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Communicating high standards to the customer

by Steven E. Smith A commitment to a high standard of excellence in dairying includes educating the public about the science in agriculture.

Matching the farming practices to the land base, being open to diversity and savvy with the technologies are just a few of the lessons explained to the public when Jeremy and Rebecca Daubert of Bainbridge, NY, hosted farm tours at their 52 cow dairy operation during the 4th annual Chenango County Festival of Farms held during the weekend of July 16 and 17.

“We named our business “STOX” for Standard of Excellence Dairy. As 3rd and 4th generations respectively in the business of dairy farming, the Dauberts are committed to this maxim for their operation which is also home to their children Hayley and Trey. The parent’s love for the business and excitement in the eyes of young Hayley was a clear demonstration of strong spirit of family farming present at STOX Dairy.

The tour of STOX Dairy explained to guests that some of the numerous changes that the Dauberts have made to the farm since putting it back into production three years ago. “We are grass based because our land base does not support the longer growing season necessary for corn or other grain cultivation. We have purchased corn silage and are also feeding liquid whey from the nearby Chobani processing facility.

Other renovations farm guest learned about included stall updates, rubber matting on most of the concrete surfaces, tunnel ventilation and a propane

fired on-demand hot water heating system. As changes were made to the layout of the operation, the Dauberts integrated their management strategies.

“We have gone to raising calves in groups of four to six calves and like the progress we are making with our replacements,” stated Jeremy.

A tour of the farm office was a real attention grabber for guests. They learned Jeremy uses numerous technologies to manage and develop their herd. “I use my own ultrasound to manage herd sterility here at STOX Dairy.

After being trained on ultrasound while attending college at Virginia Tech, I worked as a herdsman on a large operation where ultrasound was used. I determined my payback on my $9,000 unit would be three years and it has been six years now.”

A microscope on the desk next to the semen tanks was the next point of discussion. “I am trained to conduct my own embryo transfer work here on the farm.” Visitors learned that Daubert’s passion to develop high genetic value cows was the reason for being trained in the procedure. “I strive to make significant gains in genetic advancement through my work with embryo transfer,” offered Jeremy.

The Dauberts are a motivated young couple that is looking beyond the farm gate for opportunities as well. “I have made many urban contacts with interest in learning more about production agriculture through the use of Twitter,” indicated Daubert. I am interested in connecting with this market through such diversification as pasture pigs and

Visitors learned that the Dauberts raise their calves in groups of four to six even as small calves. “We have good luck gang feeding about a gallon of milk per calf twice a day,” stated Jeremy Daubert.

Rebecca and daughter Hayley Daubert had visitors of STOX Dairy use small jars of cream to shake up some butter during the Festival of Farms tour.

Photos by Steven E. Smith

Jeremy Daubert explained how he uses embryo transfer and ultrasound technologies in the reproductive management of the herd at STOX Dairy to visitors of the farm during the Festival of Farms tour in Chenango County. even eventually vertical integration into have participating businesses through bottled milk into the New York City mar- the county. We focus on the southern ket. For now, I am building my network part of the county on the first day and of contacts and helping to correct the the northern part on Sunday of the misinformation present in the public weekend,” stated Rebecca. Rebecca media about production agriculture. serves the county as the Ag Economic Guests observed the herd of regis- Development & Outreach Coordinator tered Holsteins and Brown Swiss on with the Cornell Cooperative Extension. pasture during the visit as well as view- “To motivate increased participation, ing samples of feeds used to support we developed a passport incentive for sound dairy nutrition and milk produc- guests. When they visit three or more tion. The guests toured the milking par- farms and have the farms sign the passlor and learned details about milk cool- port, the guest returns the signed passing and handling during the tour. For a port to the CCE to be entered in a drawgood memorable hands-on experience, ing for a Local Products Basket valued Rebecca with exceptional help from her at $75. elementary school age daughter Hayley While hosting a farm visitation day gave the guests the opportunity to such as the Festival of Farms event shake up some butter to taste on crack- takes additional resources of time and ers. “We enjoy opportunities to get labor, the Dauberts like many others in young people understanding where the industry today recognize the importheir dairy products come from. For the tance of reaching out to the consuming last three years, Jeremy has made it a public about what is involved in propoint to volunteer time to go into the duction agriculture. The level of techschool and read agriculture books to nology, science and management necnumerous classrooms,” said Rebecca. essary to run a farm operation coupled During the Festival of Farms, the with a commitment to a high level of public was invited to tour 12 farms over standards for quality and performance the two day period that featured agri- is exactly the message these farm visicultural products ranging from dairy, tors need to hear. The Dauberts can be maple products, blueberries, alpacas, contacted at jdswiss1@yahoo.com, lamb, goat to winery. “Our county cov- phone 607-201-3317 or on the web at ers a large area and we a fortunate to www.stoxdairy.com.

by Elizabeth A. Tomlin Although playing darts hardly seems like an activity one would participate in during an educational pasture walk, that is exactly what occurred recently at the HudsonMohawk Grass Masters “Reading the Land” Workshop, instructed by Natural Resources Specialist Phil Metzger, and ‘the Grass Whisperer’ Troy Bishopp.

The workshop took

place at Rob and Shirley Hudyncia’s Hu-Hill Organic Dairy Farm, where Holistic Management Educator Metzger and Bishopp led a pasture walk for approximately 40 participants, while assessing the health and productivity of the land, and discussing, providing, and demonstrating ways — including throwing darts — to monitor the land for the future.

“We’re looking at soil

Troy Bishopp explains how manure consistency attracts different beneficial insects to the pasture.

life,” Bishopp stated, noting that it was “probably one of the few times we’ve ever done this, especially with such a large group of people. There’s a pile of darts there and a grazing chart, and after we eat, we’re going to break into groups and monitor what we saw.”

Metzger encouraged the participants to take an active part during the walk. He reminded them that one objective of the workshop was for them to go back to their own farms and apply what they learned there. “We’re going to walk the land and identify some clues as to how you can read the land yourself,” Metzger stated. “It’s really key that you are an active participant. One of the things I like about Reading the Land is it gets us out of the ‘agency people are the experts model’ where farmers are to hear the knowledge from these experts and farm better.

In fact, I think what really happens is that the true innovation happens

on the farm. We’re all participants in this.”

Metzger said Holistic management includes indicators of soil health, community dynamics, signs of erosion, mineral cycle effectiveness, energy flow effectiveness, signs of overgrazing, signs of over rest, influences of plant habitat, things that affect soil permeability, and capped soil indicators. “The holistic management idea is essentially improved decision making in agriculture,” Metzger stated.

Metzger discussed “tools” available to land users and landowners, using the holistic management terms of “tools.”

“Animals are a tool,” he stated. Living organisms are tools.” Shovels and plows would be technology.

When monitoring the land’s health, the soil surface holds important clues.

“You can really get a look at how healthy the land is by looking at the soil surface,” Metzger

American Guernsey Association selects Roland Ripley of Cortland, NY as its 2011 Master Breeder Story submitted by Christel (Ripley) Axtell Roland Ripley of Ripley Farms, Cortland, NY, was selected as the 2011 American Guernsey Association Master Breeder Award recipient. The award is given annually to an individual or farm that has made a significant lifetime impact towards the genetic improvement of the Guernsey breed through careful and successful breeding of Registered Guernseys. It was presented to Roland at the recent Annual National Guernsey Convention held in Colliersville, IL. The presenter of the award, Blaine Crosser, Vice President of Select Sires, had the following comments concerning this year’s recipient. “Today I have the privilege to introduce the 2011 Master Breeder recipient. Words like these come to mind when we think of a “Master” — dedicated, hard working, caring, encouraging, successful at meeting goals, willing to share ideas and knowledge with others and having high standards of ethics. Our recipient has exhibited these characteristics throughout his life and during his years of involvement with the Guernsey breed.

His most respected “master” attribute that I have observed is his priority to his faith first, his family second and the Guernsey cow as third with great attention to all three.”

A local fellow New York State Guernsey breeder from Dryden, Richard Church, relates these remarks, “Roland developed Ripley’s Guernsey Farm from the ground up. His father, Charles, died when Roland was still in high school. Following graduation, he married his wife, Patty, who became a valuable partner supporting the developing farm with her labor, family and faith.

In 1974, Roland was presented the Outstanding Young Guernsey Farmer award. Ripley Farms has been home to many outstanding animals including more than 30 homebred Excellent Guernseys. Many animals have excelled under the prodding of Roland, including Ripley Farms G Conni Rose, who is a prime example of the master breeding at Ripley Farms combining show winning type with elite production. She

was named Grand Champion of the New York State Fair in 2007 and earned an All American nomination.

Ripley Farms has shown successfully at the state and national levels earning multiple All American nominations nearly every year. In 2009, Ripley Farms earned Double Gold Star Breeder recognition for the first time. Roland has always been driven to breed cows that will produce in the show ring and in the milk string. He takes great pride in his animals, recently receiving both Premier Breeder and Exhibitor at the 2009 New York State Fair.”

Roland has always supported and been involved in dairy activities. He is a member of the American Guernsey Association and the New York State Guernsey Breeders serving as secretary for more than 30 years. He is also a PDCA approved judge and has been privileged to judge the National Guernsey show in Louisville, the Canadian Royal Winter Fair and the National show in Australia, as well as many local and county shows in the Northeast. Roland has always been a staunch supporter of New York Guernsey sales and has spent many long hours on the road picking animals for the sales. When animals were in short supply, Roland has been known to return home and sell more of his own as well as support youth in show ring endeavors by leasing them Guernsey heifers. He and his wife were also awarded the Purple Ribbon Loyalty Award in 1997 for their valuable support of the Cortland County Junior Fair each year.

Ripley remains in high visibility at the home farm and at local, state and national shows and sales. He is often found instructing one of his 22 grandchildren or three great grandchildren on the fine points of exhibiting dairy cattle at the various shows. His daughter, Christel (Ripley) Axtell commented “If there is one thing I can say about Dad, it’s that he is always willing to help out another fellow breeder or child on their quest for excellence in the show ring. He has a passion for making others successful, even if it is his or his children’s competition. It is a quality I hope to continue to pass on to the next generation.”

Natural Resource Specialist Phil Metzger (left) records information on a Pasture Monitoring form, while ‘reading the land’ with the Hudyncias, (from left) Julia, Rob, and Shirley.

Photos by Elizabeth A. Tomlin

explained. “ Looking at whatever’s growing is the first step in evaluating the pasture’s health, and Metzger encouraged the group to examine and identify what plants they observed growing in the different pastures throughout the walk.

“Get down and part the grass,” Bishopp advised.

“We want to know why that spot is bare. Everything here is practical, everything is by eye and feeling. I saw some nice lively cow pies I want you to really look at these cow pies and see what’s actually going on inside of them.”

Look at cow pies and the condition of them for dung beetle activity, the dung beetles are breaking down the manure and taking it down into the soil.

“My experience is that increasing the cows increases the dung beetles, it’s more material for them, it becomes a richer environment, it increases bio diversity, and there’s more organic matter in the soil,” Metzger said.

Metzger stressed setting and recognizing goals in analyzing your pasture systems. “You may be managing towards maximum milk production or maximum grass growth,” he said.

“You’re managing towards these broader objectives. I think it’s really critical when you think about how you’re going to manage land to remember that it’s not just towards narrow goals.” A broader objective is better for the land.

Looking at signs of earthworms, root layers, taproots, soil density, soil permeability, and diversity of plants growing in the pastures are a few indicators that will give you insight on the health of the pastures.

Community dynamics, water cycles, mineral cycles, and energy flow, ideally working hand in hand will promote healthy ecosystem processes, improving forage production in pastures. Using a monitoring analysis system for pasture health is a simple and easily understood diagnostic tool. One way to assess the health of the pasture is by throwing a dart — that has been well marked with surveyor tape — in many areas on your pasture walk. Each spot that the dart lands is examined and analyzed within a 6-inch circumference. Information on each spot is documented on a pasture monitoring form, which lists items, such as; whether the dart hit a plant, rock, litter, or bare soil. Evidence of insects, worms, erosion, manure, or animal is noted. The type, age, and condition, of plants found within the range are noted. The soil habitat is also examined and noted on the form. This evaluation should take place on a yearly basis to see if your pasture management has improved your pastures meeting your individual goals.

“You’re going to get a base line of what’s happening today,” Bishopp said. “So if you go home and have learned anything here today, take some charts. It’s totally going to change the dynamics of the sward out there just from management tips; where to put water and other things that are happening.”

Interested in holding a Reading the Land workshop or attending one?

Contact Donna Murray, Chair Hudson Mohawk RC&D Council 518270-2668, visit hudsonmohawkrcd.org or email info@hudsonmohawkrcd.org

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Hudson-Mohawk Grass Masters throw darts at Hu-Hill Farm

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Clean Energy and New Jersey farms: Perfect together?

by Tamara Scully New Jersey’s State Agricultural Development Committee has been facing a busy and challenging time implementing Agricultural Management Practices (AMPs) for solar installations on commercial farms. These practices must be adhered to in order for farmers to seek right-to-farm protection.

Only commercial farms which qualify for farmland assessment for tax purposes are protected under New Jersey right-to-farm laws.

The SADC’s regulations, which will be effective as of late summer or early fall, once published in the New Jersey Register, limit solar installations on farms to 10 acres of land, and state that for every one acre of energy generation, five acres must be devoted to agricultural production. Prime soils must be avoided “to the maximum extent physically and financially possible,” and a key point of the regulations is that the portion of the land used for solar must be able to be returned readily to agriculture in the future. Two megawatts of power is the maximum which can be generated on farmland.

Only self-serve installations are allowed on preserved farmland. Groundmounted applications are not allowed, nor is any power generation for off-farm use. Three rooftop solar projects were approved just recently on preserved farmlands. The SADC must approve all alternative energy applications on preserved farms, even if the installation is to be on an exempted portion of the farm. The SADC will be establishing

AMPs for ground-mounted units — whether solar, wind, or biomass — on preserved lands in the near future.

Recently, a group of several dozen New Jersey farmers, or owners of farmassessed land, gathered to hear a solar energy presentation by Sun Farm Network, given by Pam Frank, Vice President of Business Development. This presentation was a part of the Farm Bureau Benefit Series. Frank explained that there are three levels of solar development: self-serve installations, neighborhood power grids, and large scale power plants.

According to Frank, New Jersey’s land is best suited for smaller power generation arrays, from 500 kilowatts 10 megawatts, which corresponds to two-10 acre parcels of land. These installations “export all electricity out to the grid,” and a feasibility study which estimates the cost of interconnection and gives approval for it are the preliminary steps. The entire process takes approximately two years. Landowners can invest in the project’s development themselves, but typically the landowner simply commits the property to a solar development company, which handles all of the procedures, and maintains the facility if it is built.

Land currently used as farmland could be re-assessed as commercial land for tax purposes, in order to build a higher-density energy system than allowed on farmland. In this case, the landowner would be responsible for paying the higher taxes, not the solar energy developer, Frank said.

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Several acres of land are used for this solar installation in Warren County, NJ. Photos by Tamara Scully

While these larger-scale solar projects send all the electricity to the grid, a neighborhood power grid uses open land to power a corporation, hospital, school, or other institution which is adjacent to the land. This energy does not go to the grid, but all goes to the facility using the power. Farms located near a large energy user can potential host the system, potentially benefitting farms facing extreme development pressures.

Generation of solar power for onfarm use is limited to the historic electrical use of the farm. Most of New Jersey’s solar installations are self-serve installations, limited to generating their own electricity. These applications result in long-term energy savings, which offset any initial installation fees, Frank said.

Wind debate Bills addressing wind power on farmland have been introduced in the State Legislature and are being heard in Committee. The bills currently seek to disregard any SADC oversight for wind turbines on any farmland, preserved or not, and to limit any state, county or local regulations, other than a minor site plan review.

On June 20, the Senate Environment and Energy Committee Heard testimony both for and against the current bill, which allows wind turbines at the density of one per 33 acres, with a 750-foot setback requirement and a maximum noise level of 55 decibels at the property line, and which cannot reduce the land available for agriculture more than one percent.

The bill — S2887 — requires that wind turbines within the stated parameters to undergo only minor site plan reviews on the local level. This would apply to both preserved and non-preserved farmland. An identical bill — A3992 — has been introduced in the Assembly.

New Jersey Farm Bureau representatives Tom Beaver and Ed Wengryn said that the NJFB currently has no position on the bill except to state that a more comprehensive approach is needed.

The NJFB would like to see a farmland preservation policy, a non-preserved farmland policy, and a comprehensive plan to address more variables, as the SADC has established for solar installations. Also, each region of the state has differing issues with regard to the capturing of wind power and the siting of turbines.

According to Delsea Energy representative Steve Volkert, less than 3/4 of an acre of land is needed for a five megawatt wind turbine versus several acres of land for a five megawatt solar installation. Wind generation provides needed income to the state’s farmers while displacing only a small amount of land, as farming can continue under the turbines.

Amy Hansen, Policy Analyst for the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, who owns a preserved organic farm with her husband, testified in opposition to allowing any commercial development of preserved farmland.

“This bill, I feel, really undermines the intent of the Farm Preservation Program, too, by allowing industrial-scale commercial development on land that had those development rights severed,” Hansen said. Instead, she advocates for SADC oversight for site review, protection of wetlands, forests and soil issues, and site location.

A 2009 New Jersey law states that renewable energy is “inherently beneficial” and that it is an allowable use on preserved farmland. The question now is the establishment of official guidelines for wind energy projects, on both preserved and non-preserved agricultural lands, and who — if anyone — should be overseeing these renewable energy generation projects.

Cover courtesy of Christel (Ripley) Axtell Roland Ripley of Ripley Farms, Cortland, NY, was selected as the 2011 American Guernsey Association Master Breeder Award recipient. He accepted the award with his wife, Patty.

by Sally Colby The ‘average’ mid-west feedlot is a easy to describe: it’s a relatively large outdoor facility with cattle in various stages of finishing. In contrast, beef feeding facilities in the northeast vary widely. Feedlots range from traditional bank barns and partially covered feedlots to repurposed dairy freestall barns and slatted floor facilities. The monoslope barn, which typically has a roof sloped to the north with southern exposure, is becoming popular for newly constructed feedlots.

In some areas of the nation, beef and dairy operations are being held to increasingly stringent nutrient management requirements to manage the environmental effects of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). Nebraska, a major cattle feedlot state, is encouraging producers to stop adding supplemental phosphorus to beef diets. And Pennsylvania, known throughout the northeast for precision dairy feeding, is now the first state in the

nation to have a beef feed management program.

The goal of certified feeding programs is to control nutrients, especially phosphorus (P), that build up in soil and/or leach into groundwater and runoff.

Rebecca White, senior project associate at Penn State, says in working with Galen Erickson at the University of Nebraska, she learned that that state’s main goal is to get beef feeders to stop feeding supplemental phosphorus.

“There’s too much phosphorus in grain,” said White, “exacerbated by by-products such as dried distillers grains/solubles and corn gluten feed.”

White says the 1996 NRC recommends .2 percent P, but that value is considered outdated.

Phosphorus availability is underestimated, with a value of .67 for all feedstuffs. And although P is necessary in the diet, the requirements for gain and maintenance are overestimated. “The industry is currently feeding .35 to .39 percent phosphorus,”

said White. “The current recommendation is .15 or lower, and .12 is more accurate for what we want to consider standard.” Phosphorus is supplemented to avoid insufficiencies, but White says that is part of the archaic feeding management that was standard prior to the use of by-products in feed.

“Dried distillers grains (DDG) are .8 percent phosphorus,” she said. “There is probably no need for supplementing P beyond feeding corn or by-product feeds.”

When White was working in the Midwest, she found that nitrogen is over-applied and that crop ground has high nitrate levels. “There’s a huge disconnect between feedlots and crop growers in the Midwest,” said White. “If you’re a feedlot, you’re trying to get rid of that manure as quickly and as inexpensively as possible. If you’re a crop farmer, you’re looking for the cheapest source of fertilizer. They’re purchasing fertilizer rather than trying to utilize neighbors’ manure.”

Educational efforts focus on helping feedlot operators to understand N and P requirements and metabolism in feedlot cattle, assistance in implementing feeding programs that maximize animal performance while minimizing total nutrient excretion.

White says that DDG might be more closely monitored in the future.

“When using DDG, in general, excreted nitrogen will increase by 50 percent with most loss through ammonia,” she said. “If air quality is brought into feed management, this might be an issue.” She adds that increasing the overall efficiency of the beef operation through management will influence beef feedlot nutrients. “Weighing animals before and after (the feeding period),” tracking average daily gain — how can we increase the whole efficiency of the system?”

Phase feeding the beef herd will also be a factor as regulations are tightened. “Different stages of finishing require

A settling basin for manure at this beef feedlot includes a picket fence dam that filters liquids. The liquid portion drains onto permanent grass so that nutrients are retained.

Photo by Sally Colby

different levels of protein,” said White. “Protein deposition is higher in younger animals and as the animal gets older, fat deposition increases.

This is where growth promotants come in — they help maintain that protein deposition for a longer period of time.”

Although dairy farmers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed have already been managing potential nutrient pollution through precision feeding, beef cattle feedlots are now being encouraged to adopt similar programs. States in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed will be watching as

precision feeding for beef cattle is implemented.

Right now, any Pennsylvania NRCS-qualified feed-management plan writer can become certified to write plans for beef operations through the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS).

“Pennsylvania is at the top of the list for dairy cow feeding, and when Pennsylvania does something, people notice,” said White. “The take-away message is that if you are feeding any kind of grain or byproduct, phosphorus supplementation really isn’t needed.”

Hanehan Family Dairy

by Katie Navarra Cultivating a passion for agriculture in the Hanehan Family Dairy’s younger generations, combined with a philosophy of keeping it simple, has allowed the family dairy to thrive since its founding in 1948. “We believe kids are our best crop,” said Cliff Hanehan of Hanehan Family Dairy in Saratoga, NY. The tradition began in 1946 when Edward Hanehan returned from serving overseas during World War II. He came back to Saratoga, his hometown, where he purchased property on County Road 67. With a modest herd of 20-25 cows, the family dairy was officially established in 1948.

“Our dad grew up on the farm next door. When he purchased this farm he shared equipment and laborers with his brother who ran the original family farm until both operations were large enough to support equipment and laborers of their own,” Charlie Hanehan explained.

Edward shared a passion for the dairy business with sons Cliff, Charlie and David, who actively worked on the farm throughout high school. After completing college, the three brothers entered into an equal owner partnership with their father. By 1985, the brothers purchased their father’s share of the business and worked to expand the farm.

Gradually, the herd expanded to its current size of 695 milking cows and 600 calves/heifers. The Hanehan herd has earned top honors for quality, including a second place regional ranking within the Agri-Mark Cooperative and is recognized as a Dairy of Distinction.

Managing the farm requires specialization. Each brother has carved a niche best matched to their talents.

Charlie oversees the crops, ensures the farm is CAFO compliant and works with

his wife, Barbara, to maintain the bookkeeping. David specializes in mechanical work and oversees the field crews and Cliff manages the herd and human resources issues.

Ecstatic their children wanted to carry on the family’s legacy in the dairy industry, the Hanehan brothers soon realized the operation in Saratoga could not support the entire family as fulltime employees.

In 2006, they made the decision to purchase a second farm located on Route 8 in Mt. Upton, NY. “The two farms are a mirror image,” Charlie explained, “the herd size at the Mt. Upton farm is 695 milking cows and 550 calves/heifers.”

Both farms produce between 45,00050,000 pounds of milk daily.

Quality is of utmost important at the Mt. Upton farm as it is on the home farm in Saratoga. The Mt. Upton location earned first place in their AgriMark region for quality and is also working on becoming a dairy of distinction. Like the founding farm, the new location produces nearly 83 pounds of milk per cow per day.

A focus on sustainability Keeping the day-to-day operations simple has allowed the brothers to incorporate sustainable practices into their overall management plan. All of the fields for the Saratoga operation are within seven miles of the farm. A total of 960 acres owned land and an additional 915 acres of rented field grow the corn and alfalfa necessary to feed the herd.

“We have developed more efficient methods for preparing our fields for crops so we can make two passes over a field rather than making multiple trips around the field,” Charlie said, “saving us time and fuel.”

In addition to incorporating sustainability practices into the crops, the

Katie Hanehan holds Ned-El Ramos Marley, the prize cow she working with for embryo transfer. L-R Katie, Cliff and Charlie Hanehan.

Photo by Katie Navarra

brothers have incorporated energy efficiency methods in other aspects of the dairy. “We have high efficiency compressors for the milk cooler and a variable speed vacuum pump that is ‘on-demand’,” Charlie explained, “we also use well water to cool milk.”

The entire manure system is based on the flow of gravity eliminating the need for pumps and electricity as the manure flows into and out of the system. Green manure and regular manure is used on the farm as natural fertilizer eliminating the farm’s reliance on using manufactured fertilizers .

“We were one of the highest rated farms in a sustainability study done by Agri-Mark,” Charlie said, “the study was based on cow management, maximizing forages, the use of natural fertilizers and a healthy succession plan for the next generation.”

Passion for good cattle Family involvement is fundamental to the success of Hanehan Family Dairy,

but the brothers also share a passion for good cattle. Cliff and his daughter, Katie, share an interest in culling top quality cattle through genomics and embryo transfer. “At 8-years old, each kid got a cow and bred it. We could keep the cow or sell the offspring,” she explained, “I got really lucky with my cow.” Through selective breeding Katie’s cow produced Ned-El Ramos Marley, a highly ranked female nationwide. “I hope she pays for my college education (through embryo transfer),” she commented. Katie will be a senior at Cornell University this fall.

“You’ve got to run your business, your business can’t run you. It has to be planned, written and talked about,” Cliff concluded, “the future of the herd, the crops and the transition to get the next generation involved to let them know there is a pathway to management and ownership. When they know it is desirable it can be attained.”

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Crop Comments

by Paris Reidhead Field Crops Consultant Corn futures Grain supplies and costs continue to plague livestock people. We need to remind ourselves that ruminant digestive systems are designed to process roughages first, then grains second… a distant second. I dug up prices for commodity grains on the Chicago Board of Trade (September futures), converted from bushels to tons. As of July 26, these are the prices per ton which I consider most relevant to dairy farmers. Understand that these are Chicago prices, but that their relative costs give producers useful information for feeding management decisions. Soybean oil meal at $362, soybeans at $457, shelled corn at $244, and wheat at $231.

However, there are three major unknowns, for future grain prices that would affect dairymen. First, will China go on a major grain buying binge like it did earlier this year? Chinese pow-

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Thirdly, there’s corn-

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Also, a 54 cent tariff on imports keeps out ethanol made more cheaply from Brazilian sugar cane. Finally, on June 16, U.S. senators from both parties voted by sizeable margins to repeal a tax credit and tar-

iff on ethanol. Ethanol produces about 30 percent less energy than petroleum-based gasoline and requires the burning of fossil fuels in its production. How soon the House of Representatives will follow the Senate’s attack on ethanol remains to be seen. Controversial laws establishing the subsidy and tariff in question are scheduled to run out at year’s end. What all three of these unknowns emphasize is dairymen’s need to maximize use of forages (minimize the use of concentrates), and maintain a diverse portfolio of grains fed to their cows.

I am making six proposals (to counter three uncertainties).

First, back down on grain fed to milking cows. If you have the barn space, plenty of good, preferably home grown, forage, and ample cow numbers, you will be able to feed less total grain to five cows averaging 60 pounds of milk than to four cows averaging 75 pounds of milk. A 60 pound cow can usually

be fed one pound of grain for each four pounds of milk, while a 75 pound cow normally requires one pound of grain for every three pounds of milk. Therefore the five cows end up requiring 25 pounds less grain than the six higher producing cows. Total milk production is the same for each group, but the lower-producing cows will want to replace some of that concentrate with more forage at a much lower cost per pound of dry matter. Another thing to consider is that the lower producing cows often stay in the herd longer enough to outproduce the higher producing cows on a lifetime basis.

Second, pasture dairy cattle as early as possible in the spring, and as late as possible in the fall. Fall-planted winter small grains green up in the spring much earlier than perennial pastures.

(Remember to supplement these early winter annual pastures with magnesium, since they tend to be low in this nu-

trient.) In mid-summer plant a grazeable Brassica, like kale or turnips, to stretch late grazing way past first snowfall.

Intensely grazing cattle tend to milk quite well and consume much less grain than their confined counterparts.

Third, row cultivate corn even if you’re not organic, because this mechanical secondary tillage not only goes after weeds which escaped the herbicide, it effectively aerates the soil.

The fluffed up soil helps capture dew when weather turns dry, plus it will help surplus topsoil moisture evaporate.

When the soil is too cool, the introduction of warmer air adds heat to the soil. Oxygen provided by aeration is greatly desired by most crops and actually discourages many weeds. Classic Cornell research just after World War II showed that sprayed corn, as well as unsprayed corn, both showed a 17 percenrt

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Fourth, maintain a diverse portfolio of grains in the milking cow’s diet.

Each different grain (and forage for that matter) requires a different team of rumen microbes to digest it. Keeping a little of each commodity in her diet will ensure those different microbial populations get what they want and don’t go dormant. If economics suddenly favor wheat strongly, it would be

better to increase pounds of wheat per ton from 100 to 500, rather than from zero to 400. Ten pounds of wheat is nutritionally equal to nine pounds of corn and one pound of soybean meal.

It’s important to remember that we’re feeding ruminant micro-organisms who then feed their bovine host.

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Agriculture Counts!

by Kevin Pautler, Director NAASS-PA 2011 small grain production survey There was no shortage of challenges for U.S. farmers this year as historical weather patterns brought unpredictable growing conditions to many parts of the country. Now with the harvest of small grains in Pennsylvania nearly complete for the 2011 growing season, NASS will measure U.S. farmers’ final production of those grains, including wheat, oats, barley and rye.

During the first two weeks of September, we will contact more than 1,100 producers statewide as part of the September Agricultural Survey, also known as the Crops/Stocks Survey.

Results will provide the basis for official USDA estimates of 2011 acreage, yield and production for small grains.

“This is one of the most important surveys NASS conducts each year,” explained Kevin Pautler, Director, NASS Pennsylvania Field Office. “Not only will we be gathering final data on 2011 small grains production, but we’ll also be collecting information on quantities of grains and oilseeds stored on farms statewide. “Data from the September Agricultural Survey benefits farmers by providing timely and accurate information to help them make critical year-end business decisions and evaluate the success of the growing season,” added Pautler.

NASS will contact selected Pennsylvania producers by mail, telephone or in person and ask them to provide information on their 2011 production and on-farm stocks of winter wheat, barley, oats, old crop soybeans, and grain corn. As with all NASS surveys, information provided by respondents is

confidential by law.

“NASS safeguards the privacy of all responses and publishes only stateand national-level data, ensuring that no individual operation or producer can be identified,” Pautler said.

Survey results will be published in several reports, including the annual Small Grains summary and the quarterly Grain Stocks report, both to be released on Sept.

30. These and all NASS reports are available on the agency’s web site: www.nass.usda.gov. For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the NASS Pennsylvania Field Office at 800-498-1518.

2011 acreage The following information came from the June 30 Acreage report based on a June 1 reference date.

In Pennsylvania, barley, corn grain, wheat, and all tobacco harvested acreage are expected to increase from last year.

Less acreage harvested is expected for oats, soybeans, and all dry hay.

In Pennsylvania, growers expect to harvest 930,000 acres of grain corn, up 20,000 acres from last year; 480,000 soybean acres or 4 percent less; 1.45 million acres of dry hay, down 3 percent of 50,000 acres from last year.

U.S. soybean planted area for 2011 is estimated at 75.2 million acres, down 3 percent from last year. Planted area decreased in 21 out of 31 states, and is the lowest since 2007. Area for harvest, at 74.3 million acres, is also down 3 percent from 2010. PA soybean acres planted is estimated at 480,000 acres, down 4 percent from last year.

U.S. farmers planted 92.3 million acres to corn, up 5 percent from last year, and the second highest planted acreage in the United States since

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1944, behind only the 93.5 million acres planted in 2007. Growers expect to harvest 84.9 million acres for grain, also up 4 percent from last year. Planting got off to a slow start in 2011 due to unfavorable planting conditions across much of the major corn-producing region during April.

Keystone small grain acreage for harvest is expected to be 180,000 wheat acres or 20 percent more than last year; 80,000 acres of oats or 27 percent less than last year; and 50,000 barley acres or 11 percent above 2010.

U.S. oat seeded area for 2011 is estimated at 2.59 million acres, down 18 percent from the previous year and the lowest total on record. Growers expect to harvest 934,000 acres, down 26 percent from 2010 and a record low.

U.S. farmers seeded 2.82 million acres of barley for the 2011 crop year, down 2 percent from the previous year and the lowest seeded area on record. Harvested area, forecasted at 2.48

million acres, is up fractionally from 2010, but if realized, will be the second lowest since 1883.

All acres for harvest of dry hay in Pennsylvania are estimated at a record low 1,450,000, down 3 percent or 50,000 acres from last year; alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for dry hay, at 450,000 acres, are down 10 percent from 2010; and all other dry hay, at 1,000,000 acres, is unchanged from last year.

With the end of the federal tobacco quota program, this is our seventh year of growing Burley tobacco and harvested acreage is forecast at 5,000 acres, compared to 4,200 last year and 4,100 in 2009. Maryland type harvested acreage is forecast at 3,000 acres, compared to 2,200 the previous year. Pennsylvania type tobacco is at 1,700 acres, compared to 2,100 the previous year.

Nationally, all harvested tobacco acres is estimated at 336,050 acres, slightly below the 2010 crop.

Crop forecasts Here are the latest results

for the 2011 crops in Pennsylvania based on crop conditions as of July 1.

Oat yield in Pennsylvania is expected to be 53 bushels, winter wheat 57 bushels, and barley 65 bushels per acre.

After combining these yield forecasts with acreage statistics from the June Acreage Survey: Pennsylvania wheat production is expected to be 16 percent above 2010, oat production down 38 percent, and barley production down 4 percent from last year.

Based on July 1 conditions, the Pennsylvania peach crop is expected to be 25,400 tons, a 20 percent increase from a year ago. Some counties were hit hard by the heavy spring rains, tornados, and storms which damaged trees and fruit. In other areas, producers reported a good set with a heavy crop.

Tart cherry production in Pennsylvania is forecast at 3.20 million pounds, 39 percent above last year’s production of

2.30 million pounds but down 18 percent from 2009. The national crop is forecast at 266.1 million pounds, up 40 percent from the 2010 production but down 26 percent from two years ago.

Sweet corn for fresh market at 13,800 harvested acres is down 2 percent from last year.

Wet spring conditions delayed planting, however, some growers report good crop development. Snap bean processors have contracted 13,100 acres, 12 percent above last year’s 11,700 acres.

The next crop report with forecasted yields as of Aug. 1 will be published on the Internet at 8:30 am, Aug. 11. All yield forecasts assume normal growing conditions for the remainder of the season.

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by Stewart Truelsen Isn’t it about time we praised All-American food, the food we like to eat at a picnic or outdoor barbecue? We’re talking about hamburgers, hot dogs, fried chicken, sweet corn, potato salad, fresh fruit, ice cream and many other favorites.

Yet, we are often made to feel guilty about enjoying our favorite foods.

