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Junior dairy management contest challenges youth

by Sally Colby Feed costs are an important factor impacting dairy profitability. What are two strategies that producers can implement to lower feed costs but maintain milk yield and minimize animal health concerns on the dairy?

That question and about a dozen more were part of the interview segment of the junior dairy management contest held recently at the All-American Dairy Show.

This year’s contest drew 65 participants, the highest number ever. Dr. Sandy Costello, milk quality and mastitis specialist, says that this year’s event is the 25th year the contest has been offered.

The contest is an opportunity for youth (ages 14 to 18) to test their knowledge of dairy cattle welfare, housing, feeds and management.

“Every year the contest is different,” said Costello. “The advisory committee gets together to decide what to offer. The contest typically has sections in feeds, nutrition and dairy business. Other stations include judging, dairy housing and ventilation and animal well-being.”

This year the contest included a section on linear type evaluation, which is a quantitative assessment of dairy cattle.

Contestants are provided with linear information on three cows, and then evaluate those cows in the ring. Contestants

also judged a group of four dairy cows in a typical judging contest scenario.

Costello says that Dr. Carl Brown, who set up the feeds and nutrition station, has been involved with the contest since its inception. “He’s very passionate about the contest,” said Costello, adding that the contest is sponsored mostly by industries. Farm financial specialist Mark Douglass designed the dairy business section of the competition, and Penn State ag engineer Dr. Dan McFarland set up a section on dairy housing and ventilation. Penn State extension veterinarian Dr. Dave Wolfgang quizzed participants on animal well-being.

Teams for the competition are assembled within state organizations, often usually FFA and 4-H. Teams of three or four youth can enter, or youth can compete as individuals. Awards are given for both teams and individuals. “There were 14 teams — more than we’ve ever had,” said Costello. “We had more FFA teams this year, and some of those were new to the contest.” Costello credits Berks County, Pennsylvania ag teacher Christine Williams for promoting the contest throughout FFA groups. “We have some new ag teachers who have dairy farms, and they’re very interested in the contest. I’m excited about that — it means

Youth from several states competed in the Junior Dairy Management Contest held at the All-American Dairy Show. Here, contestants study and identify hay samples and feed ingredients.

Photos by Sally Colby

that of all the priorities they have for teaching, they’re spending time on dairy management.” Costello says the committee is trying to encourage more participants to compete, including homeschooled youth or other youth who aren’t involved with FFA or 4-H. Content for the contest is arranged on a wiki site. Coaches can use this mate-

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Contestants for both the dairy judging contest and the junior dairy management contest evaluated and placed several classes of heifers.

rial to help prepare contestants for the competition. “Each of the instructors gives us resource material,” said Costello. “To prepare for the contest, they can download materials from the wiki site (jrdairymanagementcontest.pbworks.c om), or go to Web sites that have been recommended by instructors.”

Results for 4-H teams (4 teams): 1st place: New York State/Cornell University state 4-H team, 647 points; 2nd place: Wayne Co. Ohio Team A, 631.5 points; 3rd place: Dairy Dandies (New Jersey) 4-H Club, 627 points; 4th place: Wayne Co. Ohio Team B, 307.5 points.

Results for FFA teams (14 teams): 1st place: Big Spring FFA Team A (Cumberland Co, PA), 587 points; 2nd place: Athens FFA Team (Bradford Co, PA), 558.5 points; 3rd place: Tri-Valley FFA Team A (Schuylkill Co, PA), 552.5 points; 4th place: West Perry FFA Team A (Perry Co, PA), 538.5 points; 5th place: Tulpehocken FFA (Berks Co, PA), 535 points.

The top five individuals who scored highest at the management stations are interviewed on specific current events in the dairy industry. High-scoring individuals include 1st: Diane Gress, Wayne County Ohio; 2nd: Samantha Bliss, Captain Jack FFA (Huntingdon Co, PA); 3rd: Erik Shelmidine, New York State; 4th: Ben Shughart, Cumberland Co, PA 4-H; 5th Cody Bear, Big Spring FFA (Cumberland Co, PA).

Webinar to help producers analyze potential of anaerobic digester systems The technical, environmental and economic factors involved in the use of anaerobic digestion systems on livestock operations will be addressed in the virtual Renewable Energy Education Field Day on Oct. 26.

“To create the most appropriate digester system for an operation requires an understanding of the technology involved, as well as the potential for addressing nutrient management needs or generating an income stream,” said engineer James Fischer, energy project director for Farm Foundation, NFP. “This webinar is designed to help managers better understand the opportunities and the challenges a digester system may present to their livestock operations.”

The Oct. 26 webinar will include researchers with technical expertise, and

producers with first-hand experience in researching and operating digester systems. This virtual Field Day is targeted to dairy and beef producers in New Mexico, Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Representatives of environmental and agricultural organizations working with livestock producers, as well as staff from state and federal agencies, are also encouraged to participate. There is no charge to participate but registration is required.

Farm Foundation, NFP is organizing this webinar in collaboration with USDA Rural Development, USDA’s Office of Energy Policy and New Uses, USDA Farm Service Agency and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Speakers include livestock producers with experience in operating an anaero-

bic digester, industry leaders working with various technologies used in anaerobic digestion, university researchers, the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, and representatives from government agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s AgStar program. Session topics include: • Producer experiences with anaerobic digester systems.

• Digesting manure under dry climate conditions.

• Using a digester to manage livestock manure/nutrient issues.

• Potential revenue streams from an integrated digester system.

• Financing options for installing an anaerobic digester.

Webinar sessions will be from 8 a.m.

to 4 p.m. MDT. The sessions are being taped and will be available for viewing for one year after the event. You can view the event from your office or home computer.

To register for the webinar, visit the Farm Foundation, NFP Web site at www.farmfoundation.org . There is no charge to participate in this webinar, but registration is required.

This is the second Renewable Energy Education Field Day presented by Farm Foundation, NFP and USDA agencies.

Biomass was the subject of the first Field Day in November 2010.

For more information contact: Mary Thompson, Farm Foundation, NFP, mary@farmfoundation.org or Jim Fischer, PE, Ph.D, Project Director-Energy, Farm Foundation, NFP, fischerjames@me.com

SUNY Cobleskill meats lab educates many

by Steven E Smith SUNY Cobleskill is leading the way in training college and non traditional students in the knowledge and skills of meat processing. The program has gained national notoriety because of its training of college students as well as its increasingly popular intense certification training course.

Rare certification course For many who have been entering the field of meat processing, the way they have had to learn has been apprenticing under an established butcher. With the shortage of facilities and increasing demand for meat processing training opportunities, SUNY Cobleskill offers a certification course to train people interested in entering the field. The certificate course is a very intense four week experience. Each course is limited to 10 students with two instructors taught in an on-the-job training format.

To date it is just one of 10 such programs in the country to provide this type of training experience. The course has gained some national notoriety thanks in part to SUNY Cobleskill’s Meat Processing Manager and Instructor of Meat Processing Courses, Eric Shelley.

“People complete the program with a solid foundation to jump into the industry. We have had graduates enter at grocery store level, work at small plants, commercial plants, USDA placements as well as those that have started their own plant,” stated Shelley. “We teach federal regulations in lecture and roundtable discussions as well as the five days a week nine to 10 hours of hands on training,” indicated Shelley.

Now in its fourth year, the SUNY Cobleskill Meat Processing and Food Safety Certificate Program has attracted students for the certification course from across the U.S. Shelley attributes some of this interest to the movement towards whole animal use. “These culinary artists can do some amazing things. During the certificate course, we are very busy working so we often run a grill to get lunch out of the way. On occasion, we have had students show off

their talents.”

Collegiate courses Since SUNY Cobleskill has the only USDA inspected meat processing plant in the SUNY system, the college attracts students interested in the hand on aspect of meat processing. As a part of the School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the meats lab allows the school to demonstrate the complete life cycle of raising to processing of livestock and fish on campus. Additionally Culinary Arts students from the School of Business are given excellent training in meat processing that complements their food preparation coursework. Each year, about 45 college students take courses taught at the facility including a Harvesting course, Meat Selection and Cutting for Restaurant and Meat Products.

While the meat products course is geared towards the agriculture student, Meat Selection and Cutting also offers some live animal exposure to develop the culinary student. Another method of developing students is with the Techniques course. These students come in for four hours each week to and work in all aspects of plant operations. “They get more time hands-on and build the knife skills in the techniques course.”

Operations at the lab are coordinated to maximize student interaction. Numerous other courses use the facility to demonstrate organ and tissue anatomy and other aspects of biological functions in livestock and fisheries.

Inspection and oversight Shelley operates the facility just as a small commercial processing plant would run, believes in the hands-on training. As part of being educated alongside a USDA inspector, students learn what the process entails. USDA inspectors look at the live animal on the move, humane handling as well as inspecting the carcass to detect abnormalities and swab the kidney for antibiotic.

Another important aspect of meat processing management that is taught at the SUNY Cobleskill facility is their Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points or HACCP plan. All students involved in the meat processing operations are

Kyle Thompson, New Berlin and Andrew Fedun, Monticello were the two students that were working on their 40 hours of lab time of practical experience as part of the hands on training at SUNY Cobleskill’s meats lab.

Photo by Steven E. Smith

taught and practice the steps and protocols established in the HACCP plan.

These procedures ensure that time and temperatures of meats going through the plant are taken and kept within plan standards.

“There will always be opportunities for problems because of the pathogens that are present in the environment. We are committed to food safety and will likely be offering course work in the area of HACCP planning in the future,” said Shelley.

Facility customers “About 90 percent of the animals processed at the college facility are

Cover Crop Tour and Workshop at Big Flats Plant Materials Center ty Department of Animal Science, Associate Professor, Nutrient Management Spear Program. Fall accumulation of nitrogen and carbon for cover crops seeded in August following small grain and in September following corn silage; and the spring nitrogen and carbon pools.

• David Brandt, Ohio farmer — No-tilling since 1971 and cover cropping since 1978 on 900 acres.

• Ray Styer, North Carolina farmer — Cover cropping and no-till.

• Tom Bjorkman, Cornell Department of Horticulture, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva — Review of Brassica cover crops • Paul Salon, USDA-NRCS, Plant Materials Specialist — Tour of cover crop demonstration plots at Big Flats Plant Materials Center, which includes a time of planting demo with over 40 plots (species, varieties or mixes); some seeded at several seeding dates; and two diverse mixtures with over 12 species each seeded in June and August. There will be a demonstration of a roller crimper.

Registration, contact information, and directions Please RSVP with the number attending

by Oct. 28 by calling 607-562-8404, or email shawnna.clark@ny.usda.gov. This will assist us in planning the details. If special accommodations are required, please use the above contact five days before the field day. Please bring $10 to cover the cost of lunch (optional) and refreshments (exact change would be appreciated).

Directions: Take Route 17 (I 86) to Exit 48 (East Corning/Route 352). Follow Route 352 east for 1.5 miles. Plant Materials Center entrance is on the left. To Town Hall/Municipal Campus – Route 17 (I86) Exit 49 go south on Bridge Street., Make left at “T” onto Maple Street., go .4 miles - Big Flats Municipal Campus is on right.

3.00 Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) credits available. Hosted by the USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Program in cooperation with the Upper Susquehanna Coalition, Empire State Chapter Soil and Water Conservation Society and Cornell Cooperative Extension.

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You are invited to participate in a tour of cover crop plots with Paul Salon, Plant Materials Specialist at Big Flats Plant Material Center (PMC) on Friday, Nov. 4, at the Big Flats Plant Materials Center, Corning, NY. Schedule • Registration and tour of cover crop demonstration at the Plant Materials Center 9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. (see registration information below) • Travel to Town Hall 10:45 a.m. – 11 a.m.

• Speakers 11 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.

• Lunch 12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. (Optional, lunch provided for $10) • Speakers 1:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Speakers • Tom Kilcer, Consultant and former Cornell Cooperative Extension Specialist — The economics of using short rotations and cover crops for harvest.

• Ray Archuletta, National Technology Center — East Soil quality, biology and cover crops.

• Quirine Ketterings, Cornell Universi-

from local producers,” indicated Shelley. These farms have customer bases that like the processing as well as packaging options including traditional butcher paper, film and foam wrapping or vacuum packing. “We offer everything but smoking to our customers,” stated Shelley. The lab can process beef, lamb, pork and poultry. “We collaborate with the Cobleskill Auxiliary Services’ Dining Services operations to provide a portion of the meats for their Farm to Fork program. In doing so, animals raised on campus are processed here and then served in the dining halls,” stated Shelley.

Composting Another important activity that the Shelley is conducting as part of the meat processing facility is animal composting. Shelley indicated that the campus was incurring rendering costs $.06 per pound. So he and others in the department decided to demonstrate “offal composting.” Shelley uses a thin layer of pine chips, topped with a two foot layer of horse manure and a cell of offal then a two foot layer of horse manure to complete a compost lift. After a 10 week period of time the offal compost is ready to be combined with other compost materials.

The meat processing program at SUNY Cobleskill provides an in-depth, practical training environment for college students. And with the successful inclusion of a certification course that has generated national interest, the meats processing department has more than justified its future at the college.

“We are glad to be able to offer the full integration of animal propagation, meat processing and food preparation right here at our campus,” concluded Shelley. More information is available at www.cobleskill.edu.

by Jay Girvin, ESQ., Girvin & Ferlazzo. P.C., Albany, NY Q. I offer guided horseback riding to the public for a fee. Can I limit my liability by requiring riders to sign a release?

A. While horseback riding has always been a popular recreational pursuit, the activity presents a number of inherent risks of injury that are simply beyond the control of even the most careful owner or operator. The prior horseback riding experience of a customer can vary greatly, and an inexperienced rider is more likely to have difficulty mounting, dismounting, or controlling the horse. The animals themselves can be unpredictable and may without warning kick or throw a rider. Customers injured as a result of a horseback riding accident often file lawsuits claiming that their injuries were the result of negligence on the part of the owner or operator.

To limit this potential liability, many horseback riding operators require

customers to sign a “preaccident” release which exempts the operator from liability for any accidents or injuries that may result from the activity, even if resulting from the operator’s negligence.

These releases, however, may not be strictly enforceable under New York law.

