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Eric Klein stands next to a pile of hail that built up on the bottom of a hill next to a fence at their 380-cow farm near Lake City, Minn. The Kleins received quartersized hail the evening of May 2.

Dairy farmers deal with alfalfa field losses By krista m. sheehan Staff writer

LAKE CITY, Minn. – Although the calendar indicates it is May, the Kleins could have guessed it to be December based on the weather.

“We just stood (inside our house) and watched the hail. It came down and down and down,” Lois Klein said. “It covered the ground and it looked like we had at least an inch of snow.”

Heavy rain and hail fell the evening of May 2, which affected dairy farmers in Wabasha County.

Lois and Dean Klein milk 380 cows and farm 1,200 acres with their son, Eric, on their farm near Lake City, Minn. At about 8:30 p.m., their farm received about quarter-sized hail, which caused damage to their fields and farmsite.

“I just started thinking about the alfalfa crop and the soil loss,” Dean said about the moment after the 20-minute hail storm had stopped. “We knew we had a lot of rain and we were concerned about the loose, worked up fields. There was no cover on the crop fields – corn, bean and barley.”

The hail had been thick, making it hard to travel on the roads and around their farm.

“I spent 45 minutes in the skid-

loader pushing hail pellets in the ditches from off the road before the county came to clear it,” Dean said.

The next morning, the Kleins were able to assess their crop land and discovered the damage to their alfalfa fields.

“It was not too good. A lot of it was cut right up,” Dean said about the 4-inch stubble that was left.

Lois added, “It doesn’t even really look like hay fields.”

About 50 of the 300 acres of alfalfa is 85 percent salvageable. The rest cannot be used.

“I’m disappointed because we had some really nice hay fields. They got hit the worst. That’s the most depressing part,” Dean said.

The Kleins said they would try to take as much off the fields as they could before molds or diseases set in.

“Maybe we’ll wet bale it and feed it to heifers or beef cows this winter,” Dean said.

The Marx family near Wabasha also saw the effects of the hail on their alfalfa fields. They lost all 124 acres of their first crop hay.

“All we can do is cut it off and fertilize it,” said John Marx, who milks 60 cows with his wife, Carol, and brother, Gene.

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At the top of their class Harren cousins find balance between chores, school and extra-curricular activities By jennifer burggraff Staff writer

BERTHA, Minn. – To say cousins Daniel and Thomas Harren are at the top of their class is no understatement. They are, literally.

Daniel and Thomas, both 18-yearold dairy kids and seniors at BerthaHewitt High School in Bertha, Minn., have landed the top two spots in their graduating class – Daniel first and Thomas second. It’s an accomplishment neither sought but both are proud of.

“It hasn’t been a goal, I just try to do the best I can,” Daniel said.

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Daniel and Thomas grew up on dairy farms less than two miles apart near Eagle Bend, Minn. Daniel is the youngest of four kids. His parents, Dave and Kathy Harren, milk 180 cows. Thomas is the fourth child out of five boys. His parents, Greg and Nancy Harren, milk 60 cows. While they attended elementary school together in Eagle Valley, Minn., Daniel switched to Bertha-Hewitt when they were in fifth grade. He was joined by Thomas in 11th grade.

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The heavy rain from the evening of May 2 washed the hail pellets and debris into ditches around the Lake City area. The Kleins said the hail storm lasted about 20 minutes.

The loss will probably affect their feed supply, Marx said.

“We’ll have to wait until this fall to see where we stand on feed. We might have to cut back on a few cows,” he said.

Alfalfa wasn’t the only crop affected by the hail. In the corn fields, the Kleins and Marxes found kernels lying on the ground.

“We'll have to watch it when the corn comes up and probably do some replanting,” Marx said.

On the Kleins’ farm, the low spots had about five inches of soil that washed away from other fields.

“I don’t think the corn will grow there,” Dean said.

The soil erosion and field debris is a major concern from the storm, which hit an area with hills and valleys. Ditches have been carved in fields on the side hills and dirt and debris filled field bottoms.

“We got a lot of rain with the hail so the rain washed the hail downstream to the ditches. All the debris went with it,” Lois said.

At the Kleins’ farmsite, the hail washed down the hill and piled along a fence, creating a seven-foot tall wall of hail mixed with debris.

“It’s basically like a mini glacier because it’s hail pellets that have packed and melted together,” Lois said.

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“The hail really did some damage to the bags,” Dean said.

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Both families have damage to the roofs of their houses, a few windows and all the flowers in their yards.

“That’s the least of our worries, but it’s disappointing,” Lois said about the yard and flowers. “We still have a roof over our heads, and the barn and the cattle are ok.”

Both families said they’re thankful the storm wasn’t worse.

“You can’t do anything about Mother Nature,” Marx said.

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The “Mielke” Market Weekly

By Lee Mielke

Is the ‘Darkest Hour’ just before dawn? year.” He said buying interest is out there and believes the low might have been hit “as long as we can maintain the $1.45 to $1.55 price through May,” but he admitted it’s a “big request this early on as the butter and powder markets remain weak.”

“There is still room to go to the downside for cheese and Class III,” he said. “I’m not saying that is not going to happen,” but warned that dairy producers may have to make some drastic farm level decisions sooner rather than later as the profit margin on the farm is akin to the second quarter of 2009.

“There are good times to put hedges on and not so good times. Right now we are in that no so good time to be putting a hedge on,” he said. Even with $14-$15 prices out there, “The market has just taken a severe decline over the past three to four weeks and markets don’t typically go straight down.”

He advised listeners, “If you are looking to put some hedges in place, monitor the grain and feed costs, which also could show some weakness moving forward.” “The market is making it real easy for you,” he said. “As a producer it’s real difficult to put any hedges of any worth on at this point and time.”

He advised dairy producers to sit back and be concerned with other aspects of the business rather than hedging. Hopefully a Class III rally in May will change the tune and producers can start to look at places to mitigate some risk. For more details, call Kurzawski at 1-800-2313089.

Looking “back to the futures:” after factoring in the announced Class III milk prices and the remaining futures, the average Class III milk price for the first six months of 2012 stood at $15.65 on March 2 and $15.83 on April 6. The last half of 2012 was averaging $16.20 on March 2, $16.52 on April 5, $16.26 on April 13, $15.95 on April 20, $15.61 on April 27 and $15.08 on May 4.

Speaking of milk prices, California’s June Class I milk price for the north was announced this week at $16.81 per cwt.

The southern price is $17.08. Both are down for the sixth month in a row, down 13 cents from May and $4.60 below June 2011. The northern price average now stands at $17.83, down from $19.42 at this time a year ago and $16.09 in 2010.

The southern average is now $18.10, down from $19.69 a year ago and $16.36 in 2010. The June Federal order Class I base is announced by USDA on May 23.

Meanwhile, cash cheese prices got into closer balance the week of May 9.

The lagging AMS-surveyed block average gained 1.4 cents, hitting $1.5169, while the barrels averaged $1.4835, down 0.7 cent.

Cheese plants are being offered surplus milk as butter/powder plants are operating at near capacity, according to USDA’s Dairy Market News. Cheese manufacturers are cautious about building excess inventories as overall production is up. Cheese demand is less than hoped for as retailers are not featuring cheese as heavily as a few weeks ago.

Export demand is being assisted through the CWT program.

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The Agriculture Department raised its 2012 milk production forecast for the fourth month in a row in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (WASDE). The report also stated that “High feed prices and weakening milk prices during 2012 are expected to pressure producer returns, leading to declines in 2013 cow numbers. However, improvements in returns during 2013 will moderate the rate of decline,” USDA said, but cautioned, “Milk per cow is expected to continue to grow supporting increased milk production.”

The 2012 production estimate, at 201.9 billion pounds, was up 800 million pounds from last month’s estimate and “reflects a slower decline in cow numbers and slightly faster growth in milk per cow,” said USDA. The 2012 estimate is 202.6 billion. 2011 output totaled 196.2 billion, up from 192.8 billion in 2010.

Commercial exports were forecast to increase as the global economy improves and milk production increases. Imports will be slightly lower as domestic supplies increase. With improving demand and only modest increases in production, 2013 cheese, butter, and nonfat dry milk (NDM) prices were forecast higher but whey is expected to average near 2012 levels. Class III and Class IV prices for 2013 were thus forecast higher.

In the mean time, cheese, butter and NDM prices were reduced from last month on weaker-than-expected demand but whey demand has been stronger than expected and the price forecast was raised. Class price forecasts were reduced.

The benchmark Class III milk price was projected to average $15.80-$16.30 per hundredweight (cwt.), according to USDA, down from the $16.10-$16.60 projected a month ago, and compares to $18.37 in 2011 and $14.41 in 2010. The 2013 range was put at $16.20-$17.20.

The 2013 Class IV price was projected at $14.50-$15.10, down from $15.35-$15.95 expected last month, and compares to $19.04 in 2011 and $15.09 in 2010. The 2013 average was projected at $15.40-$16.50 per cwt.

FC Stone’s May 10 eDairy Insider Opening Bell adds that the WASDE showed 2011-12 corn ending stocks were raised by an unexpected 50 million bushels to 851 million bushels, well above the average estimate of 758 million. Corn ending stocks for the 2012-13 crop year also came in higher than expected at 1.881 billion bushels, compared with an average estimate of 1.704 billion bushels.

Soybean stocks were lower than anticipated with old-crop ending stocks at 210 million bushels, compared with an average estimate of 221 million. Newcrop bean stocks of 145 million bushels were lower than the expected 170 million.

The Mamas and the Papas sang, “The darkest hour is just before dawn,” in Dedicated to the One I Love. FC Stone dairy economist Dave Kurzawski reported in Tuesday’s DairyLine that, “We might have seen the low for cheese this

very active as cream supplies are readily available. As has been the case for past weeks, churning continues to outpace demand, thus inventories are building.

Overall butter demand is fair. Buyers are hesitant and cautious with their orders as the cash price declines. Retail butter feature activity has slowed following the recent holiday but butter continues to be advertised in print ads.

AMS-surveyed nonfat averaged $1.2169, down 0.1 cent, and dry whey averaged 56.97 cents, up 0.1 cent.

Fluid milk supplies across the United States remain heavy. The southernmost milk producing states are moving past peak yearly production. Heat and humidity is increasing and slowing production.

The northern states are still approaching peak production with pastures greening and planting on the minds of many dairy farmers. Western states are dealing with excess supplies in many cases and milk is being moved to find production facilities.

Class I demand is mostly flat as the end of the school year approaches. Interest from ice cream manufacturers is increasing and helping to clear some cream volumes from butter churns.

