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“We identied seven different arBy Brittany Olson eas in the state with a variety of serbrittany.o@dairystar.com vice needs that will provide a new MADISON, Wis. – When Tawna veterinarian with broad experience, Pogreba graduates from the Universi- while bringing veterinary expertise to ty of Wisconsin School of Veterinary an area that needs it,” said Wisconsin Medicine (UWSVM) next spring, State Veterinarian Paul McGraw.

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Mower, Nobles, Pennington, Pine, “I will end up leaving with Pipestone, Polk, Red Lake, Rock, Ro$108,000 in debt as an in-state stuseau and St. Louis Counties are seekdent,” said Pogreba, who is about to start her fourth year of veterinary ing veterinarians.

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However, the program isn’t just for new graduates. “Veterinarians can apply at any point in their career if they are working in an underserved area and still have substantial student debt,� said Brandon Scharping, a fourth-year veterinary student at UWSVM. In fact, the largest historical percentage of awards are given to veterinarians who have been practicing for four to six years, at 45 percent of applicants in that category, while new graduates have had a success rate of just 11 percent.

With those numbers in mind, applicants should be mindful that just because they sent an application, their acceptance is not guaranteed.

From ďƒžscal year 2010 through 2016, 388 awards were given out of a total 1,183 applications, of which the average debt per applicant was $114,136. “Taking a position in an area that is underserved does not automatically mean you will be selected for this program,â€? Pogreba said.

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While acknowledging that the program is very attractive for recent graduates who have substantial student loan debt, Pogreba said it isn’t an end all, be all. She encouraged vet students to take into consideration more than just locale and the likelihood of receiving help in paying off their student loans.

“Personally, ďƒžnding your ďƒžrst job should not be determined solely by money, as much as it helps. There are multiple deciding factors such as the percentage of dairy vs. beef work, the facilities and equipment a clinic can offer, and the type of mentoring a new graduate can receive,â€? Pogreba said.

The application deadline is May 19, with offers being made in September. Application materials can be found on the NIFA website at nifa. usda.gov. “This program is an excellent government incentive to help [veterinarians] pursue education in food animal medicine, and to try and meet the needs of the farming community in underserved areas,� Scharping said.

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Flower Barn helps brighten Suzy’s winters Plants, not calves, in Oppriecht’s hoop building

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FERRYVILLE, Wis. – Spring days nd Suzy Oppriecht busy in a barn, where she lovingly tends thousands of plants.

This Crawford County dairy farm woman works in another barn, too – feeding calves and helping her husband, John, and son, Ed, and his wife, Jenny, milk the Holsteins and Jerseys.

But it’s The Flower Barn that steals Oppriecht’s heart as winter slowly slips into spring.

Her 150- by 35-foot hoop greenhouse is a cozy cocoon away from winter’s dark dreariness.

“The winter, to me, is not pleasant,” Oppriecht said. “And the lack of sunshine is not pleasant. If I have the greenhouse season to plan for, my mind is happy and busy.”

This is the 10th spring for The Flower Barn. But, Oppriecht’s interest in plants has far deeper roots. Growing up, she often helped her sister with her large, commercial greenhouse in eastern Wisconsin.

“It’s getting to be big,” Oppriecht said. “My mailing list is over 300.”

Customers come to the Oppriechts’ farm in northern Crawford County from the La Crosse area of Wisconsin, along with parts of southeast Minnesota and northern Iowa.

“People come here because they nd something different.

They’re just delighted with the different plantings,” Oppriecht said.

It might not be an overstatement to call Oppriecht a plant artist. She likes to mix plants of various textures, shapes and colors in her baskets, placing a minimum of nine plants in each.

Some containers are not baskets at all. One is a usable birdhouse covered with moss.

Another type is wooden shutters with plants tucked into their RON JOHNSON/DAIRY STAR recesses.

Oppriecht also enjoys fun, Suzy Oppriecht owns the The Flower Barn in addiƟon to working on her families dairy in Ferryville, Wis. Oppriecht specializes in hanging baskets, out-of-the-ordinary owers and other whimsical things like her fairy gardens. Those have miniature plants. plants placed in glass containLater, at the University pily puttering in her domain. sands by the farm woman’s es- ers. of Wisconsin-Platteville, Op- With her business’ spring grand timate. Oppriecht doesn’t quite The Flower Barn also has a priecht majored in biology and opening a mere three days have an ‘A’ to ‘Z’ inventory, but selection of garden ornaments. botany. Oppriecht and John away, she repotted plants, men- there is every plant from aeo- They include wind chimes and took over her parents’ home tally reviewed her omnipresent nium to vinca vine. brightly painted metal aminOn a rainy day, raindrops goes and herons, along with to-do list and took stock of her farm in the early 1980s. tapped on the greenhouse’s other creatures.

Until a couple of years ago, many hanging baskets.

Hanging baskets are Op- double layer of plastic, the outthe sprightly farm woman fed “Everybody loves ying her creative urge with a photog- priecht’s specialty. She esti- side temperature struggling at pigs – at least I do,” Oppriecht raphy business. Now, Essence mated the hoop building would 54 degrees. But inside, thanks said, as she pointed out a porPhotography has been supplant- house 350 to 400 of them the to LP heat, the plethora of plants cine item of garden art. basked in 70-degree warmth. day of the spring opening. ed by The Flower Barn.

Turn to FLOWER BARN Like the plants in the greenThen there are the smaller, A recent, rainy April afternoon found Oppriecht hap- individual plants, totaling thou- house, the business is growing. | Page 6

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ConƟnued from FLOWER BARN | Page 5 From late April through the rst weekend in June, The Flower Barn is a bustle with customers and Oppriecht going

whelmed,” Oppriecht said.

“When I’m doing one thing, I’m thinking about two other things I should be doing. I wake up at night and think of a new plant combo.”

I n June, Oppriecht hauls SUZY OPPRIECHT, DAIRY FARMER any unsold plants to about her work. Joann Olson, Oppriecht’s sister, drives the 50 French Island, Wis., near La or so miles every weekend, to Crosse, for a sale. Then she uses the rest of the month for her lend a hand.

“She helps settle me down, own work – things like mulchmentally, when I’m over- ing her ower beds, cutting the grass and raking second-crop

“If I have the greenhouse season to plan for, my mind is happy and busy.”

hay. Oppriecht reportedly logs 200 hours a year on her riding lawn mower.

“I nd it very satisfying to see things look nice,” she said.

“Even though it’s a farm, I kind of like it to look like a golf course.”

By the time August rolls around, Oppriecht is attending buyers’ shows. There, she nds new plant varieties and items she thinks her customers will like.

Oppriecht buys small plants, rather than starting them from seeds. She’s sold on one brand, in particular.

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Besides interesƟng plants, Suzy Oppriecht enjoys unusual containers, like this watering can hanging basket.

RON JOHNSON/DAIRY STAR

Suzy Oppriecht tends thousands of plants in her hoop greenhouse on Windy Ridge Farm, near Ferryville, Wis. Her husband and son joke that the heated greenhouse would be a great place to raise calves.

beyond compare,” she said.

“They’re long blooming and easy to care for. “They want to just be watered and enjoyed.

They trust me to put together combinations that are easy to take care of, yet pleasing to look at.”

To help her stay knowledgeable about greenhouse

work, Oppriecht takes an online certication program each year. One thing she has learned is the importance of testing the farm’s limestone water for hardness and pH, and then using the correct fertilizer.

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ConƟnued from FLOWER BARN | Page 6 “It’s worked great,” Oppriecht said. the inside of the greenhouse with a Shop “People say, ‘I can’t believe how green Vac, giving the hoop building a thorough and healthy your plants are.’” cleaning.

During the winter, Oppriecht keeps “I like to make sure there’s no critthe greenhouse shut. She rmly defends ters in here – little bugs or little things,” she said. her turf against John Her rst plants and Ed’s occasional arrive in March. Ophints that it would be a priecht replants them great place for raising from their small cells calves. and makes sure each “Oh, that’s been container gets water by brought up. Yeah,” she way of small, drip irrisaid. gation lines.

Winter also nds Before she Oppriecht ordering knows it, late April has supplies, reviewing arrived and it’s time her plant orders, and to once again ing the double-checking her plant combinations, or SUZY OPPRIECHT, DAIRY FARMER doors open wide and greet customers old recipes. “[Doing those things] keeps the and new.

Asked to name one plant as her fawinter’s cold, dark days a little cheerier vorite, Oppriecht said, “Oh, man, that’s for me,” she said.

Come February, Oppriecht attacks tough. There’s joy in every one of them.”

“I nd a great amount of peace of mind with the hostas. They just make me feel calm.”

She said, “I nd a great amount of peace of mind with the hostas. They just make me feel calm. I have lots of hosta beds at home, and each time I look at them, it just makes me feel good.”

This mother of three and grandmother of six often shares her warm refuge with butteries that are drawn to the blooms. Hummingbirds venture inside, too, especially attracted by the trumpetshaped owers on the Lophospermum vines.

“The hummingbirds will come from afar for those,” Oppriecht said. “I didn’t know hummingbirds had an aggravated sound, but they do. When I take down a basket to sell, they’ll ‘eek, eek’ at me and they’re really ticked off, because it’s good living in here.”

The Flower Barn demands much of Oppriecht’s time and energy during certain parts of the year.

“I whine a lot about how busy I am, but I do enjoy it,” Oppriecht said. “It’s a hobby gone overboard.”

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Oppriecht calls this arrangement a living shuƩer. She lled the spaces between the wooden slats with a variety of plants.

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Lowest milk hauling charges in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin Report details costs of moving milk during May of 2016

By Ron Johnson

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MINNEAPOLIS – Dairy farmers associated with the Upper Midwest Milk Marketing Order paid milk hauling charges ranging from 13 cents per hundredweight (cwt.) to $1.76 per cwt. during May 2016.

So says a recent report, “Milk Hauling Charges in the Upper Midwest Marketing Area.,” from the Federal Milk Market Order administrator’s ofce in Minneapolis. It details the cost of trucking milk from farms associated with Federal Milk Marketing Order 30 to the rst delivery point.

Order 30 is one of 10 federal milk marketing orders in the United States.

Order 30 is made up of parts of seven states. It encompasses most of Wisconsin, except for a small area in the southwest corner, and most of Minnesota, but for an area in that state’s southwest.

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Iowa, and Dickinson County, Mich., paid 20 cents per cwt. Farmers in Marshall County, S.D., paid 28 cents, while those in Emmons County, N.D., were charged 63 cents.

In contrast, Order 30 hauling charges were the highest in Will County, Ill., at $1.76 per cwt. North Dakota’s Stutsman County posted an average hauling charge of $1.71.

Farmers in Michigan’s Polk County were assessed $1.58 per cwt. for milk hauling. Also above a dollar was Iowa’s Worth County, at $1.26.

Beadle County, S.D., had a hauling charge of 97 cents, according to the report. Wisconsin’s Eau Claire County posted the highest charge in the Badger State: 80 cents per cwt.

Here’s a closer look at some of the hauling charges in Order 30. In Wisconsin, eight counties had hauling charges under 20 cents per cwt.: Wood County, 19 cents; Portage, 19 cents; Washington County, 18 cents; Sheboygan, 18 cents; Langlade, 18 cents; Brown, 18 cents; Lincoln, 17 cents; and Ozaukee, 16 cents.

The highest counties in Wisconsin, besides Eau Claire, were: Ashland, 70 cents; Bayeld, 49 cents; St. Croix, 49 cents; Douglas, 43 cents; Crawford, 42 cents; Washburn, 42 cents; and Richland, 41 cents.

Moving to Minnesota, the lowest charges were found in these counties: Stevens, 21 cents; Winona, 24 cents; Laq Qui Parle, 24 cents; Chisago, 25 cents; Chippewa, 26 cents; and Sherburne, 29 cents.

Minnesota’s highest average hauling charges were for milk produced in these counties: Polk, $1.58; Clearwater, $1.49; Roseau, $1.38; Koochiching, 94 cents; Manhomen, 89 cents; and Cottonwood, 83 cents.

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ConƟnued from MILK HAULING | Page 9 In Iowa, the lowest charges were in these counties: Floyd, 20 cents; Fayette, 25 cents; Howard, 25 cents; Benton, 27 cents; Poweshiek, 29 cents; Dubuque, 30 cents; Jones, 30 cents; and Marion, 30 cents.

Iowa’s highest hauling charges were in these counties: Tama, $1.10; O’Brien, 99 cents; Kossuth, 95 cents; Scott, 84 cents; Palo Alto, 82 cents; Henry, 80 cents; and Buchanan, 77 cents.

In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, hauling charges averaged 33 cents in Menominee County and 33 cents in Delta County.

Turning to milk originating in Illinois and moving into Order 30, these counties had the lowest hauling charges: Carroll, 21 cents; Jo Daviess, 28 cents; and Stephenson, 34 cents. Illinois’ highest charges were in these counties: Ogle, 60 cents; Whiteside, 58 cents; and Winnebago, 58 cents.

In North Dakota, the lowest charges were found in these counties: Emmons, 63 cents; and Logan and McIntosh, each 74 cents. The highest North Dakota charges were in Stutsman County, $1.71; Hettinger County, $1.41; and

“Previous analysis has indicated that hauling charges are a function of producer pounds, the farm’s distance to plants, the farm’s distance to population centers, competition among handlers, and the concentration of dairy farms in the local market.”

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Morton County, $1.23.

