Country Folks New England 7.16.12

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Swiss Village Foundation preserves heritage, endangered breeds

by Sanne Kure-Jensen Swiss Village Foundation (SVF) preserves rare and endangered breeds of food and fiber livestock including cattle, sheep and goats. SVF offers a range of educational programs for preschoolers through vet school students as well as the general public.

Why Preserve Heritage and Rare Breeds?

According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, our planet loses one livestock breed every month. Decreasing food chain diversity puts the whole planet’s food chain at risk. Many heritage breeds thrive on pasture forage and don’t need high intensity corn.

Small New England farms benefit from genetically diverse, low maintenance herds.

“Heritage breeds are a critical piece of the Local Food movement,” said Sarah Bowley, SVF Livestock Manager.

For example, in 1920, there were 60 chicken breeds common in the American marketplace; now the Cornish Rock dominates. In the 1930s, there were 15 common pig breeds; six are now extinct and three breeds dominate the market.

Today, the Holstein cow supplies over 93 percent of American dairy products.

As modern breeding practices and inbreeding lead to more and more genetically similar or even uniform animals, whole breeds could be decimated by a serious disease or parasite.

Widespread famine occurred when potato blight destroyed the single variety of potato planted across Ireland. Maintaining diversity lowers food systems risk locally and worldwide.

Rare and heritage breeds carry critical and irreplaceable traits including disease and parasite

Dr. Dorothy Roof, SVF’s Lab Director, puts on thick gloves before opening the liquid nitrogen-filled cryotanks where embryos and semen samples are stored.

resistance, climate/environmental tolerance, mothering traits, forage utilization as well as unique flavor and nutritional benefits.

Researchers from China, South Africa, Kenya, Nairobi and Tunisia have approached SVF for guidance in setting up similar programs.

How to Preserve Rare Breeds With a small in-house staff and collaborating veterinary team from Tufts University’s Cummings School of

Veterinary Medicine, SVF maintains 125 animals at the farm. Livestock spend nine to 24 months at the farm for semen and embryo collection.

SVF preserves four types of germplasm: cells (fibroblasts), blood (whole blood and serum), embryos and semen.

Germplasm is cryogenically frozen using liquid nitrogen, remaining viable for hundreds of years, ready for use to reawaken an extinct breed, in the same ways seed banks

Tufts veterinarian Dr. David Matsas holds a Tunis lamb at SVF. Photo courtesy of SVF

preserve plants for future foods, medicines and more.

This frozen library is vital to protecting the world’s food supply.

About 30 females and 10 males of each breed are located and selected using the ALBC’s Conservation Priority List. Livestock are often loaned or donated to SVF; breeders receive a tax deduction for their charitable donation or SVF purchases livestock outright.

Thorough health screenings and quarantine procedures protect new animals and those already at the farm.

Biosecurity also protects against inadvertent cryopreservation of pathogens.

Pedigrees, scientific and anecdotal data are collected and archived for each animal. The goal is to collect 200 embryos and 3,000 straws of semen, which is enough to recreate that breed with full genetic diversity in one generation.

Upon completion of each breed collection process, SVF verifies germplasm viability by thawing and transferring an embryo to a surrogate dam.

So far the SVF program has been a one-way collection, as no American heritage breeds have disappeared since SVF began germplasm collection in 2002.

Most animals are returned to breeding operations at farms, zoos and educational sites. As of 2010, over 90 percent of females sent to breeding programs successfully conceived; this is a normal fertility rate.

Germplasm Preservation Skin and tissue samples are grown and multiplied in Petri dishes and then cryofrozen.

Whole blood samples are dried

and stored at room temperature on cards and serum from blood samples are frozen.

While genetics cannot be determined with serum, these samples can indicate antibodies showing any disease, pathogen and stress exposure.

SVF’s small ruminants are bred naturally Labor Day through early April and embryos are collected six to seven days after breeding.

Tufts’ fourth-year veterinary students assist SVF staff and Tufts vets as they flush embryos from the uterus using standard surgical protocols.

Female animals are monitored and returned to their flocks within three days. Bucks and rams are chosen for genetic diversity. Approximately 300 straws of semen are collected from each individual.

Bovine embryo collection (after artificial insemination) is handled in the main barn.

With cows standing in a chute, a veterinarian gives an epidural and flushes embryos from the uterus.

Bovine semen is either donated to or purchased by SVF after being custom-collected by mobile semen collectors or bull studs.

Cryopreservation Dr. Dorothy Roof, SVF’s lab director, validates embryo development and then processes, freezes and documents germplasm samples.

Cryoprotectants, such as glycerol solutions, and controlled rate freezing in specialized equipment allow embryos to be quickly frozen without ice crystal damage. Once below -35 degrees C, embryos can be plunged into liquid nitrogen at -196 degrees C storage in perpetuity.

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Swiss Village Foundation’s sheep shearer talks with visitors after shearing heirloom sheep on SVF Visitor’s Day. Photos by Sanne Kure-Jensen

New England National Brown Swiss Sale averages $5,831 Garrett, St. Paris, Ohio the consignors.

Next in line on the high seller’s list, Dublin Hills Sorina was the crowd pleasing senior 2 year old sired by Old Mill TA Starsky ET. She also headed for Elite Dairy and sports a deep Snow Storm pedigree developed by her consignors, Dublin Hills Farm, Woodsboro, MD. Contending bidders for Sorina were Frank and Susan Caverly.

Hills Valley Farm, Cattaraugus, NY provided the fourth high seller with Hills Valley Tray Phoenix commanding $17,400 from Brooke M. Clark of GMC Farm, Cornish Flat, NH. Phoenix is a “VG88/2y” Tray daughter with over 1200 F at 2 years and a deep pedigree from the Priscilla family.

The “Pick of Shelburne” was a feature of the sale with Elite Dairy out bidding Bruce Dearborn to gain rights in choosing from the entire Shelburne Herd. At a $12,000 price tag, Ken and Peter selected Shelburne Dusty Elizabeth, a great framed junior 3 year old from three “Excellent” dams representing the strong Elizabeth family at

Second high seller — Left to right: Lee Barber, Brian Garrison, Wayne Sliker, Sonya, Darrell Worden, Mikey Barton, Peter Vail and Ken Main, buyers.

A patriotic stage in the Breeding Barn at historic Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, VT, provided the setting for this year’s National Brown Swiss Sale.

Top seller — Left to right: Lee Barber, Jerry Harkness, representing contenders; Wayne Sliker, Francie, Darrell Worden, Lindsey Rucks, leadsman, Brian Garrison.

Shelburne.

The highest selling heifer of the sale, Top Acres Wonder Bamby ET, was consigned by Bob Gould, Sale Chairman, and Bruce Dearborn, Convention Finance Director.

Bamby is a large and fancy Wonderment daughter from five generations of “Excellent” dams from the “B’s” and is now the property of Gerrit DeBruin, Lake Mills, WI after selling for $11,200.

The New England National Sale was managed by Modern Associates, Wayne and Connie Sliker of St. Paris, Ohio. Darrell Worden was auctioneer for the day and was assisted in the ring and on the phones by Brian Garrison, Lee Barber, Dave Wallace and Gordon DeMay. The cattle were presented in the ring by Lindsey Rucks, Michelle Funk, Nicole Hood, Kyle Barton and Mikey Barton. The preparation staff included Jason Thomas, Scott Hussey, Andrew Lenhart, Caleb Rossing, Pete Hawkes, Pat Lundy, John “EZ Money” Patrick and Marcella Guillette. They had the lineup in tip top shape for the large crowd on Friday and sale day Saturday. Decorations, clerking, and other support were provided by Jenna Hoffman, Deb Hoffman, Connie GrittonWinter, and Cindy Worden, The Shelburne staff was especially cooperative under the direction of Sam Dixon and Renee LaCoss.

Top selling heifer — Left to right: Bob Gould, Brian Garrison, Wayne Sliker, Bamby, Nicole Hood, Darrell Worden, Lee Barber.

Third high seller — Left to right: Brian Garrison, Dave Wallace, Lee Barber, Wayne Sliker, Sorina, Darrell Worden, Michell Funk, Peter Vail and Ken Main, buyers.

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A patriotic stage in the Breeding Barn at historic Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, VT, provided the setting for this year’s National Brown Swiss Sale and concluded The National Convention activities. Seventy-four lots averaged $5,831 and sold into 12 states and Colombia, South America.

Topping the day at $20,000 was Blessing Bonanza Francie “E92/32,700m”, an All American and fifth generation “EX”, consigned by Blessing Farms, Fort Wayne, IN. Looking like a contender for this fall, Francie was taken

by Richman Farms and Starmark Farms, Lodi, Ohio.

The contending syndicate was represented by Jerry Harkness, breeder of the foundation for this impressive family.

Second high seller was the much talked about junior 2year-old prospect, Renegade Titanium Sonya ET. After spirited bidding, Ken Main and Peter Vail of Copake, NY added her to their impressive Elite string at $19,700.

Sutton Rucks, Okeechobee, FL was the final contender with Wayne Sliker and Jayson

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AFBF: USDA reports show that focus remains on the weather WASHINGTON, D.C. — There were no big surprises in two Agriculture Department economic reports released June 29, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. USDA’s Acreage Report and Grain Stocks Report confirmed AFBF analysts’ expectations that good planting weather has increased soybean acres in the Midwest and old-crop corn inventory is tighter than last year.

According to the acreage report, there are more acres of both corn and soybeans than was previously estimated in USDA’s March Prospective Plantings Report. Corn planted acres is estimated at 96.4 million, up 4.48 million acres from 2011, while soybean planted acres is estimated at 76.1 million acres, up 1.104 million acres from 2011.

“The March 2012 estimate of 73.9 million acres surprised the market with fewer soybean acres and triggered higher futures market prices to ‘buy’ additional soybean acres,” said Todd Davis, senior economist for AFBF. “The acreage report confirms that the market was successful in getting the addi-

tional soybean acres.”

The good planting weather continued to increase soybean acres in North and South Dakota, as they increased by 600,000 and 400,000 acres, respectively, from 2011.

Iowa increased by 150,000 acres and Nebraska by 200,000. Illinois and Indiana reduced soybeans by 300,000 acres each from 2011.

The greatest increases in corn plantings were seen in North Dakota, up by 1.17 million acres, and South Dakota, up 800,000, from this time last year.

According to Davis, this can be attributed to the much improved planting weather for 2012. Two other large producers of corn, Iowa and Kansas, however, were down by a few hundred thousand acres of corn acres each.

On the other hand, the grain stocks report showed corn stocks reduced from last year. Soybean stocks, despite the market projecting tight stocks for the 2012-2013 marketing year, have increased from last year. Corn stocks were estimated down to about 3.149 billion bushels while soybeans were up 667 million bushels.

Robert J. Bondi and family, who own and operate a beef farm in Pulteney, NY, in Steuben County, is pleased to submit these photos of their Belted Galloway heifer which is named “Domino.” Their neighbor and good friend, Mrs. Muriel Goslee, who recently passed, witnessed the birth of this heifer four years ago and suggested this name after the game design. Domino is the only cow the Bondis have ever had which exhibits this marking. Children have taken a liking to Domino.

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Cover courtesy of Swiss Village Farm Nick Bowley, lead herdsperson at Swiss Village Farm, with a San Clemente buck.

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Semen samples are processed and frozen in the SVF lab as well. After processing, the straws are cooled to -140 degrees C before plunging into liquid nitrogen and permanent cryotank storage.

Nitrogen freezers have alarms and are monitored for volume, fill rate and temperature. The cryoroom is carefully monitored for oxygen content to protect staff and under video surveillance at all times for security.

Liquid nitrogen has been used to preserve semen and embryos since the 1960s. The typical success rate of embryo transfer with crypreserved embryos is around 60 percent. SVF sets aside twice the number needed to compensate.

Breeders and SVF If you have livestock worthy of preservation, contact SVF. If approved, SVF will coordinate and pay for all veterinary testing and arrange transportation.

If you are interested in purchasing rare livestock, or are looking for a specific breed, contact SVF. If they don’t have the breed you desire, they can probably connect you with a source.

The following heritage and endangered breeds are currently preserved at SVF facilities: • Cattle — American Milking Devon, Ancient White Park, Canadienne, Dutch Belted, Dexter, Kerry, Milking Shorthorn (Native), Pineywoods Florida Cracker, Red Poll and Randall; • Goats — Arapawa San Clemente, Spanish and Tennessee Myotonic; and • Sheep — California Variegated Mutant, Cotswold, Gulf Coast, Hog Island, Jacob, Navajo Churro, Horned Dorset, Leicester Longwool, Santa

Cruz and Tunis.

Guard Llamas and Border Collie Work with Livestock Three llamas, named Kianna, Rock n’ Roll, and Driftwood graze with the SVF’s sheep and goat herds to keep them safe from coyotes. This non-lethal predator control has led SVF to be certified “Predator Friendly,” recognizing the foundation’s commitment to wildlife coexistence and conservation.

A single Border Collie named Dakota works the sheep, goats and some cattle. Dakota moves stock almost daily between the farm’s pastures and small corrals.

Education and Outreach Third- and fourth-year veterinary students studying reproductive sciences at Tufts University’s Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine work with SVF veterinary staff in hands-on livestock treatment and germplasm collection, assist in surgical procedures and observe advanced cryopreservation techniques. SVF also brings in undergraduate biology student interns each semester. Students learn animal husbandry, germplasm collection and processing as well as veterinary science.

Concern for biosecurity keeps Swiss Village closed to the public except on its Visitors Day each June, offering the public a look at endangered breeds.

Visitors can meet SVF laboratory, veterinary and animal care staff. Free tours of the historic Swiss Village include sheep-shearing and cryogenic demonstrations as well as educational exhibits demonstrating the importance of conservation and agriculture.

For more information call 401-8487229, e-mail info@svffoundation.org or visit www.svffoundation.org.

Sustainability Summit stresses accountability over anonymity ing back and by 2020 all ingredients in all Unilever products will be sustainable.

Food systems, whether sustainable or not, are a profitdriven system from producer to consumer and are influenced by social and cultural, environmental, economic and diet, and health factors.

Rich Pirog of the Center for Regional Food Systems at Michigan State University pointed out if farmers think of themselves as part of the food system, they will act as if they are. He noted everyone has networks and opportunities for collaboration and should take advantage of these networks in selling their products.

James Macon of ClosedLoop Capital explained we all participate in food systems.

Actual investment is usually in technology such as wastestream management, hydroponic or soil management and measurement companies. But everyone has a stake.

Vern Grubinger, a UVM extension professor, explained food systems have been dominated by vertical relationships, so it becomes anonymous, but horizontal relationships that focus on collaboration benefit everyone and are

Andrea Ashe of Ben & Jerry’s talks about the dairy farmers and other growers who make her company strong.

more sustainable. “People get it,” he said, “they know what they are getting at food co-ops and CSAs and they expect transparency in labeling and packaging.”

Organic and sustainable agriculture are virtually synonymous with Vermont in spite of its short growing season.

Veggies and Twinkies Grubinger joked whether we’re talking about Meatless Mondays or Twinkie Tuesdays people need information about the food they put on their plates. “Packaging now tells us what we want to hear,” he said.

Aside from truth-in-labeling there are many other changes that need to be made, he said.

Niaz Dorry, the coordinating director of the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, believes one thing that needs to be changed is to bring seafood into the food system conversation.

Dorry works in Boston, the oldest settled fishing port in the United States. She said small-scale operations were considered inefficient so corporations are now controlling fisheries, bringing high volume and low value. Her group is working to change that, creating a “revolocean,” in the coinage of a fisherman.

Another food revolutionary is LaDonna Redmond, a senior program associate for the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. She claims the food system has never worked, from the obesity epidemic back through the overuse of pesticides, the dust bowl, slavery and the driving of Native Americans off their land.

“My vision is to mandate food justice, replicating environmental justice and that everyone has language to articulate what they need.”

“Revolutions can be tiring,” Heather Darby, an agronomic and soils specialist for the UVM Extension, said.

Darby’s mission is to rebuild a grain economy in Vermont. At its peak in 1840, 40,000 acres of wheat were grown in the state. Cyrus Pringle, the father of wheat breeding grew wheat in Vermont. But, once the Erie Canal was constructed, wheat could be grown in dryer places with fewer problems with insects and diseases. By the 1870s, people believed growing wheat in Vermont wouldn’t pay, but they didn’t try, Darby said.

Farmers and consumers want to get away from the industrial agriculture model

Craig Golding works the Sustainability Summit's farmers' market.

A commercial photographer for eight years, Golding is now in the farmer training program at UVM. Photos by Jane Primerano and there are plenty of end users for Vermont grain: bakeries, breweries and consumers. While Vermont can’t produce the quantity of wheat Kansas can, a grain quality testing lab can determine the best qualities for bakeries and breweries.

Darby traveled to small grain systems in Denmark and Quebec and learned “farmers are innovators, when they realize the varieties available don’t meet their needs, they develop new ones.”

“Reasons to buy local are flavor and nutrition,” Darby said, but building trust is also important.

Another speaker who understands farmers was Patty Cantrell of Regional Food Solutions LLC. “We must reap the benefits of farmers’ creativity and entrepreneurial spirit,” she said.

Cantrell believes “small farmers should be freed from regulations designed for agribusiness.

Allowing small farms to compete fairly is the best way to preserve the countryside because profitable farms are less vulnerable to development.”

She added, “Local food is better for energy security and

food security because it’s shipped shorter distances and consumes less fuel.”

That logic prevailed when farming and cities were developing at the same time and the cropland surrounding the cities fed the cities.

Unfortunately, over the years, 36 percent of good land was lost to urbanization.

“The highest and best use of land was considered to be what produced the most money,” Cantrell said. After World War II, more people worked in factories and they bought processed foods. It became easier to sell land for a mall, but it makes no sense to abandon cities and pave farmland, that creates food deserts, she explained. “A cause of waste is alienation from the land,” she added.

Cantrell said: “Smart growth in the new renaissance creates a new urban and rural pattern that serves to unite people, bike lanes, front porches, farmers markets, children learning where food comes from, food co-ops.”

The summit provided plenty of time for attendees to network between speakers and also set up a small farmers’ market in front of the theater complex.

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by Jane Primerano Vermont leads the nation in its commitment to raising and eating locally or regionally grown food and its university now offers both a certificate in sustainable farming and a Master’s of Science in Food Systems.

In conjunction with these programs, the University of Vermont held a Sustainability Summit during the last week of June with one full day of programs for the public on June 28.

The audience was full of students and farmers, but also included interested residents not in the agriculture business.

The message was that family farmers are losing their livelihood because they can’t compete with large producers.

The solution, speakers said, is to replace anonymity with accountability.