Commercial disappearance of dairy products for December 2011 to February 2012 totaled 48 billion pounds, down 6.1 percent from a year earlier. Butter was down 22.2 percent; American cheese, down 3.5 percent; other cheese, down 5.3 percent; Nonfat dry milk was up 17.7 percent, and fluid milk products were off 3.1 percent.

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted 10 requests for export assistance this week to sell a total of 749,572 pounds of cheese and 518,086 pounds of butter to customers in North Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The product will be delivered through July 2012 and raised CWT’s 2012 cheese exports to 47.6 million pounds and 41.3 million of butter to 26 countries. On a butterfat basis, the milk equivalent of these exports is 1.340 billion pounds, or the annual milk production of 63,800 cows, according to CWT. By the way, the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) reports that global dairy prices are off 20-30 percent from their spring 2011 peaks as swelling milk production worldwide has turned supply deficits into surpluses. As a re-

sult, rising inventories are expected to keep downward pressure on international dairy markets in the second half of 2012 according to presenters at USDEC’s spring Board of Directors and Membership Meeting May 2 in Chicago.

Current soft conditions are “a painful re-affirmation that market cycles will continue, even as demand, over time, outstrips supply,” said USDEC president Tom Suber. “In fact, it’s this period of temporary retrenchment that many of our work programs are intended to address.” USDEC marketing, technical and research activities are supported by U.S. dairy producers through their checkoff program.

Suber urged U.S. suppliers to protect volume and market share gains accrued in 2010-11. “We can’t take the hit and balance the world market through our own inventories every time supply and demand run into an imbalance,” he said.

Speakers emphasized that although challenges to U.S. global dairy growth remain, ongoing USDEC trade policy and market access efforts continue to bear fruit.

In another important front, Dairy Profit Weekly (DPW) reports that corn and soybean planting is running well ahead of last year and the five-year average, according to USDA’s weekly Crop Progress report.

About 71 percent of U.S. intended corn acreage in 18 major states was planted as of May 6, compared to 32 percent on the same date last year and 47 percent for the five-year average. More than 90 percent of the corn acreage in Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, and Tennessee is already planted this year.

About 32 percent of the planted corn had emerged by May 6, compared to six percent a year ago and the five-year average of 13 percent. The 18 surveyed states represent about 92 percent of U.S. corn acreage.

About 24 percent of U.S. intended soybean acreage in 18 major states (representing 95 percent of the U.S. total) was planted as of May 6, compared to six percent on the same date last year and 11percent for the five-year average. More than 50 percent of the soybean acreage in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi is already planted this year, according to DPW.

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Market Reports Daily Dairy Report Summary

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13.99

Pipestone, MN Cargill

5.87

14.03

Elrosa, MN Elrosa Feed & Grain

5.85

13.87

Garretson, SD Eastern Frmrs Co-op

5.79

14.03

Ostrander, MN

5.88

13.95

Gareld, MN Pro-Ag Frmrs Co-op

5.87

13.97

Monona, IA Innovative Ag

5.95

14.15

Winona, MN Cenex Harvest States

5.89

14.20

Watertown, SD Watertown Co-op Elevator

5.85

13.97

Glenwood, MN Prairie Lakes Co-op

5.87

14.06

Morris, MN Johnson Feed & Grain

5.87

14.04

Little Falls, MN Central MN Ethanol

5.84

Dennison, MN Interstate Mills

5.83

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May 9-Dairy Product to 32% on the same date a year ago May 8-FAO Projects and a five-year average of 47%.

Prices Mixed The corn corp is 32% emerged, Greater Production & The USDA released the latest compared to 6% last year and 13% National Dairy Product Sales Report Trade in 2012 on average. There is no reliable cor(NDPSR) prices this afternoon. Price relation between early corn crops and The United Nations Food and Agri- changes were small but mixed for above-average yields. However, late- culture Organization (FAO) fore- dairy product sales for the week planted crops often pollinate during casts 2012 global milk production ending May 5. As expected, the the hottest days of the summer, growth at 2.7% vs. 2011 according Cheddar block price increased leading to below-trend yields. While to its recently released semi-annual $1.39 to $1.5169/lb. A bit more of early crops may not be any larger outlook for milk and milk products. a surprise was the 0.11¢ gain in the than those that are planted on time, The report also projects world dairy dry whey price to 56.97¢ vs. the farmers are rushing to get the crop product trade for 2012 at 52.7 mil- prior week, which pushed dry whey in and to avoid the dangers of a late lion tons milk equivalent. That is up futures higher. Butter posted the crop. The wheat crop is also devel- 4.0%, or 4.4 billion lbs., over 2011. largest weekly price decline of 1.35¢ oping quickly. It is 63% headed, While the forecast does imply lower to $1.4133/lb. followed by Cheddar compared to 39% last year and 34% prices at the farm level, much of that barrels with a 0.71¢ decrease and on average. If Plains farmers are able price decline has already been felt NDM was 0.60¢ lower at $1.2169/lb. to harvest wheat early, they will have While we trust the information, gathered from reliable sources, is reasonably accurate, we cannot guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

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(CME closing prices May 10, 2012) Strike

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14.75

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15.00

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14.75

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15.50

.77

15.25

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Oct

15.50

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15.25

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Nov

15.75

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May 3

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15.24

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June

14.42

14.12

14.18

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14.82

14.75

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15.35

16.02

16.19

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15.56

15.84

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15.65

15.50

1.16

15.25

1.03

Apr

15.68

15.71

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Beef Strs.

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Beef Strs.

Beef Hfrs.

Beef Strs.

Beef Strs.

Beef Strs.

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Beef Hfrs.

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Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

1108 1363 1297 1303 1300 1475 1370 1495 1511 1210 1378 1273

HOL. FATS

1505 1636 1604 1644 1395 1551

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Ogema Brandon FF Paynesville

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

1505 1550 1415 1605

HOLSTEIN FEEDERS

Rothsay Dalton Evansville Pelican Rapids FF Rothsay Abercrombie Watkins FF Rothsay Farwell Wyndmere ND Watkins Wyndmere ND Watkins

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

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Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

288 583 473 487 471 398 597 576 606 502 530 539 661 704 804

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Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

Hol. Strs.

713 702 843 873

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Beef Strs.

Beef Bulls Beef Strs.

Beef Hfrs.

Beef Strs.

Beef Strs.

Beef Hfrs.

Beef Hfrs.

Beef Hfrs.

Beef Hfrs.

Beef Strs.

Beef Strs.

Beef Strs.

Beef Hfrs.

Beef Strs.

475 485 578 455 613 614 375 510 485 546 694 753 595 568 728

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and drama and is a math tutor for sixth graders.

Daniel is on the yearbook staff, teaches fifth and sixth grade religion, is a reading buddy and is a captain on the track team. Both are in National Honor Society, student council and knowledge bowl. On top of all this, Daniel and Thomas play integral roles on their family farms. Daniel’s duties include cleaning the barn, feeding calves and helping milk cows. Thomas’s daily chores are cleaning the mangers, scraping the walk, feeding calves and milking the cows.

To fit it all in, both of the Harrens are up each day between 5 and 5:30 a.m., and homework often doesn’t start until after evening chores are finished.

Daniel and Thomas feel growing up on their family dairy farms has helped them achieve what they have thus far in life and has taught them valuable skills to take with them throughout life.

“You have to have a good work ethic; it’s been ingrained into you because you have to work so hard at home,” Daniel said.

“It (growing up on a farm) has forced me to be a better time manager,” Thomas said.

Keys to time management include using every spare moment – including bus rides and lunch breaks – to get homework done.

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ren cousins, they both feel the extra effort they have put into their high school careers has been worth it, mainly in the financial help it will provide through college scholarships. Daniel will be attending the University of Minnesota-Duluth this fall to study pre-med; Thomas is looking at the University of Minnesota-Morris.

The accomplishments of Daniel and Thomas have certainly made an impression on their peers at Bertha-Hewitt; they have also touched the administration. Bertha-Hewitt High School principal Mary Merchant said it has been nice to see two solid leaders in the area of arts.

“They have been an asset to the school,” Merchant said. “The boys have been such outstanding leaders, outstanding role models. It blows me away. Their commitment to school and family is just amazing.”

Daniel and Thomas are set to graduate with their class on May 25. After that, Thomas plans to spend his summer tending bees for his neighbor while Daniel hopes to obtain his Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license and work full time this summer.

“Our high school career is finished,” Daniel said. “And I’m ready to go to college. It will be a nice change.”

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1,225 1,223 1,330 1,255 1,350 1,355 1,374 1,397 1,285 1,230 1,380 1,675 1,215 1,150 1,420 1,198 1,260

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Sauk Centre 1,440 Little Falls 1,365 Richmond 1,685 Richmond 1,205 St Cloud 1,315 Howard Lake 1,380 Long Prairie 1,525 Sauk Rapids 1,270 St Joseph 1,195 Melrose 1,295 Richmond 1,395 St Joseph 1,450 Avon 1,755 Howard Lake 1,870 Osakis 1,445 Sauk Centre 1,245 Howard Lake 1,700 Osakis 1,175 South Haven 1,610 St Joseph 1,650 Clearwater 1,340 Freeport 1,580 Sauk Centre 1,460 Brooten 1,395 Hinckley 1,335 Sauk Rapids 1,345 Sauk Rapids 2,035 Avon 1,600 Avon 1,110 Belgrade 1,600 Brooten 1,380

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1

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Freeport Grey Eagle Sauk Centre Albany Rice St. Joseph Belgrade Foley Foley Richmond Albany Belgrade Darwin Farwell Princeton Sebeka Belle Plaine

4 3 6 3 2 14 5 8 8 7 7 1 4 20 1 1 8

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1,565 1,568 1,577 1,533 1,290 1,526 1,395 1,557 1,546 1,376 1,491 1,520 1,608 1,493 1,370 1,520 1,439

Brooten Kimball Paynesville Richmond Fort Ripley Sauk Centre Atwater Belgrade Clearwater Cold Spring Fort Ripley Sauk Rapids Watkins Kimball Richmond

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Albany Elk River St Joseph Melrose Monticello Kerkoven Hawick St Joseph Albany Elk River Lafayette Freeport Elk River Melrose Long Prairie Albany Long Prairie Randall Albany Rice Sauk Centre Long Prairie Inver Grove Randall

460 550 360 603 585 600 445 310 685 713 645 350 760 655 595 750 685 841 725 563 713 670 558 915

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

109.00 109.00 109.00 109.00 108.75 108.75 108.50 108.50 108.50 108.50 108.50 108.50 108.50 108.25 108.25

MAY 9TH FEEDER SALE 1183 HEAD SOLD COLORED FEEDER HEIFERS

Albany Sauk Centre Melrose Lafayette Lafayette Long Prairie Lafayette

673 735 450 955 980 295 835

4 1 1 1 1 1 2

141.00 136.00 135.00 132.00 132.00 132.00 131.00

Albany Albany Barnesville Cold Spring Sauk Centre Sauk Centre Milaca Cold Spring Veblen Osakis Albany Avon Veblen Pierz Barnesville Veblen Avon Melrose Clarissa Inver Grove Long Prairie Melrose Inver Grove Long Prairie Paynesville Browerville Little Falls New London Paynesville

339 426 308 423 311 316 302 425 483 387 414 322 499 318 393 493 507 366 485 287 388 358 448 473 431 470 390 433 517

9 5 8 3 21 22 8 11 20 5 8 3 20 3 6 27 7 27 7 10 6 6 19 6 27 2 1 8 26

150.00 147.00 146.00 146.00 145.00 145.00 143.00 139.00 139.00 136.00 134.00 134.00 134.00 133.00 132.00 132.00 131.00 131.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 129.00 129.00 128.50 128.00 128.00 128.00 127.50

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Farm Transition and estate planning, Part 2 of 3

What’s right for your farm?

By jennifer burggraff Staff writer

LITTLE FALLS, Minn. – Farm transfer strategies can be categorized under four types: sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited partnerships and corporations. Choosing the right one varies by farm, depending on the farm’s mission and goals.

“It all goes back to goals. What are your reasons for doing this,” Gary Hachfeld, U of M Extension Educator, said.

Breakdown of strategies Sole Proprietorship: There are three types of sole proprietorship strategies – farming together, where the younger generation is hired for a wage; farming together but apart, where machinery and labor are shared or swapped; and multi-owner or joint venture farming, where there is mixed ownership of assets and no formal business entity.

“The challenge with this (sole proprietorship) is if Dad dies the business may die,” Hachfeld said. “This is a weaker strategy.”

Partnerships: Partnerships fall under two main categories – general partnerships and limited liability partnerships (LLP). Either type involves two or more persons but LLPs offer more protection in regards to liability for debts and obligations. Where in a general partnership all parties are liable for both personal and partnership assets of the partnership, in an LLP, personal assets are protected. With either type, Hachfeld said, one should carefully consider who they are going into business with, and – like in a sole proprietorship – if one partner backs out or dies the business may end.

Limited Partnerships: The three types of limited partnerships are – limited partnership (LP), limited liability limited partnership (LLLP) and limited liability company (LLC). LPs and LLLPs involve two or more people whereas an LLC involves one or more people.

In an LP, general partners are liable for assets and limited partners are not. In a LLP, liability protection is vamped up, extending to the limited partners. LLCs are similar to corpoGary Hachfield rations in that they U of M Extension have members, a Educator manager and a board of director. While they are flexible and (in Minnesota) offer more protection than other limited partnerships, great liability protection can be gained by registering in a “protective state” such as South Dakota and Wyoming. Other protective states include Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Nevada, New Jersey, Texas and Virginia.

Corporations: A corporation is a distinct entity, separate from the individual (or individuals) involved. There are two types of corporations: S corporations and C corporations. In either type, while operating assets can go into the corporation, land should never be included. When compared to the other types of strategies, corporations offer continuation and longevity, as well as liability protection, on a level that the others do not. “[A corporation] is like a living and breathing entity. People enter and exit and it keeps on going,” Hachfeld said.

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As a rule of thumb, retirees will need 80 percent of their current income to maintain their lifestyle after retirement, said Hachfeld. Prior to retiring, one needs to determine how much money they will need in retirement, what their expenses will be and what their sources of income will be.

Traditional sources of retirement income include land and equipment rent or sales, crops and livestock, pension plans, IRA’s, investments and Social Security.

“Social Security started in 1935 with a life expectancy of 61, so if you are 55 or younger, I don’t think you can plan on Social Security as an income source because it is financially flawed,” Hachfeld said.

Hachfeld recommended that everyone fill out a balance sheet, listing assets, liabilities, deferred tax liability and net worth.

This balance sheet can be a valuable tool in the farm transfer and estate planning process.

For the entering farmer, it is important to determine if the desire to transfer into the farm is realistic, not only from a management standpoint but financially. To determine the financial feasibility, a FINLRB Analysis – a long-range budgeting tool – can be helpful. It looks at the base plan as well as up to 20 different scenarios to help determine which situation would be the most realistic for both the entering and exiting farmers.

“Do it,” Hachfeld said of FINLRB Analysis. “Find out what works for you because you don’t want to be in negative

numbers.”

Treatment of heirs: Fair is not always equal When it comes to treatment of farming and non-farming heirs, fair may not mean equal, Hachfeld said.

“I think this is the most difficult part of [goal setting],” he said.

Hachfeld suggested including a purchase agreement or buy-out provisions in a transition plan to protect the farming heir.

When determining the best way to treat all heirs fairly, Hachfeld said to consider that non-farm heirs have usually already left the farm to pursue off-the-farm goals and may have already received a portion of their inheritance through college tuition or a down payment on a house, etc. Also, farm heirs typically help create the final estate of the parents and often tend to their parents’ needs later in life.

Using the parents’ life insurance policy as inheritance for non-farm heirs (farm heirs inherit farm assets) can be an effective strategy.

“Whatever you do, do it in writing,” Hachfeld said. “… [Non-farm heirs] may still be upset but they will probably take it better than if they are surprised upon death.”

Financial assistance for entering farmers There is financial assistance available to help entering farmers hedge the financial burden of transferring into a farm. Minnesota Rural Finance Authority (RFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) each have programs available specifically for beginning farmers. Local lenders, Hachfeld said, are also generally good resources.

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North Dakota’s Fuel Up to Play 60 Program Advisors of the Year recognized VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Three enthusiastic leaders at Valley City Jr./Sr. High School have been named Fuel Up to Play 60 Program Advisors of the Year for North Dakota. Beth Beckers, Food and Consumer Science teacher, Sue Milender, School Nutrition Director, and Trevor Bakalar, Physical Education teacher, co-lead the school’s Fuel Up to Play 60 Program. They take an active leadership role in encouraging students to eat healthy, get active and make a difference.

Fuel Up to Play 60 is an in-school nutrition and physical activity program developed by the National Dairy Council, Midwest Dairy Council, and the National Football League, in collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). More than 70,000 schools are involved in Fuel Up to Play 60 nationwide.

Through the efforts of program advisors like Beckers, Milender and Bakalar, schools across the country are encouraging youth to consume nutrient-rich foods, including low-fat and fat-free dairy foods, fruits, vegetables and whole grains, and achieve at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Locally, the Valley City team has introduced an in-school Walking Club, a Friday morning breakfast smoothie program and a meals-to -go program for student athletes among other initiatives.

“We’re excited to recognize the leadership of this fantastic trio of advisors,” said Char Heer, registered dietitian and Health and Wellness Program Manager with Midwest Dairy Council. “We applaud their efforts to provide more healthy meal options, encourage physical activity and inspire students to participate in Fuel Up to Play 60.”

To celebrate the teachers’ Program Advisor of the Year acheivements, Valley City Jr./Sr. High School will host former NFL player John Taylor at an in-school assembly on Wednesday, May 9. The school also took first place in Fuel Up to Play 60’s Physical Activity Challenge and Healthy Eating Challenge among all participants in North Dakota.

“The NFL Alumni Association is proud of leaders like Beth, Sue and Trevor, who take time out of their busy schedule to work one-on-one with students as part of the Fuel Up to Play 60 program. Fuel Up to Play 60 Program Advisors deserve to be recognized for their leadership and commitment to building healthier schools and a healthier future for our youth. Their hard work is why the Alumni Association is committed to Fuel Up to Play 60,” said George Martin, Executive Director of the National Football League Alumni Association.

“As dairy farmers, we have always cared about legacy and the importance of passing on a better future to the next generation, and we have been dedicated to child nutrition through our investment in National Dairy Council for more than 95 years,” said dairy farmer Terry Entzminger from Jamestown, N.D. “We are so pleased to honor leaders who are making a difference in their schools to help children achieve healthier lifestyles.”

In addition to engaging and empowering students to get involved in Fuel Up to Play 60, program advisors help their schools and students earn recognition, rewards and funding to support wellness initiatives in their schools. Any adult enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60 can become a program advisor. To learn more about Fuel Up to Play 60 and becoming a program advisor, visit http:// school.fueluptoplay60.com/welcome/program-advisor. php.

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809 805 812 851 852 829 841 844 824 837 856 868 878 857 858 853 866 854 813 876 877 836 831 803 867 797 871 798 870 822 795 863 872 873 864 799 792 823 801 801b 806 814 815 827 807 808 804 819 802 839 848 855 859 860

moisture protein

Large Squares 14.25 Large Squares 14.98 Large Squares 14.44 Large Rounds 18.55 Large Rounds 21.43 Large Rounds 14.25 Large Rounds 17.1 Large Rounds 15.34 Large Rounds 19.77 Large Rounds 17.37 Large Rounds 16.38 Large Rounds 20.63 Large Rounds Large Rounds 17.99 Large Rounds 16.32 Large Rounds Large Rounds 13.67 Large Rounds 18.36 Large Rounds 15.44 Large Rounds 15.9 Large Rounds 18.44 Large Rounds 14.31 Large Rounds 15.73 Large Rounds 17.8 Large Rounds 20.14 Large Rounds 14.48 Large Rounds 15.65 Large Rounds 18.1 Large Squares 18.99 Large Rounds 16.99 Medium Squares 12.59 Medium Squares 14.53 Medium Squares 17.78 Medium Squares 14.95 Medium Squares 16.87 Medium Squares 14.93 Medium Squares 13.89 Medium Squares 17.04 Medium Squares 15.41 Medium Squares 15.41 Medium Squares 17.57 Medium Squares 17.12 Medium Squares 16.98 Medium Squares 17.24 Medium Squares 13.52 Medium Squares 15.34 Medium Squares 16.35 Medium Squares 13.08 Medium Squares 15.73 Medium Squares 14.63 Medium Squares 16.45 Medium Squares 15.88 Medium Squares 15.76 Medium Squares 14.75

RFV

21.69 132.41 20.1 131.25 19.67 132.65 17.63 100.33 8.38 85.62 9.04 81.16 12.57 84.98 8.62 80.77 7.92 76.19 18.12 91.74 19.05 112.24 19.57 107.36 NO TEST 20.21 107.56 19.88 130.09 NO TEST 7.13 94.55 9.55 74.99 15.47 115.33 20.42 147.77 18.02 95.72 20.99 99.21 16.73 99.67 16.83 95.3 21.61 124.67 10.02 84.69 20.78 115.6 11.85 79.85 25.85 187.34 15.06 95.43 19.81 159.81 21.17 114.34 18.99 82.69 19.64 115.96 18.5 156.77 15.37 99.45 16.02 107.91 11.86 67.51 16.2 116.16 16.2 116.16 20.32 80.03 21.23 103.7 20.12 111.44 22.62 103.75 17.4 100.65 19.88 119.89 21.16 119.38 19.8 161.28 20.9 177.84 21.57 137.86 23.41 151.71 20.03 127.44 22.16 101.86 20.37 128.41

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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2&3 3 3 3 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Ld. size

10.48 10.42 10.49 12.01 9.31 15.77 16 ton 16.07 20.15 20.63 15.25 23.89 9.59 14.33 7.72 8 42 15.83 3.43 9.43 19.14 19.02 6 ton 13.69 23.64 12.68 6.26 9.22 11.27 20.04 23.76 22.57 20.15 21.21 25.28 22.99 22.41 19.26 16.8 7.2 7.38 9.96 25.52 12.71 8.63 10.21 24.04 24.21 22.83 29.11 20.05 10.17 7.9 23.3

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$195.00 $185.00 $195.00 $85.00 $30.00 $75.00 $75.00 $75.00 $75.00 $100.00 $100.00 $120.00 $50.00 $115.00 $115.00 $10.00 $35.00 $80.00 $90.00 $145.00 $110.00 $145.00 $120.00 $110.00 $130.00 $50.00 $115.00 $45.00 $175.00 $105.00 $210.00 $140.00 $130.00 $125.00 $175.00 $110.00 $120.00 $70.00 $175.00 $130.00 $100.00 $120.00 $85.00 $70.00 $120.00 $130.00 $100.00 $225.00 $185.00 $165.00 $130.00 $110.00 $115.00 $170.00

Lot no. Desc.

moisture protein

861 Medium Squares 11.9 849 Medium Squares 19.11 869 Medium Squares 15.71 850 Medium Squares 14.93 843 Medium Squares 15.07 874 Medium Squares 14.74 875 Medium Squares 14.78 834 Medium Squares 11.97 793 Medium Squares 15.01 791 Medium Squares 13.89 828 Medium Squares 14.09 832 Medium Squares 11.25 833 Medium Squares 12.37 835 Medium Squares 13.85 840 Medium Squares 12.69 862 Medium Squares 15.56 865 Medium Squares 9.33 810 Medium Squares 16.33 830 Medium Squares 13.86 842 Medium Squares 11.07 817 Medium Squares 15.48 826 16.23 796 Large Rounds 794 Medium Squares 800 Medium Squares 811 Medium Squares 816 Medium Squares 846 Medium Squares 847 Medium Squares 790 Medium Squares 818 Medium Squares 820 Medium Squares 821 Medium Squares 825 Medium Squares 838 Medium Squares 845 Large Rounds

RFV

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19.68 82.57 2 21.62 105.15 2 25.74 140.6 2 20.12 106.77 2 20.17 97.07 2 14.5 102.69 2 13.15 95.26 2 22.41 163.12 2 21.85 116.45 2 19.18 151.24 2&3 23.78 119.53 3 19.76 151.85 3 20.7 168.62 3 24.47 135.17 3 25.12 231.95 3 23.71 149.57 3 23.56 128.79 3 19.63 110.19 3 21.25 182.07 4 20.65 166.95 4 26.37 166.62 4 23.88 139.96 1&4 STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW CHOPPED SOY BEAN STRAW CORN STALKS

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Meech receives award as Minnesota FFA Star in Production Placement By krista m. sheehan Staff writer

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Amanda Meech is a star in the eyes of the Minnesota FFA Association.

The 18-year-old Sebeka High School senior was recently named the 2012 Minnesota FFA Star in Production Placement during the 83rd Minnesota FFA Convention at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Her Production Placement focused on her work on her family’s dairy farm near Sebeka, Minn.

“I was so surprised and happy,” Meech said about the moment she was announced as the winner.

Meech competed with three other finalists for the award, which is one of the association’s highest honors. As described by FFA, this award honors students who have developed outstanding agricultural skills and competencies through their supervised agricultural experience (SAE), demonstrated outstanding management skills, earned the Minnesota FFA Degree and met other agricultural education, scholastic and leadership requirements. Meech received a plaque and an award of $300.

Even as a young girl, Meech was involved on her family’s dairy. When she was old enough, her parents,

Todd and Patty, gave her the responsibility of feeding calves before and after school.

“They told me if I did that they would give me a calf at the end of the summer. I thought it was great when I got my first calf, and wanted to work for more,” she said.

As Meech became more involved on the farm, she started milking cows.

“My parents would pay me for milking so I saved my money and bought more calves. I thought if I kept growing my herd maybe Amanda Meech I could be as success as (my par2012 MN FFA Star in ents),” Meech said.

Production Meech’s herd now consists Placement of two cows and four heifers ready to be bred.

Milking the family’s herd of 400 cows in a double-12 parallel parlor is still one of Meech’s main responsibilities on the farm. She said her role of milking on the farm has given her the opportunity to learn more about dairy management, including how to detect mastitis and how to treat the disease, what the

vaccination protocols are, dry cow care and calf care.

She also trims hooves; however, milking is her favorite task.

“I know all the cows and I can tell who they are just by their udders,” Meech said.

On her family’s farm, Meech has been exposed to a number of different dairy technologies – an automatic calf feeder, a pasteurizer and soon she will also be familiar with robotic milkers.

One of the biggest lessons Meech has learned working on the farm has been teamwork.

“You have to work together as a family. There are so many jobs to do and they all have to get done,” Meech said.

When Meech started filling out her state degree, she realized she wanted to try for the star award.

“I wasn’t dead set on being a star, but as I filled out my paper work, I got more and more into it,” Meech said.

To receive the award, Meech had to keep records of her cattle, what they’re worth, how much she paid for feed and what has become of each animal. She had a lot of encouragement from her advisor, Jake Oyster, who also helped her fill out the application for the award.

“I asked my advisor what he would do if I won it. He told me he would take me out to lunch. I said I would make him proud and I did it. He took me to Applebee’s after the convention,” Meech said.

In addition to being involved on her family’s dairy, Meech has been a leader in her chapter, currently serving as the vice president. She is also a member of the Dairy Foods team, which took first at the convention and will be competing at the national contest.

Meech plans to slowly grow her own herd with the goal to start A.I. breeding them. She and her brother recently took an A.I. class to learn how to breed cows.

“Growing up we always bred with bulls, but I want to start using A.I. on my cows. Once we get good at it we can start adding sexed semen so we get more heifer calves,” Meech said.

This fall, Meech plans to attend Ridgewater College, majoring in dairy management with the intent to return to her family’s farm.

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Neels family turns 4-H dairy goat project into soap-making business By jerry nelson Staff writer

SHERMAN, S.D. – Soap has been around for thousands of years. Once a handcrafted, homemade item, soap is now largely an industrial product.

The Neels family is resurrecting the art of crafting soap in small batches, in a farm kitchen. This burgeoning soapmaking enterprise began with the purchase of a single goat.

“I got my first goat in 2005,” said Tricia Neels. “I was walking around at the county fair when I saw some baby goats. I asked Dad if I could buy one and he said ok, but I would have to take really good care of it. And if I did a good job, we could breed her so that she could have her own babies.”

Tricia chose a Toggenburg, a dairy breed and the oldest registered goat breed in the world.

Tricia, 20, and her sister, Karisa, 14, live with their parents, Ron and Monica, on a farm acreage located a few miles north of Sherman, S.D. Ron owns and operates a trucking business and Monica works for a cardboard manufacturer.

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cellent care of her little doe. When that doe had matured, Ron kept his end of the bargain and Tricia’s herd of goats began to multiply. She now owns eight Toggenburg nannies.

“In 2006 I began showing dairy goats at the county fair in Luverne, S.D.,” said Tricia, who belonged to a 4-H club in Rock County. “I learned that you have to take the kids away from the nannies shortly after they are born and milk the nannies. If you let the kids nurse, it wrecks the conformity of the nannies’ udders.”

Tricia purchased a goat milking stand and began to milk her goats twice a day.

“It was quite a learning experience,” Tricia said. “One of our nannies got mastitis and we didn’t know what to do about it, so we consulted with a dairy farmer neighbor. He gave us some advice and we were able to clear the mastitis right up.”

“None of us had any prior experience with dairying,” Ron said. “The closest I got was when I hauled milk from dairy farms for eight years. I didn’t Turn to Neels | Page 21

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Tricia and Karisa Neels display the soap mold that was created from an old knickknack rack, along with a homemade jig for cutting their soap into bars.

The Neels family has been making and selling goat milk soap for the past four years. learn much about dairying, but I did make some contacts that were useful.”

A problem arose when the milk production from Tricia’s goats exceeded the needs of their kids.

“I didn’t want to throw the milk away after going through all that work to get it,” said Tricia. “So I began to freeze it until we could figure something out.”

Their refrigerator’s freezer soon filled with goat milk. Two additional chest freezers were obtained and also filled with bags of frozen goat milk.

“I couldn’t buy groceries because there was goat milk everywhere,” Monica said.

An epiphany came to the Neels family a few years ago when Ron was at home recovering from back surgery.

“We had to do something with the milk and I suggested to Tricia that she could use it to make soap,” said Ron. “I didn’t know the first thing about making soap,” said Tricia, who is currently pursuing a LPN degree at Southeast Tech in Sioux Falls, S.D. “I did some research and was intrigued. So I ordered some soap-making supplies and we began to experiment.”

Their first efforts at soap-making yielded mixed results.

“We went through a lot of trial and error,” said Tricia. “One recipe we tried was supposed to smell like honey, but it came out smelling like bacon. Then we thought our soap was too soft, so we began to add more palm oil. Then it wouldn’t lather very well, so we added glycerin.”

Besides goat’s milk, the Neelses’ soap contains various kinds of vegetable fat, along with oatmeal.

“We use essential oils instead of fragrances in our soap,” said Tricia. “Fragrances contain alcohol, which dries the skin.”

After they had perfected their recipes, there was the matter of forming the soap into bars.

“We tried pouring the soap into an enamel cookie sheet, but it took the enamel right off,” said Tricia. “We finally took an old knickknack rack that Mom wasn’t using and nailed 1- by 4-inch dividers in it to make trays. Then we lined it with nonstick plastic sheeting.”

Once the soap has cured into a solid, it’s cut into bars with a homemade jig built from used lumber.

The theme of reusing old items can be seen throughout the Neelses’ operation. An ancient hog house has been converted into a goat stable and milking facility. Steel bathroom doors and partitions were saved from the dumpster and

used as walls for goat pens. Cups salvaged from an worn-out grain leg were repurposed as grain troughs.

“We got a used vacuum pump and a Surge belly bucket to milk our goats last year,” said Tricia. “That really cut down on our milking time.”

Once the Neelses had perfected their selection of soaps, they launched a marketing effort. Tricia moved this process along by using her goats and soap as an FFA project when she was a high school senior.

“I created brochures as part of my FFA project,” Tricia said. “I was very shy, so giving my presentation was difficult for me. But it helped me learn how to speak to the public.”

For the past four years, the Neelses have been selling their soap at local craft fairs and flea markets. They have received numerous positive comments about their product.

“Goat milk soap is great for your skin,” said Tricia. “We have a customer who had eczema on his face for many years. He began using our soap and the eczema cleared up. It’s wonderful to know that we’ve made a positive difference in someone’s life.”

After their soap has been cut into bars, Tricia and Karisa shave off the corners.

“It makes the bars so that they’ll fit in your hand better,” said Karisa.

The soap shavings are then put into small cloth bags that can be used as air fresheners.

“I always have one on the air vent in my truck and people can’t believe how nice it smells in there,” Ron said.

Tricia and Karisa have won numerous 4-H awards for their goats and their soap.

“Karisa took some soap to the Rock County Fair,” Monica said. “But we found out that there wasn’t a category for soap. So Karisa carved a flower into a bar of soap and entered it as an art project and got first place!”

“Last year, the girls’ goats earned a trip to the Minnesota State Fair,” said Ron. “That was quite an experience for our family. We didn’t realize there were so many breeds of goats.”

Tricia and Karisa’s goals include earning enough money to support a Web site where they can promote their soap.

“I’ve learned a lot from this experience,” said Tricia. “I’ve learned patience and the value of hard work. But above all, I’ve learned how important my family is to me.”

You can view the Neelses’ Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/pages/ Neels-Goats-N-Soaps/187108422374.

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$Value: # Cows: 2,928 223 Milk: Fat: Prot: 22,419 814 692

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# Current Rolling Average

• NEW Sitrex HD PRO-17 HI-CAP rake.............$23,000 Producer Name City Sold 3X Cows Brd Milk Fat Prot $Value • NEW Sitrex H90 V10 carted rake .......................$3,600 MOSS FARM INC LUVERNE 101 3X 560 HO 23,564 855 725 3,050 • NEW Sitrex QR10 carted rake ...........................$5,750 • NEW Ogden HR8 hybrid rake ............................$5,450 Scott DHIA Representative • NEW Ogden HR10 hybrid rake ..........................$6,000 • NEW Ogden HR12 hybrid rake ..........................$6,600 $Value: # Cows: Jenna Templeman • NEW Ogden HR12 w/tandems, hybrid rake .......$7,370 Jim Schwingler • NEW Sitrex 2GL 10’ tedder ................................$2,150 Mayer, MN Jordan, MN 2,719 116 • NEW Sitrex RT5200H 17’ hyd. tedder ................$4,750 1st year 31 years • NEW Sitrex RT5800H 19’ hyd. tedder ................$5,500 612-719-1661 Fat: Prot: 952-492-6184 • NEW Sitrex ST-780H 25’7” hyd. tedder ............$14,100 Milk: • NEW Sitrex DM7 9’2” 3 pt. disc mower ..............$8,150 20,155 782 622 • NEW Shaver HD series post drivers ....... Call for Details • NEW OEM Sitrex complete rake wheels to t Sitrex,

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99 106 3X 105 103 103 104 103 101 98 101 3X 100 104 106 101 101

SD Keith Meyer Average:

63 194 212 56 139 96 66 157 379 354 188 150 78 79 160

HO HO HO HO HO HO XX HO HO HO HO HO HO XX HO

23,995 31,596 20,335 21,649 26,310 25,945 21,864 23,026 23,664 24,072 26,578 22,440 21,155 24,510 25,181

878 1,151 789 757 988 933 862 871 910 918 1,008 872 860 980 967

735 923 623 616 814 767 671 696 734 753 810 706 646 770 779

SD DHIA Representative

$Value: # Cows: 1,845 202 Milk: Fat: Prot: 18,824 703 573

Keith Meyer Watertown, SD 22 years 605-882-1891

% Milk

# Producer Name City Sold 3X Cows Brd TEKRONY, WAYNE CASTLEWOOD 101 3X 670 HO

Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 23,258 959 711

$Value 3,211

SD DHIA Representative

SD Malcom Dirksen Average:

$Value: # Cows: 2,593 101 Milk: Fat: Prot: 19,584 729 611

Malcolm Dirksen Twin Brooks, SD 45 years 605-432-6128

% Milk

# Producer Name City Sold 3X Cows Brd

Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot

HOLSCHER, LOREN MUELLER, BILL WIETING, LOREN

20,456 21,332 23,436

TWIN BROOKS BIG STONE CITY MILBANK

3,173 4,059 2,720 2,725 3,539 3,348 2,955 3,067 3,216 3,244 3,558 3,047 2,878 3,394 3,385

100 111 98 61 107 3X 61

HO HO HO

780 800 815

623 678 733

$Value 2,691 2,879 2,991

Sibley Average:

$Value: 2,587 # Cows: 135 Milk: 19,633 Fat: 730 Prot: 601

% Milk # Producer Name City Sold 3X Cows Brd

Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot

BODE DAIRY + FEEDLOT

26,764

GIBBON

Southwest DHIA Average:

$Value: # Cows:

2,630 94 Milk: Fat: Prot: 19,849 732 620

105

479

HO

970

825

$Value 3,513

Southwest DHIA Representatives Cheryl Hook Tyler, MN 14 years 507-530-5261

% Milk

#

Producer Name City Sold 3X Cows Brd GROOTERS DAIRY VERDI 100 59 HO GUNNINK, TOM & MARY LAKE BENTON 102 76 HO JOHNSON, BRAD RUSSELL 104 75 HO KALLEMEYN DAIRY LAKE BENTON 102 112 HO MAPLE GROVE FARMS TYLER 101 121 HO PETERS, ROGER TYLER 104 271 HO RYBINSKI DAIRY FARM HENDRICKS 101 3X 93 HO TDB FARMS COTTONWOOD 99 177 HO

Daryl Hook Tyler, MN 29 years 507-530-5472

Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 20,335 817 633 22,419 802 701 22,539 782 686 25,956 974 821 20,928 775 668 25,258 954 782 22,392 829 721 22,179 760 667

$Value 2,800 2,967 2,880 3,502 2,788 3,382 3,026 2,787

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Stearns DHIA Representatives

Ron Gruber Freeport, MN 31 years 320-836-2972 buster@upstel.net

Kevin Knoblach Sauk Centre, MN 15 years 320-352-2078

Les Kuehl

Stearns Average:

$ Value # Cows 2,705 114 Milk 20,890

Fat 797

Protein 645

Violet Pramann Dan Ellering South Haven, MN Sauk Centre, MN 13 years • 320-236-7632 32 years • 320-352-6432

Dutin Gregory Brooten, MN 1 year • 320-259-6944

% Milk

# Producer Name City Sold 3X Cows Brd

Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot

$Value

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21,894 25,662 23,841 23,652 26,089 23,404 22,874 22,114 20,769 21,010 23,039 25,825 21,647 26,763 23,333 24,631 23,748 23,916 20,428 20,858 24,483 21,705 22,167 21,894 22,837 26,115 24,863 21,128 28,232 24,581 20,076 25,266 26,159 25,651 24,878 23,367 26,388 21,054 23,457 20,615 22,741 24,863 25,398 21,786 22,826 17,419 21,972 22,405 20,050 24,093 23,529 23,818 25,249 23,989 21,426 23,326 21,670 21,272 22,436 28,969 23,094 22,760 23,794 23,985 21,338 25,287 24,313 24,061 24,432 23,092 21,756 24,884 20,356 24,103 23,865 23,629 21,860 20,889 22,324 25,302 21,328 24,165 24,454 20,455 23,261 23,403

2,947 3,535 3,162 3,154 3,431 3,072 3,202 2,924 2,732 2,821 3,019 3,305 2,877 3,364 3,156 3,194 2,935 3,158 2,743 2,829 3,306 2,802 2,918 3,088 2,951 3,510 3,211 2,700 3,664 3,197 2,694 3,314 3,592 3,501 3,317 3,096 3,465 2,906 3,214 2,702 3,083 3,279 3,410 2,900 3,222 2,719 2,855 3,092 2,755 3,162 3,139 3,238 3,290 3,118 2,845 2,972 2,892 2,830 3,004 3,837 3,042 3,069 3,216 3,111 2,961 3,296 3,258 3,211 3,135 3,092 3,080 3,403 2,736 3,140 3,187 3,075 2,882 2,703 2,935 3,347 2,801 3,163 3,314 2,793 3,146 3,169

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Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot

$Value

NIEHAUS DAIRY NORBERT JOHNSON PANEK DAIRY PATRICK, FRANK & IONE PELKA, DOUG PETERMEIER, JEFF PRAMANN, NICK RADEMACHER, JOHN&MARY RADEMACHER, MARVIN REIT-WAY INC. ROHE DAIRY LLC. RON KLAPHAKE ROSEWOOD DAIRY ROSINGER DAIRY SALZL BLUE POWER FARM INC SCHAEFER, JEFF RENEE SCHEFERS BROTHERS SCHERER FAMILY FARM INC SCHERPING FARM SCHILLER, MIKE & KAREN SCHLANGEN, DAN &JOLENE SCHROEDER, DALE & LINDA SCHROEDER, JAMES SCHUMER, JIM & MARILYN SCHWING-D FARM CORP SKAJ, PETER & GAIL SLIVNIK, ROBERT & RANDY SMITH, JEREMIAH STOCK, STEVE STOMMES, REUBEN& JANICE TIM MARION RUEGEMER TOM AND JOYCE SEDGEMAN TRAUT, JOHN & CARL VOGT DAIRY WALZ, GREG & SANDY WARGA, BRUCE & CHERYL WASNER DAIRY WEIR, RICK & SHARI WELLER, JAMES & JACULIN WIENER, AARON&AMANDA WILWERDING DAIRY INC. YOUNG DAIRY INC ZIMMERMAN, CARLTON ZIMMERMAN, JOHN ZIMMERMAN, PAUL & MARY

20,110 20,929 22,968 24,581 23,627 22,340 20,790 29,598 20,057 24,096 26,389 21,300 28,318 23,797 22,375 19,852 27,591 23,888 23,981 24,130 20,505 23,429 21,958 22,096 21,743 23,673 22,841 22,977 19,572 22,662 27,016 22,421 24,396 25,064 20,282 22,304 23,976 23,135 26,432 22,613 28,240 22,597 21,545 25,232 21,906

2,714 2,749 3,110 3,240 3,170 3,022 2,804 3,839 2,763 3,261 3,381 2,823 3,654 3,239 2,990 2,769 3,695 3,123 3,136 3,126 2,728 3,175 2,841 3,197 2,933 3,127 3,239 3,083 2,714 2,984 3,608 2,931 3,232 3,270 2,726 2,991 3,280 2,994 3,496 2,894 3,653 2,880 2,847 3,248 2,873

101 102 101 103 103 100 103 103 3X 104 99 100 103 103 3X 103 99 100 99 100 99 105 101 104 104 103 97 107 104 101 103 103 100 101 100 102 102 99 102 103 102 3X 102 102 3X 103 99 101 101

125 84 67 59 53 25 59 256 62 111 293 46 428 83 91 122 79 316 99 48 66 70 53 51 299 72 48 42 34 63 69 212 104 215 41 43 25 93 57 92 1,578 80 64 150 71

XX HO HO HO HO XX HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO XX HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO

$Value: # Cows: 2,453 117 Milk: Fat: Prot: 18,243 693 573

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Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 21,790 812 690 26,262 953 826 23,813 842 696 23,846 858 758 23,281 876 729 24,216 847 705 28,047 1,059 894 28,510 1,037 920

$Value 2,923 3,486 3,032 3,158 3,106 3,073 3,810 3,815

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Swift Average:

770 784 857 909 875 829 815 1,045 806 941 917 796 992 909 862 814 1,052 874 897 850 762 907 800 1,000 841 900 971 854 782 845 998 808 925 888 785 848 938 842 981 799 958 804 819 901 808

Steele DHIA Representative

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Dairy Star • Second Section • Saturday, May 12, 2012 • Page 25

Funding for energy efficiency upgrades Over the past several months, this article series has looked at ways that dairy farmers can improve energy efficiency on their farms, with options for lighting, milk systems, refrigeration and good maintenance. In this final article, I’ll try to offer some answers to what might be a burning question: How do you afford to make these upgrades? Fortunately, there are a number of options that dairy farmers

By Shaun Daniel can consider.

The MN Project Utility rebates You may recall from the first article of the series that the all of the electric utilities in Minnesota are required to have energy efficiency programs. These rebate programs are one of the best funding options for dairy farmers and nearly every utility in the state offers rebates on a range of dairy equipment including lighting improvements, high efficiency electric motors, fans, plate coolers, heat exchangers, refrigeration systems, variable speed drives for vacuum and/or milk pumps, and even building insulation improvements.

Some utilities do a better job of publicizing their rebates than others, so you’ll need to get in touch with the member services representative at your utility for a full idea of what they offer. Contact your utility before making any equipment purchases in order to ensure that your upgrade qualifies for their program.

Rebates are generally provided based on calculating the total energy saved by an improvement. As you can imagine, this calculation is often determined case by case on the energy use of a given farm.

The amount of the rebate will vary by equipment and program type but can range from $4 per CFL bulb to $1,500 for a plate cooler. As an example of the funding available, last year Stearns Electric Association budgeted about half a million dollars for rebates and incentives

local USDA-NRCS EQIP officer. This conservation activity is fairly new to Minnesota, so you’ll likely have to be direct with your local officer concerning your interest in this opportunity. Like other EQIP practices you need to register with the local office and then you’ll be given a period of time to complete the activity. While the first two application deadlines for this year have passed, there is one more opportunity to apply by June 1, 2012. Applications submitted afterward will still be evaluated and considered for later funding opportunities.

to residential, business and agricultural members for energy efficiency improvements.

USDA REAP Administered through the USDA’s Rural Development offices, the Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) offers strong support to farms and rural businesses with grants as well as loans.

According to its website, the REAP Grants Program “provides funds to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase and install renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements.” Up to 25 percent of the total eligible project costs can be covered by the grants, which are limited to $250,000 for energy efficiency improvements. Requests as low as $1,500 are considered. In 2011, Minnesota producers obtained $292,000 in grants for both energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.

The REAP Guaranteed Loan program, meanwhile, helps encourage commercial financing of energy efficiency projects, along with renewable energy projects, by having individuals in need of financing work with their local lenders, who in turn apply to USDA Rural Development for a loan guarantee. The program guarantees up to 85 percent of the loan amount on loans up to $25 million but can go as low as the minimum of $5,000.

Unfortunately the deadline for grant funding this year passed on March 30, but the deadline for loan funding is June 29, 2012. To apply for either of the REAP programs, contact Ron Omann at 651-602-7796 or a local Rural Development staff member, if your local USDA office has one. You can also learn more at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/MNRBS-REAP.html Natural Resource Conservation Service: EQIP and AgEMP NRCS has several programs in its Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) that dairy farmers may find useful. Through the EQIP program, the

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There are a number of options dairy farmers can consider on making electrical upgrades affordable.

NRCS offers the Agricultural Energy Management Plan (Ag EMP), which is meant to help agricultural producers transition to more energy efficient operations and help fund on-farm energy audits. Two types of audits are offered – a Headquarters Energy Audit and a Landscape Energy Audit. For the most part, dairy farmers will want the first option, which would help them create a Headquarters Ag EMP. This Ag EMP will give an overview of your farm’s energy use, while also listing recommended efficiency improvements. After establishing an Ag EMP, farmers will eventually be eligible to have the recommended improvements cost shared through an additional EQIP conservation activity.

For more information talk to your

Minnesota Department of Agriculture MDA created the Sustainable Agriculture Loan Program to promote innovative management practices that enhance farms’ profitability and benefit the rural environment. The program offers up to $40,000 per family (or up to $160,000 for a joint project) at a 3 percent interest rate up to seven years for capital purchases that enhance a farm’s environmental and economic viability.

Applications are accepted and reviewed throughout the year. You can find the application and program information at http://www.mda.state.mn.us/grants/ loans/esaploan.aspx For more information contact Wayne Monsen with the Minnesota Department of Ag at Wayne.

Monsen@state.mn.us or call 651-2016260.

For more information on funding programs and other energy efficiency ideas for your dairy, please visit our brand new Dairy Energy Efficiency Initiative page at www.dairyefficiency.org or give us a call at 651-789-3330.

The Minnesota Project champions programs for the sustainable production and equitable distribution of energy and food in communities across Minnesota. In response to economic difficulties faced by Minnesota’s dairy farms, The Minnesota Project was awarded funding from the Otto Bremer Foundation to provide dairymen and electric cooperatives with the resources they need to make dairy operations more sustainable, cost effective and profitable.

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MONDAY, APRIL 30TH SALE BULL CALVES

Detroit Lakes Frazee Eagle Bend New York Mills New York Mills Ottertail Wadena Long Prairie Ottertail Ottertail Sebeka Eagle Bend

4 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Mix

160 165 145 122 105 95 120 105 100 85 75 115

STEERS

New York Mills Frazee2 Swanville Waubun Waubun Waubun Elbow Lake Park Rapids Elbow Lake Eagle Bend Eagle Bend

2 Red Herf 1 Herf 7 Blk 2 Blk 8 Blk 1 Grey 1 Blk 1 Blk 4 Jer 1 Jer

260.00 250.00 240.00 197.50 195.00 195.00 190.00 170.00 170.00 165.00 150.00 150.00

417 187.00 337 162.50 560 147.00 742 146.00 770 139.50 801 138.00 640 131.00 1050 95.00 1000 91.00 421 90.50 620 81.00

BRED HEIFERS

Swanville 1 Hol 1145 1,650.00 Middle River 1 Hol 1220 1,575.00 Sebeka 1 Hol 1315 1,500.00

Swanville 1 Sebeka 1 Swanville 1 Swanville 1 Swanville 1 Swanville 1 Perham 1 Melrose 1 Swanville 1 Swanville 1 Perham 1 Hawley 1 Swanville 1 Melrose 1 Hawley 1 Swanville 1 Hawley 1 West Fargo 1 Sebeka 1 Melrose 1 Hawley 1 Rothsay 1 Hawley 1 Sebeka 1 Melrose 1 Melrose 1 Melrose 1 Sebeka 1 Pelican Rapids 1 Pelican Rapids 1

Hol 1260 1,485.00 Hol 1260 1,480.00 Hol 1290 1,460.00 Hol 1215 1,450.00 Hol 1185 1,450.00 Hol 1220 1,425.00 Hol 1530 1,425.00 Hol 1215 1,425.00 Hol 1180 1,410.00 Hol 1145 1,400.00 Hol 1385 1,400.00 Hol 1315 1,380.00 Hol 1050 1,350.00 Hol 1115 1,325.00 Hol 1315 1,325.00 Hol 1115 1,310.00 Hol 1425 1,285.00 Hol 1080 1,285.00 Hol 1270 1,250.00 Hol 1015 1,230.00 Hol 1330 1,225.00 Jer 765 1,200.00 Hol 1220 1,185.00 Hol 1110 1,180.00 Hol 1080 1,175.00 Hol 1040 1,150.00 Hol 995 1,125.00 Hol 1295 1,110.00 Swed 1095 1,040.00 Hol 930 985.00

Pelican Rapids 1 Pelican Rapids 1 Pelican Rapids 1 Pelican Rapids 1 Pelican Rapids 1 Pelican Rapids 1 Pelican Rapids 1 Pelican Rapids 1 Pelican Rapids 1

Sws 1070 HoJo 985 HoJo 905 Hol 890 HoJo 830 SwsX 865 Shrt 880 RW 895 SwsX 835

975.00 925.00 890.00 870.00 835.00 810.00 780.00 770.00 770.00

DAIRY COWS

West Fargo Sebeka Hewitt Perham Fergus Falls Melrose West Fargo Bluffton Frazee Hewitt

1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol

Elbow Lake Hawley Frazee Bagley Ulen Fergus Falls Hawley Wadena Fergus Falls

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Blk Blk Blk Herf Hol Hol Red Hol Hol

1455 1152 1245 1350 1240 1155 1095 1170 1130 1140

1,375.00 1,325.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 1,170.00 1,150.00 1,150.00 1,025.00 1,000.00 1,000.00

SLAUGHTER COWS 1270 1470 1105 1325 1260 1230 1395 1485 1515

96.50 93.00 92.50 92.00 91.00 90.00 89.50 89.50 89.00

Lake Park Lake Park Lake Park Perham Long Prairie Menahga Perham New York Mills Ulen Hewitt Lake Park Menahga Ulen Perham Wadena Menahga Northome Sebeka New York Mills Northome New York Mills Perham Frazee Hawley Hewitt Verndale New York Mills New York Mills Sebeka Sebeka Ottertail New York Mills

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

Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Herf Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Red Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol

1200 1535 1470 1565 1485 1645 1095 1515 1810 1670 1385 1420 1685 1380 1500 1825 1515 1330 1460 1685 1625 1610 1275 1575 1685 1020 1200 1060 1415 1465 1290 1680

88.00 88.00 88.00 88.00 87.50 87.50 87.50 87.50 86.50 86.50 86.50 86.50 86.25 86.00 86.00 85.50 85.50 85.50 85.50 85.00 85.00 84.50 84.50 84.50 84.00 84.00 84.00 84.00 84.00 84.00 84.00 84.00

Sebeka Sebeka Northome Sebeka New York Mills Ottertail Osage Hewitt Perham Sebeka Sebeka Perham Perham Lake Park Ulen Perham Perham Wadena New York Mills Clarissa New York Mills Wadena West Fargo Sebeka Menahga Hewitt Ulen Pelican Rapids Sebeka Perham Sebeka Fergus Falls

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

Hol Hol Red Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol BWF Hol Herf Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol RWF Mix Hol Hol Hol

1390 1465 1365 1310 1515 1095 1400 1620 1420 1230 1625 1210 1200 1180 1240 1480 1175 990 1210 1555 1410 1275 1110 1285 1105 1405 1340 1135 755 1205 1625 1170

83.50 83.50 83.50 83.50 83.25 83.00 83.00 83.00 82.50 82.50 82.25 82.00 82.00 82.00 82.00 81.75 81.50 81.50 81.50 81.50 81.00 81.00 80.50 80.50 80.50 80.50 80.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 79.50

Sebeka New York Mills Perham Wadena Perham Elbow Lake Frazee Hewitt Perham Sebeka New York Mills Sebeka Perham Perham Pequot Lakes Borup Battle Lake Eagle Bend Hewitt Sebeka Perham Brainerd Elbow Lake Perham Elbow Lake New York Mills Frazee Wadena Swanville Elbow Lake

1 1 1 1 1 1

Red Blk Hol Blk Hol Hol

2025 109.50 1945 103.25 1725 100.00 1445 99.50 1420 93.75 1380 93.50

Frazee Evansville Ottertail Elbow Lake Clinton Menahga Browerville New York Mills Ottertail New York Mills Lake Park Sebeka Carlos New York Mills Menahga Pine River New York Mills New York Mills West Fargo New York Mills Sebeka Menahga Pelican Rapids Ottertail Ottertail Evansville New York Mills Sebeka New York Mills Verndale Vergas Bagley New York Mills Perham Verndale

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 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

Hol Hol Hol Hol BWF Hol Hol Red Hol Blk Hol Blk Hol Hol Hol BWF Red Blk Hol Red Hol Blk Hol Blk Hol Red Blk Hol Blk Blk BWF Blk Hol Hol Blk

1505 1550 1550 1030 1045 1705 1455 950 1580 1330 1410 1220 1680 1325 1735 1270 1040 1480 1265 1415 1455 800 1970 1310 1410 1280 1100 1445 1225 1470 1435 1535 1310 1455 1390

88.50 88.50 88.50 88.50 88.50 88.25 88.00 88.00 87.50 87.50 87.50 87.50 87.50 87.50 87.00 87.00 87.00 86.50 86.50 86.50 86.50 86.50 86.50 86.00 85.50 85.50 85.50 85.50 85.50 85.25 85.25 85.00 85.00 85.00 85.00

New York Mills Pine River New York Mills Clinton New York Mills New York Mills New York Mills Verndale Lake Park Menahga Wadena Battle Lake Perham Bluffton Wrenshall New York Mills Pelican Rapids New York Mills Clinton New York Mills New York Mills Wadena

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

Blk Red Blk Char Blk Blk Blk Blk Blk Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Blk BWF BWF Blk Hol

880 1270 935 1090 1570 1300 1255 1485 1360 1410 1605 1575 1740 1520 1590 1350 1150 1350 1015 1235 1140 1850

85.00 85.00 84.50 84.50 84.50 84.50 84.50 84.50 84.50 84.50 84.50 84.50 84.50 84.50 84.00 84.00 84.00 84.00 83.50 83.50 83.50 83.50

Elbow Lake Sebeka Evansville Menahga Menahga Elbow Lake Vergas Rochert Sebeka Sebeka Perham Menahga

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

Blk Blk Hol Red Hol Hol Hol Red Blk Hol Hol Red

2020 2105 1625 1940 1750 1970 2155 1365 2010 1515 1745 1660

113.00 111.50 106.00 106.00 105.00 104.00 103.00 102.50 101.00 99.50 99.50 99.00

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

Hol Hol Hol Blk Hol Hol Mix Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Swis Jer Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol

1370 1485 930 1225 1000 1235 1310 1495 1290 850 1085 1170 905 1415 1080 1140 910 1215 1530 975 1380 970 1160 1225

79.50 79.00 79.00 79.00 79.00 78.50 78.50 78.50 78.50 78.50 78.50 78.00 78.00 78.00 77.50 77.00 77.00 76.50 76.50 76.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 74.00

SLAUGHTER BULLS

MONDAY, MAY 7TH SALE BULL CALVES

Ottertail Frazee Carlos Ottertail Menahga Menahga Ottertail Frazee Browerville Menahga Menahga Ottertail Menahga Perham Perham Frazee Bluffton Bluffton Sebeka Sebeka Browerville Pelican Rapids Perham Frazee Frazee Frazee Ottertail Browerville Sebeka Menahga Wadena Sebeka Sebeka

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

Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Blk Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol Hol

170 135 130 130 130 95 110 111 115 90 115 93 120 110 65 105 90 100 105 100 100 90 95 100 110 87 100 90 100 85 75 95 90

290.00 240.00 240.00 230.00 220.00 210.00 210.00 200.00 200.00 195.00 190.00 185.00 180.00 180.00 180.00 180.00 180.00 180.00 175.00 170.00 170.00 170.00 170.00 165.00 165.00 160.00 160.00 155.00 155.00 155.00 150.00 150.00 150.00

HOLSTEIN STEERS

Clarissa Detroit Lakes Clarissa Hewitt Clarissa Eagle Bend Park Rapids Wadena Wadena Wadena New York Mills Clitherall Hewitt New York Mills Wadena New York Mills Hewitt Park Rapids Clinton Clinton Rothsay Wadena Hewitt Clinton Rothsay arkers Prairie Henning Henning Wadena Sebeka Parkers Prairie

2 Hol 8 Hol 6 Hol 9 Hol 1 Hol 3 Hol 7 Hol 2 Hol 2 Hol 4 Hol 6 Hol 3 Hol 3 Hol 11 Hol 2 Hol 3 Hol 4 Hol 3 Hol 52 Hol 53 Hol 5 Hol 3 Hol 3 Hol 29 Hol 3 Hol 6 Hol 1 Hol 4 Hol 2 Hol 1 Hol 1 Hol

382 141.00 311 133.00 287 132.50 375 127.50 390 124.00 310 124.00 527 121.00 497 120.50 515 119.50 613 119.00 595 119.00 510 118.50 666 115.00 682 113.00 630 113.00 408 111.00 716 110.00 721 110.00 1088 110.00 1111 110.00 747 109.00 693 108.00 873 106.00 931 106.00 893 102.50 970 99.00 930 98.50 1240 97.00 927 96.50 1015 94.00 1095 92.00

STEERS

Glyndon Glyndon Sebeka New York Mills Eagle Bend Sebeka Clarissa Glyndon Lake Park Battle Lake Eagle Bend Clarissa Eagle Bend New York Mills Sebeka Clitherall Lake Park Eagle Bend Clinton Lake Park Park Rapids Eagle Bend Elbow Lake New York Mills Battle Lake Twin Valley Perham Clarissa Park Rapids Clinton Clarissa Eagle Bend

6 Red 15 Blk 1 Red 2 Blk 3 Blk 21 Red 4 Blk 3 Red 1 BWF 1 Blk 2 Blk 4 Blk 4 Blk 2 Blk 3 Red 1 BWF 2 Blk 5 Blk 5 Blk 1 RWF 4 Blk 6 Blk 7 Red 1 Grey 1 Red 4 Blk 7 Blk 3 Blk 4 Red 3 Grey 1 BWF 6 Blk

343 403 330 352 451 488 466 498 460 420 327 545 557 497 606 590 565 619 653 625 651 728 651 660 625 736 762 770 750 785 695 776

218.00 214.00 206.00 198.00 196.50 196.00 192.50 190.00 189.00 187.00 185.00 183.00 173.75 173.00 169.00 165.00 165.00 161.00 160.00 159.00 157.00 155.25 154.50 150.00 146.00 144.50 144.00 139.75 139.25 137.00 133.00 131.50

Parkers Prairie Clinton Sebeka Clitherall Fergus Falls New York Mills

2 4 9 4 2 3

Red Blk Blk Mix Blk Blk

732 873 941 897 810 913

129.50 127.00 125.50 122.75 119.00 117.00

Blk Red Blk Hol Blk Red Hol Blk Hol Hol RWF Blk BWF Hol Hol Hol Blk RWF Red Hol Red Hol Hol Hol Herf BWF Char Hol

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The happy news about mad cows In its quest to find the proverbial needle in a haystack, the U.S. government has looked through a lot of hay, and found four…not needles, but cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease. After taking upwards of one million neurological samples of brain tissue from America’s cattle supply in the past decade, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed a quartet of cases, the most recent of which was in California last month.

The good news on this is both short-term, and especially, longterm. In the short run, beef markets bounced around, but ultimately

By Jerry Kozak NMPF President/CEO shrugged off the impact of the discovery. In the long run, the news is that the system of deterrents we have in place to prevent the introduction and spread of mad cow continues to work. Even with extensive testing, we’re not finding a significant number of infected cows. The firewalls are holding. The effectiveness of these firewalls also demonstrates why a teaspoon of proactivity is worth many pounds of late-to-the-party responses, if and when things hit the fan.

The best example of this is the significant effort made in the U.S. to prevent a British-style breakout of mad cow disease. Keep in mind that the disease started in England in the 1980s when sheep were rendered and added to cattle feed. The sheep disease scrapie apparently crossed between species, and began to infect cows, causing BSE. And when humans ate the neurological tissues of BSE-infected cows, they started contracting a variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), an always-fatal neurological disorder that, in its normal form, strikes one in a million people.

So, starting in 1997, what regulators and industry did in America was to prevent the feeding of ruminant tissues to other ruminants. With NMPF’s strong backing, the USDA and FDA put a feed ban in place so that the potentially infectious materials in other mammals couldn’t be part of the diet of our beef and dairy animals. Eight years earlier, the U.S. had already banned the importation of ruminant animals and animal products from countries with cases of BSE; but the 1997 feed ban was crucial to proactively preventing an infectious disease from taking hold in the U.S. The government also took two other crucial steps in 2004: first, it banned the inclusion of neurological tissues in the human food supply. Muscle cuts of meat don’t carry the infectious prions that cause BSE and CJD, only tissues like brains and spinal cords do. So, it was vital to protecting our food supply to keep those products out.

Second, the USDA also banned the processing of nonambulatory, downer cows. Now, not all cows with BSE have been downers, and certainly the great majority of nonambulatory cows are not infected with BSE. But because there is a theoretical correlation, NMPF endorsed the idea that to further shore up food safety, downers had to stay out of the meat supply.

The appearance of America’s first case of BSE in 2003 demonstrated both the need, and wisdom, of these approaches. That cow, a dairy animal discovered in Washington state, was born in Canada: a country that has had more cases of BSE than the U.S., likely because of tainted feed it imported from England. That imported animal had the typical form of BSE infection, identical to the hundreds of thousands of mad cows discovered in the U.K. in the 1980s and 1990s.

However, the three cases of BSE discovered in America since then: in Texas in 2005, in Alabama in 2006, and now this recent case in California – all have been infected with what’s called “atypical” BSE. While much is still unknown about prions and BSE, from all appearances, these three domestic animals all had BSE that occurred spontaneously, not because they ate infected feed. These may well be the bovine equivalents of the several hundred Americans who develop the traditional CJD disease each year.

However, there’s one other deterrence process where the U.S. has been a laggard: having a mandatory, national animal ID system. To its credit, our Canadian neighbors have a system that allows a traceback for cattle, like the one we imported that had BSE. In the dairy industry, we have internal record-keeping systems that allow for animal identification, which is why we know the history of the ten year-old cow found in Tulare, Calif. But that system is not mandatory. And there are gaps as a result.

In the case of the Texas cow found with BSE, the USDA was never able to fully trace its herd mates. The lack of a mandatory, national system is evidence that we need to remain proactive and keep pushing our legislators and regulators to move in that direction. Our good luck with mad cow disease isn’t just happenstance; it has happened because of the many steps, not all of them popular at the time, we have taken. But more is still needed.

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Dairy Letters

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Grow Wisconsin Dairy 30x20: Myth vs. Reality This is a guest column from Secretary Ben Brancel regarding the Grow Wisconsin Dairy 30x20 Initiative.

More than a month after Governor Scott Walker launched the Grow Wisconsin Dairy 30x20 initiative there still seems to be some confusion and misinformation going around on what this initiative is all about. Yes, we would like to “achieve an annual milk production of 30 billion pounds by 2020” as the Governor said in his news release dated March 13, 2012 but he also said this. “The goal of the Grow Wisconsin Dairy 30x20 program is to improve the long-term viability of Wisconsin’s dairy industry through services … to meet the growing demand of the marketplace”. That has been the goal since day one.

The Grow Wisconsin Dairy 30x20 Initiative is not simply adding “another 1,000 cows” to a farm as some have implied. It is a program offering public and private services to farmers, whether they are long time operators or just getting started, that will help them decide on solutions to be more efficient, add value to their operations and improve their profitability. That may mean some farmers will expand, but others may turn to grazing, begin organic certification, improve herd health and per cow production or transition the farm from one generation to the next. From the very beginning we have made it clear that Grow Wisconsin Dairy 30x20 is ready to assist every dairy farmer no matter the size of the farm or the method of farming. Our overall objective is to help every individual who wants to dairy be profitable. Every profitable farm means milk for the future to meet the 30 billion pound goal.

Dairy farmers are taking advantage of the program. So far, more than 140 people have contacted our Dairy 30x20 staff with various questions.

We are currently reviewing 58 grant applications. But even after grants are awarded, dairy farmers can still call or email to find the resources they need to make their operations more profitable.

Another point that seems to have gotten lost is that there is a demand for more milk here in Wisconsin. That may not be true for the nation’s supply as a whole but the demand for

milk by our Wisconsin dairy product processors is great because our processors are innovative in product development and successfully looking to the marketplace both domestically and abroad for sales.

Before the program was launched, we sat down with state dairy farmers and processors to find out what they needed to be more profitable and sustain long-term production. We discovered Wisconsin dairy farmers are only supplying 90 percent of the milk needed to produce the high quality cheeses this state is known for. The dairy processing industry invested more than $80-million in modernization and expansion last year and with more planned this year, plus new cheese plants coming on line, the demand for fresh, high quality Wisconsin milk will be even greater.

Anyone who follows milk prices knows there will be fluctuations during the eight year goal we set of reaching 30-billion pounds of milk. At the federal level, Congress has begun its debate on the next Farm Bill and while we don’t know the outcome, hopefully our elected officials will recognize the need for a market-oriented policy that encourages sustainable economic growth in the agricultural industry both now and long into the future.

In the meantime, at the state level, we have to focus on what we can do to position our industry to be successful. Currently, Wisconsin’s cheese production accounts for 25 percent of the marketplace. If we drop below that spot, others will step in to fill the void and it will be difficult to regain that market share. One only has to look at other regions of the country to know what could happen to our dairy industry if infrastructure is allowed to crumble – there will be fewer buyers of milk and fewer suppliers of services needed by our dairy farmers.

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1 lb. pkg pork sausage 1 lb. ground beef 1 lb. Velveeta cheese 1/2 tsp. leaf oregano 1/2 tsp. garlic salt 1 tsp. worcestershire sauce.

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat eggs in large bowl. Mix in the remaining five ingredients. Put in a greased 9X13 and bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes.

Brown meat and drain. Add cheese and cook until melted. Add spices, pizza sauce and rest of ingredients. Spread on party rye and freeze. Makes 55-65 rounds.

When unexpected company stops in, heat in 350 degree oven until cheese bubbles or until rounds are hot.

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Turkey and Sweet Potato Wrap

Brown hamburger and onion. Drain. Add spaghetti sauce. Cook spaghetti. Add hamburger mixture to cooked spaghetti and set aside. Melt butter and stir in flour and salt. Slowly add milk and water.

Cook over medium heat until thickened. Add 1/2 cup shredded cheese and parmesan cheese. Put half of the spaghetti mixture in a cassarole dish Cover with all the cheese sauce and top with remaining spaghetti. Sprinkle remaining cheese over top. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour. Can be made ahead and frozen. Adjust your baking time.

Recipe from www.midwestdairy.com 1 medium onion, finely chopped 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut in 1/2-inch pieces 1 14-ounce can low-sodium, reduced fat chicken broth 2 tablespoons celery, diced 1/2 teaspoon salt, optional 1/2 teaspoon sage 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 2 cups boneless cooked turkey, cubed 3/4 cup dry stuffing mix 8 10-inch whole wheat tortillas 2 cups shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese sliced jalapeño peppers, for garnish (optional) In a large saucepan, place onions, sweet potato, chicken broth, celery, salt, sage and pepper. Bring to a simmer, over medium-low heat. Cook 10 minutes or until vegetables are softened.

Stir turkey and stuffing mix into vegetable mixture and heat five minutes, stirring frequently or until heated through and mixture has thickened.

Heat one tortilla in a dry skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese and top with 1/2 cup of filling. Allow cheese to melt for 10 seconds and remove from skillet. Fold in two opposite edges of tortilla, one inch each, and roll up. Repeat with remaining tortillas. Place seam side down on serving plate. Top with sliced jalapeño peppers.

Rhubarb Cheesecake Squares

Recipe from tasteofhome.com 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup cold butter 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 egg, lightly beaten 1-1/2 cups finely chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb In a small bowl, combine the flour, oats and brown sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly. Set aside one cup crumb mixture; press remaining mixture onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch square baking pan. Set aside.

For filling, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the salt, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add egg; beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in rhubarb. Pour over crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack for one hour.

Refrigerate for at least two hours. Cut into squares. Yield: 16 squares.

Editor's Note: If using frozen rhubarb, measure rhubarb while still frozen, then thaw completely. Drain in a colander, but do not press liquid out.

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DAIRY STAR WEATHER OUTLOOK 7-DAY FORECAST FOR SE SOUTH DAKOTA/SW MINNESOTA/NW IOWA

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WEEK AHEAD TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK May 12 - May 18

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30-DAY REGIONAL OUTLOOK

Mostly sunny and remaining warm

Mostly cloudy

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The first half of the period will be dominated by a ridge of high pressure that will slowly build in from the west and bring dry conditions along with plenty of sunshine through at least Thursday of next week. As the ridge builds, temperatures will start slightly below normal on Saturday, but warm to above-normal values by the middle of next week. A cold front will bring showers and thunderstorms by Friday of next week and help to cool things off. Looking ahead toward next weekend and the following week, temperatures are expected to be above normal with near-normal precipitation amounts. Looking farther ahead over the next 30 days, temperatures are expected to be slightly above normal. Precipitation amounts are expected to be close to normal.

WEEK AHEAD PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK May 12 - May 18

7-DAY FORECAST FOR SE MINNESOTA/NE IOWA SATURDAY

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MONDAY

TUESDAY

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YOUR CALF-RAISING PARTNER

Reduce the toil and enjoy your calves.

Raise healthy calves with an Urban automatic calf feeder that will...

• Optimize early growth potential • Minimize mortality • Make better use of milk replacer or milk • Ensure your calves’ health with premium feeders made of stainless steel construction • Save time and improve health with automatic cleaning with two detergents

Contact Vern Schmitz 320.248.6835 or vernschmitz@gmail.com 111 N. COLLEGE AVE., SUITE 10 - P.O. BOX 9, ST. JOSEPH, MN 56374