General Obligations Law § 5-326 renders void as against public policy any agreement or contract between the owner of a “recreational” facility and a user who has paid a fee for admission to, or use of, that facility which exempts the owner or operator from liability for damages caused by the owner’s negligence. The original intent of the statute was to address language commonly found on the back of admission tickets, usually in very small print, which provided that by accepting the ticket the ticket holder agreed to release the operator of the facility from any liability or damages. This practice was considered unfair, since most fee-paying users

were unaware that by simply accepting admission to the facility, they were absolving the owner or operator from any negligence and waiving their right to pursue a claim.

Although the original purpose of Section 5-326 was to address “small print” releases on the back of admissions tickets, the statute applies equally to void any release obtained by the owner or operator of a recreational facility who charges admission or otherwise collects a fee from a user.

Courts have interpreted the statute broadly to cover a wide variety of recreational facilities and other establishments.

For example, at first glance horseback riding would not appear to be covered by the statute since the activity of horseback riding does not take place in a “facility.” However, New York courts have held that the term “recreational facility” is broad enough to cover fee-based recreational activities that take place outdoors.

While the statute applies to recreational activities, courts have held that it does not apply to “instructional” activities.

If the horseback riding is offered as part of an instructional or training program, for example,

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Section 5-326 would not apply and any release signed by the student/customer would be enforceable. The fact that some form of instruction or guidance may be involved as part of the horseback riding activity, however, does not necessarily mean that the activity will be considered instructional in nature. If the instruction is simply collateral to the otherwise recreational purpose of the activity (for example, a trail guide demonstrating to a customer the proper way to mount a horse), Section 5-326 would likely still be deemed to apply.

Although likely unenforceable under General Obligations Law § 5-326, a pre-accident release signed by a customer may nevertheless provide a basis for limiting the potential liability of an owner or operator.

New York law has long recognized that many recreational activities carry an inherent risk of injury to those who chose to participate. Under the “assumption of risk” doctrine, a person who voluntarily participates in a recreational activity is deemed to have accepted the risks of injury that are inherent in the activity, thereby limiting the liability of an owner or operator if such injuries occur.

Application of the assumption of risk doctrine often turns on the question of whether the participant understood and appreciated the risks inherent in the recreational

activity. In that regard, having a customer review and sign a pre-activity release will ensure that the participant was fully informed of the potential risks of injury inherent in the activity, and voluntarily elected to participate notwithstanding those risks. Even if the release turns out to be unenforceable under General Obligations Law § 5-326, the release will provide strong evidence that the customer was warned that he or she was about to participate in a potentially risky activity, and the owner or operator should get the benefit of the assumption of risk doctrine.

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IDFA — Let’s tell the whole story!

A recent news release by the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) clearly illustrates to me that one more time IDFA is attempting to confuse consumers regarding what is really taking place within the dairy industry.

It is ludicrous for anyone in IDFA in an attempt to tie the price that consumers pay for milk to the national debt.

Yes, the Federal Government did create the Federal Milk Marketing Orders during the 1930s. But, why did they do it?

The main reason was the fact that many dairy farmers continually found themselves at the mercy of the majority of milk processors.

Basically the milk processors decided what price they would pay the dairy farmers for their milk. In addition, many processors had no problem telling dairy farmers they no longer needed the dairy farmers’ milk.

The FMMOs have various responsibilities including but, not limited to: attempting to ensure the orderly marketing of milk, and establishing minimum prices that milk handlers must pay dairy farmers.

At the same time, various states have adopted laws, that ensures dairy farmers they cannot lose their market for their milk, without an adequate notice.

What consumers must understand is that FMMOs do not establish milk prices for consumers. However, in all fairness, the minimum milk prices the FMMOs establish for dairy farmers does have some bearing on what consumers pay for milk. However, please remember the price that consumers pay for milk also reflects the cost of operating a bottling

plant along with the distribution of the milk to various outlets. The FMMOs have no jurisdiction over these costs that bottler’s incur. In addition, dairy farmers pay for a substantial amount of the cost of moving milk from the dairy farm to the milk plant. So — I say to IDFA, let’s tell the whole story!

Let’s move onto the milk manufacturing plants. First — let’s make one thing clear. The average dairy farmer clearly understands and respects the need of milk bottling plants and milk manufacturing plants. What dairy farmers ask for is the same respect from operators of the milk plants. (and I do understand we have respect from a few of them.)

Back to the manufacturing plants.

Since Jan. 1, 2000, when Federal Order Reform took place, the new pricing formula the USDA uses allows approximately $2 per cwt be deducted from the pricing formula. This money is used for milk manufacturing plants to cover their cost of operation. And now both IDFA and many dairy co-ops want the entire milk pricing formula discarded.

In its place they want the U.S. Congress to give them the authority to have what is called a competitive pricing system that allows the manufacturing plant operators to establish a price they will pay dairy farmers for their milk.

This price will be lowered to dairy farmers in order for an operator of a milk plant to cover their cost.

Sounds like pre-1930’s pricing system to me.

I notice that IDFA tends to support dairy bills that call for insurance programs, and in all probability is subsidized by the U.S. Government. Dairy farmers do not need or want more

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Cover photo by Sally Colby Dr. Carl Brown discusses the nutritional content of various feed ingredients during the Junior Dairy Management Contest held at the All-American Dairy Show.

Goat farming for beginners class Part 2: Choosing your goats, breeding, facilities tember/October. These are “out of season” kids, bred in April or May. Female goats are less likely to come into heat in the spring when the days are getting longer.

There are a number of things to consider if kidding occurs during winter — namely, water, feed storage, housing, fresh air. Here in upstate New York, we must invest in shelters with good ventilation and no drafts for winter kidding.

These may include high ceilings, wind resistant screening and fans. Dr. Stanton warned that wind chill can kill off kids, which need to be kept fairly warm (around 32 degrees is fairly comfortable for goats.) If goats are kidding in a threesided shelter, windchill is a big killer; but if they are closed up in a barn, they are disposed to pneumonia problems because of humidity and lack of ventilation. Rather, go for high ceilings as in cow facilities with solid lower walls to prevent drafts, but wind-resistant screening to allow good air flow throughout the upper walls.

Another problem with kidding in cold weather is smothering. In a drafty barn, kids will bunch up by ‘stacking’ on top of each other and actually smother each other. A good way to prevent this from happening is to have shelves — and can ‘stack up’ in one layer only. Some farms will invest in a heated kidding room, kept at 50 degrees with an alligator kerosene heater. The kids only spend a couple of hours in the room; then once dry, they are moved out. “Jugs” or kidding pens are often used in winter when the kidding barn is crowded — kids that get confused as to who their mother is are often put in a ‘jug’ — the best benefit is gained during the first couple of hours. Bonding is best when kids are moved out after 12 hours in the jug so that they are sharper in knowing who mother is.

Does nursing kids need a lot of water — and during winter, it is important to have waterers that will not freeze. Kidding during winter involves a huge labor expense, compared to the amount of labor per dam in spring. If the winter weather is very cold and windy, the goats will need a lot of feed and hay to keep their rumen warm and functioning, and produce a lot of milk for kids; it is fairly expensive to raise Easter kids.

If you decide to plan on selling your kids in the warmer weather, there are a number of things to take into consideration, including good fences, protection from predators and internal parasite control. For a pasture-based market kid operation, goats won’t require as good a barn, and does may even kid out in the pasture. However, there may be a problem with predators that winter kids don’t have. In addition, internal parasites are one of the biggest problems with a pasture-based operation. Does and ewes lose immunity to worms while lactating. The more she’s lactating in the months of July and August, the greater number of problems with parasites in a pasture based market kid system. When managing your pasture, you need to make parasite management a top priority, monitor animals frequently, and decide how soon to move them out of the pasture so the pasture isn’t grazed too short.

In the afternoon, the class traveled to Mike Noonan’s Glenanore Farm,

At Glenanore Farm, students learned how to compare goats for condition and conformation; many had never handled goats before.

Photo by Judy Van Put Bovina Center. Mike provided an in- goat operation. formative overview of his Boer goat After providing an overview of the affarm. The class was given a tour of the ternoon’s session, Dr. Stanton gave the barns and pastures, with a discussion addresses of a number of helpful Web including www.ansci. of how his barn is set up — for feeding, sites, www.sheepandbreeding and stabling. Question and cornell.edu/goats; answer sessions provided valuable in- goat.com; https://attra.ncat.org and sight as to managing a successful meat srmarketing-L@cornell.edu.

Farm Operation Match Program accepting applications The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is now accepting applications for the Farm Operation Match Program for farmers affected by Tropical Storms Irene and Lee. Governor Cuomo established this program to help the farm community, and New York Farm Bureau thanks the governor and Commissioner Aubertine for their commitment to helping farmers impacted by the extreme storm events.

NYFB anticipates that a capital replacement program — the third component of the announced $15 million program — will be forthcoming, and will alert our members as soon as we know more details.

The Farm Operation Match Program will begin to address the costs flood affected farmers have incurred to replace crops that would have fed livestock and

crops that had to be replaced to maintain customers of consumer supported agriculture (CSA), farmers markets and farm stands.

The program is being administered jointly by Ag and Markets and the New York State Homes and Community Renewal. Farmers will submit an application to Agriculture and Markets certifying their loss and incurred replacement costs. The Department will approve farmer applications and determine the amount of funding per farmer and per county.

• visit www.nyfb.org for more information on the program and eligibility requirements • visit www.nyfb.org for the program application Applications must be received by 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7.

IDFA from A3 insurance. What the majority of dairy farmers want is a price from the market place that will cover the average cost of production and return the dairymen a profit.

This philosophy can only be found in the Casey Bill, S-1640. IDFA should take a hard look at S-1640 and realize there are several benefits in the bill that aid milk handlers. Thousands of consumers say they like the content of the Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act, whether it was last years version or the new version called S-1640.

By the way, now that IDFA has listed the groups that belong to the parent

organization, I would strongly urge IDFA to encourage their ice cream manufacturers to return to manufacturing the popular 1/2 gallons of ice cream.

Most manufacturers of ice cream have eliminated the 1/2 gallon and gone now to 1.75 quarts or 1.5 quarts of ice cream. No, they haven’t fooled the public; the consumers want the 1/2 gallon.

You know what? The industry would start using more milk and cream with the larger containers. Not a bad idea!

Pro-Ag can be reached at 570-8335776.

Arden Tewksbury, Progressive Agriculture Organization, Meshoppen, PA

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by Judy Van Put This is the second part of an article on the Beginning Goat Farming Class offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County in conjunction with the Watershed Agricultural Council at the CCE office in Hamden.

Dr. tatiana Stanton, NYS and Cornell Goat Specialist, continued her power point presentation with a discussion of options for beginning goat farmers to decide, such as whether to raise show stock or commercial stock.

If the answer is raising show stock, she suggested that the show goat farmer consider investing in a Web site in order to get information out to the public, especially if he is not actively showing his animals. Usually, she continued, all male kids go to the breeding stock sale, with the lower 90 percent going to sale as slaughter. Some farms use their lower 90 percent as 4-H market goats for 4-Hers showing in the open circuit. Most farms raising pure bred goats are doing slaughter goats as well, she added.

Commercial farms may also be able to sell breeding stock. In selecting animals for the farm she suggested to try and buy from someone who is caring for their animals similarly to how you’re going to raise your animals.

Feed demands in show animals should be greater, as you’re going for maximum finish and condition on these animals. Once you start feeding for maximum finish, you will get less weight gain and growth per pound of grain. For commercial animals, the amount of feed should be less.

If you are selling breeding stock, your farmstead should be neat and tidy.

There will be more labor involved in raising show goats than in raising commercial goats. In determining what breed of goat you should raise, the answer will depend on your reasons for getting into meat goat farming. You should think about whether you plan on marketing with others — if so, you will want your animals to conform with those you’ll be marketing with, as most slaughterhouses desire a uniform group of animals. In addition, how difficult will it be to find a buck of your desired breed, and how much outlay are you willing to spend? If you choose a rare breed, the outlay cost may be a lot more.

In the United States, goat meat consumption has increased dramatically over the past 20 years. Most kids are marketed either as suckling kids or market kids. Ideally, you want a kid grown with little rumen development and a good fat covering. Suckling kids are most popular over the holidays, such as Easter, Christmas, New Year’s and Passover, with Cinco de Mayo in Hispanic areas.

It’s important to plan when you’ll want your does to kid. Gestation is about five months — no matter what the weather is like. Kids should be weaned at about eight to 10 weeks of age — so for Easter kids, you’ll need kids born in January or February. Goats tend to be photosensitive — they naturally come in heat when days are shortening in the autumn. But in order to make the Christmas and New Year’s market; kids are slaughtered by the end of December, requiring them to be born in Sep-

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Cornell’s Community and Regional Development Institute names recipient of its Community and Economic Vitality Award KELLY RYAN BAGGERS New & Used Cornell’s Community that time, the need for Transitions: A Systems was presented on Oct. Including 18 in Ithaca, NY. The and Regional Develop- multidisciplinary and Approach IPESA SILO & KLERK SILAGE BAGS ment Institute (CaRDI) research-based educa- Marcellus Shale Gas presentation will be in has named the recipient of its 2011 David J. Allee and Paul R. Eberts Community and Economic Vitality Award.

Recipients are recognized for innovative research, extension and/ or teaching projects.

David Brown, co-faculty Director of CaRDI, states that, “These awards are intended to honor our colleagues, to inspire others to consider adopting the successful elements of their work, and to encourage recognition of Cornell programs that develop innovative solutions to community issues.”

This year, the award is being presented to the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Marcellus Shale Team. The awardees are Sharon Anderson, Extension Educator, CCE Tompkins County; Brett Chedzoy, Extension Educator, CCE Schuyler County; Robert Ross, Associate Director for Outreach, Paleontological Research Institution (PRI); Trisha Smrecak, Global Change and Evolution Projects Manager, PRI; Kelly Cronin, Outreach Associate, PRI; Susan Riha, Charles L. Pack Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Director of the New York State Water Resources Institute; Rich Stedman, Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resources; Jeffrey Jacquet, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Natural Resources; and Ken Smith, Executive Director, CCE Chenango County. The team represents a diversity of disciplines and perspectives within a framework of cooperation and collaboration to support informed decision making around the complexity of issues associated with Marcellus Shale development.

The Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Marcellus Shale Team has been active since 2008, originally in response to significant demand from landowners who were approached by energy industry representatives to sign leases. Since

tion and information has expanded to a broader audience, as the issue has become one that is of vital interest and concern to a wide variety of stakeholders. A core group of educators, associates and faculty have helped to guide an integrated research, education and outreach initiative.

Their work was funded in part by Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station (Smith Lever/Hatch funding).

The Marcellus Shale Team’s educational approach takes into account the protection of environmental health, creating and maintaining vital communities, and promoting economic opportunities. The team has responded to a variety of stakeholders who seek a scientific, economic, social, and environmental understanding of the issues associated with Marcellus Shale natural gas exploration and drilling. “This has been a tremendous example of a land grant university at work,” says Rod Howe, Executive Director, CaRDI. As part of an effort to disseminate accurate information, the team’s work has included the development of the Natural Gas Resource Center Web site, naturalgas.cce.cornell.edu. In addition, they have compiled and disseminated a variety of materials that support informed dialogue and decision making on the natural gas development process and associated impacts.

They have advocated for academic research at Cornell University that examines development impacts and mitigation strategies. They have fostered cross-collaboration of outreach and education activities among many of the educational and research institutions throughout the Marcellus Shale region.

The CCE Marcellus Shale team’s activities overlap with other multidisciplinary team initiatives that resulted in the development of a paper entitled, “Energy

Development,” and a framework focused on the impact of green energy development on rural community sustainability. Both of these additional initiatives received support from the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future.

The David J. Allee and Paul R. Eberts Community and Economic Vitality Award

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Beware of dire predictions

by Stewart Truelsen Here is a prediction: American farmers and ranchers will be able to feed this nation well into the future if given access to land, water, capital and scientific advances. If you’d like the prediction to be more specific, let’s say the nation’s food supply will be secure until at least the year 2061.

There’s an excellent chance this prediction will be true, but it’s hardly the stuff books are written about. A prediction like this would only bring a yawn, and the reader would go back to worrying about dire predictions of economic collapse or the 2012 apocalypse.

Finally, someone has written a book about expert predictions: “Future Babble” by Dan Gardner. The author claims so-called expert predictions are next to worthless, and we can probably do better ourselves.

The expert predictions that catch our eye are ones predicting doom and gloom. One such book was “Famine

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1975!”

Written by William and Paul Paddock in 1967, the book predicted food scarcities so severe that food aid would have to be cut off from a few nations leaving their populations to starve. India and Egypt were said to fit this description.

The Paddocks underestimated the Green Revolution and other advances in production agriculture around the world, but they weren’t the only ones. Paul Ehrlich predicted a similar fate when he said, “The battle to feed all humanity is over,” in his book “The Population Bomb.”

In a 1982 book, “Encounters with the Future,” respected futurist Marvin Cetron and co-author Thomas O’Toole forecasted that the Soviet Union would invade Australia within 10 years for its natural resources. They missed the part about the Soviet Union crumbling.

Why do we pay attention to expert predictions in the first place?

In “Future Babble,” Gardner gives several

reasons. Most people love certainty, so if someone says they know what will happen in the future, it attracts our attention.

We jump to conclusions about the future because we tend to look for patterns where none exist. Randomness and chaos limit our ability to see very far ahead.

We also are attracted to experts who are bold and confident about their predictions despite the fact that Gardner says they have the worst track records.

In his words, “Reliable forecasting is a challenge on a par with climbing Mt. Everest barefoot.”

Life is unpredictable and uncertain, but that isn’t as bad as it seems.

Gardner believes an accurate prediction isn’t necessary to make good decisions. A rough sense of possibilities and probabilities will do fine.

That’s why we can stick by our prediction that American farmers and ranchers will meet our food needs for at least the next 50 years.

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USDA and FDA OK Enogen Last month the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration approved a unique genetically modified variety of corn for deregulation, meaning it was given a green light to be marketed in our country with basically no restrictions. The novel variety was developed by a large multi-national corporation headquartered in Switzerland; since every person deserves some anonymity, let me call this corporation Mini-Giant. Corporations are considered (at least in the U.S.) to be persons. And this particular corporation is very big and is home-based in a mini country.

For two reasons, I find it interesting that MiniGiant has developed major corn biotechnology: first, the vast majority of European citizenry resists genetic engineering; secondly, all of Switzerland grows less corn than one of New York State’s better

corn counties (of course, that European nation is roughly the size of Vermont and Connecticut combined). For a country to host the development of technology which will be used minimally by its own residents could seem a bit hypocritical. But business is business, and that’s one arena in which the Swiss outperform most other nations.

The corn, which is called Enogen, is one of the first crops genetically engineered to contain a trait that influences use of the plant after harvest.

Virtually all past biotech crops have had traits like insect resistance and herbicide tolerance, aimed at helping farmers more than manufacturers or consumers. Thus Enogen is the most prominent one to date to be engineered solely for industrial purposes.

The corn contains a microbial gene that produces an enzyme that breaks down corn starch into sugar, the first step toward making ethanol.

Ethanol manufacturers now buy this enzyme, called alpha amylase, in liquid form and add it to the corn at the start of production. Mini-Giant says that having the crop make the enzyme for its own breakdown — selfprocessing corn, so to speak — will increase ethanol output while reducing the use of water, energy and chemicals in the production process.

This Swiss company, which is primarily a seed producer and pesticide manufacture, said it would take various measures to prevent the corn from getting into the food supply.

Amylase gets its name because it chemically degrades a sugar called amylose, as well as some other short-chain carbohydrates which are considered starches. In biology any term which ends in -ase, quite consistently is an enzyme. Alpha amylase is also the main enzyme in human saliva and is also produced by the human pancreas.

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USDA said the corn met the statutory requirements for approval, in that it was not a pest that would harm plants. FDA had earlier found the corn safe to eat.

One non-environmental group actively opposing Ecogen is the North American Millers’ Association (NAMA). They warned that if the industrial corn cross-pollinated with or were mixed with corn used for food, it could lead to crumbly corn chips, soggy cereal, loaves of bread with soupy centers and corn dogs with inadequate coatings.

In a prepared statement several weeks ago, NAMA complained, “If this corn is co-mingled with other corn, it will have significant adverse impacts on food product quality and performance”; moreover, that it could “damage the quality of food products like breakfast cereals, snack foods and battered products.”

NAMA, which represents 43 companies, including giants like General Mills, ConAgra, and Archer Daniels Midland, emphasized that MiniGiant’s own data indicated that as little as one alpha-amylase corn kernel mixed with 10,000 conventional kernels could be enough to weaken the corn starch and disrupt food processing operations.

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Not surprisingly, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) applauded the corn’s approval by USDA and FDA. What I find intriguing is that most NAMA members also belong to NCGA. The new corn should help lower the cost to produce ethanol, and could persuade more farmers to grow ethanol corn over food corn. With roughly 40 percent of U.S. corn acreage already devoted to ethanol production, that type of competition could result in higher market costs for foods made with corn. Earlier this year, the National Pork Producers Council was concerned that we could already face a corn shortage if the 2011 crop was not up to expectations (which it isn’t). Increased world demand and foreign crop shortfalls have already impacted corn supply. Bio-Giant’s intense enthusiasm for marketing its biotechnology overseas… and mostly on our soil… bares strong resemblance to chickens trying to convince pigs that American agriculture would greatly benefit from more and more ham and eggs being eaten at breakfast.

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more salivary alpha amylase than any other nonruminant mammal. I find that pieces of vegetable or grain that get stuck in my teeth will degrade before too long, because of their high levels of starches and sugars.

However, when pieces of meat get stuck, that’s a different story. The muscle tissue in meat consists of highly complicated chains of amino acids, quite immune to amylase. This is when I get out the dental floss.

Few on the American food production scene greet Ecogen with open arms; after all, Ecogen is not marketed as a food: it’s a fuel source first and a feed source second (distillers wet and dried grains). The novel seeds’ advocates run head-on into environmental zealot groups like Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), and Center for Food Safety (CFS). “This is StarLink all over again,” said UCS’ Margaret Mellon. She was referring to the 2000 incident when a genetically modified corn approved only for animal use got into the human food supply, prompting huge recalls and disrupting American exports. One difference, however, is that unlike StarLink, Mini-Giant’s new corn is approved for food use.

Other alpha amylases are already used in food processing.”

Washington-based CFS said it was preparing to sue. The group had persuaded a court to temporarily revoke the approvals of the biotech alfalfa and sugar beets because the Agriculture Department had not done a full environmental impact

A View from Hickory Heights

by Ann Swanson An apple a day keeps the doctor away I never had to worry about the amount that the children ate. Our family loved all kinds of fruit. There were lots of apple trees on the farm.

Grandma Swanson made pies with the Greenings. We ate the Kings, Russets, and McIntosh. Really a variety of apples makes for a good pie. It is good to mix the sweet and the tart.

Our neighbors had Transparents. I was often invited over there to pick some. The one time I especially remember the 90-something farmer set the ladder up for me.

I noticed that the ladder did not look very steady so I was reluctant to crawl up. He assured me it was safe. Just to be on the safe side I checked to see if the ladder fell to the next branch that it was a sturdy one that was not too far away.

Our children carried lunches most of the time because they did not like

the school milk. They were used to raw milk from the farm. As long as they carried lunch pails they could have milk from home in the thermos. They also carried a lot of apples. Once we picked the apples we stored them down in the basement so we had fresh apples for at least half of the winter.

Of course, I canned some apples for pies and made some into applesauce. I never froze my pies because we liked fresh apple pies. I think the crust stayed better when they were baked and then eaten without freezing them in between. Can you believe that we actually used lard for our pie crusts? If you want a flaky crust, you use lard. When we butchered the pigs I rendered the lard and put it into cake pans to harden. When it was set I cut portions just enough to make a pie and froze them. When a cousin and his wife came for a visit she raved about my

pie crust. Since she was a very finicky eater I hated to tell it that it was the lard that did it.

When I was a youngster my family went out to a farm to pick apples.

Since I was able bodied at the time I was allowed to climb the ladder to reach for the best ones. I remember that they gave us a bucket with a hanger that fit over the rung of the ladder. When the pail was filled you climbed down and put the apples into the bushel basket.

We stored our apples in a small fruit cellar in the basement. Every evening either grandpa or I went to the cellar to get some apples for a snack. Snacks were different back in those days. We usually ate fruit instead of sweet or salty treats.

Grandma could not tolerate raw apples but she could eat apples when she made them into applesauce. We always had fresh applesauce to eat with our meals.

I am always anxious for the first apples of the season. I love the early Transparent variety, but they do not keep well. My daughter brought some of those that she picked

from that tree that I mentioned earlier. We all enjoyed having fresh apples that week. You have to eat them quickly or they are all brown inside. They make wonderful applesauce, but you must peal them or the applesauce looks like it has brown specks. Can you tell that I tried that short cut once?

Last week I bought a basket of local apples. I chose the Cortland variety since I really like the crispy white flesh and the tart taste. I could not wait. As soon as I got into my car I hauled out an apple and bit into it.

It was as delicious as I thought it would be. It was gone long before I made it home.

Yesterday I grabbed another apple out of the basket. I think whoever packed them made a mistake. I am sure that the apple I ate was a McIntosh instead of a Cortland. Maybe a customer put one in the wrong basket who knows?

This spring we did not have a killing frost while the apple trees were in blossom so there are plenty of apples. A paper that I picked up at one of the orchards noted that all seasons are impor-

tant for apple trees. In the winter when it looks there is nothing going on, the trees are dormant or resting. That is the time that they should be pruned so that they produce a good crop the next year. The trees need sunshine so it is important to trim them so the sun gets to the apples.

Spring is the growing season. The leaves come, then the buds. Apples grow from the base of the flowers and the flowers fall off. This is the season when the bees do their work. If it was not for pollination we would not have fruit.

During the summer the apples increase in size and begin to change color. For the orchards that use spray to keep pests at a minimum this is the time for spraying.

If you do not spray the tree you will still get apples but they may have some deformities. We prefer our apples to be natural so we do not spray, but commercial growers spray several times during the season.

Of course, fall is the season for harvest. Apples are good for you.

Each apple has about 95 calories, 4 grams of fiber, less than a gram of fat, plus calcium, magnesium, vitamin C, and beta-carotene.

I have found that apples cut and cooked in the microwave with a little bit of butter and some sugar and cinnamon make a tasty snack. That gives me a little variety as I eat my apple a day.

Ann Swanson writes from her home in Russell, PA. Contact at hickoryheights1@verizon.net

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Total attendance for World Dairy Expo was 68,006 visitors, with 2,699 registered international guests from 90 countries. Visitors from Canada, Mexico, Ireland, China and Germany topped the list of international guests during the five-day event. Youth contests also set record levels of participation.

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Over 3,200 FFA members attended World Dairy Expo and many participated in the Central National FFA Events.

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The organizations had sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack requesting an extension to allow sufficient time for the people who will be affected to analyze the rule and submit comments.

“We have significant concerns about the substance of the rule, and we appreciate the USDA providing more time for public comment,” stated

Judith McGeary, Executive Director of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance and vice-chair of the USDA Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Animal Health. “Our farmers are already struggling with the poor economy and terrible weather conditions in many parts of the country, and they needed additional time to be provide comment to the agency about the impact this proposed rule will have.”

While the USDA already has traceability requirements as part of existing animal disease control programs, the proposed rule goes much further to require animal tracking

even absent clear and documented disease threats. The proposed rule has raised significant concerns among family farm and ranch advocates, who accuse the agency of pushing a program to benefit corporate agribusiness interests rather than animal health.

“The USDA keeps saying that this is an animal health program, but it has failed to provide valid animal health reasons for it,” argued Bill Bullard, CEO of R-CALF USA. “The real push for this program comes from the giant meat packing corporations who want international standards to help their export markets.”