Representing Vermont’s most famous sustainable company, Ben & Jerry’s, was Andrea Ashe. She noted since they were selling their ice cream “on a corner in Burlington,” they have been willing to give back to the community. Now owned by the fifth largest global company, Unilever, they are still giv-

Crop Comments

by Paris Reidhead Field Crops Consultant

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Finding standing water In his July on-line newsletter called Crop Soil News, Tom Kilcer’s headline reads: “Plagues, Heat, Drought, What is Next?”

Tom is a retired agronomy extension agent who started a consulting firm called Advanced Ag Systems. Myself, I was hoping that with the armyworm attacks this spring, maybe potato leafhoppers would spare us. For most of the Northeast that didn’t happen. The damage and effect of potato leafhoppers intensify with summer weather.

The end results of such pests in alfalfa are reduced yield, less quality, and lowered stand persistence. Potato leafhoppers are native to North America. They are small, bright green, wedgeshaped, sucking insects.

Both adults and nymphs remove plant sap and inject toxic saliva as they feed, with toxins causing “hopper-burn”. They really like to attack alfalfa.

(Sometimes they even attack potatoes.)

Typical symptoms include a bronzing or hopper-burn on plants. The bronzing of alfalfa plants has been mistaken for summer drought or a nutrient deficiency, particularly boron. With hopper-burn, a Vshaped yellowing is seen on the edges of leaves; usually the yellow is accompanied by pink or light purple discoloration; boron deficiency only causes the yellow symptom, as well as shrimpy-looking alfalfa leaflets. These insects are carried up by spring storms from the Gulf

Coast (where they overwinter), often hitching a ride with the jet-stream.

There can be several overlapping leafhopper generations per summer.

Upon noticing the hopper-burn color signs, it’s too late to spray, as the first-growth vegetation is stunted for the season.

Harvest what hay there is. Since regrowth won’t likely be hit by these tiny insects, spraying may not be necessary.

However, with the regional (if not national) forage situation approaching crisis level… and I hate the word crisis… spraying the alfalfa stubble may prove to be a cheap insurance premium (generally less than $3 per acre for spray materials). As to whether crop growers are being unusually hard hit by “bugs” this year, I think what we’re experiencing is a little worse than normal luck of the draw. Dawn and Buddy Richardson, who crop 2,000 acres in Oneida County (New York), feel that armyworms launch a massive attack on them every seven or eight years. In their farm supply business (including grain sales) last year, they had stocked up heavily on insecticides to kill leafhoppers. Due to very low leafhopper numbers in 2011, they sold (and used) very little bugkiller… but they’re selling, and using, these insecticides in 2012.

Why do I refer to standing water in my column? All plants, even on a dry matter basis, consist of a lot of water… water that’s been biochemically coupled with

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The present cropping season will be one where growers look for standing hay on other people’s land (hoping it’s for sale). Will it be high quality feed?

Let me answer that with another question: what’s the feed value of a snowball? I’ve put together lots of rations with midJuly-cut grass hay.

Chopped and mixed into a TMR with corn silage, an economic level of milk production is attainable.

Ideal? No, but most of us try to play the “hand of cards” we’re dealt.

Tom has given Advanced Ag Systems the motto, “It is the crops that feed the cows that make the milk which creates the money.” The idea of baling standing water was mine, not Tom’s. However, he and I shared a practical fondness for sorghum, Su-

dan grass, and their hybrids; I add millet to that list. Around the Fourth of July, Tom observed that sorghum in his plots, with no rain for three weeks, was still growing; while the corn, planted at nearly the same time, was rolled tight from the lack of water (some people refer to the corn as firing or spiking). Sorghum will produce a ton of dry matter on half the water it takes corn to produce that ton. Sorghum can also grow at much higher temperatures while corn shuts down above 86 degrees. But caution: sorghum species do not like cool weather; millet is little more tolerant of the coolness.

For growing regions which expect first fall frost on or after Sept. 15, it’s okay to plant the 83 day brown-mid-rib sorghum… if you do so

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within 48 hours of receiving this newspaper. Actually, one year a fellow whom I advised (still do) planted a sorghum/forage soybean mix on July 28, and killer frost hit exactly two months later.

Within 36 hours of the frost, he had round-baled this crop (I believe we called it sorbean). I calculated that this blend had yielded three tons of dry matter per acre in 62 days… not bad. The later you plant, the less the yield potential and the later it matures. The big advantage is that it will almost certainly capture more dry matter yield per acre than any other summer crop. Sorghums and Sudan grasses were developed in the sub-Saharan region of Africa known as the Sahel. The Sahel receives about 10 inches of rain per year, which is why these African summer annuals

can handle drought as well as they do.

Let’s crunch some numbers. Dawn just told me this (Tuesday) morning that shell corn on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) just cleared $8 per bushel. If an 18 ton corn silage crop (a typical yield per acre), normally contains 150 bushels of shell corn, then that crop is worth $1,200 per acre, with no value assigned to the stover in the silage; even so that corn silage weighs in at $67 per ton.

Let’s take the three ton dry matter per acre yield, that I mentioned earlier, just as an example for the “sorbean”. Assume the sorghum is 37.5 percent dry matter, and thus we end up with eight tons of balage per acre. I figure that these grass summer annuals

Crop 7

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1-203-924-1492

Should death really be taxed?

by Glen Cope Two things in life that often bring about the most grief are death and taxes. So when these two are combined, it makes for a cocktail of anxiety.

Isn’t it enough that a family must deal with the grieving that comes from the passing of a loved one? Yet, political leaders in Washington, D.C., find it necessary to exacerbate that grief by taxing the occasion.

Most young farmers and ranchers have worked from an early age

alongside their parents on the family farm, making it a joint effort to improve the farm, pay bills and reduce debt. Not only do young farmers have a vested interest in the farm, but they consider themselves co-owners. So, you can imagine our frustration knowing that the inevitable is lurking behind the barn door. After our parents pass on, the Internal Revenue Service will demand a sizable portion of the family farm.

Farmers are, as the old

Crop from 6 much worse, and that fact (i.e., lousy corn harvest forecast) is what ran shell corn price so high on the CBOT. So, if you raise ruminants, it’s wise to plant BMR sorghum (or one its African cousins) real soon; also harvest some “standing water”, and present your nutritionist the chance to earn his keep by tying all this stuff together.

To give you an idea how little a $1 million exemption will go toward easing the mind-numbing pain felt by this hideous tax; if a farm valued at $3,000 per acre fell under the death tax, only roughly 333 acres would be exempt.

However, many farmers will tell you in today’s world, 333 acres will not go very far to support one family, let alone two and sometimes three generations that may rely on the farm to provide their livelihoods.

There are many events in which taxation can come into play throughout a person’s life. For example, sales tax when we make a purchase and capital gains tax when we sell something at a higher price than what we paid. When we own something, we even pay a property tax. We pay Social Security taxes toward our retirement. So the question must be asked; if we are taxed in

American Farm Bureau Federation this country seemingly every time we make a move when it comes to spending, saving and making money, should we be taxed simply because we have taken our last breath? Should we make it more difficult for our children to continue the family farm? The ma-

jority of farmers and ranchers would argue the answer is most definitely NO! Glen Cope, a fourth generation beef producer in Southwest Missouri, is chair of the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee.

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support about five percent less milk per pound of dry matter than corn silage. So each acre of sorghum (and/or its related hybrids) is worth about $507 per acre… not bad for 60-75 days of growth performance when nothing else has enough water.

If you think we have it bad in the Northeast in terms of moisture shortage, the corn belt has it

phrase goes, “asset rich and cash poor.” Unfortunately, when parents pass, the estate tax is triggered because of high land prices. A fact that most people in this country don’t understand.

The average age of the American farmer is 57.

So, at an age when most Americans are preparing for retirement, farmers are still hard at work. As the average age of farmers increases, the need for permanent repeal of the estate tax is all that much more important.

Especially if we want young people to return to the farm. Stifling their ambitions by imposing a death tax that penalizes their achievement is not an incentive.

On January 1, 2013, the death tax will fall back to its original position of having only a $1 million exemption toward the value of the estate and then it will be taxed at a rate of 55 percent.

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Milk Prices Are Headed Back Up But They Better Be Issued July 6, 2012 Farm milk prices have bottomed out and reversing gears. The Agriculture Department announced the June Federal order Class III price at $15.63 per hundredweight (cwt.) up 40 cents from May, $3.48 below June 2011, 98 cents above California’s comparable 4b price, and equates to about $1.34 per gallon. That put the 2012 Class III average at $15.90, down from $17.06 at this time a year ago and compares to $13.58 in 2010 and

$10.19 in 2009.

Looking ahead, Class III futures were trading late Friday morning as follows: July $16.71; August, $17.50; September, $17.82; October, $17.80; November, $17.55; and December was at $17.44 per cwt. That would result in a second half average of $17.47 versus $15.90 in the first half.

The June Class IV price is $13.24, down 31 cents from May and $7.81below a year ago.

The four week AMSsurveyed cheese price averaged $1.5846 per pound, up 6.3 cents from May. Butter averaged $1.3991, up 3.3 cents,

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nonfat dry milk $1.1023, down 5.3 cents, and dry whey averaged 50.13 cents, down 3.8 cents from May. California’s comparable June 4b cheese milk price is $14.65 per cwt., up $1.09 from May but $4.14 below a year ago. The 4a butter -powder price is $13.17, down 28 cents from May and $7.62 below a year ago. The 4b price average for 2012 now stands at $13.83, down from $15.67 a year ago and compares to $12.29 in 2010. The 4a price average now stands at $14.73, down from $18.94 a year ago and compares to $13.69 in 2010.

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more focused on nearby contracts and only partially helped to offset surging feed costs, according to the latest Dairy Margin report from Commodity & Ingredient Hedging, LLC and reported by Dairy Profit Weekly (DPW).

Affecting margins, the second half of June featured a blistering corn rally brought on by sharply deteriorating crop conditions due to expanding drought across the Midwest.

USDA’s Cold Storage re-

port showed May 31 American cheese stocks totaled 623.2 million pounds, down 9.5 million from April and only slightly above a year ago.

Given that stocks normally tend to increase between April and May (with 2007 being the only other exception in recent times), the data suggest better demand and supports the firming cheese price trend during June.

Cash block cheese closed the 4th of July week at $1.64 per pound,

down a penny on the holiday-shortened week, 47 cents below a year ago, and 3 1/2-cents below the barrels. The barrels held all week at $1.6750, 42 3/4-cents below a year ago. Three carloads of block traded hands on the week and none of barrel. The AMS-surveyed U.S. average block priced hit $1.6346, up 1.2 cents, while the barrels averaged $1.6220, up 4.1 cents.

Cheese prices across

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May butter production totaled 163 million pounds, according to USDA’s latest Dairy Products report, down 3.8 percent from April but 4.8 percent above May 2011. Nonfat dry milk output hit 195 million pounds, up 1.7 percent from April and 31.4 percent above a year ago.

American type cheese output, at 376 million pounds, was up 1.1 percent from April and just 0.9 percent above a year ago. Total cheese production hit 916 million pounds, up 1.4 percent from April and just 0.4 percent above a year ago.

The Daily Dairy Report says declining cheese production is likely to limit downside risk in the domestic cheese market.

Cash nonfat dry milk was unchanged, with Grade A remaining at $1.2275 and Extra Grade at $1.1950. AMS powder averaged

$1.0977, down 1.1 cent.

Dry whey averaged 48.68 cents, also down 1.1 cent.

Milk production across the country is being impacted by an array of factors ranging from nearly perfect conditions, tropical storm Debbie, too much moisture, not enough moisture, and hot, record setting, temperatures. All of these factors have occurred in various areas from coast to coast at varying rates during the past week causing milk production to be irregular for all Class needs. I got a personal reminder of how hot it can get in the Midwest, making a quick trip to Wisconsin to visit family this week. Temperatures topping 100 sent me packing for my cooler and greener home in the Pacific Northwest.

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted 14 requests for export assistance this week to sell a total of 2.2 million pounds of cheese to customers in Asia-Pacific, North Africa, Central America and the Middle East. The product will be

delivered through October and brings CWT’s 2012 cheese exports to 66.3 million pounds, plus 45.2 million pounds of butter and anhydrous milk fat.

Speaking of the world dairy market, FC Stone’s July 3 eDairy Insider Closing Bell reports that GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) prices dropped this week, with the trade-weighted average for all products and contract periods down 5.9 percent.

Anhydrous milk fat led the declines, down 10.4 percent across all contracts, and skim milk powder prices dropped an average 9.8 percent.

Average prices fell 4.1 percent for whole milk powder, 4.5 percent for rennet casein, 3.8 percent for lactose, 3.6 percent for milk protein concentrate, and 0.7 percent each for cheddar cheese and butter milk powder.

Back on the home front and always a concern to dairy producers are feed prices. Much of the recent strength in corn has been associated with very hot dry conditions in the central and

eastern Corn Belt, with indications that yield prospects have been reduced substantially in those areas, according to Darrel Good, University of Illinois ag economist and reported by DPW. As the market continues to try to determine production prospects, it’s also assessing the likely strength of demand. Corn exports continue to lag the pace needed to reach previous USDA projections.

Ethanol production is now slowing, as the combination of lower gasoline prices and higher corn prices has squeezed margins. Due to an early spring, and early harvest (pre Sept. 1) will skew domestic use figures.

The dilemma is it is far from clear how much corn will be available next year, warns DPW. Based on recent and upcoming weather, there is considerable risk that the yield will be below forecast levels. If so, even higher prices are possible.

In dairy politics; the House of Representatives Thursday made available its Discussion

Draft of the 2012 Farm Bill. As expected, the dairy title contains provisions of the Dairy Security Act, authored by Rep. Peterson (D-MN) and based on National Milk’s “Foundation for the Future program.”

Processors continue to oppose its supply management provisions and, in a press release this week stated that the stabilization program is “designed to limit milk supplies and to periodically raise milk prices. It will reduce dairy farmers’ incomes at the same time that a new subsidized revenue insurance plan enhances their incomes.

Taxpayer organizations, consumer groups, dairy food manufacturers, and many dairy producers, including the second largest dairy coop in the country, have all spoken out against supply management programs.”

The International Dairy Foods Association urged the committee to “provide revenue or margin insurance for dairy farmers without also

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the country continue to show strength, according to USDA’s Dairy Market News. Retail sales are good. Cheese production continues to hold fairly steady with marginal declines, due to declining milk production. There have been few concerns from cheese manufacturers about milk availability. Production has been geared to build inventories in case of shorter milk supplies later in the summer, according to USDA, but increasing price levels are beginning to impact export sales.

Cash butter closed Friday at $1.5325, up a half-cent on the week but 49 3/4- cents below a year ago. Three cars found new homes. AMS butter averaged $1.4695, up 7.1 cents.

Butter churns are operating on busy schedules although cream volumes are tightening.

Class II demand continues to pull significant volumes of cream, especially for ice cream and mix needs. Butter demand is steady at generally good levels coast to coast. Retail ads indicate that but-

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Upping the apple ante The old adage, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” is on the chopping block. Instead of one apple a day, experts are now recommending two.

Coined a “miracle fruit,” the unassuming apple stunned a team of researchers at the Florida State University. They found that eating two apples a day for six months can reduce artery-blocking LDL by 23 percent.

According to Bahram H. Arjmandi, Ph. D., director for the Center for Advancing Exercise and Nutrition Research on Aging at the Florida State University, “I buy a bag a week and try to eat two per day. I am convinced this is what I should do if I want to remain healthy.”

According to the U.S. Apple Association (USApple), mounting research suggests that powerful antioxidants in apples and apple products may play an essential role in reducing the risk of many of the world’s most prevalent diseases, including cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.

To encourage consumers to eat even more apples, USApple offers the following ”Delicious Duos,” teaming apples and apple products with other powerhouse ingredients that help support specific health and nutrition goals.

Superfood Duo: Apples + Salmon Benefit: Helps ward off heart disease In the study conducted at the Florida State University, women who ate apples experienced a 23 percent decrease in LDL “bad” cholesterol, and a 3 to 4 percent increase in their HDL “good” cholesterol — “a boost difficult to achieve with drugs or exercise,” says Arjmandi, who led the study. Combine the power of apples with good-cholesterol-raising omega-3-rich salmon in

this Apple Balsamic Salmon dish.

Apple-Balsamic Salmon Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Baking Time: 8 to 12 minutes Special Tools: 4 12-inch-long pieces parchment paper 4 4-ounce skinless salmon fillets, 3/4 to 1 inch thick 1/4-1 teaspoon fine sea salt (normal table salt can be used) 1/4 cup apple jelly 2 teaspoons aged balsamic vinegar 3/4 cup julienne-cut, unpeeled, Granny Smith or other green apple (1/4 x 1 1/2-inch-long slivers) 3/4 cup julienne-cut, unpeeled Fuji or other reddish apple (1/4 x 1 1/2inch-long slivers) 1/3 cup very thin sliced and quartered leek (white and light green portion only) Rice pilaf (optional) Course-ground black pepper 1. Preheat oven to 450° F. Fold each piece of paper crosswise in half. Cut 4 half-heart shapes 7 inches longer and 4 inches wider than the fillets (the folded edges will be the centers of the hearts).

Open each paper or foil heart; set aside.

2. Lightly sprinkle salmon with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Place each fillet near the center on one side of each heart.

3. Heat apple jelly over low heat or in a microwave oven just until melted.

Remove from heat; stir in balsamic vinegar. Spoon mixture evenly over fillets. Toss together apples and leek.

Place mixture evenly on top of fillets.

4. Fold opposite side of each heart up and over the fish and apple mixture.

Starting at top of heart, fold edges to seal open sides by making small tight folds. Twist tip of hearts to close packets. Place packets on baking sheet.

Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 12 minutes until fish flakes easily. (Carefully open packets to check doneness.)

5. To serve, cut packets open by slashing a large X on the top of each, then fold back paper. Transfer packets to dinner plates and serve with rice. Or, if desired, remove fish with apples from packets and place slightly on top of rice; spoon over juices. Season to taste with additional salt and the pepper.

Recipe Note: This recipe makes enough balsamicapple juice for serving over a rice or barley pilaf. If you prefer less juice, decrease the apple jelly to 3 tablespoons and balsamic vinegar to 1 1/2 teaspoons.

Superfood Duo: Apples + Oats Benefit: Helps improve brain health A clinical trial found that that consuming two 4-ounce servings of apple juice daily significantly improved mood and behavior among a group of patients diagnosed with moderate-to-severe Alzheimer’s disease. Also, Cornell University research suggests that quercetin may be the compound in apples that protects brain cells against oxidative stress associated with Alzheimer’s. Craving some brainfood?