The cheeseburger has become the graphic image for any news story about overeating and obesity. The potato, a

staple of the American diet, has been unfairly criticized and threatened with withdrawal from school nutrition programs. Snacking is considered a bad habit and heaven forbid you should want an Oreo cookie.

The drumbeat of negativity in the media about American food and eating habits is nothing new, of course. Throughout the nineteenth century, critics railed about condiments of all things.

Mustard, ketchup, salt, pepper and cinnamon

were thought to be too stimulating. Sylvester Graham, the food critic of 150 years ago, said, “The stern truth is that no purely stimulating substances of any kind can be habitually used by man without injury to the whole nature.”

Today, of course the culprits in the diet are pegged as fat, salt and sugar, and certainly there is scientific evidence to cause us to monitor our intake. But books and articles that roundly attack American

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FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE food and the way we grow it simply go too far and sound remarkably like Graham and other critics from the past.

Dr. David A. Kessler, a former FDA commissioner, has written a bestselling book, The End of Overeating. He takes some of the usual swipes at food companies and marketers, but he adds, “The only eating plan that will work for you is one built around the personal likes and dislikes you have accumulated over a lifetime.”

Kessler sees nothing wrong with eating a reasonable-size hamburger or strips of bacon. The

American Farm Bureau Federation problem for Americans is with what he calls “hypereating,” or indulging too much. One suggestion he has is to substitute the rewards of healthy exercise for the kind of rewards we get from eating highly palatable foods.

Fortune magazine recently honored the hotdog as one of the “100 Greatest Things about America,” a well-deserved accolade. We should do even more to praise the All-American foods that are such a source of pride at family gatherings around picnic tables or backyard

grills. These are the foods that have become part of the American dream and create so many happy memories.

Summertime brings out the very best of these All-American food choices, including a wide array of locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables. It’s time to stand up for AllAmerican foods and drop the guilt and negativity.

Stewart Truelsen is a regular contributor to the Focus on Agriculture series and is the author of a book marking the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 90th anniversary

SUNY Cobleskill starts Agriculture Business Development Center Initiative SUNY Cobleskill has begun an initiative to develop an Agriculture Business Development Center with the mission to assist regional agricultural businesses and facilitate a vibrant, sustainable food and fiber economy.

They feel there are considerable opportunities for producers to increase their profitability through new relationships with markets and by developing sound production and financial management systems.

Cobleskill students are using surveys this summer to assess the

needs of the region’s agricultural producers so that the Center’s services can be better honed to meet those needs. They want to understand what their initiative can do to help farmers and local agriculture.

For more information or to receive a paper survey, please contact Elizabeth Goblet at goblete835@cobleskill.edu or Jason Evans atevansjr@cobleskill.edu.

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Owens pushes dairy co-op in health care implementation On July 1, Congressman Bill Owens wrote to Dr. Donald Berwick, Administrator for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to keep in mind the important benefits of farmer cooperative health care plans as regulations are written dealing with the Affordable Care Act. Owens led the charge on this letter, and was joined by Reps. Richard Hanna (R-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Tim Holden (D-PA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Collin Peterson (DMN), and Louise Slaughter (D-NY).

Following is the letter: July 1, 2011 Donald Berwick, M.D., Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244.

Dear Administrator Berwick: We write to encourage you to consider the important benefits of farmer cooperative health care plans as you write the regulations implementing the Affordable Care Act. As you may know, in addition to assisting farmers with meeting the everyday needs of their agri-businesses, in some cases farmerowned cooperatives provide services beyond the farm, including quality, affordable health care coverage for thousands of their member-owners, families and employees.

We hope that advanced premium tax credit provisions of the Affordable Care Act could be made available to eligible farmers participating in farmer cooperative health plans. Today, one in five dairy farmers meet the criteria to receive a premium tax credit to subsidize the cost of purchasing insurance through a state exchange, and given the difficult economic situation dairy producers face, we expect that number

could rise by the time these credits are implemented. In the absence of action

by CMS and states, we believe this provision may encourage these low-income farmers to enter the exchange and potentially purchase a less comprehensive plan than the hard-won, personalized benefits that they enjoy today. This potential shift of low-income farmers out of co-op sponsored plans would also negatively impact those farmers who remain in these plans.

We believe, however, this potential unintended outcome can be remedied, and you, working with the states, have the authority to do so pursuant to the Affordable Care Act. We hope you will look for a way to permit low-income farmers to remain with their cooperatives without losing access to this premium assistance. In essence, we ask that farmers who purchase their coverage through their cooperative be placed on an equal footing with those who choose to purchase through an exchange.

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Rain to drought As I write, it is the middle of July 2011 and we are half way into our growing degree-days for the year. The biggest difference between this year and last year is that we are now in the middle of a drought. I can’t believe that after all that

rain this spring we are now droughty. We are told that we are still above average in total rainfall for the year, but it’s hard to believe when you haven’t received significant moisture in 45 days, with this heat. The water has held up so far for us, but now the crops

much cooperation from the weather. Remember last year’s when a new standard for our crops was developed? A seasoned farmer told us, that when the weather is good, it won’t last and when it’s bad we hope it doesn’t.

The sweet and sour cherry growers around here have to contend with lighter than normal crops this year. The local sour cherry plant isn’t even going to start up, for lack of production. One grower told us that he

was going to shake his crop and sell it for juice. I guess we’ll have to be content with only cherry juice in our cherry pies.

Some farmers are already irrigating tomatoes and cabbage knowing that their crops will be a disaster without it.

One good thing is that I don’t have to mow the lawn as often, just enough to take down those stray weeds. I always marvel they are able to put forth seeds in these droughty conditions. Maybe we can learn their ways and produce more vigorous crops for any kind of weather.

I guess we’re pretty fortunate, because as we checked back into mid July, 100 years ago in 1911 and there had been virtually no rain since the first of April. There would be no hay available for all those horses that were used back then. It also stated that it looked like the fruit

and vegetable crops would be very sparse.

However, the drought sure hasn’t hurt the woodchuck population very much. We are in a constant battle with trying to reduce the numbers in our hay fields or my husband will tip the tractor over as he is trying to harvest this light crop of hay.

It seems that as long as we’ve farmed here, there have always been droughty years to contend with. I suppose that if we’ve survived all those years that were thrown at us, we should be able to survive this year too!

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are starting to show stress. Many of the crops are shallow rooted from the early rains and haven’t the root systems to go down to find the moisture. There is much talk about developing more drought tolerant crops, but I’m wondering if they can develop both drought and excessive moisture tolerant varieties, too?

The late planted corn and soybeans look like late-planted corn and soybeans, trying to make it but not getting

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A View from Hickory Heights

by Ann Swanson We need rain As I walk through the yard to the mailbox, the grass crunches beneath my feet. We need rain!

The fields that my son removed hay from have not begun to regrow. Although he got a great quantity of hay per acre, he fears it will not be enough to see the animals through this winter. He contacted other farmers and purchased hay because he thinks he will have to start feeding early this year.

Who would have thought as we endured the never-ending rain this spring that we would be in a drought?

Webster’s defines drought as prolonged dry weather. We have certainly had that. I have not had to mow my lawn during the month of July. Couple that with the scorching temperatures that we have endured this past week and it spells disaster for the crops.

What I notice around

here is that those who planted their seeds and plants between the raindrops of spring have decent growth. Crops that were planted after the danger of frost was passed this year are not having much luck.

The tomato plants that I have were volunteers from last year’s crop of cherry tomatoes.

I thought that might be a good thing since the root systems were well established by the time I saw the sprouts. It does not seem to be the case. The plants are surviving, but not thriving. They have grown little.

As for the flowers I planted they, too, are alive, but not in prolific bloom. I have an old stone watering trough that I use for flowers.

Since this is made of stone it usually provides an excellent place for plants. This year I planted marigolds in there to discourage the rabbits.

The flowers are still alive, but, in spite of my

adding water from the house dehumidifier, they are not thriving.

I am truly thankful for a good well. When we moved into this farmhouse we were told that water was always a problem. The house was fed by a series of springs.

They were used to being without water during the summer.

Before we moved in we drilled a well.

The well is more than 100 feet deep and is a more than adequate supply for this household.

Water is something that many people take for granted. I do not feel that way. The only thing that feeds my water system is run off from the hills behind the farm.

When the oil guys visited with their leases and tried their best to persuade us to lease our land, I held out. The water supply of the farm is

of prime importance. I did not wish to have anything done that might destroy what we had.

On the nearby farms where they drilled, the ugly tanks and apparatus take center stage.

These drilling eyesores are very near the road so as to be easily accessible. We did not want that for the farm either. No matter how inviting the salesmen were, and we had several visit, my family decided against

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Brian and Justine Denison began their life together operating a conventional, wholesale farm in Maine, where they owned the house and packing barn but rented the land. They enjoyed farming but felt disconnected from their market because they had no direct contact with their consumers. When Brian and the Denison’s

eldest daughter Suzanna began experiencing health problems they felt were a result of some of the herbicides and pesticides they were using, they decided it was time for a change.

Determined to own land and farm it using healthy, sustainable practices, the Denisons were overjoyed to find a 164-acre farm in

Schaghticoke that had been farmed organically for 17 years. The farm was unique. Owners Mark Graber and Hetty Hall were among a group of forward-thinking people who had heard about a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) business in the Berkshires and were inspired to start one for the capital district.

Brian and Justine Denison, far left, spoke at the recent press event to launch the public campaign to protect Denison Farm in Schaghticoke, NY. Dignitaries included Senator Roy McDonald, Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, Mark Westcott from Congressman Chris Gibson’s office, Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino, Schaghticoke Town Supervisor Jean Carlson, ASA’s Executive Director Teri Ptacek, farm owners Brian and Justine Denison, and one of the CSA founders Barbara Glaser.

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The idea of buying a share in a farm’s success, being able to visit that farm weekly and bring home a bounty of great food caught on in a big way. Members felt a part of a special community. They appreciated being able to see that their food was being raised locally and sustainably and was therefore healthier and more delicious.

When Brian and Justine bought the farm in 2005 and took over the CSA, they continued to put their hard work and ingenuity into making it a powerhouse of local food production. Today they grow more than 80 varieties of vegetables and their CSA has expanded to 510 members.

The farm is so abundant that they also sell at the Troy and Saratoga Farmers markets, serving hundreds of local residents, along with supplying a number of restaurants.

The farm was one of the first to be settled after the Revolutionary War and it has since been developed by generations of farmers into a rich agricultural resource for the community. However, development pressure in the region is growing. The new

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June Dairy Month milk production in the 23 major States slipped to 15.4 billion pounds, according to the Agriculture Department's preliminary data, up 1.4 percent from June 2010.

May output totaled 16.1 billion after revisions added 20 million pounds to last month's estimate, up 1.6 percent from a year ago. The 50-State total for June, at 16.53 billion pounds, was up 1.1 percent from 2010.

Cow numbers in the 23 states, at 8.46 million head, were up 11,000 from May and 106,000 above a year ago. Output per cow averaged 1,819 pounds, up just 2 pounds from June 2010.

California production was up 3.4 percent from a year ago, thanks to 19,000 more cows and a 45 pound gain per cow.

Wisconsin was down 1.6 percent on a 35 pound loss per cow. Cow numbers were up 4,000 head.

New York was up 0.3 percent on a 5 pound gain

per cow. Cow numbers were unchanged. Idaho was up 5 percent on 16,000 more cows and a 40 pound gain per cow.

Pennsylvania was down 2 percent on a 40 pound loss per cow. Cow numbers were up 2,000. Minnesota was down 4.6 percent on an 80 pound loss per cow. Cow numbers were up 1,000 head.

The biggest gain was in Texas, up a Texas-sized 10.3 percent, thanks to 24,000 more cows and a 75 pound gain per cow.

Colorado was next, up 6.8 percent, followed by Washington, up 6.3 percent. Minnesota showed the biggest decline, followed by Ohio, down 4.2 percent, and Illinois, off 3.7 percent.

USDA reports in its weekly update that California production has declined in most areas, being affected by hot weather. Heat is also impacting Midwest and Eastern output as the "heat dome" covered 1 million square miles of

the U.S. USDA's latest Livestock Slaughter report morning shows 219,000 dairy cows were culled under Federal inspection in June, 1,000 head less than in May, but 5,000 more than June 2010. A total of about 1.46 mil-

lion cows were culled in the first six months of 2011, up from 1.37 million in 2010.

The August Federal order Class I base milk price is $21.43 per hundredweight, up 40 cents from July, $5.66 above August 2010, the high-

est since November 2007, and equates to about $1.84 per gallon.

The 2011 Class I base average now stands at $18.91, up from $14.74 a year ago and $10.95 in 2009. The Class III advanced pricing factor became the "higher of" in

driving the Class I value and National Milk's Roger Cryan does not predict a MILC payment for producers.

The NASS-surveyed butter price averaged $2.0291 a pound, down 10 1/2-cents from July.

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Nonfat dry milk averaged $1.6571, up a penny. Cheese averaged $2.1308, up 33.7 cents, and dry whey averaged 54.7 cents, up 2.7 cents.

Cash cheese prices strengthened the third week of July, particularly the block price. It closed Friday at $2.1550 per pound, up 9 3/4-cents on the week, reversing three weeks of declines, and is 55 1/4-cents above a year ago. The barrels closed at

$2.1250, up a penny and a half on the week, and 56 1/2-cents above a year ago. Nineteen cars of block traded hands on the week and only one of barrel. The NASS-surveyed U.S. average block price hit $2.1336, up 2.3 cents, while the barrels averaged $2.1243, up 2 1/2-cents.

Jerry Dryer wrote in his July 15 Dairy & Food Market Analyst that "Sub-two-dollar cheese prices are not

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too likely too soon." He reports that demand is "holding up much better than almost everyone had thought" and that "Mother Nature is now starting to take a bite out of the milk supply and the solids content of the milk." One of his sources told him; "The block price will move through the previous high ($2.28) with ease as reality settles into the marketplace this summer. That reality: There will not be enough cheese to go around this fall."

Cash butter closed a penny higher on bids, at $2.04, 24 cents above a year ago. Nothing was sold on the week. NASS butter averaged $2.0250, down a penny.

The California Milk Producers Council (MPC) newsletter says "There's increased interest in cream for manufacture of soft and frozen products, which gives some butter plants the option to sell cream rather than build butter inventories. Buyers are having to roll the dice," says MPC, "Buy now for the fall and be sure of a full supply or wait until prices come down."

It adds that USDA's Dairy Market News reports butter sales are "about normal for this time of year, a surprising observation considering the level of retail prices and the listless restaurant business." May butter exports were slightly higher than the year before, but MPC warned, "There are signs that the end of the global shortage of butterfat may be in sight."

Prices continued to weaken in the July 19 Global Dairy Trade (Fonterra) auction. The CME's Daily Dairy Report shows the weighted average price for skim milk powder was $1.58 per pound, down 20 percent from the June 1 event. Whole milk powder, at $1.58 per pound, was down 11 percent, anhydrous milkfat was $2.09 per pound, down 19 percent. Cheddar cheese for industrial use debuted on the auction and garnered an average winning bid of $2.10 per pound for September delivery and $1.86 for October.

Speaking of the international market; Cooperatives Working Together accepted six requests this week for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America and Darigold to sell 1.6 mil-

lion pounds of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese to customers in North Africa, Asia, and Central America.

Grade A nonfat dry milk headed the opposite direction closing Friday at $1.5250, down 8 1/2-cents on the week. Extra Grade remained at $1.61.

NASS powder averaged $1.6510, down 1.4 cents, and dry whey averaged 55.21, up 1.1 cent.

The MPC reports that "Buyers of dry whey may be more interested in looking ahead than are manufacturers.

Supplies are tight in the eastern part of the country and in balance elsewhere. Demand is steady from domestic users while exports in April and May were lower than the year before as well as the two preceding months. Production is being controlled by the rate of cheese manufacturing, which is being influenced by the amount of milk that is available, which is being affected by the weather."

Looking "Back to the futures;" the Federal order Class III contract's average for the last half of 2011 was $18.34 per hundredweight on June 10 and 17, $18.21 on June 24, $18.19 on July 1, $18.54 on July 8, and $19.29 on July 15.

Milk production continues to rise despite high feed prices, according to USDA's Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook. Climbing domestic commercial use and exports act to keep milk and dairy product prices high, the report said. Cow numbers were forecast to fall slightly in 2012, but production is expected to continue to climb. Higher milk production will likely lead to lower milk and product prices in 2012, according to the Outlook.

The June Acreage report indicated that producers planted 92.3 million acres of corn, up 4.1 million acres from last year, and the second highest since 1944. The prospects for a larger crop in 2010/11, coupled with larger beginning stocks, resulted in lower expected corn prices compared with last month's forecast.

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Mielke from A19 were lowered from last month's forecast to $345-$375 a ton. While corn and soybean prices in 2011/12 are likely to be lower than earlier season expectations, forage prices could remain near record highs.

Nationally, alfalfa prices set a record high in May. The June Acreage report confirmed expectations that the harvested area of alfalfa hay and alfalfa mixtures had declined from 2010. The expected harvested area decline, along with severe drought in parts of Texas and the southwest and excessive wetness in parts of the northwest (which adversely impacted first cutting), will keep alfalfa hay prices high for the rest of 2011 and into 2012.

"On balance, the change in feed ingredient prices will offer only scant relief for dairy producers," says USDA, "As the benchmark 16-percent protein ration will likely remain well above 2010 for both the balance of 2011 and 2012."

May fluid milk sales totaled about 4.4 billion pounds, according to USDA data, down 1.9 percent from May 2010 after adjusting for calendar composition. Estimated sales of total conventional fluid milk products decreased 2.4 percent while total organic fluid products increased 21.9 percent.

The slippage in milk consumption has long plagued the industry and was the topic of conversation in Monday's DairyLine with Dairy Management Incorporated's David Pelzer. Per capita consumption has fallen for all but one of the past 25 plus years, he said, but total milk sales continue to grow because the U.S. population is growing.

Milk consumption per person is slipping, he admitted, but DMI does not agree with those who believe that we can't change that trend no matter what we do. He warned however, that we can't reverse that trend until we do what our competitors are

doing, be they bottled water, soda, or other beverages.

Modern packaging and modern market techniques are a couple areas, Pelzer cited, and he said we need to tap into the value added market such as what McDonalds has done with fluid milk sales to build its beverage business. He mentioned their latest additions, lattes, Frappes, Smoothies, and now Liquados, a Mexican drink targeting the growing Hispanic population.

"Milk is a prime ingredient in those beverages," he concluded, "Plus the market prowess that McDonalds has and you can see the potential for increased sales."

The Alliance of Western Milk Producers reported in its newsletter that, in response to the scoring of National Milk's "Foundation for the Future" (FFTF) dairy policy proposal by the Congressional Budget Office, that two changes had to be made in order to have a program cost that is less than the current system.

First: when the Margin Protection part of the program is activated the percentage of a producer's production base milk that will be paid the guaranteed minimum margin will be reduced to 75 percent from 90 percent.

Second: whenever the Milk Stabilization program is in force and there are penalties paid by producers who produce in excess of their bases, 50 percent of that penalty money will be paid directly to USDA. The other 50 percent will be used to either buy product from the market place for distribution to the needy or will be invested in enhancing markets for dairy products. The balance of the FFTF program will remain as proposed.

The National Farmers Union weighed in on last week's draft legislation which incorporates key elements of the FFTF, made available by the House Agriculture Committee's ranking member, Collin Peterson (D-MN.)

NFU President Roger Johnson said, "While we are very appreciative of Ranking Member Peterson's proposal to initiate meaningful and necessary dairy reform, our Board of Directors feels that the proposal in its current form is inadequate."

He said "The current proposal would not provide a safety net for all dairy farmers, particularly family-sized operators. A fundamental problem with this proposal is that it appears that the largest farmers will reap the greatest benefits at the expense of smaller family farms."

Dairy Profit Weekly reports that, through the first two quarters of 2011, Minnesota milk production has been

down 1.1 and 3.2 percent, respectively. Yet, the Minnesota Milk Producers Association contends its members would have been penalized under the proposed FFTF Dairy Market Stabilization Program.

In addition, MMPA says the "margin insurance" safety net provision of the plan "falls far short of current Milk Income Loss Contract program benefits; and federal order reforms benefit areas with higher Class I (fluid milk) utilization, further discriminating against Upper Midwestern milk producers."

And, Editor Pete Hardin of the Milkweed blasted the FFTF. It's posted on his website at www.themilkweed.com .

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Celebrate Grown on Long Island Day Farmers market, activities for kids, roasted corn YAPHANK, NY — On Friday, Aug. 5, Long Island Farm Bureau and partners invite you to “Celebrate Grown on Long Island Day” at the Suffolk County Farm in Yaphank from 12 to 5 p.m.

Purchase local in-season Grown on Long Island produce from the Farmers Market, meet local farmers, enjoy activities for kids, an educational animal

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ASA from A15 nanotech development in Malta is nine miles from the farm. As the capital region expands, farms are threatened and the cost of farmland increases, making it harder for young farmers to buy.

The Denisons have asked ASA for help protecting their farm. They have no immediate plans to retire but by placing a conservation easement on the land and extinguishing its development rights for non-agricultural purposes, they are ensuring that the land will be available and affordable for the next generation of farmers.

ASA has already secured a majority of funding needed to complete the farm’s conservation. The project has been awarded a $67,218 grant from the federal Farm and Ranch Land Pro-

tection Program, $35,000 in funding from the Castanea Foundation and $7,000 from the Pew Charitable Trust.

Brian and Justine are able to donate a portion of the easement and early contributions from the initial founders of the CSA have totaled $13,000. ASA must raise the remaining $15,000 needed to complete the project from the community.

The Agricultural Stewardship Association was founded in 1990 by farmers to protect agricultural land and ensure a future for farming in our region.

To date, ASA has helped protect 11,970 acres on 82 properties in Washington and Rensselaer counties.

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At the PAAE Awards & Recognition Banquet, Denise Sanner, past president of PYFA, was given the Oustanding Cooperation Citation for her outstanding support of agricultural education and her efforts to forge a closer relationship between PYFA and PAAE. Tyler Claypool, 2011-12 Pennsylvania FFA Sentinel, New Galilee, attended the meeting as the new FFA representative to the PYFA Board. He will join Benjamin Shughart, Carlisle, who is serving the second year of his term, and replaces Caleb Wright, Alexandria, who has completed his service.

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by Angela Shelf Medearis Beautiful Blackberries Blackberries are one of the great gifts of summer. The berries bloom from mid- to late June, and in most parts of the county, start ripening toward the middle of July. Ripe and unripe blackberries frequently appear on the plants at the same time. The berries are small, green, hard and sour at first, becoming larger, juicier and sweeter as they ripen. Here are some great blackberry facts, tips and a recipe to help you with your summer berry picking and eating!

Blackberry Facts: • Select plump, firm and fully black berries. Unripe berries will not ripen once picked.

• Do the math and be careful not to over-purchase, as blackberries quickly mold when left at room temperature and only last a few days in the refrigerator.

• You easily can freeze berries that you can’t use right away — just wash, cut the hulls off and spread the berries out on a baking pan. Place the berries

in the freezer. When frozen, place them into a re-sealable bag, pressing out as much air as possible, and then freeze the berries.

• The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 1 cup of blackberries has about 62 calories.

• A cup of blackberries, not packed down, weighs almost one-third of a pound.

• Blackberries were enjoyed by the ancient Greeks, who believed them to be a cure for diseases of the mouth and throat, as well as a preventative against many ailments, including gout.

• The blackberry leaf also was used as an early hair dye, having been recommended by Nicholas Culpeper, the 17th-century English herbalist, to be boiled in a lye solution in order to “maketh the hair black.”

• Blackberry tea was said to be a cure for dysentery during the Civil War. During outbreaks of dysentery, temporary truces were declared to allow both Union and Confederate soldiers to “go blackberrying” to forage for blackberries to ward off the disease.

Seasonal vegetables add a splash of color and fresh flavor (NAPSA) — Vegetables are an ideal canvas for showcasing sunny and seasonally inspired flavors, including fresh citrus, garlic, ginger and fresh herbs.

The experts at Campbell’s Kitchen have made it deliciously simple to enjoy eating vegetables. Following are two recipes to try.

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Blackberry, honey pecan and goat-cheese salad This salad beautifully showcases the best blackberries of the season. It’s also a refreshing accompaniment to grilled or spicy barbeque dishes.

1/4 cup pecan pieces 1 1/2 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 small garlic clove, finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard 1/4 teaspoon sea salt 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 package (6 ounces) salad greens 2 packages (4 to 5 ounces each) fresh blackberries, washed and drained 1 large avocado, diced

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3 tablespoons crumbled goat cheese 2 tablespoons fresh lemon or lime juice 1. In a small, non-stick skillet, add the pecans and drizzle with 1/2 tablespoon of the honey. Stir and saute until the nuts are lightly browned and fragrant, about 4 minutes. Cool and set aside.

2. In small bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, the remaining 1 tablespoon of honey, garlic, mustard, salt and the black and cayenne pepper. Set aside.

3. In salad bowl, toss together salad greens, blackberries and pecans. Add the avocado and goat cheese on top.

Sprinkle with the lemon or lime juice.

Pour on dressing and toss gently.

Serve immediately. Serves 4. (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

Summer camp kids appreciate cows

Chilled shrimp gazpacho Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 3 hours Makes: 6 servings (11/2 cups each) 2 cups Swanson Vegetable Broth (Regular or Certified Organic) 3/4 cup V8 100% Vegetable Juice 1 slice Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Soft Hearty White Bread, torn into pieces 4 cups grape or cherry tomatoes, cut into quarters 1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced (about 1 cup) 1 cup diced cantaloupe or Cavaillon melon 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 3 fresh basil leaves, cut into very thin strips 1/2 pound cooked small shrimp Additional fresh basil leaves (optional) Place the broth, juice and bread in a blender. Cover and blend until the mixture forms a paste. Pour into a large bowl.

Stir the tomatoes, cucumber, cantaloupe, vinegar and basil in the bowl and season to taste.

Place 1/2 of the broth mixture into a blender. Cover and pulse about 5 times for a partially blended mixture. Pour the mixture into a medium bowl.

Repeat the blending process with the remaining broth mixture. Stir into the pureed mixture.

Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or until the soup is cold.

Ladle 1 cup of the gazpacho into each

• Researchers have known for quite some time that berries contain antioxidants, which help to fight cancercausing free radicals. A study at the University of Ohio has found that blackberries are the most potent cancer fighting berries of them all, by nearly 40 percent!

• This delicious Blackberry, Pecan and Goat Cheese Salad showcases the sweetness of the berry while providing the crunch and smoothness of the pecans and goat cheese. It’s the perfect summer salad!

Savory Spinach with Blue Cheese and Walnuts of 6 chilled serving bowls. Top each serving of soup with about 2 shrimp and additional basil for garnish, if desired.

Submitted by Mariah Tompkins, Susquehanna County Dairy Ambassador Recently I visited with nearly 90 kids at the Choconut Valley School Summer Camp celebrating “Cow Appreciation Day.” I talked to the kids about dairy farmers and their cows. I ask the kids how many different dairy products they could name and reminded them they need to have 3 servings of dairy every day of milk, cheese or yogurt.

Our dairy promotion committee asked Bill Goff of Goff Farms just outside of Montrose to bring a calf for the kids to get acquainted with. Some of the kids had never been this close to a baby calf and were very excited to pet the calf.

The kids were full of questions. The kids each received “Got Milk” bracelets.

We concluded our visit with treating the kids to ice cream sandwiches. Ice cream is always a big hit on a hot summer day. So go ahead and treat yourself to your favorite ice cream product.

Savory spinach with blue cheese and walnuts Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 15 minutes Makes: 6 servings (1/2 cup each) 1 tablespoon butter 1 large sweet onion, halved and thinly sliced (about 1 cup) 2 cloves garlic, sliced 2 large tomatoes, seeded and chopped (about 3 cups) 3/4 cup Swanson Chicken Broth (Regular, Natural Goodness or Certified Organic) 1 bag (11 ounces) fresh baby spinach Ground black pepper 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese (about 2 ounces) 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts Heat the butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet. Add the onion and garlic and cook until they’re tender, stirring occasionally.

Add the tomatoes, broth and spinach. Cook for 2 minutes or until the spinach is wilted. Season with the black pepper. Sprinkle with the cheese and walnuts, if desired.

Susquehanna County Dairy Ambassador Mariah Tompkins is joined by a few camp participants celebrating “Cow Appreciation Day” at Choconut Valley's Summer Camp.

Submitted by Michael W. Lovegreen, District Manager, Bradford County Conservation District The Northeast Bradford High School Envirothon Team took first place in the Bradford County 2011 Envirothon competition recently held at Mt. Pisgah State Park. Competing with 13 other teams from four other school districts, the team scored 365 points out of a potential 500 beating out Canton High school, who took both second and third place with scores of 347 and 297.

The winning team consisted of Luanne Antisdel, Sam Williams, Michala Kuhlman, Rob Robbins and Kent Pifer.

The team coach and advisor was Brian Pifer. Commissioner John Sullivan was on hand to present the awards.

The Envirothon is an environmental competition where each team competes as a team at five different stations. The stations include the topics of soils, forestry, wildlife, aquatics and a current issues station which was “fresh and salt water estuaries” for this year.

The winners for each County go on to compete at the State level and the winners of each State competition go on to an international competition.

Winning teams at both the State and International levels are awarded considerable scholarships and other prizes. “This is an important opportunity for students to both learn about natural resources in our County but also to show off their knowledge about them,” commented the event’s organizer Daniel Rhodes, education coordinator for the Bradford County Conservation District.

“It is also a program we place a lot of value on here in Bradford County,” Rhodes continued.

While the Conservation District is the principle organizer of the County event, other organizations and agencies helped to man the testing stations. These volunteer organizations include the PA Game Commission, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; Penn State Extension Service; PA Department of Environmental Protection and other local resident volunteers. Mt. Pisgah State Park and their personnel served as the hosts for the event.

Contributions to cover the costs of the event and sending the winning team on to the State competition were generously provided by the following businesses and individuals: Talisman Energy, USA Inc.;

Bradford County Envirothon 1st Place Team - NE High School (L-R): Bradford County Commissioner John Sullivan, Luanne Antisdel, Sam Williams, Michala Kulman, Rob Robbins, Kent Upham, Zane Pifer and Brian Pifer.

Photo courtesy of Bradford County Conservation District Terry and Debbie Lutz; Hurley’s Super Market; and Cargill Taylor Beef.

For more information on the Envi-

rothon, contact the Bradford County Conservation District at 570-265-5539 ext.6.

Parishville-Hopkinton School participates in Envirothon

The winning North Adirondack Envirothon team from Parishville-Hopkinton School.

From left to right are Kilian McIntosh, Garrett Richards, Josh Lavelle, Jordan Gary and Tyler Dewey. The team advisor is Glenn Clark.

Photo courtesy of St. Lawrence County Soil and Water Conservation District

CANTON, NY — The North Adirondack Regional Envirothon (NARE) was held recently at Paul Smith’s College, with two teams from St. Lawrence County tied not only for first place from the county, but also for first place overall for the event. Teams from Potsdam Central School and Parishville-Hopkinton took first place out of 26 teams from four counties with a score of 99 out of 125 points. The NARE program brings high schools from Clinton, Essex, Franklin and St. Lawrence Counties together to compete for the opportunity to participate in the New York State Envirothon.

The winning team from each county was eligible to participate in the New York State Envirothon Championship during May at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY. The winning team from New York State also competed in the 23rd Annual Canon Envirothon Championship held on July 24-29 in New Brunswick, Canada.

A tie breaker put the Potsdam team first, but since they were unable to travel to the New York State Envirothon, ParishvilleHopkinton has accepted the challenge.

The Envirothon is a scholastic team

competition that tests students’ knowledge of New York’s natural resources in five areas — forestry, wildlife, soils, aquatics and a current issue which changes every year. This year’s current issue topic is “Salt and Fresh Water Estuaries. Up to two teams of five students each from each school may compete. The students are required to answer questions and demonstrate hands on application of these topics.

The program is put together by the local Soil and Water Conservation Districts from Clinton, Essex, Franklin and St. Lawrence Counties. It is sponsored by the Paul Smith’s College along with other local supporters such as ALCOA, ESF Ranger School, Ellsworth Homestead, Catamount Lodge & Forest LLC, Malone Federation of Teachers, International Paper Company, Stewart’s Shops, Price Chopper, Corning Inc, Potsdam Rescue Squad, Essex, Franklin & St Lawrence County WQCC, and various other individuals.

For more information on the Envirothon, contact the St. Lawrence County Soil and Water Conservation District at 315-368-3582.

Madison FFA students earn state level recognition

by Makenna Bridge, Madison Jr. FFA Reporter New York State Proficiency awards Derek LaMunion, Zachary Taylor, Dakota Bridge, Vincent Stolarczyk, Alex Galler & Brian Klein, students at Madison Central School, earned Proficiency awards at the 2011 New York State FFA Convention. Proficiency awards honor students who through their Supervised Agriculture Experiences (SAE) have developed specialized skills that they can apply toward their future careers.

High school and college freshman students earn this award by placing first within one of the 47 proficiency areas; ranging from Dairy Production, Agriculture Education, Forage Production and more. After placing first at the state level, students are eligible to compete at the National FFA Convention held in Indianapolis, IN.

Students can apply for either placement or entrepreneurship proficiency awards. Placement proficiency awards are given to members whose SAE’s are related to apprenticeships, or employment in an agriculture related organization.

Entrepreneurship proficiency awards are presented to students who’s SAEs are related to the ownership of an agribusiness or agriculture related organization.

“Less than 47 students in New York are awarded proficiency awards each year,” state FFA Executive Secretary Juleah Tolosky said. “Those who do are driven young people who will be an asset to any university or employer. They understand the value of labor and the value of a dollar in a way that very few young people do, today.”

Derek and Zach are moving onto National Competition in their SAE area’s.

New York State Degrees Vincent Stolarczyk, Brandon Dougherty, Derek LaMunion, Scott Ponton & Jasmine Wratten, students at Madison Central School received the New York State Degree during May. The degree, termed the Empire Degree in New York, is the highest degree a student can earn on the state level.

The State FFA Degree is an achievement available to juniors and seniors in high school or first year high school graduates who are FFA members. Students earn their degree by maintaining academic standards, acquiring 21st century skills and most importantly participating in a supervised agricultural experience in which they learn work and life skills.

“Only 150 students in New York receive the State Degree each year,” state FFA

Executive Secretary Juleah Tolosky said.

“Those who do are driven young people who will be an asset to any university or employer. They understand the value of labor and the value of a dollar in a way that very few young people do, today.”

School districts with agricultural education programs are preparing their students for some of the most up-and-coming careers available to graduates today.

Agricultural education is proven to improve student success, graduation rates and matriculation rates. Alternative and renewable energy, natural resource management, “Green” technologies and the production and transportation of an affordable and safe food supply are all career areas that are thriving and growing. One in every five Americans is employed in the agriculture industry.

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Northeast Bradford High School takes first place in Bradford County 2011 Envirothon competition

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Where’s the Beef? At Aug. 9-11, 2011 Empire Farm Days SENECA FALLS, NY — For livestock farmers, the New York Beef Industry Center at the Aug. 911 Empire Farm Days is a great place to learn about the latest beef production practices and pick up tips and materials for direct marketing beef products.

