Dairy Expo, the Midwest Horse Fair, the state FFA Turn to PEOPLE | Page 29

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