Try these Apple–Cran Granola Bars with dried apples, apple juice and other smart ingredients, like oats.

Apple-Cran Granola Bars Yield: 16 bars Nonstick cooking spray 1 1/4 cups coarsely chopped dried apples 1/4 -1/3 cup apple juice or cider 1/3 cup dried cranberries, coarsely chopped 2 cups quick-cooking oats 1 cup slightly chopped walnuts 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ 1/3 cup steel-ground oats 1/2 cup Agave Nectar* 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar 2 tablespoons canola oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon baking soda *Light Corn Syrup may be substituted for Agave Nectar, using same measurement 1. Preheat oven to 300°F. Line the inside of a 9-inch-square baking pan or dish with heavy foil, extending foil over edges of pan.

Generously coat foil with cooking spray. Set pan aside.

2. Combine apples, juice and cranberries in small saucepan.

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Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, over medium-low heat about 4 minutes or until juice has evaporated and fruit is softened.

Remove from heat; set aside.

3. Place quick-cooking oats, walnuts, wheat germ and steel-cut oats in a single layer in a large, shallow baking pan.

Bake in preheated oven about 15 minutes or until lightly brown, stirring once halfway through baking. Remove from oven; cool slightly.

4. Meanwhile, stir together agave nectar, brown sugar and oil in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat.

Gently simmer over medium heat for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.

5. Immediately, stir in salt and baking soda until mixture just begins to foam. Then stir in oat mixture until evenly coated. Then stir in the apple mixture. Transfer to the prepared baking pan. Press mixture down firmly with the back of a spatula or metal spoon lightly sprayed with nonstick coating.

6. Bake about 20 minutes or until top begins to lightly brown. Cool completely in baking pan. Use foil to lift granola out of pan. Cut into bars; remove from foil. Store in a single layer in a tightly covered container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Superfood Duo: Apples + Greek Yogurt Benefits: Helps protect bone health A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that older women who eat plenty of fruits, including apples, may have a lower chance of bone fractures than those not getting their fill. Create your own apple and yogurt parfait for breakfast.

Superfood Duo: Apples + Ginger Benefits: Helps fight inflammation Inflammation in the body can cause or contribute to obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease and many types of cancers.

Fortunately, the polyphenols found in apples have been shown to suppress inflammation and remove cell-damaging free radicals from the body.

For even more healthful reasons to eat apples daily, USApple has developed “The Delicious Dozen” – 12 ways apples and apple products can positively impact your health. For more recipes or to learn more about the U.S. apple industry, visit www.USApple.org.

38th Adams Agricultural Fair The 38th Adams Agricultural Fair (Berkshire County’s Fair) will be held on Aug. 2-5 at Bowe Field, Old Columbia St., PO BOX 124 Adams, MA 01220. Here is the schedule: Thursday, Aug. 2 6 p.m. Battle of the bands Jeeps on Display Friday, Aug. 3 5 p.m.: Open 6-9 p.m.: Cruise-In 2012 Street Rod Classic and Custom Street Legal-Cruise In, Jeeps, An-

tique Fire Engines. Entries wanted 6:30 p.m.: One Sharp Marriage Knife Thrower 7 p.m.: Child Pedal Tractor Contest Sponsored by Maple Grove Equipment 7:30 p.m.: PBJ Dance Music with Phil Grover’s Rock & Roll Revue Saturday, Aug. 4 10 a.m.: Judging of Adult Sheep Goats Youth Cattle 10 a.m.-4p.m.: Western Mass Master Gardeners — Soil Testing

Available. Call 413-7434903 in advance.

11a.m.: Crowning of “Aggie Fair” Prince and Princess 11a.m.: Horse Pull 12 noon: “Hill Billy” Garden Tractor Drag Racing — entries wanted 12:30 p.m.: Sheep Dog Demonstration — Wendy Warner 1-2 p.m.: Chili challenge. Restaurant Chefs Wanted 2 p.m.: Johnny Majestic — Magician 3 p.m.: ZUMBA

Demonstration — Zumba of Adams 4 p.m.: One Sharp Marriage Knife Thrower 5 p.m.: Berkshire County Line Dancers 6 p.m.: Line Dance Lessons 7-10 p.m.: Music by Shut Up and Dance Sunday, Aug. 5.

10 a.m.: Judging Adult Cattle and Youth Sheep & Goats 11 a.m.: Ox Pull 1 p.m.: Sheep Dog Demonstration - Wendy Warner

1 p.m.: One Sharp Marriage Knife Thrower 2 p.m.: Crystal Brook bluegrass music 2 p.m.: Demolition Derby. Rain or Shine 4:30 p.m.: Award Ceremony. Under Main Tent Special Features • Belanger Brothers Show LLC — Amusements • Antique Fire Trucks • Antique Engines — Dennis Thomas • Children’s games with Tami Levesque • Berkshire Antique

Tractor Club • Spaamfaa Club — Berkshire Carousel Carving • Austrian Halflingers — Sommer Hill Farm • Minature Donkeys — Pony Rides • Hatchet Trowing — David Bailey Hand Sawing Event • WOW (Watershed on Wheels Visitor Center) Adult $5. Children $1 Sunday. Adults $6.

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proved the growth hormone rBST (bovine somatotrophin) for use in 1994. Six years after adoption, approximately 18.3 percent of the U.S. dairy herd was treated with rBST, according to USDA survey data and reported in the June 29 issue of the Daily Dairy Report. Since then, the percent of U.S. dairy cows treated with rBST has fallen from 15.5 percent in 2005 to 8.8 per-

cent in 2010. USDA tracks rBST use along with milking frequency and organic milk production as part of the periodic Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS).

The 2010 ARMS data provided rBST use by herd size and state.

While rBST is used on farms of various sizes, it is not used in every state.

For example, 2 percent of the cows in herds with

less than 50 cows were treated with rBST. However, it might be more surprising to learn that the greatest use of rBST at 21.9 percent occurred on dairies with 500 to 999 cows, while just 6.8 percent of cows in herds of more than 1,000 received rBST. Kansas had the most prevalent use of rBST in 2010 with 31percent of the state’s herd treated followed by Wisconsin

with 21.5 percent. However, Pennsylvania ranked third in rBST use with 20.4 percent of the state’s herd treated. Minnesota was fourth in use and New York was fifth, with 18.6 percent and 13.4 percent of the cows treated, respectively.

Iowa rounded-out the states with double-digit rBST use at 13.3 percent.

California, the largest milk-producing state, reported that 5 percent of

its herd received rBST in 2010. States that reported no use of rBST include: Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington. Analyst and Editor, Mary Ledman, discusses the study in the “Daily Dairy Discussion audio file at www.dailydairyreport.com.

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National Milk praised the Farm Bill Draft and said “The bill reflects the bestpossible outcome for America’s dairy farmer community, which is in great need of a better federal safety net than what we have now.”

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ATA hails transportation bill as step forward for safety, efficiency ARLINGTON, VA — On June 28, American Trucking Associations saluted members of the House and Senate conference committee for their work in passing a safety-conscious highway bill that lays a solid foundation for addressing America’s need for an efficient goods movement network.

“This legislation, while not all we could have hoped for as an industry and as users of the highway system, makes tremendous strides in the safety arena and puts down a marker for future improvements to our nation’s freight infrastructure,” ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said. “On behalf of ATA, I’d like to thank Chairmen Boxer and Mica, and all the conferees for putting partisanship aside and putting together a compromise bill that will benefit not just the trucking industry, but highway safety and the economy as a whole and urge all members of Congress to quickly pass this critical legislation.”

Graves said of particular importance was the committee’s inclusion of several initiatives advocated by ATA, including a requirement that commercial trucks use electronic logging devices to record drivers’ compliance with hours of service limits, the creation of a clearinghouse to track drug and alcohol test results, a study of crashworthiness standards for large trucks, the establishment of standards for systems to provide employers with timely notifications of drivers’ moving violations, and mandatory testing of new carriers entering the industry to verify their knowledge of safety requirements.

“Despite misinformation from a vocal minority, the conferees have set our industry on the path to even greater improvements in safety by requiring the Department of Transportation to mandate that truck drivers use electronic devices to record their compliance with the

hours of service requirements,” Graves said.

“This is a tremendous leap forward for trucking, which will bring our compliance systems into the 21st Century, leveling the playing field for our industry and lead to even fewer crashes on our nation’s highways.

“In addition to the ELD requirement, the bill also requires DOT to conduct a field study of pending changes to the restart provisions in the hoursof-service regulations.

ATA has pressed DOT to follow through on the recommendations of their own researchers to confirm their finding in a ‘real-world‘ field study before implementing the pending changes. Logically, DOT should confirm the efficacy of the planned changes in the real world, before making the new provisions effective,” Graves said.

The bill also lays a foundation for much needed improvements in freight transportation, albeit without the increases in funding necessary to address our growing needs.

“ATA has long supported increasing user fees, specifically the diesel tax, to fund overdue repair and expansion of our highway system,” said ATA Chairman Dan England, chairman of C.R. England Inc., Salt Lake City. “While this bill does not do that, it does make impressive reforms to the planning process which will reduce costs and speed construction projects, including making freight transportation a greater priority, along with providing certain enticements for states to fund freight projects. It is our sincere hope that as these reforms take effect, Congress quickly gets back to drafting legislation that provides the ade-

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Brett Denny

The next release of PCDART is on its way!

DRMS just released the next major version of PCDART and it includes some exciting new features.

For all Vermont DHIA producers currently enrolled on PCDART, following your next test-day, an update CD will be included with your DRMS report packet. If you do not receive any mailed reports, a CD will be mailed directly to you at that time.

If you'd like to be updated sooner, just let us know and we'll mail you an update CD beforehand.

Here is a partial list of items that have been updated or added in the newest version. A complete list of updated items is available in the "New Features" section of PCDART from the Help menu.

If you have any questions or would like more information on any of the features listed here,

General Manager Brett Denny 1-800-639-8067 (main) 802-233-8662 (cell) bdenny@vtdhia.org Education Development Specialist Sarah Stebbins 802-356-2841 (cell) sstebbins@vtdhia.org

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PocketDairy Android With Input!

Since Android hit the market as a test-product late last year, the most requested feature was the ability to input. Now it's here!

• Input for Calved, Bred, Dried, Health, Repro, Group Change, Left and New Animal events.

• Choose custom items from PCDART to display in PocketDairy, including suggested service sires and genomic data.

• Enhanced sync with last sync date displayed.

• View cow pages, health records and action lists.

• Syncs with PCDART over a wired network or via Wi-Fi (no more cables!)

• As soon as PCDART is

updated from an AMR, sync to get instant updated milk weights.

• Phone or tablet needs Android OS version 2.2 or later.

Genomics Data Database Items Added to Manage Genomics Data 51 new items enable PCDART users to design reports that combine management information with genomics results. These reports can be used effectively by breeders of elite genetics as well as commercial producers. A primary advantage of genomics data is that information will be available early. Decisions for selection, mating, and culling can be made early (on heifers) which can significantly improve a herd's

VERMONT DHIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGION 1 Counties: Franklin/Grand Isle, VT; Lamoille, VT (W); Chittenden, VT (N) Daren Sizen, Vice-President ..........(802) 524-4412...................dsizen@vtdhia.org

REGION 2 Counties: Orleans, VT; Essex, VT (N); Coos, NH (N) Mark Rodgers, President ...............(802) 525-3001................mrodgers@vtdhia.org

REGION 5 Counties: Caledonia, VT; Essex, VT (S); Orange, VT (N); Washington, VT (N); Lamoille, VT (E); Grafton, NH (N); Coos, NH (S) Suzi Pike.........................................(802) 253-4304....................spike@vtdhia.org

REGION 6 Counties: Addison, VT; Chittenden, VT (S) Melanie Carmichael .......................(802) 759-2089 .............mcarmichael@vtdhia.org John Roberts..................................(802) 462-2252..................jroberts@vtdhia.org

REGION 7 Counties: Windsor, VT (N); Orange, VT (S); Washington, VT (S); Grafton, NH (S); Sullivan, NH (N) Kelly Meacham, Secretary .............(802) 295-8563...............kmeacham@vtdhia.org

REGION 8 Counties: Bennington/Rutland, VT; Washington/Saratoga, NY Brian Hollister, Treasurer ................(518) 361-4526.................bhollister@vtdhia.org

REGION 9 Counties: Windsor, VT (S); Windham, VT; Cheshire/Hillsboro/Rockingham, NH; Sullivan, NH (S); Franklin/Essex, MA; Worcester, MA (N); Middlesex, MA (N) Susan Rushton...............................(802) 843-2719.................srushton@vtdhia.org

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REGION 11 Counties: Albany/Delaware/Montgomery/Otsego/Schoharie, NY Ray Steidle .....................................(518) 234-4659.................rsteidle@vtdhia.org

profit potential.

How Genomics Data Flow from DRMS to the Producer • For herds that have genomically tested animals, a genomic download of cows and heifers for each herd with genomic tested animals is used to deliver genomic data to PCDART. In the future, new GL files will also be generated when AIPL releases new analyses monthly. The new data will be available on demand in PCDART by doing a Genetic Download from the Tasks menu.

• By design, this version of PCDART will NOT deliver genomic data to technicians, consultants or extension. To get genomic data, these users will need to get an offload file from the producer.

Milk by Week Feature The Milk by Week feature in PCDART reports provides a more accurate method of tracking fresh cow milk production. Milk for a given week can be estimated so that the Days In Milk Range and Average Days In Milk are consistent. Here is how it works: • 14 new database items (DBIs) in PCDART track average milk in Weeks 114 (DBIs 641-654). They can be used in any report.

DBI 641 is Week 1 milk, DBI 642 is Week 2 milk, and so on.

• Weekly milk is an estimate of each cow's average production during the week in question using linear estimates between test days, daily production from herds that have daily weights, or lactation

curves for averages before the first test day.

Why is Milk By Week More Accurate?

First Test Day Milk and 0-40 Day Milk are commonly used measures to track milk production of fresh cows. These measures have merit, but can be misleading at times.

Potential errors occur when using these metrics: First Test Day Milk Range in DIM on Test Day. Typically cows are less than 30 DIM on their first test day. If test day intervals are inconsistent, DIM on first test day can vary greatly from test day to test day. For example, suppose a herd tested Dec 11, Jan 15, and Feb 12. On the Jan 11 test

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case, it would be inappropriate to compare first test day yields. Herds using synchronization programs commonly have clusters of calvings that can distort average DIM on first test day.

Milk from 0-40 DIM Average DIM on Test Day. For the same reasons as First Test Day Milk, average DIM for cows that are 1- 40 DIM can vary from test to test based on calving patterns.

Narrowing the milk estimated to a given week removes the wide swings in average DIM on first test that can occur when using First Test Day Milk and Milk from 0-40 DIM metrics. Milk by Week gives you a more focused and accurate picture of fresh cow milk production performance.

Trackers Here is a list of items that are new in each of the trackers.

• Activity Tracker

K Scatter Plot for: Q Date vs. DIM Q Day of the year vs. DIM Q Week of the year vs.

DIM Q Month of the year vs.

DIM K Zoom and Cross hairs features in graphs K Health Codes button to select all health codes from activity list.

K Birthdate Cohort for cows and heifers K Activity Intervals for health and status events K Enhanced features for heifers: Q Option to view and Report by Event Age Q Histograms added for Age in Months, Age in Weeks, and Age in Days Q Birth events with DOA, Sold for Dairy and Left at Birth subcategories Q Checkbox to Show Percentages to Number of Births when viewing Event Age. K Filters for Remarks and Index Number Q "Show Counts" button

added to display counts for one activity Q Event Days Carried Calf, Event DIM, Event Group, and Count added to cow list Q Remark Filter will filter Health Remarks • Conception Tracker K Actual and Apparent Interval filters K All report tables have % column K Filter for Remarks K Interval for Repeat breedings changed to 2 days K Repeat breedings labeled with "R" • All Trackers K Printer setup dialog box Reports Here is a list of all of the new or updated items that involve reports or report building.

New and Enhanced Database Items • 198 Dam Birth Date • 641-654 Milk by Week for Weeks 1-14; see pages 3-4 for more details on

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the Milk by Week feature.

• 800-848 and 850 display genomics data; added under the "Genetic" tab in User Defined reports • 600-636 for Milking Machine Interfaces will not display data if current milk is not available.

• Database items available in User-Defined Reports are now available for Cow Graphs, Herd Statistics DBI lists, and syncing with PocketDairy.

Report Enhancements • Report 102 has new design to include beginning and ending of the month inventory for projecting eight months; also added option to include or not include diagnosed pregnant cows and/or heifers.

• Report 126 Preg Rate Summary: added button to display in spreadsheet format; report must be previewed before the spreadsheet file can be viewed.

Other Report Features

• Report Set can be scheduled to send to CSV file(s).

• Crosstabs now defaults to open in graphs.

• "Add to Controls" checkbox for sub-grouping will exclude "other" animals from reports and crosstabs.

PCDART System • Flexible Import tool for user-defined .csv files; select a data file, define settings and select available transactions based on your data file. Use menu item Tasks | Import/Export | Flexible Import.

• Enter Group Number and String Number for Calf 1 and Calf 2 on P1 Calved Screen.

• Heat Monitor feature added to File | Management Options.

• Heifer string numbers will be uploaded and included on the DHI-202 Herd Summary and the DHI-302 Consultant Summary.

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day, first test day DIM range is 1 to 35 days. On the Feb 12 test day, first test day DIM range is 1 to 28 days. It would be potentially inappropriate to compare the average first test day milk weights from the Jan and Feb test days, given such a difference in DIM range. Cows usually increase rapidly in milk production each day for the first 30 to 40 days of lactation. A large variation in DIM on test day can distort the comparison of first test day milk from test day to test day.

Average DIM on Test Day. Calving patterns can skew average DIM on test day. If a herd tests consistently on 30 day intervals, the DIM range is consistent. However, suppose on one test day the average DIM at first test is 12 days, and on the next test day the average DIM on first test is 20. In this

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How to plan your breedings to target specific holidays by tatiana Stanton Many holidays such as Roman and Greek Easter, and Ramadan occur on different dates each year. It takes planning and skill to time your breedings to meet the demands of specific holidays.

Daily weight gains for baby goats from kidding to weaning at 3 months of age range from about 1/3 to 1/2 pound daily in many meat goat herds although some kids can grow as slow as 1/4 pound daily and some big singles as much as 2/3 pound daily. Kids from large litters will tend to grow slower than kids from small litters and kids born to yearling does

often grow slower than kids born to mature does. Most herds count on their kids gaining about 10 to 15 pounds per month from birth to weaning and from 8 to 12 pounds per month from weaning on. It is good to know the average weight gains for kids in your herd because it can vary widely depending on breed and management.

Let’s pretend you want to market suckling kids weighing 30 to 40 pounds live for Western Easter on March 31 in 2013. We’ll assume that your kids average about 7 pounds at birth and most of your kids grow about 1/2 pound daily. However, your

twin kids from yearling does and some of your kids from triplet litters only grow 1/3 pound daily. Goats are generally purchased and shipped to slaughter about 7 to 10 days before Easter so you want your kids to weigh 3040 pounds by March 21. When should your kids be born?

Growthy kids: 40 pound target weight - 7 pound birth weight = 33 pounds of gain. At 1/2 pound of gain daily your growthy kids will need about 66 days to be ready to market.

Slower growing kids: 30 pound target weight - 7 pound birth weight = 23 pounds of gain. At 1/3 pound of gain daily,

these kids will need about 69 days to be ready.

Count backwards on a calendar 66 to 69 days before March 21 to see when your kids need to be born.

March, 21 days; February, 28 days = 49 days.

Thus, you want your kids born about 17 to 20 days before the start of February, i.e., around Jan. 11-14.

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The gestation period for goats is about 150 days so ideally you want your does bred about Aug. 11 to 14. The heat

cycle is about 18-21 days but early in the season most does will be stimulated to come into heat about 4-7 days after you put the buck in with them. This is called the “buck effect”. Thus, the vast majority of your herd will likely get bred within 2 weeks of the buck’s introduction. However, Easter is pretty early in 2013 and not all your does may be cycling initially. You will want to bring the buck into the herd by July 20 and hope that your does have begun to cycle by then. If your buyer is tolerant of kids weighing more than 40 pounds you should move your breeding

date forward accordingly and introduce your buck into the herd even earlier in July. You can also lead him through the herd starting in early July to “tease” the does. This can help to stimulate the does to start coming into heat.

Greek Easter is not until May 5 in 2013 so it is going to be hard to breed for both markets.

In fact you may even want to pull the buck out for a week in mid to late August depending on how tolerant your Western Easter market is of underweight kids and your Greek Easter Market is of overweight kids. In contrast, both

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How from 17 Western and Greek Easter are on April 20th in 2014.

Please keep in mind that the best time to put your bucks in with your does will depend on 1) your market’s weight preferences, 2) the expected birth weight of your kids, and 3) the expected daily growth rates of your kids. Be sure to talk to potential buyers in advance to find out their weight preferences for Easter kids and at what weight they will start paying you less per pound live weight. If they buy kids by the hanging carcass, do you have past experience knowing what size carcasses your suckling kids will usually produce? A very rough estimate (if you have nothing else to go on) is that the hanging carcass weight will be about 50 percent of the live weight.

Targeting holidays when the demand for goats and lambs is high can help make marketing easier for you. However, a little advanced planning will help in-

crease the chances that your animals are in the optimum weight range

for you with regard to earnings yet still satisfy your buyer’s demands.

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Goat dewormers Dewomers are chemicals, or drugs, that have been evaluated and tested for effectiveness and safety for use in animals to remove (i.e. kill) worm parasites. They are also referred to as “Anthelmintics”. For the most part, pharmaceuti-

cal companies will not market a dewormer unless it is essentially 100 percent effective. As long as dewormers remain effective at the manufacture’s recommended dosage, control is relatively easy and cost-effective. However, resistance

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Therefore, reliance on the use of dewormers has become limited.

Only FDA-approved dewormers (see Classes) can be used legally without restrictions. All other de-

wormers, if used, are extra-label and are subject to specific regulations as outlined by the FDA. Because of public concern over food product residues and environmental contamination with chemicals that may be harmful, the FDA has

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approved for. Because goats are a relatively minor livestock species, pharmaceutical companies cannot recover the costs that would be incurred for them to pursue approval and labeling. For a veterinarian to use a dewomer extra-label, a valid veterinarian-client relationship is necessary. The veterinarian has to have contact with the animals and make a diagnosis that the parasite situation is potentially life-threatening. The veterinarian has to establish that none of the approved dewormers will work through fecal egg count reduction testing. Once the approved dewormers have been tested and if none works, then other dewormers can be used extra-label. The Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) www.farad.org/ provides the recommendations on the dosage and withdrawal times for commonly used dewormers. The veterinarian has to take responsibility for prescribing the dewormer, and the producer has to take responsibility for using it properly. In the absence of a valid veterinarian-client relationship, the producer is restricted and cannot legally use an unapproved product extra-label.

Classes The three general classes of dewormers are benzimidazoles, imidazothiazoles and macrolides. The more commonly used benzimidazole dewormers are fenbendazole (Safeguard, Panacur) and albendazole (Valbazen); imidazothiazole dewormers are levamisole (Levisol, Tramisol) and morantel tartrate (Rumatel); and macrolide dewormers are ivermectin (Ivomec) and moxidectin (Cydectin). Of these, only fenbendazole, albendazole and morantel tartrate are currently approved for use in goats.

All others would be used as extra-label. A number of these dewormers have gone off-patent and are now marketed under different generic names.

Formulations Formulations of dewormers include drench, injection and pour-on. In addition, some deworm-

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the swallowing or “gag” reflex may stimulate closure of the esophageal groove, causing the product to bypass the rumen.

When the rumen is bypassed, the dose goes directly into the omasum (third stomach) and moves quickly through the gastrointestinal tract, thus not allowing sufficient time for the anthelmintic to achieve full effectiveness. The other form of oral administration is in feed products, which does not ensure that all animals will receive an effective dose because individual animals utilize these products differently. Some animals eat more or less than others due to their appetite, their place in the pecking order or their distaste for

the formulation — specifically pelleted dewormers, supplement blocks and mineral mixes.

Although it is not recommended to do so, if one elects to use injectable products, injections are subcutaneous and best administered in an area of exposed skin, usually under the front legs, so that it’s possible to see the dose being delivered. It is best to not “tent” the skin. Just lay the needle on the skin and insert it quickly. If the skin is tented, the needle may come out the other side and the injected material will be administered on the skin surface. If the injection is given in an area covered by hair, it can be difficult to ensure that the needle

actually penetrates the skin and the dose is delivered appropriately.

Sometimes the injected material will run back out of the needle hole, so make sure to press a finger over the injection site

for a few seconds to prevent leakage. If one elects to use a pour-on product, which is also not recommended, the material has to be delivered on to the skin. Parting of the hair may be neces-

sary to achieve this, particularly if the hair is long. There are mixed reports as to whether pour-ons, approved for use in cattle only, work

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Goat from 19 ers are marketed in feed supplement blocks, mineral mixes, pellets and cubes. For goats, only the drench formulation of fenbendazole and albendazole, and the feed formulation of morantel tartrate are approved for use.

Administration Oral administration is preferred; and with drenches, it is very important to make sure the product is delivered over the base of the tongue.

By doing so, the dose is delivered to the rumen where it will be mixed with the ingesta and then distributed evenly throughout the gastrointestinal tract. If the dose is delivered into the front part of the mouth, the animal may spit all or part of it out. Additionally

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Take exit 15 off I-91 go North on RT 5 and field is on the left.

SATURDAY - JULY 21ST, 2012 STARTING @ 8:30 AM SELLING CONSTRUCTION & FARM EQUIPMENT, AUTO'S, TRUCKS, TRAILERS & MORE

Alsoo forr thiss sale: New 2012 Kioti CK30 HST 4WD tractor w/loader 6 hrs; New 2012 JD XUV 550 4x4 utility vehicle w/dump body, 2.4 hrs; 2007 Takeuchi TL130 rubber track skidsteer, 950 hrs, new tracks; JD 750 4WD tractor w/hyd front blade; Case 580E 4WD extendahoe TLB w/2 buckets; Case/IH 885 4WD w/loader & cab (subject to satisfaction of lien), 2002 NH TC33D 4WD w/loader, 972 hrs; 2004 IHI 28N excavator w/blade, aux hyd, 1840 hrs; Terex/Benford 3000DF 4WD art front dumper, 2004 Finn B70 Kubota diesel trailer mounted straw blower, 156 hrs; JD 401 Industrial tractor, Case 1835C diesel skidsteer w/forks & bucket, Ford 800 tractor w/loader, 2012 Kaufman 5T 20' tilt trailer, Alamo 60" 3pth flail mower, Landpride FDR2584 3pth finish mower, JD LT190 lawn tractor w/48" mower deck, Goossen 3pth bale chopper, Moffett Mounty diesel fork lift, Cat Q/A hyd angle blade, New Stout 72" hyd brush grapple bucket, High Volume Q/A bucket, New chains for JD 450G dozer, new rollers for JD 350 dozer, New track pads for Case 450 dozer, Farm Force 3pth post hole digger, Woods Heritage RD72 3pth finish mower, Woods LRC60 3pth rock rake, Sundown clamp on forks, New Omaha 9' service body, New Omaha 11' service body, JD 1010 diesel crawler w/blade (needs work), New 2" & 3" water pumps, New/Used generators, 1997 Ford super duty diesel service truck w/68,000 miles; and more.

Alll vehicless mustt havee properr titlee paperss orr previouss registrations.

This is a small list of consignments as they are mostly accepted on Fridayy - Julyy 20th from 8:00 to 12:00.

Small items will be accepted from 8:00 to 10:00 and only 2 1/2 rows will be accepted.

NO O CONSIGNMENTS S ACCEPTED D ON N THURSDAY! TERMS:: CASH H OR R GOOD D CHECK,, VISA A & MASTER R CARD D ACCEPTED D W/A A 3% % CHARGE H BYY WRIGHT'S LUNCH

AUCTIONEERS: C W GRAY & SON'S, INC. EAST THETFORD, VT • VT LIC #128 • NH LIC #2890 802-785-2161 • FIELD # 802-333-4014 Email address: cwgray@valley.net Web address: www.cwgray.com • Try: www.auctionzip.com

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USDA encourages summer travelers to protect American agriculture by not packing a pest Whether you’re studying abroad in Europe, traveling on business in Asia, or taking that dream vacation to Hawaii, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal0 and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is urging summer travelers to join us in the fight against invasive pests by not packing a pest.

While agricultural products make tempting

souvenirs, invasive pests can hitchhike on fruits, vegetables, meats, processed foods, plants, and handicraft items. If these invasive pests were to become established in the United States, they could devastate urban and rural landscapes and cost billions of dollars in lost revenue and eradication efforts. As a result, APHIS restricts or prohibits the entry of certain agricultural prod-

ucts from foreign countries and from Hawaii and U.S. territories.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers or agriculture specialists with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will inspect your baggage when you first arrive in the United States to ensure that the agricultural items you are carrying are allowable under APHIS regulations. Be sure to de-

clare all agricultural items to CBP officers or CBP agriculture specialists at the first port of entry. Failure to declare food products can result in fines and penalties.

The following food items are generally allowed entry, but should still be declared and presented to a CBP agriculture specialist or CBP officer for inspection: • Condiments such as oil, vinegar, mustard,

milk or dry milk products, potato flakes, and infant formula) that are commercially labeled, presented in final finished packaging, and require no further manipulation of the product are generally allowed.

You may also be allowed to bring back certain fresh fruits and vegetables, animal products and by-products, plants and plant parts for planting, cut flowers, firewood, or miscellaneous agricultural products, depending on the item and its country of origin.

APHIS encourages travelers to be aware of restrictions pertaining to agricultural products before leaving the United States and to use these as guidelines when purchasing souvenirs. For comprehensive information on importing agricultural items for personal use, visit APHIS’ Agricultural Information for International Travelers Web page at www.aphis.usda.gov/tra vel.

Goat from 20 on goats. For the most part, they do not seem to be that effective in goats and may also cause skin irritation.

Resistance The major problem encountered in controlling nematode parasitism in goats is the genetic resistance that many worm populations — specifically H. contortus (barber pole worm) — have developed to essentially all of our dewormers. Resistance has developed primarily because dewormers have been used and rotated

too frequently and many times under-dosing occurs. Continuing to use such a dewormer will increase the selection of more resistant worms which will eventually result in a population of “superworms” that can’t be controlled with drugs.

There is no silver bullet one can rely upon. Resistance is genetically controlled, and once established, it is set in the population, and those dewormers can no longer be used effectively.

Source: www.extension.org

FLAME STOCKYARD BRIGHTON COMMISSION CO.

691 Great Road, Littleton, MA 01460 978-486-3698

SALE EVERY TUESDAY Goats, Lambs, Sheep, Pigs 12:30 Calves 3:00pm followed by Feeders & Beef Animals BUYERS FROM 3 NATIONAL SLAUGHTER HOUSES 15+ LOCAL BUYERS Same Day Payment

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catsup, pickles, syrup, honey without honey combs, jelly, and jam • Foodstuffs such as bakery items, candy, and chocolate • Hard cured cheeses without meat, such as parmesan or cheddar • Canned goods and goods in vacuum packed jars (other than those containing meat or poultry products, and those containing certain dairy products) for personal use • Fish or fish products for personal use • Powdered drinks sealed in original containers with ingredients listed in English.

• Dry mixes containing dairy and egg ingredients (such as baking mixes, cocoa mixes, drink mixes, instant cake mixes, instant pudding mixes, liquid drink mixes containing reconstituted dry

AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 Monday, July 16 • 12:30 PM: 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, 607-699-3637, 607847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771. www.hoskingsales.com

Tuesday, July 17

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• 10 AM: Lee, NH. Ath-Mor Registered Holsteins complete dispersal 350 head sale. The Cattle Exchange 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattleexchange.com www.cattleexchange.com

Wednesday, July 18 • 10 AM: Poultney, VT. Selling real estate, all livestock & farm and barn equipment, tools & misc. for Bill Lyle and Charlen Grobbens. Wright Auction Service, 802-334-6115.

• 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, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-4500558 • 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 3 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

Thursday, July 19 • 7 PM: Batavia, NY. Genesee County 4H Meat Animal Sale - Come support the local 4H youth by bidding on their 4H animals! See our website for more information. William Kent, Inc., 585343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com

Friday, July 20 • 11 AM: Dairy Cattle and Heifer Sale.

At Jack Woods Sale Barn on Taylor Valley Rd., 2 mi. north of Cincinnatus, NY. Gene Woods Auction Service. 607-863-3821

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 • 11 AM: Top Quality Tractor & Farm Equipment Auction, for the estate of Ed Henderson, 301 Page Brook Rd., Whitney Point, NY 13862 (Binghamton Area). Auction to be held at Farm. Auctioneers & Licensed Real Estate Brokers, Licensed Real Estate Brokers in NY, NJ & PA. Whitney Point, N.Y. 607-692-4540 / 1-800-MANASSE www.manasseauctions.com • Leyden, MA. Selling trucks, trailers, shop tools & farm equip. including pay

B RO U G HT ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES Rte. 125, E. Middlebury, VT 05740 Sale every Monday & Thursday Specializing in Complete Farm Dispersals “A Leading Auction Service” In Vt. 800-339-2697 or 800-339-COWS 802-388-2661 • 802-388-2639 ALEX LYON & SON Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc. Jack Lyon Bridgeport, NY 315-633-2944 • 315-633-9544 315-633-2872 • Evenings 315-637-8912 AUCTIONEER PHIL JACQUIER INC. 18 Klaus Anderson Rd., Southwick, MA 01077 413-569-6421 • Fax 413-569-6599 www.jacquierauctions.com Auctions of Any Type, A Complete, Efficient Service philcorn@jacquierauctions.com AUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL 808 Borden Rd., Buffalo, NY 14227 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com BENUEL FISHER AUCTIONS Fort Plain, NY 518-568-2257 Licensed & Bonded in PA #AU005568

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BRZOSTEK’S AUCTION SERVICE INC. Household Auctions Every Wed. at 6:30 PM 2052 Lamson Rd., Phoenix, NY 13135 Brzostek.com 315-678-2542 or 800-562-0660 Fax 315-678-2579 THE CATTLE EXCHANGE 4236 Co. Hwy. 18, Delhi, NY 13753 607-746-2226 • Fax 607-746-2911 www.cattlexchange.com E-mail: daveramasr@cattlexchange.com A Top-Quality Auction Service David Rama - Licensed Real Estate Broker C.W. GRAY & SONS, INC. Complete Auction Services Rte. 5, East Thetford, VT 802-785-2161 DANN AUCTIONEERS DELOS DANN 3339 Spangle St., Canandaigua, NY 14424 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com dannauctioneers.htm DELARM & TREADWAY Sale Managers & Auctioneers William Delarm & Son • Malone, NY 518-483-4106 E.J. Treadway • Antwerp, NY 13608 315-659-2407

loader and farm tractor for Zimmerman Livestock Trucking. Sale Managers, Nor theast Kingdom Sales, 802-5254774, neks@together.net, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892

• 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Monday, July 23

• Midland, Texas. Complete Liquidation Late Model Cat Construction Equipment, (20) Mack Truck Tractors and Dump Trucks, Large Quantity of Pickups, Support Equipment. HILITES: (6) Cat 140H, Cat 324DL, (8) Cat D6T, (2) Cat D6R, Cat 966H, (40) Pickups, (20) Belly Dumps & Equipment Trailers, Plus Much, Much More!. A. Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 6 PM: County Highway Maintenance Facility, Geneseo, NY. Livingston County Tax Title Auction. Thomas P. Wamp/Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

• 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 the dairy. Calves & cull beef approx. 5-5:30 Tom & Brenda Hosking, 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771. www.hoskingsales.com

Tuesday, July 24 • Syracuse, NY. Complete Liquidation: Asphalt Paver, Late Model Vibratory Rollers, Rough Terrain Crane, Skid Steers, Mini Excavators, Very Large Amount of Shop Equipment, Tooling & Accessories. VERY NICE!. A. Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com

Wednesday, July 25 • West Addison, VT. Bodette Far m Complete Equipment Dispersal. Sale Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, neks@together.net, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 • 1815 Hicks Field Rd. East FORT WORTH TX 76179. Rental Fleet Construction, Support Equipment & Attachments. A. Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com

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Friday, July 27 • 10 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 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am,

THESE

D.R. CHAMBERS & SONS 76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY 13849 607-369-8231 • Fax 607-369-2190 www.drchambersauction.com EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKETING LLC 5001 Brittonfield Parkway P.O. Box 4844, East Syracuse, NY 315-433-9129 • 800-462-8802 Bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-776-2000 Burton Livestock . . . . . . . . . . .315-829-3105 Central Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-868-2006 Chatham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-392-3321 Cherry Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . .716-296-5041 Dryden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-844-9104 Farm Sale Division . . . . . . . . . .315-436-2215 Gouverneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-287-0220 Half Acre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-258-9752 Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .585-584-3033 FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK 3 miles east of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Livestock Sale every Wednesday at 1 PM Feeder Cattle Sales monthly Horse Sales as scheduled 585-394-1515 • Fax 585-394-9151 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com FRANKLIN USED EQUIPMENT SALES, INC. AUCTION SERVICE Franklin, NY 607-829-5172 Over 30 Years Experience in Farm

Equipment Auctions Frank Walker, Auctioneer P.O. Box 25, Franklin, NY 13775 fwalker2@stny.rr.com FRALEY AUCTION CO. Auctioneers & Sales Managers, Licensed & Bonded 1515 Kepner Hill Rd., Muncy, PA 570-546-6907 Fax 570-546-9344 www.fraleyauction.com GENE WOODS AUCTION SERVICE 5608 Short St., Cincinnatus, NY 13040 607-863-3821 www.genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com GOODRICH AUCTION SERVICE INC. 7166 St. Rt. 38, Newark Valley, NY 13811 607-642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com H&L AUCTIONS Malone, NY Scott Hamilton 518-483-8787 or 483-8576 Ed Legacy 518-483-7386 or 483-0800 518-832-0616 cell Auctioneer: Willis Shattuck • 315-347-3003 HARRIS WILCOX, INC. Bergen, NY 585-494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com

AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 sale at 10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Sunday, July 29

Monday, July 30 • 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 the dairy. Calves & cull beef approx. 5-5:30 Tom & Brenda Hosking, 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771. www.hoskingsales.com

Wednesday, August 1 • 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Friday, August 3 • 11 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies and registered & grade cattle.

Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin

Saturday, August 4 • 10 AM: 1507 Pre-Emption Rd., Penn Yan, NY (Yates Co.). Real Estate Absolute Auction. 103 acre DeWick farm w/100 acres tillable, farmhouse, shop 2 machine sheds. Thomas P. Wamp/Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

Monday, August 6 • 12:30 PM: Monthly feeder sale. 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 the dairy. Calves & cull beef approx. 5-5:30 Tom & Brenda Hosking, 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771. www.hoskingsales.com

Wednesday, August 8 • 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 2 PM: Gehan Rd., off Rts. 5-20, 5 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. NY Steam Engine Assoc. 4th Annual Consignment Auction. 1st day of pageant of Steam Show Aug. 8-11. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676

www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm

Thursday, August 9 • 1 PM: Route 414, Seneca Falls, NY. Farm & Equipment Auction. Next to Empire Farm Days Show. Farm Equipment, Tractors, Antique Equipment, Construction Equipment.

Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com

Friday, August 10 • 10 AM: North Java, NY. Dairy Farm Machinery Auction - Selling a full line of farm machinery including Case IH 7140, IH 1566, IH 886, NH 1900 forage har vester, Kenwor th W900B 10 wheeler, Claas 180 RotoCut baler, plus truck parts, tillage, planting, harvesting and more! See our website for more information. William Kent, Inc., 585-3435449 www.williamkentinc.com

Monday, August 13 • 12:30 PM: Monthly heifer sale. 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 the dairy. Calves & cull beef approx. 5-5:30 Tom & Brenda Hosking, 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771. www.hoskingsales.com

Rrental Fleet Construction Equipment, Aerials, Trucks & Trailers. A. Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • Pike, NY. Wyoming County 4H Meat Animal Sale - Come support the local 4H youth by bidding on their animals!

See our website for more information.

Jacquier Auctions, 413-569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.com • 10 AM: Lee, NH. Ath-Mor Registered Holsteins, complete equipment dispersal. Sale managers, Northeast kingdom Sales, Bar ton, VT 802-525-4774, neks@together.net. Auctioneer Reg Lussier, 802-626-8892.

• 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, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-4500558 • 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, August 18

Wednesday, August 15

• 1755 S. E. Frontage Road STURTEVANT WI 53177. Complete Liquidation of Late Model Earthmoving Equipment, Truck Tractors, Equipment Trailers & Support. A. Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com

• 12601 State Rd. 545 North WINTER GARDEN FL 34787. Late Model

• 11 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732

Wednesday, August 22

PA RT I C I PAT I N G A U C T I O N E E R S

Sales Managers, Auctioneers, & Real Estate Brokers HILLTOP AUCTION CO. 3856 Reed Rd., Savannah, NY 13146 Jay Martin 315-521-3123 Elmer Zieset 315-729-8030 HOSKING SALES Sales Managers & Auctioneer 6810 W. River Rd., Nichols, NY 13812 Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 005392 Looking to have a farm sale or just sell a few?

Give us a call. Trucking Assistance. Call the Sale Barn or check out our trucker list on the Web site.

607-699-3637 • Fax 607-699-3661 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny.rr.com HOSKING SALES-FORMER WELCH LIVESTOCK MARKET Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 008392 P.O. Box 311, New Berlin, NY 13411 607-847-8800 • 607-699-3637 cell: 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny,rr.com

KELLEHER’S AUCTION SERVICE 817 State Rt. 170 Little Falls, NY 13365 315-823-0089 • 315-868-6561 cell We buy or sell your cattle or equipment on commission or outright! In business since 1948 LEAMAN AUCTIONS LTD 329 Brenneman Rd., Willow St., PA 17584 717-464-1128 • cell 610-662-8149 auctionzip.com 3721 leamanauctions.com MEL MANASSE & SON, AUCTIONEERS Sales Managers, Auctioneers & Real Estate Brokers Whitney Point, NY Toll free 800-MANASSE or 607-692-4540 Fax 607-692-4327 www.manasseauctions.com MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION 488 Cherry Hill Rd., Middlefield, CT 06455 Sale Every Monday Lisa Scirpo 860-883-5828 Sales Barn 860-349-3204 Res. 860-346-8550 NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLE Norman Kolb & David Kolb, Sales Mgrs.

Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs.

717-354-4341 Sales Mon., Wed. • Thurs. Special Sales

NORTHEAST KINGDOM SALES INC. Jim Young & Ray LeBlanc Sales Mgrs. • Barton, VT Jim - 802-525-4774 • Ray - 802-525-6913 neks@together.net NORTHAMPTON COOP. AUCTION Whately, MA • Farmer Owned Since 1949 Livestock Commission Auction Sales at noon every Tues.

Consignments at 9 AM 413-665-8774 NORTHERN NEW YORK DAIRY SALES North Bangor, NY 518-481-6666 Sales Mgrs.: Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503 Harry Neverett 518-651-1818 Auctioneer John (Barney) McCracken 802-524-2991 www.nnyds.com PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC. P.O. Box 607, Wayland, NY 14572 585-728-2520 • Fax 585-728-3378 www.pirrunginc.com James P. Pirrung R.G. MASON AUCTIONS Richard G. Mason We do all types of auctions Complete auction service & equipment Phone/Fax 585-567-8844

ROBERTS AUCTION SERVICE MARCEL J. ROBERTS Specializing in farm liquidations.

802-334-2638 • 802-777-1065 cell robertsauction@together.net ROY TEITSWORTH, INC. AUCTIONEERS Specialist in large auctions for farmers, dealers, contractors and municipalities.

Groveland, Geneseo, NY 14454 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com TOWN & COUNTRY AUCTION SERVICE Rt. 32 N., Schuylerville, NY 518-695-6663 Owner: Henry J. Moak WILLIAM KENT, INC. Sales Managers & Auctioneers Farm Real Estate Brokers • Stafford, NY 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com WRIGHT’S AUCTION SERVICE 48 Community Dr., Derby, VT 14541 802-334-6115 www.wrightsauctions.com

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• 10 AM: Washington Co. Fairgrounds, Rt. 29 & 392 Old Schuylerville Rd., Greenwich, NY. Tri-State Antique Tractor Club Inc. antique Wheels and Iron Showw. 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

315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-7298030 • 6 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

Auction Calendar, Continued (cont. from prev. page) Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 • 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Friday, August 24 • Barton, VT. Important Holstein Dispersal. More info soon. Sale Managers, Nor theast Kingdom Sales, 802-5254774, neks@together.net, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892

Saturday, August 25 • 9:00 AM: Penn Yan, NY. Finger Lakes Produce Auction Farm Machinery Consignment Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com Page 24 - Section A • COUNTRY FOLKS New England • July 16, 2012

Wednesday, September 5 • 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Thursday, September 6 • 1 PM: 10400 Gillette Rd., Alexander, NY. WNY Gas & Steam Engine Assoc.

2nd. Annual Consignment. 1st day of show Sept. 6-9. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm

Saturday, September 8 • North Country Storage Barns. 2nd Annual Shed and Shrubbery Auction.

Benuel Fisher Auctions, 518-568-2257 • Morrisville, NY. 30th Annual Morrisville Autumn Review Sale. Hosted by Morrisville State College Dairy Club.

The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 9 AM: Town of Lansing Highway Dept., Rts. 34 & 34B, Lansing, NY . Municipal Surplus & Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10 AM: 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, September 12 • 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, September 15 • 8 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, 6502 Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. Special Fall Consignment Auction. Farm & Construction Equipment. Heavy & Light Trucks. Consignments welcome. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10 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

Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm.

Empire Livestock Market, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-4500558 • 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, September 22 • Scranton, PA. Complete Liquidation: Aggregate, Construction, Suppor t Equipment, Truck Tractors, Dump Trucks & Trailers. A. Lyon & Son, 315633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 9 AM: Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY. Lamb & Webster Used Equipment Auction. Farm Tractors & Machinery.

Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10 AM: 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, September 26 • 11 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 • 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, September 29 • Twister Valley, Fort Plain, NY. Power Sports Consignment Auction. Benuel Fisher Auctions, 518-568-2257

Wednesday, October 3 • 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, October 6 • 9:00 AM: 145 Paul Rd., Exit 17, Rt. 390, Rochester, NY. Monroe County Municipal Equipment Auction. Heavy Construction Equipment, Cars & Trucks. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10 AM: 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, October 10 • 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, October 13 • Hosking Sales . OHM Holstein Club Sale. Brad Ainslie sale chairman 315822-6087. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771. www.hoskingsales.com • 9 AM: Hamburg Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY, Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitswor th, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585243-1563. www.teitsworth.com

Wednesday, September 19

Wednesday, October 17

• 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732

• 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732

Saturday, October 20

Empire Livestock Market, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-4500558 • 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

• 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm.

Empire Livestock Market, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-4500558

Wednesday, November 28

Wednesday, October 24

Thursday, November 29

• 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

• Lampeter, PA. Destiny Road Holstein Dispersal. Jay Stolzfus, owner. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

Saturday, October 27 • Ithaca, NY. NY Fall Harvest Sale.

Hosted by Cornell University Dairy Science Club. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

Saturday, October 27 • 9 AM: Syracuse, NY (NYS Fairgrounds). Onondaga Co. area Municipal Equipment Auction. Municipal & Contractor Equipment.

Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com

Saturday, December 1 • 9 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, 6502 Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. Special Winter Consignment Auction. Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks, Liquidations & Consignments.

Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

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

Saturday, October 27

Wednesday, December 5

• 11 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558.

• 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Wednesday, October 31 • 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, November 3 • Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) . Fall Premier All Breed Sale. Call early to consign to make catalog & advertising deadlines. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 10 AM: 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, November 7 • 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, November 10 • 10 AM: 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, November 14 • 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Wednesday, November 21 • 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.

Saturday, December 8 • 10 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

Wednesday, December 12 • 11 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 • 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Wednesday, December 19 • 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, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-4500558.

• 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Wednesday, December 19 • 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Wednesday, December 26 • 1 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Regular Livestock Sale. 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT

*ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES East Middlebury, VT July 09, 2012 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 81-93; Boners 80-85% lean 75-86.50; Lean 85-90% lean 55-81.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls 92-125# 85-130; 80-90# 67127.50; Vealers 100-120# 66-85; 90-100# 55-87.50; 8090# 54-77.50; 70-80# 5062.50; 60-70# 35-45; COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA June 27, 2012 Cows: Canners 29-70; Cutters 71-75.50; Util 76-84.50 Bulls: 75-96 Steers: Ch. 116-118.50; Sel 76-114; Heifers: Ch 114-116; Sel 76-113.50; Hols. 78-84 Calves: 20-200ea.

Feeders: 52-118 Sheep:60 Lambs: 150 Goats:84-185 ea.; Kids 15129ea.

Sows: No Report Hogs: 53-57; Feeder Pigs 50-81; Roaster 74-115; Chickens: 1.50-10.50 Rabbits: 1.50-22 Ducks: 1-18 Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm. No sale July 4. Sale will be July1 @ 4 pm. *FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA July 10, 2012 Beef Cattle: Canners 40-68, bulls 85-100; Cutters 50-74; steers Hols. 110-120; Util 7580; heifers 75-90.

Calves: Growers No 1. 80120; Veal 80-110; Heifers 100-150; Other 65-75; Hogs: Feeders 50; Sheep: 50-75; Lambs 110150

Goats: 110-120 ea; Billies 150-200ea; Kids 30-90 ea. *NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA July 10, 2012 Calves (/cwt): 0-60# 10-26; 61-75# 43-72; 76-95# 42-88; 96-105# 20-85; 106# & up 65-81.

Farm Calves:95-160/cwt Start Calves: 140-185/cwt Feeders: 60-105/cwt Heifers: 60-67/cwt Canners:20-73/cwt Cutters: 74-80/cwt Utility:81-86.50/cwt Sows: 42-47/cwt.

Shoats: No Report Feeder Pigs: No Report Lambs: 125-170/cwt Sheep:64-91/cwt Goats: 22.50-230 ea.

Rabbits: 1.50-8 ea.

Poultry:1-15 ea.

Hay: 15 lots1.10-2.50/bale northamptonlivestockauction.homestead.com *HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ Calves: Hi. 140, Lo. .05, avg. .77.

Cows: Hi. .89, Lo. .35, avg. .55; Easy Cows Hi. .39, Lo. .05, avg. .26; Feeders Hi. 165, Lo. 112, avg. 132; Heifers Hi. .69, Lo. .67, avg. .68; Bulls Hi. 1.04, Lo. .69, avg. .87; Steer Hi. 112, Lo. .60, avg. .93; Sows: Boars Hi. .25, Lo. .25, avg. .25; Sheep: Hi. 1.35, Lo. .02, avg. .63; Lambs Hi.76 , Lo. 25, Avg. 54.71; Goats: Hi. 135, Lo. 16, avg.

59.30; Kids 65, Lo. 38, avg.

47.91; CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No report EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET June 25, 2012 Calves: Hfr. Calves Grower over 92# 175-210; 80-92# 140-185; Bob Veal 75; Cull Cows: Gd. 81-87; Lean 73-85.50; Beef: Veal 85-110; Beef Hfrs. 88-92; Beef Steers 109-113; Lamb & Sheep: Feeder 190-220; Goats: Billies 240-270; Nannies 110-130; Kids 40-65; *BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY July 02, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. .70-175; Grower bull over 92# 70-185; 8092# 60-150; Bob Veal 10-65; Cull Cows: Gd 68-85; Lean 45-77; Hvy. Beef 70-99.

Dairy Replacements: Fresh Cows 750-1450; Springing cows 800-1350; Springing Hfrs. 850-1400; Bred Hfrs.

800-1200; Fresh Hfrs. 750-

1500; Open Hfrs. 400-900; Started Hfrs. 125-400; Service Bulls 600-1200.

Beef: Feeders 60-120.

Lamb/Sheep: Market 11.80; Slaughter Sheep .20.65 Goats: Billies 75-1.60; Nannies .65-1; Kids 10-.60.

CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY June 26, 2012 Calves: Heifer 70-175; Grower bulls over 92# 70220; 80-92# 60-150; bob veal calves 15-70 Cull cows: Gd. 68-90; Lean 45-79; Heavy beef bulls 72103 Dairy Replacements: Fresh 800-1900; springing cows 850-1600; springing heifers 900-1450; bred heifers 7001150; fresh heifers 750-1150; open heifers 400-900; started heifers 150-400; service bulls 700-1000 Beef: feeders 60-130 Lamb & Sheep: market 100200; slaughter sheep 25-65 Goats: billies 1-185; Nannies 65-135; Kid 15-70 *CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY July 09, 2012 Calves: Hfr. 1; Grower over 92# 100-130; 80-92# 90-115; Bob Veal 74-80.

Cull Cows: Gd 79-85; Lean 74-82.50; Hvy. Beef Bulls 8895.

Beef: Steer 97-113; Hols.

Steer96; Lamb/Sheep: feeder 170; Market 160-190; Slaughter Sheep 42-51.

Goats: Billies 160-265; Kid 70-110; Swine: No Report. *CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY July 04, 2012 Calves Grower Bulls over 92# 1.30-1.60; 80-92# 11.575; Bob Veal .20-.70; Cull Cows: Gd .72-.83; Lean .40-.80; Hvy. Beef .90-.95 Dairy Replacements: No Market Beef:Ch 1.01-1.06; Hols Ch 1-1.03; Hols. Sel .87-.92 Lambs: Market 1-1.50; Slaughter .40-.80 Goats: Billies .75-1.50; Nannies .80-1.20; Kids 1.50-1.95 Swine: Hog 52-70; Sow 4550 *DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY July 02, 2012 Calves Hfrs. 1.35-1.65; Grower Bull over 92# 1.201.45; 80-92# .10-.50; Cull Cows: Gd .77-.85; Lean .67-.76. Heavy Beef Bulls .80-.86 Beef: Feeders .85-.90; Hols.

Ch. .90-.97; Goats: Billies 100-145; Kid Goats 55; Swine: No Report

Gouverneur

Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

Vernon New Berlin

Cambridge

Central Bridge

Bath

Chatham

GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY June 28, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. 80-2125; Grower Bulls over 92# 80190; 80-92# 80-190; Bob Veal 25-65.

Cull Cows: Gd 83-91; Lean 72-86; Hvy. Beef Bulls 80101. *PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY July 02, 2012 Calves Hfrs. 1.725-2.025; Grower Bulls over 92# 1.201.575; 80-92# .60-1.30; Bob Veal .40-.70.

Cull Cows: Gd 78-86; Lean .74-.79; Hvy. Beef Bulls .87599 Beef: Hols. Ch .91-.97 Lamb/Sheep: Market 1.351.525; Slaughter Sheep .50.60.

Goats: Nannies 150-200; 100-150.

Swine:No Report *BATH MARKET Bath, NY July 03, 2012 Calves Grower Bulls over 92# 130-160; 80-92# 120145; Bob Veal 20-60 Cull Cows: Gd 76-84; Lean 68-75.

Beef: No Reports Lamb & Sheep: No Market Goats: No Market Swine: No Market *FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION Canandaigua, NY July 4, 2012 Dairy Cows for Slaughter: Bone Utility 88; Canners & Cutters 76; Slaughter Calves: Bobs 95110# 50-70; 80-95# 4567.50; 60-80# 40-65; Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed: bull over 95# 85-170; 80-95# 80-160; 70-80# 75-120; Hfr. Calves 100-175.