For consumers, the Center offers the opportunity to learn how to identify different cuts of beef and collect recipes.

Live cattle displays are a highlight of the Beef Center found at Lot 202 across from the New York Beef Producers Association Barbecue tent at the 300-acre event at Rodman Lott & Son Farms in Seneca Falls.

Visitors can chat with producers and gather in-

formation and resources on the major beef breeds including Angus, Red Angus, Hereford, Charolais, Limousin, Simmental, and White Park.

“Beef is New Yorkers’ favorite protein,” says New York Beef Industry Council Executive Director Carol Gillis. “Empire Farm Days is a great place for aspiring and current beef producers to learn what kinds of beef products consumers are looking for and how to market to them.”

The Beef Check-Off program display shows how the financial investment New York beef producers make in the program is helping to increase demand for their New York beef products through activities with

consumers, retailers, and health professionals.

Producers can pickup information on how to become certified by the Beef Quality Assurance Program that teaches cattle handling and transporting techniques and other production management practices to improve the quality, safety, and wholesomeness of beef.

Gillis says. “Every producer should be involved in the Beef Quality Assurance Program. It is a combination of technology, common sense, a concern for animal wellbeing

and a consumer-oriented production system.”

New York Beef Producers Association and Cornell University information on programs to help new and seasoned producers increase the profitability of their beef operations will be available at the New York Beef Industry Center.

Cornell University Beef Extension Specialist Michael J. Baker will offer proper cattle handling demonstrations daily at 11:30 a.m. at Lot 301.

More Information: Carol Gillis, 315-339-6922, cgillis@nybeef.org

For livestock farmers, the New York Beef Industry Center at Empire Farm Days is a great place to learn about the latest beef production practices and pick up tips and materials for direct marketing beef products.

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Penn State Dairy Science Club tops Quiz Bowl dent Affiliate Division. Yeiser, a senior animal sciences major with a business management option and ag business minor, said, “I am really excited for the opportunity and for the challenge.”

She will work closely with Robert F. Roberts, Ph.D., associate professor of food science at Penn State, who became president of ADSA. Other recognitions for the Penn State Club include: The Penn State Dairyman yearbook edited by Sarah Caldwell, Beaver Falls, PA, was named first place digital yearbook, and the club’s paper version placed third.

Penn State Dairy Science Club members who traveled to ADSA meetings in New Orleans, are, from left, Philip Bachman, Daniel Hartzell, Kolby McIntyre, Hannah Wentworth, Billie Jo Kiel, Ashlee Brigham, Amy Yeiser, Stephen Bond, and Derek Wasson. Sarah Weimer is not in the photo.

Photo courtesy of Penn State The Penn State Dairy Science Club received national recognition when it was named the Outstanding Chapter for the fifth straight year at the American Dairy Science Association/American Society of Animal Science Student Affiliate Division annual meetings held in New Orleans, July 11-14.

The award is based on an annual report of chapter activities, participation in the ADSA Student Affiliate Division, club publications and Web sites.

In reacting to this extraordinary success, Philip Bachman, Ulysses, PA, president of the Club, said, “I believe

that Penn State's continued success nationally is a testament not only to the quality and integrity of the program and professors at Penn State, but also to the quality and integrity of the students it attracts.”

The dairy quiz bowl team placed first, capturing the ninth quiz bowl title in 11 years. Members of the quiz bowl team included Bachman; Stephen Bond, Jim Thorpe, PA; Daniel Hartzell, Slippery Rock, PA; and Kilby McIntyre, Sugar Grove, PA. Amy Yeiser, Arnold, MD, was elected 2011-2012 president of the ADSA Stu-

The Penn State Dairy Science Club Web site (www.clubs.psu.edu/ up/dairyscienceclub), coordinated by Rebecca Shaw, Williamsburg, PA, placed second.

Yeiser placed second in the Dairy Production Undergraduate Presentation Contest with her talk, “Genetic selection for feed efficiency in dairy cows.”

Sarah Weimer, Emlenton, PA, earned third place in the Dairy Foods Undergraduate Presentation Contest with her talk, “Dairy super foods: antioxidants could make the difference.”

Ashlee Brigham, Waterloo, NY, com-

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peted in the Original Research Undergraduate Presentation Contest with her project, “The associations of conductivities and California Mastitis Tests on a robotic dairy farm.”

Dr. Terry Etherton, Head of the Department of Dairy and Animal Science, said, “It is a truly incredible honor for the Club to be named the Outstanding Chapter for the fifth consecutive year, a well-deserved recognition of the members’ tremendous commitment and dedication to excellence. It is also reflective of outstanding support and leadership from a truly caring and committed faculty. Placing high is so many categories of recognition is exceptional — I congratulate the entire club for its diligence throughout the year.”

Ten members partici-

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pated in the national meeting, including: Bachman; Bond; Brigham; Hartzell; Billie Jo Kiel, Portage, PA; McIntyre; Weimer; Hannah Wentworth, Quarryville, PA; and Derek Wasson, Centre Hall, PA; and Yeiser. Advisers for the club are Chad Dechow, Associate professor of Dairy Cattle Genetics, and Dale Olver, instructor of Dairy and Animal Science, who accompanied the students to the national meeting.

The Penn State students joined approximately 100 students and advisors from other universities in addition to the more than 3,000 professionals and guests who participated in the meetings from the United States, Mexico, Canada and around the world.

Olver said, "The ADSA Student Affiliate Division meetings provide an outstanding avenue for the students to network with dairy science students from other universities as well as to meet industry leaders and researchers from around the country. Our delegates gain valuable ideas that help to enrich and improve the events offered by the Penn State Dairy Science Club."

The students took part in business meetings, various contests including the Undergraduate Paper Presentations, a career symposium and an awards luncheon. Students also attended oral and poster sessions presented by professional members of the organization.

The students attended the meetings as members of the American Dairy Science Association Student Affiliate Division (ADSA-SAD).

The ADSA-SAD is a division of the parent organization that works to develop leadership and promote scholarship among students interested in the dairy industry, and to encourage students toward careers in dairy science.

There are more than 500 undergraduate student members in ADSA. ADSA was established in 1906 as a scientific and educational association to serve the dairy and dairy-related industries. It facilitates the discovery, application and dissemination of dairy science knowledge and information.

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the impact of ethanol policy on corn prices and by extension the price of food and feed,” said NCGA President Bart Schott. “The research does not support this rhetoric and it is time to move past this and work together for stronger economic security and a broad approach to energy independence that can help reduce costs.”

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Last month, Bruce Babcock of Iowa State University released a report for the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development that looked at the impact of the ethanol blender’s credit on corn prices and found that corn prices would have been only up to 17 percent lower had the credit not been extended in late 2010. The report also extends its consideration to prices of corn products and sees a diminishing effect.

“Ethanol subsidies have not been the major driver of higher commodity prices,” the report states. “The impact of U.S. ethanol policies through higher feed costs on consumer prices of eggs, beef, pork and broilers was even smaller. The largest impact on any of these products was a two-cent-perdozen (1.1 percent) increase in egg prices. All other product prices were impacted by much less than 1 percent.”

This report is similar to an April study by Babcock and Jacinto

F UEL Fabiosa, which found that the corn price spike of 2008 would have happened without ethanol expansion.

“First, the general pattern of corn prices that we saw in the historical period-increasing prices in 2006 and 2007, a price spike in 2008, followed by a sharp price decline in 2009 — would have occurred without ethanol subsidies or even if corn ethanol production had not expanded,” Babcock and Fabiosa state. “Second, investor fervor for corn ethanol in 2005, 2006, and 2007 would have occurred even without subsidies because a combination of cheap corn, a phase-out of MTBE, and higher crude oil prices made ethanol profitable. Thus, ethanol production would have expanded quite rapidly even without subsidies.

The researchers state that actual corn prices increased by an average of $1.65 per bushel from 2006 to 2009 and that only 14 cents (8 percent) of this increase was due to ethanol subsidies. Another 45 cents of the increase was due to market-based expansion of the corn ethanol industry.

This is not a new theory. At the height of the last spike in corn prices back in 2008, Texas A&M University’s Agriculture and Food Policy Center issued a report that drew similar conclusions. This report looks not at the ethanol incentives, but at the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) itself.

“Relaxing the RFS does not result in significantly lower corn prices,” the researchers note. “This is due to the ethanol infrastructure already in place and the generally positive economics for the industry.

The ethanol industry has grown in excess of the RFS, indicating that relaxing the standard would not cause a contraction in the industry.”

Ethanol production also helps the livestock industry, Schott noted, because when corn is converted to ethanol only the starch is used. Distillers grains is a valuable coproduct that retains all the non-starch food and feed value of the corn used for ethanol. it provides all of the protein, minerals, nutrients, and oil from corn and returns it into the livestock feed supply chain.

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Distillers grains availability will displace approximately 1.2 billion bushels of corn in livestock rations this year, providing a high-quality, high-value feed product for livestock producers.

At approximately $200 per ton, this provides corn-equivalent protein and nutrients for livestock feed at the price equivalent of less than $1.75 per bushel.

In an article July 4, agriculture reporter and commentator Gary Truitt says that the livestock industry is doing agriculture a disservice in its attack on ethanol.

“Amidst our great diversity, we must find common ground and support each other in an effort protect a sector that is to vital to the U.S.,” Truitt said. “Having a safe and sustainable meat and milk supply is just as important as having a functioning renewable fuels industry to lessen our dependence on imported oil.”

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As the debate over ethanol policy continues in Washington, reviewing recent research on the subject of ethanol and corn prices may prove insightful especially when one set of ethanol opponents blames the biofuel as the leading cause of higher livestock and poultry feed prices.

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Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo adds third day You asked for more sessions, and you’ll get them at the 2012 Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo and Direct Marketing Conference, Jan. 24 - 26, 2012 at the On Center in Syracuse, NY. This coming winter, due to overwhelming demand, the planning committee is adding a third day of concurrent educational sessions and trade show.

“The 2011 Expo was a huge success.

Attendees asked for more sessions and session coordinators asked for more time. So the planning committee decided to go to a three-day format,” explains Jeanette Marvin, New York State Vegetable Growers Association Executive Secretary and Expo Director.

More than 1,500 growers, researchers and industry professionals flocked to the 2011 Expo featuring educational seminars and a large trade show.

2012 sessions will include: Flower Production, Flower Marketing, Labor, Potatoes, Tree Fruit, Tomatoes & Peppers, Cultural Controls, Direct Marketing, Pesticide Safety, Vine Crops, Leafy Greens, Cover Crops, Soil Health, Reduce Tillage, Berry Crops, Cabbage and other Cole Crops, Food Safety, Onions, Garlic, Peas & Snap Beans, Greenhouse & Tunnels, Pesticide Safety, and Sweet Corn.

“If you include the Becker Forum on Jan. 23 at the Holiday Inn, Liverpool, NY, we are actually four days of programming,” said Expo Planning Board

Chair Stephen Reiners of Cornell.

The 2012 Becker Forum will focus on: Farming in a Non-Farmer World: Building Trust, Engaging Communities and Finding Common Ground.

Expo Welcomes Flower Industries, livestock marketers and dairymen Joining the Expo this year will be NYS Flower Industries Inc. “We are excited. We definitely will have to start thinking about changing our name. With the addition of Flower Industry sessions, and the Direct Marketing sessions bringing in a speaker on livestock direct marketing, plus our labor sessions which will also be important to dairymen, the name Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo 2012 just doesn’t cover it all,” laughs Marvin.

NYS Flower Industries will conduct two, two-hour sessions focusing on growing challenges and marketing opportunities. Keep your eyes open for the full conference agenda with more specific details.

“The past several years, we’ve covered labor issues at the Becker Forum. In 2012, we are bringing the labor discussion to the main Expo site at the On Center. This will give those interested in labor a chance to attend DEC and CCA eligible sessions as well as a chance to visit our amazing trade show,” adds Marvin.

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will be at the Genesee Grande, located just blocks from the On Center Expo site and Syracuse University. A special Expo rate of $85 per night is bound to book the hotel early, so be sure to make your reservations now. The Grande features complimentary wireless internet, fitness gym, free outdoor parking, complimentary airport shuttle, and on-demand shuttle to the Expo. Visit www.reservationspage.com/C00264/H01405/be.ashx?pc= ESFVG to book or call 800-365-HOME. Tell them you’re coming for the Expo.

Other featured hotels are: The Holiday Inn Syracuse - Liverpool - home to the Becker Forum and located right off the NYS Thruway. This hotel boasts a pool, and regular shuttle service to the Expo main site. Show special $92 per night. Call 800-Holiday to book.

Staybridge Suites, Liverpool - attached to the Holiday Inn. Suites start at $102 per night Expo special. Call 800-Holiday to book.

The Crowne Plaza Syracuse - located just blocks from the Expo site and Syracuse University. Shuttle service available upon request. This hotel has undergone extensive renovations featuring an upscale contemporary design reminiscent of a Park Avenue hotel. Expo special $93 per night. Call 800-227-6963.

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look and so much more this fall.

The Web site for the 2012 Expo will be hosted under the NYS Vegetable Growers for the first time. But that’s not the only change. The Web site will be able to process registrations and take credit card payments from attendees!

“In the past, registrations were all done by hand. Imagine typing in over 1000 credit card numbers!,” notes Marvin. “Registration will also be easier for attendees. Click, click, click, payment accepted and we’ll see you at the show!”

The website will include a complete listing of Expo partners and their hosted sessions, hotel information and directions. The new Web site is scheduled to be launched on Septe. 1. Be sure to visit www.nysvga.org.

The 2011 Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo is sponsored by the New York State Vegetable Growers Association, Empire State Potato Growers, New York State Berry Growers Association, New York State Farmers’ Direct Marketing Association, New York State Horticultural Society, Cornell University and Cornell Cooperative Extension.

For more information on attending the show, contact the NYS Vegetable Growers at jmarvin@rochester.rr.com or call 315-986-9320. To exhibit call Dan Wren at 518-673-0117 or by e-mail at dwren@leepub.com.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — An updated report on the science surrounding Chesapeake Bay water quality confirms that serious and significant differences exist between the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Bay Model” and the model authored by the Agriculture Department. Left unchanged these differences could lead to farmers in the watershed paying a steep price for nutrients and sediments that have been mistakenly attributed to them, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

The analysis, conducted by LimnoTech and commissioned by the Agricultural Nutrient Policy Council, shows there are vast differences between the EPA and USDA Chesapeake Bay models in the areas of land use, total acreage of the Bay watershed and data and assumptions about farmer adoption of conservation and farming practices.

“It is clear to us that the EPA’s TMDL water regulations are based on flawed information,” said AFBF President Bob Stallman. “Due to the fact that farmers and others in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed are being directed to incur extreme costs and even take land out of production to comply with EPA’s harsh new regulations, those regulations must be based on reliable information. Currently that is not the case.”

As a result of the federal agencies’ disagreement in key areas such as conservation and farming practices used by farmers in the watershed, and

the number of acres that fall within watershed borders, there is a wide discrepancy in the nutrients and sediments being attributed to agriculture.

Given USDA’s superior knowledge of agriculture and farming practices, Stallman said EPA’s disregard for USDA information is not acceptable.

“We all want a clean Chesapeake Bay,” Stallman said. “Farmers in the watershed have made tremendous investment to put conservation practices in place to protect the bay, and they are doing more every day.

“While we need EPA and USDA to work together to resolve these key differences, ultimately we believe that the types of regulations put in place for the bay by EPA are unlawful. This is a job for our state governments, not the federal government. But, since federal regulators are pursuing restrictive regulations on our farms, they should at least base their actions on credible facts.”

A copy of the LimnoTech report is available at http://nutrientpolicy. org/ANPC_News.html.

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Crops and Soils Field Day Thursday, Aug. 4, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Borderview Farm 46 Line Rd, Alburgh, VT This year’s theme is Cultivating a Healthy Farm! From the ground up, we will highlight healthy soils, healthy crops and healthy people. Come and see over

2,000 research plots focusing on reduced tillage and cover crops, long term cropping systems and integrated pest management, as well as cropspecific research evaluating different annual forage systems, wheat, barley, oats, flax, oilseed crops, and hops.

4-H delivers family fun to Otsego County Fair Join Otsego County 4H youth and Cornell Cooperative Extension Otsego County, on Tuesday, Aug. 2 through Sunday, Aug. 7, at the Otsego County Fair located on Mill Street in Morris, NY. Hundreds of 4-H youth members will be displaying a variety of projects showcasing their many talents in the Martin Hall located at the entrance of the fair grounds. You’ll see 4-Hers’ artwork, photography, woodworking, gardening, and items.

Outstanding projects are selected to represent Otsego County at the State Fair in Syracuse.

Martin Hall is in the

middle of a “makeover.”

Come in and see the NEW look! Each day will feature community service activities, preparing healthy snacks, and science activities. Don’t miss the robotics demonstration on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 7 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 6, 2:30 p.m.

While touring Martin Hall, be sure to stop by the new mini 4-H snack bar and a 4-H store.

For all you animal lovers, don’t forget to visit the cows, rabbits, pigs, sheep, goats, the horse ring and the poultry barn to see the many species of project animals raised by 4-H youth members.

New this year, a health and wellness tent. We have a new addition to the field day this year — a farmer wellness tent that will include activities to improve health and reduce stress (think massage!) as well as local health care and farm safety providers to answer your individual questions.

Our organic research hopyard is growing right before our eyes! Highlights will include weed control, mulches, timesaving irrigation methods, pest management, fertility management, and plans for a hop harvester, oast and baler.

For the brewing enthusiasts, Christian and Andrea Stanley from Valley

Malt will teach us the process of malting grains, featuring their prototype malter. Enjoy some malted ice cream from Island Homemade Ice Cream!

Rick Kersbergen a nutritionist from University of Maine Extension will talk about enhancing forage rations with small grains. Learn from the results of our mini silo experiment that is evaluating the forage value of small grains blended with haylage.

Much of our research this year is focused on farming for a healthy lake.

Learn about our cover cropping research from planting dates and seeding rate to termination methods. Hear from

farmers who have participated in our reduced tillage planter clinic, and learn how they have modified their planters.

See a demonstration of new equipment such as a no-till grain drill and strip tillage implements.

Learn how to convert a tractor to run on straight vegetable oil or biofuel, but not before you see the various oilseed crop research trials! Tour the sunflower variety trial, seeding rate by nitrogen rate study, winter and spring canola variety trials and planting date studies as well as soybeans grown for biofuels.

Don’t forget to watch our oilseed press demonstration as well as learn how to pelletize oilseed meal

into grain.

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Along with his wife and six employees, Bob Kuhn of Oxford, NY, stays plenty busy.

Growing up on a farm and tinkering with tractors since he was 10 years old, Bob purchased his first tractor at age 14, and as his wife says, “He just has a knack for this line of work.” Bob has a dairy farm background, but after selling the cows, he and his wife opened their business in 1998 which has steadily grown thanks to a Web site and a host of new manufacturers they work with. A 2007 skiing accident resulted in a broken hip for Bob, so his wife Carol bought him a computer and he then spent his winter learning to use it to his advantage. He acquired a large base of suppliers that handle parts his customers needed. Carol saw a major growth in the business from this. They now have nine basic suppliers and 26 warehouses in the United States and Canada that they work with.

The Kuhns choose to go right to the places that manufacture the parts, therefore keeping prices down for their customers.

Maggie Simpson, an eight year employee believes that Bob’s customer service is the key to the business. She said it is nothing for him to spend an hour on the

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phone helping someone that may never even place an order. But Bob treats everyone this way, and it has paid off. Benny Izard, a customer from South New Berlin said, “I know him and spread the word, he does good work.” This seems to be a reoccurring theme as a steady flow of customers and phone calls are taken care of in a calm and professional manner. Maggie adds that “If you bring it in, he will fix it! He just knows his stuff.” Bob believes a majority of his customers are referred to him by word of mouth.

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CERTIFIED CROP ADVISER Chairperson’s Corner

by Judy Wright, Chair, Northeast CCA Region What a turn around in the weather since I wrote last in May! What I thought would be a cool wet growing season has really turned the corner into one with plenty of heat and now needing rain. Who would have thought less than two months ago we would have been looking for rain?

In central New York we had a good second cutting of hay, the winter wheat is almost ready for harvest and corn is starting to tassel in some areas. I now have my fingers crossed for any rain to hold off until the winter wheat is harvested to prevent sprouting and then it can rain to ensure any potential drought stress will be reduced and good pollination of the corn crop will occur.

Last I looked prices from the commodity grains still looked good. According to the May 2011 New York Crop and Livestock Report acreage of winter wheat in New York was up slightly over 2010, yet yield is expected to be down slightly to 64 bushels compared to 2010 and the national winter wheat crop is down from 2010. Let’s continue to keep our fingers crossed for favorable harvest conditions. I have been surprised to see a few oat fields that some how got planted this spring now also ripening for harvest! I spoke with our local dairy feed supplier and he was not expecting to

receive any locally grown oats this year.

Our fresh vegetable growers, however, are seeing the effects of the wet cool spring planting weather. In some areas the change to hot dry conditions have allowed some crops to respond favorably while other crops did not develop the deep root system needed to withstand the current hot dry conditions. I am personally holding out for the local sweet corn to come to market which also was delayed because of the wet soils. The farm market I buy from has planted all the acreage and is expecting sweet corn into October this year — such a treat!

With most of the difficult decisions behind us for this growing season, now is the time to think about cover crops to hold those nutrients not used by the current crop for next year. Your Certified Crop Adviser is available to help with these important decisions and can offer you some timely information.

I just became aware that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for grants to provide economic assistance to independent producers, farmer and rancher cooperatives and agricultural producer groups through the ValueAdded Producer Grant Program. The maximum grant amount for a planning grant is $100,000 and the max-

imum grant amount for a working capital grant is $300,000. The application deadline is Aug. 29. If you are interested you find more information at www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2011/06/0281.xml Be sure to contact your Certified Crop Adviser to learn more about how they can be a partner in your decision making process today and what programs are available to keep farmers and agricultural advisers up to date on Best Management Practices, environmental stewardship, and any future regulatory measures. Together we can keep New York agriculture a strong part of the local economy and help revitalize our state’s economy.

Crop Meetings and Field Days for Farmers and CCAs Note; Many of these meetings offer pre-approved CCA Continuing Education Units August 2011 Aug. 4: 6th Annual UVM Extension Crops & Soils Field Day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Borderview Research Farm, 146 Line Road, Alburgh VT. Contact Heather Darby heather.darby@uvm.edu Aug. 5: CCA Exams, 9 a.m.-noon and 1- 4 p.m., Skaneateles Lake Watershed Program Offices C/O Soil & Water Conservation District of Onondaga County, 2571 US Rt. 11, 2nd Floor Lafayette, NY 13084, 315-677-4630, or contact Janet Fallon 315-696-0167.

Aug. 10: Exploring New Ideas at the Choiniere Dairy Farm, Highgate Center VT, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Choiniere Family Dairy, 2465 Gore Road, Highgate Center, VT. Owner and operator Guy Choiniere will talk about grain production and innovative ways to integrate small grains into a dairy ration, as well as using bedded pack compost to improve pastures and extend the grazing season, and growing tillage radishes to reduce compaction. Contact Heather Darby heather.darby@uvm.edu, phone: 802-524-6501 Aug. 16: New York Corn & Soybean Growers Association Summer Crops Tour featuring Ken & Isaac Ferrie, Crop Tech Consulting and Scott Stewart, Stewart-Peterson, Inc., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Du Mond Farms, 5083 White Road, Union Springs NY 13160; Contact 518-783-1322. Cost per person $40 before Aug. 7, $50 after Aug. 7.

Aug. 25: Soybean Grower Field Day Southeast PA Ag Research and Extension Center, 1446 Auction

Road, Manheim, PA 17545, Contact Del Voight at dvg1@psu.edu Aug. 25: UVM Extension Hop Harvester Showcase, Northfield MA, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Four Star Farms - 496 Pine Meadow Road, Northfield, MA Join growers and brewers for a workshop on harvesting, preserving and packaging hops to maintain the highest level of quality. Contact Heather Darby heather.darby@uvm.edu Aug. 26: UVM Extension Hop Harvester Showcase, Borderview Farm, 146 Line Road, Alburgh, VT Learn more about hop harvesting, including the determination of harvest moisture and readiness and the maintenance and use of a hop harvester. Also check out our research roaster, used for drying small quantities of hops. Contact Heather Darby heather.darby@uvm.edu September 2011 Sept. 1: Southeast PA Crops Conference Field Meeting, Contact Bob Leiby rel5@psu.edu Sept. 20: Processing & Storing Small Grains Field Day 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Butterworks Farm, 421 Trumpass Road, Westfield, VT. This workshop, hosted by Jack and Anne Lazor at Butterworks Farm, will highlight post-harvest techniques for cleaning, storing, and processing small grains. Contact Heather Darby heather.darby@uvm.edu FALL (Date TBA): Oilseed Production and Biofuels Processing Field Day, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Rainbow View Farm, Orwell, VT. Mark Mordasky will host an oilseed workshop at his farm and describe his processing equipment and op-

2011 North East Region Certified Crop Adviser Board Members Judy Wright, Co Chair Farmland Protection Consultant, jlw4220@yahoo.com Auburn,NY Quirine Ketterings, Co Chair, Cornell University Qmk2@cornell.edu, Ithaca, NY Jeanette Marvin, Administrative Assistant, JFM Solutions, jmarvin@rochester.rr.com, Macedon, NY Ryan Akin Hemdale Farms, rakin1@rochester.rr.com Canandaigua, NY Carl Bannon DuPont Crop Protection, carl.d.bannon@usa.dupont.com Amherst, MA

Brian Boerman Farmland Environmental, bib@acsoffice.com , Ithaca, NY Rich Bonanno U Mass Extension, rbonanno@umext.umass.edu Methuen, MA Mike Contessa Champlain Valley Agronomics Inc., fieldteck@aol.com , Peru, NY Heather Darby U of Vermont Extension, Heather.Darby@uvm.edu , Vermont Matt Eckhard Capital Area Ag Consulting, mreconsulting@hotmail.com Stephentown, NY

Janet Fallon Dairy One, janet.fallon@dairyone.com Tully, NY Dale Gates NRCS , dale.gates@ny.usda.gov , Marcy, NY Jessica Heim SWCD-Madison County jessica-heim@verizon.net Hamilton, NY Doug LaFave Hewitt Brothers dlafave@a-znet.com , Locke, NY Joe Lawrence CCE-Lewis County, jrl65@cornell.edu , Lowville, NY Jeff Ten Eyck NYS Dept. of Agriculture & Markets, jeff.teneyck@agmkt.state.ny.us Groton, NY

eration, as well as detailing his on-farm biofuel production. The Mordaskys raise field crops for their livestock and produce fuel for their own farm using recycled farm equipment.

Nov. 5: Fall Hops Conference and Annual Northeast Hop Alliance Meeting, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Brown’s Brewing Co., 417 River Street, Troy, NY. The Northeast Hop Alliance (NeHA) will meet to discuss ongoing research and hop production, plan events for the coming year, and get together to celebrate hops in our region.

Nov. 21: Cornell Field Crop Dealer Meeting, one day event - Details to follow SAVE the DATE! Jan. 20 and 21, 2012: 16th Annual VT Grazing & Livestock Conference, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Temple Grandin

CCA Winter Training Event Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, Double Tree Inn Syracuse, NY The 2011 Annual Training for Certified Crop Advisers is scheduled for Nov. 29 through Dec. 1 at a new location in Syracuse. The Double Tree Inn will host this year’s three day event with topics on Pest Management, covering topics on Scouting, disease management in corn and using tillage for weed control.

Crop Management topics will include presentations on Using GIS and remote sensing organic field crop management and growing hops. Soil and Water topics will include manure management for difficult weather conditions, cover crops, prescribed grazing and nutrient placement and protected streams. Nutrient Management presentations will include precision manure management, corn starter nitrogen, potassium trials in alfalfa and feed management planning.

There will be a joint session focused on developments in agricultural environmental management looking at 590 standard, managing for the Chesapeake Bay and winter manure spreading. Professional development training will also be available on farm safety and how to respond if you are first on the scene of a farm accident and a panel presentation on how to conduct on-farm research.

More information will be available early fall and can be accessed on the CCA Web site. Contact Jeanette Marvin, JFM Solutions, NYSABA/NRCCA, PO Box 268 Macedon, NY 14502, 315-986-9320 or Fax 315986-8534.

Pennsylvania’s 2011 Machinery Custom Rates

by Adam W. Pike, Agricultural Statistician The custom rates shown are averages from voluntary reports by custom operators and farmers throughout Pennsylvania. Most of the rates are stated per acre, cwt., ton, bale, or bushel rather than per hour to reduce the variation due to machinery size.

The rates shown include the cost of hiring machine with fuel and operator and exclude the cost of seed, fertilizer, and other materials used unless otherwise specified. Individual rates vary due to differences in working conditions, services performed, or even the operator’s eagerness to do custom work. Therefore, the average rates shown should not be considered absolute indications of fair charges.

Average rates are shown separately for two regions of the state, labeled “Mountain” and “Valley”. The differences in rates between regions reflect differences in terrain, soils and alternative opportunities for the labor and equipment used. Figures labeled “State” represent the straight average

of all reports used regardless of geographic location.

Of the 82 rates reported with yearto-year comparisons, 52 increased, 24 decreased, and 6 are virtually unchanged from last year. Overall, custom rates were up 1.88 percent compared to the previous year. Because of the potential variation in size and overall productivity of equipment, a range of reported rates for each job has been included. The range represents the middle 80 percent of all reported rates for each job, thus the lowest 10 percent and the highest 10 percent of all reported values were excluded.

Meet Your CCA

Keith Severson, CCA, Cayuga County CCE I am Keith Severson and I was delighted to learn that I can once again claim to be a card carrying Certified Crop Adviser. This might be confusing to some considering I have worked in an advisory capacity as an educator with responsibilities in agronomy with Cornell Cooperative Extension for over 30 years. I became CCA certified nearly 25 years ago when I was working in Oswego County but found it very difficult to keep current with the continuing education unit (CEU) requirement while working and attending classes to obtain an MBA. Shortly after obtaining the MBA, I took an administrative position with Chenango County for Extension and staying current with my CEU’s became even more challenging so I decided to let my CCA expire. Seven years later, I retired as a Federal employee, married Roberta Harrison, another long time CCE Extension Educator, and moved to Onondaga County, where we currently reside.

I decided to renew my CCA and Pesticide Certification when I accepted an

opportunity to work as a Field Crops extension educator in Cayuga County. I prepared for the exams, found them more challenging than before, and am participating in training opportunities to remain current in both categories.

I can honestly say that today’s requirements ask more of an educator and service provider than they did in the past, considering the volume of research and discoveries that have developed over the years. Technology now provides new methods to obtain and verify that training has been completed but the body of knowledge in today’s world is ever expanding. One of the items that I have always appreciated while working for Extension is the ability to receive training opportunities from the researchers that are determining the future of the science we will work with. I have always enjoyed the opportunity to learn in a fashion that allows me to provide more accurate recommendations and greater options for agricultural producers to manage their business.

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Mr. England also urged Congress to look beyond the current enforcement and compliance system as the primary means to improve truck safety. Specifically, he pointed to the need to create a national system to provide employers with timely notification of drivers’ moving violations and a drug and alcohol test result clearinghouse, as tools to help “leverage the size and power of the industry to achieve the mutual objective of improving highway safety.”

Mr. England reiterated ATA’s support of a federal mandate for electronic logging devices (ELDs), but stressed that such a mandate should be coupled with retention of the current hours of service rules. He pointed out that the industry’s safety record has improved dramatically since the current regulations were put in place in 2004, and that given these improvements the most appropriate course of action is to improve compliance with the current

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Finally, Mr. England stressed the need to broaden the focus of truck safety initiatives to get at the most prevalent causes of truck crashes. “…the single largest factor impacting truck safety is the behavior of other motorists,” said Mr. England, “hence, focusing almost exclusively on motor carriers and their drivers directs attention to a small part of the equation.”

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The revenue-neutral transportation funding proposal offers two alternative solutions: a Federal Interstate User Fee (FIUF) and a Federal Motor Carrier User Fee (FMCUF).

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The fee would be collected through an “EZ Pass”-like system, which would be entirely electronic. There would be no tollbooths.

• All of the revenues generated by the fee would be deposited in a special account in the Highway Trust Fund. The revenues would be used exclusively to restore the Interstate Highway System to a state of good repair and to expand and modernize it to meet the challenges of the 21st century.

• The fee structure would be set annually, by an independent group of experts, at the level necessary to reimburse the states in accordance with policies established by Congress for the federal share of these improvements. No higher, no lower. The fees would not be designed to control the level of traffic or to “price out” drivers from using the Interstate.

• This user fee would restore the Interstate Highway System to being the crown jewel of the U.S. surface transportation network and the envy of the world.

Federal Motor Carrier User Fee. • This fee would be imposed on commercial trucks’ usage of all roads and would be collected through GPS-like systems currently being used by many trucking companies.

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• The same independent entity discussed above would set the fee structure at the level necessary to reimburse the states in accordance with policies established by Congress for the Federal share of these freight improvements. No higher, no lower.

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TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Farm Bureau is proud to sponsor “Farmer Appreciation Night” at the Trenton Thunder on Tuesday evening, Aug. 2.

The public is encouraged to show their support for local farmers by attending the game and enjoying the farming theme for a night at the ballpark (game time is 7 p.m.).

“We feel this is a great way to enjoy a fun night and recognize the importance

of our local farmers and local food supply,” said New Jersey Farm Bureau President Rich Nieuwenhuis. “We hope to have a big crowd of farmers and nonfarmers alike.” President Nieuwenhuis and New Jersey Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher will both be on the mound at Trenton’s Waterfront Park for the ceremonial first pitch.

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Tickets for the event are being sold at a special discounted price of $10 each, with some of the proceeds going to benefit agriculture promotion programs of the New Jersey Farm Bureau and other local agricultural organizations.

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Fixing from B9 Kuhn’s main competition is an hour away in each direction so they feel they are definitely serving a need in this ru-

ral setting. Most of his customers are actively farming in the surrounding area and are on a ‘need it now’ basis. Carol

notes that over 60 percent of their business is current tractor repairs and like most small businesses dealing with

farmers they have felt the pains of the economy. She noted that when milk prices are down like they were in 2008-09, no

one comes in, but says this spring they are feeling some relief.

Tractor repairs are the main part of their business, but when that slows down, mainly in the winter, Bob and his help work on the restoration of antique tractors.

Carol defined antique tractors as 1965 or older and added that Bob’s favorite is an Oliver 770 which is one of 14 tractors that he owns.

His favorite part of the job is the antiques. It may take six to eight months to restore a tractor as he works around farmers that are a priority, especially this time of year.

When it comes to fixing or restoring, Bob always recommends keeping the original parts as he knows they will always fit. In 2007 they started selling parts on line and have a customer base from across the country. The belief at Kuhns Equipment repair is that everything is repairable and can be fixed front to back.

Maggie and fellow employees were customers first and now tell others

what they have seen about the quality of work at Kuhn Tractor Repair.

“People can have perfect confidence in Bob’s work and know that it will be done right”, says Maggie.

“He has a knowledge and a patience that pays off in the long run”, she adds. Bob’s professional advice has even been sought after nationally

by Farm Collector Magazine. He was one of three interviewed on the 11 questions to ask before you begin a tractor restoration.

Bob and his wife believe that someday the warehouse will need expanding as they have already doubled their original space. Carol said that eventually they would like to own a sandblaster and then they wouldn’t need to farm out any part of a job.

In what little free time they do have, the Kuhn’s can be seen at the Chenango County Fair in Norwich and the Delaware County Fair in Walton with an antique tractor or two. They always enjoy meeting new people that share an interest in tractors and

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SENECA FALLS, NY — The hazards of working with flowing grain are not as well known as some other types of farm hazards. To help educate farmers on how to be safe when handling flowing grain, the Aug. 9-11 Empire Farm Days is welcoming a new exhibit from Penn State University.

The Hazards of Flowing Grain demonstration trailer is a 16-foot-long

exhibit with a model grain bin and gravity flow wagon. Davis E. Hill, program director of the Managing Agricultural Emergencies Program at Penn State, will offer daily demonstrations at the event at Rodman H. Lott & Sons Farms in Seneca Falls.

“The demonstrations explain how and why people may become engulfed in flowing grain

and how quickly a person can become entrapped. It is difficult to pull a person even partially entrapped out of the grain. The demonstrations at Empire Farm Days will include information on the proper approach to rescuing someone entrapped in grain.”

Davis says approximately half of the flowing grain incidents in Pennsylvania over the past 20 Flowing Grains Hazards exhibit.

Photo courtesy of Empire Farm Show

years have resulted in fatalities. Victims have ranged in age from 2 to 78.

A.N. Martin Grains Systems and Sukup Manufacturing are sponsoring the flowing grain exhibit.

The demonstrations are part of the New York Center for Agriculture Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) Education/Outreach activities at Empire Farm Days.

For more details, contact Empire Farm Days Manager Melanie Wickham: 877-697-7837, mwickham@empirefarmdays.com.

Sponsorship opportunities available for TMC’s 2011 Fall Meeting, TMCSuperTech2011: Numerous opportunities for corporate sponsorships are available for the Technology & Maintenance Council’s 2011 Fall Meeting and national technician skills competition — TMCSuperTech2011 — to be held on Sept. 1921 in Raleigh, NC. Sponsorship information is available online at http://tmc.truckline.com or by contacting Joe Hite, director of meetings, exhibits and sponsorships, at 703838-1927. Information and registration for the meeting and TMCSuperTech2011 is available online.

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Labor of love - restoring antique tractors For many enthusiasts, restoring an antique tractor may be a hobby or a business venture.

No matter what your purpose, tractor restoration should be undertaken with careful research.

There are a number of tasks to keep in mind once you've found the tractor you want to restore. Determine the make and model. (If the tractor is rusted and not clearly marked, check out photos in books or online.) Start the tractor, if possible. Even a poorly-running tractor tells you what kind of work will be needed. You'll need to consider how much engine repair will be required, and how much work needs to go into body and sheetmetal renovation.

Next, list the parts and supplies to go into the tractor restoration.

It may take considerable time to find everything you need, depending on the tractor's age.

You'll probably want to subscribe to an antique tractor magazine. Ads

in publications and online tractor parts suppliers may be your best bet for finding the various components.

Other ways to locate parts include posting want ads for free or for a nominal fee online at tractor collector's sites; or visit a tractor dealership. John Deere, for example, carries many

parts for its old tractors.

To reassemble your tractor, break the project down into small jobs.

You can work on one job or more while you're waiting on parts to come in for another. It's a good idea to paint small parts and partial assemblies as you finish the tasks.

This strategy results in a neater job than painting when they're already on

the tractor.

Among the best ways to gain knowledge as you restore your antique tractor are attending shows, joining a collector's club or helping people who already have experience with similar projects.

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ALUMINUM IRRIGATION PIPE 3” to 6”, fittings, risers, valves, over 14,000’, $12,500.

Steve 716-649-6594 FOR SALE: KUHN discbine, model SC353RGC, 11’ 5” cut. $10,000. 315-837-4805

JOHN DEERE model 446 round baler, very good condition, used very little, last used in ‘08, always stored inside, $11,000. Harvester roller mill, model 400, with 5 hp motor, very good condition, $800.

315-783-0595

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Farm Equipment

CATTLE CROWDING TUB with two double drop gate sections into manual headgate. Plus one additional cattle headgate. All working.

Needs paint. Assortment of different sized gates. Some slant bar feeder sections.

Eight large horse corral sections with gate. 917-887-5007

THINK SUMMER

IH & WHITE PLOWS & PARTS JD 4650 MFD, new PS . . . .$28,500 CIH 5140 new eng. C/A . . . .$21,500 CIH 4366 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,900 IH 3588 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500 IH 986 mechanics spc . . . . . . . .Call IH 966 Fender . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,250 IH 1066 4WD . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500 IH 1066 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call IH 806 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,900 IH 656 weak hydro . . . . . . . . .$3,500 IH 656 diesel, RBT eng . . . . .$6,500 FD 7710 4WD . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,000 FD 4100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,500 Gehl CB1200 chopper w/heads.$2,000

JD 8300 drill w/seeder . . . . . .$3,750 JD 9500 4WD . . . . . . . . . . .$45,000 Case 8430 Round baler . . . .$5,000 Degelman 14’ Sil. blade . . . .$6,000 Elwood 4WD unit . . . . . . . . .$5,500 1000 gal sprayers . . . . . . . . . . .Call Loaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call New Cat 4 cyl. eng. . . . . . . . .$5,400 Kewanee cultipacker 24ft . . . . .Call IH & White plows 3x-10x . . . . . .Call IH 900 6 row narrow . . . . . . .$3,500 1st Choice GS520-4 tedder .$4,500 Chisels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call

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KOVAR TINE WEEDER, 20’ wide, golding wings, 3 years old, excellent, $2,000. 315788-6722

1954 JD 40 UTILITY, wide front, 3 point hitch. 518-2563169

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Save an average of 3 to 4 lbs of grain per cow per day Going from non processing to a processor. $6.00 corn. . . .

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3 - 2010 J. Deere 8320 R’s, 50” rear-dual, 4-remotes, wts, Qhitch, G. Star ready, warranty, 0 hours, Call for Great Price!

2 - 2010 Case IH 335’s c/a, MFD., 50” R. duals, 38” ft. duals, loaded, 3 PTO’s, leather, 5-remotes, wts, Q-hitch, 200 hrs. Call for Unbelievable Price!

JD 8420 c/a MFD. U. nice one w/2650 hrs JD 8130 c/a MFD. like new w/750 hrs JD 7830 c/a MFD. fancy w/1600 hrs JD 7830 c/a 2 wheel w/400 hrs JD 7230 c/a MFD w/673 ldr, 300 hrs JD 7130 c/a MFD w/ 1240 hrs NH TD 5050 c/a MFD w/ldr, 400 hrs * NH BR 740-A Rd baler, silage special, net wrap & harvest teck applicator, Nice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,900 * NH H 7450 discbine, 13’6” G Pivot, Like New. . . . . . . . . . . . $22,500

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JD 2750 4x4 w/cab, 7300 hrs, very nice tractor! . . . . . . . . . . .$18,500 JD 2755 2wd w/cab, fresh overhaul by us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$18,500 Case IH 885 w/2255 ldr., joystick, ROPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,000 Ford 6610 Series 2, sharp fresh paint, ROPS, canopy, nice!! .$12,500 Krone KR160 Classic 4x5 round baler, ’06, NICE!! . . . . . . . . .$8,750 NH 8160 4x4, ROPS & canopy, 4,100 hrs., LH reverser, nice big tractor for the money!! New tires! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,000 Case IH 8309 discbine, 9ft., very good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,750 JD 1350 8ft. discbine, field ready, nice! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500 JD 1219 9ft. haybine, hyd. tongue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,500 Case IH round bale chopper, very good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500 New Galfre 17ft. hyd fold tedders, only 3 left . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,900 100+ New Rotary Cutters, 4-15 ft. In Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call ‘04 Landini Vision 95 4WD w/cab & ldr, 700 hrs . . . . . . . . .$29,000 2006 Landini PowerFarm 105 4WD w/Alo ldr, 99HP, ROPS & canopy, 2 year warranty, very low hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35,000 NEW McCormick X10-40 4WD w/ldr, 40HP . . . . . . . . . . . .$24,900 NEW McCormick X10-55 4WD w/ldr, 55HP . . . . . . . . . . . .$28,900 Kuhn 9ft. 3pt discmower, less than 50 acres use! . . . . . . . . . . .$5,900 JD 4440 quad, 4 post, good rubber, runs good, ugly, rough, beat up, needs clutch, good rubber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,000 JD 721 loader, fits 4450 2WD or similar, like new . . . . . . . . . .$6,000 IH 1466 cab, runs good but rough appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,500

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MACFADDEN & SONS INC. 1457 Hwy. Rt. 20 • Sharon Springs, NY 13459

518-284-2090 or www.macfaddens.com

Raymond Zimmerman 315-531-8521

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NEW FARM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

• Salford Tillage • Amco Disks • Stoll Hay Equipment • Macerator by Agland Industries • Farmco Feeders & Bale Wagons 1 Used Available • MDS Loader Attachments • Corn Stoves and Furnaces • Vermeer Hay Equipment • Tanco Bale Wrappers - 1080 in Stock • Artsway & Miller Pro Equipment

1992 JD 4960 MFWD, only 5900hrs., duals, complete engine overhaul in May 2011.

We are using on our farm now. $58,500. 3.8%Fin. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-919-3322

• Quick Attach 6 foot Rock Buckets in stock $1,200 • Salford RTS for Conservation Tillage in Stock

Buskirk, NY

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$140/Mo. w/ 15% Down

On Rakes, Tedders, Mowers

1974 FORD LN8000 10 wheel dump truck, 20’ forage or grain box, 3208 Cat automatic transmission, floatation tires, well maintained, good condition, $25,000. 315-380-9905 1990 CASE INT. 1660 combine w/13’ grain head, 3200 engine hours, reverse feeder, runs and works great, $25,000. 607-687-9622

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1995 CASE IH 7220 MFWD, new Firestone 18.4x42, 6900 hours, duals, runs good, $46,500. Zeisloft Eq. 800-9193322 3.8%Fin. Also 7120, 2WD, $36,500.

2010 Krone SW38T Rake

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20’ PATZ wheel drive silo unloader, $2,500; 14’ Patz wheel drive silo unloader, $1,900; 5209 New Idea discbine, $4,500. 518-673-2663

786 INT. tractor w/cab, $8,000; Case 870 tractor, $4,000; 3 wooden hay wagons, $1,200 each; 1 metal hay wagon, $1,600; Gehl discbine, model 2340, $6,000; New Holland baler, model 565, like new, $15,000; Kuhn hay tedder, $1,000; New Idea hay rake, $800; back blade, $400; hay elevator on wheels, $150; 30’ pipe elevator, $400; two cows w/calves, $1,000 each pair; tractor chains fits 18.434” tires, $500. 315-354-4316

2004 NH TL-100A, 52LC selfleveling loader, 850hrs., 4WD, full cab, very clean, $39,500.

518-872-1386 2010 EDGE high-flow snowblower, used one season, 36”H 86”W, chute hydraulically controlled, $8,900. 518872-1386 24’ RING DRIVE PATZ unloader, good condiition, $800.00 or best offer. 315277-0491 (3) JD 9550 sidehill combines in stock. All really-really nice!

1 is 4x4. Hottest selling combine on market. 3.8% fin. zeisloftequip.com Bloomsburg,PA 17815 312 GEHL Side Slinger, good condition, $2,800; 9” silo distributor, complete, 3 years old, $300.00. 607-543-0610 48’ HAY ELEVATOR, stored inside winters, on wheels, $1,900. 315-684-9112, evenings best 5 CASE IH 2366 combines in stock today. All very high quality, some 4x4. 800-919-3322 www.zeisloftequip.com

’79 Mack 10 wheeler dump truck, needs cab; International 5100 grain drill; NH #8 silage wagon; NH pickup head & 824 corn head; Calving pen w/headgate. 1880 grass heads & 3 row corn heads.

518-436-1050 B&E MANUFACTURING: Kicker racks, slant bar feeders, headlock feeders, round bale carriers, low profile bale carriers. 315-536-9513 BOBCO 4000 gallon liquid spreader, big tires, steerable rear axle, good shape, $15,570.67 Firm. Hesston 4800 big square baler, $8,026.33 Firm. 315-436-5484 CASE IH 8930, MX200, MX135, MX120, JX97, C80.

Case 4490, 2390. Ford TW20, 8830, TW50. Case IH 600 blower. Gehl 1580 blower.

585-732-1953

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3186 Freshour Rd. Canandaigua, NY 14424 585-394-4691

Dealer For Mensch Manufacturing FULL LINE IN STOCK

Rubber Manure Scrapers Feed Alley Scrapers Bedding Fluffers Bucket Side Shooter Trailer Side Shooter (Sand or Sawdust) Please Give Us A Call For All Your Mensch Needs

MABIE BROS., INC.

CASE TRACTOR L, needs radiator. Mose B. Byler, 377 No.8 Rd., New Wilmington, PA 16142

7-1/2 & 10hp variable speed vacuum pumps; 50’ Kelly taper board feeder; 20’ Badger silo unloader, 3 yrs. old.

585-732-1953

CONVEYOR For Feed/TMR, electric, unload stationary TMR, move haylage, etc. 8’, $500. Little Falls,NY 315-8684905

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Used New Idea 5209 Disc Mo.Co. Call for Price

New MF 1512 12 Wheel V Rake

3 1 8 6 Fr e s h o u r R d . , C a n a n d a i g u a , N Y 1 4 4 2 4

(585) 394-4691 or (585) 394-4057 Serving the American Farmer Since 1937

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DEUTZ ALLIS round baler for sale. Palatine Bridge, NY 518673-5474

INTERNATIONAL 2+2, recent clutch, runs good, $6,500; International 1586, bad reverse gear, $4,000; International 656, has a weak hydro, but runs good, $3,000; Gehl 1060 chopper, both heads, $2,000. 315-323-7147

FEED/GRAIN BIN- Holds 8 tons, new plastic boot, 12’ auger, $1,800. Little Falls,NY, 315-868-4905 FIELD CULTIVATOR 30’ Salford 550 in excellent condition; White 988 5 bottom adjustable plow; International Einbock RotoSeeder, new still in the box; Hydraulic Auger for gravity wagon; 15’ rotary hoe.

315-534-5568 FOR SALE 1981 FORD LN800 air brakes, gas engine, PTO, stored inside, engine rebuilt, very good condition, $2,500 315-855-4244

New MF/Hesston 1734

MF TD 1620 2 Basket 8’ Tedder

39x52

0% Financing + $900 Rebate

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Will Also Trade Elevator For Hay or Straw

JAMESWAY VOLUME 2-20’ silo unloader parts: auger cover, blower & 2 gear boxes.

315-782-6226 JD #30 hydraulic bale kicker, $1,100; (2) Killbros gravity boxes 1/350, 1/375, w/extensions, 12T gear. 315-5363807

FORD TW15 2WD tractor; 2 self-unloading wagons; 3 choppers (NH 782, NH 790, Gehl 750); Badger blower/ rollermill. 315-823-2664 GRAVITY WAGON, Little Giant, G.C., $1,500; J&M gravity wagon w/Gehl running gear, E.C., $3,000; 15 ton construction trailer, dual axle, air brakes, $4,900; NH 57 rake, $1,200; 8014 Knight spreader, $2,500; JD 8350 grain drill, $1,600; AC-CA w/belly mower, $2,500; International 120 silage wagon w/Gehl tandem running gear, G.C., $1,500; 18’ Brillion transport drags, $1,100; 2004 28’ Wilderness camping trailer, very nice, $7,500. 607423-5639

IH DISGUSTED??? With your shifting? Now is the time to fix. Put a good tractor back to work. 800-808-7885, 402-374-2202 INT. 1460 COMBINE for parts.

1020 flex head, 15’. Case 70 & 90 series tractors for parts.

Parting out NH 900, 892 & 770 choppers. 585-732-1953

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HIGH QUALITY HAY ELEVATORS FOR SALE • • • • •

IRRIGATION PUMP: 6” inlet & outlet, diesel, on trailer, $1,800. 518-695-6180

FOR SALE: 1946 John Deere LA tractor w/cultivator, runs well, equipped with headlights and taillights, $2,500. Located in Fayetteville,NY 315-6378093

HERCULES, CONTINENTAL WAUKESHA: Farm and Industrial Engine Parts, M&M Surplus Sales, P.O. Box 381, Chester, NY 10918. 845-4693597, Fax 845-469-0990.

Canandaigua, NY Gleaner F2 diesel with 313 flex head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,000 White 2-70 diesel fender, 38” rears, Nice. . . . . . . . . . . . $6,500 Oliver 1750 gas fender tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,750 Bushog 2515 15’ batwing, 2 years old. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 John Deere 446 round baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,500 Ficklin 435 gravity box & gear, 15” top ext. . . . . . . . . . . $4,000 New Idea 5209 disc bine, gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 White 588 4x18”, Very Nice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 White 378 12 row cultivator Like New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 John Deere 825 6 row cultivator, Nice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 J&M 350 gravity box & gear, 20” tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,800 EZ Flow gravity box & gear, sharp box . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 Used Kill Bros. auger for gravity box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $900 New Idea 40’ hay elevator, transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 IH 1460 combine diesel & 15’ flex head . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 IH 1010 15’ grain head, Very Nice head . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 18-4-38 trail duals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 White 435 9 shank disc chisel, Just In . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 11-2-28 tires & rims, 550 oliver, Like New . . . . . . . . . . . . . $650 18-4-38 tires & rims, double bevel rims (choice) . . . . . $250 ea Ford 100 lbs weights, front. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85 ea 2 White 588 5x18 reset plows . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 & $2,500

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Lengths from 18 to 30ft Made from air craft grade steel tubing Durable power coated paint Simple motor mount creates no belt problems Poly lined chain track for quiet operation

These Elevators are problem free load after load.

We use them every day.

Order Early - Lead Time is 4-8 Weeks

Call Aden Brook Agri Sales – 800 747 3811 or visit adenbrook.com

JD 6310 4x4 w/640 loader; JD 6405 2WD loader; 5320, $13,000; 986, $8,500; NH 575 baler w/thrower; NH 311 baler w/chute; JD 336 baler w/kicker; JD 530 & 730; JD B; Farmall 300; JD & IH front & rear weights. Augur Farms, 203530-4953 JD 8420, 8200 2WD, 4955, 4560, 7700, 7405, 7210, 5500. JD corn head green.

New & used tires and rims of all sizes. 585-732-1953 JOHN DEERE 214, 3 beater, self unloading wagon; 720 electric Uebler feed cart. Shed kept. 315-269-7169 JOHN DEERE 2630 diesel, new paint, runs and drives good, $7,000. 518-695-6180 JOHN DEERE 4030 tractor with cab, 6000 hours, one owner, quad range transmission, $10,000 OBO, will deliver. Also, DT 466 motor, complete w/starter, air compressor, turbo, bell housing & clutch, $2,000. 518-358-2419 JOHN DEERE 6400, 4WD, open station, good condition, $14,900; big M&W 400 bushel gravity bins w/center dividers & 2 doors, 12 ton M&W gears w/16.5L/16.1SL tires. 315536-3807 JOHN DEERE 920 Mo-Co discbine, very good condition.

607-836-4502 JOHN DEERE BALER PARTS: New & used. New Miller bale wrappers, basic, $7,200; with cut and hold, $8,400. New Super Crimp hay conditioners, $4,200; 8’, $4,626. New bale grabbers, $1,750; HD $1,950.

Nelson Horning 585-526-6705

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Kennedy Tractor (315) 964-1161 Williamstown, NY “We Deliver”

LARGE SELECTION OF FARM TRACTORS available.

Call for great pricing. BUYING good tractors too! Located just below LJ HANDS Farm Center, 518-922-6301

Landpride RCR 2510 10’ Rotary Mower (Demo) model trailer type, (3) gearboxes, hard rubber tires, 540 PTO (New List over $7,400). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Our Price $5,950 Ford NH 4630 Fully Heated Factory Cab 55-60HP Dsl, 1800 hrs, dual outlets, super clean inside & out $11,500; 4x4 Long 50HP Dsl reverser, canopy $6,950; 4x4 NH TC45D w/NH Loader 40-45HP Dsl, hydro w/rabbit/turtle control, well maintained $14,900; 3Pt Flail Mowers 6 1/2’ & 7 1/2’ starting at $975; Dayton PTO Generator on nice cart, 50/25KW (like new) $2,450; 3Pt 5’ Used Rotary mower $Call; Pequea 710P Fluffer never used $2,250; 4x4 Ford NH 545D Fully Heated Factory Cab & Loader 55-60HP Dsl, 1000 hrs, PS, 3pt live PTO, wheel wts. $12,900; 2000 NH 545D Full Factory Cab w/Heat & AC low hrs, outlets, PS 3pt live PTO $10,900; 4’x8’ Utility Trailer w/wooden deck & sides, off road use $375; 4x4 NH 1920 w/Fully Heated Cab & Front Blade 30HP Dsl, 1100 hrs $9,250; 4x4 Kubota B1750 w/Loader & Mower 20HP Dsl, 800 hrs, hydro $7,950; Int 504 50HP row crop $3,650; JD 301 Dsl, Low Hrs, w/Front Forklift $5,950; 3Pt Snowblowers new/used, 4’ thru 8’, always good selection; Kicker Hay Wagon steel rack on good gear, 18’ length $2,550; Lot More Tractors & Equip In Stock

KICKER BALE WAGONS $2,350; 8 & 10 Ton Running Gears, $1,325-$1,500; 20’ Bale Carriers, $2,750. Horst’s Welding, 585-526-5954 KUHN 16’ discbine; JD 2950; 48’ Fontaine flatbed trailer.

Call 518-643-2223 L2 GLEANER COMBINE, 16’ flex & 16’ rigid head, good condition, $15,000 OBO. 585721-7684

LINCOLN AC225 220 volt stick welder w/helmet, rod & manual, $165.00. 315-4392685

MAINE TO N. CAROLINA See our ad in the Aug. 8th EFD insert. Visit us @ Lot #108 @ EFD’s.

We broker and manage Multi Farm Partnerships.

CUT THE HEAT and become one of our smallest partnerships with a tree spade! See our Proposed 001 Corn Silage partnership on the web @ PleasantCreekHay.com Welsarth@Msn.com MANURE LINE 16” steel, 200’ of line; Vacuum Pump, DeLaval, with parts; 3pt.

Hitch Pallet Forks. 315-4800250 NEW HOLLAND bale wagon parts available for all models.

Sodbuster Sales, Polson, MT. 406-883-2118 NEW HOLLAND pickup head, used less than 50 acres, $3,000. 518-568-7950 NEW STEEL BALE WAGONS, all steel, 2”pressure treated floor, 9x8x18 w/wide track 8T gear, $3,799. 10 bale round bale carrier, 6x12”box beam, $2,999. Feeder wagons all sizes. 570-446-3170 NH 648 round baler, like new, $12,500; NH 315 Baler #70 Thrower, $2,250; NH 853 Round Baler, $2,200; Sitrex RM5200 4 Star Tedder, $2,450; Duetz-Fahr 2 Star Tedder, like new, $2,400. Nelson Horning 585-526-6705 NH ROUND BALER 644, net wrap, asking $10,000.

315-521-2552

LANDPRIDE 72” finish mower, 3pt. hitch, good condition, $800. 518-695-6180

NH TB 110 Tractor, 90HP, FWD, Loader w/Quick Attach, 4 remotes, new clutch in 2010, good shape, very reliable. Little Falls,NY 315-8684905

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PARTING OUT: Ford 8N & 9N tractor & Ferguson TO-20 tractor. 315-439-2685

USED COMBINE PA R T S K & J SURPLUS

PEOPLE WILL PAY TO HUNT on your land. Earn top $$$ for hunting rights. Call for a FREE quote and info packet toll free 1-866-309-1507 or request at www.BaseCampLeasing.com RETIRING: 1981, 1586 International, cab, axle duals, 2 extra radial tires, asking $15,000; 2006 Reese drum mower, 10’, asking $7,500 OBO; Gehl 2004, 2580 Silage Special baler, $17,500 OBO; Kverneland 7335 wrapper, asking $7,500; Pequea 646 round bale, low loader, 8 bales, $2,200; Buffalo Ridgetill cultivator, 4 row, $2,200.

315-322-4354, 315-322-1320

Silo, 14x30, aluminum roof, concrete stave, good condition . . . .Best Offer Badger barn cleaner gear box and shoot in good condition . . . .Best Offer Steinhorst 530 gallon bulk tank, with Copeland Cope-lametic compressor, Model #3RK2-0310 CAB-800, 230V, 1 ph, 60Hz . . . . . . . . . .$1,500 Two early 1800's barns.

Must be taken down PLEASE CALL

LANSING, NY 607-279-6232 Days 607-533-4850 Nights

WANTED

Massey Ferguson

Smiley’s Equipment Square Balers, $750 up; Round Balers $1,500 up; Haybines, $750 up; Discbines, $3,000 up; Rakes, $350 up; Tractors, $1,000 up; 4x4 Rater, $1,250; Chevy Pickup, $1,750; Sickle Bars, $350 up; Backhoes, $3,000 up; Dump Trucks, $2,500 up; dozers, excavators, pavers, seal outfits, blacktop rollers, tedders, brush hogs, hay elevators, mixer wagons, hay wagons, finish mowers, post pounders, post hole diggers, sickle bar mowers.

Hundreds of Tractors, Thousands of Parts

518-634-2310

SPECIAL: White 4 or 6 row cultivator, was $1,050, now $950; JD 4400 & 6600 diesel combines, low hours, very good, $5,500; JD 220 flex head, pipe reel, super, $3,800; 20’ homemade head carrier, $1,500; JD 348 baler, no kicker, $3,000; (5) 20.8x42 radial tires, 25% tread, $200 each.

Mike Franklin, 607-749-3424 STATIONARY ROTO MIXER Model 274-12B, excellent condition, used only 18 months, 10hp motor included, asking $16,000. 315-7832965

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Pat O’Brien & Sons For all your feed needs!

• Steam Flaked Corn • Protein Mixes

• Corn Meal • Minerals

• Energy Mixes • Nutritional Services

Pick-up or Delivery from our Geneva Feed Mill

We Buy All Grains! Call Pat @ 716-992-1111

165, 175, 265, 275, 285 Any Condition

814-793-4293 WE HAVE (27) JD 643 corn heads in stock, 9 more 693 poly heads. $1000 Off most heads during August. 800919-3322. Zeisloft Farm Eq.

188 Genesee St. - Suite 209 Auburn, NY 13021

1-800-599-7150 315-258-4394 Grieg Dougherty • Richard Damaske Carter Riley • Greg Creeden Jeff Kuney • Dan Campbell (Distiller Sales)

GRAIN AND INGREDIENT MERCHANDISERS

518-882-6239 SKID LOADER Attachments: 72” rock bucket, $650; 48” pallet fork, $500; Lower profile & snow & litter buckets, call for price 315-536-0268

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

ORIGINATING CORN & MARKETING DISTILLERS FOR SUNOCO ETHANOL PLANT , F ULTON , NY Farm Machinery Wanted

WANTED

John Deere 5460, 5820, or 5830 Choppers

814-793-4293

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Before 7pm 315-963-3586

Farm Supplies CHICKEN WIRE - Long Lasting Black PVC Coated 1” Hex 20G. 1st & 2nd’s, 24W, 36W, 48W, 60W or 72W x 150’L. Welded cage wire also available. KB Wire 518-993-4837

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

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Fertilizer & Fertilizer Spreading

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WEILER’S GRAIN ROASTING

(315) 549-7081

Serving All of NY

See Us at Empire Farm Days Southwest Main Tent Fencing

Fencing

ELECTRIC FENCE CONTROLLER REPAIRS. Factory authorized warranty center for Zereba, ParMak, many others.

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LOCUST POSTS, POLES, Split Rails, 6x6’s, 4x4’s. Other hardwood & softwood boards and planks, custom cut. Also lots, land cleared, woodlots wanted. 518-883-8284

Fencing

Fencing

Empire Farm Fence & Supply

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Naples Distributors

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WE SPECIALIZE IN • Sukup Grain Bins • Dryers • Grain Legs • Custom Mill Righting

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Generators

Delivery Available

888-339-2900 ext. 10

NOBODY beats our prices on Voltmaster PTO Alternators, Sizes 12kw-75kw. Engines Sets and Portables Available.

MOELLER SALES 1-800-346-2348 Hay - Straw For Sale SCHAFER LIQUID FISH FERTILIZER, 100% Organic OMRI listed. For pricing call WIGFIELD FARMS, Clyde, NY 14433, 315-727-3910

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers NEW AND USED Grain Dryers: GT, MC, GSI. Call anytime toll free 1-877-422-0927

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SUPER B

ACREAGE FOR SALE: 2 acres to 75, on main road, 3 mi. to Thruway, town of Glen.

HEREFORD: Piedmont beef cow. FORD Co. 4wd tractor.

UNADILLA silo wood doors.

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315-523-0763

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We Service All Makes and Models.

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Witmer’s Electric (315) 549-7612

3759 Rte. 414 • Seneca Falls, NY 13148

HAYLAGE BALES & dry round bales. 700 bales baleage, 400 bales dry hay.

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400 COW DAIRY In Northern Vermont Seeks Person to milk, take care of fresh & sick cows and other general farm work.

Salary dependent on experience.

802-723-4503

Buyers & Sellers

Hay - Straw Wanted

ALWAYS WANTED TIMOTHY MIXED HAY ALFALFA MIXED HAY 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cuttings Also Small Square Mulch

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Heating

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BEEF FARM looking for general laborer, must know Equipment & Livestock, fencing, repairs, anything on farm, applicants must have references with at least 2 years experience. Please send resume and contacts to: Iris Farms, P.O. Box 755, Pine Bush, NY 12566 or email horse@irisfarms.com Dairy and Livestock Manager: Oversee all aspects of organic, 50-cow, grass-based dairy and beef herds and on-site processing plant on publicly accessible, diversified farm owned by Massachusetts non profit organization. Competitive salary and benefits, including housing. Full posting at: www.thetrustees.org HELP WANTED: Relief Milker, tiestall barn. Available for all shifts including weekends.

Send list of experience and references to: PO Box 511, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

Help Wanted

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WORKING COUPLE WANTED for thoroughbred breeding farm in Saratoga Springs, NY. Interest and experience with agriculture, property maintenance and horsemanship.

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English Saddle Set (Complete) Wintec 500 Close Contact CAIR 16 ½” Seat Color: Caramel, 50” Professional Choice English Girth, Stirrup Straps and Irons, Leather Bridle, Reins, and Breast Collar to match, 2 Pads, Complete Gullet System, $650.00. 518673-2858

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Real Estate For Sale

RAINBOW RIDGE FARM Business Wanted: Have new meat processing 5-A licensed facility for poultry, ducks, turkeys. Also Broilers available, any size, dressed or alive. 607-869-2287 7:308:00AM

ADIRONDACKS BEAUTIFUL RED BRICK CASTLE (School): 4.5 acres, gym. updates, rivers, snowmobiling, $386,000. Terms 315942-4824

ADIRONDACKS abandoned farmland, 60-70 acres, apple, hardwoods, fantastic view, old structure, river canal, waterfalls, $250,000. Terms 315942-4824, 315-942-2135 anytime.

SHARON SPRINGS: 289 acre farm. 4 bedroom 2 bath farmhouse. Large cattle and horse barn. Picture perfect country setting. $495,000.

FREE CATALOG Country Boy Realty, 753 East Main Street, Cobleskill, NY 12043. 518-234-4371. www.countryboyrealty.com

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CHENANGO COUNTY: 68.2 acre dairy, livestock, hobby 30x100 barn- 42 ties, beautiful 3-4 BR colonial, quiet rd., all mineral rights! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250,000 offers welcome!

COOPERSTOWN AREA: 152 acre farm- 7 acre pond, REA, 130 acre pasture, 16x32 inground pool, greenhouse, 5+ BR home, Stone FP, 50x50 freestall, 24x32 workshop, 120 acres woods harvestable in about 4.5 years many details see web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$495,000 OTSEGO COUNTY: 650 acre operating dairy, 450 tillable, 80 pasture, 120 woods, fantastic soils, 1996 dairy barn (40x300), 2006 coverall (62x300)138 stanchions, dry barn w/100+ capacity, 1500 BT, 4 BR home, many details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .See Web or call Frank at 607-544-4632 NORTH COUNTRY HARRISVILLE: 63 acre farm, 4 BR home, barns, trout stream, 2 acre pond, waterfall! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JUST $99,900!

DEKALB JCT: 34.7 acre farm, 30x40 barn Hobby farm with some new buildings and business potential! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$139,900!

DEKALB JCT- Adjacent to listing above! 49.8 acres 5 BR home, 73 x56 bank barn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Also Just $139,900!!

NORWOOD: 174 acre dairy or livestock, hobby, 50 cow barn, horse stalls, pipeline, 65 tillable, 25 pasture, 84 wooded, 4 BR home . . . . . . . . .$224,900 WE NEED ORGANIC DAIRIES- LARGE & SMALL- BUYERS WAITING TO LIST - (CNY) Call Frank 607-544-4632 North Country Call Bruce 315-287-1651 www.farmandcountryrealty.com

DEMEREE REALTY Little Falls, NY 13365 Phone (315) 823-0288

www.demereerealty.com • demeree@ntcnet.com #718 - Nice 210A. free stall dairy farm w/170 tillable flat to rolling acres w/sandy/loam soil - 120 cow free stall barn w/double 10 Beco Parlor w/ATO’s, 3,000 gal bulk tank also 160 ft. free stall heifer/dry cow barn, 20x41 ft. Sealstore grain silo & 170x100 ft. bunk silo w/concrete floor - Good 9 rm home w/5 bdrms. & 2 baths - corn & wood stoves - nice fireplace, also village water & Artisian spring . . . . . . . . . . . . .$550,000 #70 - 178 ACRES IN STARK, HERKIMER COUNTY, NY - 60 acres tillable - 30 pasture - 80 nice woods, 2 story barn w/72 ties - 26x40 ft. heifer or horse section off main barn. V.G. 8 rm. home with H-W-HEAT - 3 car garage with nice work shop. Across rd. from #69. Ex. buy at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$289,000 #69 - Farm w/150 A. - 130 tillable, 20 woods, nice apple orchard, outstanding looking property w/very good 2 story home w/beautiful lawns and nice inground swimming pool - also outside wood furnace, 2 story barn with lg. heated shop at one end - nice creek borders this property - located across the road from #70. Priced at .$435,000 #62 - THUNDER MOUNTAIN - A GREAT PLACE FOR FAIRS OR SPORTS - 1.5 MILES FROM RTE 90, NY STATE THRUWAY. Also know for its large supply of Herkimer Diamonds and also a large supply of commercial spring water for future use - 210 acres - 100 tillable, 20 pasture, 86 woods. Only one entrance to property. Nice road one mile long with electric all the way back thru center of property (private), 40x192 ft. one story barn with office, good 7 rm. home w/3 stall garage, GREAT INVESTMENT PROPERTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,500,000 #15-A - Great commercial buy on Rte. 5S just outside of Herkimer & Mohawk, NY on 50 acres of mostly flat & tillable land w/1730 ft. of rd. frontage - has lg. 2 story house with kitchen, dining area, living rm. & one bedroom downstairs & 2.5 bedrooms upstairs all on one side of house with room for lg. kitchen, living rm., 2 lg. bedrooms upstairs on other side of house - this property would be a nice location for a new shopping mall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $950,000 C-71 - Well-kept 50 A. Hobby Farm, recently surveyed; 5A. woods, remainder tillable; 25x56 modular home on slab, 3BR, 2 full baths, central air, new steel roof; drilled well.

28x52 barn used for hay storage; 40x60 heated shop w/two 12’ overhead doors w/openers; 14x32 pole bldg. addition w/overhead doors; 28x38 open pole shed; 14x28 shed w/overhead door; 22x26 storage bldg.This property has a SPECIAL USE VARIANCE PERMIT (Agricultural or Commercial). . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $299,000

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It's never been a better time to sell. June was an awesome month for farm sales. This fall will be even better.We need listings on all size farms.

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If you are looking to sell your farm, we would like to talk with you.

Please give us a call here at Posson Realty LLC. Farmer owned and operated, exclusively selling farms throughout New York State for over 40 years getting our clients top dollar for their life's work!

FARMS

Oppenheim - 112 Acres - $119,900

Older farmhouse set nicely on a knoll with 115 acres. About 30-40 acres of fields and the rest is woods. Superb hunting location across the street from a nature preserve. Ideal property for a small farm, horses or an Adirondack Farm retreat.

House needs some TLC, but it’s a great buy!

Champion - 190 Acres - $365,000

Nice small dairy farm on a quiet country road with plenty of land. Could be organic, 100 acres tillable, 50 acres wood and 30 acres pasture. 32 tie stall barn in excellent condition, new roof and all milking equipment stays. Older solid 6 bedroom house with updates. First time offered for sale in over 100 years, don’t miss out!

POSSON REALTY LLC 787 Bates-Wilson Road, Norwich, NY 13851

Vintage brick farmhouse fully restored with beautiful floors and trim, keeping the original look, yet with a modern kitchen and baths. The main house has 3200 sq ft including 3 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. There is a 1 bedroom, 1800 sq ft apartment with a huge great room, amazing fireplace and wonderful views. Could be used as a 2 family or in law apartment. Set on 83 magnificent acres of useable farmland this property is ideal for horses or a small sustainable farming operation. There is an old barn and two modern steel barns. The Morton pole barn, 40X80 has water and electricity. Part of a larger parcel, taxes to be determined.

David C. Posson, Broker

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Mark Heitman Tractor Salvage, 715-673-4829

Full line Pole Building material. ~ Lumber - Trusses - Plywood.

Minden - 81.6 Acres - $299,900

Nicely remodeled old farmhouse on beautiful land, including hayfields, pasture and woods. Ideal horse farm with fenced areas, barn with three stalls and hay storage.

Additional building has fenced dog run.

Access to snowmobile trails. Located on dead end road, this is the perfect retreat!

Jake Stoltzfus 649 South Ramona Rd. Myerstown, PA 17067

NEW JAMESWAY Unloaders In Stock. Sales, Parts and Service on Jamesway, VanDale, J-Star and Big Jim Unloaders. Converting Harvestore silos to top unloading.

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Superb Horse Farm - 36x96 Morton Building with 8 gorgeous stalls. Plus old dairy barn, turn out sheds, equipment shed, pond, all fenced. Remarkable post and beam passive solar design on home with very open floor plan. Spectacular private setting at end of road. Any offer is subject to court and bank approval.

Silos, Repairs, Silo Equipment

A.B. MARTIN ROOFING SUPPLY, LLC

Newport - 22 Acres - $59,900

Old 4 Bedroom farmhouse set on 96.5 wonderful acres of land. House is being sold “As Is”

REPLACEMENT SILO DOORS & HARDWARE AGRI-DOOR

Richard E. Posson, Associate Broker

Roofing

Wonderful small farm with pasture, barn, hayfields and updated farmhouse in perfect setting on quiet road. Ideal for beef or gentleman's farm. Second floor of house is apartment but could be converted back to single family.

Excellent setting for wildlife, hunting, 4 wheeling, and snowmobiling. New septic installed.

Oppenheim - 96.5 Acres - $149,900

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Norway - 69 Acres - $199,900

Beautiful Vintage home in need of total restoration. Being sold in "As Is" condition. Create a mini farm on this 22 level acres of hay and cornfield within the village. City water available.

Victorian carriage garage with great detailing overlooks West Canada Creek.

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Manheim - 83 Acres - $440,000

Barn on about 42 acres with apartment built into barn. Includes the business of Zook’s storage shed, lawn furniture and food goods, but does not include the inventory.

Excellent main roadbusiness site.

Real Estate Wanted

Special Thanks to Roy and June Gravener for allowing us to sell their beautiful Chenango County Equine Facility Woodland Star. We wish them the very best in their retirement.

We welcome Joseph and Rebecca Rasmussen family from Pennsylvania to this beautiful farm and area and wish them the very best.

Van Billings, Broker/Owner

Manheim - 42 Acres - $160,000

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Cooperstown, NY. 9 am - 2 pm. Fresh local produce, meat, cheeses, herbs, baked goods, maple syrup, honey, flowers, crafts and much more. On Internet at www. otsego2000.org/farmers market JUL 19 - AUG 31 The 7 Threats to Your Family Security 5789 Widewaters Parkway, DeWitt, NY (1st Floor Conference Room). Topics include: Wills & Trusts, Probate, Health Care Proxies, Powers of Attorney, staying in control of your “stuff” & protecting it from the govt., nursing homes, lawsuits, taxes, children’s divorces, creditors & “predators,” paying for quality care in your home/assisted living facility without losing your business and/or lifetime of assets, qualifying for Medicaid/VA Benefits, keeping personal information private and much more.

There is no cost or obligation to attend this workshop, however, registration is required due to limited seating. Call 315-446-3850.

AUG 2 Renovating Tie Stalls in Dairy Barns Meeker Farm, 5387 Brown Rd., Munnsville, NY. 1 pm.

Pre-registration requested.

Call 315-684-3001.

“Show and Tell” Field Programs Fit Farmers & Conservationists Locations as follows: • 10 am - Sheland Farms, Belleville, Julie L. Hansen of Cornell’s Dept. of Plant

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2002 Peterbilt 385 Daycab Cat C12 425hp, 10 speed, Air ride, Wetline, aluminum wheels, 544k miles, 185” wheelbase. $23,900

1998 Kenworth T800 Daycab, Cummins N14 435hp, 8LL, Air ride, 20k front axle, 46k rears, Wetline, only 403,000 Miles $28,500

2001 Freightliner FLD112 Flatbed, Cummins ISM 400hp, 10 speed, 26’ deck with ratchet binders. 12k front axle, 40k rears $18,000

1993 MACK RD690 275 HP, 8 spd., 18 Front, 40 Rears, PTO

1998 VOLVO WG64

2007 Mack CXN613 E7 460hp, 18 speed, 14k front, 46k rears, air ride, 417k miles $47,900

(Qty 3) 2000 Western Star 4864FX Dump/Plow/Sander Trucks, Cat C12 410hp, 8LL, tri-axle, 20k fronts, 44k rears, 12’ plows, 11CY sanders, 14’ bodies $35,000 each

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2004 KW T800B Daycab Cat C-12 w/EB, 18 speed, air ride, 886k miles, aluminum wheels, 197” wheelbase. Clean truck $31,900

(Qty 5) Freightliner FL112 Daycabs Cat C13 125hp, 10 speed, 12k axle, 46k rears, Average 510k miles, 185” Wheelbase $32,500 each

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2008 Lufkin 38’ Dump Trailer Excellent condition, electric tarp $22,500

1999 Cat D5M X Engine just rebuilt, 70% U/C, 6 way blade, OROPS. $45,000

2002 Kenworth T800 Daycab, Cat C12, 10 speed, 13,200# front axle, 46k rears, air ride, 456,000 miles, aluminum wheels, very clean $32,900

Breeding & Genetics will discuss alfalfa varieties showing promise for alfalfa snout beetle resistance.

• 11 am - Dennis and Carol Forrester dairy farm on County Rte. 78, Shields & Dr. Gary C. Bergstrom of Cornell’s Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences will talk about how to scout for aphids and other soybean crop insects and diseases.

• 1 pm BellevilleHenderson Central School’s warm season perennial grass trials are expected to attract people wanting to enhance wildlife habitat as well as farmers interested in bioenergy crops.

Registration for the drive it yourself field day is not required. People can attend any or all of the programs.

Contact Hunter, 315-7888450.

On Internet at www.nnyagdev.org AUG 2, 8 & 15 Breast Cancer Screenings Locations as follows: • Aug. 2 - Sharon Springs Health Center.

• Aug. 8 - Canajoharie Health Center, 56 Montgomery St. • Aug. 15 - Richfield Springs Health Center, 8550 State Hwy. 28.

AUG 3 Berry Picking Bus Tour Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County. 10 am. You will pay for what you pick. After picking, the tour will travel for lunch. The cost is $25 for a family of four, or $15/couple and includes lunch and a tote bag. Contact Carol, 607584-9966.

Food Preservation 101 Workshops CCE Office, East Herkimer, NY. 6:30-8 pm. No charge.

Contact CCE, 315-8667920.

AUG 4 Organic Research Field Day Thompson Vegetable Research Farm, Freeville, NY. 4-7 pm. Contact Betsy Leonard by e-mail at bai1@cornell.edu. On Internet at http://blogs.cornell. edu/hort/2011/05/18/orga nic-field-days-at-freeville AUG 4 & 11 Improve Your Online Business Presence 8 week series dedicated to connecting your business through social media and networking channels. Contact Josh VanBrakle, e-mail jvanbrakle@nycwatershed.org AUG 12 Celebrate Grown on Long Island Day Suffolk County Farm in Yaphank, NY. Noon - 5 pm.

Meet your Long Island farmers, purchase in season Grown on Long Island produce, activities for kids, educational animal yard, roasted corn and food. FREE admission. FREE T-shirt to the first 500 people who donate $10 of produce to Island Harvest. Call 631727-3777. On Internet at www.grownonlongisland.com AUG 5-7 Stamford Stampede!

Base camp behind the Archibald fields, Stamford, NY. Competitive Trail Ride.

Rules, etc. available at www.ectra.org.

Contact Elaine Larsen, 518-8721797 or ECL25@cornell.edu.

AUG 10-11 & 13 Hunter Safety Education Course Hudson Falls Fish & Game Club on Route 196, Hudson Falls, NY. • Aug. 10-11 - 6-9 pm • Aug 13 - 8 am - 3 pm.

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Calendar of Events You must attend all classes.

Space is limited and preregistration is mandatory and must be done in person at the Hudson Falls Fish and Game Club on Sunday, Mon., July 25, from 10 am 1 pm or on Tues., July 26, from 6 -7 pm. Call 518-7462560.

AUG 10-12 31st Annual National Pike Steam, Gas & Horse Association Show National Pike Steam, Gas, & Horse Association Grounds, 222 Spring Rd, (4 miles west of Brownsville off US 40), Brownsville, PA. Antique farm, construction, mining equipment, trucks and more. Contact Louis McMaster, 724-356-2307.

AUG 12-14 37th Annual Summer Conference UMass Amherst. 200+ exciting workshops on organic farming & gardening, land care, food politics, health & nutrition and sustainable living. Also special workshops for kids and teens.

Exhibitors and vendors, old fashioned country fair, Contra dance, Zydeco band, drumming, teen dance and DJ, farmers and crafters market, delicious organic meals, affordable accommodations and camping. Online registration opens May 1. Contact Ben Grosscup, 413-549-1568.

On Internet at www. nofasummerconference.org

AUG 13, 20, 27, SEP 3 Farmstock 2011 Working Farm Tours Locations as follows:. All take place 12 - 3 pm.

• August 13 - Rafters Farm, Roscoe, 605 Dutch Hill Rd., Roscoe - 607-498-5445.

Horse rides, free range chickens, home of rescued animals.

• August 20 - Oak Ridge Farm, 222 Hessinger Lare Rd., Youngsville - 845-4824686.

Horse grooming, hands on horse are, harnessing & driving demonstration.

• August 27 - Channery Hill Rd., 77 Keller Rd., Callicoon Center - 845-482-4369.

Herbs & vegetable growing, canning & preserving demonstration.

• September 3 - Bridle Hill Farm, 190 Hemmer Rd., Jeffersonville - 845-482-3993.

Western trail ride, English trotting lunge session, grooming & saddling.

AUG 20 Centre County Field Day Harry Pionke Stewardship Forest in Moshannon, PA. 9 am - 12:30 pm. Includes lunch and refreshments and will cover forest restoration followingy gypsy moth salvage harvest; tree planting hickory, conifers, and aspen; Completing plant control herbicides; deer enclosures and controls. There is also an optional afternoon tour that will cover vernal pools, wildlife pond, field habitat for wildlife, butterflies and hummingbirds and fruit trees. Deadline to register is Aug. 15. Contact Dave Jackson, 814-355-4897 or drj11@psu.edu.

AUG 25 2011 Grower Research Field Day Landisville Research Center.

9:30 am - 3 pm. Advance registration required. Contact Delbert Voight, 717270-4391. On Internet at extension.psu.edu/lebanon AUG 25 - 28 Cornell Maple Camp Cornell University Arnot Forest near Ithaca, NY. Open to all maple producers and those wishing to become maple producers. Registration information is available by going to www.

CornellMaple.info and selecting Cornell Maple Camp.

AUG 27 2nd Annual CCE Golf Tournament & Silent Auction Cronin’s Golf Resort Warrensburg, NY. 10 am. Contact Amy Sabattis or James Seeley, 518-623-3291 or 518-668-4881.

Jefferson County Field Day Bob Schmidt property in Brookville, PA. 9 am - 3 pm.Includes lunch and refreshments and will cover enhancing and creating wildlife habitat, invasive plants, problems and control; herbicide control of plants. Deadline to register is Aug. 18. Contact Gary Gilmore, 814-849-7463 or ggilmore@state.pa.us.

SEP 10 3rd Annual Harvest Festival Franklin County Fairgrounds. Looking for farmers to take part in educational

activities around potatoes and apples, have displays about your farming practices and share your passion about agriculture with your urban neighbors. Submit a recipe to the recipe contest, showcase your farm products and share the history of agriculture with Franklin County. Contact Bernadette, 518-483-7403 ext. 312 or bel7@cornell.edu.

SEP 16 & 21 14th Annual All Dairy Antiques & Collectibles Show Dairy Activity Center, PA Farm Show Complex & Expo Center, Harrisburg, PA. Fri. noon - 5 pm. Sat. thru Wed. 8 am - 5 pm. Free parking, free exhibitor space & free admission. Featuring Holstein breed items, but all dairy related collectors and invited and encouraged to attend. Antique Consignment Auction Tues., Sept.

20. Contact Gary Gojsovich 717-635-5067 or Lolly Lesher 717-787-2905.

SEP 17 Elk County Field Day Rolf Beagle Club, Johnsonburg, PA. 9 am - 3 pm.

Includes lunch & refreshments and will cover native warm season grass planting and establishment; early successional habitat establishment and management, riparian area restoration, wetlands/shallow water areas for wildlife, conifer and native tree/shrub planting.

NRCS incentive programs.

Deadline to register is Sept.

9.

Contact Ben Renner, 814-274-8166 ext. 101 or ben.renner@pa.usda.gov.

SEP 18-20 2011 New York State Maple Tour The tour will feature visits to a variety of maple operations. Tour stop information will be available soon at www.cornellmaple.com and www.nysmaple.com.

SEP 22-24 3rd International Symposium on Mastitis and Milk Quality St. Louis, MO. Submission of abstracts for presentation at this fall symposium (either as a poster or orally) will be due by March 1. Watch the NMC Web site at nmconline.org for more details.

OCT 13 Grazing Conference Pennsdale Civic Center, Pennsdale, PA. 8 am - 3:45 pm. Registration is required.

The price is $25/person if registered by Aug. 15 and $30 after Aug. 15. Contact Rod Morehart at 570-3291619 or Chad Bower at 570329-1621.

NOV 5-6 2nd Annual Fiber Festival of New England Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, MA. Sheep Shearing, Workshops, Fleece Sale, Fiber Animals, Demonstrations, Children’s Area, Fiber Fashion Show, Sheep Dog Demonstrations. More than 150 vendors selling raw fleeces, fencing, yarn, clothing, blankets, knitting needles, spinning wheels, shawl pins & brooches, Christmas ornaments, fiber animals, roving, patterns, felting kits, beads & much more. Call

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2003 Claas 900 3605 hrs U19429 (H) $129,995

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New York’s dairy royalty train for the year to come Nearly 40 county dairy princesses from across New York came together for the Annual New York Dairy Princess Training Seminar held at White Eagle Conference Center in Hamilton, NY, on July 7 and 8.

The princesses learned basic techniques they will

need to promote the dairy industry throughout the next year. During their reigns, these spokeswomen for the industry will visit schools, attend events and meetings, write newspapers articles, and record public service announcements on the radio to spread the

word about the importance of including dairy in one’s diet. The young women are also being challenged to extend dairy checkoff’s complete child wellness program, Fuel Up to Play 60, by signing up schools in their region, and to get active in social media, New York State Dairy Princess List: Back Row — Broome - Mykalene Gerst, Wyoming - Kassandra Johnston, Madison - Emily Livermore, Cortland - Megan Poole, Delaware - Haley Groat,Washington - Suzanne Foote, Livingston - Cali Hauslauer, Lewis - Sarah Gerow, Ontario Allison Strub, Wayne - Emma Andrew, Columbia - Danielle Ooms, Jefferson - Emily LaClair, Ulster - Savannah Baker, Left Side: Saratoga - Kayla Marois, Cattaraugus - Taylor Jo Dechow, Franklin - Sylvie Choiniere, Steuben - Brittany Trumbul, Montgomery - Gabrielle Brownell, Middle Section: Chenango - Katlin Smith, Cayuga, Melissa Pinckney, Herkimer - Jennifer Hula; Schoharie - Brittany Hagadorn, Tioga - Kristy Alexander, Onondaga - Mary Burgett, Oneida Jasmine Wratten, Tompkins - Abigail Teeter, NYS 2nd Alternate - Chelsea Jones, NYS 1st Alternate - Kaitlyn Guptill, NYS Dairy Princess Madeline Kuhlman, Right Section: Chautauqua - Alex Ormond, Fulton - Danielle Bartlett, Rensselaer Marilyn Lamb, Niagara-Orleans Patricia Ketch and Allegany - Sarah Bentley.

American Dairy Association & Dairy Council Inc telling their farm stories via outlets such as Facebook and Twitter.

“The dairy princess program has proven itself year after year as being an essential way to convey the health benefits and versatility of dairy products to consumers and their families,” states American Dairy Association and Dairy Council’s Corporate Communications Specialist Melissa Osgood.

“Their hard work, love for the industry, and endless energy makes them an essential part of our dairy promotion team.”

The American Dairy Association & Dairy Council, Inc. is proud to sponsor the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Programs. ADADC, Inc. is the local promotion and management organization funded by dairy farmer checkoff dollars.

We work closely with Dairy Management Inc. and are responsible for increasing demand for U.S.-produced dairy products on behalf of New York, northern New Jersey, and northeastern Pennsylvania area dairy farmers.

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Calling all youth citizen scientists!

Become a wasp watcher!

Aug. 16 program seeks youth ages nine and up to join effort in monitoring Emerald Ash Borer When you think about wasps, you probably think about how annoying they can be at summer picnics. Who hasn’t had a wasp get trapped inside a sticky soda bottle? But wasps are an integral part of the ecosystem, and some species are even helping scientists respond to invasive pests such as the Emerald Ash Borer. On Aug. 16, youth ages nine and up are encouraged to become Citizen Scientists as Wasp Watchers during a 90-minute, free program at Kingston Point Beach, Kingston, NY, at 9 a.m. to help in the fight against the Emerald Ash Borer.

The program includes learning about the negative impact of Emerald Ash Borers on ash trees, which make up seven percent of the tree stock in New York State. Emerald Ash Borers, an Asian beetle, can kill an ash tree in three years and many ash trees in Ulster County are being attacked by these invasive bugs. The good news, though, is that the Smokey Winged Beetle Bandit, a docile, native wasp, can be used to help scientists monitor Emerald Ash Borer infestation. This is where youth can help by becoming Wasp Watchers!

“Using the wasp to monitor the Emerald Ash Borer is one of the most accurate ways to detect early infestations of the pest,” said Crystil-Lee Skoda, community educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Greene County. “Scientists and other agencies and organizations will use the data collected by participants to make decisions about how to respond.”

This program is being offered by The Greene County Agroforestry

Resource Center in partnership with the City of Kingston Parks and Recreation Department and the Ulster County 4-H Youth Development Program.

Registration for program is required. Please contact 4-H educator Arthur Zaczkiewicz at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County at 845-340-3990, ext.

334, or at aaz25@cor-

nell.edu, to register.

Please leave a message that includes the number of youth participants and their ages.

For more information about Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s community programs and events call 845-340-3990 or visit online at www.cceulster.org and follow us on www.facebook.com.

Ulster County CCE is looking for young people to help save ash trees by being wasp hunters.

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The 2011 New York State Maple Tour is scheduled for Sept. 18, 19 and 20 and will be hosted by the Lewis County Maple Producers Association. It will be held in Jefferson and Lewis Counties, a very productive maple region in New York State. The tour opens with a social, registration and trade show on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 18.

On Monday and Tuesday, the 19th and 20th of September, the tour will feature visits to a variety of maple operations. We will visit some maple sugarhouses with very modern technologies and others that operate with more traditional or even old fashioned practices, each attracting a following of customers. Both larger and smaller sugarhouses are included.

We will be visiting one of the Cornell Sugarbush Thinning Plots. This plot allows maple producers to see the results of managed thinning in the sugarbush where the forest was thinned 40 percent and 20 percent to compare to where no thinning occurred. These plots were cut in 2006 so see what five growing seasons have done in this previously over stocked sugarbush.

We will visit the American Maple Museum; see the improvements that have been added in the last couple of years along with the unique historical equipment and displays. A lunch time visit to the Oswegatchie FFA Camp is also part of the fun. Sites include innovative wood handling practices, interesting marketing, energy saving technologies, restored antique tractors and unique sugarhouse designs.

Tour stop information will be available soon at www.cornellmaple.com and www.nysmaple.com.

Schedule Sunday, Sept.18 Registration, 3-8 p.m.

Ridgeview Motor Lodge, Trade Show, 3:30-8 p.m.

Ridgeview Motor Lodge, Social, 6-8 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 19 Breakfast, 6:30-8 a.m.

Ridgeview Motor Lodge, Leave for Tour, 8 a.m.

Ridgeview Motor Lodge, Reception and Trade Show, 6-7 p.m.

Lowville Elks, Banquet, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 20 Breakfast, 6:30-8 a.m.

Ridgeview Motor Lodge, Leave for Tour, 8 a.m.

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NMPF statement in response to criticisms of Foundation for the Future legislative proposal made by the International Dairy Foods Association The following statement was made by Jerry Kozak, President and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation: “While everyone is entitled to their own opinions about the best approach to reforming dairy policy, no one should be allowed to misrepresent the facts or make unfounded assertions. There are several misleading claims that were made in the July 13 statement from IDFA President and CEO Connie Tipton regarding the release of a legislative draft by Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN).

These include: • The U.S.’s ability to export dairy products will be severely hindered or jeopardized.

FACT: Dairy farmers have invested millions of dollars in building and fostering an export capability, through the creation and continued funding of both the U.S. Dairy Export Council, and the Cooperatives Working Together program. We are fully aware that foreign sales of U.S.made dairy products are crucial to the current and future health of our industry, and don’t want policies that would detrimentally affect our export capabilities.

In fact, we believe export opportunities will be enhanced with the elimination of the Dairy Product Price Support program, which is contained in this proposal. Currently, the price support program acts as a government-funded buyer of last resort for a limited list of commodities, including cheddar cheese, butter and nonfat dry milk pow-

der. Unfortunately, this program also acts as a disincentive to exports.

Once this program is eliminated, markets during periods of surplus will clear more quickly. Product manufacturers will no longer have the incentive to make dairy foods intended only for the government, and every incentive to sell those products on the world market.

The price support program has hindered our ability to fully develop and capitalize on foreign markets, as was the case in 2009, when U.S. dairy exports dropped and government price support purchases surged. Foundation for the Future (FFTF) changes this for the better.

• U.S. farm-level prices could become distorted and out of alignment with world prices.

FACT: While the triggers contained in the Dairy Market Stabilization Program (DMSP) are tied to margins, not price, the FFTF program was designed to account for the possibility that periodic discrepancies could occur where the U.S. farm-level milk price is above the world price, creating an imbalance that could incentivize more imports, and/or hinder exports.

That’s why this proposal contains an explicit clause that prevents the DMSP from kicking in if U.S. prices are 20 percent or more above world prices for cheddar cheese and skim milk powder. This clause will ensure that any market stabilizing slowdowns in milk production don’t unintentionally distort the relationship between

U.S. and world prices.

• The program contains new taxes on farmers.

FACT: Any revenue collected from the DMSP will help ensure two things: one, that commercial products are purchased and used for feeding programs that benefit needy consumers; and second, that the costs of this overall package are mitigated through the DMSP revenue collection. The money collected is not a tax on consumers; it’s a user fee paid by farmers which will, only as needed, be used to help stimulate demand, and help defray the overall costs of the Foundation for the Future program. Similar fees are already collected from farmers to pay for the operation of the Federal Milk Marketing Order system.

Dairy farmers understand the importance of this approach in order to keep government expenses down in a period when reducing federal spending is a key priority in Congress. In fact, the Congressional Budget Office calculates that the savings of this program will amount to $166 million over five years, a 25 percent reduction from the current federal dairy program budget.

• The proposed Federal Milk Marketing Order reforms are insufficient.

FACT: This proposal establishes only two prices for milk: a Class I price for bottled milk, and a manufacturing price for all other forms of dairy products. There is no longer a minimum price for four separate classes of milk, as there

is today under the current system. Under the new program, the manufacturing class of milk will be determined by a competitive pay price, and not tied directly to Chicago Mercantile Exchange prices for commodities such as cheese, whey, butter and nonfat milk powder. This evolution is the most significant change in milk pric-

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Congressman continues fight with Rep. Slaughter to ease burden on upstate farmers WASHINGTON, D.C. — in mid-July, Congressman Bill Owens met with Upstate fruit and vegetable growers and Deputy Secretary of Labor Seth Harris in an ongoing effort to ease the process that helps to supply local farmers

with seasonal workers.

The two-hour meeting, organized by Representative Louise Slaughter (NY-28), included several other Members of Congress as well as the Deputy Secretary of Labor, top level Department of Labor staff, local growers and advocacy organizations.

“Upstate New York farmers grow seasonal

crops that support thousands of jobs in the region, and it is critical to the area’s continued economic recovery that we do everything we can to support them,” said Owens. “The H-2A program needs streamlining and it is important that growers who work with the program to adhere to the law have a seat at the table when that hap-

pens. I am pleased to work with Congresswoman Slaughter on an issue that is important to all of Upstate New York. We must find a way to craft a plan that will allow farmers to succeed, hire and expand.”

A top concern among Upstate New York farmers is access to seasonal workers. The practice of approving requests for

seasonal workers by the Department of Labor has become inconsistent, burdensome and time consuming in recent years, and this is the latest in a series of efforts

by Owens and his colleagues in Upstate New York to restore certainty to the process.

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Valley, and we strongly encourage the Department of Labor to be more consistent to review these applications,” said Adam Sullivan, Orchard Manager at Sullivan Orchards in Peru, NY. “We appreciate Bill Owens for his hard work concerning this issue and we believe growers in the region have an excellent voice in our Congressman. This meeting was instrumental and a good step forward in providing a legal workforce for us growers.”

Upstate New York’s agriculture industry remains a major driver of local economies, employing thousands in the region. It is further estimated that each job in the agriculture industry supports up to three jobs off-the-farm. In New York, this means 59,000 agriculture jobs and over 150,000 related off-thefarm jobs are reliant on a reliable H-2A program.

These jobs can be threatened when growers do not have reliable access to seasonal labor.

“Farmers are the biggest gamblers on earth. Every year they put everything on the line with the hopes that the weather will cooperate. They’ve told us that they need this labor to keep their farms profitable and local fruits on our shelves, so we have to do everything in our power to help them,” said Rep. Slaughter.

“This was one of the best meetings I’ve had in my time in Congress and I want to thank my friend Deputy Secretary Harris for coming with his staff to listen to our growers.

Together we were able to have a very productive discussion about the inconsistencies growers face as they apply for seasonal workers and were able to explain the very serious consequences of not having the labor they need.

Farmers have told me that without the necessary labor, they have been forced to pull up their crops, and if that means fewer crops are grown in Upstate New York, then we need to help them. This is a matter of American jobs. Our Upstate farmers cannot afford to play Russian Roulette, hoping that their paperwork is filed on time.”

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Owens meets with Deputy Secretary of Labor to fix H2-A program

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Byproducts of a dream

by Stephen Wagner Kingsway Manufacturing was born “five or six years ago,” according to its entrepreneurial overseer, Ben King. That was when King came up with the idea of creating, “for anyone who wants them”, customized composting tumblers. In doing that, the Lancaster County, Pennsylvaniabased Amish farmer is nurturing a thriving side business, having sold 22 of his specialized creations last year and 12 so far this year. These tumblers are designed to specifications for a wide variety of farming and business interests ranging from farms, packing houses, butcher shops, you name it. Even a prospect as unorthodox as a detention center in Wisconsin was looking to buy one for food waste.

Back in the day, King would borrow a neighbor’s manure spreader, with manual components. It was while working with this equipment that his mind began to turn over possibilities of composting applications, more auto-

mated, in designs of his own. Shortly thereafter, Kingsway was born.

Composting itself is almost as old as time, employing any number of ways to accomplish what has to be composted.

Formal writings first appeared in ancient Roman writings in the first few decades of Anno Domini.

In the 1920s, composting was modernized in Europe as an organic farming tool. A friend of mine composts livestock on the farm, a process that takes nearly six months from start to finish.

King’s method abridges the process to about two weeks. Just two weeks?

“If you don’t stir it at all, yes, it does take up to six months. You can get the right bacteria in there,” King says, “to make it go fast. With this, it turns four times a day and there’s plenty of oxygen there for bacteria to really work at it.”

We talked about popular trends in composting such as horse manure. “Anyone with a couple of horses can use this model,” he said, and showed me the

Manure Handling model in question. “It’s good for six to eight horses; all the manure produced by six to eight horses is about 2000 gallons.

We have one ready for a man in Lebanon, PA.” Stepping over to another compost tumbler, he said that “this one is going for mortality in a chicken house. All mortality go in here and a little bit of litter or straw; it’s better to use straw than litter. If you have the right kind of car-

bon with the chicken and if you have enough moisture (not too much), in two weeks there are hardly any bones left. If I let it in there a little while longer, by getting a bigger tumbler, there will be nothing.”

“We’re getting into dairy manure for bedding,” King said. “You’ve got to have a reception

pit, and from there it goes through the solids separator.” King also sells the solid separator.

“And from there it goes into the drums with the liquids going out into the big lagoon. Solids go into the drums where they stay for 24 hours, just enough time to sanitize it.” According to the Cor-

nell Waste Management Institute, the amount of manure composted on a livestock farm is often determined by cleaning schedules, land availability, and weather conditions. Each type of manure has its own physical, chemical, and biological characteristics.

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by Bobbie Harrison, Seneca County CCE, Agriculture Economic Development Specialist Throughout the summer, Seneca County Cornell Cooperative Extension has worked to bring together local farmers and value-added producers with local consumers, chefs, and cooks. Seneca County CCE assists with the Seneca Falls Farmers Market held each Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Peoples Park in Seneca Falls and provides cooking techniques for recipes featuring locally grown produce to residents throughout the county.

As a means to build relationships between farmers, value-added food producers and local chefs Seneca County CCE in cooperation with the Seneca County Chamber of Commerce hosted a Farm to Chef Meet and Greet. In a research survey of nine restaurants conducted in Columbia County, NY, it was found that 56 percent of restaurants said that buying local was very important and 33 percent of restaurants found it to be important. All felt that the use of local food products was important to support the local food movement and support local producers. On average restaurants purchased from

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Cattle and horse manures, when mixed with bedding, possess good qualities for composting. Swine manure, which is very wet and usually not mixed with bedding material, needs to be mixed with straw or similar raw materials. Poultry manure also

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For more infomation on Kingsway Manufacturing contact Ben King at 717-385-4769.

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Seneca County — good taste in a great place!

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100th Cornell Cooperative Extension Anniversary cake at Celebrate Seneca County Agriculture, Seneca County Fair. Left to right: Ave Bauder, Seneca County CCE Executive Director, Al Green, former Seneca County Executive Director and 4-H, Youth Development Program Leader, Board members: Tom Challen, Mark James, Sue Sabol, Steve Churchill (Seneca County Board of Supervisors), Mike Heusler, and “Doc” Malchoff, Assistant Extension Agent, Seneca County 1947-48.

Chef Sean Agate of Vineyard 109, Hotel Clarence, Seneca Falls, NY with Tom Murray, Muranda Cheese, Waterloo, NY. Photos courtesy of Seneca CCE

Restaurants represented at the Farm To Chef Meet and Greet included the Hotel Clarence, Bull’s Run Grille & Alehouse, River Park Grille, and Pure Catering and Events.

Kris Smalldone of the River Park Grille in Waterloo was looking for farmers with local products for the restaurant and farmers willing to be part of a farmer’s market. On the supply side, Muranda Cheese and Kriemhild Dairy Farms, LLC brought aged cheese and butter samples from pastured dairy cows to share. Montezuma Winery and Hosmer Winery expressed interest in serving the local market.

Tina Hazlitt brought her Cabernet Frank VevJuice (non-alcoholic) drink.

NY Natural Chevon showcased goat meat, Summer and Italian sausage and Kidz stixs. South Seneca County was well represented by Dave and Rita’s Farm Market and Bakery, a source of delectable yeast and quick

breads, muffins and cookies and by Copper Beacon Herb Farm known for its production of fine culinary herbs.

Luke Houghton of Pure Catering shared that, “Local products in my dishes are the expectation of my clients.”

The diversity of the farm and food sector was recognized at the Celebrate Seneca County Agriculture event held on the opening night of the Seneca County Fair along with the 100th anniversary of the Cornell Cooperative Extension system. The purpose of this event was to connect local businesses with local consumers and recognize the work of Cornell Cooperative Extension. The Seneca County wine sector was represented with tastings through the Seneca Lake Winery Association, Cayuga Lake Wine Trail and Zugibe Vineyards.

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NORA 2011 Partnering Award honors research on Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS) Rebate Program The Northeast Center for Agricultural and Occupational Health, based in Cooperstown, and partnering organizations on the ROPS Rebate Program recently received the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Partnering Award 2011 for a collaboration that represents exemplary teamwork, innovative thinking, and strong science in conducting and applying research for the prevention of work-related tractor injuries.