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“While any animal can become sick, there is no evidence that tracking feeder cattle will do anything to address animal disease issues in this country,” continued Ms. McGeary. “To the contrary, requiring the large numbers of feeder cattle to be tagged and accompanied by paperwork could actually harm our ability to respond to animal diseases by swamping the system with unneces-

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Allin Butcher and RotoMix were awarded the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s 2011 Outstanding Industry Recognition Award Wednesday, Oct. 5, at a reception in the Alliant Center hosting the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Western New York Ranch sorting series Jack Bossard, Hornell, won the All-Around High Point New York Reined Cow Horse Signature Saddle for the Western New York Ranch Sorting Series. With shows held at Hurdale Farm in West Almond, Firecracker Expo in Hamburg, Nash Hill in Gowanda and at the Alfred University Equestrian Center in Alfred. Bossard accumulated 135.5 points. Runner-up Connie Inzinna accumulated 133 points, followed by Doug Court and Derek Partridge.

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Inzinna, Brittany Jenkins and Russ West were High Point Pro-Am Buckle winners.

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Proceedings from the 3rd International Symposium on Mastitis and Milk Quality available online All the papers and posters presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Mastitis and Milk Quality, held Sept.

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not attend the meeting will be mailed the proceedings on CD-ROM. Please note that printed copies will NOT be mailed to all NMC members — only those who ordered a copy when they registered for the meeting receive a copy. There are a limited number of printed copies available for purchase. Details on how to order a printed copy will be available in the next couple of weeks.

Information on the upcoming Technology Transfer Session Details about the Technology Transfer Session (poster session) and associated Research and Development Summaries Session (oral session), held each year during the NMC annual meeting, will be posted on the NMC Web site.

Similar to previous years, individuals interested in presenting a

poster at the NMC 51st Annual Meeting, Jan. 2224, 2012 in St. Pete Beach, FL, need to submit a two-page manuscript by Nov. 1. Authors may request that the paper also be presented orally during the Research and Development Summaries Session, scheduled for Monday, Jan. 22.

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and format For NMC annual meeting veterans, the upcoming NMC 51st Annual Meeting, Jan. 22-24, 2012, at the TradeWinds Island Grand Resort in St. Pete Beach, FL (Tampa area), will have a noticeably different look.

The meeting will still begin on a Sunday (Jan. 22) but rather than ending on Wednesday at noon, the conference will go through Tuesday evening (Jan. 24). There will be no educational sessions on Wednesday (only the Board of Directors will meet).

Another significant change is that committee meetings will be spread out over three days (Sunday - Tuesday) rather than holding all committee meetings on Monday, as been the tradition in the past.

The main reason for the change was to make the meeting more compact and time efficient.

A brief overview is below. Details will follow in the next few weeks.: Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 • Board of Directors meeting • Committee meetings (early morning) • Short Courses (afternoon & evening) Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 • Committee meetings (early morning) • Opening session (morning) • General session (afternoon) • Research & development summaries (afternoon) • Poster session (all day) • Reception (evening) Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 • Committee meetings (early morning) • General session (morning) • Awards and business luncheon (noon) • Poster session (through mid-afternoon) • Featured symposium (afternoon) • Short courses (evening) • Meeting adjourns after short courses (evening) Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 • Board of Directors meeting (morning) The best day to arrive for the meeting will be Saturday or Sunday, depending on whether you serve on a committee or plan to participate in a short course on Sunday.

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PA Farm Bureau supports exemption from state inheritance tax

HARRISBURG, PA — During testimony before the House Finance Committee, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) called for the elimination of the state inheritance tax and announced its support for legislation that would provide a limited tax exemption for Pennsylvania farm families.

“The original justifications for inheritance taxation that persons owning assets are wealthy and persons receiving those assets through death can afford to pay death taxes do not hold true today, at least with respect to families who are trying to viably manage a business. And they especially are untrue for farm families operating their farm businesses,” said PFB State Governmental Relations Director Joel Rotz.

Farm Bureau noted that the state inheritance tax is especially difficult for Pennsylvanians because it does not provide a tax credit or exclusion of any part of an estate that passes to surviving family members, other than a surviving spouse.

“Pennsylvania’s families pay inheritance taxes essentially on the first dollar of value of the decedent’s taxable estate. Children who receive a $500,000 farm through the death of a parent will still be required to pay $22,500 in inheritance taxes. A family member receiving a $500,000 farm through the death of a brother or sister would be required to pay $60,000 in inheritance taxes,” added Rotz.

“Since many farmers are land rich, but cash poor, they may be forced to sell off assets or farmland in order to payoff inheritance taxes. Such action can reduce the value of the farm and threaten its viability in the future.”

PFB announced its support for House Bill 1864, which would provide a limited tax exemption, specific to the passage of farm assets from a deceased family member to brothers and sisters and to children, grandchildren and others in the direct family line. The bill has been introduced by Rep. Steve Bloom and is co-sponsored by

more than 50 members of the state House of Representatives.

Farm Bureau asserted that inheritance tax relief through HB 1864 will not only benefit farm families, but rural communities as well. “The continuation of family farms and their purchases of farm supplies

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MAC-Y Birthday: New York’s beloved McIntosh apple turns 200 FISHERS, NY — New York’s number one apple variety is celebrated its bicentennial in September.

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The McIntosh is generally sweet with a tart tang. It tends to be very juicy, with tender, white flesh. Macs are a favorite for pies and sauce as well.

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ple seem to associate the Mac with fall maybe more than any other apple,” Allen said.

More than 5 million bushels of Macs will be picked in New York this fall.

The first Mac seedling was discovered by John McIntosh — a native New Yorker — by chance in 1811 in Dundela, Ontario, while he was clearing forests near his farm.

McIntosh later nurtured a tree to maturity and started selling its fruit to his neighbors and other locals. It was a huge hit, the Honeycrisp of its day.

Years later, McIntosh’s sons began grafting branches from the tree to other rootstock and selling trees to orchardists.

McIntosh’s son Allan started selling the trees to growers in New York.

The variety thrives in the cold weather climates of Upstate New York and growers found it an easy apple to grow, with consistent good quality year after year.

“The McIntosh is a rather strong grower, hearty and healthy,” said S.A. Beach in the famous horticulturist guidebook “The Apples of New York” published by Cornell University in 1906. “…one of the most promising varieties of its class.”

By the end of the 1800s and into the turn of the century, the McIntosh family had a thriving nursery and the apple became so popular it was being grown throughout North America and Europe.

Soon it was the most widely grown apple in America.

Today, it remains a top ten variety nationally and it’s the number one variety grown in New York, with more than 1.4 million trees, all descendants of McIntosh’s original 1811 seedling.

With consumers, the Mac is the third most popular variety in New York City and the number one most popular variety in Boston, according to supermarket scan data.

“Our industry has been blessed for all of these years to have such a delightfully enjoyable variety to offer the public,” Allen said.

“We hope to celebrate many more birthdays for this superb apple,” he said.

Morrisville State College Autumn Review Sale another huge success

Buyer of High selling animal, Magdalene Richmond, a freshman at Morrisville in the Dairy Science program.

She is in the middle and flanked by sale chairpersons Leah Schumacher (L) and Heather Frost (R)

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The 29th annual Morrisville State College Autumn Review Sale held on Sept. 10 was another huge success. With close to 85 members of the Dairy Club and Dairy Management Program involved, the cattle and facilities were in impressive order. A large and supportive crowd

was on hand to see 79 lots average $2,460.

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Stoneyvale Farms, Inc Exeter, ME, and was purchased by Magdalene Richmond, a freshman in the Morrisville Dairy Science Program from North Collins.

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Cornell class to showcase beef merchandizing skills Cornell University is hosting its 6th Annual Beef Replacement Auction on Oct. 29. This auction is organized and managed by Cornell students in the Beef Cattle merchandizing class, directed by Dr. Michael Baker.

The Beef Cattle Merchandising class allows students to gain a real world experience of merchandizing animals and marketing an auction. The class is responsible for all aspects of the auction, including contacting previous buyers to better the current year’s auction, advertising to the greater New York area, and putting together a new catalog each

year’s animals. Students in this class range in background, from city-bred to farm-bred and varying majors, allowing the class to focus more on the merchandising aspect of auctions. The course incorporates guest speakers from the central New York area to encourage students and offer advice on important decision making for the smoothest running auction. Jeanne White from Simme Valley Simmentals (Groton, NY), spoke on advertising and putting together an easy to use auction catalog to please bidders. Phil Trowbridge of Trowbridge Angus (Ghent, NY) and Rance Long of the American

Angus Hall of Fame worked with students on what traits to look for in cattle when selecting them for the auction, as well as auction ring set-up. Mike Shanahan of Shanahan Cattle Promotions gave the class an insight on picturing and presenting the cattle both before and during the auction to attract bidders to all the animals.

Tom Burke, also from the American Angus Hall of Fame, helped excite students for the day of the auction, giving a run through of actually working with bidders and the auctioneer, as well as what to expect from guests at the auction. All guest speakers are familiar

with the beef industry, and helped the class to merchandize towards the beef industry, sharing tools and tips to be successful. The class would like to thank all the speakers who have helped so far, and any others who will be involved as the auction gets closer.

Refreshments will be served at noon, with the auction starting at 1 p.m. The auction will be held at Cornell’s Teaching and Research Barn, 681 Cornell Lane, Dryden, NY 13053 (off Route 38). The auction will consist of 20-25 Registered and Commercial beef animals, including Angus and Simmental breeds. EPD and

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EPA gives extension on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations permits Pennsylvania has been given an 18-month extension from the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for issuing and regulating Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) General Permits.

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Montrose Senior holds Chicken Barbecue benefit for 4-H MONTROSE, PA — Montrose Area High School Senior Allison Kiefer kicked off National 4-H Week on a high note by sponsoring a Chicken Barbeque fundraiser in Lawton, PA, on Sunday, Oct. 2. Kiefer organized the chicken barbeque to complete the requirements for her senior graduation project. To combine her love for culinary arts and 4-H she decided on the barbecue, with all proceeds going to the Susquehanna County 4-H endowment.

Kiefer’s family and friends cooked up 400 chicken halves on Rush Fire Company’s grills on the damp Sunday morning and by noon all chickens were sold. The dinners were complemented with homemade potato salad, baked beans, a dinner roll and a cupcake for dessert.

With the dinner sales, basket raffle tickets, and monetary sponsors for the event Allison hopes to donate $2,000 to the Susquehanna County 4-H Endowment.

Kiefer is a 10 year 4-H member. She currently serves as President of the D.E.S. 4-H Club and is the Vice President of

Arrows and Clays 4-H Club. Kiefer has taken projects in dairy, shotgun, cake decorating, and babysitting. She is the daughter of Ron and LouAnn Kiefer of Montrose. She also is currently serving as the Susquehanna County Dairy Princess and is employed part-time at Flynn’s Stone Castle, Lawton.

Oct. 2-8 was National 4-H Week, and Susquehanna County celebrated the 4-H youth who have made an impact on the community, and are stepping up to the challenges of a complex and changing world. 4-H youth are a living breathing, culturechanging revolution for doing the right thing, breaking through obstacles and pushing our country forward by making a measurable difference right where they live. Allison Kiefer is certainly one of youth who has certainly stepped up the challenge and made a difference.

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Cattaraugus County 4-H members head to National Competitions in Louisville, KY Colleen Bailey and Lindsey Buffum from Cattaraugus County will be participating in a 4-H Horse National Competition in Louisville, KY, on

Nov. 4-6. Colleen Bailey placed fifth at the New York State Hippology Competition which qualifies her to be a member of the New York State

Hippology Team. Hippology is an equine knowledge contest that evaluates the overall knowledge of the participants in equine science, vet

Coach Patty Bailey, Lindsey Buffum, Andrew Stady and Colleen Bailey. Senior team placed second at the New York State Hippology Competition at the New York State Fair on Aug. 28. They are all members of the Nails & Tails 4-H Club.

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Logan Martin, a member of the Dairy Heirs 4-H Club giving oral reason at the 2011 New York State Fair.

4-H Volunteer Leader Award Cornell Cooperative Extension Livingston County 4-H is proud to announce that Paul “Gus” Schroeder of Livonia and Anna Macauley of Mt. Morris were named 4-H Volunteers of the Year at 4-H Achievement Day on Oct. 2.

Both are strong supporters of the 4-H Livestock Program and have been instrumental in organizing the Livestock Auction held each year at the Hemlock Fair.

A group of 4-H members and parents noted, “Gus is keeping the future alive with his innovative ways for capturing the minds of our youth and teaching them not only the overall care of the animal, but educating them on the rich history of farming. Success is more than monetary… it is achieved through hard work, confidence, and self-worth.”

Anna has been a leader for 18 years

mainly with the Livingston County Cattle Club. She has spent time in the dairy, beef, goat, and poultry project areas. When not in the barn, her club learns about arts and crafts, food, nutrition, and personal development. In addition, Anna has been a strong supporter of Teen Council and Teen Exchange. Anna is also known for creating fantastic holiday centerpieces for the Teen Council sale.

Louie “Bo” Freeman, Executive Director and 4-H Program Leader states, “Both have truly given much to Livingston County Cornell Cooperative Extension and are most deserving of this award.”

For more information about 4-H, call the Livingston County office at 585658-3250 or visit the Web site: www.ccelivingstoncounty.org.

have been researching, practicing and participating in county, district, regional and state level events aiming for the opportunity to attend a national competition. State representatives for national contests are selected based on their level of skill and performance at state level competitions, many of which are held annually at Cornell University in Ithaca or at the New York State Fair in Syracuse.

Dr. Ron Butler, Professor and Chair of the Animal Science Department, in Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, states, “Youth who participate in these state and national 4-H opportunities, learn to make and defend decisions. In addition, the subject matter content prepares them for a variety of careers in the animal industry.” Ron Butler further explains that, “4Hers are excited to learn and demonstrate expertise in animal biology and other life sciences. The unique value of national competitive team events gives youth a chance to practice communication and critical thinking skills, applying technology and lessons learned in new environments, all necessary life skills in college and professional settings.”

The 4-H program is often credited by 4-H alumni as a supportive environment where youth become better prepared for academics and professional careers. According to Dana Palmer, Sr. Extension Associate at Cornell and coordinator for the New York State 4-H Animal Science Program,

“Youth who prepare for national competitions like these learn how to manage their resources. For many youth traveling, it’s often their first opportunity to use their independent thinking skills in a safe environment among peers who share similar passions. When tested under pressure with time and resource limits, youth discover individual strengths and weaknesses and work to improve them as a group. Upon their return, many youth continue to be leaders and mentors to others in their home communities.”

