Feb. 23, 2013, 2nd Section

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Area Hay Auction Results

Dyersville Sales Co. Inc. Dyersville, Iowa

Feb. 20, 1004 tons Oat Hay CRP

Small Squares $180/ton $110-180

Supreme Premium Good Fair Utility New Seeding Straw Mixed

Large Squares $280-285/ton $270-300/ton $235-300/ton $180-225/ton $160-235/ton $170/ton $40-54/ton $245-280/ton

Premium Good Fair Utility Mixed

Fort Atkinson Hay

Ft. Atkinson, Iowa • 563-534-7513

Feb. 20, 84 loads

Rounds $220-260/ton $200-235/ton $185-210/ton $90-75/ton $200-225/ton

1st crop 2nd crop 3rd crop Grass Straw

Small Squares $230-235/ton $340/ton $240/ton $150/ton $120-125/ton

2 1 1 1 2

2nd crop 3rd crop 4th & 5th crop Wheat straw Corn stalk

Large Squares $240-300/ton $235-310/ton $215-300/ton $125/ton $150/ton

10 loads 5 loads 5 loads 2 loads 1 load

1st crop 2nd crop 3rd crop 4th & 5th crop Grass Oats hay New seeding Straw Corn stalk

Rounds $110-260/ton $180-290/ton $195-310/ton $165-260/ton $150-220/ton $135-185/ton $190/ton $115/ton $65-80/ton

10 loads 15 loads 13 loads 3 loads 5 loads 3 loads 1 load 1 load 3 loads

Monday, March 4, 2013

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2nd crop Grass

Small Squares $235/ton $255/ton

Grass

Large Squares $190/ton

1st crop 2nd crop 3rd crop 4th crop Grass Mixed Straw Corn stalks Bean straw

Large Rounds $155/ton $260-295/ton $245-300/ton $280/ton $150-250/ton $215-265/ton $130/ton $82.50-95/ton $62.50/ton

A Company of Genex Cooperative, Inc.

www.crinet.com Albany, MN,

Toll Free 800-733-6828 • Phone 320-845-2000 Albany, MN • EASY Access off Co. Rd. 10 So. of I-94 Greg Supan, Manager 320-249-5221/cell phone Lonnie Ritter, Assistant Manager, order/buyer 320-293-5311/cell phone

FEB. 13TH SALE 1,288 HEAD SOLD COLORED FEEDER HEIFERS

Sauk Centre Holdingford St. Cloud Sauk Centre St. Cloud Lake Lillian Paynesville Albany Albany Lake Lillian St. Cloud Annandale Pierz Melrose Paynesville St. Cloud Melrose Sauk Centre Albany Pierz St. Cloud Annandale Pierz

375 470 400 410 342 468 415 500 460 515 522 425 762 631 583 661 600 630 763 668 739 647 765

1 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 3 1 35 4 2 6 1 6 5 2 6 3 1

166.00 155.00 151.00 150.00 149.00 145.00 138.00 136.00 135.00 132.00 129.00 127.50 126.00 123.00 122.00 121.00 120.00 120.00 114.00 114.00 114.00 113.00 111.00

Monticello Lake Lillian Sauk Centre Albany Hines Albany St. Cloud Hines St. Cloud Hines Albany St. Cloud Foley Albany Lake Lillian Paynesville Sauk Centre Albany Paynesville Monticello Foley St. Cloud Foley Kimball Albany St. Cloud

437 395 450 375 338 470 485 495 377 488 430 541 613 672 518 580 605 578 670 587 721 757 635 735 708 530

3 1 2 1 2 7 1 1 5 3 1 4 8 8 2 3 4 2 3 3 9 11 1 2 2 1

165.00 162.00 158.00 157.00 155.00 149.00 146.00 145.00 145.00 142.00 138.00 138.00 135.50 134.00 133.00 132.00 132.00 131.00 130.00 129.50 128.50 127.00 125.00 124.00 122.00 122.00

HOLSTEIN FEEDER STEERS

Sauk Centre 262 Paynesville 319

PAYNESVILLE FARMERS UNION

Feb. 21, 54 loads

Association

COLORED FEEDER STEERS

* Sample photos of treated vs. untreated results

Rock Valley, Iowa • 712-476-5541

Central Livestock

ALFALFA ADVANTAGE

MEETING

loads load load load loads

Rock Valley Hay Auction Co.

31 138.00 34 135.00

Foley Long Prairie Long Prairie Long Prairie Kenneth Kenneth Kenneth Sauk Centre Sauk Centre Sauk Centre Albany Veblen Veblen Richmond Veblen Foley Veblen Veblen Foley Holdingford South Haven Freeport Sauk Centre Buffalo Lake Albany Albany Little Falls Paynesville Rice Rice

565 372 363 349 438 410 413 344 350 343 368 406 411 321 414 223 334 415 354 285 305 767 273 404 338 348 324 473 665 629

1 22 25 25 11 24 14 22 20 22 5 20 15 10 20 9 5 20 16 2 2 68 2 19 4 25 4 11 15 15

132.00 124.00 124.00 124.00 122.00 122.00 122.00 121.00 121.00 121.00 118.00 118.00 118.00 117.50 117.00 115.00 115.00 115.00 113.00 113.00 112.50 110.00 108.00 107.50 107.00 107.00 105.00 105.00 105.00 105.00

Bowlus Swanville Little Falls Melrose Avon Holdingford Melrose Melrose Albany Freeport Sauk Centre Clearwater Freeport Princeton Sauk Centre Clearwater Clearwater Freeport Little Falls Melrose Melrose Albany Bowlus Freeport Freeport