Milk from South Dakota had the lowest hauling charges in these counties: Marshall, 28 cents; Grant, 29 cents; and Moody, 38 cents. The highest hauling charges were in these counties: Beadle, 97 cents; McCook, 86 cents; and Brown, 74 cents.

There’s an important caveat to all those numbers. In some instances, they do not represent the true cost of moving milk.

According to Corey Freije, an economist with the Upper Midwest Milk Marketing Order administrator’s ofce, sometimes handlers or cooperatives subsidize hauling costs. And,

sometimes they simply absorb additional hauling costs as operating expenses. What’s more, some producers pay their hauling costs directly.

Numbers on hauling charges often represent a at fee charged by the handler, notes the report. This at fee structure leads to a decreasing average hauling charge on a per-cwt. basis.

“The possibility also exists that the hauling charge relationship for large producers may differ on a handler-byhandler basis,” the report said. “This relationship may mean the producer pays all charges external to the handler’s payroll or may haul his own milk. Previous analysis has indicated that haul-

ing charges are a function of producer pounds, the farm’s distance to plants, the farm’s distance to population centers, competition among handlers, and the concentration of dairy farms in the local market.”

Data on hauling charges was not given for several counties, due to fewer than three producers in them. In Iowa, the numbers for 27 counties were restricted. In Minnesota, the charges for ve counties were not disclosed. In Wisconsin, four counties were restricted.

North Dakota had 15 counties listed as restricted, while South Dakota had 11. In Illinois, nine counties had restricted numbers. And in the Michigan area of Order 30, the numbers from one county were restricted.

Two states supplied most of the milk to order 30, says the report. Wisconsin and Minnesota provided more than 80 percent.

For 2016, 12,813 dairy producers were associated with Order 30. They delivered 4.01 billion pounds of milk in May of 2016, up from 3.82 billion in May of 2015.

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Throughout the day, Ryan placed over 100 head of Jerseys across the junior and open shows.

Named senior and grand champion female of the open show was the rst place 4-year-old, Stone-Front Getaway Mimosa, exhibited by MilkSource, LLC, of Kaukauna, Wis. Best udder, reserve senior and reserve grand champion honors were awarded to the second place 4-year-old, RJF Tequila Jazz, exhibited by Budjon Farms &

Vail of Lomira, Wis. Being named senior and grand champion female of the junior show was rst place 5-year-old, Milk-nMore Tequila Naomi, exhibited by Kaila and Colin Wussow of Cecil, Wis. Reserve senior and reserve grand champion honors were awarded to second place 5-year-old, Red Rock View Cari, exhibited by Cora Carpenter of Darlington, Wis. Judging the Wisconsin Spring Dairy Showcase Red and White Show was Paul Trapp of Taylor, Wis. Trapp is a product acquisition specialist for Semex USA, and placed over 100 head of Red and White Holsteins across junior and open shows.

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What dairy or ag-related extracurricular activities are you involved in? I am a member of the Melrose FFA Chapter where I compete in the Milk Quality and Products Career Development Event. I am a member of the Tel-Stars 4-H Club.

In 4-H, I am a member of the Stearns County Dairy Project Bowl and Judging Teams, and I show dairy cattle. This year, I also chose to promote dairy by becoming a dairy princess in Stearns County.

Why are you involved in these activities/organizations and what is your favorite? I have a passion for the dairy industry, and I want to be active in it. These activities have helped me meet new people and share my experiences with others.

My favorite activity is showing, because it was the rst activity I participated in, and through showing I have met people from across the state whom I still talk to today.

Tell us your best experience during your time in these activities/organizations. At the Minnesota State Fair, it was my shift to watch the animals. As I was cleaning up behind them, some fairgoers caught my attention. They were interested in learning about dairy. I talked to them and helped to answer their questions.

About half an hour later, they left, and I knew I made an impact on someone else.

What’s your favorite social media?

Snapchat, because it is all I have.

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Get to know Ashley Maus of Freeport, Minn.

What is something you’ve learned from being involved in these activities/ organizations? I have a large passion for the dairy industry and agriculture. I have also learned there are common misconceptions about what happens on farms throughout the state.

Who do you look up to? I look up to my dad, because he will always have a smile on his face. He works hard and cares for the family, even when times are tough.

Tell us something about yourself that many people don’t know. This past February, I donated my hair for the sixth time in my life with the rst time being in kindergarten.

Tell us some of your duties on the farm.

Usually, I milk cows morning and night.

I also feed cows and help with the other chores if one of my siblings are at a different activity.

If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be and how would you change it? I would help others learn where their food comes from. Some people in larger cities are removed from agriculture and have not experienced a farm of any kind. I would invite people to visit a breakfast on the farm or the animal barns at a county or state fair to help them become more informed about where their food comes from and the daily life of a farmer.

What are your career aspirations? I do not know what the future holds for me.

However, I plan to do something in the dairy industry to keep my passion for dairy alive.

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What’s your favorite chore and least favorite chore? Why? Field work is my favorite because of tractor driving. My least favorite is cleaning calf pens because it is not fun.

What’s your favorite animal on your farm? Fricky, one of our cows, because she is tame.

What’s your favorite subject in school and why? Coming home on the bus because I don’t like school.

What do you want to be when you grow up? A dairy farmer.

If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. It would have 120 cows, a tiestall barn, 500 acres, lots of John Deere tractors and Holstein cows.

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What do you like most about spring? Field work.

What is the best thing about growing up on a farm? Being able to work and the freedom of having lots of land.

What’s your favorite dairy treat? Chocolate milk.

Sarah Hendrickson, 13 8th grade When do you help with chores? All the time.

What’s your favorite chore and least favorite chore? Why? My favorite chore is feeding calves because I like the cattle. My least favorite is cleaning calf pens because it is hard and takes too long.

What’s your favorite animal on your farm? My horse, Gem. What’s your favorite subject in school and why? English, because it is easy for me.

What do you want to be when you grow up? A large animal vet, farmer, or something to do with genetics.

If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. It would be a 100-cow tiestall barn with John Deere tractors and other animals like horses, chickens, pigs and a few dogs.

What do you like most about spring? There is no more snow and ice, so we can start riding more.

What is the best thing about growing up on a farm? You learn that work has to be done.

What’s your favorite dairy treat? Milk.

Bradley Hendrickson, 11 6th grade When do you help with chores? After school and on weekends.

What’s your favorite chore and least favorite chore? Why? Herding cows because I get to drive four-wheeler. My least favorite chore is bedding cows because it takes too long when I’m hungry.

What’s your favorite animal on your farm? Our dog, Hank, because he helps me with herding cows.

What’s your favorite subject in school and why? Lunch, because it is tasty.

What do you want to be when you grow up? A crop farmer.

If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. I would have 100 cows in a tiestall barn, 10 pigs and a John Deere tractor.

What do you like most about spring?

I like turkey hunting.

What is the best thing about growing up on a farm? You get lots of room to play and it teaches you a lot.

What’s your favorite dairy treat? Chocolate milk.

Jill Hendrickson, 9 3rd grade When do you help with chores? After school and on the weekends.

What’s your favorite chore and least favorite chore?

Why? Feeding chickens is my favorite because they’re cute.

My least favorite is cleaning calf pens because it takes forever.

What’s your favorite animal on your farm? My ponies.

What’s your favorite subject in school and why? Reading, because it is fun.

What do you want to be when you grow up? A farmer.

If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. It would be like ours, but a 105-cow dairy with a tiestall.

What do you like most about spring? The weather is nice to go riding.

What is the best thing about growing up on a farm? All of the animals.

What’s your favorite dairy treat? Milk and cheese.

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Dairy industry applauds USDA Secretary Perdue for supporting school milk options Dairy leaders thanked newly conrmed Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue for recognizing the important role school milk plays in ensuring school-aged children get the nutrition they need.

In one of his rst actions as Secretary of Agriculture, Perdue visited Catoctin Elementary School in Leesburg, Va., to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will implement regulations to allow school districts to again offer low-fat (1%) avored milk as part of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs. Under the Obama Administration, USDA eliminated low-fat avored milk as an option in the school meal and a la carte programs. Since then, consumption of school milk declined, as did overall participation in the school lunch program.

“In just the rst two years after low-fat avored milk was removed from the program, 1.1 million fewer school students drank milk with their lunch,” said Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation. “Secretary Perdue’s action today recognizes that a variety of milks and other healthy dairy foods are integral to child nutrition programs in schools.”

“Today Secretary Perdue took an important step toward bringing back lunchroom favorites – low-fat chocolate and strawberry milk – that students have been missing,” said J. David Carlin, senior vice president of legislative affairs and economic policy for the International Dairy Foods Association. “When kids don’t drink milk, it’s extremely difcult for them to get the proper amounts of calcium, potassium, Vitamin D and other nutrients that dairy foods supply.”

Perdue was joined in Virginia by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS). Throughout the visit, Perdue outlined principles to provide schools greater exibility while maintaining the nutritional standards of the program.

“We would also like to thank Sen. Roberts for his efforts to bring more milk options and exibility to the School Lunch and School Breakfast programs,” said Carlin. In the House, Reps. GT Thompson (R-PA) and Joe Courtney (D-CT) were also strong supporters of enhancing the milk options available to school kids.

USDA will publish an interim rule to cover the regulatory changes needed to allow low-fat avored milk in schools. It is unclear when the change will be implemented.

NMPF, USDEC organize dairy y-In on Capitol Hill to build support for trade with Canada, Mexico U.S. dairy leaders from across the country visited Washington, D.C., this week to urge Congress and Trump Administration ofcials to hold Canada accountable for its trade violations and hasten the repeal of Canada’s controversial new dairy

pricing system.

During a y-in rally organized Tuesday and Wednesday by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), more than 40 farmers and dairy company executives fanned out on Capitol Hill to discuss the importance of trade across North America. The group emphasized that trade opportunities both north and south of the U.S. are crucial to America’s dairy sector.

In addition to speaking to elected ofcials, the members of the dairy coalition also met with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Acting U.S. Trade Representative Stephen Vaughn and White House agriculture advisor Ray Starling.

“Canada’s new Class 7 milk pricing scheme unfairly undercuts U.S. dairy exports to Canada and around the world. This is an economic dagger pointed at every farmer in the United States, not just those from a few states,” said Jim Mulhern, President and CEO of NMPF. “We also were clear that the income of thousands of dairy farmers depends on the valuable partnership that we have with Mexico, our largest export market.”

NMPF and USDEC member cooperative and company leaders explained to lawmakers how they have lost sales to Canada and expressed fears of the consequences of Canada dumping its milk excess onto global markets at prices far below their domestic price – in violation of Canada’s trade agreement concessions.

Dairy leaders emphasized that U.S. dairy exports create jobs across the nation, and distributed fact sheets quantifying the economic impact nationally and stateby-state.

USDEC Senior Vice President Jaime Castaneda said that U.S. dairy groups “have repeatedly stressed that trade has become an integral part of the U.S. dairy industry and we must expand markets and ght to keep those that we have today.

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NMPF Board member Leroy Plagerman, a farmer from Lynden, Washington, and member of Darigold, said that farmers in his region “are the closest to growing Asian export markets and we rely heavily on our ability to reach those customers – and so we feel very threatened by what Canada is doing.”

Whittemore, Michigan, farmer Rod Daniels, representing the Michigan Milk Producers Association said that “Michigan is producing more milk and we need more export markets. Canada’s repeated efforts to bend or break the trade rules to which it has agreed, makes things worse for dairy farmers in Michigan and across the country. Canada should know that we will continue to sound the alarm about the new pricing policy.”

Legislators and dairy industry members also discussed the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Lake Mills, Wisconsin, dairy farmer Charles Untz, representing Dairy Farmers of America, said that as negotiations over the pact continue, “it is critical to preserve the strong and stable trade relationship the U.S. dairy industry enjoys with Mexico. Wisconsin’s dairy sector, like so much of the rest of the country’s, needs to continue building on our export business and Mexico is a big part of that equation.”

Twenty-seven dairy representatives from outside D.C. attended meetings with various members of the House and Senate, including House Speaker Paul Ryan (RWI), along with the Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees, the House Ways and Means Committee, and the Senate Finance Committee. In addition to NMPF and USDEC, executives from the International Dairy Foods Association and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture also participated in the meetings.

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A cover crop eld day will be held on the Dan and Crystal Ley farm located near Richmond on May 16. The Leys participated in a 3 year Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture to determine the potential economic value of various winter small grains planted as cover crops in the fall and harvested in the spring as silage. Dan planted cereal rye, winter triticale, spelt, and winter wheat in strips on a 12 acre eld in the fall of 2015 and 2016. Dan has been measuring silage yield and forage quality of the cover crops as well as yield impact on the following soybean crop. He also tracked changes in soil health in the small grain elds and compared that to an adjacent check strip with no cover crops. Standard series soil tests, along with the new Haney Soil Health Tool, were also run on each strip. Dan also monitored physical soil changes including soil temperature, soil moisture, permeability, and compaction. The Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and Ag Resources Consulting, Inc. of Albany assisted Dan with these tests.

The eld day will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 16. You will see what these crops look like prior to harvest and hear speakers from the U of M Extension, Ag. Resources Consulting, Inc., and the SWCD summarize the data, including economic value of the winter small grain silage. There is no cost to attend the event and a light lunch with refreshments will be provided. Contact Brad Wenz at 320-251-7800, ext. 3 for more information or visit the SWCD website at www.stearnscountyswcd.net.

PDPW is sponsoring webinars: “Weather: More than a guess” on May 17 and June 14. Webinars are presented by: Eric Snodgrass is the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is also the co-founder of Global Weather and Climate Logistics, LLC., which recently merged with Agrible Inc., a precision farm management and predictive analytics company, where he serves as co-founder and senior atmospheric scientist.

May 17: Correlating severe weather and U.S. grain markets. Discuss the pros and cons of different mechanical ventilation systems, with an emphasis on cross and tunnel ventilation.

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June 14: Weather outlook for summer and fall. June is a pivotal time for grain markets.

Long range weather outlooks for July and August can make or break a farming operation, and grain markets are often most volatile during these months. In addition to providing rain and temperature forecasts for the next 30 days, we’ll assess the current progress of the growing season and look for stressors across the country that could impact grain prices moving forward. Analyze how past weather events have moved the markets during summer and provide the latest long range forecasts through the end of the growing season. Learn how to forecast excessive heat and drought - these two factors have a huge impact on your operation’s input costs because they negatively impact yields, herd health and milk production. Register by phone at 800-947-7379.

The “Growing Your Livestock Farm Business with an FSA Loan” workshop is scheduled for May 17, from 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the Iowa County Health and Human Services Building, Conference Room, 303 W Chapel Street, Dodgeville, WI 53533. The event is open to the public but registration is requested online at http://estore.learngrowconnect.org/GrowingFarm-Business-FSA-Loan.html.

Landowners and farmers in southwest Wisconsin are invited. The workshop explains the process of applying for a loan with USDA’s Farm Service Agency. “The benets of working with FSA include favorable interest rates and terms for farm ownership and operating loans, access to non-traditional types of credit such as microloans, and assistance in completing loan applications,” says Joanne Reynolds, FSA Farm Loan Ofcer.

The workshop will also cover practical steps you can take to prepare for meeting with a lender - such as prescreening your own credit report to check for accuracy. A diverse panel of livestock producers will describe their experience with FSA programs and farm funding opportunities.

The Kickapoo Grazing Initiative is sponsoring a Buying Cattle Seminar with Field Tour to Matthes Auction Barn at Viola, Wis. from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 19. Speakers include grass fed beef farmer Jim Munsch; former Driftless Meats and more general manager, Tim Rehben and Richland County Agriculture Agent, Adam Hady. For more information and to RSVP, contact Cynthia Olmstead, 608-606-6022.

The University of Kentucky is teaming up with the University of Minnesota to offer the 2017 Conference on Precision Dairy Farming in Lexington. The conference is May 30 through June 1 at UK’s Coldstream Dairy Farm and the Hyatt Regency in downtown Lexington.

Conference speakers include: • Julio Giordano, assistant professor at Cornell University, specializes in health detection and precision dairy technology.

• Henk Hogeveen, professor of animal health management at Wageningen University in The Netherlands, specializes in economics of precision dairy technology.

• Marcia Endres, professor of dairy cattle production at the University of Minnesota, specializes in automated calf feeders, robotic milking and dairy welfare.

• Heather Dann, research scientist at the William H. Minor Agriculture Research Institute in Chazy, New York, specializes in nutrition and precision dairy technology.

• Chistina Petersson-Wolfe, associate professor and extension dairy scientist at Virginia Tech, specializes in milk quality and dairy technology.

In addition to the above speakers, the conference attendees will also will also hear industry updates, producer speakers and producer panels where farmers will talk about how they are applying technologies on their farms Registration and a trade show will begin at 11 a.m. EDT May 30 and the conference will begin at 1 p.m. The rst day will wrap up with dinner at 6:30 p.m. On May 31 and June rst, the presentations begin at 8:50 a.m. The conference adjourns at noon June 1. The trade show will be open throughout the conference and will allow participants to see rst-hand what companies have to offer in the growing eld of precision technologies and equipment.

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ConƟnued from CALENDAR | Page 17 prize wheel, Moo Cow Dancing, cow milking, straw bale maze and farm relay race are just some of the activities that will be at this year’s event. Free SDSU ice cream will be served during the carnival, while supplies last. The carnival will be held from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tours include: SDSU Davis Dairy Plant: Wondering how SDSU ice cream is made? Join us for a tour of the SDSU Davis Dairy Plant for a behind-the-scenes tour of how dairy products are made. Tours will be given at 10 a.m.and 10:30 a.m. and buses will run continuously from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. from the Swiftel Center to bring participants to the dairy plant. Golden Dakota Dairy Farm: Join us for a free lunch and bus tour of Golden Dakota Dairy Farm in Elkton. These tours will take place from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.

This will be a great opportunity to see the workings of a modern family dairy farm. Free grilled cheese sandwiches will be served. Free transportation to the farm will be provided with buses leaving from the Swiftel Center, approximately every half-hour. For more information about Dairy Fest, contact Larissa Neugebauer at 605-770-8233 or at sddairyfest@gmail. com and follow www.facebook.com/swiftelcenter.

The Great River Graziers will be hosting a pasture walk and discussion group at Christopher Baird’s farm located at 12241 State Hwy 27 near Ferryville, Wis. at 10:30 a.m. on June 6. Guest speaker includes John Zinn, a retired NRCS grazing specialist, who will be reviewing grazing infrastructure basics. Other topics of discussion include: exploring facilities and/or equipment upgrade for supplementing cattle off pasture (feeding shed/ feed lane or alley options) on a limited budget and reviewing current pastures and soil tests.

The Winneshiek Energy District and partners invite all farmers to attend a day-long 2017 Farm Energy Fair and Workshop at Northeast Iowa Community College on June 13 in Calmar, Iowa. Learn about energy efciency measures for swine, dairy, and grain operations, REAP, EQIP, and on-site renewable power generation. Visit with agricultural suppliers and contractors that specialize in solar, lighting, building, and more during the Contractor Fair times. The fair is 9:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. Lunch is included. Register at www.energydistrict. org/events/farmenergyfair/register-for-the-farm-energy-fair/.

This summer SDSU Extension will be hosting several Dairy Cattle Judging Schools for youth interested in developing their judging skills.

Beginner and rst time judgers will gain understanding and develop skills in: identifying basic cattle body parts and correct structure; taking organized notes to defend their decisions; properly delivering a set of oral reasons; and evaluating and ranking cattle based on the dairy cow unied scorecard.

More experienced judgers will expand their knowledge and practice of: Identifying correct dairy cattle breed standards; Dairy Cattle Selection through performance and pedigree evaluation; and Delivering oral sets of reasons utilizing proper note taking techniques.

The judging schools are free to attend. No registration is necessary.

Claremont, June 13: a judging school will be held at Frey View Dairy Farm (41161 115th St. Claremont, S.D.) thanks to the generosity of owners Mike and Sara Frey. The school begins at 6:30 p.m. Directions: from Claremont, SD go 2 miles north, 1 mile east, 1 mile north and 1/2 mile east. Farm is on south side of road.

Chancellor, July 18: a judging school will be held at Plucker Guernsey Farm (27179 463rd. Ave, Chancellor S.D.) thanks to the generosity of owners Stuart and Brenda Plucker.

The school begins at 6:30 p.m. Driving Directions: I-29 Tea Exit (Exit 73), go west on 271st street, 2.5 miles, turn south (by Auto Auction) on 468th Ave go 1 mile south, then turn west on 272nd Street or Main Street and go 5 miles west, then turn north on 463rd Ave. go 1/8 mile north, farm is on west side of road.

Goodwin, July 19: a judging school will be held at Fieber Dairy, Inc. (135 South Bowdoin Street, Goodwin, S.D.) thanks to the generosity of owners Mike and Chris Fieber and Family.

The school begins at 6:30 p.m. Driving Directions: from the junction of I-29 and Hwy 212, go east 10.5 miles to county road 312 (Goodwin corner) go 1 mile south to Goodwin. At rst four way stop sign, continue south 3 blocks (Fieber Dairy is on the South west edge of Goodwin.)

Milbank, July 20: a judging school will be held at Victory Farms (15987 480th Ave., Milbank, S.D.) thanks to the generosity of owners Kevin and Suzanne Souza. The school begins at 1:30 p.m. Driving Directions: From the Junction of Hwy 15 & 12, go 11 miles south turn left on 160th street, then 2 miles east on 153rd, north side of road Victory Farms NEW dairy.

Or, from Highway 212 & Hwy 15 go 9 miles north, turn right on 160th Street, go east 2 miles, NEW dairy on north side of road.

Brookings, July 26: a judging school will be held at the South Dakota State University Dairy Farm (3219 Medary Avenue, Brookings, S.D.) hosted by the SDSU Dairy and Food Science Department. The judging school begins at 6:30 p.m.

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ConƟnued from CALENDAR | Page 18 mile. Take 471st ave. / Medary Avenue north (Old Hwy 77) go approximately 1.25 miles, dairy is on the west side of road.

Renewable energy systems are rapidly gaining use in agricultural production. The University of Minnesota and the West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC), Morris, are at the forefront of renewable energy research and development for Minnesota farms. Renewable energy technologies will be showcased at the 2017 Midwest Farm Energy Conference, June 13-14. The 2017 Midwest Farm Energy Conference. Practical information for agricultural producers regarding energy technologies for Midwest farms. Presentations given by energy experts and professionals at the U of MN West Central Research and Outreach Center. Registration begins at 12 p.m. Afternoon sessions focus on energy optimized systems for dairy production, including: MN and WCROC Dairy Farm Energy Consumption; Creating a “NetZero” Dairy; Optimizing Energy Production and Use; Dairy Energy Life Cycle Assessment; Utilizing Dairy Wastewater for Sustainable Production of Energy, Feed, and Food; Dinner and Keynote Speakers.

On June 14, registration begins at 7 a.m. Sessions focus on energy conservation and generation in swine facilities, including: Industry Perspectives on Swine Energy Systems; Energy Conservation in Livestock & Swine Production; Energy Consumption in Commercial Swine Facilities; Reducing Fossil Fuel Use in Swine Systems; Financing, Economics, and Case Studies.

More conference details, including agenda and presenters, at http://z.umn.edu/mfec2017. To register online, visit https://www3.ca.uky.edu/agecon/precision-dairy/new.php.

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For more information, visit https://www.precisiondairyfarming2017.com or contact Bewley at Jeffrey.bewley@uky.edu.

For more information about the UK Dairy Program, visit http:// afs.ca.uky.edu/dairy.

The 2017 Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference will be held on June 14 and 15 at the Grand River Center in Dubuque, Iowa. This premier conference will focus on nutrition and management topics to improve cow performance, and foot and cow health. This conference is a collaborative effort of Iowa State University Extension, University of Illinois Extension, University of Minnesota Extension and University of Wisconsin-Extension. The program starts on June 14 with the Quality Liquid Feeds pre-conference symposium. Dave Barbano from Cornell University will cover how short chain fatty acid content affects milk fat and protein yield.

Lance Baumgard, Iowa State University will discuss the effect of leaky gut on transition cow health and using chromium propionate as a mitigation strategy. Other topics include how supplementing methionine during the transition period can enhance health, milk yield and reproduction and nal topic is feeding and managing herds for 100 lbs of milk per cow per day.

Four State conference speakers include Richard Erdman, University of Maryland, discussing DCAD for lactating cows. Paul Kononoff, University of Nebraska, will talk about the importance of water quality in dairy production. Bill Weiss, Ohio State University, will show his latest research on using TMR sampling to trouble shoot herds.

Nigel Cook, University of Wisconsin, will discuss how to prevent lameness in dairy herds and new ways to effectively ventilate dairy barns. Karl Burgi, Dairyland Hoof Care Institute will explain the fundamentals for good hoof health. Pamela Ruegg will share the results of a survey on bedding choice, udder health and production on Wisconsin farms.

Select breakout topics include: Are all clays equal? Clay utilization in dairy cow diets; Amino acids; Roles beyond being the precursers for protein synthesis; Feeding strategies and returns for robotic milking systems; Mycotoxins in dairy cattle; Who, What and Why; Producing more milk using more high quality forages; Feeding and management on top producing herds in Minnesota; Feeding to minimize lameness; Can we feed by-products with condence?; Incorporating pen and feed variation into diet formulation.

The post-conference symposium sponsored by Mycogen seeds will include Barry Bradford, Kansas State, discussing uNDF and the synchrony of intake, rumen health and microbial production. Greg Roth, Penn State, talking about silage hybrid selection and Kathleen Emery, Mycogen seeds, discussing using CornPicker to economically evaluate silage hybrids. 5 In addition to the educational program, there is a trade show with 50 companies exhibiting their latest products, evening receptions and plenty of time to network with other participants. ARPAS and veterinary CEU credits are available (contact your state veterinary certifying agency).

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6-1-F 34 BRED BEEF COWS, spring calving, vaccinated & poured, $1,275. Call 320-760-2705. 18-TFN-B EARLY 1ST & 2ND LACTATION HOLSTEIN MILKING COWS. Call 507-228-8623. 6-2-F AI BRED REGISTERED HOLSTEIN COWS & HEIFERS, nice & fancy, AI breeding since 1961. Call Don Mil Dale Holsteins 605-868-2902.

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4-TFN-P 50-75 REGISTERED DOE KIDS, $400 ea., on DHIA, CAE negative, CL & Johnes free. Call 507465-0180. 5-2-F YEARLING REGISTERED JERSEY BULL, sired by Impression, 94 pt.

Jade dam & 95 pt. grand dam, $1,000. Call 701408-9094. 4-TFN-F POLLED REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULL CALF, born 11/15/16, genomic tested, high production cow family, level 4 Johnes herd. Call 320-5994415. 6-1-F BULLS, home-bred, variety of ages/genetics. Alberts Pine-Shelter Farms, Pine Island, MN (just north of Rochester). Call Dave at 507-356-8625 or 507-3564462. TFN-B VERY NICE HERD OF 54 DAIRY COWS, tiestall, let out every day, 78 lb. avg., low SCC, $1,800 ea. Call 320-894-1687.

5-5-F REG. HOLSTEIN BULLS, from three or more generations of EX 30,000 lbs. dams, Brookings, SD. Call 605-6906393. TFN-F

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OPEN HOLSTEIN HEIFERS, all sizes, 30 yrs., AI breeding. Call 319521-9151. 5-3-F

18152 10th St., Winthrop, MN MLS: 7014222 Northstar: 4816053

PID: 10.031.0400 2017 Taxes: $2,354

Option 1: 23.12 ac total; farmsite with 8.57 ac tillable, $350,000 Option 2: 55.59 ac total; farmsite with 38.91 ac tillable, $580,000

24-TFN-F

REG. HOLSTEIN BULLS, exc. type and production. Call Scott Rickeman 320-552-0284.

10-TFN-F

Turn-Key Dairy Farm

Sell it in the classieds!

320-352-6303

This full turn-key dairy operation has many well maintained outbuildings, 51 tie stall dairy barn and up to 38.91 ac of tillable land.

The home has 4 bedrooms, updated main ñoor & windows throughout.

Outbuildings & Equipment: 51 tie stall dairy barn with rubber matting throughout; 4,500sq ft machine shed; Maternity shed; 1,200 sqft 2-stall garage/shed; 3 open front cattle or livestock sheds; silos & bins; Concrete cattle lots; All dairy milking equipment & TMR Mixer

Broker/Agent: Matt Mages, 507-276-7002

Realtors: Larry Mages 507-240-0030; Joe Maidl 507-276-7749; Deb Fischer 507-240-0546; JC Chrest 612-269-6271; Ed Mages 507-276-2976; JC Chrest 612-269-6271; Amy Burns 507-766-3744; Colleen Braun 507-220-3662 MAGESLAND.COM

ORGANIC FLECKVIEH HOLSTEIN CROSS SPRINGING HFRS. Call 715-6697156. 5-3-F REGISTERED JERSEY SPRINGERS, many due in May, June & July, poured, vaccinated and ready to go.

Call 320-221-0719. 6-2-F SERVICEABLE AGE HOLSTEIN AND JERSEY BULLS, from good type and production families; also cows, Glencoe, MN. Call 320-864-6555.

4-TFN-F 2 LOADS OF 500 LB. OPEN HOLSTEIN HFRS., all shots; 1 load of fresh hfrs., milking 30-60 days; 2 loads of Holstein springing hfrs. from 6-8 months bred, exc. quality; also available herds & fresh hfrs. Call 712-2690874. 6-2-B 30 HEAD HOME RAISED HOLSTEIN SPRINGING HFRS., calving May/June, bred Holstein or black Angus, $1,400 ea. Call 320-9054490. 5-3-F BRED AYRSHIRE HEIFERS; double-9 herringbone parlor, SS, 9 yrs.; freestalls, dual-action water mattresses, 3 yrs.

Call 712-786-2302. Call 23-TFN-F 13 RED ANGUS COWS, 2nd-6th calf, $1,495 for pick, due May & June; Also breeding bulls. Call 320-224-5910. 6-1-B REG. HOLSTEIN BULLS, from three or more generations of EX 30,000 lbs. dams, Brookings, SD. Call 605-6906393. TFN-F

Livestock - WANTED

WANTING TO BUY SLOW & LAME CATTLE, lump-jaws and bad eyes and all blemished cattle, $200-$600; also, good cull cows and bulls, $600$2,000. Call 612-860-8774 or 651-480-1900. 4-TFN-B ALL CLASSES OF SPRINGER DAIRY COWS. No jockeys. Call 320-760-6050. 20-TFN-F

USED TRACTORS

MF 8680, FWD, Dyna V Transmission, 6 Remotes, Front PTO & 3PT, 50 KPH - $159,450

NH T8.300, FWD, 50 KPH, Power Shift Transmission, New Tires - $86,000

CIH MAG 225, CVT 50kp, Front Susp., 3 Hyd Rmts, 540-1000 PTO, Leather, Nav II 372 WAAS Duals, 4951 Hours - $92,500

CIH MX 285, Front & Rear Duals 85%, 3 Hyd Remotes, Runs Very Good, 7,200 Hrs, Trans Rebuilt - $59,995

InternatIonal 1066, 2 Remotes, Axle Hubs, No Duals, 540/1000 PTO - $8,99

Ford 7600 UtIlIty, 2 Remotes, Dual Power - $9,500

JUST IN

NH 460 Round baler, Ford 5600, Diesel, 2 remotes, dual power, power steering, 4514 hrs, Endless Belts, Net Wrap, 540 PTO, w/ Ford 772 Loader - $13,995 Roller Windguard - $28,500

JD 4640, 6785 Hrs, 2 Hyd Remotes, Quad Range $17,995

Valmetal, AGRI Val 5600, Bale grinder with blower, 540 PTO - $14,500

NH T7.250, CHA, Only 338 Hrs, White 6144, FWD Cab, Radar, 4x4, PS, 540-1000 PTO, Super Steer, 3 Hyd Rmts, Axle Dls, Frt Wts Front Weights, Both PTOs, 3 Rear Remotes, 142-HP - $32,500 w/warranty, 165 HP - $107,850

CHOPPER BOXES

Meyer 4220, 20’ F&R Unload On 19-Ton Tandem Gear. Yes, It Is John Deere Green! $19,000

Meyer 4518, 3 Very Nice 18’ Local Trades On Meyer X1506 Tandem Gears - $16,995

Meyer 4618, We Have A Pair Of 18’ Front Unload On Meyer Tandem Gears - $16,500

Victor (Miller Pro), 17’ Floor, 3 Beater, Front Unload With Bunk Extension On Tandem Gear - $8,995

H&S FBTA20, 20’ Twin Auger, Bunk Extensions On 17-Ton Gear, C16198 - $13,900

H&S FB7418, 18’ With Wood Extension, No Roof, On 19-Ton Tandem, C15889 - $13,000

GRuetts 6900, 22’ Variable Drive Forage Box On Gruetts Tandem Gear - $13,500

Badger BN1055, 18’ Variable Speed On Tandem Running Gear $7,500

“Models * Years and Hours Shown on All Equipment are Estimated”

This is just a small portion of our used inventory. Visit our website

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NOW ONLY NOW ONLY NOW ONLY ‘13 GMC Terrain, Black, 54353 miles, US1838, Retail $21,700 ..........................................$19,705 ‘07 Ford Fusion, Inferno Red, 136833 miles, UC3641, Retail $7,200 ...............................$5,605 ‘16 Chrysler Town & Country Touring, Billet Silver, 31622 miles, UV2370, ‘07 Nissan Altima, Billet, 127000 miles, UC3656, Retail $8,800.........................................$6,605 Retail $23,800 ..................................................................................................................................$19,905 ‘08 Audi A3, Silver, 128104 miles, US1830, Retail $9,650 ....................................................$6,805 ‘14 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab LT, Silver, 42677 miles, UT3458, ‘06 Cadillac DTS, Pearl, 102286 miles, UC3660, Retail $8,800............................................$6,905 Retail $30,905 .................................................................................................................................. $21,605 ‘08 Dodge Grand Caravan, Red, 126862 miles, UV2388, Retail $8,975 .........................$6,905 ‘08 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS, Black, 131219 miles, UX1374, Retail $8,300.......................$6,905 ‘16 Chrysler Town & Country Touring, White, 28585 miles, UV2371, Retail $23,800 ...$21,705 ‘07 Mazda CX-7, Black, 87561 miles, US1803, Retail $8,875................................................ $7,705 ‘16 Chrysler Town & Country Touring, Granite, 26151 miles, UV2375, Retail $24,200 ..$21,705 ‘07 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, White, 125787 miles, US1753, Retail $13,200 .....$8,905 ‘15 GMC Terrain, Red, 53606 miles, UX1381, Retail $23,975 .............................................$21,705 ‘07 GMC Acadia, Red, 135107 miles, UX1379, Retail $11,800 ...........................................$9,605 ‘11 Ram 1500 Crew Cab Big Horn, Brown, 105466 miles, UT3436, Retail $27,478 . $21,905 ‘05 Ford F-150 Supercrew, Black, 155193 miles, UT3440, Retail $14,125 .....................$9,905 ‘14 Chrysler 300 CV-6, Black, 29065 miles, UC3651, Retail $26,500..............................$22,905 ‘14 Chrysler 200 Limited, White, 69060 miles, UC3642, Retail $14,800 .......................$10,705 ‘12 Jeep Wrangler Sport, Red, 17381 miles, US1713, Retail $28,300 ...........................$22,905 ‘09 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Bright Silver, 112147 miles, US1793, Retail$14,625 ........$11,805 ‘12 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab, Bright Silver, 35279 miles, UT3425, Retail $27,800.$22,905 ‘14 Chevrolet Impala, Black, 41775 miles, UC3649, Retail $14,300................................$11,905 ‘14 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, Granite, 33950 miles, US1818, Retail $29,500 ...$23,905 ‘14 Dodge Dart Ralley, Red, 33113 miles, UC3638, Retail $15,300................................ $12,305 ‘14 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, Billet Silver, 35838 miles, US1821, Retail $26,500 .. $23,905 ‘11 Chevrolet Equinox LT2, Black, 114536 miles, UX1377, Retail $14,100 ..................$12,405 ‘12 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT, Brown, 94687 miles, US1804, Retail $27,800 ......$24,805 ‘12 Dodge Grand Caravan, Silver, 66439 miles, UV2386, Retail $17,800 .....................$12,705 ‘14 Jeep Cherokee Limited, Granite, 31785 miles, US1817, Retail $27,800 ...............$24,805 ‘15 Mitsubishi Outlander, Blue, 33412 miles, UX1373, Retail $17,200 ........................$13,605 ‘14 Dodge Charger RT, Black, 41794 miles, UC3587, Retail $26,000.............................$24,905 ‘16 Chrysler 200 Touring, Deep Cherry, 5250 miles, UC3615, Retail $16,700.............$13,705 ‘15 Chrysler 300 S AWD, Black, 21556 miles, UC3650, Retail $31,100 ......................... $25,705 ‘14 Chrysler 200 Limited, Red, 7015 miles, UC3632, Retail $17,100 ............................ $13,905 ‘13 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport, 45489 miles, US1742, Retail $28,225 ............... $25,705 ‘15 Dodge Dart Rallye, Orange, 39127 miles, UC3645, Retail $13,800 ........................$13,905 ‘14 Dodge Charger RT Max, Jazz Blue, 26120 miles, UC3652, Retail $28,400 ...........$25,805 ‘13 Dodge Grand Caravan, True Blue, 54112 miles, UV2383, Retail $17,500 ............$13,905 ‘14 Dodge Charger RT Classic, Plum Crazy, 30151 miles, UC3639, Retail $28,800..$25,905 ‘11 Dodge Charger, Black, 62085 miles, UC3661, Retail $16,700 ....................................$14,705 ‘14 Dodge Challenger RT Plus, Black, 33315 miles, UC3640, Retail $28,800.............$25,905 ‘13 Toyota Rav 4, Bright Silver, 84060 miles, UX1376, Retail $17,800 ........................... $14,805 ‘14 Ram 1500 Crew Cab Express, White, 24953 miles, UT3489, Retail $29,900 .......$25,905 ‘14 Jeep Compass Latitude, Granite, 35426 miles, US1808, Retail $17,500............... $14,905 ‘14 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, Black, 47045 miles, US1844, Retail $28,800 .....$26,705 ‘14 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk, Orange, 35433 miles, US1845, Retail $29,700 ...........$26,905 ‘13 Chrysler Town & Country Sport, Max Steel, 70683 miles, UV2396, Retail $18,800 .................................................................................................................................. $14,905 ‘15 Ram 1500 Crew Cab Big Horn, Black, 30267 miles, UT3395, Retail $33,050 ......$26,905 ‘15 Chevrolet Equinox LT, White, 41094 miles, UX1357, Retail $16,800 ...................... $14,905 ‘15 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT Crew, Silver, 32091 miles, UT3431, Retail $33,200...$27,905 ‘13 Dodge Journey Crew, Black, 75069 miles, UX1368, Retail $19,200 .................... $15,605 ‘15 Ram 2500 Big Horn Crew Cab, Red, 93016 miles, UT3490, Retail $31,100 ......... $27,905 ‘16 Ford Escape SE, Silver, 27445 miles, US1759, Retail $20,200 ....................................$15,705 ‘14 Dodge Durango Limited, Black, 39053 miles, US1774, Retail $33,800 ................ $28,705 ‘15 Jeep Patriot Altitude, Black, 20486 miles, US1810, Retail $18,100 .........................$15,705 ‘14 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, Granite, 29226 miles, US1806, Retail $30,200 . $28,705 ‘12 Chrylser 300 Limited, Black, 59356 miles, UC3591, Retail $20,200 .......................$15,905 ‘15 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport, Black, 35230 miles, US1689, Retail $34,090 ...$28,905 ‘14 Jeep Cherokee Latitude, Billet Silver, 31669 miles, US1814, Retail$19,200........$15,905 ‘15 Jeep Wrangler Sport, Hydro Blue, 40469 miles, US1694, Retail $34,100 .............$28,905 ‘08 Dodge 1500 Quad Cab, Yellow, 121629 miles, UT3418, Retail $20,700 ............... $15,905 ‘14 Dodge Durango Limited, White, 33636 miles, US1800, Retail $33,800 ...............$29,305 ‘15 Ford Escape SE, Gray, 24539 miles, US1760, Retail $21,330......................................$16,605 ‘14 Chevrolet Tahoe LT, Tan, 75382 miles, US1787, Retail $33,950 .............................. $29,705 ‘16 Hyundai Santa Fe, Orange, 27960, US1719, Retail $20,700 ......................................$16,905 ‘17 Chevrolet Traverse 2LT, Black, 12496 miles, US1834, Retail $32,300 .................... $29,705 ‘13 Chevrolet 1500HD Crew Cab, White, 62822 miles, UT3491, Retail $33,200....... $29,705 ‘07 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab, Light Pewter, 135175 miles, UT3480, Retail $20,100 ..................................................................................................................................$16,905 ‘15 Ram 1500 Crew Cab Big Horn, Granite, 26432 miles, UT3477, Retail $34,800 ..$30,905 ‘16 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, White, 33428 miles, UV2377, Retail $21,800 .............$17,705 ‘14 Dodge Durango Citadel, Black, 40026 miles, US1796, Retail $35,400.................. $31,905 ‘14 Jeep Cherokee Latitude, Deep Cherry, 46921 miles, US1801, Retail $21,100 ....$17,805 ‘14 Ford F150 Super Cab Lariat, Red, 28474 miles, UT3450, Retail $36,200.............. $31,905 ‘16 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, Granite, 22471 miles, UV2379, Retail $22,800 .........$17,905 ‘12 Ram 2500 Crew Cab Laramie, Red, 76531 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It is not only about offering the

Largest Selection of Manure Handling Systems

Livestock - WANTED

COMPLETE HERDS OF DAIRY CATTLE; also buying all classes of livestock including cull cows, steers, hfrs. and calves. Call 715-216-1897.

7-TFN-B

It is more than that.

ALFALFA, mixed hay, grass hay, & feed grade wheat straw, med. sq. or round bales, delivery avail.

Call or text LeRoy Ose 218-689-6675. 20-14-P OPEN POLLINATED SEED CORN, out produces hybrids for silage, $67/ bu. plus shipping, leafy, sweet stalks, highly nutritious grain. Call 217-8573377. 4-4-VM TOP QUALITY HAY, dairy and heifer, delivered by the semi-load from SD. Call Jerry Haensel, 605363-3402 or 605-321-9237 (c). 15-TFN-B DRY SAWDUST for dairy barns. Delivered on walking oor trailers. For prices/availability call KRD Trucking. 320-864-2381.

2-13-P

LARGE AMOUNT OF DAIRY QUALITY HAY; also 3x4x8 bales of straw, stored inside. Call Blair Hay Company 320-8158964. 21-TFN-B WESTERN DAIRY QUALITY ALFALFA & baleage & straw at reasonable prices. Call 605-9991118. 19-TFN-B DAIRY QUALITY ALFALFA, 3x3x8, 1st, 3rd, 4th cutting, under cover, $120-130/ton. Call 218493-4397. 6-1-F MILLET HAY, 4x5 round, net wrap, exc. high energy replacement for straw in your TMR, $60/ ton. Call 218-573-3172.

14-TFN-F

HAY & HAYLAGE, dry cow to dairy quality. Call 218-587-4672. 22-TFN-F

Services:

CUSTOM LARGE SQUARE BALING FOR HIRE, Krone Baler, makes nice medium squares, multi-bale feature will makes up to 9 smaller bales in one large square, Great option instead of small squares. Call anytime 701367-4703. 6-2-B

It is about helping you find exactly what fits your needs and your operation. When it comes to keeping your barn alleys clean, many options are available, such as our Flush System. It is automated, low maintenance, and requires very little labor. The Flush Valves are optimally designed and are commonly fed by the 8’’ Flush Pump – a low RPM pump offering a high flow rate of over 3,000 gpm. This pump is also available on a pontoon, to solely pump the surface liquid and provide a better quality flush liquid. GEA Farm Technologies never stops offering unbeatable products.

Real Estate - WANTED

Flush Systems to clean alleys and holding areas

BEGINNER FARMER looking for retired Hull, IA - 712-439-2081 Watertown, SD - 605-753-0300

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BUTCHER COWS, bulls, & fats; also thin, lame, lazy, & lump jaw.

Call 320-894-7175.

11-TFN-B 15 BLACK BEEF COW/ CALF PAIRS; also Black bull. Call 320-254-8400.

5-TFN-F

Hay, Straw, Bedding & Feed - FOR SALE

FEED GRADE WHEAT STRAW, large square bales available, clean and dry, traceable and tested.

Call Stephanie, Pacic Ag 218-790-4494. 4-8-B

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farmer to help get started, willing to rent, own eventually. Call 320-296-5742.

6-2-F

3X3X8 BIG SQUARE BALES OF HAY, alfalfagrass $56/bale, alfalfa $59/ bale. Call 218-639-1110.

3-TFN-F 3X3 & 3X4 DAIRY & BEEF ALFALFA HAY, and wheat straw bales, delivered in semi-loads. Call Tom, Pribyl Hay, Thief River Falls, MN. Call 218686-1379. 2-TFN-B

STRAW, NET WRAPPED ROUND BALES & BIG SQUARES, clean, dry, stored inside, delivery available. Call 320-8088336. 15-TFN-F LARGE ROUND CORN STALK BALES, $25 ea. Call 320-304-2311.

18-TFN-F HIGH YIELDING 1 YEAR GRASS to improve yields of alfalfa. Call 612-290-8436 or 507-3814152. 6-2-P SE, SD 3X3X8 ALFALFA, stored inside, 150-206 RFV; certied organic alfalfa & orchard grass. Call 605-286-3873 or 605-9992010. 24-TFN-F HIGH QUALITY DAIRY HAY, 3’x4’x8’, 1500 lb. bales, stored inside, $150/ton, located in Moorhead, MN area. Call George at 218-790-1529.

6-2-B DRY SAWDUST, walking oor semi trailer loads, central, MN. Call for price and availability 507-3807510. 6-1-F

Help Wanted

1900 COW DAIRY looking for bilingual parlor manager. Call 507-9515597. 8-TFN-F HERD MANAGER FOR TIESTALL DAIRY, modern equipment, must have basic dairy skills and independent worker, incentive based pay, housing included. Call 715-294-3488.

6-2-VM LOOKING FOR FT HERDSMAN, 200 cows, some milking, must know how to breed & IV cows, housing avail., paid vacation, South-Central, MN. Call 612-701-0342.

20-TFN-F FT HERDSMAN FOR 75-COW TIESTALL BARN, must have experience, reliability and selfmotivation. Mus have experience w/equipment & eld work, Hamburg, MN. Call 651-353-2275. 5-2-F

Help Wanted

MILKER NEEDED on 54 cow dairy in Otter Tail County, pay negotiable. Call 218-849-2143.

11-TFN-F ASSISTANT HERDSPERSON for 250 cow dairy SW MN. Send resume to adtauer@gmail. com. Call 507-794-3141 for info. 6-1-F

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FT DAIRY POSITION for a motivated individual with strong work ethic and basic experience in milking and calf care. Work in a clean, modern, warm facility with registered Holsteins in southern, MN. Call 507-220-0730. 24-10B

Miscellaneous - WANTED

MOTORIZED FEED CART, prefer Wic brand, open to others. Call 507390-1905. 6-2-F

NI 803C OR 802 POWER UNIT; Badger 570 barn cleaner head & chain.

Call 715-279-3089. 4-4-F

LOOKING FOR A USED MILK PASTEURIZER for calves. Call 715220-6612. 6-2-F

SMALLER KUHN OR MILLER PRO HAY RAKE, other brands considered, will call back!

Christian Esch, 2192 Hwy. 18, Fennimore, WI 53809.

6-2-P

OLD HEATING FUEL AND DIESEL, I can pump from basement. Call 320-424-2005. 5-TFN-F 56’ JAMESWAY SHUTTLE BUNK FEEDER; for sale: 6 yetter row cleaners. Call 320-277-3860.

6-1-F FARM BULK MILK COOLERS, all sizes. Call 319-330-2286. 5-24-P OLD BARN TO TEAR DOWN, will pay for nice ones. Levi Lapp, 4136 Breezy Hill Rd., Fennimore, WI 53809. 6-2-B

SPRING TEETH for IHC C cultivator; wheel hub for IHC 56 corn planter, right side. Call 715-822-2678.

14-TFN-F FREUDENTHAL CS-60 TIESTALLS & matresses; also exterior feed bins.

Levi Beiler, 3823 Breezy Hill Rd., Fennimore, WI 53809. 15-TFN-F

AMBITIOUS PERSON / COUPLE for 270+ dairy, herd management and calf care in NE, IA. Housing available. Call 563-4191317. 4-TFN-F HERDSMAN FOR 1800 COW DAIRY, Central, MN, beneďƒžts offered, hourly wage based on experience. Call 320-2930448. 14-TFN-F

BUMPER HITCH CATTLE TRAILER, 4-cow capacity, must be good shape. Call 320-469-3986.

6-3-F USED HANSON SILO UNLOADER. Call 1-800433-0581, outside MN call 320-859-5340. 16-TFN-B 1250 OR 1500 GAL. MILK BULK TANK, in working cond. Call 641393-2180. 6-1-F JD 7000 6 OR 8 ROW PLANTER & 6620 or 7720 combine. Call 320760-6050. 22-TFN-F SMALL OUTSIDE FEED BIN for calf feed, sliding bottom opening.

Call 715-289-4546. 6-1-F RAYTEC CALF CART. Call 952-292-3940. 6-2-F

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USED HAY TOOLS Vermeer 605 SM Cornstalk Special ................................................ Coming Soon!

Vermeer 605 Super M with power windguard 2013 model, BAU1608G .. $32,500 Vermeer 604 Super J, twine only, BAU1602G ............................................ $4,500 Vermeer 605 Super J, twine only, BAU1605G ............................................ $5,500 Vermeer 605 M Baler, approx. 17,000 bales, BAU1508G ......................... $ 18,500 John Deere 854 baler, 1 year old, approx. 5800 bales, BAU1502G, unbelievable price ................................................................................. $31,500 John Deere 569 baler, BAU1501G, 7200 bales, LIKE NEW, new pick up teeth................................................................................ $33,500 Gehl 1875 Baler, 5x6 bales, BAU1504G......................................................... CALL Massey Ferguson/2746A, 2007 model, 6x4 baler, BAU1609G .................. $14,500 Vermeer VR1022 rake, like new, HYU1612G .............................................. $7,250 Tonutti V12 rake, some new teethe, HYU1515G ........................................ $4,200 Vermeer MC1030 mower conditioner, very nice ............................. Coming Soon!

MacDon Hydra swing mower, HYU1601G ................................................. $9,750 Bush Hog 3 point disc mower, HYU1608G ................................................. $3,250 H&S in-line bale Wrapper, model BW1000, HYU1602G ........................... $23,500 Vermeer CPX 9000 processor “Catapult�, HYU1613G ................................ $32,000 JIFFY 920 Bale Processor, HYU1701G ......................................................... $7,250 USED FORAGE BOXES Knight 2450 forage/mixer wagon, Just In .................................................... CALL Massey Ferguson Model 116 Forage box, left front unload, FWU1602G .... $2,850 H&S LK500, Front unload silage box, FWU1603G ...................................... $1,250 John Deere 2 row wide chopper head, 36� rows, green, FWU1601G ............ CALL Used 16 ft Miller Pro model 5100 forage box, 4 wheel gear, FWU1511G ....................................................................................$9,500 each 4100 Miller Pro Silage Box, FWU1513G ..................................................... $3,775 H&S 20’ front unload forage box, FWU1514G ............................................ $7,000 Badger BN950 forage box, very nice, FWU1515G ...................................... $4,500 2- Badger 1055 forage boxes, tandem axle .................................................. CALL 3- Badger 1050 forage boxes, tandem axle .................................................. CALL Used Badger Blower ............................................................................Make Offer MANURE PUMPS Dayton Blower for Manure solids, used 2 months, #2C799, MEU1601G ....................................................................................Call for Price Used Houle 60� cable scraper drive, good shape........................................ $3,000 8’x4� electric Houle Agi-pump w/twin 20 HP motors, USED, MPU1501G ...................................................................................asking $4,300 8’x4� electric Houle Agi-pump w/30 HP motor, USED, MPU1505G....asking $4,000 10’x4� electric Houle Agi-pump with twin 20 HP motors, USED - MPU1507G......................................................................asking $4,300 8’x4� electric Houle Agi-pump w/no motors, set up for twin motors, USED- MPU1508G ..................................asking $3,500 Oro Flex Hose, 2 miles, Brand new, never used, 6� supply with couplers, MEU1702G ............................................................. CALL USED MIXERS Luck Now – model 300, 4 auger mixer, MWU1601G ............................... $12,500 Knight 3300 Feeder Wagon, MEU1702G ................................Coming Soon, CALL! Roorda feeder/mixer wagon, with scale, MWU1704G, Coming Soon ............. Call Knight 2450 mixer wagon, MWU1703G, JUST IN.......................................... CALL NEW & USED DAIRY EQUIPMENT 1-used Lely A3 Next Robot with air compressor, buffer tank, sort gate, M4 use buckets, milk line and sampler........................................................................ CALL 2-used Suterbilt 3M vacuum pumps ....................................................Call for price Double 10 Blue Diamond parallel parlor with SST2 detachers, 3� low line, single receiver, jetter trays, curb, gates, 10 hp Suterbilt vacuum pump,10hp Westfalia 2800 vacuum pump, 20 DeLaval milking units & pulsators ...Call, Offer Pending Used Mensch sand shooter, model 1050 with new belt............................. $2,750

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www.gortersclayanddairy.com Used M800 plate cooler, aluminum end plates............................................. $500 Used Calf Star pasteurizer, 5 gal. per minute model, DEU1501G ................ $8,000 New 2 bath automated footbath assembly, stainless baths & control – ½ price – never used, DEN1402G .............................. $7,000 Used Boumatic 3� stainless receiver group, receiver with trap, pump, mounting panel & probes........................................................................... Call 10 used Boumatic Companion detachers, #U3557554 .........................$415 each 5 used Boumatic Companion detachers with milk yield indicators, U3557820 .......................................................$450 each Blue Diamond double 8 parlor, rapid exit herringbone stall, pre-assembled, DEU1410G ................................$12,950 Price Lowered $6,900 16 used Boumatic 4400 detachers, with new gaskets & diaphragms, U3557444.................................................................$415 each Dayton Air Handler, like new, used only several weeks, 12000 CFM, 3C010.........................................................................Call for Price Used Mensch 2100 Sideshooter, sawdust, Ready to Go ................................. Call!

MANURE SPREADERS Roorda model 416 manure spreader, single axle, top beater & endgate, MSU1410G .......................................Reduced to $10,000 Knight 8040 side slinger, new chains, new flighting, excellent hammers, MSU1501G........................................................... $24,500 New Holland 190 spreader, very nice, MSU1602G ..................................... $8,000 Hagedorn 410 manure spreader, MSU1701G................................................ CALL Knight 1159 Pro Spread manure spreader ...................................... Coming Soon!

LIQUID MANURE TANKS ‘95 Houle EL48, 9500 gal. spreader tank, fair condition, w/disk incorporators, MTU1504G ........................................................ $19,500 ‘97 Houle EL84, 6000 gal. spreader, new tires, new disks, good shape, MTU1505G ...................................................................... $24,000 USED TRACTORS JD 2630 with John Deere 245 loader ......................................................... $8,000 NEW ON THE LOT Cloverdale 600 mixer - Just in!

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FARMHAND 815 FEED MIXER, long auger, screens, hyd. unload auger, $2,200, good shape. Call Paul 507-450-2367. 2-5-F

LATE MODEL MUELLER MILK TANKS, 1600, 2000, 2700, 3000 & 4000 gal. capacities. Call 920-397-0448. 1-TFN-B

JD 3200 5-BOTTOM PLOW, spring reset, on land hitch, $2,500. Call 320-630-7559. 5-TFN-F

JD 7700, PS, 18.4x42 axle duals, radials, clean. Call 608-792-4337. 6-4-F

NH 7230 DISCBINE; Kuhn RW1600 bale wrapper; JD 467 round baler; 10 calf huts. Call 507-3810160. 4-3-F HOOF TRIMMING CHUTE, tilt table, protable, $1,500/obo. Call 218-831-4978. 6-1-F JD 330 ROUND BALER, used very little, perfect cond. Call 507-794-6169, after 7 p.m. 9-TFN-F NH 489 HAYBINE, $1,500. Call 320-3552589. 6-5-F

Large, Grey Eagle / Sauk Centre / Long Prairie, MN Area Dairy Cattle, Dairy Equipment and Farm Machinery

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14X28 & 8X7 PORTABLE HUTS; JD 18’ disc, 20” blades, eld ready; NI 324 corn picker. Call 320355-2589. 4-3-F MEYER 4518 CHOPPER BOX, 13 ton running gear, exc. cond. Call 715746-2332. 6-1-F 300 GAL. CROP SPRAYER, 30’ boom, PTO pump.

Call 320-837-5845. 6-1-F SURGE WEIGH JARS & misc. parlor parts; also DeLaval Flow light milkers. Call Gorentz Dairy 218-342-2603. 5-3-F

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As I have decided to discontinue the dairy portion of my farming operation, I will sell the following at auction located 7.5 miles south of Long Prairie, MN or 10.5 miles north of Sauk Centre on US Highway 71 to Little Sauk, MN, then from Little Sauk 4.5 miles east and south on County Road #6, then 1/10 mile west on Cedar Lake Road; or being 1.5 miles west and north of Grey Eagle, MN on MN State Highway #287, then 4 miles west and north on County Tar #6, then 1/10 mile west on Cedar Lake Road to farm #25350. Follow the Mid-American Auction Co. signs; roads will be plainly marked.

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

SALE TIME: 11:00 A.M.

J & B LUNCH WAGON

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: The Sunderman family have farmed on this farm for many years and are well thought of as good friends and neighbors throughout the community. Mid-American Auction Company is very pleased to be selected to conduct the Sunderman’s complete dairy dispersal auction along with all dairy equipment and selected pieces of farm machinery no longer needed when cattle are sold. We will begin with a small load of tools and miscellaneous items, followed by farm equipment, dairy equipment, feed and cattle. Prior inspection welcome by appointment beginning Wednesday, May 17th. Thank you!

New Holland Large Square Baler and Other Haying & Forage Equipment

59 Head of Very Good Holstein Cattle 59 NOTE: This is good young herd of well uddered Holstein cattle.

Artificially bred for many years using ABS Sires with herd sires from leading area herds used on heifers. According to records of milk sold, the herd average is approximately 19,000 pounds milk, 3.9% 740 fat, and 608 protein. Approx. 60 pound herd average.

No BST, no TMR. SCC 250,000 average. Cows are fed a high roughage ration with unlimited potential for increased production.

Cows are milked in a tie-stall facility. All cattle have had their Triangle 9 vaccinations. Along with a good set of hard working cows, we offer a very nice set of bred and open heifers that will fit any operation. If you are in need of good farm fresh herd replacements, please mark this date on your calendar and make plans now to attend the Sunderman complete herd dispersal. Cattle will sell under cover. #6. Holstein Cow, 3 Yrs. Old, Due by Sale Date #9. Holstein Cow, 3 Yrs. Old, Due 9-3-17 #10. Holstein Cow, 3 Yrs. Old, Due 10-8-17 #12. Holstein Cow, 3 Yrs. Old, Fresh 12-6-16, Bred 3-21-17 #13. Holstein Cow, 4 Yrs. Old, Fresh 11-17-16, Bred 3-23-17 #15. Holstein Cow, 3 Yrs. Old, Bred 3-23-17 #18. Holstein Cow, 3 Yrs. Old, Due 10-31-17 #19. Holstein Cow, 3 Yrs. Old, Fresh 11-16-16, Bred 4-17-17 #21. Holstein Cow, 3 Yrs. Old, Fresh 11-6-16, Bred 3-23-17 #23. Holstein Cow, 2 Yrs. Old, Fresh 6-18-16, Bred 3-23-17 #25. Holstein Cow, 2 Yrs. Old, Fresh 6-11-16 #26. Holstein Cow, 2 Yrs. Old, Fresh 8-29-16 #32. Holstein Cow, 6 Yrs. Old, Fresh 10-27-16 #33. Swiss Holstein Cow, 2 Yrs. Old, Due 9-14-17 #44. Holstein Cow, 6 Yrs. Old, Due 10-24-17 #59. Holstein Cow, 6 Yrs. Old, Fresh 8-23-16, Bred 4-1-17 #60. Holstein Cow, 7 Yrs. Old, Bred 4-1-17 #62. Holstein Cow, 6 Yrs. Old, Fresh 4-2-17 #65. Holstein Cow, 6 Yrs. Old, Due by Sale Date

#75. Holstein Cow, 5 Yrs. Old, Bred 3-22-17 #83. Holstein Cow, 5 Yrs. Old, Due 11-5-17 #93. Holstein Cow, 6 Yrs. Old, Due by Sale Date #98. Holstein Cow, 5 Yrs. Old, Due 10-8-17 #100. Holstein Cow, 5 Yrs. Old, Fresh 11-27-16, Bred 3-1-17

Purebred Herd Sire Very Good Holstein Bull, 18 Months Old, from the Rhode Herd of Grey Eagle

Bred Heifers (9) Fancy Holstein Heifers, Due June, In Service to Good Purebred Holstein Herd Sire (6) Very Good Holstein Heifers, Due September October

Open Heifers (16) Very Nice Open Holstein Heifers, from 6 to 14 Months Old (1) Holstein Heifer, 1 Month Old with More by Sale Date

Bulk Tank & Dairy Equipment

1990 Mueller OH Hi-Perform 800 Gallon Bulk Tank, Automatic Wash, Twin Fan Compressor, SN #80542 (5) One Touch Automatic Take-Offs with Surge 300 Claws Newer Tuthill Oil-Less 10 H.P. Vacuum Pump Surge 2 Inch Pipeline for 34 Cows, Pacemaker Deluxe Milk Pump Receiver. Glass Jar, Auto Wash, Vacuum Controller, Vacuum Line (5) One Touch Units, (No Claws)

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PH. 320-547-2206 (Sale Day: 320-760-2979)

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IH Model 4500 25-Ft. Hyd Fold Field Cultivator, 3 Bar Harrow, Walking Tandems (2) Nice DMI 300 Bushel Gravity Boxes on H.D. DMI Wagons, Flotation Tires, Ext. Poles, Light Kits Killbros Model 350 Gravity Box with Extensions on Lindsay 4-Wheel Wagon, Flotation Tires, Ext. Pole J&M Model 250 Gravity Box on Kewanee #45 Four-Wheel Wagon Melroe Model 911 5x18 Pull-Type Spring Reset Plow Allied 6 Inch X 28 Ft. PTO Auger IH All Hydraulic Loader with 7-Ft. Bucket, 86 Series Brackets

Farm Star Diesel Powered Traveling Gun with 660 Ft. Hose EZ Rain Water Driven Traveling Gun with Hose Cart and Approx. 600 Ft. Hose (6) 60 Inch X 30 Ft. Shur-Rain Irrigation Pipe, (One Man Connect) (2) Elbows Berkley B 4 Pump 2 and Four-Wheel Pipe Trailers Chev 350 Gas V8 Power Unit with Berkley B6 Jr Pump

Hay & Silage

LIC. NO. 77-18

PH. 320-352-3803 (Sale Day: 320-760-1593), AUCTIONEERS

GLENWOOD 3 TON FEED BIN. Call 320-3552589. 4-3-F

‘01 G6000 8’ AG BAGGER w/alum. backstop, purchased new, used for personal use only, exc. cond., always shedded.

Call 320-745-2438. 6-1-B

‘07 MF 2150, includes 5 bale accumulator, well maintained; ProAg 12K bale stacker also avail. Call 507-951-0766. 6-2-VM NH HW325 WINDROWER w/14HS head, loaded, eld ready, 1950 hrs. Call 712-441-1963. 5-2-F JD 3950 CHOPPER, 2R30 corn head & 5.5’ hay head purchased new, exc. cond., $10,500/obo. Call 320-980-4617. 6-1-F ‘74 FORD L700 GRAIN TRUCK w/drill ll auger system, 16’ steel bed, good hoist and roll tarps, 90020 tires. Call 218-761-1254 or 218-863-3954. 6-1-F NH 489 HAYBINE; JD 337 baler, 40 thrower; 2 Meyer bale thrower racks, shedded, good working condition. Call 952-4662593. 6-1-F SILO DOORS, wood or steel doors shipped promptly to your farm, hardware available including S.S. fasteners. Call 800-222-5726, Landwood Sales LLC. 5-13-B AC 7020, 1800 BU. GRAIN BIN. Call 320360-3924. 6-2-F VERMEER 605M, low bales; NH 56 rake. Call 320-554-3111. 6-1-F BADGER 18’ MANURE AUGER w/5HP motor, good cond., $1,000. Call 715-879-5007. 6-1-F

CASE 8570 3X3 SQUARE BALER, 33,000 bales, bought new baler, can deliver, $22,000/ obo. Call Gordy 605-8501551. 5-TFN-F 9 BOUMATIC FLOSTAR MAX CLAWS, 250’ 3” vac line. Call 641732-5694. 6-1-F 6 SURGE ONE-TOUCHES, (29) One-Touch inlets, Surge 2” receiver jar, pulsation control & jar pump.

Call 608-462-3006. 5-2-F PATZ BARN CLEANER, CW, 275’ 18” low ite chain, corner wheels, drive sprocket, all replaced 3 yrs. ago, $2,000/obo; 5 ton feed bin, $500. Call 320845-4322. 6-1-P 3 BADGER BN950 AND 1 BN1050 FORAGE WAGONS, good cond.

Call 507-249-3240. 5-3-F NH FP230 CHOPPER; large 1000 rpm, tandem axle, kernal processor, Metal Alert III, 3R CH, 27P HH, Fantini 3R snapper head. Call 320-2906313. 6-2-F JD 4020 DSL w/148 ldr., 100 hrs. on major OH, newer rear tires w/uid, $13,500; dry fertilizer setup and insecticide boxes for a 4R JD 7000, make offer; 14’ Lund shing boat and trailer, 9.8 HP Mercury, $750; Three point 3 wheel hay turner $1.200.

Call 320-424-0297. 6-2-B

CDL DRIVERS WANTED IF YOU LIKE THE GREAT OUTDOORS THIS IS THE JOB FOR YOU. • 12 months CDL A Experience • 23 years of age • Clean MVR & DAC • Tanker experience a plus but not required -Will Train

Compensation: • .44 per mile, • $11.75 per farm stop • $14.90 each Wash Out/Drop & Hook

Call Linda for more details at 866.676.6501 or www.driveforcardinal.com

Cardinal Logistics EEO/AAA/m/f/Vets/Disabled

PHONE (320) 290-9311 25350 Cedar Lake Road, Long Prairie, MN

TERMS: CASH or GOOD CHECK. No credit or debit cards. If credit is desired, make arrangements with your credit agent prior to sale. Out of area buyers please have letter of credit. Everything sold as is, no warranties given or implied. Nothing removed until settlement has been made. While we believe everything stated hereon to be correct as to age and description, anything stated day of sale by owners or auctioneers will take precedence over all printed materials. Owners, auctioneers, clerks or their helpers are not responsible for accidents. All information stated hereon is provided by the owner, Mid-American Auction Co., Inc. makes no warranty as to its accuracy.

‘11 PENTA 4120HD VERTICAL TMR MIXER, new knives, 540 pto, 6’ unloading apron, mixed 1 batch/day. Call 320-2210719. 6-2-F

Locations In: Sauk Centre and Thief River Falls,

82 Inch Wide X 18 Ft. Tandem Axle Pull-Type Utility Trailer, 2-Ft. Beaver Tail, Ramps, (No Title or Registration)

owner

DAIRYMASTER MILKERS, Boumatic 28 plate cooler, double 6 Clay herringbone parlor, sold separate or together. Call 507-450-2437. 2-6-F

Benefits/Vacation/Holiday

Shop Built Utility Trailer

72 Inch Manure Bucket with Double Hydraulic Grapple, (Like New) Set of 40 Inch Skid Loader Pallet Forks Skid Loader Two-Prong Bale Spear Good Shop Built Hydraulic Skid Loader Mounted Wood Splitter (4) Used 12x16.5 Skid Loader Tires

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Irrigation Equipment

Gravity Boxes & General Farm Machinery

Nice Chore Time 2 Ton Bulk Feed Bin with Pail Chute Shop Built 4 Ton Bulk Bin with Bottom Discharge Good Calf Puller, Never Used (2) Round Bale Feeders Misc. Farm Gates from 10 to 16 Ft.

Skid Loader Attachments & Related Items

MID -AMERICAN AUCTION CO., INC.

Gehl Model 1075 Forage Harvester, Kernel Processor, 30-38 Corn Head, Hay Head

Bulk Feed Bins & Livestock Equipment

Some Surge Square Pulsators Delaval Single and Dual Pulsators (6) New Cleansing Drinking Cups Some Surge Square Pulsators Plus Other Misc. Milking Equipment

Gary Sunderman,

Gehl Model 1250 Forage Harvester, 3R X 30 Inch Corn Head (3) Badger Model BN-1050 16-Ft. Front Side Unloading Forage Boxes on Badger Heavy-Duty Tandem Wagons, Flotation Tires, Ext. Poles Nice 8x20 Ft. Timber Bale Rack on Westendorf 4-Wheel Wagon Good 8 x15.5 Ft. Wooden Flat Rack on John Deere 1065 Four-Wheel Wagon, Ext. Pole

New Holland Model D-100 2 x 3 x 8 Ft. Large Square Baler, Dry Preservative Applicator, Moisture Sensor, Light Kit, Monitor, Has Baled 36,870 Bales, (Nice Condition)

125 POLYDOME CALF HUTCHES. Call 605237-9018. 6-3-F

‘14 CASE SV250, 83 hrs., like new and loaded, PPP plan until 10-16-17 w/$0 deductible, $42,000; ‘12 Case SV300, 500 hrs., loaded, $43,500. Call/text 605-376-8195. 5-2-B

IH 133 8RN CULT. w/ hyd. wings. Call 952-6882297. 5-2-F

NOTE: The following alfalfa tested from 120 to 160 RFV, but will be re-tested prior to auction.

All is 2016 hay.

(90) 2 x3 x8 Bales of 2nd Crop Alfalfa, Stored Inside (160) 2 x3 x8 Bales of 1st Crop Alfalfa Grass Mixed Hay, (Outside Stacked but Well Tarped) Approx. 9 x100 Ft. Bag of Good 2016 Corn Silage, been through Processor, (4 Month Removal with Loading Available subject to Gary’s Convenience)

Tools & Misc. Items Small Load of Tools, including Pipe Wrenches, Hand Tools, Forks, Shovels and Related Items

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Custom ing Silage Bagg 12 & 14’ custom bagging with table baggers

Custom Bagging LLC 608-558-7008

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NH 3223 ROTARY RAKE, like new, used 1 season. Call 320-3042311. 6-TFN-F

2) KILLBROS 387 GRAVITY BOXES, like new, used 1 season. Call 320-304-2311. 2-TFN-F

GLENCOE 4450 DISC CHISEL, 11 shank, like new, $10,000. Call 507380-1235. 4-TFN-F

NH 489 HAYBINE; Ogden 10 wheel hay rake; rabbit cages; 43 gal. electric water heater. Call 320294-5191. 6-1-F

40 KW KATOLIGHT GENERATOR, 540 pto on cart, works good, $3,750. Call 641-7154077. 6-1-F SINGLE 8 PARALLEL PARLOR w/automatic takeoffs & plate cooler. Call 507-429-6445.

6-TFN-F JD 1750 6R30â€? CORN PLANTER, dry fert., ďƒžnger meter. Call 320-2933071. 4-3-F PSI POWER WASHERS, Power Washers Hot/ Cold, Cabinet Parts Washers, Chemicals, Presoaks, Degreasers, Large Parts Inventory Shipped Same Day, On Site Service. Industrial, Commercial, Farm, Sales, Repair, and Rental. “The Guys That Work Great Under Pressureâ€?

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Serving you from 3 locations: West Central MN Region – Pennock, MN Location SW MN Region – Wilmont, MN Location NW IA Region – Harrisburg, SD Location & Wilmont, MN Location SE SD Region – Harrisburg, SD Location. 23-TFN-B JD 2700 PLOW, semi mounted. Call 320-5101055. 13-TFN-F

ALDRICH TRACTOR

HWY. 10 • VERNDALE, MN

218-445-5430

Hours: M-F: 7-5 • Sat: 7-12

www.aldrichtractor.com — USED EQUIPMENT — TRACTOR____________________ Allis Chalmers 180, 1973, 5209 hrs., 64 hp pto w/canopy, #16016 .$6,000 Allis Chalmers 190 XT III, 1971, 8,061 hrs., cab, working AC, 77 HP pto, #39429..................$9,000 Steiner 430 Max, 2011, 807 hrs., 4WD, 48� tiller, 60� mower, 60� push blade, 2 extra tires, #10757 ............ $12,000 SKID STEER LOADERS________ GEHL V270m 2014, 605 hrs., T-bar ctrls, power attach, cab/heat, #23332 ................................. $38,000 4240E, 5850 hrs., T-bar ctrls, open cab, bkt., #07865........ $12,400 4640E, 4180 hrs., cab & heat, T-bar ctrls, bkt., #13917 ..............$17,900 R190, 2015, 497 hrs., 2 spd., radio, cab/ heat, Power Attach, #72456 ...... $33,000 KUBOTA SSV65, 2016, 263 hrs., hand/foot, cab/AC, power attach, bkt., #00756 ...... $35,500 TRACK MACHINES T630, 2014, 1740 hrs., hand/foot, 2 spd., A51, wide tracks, radio, #11608.................................. $39,600 T590, 2014, 955 hrs., SJC, A71, radio, roller susp., #11900 ............. $40,000 T770, 2015, 1621 hrs., SJC, radio, 2 spd., newly replaced sprockets and track, A71, #14534................$57,500 T650, 2014, A71, wide track, 565 hrs., single spd., #11088...............$46,500 T650, 2015, SJC, A71, wide track, radio/2 spd., roller susp, 487 hrs., #13025.........................................$51,000 MISC._______________________ Top Gun CFR650 Highline, 2014, processes bales up to 6’ dia., #02674 .................................. $20,000 NH 499, 1992, 12’ haybine w/rubber rolls, #62481 ...........$5,000 F11 Farmhand Loader, valve & pto pump .....................$3,500

REMOTE CONDENSER, unit is nearly new, pressurized and stored inside. Call 712-441-0964.

18-TFN-F

5460 SP CHOPPER, 619 motor, 4R converging head, Dura Drum, kernal processor, aux. fuel tank, hay head and auger box avail. Call 605-881-5902.

6-1-VM

TMR MIXER, Schuler MS550 twin screw vertical mixer, scale, 1000 RPM, $21,000; JD 3970 forage chopper, 6’ hay head, 2R corn head, $9,000; Ag Bagger 700, 8’, $10,000; (3) Badger chopper boxes, choice $3,000; MF 288 square baler, $4,000. Sold dairy cows. Call 507-2980503. 5-2-B

DAIRYMASTER MOO MONITOR HEAT DETECTION SYSTEM, 250 collars, 2 base stations, will sell any quantity. Call 605-881-0992. 24-TFN-F

HAYBUSTER 2564 BALE PROCESSOR w/blower package, exc. cond., always shedded. Call 218-342-2603.

2-TFN-F

JD 328 BALER w/#42 ejector, elec. ctrls, $10,500; 5 HP Leeson silo unloader, motor, $250, like new; augers for 14’ VanDale unloader. Call 320-583-7062.

6-1-F

COW MANAGER MONITORING SYSTEM FROM SELECT SIRES, 188 ear tags w/ activity, health & nutrition modules, plus 3 receiving antennas & 1 coordinating antenna. Call 320629-2305, ask for Glen or Doug. 6-2-B

HOOP BARNS FOR LIVESTOCK MACHINERY and crop storage. See us at the St. Cloud Farm Show. Call 320-221-2266.

24-23-P

KRAUSE 4600 8RW FLAT FOLD CULTIVATOR, low acres, always shedded, very nice. Call 605-590-0182. 6-1-F

NH WHIRL-A-FEED BLOWER, model 28, exc. cond., shedded. Call 507327-1869. 6-2-F

JD GRAPPLE BUCKET, 72�, like new, used only for bedding, $2,700 new, asking $1,800/obo. Call 563-880-3993. 3-TFN-F

APPROX 120’ OF 10’ UP NORTH SILAGE BAG, reasonable. Call 320-3042311. 17-TFN-F

Inventory Reduction TIMED ONLINE OPENS: MON. MAY 15 / CLOSES: WED. MAY 24

2017

Miscellaneous - FOR SALE

AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Leon has decided to discontinue his livestock operation and is selling his hay & livestock equipment. Complete terms, lot listings and photos at SteffesGroup.com PREVIEW & LOADOUT: By Appointment.

Location: 89118 520th St., Cosmos, MN 56228. From Cosmos, MN 2-1/2 miles south on MN Hwy. 4 to Renville Cty. 7, go east 3.5 miles to 520th St. and south 1/2 mile.

Trailers / Forage Wagons Forage Processing Equipment Livestock Equipment Skid Steer Attachment Shop Equipment / Misc. Items Leon Radtke | 320.583.0067 | Ĺ…Ĺł ¹ĚÚƟ UÂąĆ‹Ä˜ ¹Ƌ „Ƌüý ĂĽĹ¸Ă˜ Ć?Ć–ÇˆĹŁĆ…ÄżĆ?ĹŁÄżĆ?ƀŎ Steffes Group, Inc. 24400 MN Hwy 22 S, Litchfield, MN 55355 Randy Kath MN47-007, Scott Steffes MN14-51

320.693.9371 | SteffesGroup.com

Monday, May 22nd 10:00 AM Cuba City, Wisconsin

Complete Dispersal

Ho omebred mebred Reegistered gistered H Holsteins olsteins Sell S e ll

‘87 IH 2294, FWA, air, heat, new tires, wts., duals.

Call 320-250-5649. 6-1-F

DEGELMAN BLADE 46157 4-WAY 14’ w/JD mounts. Call 608-7323793. 6-1-F

JD 450 w/grass, $10,500.

Call 320-249-8556. 6-1-F

CIH 600 BLOWER, $4,000; Badger head; Hanson & Norling silo doors, stainless steel. Call 320266-6878. 6-6-F

JD 1010 28’ FIELD CULT., $1,500. Call

320-249-2177. 6-1-F

Ruby-D Destry Rollo-Red VG-86

Moorclose Goldsun Whopper GP-83 VG-MS

Moorclose Fever Windsor A beautiful uddered Sr. 2 by Fever selling with her Byway heifer calf and VG-88 2-00 365 26,500 3.5 919 3.3 875 3-01 314 22,800 3.2 727 3.0 689 This 10th gen. EX or VG from the DRA By Goldsun from 4 EX dams! She sells 38,010 dam due to Doorman! Next 4 August family sells with her Armani dtr! with her Golden Dreams Jr. 2 just fresh! dams all EX, all over 32,000M!

Pouring Concrete?