4-H Youth Development actively involves youth in opportunities that help them learn to lead, build their communities, connect with Cornell University, and connect with each other.

The Cornell Department of Animal Science partners with the New York State 4-H Youth Development program to facilitate and accomplish this mission.

If you would like to have your child involved in the 4-H program, please contact Bonnie Moore, 4-H Program Educator, Cattaraugus County 4-H, at 716-6992377 Ext.120. The Cattaraugus County 4-H program believes that “4-H — something for everyone”. So, join the fun and be a member of the Cattaraugus County 4-H program, there is generally a club in your neighborhood. For parents, grandparents, and adults in the community; we would love to have you as a volunteer to help teach the youth in our community through your involvement in the 4-H program.

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Paul “Gus” Schroeder and Anna Macauley were recently named 4-H Volunteers of the Year.

Photo courtesy of Livingston County CCE

science and farm management. Contest components include a judging phase, a 100 question written exam, team problems and a hands-on oral exam about equine diseases. Colleen is a senior at the Allegany-Limestone Central School and is interested in pursuing Pre-vet studies at Delaware Valley University in 2012.

Lindsey Buffum from Ellicottville, a member of the Nails and Tails 4-H club and attends Springville Central High School, placed fourth at the New York State Horse Judging Team which qualifies her to be a member of the New York State Horse Judging Team. The Horse Judging contest requires participants to make decisions, understand the concepts of horse conformation and provide sets of oral reasons to defend decisions.

Logan Martin from Salamanca, a member of the Dairy Heirs 4-H Club and attends Cattaraugus - Little Valley Central School place 12th in the two day Dairy Judging Contest which qualifies him to be a member of the New York State Dairy Cattle Judging Team. He will also compete in Louisville, KY on Nov. 6.

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World Dairy Expo hosts six successful breed sales MADISON, WI — World Dairy Expo brings the best cows and genetics to Madison, WI, each year. Throughout the week, five breed sales were held in the Estrumate Sale Pavilion and one on the colored shavings in the Coliseum.

The sales kicked off with the Top of the World Jersey Sale. The 2011 sale sold 30 lots and averaged $3,315.

Family Hill Vindication Carnegie-ET, consigned

by Ryan Lancaster of Tillamook, OR, was the highest selling lot at $7,500. Carnegie was purchased by Greg Lambert of Campbellsport, WI. The second highest selling lot was the first choice female sired by Tower View Prime Tequila-ET and out of BW Centurion Peggy purchased for $7,100 by Yosemite Jersey Dairy of Hilmar, CA. The choice was consigned by Brentwood Farms of Orland, CA. A pick from the flush of Steam-Valley Wilton Magic, consigned by Kurt Wolf and John Cannon of Dyersville, Iowa topped the World Ayrshire Event Sale held Oct. 5. Her dam,

Steam-Valley Wilton Magic Bri, EX-93, is the 2011 World Dairy Expo Grand Champion of the Ayrshire show.

She was purchased by Gene Hall, Jr. of Cushing, OK for $9,200. The second high selling lot, Mackayr S Primetime, sold for $8,100 to Norman Boswall and Dave Bergeron of Hammond Ont. She was consigned by Steve McDonald of Princeton, IL. Amongst the 18 lots, the sale featured three World Dairy Expo class winners were sold along with the number three index cow in the Ayrshire breed.

The World Premier Brown Swiss Sale kicked off a busy day of sales on Oct. 6. Topping the sale was Lost Elm PiranhaET, a Power Surge daughter of out the world famous, Lost Elm Prelude Pixy-ET. Pixy is an Excellent 93 2E cow who holds the current Brown Swiss production record with a 365-day record of 65,430 milk.

Piranha was purchased

by Bo-Tex Dairy, Waxachie, TX, for $5,800 and was consigned by Matthew Appler of Clermont, IA. Second high

seller of the day was Cutting Edge PS Amber. Also a Power Surge daughter, she was consigned by Kenny Main and Peter Vail, Elite Dairy, of Copake, NY and was purchased by Lee-Ann Swiss LLC of DeWitt, IA. The sale ring saw 29 lots and averaged $3,867.24.

Immediately following the Brown Swiss sale was The World Premier Milking Shorthorn Sale.

Ten different animals passed through the sale ring and averaged $3,530. Commanding a top price of $8,500 was Cherrywood Mega Mitzy, cosigned Jacob Achen of Ambia, IN. Mitzy, a Megadeth daughter, was purchased by Brice Peth of Ripon, WI. The second high seller was the first choice female out of three September 2011 daughters from Sunshine Now You See Fireball and consigned by Keith & Donnette Fisher and Hillpoint Partners of Cross Plains, WI. Andrew Laffery, Jr. purchased the choice for $4,000.

Ending the sales on Oct. 6 was the International Guernsey Classic. Knapps Aaron was

consigned by Knapps Guernseys of Epworth, IA. Spring Walk Farm of Big Prairie, OH paid $4,200 for the top lot.

Josey Morris was the consigner of the second highest seller, Miss Crown J IC Jenna Jameson. She is an Icy Cal daughter from the International Guernsey Show Junior Champion winner in 2009 and 2010, Coulee Crest Chall Jeanie. $3,600 was paid by Sydney Willingham of Gamaliel, KY. The sale averaged $2,196 on 34 lots.

The sales culminated with the World Class ‘11 Holstein Sale. Seven of the breed’s best cows were lead out on the colored shavings and all had genetics available for purchase in the sale.

Lookout Pesce Magna P Sarah-Red-ET, the number two GTPI red polled heifer in North America, topped the World Classic sale for $82,000, she was purchased by Keller Cattle Sales of Verona, WI. The second high selling animal was a first choice female out of DeSu 199 Chart TopperET, the number one GTPI heifer in the breed.

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Farm bill proposal builds momentum for dairy policy reform

by John Wilson, Senior Vice President, DFA On Oct. 6, Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Representative Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) introduced the Rural Economic Farm and Ranch Sustainability and Hunger Act (REFRESH), legislation to reform federal agriculture policy. This legislation includes the Dairy Security Act of 2011 authored by Representatives Collin Peterson (D-MN) and Mike Simpson (R-Idaho). Under the leadership of National Milk Producers Federation, the Dairy Security Act has been developed over the past two years by individual dairy producers and numerous dairy groups across the nation, including Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA).

“In recent weeks, Congressional leaders have responded to the urgent need for dairy policy reform. This growing momentum is a positive signal to the dairy industry that change is on the horizon.

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A Few Words

by Phoebe Hall

Middle of October It’s the middle of October already, and the sun doesn’t want to rise until 7:30 a.m. and then it wants to set at 6:30 p.m.

That’s okay, but it’s a prelude to what’s coming down the tube, my least

favorite time of the year.

That’s why I cherish every moment of every beautiful day.

This time of the year when we see flocks of birds assembling around our barns, we brace ourselves for what’s coming

next. Invariably, our animals will pick up some kind of a variation of a newly mutated intestinal disease. We try to correct this invasion without medications by adjusting the feed inputs. Increasing the dry hay intake and cutting down on the corn silage usually helps to rectify the problem, if we are fortunate. This year was no exception, so far. So much for a closed herd and biosecurity.

Corn silage harvest is

going wide open, with varying degrees of success. Most of the farmers are reporting somewhat of a reduction in yields, compared to last year. If the dry corn harvesting follows through with the same yield decreases, I would have to guess that the U.S. farmers will have trouble meeting the estimated yield predictions of the USDA. Some experts are now predicting that it will take until 2013 to alleviate this

tight supply problem in the world. I wonder what our Creator’s thoughts are on this.

We heard the other day about the surprise snowstorm that dumped two feet of snow on some areas of western New York back in 2006. It had caught everyone off guard, as October is capable of doing, from our experiences. That storm followed a beautiful, balmy week of perfect fall weather. Every sea-

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Someone asked us recently why we burn so much wood. Our reply was, first and foremost, we love a warm house; secondly, the wood is free, and last but not least, it keeps us young, although, it doesn’t feel like it while we are doing it.

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Fellowship of Christian Farmers Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee recovery effort The Fellowship of Christian Farmers, International needs your help coordinating a Hurricane and tropical Storm recovery campaign. Farmers are contacting the FCFI Home Office regarding how to help dairymen with feed and repairs to damaged homes and buildings in New England, New York and Pennsylvania.

FCFI Area Leader, William Brown, Marcy, NY and FCFI Board member and Prayer Guide coordinator, Clark Phillips, North Collins, NY, spent a week in Schoharie, NY, repairing a damaged dairy barn and removing “big” trash items from fields covered with flash flood waters. A team of 11 farmers are describing the damage as that you “have to be here to believe it.”

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The Fellowship of Christian Farmers Int. is in communication with the Vermont Agency of Agriculture to waive U.S. Custom fees to ship Quebec hay in to Vermont dairies that have lost all hay and corn silage. Hay and silage will need to be shipped in a Tropical Storm Lee hay lift. Your help is needed.

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The Fellowship of Christian Farmers Rapid Response team spent four days on the Van Aller Farm in Middleburg, NY. Hurricane Irene dumped 12 inches of rain across the Schoharie Valley Aug. 28 on ground that was already saturated with moisture.

Team members included Clark & Sue Phillips, Ed & Gail Westfall, William and Kathy Brown, Steve Hutton, George Steven, and Jim Wolford. Bill Brown, Marcy, NY, is the Area Leader for the Fellowship of Christian Farmers. Clark Phillips, North Collins, NY, is an FCFI National Board member.

The Fellowship of Christian Farmers Rapid Response team worked at picking up trash left all over the Van Aller farm. Refrigerators were found in standing corn fields.

Firewood and entire trees uprooted were strewn across the farm place. The dairy barn in the background required the removal of cow mattresses and a foot of silt washed into the building. High pressure washers were used to totally clean the barn so new cow mattresses could be installed.

The Schoharie Valley has beautiful fields of corn for grain and silage. Hurricane Irene’s flash flooding destroyed entire fields in the valley by washing out stands of corn or by severely knocking corn down.

Standing corn also had its feed value impacted by silt contamination. Dairymen in the Schoharie Valley need hay, silage and hay to make it through the winter.

The Van Aller farm silos did not sustain damage to silage inside. A Cat endloader was used to load up logs, rocks, and silt onto trucks. The Fellowship of Christian Farmers Rapid Response Team hauled in tools needed to equip the crew. It will take two years to repair all the damage from the Aug. 28 Hurricane Irene. Neighbors helping neighbors is a rural American tradition and Biblical principle that needs to be deployed this fall and winter to assist dairy families going through the devastation of a lifetime storm.

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Flash flood water changed the course of the Schoharie River. Ten feet of flood water ran through the Van Aller farm. The farm house sustained basement and first floor damage. Sheetrock “wicked” water up the walls and the furnace had to be replaced. This fall and winter crews will be needed with wiring and drywall skills to rebuild farm dwellings in Schoharie County.

What once was a fertile pasture is now the river bottom of a flash flood tributary of the Schoharie River. Four feet of rocks, silt, uprooted trees, and garbage was deposited on this pasture. “You have to see this in person to appreciate the scale of the flash flooding in Schoharie County,” said FCFI Area Leader William Brown Marcy, NY.

New York State Agricultural and Community Recovery Fund On Sept. 3, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the creation of an Agricultural and Community Recovery Fund (ACRF) to help rebuild the agricultural industry and farming areas impacted by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. The Farm Operation Match Component of the ACRF is a coordinated effort by New York State Homes and Community Renewal (NYSHCR) and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYSDAM) to provide emergency funding to help with on farm operating costs incurred as a result of damage by natural disasters.

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Submission requirements Applications must be received by 4 p.m. Nov. 7: New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, 10 B Airline Drive, Albany, NY 12235. Attn. Lucy Roberson, Director, Fiscal Management, NYS Agricultural and Community Recovery Fund (ACRF) - Farm Operation Match Component.

Programmatic Questions should be directed to: Steve McGrattan at 518-457-7836 or Steve.McGrattan@agriculture.ny.gov Eligibility requirements Farm operations that raise or grow the following are eligible to apply for funding: • Livestock, including dairy • Fruits, vegetables, bedding plants, nursery and flowers Eligible farmers must submit applications by Nov. 7, with documented feed, crop, produce/nursery loss and replacement cost for each eligible expense to NYSDAM. Eligible Costs — Reimbursement Amount The maximum amount of allowable replacement cost per

farmer will be matched on a 1:1 ratio, until funds for the Farm Operations Match component are depleted.

Feed Replacement — 50 percent of the allowable replacement cost for livestock feed grown, produced and/or purchased, stored and subsequently lost by the eligible farmer during the time period covered by the program up to a maximum of $50,000. Actual awards will be based on a prorated formula according to demonstrated need and availability of funding.

Fruit, Vegetable, Bedding Plant, Nursery and Flower Replacement — 50 percent of the allowable replacement cost for fruits and vegetables that were grown by the eligible farmers and then subsequently purchased from other sources necessary to maintain customers during the time period covered by the program up to a maximum of $10,000. Actual awards will be based on a prorated formula according to demonstrated need and availability of funding.

• To be eligible for this component, the producer must have maintained CSA, farmers’ market or farm stand op-

erations for the period of Aug. 28, 2011 through Oct. 31, 2011 and be able to provide purchase records of replacement product for the continuation of such operations during the above time period.

Eligible time period Eligible loss must have occurred as a result of catastrophic weather and flooding events caused by Hurricane Irene and/or Tropical Storm Lee. Eligible replacement costs must be incurred within the following time frames: • Feed replacement costs incurred between Aug. 28, 2011 and Oct. 31, 2011.

• Fruits, vegetables, bedding plants, nursery stock and flowers replacement costs between Aug. 28, 2011 and Oct. 31, 2011.

Farmers — other requirements The State of New York reserves the right to conduct an audit of funded projects.

Awardees’ financial records relating to the performance of the project shall be maintained for no less than six (6) years after the completion of the project.

Farmers must certify that the replacement cost is not insured or otherwise eligible

for funding under any other state or federal program.

Farmers receiving awards under this program will be able to return funds to the state if the farmer determines that funding from another state or federal program is more advantageous and the acceptance of disaster recovery funds under this program would otherwise make the farmer ineligible for funds from other sources.