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under the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). The winners were partners from the farming communities, manufacturers, academia, government and insurance.

The ROPS Rebate Program Partnership was launched in 2006 to increase the use of Roll-Over Protective Structures (ROPS) in order to reduce the number of fatalities due to overturns of tractors in agriculture. Although tractor overturn fatalities have been virtually eliminated in other developed countries through a combination of legislation and financial assistance, these mandates do not exist in the U.S. Consequently, roughly half of U.S. tractors lack ROPS protection. Repeated education interventions and more recently proposed policy interventions have failed to successfully promote installation of ROPS. The program focused on small crop and livestock farms that data showed accounted for 86 percent of farms with none or only one ROPS protected tractor.

The program used advertising and social media to educate and motivate farmers to make changes in order to prevent injury to themselves, their family or their employees. It also established a toll-free hotline to assist farmers with identifying the various ROPS options for their tractor. Grant funded

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Dealers Association, and Farm Family Insurance helped promote the program through mailings to memberships, and free advertising and articles about the ROPS program in their newsletters.

Results showed that at the end of the initial 12 months of the program expansion over 900 farmers had contacted the hotline, with roughly 300 committing to order a ROPS kit. After four years, 840 farmers have installed ROPS through the program and 63 potentially fatal incidents have been documented among roughly 500 of these participants. In 2010/2011 the program expanded into VT, PA and NH and several other states, such as IA,

MD and OH, have indicated interest in launching the program.

Recipients of the NORA Partnering Award 2011 are: • John May, MD and Julie Sorensen, PhD from the Northeast Center for Agricultural and Occupational Health, a program of Bassett Healthcare Network • A team effort from the Small Crop and Livestock Farmer Advisory Group: John Lyons, Jim Judski, Carl Taber, James Minn, Ed Gates, Richard Carrier, John Pronko, Bruce Banks, Ted Teletnick, Steve Sinniger, Jeff Martin, Alan Pullis, and David Collins • Ralph Gaiss from the Northeast

Equipment Dealers Association • Rosemary Shader from the Farm Family Insurance • Collaboration with Pennsylvania State University researchers, Dennis Murphy, PhD and Aaron Yoder, PhD; and George Cook along with Matt Myers from the University of Vermont Extension • Lorraine Merrill with the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food • Julie Suarez from the New York Farm Bureau • Mike DeSpain with John Deere and Company • King Whetstone from the National

Agricultural Statistics Service • John Strand and Bithiah Lafontant from the Academy for Educational Development (AED), Center for Social Marketing and Behavior Change To learn more about the Northeast Center for Agricultural and Occupational Health, as well as the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, visit: www.nycamh.com More information about the project, the NORA Partnering Award 2011 and NORA is available at www.cdc.gov/niosh/nora/symp11/aw ard11.html .

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Northeast Bradford High School takes first place in Bradford County 2011 Envirothon competition Submitted by Michael W. Lovegreen, District Manager, Bradford County Conservation District The Northeast Bradford High School Envirothon Team took first place in the Bradford County 2011 Envirothon competition recently held at Mt. Pisgah State Park. Competing with 13 other teams from four other school districts, the team scored 365 points out of a potential 500 beating out Canton High school, who took both second and third place with scores of 347 and 297.

The winning team consisted of Luanne Antisdel, Sam Williams, Michala Kuhlman, Rob Robbins and Kent Pifer.

The team coach and advisor was Brian Pifer. Commissioner John Sullivan was on hand to present the awards.

The Envirothon is an environmental competition where each team competes as a team at five different stations. The stations include the topics of soils, forestry, wildlife, aquatics and a current issues station which was “fresh and salt water estuaries” for this year.

The winners for each County go on to compete at the State level and the winners of each State competition go on to an international competition.

Winning teams at both the State and International levels are awarded considerable scholarships and other prizes. “This is an important opportunity for students to both learn about natural resources in our County but also to show off their knowledge about them,” commented the event’s organizer Daniel Rhodes, education coordinator for the Bradford County Conservation District.

“It is also a program we place a lot of value on here in Bradford County,” Rhodes continued.

While the Conservation District is the principle organizer of the County event, other organizations and agencies helped to man the testing stations. These volunteer organizations include the PA Game Commission, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; Penn State Extension Service; PA Department of Environmental Protection and other local resident volunteers. Mt. Pisgah State Park and their personnel served as the hosts for the event.

Contributions to cover the costs of the event and sending the winning team on to the State competition were generously provided by the following businesses and individuals: Talisman Energy, USA Inc.;

Bradford County Envirothon 1st Place Team - NE High School (L-R): Bradford County Commissioner John Sullivan, Luanne Antisdel, Sam Williams, Michala Kulman, Rob Robbins, Kent Upham, Zane Pifer and Brian Pifer.

Photo courtesy of Bradford County Conservation District Terry and Debbie Lutz; Hurley’s Super Market; and Cargill Taylor Beef.

For more information on the Envi-

rothon, contact the Bradford County Conservation District at 570-265-5539 ext.6.

Parishville-Hopkinton School participates in Envirothon

The winning North Adirondack Envirothon team from Parishville-Hopkinton School.

From left to right are Kilian McIntosh, Garrett Richards, Josh Lavelle, Jordan Gary and Tyler Dewey. The team advisor is Glenn Clark.

Photo courtesy of St. Lawrence County Soil and Water Conservation District

CANTON, NY — The North Adirondack Regional Envirothon (NARE) was held recently at Paul Smith’s College, with two teams from St. Lawrence County tied not only for first place from the county, but also for first place overall for the event. Teams from Potsdam Central School and Parishville-Hopkinton took first place out of 26 teams from four counties with a score of 99 out of 125 points. The NARE program brings high schools from Clinton, Essex, Franklin and St. Lawrence Counties together to compete for the opportunity to participate in the New York State Envirothon.

The winning team from each county was eligible to participate in the New York State Envirothon Championship during May at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY. The winning team from New York State also competed in the 23rd Annual Canon Envirothon Championship held on July 24-29 in New Brunswick, Canada.

A tie breaker put the Potsdam team first, but since they were unable to travel to the New York State Envirothon, ParishvilleHopkinton has accepted the challenge.

The Envirothon is a scholastic team

competition that tests students’ knowledge of New York’s natural resources in five areas — forestry, wildlife, soils, aquatics and a current issue which changes every year. This year’s current issue topic is “Salt and Fresh Water Estuaries. Up to two teams of five students each from each school may compete. The students are required to answer questions and demonstrate hands on application of these topics.

The program is put together by the local Soil and Water Conservation Districts from Clinton, Essex, Franklin and St. Lawrence Counties. It is sponsored by the Paul Smith’s College along with other local supporters such as ALCOA, ESF Ranger School, Ellsworth Homestead, Catamount Lodge & Forest LLC, Malone Federation of Teachers, International Paper Company, Stewart’s Shops, Price Chopper, Corning Inc, Potsdam Rescue Squad, Essex, Franklin & St Lawrence County WQCC, and various other individuals.

For more information on the Envirothon, contact the St. Lawrence County Soil and Water Conservation District at 315-368-3582.

Madison FFA students earn state level recognition

by Makenna Bridge, Madison Jr. FFA Reporter New York State Proficiency awards Derek LaMunion, Zachary Taylor, Dakota Bridge, Vincent Stolarczyk, Alex Galler & Brian Klein, students at Madison Central School, earned Proficiency awards at the 2011 New York State FFA Convention. Proficiency awards honor students who through their Supervised Agriculture Experiences (SAE) have developed specialized skills that they can apply toward their future careers.

High school and college freshman students earn this award by placing first within one of the 47 proficiency areas; ranging from Dairy Production, Agriculture Education, Forage Production and more. After placing first at the state level, students are eligible to compete at the National FFA Convention held in Indianapolis, IN.

Students can apply for either placement or entrepreneurship proficiency awards. Placement proficiency awards are given to members whose SAE’s are related to apprenticeships, or employment in an agriculture related organization.

Entrepreneurship proficiency awards are presented to students who’s SAEs are related to the ownership of an agribusiness or agriculture related organization.

“Less than 47 students in New York are awarded proficiency awards each year,” state FFA Executive Secretary Juleah Tolosky said. “Those who do are driven young people who will be an asset to any university or employer. They understand the value of labor and the value of a dollar in a way that very few young people do, today.”

Derek and Zach are moving onto National Competition in their SAE area’s.

New York State Degrees Vincent Stolarczyk, Brandon Dougherty, Derek LaMunion, Scott Ponton & Jasmine Wratten, students at Madison Central School received the New York State Degree during May. The degree, termed the Empire Degree in New York, is the highest degree a student can earn on the state level.

The State FFA Degree is an achievement available to juniors and seniors in high school or first year high school graduates who are FFA members. Students earn their degree by maintaining academic standards, acquiring 21st century skills and most importantly participating in a supervised agricultural experience in which they learn work and life skills.

“Only 150 students in New York receive the State Degree each year,” state FFA

Executive Secretary Juleah Tolosky said.

“Those who do are driven young people who will be an asset to any university or employer. They understand the value of labor and the value of a dollar in a way that very few young people do, today.”

School districts with agricultural education programs are preparing their students for some of the most up-and-coming careers available to graduates today.

Agricultural education is proven to improve student success, graduation rates and matriculation rates. Alternative and renewable energy, natural resource management, “Green” technologies and the production and transportation of an affordable and safe food supply are all career areas that are thriving and growing. One in every five Americans is employed in the agriculture industry.

The Kitchen Diva

by Angela Shelf Medearis Beautiful Blackberries Blackberries are one of the great gifts of summer. The berries bloom from mid- to late June, and in most parts of the county, start ripening toward the middle of July. Ripe and unripe blackberries frequently appear on the plants at the same time. The berries are small, green, hard and sour at first, becoming larger, juicier and sweeter as they ripen. Here are some great blackberry facts, tips and a recipe to help you with your summer berry picking and eating!

Blackberry Facts: • Select plump, firm and fully black berries. Unripe berries will not ripen once picked.

• Do the math and be careful not to over-purchase, as blackberries quickly mold when left at room temperature and only last a few days in the refrigerator.

• You easily can freeze berries that you can’t use right away — just wash, cut the hulls off and spread the berries out on a baking pan. Place the berries

in the freezer. When frozen, place them into a re-sealable bag, pressing out as much air as possible, and then freeze the berries.

• The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 1 cup of blackberries has about 62 calories.

• A cup of blackberries, not packed down, weighs almost one-third of a pound.

• Blackberries were enjoyed by the ancient Greeks, who believed them to be a cure for diseases of the mouth and throat, as well as a preventative against many ailments, including gout.

• The blackberry leaf also was used as an early hair dye, having been recommended by Nicholas Culpeper, the 17th-century English herbalist, to be boiled in a lye solution in order to “maketh the hair black.”

• Blackberry tea was said to be a cure for dysentery during the Civil War. During outbreaks of dysentery, temporary truces were declared to allow both Union and Confederate soldiers to “go blackberrying” to forage for blackberries to ward off the disease.

Seasonal vegetables add a splash of color and fresh flavor (NAPSA) — Vegetables are an ideal canvas for showcasing sunny and seasonally inspired flavors, including fresh citrus, garlic, ginger and fresh herbs.

The experts at Campbell’s Kitchen have made it deliciously simple to enjoy eating vegetables. Following are two recipes to try.

Visit www.CampbellsKitchen. com for more recipes, cooking solutions and tips.

Blackberry, honey pecan and goat-cheese salad This salad beautifully showcases the best blackberries of the season. It’s also a refreshing accompaniment to grilled or spicy barbeque dishes.

1/4 cup pecan pieces 1 1/2 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 small garlic clove, finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard 1/4 teaspoon sea salt 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 package (6 ounces) salad greens 2 packages (4 to 5 ounces each) fresh blackberries, washed and drained 1 large avocado, diced

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3 tablespoons crumbled goat cheese 2 tablespoons fresh lemon or lime juice 1. In a small, non-stick skillet, add the pecans and drizzle with 1/2 tablespoon of the honey. Stir and saute until the nuts are lightly browned and fragrant, about 4 minutes. Cool and set aside.

2. In small bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, the remaining 1 tablespoon of honey, garlic, mustard, salt and the black and cayenne pepper. Set aside.

3. In salad bowl, toss together salad greens, blackberries and pecans. Add the avocado and goat cheese on top.

Sprinkle with the lemon or lime juice.

Pour on dressing and toss gently.

Serve immediately. Serves 4. (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

Summer camp kids appreciate cows

Chilled shrimp gazpacho Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 3 hours Makes: 6 servings (11/2 cups each) 2 cups Swanson Vegetable Broth (Regular or Certified Organic) 3/4 cup V8 100% Vegetable Juice 1 slice Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Soft Hearty White Bread, torn into pieces 4 cups grape or cherry tomatoes, cut into quarters 1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced (about 1 cup) 1 cup diced cantaloupe or Cavaillon melon 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 3 fresh basil leaves, cut into very thin strips 1/2 pound cooked small shrimp Additional fresh basil leaves (optional) Place the broth, juice and bread in a blender. Cover and blend until the mixture forms a paste. Pour into a large bowl.

Stir the tomatoes, cucumber, cantaloupe, vinegar and basil in the bowl and season to taste.

Place 1/2 of the broth mixture into a blender. Cover and pulse about 5 times for a partially blended mixture. Pour the mixture into a medium bowl.

Repeat the blending process with the remaining broth mixture. Stir into the pureed mixture.

Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or until the soup is cold.

Ladle 1 cup of the gazpacho into each

• Researchers have known for quite some time that berries contain antioxidants, which help to fight cancercausing free radicals. A study at the University of Ohio has found that blackberries are the most potent cancer fighting berries of them all, by nearly 40 percent!

• This delicious Blackberry, Pecan and Goat Cheese Salad showcases the sweetness of the berry while providing the crunch and smoothness of the pecans and goat cheese. It’s the perfect summer salad!

Savory Spinach with Blue Cheese and Walnuts of 6 chilled serving bowls. Top each serving of soup with about 2 shrimp and additional basil for garnish, if desired.

Submitted by Mariah Tompkins, Susquehanna County Dairy Ambassador Recently I visited with nearly 90 kids at the Choconut Valley School Summer Camp celebrating “Cow Appreciation Day.” I talked to the kids about dairy farmers and their cows. I ask the kids how many different dairy products they could name and reminded them they need to have 3 servings of dairy every day of milk, cheese or yogurt.

Our dairy promotion committee asked Bill Goff of Goff Farms just outside of Montrose to bring a calf for the kids to get acquainted with. Some of the kids had never been this close to a baby calf and were very excited to pet the calf.

The kids were full of questions. The kids each received “Got Milk” bracelets.

We concluded our visit with treating the kids to ice cream sandwiches. Ice cream is always a big hit on a hot summer day. So go ahead and treat yourself to your favorite ice cream product.

Savory spinach with blue cheese and walnuts Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 15 minutes Makes: 6 servings (1/2 cup each) 1 tablespoon butter 1 large sweet onion, halved and thinly sliced (about 1 cup) 2 cloves garlic, sliced 2 large tomatoes, seeded and chopped (about 3 cups) 3/4 cup Swanson Chicken Broth (Regular, Natural Goodness or Certified Organic) 1 bag (11 ounces) fresh baby spinach Ground black pepper 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese (about 2 ounces) 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts Heat the butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet. Add the onion and garlic and cook until they’re tender, stirring occasionally.

Add the tomatoes, broth and spinach. Cook for 2 minutes or until the spinach is wilted. Season with the black pepper. Sprinkle with the cheese and walnuts, if desired.

Susquehanna County Dairy Ambassador Mariah Tompkins is joined by a few camp participants celebrating “Cow Appreciation Day” at Choconut Valley's Summer Camp.

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WANTED: Manure spreader and running gear, and hay wagon. Also, 12-4 38 tractor tires in good shape; Also, tractors, running /not. 315-250-3248.(NY) (5) ANGUS Hereford cross steers, 5 months old, (1) two year old black bull, (1) Hereford steer. 203-266-7907.(CT)

FOR SALE: 3 white male alpacas for $1,000. 315-823-1605.(NY) JD 220 20’ discs, $3,750 obo; 32’ barn beams and used galv. metal roofing; Two roof ventilators, IH bull dozer. 518-5296160.(NY)

KOVAR spring tine weeder, 20’ wide, 3 ph, 2 folding wings, 3 years old, excellent shape, $2,000. 315-788-6722.(NY)

213A Dairy/Horse farm, with milking equipment, 4 br home, 26’x80’ shop, ponds, fruit, berries, west Edmeston, NY $398,000.

315-855-4757.(NY)

About 500 bales of hay still on wagons, mixed grass, $2.05 per bale. 585-4935989.(NY)

JOHN DEERE MODEL 64 silage blower, very good condition, $500 or best offer.

518-848-4898.(NY)

JOHN DEERE 2010 forklift 5000 lb capacity, gas, $2,600; Ford 2N with extra engine, $1,200; Both need mechanical work. 315271-7198.(NY)

HEREFORD Cows, bred to calve spring 2012, $1,200. 518-332-9143.(NY) ALPINE milking goats, good disposition, milking four months. 315-268-1018.(NY)

ABASH PUPPIES: Great sheep guardian dogs, ready by August 5th, Fort Plain, NY 518-568-2257(NY)

BELGIAN blue cattle and crossbred for sale, cows and heifers and bulls, no steers, 25 head, pick from herd. 802-7750546.(VT)

BOBCO 4000 tanker spread steerable rear axle, $15,570.76 FIRM. Bis square baler, Hesston 4800 4x4 Bale, $8,026.33 FIRM. 315-436-5484.(NY)

M7 65 diesel parts or repair, $1,000. 802457-2501.(VT)

3 Ton grain bin with auger, oil furnace with hot water heater.. Christ D. Zook, 546 Butler Road, Poland, NY 13431 HEREFORD heifer calf (April), daughter About Time, raised small farm good care, registered AHA replacement stock for Maine owner breeder. 207-947-5125.(ME)

2011 LARGE Square bales 700+ pounds, timothy clover, $50 each. 802-989-0479, 2nd cut $90 each. Addison, Vt. WANTED: 411 or 415 NH discbine, work or parts machine. 607-435-9976.(NY) WANTED: Grimm hay tedder, dead or alive. 518-673-5474.(NY)

JD 653 row head set up for sunflowers, $1,500; 12 ft. truck box with twin piston hoist, $800. 315-789-8859.(NY)

JD 2950 4x4, Cab, ldr.; Belarus 400A diesel w/ loader; Ford 2000 1-2-3-4 bottom plows, sickle bar mowers, potato digger.

585-457-7061.(NY)

50 HP Mitsubishi engine with radiator, runs excellent, $850 obo. 585-554-4506.(NY) JOHN DEERE 2 row corn head, green, ex. condition, $2,650. 315-420-3396.(NY)

1069 NEW HOLLAND bale wagons; gas & diesel, must see, make offer; H&S high capacity 16 wheel rake, $4,500. 315-3647936.(NY)

WANTED: Up to 20 sheep. Also, wanted: Horse drawn Mower. John J. Byler, 9311 Owens Road, Remsen, NY, 13438

AVCO New Ideal model #327 2 row corn picker, wide row, with 12 row husking bed, good condition, $2,800. 315-7764590.(NY)

NH 489 haybine for sale. Woeble box needs to be rebatted, stub nose guards, very good condition, asking $1,500 OBO. 315-858-1617.(NY)

REG. and grade Nigerian dwarf goats for sale. Does, bucks, and 2011 kids. For show, milk, and pets. 716-492-4351.(WNY)

(4) HEREFORD heifers, 4 black white, bred to black Angus due Aug., Sept. 607829-2837.(NY)

OLIVER 68” wide, no motor, $1,200; 40 JD Dozer, 5 roll with winch, vg, $3,500; AC C, vg, $1,500. 603-869-5819.(NH)

1991 CASE 1840 skid loader, hyd.; pump for IH 800 planter, pressure washer, 2,500 psi. New, $190.00; Pr. Bichon dogs 315536-1112.(NY)

NEW HOLLAND 58 kicker bale spear manure fork with universal quick attach.

WANTED: Bale chute for older New Holland baler. 315-858-2729.(NY)

FEEDER PIGS, $50 each. WANTED: Corn binder. Samuel A. Gingerich, 34529 Zan Road, LaFargeville, NY 13656

AUTOMATIC roller mill, model 400, stationary unit, runs perfect, rolls excellent. $600.

518-332-8116.(NY)

I AM PARTING OUT my gleaner, model E combine, engine is bad, rest is in good cond., located in Boonville 315-9424475.(NY)

IH 885 tractor w/ IH 2250 loader, $8,000; NH 1465 haybine, $6,250; Finn B50 hay/straw mulcher on trailer, $5,000. 570376-3981.(PA)

TWO MONTHS OLD Jersey bull calf, dehorned, AI sired by Lexicon out of Registered Dam, $450. Can be registered.

401-640-1083.(MA)

REG. paint yearling colt, $500. Polled herefords, 3 cows, 5 steers, most approx 1,400 - 2,000 lbs., some registered. $8,000, or will separate. 315-363-8966.(NY)

CLEAN BURN multi-oil furnace. Has oil holding tank. Is 170,000 to 180,000 BTU, 2,078 hours. Like barn new, Chester. 845774-8112.(NY)

WILDEN 1 inch air operated pump, model P2R, plastic, teflon fitted, $1,000/bo; 1942 Farmall H w-4 rear weights, cub cadets 315-939-9336.(NY)

CASE 1390 tractor, fire damage outside motor, radiator, panel wires, hoses, has 1690 front axle, $1,500. Frey loader off tractor. 607-227-7334.(NY)

BEAR CAT 1101 grinder mixer, 3 Killbros gravity wagons, White 435 10 shank chisels; WANTED: AC or IH pull type combine.

315-219-9090.(NY)

2000 New Holland baler. Call 607-5328927 for info. Asking $9,500 or best offer.(NY)

JOHN DEERE 2440 tractor, 600 hp, newly completely rebuilt engine, Hi Lo, new rubber, $7,500. 315-866-1131.(NY)

FORD DEARBORN 14” 2 bottom plow model 14A, complete, very good cond., $400. Albany. 518-439-1547.(NY)

CASE IH 1420 combine with two heads, $12,000, good working condition; (2) 4x5 brown cow mats, like new, $800. 585-3158127.(NY)

JOHN DEERE double auger self propelled harvester box, used, rebuildable, needs repairs, save money over new, asking $500. 814-683-4383.(PA)

WANTED: Larch logs any quantity, call 585-765-2215, leave message.(NY)

JD 520 WFE tractor, new rears, p/s original. 315-684-9349.(NY)

JOHN DEERE BALER, model 24T, runs good, $1,500. Cell No. 774-200-0385 or 508-867-7608.(MA)

APPROX. 2,000 ft. 4 inch irrigation pipe with pipe trailer, 30 ft. sections and fittings, $2,100. Young Heirloom turkeys, Bourbon Red and Norragansett. 315-789-9759.(NY)

MOBILE CHICKEN HOUSE, 11’x55’, has two entry doors, great for pastured poultry, $800. Also, 1 ton brock poly feed bin, $800.

315-536-6406.(NY)

DEUTZ DX 140 4wd $12,500 B.O.; New IDea two n row corn picker, $1,600 B.O. Hesston 4600 baler, $2,800, all good cond.

716-474-8222.(NY)

WANTED: Want to buy open Holstein heifers directly from farmer. Call Bob at Sunset Farm, evenings. 207-7863324.(ME)

JD 2940wd, Hi & Lo, 8,600 hours, new clutch in Spring of 2010, Runs & drives, $6,500. Yates Co. 585-554-4577.(NY)

WANTED: Steel combine wheels, 55” - 58” tall, 24” - 30” wide, prefer rebar with rubber blocks. 315-536-0235.(NY)

DARI KOOL BULK MILK tank, 600 gallon with agitator, very good condition, $1,000.

Romulus. 607-543-0555.(NY)

WHITE ROMNEY ewe lambs for sale, in fleece, natural colored ram lamb, all registered clean flock. Call: 315-822-3478.(NY)

PIGLETS $80 each, nice size, avg. weight 80 lbs; One lge boar hog, nice, tame, $300, approx. 900 lbs. Gouvernneur 315-4080471.(NY)

NH 70’ overhead mow conveyor, Danusel hyd. post pounder, Apache 5 on a side transport creep feeder, all vg shape. 315406-5836.(NY)

BOER BUCKS for sale, 3 months old, full blood, nice, chunky fellas. $200 each. Vaccinated, Disbudded, nice temperament.

716-592-7857.(NY)

MASSEY HARRIS 50, same as MF 50, 3 pt hitch, live power, live hyd., rear tires 60%, good fronts, Hyd. remote, $2,000.

607-265-3221.(NY)

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Statement from Dean Norton, President of New York Farm Bureau on Governor Cuomo’s announcement on July 26 of three new Regional Economic Development Councils for Upstate New York: “NYFB is grateful to Governor Cuomo and Lieutenant Governor Duffy for

including farmers and food industry leaders in the three Regional Councils unveiled today, which demonstrates the commitment of the Administration to agriculture, a critical economic development and employment sector in New York State.

“We have been saying all along that

in order to revitalize New York’s economy, a good place to focus is on agriculture, which for generations has been the backbone of our rural economy.

“Farmers look forward to contributing ideas and support to these new Regional Economic Development Councils, helping bring back New York’s strong heritage in being a leader in the

production of food and creating new jobs in farming and food processing.

“New York has the potential to become a national and worldwide hub of food processing technology and innovation, and farmers look forward to participating in the Councils to help jump start that process.”

Seneca from C8 upcoming fall events and corn maze. Allan Buddle provided information on

his organic Orchardland beef and samples of beef were provided through

Ellen Ten Eyck by the New York State Beef Industry Council and pork

by the Hartman’s representing the New York State Pork Producers.

Jeff Kostick’s Cayuga Lake Creamery (voted USA Today’s #1 ice

cream parlor in New York State) was especially busy that evening. Sean Agate, Chef of Vineyard 108, Hotel Clarence provided wings dry-rubbed with his special seasonings and samples of four dipping sauces. He said, “I had fun. These events are a great way to meet other people and learn what’s available.”

The plant sector was well represented with beautiful lilies from Ruth Charter’s Little Red Barn and plants and gift ideas from the Lilac Farm. New to the area is Good Shepherd Wool and Insulation, a company that processes wool fleece into home insulation. Besides these businesses, Muranda Cheese, Dave and Rita’s Farm Market, Tastefully Simple, Seneca County Farm Bureau, and the Seneca County Soil and Water Conservation District were on hand to showcase their products and services and to join in the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Cornell Cooperative Extension.

In thinking about the last 100 years of Cornell Cooperative Extension, Ave Bauder, Executive Director said, “Seneca County CCE connects local residents to the land grant system. We look for research-based information that can meet local needs which will ultimately improve the lives of county residents and strengthen the communities in which they live.

We look forward to the next 100 years.”

The next event to showcase the Finger Lakes wine and culinary experience will be the Cork and Fork event to be held Sept. 16-17 at the Rodman Lott and Son Farm south of Seneca Falls. If interested in participating as a vendor, please call the Seneca County Chamber of Commerce at 315-568-2906. If not a vendor, celebrate the good taste of Seneca County and the bounty of the Finger Lakes region by purchasing a ticket to attend.

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Three new Regional Economic Development Councils for Upstate New York announced by Governnor

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Pennsylvania Grange names new representatives The month of July was a busy one for the Pennsylvania State Grange. The month began with Youth Camp, held July 1-3 in Howard, PA. This lead right into Junior Grange camp, July 3-9. Most recently the Grange held its ninth annual Family Festival in Centre Hall, PA. At each of these events, the Grange named its new representatives for the coming year.

The Youth members, ages 14-21, will be represented by Samantha Gourley of Hookstown Grange No. 1980 in Beaver County and Tyler Sattazahn of Marion Grange No. 1853 in Berks County, both were named 2011-12 Youth Ambassador at youth camp.

Gourley will be a junior at Shippensburg University where she is majoring in middle school education. Sattazahn recently graduated from Conrad-Weiser JuniorSenior High School and is currently working for Dutchway in Myerstown, PA. Samantha and Tyler will represent the youth of Pennsylvania at events across the state in the coming year.

The Junior Grange members also chose their “royalty” at their annual camp in July.

Katarina Darmofal, a member of Kutztown Junior Grange in Berks County and Derek Snyder from Valley Junior Grange in York County were named the 2011-12 Junior Grange Princess and Prince. Katarina is the daughter of Steve and Jane Darmofal of West Chester, PA and will be in the ninth grade at Rustin High School in the fall. Derek is the youngest son of James and Susan Snyder of Boiling Springs, PA. He will be a 10th grader at Boiling Springs in the fall. Katarina and Derek said they are both very excited to serve the Grange as the Junior Grange representatives and look forward to attending as many events as possible to spread the Grange message.

July ended with the State Grange’s ninth annual Family Festival at the Centre Hall Grange Fairgrounds in Centre Hall, PA. The event is a time for Grangers from across the state to come together and spend time together without the

From left to right are Pennsylvania State Grange Youth Ambassadors Tyler Sattazahn and Samantha Gourley, and Junior Grange Prince and Princess Derek Snyder and Katarina Darmofal.

Matt and Miranda Irons of Warren, PA, have been named the Pennsylvania State Grange Young Couple.

pressures of the fast paced world in which we live. This event is for the whole family to enjoy the fun and fellowship of the weekend. Events include workshops, crafts, day

trips, the talent contest and the naming of the State Grange Young Couple. This couple will represent the Grange at events across Pennsylvania over the coming year.

This year that honor goes to Matt and Miranda Irons of Watson Grange No. 1068 in Warren County.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Farmers Union (NFU) Board of Directors passed a resolution on July 18 in response to U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture Ranking Member Collin Peterson’s recent dairy reform proposal. The proposal, based on the National Milk Producers Federation’s proposed “Foundation for the Future,” attempts to resolve a number of critical issues that prevent the current dairy safety net from functioning adequately.

“While we are very appreciative of Ranking Member Peterson’s proposal to initiate meaningful and necessary dairy reform, our Board of Directors feels that the proposal in its current form is inadequate,” said NFU President Roger Johnson. “The current proposal would not provide a safety net for all dairy farmers, particularly family-

sized operators. A fundamental problem with this proposal is that it appears that the largest farmers will reap the greatest benefits at the expense of smaller family farms.”

The resolution outlines several solutions that would benefit all U.S. dairy farmers, including: • An effective supply management program that utilizes a fixed base, which is critical to reforming the current dairy safety net. Combined with the current Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program, such a supply management program would provide a fiscally responsible way to manage risk in dairy production at minimal or no cost to the American taxpayer; • A refundable assessment collected on all milk at all times, not only when margins are low, and adjustment of the current Dairy Product Support

Price Program to reflect an adequate safety net level; • Implementation of a variable make allowance. When the market price is strong, the make allowance would increase correspondingly.

When depressed, the make allowance would shrink so both farmers and processors have an incentive to raise milk prices; and • Maintain the existing federal milk marketing order system with the addition of a price discovery mecha-

nism such as a Consumer Price Index (CPI) formula.

“It is encouraging that the issue of reform in the dairy industry is being taken up in Congress, but it is clear that this legislation is not the answer,” said Johnson. “We will continue working with policymakers to ensure that any proposed dairy policy reforms do not exacerbate an already dire situation. We must be certain that the cure is not worse than the disease.”

Grange from D2 Matt and Miranda have been married just over two years and reside in Warren, PA. Matt is a high school science teacher at Tidioute Community Charter School and Miranda is employed by Northwest Savings Bank. Miranda has been a lifelong member of the Grange and Matt be-

came a member when he met Miranda. Both are active in their local Grange and serve in positions at the State level. Matt and Miranda said this is a great honor and they look forward to meeting many new people during their travels.

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AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-3237 • Fax 518-673-2381 Monday, August 1 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752.

• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585584-3033, 585-738-2104.

• 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Calves. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 12:30 PM: New Berlin, NY (Former Welch Livestock). Misc. produce & small animals @ 12:30 pm. 1 pm dairy, lambs, goats, pigs, feeders immediately following the dairy. Calves & cull beef approx. 4:40-5:30 pm. Monthly Feeder & Fat Cattle Sale. All times are approximate.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607699-3637 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-392-3321.

• 6:00 PM: Town of Windham. Pickup & Equip. ‘02 GMC Sierra 2500 HD pickup with plow, push mowers, pole saw, weed eater, air compressor & Police car dividers.

• 6:10 PM - Onondaga Community College Assets - Nexlink computer towers, Colex Studio M 50 film processor, conference table & chairs, Tandum lab table & more. . Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com Tuesday, August 2 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Tuesday. Groceries, hay, straw, grain & firewood. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 1:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A,

Central Bridge, NY. Dairy, sheep, goats, pigs and horses; 3:30 PM feeders followed by beef and calves. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800321-3211.

• 6:00 PM: National Grid MA . Culvert Cylinders - (4) various sized, 2-oz/610-gram cylinders: (1) 30” diameter x 6’ L, (1) 40” x 15’ L, (1) 60” x 18’ L, (1) 84” x 23’ L. . Auctions International, 800536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com Wednesday, August 3 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104 Thursday, August 4 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop off only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, 585-738-2104.

• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Dairy Cattle followed by Beef & Calves. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220 • 5:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Calves, followed by Beef.

B RO U G HT ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES Rte. 125, E. Middlebury, VT 05740 Sale every Monday & Thursday Specializing in Complete Farm Dispersals “A Leading Auction Service” In Vt. 800-339-2697 or 800-339-COWS 802-388-2661 • 802-388-2639 ALEX LYON & SON Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc. Jack Lyon Bridgeport, NY 315-633-2944 • 315-633-9544 315-633-2872 • Evenings 315-637-8912 AUCTIONEER PHIL JACQUIER INC. 18 Klaus Anderson Rd., Southwick, MA 01077 413-569-6421 • Fax 413-569-6599 www.jacquierauctions.com Auctions of Any Type, A Complete, Efficient Service philcorn@jacquierauctions.com AUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL 808 Borden Rd. Buffalo, NY 14227 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com BENUEL FISHER AUCTIONS Fort Plain, NY 518-568-2257 Licensed & Bonded in PA #AU005568

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Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.

Friday, August 5 • Queretaro, Mexico. Late Model Construction Equip., Trucks, Trailers, Support & Attachments.

Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 9:30 AM: Tuscaloosa, AL. Complete Dump Truck & Truck Tractor Liquidation plus Construction & Logging Equip. for SLG Trucking. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full line of produce, bedding plants & flowers. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, August 6 • Edison, NH. Retirement Auction. High Quality Construction, Paving Equipment, Snow & Sander Equipment, Attachments, Support, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-6332944 www.lyonauction.com • 10:00 AM: 415 Dewey St., Churchville, NY. Evelyn (Sorce) Pengelly Auction. Quilts, machinery, lawn equip., barn items, livestock, nursery stock, 1950 silver quarters. Harris Wilcox Inc., Auctioneers, Realtors & Appraisers 585494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com Saturday, August 6 • 10:00 AM: Farmersville, NY (Cattaraugus Co.).

Raisin Acres Farm Auction. 5th Wheel Camper, Cattle Handling System, Farm Machinery. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com Sunday, August 7 • Detroit, MI. Complete Liquidation of Construction, Agricultural Equip., Support & Vehicles.

Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, 315633-2944 www.lyonauction.com

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Monday, August 8 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY (Former Welch Livestock). Monthly Heifer Sale.

Call to advertise. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607699-3637 or 607-972-1770 Tuesday, August 9 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Tuesday. Groceries, hay, straw, grain & firewood. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 6:00 PM: Canaseraga Central School District .

Equipment - 30,000 & 75,000 BTU Modine heaters, (24) 400w ‘03 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Fleetside 4X4 pickup, metal Halide lamps, fluorescent ceiling lights & wood planks. . Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com Wednesday, August 10 • 10:00 AM: West Haven, VT. Complete Dispersal of Oak Creek Farm including 200 free stall Holsteins, complete extensive line of equip., 100 tons of corn silage. Wrights Auction Service, 802-334-6115 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 2:00 PM: NY Steam Engine Assn. Grounds, Gehan Rd, off Rts. 5 & 20, 5 mi. east of Canandaigua, NY. NY Steam Engine Associations 3rd Annual Consignment Auction. Selling antique and modern farm and construction equipment. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm Thursday, August 11 • Route 414, Seneca Falls, N.Y. Farm & Equipment Auction. Next to Empire Farm Days Show.

Farm Equipment, Tractors, Antique Equipment, Construction Equipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 6:00 PM: Town of Fishkill Police - Crown Vic. ‘03 Ford Crown Vic 4 door police interceptor. In overall good condition. New motor at 50,000 miles, everything works. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

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EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKETING LLC 5001 Brittonfield Parkway P.O. Box 4844, East Syracuse, NY 315-433-9129 • 800-462-8802 Bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-776-2000 Burton Livestock . . . . . . . . . . .315-829-3105 Central Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-868-2006 Chatham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-392-3321 Cherry Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . .716-296-5041 Dryden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-844-9104 Farm Sale Division . . . . . . . . . .315-436-2215 Gouverneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-287-0220 Half Acre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-258-9752 Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .585-584-3033 FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK 3 miles east of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Livestock Sale every Wednesday at 1 PM Feeder Cattle Sales monthly Horse Sales as scheduled 585-394-1515 • Fax 585-394-9151 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com FRANKLIN USED EQUIPMENT SALES, INC. AUCTION SERVICE Franklin, NY 607-829-5172 Over 30 Years Experience in Farm Equipment Auctions Frank Walker, Auctioneer P.O. Box 25, Franklin, NY 13775 fwalker2@stny.rr.com

FRALEY AUCTION CO. Auctioneers & Sales Managers, Licensed & Bonded 1515 Kepner Hill Rd., Muncy, PA 570-546-6907 Fax 570-546-9344 www.fraleyauction.com GENE WOODS AUCTION SERVICE 5608 Short St., Cincinnatus, NY 13040 607-863-3821 www.genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com GOODRICH AUCTION SERVICE INC. 7166 St. Rt. 38, Newark Valley, NY 13811 607-642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com H&L AUCTIONS Malone, NY Scott Hamilton 518-483-8787 or 483-8576 Ed Legacy 518-483-7386 or 483-0800 518-832-0616 cell Auctioneer: Willis Shattuck • 315-347-3003 HARRIS WILCOX, INC. Bergen, NY 585-494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com Sales Managers, Auctioneers, & Real Estate Brokers

To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-3237 • Fax 518-673-2381 Friday, August 12 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full line of produce, bedding plants & flowers. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 Saturday, August 13 • 10:00 AM: 3277 Lexington Rd., Richmond, KY. Over 50 Cars Sell! Corvette Extravaganza!

Corvettes & Other Classics. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com Monday, August 15 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY (Former Welch Livestock). Monthly Lamb, Sheep, Goat & Pig Sale. Call to advertise. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637 or 607-9721770 • 6:00 PM: Harrison Central Schools - Van & Equip. ‘99 GMC Savana G2500 cargo van, Toro 580D mower, Harper Turbo vac 4D, Garland ranges, Traulsen refrigerator & more. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com Tuesday, August 16 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Tuesday. Groceries, hay, straw, grain & firewood. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 10:00 AM: 12601 State Rd. 545, North Winter Garden, FL. Rental Return Auction. Construction, Support Rental Fleet Equip., Attachments, Support, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944, Site Phone 407-239-2700 www.lyonauction.com Wednesday, August 17 • 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale.

Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 5:00 PM: Penn Yan, NY (Yates Co.). Curvin & Bertha Stauffer Real Estate & Farm Machinery Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com Thursday, August 18 • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special

Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

• 5:00 PM: Dansville, NY. Slaight Farm Real Estate Auction. Selling Slaight homestead including house barns and approx. 20 acres w/more land available. See our Web site for more info.

William Kent Inc., Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com Friday, August 19 • Lebanon County Expo Center, Lebanon, PA. Arethusa-Kueffner Klassic II. Hosted by Arethusa Farm & Kueffner Holsteins. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Mobile, AL. One Owner Complete Liquidation of Disaster on the Spot Construction Equipment, Recycling Equipment, Tub Grinders, Debris Dump Trucks, Truck Tractors, Pickups, Office & Dump Trailers & much more. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full line of produce, bedding plants & flowers. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 6:00 PM: Village of Depew Fire. Chevy Tahoe ‘01 Chevy Tahoe 4 door SUV. Comes with code 3 lights & siren package. Transmission rebuilt at GM dealership at 106,000 miles. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com Saturday, August 20 • Racine, WI. Secured Creditor’s Auction-Late Model Truck Tractors, Dump Trucks, Pickups, Equipment & Reefer Trailers, Late Model Construction, Earthmoving Equipment, Attachments, Support Equipment. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 10:00 AM: Prattsburgh, (Steuben Co.) NY. 206 Acre Farm in two (2) Parcels. 153 acres with buildings and 53 acres Farmlands & Woods along County Rd. 75 & Townline Roads in Prattsburgh Township for the John Brezinski Trust. Absolute Auction! Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

• 10:30 AM: Carthage, NY. Woodell Holsteins Complete Cattle & Machinery Dispersal. 45 registered & grade Holsteins, 28 milking age, balance young stock. Full line of machinery, 3 tractors, skidsteer, tillage, haying & barn equip.

Pictures and full listing on Web site. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637 or 607-9721770 www.hoskingsales.com Tuesday, August 23 • Houston, TX. Late Model Construction Equipment, Aerials, Forklifts, Attachments, Support, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-6332944 www.lyonauction.com • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Tuesday. Groceries, hay, straw, grain & firewood. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 5:00 PM: Albion, NY (Orleans Co.). James F. Davis Farm Machinery Auction. Selling a complete line of farm machinery including JD tractors, JD combine, hay, tillage & barn equip. and much more. Visit our Web site for more information. William Kent Inc., Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com Wednesday, August 24 • The Pines Farm, Barton, VT. 148th Top of Vermont Invitation Dairy Sale. Sales Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 neks@together.net • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Feeder Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585738-2104.

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, August 25 • 5:00 PM: Elba, NY. Dan & Penny Bridge Farm Machinery Auction. Selling a full line of farm machinery including New Holland 1915 forage harvester, 7 tractors, mixer wagon and more.

William Kent Inc., Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 585-343-5449

www.williamkentinc.com Friday, August 26 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full line of produce, bedding plants & flowers. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 Saturday, August 27 • 9:00 AM: 140 Perrin Rd., Woodstock, CT. Estate of Ernest Levesque. JD 2355 tractor w/loader, JD 327 baler, Woods backhoe, equipment, huge collection of horse drawn equip. & collectibles, lumber, tools, real estate, barns & 57 acres. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-5696421 • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Produce Auction. Inc. Fall Machinery Consignment Sale. For info contact Edwin Zimmerman at 315-536-6252. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 9:00 AM: Oswego County DPW, Oswego, NY. Oswego County Municipal Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com Tuesday, August 30 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Tuesday. Groceries, hay, straw, grain & firewood. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 4:00 PM: Wayland, NY (Steuben Co.).

Jablohski Brothers Retirement Auction. Potato & Grain Farm Machinery. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com Wednesday, August 31 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, September 10 • Morrisville, NY. Morrisville Autumn Review Sale. Hosted by the Morrisville College Dairy Club. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 9:00 AM: Town of Lansing Highway Dept., Rts. 34 & 34B, Lansing, NY. Municipal Surplus & Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.

PA RT I C I PAT I N G A U C T I O N E E R S HILLTOP AUCTION CO. 3856 Reed Rd., Savannah, NY 13146 Jay Martin 315-521-3123 Elmer Zieset 315-729-8030 HOSKING SALES Sales Managers & Auctioneer 6810 W. River Rd., Nichols, NY 13812 Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 005392 607-699-3637 • Fax 607-699-3661 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny.rr.com HOSKING SALES-FORMER WELCH LIVESTOCK MARKET Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 008392 P.O. Box 311, New Berlin, NY 13411 607-847-8800 • 607-699-3637 cell: 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny,rr.com

LEAMAN AUCTIONS LTD 329 Brenneman Rd., Willow St., PA 17584 717-464-1128 • cell 610-662-8149 auctionzip.com 3721 leamanauctions.com

KELLEHER’S AUCTION SERVICE R.D. 1, Little Falls, NY 315-823-0089 We Buy or Sell Your Cattle or Equipment on Commission or Outright In Business Since 1948!

MEL MANASSE & SON, AUCTIONEERS Sales Managers, Auctioneers & Real Estate Brokers Whitney Point, NY Toll free 800-MANASSE or 607-692-4540 Fax 607-692-4327 www.manasseauctions.com MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION 488 Cherry Hill Rd., Middlefield, CT 06455 Sale Every Monday Lisa Scirpo 860-883-5828 Sales Barn 860-349-3204 Res. 860-346-8550 MOHAWK VALLEY PRODUCE AUCTION 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY 13339 518-568-3579 NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLE Norman Kolb & David Kolb, Sales Mgrs.

Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs.

717-354-4341 Sales Mon., Wed. • Thurs. Special Sales

NORTHEAST KINGDOM SALES INC. Jim Young & Ray LeBlanc Sales Mgrs. • Barton, VT Jim - 802-525-4774 Ray - 802-525-6913 neks@together.net NORTHAMPTON COOP. AUCTION Whately, MA • Farmer Owned Since 1949 Livestock Commission Auction Sales at noon every Tues. • Consignments at 9 AM 413-665-8774 NORTHERN NEW YORK DAIRY SALES North Bangor, NY 518-481-6666 Sales Mgrs.: Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503 Harry Neverett 518-651-1818 Auctioneer John (Barney) McCracken 802-524-2991 www.nnyds.com PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC. P.O. Box 607, Wayland, NY 14572 585-728-2520 • Fax 585-728-3378 www.pirrunginc.com James P. Pirrung R.G. MASON AUCTIONS Richard G. Mason We do all types of auctions Complete auction service & equipment Phone/Fax 585-567-8844

ROBERTS AUCTION SERVICE MARCEL J. ROBERTS Specializing in farm liquidations.

802-334-2638 • 802-777-1065 cell robertsauction@together.net ROY TEITSWORTH, INC. AUCTIONEERS Specialist in large auctions for farmers, dealers, contractors and municipalities.

Groveland, Geneseo, NY 14454 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com TOWN & COUNTRY AUCTION SERVICE Rt. 32 N., Schuylerville, NY 518-695-6663 Owner: Henry J. Moak WILLIAM KENT, INC. Sales Managers & Auctioneers Farm Real Estate Brokers • Stafford, NY 585-343-5449 • www.williamkentinc.com WRIGHT’S AUCTION SERVICE 48 Community Dr., Derby, VT 14541 802-334-6115 • www.wrightsauctions.com

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Auction Calendar, Continued (cont. from prev. page) www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, September 14 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, September 15 • Belleville, PA. First String Holsteins Complete Dispersal. Andrew Fleischer, owner. Co-managed by Stonehurts Farms & The Cattle Exchange. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Saturday, September 17 • Canton, CT. Estate of Dean Moulton. 1922 IH 8-16 Tractor, Cat 15 Dozer, Boat Motors, Early Canoe; Early Mowers & Gravely’s, Horse Drawn Equipment, Early tools, Antiques & Collectibles.

Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-569-6421 • Atlantic City, NJ. Rental Returns of Construction, Aerials, Attachments, Support, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 8:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Groveland, NY. Special Fall Consignment Auction of Farm & Construction Equipment Heavy & Light Trucks. Consignments welcome.

Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-2431563. www.teitsworth.com • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Horse Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, September 21 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, September 23 • South Bend, IN. 2 Auctions in One Day! Complete Liquidation of Late Model Construction, Support Equip. & Large Job Completion of Late Model Construction, Support Equipment & Large Job Completion of Late Model Earthmoving Equip., Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com Saturday, September 24 • Betty & Nelson LeDuc, Champlain, NY. Dairy Dispersal. 180 head. Northern New York Dairy Sales, 518-481-6666, Joey St. Mary 518-5690503, Harry Neveett 518-561-1818 www.nnyds.com • Woodward, PA. Houserdale Holsteins Dispersal. Featuring 100 registered Holsteins. David Houser & family, owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 9:00 AM: Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY. Lamb & Webster Used Equipment Auction of Farm Tractors & Machinery. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Tuesday, September 27 • Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Dairy

Classic Sale featuring herd reductions for Liddleholme, (NY) and Schug’s Holsteins (OH).

100 head will sell. Co-managed by The Cattle Exchange and Stonehurst Farm. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Wednesday, September 28 • Hardwick, VT. Mapleview Jersey Dispersal.

110 head of top quality registered Jerseys. RHA 15,035 M, 4.7%, 3.6 protein. Art & Sharon Ling, owners. Sales Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 neks@together.net • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, September 29 • 10:00 AM: Bath, NY (Steuben Co,). Steuben Co. Surplus Vehicles, Heavy Equipment & Accessories. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-7282520 www.pirrunginc.com Friday, September 30 • 9:00 AM: 44 Hair Rd., Newville, PA. Public Auction of rare & unique memorabilia. Two day event - Sept. 30 - Oct. 1. Quality collection of Farmall, McCormick & IH. Leaman Auctions Ltd., 717-464-1128, AuctionZip Auctioneer ID #3721 ed@leamanauctions.com www.leamanauctions.com Saturday, October 1 • 9:00 AM: 145 Paul Rd., Exit 17, Rt. 390, Rochester, NY. Monroe County Municipal Equipment Auction. Heavy Construction Equipment, Cars & Trucks. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, October 5 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, October 8 • 9:00 AM: Hamburg Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY. Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction.

Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-2431563. www.teitsworth.com Wednesday, October 12 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, October 14 • Detroit, MI. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • Intercourse, PA. Plankenhorn Farms Complete Dispersal. Co-managed with Stonehurst Farms.

Dr. Sam & Gail Simon, owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 5:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Saturday, October 15 • Sweet Water Farm Auction, 26 Barker St., Three Rivers, MA. IH 5088 & 1086, JD 2020, Dozer, IH Silage Trucks, Equipment, Owner George Foskit. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413569-6421 • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 11:00 AM: Richfield Springs, NY. 63rd OHM Holstein Club Sale. 100 head of quality regis-

tered Holsteins sell. Hosted by Roedale Farm, the Pullis Family. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607847-8800 or 607-699-3637, Brad Ainslie Sale Chairman 315-822-6087 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, October 19 • Allentow, PA. State Auction. Complete Liquidation of Automotive Dismantling Operation. MAC Car Crusher, Rubber Tired Loaders, Rollback & Dump Trucks, Vans. Over 100 Cars (40-50 running), UNBELIEVABLE Accumulation of Motors, Transmissions, Shocks, Glass & Much More.Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, October 20 • Gordonville, PA. Jo-Lan Farm Complete Dispersal. John & Rachel Lantz, owners. Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Thursday, October 20 • Gordonville, PA. Jo-Lan Farm Complete Dispersal. John & Rachel Lantz, owners. Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Friday, October 21 • Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. VisionGlen & Partners Elite Offering. Hosted by Vision Genetics. Co-managed by The Cattle Exchange and Stonehurst Farm. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Wednesday, October 26 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, October 28 • Bloomfield, NY. Bennett Farms Milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal. Bennett Farms, Inc. owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Wednesday, November 2 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, November 5 • Ithaca, NY. New York Holstein Fall Harvest Sale. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Ithaca, NY. NY Fall Harvest Sale. Hosted by Cornell University Dairy Science Club. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, November 9 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, November 10 • Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Reserved for a major New York Herd Dispersal w/ a BAA of 110%! Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com

www.cattlexchange.com Friday, November 11 • 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Fall Premier All Breeds Sale.

100 head of quality all breeds sell. Call to participate in this sale. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607847-8800 or 607-699-3637 Saturday, November 12 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • Maidson, NY. Fern Hill Farm II Milking Herd Dispersal. 100 outstanding registered Holsteins sell. Jack Russin & Family, owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Wednesday, November 16 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, November 17 • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Wednesday, November 23 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, November 30 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, December 3 • 9:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Groveland, NY. Special Winter Consignment Auction of Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks, Liquidations & Consignments. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, December 7 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, December 10 • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Horse Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, December 14 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, December 15 • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Wednesday, December 21 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, December 28 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, September 7 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Doreen Barker is on a mission — actually, two missions.

She wants to make a success of her own nascent business, Broome Biomass, and create a successful market for neighboring farmers in and around Lisle, in New York’s Southern Tier.

“We’re going to directly impact 20 people, and that doesn’t include secondary impacts,” Barker says when talking about the farms that ultimate-

ly will supply her agbased fuel facility.

“That’s 20 people who are currently on the unemployment line or getting ready to sell their farms out because they can’t manage.

“It’s not about us. It’s about economic stability and keeping money in the state. It’s about local sustainability.”

To achieve those goals, Barker and business partner Richard Barrows founded Broome Bio-

mass to create “economical, feasible products that will give consumers an alternative, environmentally friendly combustion fuel while increasing the agricultural economy in our region by assisting landowners and farmers with an economic alternative for fallow lands and agricultural waste products,” according to the company’s mission statement.

Barker and Barrows have help in completing

Palletized Bluestone / Flagstone Auction (500) Pallets of Cut Stone / Landscape Stone For: Endless Mountain Stone Co. Susquehanna, PA 18847 (Great Bend Area)

Saturday

August 6, 2011

9:30 AM

Auction To Be Held At Endless Mountain Stone Co.'s Yard @ 5284 Brushville Road, Susquehanna, PA 18847. From I-81: Take Exit 230 (Great Bend) To Route 171 Towards Susquehanna PA, Go Approx. 8 Miles To Susquehanna, Go Over Bridge Take Right On Brushville Road, Go 3 Miles To Yard On Left.

(500) Pallets Of Quality Bluestone, Pavers, Landscape Stone, Etc. (500) Including: Lg. Qty. Of Natural Cleft Pattern; Tumbled Pavers; Tumbled & Non-Tumbled Drystack Wallstones; Bluestone Slabs; Treads / Sills; Landscape Boulders; Bluestone Tiles; Bagged Gravels; Specialty Items Including: Waterjet Murals; Bluestone Patio Kits; Benches; Bluestone Welcome Stones / Gift Items; Many Other Items; Palletized Stone To Be Sold By The Pallet Or By Square Ft. And Take The Pallet Full.

Alike Pallets & Types Will Be Offered By The Pallet And Buyer Can Take Multiple Pallets. Selling Arrangements Will Depend On Types, Varieties And Way Stone Is Palletized. Decorative & Specialty Items Will Be Sold Individually. Types, Sizes, Selling Terms & Other Pertinent Info Will Be In Detailed Catalog, Which Will Be On Our Website @ www.manasseauctions.com, After July 28th.

Loading Of Stone: Stone Will Be Loaded For Buyer Free Of Charge For 2 Weeks Following Auction, From Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM, By Appointment.

Terms & Conditions: 13% Buyer's Premium Will Be Charged. Payment In Full Day Of Auction In Cash, Good Check or Major Credit Card, 3% Discount For Payments Made By Cash Or Check. Nothing Removed Until Settled For. Auctioneers Note: This Is The First Auction Of This Kind In Northern PA. These Are Top Quality - Endless Mountain Stone Is Reducing Their Inventory. All Selling Absolute To The Highest Bidder, Plan To Attend.

Smaller Items & Specialty Items Selling First.

Real Estate For Sale By Private Treaty: 20 Acre Vacant Parcel In Jackson Township, Wayne County, With 5 Acre Permitted Quarry - Sold With Gas Royalty Rights. For More Info Contact Butch Coleman @ (570) 465-7200.

Mel & Matt Manasse PA Auctioneers License # AU571L & AU3517L Sales Managers & Auctioneers Whitney Point, NY 607-692-4540 / 1-800-MANASSE www.manasseauctions.com

WEEKLY SALES EVERY MONDAY HOSKING SALES - FORMER WELCH LIVESTOCK Weekly Sales Every Monday 12:30 Misc. & small animals; 1:00 Dairy; **We will now sell lambs, goats, pigs, feeders immediately following Dairy.

Calves and cull beef approx. 5:00-5:30PM. Help us increase our volume thus making a better market for everyone. **We are Independent Marketers- working 24/7 to increase your bottom line. Competitive marketing is the way to go.

Mondayy, July 18th sale - Cull cows ave. .65 top cow .86 wt. 1782 $1532.52 (15 head over $1000 up to $1532.52) Bulls up to .82 wt.

1298 $1064.36, bull calves top $1.00, heifer calves $2.40. Dairy Dispersal - Ave. $1189. Top milking age $1900; Top Bred Heifers $1400; Top Heifer calves $230.

Mondayy, Aug.. 1st - Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder sale. 20 Head of Hereford Cattle from one farm; Feeders & Brood cows. Special: 4 nice young Mini Ponies - Ride & Drive. Also a Driving Harness for young pony.

Monday, Aug. 8th - Monthly Heifer sale. Call to advertise Monday, Aug . 15th - Monthly Lamb, Sheep, Goat & Pig Sale. Call to advertise.

Saturday, Aug. 20th - Carthage, NY sale on the farm. 10:30AM - Woodell Holsteins Complete Cattle & Machinery Dispersal. 44 Holsteins, 28 milking age balance youngstock (25 Head Registered). With some show prospects. Tractors, Skid Steer, Tillage & Haying Equipment, Barn Equipment and Misc. items. Check out website for full listing and pictures.

Saturday, Oct. 15th - Richfield Springs, NY. 63rd OHM Club Sale - 11 AM. Chairman - Brad Ainslie 315-822-6087. Watch for future ads.

Friday, Nov. 11th - Fall Premier All Breeds Sale - held at the sale facility in New Berlin. Call to participate in this sale. **Trucking Assistance - Call the Sale Barn or check out our trucker list on our Web-Site. Call to advertise in any of these sales it makes a difference.

Looking to have a farm sale or just to sell a few give us a call.

Directions: Former Welch Livestock 6096 NYS Rt. 8, 30 miles South of Utica & 6 miles North of New Berlin, NY. www.hoskingsales.com Call today with your consignments.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 6096 NYS Rt. 8 New Berlin, NY 13411

607-699-3637 or 607-847-8800 cell: 607-972-1770 or 1771

their mission, an active partner in the process is NY Farm Net, a 9-yearold initiative funded, in part, by the New York Farm Viability Institute.

“The first time I talked with (NYFVI’s) Dave Grusenmeyer was in August of 2009,” Barker said. “In November of that year, I called him again because I had tried to work with (another agency), and I did not like working with them.

The guy came out and told me to hire Hondurans because I could save money. I said, ‘Our economy is poor. We need to put people to work. Hiring Hondurans is not the answer.’

“I called Dave (Grusenmeyer) and said there are things I don’t know and don’t understand about business planning. He told me to contact Farm Net, and I got a call from Jeff Perry.”

Perry is New York Farm Net’s business planning coordinator, and he has proven to be an invaluable resource as Barker and Barrows have developed a business plan that they can present to potential investors and lenders, she said.

Perry said entrepreneurs like Barker and Barrows can be an invaluable catalyst to the local economy.

“From the word ‘Go,’ the two of them were gearing it toward the region,” he said. “The

D SALES STABLES , IN HOLLAN W NELocated 12 Miles East of Lancaster, PA Just Off Rt. 23, New Holland C.

Dairy Cow & Heifer Sale Wed., Aug. 3rd • 10:30 AM **SALE ORDER** 1. Recently fresh 1st & 2nd calf heifers Some milking towards 100 lbs.

2. Springers & bred back cows due this summer & fall, some w/fancy udders 3. Service age bulls - both registered & graded 4. Close up springing heifers due July-Aug.-Sept.

5. Bred heifers down to weaned calves

All Consignments Welcome COWS - HEIFERS - BULLS

Consigners please provide sire ID, birth dates, dam’s records, current S.C.C., milk wts., etc.

Your Business Is Appreciated

SALE MANAGED BY: New Holland Sales Stables, Inc. David Kolb 61-L

717-354-4341 (Barn) 717-355-0706 (FAX)

NOTE: Special Heifer Sale Wed. Aug. 10

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whole objective was to develop a product so the farm community could have a potential market for hay they don’t have to pay that much attention to. With one cutting, the yields are decent and the price is decent.”

Barker said she and her partner started developing the idea for Broome Biomass after looking at their own 80 tillable acres that were going unused. Barker, who grew up on a family farm, and Barrows, a sixth-generation farmer, started doing research into renewable energy — taking in a seminar at Cornell University and visiting Enviro Energy, a pellet-making company in Unadilla that was adding grass pellets to its offerings.

The pair was excited but soon discouraged to learn that the market for ag-based biomass is limited due to the amount of ash produced by burning the fuel.

On the other hand, Barker said their research found that agbased biomass was suited to use in largescale cogeneration facilities that use a single fuel source to produce both electric and thermal energy.

“We started contacting combined heat and power facilities to find out their specifications,” Barker said.

“During that process is when I got in touch with Farm Net. It was an evolving idea, and it continues to evolve, and Jeff has been a crucial part of that evolution.

“When we got into the commercial scale, we started looking at alternative ways to produce a usable product. We stumbled upon the production of a cube that was within

(power plants’) specs for moisture content, chemical composition and sizing and built a plan around that.

“It was rather time consuming.”

Barker said that she and Barrows have spent almost 10,000 hours over the last few years developing a business plan. They also would have spent thousands of dollars on consulting services were it not for Farm Net. Barker has worked in sales and marketing for 20 years, but, she said, “When it comes to doing financial analysis, I don’t know that stuff. That’s not my background. We would have had to go out and hire, probably, an accountant to do that.

Farm Net is a one-stop shop. It’s so convenient.”

Perry said that while much of his work with ag entrepreneurs involves financial planning, he sees his role as that of a coach who continues to be part of the process long after the business plan is printed.

“It’s not just three or four weeks, put together a plan and we’re done,” he said. “Doreen’s hit a lot of speed bumps. Most of them, she can get through, but just needs a sounding board.”

Barker is grateful that Perry and the NY Farm Net team has been there to listen.

“We’re very, very grateful that we connected with Farm Net,” she said. “It’s a hell of an organization. ...I talk with Jeff, probably, once a week.

“It’s right in our business plan that we’re going to give back to Farm Net when we start turning a profit. We have to keep these small farms in business.”

FEEDER CATTLE SALE

Fri., Aug. 5, 2011 • 6 PM For info call: 585-394-1515 FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK EX. 3 Miles East Of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20 Cash or good check day of sale, nothing to be removed until settled for, Announcements day of sale take precedence over advertising Visit Our Web Site www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Next Feeder Cattle Sale Sat., Sept. 10, 2011 @ 10 AM

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New York Farm Viability Institute/New York Farm Net helping to keep farms in business

Section D - Page 8 August 1, 2011 • Let Them Know You Read COUNTRY FOLKS •

Big tractors + Big engines = Big fun at the NYS Fair Tractor Pulling Championship Custom built tractors with jet engines, enormous trucks and rip

roaring, dirt spinning wheels is what you will see at the 2011 New York

Collect DNA samples now Plan ahead so there’s time to evaluate information As fall sale season quickly approaches, producers utilizing DNA technology should begin the sample collection process as soon as it’s practical, says Kent Andersen, Ph.D., associate director global technical services, Pfizer Animal Genetics.

“If producers want to present DNA information on sale cattle, it’s imperative they plan ahead for two reasons,” he said. “First, there needs to be enough time for samples to be processed and results returned to the breeder. And, second, both sellers and buyers need time to evaluate the information prior to sale day.”

Dr. Andersen recommends breeders collect and submit DNA samples 60 days prior to when catalog materials are due and if possible, collect two samples — especially for important animals.

“While it should not take the full 60 days to process the samples and return results, it’s best to allow a little extra time to ensure all information will be ready at press time,” he said. “Inevitably, there may be a few samples in each batch that cannot be processed. Therefore, having a spare sample on hand will save that animal another trip through the chute and the producer the time of collecting another sample.”

“Given that DNA testing has become a mainstream seedstock production practice, incorporating sample collection from all animals into routine cattle processing, such as preconditioning, pregnancy checking, etc., ensures that stored samples are available for convenient submission whenever they are needed,” Dr. Andersen said.

State Fair Tractor Pulling Championship.

These custom built machines will square off at the Grandstand on Sunday, Sept. 4, at 1 pm.

“Motorsports have been an integral part of the State Fair for much of its history, and we are proud to continue that tradition by featuring the state’s best tractor pullers at our grandstand,” said State Fair director Dan O’Hara. “If

you like big tractors and the sound of rumbling engines then this is the place to be.”

The New York Tractor Pullers Association and the Empire State Pullers will sponsor the all day event, in which competitors from 45 pulling events across New York State will compete for a season championship.

Both organizations are members of the Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League,

TRACTORS Ford 8N w/Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 4240 Quad Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,500 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5425 w/54R Loader . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5510 w/540. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 . . . . . . Fultonville (2) JD 244 J Loaders . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . Fultonville JD 7810 w/840 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . Chatham AC CA 2btm/cult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . Fultonville Ford 4610 Narrow, MFWD, cab . Coming In . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 5320 MFWD w/ldr . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Goshen Kubota MX5000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,400 . . . . . . Fultonville NH 8240 2WD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,800 . . . . . . Fultonville NH TL90 cab 2WD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,900 . . . . . . . Chatham AC 200 w/ cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900. . . . Schaghticoke JD 5325 2WD/Cab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,500 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5325 2WD/Cab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,000 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5065M w/553 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,500 . . . . . . . . Goshen Ford 8N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,750 . . . . . . . Chatham COMPACT TRACTORS Ford 1520 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,995 . . . . . . . Chatham JD 3005 w/300. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,350 . . . . . . . Chatham MF 1220 w/mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,595 . . . . . . . Chatham JD 855 w/cab, & loader . . . . . . . . . . . $9,800. . . . Schaghticoke JD 2520 w/loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900 . . . . . . . Chatham JD 4520 w/cab, loader, low hours . . $39,900. . . . Schaghticoke Kubota L39 TLB, canopy. . . . . . . . . $28,400 . . . . . Clifton Park Kubota L5450 loader/backhoe . . . . $21,000 . . . . . . . Chatham NH TZ25DA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900 . . . . . . . . Goshen SKID STEER / CONSTRUCTION 317 Skid steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500 . . . . . . . Chatham Cat 236 cab, heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 320 w/cab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,900. . . . Schaghticoke MOWER CONDITIONERS NH 477. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,900 . . . . . . Fultonville TILLAGE JD 1450 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2000 6 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2500 4 bottom plow . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 . . . . . . Fultonville HAY AND FORAGE Claas 870 SPF H w/Heads . . . . . $169,500. . . . Schaghticoke DBL Rake Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $950 . . . . . . Fultonville Dion Forage Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 . . . . . . Fultonville NH 258. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . Fultonville NH 169 Tedder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 . . . . . . Fultonville NH 28 blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750 . . . . . . Fultonville H&S merger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900. . . . Schaghticoke Miller Pro Rake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,900 . . . . . . Fultonville Miller Pro Rake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . Fultonville Miller 1416 merger . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,500. . . . Schaghticoke

the largest professional pulling organization in the country.

These unique machines pull a sled that uses a system of gears to create a drag of 20 tons or more.

General admission event tickets are $20 for teens and adults; $15 for children 12 or younger.

Tickets will go on sale Friday, July 22 at the Fair’s Box Office which will be open for regular hours from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday

through Friday. Fans can also buy tickets online through Ticketmaster or order and pay by phone by calling 800-745-3000 or 866-448-7849. Admission to the Fair on the day of the show is included with the advanced purchase of a Grandstand concert ticket.

The tractor pull will be held in addition to the seven major concerts lined up for the grandstand during the 2011 Fair.

Miller 1416. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500. . . . Schaghticoke JD 714 Forage Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,750 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 3960 forage harv., base unit. . . . . $3,800 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 3970 w/ 7’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900 . . . . . . Fultonville NH 166 inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,850 . . . . . . Fultonville Fahr KH500 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200 . . . . . . Fultonville Ford 3pt hitch, 6’ sickle bar mowerComing In . . . Schaghticoke Vicon 4 Star Tedder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,200 . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 945 Moco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500 . . . . . . . . Goshen Vicoh 423 TN Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 . . . . . . . Chatham Kuhn FC 302 Moco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . Chatham Kuhn FC 4000 Disc Mower . . . . . . . . $6,800 . . . . . . . Chatham Kuhn 500 Disc Mower . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . Chatham Krone 550 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,650 . . . . . . Fultonville Rossi 7’ sickle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 . . . . . . . Chatham Sitrex 302 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . Fultonville PLANTING / TILLAGE Brillion 18’ Harrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900. . . . Schaghticoke JD 220 disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . Fultonville Taylorway 16’ disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500. . . . Schaghticoke JD 2500 4 btm hyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 7000 4RH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,550 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 12’ BWA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750 . . . . . . Fultonville BALERS NH 326 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900. . . . Schaghticoke NH 279 baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000 . . . . . . . . Goshen NH 316 baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 447 Round Baler . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500 . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 335 Round Baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,850 . . . . . . Fultonville NH BR 7030 Round Baler. . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . Fultonville Pequea Fluffer 81⁄2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . Fultonville Hesston 530 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . Chatham Hesston Rounder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . Fultonville MISCELLANEOUS HARDI 210 3pt Sprayer . . . . . . . . . . . $2,850 . . . . . . Fultonville POLARIS RAZOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,250 . . . . . . Fultonville ARCTIC CAT 650 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,850 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 135 mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

JD 6600 combine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

JD 215 Grain HD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

JD 7000 Series 3 pt./PTO, front hitch $4,950 . . . . . . Fultonville JD HPX Gator 4x4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,750 . . . . . Clifton Park Keenan 140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000 . . . . . . Fultonville Great Bend loader for JD 7000’s . . . $5,500 . . . . . . Fultonville Bush Hog 4 ft. mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . $850 . . . . . . . Chatham JD 9600 w/643, combine. . . . . . . . . $41,500 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 850 Gator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2 BTM Plow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $450 . . . . . . . . Goshen 3 pt. Disc 4’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750 . . . . . . . . Goshen

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New Holland 252 Dual Rake Hitch - Like New, Excellent 2007 Knight 8118 Spreader - 1800 Gallons, 400 Bushels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,975 Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,975

2007 Knight 8114 Spreader - 1400 Gallons, 300 Bushels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,875

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New EZ-Trail 510 Grain Cart - 490 Bu. Capacity, 14” Hard New EZ-Trail Gravity Wagon - 400 Bu. Capacity, w/Gear.