BUY DIRECT

Moorclose Goldsun America EX-90 EX-MS

Moorclose Goldsun Lollipop GBM Guthrie Bublicious-ET VG-87 EX-MS A super uddered Goldsun mlking 115 lbs. last test and bred to Callen! She sells 2-03 365 29,370 3.4 984 3.2 949 2-11 307 27,630 3.0 817 3.0 822 An impressive 4 yr old selling with her with her Awesome dtr bred to Diamond- One of 3 VG Guthries selling from 5 gens.

Atwood fall yrlg! 9 gens. EX & VG here! back & a Topgun mat. sister!

EX! Her Aftershock sells due to Bailey too!

We have great prices on rebar for all your farm projects this year.

www.bluelakeplastics.com

320-333-9255

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FOR SALE

BY OWNER

Moorclose Gold Wyoming 2E-94

Moorclose Avalanche Whine Moorclose Atwood Wren VG-88 What a sweet summer yrlg by Avalanche!

2-01 307 23,150 3.9 895 3.1 722 3rd gen. EX Goldwyn due to Doorman! She sells with her VG-87 22,334 Damion Res. Jr. All-Wisconsin Jr. 2 Year Old 2016 She sells with 3 VG dtrs plus a fancy June dam. Next dam the 3rd gen. EX, Gold Wy- Just fresh, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be one to contend with oming 2E-94, pictured left, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;16 Beemer! in the Jr. 3 class this year! 5 EX & VG dams!

6-01 365 41,660 4.2 1729 3.3 1372

$259,000 Grade A dairy farm with 48-cow tiestall barn built in 2008. 26x40 3-bedroom, 1-bath home on 20 acres located near Backus, MN. More land available for sale or rent.

CALL 218-820-8692

Catalog available online at www.greatnorthernsalesarena.com â&#x20AC;˘ Online bidding available at cowbuyer.com â&#x20AC;˘

Last Chance for Juniors to purchase before the June 1st Deadline!

Family is key at Moorclose ... Â&#x152;Â&#x2014;Â&#x153;ÂŁÂ&#x17D; Â&#x2013;Â&#x161;Â&#x201C;¤á&#x20AC;&#x2018; Â&#x2019;Â&#x160;ÂĄÂ? ÂŞÂ&#x153;ÂĄÂ&#x2013;Â&#x201C;Â&#x161;Â&#x2018; Â?Â&#x160;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x201C;Â&#x2014;­ ÂŞÂ&#x153;ÂĄÂ&#x2013;Â&#x201C;Â&#x161;Â&#x2018; ¤Â&#x153;Â&#x2018;Â&#x17D;¤Â&#x2019;Â&#x17D;ÂĄ ÂŞÂ&#x201C;¤Â&#x2019; Â&#x2018;¢Â&#x17D;Â&#x160;¤ Â&#x152;Â&#x153;ÂŞ Â?Â&#x160;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x201C;Â&#x2014;Â&#x201C;Â&#x17D;ÂŁá&#x20AC;&#x2018; combined with the breedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best sires to breed and develop an exceptional herd! The Breeding Shows!

Owners:

Bill & Kelle Calvert Family

6038 County J, Cuba City, WI 53807 Bill: 608.732.2080 | Kelle 608.732.4880 moorcloseholsteins@gmail.com

Sale Managed by:

GREAT NORTHERN W4226 SR 23 E, Fond du Lac, WI 54937 PH: 920.923.6991 Â&#x160; grnorth81@gmail.com www.greatnorthernsalesarena.com

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HL100 Programmable Calf Feeder

Miscellaneous - FOR SALE

(2) NH 880 CHOPPERS w/hay head & 824 CH, 1000 rpm, good runners.

Call 641-228-2512. 6-2-F MF ROUND BALER; Free: (2) 14x40 stave silos.

Call 507-330-1190. 6-1-F 55’ BALE CONVEYOR, HD pto driven, looks brand new. Call 320-355-2589.

6-5-F

IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CALVES PLUS REDUCE COSTS AND IMPROVE RETURNS.

Optimum and early nutrition promotes the calves’ future high performance potential. With an optimized feeding program, they will produce 10% - 20% more milk. An improved state of health results in a lower death rate, too, hence more animals in the herd reared from your herd offspring.

• Can feed 100-120 calves with just one unit • Tube Cleaning - Even the Teat • Cleaned Drool Bowl

• Natural Drinking Approach • LED lit teat • Calves Teach Themselves

IH 1086 TRACTOR, western cab, 2200 hrs., must see to appreciate.

Call 320-857-2916. 4-4-F ‘09 KNIGHT 8141 SPDR., repainted, $25,000; ‘05 NH TS115A, 2300 hrs., 2WD, PS, 4 remotes, $30,000. Call 612229-7583. 18-TFN-F NH 790 CHOPPER w/ hay head & NH 116 14’ hydra-swing haybine. Call 218-639-1103. 5-TFN-F

Dairyland Services, LLC

Dairyland Equipment Services, Inc. Plainview, MN

‘14 TUBELINE 5000AX2 BALE WRAPPER, remote control has done around 1500 bales. Call 402-369-0881. 6-2-F

Montgomery, MN

Woodville, WI

800-548-2540

866-467-4717

300 GAL. BULK TANK, 3” pipeline and stainless jar; 50 Boumatic claws, 15 pulsators & board; 24 tiestalls, B/O. Call 701-4089005. 4-TFN-F JD 8RN CORN HEAD; 6” alum. irrigation pipe; Call 320-250-4600.

23-TFN-F 6 ROW LILLISTON CULTIVATOR, eld ready, stored inside. Call 563-586-2231. 5-TFN-B

LIMIT 1 FREE AD PER FARM PER ISSUE

11 DELAVAL DELPRO MU480 AUTOMATIC TAKEOFFS, $1,250; New 2014, will split; 10 hp variable speed vacuum pump, new drive 2014, $2,500. Call 608-5162794. 6-2-P

GEHL CB 1065 CHOPPER, new knives, cutter bar, hay head, 2R CH, exc. cond., $4,500. Call 320216-5198. 1-TFN-F LILLISTON CULTIVATORS & LILLISTON PARTS, new & used; also White 6 bottom plow. Call 507-455-2484. 1-7-F ‘08 35 TON SEMI TRAILER, beaver tail & ramps, 51’ total length. Call 320-760-6942. 12-TFN-F STEPSAVER to move milk to tank or uids to wherever needed. Call 507-451-4757. 20-TFN-F JD 3960 CHOPPER w/ hay head; Kifco water reel and sprinkler gun. Call 218-298-4835. 6-1-F CORN PLANTERS, IH 400 6R30”; IH 800, 4R36”. Call 218-3853471. 3-TFN-F FORD 8340 SLE w/FWA, 4000 1-owner hrs., in like new cond. Call 320-9873279. 5-2-VM JD 9500, 5100 eng. hrs., 7500 on cutter, 4WD, many updates, single point hookup, 600 series head ready, $32,900. Call 715613-8940. 8-TFN-F

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Quality Alfalfa Hay & Straw For Sale

DAIRY FARMERS...

Honeyland Farms

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FIRST 15 WORDS ARE FREE, $1 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL WORD. (Phone # and complete name count as one word each. Heading is not counted as a word.)

Non-Dairy Farmers & Ads For Real Estate, Business Services & Ads For Anyone Outside Our Circulation Area Are Charged $26.00 Per Issue

(Payment must accompany ad unless prior arrangements are made. 25 word maximum.)

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Mail or bring your ad to the Dairy Star, 522 Sinclair Lewis Ave. Sauk Centre, MN 56378 or e-mail: nancy.p@dairystar.com

To guarantee ad placement, our deadline is the Friday before publication.

Ads may be sent after that, but we cannot guarantee placement.

3x4 Bales • 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cutting Hay WE DELIVER

Heavy Oats Also For Sale

1-320-250-8805 or 1-204-347-5780 Mike www.honeylandfarms1.com

GEHL 1060 CHOPPER w/hay and corn heads, $2,500, owner retiring.

Call Mark 763-498-8978.

6-1-F JD 100 SQUARE BALER, nice cond., $24,000/ obo. Call 320-491-3861.

5-2-F FARMALL SUPER M, new motor, new tires, rims great, $2,500. Call 320249-8556. 6-1-F

Bobcat S590 Skid-Steer Loader

Here’s Power!

Along with more horsepower, the new S590 loader delivers greater all-around performance!

2 speed available.

• Vertical Lift Path • 2100 lb. Rated Operating Capacity • 119 in. Lift Height • 66 hp Turbo Diesel

USED LOADERS S750, S650, S590, S630, S185, S175, 773, 742, 542B, T650, T250, several low hours, S160 - low hours A FEW COPYCATS

• 930A Mustang • L553 NH • SR 200 Case • 226B CAT NEW MANURE FORKS & AUGERS, NEW BOBCAT ROCK FORKS, SNOWBLOWERS & BLADES, 60”, 66”, 78” IN STOCK

Your Bobcat Headquarters

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19612 U.S. 71, Long Prairie • 320-732-3715 www.longprairiemachinery.com

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Dairy Star - Third Section • Saturday, May 13, 2017 • Page 27

FAST. CONSISTENT. VERSATILE.

SL 100 SERIES PROTWIN® SLINGER® SIDE-DISCHARGE SPREADER • • • •

All-new discharge provides more consistent, even spreading Exclusive twin-auger design eliminates material bridging Extended and simplified service intervals save time and money Versatility to handle the widest variety of materials

1000, 1400, 1800 and 2400 gallon capacities • trailer models

New Kuhn Knight Vertical Maxx VT 180, #2981 - Call

New Kuhn Knight VT156, #2993 - Call

New Kuhn Knight Primor 4270 M, #3496 - Call

New Kuhn Knight SL124, #3598 - Call

New Kuhn Knight SLC 132 #3715 - Call

New Kuhn Knight SLC141, #3752 - Call

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New Knight 2044, #3625 - Call

New Kuhn Knight SL 114 #3558 - Call

New Kuhn Knight 2054, #3747 - Call

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Salesmen: Tony Steinhart (608) 778-3491 or Joe Ryan (608) 778-2900

4116 Hwy. 80 S. Platteville, WI

Office: (608) 348-9401 or Toll Free: 1(888) BUY-PATZ www.steinhartsfarmservice.com

4116 Hwy. 80 S. Platteville, WI

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COMING SOON!

‘02 Luck Now 300 - $12,500 Gorter’s Clay & Dairy Equip.

507-825-3271

Patz 620, reconditioned w/liner, 2 spd, nice - $17,000 Hobert Sales Inc. 320-286-6284

Knight 2170 - $5,000 Isaacson Sales & Service 507-228-8270

Knight 3300 Feeder wagon -Call Gorter’s Clay & Dairy Equip.

507-825-3271

COMING SOON!

Patz 420 Isaacson Sales & Service 507-228-8270

Patz 350 Vertical Ross Equipment Co. 800-645-7677

New Patz 1100 - In Stock Hartung Sales 320-836-2697

Patz V500, just in Call for pricing!

Hartung Sales 320-836-2697

Patz 1200 mixers on hand - ready to deliver!

Hartung Sales 320-836-2697

Patz 950, New On Hand Hartung Sales 320-836-2697

Jaylor 3650, twin screw $15,000 Patz 205, 3 auger - $5,800 Isaacson Sales & Service 507-228-8270

Roto-Mix 354-12B Ross Equipment Co. 800-645-7677

Isaacson Sales & Service 507-228-8270

Patz 500V Ross Equipment Co. 800-645-7677

Patz Stationary 400D, 140 ft. capacity Story Sales & Service 800-491-3724

Patz 620 Story Sales & Service 800-491-3724

Patz 615 Story Sales & Service 800-491-3724

Jaylor GC4405, single screw, front door, LH discharge Story Sales & Service 800-491-3724

Like new truck mount mixer w/Patz 950 Wille Construction 563-252-2034

1) Penta 3020 1) Penta 4120 - price reduced!

Wille Construction 563-252-2034

Patz 420 - 2 available!

Wille Construction 563-252-2034

Patz 950 Wille Construction 563-252-2034

Supreme Intl 1200T vert - $52,500 Brynsaas Sales & Service 563-382-4484

Patz 510 horiz.- $34,500 Brynsaas Sales & Service 563-382-4484

Patz V620H - Call for pricing.

Hartung Sales 320-836-2697 Oswalt 200 $5,000

Patz 810, demo unit - Call Isaacson Sales & Service 507-228-8270

Patz 420 Ross Equipment Co. 800-645-7677

COMING SOON!

Luck Now 200 - $5,800 Isaacson Sales & Service 507-228-8270

Isaacson Sales & Service 507-228-8270

COMING SOON!

Penta 5620HD Story Sales & Service 800-491-3724

Patz 420, 540 PTO Story Sales & Service 800-491-3724

Patz V270 Story Sales & Service 800-491-3724

Rotomix VXT 425, twin screw, vertical Story Sales & Service 800-491-3724

Balzer 2250, vacuum w/ new tank Wille Construction 563-252-2034

Patz 500, 4 in stock Wille Construction 563-252-2034

Patz 615, 2 spd. - $26,500 Wille Construction 563-252-2034

Patz 500 vert. - $27,500 Brynsaas Sales & Service 563-382-4484

Kuhn Knight VT144 vert. - $27,000 Brynsaas Sales & Service 563-382-4484

Patz 615 vertical - $31,500 Brynsaas Sales & Service 563-382-4484