Beef Steers: Ch grain fed 115-120; Sel 97-112; Hols.

Ch grain fed 95-100; Sel.

86.50-93.

Hogs: Slgh. Hogs US 1-3 70-80; Sows US 1-3 38-47; Feeders US 1-3 28-47.50; Slaughter Sheep: Slaughter Sheep M 41-49; Rams Ch over 130# 55; Goats: Nannies L 75-97.50; M 35-60.

FINGER LAKES PRODUCE AUCTION Penn Yan, NY July 04, 2012 Produce:Beans(1/2 bu) 320; Beets (Bunch) .10-1.10; Blueberries(pt) 1.70-2.85; Broccolli (hd) 25-140; Cabbage (hd) 10-25; Cauliflower 1-150; Cucumbers (1/2bu) 75-1050; Eggs (dz) 75-125; Lettuce (hd) 07-325; Onions 20-80; Nectarines (1/2bu.) 931; Peaches (1/2bu) 21-34; Peppers (1/2bu) 3-12; Pickles (1/2bu) 1-22; Raspberries (pt) 2-310; Salad Tomatoes (pt.) .10-275; Salt Potatoes (1/2bu.) 450-8; Sweet Corn (dozen) 225-450; Summer Squash (1/2bu) 50-13; Tomatoes (25#)5-35; Zucchini (1/2 bu) 10-13.

Produce Mon. @ 10 am Wed. & Fri. at 9 am sharp, Hay Auctions Fridays@ 11:15.

FINGER LAKES FEEDER SALE Penn Yan, NY June 1, 2012 Beef Steers: 301-500# 117166; 501-700# 98-159; 701# & up 88-148.

Beef Heifers: 301-500# 118161; 501-700# 96-157; 701# & up 89-158.

Beef Bulls: 301-500# 102.50-159; 501-700# 86129; 701# & up 90-126.

Hols: 301-500# 88-105; 501700# 84-96; 701# & up 8286.

Bred Replacements: 8101460.

Families: 1270-1280.

FINGER LAKES HAY AUCTION

Penn Yan, NY Alfalfa: 3-3.50/bale Alfalfa Mix: 4.20-5.50 Timothy: 1.80-4.90 Timothy Mix: 1.50-3.60 Grass Mix: 1-4.30 Grass Mix Round Bales: 21ea.

Clover Hay: 2.20-2.90 Straw:2.10-3.10 Oats:4.50/bag Ground Corn Feed: 4.50/bag Alfalfa Pellets:5/bag Hay Tuesdays & Fridays @ 11:15 am. Produce Friday @ 9 am sharp!

HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY July 02, 2012 Cattle: Dairy Cows for Slaughter Bone Util .70-.84; Canners/Cutters .58-.70; Easy Cows .60 & dn.

Bulls: Bulls & Steers ..62-.93 Calves: Bull Calves 96-120# 1.50-1.85; up to 95# .10-2; Hols. under 100# 1.90.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA Slaughter Steers: Sel 1-2 1170-1502# 113.50-117.50 Slaughter Cows: Prem whites lean 65-75, hi dress 97.50; breakers lean 75-80, avg dress 86-89, lo dress 85; Boners lean 80-85% lean 81.50-85; lean lean 85-90, 75-79, lo dress 71-72.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 2100# 96; YG 2 908-996# 83-92.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 1 500-600# 143; M&L 3 400500# 139; M&L 3 300-500# 80-90; 500-700# 83.

Heifers: M&L 1 400-500# 140.

Bulls: M&L 1 300-500# 138151; 500-600# 138-150; M&L 2 300-500# 129-134.

Return to Farm Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 85-120# 162.50-182.50; No. 2 80120# 122.50-150; No. 3 80120# 77.50-118 Slaughter Hogs: Barrows &

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*MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT July 09, 2012 Calves: 45-60# 20-30; 6175# 45-50; 76-90# 55-60; 91105# 65-70; 106# & up 7580 Farm Calves: 82-1.30 Started Calves: 22-28 Veal Calves: 95-1.35 Open Heifers: 89-1.13 Beef Heifers: 1.14-1.20 Feeder Steers: 80-1.2250 Beef Steers: 94-1.2775 Stock Bull: 1.02-1.25 Beef Bull: 1.11-1.24 Boars: 37-40 Sows: 34-36 Butcher Hogs: 130 Feeder Pigs (ea): 67.50-70 Sheep (ea): 55-95 Lambs (ea): 85-175 Goats (ea): Kids 50-55 Canners: up to 7225 Cutters: 73-76 Utility: 7725-80 Rabbits: 4-13 Chickens: 5-20 Ducks: 2-21 On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt

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Gilts 45-50% lean 247-274# 68.50-71; 40-45 per lean 207-268# 62-65; Sows US 13 400-600# 53.50-56.50; Feeder Pigs US 1-3 40-60# 75-87.50/hd Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch. 2-3 40# 297.50-305; 75# 300. Ewes Util 1-2 158-206# 54-57.

Slaughter Goats: Sel 1 6070# 132.50-152.50; Sel 3 1020# 35-45; Nannies Sel 100110# 115-140; Billies Sel 2 100# 130.

BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA June 20, 2012 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75%; Breakers 75-80% lean, 79-84.50, lo dress 75.50-79.50; Boners 80-85% Lean 76.50-81.50; hi dress 86-87.50; lo dressa 72.50-75; very lo dress 68; Boners 80-85% Lean 76.5081.50; hi dress 86-87.50; lo dress 65-65.50; Light Lean 85-92% Lean 64.50-68.50; lo dress 59; Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 14801570# 92-107; Feeder Cattle: Steers M 1 918# 93.50; Hfrs. M&L 1 872962# 89.50; Herefords 76.50; Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 94-120# 165-197; 86-90# 177-190; No 2 94-124# 145175; 86-92# 152-177; No 3 72-110# 75-145; Util. 66-94# 25-85; Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 90-120# 230-280/hd; No 2 70# 80/hd; Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 10-40# 25-67; 60# 68; Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 56-66# 145-167.50; 70# 157.50-160; Ewes Gd 203 116-148# 65-77; Rams 164-165# 77-85; Slaughter Goats (/hd): Kids Sel 1 35-45# 90-95; 85# 150; sel 2 20-45# 35-80; Nannies Sel 1 100-140# 112.50-120; Sel 2 80-130# 95-120; Sel 3 90-100# 75-95; Billies Sel 1 170# 190; CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA June 26, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Cows: Beef type 92-98; Breakers 86.50-89; Lean 8490; Big Middle/lo dress/light 70-93.50; Shelly 69 & down Bulls: 1145-1880# 97.50115; Feeder Cattle: Bulls Hols.

820-860# 92-94 Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 85-130# 140-170; No 2 60-130# 130-145; No 3 55-100# 90-128; Util. 87 & down Swine: Hogs 210# 74; Gilts 410-480# 46.50-50.50; 485570# 50-52.50; Barrows 360490# 45.540-52; 500-590# 44.50-47.25; Sows 300-360# 53-66; 435-480# 44-50; 485570# 45-52; Boars 740# 24; Goats (/hd): Nannies & Wethers 120-135; Fancy Kids 135-180; Fleshy Kids 97-125; Small thin bottle 2782; Lambs: Gd & Ch 60-80# 134-145; 80-100# 130-145;

110-130# 100-147; Sheep (all wts): No Report Sale every Tuesday 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry & Eggs 6 pm for Livestock starting with calves.

No Sale Tues., July 3.

Receiving 7:30 until 10 am.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA June 19, 2012 Rabbits: 3-13.50 Bunnies: .50-6 Hens: 1.50-4.50 Roosters: 2-7 Pullets: .50-3 Peeps: .50-1.50 Ducks: 4.50-8 Ducklings: 1 Chickens: 2-3.50 Chicken Family: 11 Turkey: 24 Pheasant Peeps: .75 Guinea Family: 20 Guinea Pigs:1-4 Quail Peeps: 1 Eggs (/dz): Jumbo Brown 1.65; XL Brown 1.55; L Brown 1.55; M Brown 1.201.30; M White 1.05; Fertile Leghorn .95; Fertile Green 2.25.

All animals sold by the piece.

Sale starts at 5 pm.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle, PA US 1-2: 31# 141; 40-48# 135-136; 56-59# 118-131; 60-69# 114-124; 68# with tails 108; 71-79# 107-111; 74# 85; 81-88# 87-90; 103109# 97; 130-149# 70-91; US 2: 38# 178; 43-49# 114125; 54-59# 115-122; 65-69# 106-113; 80# 97; As Is 1520# 90-100; 35-68# 80-100; 72-97# 66-87; *DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC July 09, 2012 Holstein Steers: No Report.

Cows:Prem White 65-75% Lean; Breakers 75-80% Lean 83.50-84; Boners 80-85% 77-80.50, lo dress 74-76; Lean 85-90% 72-76.50, lo dress 67-71.50.

Holstein Bull Calves: Bull Calves No 1 94-124# 117130; 80-92# 125-140; No. 2 94-120# 112-125; 80-92# 117-132; No 3 94-122# 72110; 80-92# 70-107; Util. 66118# 27-65; Hfrs. No. 1 90110# 152-195; No. 2 72-94# 100-142; Non-Tubing 58-86# 20-60; Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 4550% Lean 278# 71; Sows US 1-3 614# 46; Boars 464# 19; Feeder Pigs US 1-3 40# 47; Lambs: Ch 2-3 58-64# 120145; 72-82# 120-140; Ewes Gd 1-2 186# 52; Util. 1-2 140# 45; Cull 1-2 134-142# 30-37; Goats (/hd): Kids Sel 1 under 20# 42-50; 20-30# 3747; Sel. 2 under 20#32-37; 20-30# 27-32; Nannies Sel 1 100-150# 127-142; Sel 2 100-120# 100-110; Sel. 3 80100# 55-65; Hay: Grass 80/ton; Mixed 70160/ton; Timothy Grass 65-

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Pennsylvania Markets Mercer

Jersey Shore

New Wilmington

Dewart Leesport Belleville Homer City

New Holland Carlisle Lancaster Paradise

Eighty-Four 145/ton; By the load 132155/ld; Round Bales: Grass Mixed 18-20/bale Straw: Rye 180/ton Oats:5.10/bu.

Corn: 225-240/ton *EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Holland, PA July 02, 2012 Slaughter Cows: prem whites 65-75% lean; Breakers 75-80% lean, 85.50-89, 91.50-92.50 hi dress, 8484.50 lo dress; Boners 8085% lean, 79.50-84, 84.5086 hi dress, lo dress79; lean 85-90% lean, 73.50-77.50, hi dress 78.50-79.50, 71-72.50 lo dress.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 11251925# 95-108; YG 2 10451935# 87-92; Steers: M&L 1 500-700# 115-135; M&L 2 300-500# 110-117; M&L 3 500-700# 70-88; 800-900# 73-86.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 250300# 118-130; 600-700# 118-119; M&L 2 300-500# 95-100; Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300400# 117-140; 500-700# 118-119; M&L 2 500-700# 102.50-105; 700-900# 92101.

Ret. to Farm Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 85-120# 115132.50; No. 2 80-120# 95112.50; No. 3 80-120# 67.5090; Util. 70-120# 25-62.50; Beef Type 110-180# 100115.50; Slaughter Hogs: Sows US 1-3 400-500# 25-34; Boars 515# 13; Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 40-60# 113-117; 6080# 118-133; 80-100# 115126; Ewes Util. 1-2 125-210# 47.50-60; Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 50# 63; 55# 65-72; Sel 2 3050# 37.50-60; Nannies Sel. 1, 110# 110/cwt. Sel 2, 120# 80-90/cwt; Billies Sel 1, 145# 93/cwt.; Wethers Sel 1, 110# 140/cwt. *GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA July 09, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi. Ch. &

Pr. 2-3 1298-1524# 119.50122; Ch. 2-3 1124-1482# 113-115.50, Full/YG 4-5 109.50-111; Sel 1-3 11321432# 102.50-107; Slaughter Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr. 2-3 1374-1526# 100-102; Ch. 2-3 11921626# 94-98.50; 1682-1896# 93.50-96; Sel. 1-3 11501417# 88.50-93; Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr. 2-3 1214-1318# 116-120; Ch 2-3 1160-1494# 108.50113.50; Sel 1-3 1048-1274# 85.50-88.50; Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% 90.50-95.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 82.50-87.25, hi dress 8788.50, lo dress 76-79.75; boners 80-85% 76-81.50, hi dress 82-84, lo dress 72.5077.50; lean 85-90% lean,6874, Lo dress 62.50-67; Light Lean 85-92% Lean 70.50-75, lo dress 58.50-61..50, very lo dress 50-55; Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 10209060# 93-102, hi dress 1162-1664# 104-111, lo dress 1166-2228# 83-92; Steers:M&L 1 300-400# 144; M&L 2 300-400# 140; 400-500# 125; L 3 200-400# 115-125; 500-700# 84-94; 700-900# 89-93; Hfrs. M&L 1 200-300# 170; 500-700# 130; M&L 3 500-700# 70-83; Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 150165; 300-500# 147-162.50; M&L 2 300-400# 128-140; Hols. L 3 370# 90; 976# 99; Ret. to Farm Calves: Hols. Bull No. 1 96-124# 140165; 80-92# 125-140; No. 2 94-122# 110-145; No 3 76108# 75-115; Util. 56-104# 10-85; Hols. No. 2 82-88# 95155; Slaughter Hogs: Boars 296# 33; Slaughter Sheep: Lambs, Ch 2-3 20-40# 125; 40-60# 127.50-132.50; 60-80# 137.50-145; 80-100# 132.50142.50; 100-120# 140-150; Ewes Gd. 2-3 120-160# 5557.50; Slaughter Goats: kids Sel 1 60-70# 115-120; 75-90# 145165; Sel 2 25-40# 40-67.50; 45-60# 60-88;Nannies Sel 1, 60-80# 137.50-142.50; Sel. 2 10-20# 25-34; 60-80# 115127.50; Sel 3 40+60# 45-55;

Sel 1 80-130# 150; Sel 2 5080# 67.50-77; 80-130# 87.50-115; Sel. 3 80-130# 69-90; Billies Sel 1 100-150# 230; Sel 2 100-150# 145152.50; Wethers Sel 1 100150# 145.

INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA June 21, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1246-1498# 118.50-119.25; Sel 1-2 1336# 111.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1226-1403# 115.50-119.25; Sel. 1-2 1056-1334# 106.50114.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem whites 65-75% lean; Breakers 75-80% lean 88.50-93; Boners 80-85% lean 82.5087.50, hi dress 90; lean 8590% lean 75.50-78.50, lo dress 73.50-74.50 Slaughter Bulls: YG 2 10661340# 89-96.25.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 2 700-800# 125; Hfrs. M&L 1 700-800# 102.50; Bulls M&L 1 300-400# 170; 500-700# 120-127.50; 700-900# 105122.50; M&L 2 400-500# 120.

Ret. to Farm Calves: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 85-120# 180-200; No. 2 80-120# 150-175; No. 3 80-120# 90-140; Utility 70120# 30-55; Beef Type 96296# 120-170; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 84-108# 150-190; Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 214-298# 6950-74; 40-45% lean 255310# 66-70; Sows US 1-3 300-500# 57.50-58.50; Lambs: No Report.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 3 20# 15-20; Nannies Sel 2 8090# 72.50-87.50; Whethers Sel 1 120# 137.50. *KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA July 07, 2012 Alfalfa: No Report.

Mixed Hay: 1 ld, 270; 2lds.

7735# 155; 3lds. 2720# 140; 4lds. 4780# 110; 5lds. 1860# 130; 6lds. 4000# 75; 7lds.

2670# 170; 8lds. 5200# 140; 9lds. 2789# 130; 10lds.

2920# 210; 11lds. 2420# 120; 12lds. 4800# NS.

Timothy: 1 ld, 6760# 290; 2lds. 5280# 2100; Grass: 1 ld 1760# 100; 2lds 2980# 200; 3lds. 1380# 85; 4lds.5220# 110; 5lds. 6040# 115; 6 lds. 2780# 110; Straw: 1ld 1900# 140; 2 lds.

4120# 120; 3 lds. 1839# 145; 4 lds. 3000# 180; 5lds. 4560# 130; 6lds 4960# 125; *LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA July 06, 2011 Slaughter Cattle: Steers High Ch & Pr 3-4, 13001550# 119-122; Ch 2-3 1130-1600# 114-118.50; Sel 2-3 1145-1295# 109.50-112; Hols. Hi CH & Pr 2-3 14501565# 104-106; Ch 2-3 1395-1620# 98-103; Sel. 2-3 1205-1340# 89.50-93.50; Hfrs. Hi CH & Pr. 3-4 11301365# 115-118; Ch 2-3 1055-1410# 108-112.50; Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean; Breakers 75-80% lean 82-86, hi dress 87-88; Boners 80-85% lean 81-84, hi dress 8688.50, lo dress 76-77; Lean 85-90% lean 74.50-79, hi dress 80-83 lo dress 69-73 Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 8501855# 105-110, hi dress 111-115.50, lo dress 99-104; Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 95-125#155-175; 80-90# 160-175; No. 2 75-130# 130150; No. 3 75-125# 100-125; Util. 70-105# 40-80; 55-70# 12-25; Graded Holstein Heifers: No 1 75-95# 160-230; No. 2 70-95# 120-150; Non tubing 55-95# 30-65; Graded Bull Calves: No. 1 94-128# 145-157; 80-92# 80100; No. 2 112-128# 137142; 102-110# 117-125; 98100# 100-105; 80-96# 70-80; No 3 90-130# 60-80; 72-88# 25-40; Util. 60-110# 20-40; Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 85-100# 130-195; No. 2 7595# 50-100; * LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Fredericksburg, PA July 03, 2012 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White Lean 65-75%; Breakers lean 75-80; boners lean 80-85#, 77-82; lean 8590%lean 68-75, lo dress 6065.

Holstein Bull Calves: No 1 95-130# 130-150; 80-90# 130-145; No. 2 95-125# 120135; 80-90# 110-125; No. 3 95-115# 95-115; 80-90# 80110; Util. 65-110# 10-50; LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA June 27, 2012 Slaughter Cattle: Steers Ch 2-3 1295-1400# 114116;Hols. Steer Ch 2-3 13351600# 94.50-99; Sel 1-3 1390-1655# 88-92; Hfrs Ch 2-3 1080-1215# 112-114.50 Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 65-75;

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Breakers 75-80% lean 85-88; Boners 80-85% lean 82-87; Lean 85-90% lean 77-82, lo dress 68-71.50.

Bulls: YG 1 1400-2305# 9497, lo dress 86-91.50 Ret. to Farm Calves: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 80-120# 145-167; No 2 85-125# 125-140; No 3 80-120# 80-115; Util. 70110# 25-80; Hols. Hfrs. No 1 90# 240; Barrows/Gilts: No Report Sows: No Report Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 40# 180-190; 50-85# 105-115; Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 20-40# 200-215; 4060# 200-225; 60-80# 195207.50; 100-120# 150; Goats: Kids Sel 1 60-80# 8590; sel 2 40-60# 70-87.50; sel 3 20-40# 45; Nannies Sel 2 80-130# 110; Sel 3 80130# 95-115; Billies Sel 1 150-250# 192.50-195; Sel 2 100-150# 134

*MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA July 09, 2012 Steers: Ch. 110-116.

Gd.100-108.

Heifers: Ch. 108-112 Gd 100-106.

Cows: Util & Comm. 75-82; Canner/lo Cutter 74 & dn.

Bullocks: Gd & Ch 90-98.

Bulls: YG 1 83-96 Cattle: Steers 75-120; Bulls 70-115; Hfrs. 75-110.

Calves: Ch 120-130; Gd 100-120; Std 15-90; Hols.

Bulls 90-130# 100-150. Hols, Heifers 90-130# 100-160.

Hogs: US 1-2 70-73; US 1-3 65-68; Sows US 1-3 42-50; Boars 20-46. Feeder 50-60.

Sheep: Lambs Ch 130-140; Gd 120-125; SI Ewes 50-60 Goats: 15-170. *MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA July 09, 2012 Alfalfa: 165-170.

Alfalfa & Grass: 180-215 Timothy: 155-170 Mixed Hay: 50-90 Round Bales: 45-115 Lg. 55.

Straw:135.

Hay Auction held every Monday at 12:30 pm. *MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA July 09, 2012 Roosters: 3-6.

Hens: 1.50-5.25.

Bantys: .50-2.75 Pigeons: 1.25 Guineas: 5.50 Bunnies: 2-3.50 Rabbits: 6.50-11.50 Auction held every Monday at 7 pm. *NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES New Holland, PA July 03, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr. 3-4 1345-1550# 119-122; Ch 2-3 1190-1585# 114-118; Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean, 78-83, lo dress 75-77; Boners 80-85% lean, 77-80, hi dress 82-84, lo dress 74-77.50; Lean 8590% Lean, 73-77, hi dress 77.50-81, lo dress 65-72 .

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 9702135# 95.50-97.50, hi dress

105.50-110.50, lo dress 8894; Graded Bull Calves: No. 1 94-128# 145-157; 80-92# 80100; No. 2 112-128# 137142; 102-110# 117-125; 98100# 100-105; 80-96# 70-80; No. 3 90-130# 60-80; 72-88# 25-40; Util. 60-110# 20-40; Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 85-100# 130-195; No. 2 7595# 50-100; *NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 15-30# 200-210; 30-40# 120-140; 40-60# 170-170; US 2 2030# 180-210; 30-35# 135155; 40-80# 160-180; *NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA July 09, 2012 Slaughter Lambs: Non-Traditional, Wooled, Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 50-60# 136-155; ,60-80# 118-162; 80-90# 112-124; 90-100# 110-126; 110-130# 110-132; Hair Sheep 50-60# 126-162; 7090# 112-124; Fancy 60-70# 150-164; 110-130# 138-146; 130-150# 146; Wooled & Shorn Ch 2-3, 40-60# 110140; 60-80# 112-126; 80-90# 106-118; 90-110# 108-124; Hair Sheep 40-50# 138-156; 60-80# 100-132; 80-90# 104106; 90-110# 106-110; Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 M flesh 120-160# 95-100; 150200# 94-105; Util. 1-2 Thin Flesh 120-160# 64-85; Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 118-162; 60-80# 147171; 80-90# 168-184; 90110# v174-190; 100-110# 185-197; Sel 2 40-60# 94122; 60-70# 124-141; Sel 3 20-40# 28-68; 40-50# 66-82; 60-80# 120-150; Nannies/Does Sel 1 80130# 140-160; 130-180# 155-173; Sel 2 80-130# 116135; Sel 3 50-80# 76-88; 80130# 96-116; Bucks/Billies Sel 1 100-150# 186-207; 150-250# 222-247; Wethers sel. 1 70-100# 196-212; 100-150# 209-237; 150200# 245-267; Sel 2 100150# 150-162; NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Wilmington, PA No report NEW WILMINGTON PRODUCE AUCTION, INC. New Wilmington, PA No report *PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Market Summary Compared to last week corn sold .05-.10 lower, wheat sold mostly steady, barley sold steady to .05 lhigher, Oats sold .05 to .10 lhigher & Soybeans sold .30-.35 lower. EarCorn sold steady to 3 lower. All prices /bu. except ear corn is /ton.

Southeastern PA: Corn No.

2 Range 7.50-8.12, Avg 7.80, Contracts 7.35-7.39; Wheat No. 2 Range 7.808.26, Avg 8.10, Contracts 7.80-8.33; Barley No. 3 3.754.50, avg 4.08, contracts 4; Oats No 2 range 3.60-4.50, avg 4.05; Soybeans No. 2 15.45-15.57, avg 15.51, contracts 14.93-15.13; Ear Corn range 205, avg 205.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.95-8.61, Avg 7.84; Wheat No. 2 6-8.24, Avg. 7.12; Barley No. 3 Range 5.25-5.50, Avg. 5.37; Oats No. 2 4, Avg 4; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13.95-15.51, Avg 14.75; EarCorn Range 195, Avg 195.

South Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7-8, Avg 7.68; Wheat No. 2 Range 7.258.06, Avg 7.72; Barley No. 3 Range 3.90-4.50, Avg 4.20; Oats No. 2 Range 3.25-4.50, Avg 3.80; Soybeans No. 2 Range 14.90-15.17, Avg 14.98; EarCorn 190-200, Avg 195.

Lehigh Valley Area: Corn No. 2 Range 7.65-8.10, Avg 7.85; Wheat No. 2 Range 8.15-8.26, Avg 8.22; Oats No. 2 Range 4.05-4.35, avg 4.20; Soybeans No. 2 Range 15.15-15.97, avg 15.60.

Eastern & Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.95-6.81, Avg 7.79, Month Ago 6.60, Year Ago 7.67; Wheat No. 2 Range 6-8.26 Avg 7.86, Month Ago 6.33, Year Ago 5.86; Barley No. 3 Range 3.75-5.50, Avg 4.38, Month Ago 3.92, Year Ago 4.84; Oats No. 2 Range 3.25-4.50, Avg 4.01, Month Ago 4.08, Year Ago 4.31; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13.95-15.97, Avg 15.12, Month Ago 13.55, Year Ago 13.33; EarCorn Range 190-205; Avg 197.50, Month Ago 197.25, Year Ago 207.60.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.62-8.10, Avg 7.30; Wheat No. 2 Range 8.11, Avg. 8.11; Oats No. 2 4.254.35, Avg 4.61; Soybeans No. 2 15.63, Avg. 15.63. *PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary July 06, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 119-121.50; Ch 103 114-119.50; Sel. 1-2 109.50115.50; Slaughter Hols. Steers: Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 103.50106; Ch 2-3 98-103; Sel 1-2 94.50-99.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 118-120; Ch 1-3 110117; Sel 1-2 106-112.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 78-83; Boners 80-85% lean 76-80; Lean 8590% lean 72-77.

Slaughter Bulls: hi dress 111-119; Avg dress 98.50110; lo dress 88.50-89.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300500# 171-194; 500-700# 155-167; M&L 2 300-500# 140-167; 500-700# 117-133.

Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 9 Loads Hay, 44 Straw. Alfalfa N/A; Mixed Hay 210-225; Timothy 150-165; Grass 155185; Straw 100-195.

Belleville Auct, Belleville: June 20, 11 lds Hay, 0 lds Straw. Alfalfa 150; Mixed 295; Grass 75.

Dewart Auction, Dewart: June 11, 10 lds Hay, 3 Straw.

Mixed Hay 110-255; Grass 115; Straw 100-195.

Greencastle Livestock: July 2 + 5, 6 lds Hay, 1 Straw. Timothy 135-147; Straw 90.

Kutztown Auction, Kutztown: July 07, 20 lds Hay, 6 Straw. Mixed Hay 210-270; Timothy 210-290; Grass Hay 200; Straw 120-140.

Middleburg Auct, Middleburg: July 03, 13 lds Hay, 2 Straw. Timothy 180. Mixed Hay 210-230; Grass 260.

Straw 70-180.

Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippensburg: June 23 & 26, 18 lds Hay, 1 Straw. Mixed Hay 210225; Straw 130; Timothy 150.

New Wilmington Livestock, New Wilmington: July 06, 8 lds Hay, 0 Straw. Timothy 165; Grass 140. Straw 150. *VINTAGE SALES STABLES July 09, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1320-1615# 118-121; Ch 2-3 12351620# 113.50117; Sel 2-3 1145-1350# 106-112; Slaughter Holsteins: Hi Ch & Pr. 3-4 1360-1560# 103.50-160.50; Ch 2-3 13401535# 99-103.50; Sel 2-3 1260-1470# 94.50-97.50; Slaughter Heifers: No Report Slaughter Cows: Prem white 75-80% lean; Breakers 75-80% lean, 82-84; Boners 80-85% lean 75-81, hi dress 82-84; lo dress 70-73; Lean 85-90% Lean, 72-77.50, hi dress 77-78, lo dress 69.5071.

Slaughter Bulls: Calves No 1 95-125# 120-135; 85-90# 110-125; No. 2 95-120# 95115; 80-90# 90-105; Util. 70105# 30-60; *WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA July 05, 2012 Alfalfa: 1 Lds. 135.

Orchard Grass: 2 Lds. 165350.

Mixed Hay: 15 Lds. 90-430.

Straw: 5 Lds. 150-195 Oats Hay: 1ld. 120 Timothy Hay: No Report Grass: No Report Ear Corn: No Report New Grass: No Report WOLGEMUTH AUCTION Alfalfa: 1lds 240 high, 240 Avg. Mixed: 16 Lds. 300 High, 161 Avg. Timothy: 4ld 210 high, 176 Avg. Grass:8 Lds. 167 High, 143 Avg. Clover: 1ld. 310 High, 310 low Straw: 6 Lds. 175 High, 158 Avg.

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MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA July 03, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1400-1580# 120121.50; Ch 2-3 1365-1520# 117-120.50; Sel 1-3 11651445# 110-115.50; Slaughter Holstein Steers:Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1225-1405# 103.50-104; Ch 2-3 1350-1555# 101-102.50; 1670# 99.50; Sel 1-3 12251280# 96.50-99.50; Slaughter Heifers: Hfrs. Hi Ch & Pr. 2-3 1185-1370# 118-119.50; Ch 2-3 11001400# 113-117; Sel 1-3 1050-1135# 108.50-112; Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean, 82-83.50, lo dress 78-81.50; Boners 8085% lean, 76-80, lo dress 7075.50; Lean 85-90% Lean, 72-77.50, lo dress 65.50-71, very lo dress 52-63.50; Light Lean 85-92 % Lean 71, lo dress 60-64.50, very lo dress 40-55; Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 12301740# 92-102, Hi. dress 119, YG 2 1140# 88.50; Steers: M2 Herefords 485# 85; L2 945# 120; Holstein Steers: L 3 690890# 79-93; Heifers: Hfrs. M&L 1 285# 132; 665# 112; 830# 117; L 2 440# 110;M 1 200# 170; 630# 122; 795# 125; M 2 350# 100; Holstein Bulls: L 3 250357# 92-97; 610# 85; Holstein Bulls Calves: No 1 95-115# 115-147; 80-90# 120-140; No. 2 95-115# 85115; 75-90# 85-117; No. 3 75-115# 57-92; Util. 65-95# 5-65; Holstein Heifer Calves: No 1 80-110# 140-180; No 2 7095# 100-110; Barrows & Gilts: 49-54% lean 235-270# 74.50-78.50; 280# 74.50; 45-50% lean 243-273# 65-73.50; 285295# 68-72.50; Sows: US.1-3 407# 45.

Boars: 475-485# 22.5023.50; Jr. 222-355# 45-48

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 20-50# 37-51; 100# 61; Lambs: Ch 2-3 25-65# 100155; 90-105# 120-135; 120# 115; Yearlings: No Report Ewes: Gd 2-3 160-162# 5057; Rams 175# 65.

Kids: Sel 1 75-90# 155-165; Sel. 2 under 20@ 5-25; 2040# 30-80; 45-60# 60-120; 65-75# 80-130; Nannies: Sel 1 130-160# 125-140; Sel. 2 100-140# 75110; Sel 3 70-90# 50-65; Billies: Sel 1 170# 205 Slaughter Wethers: Sel 2 110# 190;

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300500# 151-175; 500-700# 137-159; M&L 2 300-500# 137-143; 500-700# 120-143.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 155-196; 500-700# 150-162; M&L 2 300-500# 127-140; 500-700# 130-135.

Vealers: Util 60-120# 20-80.

Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols. bulls 80-120# 120-165; No. 2 80-120# 85-135; No. 3 80120# 65-125; No. 1 Hols.

Hfrs. 84-105# 130-195; No. 2 80-105# 70-150; Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 4954% lean 220-270# 73.5077.50; Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 4550; 500-700# 48-54.

Graded Feeder Pigs: US 12 15-30# 200-210; 30-40# 120-140; 40-60# 170-170; US 2 20-30# 180; 30-35# 135-155; 40-80# 160-180; Slaughter Sheep Lambs Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 135-160; 6080# 124-158; 80-110# 122142; Ch 1-3 40-60# 125-142; 60-80# 118-142; 80-110# 116-132; Ewes Gd 2-3 120160# 62-80; 160-200# 64-70; Util. 1-2 120-160# 66-72; Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 121-154; 60-80# 145168; 80-100# 180-182; Sel 2 20-40# 72-88; 40-60# 102130; 60-80# 130-144; Sel 3 20-40# 40-62; 40-60# 64-88; 60-80# 88-104; Nannies Sel 1 80-130# 139-154; 130180# 160-168; Sel. 2 80130# 116-130; 130-180# 131-144; Sel. 3 50-80# 6988; 80-130# 89-107; Billies Sel. 1 100-150# 187-192; 150-250# 234-260; Sel 2 100-150# 160-176; Sel 3 100-150# 125-140; Wethers Sel. 1 100-150# 210-234; Sel 2 100-150# 175-190; PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Hay Market Summary Hay & Straw Market For Eastern PA: All hay prices paid by dealers at the farm and/ton. All hay and straw reported sold/ton. Compared to last week hay sold steady to weak & straw sold mostly 20 lower. Alfalfa 275-325; Mixed Hay 220-325; Timothy 145-200; Straw 80-160; Mulch 65-75.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 109 lds, 70 Straw; Alfalfa 157-220; Mixed Hay 225415; Timothy 150-210; Grass 150-305; Straw 145-215 Diffenbach Auct, July 02, 58 lds Hay, 7 lds Straw. Alfalfa 235-270; Mixed Hay 260390; Timothy 240-245; Grass 160-400 Straw 140-215.

Green Dragon, Ephrata: July 06, 27 lds Hay, 9 Straw.

Alfalfa 210-230; Mixed Hay 290-300; Timothy 280-290; Grass Hay 150-290; Straw 115-167.

Weaverland Auct, New Holland: July 05, 17 lds Hay, 5 Straw. Alfalfa 135; Mixed Hay 260-430; Timothy N/A; Straw 150-195.

Wolgemuth Auction: Leola, PA: July 4, Alfalfa 220-250; Mixed Hay 160-187; Timothy 160; Grass 150-297; Oat 130; Straw 132-165.

Summary of Central PA

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Minimize stresses of weaning by preparing for the transition in advance Weaning lambs to dry feed can be a stressful transition for young lambs. Supplying adequate levels of lamb-specific milk replacer and mapping a weaning strategy prior to the switch can help to ensure that the changeover goes smoothly for young lambs while ewes transition to the parlor.

Begin planning for weaning well in advance of when milk replacer is removed from the lamb’s diet by granting grain access to young sheep.

Dairy sheep producers can add forages and grains by three weeks of age when the natural conversion to solid feeds begins. At that time, the developing rumen can start to break down small amounts of grains, so starter feed mix should be offered.

Starter feeds are typically protein-based palatable grain mixtures that

are offered free choice to young livestock while they are still on milk. If the lambs remain with the ewes for part of the day, the starter feed should be fed in a specific feeder with openings too small for adult sheep but large enough to fit growing lambs. Lambs that are separated from adult ewes to be fed milk replacer can receive the grain in feeders or troughs.

Dave Thomas, Ph.D., of the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Wisconsin, says that, since the young lambs are not fully functioning ruminants, the dry diets need to be low in fiber, high in energy and protein and processed into a pellet or meal.

Mike Neary, extension sheep specialist at Purdue University, says that a starter feed should contain at least 14 percent crude protein (with

18-25 percent crude protein levels being ideal) that includes high energy content, balanced minerals and elevated palatability. A viable starter feed option listed by Purdue University includes: 80 percent grain sorghum, 10 percent oats and 10 percent oilseed meal with alfalfa hay available at all times.

Still, it is important to remember that rations should be formulated based on individual needs of a lamb crop and available feedstuffs. For instance, Thomas recommends a 22 percent crude protein diet that is high in corn grains and also includes: soybean meal, liquid molasses, feed grade limestone, ammonium chloride and a salt vitamin mineral mix formulated for sheep.

Whatever ration is selected, dairy sheep producers are encouraged to monitor Vitamin E levels

NFU leads coalition calling for action on 2012 Farm Bill National Farmers Union (NFU) led a coalition of agriculture, conservation, energy, forestry, livestock, hunger and rural organizations thanking U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture Chairman Frank Lucas, R-OK, and Ranking Member Collin Peterson, D-MN, for their leadership on the 2012 Farm Bill so far. The coalition also urged the full Committee on Agriculture to work together in a cooperative, bipartisan fashion.

“This letter demonstrates the strong support for completing a bipartisan farm bill before the Sept. 30 deadline,” said NFU President Roger Johnson. “Every voter in this country depends on the farm bill, so we cannot lose sight of the bigger picture.”

The coalition letter was signed by 77 organizations.

“The farm bill is tremendously important for every single American, not just farmers and ranchers,” the letter states. “In addition to helping farmers plan ahead and mitigate risk to survive the tough times, the bill provides critical investment in rural communities, conserves precious natural resources like soil and water, provides food for those less fortunate, and creates new sources of energy made here at home. We urge the committee to work in a cooperative, bipartisan fashion to move the bill to the floor.”

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Tools: Power and hand drills; saws; box lots of hand tools; table saw; bench grinder; shovels etc; ReVac gas vacuum pump; anvils.

Antiques and collectibles: Stoneware crocks and jugs; quilts; linen lots; costume jewelry; old records; vintage lighting; book lots etc.

Vehicles and tractors: 2003 Ford E350XL 12 passenger van, dual A/C, 48k miles; 1991 Jeep Wrangler Sahara, 6 cyl. Auto/ A/C, 7 ft. Meyers 4 way snowplow, 127k miles, "rebuilt title", Case W-14 Loader, 2 yd. bucket, no leaks, good brakes, 50% rubber; late '30's Ford 9N, "As Found", '68 IH Cub garden tractor, '72 IH cub lawn tractor w/ hydrostatic trans, both for restoration, 1937 John Deere Model A Unstyled, good rubber, for restoration, Single axle trailer with utility body box, 16 hp. Kohler gen. to run a Miller "Blue Star" welder; other vehicles may be added by sale day- keep checking the website...

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in the diet to promote efficient growth. Further, urea should not be used as a protein source in pre- and early post-weaning diets of young lambs as the ingredient cannot be broken down in the developing rumen. Urea can typically be added to the ration when the lamb reaches 65 pounds. By monitoring consumed starter feed levels, producers can determine a weaning timeline. The transition should occur based upon individual lamb growth and consumption rates rather than group age. Neary adds that lambs are typically able to break down solid feeds in their rumens once they consume starter feed levels that equal 1 percent of their body weights. For example, if a lamb weighs 20 pounds, he or she should consume at least 0.2 pounds of starter feed before being weaned.

Along with starter feed, lambs should have access to free choice water.

“Prior to weaning, the

majority of liquid in a lamb’s diet comes from lamb-specific milk replacers,” said Dr. Tom Earleywine, director of nutritional services for Land O’Lakes Animal Milk Products.

Earleywine adds that ration and pen changes should be avoided two weeks prior and two weeks after weaning as consistency and cleanliness can prevent added stress. For the same reason, potentially taxing procedures, including vaccination, castration, worming and tagging, should be completed at least two weeks prior to the weaning day.

Through both periods, it’s encouraged to keep groups of lambs together.

Lamb groups should not be broken as hierarchy and group bonds have al-

ready been formed.

By keeping stress levels low and supplying starter feeds and adequate levels of lamb-specific milk replacer, artificially-reared lambs can be weaned from milk replacer as early as 30 days of age. At this point, lambs should have consumed approximately 20 pounds of milk replacer powder and weigh at least 25 pounds.

“It all comes back to management,” Earleywine adds. “The combination of high-protein grains and a quality milk replacer early in life can help alleviate the stresses of weaning and help this year’s lamb crop begin the next step into joining your milking flock.”

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On Site Country Auction Saturday, July 21, 2012 - 11:00 a.m.

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To settle the estate of Theodore McQueston Held on location: 26 West Street, Hadley, MA Directions: From Route 9 turn north on West Street (at Carmelina's Restaurant). #26 is 1/4 mile down on the right side of the green.

The McQueston homestead, known as the Samuel Porter House, ca. 1713, is the oldest residence in Hadley. This property has been in the McQueston family for over one hundred years. Join us for a most interesting outdoor auction.

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PARTIAL LISTING FURNITURE: Pine three-drawer blanket chest; small empire mahogany secretary; empire mahogany writing desk; mahogany ladies writing desk; sack-back Windsor armchair; hoop-back Windsor side chair; two corner chairs; dovetailed pine cradle; Hepplewhite drop leaf gate leg table; mahogany drop leaf table with spool-turned legs; walnut extension table with leaves; set of six walnut Eastlake Victorian side chairs with cane seats; set of four vase-back saber leg chairs with slip seats; several Victorian rockers; ladder-back rockers; several Empire bureaus; Victorian tip table with Trifid base; other Victorian stands; oak wardrobe; carved Victorian loveseat; maple rope bed with acorn finials; several one-drawer stands; several mid 20th century maple bedroom sets; Culbransen Theatrum electric organ with bench; and much more.

ACCESSORIES: Three Liverpool jugs; Creamware transfer mugs; Creamware checkerboard pattern mug; Creamware children's plates; three Parian jugs; 17" blue/white platter "Rochester Castle"; Canton platters; Rose Medallion; large selection of Majolica including center piece, vases, compotes, pitchers, cake stands, platters, serving plates, figures; T. Crafts & Co., Whately, MA, ovoid one gallon stoneware jug; S.D. Kellogg, Whately, MA, two gallon stoneware jug; A. Conrad, New Geneva, PA. stoneware three gallon crock; three piece sterling silver tea set; sterling flatware; mother-of-pearl handled knives; pair of weighted sterling three-branch candelabra; pair Victorian silver plated candelabra; single Tiffany & Co. jeweled bronze two-branch candelabra; Northampton and Westfield, MA local histories; bound issues Gleason's Pictorial - 1854; 19th century mirrors; Wallace Nutting prints; Simon & Halbig bisque head doll and doll rocker with original decoration; folky rocking horse in original paint; extensive Lionel train set, ca. 1950's - early 1960's, in original boxes; brass andirons; Civil War era percussion rifle; 17"x20" needlework sampler dated March 1842; examples of Victorian cutwork in crisscross frames; linens plus the expected household items.

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Drasticallyy Reduced - 2297 7 - Western,, NY Y Gentleman's Farm m near the beautiful Town of Fredonia mins from Beautiful Lake Erie. Quiet road, nice setting, exceptional buildings. 90 m/l beautiful acres of land. 30 acres in fields and pasture, balance woods. Some timber, lots of firewood. Excellent deer hunting. Nice 2 story remodeled 3 bedroom home. 2 story 36x70 barn, also a 40x80 machinery building with 2 big box stalls for horses. Year round pond. This would make a nice farm for beef, horses or other livestock. 15 mins to town, Rt 90, and Lake Erie. Unbelievable world renowned fishing and boating. 45 mins to International Airport and Buffalo . . . . . . d from m $300,000 0 to o $250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reduced Reduced - 2331 1 - Beautifull setting.. Madison n County Gentleman'ss Farm. 100 acres. 65 tillable all in hay, excellent well drained soils. Balance pasture and woods. 2 story barn, 30x80 with drive in mow. Box stalls for livestock. Hay storage for 4000 bales. Older 2 story 4 bedroom home

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www.demereerealty.com • demeree@ntcnet.com C-85 - An Outstanding Operating Dairy Farm consisting of 276A. of some of the best soils in NYS, gravel silt loam and silt loam soil, 216A. tillable, 35A. pasture and 25A. woods. 38x114 two-story barn w/59 lg. tie-stalls/mats, lg. maternity pen; 38x32 single story spreader room; 38x70 single story addition w/tie-stalls for dry cows, and heifers, 3 lg. calf pens w/headlocks, 1000 gal. tank, 6 units, 2” pipeline w/variable speed pump, office, bathroom, and storage rm.; two 20x70 Harvestores and a 20x30 Harvestore corn unit all with unloaders, 2 portable elevators; tunnel ventilation; concrete barnyard with 85’ feed bunk; colonial style home, 5BR, 1 bath, hot water heat; second residence double-wide mobile home w/attached two-car garage; very fine herd of registered Holsteins, 24,500# herd average, and a full line of up-todate machinery included. An exceptional, well cared for property. Priced at . . . .$1,050,000 #682 - Great hobby farm near Cooperstown with 149 acres - 67 tillable - beautiful 6 rm. Cape Cod style home with open floor plan - 32 years old - located nicely back from road - nice LR with fireplace, kitchen, 3 bdrms, 1 1/2 baths, also 40x60 ft. mach. shed, ex. soils & nice hardwoods. Will go fast at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$315,000 #266 - Nice hobby farm w/35 acres - 10 tillable, 22 pasture & 2 woods - good 6 rm., 3 bdrm. home w/new roof & vinyl siding has oil hot air heat & full cellar - also 64x36 ft. 2 story barn w/high ceilings, new electric service & good upstairs storage area - year around creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$160,000 REDUCED TO $140,000 #67 - Very quiet, private location 3 miles from Little Falls, NY with 46A., 14 tillable, 30 pasture - great hobby farm - 9 room farmhouse in good condition has combination oil/wood hot water heat, a clean & comfortable home - also like-new double-wide with 6 rooms, 2 decks, 1 porch, above ground pool, workshop with electric, dependable year-around creek, drilled well & 2 springs - all for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$198,000 REDUCED TO $184,000 #66 - VERY NICE - 5 acre building lot on quiet paved country road, not far out of Utica, 440’ of road frontage, open lot with trees on outside borders. PRICED RIGHT . . . . . . . .$28,000 C-71 - Well-kept 50A. Hobby Farm, recently surveyed; 5A. woods, remainder tillable; 25x56 modular home on slab, 3BR, 2 full baths, central air, new steel roof; drilled well. 28x52 barn used for hay storage; 40x60 heated shop w/two 12’ overhead doors w/openers; 14x32 pole bldg. addition w/overhead doors; 28x38 open pole shed; 14x28 shed w/overhead door; 22x26 storage bldg. This property has a SPECIAL USE VARIANCE PERMIT (Agricultural or Commercial) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $299,000

partially remodeled. Farm has a very nice location 1/2 hour to Syracuse, 15 mins to Oneida. 25 mins to Oneida Lake . . . . .

Reduced d from m $199,900 0 to o $189,000,, makee an n offer. w - Oneidaa Countyy Hobbyy Farm - 62+/- acres - Quiet New Road. 28 acres in hay, balance is woods and pasture. Older 2 story 32x60 barn, good for storing hay and equipment. Would work for a few beef or horses. 3 bay garage, other small out building for chickens and pigs. Good 2 story 3 bdrm farm house. Year round stream. Farm would make a nice place to build or make some hay. Close to shopping, hospitals and lots d to o selll $169,900 of things to do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Priced 2336 6 - Otsego o County,, Coopersstown n NY.. 88 8 acre Gentleman'ss Farm. Bordering a beautiful year round trout stream. 45 acres in fields. Excellent ground. Balance woods.

2 story partially remodeled farm house. New septic and well.

Farm would work well for horses or beef, make hay or vegetables. Phenomenal fishing and hunting. Great location for kids. REA electric. Cooperstown School District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Askingg $174,900 2325 5 - New w Listingg - Neatt and d Clean n Showplacee Farm Exceptionally nice house. Jefferson County - 180 acres, 100 tillable, good soils. Good 2 story dairy barn with 43 stalls and dbl 2 milking parlor. New 48x75 Morton Building, large 2 car garage, Beautiful 2 story, 4 bedroom, 2 bath home. Very well maintained home. High ceilings, big rooms, original woodwork. All on a quiet road, great farming area, close to shopping, schools, and hospitals. Farm could be certified organic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Askingg $379,000

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JUL 17 The Great Vermont Weeds Tour with Kathy Voth at Maple Winds Farm Maple Wind Farm, Huntington, VT. 11-2pm. Presenta-

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Calendar of Events tion on animal behavior, learning processes and biological feedback, with a pasture walk to show the farm utilizing the process to teach their own animals to address weed problems. Brown bag lunch, refreshments provided $10. for Vermont Grass Farmers Assn. members, $20. for all others. Contact Jenn Colby at 802-656-0858 or jcolby@uvm.edu or register online at http:// www.uvm.edu/pasture. Contact Jenn Colby, 802-6560858 or jcolby@uvm.edu On Internet at http:// www.uvm.edu/pasture JUL 18 The Great Vermont Weeds Tour with Kathy Voth at VTC Vermont Technical College, Randolph, VT. 11-2pm. Presentation on animal behavior, learning processes and biological feedback, with a pasture walk to show the farm utilizing the process to teach their own animals to address weed problems.

Brown bag lunch, refreshments provided $10. for Vermont Grass Farmers Assn. members, $20. for all others.

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656-0858 or jcolby@uvm.edu or register online at http:// www.uvm.edu/pasture. Contact Jenn Colby, 802-6560858 or jcolby@uvm.edu On Internet at http:// www.uvm.edu/pasture JUL 19 The Great Vermont Weeds Tour with Kathy Voth at Green Wind Farm Green Wind Farm, Fairfield, VT. 11-2pm. Presentation on animal behavior, learning processes and biological feedback, with a pasture walk to show the farm utilizing the process to teach their own animals to address weed problems. Brown bag lunch, refreshments provided $10. for Vermont Grass Farmers Assn. members, $20. for all others. Contact Jenn Colby at 802-656-0858 or jcolby@uvm.edu or register online at http:// www.uvm.edu/pasture. Contact Jenn Colby, 802-6560858 or jcolby@uvm.edu On Internet at http:// www.uvm.edu/pasture JUL 21 Pastured Poultry Farm Tour Pete & Jen’s Backyard Birds, Concord, MA. 1 -3 pm. Get a close up look at one of Massachusetts’ most successful pastured poultry enterprises. Contact Sam Anderson, 9 7 8 - 6 5 4 - 6 7 4 5 sanderson@comteam.org.

On Internet at http://

nesfp.nutrition.tufts.edu/tra ining/poultrytour.html JUL 24 Cornell Cooperative Extension Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County, 24 Martin Road, Voorheesville, NY. 7-8:30 pm. A group of beef producers, assisted by Cornell Cooperative Extension, has been meeting in Washington County for 8 months to try and form a marketing cooperative to assist smaller scale beef producers in achieving sustainable and profitable prices for their meat by marketing it south of us in the greater New York City metro area. Contact Sandy Buxton 518-3801498 or Meagan Blank 207664-8179 or 518-642-1030.

JUL 24 Improved Grazing and Pasture Management & Nofavore Social Robillard Flats Farm, Irasburg, VT. 10am.-1pm. A workshop on pasture management featuring grazing consultant Sarah Flack.

Topics will include getting the most from your pasture through informed grazing decisions, how to increase the amount of dry matter your herd gets from pasture to cut feed costs, and how to calculate dry matter intake.

Free for VOF certified organic farmers and VGFA members: $10. NOFA-VT mem-

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Visit www.nofavt.org/sws to register or contact info@nofavt.org or 802-4344122 Registration requested for the social to follow. Call 802434-4122 or info@nofavt.org On Internet at www. nofavt.org/sws JUL. 24 Integrated Oilseeds into Diversified Agriculture Field Day Woods Market Garden, Wood Lane, Brandon, VT. The Crew at Wood Market Garden will describe how they have integrated oilseed production into their vegetable operation, and the benefits and challenges they have had in doing so. Contact Suzanne Brouillette at 802-5246501 or 800-639-2130 or susan.brouillette@uvm.edu.

Contact Suzanne Brouillette, 800-639-2130 or susan.brouillette@uvm.edu.

JUL 29 Cumberland County Farm Bureau Picnic Ingallsides Recreation of Southern Maine, Scarborough, ME. 4-8 pm. All are invited. Bring your friends.

Join us for family fun, food and friends. Enjoy a delicious summer meal made from fresh locally grown products and get to know the other farmers in the area.

On Internet at www. ingallsiderec.com

AUG 1 102nd Plant Science Day Lockwood Farm, 890 Evergreen Ave. Hamden, CT 06518. The Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station. 10 am. through 4 pm.

Contact New Haven, 203974-8500. On Internet at www.ct.gov/caes AUG 2 Livestock Feeds and Nutrition Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, 200 Westboro Rd., Grafton MA .

10 am - 3 pm. This workshop will focus on feed options and nutritional requirements for pigs, cattle, sheep, or goats. Cost $40 registration fee includes lunch and resource materials. Contact Sam Anderson, 9 7 8 - 6 5 4 - 6 7 4 5 mailto:sanderson@comteam. org.

On Internet at http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e= 001GzQOOsimNOuKC9GIG md4-pQWviTUqbkKqHPpt YsUdKCIOkB-HBs CS_BzZb38I9hBRSZOrbC fPQCXx3sDBYAvwIlQTrF40 WrY7ThhZYKB7lSxUhlsGi8j dl-2MZbv0gv19KN-OE 9-kiZqKGym8w8uJmuUA QvkWlL2 AUG 2 Regulations for Sellers of Acidified Foods Workshop Vermont Food Venture Center in Hardwick. For anyone interested in selling canned,

shelf stable foods, a workshop will be held Aug. 2 at the Vermont Food Venture Center in Hardwick, beginning at 6:30 pm. The cost is $5/person. Please call 802472-5362 by July 30 to register. If requiring a disability related accommodation to attend, contact Rose Crossley at 866-860-1382, ext.

201, (within Vermont) or 802-223-2389, ext. 201, by July 12. Contact Rose Crossley, (802) 472-5362.

AUG. 2-5 6th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference: Digging In! Dudley H. Davis Center, University of Vermont, Burlington VT. There will be skillbuilding-short-courses, field trips to innovative Vermont fsrms and institutions, a diverse workshop program, and plenty of opportunities to the network with inspiring individuals from across the country.

Contact Vera Simon-Nobles for general info at 802-434-8411 or vera.farm2cafeteria@gmail.c om or register with Emily Becker at 971-266-0780 or registration@farmtoschool.or g. Contact Vera SimonNobles, 802-434-8411 or vera.farm2cafeteria@gmail.c om. On Internet at registration@farmtoschool.org

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Farm production costs reach record levels in 2012 Farm Credit East releases 2012 Mid-year Credit Outlook ENFIELD, CT — Farm Credit East, the largest lender to Northeast agriculture, reports that overall Northeast agriculture is in a good financial position, but 2011 was a year in which some producers did very well while others were hurt badly by weather or their inability to adjust to increasing input costs.

At the midway point in 2012, financially sound farm businesses will have no problem with credit availability at historically low rates. While greenhouse growers and some nurseries had a long-overdue “good spring” thanks to good retail weather and a slightly more upbeat consumer, tree fruit and grape growers were not as fortunate. Freezing conditions in April damaged many fruit crops and early indications are that losses

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The study also reports that production costs for many animal-based farm products are at record levels. In this environment it is essential for producers to watch margins closely and make adjustments necessary to maintain profitability.

Milk prices have declined significantly, making for a very challenging year for dairy farmers. Commodities like corn and soybeans are coming off of a couple of very strong years with many farmers earning record profits, but corn prices have dropped from last year, which, while good news for livestock farmers, may hurt corn growers.

“The last 18 months have shown, perhaps more than ever, that the economic condition of Northeast agriculture is a very individual story” noted Bill Lipin-

ski, Farm Credit East CEO. “The big variables have been local weather conditions, the type of crop or livestock produced, and marketing techniques.”

Lipinski continued, “Overall, Northeast agriculture is dynamic and resilient, and has always adapted to both hardship and opportunity. We have strong farmers in our region that create great optimism for the outlook of Northeast agriculture.”

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