Edge Auger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,125

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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT July 25, 2011 On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt Calves:45-60# .24-.28; 6175# .30-.35; 76-90# .40-.50; 91-105# .55-.60; 106# & up .65-.72.

Farm Calves: .75-.87 Started Calves: .25-.32 Veal Calves: .70-1.47.5 Heifers: Open .50-1.05; Beef .77-.97.

Feeder Steers: 65-82.50 Beef Steers: .65-.98 Stock Bull: .79-.95 Beef Bull: .80-.96 Replacement Cows: one @ 636 Lambs, ea: 85-165 Goats, ea: 30-165 Kids, ea: 50-85 Canners: up to 65.75 Cutters: 66-71 Utility: 72-77.50 Chickens: 4-16 Ducks: 5-18 COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA July 27, 2011 Cows: Canners 25-68; Cutters 68.50-73; Util 71-77.

Bulls: 71-77 Calves: 18-87/ea.

Feeders: 61-97 Sheep: 103-105 Goats: 57-197/ea; Kids 1888/ea.

Boars: 15.50 Hogs: 30/ea.

Feeder Pigs: 48-71/ea.

Chickens: 2-6.50 Rabbits: 1.50-18 Ducks: 3-15 * Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

July 26, 2011 46 Calves .05-1.16, Avg .42; 36 Cows .46.5-.83.75, Avg .69; 14 Easy Cows .23.5.63.5, Avg .48; 1 Feeder 300-600# 1.32; 2 Heifers 1.10-1.28, Avg 1.19; 4 Bulls .74.5-.99, Avg .87; 8 Steers .69-1.46, Avg .93; 15 Sheep .50-1.02, Avg .82; 8 Lambs (ea) 27-64, Avg 41.25; (/#) 1.26-1.88, Avg 1.70; 13 Goats (ea) 35-120, Avg 71.15; 13 Kids (ea) 11-75, Avg 45.08; 1 Alpaca 100.

Total 223.

Poultry & Eggs: Heavy Fowl (ea) 2.50-5.50; Chicks (ea) 1-3.50; Pullets (ea) 26.50; Rosters (ea) 3; Rabbits (/#) 1.40-2.05; Pigeons (ea) 3.25-15; Guineas (ea) 13-16.50.

Grade A Eggs: White Jum XL 1.30; L 1; M .80; Brown Jum XL 1.45-1.50; L 1.40; M .95.

Hay, Straw & Grain: 2 Alfalfa 5.70-6.10; 8 Mixed .363.40; 1 Grass 6. Total 11 CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No report EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY No report CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY No report

FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA No report

CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY No report

NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA July 26, 2011 Calves: (/cwt) 0-60# 14-18; 61-75# 23-55; 76-95# 3455; 96-105# 41-55; 106# & up 43-50.

Farm Calves: 60-240/cwt Start Calves: 130/cwt Feeders: 47-81/cwt Heifers: 64-77/cwt Steers: 40/cwt Bulls: 88-90.50/cwt Canners: 34-66/cwt Cutters: 67-70.50/cwt Utility: 72.50-76.50/cwt Sows: 41-51/cwt Hogs: 56-57/cwt Boars: 5/cwt Pigs: 50/ea Lambs: 160-210/cwt Sheep: 55-117.50/cwt Goats: 30-155/ea.

Rabbits: 1-34/ea.

Poultry: 1-6.50/ea.

Hay (12 lots): .504.90/bale. northamptonlivestockauction.homestead.com

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY No report

HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ

DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY No report GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY No report PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY No report BATH MARKET Bath, NY No report FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION Canandaigua, NY July 20, 2011 Cows: Bone Util 64-80; Canners/Cutters 42-74.

Bulls: Dairy 72-86.

Calves: 95-110# 15-25; 8095# 10-22; 60-80# 5-20; Ret. to Feed Bull over 95# 30-132; 80-94# 25-130; 7080# 20-100; Hfrs. 205.

Steers: Beef Ch 94-113; Sel 79-85; Hols. Ch 85-104;

Sel 75-84.

Hogs: St. 50-71; Feeder pigs 60/hd.

Lambs/Goats: Lambs 100190; Sheep 30; Goats 70142.50/hd.

FINGER LAKES PRODUCE AUCTION Penn Yan, NY July 27, 2011 Beans (1/2 bu): 8-20 Beets (bunch): .60-1.80 Blueberries (pt): 2.10-2.55 Broccoli (hd): .35-.65 Cabbage (hd): .85-1 Cantaloupes: .65-1.95 Cauliflower (hd): 1.30-1.85 Cherries (peck): 16-22 Cucumbers (1/2 bu): 2-12 Eggplant (1/2 bu): 7.5010.50 Eggs (dz): .35-1 Hot Peppers (1/2 bu): 4-11 Lettuce: .25-.80 Onions (bunch): .27-.70 Peaches (1/2 bu): 22-27 Peppers (1/2 bu): 2-10 Pickles (1/2 bu): 2-25 Plums (peck): 10-22 Potatoes (1/2 bu): 9.5015.50 Salad Tomatoes (pt): .251.95 Salt Potatoes (1/2 bu): 1620 Sweet Corn (dz): 1.40-4 Summer Squash (1/2 bu): 3-14.50 Tomatoes (25#): 11-45 Watermelon: 1.05-5.25 Zucchini (1/2 bu): 3-15.50 Produce Mon @ 10 am, Wed-Fri @ 9 am sharp.

HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY July 25, 2011 Cattle: Bone Util .70-.80; Canners/Cutters .60-.70; Easy Cows .60 & dn.

Bulls: Bulls & Steers .79.88 Feeders: Dairy .50-.82 Calves: Bulls 96-120# .801; up to 95# .10-.95; Hfrs.

Hols. under 100# 2.40.

Dairy: Gauquie Herd Avg. 1198; Milking Age up to 1900; Bred Hfrs. up to 1400; Hfr. Calves up to 230.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA No report BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA July 20, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 68-72.75; Boners 80-85% lean 62.2566, lo dress 57-62.75; Lean 85-90% lean 58.75-63.75, lo dress 54.75-58.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1555-2075# 82.25-82.50.

Feeder Steers: S 3 Jerseys 325-330# 72-73.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 95-115# 75-92; No. 2 100-110# 70-75; 80-90# 5065; No. 3 95-105# 40-55; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs. 85-100# 120-145/hd; Beef X 75-115# 50-72.

Gouverneur

Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

Bath

Vernon New Berlin

Cambridge

Central Bridge Chatham

Vealers: Util 65-100# 2046.

Slaughter Pigs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 220-270# 145-190/hd; 45-50% lean 230# 130/hd.

Sows: US 1-3 400-450# 140/180/hd; 550-600# 210230/hd.

Boars: 300# 60/hd; Jr. 230240# 70-90/hd.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 1555# 27-66; 60-100# 53-80; Roasters 150-200# 78112/hd.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 2-3 30-65# 90-170; 75-95# 125170.

Slaughter Yearlings: 8595# 50-75.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 95-185# 35-50.

Slaughter Rams: 125# 70.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 100# 150; Sel 2 under 20# 3-14; 30-45# 22.50-60; 5060# 45-70; 70-90# 87.50120.

Slaughter Nannies: Sel 2 110-120# 50-80; Sel 3 80100# 40-47.50.

Slaughter Billies: Sel 1 160# 195; Sel 2 90-150# 115-170.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA July 26, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Sel & Ch 1305-1515# 109-114.25; Hols. Ch full 1480-1600# 95-99; cpl Sel 88-94.75.

Slaughter Cows: Boners 71.50-78; Lean 68-76; Big/Middle/Lo Dress/Lights 58.50-67.50; Shelly 58 & dn.

Bulls: Hols. 1670# 76.50.

Feeder Cattle: Hfrs. X colors 180-275# 123-150; Bulls Jerseys 160-175# 90-95.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 95-120# 102112; No. 2 90-120# 75-100; No. 3 80-130# 45-75; Util 45 & dn; Hols. Hfr. No. 1 95# 190.

Hogs: 220-235# 69-70; 200# 64.

Swine: Sows US 1-3 300400# 58.50-64.50; 425490# 56-61.50; 500-615# 59-64.50; Thin/Weak/Rough

395-510# 44-52.50.

Goats: M&L Nannies/Billies 80-200; Fancy Kids 110120; Fleshy Kids 90-107; Small/Thin/Bottle 25-68 3865.

Lamb: Gd & Ch 40-75# 150-172; Thin 20-35# 100137.

Sheep: all wts. 57.

Sale every Tuesday * 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry & Eggs * 6 pm for Livestock starting with Calves * Special Fed Cattle Sale Tues., Aug. 2. * State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Fri., Aug 5 @ 1 pm.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA Small Animal Sale July 26, 2011 Rabbits & Bunnies: .50-15 Chickens/Peeps: .25-7.25 Ducks: 2-11 Pigeons: 2.35-3.50 Guinea Keets: 3 Pot Belly Pigs: .22-32 Parakeet: 8 Ducklings: 1.50-2.50 Guinea Pigs: .1.50 All animals sold by the piece. Sale starts at 5 pm CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle, PA No report. *Next State Graded Sales Fri., Aug. 5 & 26. Receiving 7:30 am till 10 am. Sale time 1 pm.

DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC Dewart, PA July 25, 2011 Cattle: 82 Holstein Steers: 13701566# 95-98.50.

Heifers: 1054-1122# 106108.50.

Cows: Prem. White 75-76; Breakers 70-73; Boners 65.50-69; Lean 55-63.50.

Bulls: 1282-1480# 84.5092 Feeder Heifers: 442-554#

85.50-93.

Calves: 170. Bull Calves No. 1 94# & up 97.50112.50; 80-92# 70-92.50; No. 2 94# & up 80-100; 8092# 60-70; No. 3 80-110# 60-87.50; Hols. No. 2 80114# 160-255.

Veal: Util 30-67.50 Lambs: 50-90# 167.50187.50.

Kid Goats: (/hd) Sel 1 6090# 105-125; Sel 2 30-45# 51-67.50; 60# 70; Sel 3 3040# 34-47.50; Nannies 90120# 80-95.

Hay: 10 lds, 75-130/ton Straw: 1 ld, 175/ton EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Holland, PA No report GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA July 25, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1252-1448# 116118; Ch 2-3 1192-1440# 112.50-116.50; Sel 1-3 1080-1314# 102-107.50.

Slaughter Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1498-1588# 98.50-100; Ch 2-3 15081588# 95-97; 1706-1766# 91.50-93; Sel 1-3 13261650# 86-88.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1170-1370# 112.50113.50; Ch 2-3 1086-1264# 108-111.50; Hols. 12321530# 85-89.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 81.5085.25; Breakers 75-80% lean 75.25-80, hi dress 80.50-82; Boners 80-85% lean 70-75.75, lo dress 68.50-70; Lean 85-90% lean 64.50-70, hi dress 7075.50, lo dress 57-62.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1091-2066# 83-91, hi dress 1014# 98; YG 2 1270-1952# 75-81.

Feeder Steers: M&L 2 300500# 110-117.50; L 3 Hols.

300-500# 84-95.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 2 300-500# 102.50-111; 500700# 94-97.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 500700# 110-115.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 96-120# 110-117.50; 86-92# 50-77.50; No. 2 96116# 80-105; No. 3 94-114# 40-80; 7 Hols. Hfrs. 80-96# 160-220; No. 2 80-92# 95145.

Vealers: Util 72-104# 5-45.

Sows: US 1-3 562-604# 4852.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 2-3 40-60# 172.50-182.50; 6060# 182-185; 80-100# 180187.50; Sheep Gd 2-3 7585.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 72.50-115; 60-80# 115-128; Sel 2 20-40# 5567.50; 40-60# 70-75; Sel 3 20-40# 20-35; Nannies Sel 1 80-130# 95-115; Sel 2 5080# 57.50-60; 80-130# 67.50-95; Sel 3 80-130# 6275; Billies Sel 1 50-80# 115142.50; 100-150# 137.50150; 150-250# 225.

INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA No report KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA July 23, 2011 Mixed Hay: 7 lds, 105-300 Timothy: 2 lds, 160-190 Oat Hay: 1 ld, 245 Grass: 3 lds, 80-180 Straw: 8 lds, 130-165 LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA July 22, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1310-1590# 114117.25; Ch 2-3 1145-1520# 109-114.50; Sel 2-3 12151485# 105-111; Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1280-1535# 114116.50; Ch 2-3 1270-1405# 108-113; Sel 2-3 11601370# 104-108.

Slaughter Cows:Prem.

White 65-75% lean 79-81, lo dress 75.50-78.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 74.5078.50, hi dress 79.50-82, lo dress 70.50-74; Boners 8085% lean 71-76.50, hi dress 74.50-77.50, lo dress 65-71; Lean 85-90% lean 65-70, hi dress 69-73.75, lo dress 59.75-65.

Slaughter Bulls: Mon.YG 1 1805-1845# 85.50-88; Bullocks 920-1460# 88-92; hi dress 1080-1420# 94.5096.50, very hi dress 110115, lo dress 955-1560# 84-87; Thurs. YG 1 12601800# 88-91, hi dress 10401205# 95-99, lo dress 10451160# 81-85.50.

Holstein Bull Calves: Mon. No. 1 95-115# 105-120; 8090# 85-100; No. 2 95-120# 85-105; 80-90# 60-80; No. 3 95-135# 55-72; 70-90# 3242; Util 70-105# 25-45; Hols. hfrs. No. 1 85-105# 275-310; No. 2 100-115# 220-225; 65-85# 130160; Jersey X bred 75-85# 110-150; non-

Pennsylvania Markets Mercer

Jersey Shore

New Wilmington

Dewart Leesport Belleville Homer City

New Holland Carlisle Lancaster Paradise

Eighty-Four tubing 60-80# 12-44.

Graded Holstein Bull Calves: Tues. No. 1 90121# 75-97; pkg 85# 50; No. 2 91-115# 70-97; 84-90# 40-57; pkg 75# 15; No. 3 82110# 25-62; pkg 74# 12; Util 74-101# 12-23; Graded Hols. Hfrs No. 1 93-113# 320-340; pkg 82# 225; No. 2 pkg 108# 295; 81-90# 215-250; non-tubing 64-84# 12-47.

Graded Bull Calves: Thurs. No. 1 94-128# 100117; 86-92# 50-95; No. 2 120-128# 95; 94-118# 105117; 80-92# 45; No. 3 100130# 80; pkg 90-98# 20-40; Util 60-110# 15-25; Hols. hfr. calves No. 1 95-115# 300330; 90# 250-270; No. 2 100-110# 125-160; 70-90# 80-100.

LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Fredericksburg, PA July 21, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 75.50-76.50; Boners 80-85% lean 7074.50; Lean 85-90% lean 62-68.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-120# 100-120; No. 2 95-115# 90-100; No. 3 80110# 40-70; Util 70-105# 10-40.

LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA July 20, 2011 Slaughter Holstein Steers: Ch 2-3 1355-1460# 92.5096; Sel 1-3 1150-1435# 7685.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 4-5 1045-1250# 99-102.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 77.5081.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 73-77; Boners 80-85% lean 67.50-72; Lean 8590% lean 64.50-67.50, lo dress 60-64.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 hi dress 1460-1495# 93-94; YG 2 1245-1405# 78.50-81.

Feeder Steers: L 3 640805# 63-66.

Vealers: Util 70-105# 2040.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-130# 82.50-97.50; 80-90# 60-85; No. 2 95-

120# 70-87.50; 80-90# 5065; No. 3 95-125# 30-60; 7090# 40-57.50.

Holstein Heifers: No. 2 90# 270.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 30-45# 180-202.50; 55-65# 167.50-180; 75-95# 172.50-188; Ewes Gd 1-2 65-90# 122.50-130; 190195# 86-95.

Goats: Kids Sel 1 20-35# 67.50-75; 50-60# 70-99; Sel 2 10-20# 22.50-30; 30-40# 40-62.50.

MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA July 19, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1225-1515# 116119; Ch 2-3 1160-1585# 112-116.50; Sel 1-3 10451500# 105-111.

Slaughter Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1370-1465# 100-106; Ch 2-3 12601605# 95-100; 1620-1640# 93-95; Sel 1-3 1395-1535# 90-91.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1195-1470# 112.50116.50; Ch 2-3 1085-1285# 108-110.50; Sel 1-3 9901100# 103-103.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 82; Breakers 75-80% lean 75.50-78, lo dress 69-74.50; Boners 80-85% lean 6974.50, hi dress 78.50, lo dress 65-69.50; Lean 8590% lean 64-69, lo dress 57-63.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 9202065# 86.50-97; hi dress 1295# 100.50; YG 2 10651085# 82-82.50; Bullocls 950-1095# 101-127.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 400455# 110-115; 667-850# 99-113; M&L 2 540-740# 85-100; L 3 Hols. 262-485# 71-95; 585-985# 80-92.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 450# 110; 525-670# 95104; M&L 2 395-460# 7592; 530-720# 70-96.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 625730# 85-100; M&L 2 315470# 89-105; 505-760# 722; L 3 Hols. 705# 97.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-130# 75-95; 90# 70-80; No. 2 95-115# 60-75; 80-90# 52-67; No. 3 95-

105# 45-60; 75-90# 30-50; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs. 95# 240; No. 2 80-85# 85-157.

Vealers: Util 60-115# 10-47.

Barrows & Gilts: 49-54% lean 230-282# 72.50-75.25; 282-290# 72-74.50; 45-50% lean 230-247# 68-71; 360# 62.

Sows: US 1-3 400-425# 4850.50; 540-655# 49.50-53.

Boars: 310-815# 28-35; Jr. Boars 245-280# 55-58.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 1545# 41-61; Roasters 135200# 80.50-89/cwt.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 45-65# 162-205; 70105# 172-195; Ewes Gd 2-3 155-185# 62-80; Rams 245310# 62-65.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 3545# 97-110; 50-75# 120140; Sel 2 under 20# 10-25; 20-40# 25-70; 45-60# 67110; 65-70# 77-92.

Slaughter Nannies: Sel 1 110-140# 85-117; Sel 2 90110# 75-95.

Slaughter Billies: Sel 2 120# 130-137.

MORRISON’S COVE * LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA July 25, 2011 Cattle: 88 Steers: Ch 100-108; Gd 95100 Heifers: Ch 100-105; Gd 95-99 Cows: Util & Comm. 70-75; Canner/lo Cutter 69 & dn.

Bullocks: Gd & Ch 79-89 Bulls: YG 1 72-77 Feeder Cattle: Steers 7595; Bulls 70-90; Hfrs. 70105.

Calves: 88. Ch 105-120; Gd 75-90; Std 10-50; Hols. Bulls 90-130# 60-115.

Hogs: 50. US 1-2 70-72; US 1-3 65-68; Sows US 1-3 4555; Boars 28-65.

Feeder Pigs: 5. US 1-3 2050# 40-65 Sheep: 30. Lambs Ch 180210; Gd 140-175; SI Ewes 70-70.

Goats: 20-120 MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA July 25, 2011 Alfalfa/Grass: 220-235 Rd. Bales: 60-85

Lg. Sq. Bales: 130 Straw: 130-180 Hay Auction held every Monday at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA July 25, 2011 Roosters: 4.50-7 Hens: .25-2.50 Banties: .25-2 Pigeons: 1.50 Ducks: 3-7.75 Bunnies: .50-3.50 Rabbits: 4.75-8 Lg. Rabbits: 11-22 Auction held every Monday at 7 pm.

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES New Holland, PA July 25, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 72-76, hi dress 77-79, lo dress 66.50-69.50; Boners 80-85% lean 6973.50, hi dress 74.50-76.50, lo dress 63.50-66; Lean 8890% lean 61-66, hi dress 67.50-70, lo dress 55-60.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1670-1905# 84-89; Bullocks 980-1425# 89-94; hi dress 995-1430# 97-100, lo dress 885-1355# 83-87.50.

Graded Bull Calves: Hols.

No. 1 95-125# 105-122; 8090# 80-100; No. 2 95-115# 85-105; 80-90# 60-75; No. 3 95-130# 50-80; 75-90# 4255; Util 70-115# 25-50.

Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 85-100# 280-350; No. 2 65-85# 190-260; non-tubing 60-75# 12-55.

NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA July 20, 2011 US 1-2: 13 hd, 20-30# 140170; 46 hd, 135-150; 15 hd, 40-50# 130-140; 7 hd, 6575# 105-110.

US 2-3: 36 hd, 20-30# 145185; 89 hd, 30-40# 125-150; 23 hd, 40-50# 120-160. *Next Feeder Pig Sale will be Wed., Aug 3.

NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA July 25, 2011 Slaughter Lambs: Non-traditional markets: Wooled & Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 178-199; 60-80# 175-199; 80-90# 179-192; 90-110# 180-193; 110-130# 175189; Wooled & Shorn Ch 23 40-60# 151-171; 60-80# 159-176; 80-90# 153-175; 90-110# 163-177; 110-150# 160-174.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 M flesh 120-160# 87-101; 160200# 88-102; 200-300# 8498; Util 1-2 thin flesh 120160# 69-83; 160-200# 5771.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 3040# 85-99; 40-60# 109-133; 60-80# 127-165; 80-90# 163-177; Sel 2 30-40# 6074; 40-60# 77-108; 60-70#

108-122; Sel 3 30-40# 4559; 40-50# 47-61; 60-70# 63-77.

Slaughter Nannies/Does: Sel 1 80-130# 106-118; 130-180# 118-130; Sel 2 50-80# 78-92; 80-130# 96110; Sel 3 50-80# 62-76; 80130# 80-94.

Slaughter Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100-150# 161-175; 150-250# 177-191; Sel 2 100-150# 142-156.

NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Wilmington, PA No report NEW WILMINGTON PRODUCE AUCTION, INC. New Wilmington, PA No report PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Market Summary July 25, 2011 Compared to last week corn sold .05-.50 higher, wheat sold steady to .30 lower, barley sold steady to .20 higher, oats sold .40-.50 higher & soybeans sold .10.90 lower. EarCorn sold steady to 10 lower. All prices /bu. except ear corn is /ton.

Southeastern PA: Corn No. 2 Range 8.05-8.50, Avg 8.19, Contracts 6.24-6.80; Wheat No. 2 Range 6.326.70, Avg 6.46, Contracts 6.75; Barley No. 3 Range 4.20-5, Avg 4.60; Oats No. 2 Range 3.75-5.20, Avg 4.48; Soybeans No 2 Range 14.05-14.30, Avg 14.15, Contracts 13.17-13.40; EarCorn Range 220-239, Avg 229.50.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 8.10-8.65, Avg 8.34; Wheat No. 6.70; Barley No. 3 Range 4.60-5, Avg 4.78; Oats No. 2 Range 3.504.80, Avg 3.96; Soybeans No. 2 Range 12.75-14.30, Avg 13.71; EarCorn 165225, Avg 209.66.

South Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7.50-8.05, Avg 7.84; Wheat No. 2 Range 57.40, Avg 6.09; Barley No. 3 Range 4-5.30, Avg 4.61; Oats No. 2 Range 3-4.20, Avg 3.56; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13.80-14.10, Avg 13.93.

Lehigh Valley Area: Corn No. 2 Range 7.80-8, Avg 7.92; Wheat No. 2 Range 6.60-6.95, Avg 6.78; Barley No. 3 Range 5.05; Oats No. 2 Range 4.30-4.60, Avg 4.45; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13.60-13.85, Avg 13.73; Gr. Sorghum Range 7.40.

Eastern & Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 8.058.65, Avg 8.12, Mo. Ago 7.67, Yr Ago 3.87; Wheat No. 2 Range 6.32-6.70, Avg 6.37, Mo Ago 5.86, Yr Ago 5.49; Barley No. 3 Range 4.20-5, Avg 4.70, Mo Ago 4.84, Yr Ago 2.21; Oats No. 2 Range 3.50-5.20, Avg 4,

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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Mo Ago 4.31, Yr Ago 2.29; Soybeans No. 2 Range 12.75-14.30, Avg 13.90, Mo Ago 13.33, Yr Ago 10.03; EarCorn Range 165-239; Avg 217.60, Mo Ago 207.60, Yr Ago 114.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7.10-7.50, Avg 7.26;Wheat No. 2 Range 6.37; Oats No. 2 Range 33.50, Avg 3.25; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13.55.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary July 22, 2011 Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 114118; Ch 1-3 108-115; Sel 12 104-111.

Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 97-105; Ch 2-3 9396.50; Sel 1-2 89.50-91.

Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 110116.50; Ch 1-3 105.75110.50; Sel 1-2 103-105.

Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 75-70-80; Boners 8085% lean 69.50-76; Lean 85-90% lean 64.50-69.50.

Bulls: YG 1 86.50-94; YG 2 82-84.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300500# 115-142; 500-700# 103-132; M&L 2 300-500# 105-117; 500-700# 88-100.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 109-132.50; 500-

700# 107-117.50; M&L 2 300-500# 102-112.50; 500700# 93-104.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 127-130; 500-700# 103-129; M&L 2 300-500# 116-125; 500-700# 95-106.

Vealers: Util 60-120# 10-45.

Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols. bulls 95-125# 95-115; No 2 95-125# 70-95; No. 3 80120# 30-70; No. 1 84-105# 205-340; No. 2 80-105# 145-225.

Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 4954% lean 220-270# 66-70; 45-50% lean 220-270# 66.50-67.50.

Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 5052.50; 500-700# 52.5055.50.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 2030# 140-170; 30-40# 135150; 40-60# 130-140; 6575# 105-110; US 2 20-30# 145-185; 30-40# 125-150; 40-50# 120-160.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 208235; 60-80# 205-221; 80110# 196-216; Ch 1-3 4060# 150-177; 60-80# 175191; 80-110# 171-191.

Ewes: Gd 2-3 120-160# 103-117; 160-200# 99-113; Util 1-2 120-160# 53-67; 160-200# 75-89.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 101-129; 60-80# 120-136; Sel 2 40-60# 71-

107; 60-80# 106-117; Sel 3 40-60# 56-69; 60-80# 6576.

Nannies: Sel 1 80-130# 120-133; 130-180# 117131; Sel 2 80-130# 104-118; Sel 3 50-80# 70-84; 80130# 84-98.

Billies: Sel 1 100-150# 167181; 150-250# 198-211; Sel 2 100-150# 136-150.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Hay Market Summary July 25, 2011 Hay & Straw Market For Eastern PA: All hay prices paid by dealers at the farm and /ton. Compared to last week hay & straw sold steady. All hay and straw reported sold /ton. Alfalfa 130-210; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 130-175; Timothy 120-160; Straw 135-150 clean; Mulch 45-60.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 118 lds Hay, 36 Straw. Alfalfa 170-325; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 110350; Timothy 160-225; Grass Hay 110-310; Straw 127-230 clean.

Diffenbach Auct, N. Holland: July 18, 51 lds Hay, 17 lds Straw. Alfalfa 170-325; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 110-350; Timothy 160-225;

Grass Hay 110-310; Straw 135-185 clean.

Green Dragon, Ephrata: July 22, 18 lds Hay, 7 Straw.

Alfalfa 225; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 145-310; Timothy 225; Grass Hay 157-265; Straw 145-160 clean.

Weaverland Auct, New Holland: July 21, 12 lds Hay, 4 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 160-185; Timothy 220; Grass Hay 125-200; Straw 165-190 clean.

Wolgemuth Auct, Leola: July 20, 31 lds Hay, 8 lds Straw. Alfalfa 180-275; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 150360; Timothy 180-210; Grass 140-180; Straw 125185 clean.

Summary of Central PA Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 72 Loads Hay, 8 Straw. Alfalfa 192.50-305; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 90-250; Timothy 115-200; Grass 95-175; Straw 115-220 clean.

Belleville Auct, Belleville: July 20, 24 lds Hay, 2 lds Straw. Alfalfa 192.50-305; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 90240; Timothy 117.50-150; Grass Hay 110-175; Straw 140-142.50 clean.

Dewart Auction, Dewart: July 20, 9 Lds Hay, 1 Straw.

Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 125-160; Timothy 180-347; Grass 110-130.

Greencastle Livestock: July 18, 12 lds Hay, 0 ld Straw. Alfalfa/Grass 80122.50; Timothy 150; Straw 82.50-92.50 clean.

Kutztown Auction, Kutztown: July 9, 18 lds Hay, 3 Straw. Alfalfa 230-245; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 130250; Timothy 115-200; Grass Hay 95-130; Straw 150-220 clean.

Middleburg Auct, Middleburg: July 19, 9 lds Hay, 2 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 60-255; Timothy 150; Grass Hay 75-220; Straw 90 clean.

Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippensburg: July 9 & 12, 15 lds Hay, 8 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 75-160; Grass Hay 140-150; Straw 110165 clean.

New Wilmington Livestock, New Wilmington: July 22, 16 lds Hay, 1 ld Straw. Timothy 100; Grass Hay 110; Straw 120.

VINTAGE SALES STABLES Paradise, PA July 25, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1340-1620# 114116.75; Ch 2-3 1230-1555# 111-115; Sel 2-3 11251450# 108-111.

Slaughter Heifer: Ch 2-3

1195-1345# 108- 110; Sel 2-3 1125-1285# 105.75107.

Slaughter Cows: Boners 80-85% lean 65-67; Lean 85-90% lean 60-66, lo dress 56-59.50.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 100-115# 100-107; No. 2 95-120# 75-90; 85-90# 5055; No. 3 95-115# 55-65; 6590# 30-45; Util 75-105# 1535; Hols. No. 2 80-120# 95150.

Holstein Heifers: No. 1 few 80-130# 105-175 * Next Feeder Cattle Sale August 12.

WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA July 21, 2011 Loads: 16 Timothy: 1 ld, 220 Mixed Hay: 7 lds, 160-135; 1 Mixed old 275.

Grass: 4 lds, 125-200 Straw: 4 lds, 165-190 WOLGEMUTH AUCTION Leola, PA July 27, 2011 Loads: 32 Alfalfa: 3 lds, 260-275 Mixed: 15 lds, 193-265 Timothy Hay: 3 lds, 192200 Grass: 5 lds, 193-300 Straw: 5 lds, 163-180 Soybean Stubble: 1 ld, 140

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County Field Day, Hosted by the Centre County Woodland Owners of Centre County at the Harry Pionke Stewardship Forest in Moshannon, PA.

This field day will run from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., includes lunch and refresments and will cover forest restoration followingy gypsy moth salvage

CLARK BROTHERS DAIRY DISPERSAL FRIDAY, AUGUST 5TH @ 9:30 AM At the farm 1362 Clark Road, Wyalusing, Pa.18853 - Herrick Twp. Bradford County - from the junction of Rte. 6 & 187 - go east on Rte. 6, north on Mercur Hill Road at new Shelby's Garage, 4 1/2 miles to Clark Road, then one mile to farm - Arrows off Rte. 6

harvest; tree plantinghickory, conifers, and aspen; Completing plant control-herbicides; deer exclosures and controls.

There is also an optional afternoon tour that will cover vernal pools, wildlife pond, field habitat for wildlife, butterflies and hummingbirds, and fruit trees — contact Dave Jackson, Penn State Extension at 814355-4897 or

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Aug. 27 — Jefferson County Field Day at the Bob Schmidt property in Brookville, PA. This field day will run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., includes lunch and refreshments and will cover enhancing and creating wildlife habitat; invasive plants, problems and control; herbicide control of plans

300 + HEAD HI GRADE HOLSTEIN DAIRY CATTLE 300 + 175 milking cows with RHA 25304 milk; 63 in 1st lactation, 60 in 2nd lactation averaging over 80 lbs per day in the tank; freestall housed; parlor trained; fed TMR - NO BST. All AI sired and genetically mated with Select Sire bulls such as Socrates, Mr Sam, Pontiac and others. 40 fresh in last 60 days; 30+ due for Aug. & Sept.; balance year round herd in good condition.

50 plus bred heifers from short bred to springing - confirmed pregnant - bred to and

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60 open heifers from breeding age down to 400 lbs - 15 started calves - Well grown young cattle from select sire bulls.

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ANTIQUES: painted Hoshen, Howard Miller grandfather clock, 1850’s victorian chair & ottoman, victorian marble top candle stand, marble top wash stand, 1965 Seeburg jukebox with records (working), postcards, stamp album’s, 1960’s 2 seater bike, oak bookcase, oak sideboard, oak library table with ink well, doll collection (Alexander), doll house with furniture, early metal toy tractors, early 1900’s Whyland Opera House, tickets from St. Johnsville, crocks & jugs.

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JEWELRY: Cameo’s, sterling, Avon & more.

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Antique Tractors, Parades, Steam Traction Engines, Shingle Making, Grain Threshing, Corliss Steam Engines, Antique Gas Engines, Plowing & Saw Mill Demonstrations

GIANT CRAFT & FLEA MARKET Consignment Auction | Wednesday 3PM Delos Dann Auctions 585-396-1676

CAMPING • Contact: Maxine Kniffin 315-595-2857 Email: steampageantcamping@hotmail.com

TRACTOR PULLS Powder Puff / Wednesday 4 pm Antique Tractor Pull / Thursday 4 pm & Friday 2 pm Contact: Rod Reynolds 585-770-4695 Garden Tractor Pull / Saturday 9 am DIV 1 - 4 / Saturday 1 pm Pro Stock Pull / Saturday 5pm

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Auctioneer’s Note: Lots of items not listed: This is a nice collection you don’t want to miss

— contact Gary Gilmore, Bureau of Forestry at 814-849-7463 or ggilmore@state.pa.us for more information. Deadline to register is Aug. 18.

Sept. 17 — Elk County Field Day at the Rolf Beagle Club in Johnsonburg. This field day will run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., includes lunch and refreshments and will cover native warm season grass planting and establishment; early successional habitat establishment and management; riparian area restoration; wetlands/shallow water areas for wildlife; conifer and native tree/shrub planting; NRCS incentive programs — contact Ben Renner, NRCS at 814274-8166 extension 101 or ben.renner@ pa.usda.gov for more information. Deadline to register is Sept. 9.

A nominal fee of $10 per participant covers materials, refreshments and lunch. Please contact the Headwaters RC&D Council, 109 North Brady Street — 2nd Floor, DuBois, PA 15801 or telephone 814503-8653 or email bdittemore@headwatersrcd.net to register for any or all of the field days.

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Artic Cat ATV Late Model Club Car Golf Carts, Electric Vehicles: 2007 Buick LaCrosse CX 2005 Ford Escape XLT, 4x4, Sunroof 2002 Chevy Trailblazer LTZ, 4x4, Sunroof Miscellaneous: (2) New Rototillers (2) New Pressure Washers Morbark #18 Chipper Caretree 30" Tree Spade Woods XT84 7' Brush Hog Vermeer Directional Boring Rig, 380ft Drill Rod (2) Loads of stone (Flat Stone & Pavers) Treated Fence Posts, Huge Supply 2003 Woodchuck SP17, 4x4, Self Prop Wood Chipper Pallet Forks Boat Rhino Brush Hog (58) Wooden Apple Crates Upright Commercial Refrigerator Antiques: 1949 John Deere Model GW, Excellent Cond.

1949 John Deere Model A w/All Restoration Parts Caterpillar Steel Wheel Tow Road Grader Hit & Miss Engines: 100 Big Trucks & Trailers 100 Pieces Farm Tractors 1500 Pieces Farm Machinery 190 Pieces Construction Equipment

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