125 120 90 100 94 115 120 125 125 109 120 98 100 104 115 110 130 88 115 107 107 105 105 115 105

1 1 1 3 4 1 1 1 1 4 1 3 1 6 2 1 1 3 1 3 3 1 3 1 2

160.00 160.00 155.00 155.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 145.00 145.00 145.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 135.00 135.00 135.00 135.00 135.00 135.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 125.00

Richmond Freeport Melrose Melrose Sauk Centre Freeport Sauk Centre Albany Freeport Holdingford Kerkhoven Melrose Richmond Sauk Centre South Haven Melrose Sauk Centre Avon Freeport Kerkhoven Princeton Sauk Centre Greenwald Melrose Melrose Princeton Richmond Richmond Albany Avon Kerkhoven Little Falls Richmond Richmond Sauk Centre Albany Albany Freeport Glenwood Richmond Sauk Rapids Melrose Rice Albany Melrose

1,368 1,480 1,510 1,470 1,730 1,870 1,867 1,290 1,750 1,665 1,555 1,585 1,865 1,645 1,500 1,590 1,755 1,765 1,675 1,790 1,695 2,098 1,535 1,445 1,295 1,640 1,430 1,678 1,630 1,515 1,745 1,255 1,150 1,525 1,095 1,330 1,400 1,470 1,585 1,535 1,330 1,525 1,635 1,310 1,475

2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

82.00 81.00 81.00 81.00 81.00 79.50 79.50 79.00 79.00 79.00 79.00 79.00 79.00 79.00 79.00 78.50 78.50 78.00 78.00 78.00 78.00 78.00 77.00 77.00 77.00 77.00 77.00 77.00 76.00 76.00 76.00 76.00 76.00 76.00 76.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 74.00 74.00 73.50 73.50 73.00 73.00

Albany Glenwood Paynesville Young America Buffalo Buffalo Clara City Gibbon Kimball Paynesville Prinsburg Willmar SLAUGHTER COWS Buffalo St. Cloud 1,300 3 101.50 Winsted Sauk Centre 1,540 1 83.00 Vesta Sauk Centre 1,290 1 83.00 Richmond

1,573 1,529 1,583 1,444 1,573 1,508 1,512 1,461 1,575 1,565 1,580 1,498 1,496 1,336 1,447 1,390

8 8 9 10 3 8 6 5 2 4 5 6 8 7 9 1

107.50 107.50 107.50 107.25 106.00 105.50 105.50 105.50 105.50 105.50 105.50 105.50 105.00 105.00 104.25 103.50

FEB 21ST SALE 476 HEAD SOLD BULL CALVES

HOLSTEIN FINISHED STEERS

NEXT DAIRY SALE: WED., MARCH. 6TH NEXT FEEDER SALE: WED., MARCH 13TH

Capturing value from manure, alfalfa nutrients

U of M Extension will offer a workshop at three locations during March on the topic of “Capturing Value from Manure and Alfalfa Nutrients.” Locations and dates include Little Falls on March 8 at the Initiative Foundation building at 405 1st Street SE; Foley on March 19 at Mr. Jim’s Restaurant; and Melrose on March 20 at Cornerstone Restaurant. Workshops at all three sites will start at 10 a.m. and adjourn about 2 p.m.

By Dan Martens Randy Pepin, Extension U of M Extension Educator with Nutrient Management Projects will lead manure management discussion. State Extension Corn Agronomist Jeff Coulter will lead the discussion about alfalfa nitrogen credits at Little Falls and Melrose. At Foley, Extension Educator Dan Martens will offer some discussion about alfalfa nitrogen credits; and Benton SWCD staff will offer discussion about nutrient management trials they have done and resources available.

Pepin’s manure management discussion will build around “on-farm case studies” taking a basic look at using “soil grid sampling” information as a clue for manure application decisions. A growing number of farmers are using soil grid sampling for variable applications of lime and some other fertilizers. The on-farm case studies offer some ideas about how this information can be useful in making better use of manure nutrients using grid sampling or other eld observations.

Some farmers are also looking at soils maps, growth and yield patterns, and other information as clues for making better use of manure nutrients.

The goal is to maximize the economic value of manure and minimize hazards to water resources.

Some farmers have limited acres and face challenges with soil phosphorus levels near surface water resources. Identifying areas of farms and elds that can make use of more or less manure can be helpful.

Manure management can be challenging because of variations in analysis, availability, livestock species, application methods and the weather.

This workshop will provide an opportunity for discussion about issues farmers and agronomy advisors face in making the best use of manure nutrients.

After lunch, State Extension Corn Agronomist Jeff Coulter will offer discussion about nitrogen available for a corn crop following alfalfa. Farmers and agronomy advisors have asked questions about whether they can really bank on the 150 pounds of nitrogen the University says we can generally count on when breaking up alfalfa and planting corn.

Coulter, along with research assistant Matt Yost, will share data from a number of on-farm research sites looking at how well alfalfa nitrogen credits play out for the following corn crop. They have found some factors that can help farmers and farm advisors with nitrogen management decisions.

Field trials included a site near Pierz and Albany.

The Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council provided some of the funding for this work and workshop.

Pre-registration is requested for planning food, but not required. Registration will be free for the rst 30 RSVP’s at each site and $5 after the rst 30.

Call to register by noon the day before the workshop. These workshops are being coordinated by Extension Educator Dan Martens. Call the Benton County Extension Ofce for more information and to register at 1-800-964-4929 or if a local call to Foley 968-5077. Registration on-site will start at 9:30 a.m. The program with start at 10 a.m. Lunch will be provided at noon. Discussion will conclude about 2 p.m.

Dairy Star • Second Section • Saturday, February 23, 2013 • Page 13

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