Awarding of funds — process Calculation: Awards will be based on a prorated formula according to demonstrated need and availability of funding.

Process: 1) The NYSDAM will approve farmer applications and determine amount of funding awarded per farmer and total amount of funding available to eligible counties.

2) Funding will be provided by eligible counties or NYSDAM depending upon the source of funding. Costs for eligible expenditures must be incurred prior to the disbursement of funds.

3) Funding will be distributed as a grant to the farmer against his/her invoiced or incurred expenses.

Taste of Tioga reschedules to promote local food in the aftermath of the 2011 flood

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Taste of Tioga reschedules event to Thursday, Nov. 3, 5:308 p.m., at the Owego Treadway Inn OWEGO, NY — Originally scheduled to take place in September the Taste of T ioga was postponed due to the incredible flood damage from Tropical Storm Lee. Cornell Cooperative Extension of T ioga County invites you to join local farms, restaurants and businesses as they highlight the rebuilding processes and cele-

brate the reopening of our local restaurants at the 10th Annual Taste of Tioga at the Owego Treadway Inn on Nov. 3, 5:30-8 p.m.

Taste of Tioga highlights the connection between local farms and restaurants by showcasing the high quality foods grown and prepared right in your own backyard.

Guests sample a variety of gourmet style dishes including soups, salads, main courses and desserts.

We invite you to join

with us in supporting our community and your local extension office programing. Tickets are $30 per person and include free wine tasting with the purchase of your dinner.

Tickets are available at our office at 56 Main St., in Owego, NY, or at the door. We will honor

the September tickets.

Shake hands with your neighbor and celebrate the strength of our community in the face of a natural disaster.

For more infor mation visit TASTEOFTIOGA.COM or call Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tioga County at 607687-4020.

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First Place Luke Park.

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Operator Park wins local contest, $500 and a trip for two to the New Holland North America Super Boom Road Show Championship event in Louisville, KY. COR TLAND, NY — Empire Tractor, the New Holland dealer in Cortland, NY, sponsored a New Holland Super Boom Road Show event on Sept.

17, where more than 40 equipment operators competed in the 200 Series Skid Steer Challenge for the title of this area’s Best Skid Steer Operator. Skid Steers are compact, fast-moving and versatile machines found on almost every construction, landscaping and agriculture project across North America.

Luke Park of Homer,

NY, won the competition, earning $500 cash prize and travel for two to Louisville, KY, to go up against the top finishers from 35 other Road Show events across the United States and Canada in a final competition during GIE+EXPO 2011 (Oct. 27-29). The final competition will determine the North America champion. The grand

prize winner will receive a new, fully loaded 200 Series skid steer loader -valued at more than $35,000-for their sponsoring company, plus $5,000 and New Holland gear for the operator.

Event collects funds for Cortland County Chapter of the Red Cross As part of the event, Empire Tractor donated $500 to the Cortland County Chapter of the Red Cross, and helped collect and an additional $500 in cash donations and in-kind services at the event. New Holland dealers from across North America are hosting Road Show events in 2011, which are expected to raise an aggregate total of at least $20,000, for local chapters of the American Red Cross and Canadian Red Cross.

Park Competed for the Park Family Farms.

Second and third place prize — $250 and $100, respectively — went to Mark Smith Cincinnatus, NY and Jeremy Gibbs Truxton, NY. For more information, contact Jon Enright at 607-753-9656 or via email at jonpe@empiretractor.com

Third Place Jeremy Gibbs.

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Second Place Mark Smith.

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Old-Fashioned Estate Auction 26' Aluminum Steam Boat w/Wooden Roof; Rumely Oil Pull Tractor; 1919 White Stake Body Truck; 1908 Stanley Steamer 10HP James Beggs & Co. Steam Engine; IH TD-14 Crawler w/Crane; 5 Cletrac/CAT Crawlers; 15 Old Stake Body Trucks; 10 Old Farm Tractors; 25 Hit & Miss and Steam Engines; Several Antique Riding Mowers Auctioneer's Note: Mr. Miller was an avid auction attender and antique collector. The house & sheds are full. All announcements day of auction take precedence over printed material.

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On Sept. 21, National Milk Producers Federation’s board of directors voted to incorporate important changes into the Foundation for the Future dairy policy reform proposal.

As part of the proposed changes, the basic coverage of the Dairy Producer Margin Protection Program will be set at 80 percent of base production. Additionally, producers will have the option of purchasing supplemental coverage on up to 90 percent of their base production as adjusted for milk production growth.

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has been made voluntary, offering producers options for managing risk on their operations. The Federal Order proposal has been simplified and is limited to requesting the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a hearing to change the current end product pricing formula for Class III to a competitive price.

These changes are expected to result in similar changes to the draft dairy policy reform legislation released by Representatives Collin Peterson (D-MN) and Mike Simpson (R-Idaho).

“We support the changes to the Foundation for the Future poli-

cy proposal, which provide producers more options to protect their margins and strengthen our ability to export. We applaud National Milk Producers Federation’s board and management for their efforts.

Additionally, we appreciate Representatves Peterson and Simpson for leading dairy reform efforts on Capitol Hill and urge other members of Congress to

cosponsor their bill, which is modeled after this policy proposal.

Dairy producers have been discussing needed changes to dairy policy for more than two years. It is extremely gratifying to be part of this effort and to see this proposal — which so many have contributed to — be presented to Congress with such positive momentum.”

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Show is open to everyone, all show winners must be SOLD Many Top Quality Deep Pedigreed Registered & Hi Grade have been purchased from this sale in past years.

Also Selling “SHORT NOTICE” Complete Dispersal of 65-Cows for Randy & Lisa Renfrew, Knox, PA 1) 50 of 65 1st or 2nd lactation 2) Free-stall trained 3) Milked in parlor 4) 20 due to calf in Nov. & Dec. 5) 20 Jersey crosses, balance Holsteins If you want . . . .

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FRIDAY November 4, 2011 11:00 A.M.

Directions: ale to be held at Jack Wood's Auction Barn, located on Taylor Valley Rd., Cincinnatus, NY-2 miles north of Cincinnatus, just off NYS Rte. 26. Watch for auction arrows.

(2) Good groups of cattle, some nice 1st calf heifers in these groups, with cattle just fresh and springing.

Open heifers from NB to breeding age. Good open heifers in this group, Holsteins and some Crosses.

Beefers: Black Angus cow & calf combinations. Angus are used to fencing and being handled.

Machinery: JD 780 Hydro-push manure spreader. Wooden hay wagon on running gear, and other misc. items. More consignments coming in daily. Watch for our full ad.

Sale Managed By:

Gene Wood’s Auction Service, Inc. Cincinnatus, NY 13040

(607) 863-3821

Visit us on the Web @ genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com

The American Lamb Board (ALB) is now soliciting applications for its first round of cooperative funding programs for this fiscal year.

There are two programs, the Supplier Cooperative Funding program, designed for suppliers to fund branded retail or foodservice promotions, and the Industry Matching Grant

programs, designed for industry partners to fund local promotions such as festivals, cooking demonstrations and more.

Both programs require a one-to-one cash match from the recipient. Applications are due Oct. 30. To download the complete application, visit www.lambcheckoff.com. For ad-

ditional information, call the ALB office at 866-327-5262.

The board established both programs to help support projects and activities that promote American lamb and further the goals and objectives of ALB’s strategic plan.

Source: American Sheep Industry Weekly Oct. 7

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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, October 24 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin).

Complete Milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal for Dylan Hunt, Martville, NY. 21 milking age all stages of lactation, 8 Bred Hfrs - bred 2 mos. to springing. Majority of this herd is Ayrshires, 4 Hols. & 2 Jerseys. This is a grazing herd. Also: Complete Heifer Dispersal for Matt Schiavi, Locke, NY. 21 Head: 6 Hols., 5 Jerseys, 10 Jersey X. Most will be due in the spring & have been running with a Jersey bull since June. Another group of Open Hfrs. mostly Jersey X. Dairy starts at 1 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752.

• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-5843033, 585-738-2104.

• 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Calves. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Misc. & Small Animals. 1:00 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. . Tom & Brenda Hosking 607699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315287-0220 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518392-3321.

Tuesday, October 25 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Tuesday. Groceries, hay, straw, grain & firewood. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction,

518-568-3579 • 10:00 AM: 12601 State Rd. 545, North Winter Garden, FL. Rental Returns of Late Model Construction, Support Equip., Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • 1:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Dairy, sheep, goats, pigs and horses; 3:30 PM feeders followed by beef and calves. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.

Wednesday, October 26

Thursday, October 27

• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 10:00 AM: 175 Wolf Run Rd., Cuba, NY. Estate of Steve Petzen. Excavating Equip. & Trucks. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Milking Herd Dispersal.

Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716296-5041, 585-738-2104

• 5:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Calves, followed by Beef. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.

• 5:00 PM: 2105 Ireland Rd., Brockport, NY. Estate of Skeeter Van Marter. Tools & Equipment.

Harris Wilcox, Inc., Auctioneers & Appraisers, 585-494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com

Thursday, October 27 • Moira, NY. Carl & Annabelle Bilow. 85 head of Quality Dairy Cattle. “Super Milk” every year since 1986. Delarm & Treadway, Sale Managers & Auctioneers, 518-483-4106 • Cleveland, OH. Complete Liquidation Cat Construction Equip. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop off only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auction-

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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

eer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, 585-738-2104.

• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Dairy Cattle followed by Beef & Calves. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-8293105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315287-0220

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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

• 10:00 AM: Mason Facility, 10784 Rt. 19, Fillmore, NY. Annual Fall Consignment Auction. Tractors, Farm Equip., Construction, ATV’s, Classic Cars, Tools, Trucks, Camper, Generators, Boats and Lumber. R.G. Mason Auctions, 585-567-8844 or 585-261-8844 www.rgmasonauctions.com • 11:00 AM: Middlesex Livestock Auction, 488 Cherry Hill Rd., Middlefield, CT. Fall Feeder Cattle Auction. Accepting consignments Fri., Oct. 28 12-6 pm; Sat. Oct 29, 7-11 am. Middlesex Livestock Auction, Lisa Scirpo 860-883-5828, Sale Barn 860-349-3204

Monday, October 31 • Jones Farm, Freindsville, PA. Complete Milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal. 70 Milking age in all stages of lactation, 10 bred hfrs. This herd consist of mostly Holsteins. Low SCC. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Friday, October 28

Tuesday, November 1

• Bloomfield, NY. Bennett Farms Milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal. Bennett Farms, Inc. owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-7462226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Detroit, MI. Large Construction, Agricultural Equip., Attachments, Support Equip. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full line of produce, bedding plants & flowers. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579

• Pell City, AL. Truck Tractor & Specialized Trailer Auction. Large quantity of specialized trailers of different configurations: 19 axles, Trail Kings, Liddell, Hobb & others. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com

Saturday, October 29 • Syracuse, NY. Construction, Support, Attachments, Aerials, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • 20 McCormick Rd., Spencer, MA. Estate of George Adgalanis. 4 Ford tractors, Trucks & Tools, Hay & other equipment. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, Inc., 413-569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.com • 9:00 AM: 5563 East Main St., Batavia, NY. Empire Tractor Relocation Auction. Farm Tractors, Equipment, Agricultural Parts, Store Inventory, Store Pictures. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com

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Wednesday, November 2 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Thursday, November 3 • 9:30 AM: Goodrtich Imp., Inc., 7166 St. Rt. 38, Newark Valley, NY. Public Auction. 100+ Flood Units plus more. Goodrich Auction Service, 607642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com

Saturday, November 5 • Canaan Tire, Gandolfo Dr, Canaan, CT. 5 Oliver Tractors, 1989 Ford Service Truck, Tire and Service Equipment, Office Equipment. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-569-6421 • Delaware, OH. Late Model Rental Return Construction Equip., Aerial Lifts, Attachments, Support Equip. & Camping Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • Ithaca, NY. New York Holstein Fall Harvest Sale.

The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

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

Livestock Sale every Wednesday at 1 PM Feeder Cattle Sales monthly Horse Sales as scheduled 585-394-1515 • Fax 585-394-9151 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com FRANKLIN USED EQUIPMENT SALES, INC. AUCTION SERVICE Franklin, NY 607-829-5172 Over 30 Years Experience in Farm Equipment Auctions Frank Walker, Auctioneer P.O. Box 25, Franklin, NY 13775 fwalker2@stny.rr.com

FRALEY AUCTION CO. Auctioneers & Sales Managers, Licensed & Bonded 1515 Kepner Hill Rd., Muncy, PA 570-546-6907 Fax 570-546-9344 www.fraleyauction.com GENE WOODS AUCTION SERVICE 5608 Short St., Cincinnatus, NY 13040 607-863-3821 www.genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com GOODRICH AUCTION SERVICE INC. 7166 St. Rt. 38, Newark Valley, NY 13811 607-642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com H&L AUCTIONS Malone, NY Scott Hamilton 518-483-8787 or 483-8576 Ed Legacy 518-483-7386 or 483-0800 518-832-0616 cell Auctioneer: Willis Shattuck • 315-347-3003 HARRIS WILCOX, INC. Bergen, NY 585-494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com Sales Managers, Auctioneers, & Real Estate Brokers HILLTOP AUCTION CO. 3856 Reed Rd., Savannah, NY 13146 Jay Martin 315-521-3123 Elmer Zieset 315-729-8030

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daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Ithaca, NY. NY Fall Harvest Sale. Hosted by Cornell University Dairy Science Club. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm.

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

Monday, November 7 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) .

Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale. Misc. & Small Animals. 1:00 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Wednesday, November 9 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Feeder Sale.

Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Thursday, November 10 • Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Reserved for a major New York Herd Dispersal w/ a BAA of 110%! Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

Friday, November 11 • 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Fall Premier All Breeds Sale. 100 head of quality all breeds sell. Call to participate in this sale. Selections are underway. Call if you

want to participate.Brown Swiss Semen selling: 11 units of Wonderment selling - bring your tanks.

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

Saturday, November 12 • Madison, NY. Fern Hill Farm II Milking Herd Dispersal. 100 outstanding registered Holsteins sell.

Jack Russin & Family, owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Racine, WI. Late Model Earthmoving Equip., Truck Tractors, Dump Trailers, Equip. Trailers, Campers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 10:30 AM: Jasper, NY (Steuben` Co.). Eggleston Farm Equip. & Machine Shop Liquidation. Nice tools!. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

Monday, November 14 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) .

Monthly Heifer Sale. Misc. & Small Animals. 1:00 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Tuesday, November 15 • Houston, TX. Late Model Construction Equip., Aerials, Forklifts, Support, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com

Wednesday, November 16 • The Pines Farm, Barton, VT. 150th Top of Vermont Invitational Dairy Sale. Free turkey for every buyer! Sales Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 neks@together.net • 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm.

Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock

Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Thursday, November 17 • Bow, NH. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Saturday, November 19 • Ledyard, CT (Foxwood Casino). Earthmoving Construction Equip., Aerial Lifts, Forklifts, Support, Dump Trucks, Truck Tractors, Equip. & Dump Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com

Monday, November 21 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin).

Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. Misc. & Small Animals. 1:00 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Wednesday, November 23 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Wednesday, November 30 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Friday, December 2 • 11:00 AM: 3144 Dalton Rd., Cato, NY. Andrew Dennison Equipment Dispersal. Having sold the cows selling complete line of late model equipment. Hilltop Auction Co., Jay Martin 315-5213123, Elmer Zieset 315-729-8030

Saturday, December 3 • 9:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Groveland, NY. Special Winter Consignment Auction of Farm

& Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks, Liquidations & Consignments. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm.

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

Wednesday, December 7 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, December 10 • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Horse Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 10:15 AM: Ulysses, PA (Potter Co.). Hoopes Turf Farm, Inc. (Preston Hoopes) Sod Farm Dispersal in conjunction with Fox Hill Farms Retirement Auction at 11 am. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

Wednesday, December 14 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Thursday, December 15 • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Wednesday, December 21 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Wednesday, December 28 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

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

LEAMAN AUCTIONS LTD 329 Brenneman Rd., Willow St., PA 17584 717-464-1128 • cell 610-662-8149 auctionzip.com 3721 leamanauctions.com

KELLEHER’S AUCTION SERVICE R.D. 1, Little Falls, NY 315-823-0089 We Buy or Sell Your Cattle or Equipment on Commission or Outright In Business Since 1948!

MEL MANASSE & SON, AUCTIONEERS Sales Managers, Auctioneers & Real Estate Brokers Whitney Point, NY Toll free 800-MANASSE or 607-692-4540 Fax 607-692-4327 www.manasseauctions.com

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

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

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

TOWN & COUNTRY AUCTION SERVICE Rt. 32 N., Schuylerville, NY 518-695-6663 Owner: Henry J. Moak

MOHAWK VALLEY PRODUCE AUCTION 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY 13339 518-568-3579

PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC. P.O. Box 607, Wayland, NY 14572 585-728-2520 • Fax 585-728-3378 www.pirrunginc.com James P. Pirrung

WILLIAM KENT, INC. Sales Managers & Auctioneers Farm Real Estate Brokers • Stafford, NY 585-343-5449 • www.williamkentinc.com

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLE Norman Kolb & David Kolb, Sales Mgrs.

Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs.

717-354-4341

R.G. MASON AUCTIONS Richard G. Mason We do all types of auctions Complete auction service & equipment

WRIGHT’S AUCTION SERVICE 48 Community Dr., Derby, VT 14541 802-334-6115 • www.wrightsauctions.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

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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

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MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT October 17, 2011 On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt Calves:45-60# .20-.26; 6175# .38-.45; 76-90# .50.5750; 91-105# .60-.6750; 106# & up .70-.75.

Farm Calves: .95-1.20 Started Calves: .25-.35 Veal Calves: .55-1.25 Heifers: Open .55-1; Beef .60-.91.

Feeder Steers: .85-1; Beef .65-1.10.

Stock Bull: .70-1.20 Beef Bull: .40-1.25 Boars: one at .13 Butcher Hogs: .48-.54 Feeder Pigs (ea): 9 at 57.50 Sheep, ea: 135-150 Lambs, ea: 75-235 Goats, ea: 40-200; Kids 62135.

Canners: up to 60 Cutters: 62-64.50 Utility: 65-70 Rabbits: 5-30 Chickens: 5-25 Ducks: 5-21 ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES East Middlebury, VT October 17, 2011 Cattle: 147 Calves: 268 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 74.50-82.50; Boners 80-85% lean 60-77; Lean 85-90% lean 4271.50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls 92-125# 75-120; 80-92# 7780.

Vealers: 100-125# 50-75; 90-100# 60-78; 80-90# 5076; 70-80# 54-75; 60-70# 20-50.

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COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA No report * Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA October 18, 2011 Beef Cattle: Canners .35.55; Cutters .52-.68; Util .67.80; Bulls .70-.80; Steers 1.10-1.15; Heifers .60-.78.

Calves: Growers No. 1 .70 1.20; Veal .60-1; Heifers .751.10; Other .50.

Hogs: Sows .40-.50; Boars .24.

Sheep: .70-.90; Lambs 1.502.10.

Goats: 75-120/ea; Billies 140-175/ea; Kids 40-80/ea.

NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA October 18, 2011 Calves: (/cwt) 0-60# 10-34; 61-75# 26-50; 76-95# 5-65; 96-105# 24-60; 106# & up 43-60.

Farm Calves: 70-190/cwt Start Calves: 63-79/c Heifers: 59.50-65 Steers: 57-78/cwt Bulls: 56-80/cwt.

Canners: 10-50/cwt Cutters: 50.50-63/cwt Utility: 63.50-79/cwt

Sows: 50-57/cwt Hogs: 69-70/cwt Shoats: 67/ea.

Pigs: 34-67/ea.

Lambs: 100-185/cwt Sheep: 47.50-130/cwt Goats: 16-195/ea.

Rabbits: .50-15/ea.

Poultry: 1-21/ea.

Hay (9 lots): 2.60-4.80/bale. northamptonlivestockauction.homestead.com HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ No report CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No report EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY No report CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY October 18, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .70-1.50; Grower Bull over 92# .501.70; 80-92# .50-1; Bob Veal .60-.90.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .62-.75; Lean .45-.63; Hvy. Beef Bulls .62-.75.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Fresh Cows 700-1300; Springing Cows 800-1400; Springing Hfrs. 1000-1300; Bred Hfrs. 800-1100; Fresh Hfrs. 700-1450;l Open Hfrs.

300-800; Started Hfrs. 150300; Service Bulls 400-1000.

Beef (/#): Feeders .60-1.18.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder .80-1.50; Market 1.50-2; Slaughter Sheep .35-.65.

Goats (/hd): Billies 100-200; Nannies 75-135; Kid Goats 25-80.

CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY October 17, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower over 92# .90-1.20; 80-92# .55.75; Bob Veal .49-.57.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .71-.75; Lean .58-.66; Hvy. Beef Bulls .73-.75.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Started Hfrs. 305.

Beef (/#): Feeders .55-.85; Hols. Ch Steer 69-78.50.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder 1.80-2.15; Market 1.60-1.90; Slaughter .65-.85.

Goats (/#): Billes 1.30-1.65; Nannies .70-.90; Kids .25.40. *Buyers always looking for pigs.

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY October 12, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfr. Calves 2;Grower over 92# .80-1.15; 80-92# .50-1.05; Bob Veal .05-.60.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .60-.69; Lean .40-.61; Hvy. Beef Bulls .68-.73.

Beef (/#): Feeders 400-600# .80-1.40; Veal 200-300#

1.10; Hfrs. .90-.95; Steer .88.93; Hols. Sel .75-.82.

Lambs (/#): Market 1.401.60; Slaughter .40-.50.

Swine (/#): Hog .70; Sow .52; Boar .20.

DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY October 5, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfr. calves 1.20-1.60; Grower Bull over 92# 1.10-1.55; 80-92# .75-1; Bob Veal .25-.70.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .66-.77; Lean .58-.67; Hvy. Beef Bulls .68-.75.

Beef (/#): Feeders .82-1.16; Ch 1.03-1.06; Hols. Ch .95.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Market 1.40; Slaughter Sheep .45.60.

Goats (/hd): Billies 120; Nannies 37.50.

Swine (/#): Feeder Pig (/hd) 44.

GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY No report PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY October 10, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower Calves 1.60; over 92# 1-1.40; 8092# .50-1; Bob Veal .05-.40.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .62-.74; Lean .44-.65; Hvy. Beef Bulls .68-.70.

Beef (/#): Ch 1.055; Hols. Ch .88-.94; Sel .78-.83.

BATH MARKET Bath, NY September 29, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower Bulls over 92# .90-1.2250; 80-92# .75-1; Bob Veal .30-.40.

Cull Calves (/#): Gd .62-.70; Lean .55-.63.

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION Canandaigua, NY October 18, 2011 Dairy Cows for Slaughter: Bone Util 56-75; Canners/Cutters 43-68; Bulls dairy HY Util 60-76.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Open 750-920.

Slaughter Calves: Bobs 95110# 40-67.50; 80-95# 3565; 60-80# 30-60; Vealers (grassers) 250# & up 52-78.

Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed: Bull over 95# 70-132.50; 8095# 65-130; 70-80# 60-70; Hfrs. 97.50-165; Bull calves Ch (grain fed) 99-119; Sel 80-95.

Beef Steers: Ch grain fed 86-99; Sel 75-84.

Hogs: Hogs US 1-3 79-87; Sows US 1-3 51-56; Feeders US 1-3 58-72.

Feeder Lambs: Ch 50-80# 130-142.50.

Market Lambs: Ch 80-100# 160-180.

Slaughter Sheep: M 35-80.

Rams: Ch over 10# 70-90.

Goats (/hd): Billies L 110# & up 95-175.

Feeder Sale October 15, 2011 Beef Feeders: 301-500# 70-136; 501-700# 60-133; 701# & up 53-110.

Gouverneur

Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

Bath

Vernon New Berlin

Cambridge

Central Bridge Chatham

Beef Heifers: 301-500# 62134; 501-700# 58-129; 701# & up 51-106.

Beef Bulls: 301-500# 58131; 501-700# 57-125; 701# & up 54-108.

Holsteins: 301-500# 60-78; 501-700# 54-74; 701# & up 52-73.

Bred Replacements: 210870.

Families: 700-980.

FINGER LAKES HAY AUCTION Penn Yan, NY No report.

Hay Fridays @ 11:15. Produce Mon. @ 10 am, WedFri. @ 9 am sharp!

FINGER LAKES PRODUCE AUCTION Penn Yan, NY No report Produce Mon @ 10 am, Wed-Fri @ 9 am sharp.

HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY October 17, 2011 Cattle: Bone Util .60-.71; Canners/Cutters .58-.65; Easy Cows .60 & dn.

Bulls: Bulls/Steers .60-.66.

Calves: Bull Calves 96-120# .80-1.10; up to 95# .10-.95; Hols. Hfrs. under 100# 1.25.

Goats: up to 150 Lambs: 55-100# 1.30182.50.

Cull Sheep: .58-1.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA No report BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA October 12, 2011 Holstein Steers: Sel 1-3 1350# 80.

Heifers: Sel 1-3 1035-1080# 87.50-92.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 67.5069.75; Breakers 75-80% lean 63-67.75, lo dress 6061.50; Boners 80-85% lean 58.75-64.75, hi dress 65-67; Lean 85-90% lean 51-58.75, hi dress 59-60.25, lo dress

41.50-50.

Feeder Cattle: Steers L 2 600# 95; Heifers M 1 375# 108; L 2 615-680# 74-90; Bulls L 1 Herefords 305# 90.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 95-120# 122-150; No. 2 Hols. 95# 110-115; 85-90# 65-97; No. 3 80-105# 52-75; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs. 95-105# 115-205/hd; No. 2 Hols. hfrs.

75-100# 70-140/hd; BeefX 100# 100.

Vealers: 65-85# 14-47.

Vealers: 65-85# 14-47.

Sows: US 1-3 400-500# 120-145/hd; 600# 195/hd.

Boars: 400# 70/hd.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 10-55# 15-38; 60-70# 35-38.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 70-85# 192.50-205; Yearlings 85-130# 100-120; Ewes Gd 2-3 130-160# 95105.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 50-60# 75-105; 65-90# 100135; Sel 2 under 20# 12.5020; 20-40# 25-52.50; 45-60# 62.50-90; Nannies Sel 1 100-150# 85-120; Sel 2 80# 57.50; Billies Sel 1 100# 120.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA October 18, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Ch 12101535# 115-123.50; Ret. to Feed 1060-1160# 102.50104; Hols. Ch 1440-1645# 101.75-106.50; cpl Sel 93.75-97; Hfrs. Ch 1 hd 965# 111.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 69.50-77; Boners 64-72.50; Lean 62-68.50; Big Middle/lo dress/lights 56-64; Shelly 55 & dn.

Bulls: 1815-1900# 78-80.

Feeder Cattle: Steers Hols. dairy types 205-485# 67-74; one 1160# 78.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 95-120# 135145; No. 2 80-110# 105-135; No. 3 75-115# 65-105.

Swine: Hogs 205-295# 6367; Sows 330-575# 54.5064; thin 385-430# 48-51.50; Boners 42-46; Boars 505545# 34.50-35.

Goats: L Nannies 98-132; Small/thin 60-90; Families

115-186; Fancy Kids 120142; Fleshy Kids 78-117; Small/thin/bottle 18-76.

Lambs: Ch 50-75# 180-194; 80-95# 175-187; 100-105# 185-214; 110-115# 168-181; Gd 2 hd 45-70# 155-165.

Sheep: all wts. 77-90; Yearlings 114-150.

Sale every Tuesday * 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry & Eggs * 6 pm for Livestock starting with calves. * State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Fri., Oct. 28.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA Small Animal Sale October 18, 2011 Rabbits: 2-16 Ducks: 3-11.25 Turkeys: 7.50-24 Canary: 12 Peacock: 26 Chickens: .50-7 Pigeons: 1.50-2.50 Quail: 1.50-2 Cockateils: 20 All animals sold by the piece.

Sale starts at 5 pm.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle, PA No report DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC Dewart, PA October 17, 2011 Holstein Steers: 13581394# 91-93; 1448-1526# 96-99.

Cows: Breakers 63.50-66; Boners 51.50-64; Lean 4757.50.

Bulls: 1402-1898# 7076.25.

Feeder Steers: 320-400# 119-125.

Feeder Bulls: L 1 582-794# 86-88.

Calves: 189. Bulls No. 1 94124# 137-152; 84-92# 105132; No. 2 94-120# 122142; 80-92# 70-90; No. 3 94116# 50-85; 80-92# 4070;Hfrs. No. 1 92-98# 180195; No. 2 78-100# 100-160;

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Util 15-40.

Feeder Pigs: Hogs 275328# 73-75.50.

Lambs: 56-68# 166-167; 72-80# 182-192; 92-114# 152-177; 124-158# 135-171.

Goats (/hd): Kids Sel 1 5060# 85; 80-90# 100-117; 90110# 110-130; Sel 2 50-60# 57-80; 70-100# 82-102; Nannies/Pygmies 70-90# 60-67; Whethers 130-150# 150172.

Hay: 11 lds, 200-800/ton.

Oats: 1 ld, 3.50/bu.

Wood: 2 lds, 72-145/ld.

GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA October 17, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1346-1470# 121-123; Ch 2-3 1172-1570# 115121; 1632-1706# 113.50119.50; Sel 1-3 1106-1370# 108.50-114; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1592-1690# 102-105; Ch 2-3 1320-1698# 99.50102.50; Sel 1-3 1218-1638# 90-95.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1212# 115.50; Ch 2-3 1126-1358# 108-113.50; Sel 1-3 1032-1296# 101-106.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Mercer

Jersey Shore

New Wilmington

Dewart Leesport Belleville Homer City

New Holland Carlisle Lancaster Paradise

Eighty-Four Whites 65-75% lean 73.5076; Breakers 75-80% lean 67-72.50, hi dress 71.75-74; Boners 80-85% lean 63.5068.25, hi dress 69-72.50, lo dress 59.50-64; Lean 8590% lean 58-64, hi dress 64.50, lo dress 52.50-57.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1142-2014# 68-77.50, hi dress 1686# 84.50; YG 2 882-1532# 60.50-70.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 320# 112.50; 542-803# 96-117; M&L 2 424# 115; 524-692# 87-89; Herefords 478-512# 76-92.50; L 3 Hols. 562-694# 78-83.

Slaughter Heifers: M&L 1 315-450# 112.50-119; 522582# 110-111; Herefords 535# 81; M&L 2 286-474# 82.50-114; 640-766# 71101; Herefords 325# 74; 714# 69.

Slaughter Bulls: M&L 1 342-473# 95-115; 552-844# 89-116; M&L 2 386-424# 87.50-100; 730-742# 82-97; Herefords 352# 85; L 3 Hols.

326-432# 74-91.

Holstein Feeder Calves: No. 1 94-126# 137.50-165; 90-92# 105-120; No. 2 94120# 100-140; 84-92# 87.50-107.50; No. 3 78-102# 57.50-90; Hols. Hfr. No. 2 7580# 125; Vealers 65-96# 32.50-55.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 188-268# 66.50-68; 45-50% lean 248306# 60.50-66.50.

Sows: US 1-3 456# 65.50.

Boars: 300# 36.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 2-3 50-64# 172.50-210; 70-109# 185-210; 126# 180;Yearlings 102-108# 110-135; Ewes Gd 2-3 86-156# 74-82.50.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 50-65# 120-130; 70-80# 130-165; Sel 2 under 20# 25-32.50; 20-40# 40-52.50; 55# 47.50; Nannies Sel 1 90-140# 77.50-125; Sel 2 90# 69-79; Billies Sel 1 170# 190-205.

INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA No report KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA October 15, 2011 Alfalfa: 3 lds, 165-330

Mixed Hay: 8 lds, 120-350 Timothy: 5 ld, 150-240 Grass: 11 lds, 115-300 Straw: 6 lds, 155-235 Firewood: 2 lds, 95-120 Rye Seed: 5 lds, 14-14.50 Clover: 1 ld, 150 Wheat Seed: 1 ld, 6.

LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA October 14, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Mon. Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1315-1450# 121.50-123.50; Ch 2-3 12151435# 115-121.50; Hols. Hi Sel 1-3 1010-1230# 88.5093.50; Thurs. Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1325-1520# 125-127.50; Ch 2-3 1200-1450# 121-124; Sel 2-3 1020-1295# 116119; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1300-1530# 103-106; Ch 2-3 1185-1575# 96-101; Sel 2-3 1090-1515# 90-93.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1195-1375# 123-124; Ch 2-3 1085-1270# 115119; Sel 2-3 1005-1110# 110.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 7178.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 64-75, hi dress 6977.50, lo dress 65-70; Boners 80-85% lean 62-69, hi dress 66-74.50, lo dress 57.50-62; Lean 85-90% lean 54-64, hi dress 59.50-67.50, lo dress 49-58.

Slaughter Bulls: Mon. YG 1 1110-1820# 78-82, lo dress 1335-1980# 72.50-76; very hi dress 115-121; Bullocks 850-1330# 82-86; hi dress 930-1495# 88-91, lo dress 1060-1285# 75-80; Thurs.

YG 1 1095-1820# 79.50-84, hi dress 85-88, lo dress 7879; Bullocks YG 1 880-1545# 91-96, hi dress 98-103.

Graded Holstein Bull Calves: Mon. No. 1 95-115# 130-152; 80-95# 90-110; No. 2 95-120# 110-125; 85-95# 75-95; No. 3 95-110# 70100; 75-90# 50-70; Util 65100# 25-60; Hols. Hfrs. No. 2 75-100# 185-220; No. 2 7590# 100-140; non-tubing 6080# 15-60; Tues. No. 1 pkg 121# 120; 95-113# 140; 8090# 50-82; No. 2 95-113# 120-138; 74-90# 30-85; No. 3 73-106# 29-57; Util 73103# 12-40; Graded Hols.

Hfrs No. 1 93-102# 245-250; pkg 85# 165; No. 2 83-93#

105-150; pkg 75# 55; nontubing 65-93# 12-50.

Graded Bull Calves: Thurs.

No. 1 pkg 120-128# 137; 94118# 145-159; 86-92# 5560; No. 2 102-128# 135-147; 94-100# 102-110; pkg 9496# 82; 80-92# 50; No. 3 80130# 40-65; 72-88# 20; Util 60-110# 11-40; Hols. hfr. calves No. 1 85-95# 200250; No. 2 85-95# 150-180.

LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Fredericksburg, PA October 11, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 64-66.50; Boners 80-85% lean 57-63; Lean 88-90% lean 52-58.50.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 95-120# 120-137; No. 2 95-115# 75-100; No. 3 80110# 50-60.

LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA October 12 2011 Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1245# 115.50; Sel 23 11301230# 108.50-113.50; Hols.

Ch 2-3 1515-1650# 94.5098.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 67.50-73.50; Boners 80-85% lean 62.5066.50; Lean 85-90% lean 5863.50, lo dress 53-58.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1120-1270# 76-84.50.

Feeder Steers: L 3 500800# 56-62.

Vealers: Util 70-105# 15-50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-125# 125-147.50; 85-90# 67.50-80; No. 2 95120# 95-125; No. 3 80-120# 40-75.

Lambs: Ch 2-3 105-110# 172.50-181.50.

Goats: Kids Sel 1 30-40# 72.50-76; Sel 2 20-30# 4051; Nannies Sel 3 50-80# 58; Wethers Sel 1 100-125# 140-141.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 278# 73.

MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA October 11, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1215-1515# 121.50124.50; Ch 2-3 1145-1490# 114-120; YG 4-5 1365# 112; Sel 1-3 1155-1245# 112113.50; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3

1435-1550# 100.50-104; 1650-1660# 100.50-103.50; Ch 2-3 1245-1515# 98101.50; Sel 1-3 1280-1355# 87-87.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1205-1390# 116117.50; Ch 2-3 1100-1360# 112.50-115.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 69; Breakers 75-80% lean 6268.50, lo dress 55; Boners 80-85% lean 55-61, hi dress 63-64.50, lo dress 48-55.50; Lean 85-90% lean 50-56, hi dress 57-62, lo dress 4250.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1255-1925# 69-79; hi dress 2035# 85; YG 2 760-1440# 55-68.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 472# 107; 620-700# 83-93; M&L 2 570-650# 77-87; L 3 Hols.

555-630# 60-71.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 380-485# 85-99; 590# 93; Herefords 292-440# 81-89; M&L 2 275# 81; 500-685# 68-80.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 235# 90; 395490# 84-85; 515# 95; Herefords 455# 80; M&L 2 280-428# 82-83; 600# 65; L 3 Hols. 365-470# 56-74.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-130# 117-157; 90# 105-112; No. 2 95-115# 90120; 85-90# 72-90; No. 3 75105# 47-77; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 100-135# 145-165; No. 2 Hols. Hfrs 75# 70-77; Beef X 85# 147.

Vealers: Util 65-115# 20-60.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 243-275# 71-73.50; 280-298# 72.5072.75; 45-50% lean 238280# 69-71.50; 320-325# 63.50-67.

Sows: US 1-3 320-385# 5359; 510# 51.

Boars: 400-735# 29.5031.50.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 55# 33; one lot 105# 77/cwt.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 56-65# 160-192; 70106# 130-167; 115# 152; Yearlings 115# 92; Ewes Gd 2-3 180# 87; Rams 180# 87.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 4560# 90-120; 65-75# 112125; Sel 2 under 20# 25; 2040# 40-62; 65# 100.

Slaughter Nannies: Sel 1 110-140# 82-102; Sel 2 100120# 50-78; Sel 3 90-100# 30-50.

Billies: Sel 1 160# 155; Sel 2 120# 110.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA October 17, 2011 Cattle: 116 Steers: Ch 104-114; Gd 98103.

Heifers: Ch 102-110; Gd 95101.

Cows: Util & Comm. 60-69; Canner/lo Cutter 58 & dn.

Bullocks: Gd & Ch 76-85 Bulls: YG 1 63-75 Feeder Cattle: Steers 6590; Bulls 60-80; Hfrs. 60-85.

Calves: 67. Ch 85-100; Gd 75-85; Std 15-60; Hols. Bulls 90-130# 60-140.

Hogs: 38. US 1-2 71-74; US 1-3 66-70; Sows US 1-3 4859; Boars 25-52.

Feeder Pigs: 22. US 1-3 2050# 25-52.

Sheep: 40. Gd. lambs 15018; SI Ewes 70-80.

Goats: 30-130 MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA October 17, 2011 Grass: 245-260 Mixed Hay: 160.50-170 Rd. Bale: 100 Round Bales: 95-130 Lg. Sq. Bales: 85-125 Straw: 160-190 Wood: 65 Hay Auction held every Monday at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA October 17, 2011 Roosters: 3-4.75 Hens: 1.50-2.75 Banties: .10-1.50 Pigeons: 2-3 Ducks: 4-6 Bunnies: 2-4.75 Rabbits: 4.25-9.75 Auction held every Monday at 7 pm.

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES New Holland, PA October 6, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1325-1520# 125127.50; Ch 2-3 1200-1450# 121-124; Sel 2-3 10201295# 116-119.

Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1300-1530# 103-106; Ch 2-3 1185-1575# 96-101; Sel 2-3 1090-1515# 90-93.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1195-1375# 123-124; Ch 2-3 1085-1270# 115119; Sel 2-3 1005-1110# 110.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 7578.50, lo dress 72-73; Breakers 75-80% lean 72-75, hi dress 75.50-77.50, lo dress 67.50-70; Boners 80-85% lean 64.50-69, hi dress 7074, lo dress 58.50-62; Lean 88-90% lean 60-64, hi dress 65-67.50, lo dress 54-58.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1095-1820# 79.50-84, hi dress 85-88; lo dress 78-79; Bullocks YG 1 880-1545# 91-96, hi dress 98-103.

Graded Bull Calves: Hols.

No. 1 pkg 120-128# 137; 94118# 145-159; 86-92# 5560; No. 102-128# 135-147; 94-100# 102-110; pkg 9094# 82; 80-92# 50; No. 3 80130# 40-65; 72-88# 20; Util 60-110# 11-40.

Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 85-95# 200-250; No. 2 8595# 150-180.

NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA No report.

NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA

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EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Holland, PA October 17, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 75, lo dress 73; Breakers 75-80% lean 70.50-74.50, lo dress 67-69; Boners 80-85% lean 65.50-69.50, hi dress 70.50, lo dress 61-64; Lean 85-90% lean 61-64.50, lo dress 5860.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1675-2205# 72-75, one to 79; YG 2 1345-1760# 67-71.

Steers: M&L 1 300-500# 131-135; 500-700# 120-132; 1000-1100# 98-104; M&L 2 300-500# 117.50; 500-700# 97-112.50.

Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 112.50-120, few to 130; 500700# 94-112.50; 700-900# 90100; M&L 2 300-500# 97110; 500-700# 82.50-95.

Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 132.50-140; 400-500# 120128; 500-600# 109-115, few to 127.50; 600-700# 103106; M&L 2 300-500# 105115; 500-700# 91-97.50.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 90-120# 135-165, one at 170; No. 2 90-130# 97.50125; No. 3 85-120# 45-85; Beef Calves 125-225# 85130; Vealers Util 65-120# 2040.

Sows: US 1-3 400# 59.

Boars: 300-400# 22-29.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 1-3 60-80# 182.50-187.50; 80100# 177.50-189; Yearlings 115-137# 100-157.50.

Slaughter Ewes: Util 1-2 109-125# 69-85.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 50-65# 120-135; 7585# 135157.50; Sel 2 55-60# 92.50107.50; Nannies Sel 1 108# 95/cwt; Sel 3 55# 70; Billies Sel 1 120-140# 122.50/cwt; Whethers Sel 1 130# 105.

Pennsylvania Markets

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October 17, 2011 Slaughter Lambs: Non-traditional markets: Wooled & Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 205-235; 60-80# 188-211; 80-90# 184-199; 90-110# 184-198; 110-130# 170-184; 130-150# 168-182; Wooled & Shorn Ch 2-3 50-60# 176190; 60-80# 169-184; 8090# 170-183; 90-110# 169184.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 M flesh 120-160# 82-97; 160200# 84-97; 200-300# 7076; