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McLain Farms brightens fields, future with rapeseed, sunflowers

by Karl H. Kazaks STATESVILLE, NC — For many years, Phil and Mike McLain grew a traditional cornwheat-soybean rotation here in Iredell County. In 2006, the North Carolina Soybean Growers Association recognized them for having that year’s highest soybean yield — 92.9 bu/A. That was and still is the all-time state record.

What made their field so productive that year? “Rain,” Phil McLain said with a laugh. “That and a history of cow manure.”

But setting yield records wasn’t enough for McLain Farms. The brothers wanted to add value to the crops they grew. They decided, as McLain said, “to get into some kind of processing.”

The McLains’ first plan was to make biodiesel and then venture into oilseed processing, but as they researched the endeavor, they decided to forego biodiesel and begin with oilseed processing. “You can sell oil to the biodiesel market,” McLain explained.

Six years ago, McLain Farms grew its first canola crop. “We grew canola two years before we processed it,” McLain said.

“We wanted to get some up ahead of time, and see if we wanted to do it.”

Canola was competing with wheat, so it had to meet or beat wheat financially. When the McLains saw that it did, they kept going forward with canola, and even added a second processing line to their plant to handle more volume — a move that had been planned when the plant was designed.

The processing plant is located on a farm whose previous owner had used it as a feedlot. The land had previously been farmed by ancestors of the McLains, who are third generation Iredell County farmers. The Harvestore silos that were built for the feedlot are now used to store cleaned seed, while cattle sheds and

Phil McLain explains McLain Farms also sells soybean hulls, which are mostly bought by area dairies.

Photos by Karl Kazaks hay barns have been converted for flat storage. Smaller vertical bins are used with grain drying. The McLains also installed two 95,000-bushel Brock grain bins.

At maximum production, the plant can process half a million bushels per year. The plant runs 24 hours per day, from Monday at 7 a.m. to Saturday afternoon.

Two years ago, McLain Farms switched from canola to rapeseed. “With rapeseed you have the opportunity to sell to the industrial market,” McLain said.

The McLains were encouraged to make the switch to rapeseed by Technology Crops International (TCI), a WinstonSalem-based company that markets specialty oils derived from oilseed crops. TCI also

Rodney McHargue and David Thornton work on a degumming machine at McLain Farms processing plant. The green cylindrical machine in the back is the cooler.

encouraged the McLains to grow high-oleic sunflowers and, at present, purchases all of the rapeseed and sunflower oil the McLains produce.

Today, the McLains grow a rapeseed-soybean-wheat-sunflower-corn or cotton rotation.

Mike is in charge of the farming, while Phil looks after the processing plant.

Rapeseed and canola are visually identical. The difference between them is in their fatty acid profiles. Rapeseed has a high amount — at least 45 percent — of erucic acid in its oil, while canola has much less erucic acid — under 2 percent — making it edible by humans.

Compared to wheat, rapeseed uses more nitrogen and sulfur, and is harvested earlier — an advantage for the crop that follows.

Rapeseed is planted half-aninch deep. “For us, we like to plant it all in late September,” McLain said. “Or we start losing yield.” The McLain’s average yield is about 50 bu/A. By total weight and volume, that may be less yield than soybeans, but when you account for the much higher oil content in rapeseed — more than 40 percent, compared to 18 percent for soybeans — growing rape makes financial sense.

In fact, this year McLain Farms is even having other growers in North Carolina grow rapeseed for them to process.

At harvest, rape needs to desiccate at the same time.

To achieve that, McLain sprays with Diaquat. The rape is harvested at 8 percent moisture, in early June.

Last year, McLain Farms had a good sunflower harvest. “It yielded 1,800 pounds per acre,” McLain said, rivaling the yield of double-crop soybean.

Sunflowers don’t leave much residue, “less than corn,” McLain said.

The processing plant uses mechanical extrusion. “We don’t use hexane or chemical products,” McLain said. That means the McLains’ meal will fit in natural feeding regimen.

What’s more, the rapeseed and sunflowers the McLains grow are non-GMO. The processing equipment — extruders, presses, cooler, hammer mill, conveyors — were acquired from Insta-Pro, in Iowa.

Because sunflowers and rapeseed are so high in oil, they require two pressing — one before extrusion and one after.

Soybeans, in contrast, only need to be pressed once, after extrusion. If you don’t press rape or sunflowers prior to extrusion, McLain explained, the extruded product you get is too gummy — like peanut butter. “You have to get some oil out first,” he said.

Meal from the plant is sold to a local independent feed company, G & M Milling of Statesville.

“It’s been a really good alternative to the normal products that we use,” said G & M’s Jeff McNeely. “It’s economical and very palatable.”

G & M blends the rape and

sunflower meal with soybean meal, usually two-thirds soybean and one-third sunflower or rapeseed meal. Most of the buyers are dairies.

“We’ve had good results with it,” McNeely said. “Nutrition work has to be done so it balances. You can’t just throw it in, you have to manage a ration. But a lot of people say they’d much rather use it than straight soybean meal or cottonseed meal.”

McLain Farms helps its neighboring farmers not only by supplying meal but also by hauling away manure for its fields.

“The whole idea is to offer a service to the community,” McLain said. The McLains also grow and store silage for their neighbors.

With the development of their processing facility, the McLains have seen an increase in their profitability. But they’ve also seen benefits accrue to the community.

“We can keep money here in the county rather than send crops out to be processed and return,” McLain said.

They’ve also helped the local employment picture: there are four or five people working at the processing plant that wouldn’t have jobs if the McLains hadn’t started their processing business.

What’s more, the new crops have added color to the landscape. When the crops are in bloom, locals like to stop by the side of the road and take photos with the flowering fields of rape or sunflowers behind them.

Tom Breuer checks on some of the sunflower meal coming through the extruder. Quite warm in this form, it will be pressed then sent through a cooler and hammer mill before becoming finished sunflower meal.

by Jennifer Showalter DAYTON, VA — Over 60 people from across Virginia recently spent the better part of the day at an On Farm Nutrient Balancing Workshop at Woodmen of the World in Dayton, VA. The workshop was intended for livestock and crop producers both to look at why regulators are focusing on Shenandoah Valley farms and what the science really says about the best ways to keep phosphorous on farms and out of the water. Solutions being used locally to address the problem were also shared with the group.

“Our presenters offered the fact that the P-Index isn’t used a huge amount here as a nutrient management planning tool, but there is a place for it as a tool for required nutrient management plans and as an educational tool, which is what its’ original intention was. The P-Index presents to a farmer where field phosphorous levels are and how different landscape features affect its ability to become a polluter. So our presenters gave some different scenarios that could help a farmer improve productivity overall, while minimizing the environmental damage potential by phosphorous,” said Virginia Cooperative Extension Agent Matt Yancey.

Throughout the day, speakers emphasized different best management practices (BMP) to help manage phosphorous on farms. From soil tests, to the use of manure injectors, to rotationally grazing, Dr. Andrew Sharpley, world renowned specialist in manure and phosphorus from the University of Arkansas, covered a wide range of ways to help address the issue.

Soil tests should be taken at least every three years but were recommended to be taken annually to determine where one is at with his or her soils. Some fields are likely to be higher in phosphorous than others and one will want to allocate more manure to those with lower results. Once phosphorous levels reach a certain point, it is a challenge to get them back down. Soil tests will help prevent this problem from occurring. As with most things, balance is key. Maintaining ideal pH levels will make phosphorous and other nutrients most readily available for crop growth.

Audience members were also reminded to test their manure to find out exactly how much nutrients they are putting down to prevent

Dr. Andrew Sharpley, world renowned specialist in manure and phosphorous from the University of Arkansas, shares numerous ways to help keep nutrients from running off into waterways. applying more than a crop really needs. Along the same lines, it was suggested that spreaders and sprayers be calibrated so one knows if the rate he or she is putting down is what is intended.

Over the years, reduced tillage practices have become very popular and have helped with the runoff of phosphorous. Phosphorous tends to bind to soil particles so anything that helps keep soil in place also helps decrease the amount of phosphorous leaving a farm. According to Sharpley, no-till methods reduce erosion by 75 percent to 80 percent, but not without resulting in buildup of phosphorous at the surface of the ground. He suggested periodically tilling and injection fertilizer into the root zone. “No-till is good, but you have to manage your nutrients differently than before,” said Sharpley.

Actively growing crops uptake phosphorous and other nutrients, so throughout the workshop attendees were encouraged to try and keep a crop growing on their fields at all times. Leaving crop residue when possible builds organic matter and also helps protect soils from erosion Farmers were reminded that any phosphorous fed to livestock in excess of their dietary needs is excreted. If a ration can be tightened up to reduce excess phosphorous from being excreted, producers can possibly save money on their feed bill and reduce an overload of phosphorous to their system.

With proper placement of buildings and appropriate measures to keep water from entering feedlots and barnyards, producers can drastically help decrease the amount of phosphorous reaching the water sources.

The group was encouraged to incorporate grass buffers around lots and streams to trap excess nutrients as well as sediment.

Sharpley stressed that planning is key in balancing nutrients leaving and entering a farm and many of the suggestions made go back to a simple Nutrient Management Plan.

Soil tests, manure tests, and yield records are critical inputs to a plan.

Neil Zahradka, with the

Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), ensured the crowd that the DEQ is fully aware that one size does not fit all when it comes to balancing nutrients and minimizing runoff. With each operation being different from another, the DEQ hopes that by sticking with a voluntary approach, small and large farms will take action to help alleviate the problem.

John Welsh, with the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, briefly gave an update on the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load. Welsh was first to admit there is no financial incentive to reduce phosphorous being brought into Virginia farms — it is a difficult task for many.

“There are certainly ways to reduce phosphorous brought into farms, but it comes at a cost,” said Welsh.

George Rohrer, a local farmer, agreed with Welsh when he shared his story and admitted that he knows he is bringing in phosphorous to his farm by buying wet brewers grain from a local brewery, but economics is a driving force. Rohrer runs a 140-acre farm where he milks about 120 dairy cows and grows turkeys for Cargill. Rohrer sends all of his poultry litter east of the Blue Ridge Mountains and performs soil tests annually to monitor what is going on. He also tests his manure and has controlled erosion by fencing streams and building a heifer feeding barn. Rohrer plants his cover crops early each fall and either utilizes them or kills them down.

Dr. Roy Maguire, manure specialist at Virginia Tech, spent some time specifically going over manure injection.

According to Maguire, manure injection decreases odors, increases nitrogen efficiency by decreasing ammonia volatilization and decreases nitrogen and phosphorous loss to runoff. Maguire went over several types of injectors, but reminded the audience that no matter the kind, it is important to get closure of the soil to prevent the ammonia from escaping. Maguire pointed out that 75 percent of ammonia nitrogen is lost to the air with surface application, versus a 5 percent loss with injection.

Toward the end of the day Richard Fitzgerald with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) took the stage and gave an enthusiastic presentation on the many benefits of alfalfa.

According to Fitzgerald, legumes have a great rotational value. “You want a cropping system that feeds the cows, feeds the soil, and improves the next crop coming around,” said Fitzgerald. He then added, “With manure, nitrogen always has phosphorous attached to it and we are trying to get away from phosphorous. Alfalfa on the other hand provides nitrogen from the air without phosphorous.”

Everything in life is based around accomplishing a balance. With that being said, excess phosphorous is a real problem. The workshop gave the attendees a better understanding of different ways to work towards a balance of nutrients on farms. A tremendous amount of information was covered during the workshop, but with different examples and the relay of firsthand experiences, everyone left with a better understanding of the issue and how to address it.

More than 60 people gathered recently in Dayton, VA, to learn about on farm nutrient balancing.

Photos by Jennifer Showalter

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Feeding the world tomorrow

by Steven E. Smith Born in the waning minutes of Halloween 2011, little Miss Danica May Camacho of Manila, Philippines will forever have the notoriety of being the seven-billionth citizen of the world. The historical event is a reminder of the increasing expectation of U.S. as well as global agriculture production. According to the November 2011 report findings of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations entitled, State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture, “world population estimates predict that the global population will reach nine billion people by 2050. The report also projects increased demands for food production due to improved standard of living in the growth regions of Latin America, Russia, China and South East Asia.

These populations will be improving their diets to more protein rich foods such as meat, fish, milk and eggs to total more than 465 million tons of

meat and one billion tons of milk.”

Can agriculture continue to meet these expectations? While the innovations in technologies and improved management practices enabled agricultural producers to meet the demands of previous generations, today animal agriculture is experiencing economic pressure from increased cost of feed inputs versus the market price for beef and dairy products.

While beef values are at record highs, the inventory of the U.S. beef herd has declined. According to January 2012 National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) cattle inventory reported just 90.8 million head of cattle and calves which is the lowest level since 1952. The market value of animals coupled with the high feed cost has generated this outcome.

Within the Dairy sector, the high value of corn due to increased demand for its use in ethanol production and the export market has also had a resonating effect on the cost of feed ingredients. Further, the volatili-

Cover photo by Karl Kazaks McLain Farms has been growing and processing oilseeds for six years. This view from atop one of the 95,000 bushel grain bins shows Phil McLain with a number of rapeseed test plots; each year the farm grows several test varieties.

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ty of farm commodities has led many agricultural producers to scrutinize the input cost side of production.

Livestock producers are assessing the importance of their own forage production practices as well as their expectations for off-farm purchased feed ingredients. While some managers are focused on purchasing feed ingredients as bulk commodities that blend on farm, others purchase manufactured feeds based on nutrient specifications placing little emphasis on specific feed ingredients to meet their animal performance needs.

Changing the paradigm For some time now, bringing in a few or many commodities on farm has been appealing to farms of all sizes.

Dairy managers with on-farm commodities favor following the market and making either spot purchases or forward contract agreements for various byproducts to use in their entire feed program. By budgeting what they plan to spend on their total feed costs, managers aim to source ingredients on a price basis therefore locking in some of the inputs costs for their operation. The strategy of using commodities is considered favorable by these producers because they are already mixing feeds on farm anyway so why pay an outside business for blending the same ingredients.

Additionally, commoditized operations consider it advantageous to use these on-farm commodities in their dry cow and heifer feeding programs as well.

When considering the challenges with being commoditized, dairy and beef producers note the need for efficient handling systems that limit the loss (shrink) of the feed inventory.

Further if a producer decides to use on-farm commodities, they will need to make the commitment to be knowledgeable in purchasing as well as engaging in diligent management of the on-farm inventory. In choosing to use on-farm commodities, these producers need to be mindful the business opportunity costs that come as a result of their chosen management system. These “other side of the coin” issues include such things as increased financial outlay needed to purchase the inventory as well as limited flexibility of ingredients to use once the inventory of a given commodity is on farm.

Feeding for nutrients On the other hand, some producers face the impending challenge of increased feed costs with a different perspective. Instead of focusing on

the ingredient, it is possible to take a contract on the nutrient analysis instead of the specific ingredients, According to Ellen Durkin, dairy technical support specialist for Nutreco, this strategy offers producers another tool for cost control. “A producer can evaluate their on-farm forages and herd profile and predict the standard needs of their groups. Some make the commitment to locking the price of specific ingredients such as corn meal, distillers or even soybean meal within a formula. In doing so, they realize an improved and known price going forward without having to own a large on-farm inventory.”

Others have come to the conclusion that animals do not have a set requirement for specific amounts of a feed ingredient but ultimately nutrient requirements for performance stated Durkin. But going back to their knowledge of their own feeds and herd performance expectation; producers can contract the cost of their feeds going forward.

Feed efficiencies of today and for tomorrow “As we continue to research the complexities of rumen microbiology and fermentation, there will continue to be new innovations available to use in livestock production,” stated Durkin. Since the inception of monensin sold as Rumensin in replacement and then later lactating diets, advancements in ration formulation with this rumen modifier have been refined. In addition, other rumen modifiers have been introduced to complement and result in an additive effect when used in conjunction to monensin. In order to meet the growing demand for production, the technologies will play an essential role in meeting the energy demand of livestock through rumen efficiency from increased beneficial volatile fatty acid production as well as improved starch and fiber digestibility.

There has been no time in history where the farmer has had more mouths to feed than today. As in the past, tomorrow should be a continuation of the tradition of our strength as a nation and moreover a race found in the capacity of our agricultural sectors. That willingness to invest in future production of food and fiber despite the high level of inherent risks is a fundamental element within the makeup of agriculturalists. These advancements in science to better understand the nutrient requirements and methods of feeding our livestock will be a certain solution to feeding our consumers.

Work family celebrates great angus sale Work Land & Cattle Co., a family owned and operated Angus farm near Uniontown, PA, again held its annual sale on May 6. Thirty-five females averaged $2,485 and 23 bulls averaged $2,130. A great crowd from all

the surrounding states came to support a farm that has been in existence for more than 50 years.

Watch for future information on the Work family and their sales at www.WorkCattle.com.

The Alltech 28th Annual International Symposium opened with a welcome from Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Jerry Abramson. In his opening address he spoke about the future of food and the importance of food security for generations to come.

“Envision the world of 2050,” said Lt. Governor Abramson. “We need to make sure that the future is bright for our kids and for our grandkids.”

Governor John Y. Brown, co-founder of KFC and Tim Gannon, co-founder of Outback Steakhouse, joined Dr. Pearse Lyons, president and founder of Alltech, on stage to delve into the future of food. These two food revolutionaries have each dramatically changed the industries that they work in, seeking out new ways to operate and adapting to challenges they faced. They possess a unique perspective on how the industry can and should develop in order to feed the world in 2050. Both agreed that no industry is more important than the food industry and that the biggest challenge that we face is getting a safe and nutritious product to the end user.

Dr. Karl Dawson, Alltech vice president and chief scientific officer, followed with an illuminating overview of the revolutionary science of nutrigenomics. He discussed the applications of genetics in the agriculture industry and how research in this area is responsible for most of the developments in the industry. He also discussed epigenetics, how our genes react to the environment, and how new findings in this area shed light on the complex in-

terplay of nutrition and development.

Following the opening address, Dr. Pearse Lyons discussed the nine initiatives that will help shape Alltech’s future: 1. Alltech Academy - “We need advanced education for professionals.

Advanced poultry nutrition, advanced equine nutrition, crisis marketing, brewing, learning never stops.”

2. Crop Sciences - “We need more crops from a finite amount of land. Alltech Crop Sciences aims to boost productivity and breed healthier plants.”

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4. Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale “Bourbon Barrel Ale is global! In the next few months we are launching Alltech’s Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale in Ireland.”

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1940 census, a step back in time

by Stewart Truelsen Earlier this spring the National Archives released the 1940 Census to the public. If you are wondering what took them so long, there is a 72-year waiting period required by law to respect the privacy of the respondents.

The personal information had been anxiously awaited by the growing number of amateur genealogists trying to fill out a family tree and learn more about their ancestry. Prior to the release, the 1930 Census was the latest available.

A census of the population has been taken every 10 years since 1790, primarily for the apportionment of members to the House of Representatives.

However, it also provides a useful snapshot of the population of America; in 1940 it would have been a Kodak Brownie black and white photo.

The population of the United States was 132.2 million then, including the territories of Alaska and Hawaii; a little more than 5 million were farmers. By the 2010 Census, the population had more than doubled to 308.7 million and there were 751,000 fulltime farmers, ranchers and agricultural managers.

The decline in farm population started well before the 1940 Census and

was expected to continue. The Agriculture Department reported that at least twice as many young people were maturing each year in rural areas than would be needed on the farm. The transition from horsepower to tractor power, which was still going on, reduced the need for farm labor.

This was a real concern because the national unemployment rate in 1940 was 14.6 percent. There weren’t many jobs to be found in the cities to accommodate rural youth. Besides, not all were anxious to leave the countryside.

Writing in the 1940 Yearbook of Agriculture, Harvard University philosophy professor William Hocking said, “The farm has an opportunity for normal family life which is still definitely superior to that of the city, in spite of rapid recent changes.”

Hocking even warned that “no civilization survives when the urbanite becomes the model for all groups.”

The American Farm Bureau Federation didn’t find farming entirely superior. In 1940, it sought to raise farm prices relative to industrial prices and create a fair economic balance between farmers and other groups.

Sadly, Americans who filled out the census forms in 1940 had no idea that the fighting in World War II would

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New to the Alltech Symposium this year was the incorporation of several new technologies, such as the Alltech International Symposium app, which lists each session and contains speaker biographies and a map of the convention center. The opening session was also streamed live online on the Alltech Ag Network.

FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE American Farm Bureau Federation erase more than 400,000 of their names from the next tally, including young farmers and ranchers.

The postwar years saw rapid change.

Suburban living became the compromise between choosing to live in the city or rural countryside. The unemployment rate plunged as manufacturing and construction grew and the Baby Boom Generation was born.

The snapshot of America taken in 1940 became quickly outdated by all

these events, but its release this year gives many of us a chance to find and appreciate our connection to that difficult yet interesting time.

The official website of the 1940 Census is www.1940census.archives.gov.

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, Forward Farm Bureau.

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The research journal Nature Genetics published two manuscripts recently offering an unprecedented glimpse into the diversity of modern corn in their online edition. Gathered through the U.S. Maize Diversity Project, the information in these studies provides important data that will aid breeders and geneticists in efforts to develop improved traits.

“The information in these studies has very exciting implications for corn farmers,” said National Corn Growers Association Research and Business Development Action Team Chair DeVonna Zeug. “As research and development facilities across the country, such as the proposed National Agri-

cultural Genotyping Center, apply this information to the development of new corn hybrids, farmers will see a wider selection of improved traits at a much more rapid pace. These developments in the lab will yield real-world results in the field.”

The first study will allow scientists to identify variations that have allowed corn to adapt to a wide array of environmental stresses, including drought, heat, and pathogens. Through the identification of more than 55 million genetic markers, this study shows that the maize genome is in constant flux, and that maize genomes vary significantly in size. The data presented here will help

scientists, over the next decade, expedite the genetic location of valuable traits and use this information in the improvement of corn hybrids.

The second study identified more than 1,000 genes critical to the domestication of corn, which will allow geneticists to better focus research on the understanding and improvement of these specific genes. This comparative look at maize evolution during domestication and subsequent breeding shows the striking transformation that maize has undergone to reach its modern state from its wild progenitor. Remarkably, the data revealed the strong selection process applied by ancient farmers

thousands of years ago to bring about this change. Scientists can use this data to more precisely and swiftly develop tools to address growing global demand, either by genetic manipulation or the use of rare natural variation.

The U.S. Maize Diversity Project, which involves collaborators from around the world, has sequenced and analyzed more than 100 genomes of wild and domesticated corn. In doing so, it has revealed the remarkable diversity present in the world’s top production crop. This project is funded through a partnership between the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Nutritional strategies to help cope with heat stress

by Dr. Tom Bass, Renaissance Nutrition, Inc. It is now June and with it begin the hottest four months of the year.

As summer’s heat and humidity grow, so too do the resulting production losses and health risks for dairy cattle — challenges that often persist beyond the return of cooler weather in the fall.

Today’s dairy cows begin to experience heat stress at lower temperatures than many people realize. Earlier guidelines suggested that milk production losses resulting from heat stress started at a temperature-humidity index (THI) of 72.

That equates with an air temperature of 79 degrees at 40 percent relative humidity (RH), or 73 degrees at 85 percent RH. However, these guidelines were based on research done back in the 1950s and 1960s with cows averaging 34 pounds of milk. Recently updated guidelines indicate that, for cows making 77+ pounds of milk, production and reproductive losses begin at an average daily THI of 68 (73 degrees at 40 percent RH, or 68 degrees at 85 percent RH). Even in herds averaging less than 70 pounds of milk, remember that the high producing cows will be

negatively affected, and so in turn will the bulk tank average.

Focus on facilities first Heat stress, like most challenges faced by today’s dairy producer, is one that is most effectively addressed with a multi-pronged approach.

The largest and most cost-effective opportunities to reduce heat stress are facility-based. Ensuring that cows have adequate shade and abundant water provision are attainable goals for all dairies. Beyond those considerations, dairies in humid climates (typical of the northeast and mid-Atlantic regions) can most effectively cool cows by repeatedly wetting cows down and blowing air over them on a cycle that increases in frequency with a higher THI. Blowing hot, humid air over hot cows is ineffective.

Water application (in the holding pen and along the cow feed alley) that soaks cows to the skin is a key component of the equation, as it works in conjunction with a preferred air velocity of 5-8 mph to significantly enhance evaporative cooling, thereby keeping cows from getting as hot as they otherwise would.

Ration formulation considerations

First and foremost, ensure that the dairy ration fed during hot weather is rumen-friendly.

Heatstressed cows are more likely to experience rumen health problems.

Daily eating patterns may be altered by hot weather, increasing the risk of slug feeding. Hot cows stand more, and will often pant as a means of trying to cool off. The more they pant, they less they chew their cud, and these two behavioral changes combine to reduce the amount of saliva that is produced and swallowed.

This in turn means less bicarbonate enters the rumen to function as a buffer, and a greater risk of sub-acute rumen acidosis results.

Heat-stressed cows also eat less. In an attempt to compensate for this, past nutritional approaches often included increasing ration energy density, commonly achieved (at least in part) by feeding more grain.

Given the rumen health risks already present, feeding more grain (starch) is generally illadvised. Instead, ration changes should focus on feeding less total and/or rapidly fermentable

starch, more fermentable fiber, and potentially more fat, as diets so formulated should not add to the risk of acidosis.

Brown mid-rib (BMR) forages and high-fiber (or low starch) byproduct feeds like soy hulls fit well with this nutritional approach. Feeding lower starch rations may reduce feed efficiency, but this measure tends to be poorer for heat-stressed cows to begin with. Furthermore, this approach should help minimize the risk of a significant nutritional contribution to the increase in lameness cases many herds experi-

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As all dairymen can attest, herd reproductive performance also suffers during hot, humid weather. While effective cow cooling will here again yield the biggest benefits, proper ration formulation may also be of some value. Strive to feed appropriate protein levels. Overfeeding protein (or feeding excess protein relative to the amount of fermentable carbohydrates in the ration) can increase MUN

(milk urea nitrogen) levels. If MUNs are significantly elevated, they may further contribute to the reduced conception rates typical of heatstressed cows. Excess ration protein may also unnecessarily increase ration costs, depending on the source(s) used.

Ration additives A variety of researchproven feed additives are available that may help with milk production and/or cow health during hot weather. However, nothing works every-

where (except good management!), and for many of the products listed below, the research data has yielded mixed results, with some studies showing a benefit to feeding the product whereas others do not.

Live yeast and yeast culture products from several manufacturers have shown improved rumen function, milk production, and/or feed efficiency when fed to dairy cows under heat stress conditions. Research has also found

that cows fed an extract from the fungus Aspergillus oryzae may better tolerate hot weather, with cows making more milk and/or having slightly lower body temperatures in some trials.

Seaweed/kelp (Ascophyllum nodosum) meal and niacin are two other products that have shown benefits in some studies, but not others, when fed to heatstressed cows.

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Feeding additional sodium bicarbonate helps offset the reduced saliva production and rumen buffering experienced by heat-stressed cows.

Cows lose more potassium as they sweat more during hot weather.

Feeding potassium carbonate can help offset this loss and increase the cows’ blood buffering capacity, and often contributes to higher milk production or improved butterfat percentage in the process.

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that this improvement in milk production efficiency is maintained in heatstressed cows.

In addition to decreasing milk production and reproductive performance, heat stress will also negatively impact a cow’s immune system.

With this effect in mind, and depending upon the current ration ingredients and nutrient specifications, producers may consider feeding additional vitamin E, chelated/complexed trace a minerals, and/or product containing mannan oligosaccharides (MOS). These nutrients and additives all have some research supporting improved immune function in association with their use.

It is important to consider the use of any of these additives with input from a knowledgeable nutritionist. The additive(s) that are most likely to be appropriate and/or cost-effective may vary somewhat from herd to herd, and over time, depending upon feeding strategies, ration composition, desired response from the cows, milk component concentrations, and milk price.

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2 HOLSTEIN JERSEY cross Heifers, one 7 months, and one 1 month. 607-8476665.(NY)

WANTED: 3pt. hitch disc mower, 9’, leave location, model, price, phone number. 315440-0998.(NY)

JOHN DEERE 336 baler with kicker, excellent condition, stored inside. Western, NY. asking $3,500. Or best offer. 607-225-4516

WANTED: Used cattle trailer 16 foot. 607538-1009.(NY)

AKC BORDER Collie puppies, 8wks., blue merle, shots, wormed, microchipped $400.

Parents on site, photo’s by request. 315430-4164.(NY)

RADIATOR FOR John Deere MT, will fit others, new condition $200. Selkirk, NY. 518-439-1547

PAIR OF 18.4-38 axle duals with clamps for 4” axles, make offer. 585-7717724.(NY)

JD 4400 WITH LOADER NH TC30 with loader, like new. Kubota L2900 with loader.

JD 2320 with loader, like new. 315-5367713.(NY)

JD 620, RUNS GOOD WFE $4,000. Also free female Beagle. 315-363-0262.(NY) CULTIVATOR #2 3-point hitch, row crop $125. Mower NH sickle bar #1 3-Point hitch $1,200. 518-883-4408.(NY) OLDER BELGIAN Mare, good condition, 9yrs. old. Boy used him to plow this spring $550. obo. 4831State Hwy.10 Fort Plain, NY. CLAAS ROTARY rake VGC $2,000. 50+ Uebler stanchions $100. 8ft. 6in. auger pipe, small vacuum pump 3PH fert./lime spreader. 607-863-4010.(NY) TWO DRAFT MALES for sale also Thoroughbred Gelding also horse equipment.

315-902-8011.(NY) JD BALER 346 with thrower, works good $3,700. M.F. baler 228 with thrower, part or fix $1,000. 607-435-9976.(NY) KUHN GT5000 TEDDER 4 Star, excellent shape, 2 flat rack wagons. 315-6623440.(NY) SQUARE BALER New Holland 67 kicker under cover, ties every time $600. Leave message. 315-845-8440.(NY) CASE LIME Sower & Seeder, fair condition $100. Kubota Generator 2200W $125.

802-592-3356.(VT) FORD 2N RESTORED, Case 430 restored, Farmall Super H, Fordson Major diesel, MM standard 6, UB restored, ZB restored. 518-922-6301.(NY) 2 CERTIFIED Organic cross cows, will be fresh soon. Let ring 315-858-9151.(NY)

FOR SALE: Oliver 1655 Tractor complete motor, overhaul, 3pt. all tin work. Jordan, NY. 315-689-7108 cell 315-251-4656.(NY) MASSEY FERGUSON 3pt. 7ft. sickle bar mower, ready to mow. 716-735-3272.(NY) 1979 IH TRUCK mod. 1854 14ft. grain/dump, body great shape but needs motor work, excellent tires $3,200. OBO. 315-360-6193.(NY)

WANTED: Box mounted or Barrels mounted corn sheller wanted named old Dominion/Fulton. Name your price. Also any Harrisburg, PA. Shellers. 717-792-0278 NEW HOLLAND model 58 kicker, complete, works good. 315-858-9971.(NY) NH 450, 7’ SICKLE bar mower, good condition. 716-537-9088.(NY)

FARMALL 544 hydro row crop new in frame overhaul, 4,860 hours, good tires, wide front $6,500. 315-246-1948.(NY)

2-2YR. OLD PUREBRED Hereford Heifers with Angus bull calves 1350/pair. WANTED: Ford 352 or White 5100 corn planter, 4-row. 607-863-4422.(NY)

BELTED GALLOWAY Red Holstein cross 1st calf Hfr. Black Baldie Hfr. Calf born 513-12, good momma, full belt $1,500.

Both. 315-894-1314.(NY)

SPOTTED BIO team harness $750. 5th/# wheel wagon, rubber tires, wooden wheels $500. Bobsled $750. 315-963-7103.(NY)

NH 258 ROLLBAR rake, field ready $2,500. Ask for Rich. 315-351-5028.(NY)

FRESH HOLSTEIN HEIFERS raised on pasture, due within next 2 months. 585526-5954(NY)

ANGUS BULLS pure bred $1,200. 900 NH Chopper hay & narrow, 3 row corn head $2,500. 607-329-0301.(NY) HUSKY 3000G spreader 21.5x16.1 tires CV PTO, lights, spare tire, GC, $10,500./obo. Five used 30in. fans, 3 phase, guards $700./obo. 716-8641562.(NY) FOR SALE: Irish Dexter cattle bull calves Heifer calves, call evenings or leave message. 585-928-2725.(NY)

CASE IH 8370 center pivot haybine, good condition $2,500. OBO/ 790 NH Chopper, both heads, new knives, elec. controls, excellent. $5,000. 315-750-9164.(NY) RED BOURBON Turkey chicks, two weeks old for $6. each. 315-536-8967.(NY) LOG CABIN farm house located on edge of farm in Windsor, 3 bedroom, 1 bath, new septic, roof, windows $299,900. 413-6844665.(MA)

GRAIN AUGER 8”X41’ PTO driven, mobile, ML hand MFG., good condition $1,350. IH 510 4-btm. plow $1,000. 315626-6684.(NY)

GRIMM 2-STAR tedder $750. Angus cross bull 600lbs. Sale- trade Hereford bull, service age. JD 520 loader, asking $3,000.

716-257-5129.(NY)

HEREFORD BREEDING bull 16mo. old, ready for breeding season. 716-3372173.(NY)

3 LAYER HEN cages, stackable, egg roll out front, complete water dishes, feeders, litter pans, like new $180. Take all. 585765-2606.(NY)

JOHN DEERE 3 bottom plow mounted also 12’ Brillion Cultipacker. 585-5067300.(NY)

1992 F-350 DUALLY pickup with Gooseneck package. Only 80,000 miles. No undercarriage rust. Automatic, new parts.

Details call. $5,200. Cooperstown. 607547-5939.(NY)

NEW HOLLAND model 55 rake $1,200.

Deutz Fahr Four Star tedder $1,500. Two five foot Bushhog $400. each. 315-9233692.(NY) GEHL 750 Forage Harvester with hay head TA electric control, works good $1,200. Deutz Allis 7085 4x4 90hp. good tractor. 570-524-5958.(PA)

NEW HOLLAND stack liner model 1003 $3,975. Massey Ferguson 275 diesel tractor $5,350. Massey Ferguson 135 gas tractor, all good. 570-224-4836.(PA)

REGISTERED GUERNSEY bulls. Two year old $1,500. One month old $250. 518573-9571.(NY)

FARMALL S A one owner, restored, new battery, paint, decals, cultivators front rear like new pulley PTO $3,000. OBO. 716942-3994.(NY)

14X48 HEAVY VINYL billboard tarps, $40 each; 21 Hole nesting boxes $50; Makita DA 4031angle drill new $400., asking $250. 585-554-6188.(NY)

HITACHI TRACK dumper CG70 6 cylinder Isuzu, good running condition, needs tracks, made by Marooka. New starter, 7,093 hours $10,000. 207-252-0329.(ME)

“WIFO” DOUBLE arm round hay bale squeezer, good for wrapped bales. No hydraulic cylinder, no attachment brackets $600. 315-391-3503.(NY)

2008 KEYSTONE CAMPER 37ft., three power slides, awning with screen room, washer dryer hookup, storage. In new condition $31,500. 413-834-2526.(MA)

KUHN FC-300 Discbine $5,000. NH-1411 Discbine $10,000. NH manure spreader 329, new floor, bedchain w/endgate $3,000. JD-48 Loader, no bucket. 413-2385380.(MA)

FOR SALE: JD 16A Chopper, good condition. 315-253-9578.(NY)

FOR SALE: JD 327 square baler with kicker, extra wide pickup, excellent condition, field ready. Always stored inside $8,500.

OBO. 716-731-4021.(NY) FOR SALE: Cultivator 4 row, good condition, S-Tines $800. 716-257-9016.(NY) WANTED: Farmall Super M rear end or whole parts tractor. FOR SALE: DT466 out of truck $1,200. 518-677-5031.(NY)

2000 FORD EXPLORER XLT, 4 door, runs good. To fix up or parts, 6 cyl. 518-8617118.(NY)

NH 477 HAYBINE, NH 256 rake w/dolly WHL, NH 268 drop baler, NH 273 drop baler, wood rack kicker wagon. 518-8756093.(NY)

INT 5000 DIESEL 12FT. cut self propelled haybine, low hours, very nice shape, good tires, ready to mow $6,000. obo. 315-7903600.(NY)

FARMALL PLOW with snow plow, nice condition, kept inside. 607-237-4000.(NY)

ONE HUNDRED small bales of hay, last years first cutting. 315-245-0279.(NY)

HAND HEWN RAFTER’S, Timber’s, old barn boards, 250 gallons fuel tank $100.

Jeff Miller 6422 Egan Rd. Oriskany Falls,NY 13425.

BIG BEAUTIFUL eight year old, registered Haflinger Gelding, needs exercise $2,200.

My Daughter lost interest. Amish trained in Ohio. 315-567-6631.(NY)

FARMALL C with cultivators, runs good $2,500. OBO. Can deliver. 315-8437407.(NY)

MASSEY FERGUSON model 202 bucket loader, will trade $2,900. 97 Dodge 1/2 ton 4x4 Extend-a-cab, 10ply. tires $2,300. Will trade. 315-694-2214.(NY)

SAME BUFFALO 130 cab 4whd., rubber 85-90% $10,000. 315-344-2232.(NY)

TD-9B POWERSHIFT 282cu. diesel dozer, 10’ hyd. tilt, new cutting edge clutch’s rebuilt 2009 bevel gear rear end stripped parts machine. 607-695-9731.(NY)

JERSEY BULL 2 years old, registered, sired by T Bone, asking $700. 607-5478536.(NY)

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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — The Marcellus Shale natural gas play is having a significant impact on Pennsylvania’s econo-

my, and Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences is helping to position students to benefit from associated em-

ployment opportunities.

Recently, the college’s Environment and Natural Resources Institute held a Marcellus Shale

Info-Fest for students in the College of Agricultural Sciences in environment-related majors to show them what the specialized industry has to offer in the way of jobs.

This year, in particular, there are many opportunities, according to James Ladlee, extension educator and director of special initiatives for the Marcellus Education and Training Center, which is a collaboration between Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport and Penn State Extension.

“In 2011, roughly 1,900 Marcellus Shale wells were drilled, likely requiring more than 25,000 direct employees and nearly 45,000 indirect employees,” said Ladlee. “State data show that since 2008, core jobs related to shale gas development have increased by nearly 17,000 just in Pennsylvania.”

Ladlee said College of Agricultural Sciences’ students often represent the strong work ethic, the interest in experiential learning and the creative problem-solving skills needed for the jobs in the shale gas arena.

“They are among those who best understand the importance of using science-based information to create a better future,” he said. “All these skills are directly transferable to oil and gas exploration companies or businesses and government agencies that support or regulate gas development.”

The Marcellus Shale Info-Fest touched on a wide variety of jobs and careers related to environmental implications for shale development.

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“Although changes appear to be occurring, over the last several years the scale of shale gas development in the northern tier of Pennsylvania and the southwestern part of the state was unprecedented,” Ladlee said. “Those areas have been hot spots.

Thousands of jobs were created just in Pennsylvania, either directly related to drilling or indirectly related to the shale gas industry.

Penn State College of Ag Sciences students are uniquely positioned to tackle all aspects of oil and gas development, Ladlee pointed out. Students with an education or background in environmental sciences, forestry, engineering, construction, geology, biology, agricultural law, energy business or information sciences are qualified.

“If a student wants to be on the front end of an industry or regulatory system that is growing and dynamic, there are opportunities,” he said.

“Students can be a part of the foundation for a strong regulatory system or help to transform and create even better oil and gas management practices for industry from the inside.

“Students need to understand that there are opportunities. There are literally tens of thousands of jobs being created as a result of this particular energy development throughout Pennsylvania.”

Job and career information provided at the Marcellus Shale InfoFest is posted online. To watch a video and see resources for potential jobs related to shale gas development, go to http://agsci.psu.edu/en ri/news/spotlight/marcellus-info-fest.

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Producers are both encouraged and enthusiastic about foreign marketing opportunities Beef checkoff dollars continue to be invested in foreign marketing activities to build global demand for beef and maintain beef’s positive image. And although the export train has had a steeper hill to climb and export volume has slowed as compared to this time last year, the United States is still four percent above last year’s record value, and export value for every fed steer and heifer slaughter remains above $200.

“Demand for U.S. beef remains very strong across the globe,” said Wesley Grau, chairman of the Cattleman’s Beef Board and cow/calf producer from Grady, NM. “This has been achieved despite limited access to Japan, no access to mainland China and some ongoing market access issues in Taiwan and Indonesia. But we must overcome these current obstacles in order to maintain exports beyond our current level. All-in-all, the foreign marketing landscape is very encouraging for U.S. producers and the return we see has been great.”

Fiscal year 2011 boasted record export numbers in both volume and value and the U.S. will be very challenged to repeat that performance.

Here are some brief highlights for export markets for the remainder of the year: Japan – The U.S. is anticipating new market access in Japan. In the wake of last year’s earthquake and tsunami disasters that crippled a nuclear pow-

er plant, Japanese consumers still have concerns over the safety of domestic food products.

Korea - Although the BSE episode created relatively little consumption impact in most of the Asian countries, in Korea it’s been quite significant.

U.S. beef sales in Korea were slow in the first quarter of 2012, and weakened further after the BSE announcement. Korea’s beef herd expansion in recent years has also far outpaced demand for domestic beef, prompting the government to engage in a buyout to cull some breeding cows. This has created a surge of Korean beef coming onto the market at lower prices. Korean beef is still the most expensive in the market, but the gap between domestic and imported beef prices has narrowed significantly — making Korean beef more enticing for consumers.

Taiwan – The challenge in this market is the issue of ractopamine — there’s zero tolerance for any meat imported with traces of it. Exports in the first quarter of the year were down 18 percent but steeper declines will be seen moving forward.

China - The U.S. beef industry looks very much forward to getting access to China. China’s beef imports as reported by their customs are going up again — they have record-high beef prices, but there’s a beef shortage in China.

The beef industry needs that market

Producer News and it should be a priority for the U.S. Russia - Beef in Russia is performing well in the first quarter. Under the WTO agreement the country-specific quotas remain, but the U.S. government was successful in negotiating a significant increase in the beef quota for the United States to 132 million pounds this year. The U.S. looks set to fill that quota.

Middle East – The Middle East traditionally having been the major market for U.S. variety meats and beef livers is now seeing larger and larger quantities of muscle cuts and value meats moving to that area. Egypt has been the biggest demander for these products.

Europe – The U.S. has better market access now in Europe. The duty-free beef quota will be expanded on Aug. 1, 2012, from its current 44 million pounds to 106 million pounds. There is competition in this beef quota from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Uruguay. However, financial insecurity in the EU is on the rise and it’s likely the EU will see a weaker Euro in the future.

Mexico – The Mexican peso is still relatively weak against the dollar. Beef exports have been down this year 13 percent through March — but from the peak of 873 million pounds in 2008

which was the record level, the U.S. is now down to 566 million pounds or a decline of 35 percent. Looking ahead, because of the severe drought, Mexico has increased their slaughter of beef cattle last year by about 5 percent.

They increased their exports of feeder cattle to the United States by about 50 percent — they exported almost 1.9 million head of feeder cattle to the United States last year. This means in Mexico, there’s going to be less Mexican beef in the marketplace today and into the future.

Central America – Central America is a small market but it’s a dynamic market. On high-quality beef cuts and some offals, the Panamanian duty goes to zero upon implementation of the free trade agreement with Panama this fall.

“Beef exports and growth looks good for the remainder of the year up an estimated four percent to $5.6 billion,” said Grau. “Beef export volume should remain at about 2.6 billion pounds or the same as last year. These results are valuable to the bottom line of cattle producer’s operations and that truly is a success story for our industry.”

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The joint letter states in part: “Mega-meatpackers such as Tyson, Cargill, JBS and Smithfield Foods use packer-owned

livestock as a major tool for exerting unfair market power over farmers and ranchers. This practice fosters industrial livestock production and freezes independent farmers out of the markets. Packer ownership of livestock has been proven to artificially lower farmgate prices to farmers and ranchers while consumer food prices continue to rise.

“By prohibiting direct ownership of livestock by major meatpackers, a ban on packer ownership would reduce the anticompetitive effects of

captive supplies, which packers use to manipulate markets, and would help increase market access for America’s independent producers who currently experience significant market-access restrictions due in large part to packer ownership of livestock.

“We urge you to join Senators Grassley, Conrad, Harkin and Johnson in championing strong, competitive markets in the Farm Bill by supporting the Packer Ban amendment when it comes to the Senate Floor.”

In a factsheet prepared

by R-CALF USA titled “Why Congress Must Support a Ban on Packer Ownership of Livestock” the group explains that there is nothing inherently wrong with packers owning and feeding livestock unless the packers that own and feed livestock are large enough to also control access to the marketplace.

“That’s the situation our industry faces today,” said R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard adding, “There are four large packers that control over 80 percent of our cattle

market and those packers do control access to the marketplace and they do use packer owned cattle to depress cattle prices.”

R-CALF USA’s factsheet explains that dominant packers harm competition with packer owned cattle in two ways: It states that dominant packers compete against independent cattle feeders to purchase available feeder cattle and they can overbid the price of feeder cattle, forcing independent feedlots to pay more than fair market value. Then, when the cattle feeders that competed against the dominant packers for available feeder cattle are ready to sell there finished feeder cattle, the dominant packers are the only available market outlet and they restrict the independent feeder’s access to that market

outlet simply by slaughtering their packerowned cattle.

“This anticompetitive practice drives down cattle prices and forces independent cattle feeders out of business,” Bullard said.

Bullard said that cattle producers around the country should immediately contact their U.S. Senators to urge them to put a stop to the manipulation occurring in our U.S. cattle market by supporting the amendment to the 2012 Farm Bill that will ban packer ownership of cattle.

“If we don’t take corrective action immediately, our cattle supply chain will soon be captured by the dominant packers just as they already have captured the poultry and hog supply chains. We can’t let that happen.”

Bullard concluded.

A day for cattlemen, teaming up for the best The 77th Annual New York Angus Sale was held on May 12, joined for the 2nd year in a row by the New York Hereford Sale. Graciously hosted by Trowbridge Farms of Ghent, NY, the sale again brought a packed barn of onlookers, bidders, and buyers from all over the northeast and east coast.

Fifty-five lots of Angus cattle sold to average $2,773 and 19 lots of Hereford cattle sold to average $2,263.

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New economics favor better forage management Is it a new age for forage?

• High corn prices and low cattle numbers is a historic phenomenon. It’s not business as usual.

• Higher corn prices raise the value of forage; it is cheaper to put cattle gains on grass rather than in the feedlot.

• As the value of forage has increased, the value of forage management has increased.

The beef industry is at the beginning of a long-term economic shift, says Dr. Derrell Peel, livestock marketing economist at Oklahoma State University.

And it’s a shift to — or maybe back to — forage.

“The cattle industry from the 1960s to 2006 was based on cheap grain and cheap energy,” he says. “Late in 2006, the world began to change.

“Corn prices doubled in a few months. For almost 20 years, corn prices were about $2 per bushel. The trading range for corn now is twice to three times what it was, and it’s basically permanent. Feed is no longer the primary use of corn.”

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In the past, markets have favored calves over yearlings or yearlings over calves. Now the market wants more production of both, evidenced by higher prices on calves and heavy feeders alike. That’s a function of high corn prices and low cattle numbers.

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Markets will reward those who produce forage efficiently and use it to put pounds on marketable cattle, whether they’re calves or heavy feeders.

“For the foreseeable future, there is more value in forage,” Peel says. “For the first time in two generations, we have an incentive to manage forage right.”

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“I don’t know what’s possible. I know there are more possibilities than we’ve thought about,” he said. “We can do production in different ways. We can emphasize forage. We should be looking at new forages and looking at different forage systems.

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It’s a tricky subject when you’re talking about people, but imagine if Congress had passed a No Bovine Left Behind Act the same year. Just for fun, think about what your cowherd might look like today.

First, you’d have standards that your herd would have to meet.

Maybe those would be minimum levels of fertility, calving ease and mothering ability. Perhaps it would include some threshold for weaning, yearling and carcass weight. Or even a step further: quality and yield grade targets.

Fail to meet AYP and lose local control of your herd to some team of experts.

Just as all schools had goals before that legislation, you probably already had your own set of requirements, but maybe they got a tweak or two.

Or a complete overhaul.

Then you had to decide

how you were going to get every, single cow to make the cut. It could be a combination strategy, using a little bit of synchronization and A.I. (artificial insemination) to tighten up your breeding season. Perhaps introducing some new technology, like DNA testing, could give you more information, faster. You could study some good old-fashioned EPDs (expected progeny differences) and pick genetics known for top females.

To comply, you’d likely seek out some expert advice, either from the government oversight team or better yet, your choice of integrated resource managers.

Nobody would want to risk “failing” for all to see, as the annual report card would be made public.

Come to think of it, that’s sort of what record-keeping has done

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Nebraska Sandhills rancher leads CAB board

by Meg Drake A full-time, professional cattleman provides the critical connection between the Certified Angus Beef (CAB) brand, its 30,000 producermembers of the American Angus Association and their thousands of customers.

Arlen Sawyer, chairman of the CAB board of directors, fills that bill this year.

With wife Becky, he owns the seedstock Angus ranch A & B Cattle near Bassett, NE; daughter Jessica in Billings, MT, and son Adam in Roswell, NM, are involved as well.

“I’m lucky enough to make a living in the cattle business and live in an area where cattle is the major industry, where people take so much care and pride in what they raise,” said Sawyer. “I take that appreciation to board members and staff at CAB who may not have that luxury.”

The third-generation Angus producer moved to the Bassett area from South Dakota the year after marrying in 1975.

“Growing up in a seedstock operation and then living here in the Sandhills for thirty-some-odd years makes us very

aware of the nuts and bolts of the core cattle business,” he said.

Demand for Angus cattle was not as strong in those early days. “Back in the ‘70s and early ‘80s there was a movement in the beef industry that we had only to be concerned about putting edible protein forward, and we had to do that in an efficient manner,” Sawyer recalled.

Aware of CAB since its inception in 1978, Sawyer credits the brand now with stimulating more demand for Angus cattle over the years since then. “I think there’s a definite role for beef: it is a matter of taste, it is a matter of a quality eating experience. If we can’t provide that, then we have to compete on a price basis with other proteins and that makes it difficult.”

He also credits CAB’s carcass specifications and monitoring system for “making sure that quality eating experience is never at risk.”

Meanwhile, the market rewards high-quality cattle. That fact plus strong competition bodes well for CAB supplies. Sawyer says Angus breeders are the most

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In your herd, there’s no room for babying those cows. In fact, you have no room for underperformance at any step.

But that’s all right.

With livestock, you have more options: Either raise the level of your bottom quarter (or third or even half, depending

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If you’ve been on a fast track to improve genetics, perhaps you implemented your own version of this bill a long time ago. If not, you may want to consider a version that ensures you maintain control of your future. No Bovine Left Behind: It has a kind of ring to it, sort of like the clang of extra change, realized in more pennies per pound.

competitive there are: “That forces you to produce a better product.”

Aside from raising seedstock, Sawyer made it a point to become familiar with all sectors of the production chain.

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Sawyer’s solid production background is a great asset to CAB. “Arlen does a nice job of keeping our focus squarely on the mission that has guided us since 1978,” said company president John Stika. “In an industry that constantly throws new

things at us, we just make sure everything we do adds value to registered Angus cattle.”

One of the highlights since being appointed chairman in December, Sawyer says, was attending the grand opening of the CAB Education & Culinary center in Wooster, Ohio, in May. “It became evident to me that this is a big step in making sure the chefs

and preparers are involved in bringing out the value and the taste of this Angus beef.”

Encompassing all the links that make up today’s production chain, CAB shares a common goal with its chairman, who confronts each day with a positive attitude and a simple solution: “The only option is to get better.”

Action represents another significant food safety measure WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will begin instituting a zero-tolerance policy for six additional strains of E. coli that are responsible for human illness. FSIS will routinely test raw beef manufacturing trim, which is a major component of ground beef, for the six additional strains of E. coli. Trim found to be contaminated with these pathogens will not be allowed into commerce and will be subject to recall.

Illnesses due to E. coli serogroups other than O157:H7, which caused a high-profile illness outbreak in 1993, outnumber those attributed to O157:H7. FSIS declared O157:H7 an adulterant in 1994.

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In fiscal year 2012, the latest forecast sees $134.5 billion in U.S. farm exports, the second highest level ever and $3.5 billion greater than the previous forecast.

The reason for this success is the productivity of our farmers and ranchers, as much as President Obama’s leadership on trade.

Since 2009, USDA has aggressively worked to expand export opportu-

nities and reduce barriers to trade, helping to push agricultural exports to historic levels year after year. Last year, the President insisted that we get the agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama done right, forging better deals for America’s workers and businesses that led to strong bipartisan support in both houses of Congress. Today, the agreements with South Korea and Colombia are in effect, delivering greater returns for U.S. businesses. In 2010, the President committed to double U.S. exports in five years and, two years later, we are on pace to meet that goal.

In the latest forecast, the overall pace of exports is surging, led by a 5.1million-tons increase in the volume of bulk exports over the February forecast. Consumer-oriented products in particular are soaring through the first six months of the fiscal year, up 15 percent over the first 6 months of 2011. While wheat and soybeans are expected to perform well, it is American-grown high-value products that are performing the best, with the forecast increasing again for horticultural products (particularly tree nuts) and livestock products.

Moreover, exports to Canada and Mexico are both forecast up this quarter to new records, respectively, while exports to China are up $1.5 billion due to demand for cotton, pork, dairy, poultry, and tree nuts.

“These figures indicate how demand for the American brand of agriculture continues to soar worldwide, supporting good jobs for Americans across a variety of industries such as transportation, renewable energy, manufacturing, food services, and on-farm employment. And as American agriculture continues to achieve a nearly unparalleled level of productivity, this success story will continue, helping to strengthen an American economy that’s built to last.”

The latest export forecast data is available at www.fas.usda.gov under the Quarterly Agricultural Export Forecast link.

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Overall showmanship winner — Lane Walton, Mantachie, MI, won overall showmanship at the 2012 Atlantic National Regional Preview Junior Angus Show, May 26, in Timonium, MD. Pictured, from left, are Brooke Harward, Miss American Angus; Walton; Lauren Grimes, judge; Dan DeMeyer, judge; and Deanna Bloom Hofing, judge.

Grand Champion Steer — Cherry Knoll Lou 1164 won grand champion steer and grand champion bred-and-owned steer. Bryce Fitzgerald, West Grove, PA, owns the April 2011 son of Plainview Lutton E102.

Photos by Shelia Stannard, American Angus Association.

Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Female — Cherry Knoll Fern 9072 won grand champion bred-andowned female. Bryce Fitzgerald, West Grove, PA, owns the September 2009 daughter of MCATL Reachout 836. She first claimed senior champion.

Reserve Grand Champion Bred-and-owned Female — Cherry Knoll Lady Pippa 1111 won reserve grand champion bred-and-owned female. Brody Fitzgerald, West Grove, PA, owns the February 2011 daughter of Connealy Final Solution. She first won spring calf champion.

Reserve Grand Champion Steer — Gambles Lookout 2631 won reserve grand champion steer. Madison Weaver, Ephrata, PA, owns the February 2011 son of B C Lookout 7024.

Premier Breeder — Bryce Fitzgerald, West Grove, PA, at right, won premier breeder. Presenting the award is Miss American Angus Brooke Harward.

Senior Showmanship — These juniors won senior showmanship. Pictured, from left, are Brooke Harward, Miss American Angus; Ethan Whiteside, Queenstown, MD, champion; Luke Nord, Wolverton, MN, reserve champion; and Cory Watt, Iva, SC, third place.

Intermediate Showmanship — Intermediate showmanship winners are, from left, Brooke Harward, Miss American Angus; William Harsh, Radnor, Ohio, champion; Brody Fitzgerald, West Grove, PA, reserve champion; and Carly Watt, Iva, SC, third place.

Grand Champion Bred-and-owned Bull — Cherry Knoll Lutton 1133 won grand champion bred-and-owned bull at the 2012 Atlantic National Regional Preview Junior Angus Show, May 26 in Timonium, MD. Brody Fitzgerald, West Grove, PA, owns the April 2011 son of Exar Lutton 1831. Donnie Robertson, Yukon, OK, evaluated the 210 entries.

Merit Scholarships — Atlantic National Merit Scholarships were awarded to, from left, front row Andrea Foore, Seven Valleys, PA; Hannah Grim, Thomasville, PA; Gabrielle Glenister, Pulaski, NY; Lindsay Upperman, Chambersburg, PA, who also received the Greg Krueger scholarship; Robert Velisek, Gaithersburg, MD; Brooke Harward, Richfield, NC; Emily Velisek, Gaithersburg, MD; Betsie Michael, judge; and Andrea Fitzgerald, judge. In the back row are Bethaney Enos, Cambridge, Ohio; Jordon Mullett, Coshocton, Ohio; Cory Watt, Iva, SC; Sarah Wogan, Hebron, Ohio; Patricia Vaassen, Ann Arbor, MI; Deedra Suchting, Reisterstown, MD; Clay Williams, Bishop, GA; and Paul Hill, judge.

Grand Champion Owned Female — PVF Blackbird 1010 won grand champion owned female. Chase Cunningham, Lebanon, IN, owns the January 2011 daughter of S A V Brilliance 8077. She first claimed early spring calf champion.

Reserve Grand Champion Bred-and-owned Bull — Bad Romance 913 won reserve grand champion bred-and-owned bull. Kaitlyn Clarke, West Chester, Ohio, owns the September 2011 son of S A V 004 Traveler 4836.

Reserve Grand Champion Owned Female — Dameron Blackbird 1708 won reserve grand champion owned female. Keegan Cassady, Mahomet, IL, owns the March 2011 daughter of Dameron First Class. She first won late spring calf champion.

Junior a Showmanship — These juniors won top honors in the Junior A Showmanship division. Pictured, from left, are Brooke Harward, Miss American Angus; Lane Walton, Mantachie, MI, champion; Emily Wogan, Hebron, Ohio, reserve champion; and Caroline Cowles, Rockfield, KY, third place.

Junior B Showmanship — These enthusiasts won Junior B Showmanship. Pictured, from left, are Miss American Angus Brooke Harward; Logan Wright, Philippi, WV, champion; Eric Schafer, Owaneco, IL, reserve champion; and Justin Wood, Willow Spring, NC, third place.

Best Five Head — The Illinois Junior Angus Association won state group of five.

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HAPPY JUNE DAIRY MONTH!!

Issued June 1, 2012 The May Federal order benchmark Class III milk price was announced at $15.23 per hundredweight (cwt.), down 49 cents from April, $1.29 below May 2011, and equates to about $1.31 per gallon. That put the 2012 Class III average at $15.96, down from $16.65 at this time a year ago, and compares to $13.57 in 2010 and $10.23 in 2009.

Looking ahead, Class III futures were trading late Friday morning as follows: June, $15.57; July, $16.07; August, $15.89; September, $15.96; October, $16.11; November, $16.00; and December, $16.00.

The May Class IV price is $13.55, down $1.25 from April and a whopping $6.74 below a year ago. Its 2012 average now stands at $15.24, down from $18.86 at this time a year ago.

The AMS surveyed cheese price averaged $1.5215 per pound, down 1.5 cents from April. Butter averaged $1.3657, down 9.8 cents. Nonfat dry milk averaged $1.1551, down 9.6 cents, and dry whey averaged 53.89 cents, down 5.3 cents.

Looking “back to the futures;” after factoring in the announced Class III milk prices and the remaining futures, the average Class III milk price for the first six months of 2012 stood at $15.65 on March 2, $15.70 on May 10, and $15.94 on May 25. The last half of 2012 was averaging $15.95 on April 20, $15.61 on April 27, $15.08 on May 4, $15.44 on May 11, $15.69 on May 18, $16.13 on May 25, and was trading around $16.00 late morning June 1.

Meanwhile; things remain tough on the farm.

Lower average milk prices, combined with higher alfalfa hay prices, more than offset steady soybean prices and slightly lower corn prices, sending the May 2012

milk-feed price ratio to the lowest level in two decades, according to the May Ag Prices report.

The May 2012 milkfeed price ratio, at 1.38, is down from a revised 1.42 in April and 1.73 in May 2011 and is the 14th consecutive month it has been below 2.0, reports Dairy Profit Weekly (DPW).

At $16.40 per cwt., the U.S. average milk price is the lowest since July 2010. Average hay prices rose $8, to $215 per ton; soybean prices were steady, at $13.70 per bushel; and corn prices dropped 12 cents, to $6.34 per bushel. The April MILC payment to producers will be $1.2110 per cwt.

On the bright side; the cash dairy markets saw more strength the final week of the month with 40-pound block cheese closing Friday June 1 at $1.65 per pound, up 8 cents on the week, but 40 cents below a year ago when they jumped 24 cents, to $2.05. The 500-pound barrels closed at $1.5325, up 6 1/4-cents on the week and 42 3/4-cents below a year ago. Only two cars of block traded hands on the week and four of barrel. AMS-surveyed block cheese averaged $1.5210, across the U.S., down 0.6 cent. The barrels averaged $1.4932, up a half-cent.

Cheese production nationally remains heavy, according to USDA. Increased milk supplies have been moving to manufacturing facilities with cheese plants taking much of the increase.

This has increased stocks in cold storage, but manufacturers are reported to be comfortable with current inventories.

Export sales are being assisted by the Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) program. American cheese stocks are above year ago and last month’s levels. “Other” natural cheese stocks were below year ago levels, but increasing from last month.

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through November and raised 2012 CWT cheese exports to 54.7 million pounds plus 44.7 million pounds of butter and anhydrous milk fat to 27 countries. Totals of both were adjusted due to cancellations.

Cash butter saw a fourth week of gain, closing Friday at $1.40, up 1 1/4-cents on the week but 74 1/4-cents below a year ago. Six cars traded hands. AMS butter averaged $1.3450, up a penny from the previous week.

Butter demand has been fair for the current time of year, according to USDA’s Dairy Market News. Butter feature activity has been light to moderate, but expected to increase as more co-featuring is occurring with sweet corn and the unofficial start of barbeque season during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Lower retail butter prices are also helping sales, says USDA. Cream demand increased, surprising many ahead of the holiday weekend. Cream supplies are declining due to less standardized cream available as school milk needs decline, lower milk output in some areas, and declining milkfat levels in milk. Butter production remains moderate to heavy at seasonal levels.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Friday at $1.1850, up 3 cents on the week on 11 cars traded, while Extra Grade remained at $1.09. AMS powder averaged $1.1317, down 1.3 cents, and dry whey averaged 52.4 cents, down 1.8 cents.

USDA reports that Northeast milk production likely plateaued in early

May. Nevertheless, production remained heavy and drying at some plants remained at full capacity. Milk production in the Southeast is declining overall except in the mid-Atlantic.

This has kept manufacturing capacity in the Southeast at about 60-70 percent of capacity.

Milk intakes and component levels are gradually receding from seasonal highs in the Central region. Various marketing representatives and cooperative managers indicate the competition for farm milk is increasing steadily in some areas of the Central region where cheese and butter/powder plants are numerous.

California milk output is mostly steady and remains at or near the seasonal peak. Weather has been warm during the daytime but cooler at night.

Arizona milk production is trending lower on a week-to-week basis. Hotter temperatures are a main cause, along with time in milk and feeding changes made because of high feed costs, according to USDA. Milk production in the Pacific Northwest has slowed from the heavy levels a few weeks ago but remains heavy.

USDA’s preliminary 2011 milk cost of production (COP) estimates are giving dairy policy leaders and others new numbers to digest. Production costs across the 23 states are analyzed are in a wide range, reports Dairy Profit Weekly (DPW), with regional similarities often difficult to find. The bottom line, DPW says, is that; although the 23-state gross in-

come rose an average of $3.94 per cwt. in 2011 compared to 2010, that was more than offset by a $4.69 per cwt. increase in total feed costs.

The average total feed costs for all of the states analyzed was $14.85 per cwt. in 2011, compared to $10.16 in 2010. Total feed costs ranged from a low of $10.64 per cwt. in Idaho to highs of nearly $21.00 in Maine and Oregon (in part due to a higher percentage of organic milk production).

On average, purchased feed costs accounted for 75 percent of the total feed cost increase.

California averaged $17.73 per cwt. in total feed costs, about $4.40 more than Wisconsin. Perhaps more amazing, says DPW, California’s purchased feed costs jumped $6.71 per cwt. in 2011, from just $7.04 in 2010 to $13.75 per cwt. in 2011. Wisconsin’s purchased feed costs rose $2.08 per cwt., pushing total feed costs up $2.28 per cwt.

When compared to gross value of production (including the milk price, cattle sales and other income) on a per hundredweight basis, average 2011 return over operating costs ranged from a high of $10.05 per cwt. in Florida and $7.63 in Idaho, to losses of $1.47 per cwt. in Maine, 26 cents in Kentucky and Tennessee, and 3 cents in California. The all-state average return after operating costs was $4.00 per cwt. in 2011, compared to $4.96 in 2010.

When allocated overhead costs are added, DPW said producers in only two states were in the black in 2011: Idaho, at $4.12 per cwt., and Florida, at $1.58. Losses were highest in Kentucky, Tennessee and Maine. The allstate average was minus $3.73 per cwt. for 2011, compared to minus $2.75 in 2010, according to DPW. Dialing in the radio; DPW editor Dave Natzke kicked off June Dairy Month talking about how farmers, or-

ganizations and communities are gearing up to host local and regional dairy celebrations, but added, “They can’t be blamed if at least part of their attention is diverted toward policymakers and the dairy economy.” The 2012 Farm Bill and federal dairy policy reforms are one of the issues as well as milk prices and fluid milk sales, according to Natzke.

This week, California wrapped up a public hearing to consider petitions to change pricing formulas for milk used to manufacture cheese in the state, Natzke said. Producer organizations filed petitions requesting changes in how dry whey is valued in the formula, saying disparity between federal and California’s state milk marketing order formulas created a wide gap in the prices received for milk used to make cheese. California’s Department of Food & Agriculture now has about 60 days to announce any changes to the milk pricing formula, Natzke said.

Last week’s DPW also looked at reports from USDA’s Dairy Market News regarding dairy product advertising and the continuing downward trend in fluid milk sales. Natzke reported that the article prompted a response from Tom Gallagher, CEO and president of Dairy Management Inc., the farmer-funder dairy checkoff program that administers dairy promotion and research programs.

Gallagher said “advertising is but one brick in a wall of challenges facing fluid milk sales, which are highly impacted by retail prices.” Those challenges cover everything from the financial health of the industry and its ability to make infrastructure changes, to creating fluid milk products in the packages and sizes consumers want, he said.

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Feeder Heifers: 275500# 130-147; 500-700# 125-141; 2 Blacks 358# at 164.

Feeder Bulls: 250450# 130-155; 460-625# 120-137; 700-900# 91110.

MT. AIRY NC FEEDER CATTLE: 398.

Feeder Steers: M&L 12 250-285# 196-216; 360385# 184-189; 405-425# 170-175; 452-490# 165.50-178; 531-544# 170.50-171; 555-590# 154-160; 605-645# 157.50-158; 725-730# 132-137; S 1-2 300-315# 130-176; 365-385# 154178; 455# 156; 555# 136149; 600-635# 125-146.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 12 185# 230; 350-370# 170-179; 400-438# 155169; 462-463# 164165.50; 528-538# 154156.50; 562# 149.50; 608620# 140-144; 750-770# 110.50-120; S 1-2 375380# 153-163; 405-445# 149-154; 450-485# 140160; 533# 146.50; 613# 124.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2 460-482# 167.50-169; 505-543# 157-162.50; 555-572# 151-154.50; 600-640# 130.50-155; S 1-2 450-490# 137-144; 510-520# 140-148; 645# 122.

Bred Cows: M&L 1-2 Middle Aged 960-995# 720-900/hd 4-6 mos bred.

SILER CITY, NC FEEDER CATTLE: 969.

Feeder Steers: M&L 12 160# 189-207; 230-246# 202-230; 255-295# 180220; 300-345# 148-210; 355-395# 162-211; 400445# 160-208; 450-495# 175-188; 500-547# 154174; 550-598# 150-167; 607-640# 151-165; 650695# 140-148; 730-745# 140; S 1-2 350-395# 140150; 400-445# 110-159; 540# 130-145.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 12 275-298# 137-175; 300335# 150-180; 350-390# 150-184; 400-445# 140-

176; 450-498# 142-168; 501-547# 145-160; 550595# 146-171; 600-645# 120-155; 655-690# 122143; 714-740# 125; 758795# 108-125; 950-980# 103-105; 1038# 109; 1155-1195# 100-106; S 1-2 350-390# 121-142; 455-495# 110-14; 505545# 111-141; 560-580# 114-138; 610-620# 105112; 665-690# 100-105.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2 450-495# 142-188; 500546# 140-175; 550-595# 140-164; 600-640# 125154; 650-695# 130-145; 710-722# 110-135; 755795# 116-117; 810-840# 112-118; S 1-2 455-495# 117-138; 500-525# 116138; 550-595# 116-130; 635-640# 94-101.

BLACKSTONE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 85.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 500-600# 161.50; 600700# 154, M&L 2 500600# 154.50; 600-700# 138; 700-800# 132; M&L 3 300-400# 166; 400-500# 162; 500-600# 150; 600700# 138-141.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 400-500# 156.50; M&L 2 300-400# 165; 400-500# 158.50; 500-600# 146.50; 600-700# 133; 700-800# 129.50; M&L 3 300-400# 162; 400-500# 152; 500600# 143; 600-700# 131.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 500-600# 149.50-154; 600-700# 139.50; M&L 2 400-500# 160-175; 500600# 145-150; 800-900# 110.

N VA FEEDER CATTLE: 756 Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 170-194; 400500# 165-185; 500-600# 155-177; 600-700# 140157; 700-800# 138-144; 800-900# 132-145; 9001000# 119-138; M&L 2 300-400# 160-177; 400500# 155-173; 500-600# 149-165; 600-700# 146162; 700-800# 121138.50; S 1 500-600# 136.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 400-500# 118-119.50; 500-600# 114.50-119.50; 600-700# 105-110.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 150-181; 400500# 148-171; 500-600# 148-162; 600-700# 138155; 700-800# 128-138; 800-900# 116-125; M&L 2

300-400# 140-160; 400500# 140-159; 500-600# 135-150; 600-700# 116140; 700-800# 116-126; S 1 400-500# 130-139.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 200-210; 300400# 170-205; 400-500# 160-180; 500-600# 145168; 600-700# 130-148; 700-800# 127; 800-900# 122; M&L 2 300-400# 177.50; 400-500# 155167; 500-600# 142-160; 600-700# 140.50; 700800# 122; 800-900# 112; S 1 400-500# 134-160; 500-600# 115-146.

SW VA FEEDER CATTLE: 531.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 183-188; 400500# 165-180; 500-600# 145-168; 600-700# 150160.50; 700-800# 146150.50; 800-900# 138; 900-1000# 125; M&L 2 300-400# 187-194; 400500# 155-174; 500-600# 157.50-165; 600-700# 140-158; 700-800# 86147.50; M&L 3 500-600# 140; S 1 400-500# 153.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 300-400# 140; 700-800# 86.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 166; 300-400# 160-184; 400-500# 150.50-171; 500-600# 150.50-164; 600-700# 130-146; 700-800# 120142; M&L 2 300-400# 160-180; 400-500# 150163; 500-600# 148-160; 600-700# 135.50-142; 700-800# 131-140.50; M&L 3 500-600# 143-148; 600-700# 110-133; 700800# 125; S 1 400-500# 141; 500-600# 146.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 186; 400-500# 157-181.50; 500-600# 143.50-179; 600-700# 130-149.50; 700-800# 110-121; 800-900# 117; 900-1000# 106.50110.50; M&L 2 300-400# 190; 400-500# 146-157; 500-600# 143-156; 600700# 130-139; S 1 400500# 115-130; 500-600# 130.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 28.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 500-600# 140-149.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 400-500# 142; M&L 2 600-700# 133-135.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 400-500# 150-160; 500-

MARKET REPORTS 600# 150-154; M&L 2 500-600# 150.

FRONT ROYAL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

HOLLINS, VA

GEORGE’S AUCTIONS

FEEDER CATTLE: 147.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 174; 400-500# 169; 500-600# 160163.50; 600-700# 160; 700-800# 142; 10001100# 100-108; M&L 2 400-500# 165; 500-600#

161; 700-800# 151; S1 300-400# 188.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 600-700# 85; 700-800# 80; 9001000# 94.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 151; 300-400#

ESTATE AUCTION

Farm Equipment • Horses • Power Tools • Furniture • Antiques • Household • Coins

SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2012 • 9:00 A.M. 17931 Senedo Rd., Edinburg, VA 22824 May use 2 auctioneers throughout the day due to the large size of this sale Rain or shine - event will be under a large tent DUE TO THE RECENT LOSS OF MR. CALKIN’S WIFE, HE WILL BE MOVING AND WILL OFFER FOR SALE TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, ALL PERSONAL PROPERTY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: HORSES - 1) Pure Bred Buckskin - Barn Name - “DOTTIE” - AQHA Name - “CHARMED PRECRIPTION” -- 2) PURE BRED DARK RED BAY - Barn name “MISS KIT” AQHA Name - ”KITTENS SEMOTAINS BUCK STOPPER” -- 3) PAINT - Red with white face and socks - Barn Name -”DARBY” SADDLES - Handmade Cutting Saddle by C.W. Wiley, Glen Allen, VA, 16” Tree Excellent Condition, English Saddle - Courbette Brand 16” Tree -LIKE NEW WORKING SADDLE -Good Condition, 16” Tree Good Condition, -Saddle Rack, 3 Misc. Saddles, 3 -Barn Saddles assort. of Bridles, Halter, Lead ropes, Bits, Fly masks, 4 - Stall Guards, other misc. Horse Equipment.

COINS - 1999 1/4 OZ. AMERICAN EAGLE GOLD PROOF COIN, 2000 AMERICAN EAGLE PROOF 1 oz.

SILVER COIN 1999, 2000, 2001 PROOF SETS SPECIAL - BLUE FOX FUR COAT, SIZE LARGE HOUSEHOLD - Whirlpool Stainless upright Freezer, Danby Wine Cooler - electric, Small incubator, Little Giant, Dehydrator, Oak Hall Tree, 3 drawer yellow pine Fram Table, 3 & 5 Gallon Crocks, martine setting of 4, 2 Whiskey Decantors, Pitcher, Wormy Chestnut Farm Table with 6 Chairs, Antique Partners Desk, Marble Top Library Table, Solid Cherry Executive Desk with matching Credenza, Solid Mahogany Library Table, Coffee Table and 3 End Tables, Wormy Chestnut 7’ Farm Table with 6 Chairs - 2 Captain Chairs, Living Room Set - Couch and Chair, Antique 2 Drawer Coffee Table with glass top, Iron Fireplace set, 9x12 Oriental Rug, Cast Iron Bean Pot and Pitcher, Antique Oak Leather Top 2 Drawer Table, Pottery Jug, Walnut Mantle Clock, Large Assort. Fictional Authers Hard cover Books, Laptop Computer, 42” Sony Bravo Flat Screen TV, 2 matching arm chairs, Antique Gaming Table, Antique Woode Rocker, Antique Loveseat, Mahogany Lamp Stand, 3 Mahogany Book Cases, Several Old Oil Lamps, Solid Cherry Dinette Set with 6 Chairs and hot serve cover and extra leaf, Cherry Serving Table and China Cabinet, Antique Grandfather Clock with Sligh movement. Artist Easel, Assort. of Quality Framed Pictures, Wormy Chestnut 6 Tin Pie Safe, 5 pc. Mahogany Queen Sleigh Bed with Chest of Drawers and 2 night stands and Large Dresser with Beveled Mirror (very nice), 2 Antiques Arm Chairs, 2 Old Oil lamps, Antique Mahogany Miniature Library Table, Antique Oak Desk with 3 drawers and Pigeon Holes, Full/Queen Oak Bed With Pine Nightstand, VERY EARLY HANDCARVED BED WITH RAILS (16TH CENTURY DESIGN) (rare) Large Oriental Rug, Large assort of other personal household items too numerous to mention.

FARM AND TOOLS - JOHN DEERE GT235 LAWN TRACTOR 42” CUT, JOHN DEERE #10 LAWN CART, Shop Vac, Outdoor Fireplace, Wicker Outdoor Furniture, Porch Swing, Webber Smoker Grill, Campbell Portable Air Compressor, 20 gal., BBQ Smoker Hand Cart, 4’ Fiberglass stepladder Lincoln 225 Welder, Assort. Reese hitches, C-clamps, Bottle Jack, Misc Tools, DeWalt 1/2” Drill, DeWalt Battery Drill, DeWalt Circular Saw, Bostitch Air Roofing Gun, Poulan Leaf Blower, NEW - 2 Rolls Barb Wire, Gas Power Hedge Trimmer, Gas Power Leaf Blower, KNACK Tool Box, Assort. of Welding Supplies, Assort. of Misc Roll Wire.

RITTER MOTOR DENTIST CHAIR, HONDA EB 5000 GENERATOR, 4 pc Wheel puller set, 2 Kerosene heaters, HUSKERS 5 HP FRONT TINE TILLER, ELECTRIC COMMERCIAL GX-07 AIRLESS PAINT SPRAYER, Assort. long handle Tools, Tomato Cages, T-231X Shindaiwa straight shaft gas powered Weed Eater, 2 Rubbermaid 100 Gal. water Troughs, RIDGID BAND SAW, DRILL PRESS, LARGE METAL SHOP TABLE WITH OUTLETS, Sears 1/2hp Router, Delta Chop Saw, Ridgid Table Saw, Bench Grinder, Vise, 3 Poulan Chain Saws, Assort. of Milwaukee Power Tools, Assort. of hand held Air Tools, BOSTITCH COIL ROOFING NAILER, Assort. of other tools too numerous to mention.

FARM EQUIPMENT - 1995 KUBOTA B7500, 4X4 WITH LOADER AND MOWER DECK, H & S #80 MANURE SPREADER PTO, SHOOP 2-HORSE TRAILER, WOODS GT52 REAR TINE TILLER 2002 MODEL, POST HOLE DIGGER -3PT HITCH, PASTURE DRAG, 5’ FEEDING TROUGH, ASSORT OF GATES -14’, 16’, 8’ AND 2-4’, HONDA 20HP 13000 PPG PRO SERIES GENERATOR, LARGE WHEEL BARROW, LARGE FIBERGLASS STEP LADDER, MANY OTHER FARM ITEMS TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION. SPECIAL ITEM - ORIGINAL AQATINT BY MANUEL ROBBE TITLED “DECEMBER” WITH CERT. OF AUTHENTICITY - CERTIFIED BY MERRILL CHASE GALLERIES...VERY SPECIAL PIECE...

DIRECTIONS - RT 42 FROM WOODSTOCK approx 6.5 miles go PAST LARKINS GROCERY APP. 1.5 MILES TO DRIVEWAY ON RIGHT.... 17931 SENEDO ROAD, EDINBURG, VA...SEE SIGNS...

SELLER - DAVID CALKINS AUCTIONEERS - TONY GEORGE - LIC#2066

Food available by Columbia Furnace Community Club STEVEN A. SAGER - LIC# 4036

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JUNE 20, 2012 • 8:00 A.M. TRACTORS JD 9420 #002392, W/DUALS FRT WTS 4HYD SHOWING 4828 HRS '04 JD 9320 #31176, 4899HR PS 4HYD JD 8970 #1202, 4X4 24SPD 20.8-42 7600HR 3PT JD 8295R #P013183, MFWD 1000 HRS PS 18.4-50 DUALS LOADED '10 JD 8270R #002008, 2600 HRS 1 OWNER JD 7830 #29551, 800HR JD 7800 #H013495, 1684 HRS 18.4-42 W/DUALS '91 JD 4955 MFWD, 6XXX HRS 18.4-42 W/DUALS JD 4850 #P006578, MFWD JD 4840 #2934, 6500 HRS '81 JD 4640 #17492R, CAH QUAD JD 4320 #009496, 4996 HRS CAB JD 4050 #007764, 3707 HRS MFD PS '69 JD 3020 #125326, WF JD 1650 #1765 CIH 9380, QUAD TRAC CIH 9380 #72948, 4WD 520/85R42 CIH 9260 #7106, 20.8-42 DUALS 3PT 4HYD 8100HR CIH 2096 #99402019, CAH IH 1486 #U23354 CASE 1190 UTILITY, W/BUSHOG LDR IH 1066 #15508, CAB 3200HR "V-NICE" CIH 856 #7925, FENDERS '10 CIH 535HD #117394, 3615HR 4WD W/WARRANTY '02 CASE MX240, DUALS WTS 18.4-46 APPROX 4300 HRS WHITE 6410 #44277, MFD 571 HR MFD VERSATILE 935 #071805 NH 5030 #77593B, 1184 HRS 4X4 7310 LDR 3PT PTO ROPS MF 2745 #003454, 18.4-38 W/DUALS V8 ENG '88 FORD TW-35 II #A920864, MFD 5233HR FORD 8N, LDR REAR BLADE FORD 8N COMBINES '09 JD 9870 #731460, 20.8-42 DUALS 2WD PRO DRIVE "VERY NICE" '07 JD 9760 #722026, 25XX/19XX HRS 20.8-42 2 - JD 9750 #696218, STS 4X4 CM CHOP JD 9750 #691695, STS 2WD '06 JD 9660 #716521, STS 798 SEP HR '02 JD 9650 STS #698805, 2912/2166 HRS CM AHC DAS 42" DUALS JD 9650 STS #690572 '00 JD 9650W #686312, 18.4-42 DUALS '00 JD 9650W #685321, 3690/2601HR 30.5-32 4WD CM W/SINGLE PT '00 JD 9650 STS #686089, 20.8-42 2WD 2315/1710 GS Y&M W/DISPLAY SINGLE PT H/U "VERY SHARP" '97 JD 9600 #673592, 32XX/23XX HRS '97 JD 9600 #X672356, 4X4 CHOP '97 JD 9600, 3500/2600 HRS "SUPER SHARP" '96 JD 9600 #666857, 30.5-32 2WD 4835/3257HR '95 JD 9600, 4X4 CONTOUR 35XX/24XX HRS '95 JD 9600 #660650, 30.5L-32 3566/2291 '91 JD 9600 #640914, 30.5-32 2WD CHOP BIN EXT '90 JD 9600 #X635703 '06 JD 9560 #715652, STS DUALS CM 1288/917 '05 JD 9560 #710704, STS CM 30.5L-32 2WD AUTO STEER 2038/1391 "VERY NICE" '00 JD 9550 #686144, 30.5-32 2WD CHOP 3144/2289 HRS '99 JD 9510 #680371, 3934/2672 HRS '96 JD 9500 #667758, CM 4068/2871 HRS '92 JD 9500 #645270, 4100/2800 '97 JD 9400 #678484, 2979/2267HR '88 JD 8820 #626253, TITAN II 4X4 '86 JD 6620 #X615644, 3736HR 30.5-32 '02 CIH 2388 #271617, 30.5-32 2WD RT FIELD TRACKER 3220/2412 "VERY NICE" '99 CIH 2388 #266467, 18.4-38 DUALS FT SPEC ROTOR CHOPPER 3579/2507 '98 CIH 2388 #198537, FT RT 30.5-32 SPEC ROTOR CHOPPER 3640/2795 HRS CIH 2188 #195222, 4280/3280 HRS 30.5-32 CIH 2166 #180745, 24.5-32 '88 CIH 1660 #36789, SPEC ROTOR 24.5-32 2196HR 1-OWNER "VERY NICE" CIH 1660 #17089, 4849 HRS '90 CIH 1640 #35595, 2WD CHOP 4435 HRS '89 CIH 1640 #35686, SPEC ROTOR RT CHOPPER 3908HR IH 1460 #6180 '96 NH TR87 #557135, 24.5-32 2WD 2790/2020HR MF 8780 #681197, 4048 HRS 30.5-32

MASSEY 550 #4188, 1958 HRS CHOP W/15' GRAIN HEAD 4R CORNHEAD '97 GLEANER R72 #R7277096, 3103/2218HR W/DUALS CHOPPER '98 GLEANER R62 #68407, 30.5-32 FT 2630/1950 '95 GLEANER R52 #55040, HYDRO 2WD 2093/1559 HRS 1-OWNER "V-NICE" CAT LEXION 480 #2B200488, 3972 HRS 20.8R42 W/DUALS CHAFF CHOP BIN EXT '08 CIH 2577 #303166, 838/653 HRS 900/R32 2WD FT RT CHOPPER AFS Y-M MONITOR W/DISP AFX ROTOR 2SPD HYDRO MAUER BIN EXT '07 CIH 2206 #31304 '09 CIH 2020F #44552, 25' SS FA 3" CUT STEEL DIVIDERS TILLAGE JD 980 F CULT #10321, 5 BAR SPIKE HARROW JD 712 DISC CHISEL '10 JD 637 DISC, 45' RF "SAME AS NEW" JD 550 MULCH MASTER JD 512 DISC RIPPER #X002213, 5X '01 JD 512 DISC RIPPER #X001162, 9X JD 510 #X004484, 5X JD 200 33' CRUMBLER JD TWA 10' DISC '08 CIH 5300 ANHYD, 13X CIH 3950 #752179, 32' ROCK FLEX CIH 490 DISC, 24' CIH 183 12R CULT. CIH RMX 340 DISC, 25' CIH DMI 45' CRUMBLER IH 4X PLOW WHITE 271, 22' RF SUNFLOWER 6332 SOIL FINISHER #6394-123, 32' PROGRESSIVE 1300 #354, PULL TYPE TOOLBAR MARKERS/ COULTERS/SEALERS 6X NO MONITOR PHOENIX HARROW KRAUSE 4100 F. CULT. 26' KRAUSE 30' SOIL FINISHER KEY 16R CULT, 5 TINE KEWANEE 1025 DISC HINIKER ECONO TILL 12RN CULT HINICKER CULT W/RAVEN CULT FLOW ANHYDROUS FORD 3PT PLOW 3X FORD 2X DISC PLOW DMI 730 DISC CHISEL, 7X AUTO RESET DMI 530B DISC CHISEL, 5X DMI F. CULT. 32' DMI 45' CRUMBLER BRILLION PACKER #197322, 36' X-FOLD LIGHTS BRILLION PACKER #179789, 27' X-FOLD BRILLION PACKER #158819, X-FOLD 32' BRILLION 30' MULCHER, FF GRAY DECAL BRILLION 25' MULCHER BLU JET 5X SUB SOILER #077383 PLANTERS/DRILLS JD 8300 #15233, 25X6 GRASS SEED "V-NICE" '90 JD 7200, 16R36 FINGER P/U COMPLETE REBUILD "VERY NICE" JD 7000 WIDE PLANTER 4R JD 7000 PLANTER, 16R30 JD 1560 DRILL #691159, 20' 2PT W/MARKERS '02 JD 1535 DRILL #695170, NT MARKERS W/JD 1570 CART JD 750 NT DRILL, 15' DOLLIE 2 - '01 JD 455, 25' 7.5" SPACING DRY FERT JD 455 #3276, 30' 7.5" SPACING DRY FERT "VERY NICE" IH 800 SOY BEAN PLANTER '07 KINZE 3700 #750371, NT COULTERS 24R 20" '02 KINZE 3700 #750354, 24R30 '07 KINZE 3600 #620602, 16-31 '00 KINZE 3000 8R PLANTER, LIQ FERT NT "VERY NICE" KINZE PLANTER #31132, 12R DRY FERT KINZE 24R #750166, 16R30 LIQ W/OPENERS GP 12R, #122524TR16 GP NT DRILL W/AUGER 20' FREISEN 220 SEED TENDER CRUSTBUSTER 4025 NT DRILL 20' BRILLION SEEDER CORNHEADS SEVERAL JD 893, 843, 693, 643 HEADS 3 - '09 JD 612, STALKMASTER CHOPPING '11 JD 608 #740337

'09 JD 608C #730475, 8R CHOPPING CIH 3406 #19282 CIH 3206 #19098 3 - CIH 2208 #38002 SEVERAL CIH 1083 & 1063 HEADS CIH 1064, 1054, 944, 844 NH 6R30 #26777 MASSEY 1163 #113437 '11 GERINGHOFF, 12R HYD FOLDING GRAINHEADS SEVERAL JD 930, 925, 924, 922, 920, 915 HEADS '92 JD 853A #645428, ROW CROP LL "VERY NICE" SEVERAL JD 635 HEADS '10 JD 630F #736726, FA POLY DIVIDER FF AUGER JD 220R, 218R JD 220F #588317 3 - JD 212, 5 BELT P/U CIH 2020 #21666, 35' SEVERAL CIH 1020 HEADS - 15', 17.5', 20', 25' & 30' CIH 1015 #310924, DUMMY HEAD W/7 BELT PICKUP IH 820 #2103, 15' CIH 810, P/U 6 BELT NH 973F #580428, 25' '93 NH 973F #573554, 18' GLEANER PLATFORM #84191F, 30' CAT LEXION F530 #4380-383 CAT F525 #43801353 FORAGE JD 3970 CUTTER #896397, 3 RN CORNHEAD JD 640 HAY RAKE JD 557 RD BALER JD 530 RD BALER #785008, EXC COND LOW BALES JD 348 SQ BALER JD 338 SQ BALER W/JD 40 KICKER JD 27 SHREDDER IH 8465 RD BALER NI 484 RD BALER NH 850 RD BALER NH 660 RD BALER #873481 '99 NH 590 #714117012, BIG SQUARE BALES 3X3 NH 474 HAYBINE NH 352 GRINDER MC 2408 #58558, 20' GEHL 125 GRINDER MIXER #14602, SCALE & SCREENS "LIKE NEW" GEHL 72 GREEN CHOPPER ARTSWAY 425A GRINDER MIXER, SCALES ARTSWAY 20' SHREDDER WAGONS/GRAIN CARTS JD 716A SILAGE WAGON 2 - UNVERFERTH 530 WAGON W/TARP UNVERFERTH 325 WAGON W/CONVEYOR PARKER 6500 GRAIN CART PARKER 4500 GRAIN CART PARKER 614 GRAIN CART #14100 KINZE 1040 GRAIN CART TRACKS #503202 KINZE 1040, 840, 640 GRAIN CART, SCALES KILBROS 1800, 30.5-32 TIRES TARP KILBROS 1150 #D46520139 KILBROS 690 GRAIN CART, PTO 24.5-32 J&M 620 GRAIN CART J&M 525 GRAIN CART #3405 FRONTIER GC-1108 #401004, SCALES & MONITOR 2 - BRENT 674 GRAIN CART 2 - BRENT 544 WAGONS BRENT 472 GRAIN CART A&L 508 GRAIN CART MOWERS/CUTTERS JD 350 9' SICKLE BAR MOWER JD MX8 MOWER RHINO 272 MOWER 72" FORD 515 SICKLE MOWER DITCH BANK MOWER BUSHOG GHM 800, DISC MOWER BUSH HOG 3710 INDUSTRIAL JD 410D BACKHOE #801971, 7473HR EXTENDAHOE JD 401C #286539, 2403 HRS W/LDR 7' BKT

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CASE 1085B EXCAVATOR #293792, 3245 HRS CASE 435 SKID STEER '08 CASE 430, 1542 HRS CASE W14B WH LOADER, BKT FORKS VERMEER M455A TRENCHER W/BLADE JCB 214 IMTCO 700 CRANE #152574 GEHL 5625 SKD STR, 2005 HRS FIAT ALLIS 545B WH LDR EAGLE PITCHER RC60 CAT T1250 FORKLIFT #5MB02379, 12500 LB 13808 HRS LP 5' FORKS 28X22 22X16 PNEUMATIC TIRES BOBCAT 825 BOBCAT 753 SK LOADER '08 BOBCAT T180 #460010, 639HR CAB W/AC & HEAT AM/FM "LIKE NEW" CAT D4E DOZER, CAB 6WAY BLADE PS 5500HR "VERY NICE" MISCELLANEOUS **STOUT EQ - SEVERAL ITEMS** NEW PULL TYPE BOX BLADES - 8', 10', 12' NEW OFFSET DISCS JD 6000 SPRAYER #2991, HI CYCLE 6285HR 45' BOOMS FENDERS JD 4920 SPRAYER #2318, SS TANK 120' BOOM 2000 HRS '07 JD 724 LAWN MOWER, 350 HRS ALL WHEEL STEER 62" DECK '02 CIH SPX4260 SPRAYER #JFG0004327 SIOUX GRAIN CLEANER ROCK PICKER MILLER PRO SPRAYER MERTZ SPRAYER LEON BLADE KOYKER ROTARY GRAIN CLEANER HUTCHISON 40' 10" PTO AUGER FREISEN 375RT6 SEED TENDER 2 - DEGELMAN DOZER BLADE BLUMHARDT 60' SPRAYER 1000 GAL W/440 RAVEN MON AG CHEM PICK UP SPRAYER W/RAVENS MON & HYD BOOMS 500 GAL FUEL TANK W/PUMP TITLED EQUIPMENT '91 WILSON GRAIN TRAILER, 42X66 '75 DUMP TRAILER SEMI #1LH360TH7F1002326 TRAILER FLATBED PJ TRAILER, 12'X83 CHANNEL UTILITY STRAIT DECK 4' FOLD UP GATE '80 PETERBILT #138310, COMPLETE OVERHAUL IN '00 WET KIT 400 BIG CAM 13SPD '03 MAC CX613 #W014203 '93 HURST #1057083 '98 EAST END DUMP TRAILER '79 CHEVY WHITE TENDER TRUCK '12 BIG TEX TRL #31650, 8' TAYLOR ESTATE CLOSEOUT, CHRISMAN, IL '80 JD 8640 #5231, 3923 HRS 3PT PTO 23.1-30 '75 JD 4230 #29337, CAB AIR QUAD 7900 HRS JD 4030 #7321, 4 POST SYNCHRO JD 7720 #362504, 4X4 24.5-32 '92 JD 643 #646192 '84 JD 220 #601129 JD 722 SOIL FINISHER, 28' W/5 BAR HARROW CIH 183 CULT. 12-30" C SHANK JD RM 8-30" CULT JD BW 13' DISC IH 700 8-18" PULL TYPE PLOW IH 490 DISC, 32' W/HARROW KEWANEE 490 F. CULT., 20' S-TINE GLENCOE 13X SOILSAVER BRILLION 15' MULCHER JD 10 DRILL GP 20' DRILL W/NT & MARKERS BLACK MACHINE PLANTER 12-30" OR 13-15" KINZE UNITS NT INSECT PARKER 200 BU. WAGON 2 - KILBROS 475 WAGON W/JD GEAR ATI 590 GRAIN CART JD 709 ROTARY CUTTER JD 350 SICKLE BAR MOWER 9' WOODS 315 ROTARY MOWER, SMALL 1000 PTO JD GATOR 4X2 TOP AIR SPRAYER 800 GAL W/PUMP NO CONTROLS

THERE WILL BE A $25.00 TITLE FEE FOR ALL PURCHASES OF TITLED EQUIPMENT TO BE PAID BY THE PURCHASER.

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AUCTIONS 155; 400-500# 164; 500600# 145-153; 600-700# 144; 700-800# 118; M&L 2 400-500# 156; 500-600# 145.50; 600-700# 142.50; 700-800# 124.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 155; 300-400# 155; 400-500# 161; 500600# 143. M&L 2 400500# 150; 500-600# 149; 600-700# 142.

LYNCHBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 1163 Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 196; 400-500# 180.50; 500-600# 157.5067.50; 600-700# 159.50; 700-800# 137-148; M&L 2 300-400# 193-200; 400500# 176-183; 500-600# 159.75-168; 600-700# 158-159.25; 700-800# 144-147; M&L 3 300-400# 194.50; 400-500# 167.50175.50; 500-600# 158164.75-156.50; 600-700# 143.50-153; 700-800# 139; S 1 300-400# 190; 400-500# 156.50; 500600# 149; 600-700# 143.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 171; 400-500# 157-165.25; 500-600# 151.50-152.75; 600-700# 141-143.25; 700-800# 126; M&L 2 300-400# 175.25-177; 400-500# 160-166.75; 500-600# 151.75-153; 600-700# 137-138.50; 700-800# 120-123 M&L 3 300-400# 176-176.50; 400-500# 161-163.50; 500-600# 147-151.50; 600-700# 128.75; S 1 300-400# 159-164; 400-500# 149153.50; 500-600# 149.50; 600-700# 124; 700-800# 107.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 195; 400-500# 1161.50-188.75; 500600# 147.50-160.50; 600700# 145; M&L 2 300400# 196; 400-500# 163.50-191.50, mostly 191.50; 500-600# 149.50160; 600-700# 146; S 1 300-400# 180; 400-500# 152.25-179; 500-600# 135-141.25.

MARSHALL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report NARROWS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

ROCKINGHAM, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 44 Feeder Steers: L 2-3 500-600# 119-50.

STAUNTON, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 340.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 170-187; 400500# 165-181.50; 500600# 155-177; 600-700# 140-150; 700-800# 138144; 800-900# 132-145; 900-1000# 119-138; M&L 2 300-400# 160-177; 400500# 155-170; 500-600# 150-165; 600-700# 150162; 700-800# 129-136.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 400-500# 118-119.50; 500-600# 114.50; 600-700# 105110.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 150-168; 400500# 148-167; 500-600# 148-157; 600-700# 138153; 700-800# 128-138; 800-900# 116-125; M&L 2 300-400# 140-160; 400500# 140-156; 500-600# 135-150; 600-700# 130140; S 1 400-500# 130139.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 170-195; 400500# 162-180; 500-600# 145-155; 600-700# 130147; M&L 2 400-500# 155-165; 500-600# 142160; S 1 400-500# 134160; 500-600# 135-146.

TRI-STATE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 321.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 184; 400-500# 172-180; 500-600# 160166; 600-700# 150; 700800# 146; 800-900# 138; 900-1000# 125; M&L 2 400-500# 169-174; 500600# 160; 600-700# 140155; 700-800# 140; M&L 3 500-600# 140; S 1 400500# 153.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 166; 300-400# 160-177; 400-500# 160171; 500-600# 160-164; 600-700# 137-146; 700800# 132-142; M&L 2 300-400# 160-164; 400500# 156-163; 500-600# 151.50-160; 600-700# 139-142; 700-800# 131140.50; M&L 3 500-600# 143-148; 600-700# 110133; 700-800# 125; S 1 400-500# 141; 500-600# 146.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 186; 400-500# 169-175; 500-600# 173179; 600-700# 137149.50; 700-800# 110121; 800-900# 117; 9001000# 106.50-110.50; M&L 2 500-600# 144-156; 600-700# 130-139; S 1

400-500# 115-130; 500600# 130.

WINCHESTER, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 460.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 166-191; 400500# 179-182; 500-600# 154-166; 600-700# 145155; 700-800# 133-143; 800-900# 122.50-130; 900-1000# 121.50; 10001100# 105; M&L 2 300400# 160; 400-500# 157.50-170; 500-600# 149-166; 600-700# 134.50-140; 700-800# 145; 800-900# 112; 9001000; 99-115.50.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 170-180; 400500# 157-162; 500-600# 147-156; 600-700# 140147; 700-800# 124-135; 800-900# 121; M&L 2 300-400# 140-165; 400500# 140-162; 500-600# 144-148; 600-700# 133140; 700-800# 122-130.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 176-200; 300400# 187.50-197.50; 400500# 161-175; 500-600# 142-158; 600-700# 135145; 700-800# 135-140; M&L 2 200-300# 137.50159; 300-400# 177.50; 400-500# 141; 500-600# 141-145; 600-700# 114133; 700-800# 118-128; 900-1000# 93.

WYTHE COUNTY, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 131.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 219; 300-400# 186; 400-500# 160; 500600# 156; 600-700# 149; 700-800# 138-148; 800900# 141; 900-1000# 127; M&L 2 200-300# 142-190; 300-400# 173-184; 400500# 156-160; 500-600# 158; 600-700# 153; 700800# 143.50; 800-900# 126-138.50; 900-1000# 116.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 123-143; 300-400# 11038; 400-500# 104-138; 500-600# 117; 600-700# 114; 700-800# 108-114; 800-900# 105; 900-1000# 95.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 162; 300-400# 151-162; 400-500# 160; 500-600# 163; 600-700# 147; 700-800# 125; 800900# 100-117; M&L 2 200-300# 155; 300-400# 160.50; 400-500# 160.50; 500-600# 159; 600-700# 144; 700-800# 124; 800900# 112.50.

To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact Dave Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 • e-mail: ddornburgh@leepub.com Monday, June 11 • Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Heifer Sale.

Misc. & Small Animals. 12:30 Produce, 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 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. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, Sue Rudgers, Manager, 518-584-3033 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Misc. & Small Animals. 12:30 Produce, 1 PM Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy.

Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Regular Monday schedule. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-8293105 • 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, 518392-3321.

Wednesday, June 13 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire

Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716450-0558

Thursday, June 14 • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, Sue Rudgers, Manager, 518-584-3033 • 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Our usual run of dairy cows, heifers & service bulls.

Tim Miller, 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

Friday, June 15 • Gene Woods Auction Service, Cincinnatus, NY. Pedersen Farms 100 head Holstein Cattle & some machinery. Gene Woods Auction Service, 607-863-3821 www.genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com • 4:00 PM: Wayne & Roxanne Force, 7819 High Rd., off CR 75, 4 mi. NE of Prattsburg, NY. Kubota BX2230 4wd w/deck, excellent contractor shop tools, antiques, household. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm

Saturday, June 16 • 9:00 AM: Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Watertown, NY. Jefferson County Area Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction. Selling Heavy Equipment, Trucks & Trailers. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:30 AM: RG Mason Auctions, 10784 Rt. 19, Filmore, NY. Sale of the Estate of Raymond Rink.

RG Mason Auctions, 585-567-8844. www.rgmason-auctions.com

Monday, June 18 • Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. 1 pm dairy followed by sheep, lamb, goats, pigs & feeders. Calves & cull beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Tuesday, June 19

Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale.

Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-2965041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 • 3:00 PM: D.R. Chambers & Sons, 76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY. Dairy Day Special Feeder Sale. Every Wednesday following Dairy. D.R. Chambers & Sons, 607-369-8231 www.drchambersauction.com • 5:00 PM: Coleman’s, Rt. 17C, Barton, NY. Tractors, farm machinery & consignments.

Goodrich Auction Service, 607-642-3293

Thursday, June 21 • Sharon Springs, NY. High Hill Farm Complete Dispersal. 120 plus head will sell. C/O Greg Law, owners. Managed by The Cattle Exchange. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 6:30 PM: 210 Pottsville St., Port Carbon, PA. 4.92 Approx. Industrial Acreage w/Building.

Leaman Auctions, 717-464-1128, cell 610-6628149 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip #3721

Friday, June 22 • 4918 Rozzells Ferry Rd., Charlotte, NC. General Consignment Auction. Godley Auction Co., 704399-6111, 704-399-9756 • 6:00 PM: D.R. Chambers & Sons, 76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY. Horse Sales every other Friday. Tack at 1 pm, horses at 6 pm. D.R. Chambers & Sons, 607-369-8231 www.drchambersauction.com

Tuesday, June 26 • At the Farm, Newport, VT. Poulin-Royer, Inc. Complete Dispersal of all cattle and most equipment. Sale Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, neks@together.net, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892

Wednesday, June 27 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716450-0558

Friday, June 29 • 9:30 AM: Newark Valley, NY. Farm & Construction, Tractors and machinery.

Consignments. Goodrich Auction Service, 607642-3293

Monday, July 2

• 5:00 PM: 3660 Oatka Trail, Leroy, NY. Harmon Farms Machinery Auction selling all farm equipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com

• Hosking Sales. Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Wednesday, June 20

• 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies and registered & grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030

• 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale.

Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-2965041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 • 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup

Friday, July 6

Friday, July 13 • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale.

Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Wednesday, July 18 • 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale.

Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-2965041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Saturday, July 21 • Middleburgh, NY. Reflections of Maple Downs Sale. Hosted by Maple Downs Farm II. Held in conjunction with the NY Holstein Summer Picnic.

The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Leyden, MA. Selling trucks, trailers, shop tools & farm equip. including pay loader and farm tractor for Zimmerman Livestock Trucking. Sale Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-5254774, neks@together.net, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892

Wednesday, July 25 • West Addison, VT. Bodette Farm Complete Equipment Dispersal. Sale Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, neks@together.net, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802626-8892

Thursday, July 26 • 6:00 PM: County Highway Maintenance Facility, Geneseo, NY. Livingston County Tax Title Auction.

Thomas P. Wamp/Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

Friday, July 27 • 10:00 AM: Haverling Central High School, Bath, NY. Steuben County Tax Title Auction. Thomas P. Wamp/Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

Saturday, July 28 • 9:30 AM: Martins Country Market. 3rd Annual Large Summer Equipment Auction. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Sunday, July 29 • 10:00 AM: Washington Co. Fairgrounds, Rt. 29 & 392 Old Schuylerville Rd., Greenwich, NY. TriState Antique Tractor Club Inc. antique Wheels and Iron Show. 1st time consignment auction.

Selling antique & modern farm, construction, gas engine, signs, toys, literature and related items.

Show: Sat-Sun July 28-29. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm

Friday, August 3 • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies and registered & grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale.

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MARKET REPORTS Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 191; 300-400# 191; 400-500# 147-150; 500-600# 143.50; 600700# 139; M&L 2 200300# 170; 300-400# 170; 400-500# 150-157; 500600# 147; 600-700# 139.

SLAUGHTER CATTLE HAGERSTOWN, MD SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 81-86, hi dress to 88; Boner 80-88, hi dress 90-95, few at 98-103; Lean 74-80; Thin & Light 73 & dn.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1446# at 111, lo dress at 99; YG 2 1910# at 100.50.

Fed Steers: H Ch full 1250-1400# 118-120; L Ch Guernsey 1468# @ 101; L Ch Hols. 19002200# 95-102.

Fed Heifers: Ch No. 2 1146# at 117.50.

Calves: Hols. Bull Ret. to Farm No. 1 82-100# 185-202; 102-120# 175190; No. 2 82-100# 160180; 102-120# 155-175; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 110# at 190; No. 2 80-95# 145180; Beef X Bulls 170190; Jersey Hols. X 90110.

SILER CITY, NC SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80 % lean 1485-1610# 84-91.50; 1400-1695# hi dress 93105; Boner 80-85% lean 835-895# 81-89; 9101375# 83-92; 960-1355# hi dress 93.50-105; 10051325# lo dress 76.50-80; Lean 85-90% lean 670780# lo dress 65-72; 835935# 75-80; 835-1185# lo dress 60-68.

Other Cows: M&L 1-2 Young 680-785# 90-96; 650-765# 103-110/hd.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 12 1090-1270# 105.50106; 1500-1905# 106113.50; 1665-2260# hi dress 115-122.

Cows/Calf Pairs: 3. S 1-2 850# middle age cows w/125# calves 800/pr; M 1-2 1000-1075# middle age cows w/300-350# calves 1350-1375/pr.

Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 70-115.

MT. AIRY SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% lean 1050-1390# 88-95; 1050-

1335# lo dress 75.5084.50; 1525-1795# 87.5096.50; Boner 80-85% lean 810-845# 87-91; 780855# lo dress 81-84; 9551370# 85-96.50; 9851320# hi dress 97.50103.50; 1045-1340# lo dress 79-84.50; 14051730# 85-92; 1410-1495# hi dress 99.50-100.50; Lean 85-90% lean 575785# lo dress 60-79.50; 945-1255# 80.50-87; 8101345# lo dress 60-76; 1430-1485# lo dress 78.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 12 1140-1365# 99-109.50; 1575-2240# 101.50112.50; 1760-2180# hi dress 114.50-118.

Cows/Calf Pairs: 2. M 1-2 870-900# middle age cows w/120-300# calves 825-1275/pr.

Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 65-175.

SW VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 237 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 8501200# 82-97.50; 12001600# 89-98.50; HY 12001600# 99.50-107.50; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 82-93.50; 12002000# 84-100.50; HY

1200-2000# 98-105.50; Lean 85-90% lean 750850# 61-70; 850-1200# 79-87.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 12 1000-1500# 105113.50; 1500-2500# 112122.50; HY 1500-2500# 119.50-126.

N VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 348.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 8501200# 75-99.75; 12001600# 77-96; HY 12001600# 90-100; Boner 8085% lean 800-1200# 7695.50; 1200-2000# 7897.50; HY 1200-2000# 90104; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 66-88; 8501200# 71-90.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 12 1000-1500# 95-102; 1500-2500# 95.50-113; HY 1500-2500# 111.50127.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 255. M 1, 3-8 yrs. old, bred 5-6 mos. 1200-1623# 1200-1550/hd; M 1, few 2, 3 yrs. to aged, bred 3-8 mos. 900-1050# 8801350/hd; M&L 1-2, 4-10 yrs. old 950-1300# mostly 1300-1500/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 127. M 1 w/150-

400# calves 1078-1448# 1270-1800/pr; M 1, few 2, w/200-300# calves 860997# 1000-1710/pr; M&L 1-2, 4-10 yrs. old w/calves newborn-250# 950-1300# 1250-1700/pr, mostly 1500-1700/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 81. Hols. Bulls 70-100# 50-190/hd; 100-130# 130235.

BLACKSTONE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 54.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 8501200# 81-97; 1200-1600# 92-97.50; HY 1200-1600# 98-105; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 78-88; 1200-2000# 75-92; HY 1200-2000# 93-98; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 65-78; 850-1200# 70-82.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 12 1000-1500# 95; 15002500# 99-104.50.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 8501200# 86-87; 1200-1600# 78; HY 1200-1600# 89.25.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 12 1000-1500# 85.50-100.

FRONT ROYAL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

70-82.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 12 1000-1500# 101-109; 1500-2500# 103-114; HY 1000-1500# 107-112; 1500-2500# 113-116.

HOLLINS, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 31.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 8501200# 85-90; 1200-1600# 89-92; HY 1200-1600# 92.50-95.50; Boner 8085% lean 800-1200# 8587; 1200-2000# 80; HY 1200-2000# 92; Lean 8590% lean 750-850# 6677; 850-1200# 74-82.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1500-2500# 105; HY 1000-1500# 105.50.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 1 M1 w/200# calf 1300# 1540/pr.

MARSHALL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean HY 1200-1600# 91.75-94.50; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 78-93.25; 12002000# 89-92; HY 12002000# 94-102.50; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1200# 65-75.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 12 1500-2500# 110.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 19. 130-200# 125-140; Hols. Bulls 70-100# 90110/hd; 100-130# 65-125.

LYNCHBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 248.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 8501200# 85-95; 1200-1600# 88-98.50; HY 1200-1600# 99-105; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 78-91.50; 1200-2000# 80-92; HY 1200-2000# 93-97.50; Lean 85-90% lean 750850# 67-77; 850-1200#

ROCKINGHAM, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 4126.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 8501200# 84.50; 1200-1600# 84-89; HY 1200-1600# 91; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 86-88; 1200-2000# 78-87; HY 1200-2000# 90-98; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1200# 71-90.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-

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Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols. Bulls 70-100# 50140hd; 100-130# 183/cwt.

STAUNTON, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 87 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 8501200# 75-88; 1200-1600# 77-89; HY 1200-1600# 90-95; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 76-89; 12002000# 78-91; HY 12002000# 92-96; Lean 8590% lean 750-850# 6679; 850-1200# 75-85.

TRI-STATE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 79.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 8501200# 82-94; 1200-1600# 89-98.50; HY 1200-1600# 102-107.50; Boner 8085% lean 800-1200# 8291.50; 1200-2000# 88.50100.50; HY 1200-2000# 102-104.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 12 1000-1500# 105113.50; 1500-2500# 114116; HY 1500-2500# 124126.

WINCHESTER, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 299.

Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1000-1100# 115.50116; 1100-1300# 113118; 1300-1500# 114119; 1500+ 116.75122.25; Sel 2-3 11001300# 108.50-112.50; 1300-1500# 109-115.50.

Slaughter Hols Steers: Ch 2-3 1100-1300# 111; 1300-1500# 104.50-110; Sel 2-3 1100-1300# 9498; 1300-1500# 105106.50.

Slaughter Hfrs.: Ch 2-3 900-1000# 97; 100012000# 111-115.75; 1200-1300# 113.50119.25; 1300-1500# 11.50-117.75; Sel 2-3 1000-1200 103.50111.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 8501200# 83-93; HY 12001600# 95.50-102.50; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 77-93; 1200-2000# 85-90.50; HY 1200-2000# 92-96.50; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 61-84; 850-1200# 74-85.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 12 1000-1500# 96+106.50; 1500-2500# 97.50-104; HY 1000-1500# 113.50; 1500-2500# 109-111.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 19.

M 1-2, 3-8 yrs. old 2-8 mos. bred 870-1335# 900-1100/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 5. M 1-2, w/155# calves 1010-1245# 9101100/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 5.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 95210/hd; 100-130# 137.50245.

WYTHE CO SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 80.

Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1100-1300# 108111.60.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 8501200# 82-90; 1200-1600# 84.50-98.50; HY 12001600# 102-106; Boner 8085% lean 800-1200# 8694; 1200-2000# 80.50-90; HY 1200-2000# 95.50; Lean 85-90% lean 750850# 66-77; 850-1200# 70-90.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 12 1000-1500# 108111.50; 1500-2500# 108118; HY 1000-1500# 122; 1500-2500# 119-122.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 6.

M&L 1, 4-6 yrs. old 9401535# 1010-1300/hd, L 1 5-6 yrs. old 1065-1130# 1080-1280/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 1. L 1, 5 yrs. old w/300# calf 900# 1440/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 1.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 50/hd.

HOG REPORT HAGERSTOWN, MD PIGS Pigs & Shoats (/hd): 35. 50-60# 55-68; 60-70# 65-72; 1 lot 74# at 75; few 96# at 92; (/#) 100-160# 94-101; 180-190# 89-91.

Butcher Hogs: 1-3 240-300# 62-64.25; No. 23 215-290# 58-61; 300330# 61.50-63; few 200210# 67-68.25.

Sows: 350-550# 53-56.

Boars: 600#at 24.25.

NC SOWS: 300-399# 39.10-51; 400-449# 39.10-52; 450-499# Prices not reported due to confidentiality; 500-549# 42-58.34; 550# & up Prices not reported due to confidentiality.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA HOGS: No report.

HOLLINS, VA HOGS: No report.

MARSHALL, VA HOGS: No report.

N VA HOGS: No report.

ROCKINGHAM, VA HOGS: No report.

S VA HOGS: 2.

Barrows & Gilts: US 13 190-210# 56; 210-230# 50.

STAUNTON, VA HOGS: No report.

WINCHESTER, VA HOGS: No report.

WYTHE CO, VA HOGS: Barrows & Gilts: US 1-3 190-210# 56; 210-230# 50.

LAMB & GOAT MARKET N VA SHEEP: 46.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled, Ch & Pr 60-80# 168.50; 80-110# 160-170; 110-125# 160170; Spring, Wooled Gd & Ch 1-3 30-60# 184; 6090# 175.

Slaughter Ewes: Ewes Ch 2-4 65-72; Gd 2-4 7782.

S VA SHEEP: 11.

Feeder Lambs: Wooled, M&L 1-2 40-60# 168; 60-90# 169; Wooled, S&M 1-2 90-110# 105.

Slaughter Ewes: Ch 24 70 HAGERSTOWN, MD LAMBS: Gd Ch 90-120# 167170; 40-85# 175-185; Sheep Ewes 120-170# 72-80; 200# 62-70.

HAGERSTOWN, MD GOATS: No report.

N VA GOATS: 51 Kids: Sel 1-2 40-60# 200-220; Sel 3 40-60# 200.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 70-110# 113-155; 150-250# 122.

Does: Sel 1-2 50-70# 120-126; 70-100# 120129; 100-150# 118-126.

MT. AIRY SHEEP: No report MT. AIRY GOATS: 45 Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 under 20# 32-

37.50; 20-40# 55; 40-60# 80-87.50; 60-80# 100125; Sel 2 under 20# 22.50; 20-40# 32.50; 4060# 52.50-55; Sel 3 under 20# 12.50.

Yearlings: Sel 1 80100# 165.

Does/Nannies: Sel 1 100-140# 125-135; Sel 2 50-70# 77.50; 100-140# 50-60; Sel 3 70-100# 50; 100-140# 47.50-50.

Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100-150# 125; Sel 2 70100# 50; 150-250# 100; Sel 3 70-100# 20.

115-130, 100-140# 220; Sel 2 50-70# 70-75.

Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100-150# 140; 150-250# 180-185.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SHEEP: no report

WINCHESTER, VA SHEEP: 28.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 60-80# 151-180; 80-110# 147-170; Spring, Wooled Gd & Ch 1-3 30-60# 197201; 60-90# 175.

S l a u g h t e r Rams/Ewes: 11. Ewes Gd 2-4 74-80; Rams all 82.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA GOATS: No report.

HOLLINS, VA SHEEP/GOATS: 22.

Feeder Lambs: Wooled M&L 1-2 40-60# 168; 6090# 169; Wooled S&M 1-2 90-110# 105.

S l a u g h t e r Rams/Ewes: Ewes Ch 24 70.

MARSHALL, VA SHEEP: No report.

MARSHALL, VA GOATS: No report.

ROCKINGHAM, VA GOATS: ROCKINGHAM, VA SHEEP: Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 80-110# 170; 110-125# 151.

SHENANDOAH SHEEP: Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 60-80# 168.50; 80-110# 161.50-165.

S l a u g h t e r Rams/Ewes: Ewes Ch 24 65; Gd 2-4 77.

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Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 under 20# 3037.50; 20-40# 45-55; 4060# 65-75; 60-80# 82.5090; Sel 2 under 20# 2027.50; 20-40# 40; 40-60# 60.

Yearlings: Sel 1 60-80# 100-117.50; 80-100# 122.50-147.50; Sel 3 6080# 57.50.

Does/Nannies: Sel 1 50-70# 95-100; 70-100#

SILER CITY, NC SHEEP: No report.

STAUNTON, VA SHEEP: No report.

STAUNTON, VA GOATS: No report.

TRI-STATE, VA GOATS: No report.

WINCHESTER, VA GOATS: 28.

Kids: Sel 1-2 20-40# 147; 40-60# 219-224; 6080# 218; Sel 3 60-80# 101.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 70-110# 150; 100-150# 130; 150250# 131-139.

Does: Sel 1-2 70-100# 100; 100-150# 106.

WYTHE CO SHEEP: No report.

WYTHE CO GOATS: No report.

6.38, -----, ----; Nashville 6.43, -----, ----; Roaring River 6.43, -----, ----; Rose Hill 6.11, -----, ----; Selma ---, -----, 5.88; Statesville 6.18, -----, 6.47; Warsaw 6.11, -----, ----; Pantego #2 5.87, -----, 5.37.

Elevators: Cleveland ---, -----, ----; Belhaven ----, ----, ----; Chadbourn ----, ----, ----; Clement ----, -----, ----; Creswell 5.59, 13.53, 6.03; Elizabeth City 5.90, 13.78, 6.14; Greenville ---, -----, ----; Lumberton ----, -----, ----; Monroe ----, 13.77, 6.11; Norwood 6.25, 13.43, 5.60; Pantego ----, -----, ----; Register ----, -----, 6.14; Warsaw #2 6.29, -----, 6.19.

Soybean Processors: Fayetteville, 14.13; Raleigh, 14.13 RUSHVILLE SEMIMONTHLY HAY AUCTION Prices/ton FOB unless otherwise noted. Delivery beyond 10 miles mostly 2.50 /mile. Hay 15 tons.

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Orchardgrass: Lg. Rd. Gd 34/bale; Timothy/Orchardgrass: Lg. Rd. Gd 26/bale.

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POULTRY REPORT

NC GRAIN US 2 Yellow Corn was 2-3¢ lower. Prices were 5.80-6.55, mostly 5.806.10 at the feed mills and 5.59-6.29, mostly 6.25 at the elevators. US 1 Yellow Soybeans were 9-13¢ lower. Prices were 14.13 at the processors, 14.03 at the feed mills and 13.43-13.78, mostly 13.78 at the elevators. US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat was 3¢ lower. Prices were 5.606.19, mostly 6.14 at the elevators. Soybean Meal (f.o.b.) at the processing plants was 444.90/ton for 48% protein.

NC BROILERS & FRYERS The market is steady and the live supply is adequate to meet the moderate demand.

Average weights are mostly heavy.

The estimated slaughter for Wednesday in NC is 2,701,000 head compared to 2,667,000 head last Wednesday.

Feed Mills: Bladenboro 6.11, -----, ----; Candor 6.63, -----, 5.88; Cofield 6.18, -----, ----; Laurinburg 6.11, -----, ----; Monroe

NC EGGS: The market is steady on all sizes.

Supplies are moderate.

Retail demand is good.

Weighted average prices for small lot sales of grade A eggs delivered to nearby retail outlets: XL 117.64, L 112.99, M 84.86 & S 78.

NY EGGS Prices are steady on all

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MARKET REPORTS sizes. Supplies range light to heavy on L&M, light on XL. The New York shell egg inventory is 1% less than a week ago. Retail demand is light to moderate. Distribu-tive demand is moderate to good. Market activity is slow to mostly moderate. Prices to retailers, sales to volume buyers, USDA Grade A & Grade A white eggs in ctns, delivered to store door, cents per dz. XL 8387, L 81-85, M 75-79.

FARMERS MARKET NC STATE FARMERS MARKET Beans, Green (25# bx) 30; Beets (25# bg) 12.95; Greens (bu ctn) Collards 9, Turnips 11.55-12, Spinach (25# bx) 18; Peas, Crowder (bu bg) 1220, Crowder (bu shelled) 24; Peas, Garden (25# bx) 20; Sweet Potatoes (40# bx) 14-20.05; Squash, Yellow Crookneck (1/2 bu) 15; Tomatoes, Green-

house (25# bx) 25. Wholesale Dealer Price: Apples (traypack ctn 100 count) WA Red Delicious 32.9534.55, WA Golden Delicious 33-34.50, Granny Smith WA 34-36.50, Gala WA 32-36, WA Fuji 34.5038, WA Pink Lady 3841.50; Asparagus (11# ctn) 32.95-34.35; Bananas (40# ctn) 21-23; Beans, Round Green (11/9 bu ctn) 22.15-24, Pole (1-1/9 bu) 25-27; Beets (25# sack) 15.75-21.15; Blueberries (flat 12 1-pt cups) 24-34; Broccoli (ctn 14s) 19.15-20; Cabbage (50# ctn) 12.15-12.95; Cantaloupe (case 12 count) 22.15-32.15; Carrots (50# sack) 19.6521.45; Cauli-flower (ctn 12s) 19.05-23.45; Cherries (16# bx) 48; Celery (ctn 30s) 29.50-35.65; Cilantro (ctn 30s) 17.9518.65; Citrus: Orang-es CA (4/5 bu ctn) 26.1530.65, FL (4/5 bu ctn) 2122; Pink Grapefruit CA (4/5 bu ctn) 28.65-33.15;

Tangelos FL (80 count bx) 25-26.95; Lemons (40# ctn) 34-44.35; Limes (40# ctn) 22-27; Oranges CA Navel (4/5 bu ctn) 31.4533.95, FL Navel (64 count) 23.55-26.15, Tangerines (120 count) 24; Corn, Yellow & White (ctn 4 ?-5 dz) 15-21.45; Cranberries (24 12-oz pkg) 24.50; Cucumbers, Long Green (40# ctn) 23-25, Pickles (ctn 40#) 26-30; Eggplant (25# ctn) 20-24; Grapes, Red Seedless (18# ctn) 33-36, White Seedless 31-52, Black Seedless 28, Red Globe 28; Grapefruit (40# ctn) 28.65; Greens, Collard (bu ctn/loose 24s) 10, Kale (ctn/bunched 24s) 11.5514.15; Turnips, topped 11.85-14.65; Honey-dews (ctn 5s) 29; Kiwi (ctn 117s) 12.75; Lettuce, Iceberg, wrapped (ctn 24s) 26.5030.45, Greenleaf (ctn 24s) 24.50-25, Romaine (ctn 24s) 24.50-26; Nectarines, Yellow/White Flesh (1/2 bu ctn) 24; Onions,

Yellow (50# sack) Jumbo 16.45-20, White (25# sack) 18-19, Red (25# sack) 15-22.50, Green (ctn 24s) 14.35-19.65; Sweet Onions (40# ctn) 24-25.75; Peach-es, Yellow/White Flesh (1/2 bu ctn) 20; Peanuts, Green (35# bg) 53-69; Pears, Bartlett (16# ctn) 34; Peppers, Bell Type Green (11/9 bu ctn) 22.95-25, Red (11# ctn) 32, Yellow (11# ctn) 32; Potatoes, Red Size A (50# ctn) 15-17.95, Red Size B 25-28, White size A 18-26.15; Russet ID 21.85-23.85; Radishes (30 6-oz film bgs) 12.9515; Plums, Red (28# ctn) 27; Squash, Yellow Crookneck (3/4 bu ctn) 1518.45, Zucchini (1/2 bu ctn) 14-16; Strawberries CA (flat 8 1-qt conts) 2026.45, NC (flat 8 1-qt conts) 17.95-20; Sweet Potatoes, Orange (40# ctn) 1621.45, White (40# ctn) 2020.75; Tomatoes, vine ripened XL (25# ctn) 18.55-20, Cherry (flat 12

1-pt conts) 18.55-22.95, Roma (25# ctn) 16-19, Grape (flat 12 1-pt conts) 19-21; Turnips, topped (25# film bg) 11.55-17.15; Watermelon (bin) 175200.

WESTERN NC FARMERS’ MARKET Apples (traypack ctn) Red Delicious 30-31.50, Golden Delicious 3031.50, Granny Smith 3034.50; Bananas (40# bx) 19.50-20; Beans (bu) Halfrunners 32-38, Snaps 18.50-24; Broccoli (ctn) 15-18.75; Cabbage (50# ctn/crate) 12-14; Cantaloupes (ctn 9-12 count) 18.75-20; Cauliflower (ctn) 18-20; Citrus: Lemons (ctns 95 count) 31.50, (165 count) 32.50-34; Corn (crate) Bi-Color & White 14-15; Cucumbers (1-1/9 bu) Long Green 15.75-22, Pick-lers (1-1/9 bu crate) 27.50-30; Grapes (18# ctn) Red & White Seedless 35-49; Lettuce (ctn) Iceburg 21-

Monitor heifer average daily gain (ADG) This Tip of the Week has been brought to you by DCHA and sponsored

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A heifer’s average daily gain (ADG) and cost per pound of gain are more sensitive metrics than cost per day, and more top managers are turning to them to assess heifer program performance. When used in conjunction with health records and visual observation, these assessments offer a better means to determine which animals have the potential to bring the most productivity and profitability.

The concept of managing for average daily gain and feed efficiency is a model that has long been used by the beef feedlot industry, which is skilled at separating feed cost from fixed costs like yardage (or housing) and labor. This perspective enables managers to increase income by increasing lean gain.

To know which animals meet your goals for optimum growth, track heifers by cohort group. This enables you to account for seasonality of performance and helps fine-tune your management response to rearing challenges.

Here are a few guidelines to see how your heifers stack up: • For the first 70 days of age, a reasonable ADG should be 1.7 to 2 pounds per day. This will be driven by colostrum management and the feeding program, as well as weather and animal comfort.

• By six months of age, heifers should average at least 2 pounds of gain per day.

• Your target for first breeding should be based on size rather than age. Depending on breed and individual herd dynamics, heifers should be about 51 inches at the hip (for Holsteins) and about 55 percent of their dam’s mature body weight at breeding, and about 85 percent of their dam’s mature body weight at calving.

To reach these ADG goals, proper protein nutrition is critical. Feed a rumen fermentation enhancer in heifer rations to provide essential nutrients that rumen microbes use to make more microbial protein for greater volumetric growth. The goal should be for heifers to look and perform like athletes, with strong muscle and bones and little fat.

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22.75, Green Leaf 1618.75, Romaine 18-21; Okra (1/2 bu) 24-26; Onions (50# bg) Yellow Jumbo 16-16.50, Vidalia 23-26, (25# bg) 15-16; Peaches (1/2 bu basket) Clingstone 14-16; Bell Pepper (1-1/9 bu ctn) L & XL 16-19.50; Potatoes, Irish (50# bg) White 1526, Red 16-24, Russet 1820; Squash (3/4 bu) #1 Yellow Crookneck 16-18, (1/2 bu) Zucchini #1 1214; Straw-berries (4 qt cont) NC & SC 11-13; (81# conts) CA 21.50; Sweet Potatoes (40# bx) Red or Orange #2 12-15; Tomatoes, vine ripe (25# bx) XL & Larger 15-18, Green 17.50; Turnips (25# sack) 15; Watermelons (ea) 5.50-8, (bin 35/45 count) Seeded 160, Seedless 200.

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by Angela Shelf Medearis Hot stuff for Father’s Day If your go-to gift for Father’s Day is a tie, socks, shirt or some other article of apparel, on behalf of dads everywhere — please try something new! If your dad loves spicy foods, a signature homemade hot sauce is the perfect gift. You also can start a tradition of presenting him with a new bottle of custom-made hot sauce each year.

The trick to the perfect hot sauce is using a combination of peppers with a balance of sweetness, fruit and heat. Fruity peppers like the Aji Amarillo Chili, the Mexican Mirasol Pepper or the Yellow Peruvian Chile (which is a deep yellow, sometimes orange, 4 to 5 inches long) have an intense spice with a fruity flavor. A Mustard Habanero pepper retains the heat found in many Habanero varieties but has fruity overtones. This pepper is dark-yellow with hints of orange and a pointed tip.

Chile peppers like poblano, New Mexico or Anaheim are a mix of fruity, mild and spicy. Certain types of peppers like the Caribbean Red Pepper and Scotch Bonnets add to the hot sauce the heat that will make your Dad’s mouth water, his ears pop and his body temperature rise. Combining different types of peppers with vegetables will add sweet, fruity and flavorful notes to your homemade hot sauce.

Using your computer or supplies from the artsand-crafts store, create a special label for Dad’s custom “Hot Stuff Hot Sauce” using the recipe below.

You also can find beautiful, but inexpensive decorative glass bottles at discount stores. Tie a ribbon to your gift bottle and a new Father’s Day tradition is born!

Hot stuff hot sauce

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 large yellow onion, sliced 2 teaspoons salt 2 large jalapeno peppers, diced 2 medium chile peppers, such as poblano, New Mexico or Anaheim, diced (see Tip below) 2-4 habanero or other small, hot chile peppers, stemmed, halved and seeded (see Tip) 4 cloves garlic, diced 1 large carrot, tip and root end removed, chopped 1 pound tomatoes, diced (about 3 cups) or 1 (28 ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes 1-3 teaspoons sugar or stevia 1 cup distilled white vinegar or apple-cider vinegar 1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions and salt, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until onions begin to soften. Add in peppers, garlic and carrots. Cook, stirring, until onion begins to brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. (Note: This should be done in a very well-ventilated area! The fumes from the cooking peppers are strong, so do not lean over the pot, or you may inhale the acrid steam.)

2. Reduce heat to medium. Add tomatoes and sugar or stevia. Bring mixture to a boil, then return heat to medium. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes begin to break down, about 15 to 20 minutes.

3. Remove from heat and allow mixture to steep until it comes to room temperature. Carefully transfer pepper mixture to a food processor or blender.

(Use caution when pureeing hot ingredients.) If you’re using a blender, place the lid on loosely and cover it with a dishcloth to allow any steam to escape. Puree mixture for 15 seconds. With food processor or blender running, add vinegar through

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the feed tube or opening in the lid in a steady stream.

4. Puree until smooth. Set a fine-mesh sieve over a medium bowl; pour the pureed mixture through the sieve, gently pushing on the solids with a wooden spoon to extract all the liquid. (Discard solids.) Let the sauce cool to room temperature, about 1 1/2 hours. Taste and season with more salt, if necessary.

5. Transfer hot sauce to a sterilized, pint glass jar or bottle and secure with airtight lid.

Refrigerate. The hot sauce tastes best when aged at least 2 weeks. Shake bottle to recombine the liquid before using. Can be stored in refrigerator up to 6 months. Makes 1 pint.

Tip: The membranes that hold the seeds are the spiciest part of chile peppers (that’s where the capsaicin is). The seeds pick up some spiciness by association. You can adjust the heat of the peppers and the spiciness of the hot sauce by using some or all of the seeds along with the flesh of the peppers. Be sure to wash your hands thoroughly after chopping hot peppers, or wear rubber gloves. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc., and Angela Shelf Medearis

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JUN 12 PA Forest Web Seminar The title of June’s presentation is Management Strategies for Eastern Forests Threatened by Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. Mary Ann Fajvan, Research Forester with the Northern Research Station, USDA Forest Service,will be the presenter.

Seminars are scheduled for noon and again at 7 pm. To register and take part in the live seminars or to view the upcoming seminars schedu l e , v i s i t http://extension.psu.edu/p rivate-forests/toolsresources/webinars.

JUN 13 Maryland Agricultural Commission to Meet Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), 50 Harry S. Truman Pkwy., Annapolis, MD. 8:30 am. Contact Rachel Melvin, 410-8415882.

JUN 16 The Maryland Poultry Swap & Farmer’s Market Green Hill Farm, 5329 Mondell Rd., Sharpsburg, MD. 8 am - 2 pm. Admission is free.

On Internet at www.

MdPoultrySwap.blogspot.co m JUN 19 Breeding & Genetics: Considerations for Organic Dairy Farms Online. For more information or to register visit www.extension.org/pages/2 5242.

Robeson Co. Area Beekeepers Assoc.

Monthly Meeting O.P. Owens Ag. Center, 455 Canton Rd., Lumberton, NC. 6:30 pm meal, 7 pm educational meeting. Contact Nelson Brownlee, 910-6713276.

JUN 21 The Farming for Success 2012 Field Day PSU Southeast Agricultural Research & Extension Center 1446 Auction Rd., Manheim, PA. 9 am - 3 pm. Preregistration cost: $5 (if received by noon of June 20).

Walk-in registration: $10.

Registration includes a BBQ lunch. Contact Penn State Extension, 717-394-6851.

On Internet at www. extension.psu.edu/lancaster JUN 28 Open House and Dairy Tour Ryan & Jen Clark’s Dairy Operation, 318 Crawford Rd., Tyrone, Blair County.

10 am - 1:30 pm. Picnic style lunch. Participation is free, but pre-registration is requested. Call 717-3460849.

On Internet at www.centerfordairy excellence.org

JUN 30 National Lineback Show Centre Hall Fairgrounds, Centre Hall, PA. 10 am. Any boy or girl age 8-21 and a jr. member of ALDCR by June 1 is eligible to show in the junior show. This year an open show has also been added.

For entry info check at www.americanlinebacks.com.

Contact Luke Harrison, 814490-7517 or roz_18@hotmail.com.

JUL 6 Open House and Dairy Tour Reed & Diane Hoover’s Dairy Operation, 400 Mount Wilson Rd., Lebanon, Lebanon County. 10 am - 1:30 pm. Picnic style lunch. Participation is free, but pre-registration is requested. Call 717-3460849.

On Internet at www.centerfordairy excellence.org JUL 13-14 Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Shale Knoll Arena, 47 Crooked Rd., Annville, PA. Friday preview 2-7 pm. Saturday adoption 8 am - 5 pm.

Adoption is first come, first serve. Call 866-468-7826.

JUL 17 Robeson Co. Area Beekeepers Assoc.

Monthly Meeting O.P. Owens Ag. Center, 455 Canton Rd., Lumberton, NC. 6:30 pm meal, 7 pm educational meeting. Contact Nelson Brownlee, 910-671-3276.

JUL 20 Sorghum Grower Meeting O.P. Owens Ag. Center, 455 Canton Rd., Lumberton, NC. 8-10 am. Contact Mac Malloy, 910-671-3276.

JUL 21 Tree Farm Field Day Eagleville Gap, Blanchard, PA. 10 am - 3 pm. Questions?

Program Details Contact: John Hoover, Tree Farmer 203-736-4385 or johnwhoover@msn.com. Registration information contact: Dave Jackson, Forest Resources Educator, Penn State Extension of Centre County at 814-355-4897 or drj11@psu.edu. The registration page can be downloaded at http://patreefarm.org/wpcontent/uploads/2012/01/H oover-Tree-Farm-FieldDay-Brochure-7-12.pdf.

JUL 24 Pesticide Recertification Class, Private Category V & X O.P. Owens Ag. Center, 455 Canton Rd., Lumberton, NC. 5-9 pm. Commercial class TBA. Contact Mac Malloy, 910-671-3276.

AUG 2 The 2012 Virginia Ag Expo Grainfield Farm operated by Chuck McGhee in Mechanicsville, VA. 7:30 am. Field tours starting at 8 am will include the Virginia on farm corn and soybean variety plots; corn and soybean planting dates; weed, insect and nematodes control; population studied in both corn and soybeans; row width in full season soybeans and seed treatments in soybeans. Also on the tour will be a stop at the blackberry and raspberry operation and a stop at a preCivil War cemetery. There is no pre-registration or registration fee for attendees.

Lunch will be available from local civic organizations and

vendors. Contact John Smith, e-mail vaagexpo@aol.com.

AUG 21 Robeson Co. Area Beekeepers Assoc.

Monthly Meeting O.P. Owens Ag. Center, 455 Canton Rd., Lumberton, NC. 6:30 pm meal, 7 pm educational meeting. Contact Nelson Brownlee, 910-6713276.

SEP 6 Precondition Cattle Sale Stanley County Livestock market, 13215 Indian Mound Rd., Norwood, NC. 7 am - 3 pm cattle arrive. Sale at 7 pm. Contact Marcus Harward, 704-474-7681.

SEP 15-20 The 49th All American Dairy Show Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center, Harrisburg, PA. Featuring 23 shows in six days, including four full days dedicated to youth shows and more than 2,400 animals shown by nearly 1,000 exhibitors from across the nation. Call 717787-2905. On Internet at www.allamerican.state.pa.us SEP 18 Robeson Co. Area Beekeepers Assoc.

Monthly Meeting O.P. Owens Ag. Center, 455 Canton Rd., Lumberton, NC. 6:30 pm meal, 7 pm educational meeting. Contact Nelson Brownlee, 910-6713276.

SEP 20 Pesticide Recertification Class, Private Category V & X O.P. Owens Ag. Center, 455 Canton Rd., Lumberton, NC. Commercial class TBA. Contact Mac Malloy, 910-6713276.

OCT 2 Building a Strong Management Team Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI (Mendota 2 meeting room). 1 pm. Dr. Bernard Erven will outline the three critical steps in forming an effective management team. Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1). On Internet at www.worlddairyexpo.com OCT 3 Avoiding Drug Residues in the Dairy Industry Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI (Mendota 2 meeting room). 11 am. Dr. Geof Smith will discuss these critical points and give an overview of how drug residue testing in milk and meat is implemented in the US. Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1).

On Internet at www.worlddairyexpo.com Building U.S. Agricultural Exports: One BRIC at a Time Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI (Mendota 2 meeting room). 1 pm. Brazil, Russia, India and China, also known as BRIC, have huge buying power, Jason Henderson will discuss this growing market and how it will affect agricultural exports and global food production. Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1). On Internet at www.worlddairyexpo.com

OCT 4 How to Many Replacement Heifers Does Your Dairy Need Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI (Mendota 2 meeting room). 1 pm. Dr. John Currin will discuss how to manage your replacement herd in terms of size and quality. Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1). On Internet at www.worlddairyexpo.com Planning for Change: Transitioning the Family Farm Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI (Mendota 2 meeting room). 11 am. Elizabeth Rumley will discuss how to make the transition while keeping the farm financially viable for all parties involved. She will also outline ideas on creating a structured plan for making a smoother transition to the next generation. Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1). On Internet at www.worlddairyexpo.com OCT 5 “Making Sense of the Global Dairy Markets” Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI (Mendota 2 meeting room). 11 am. Alan Levitt will be discussing just how large the global marketplace is and where the market is headed. He will outline the current U.S. export situation, key markets and what factors are driving the global price. Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1).

On Internet at www.worlddairyexpo.com The Effect of Risk on Dairy Farm Management Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI (Mendota 2 meeting room). 1 pm. Dr. Christopher Wolf will examine the risk that different sized dairies face, how risk has changed over time and what the management implications are for dairy farmers.Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1).

On Internet at www.worlddairyexpo.com The Effect of Risk on Dairy Farm Management Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI (Mendota 2 meeting room). 1 pm. Dr. Christopher Wolf will examine the risk that different sized dairies face, how risk has changed over time and what the management implications are for dairy farmers.Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1).

On Internet at www.worlddairyexpo.com OCT 6 Should You Treat Them or Should You Eat Them?

How to Improve Your Mastitis Treatments and Maintain Healthy Cows Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI (Mendota 2 meeting room). 11 am. Dr. Pamela Ruegg will discuss the changing presence of mastitis pathogens on modern dairy farms and will demonstrate how and when antibiotic treatments should be used.Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1). On Internet at www.worlddairyexpo.com

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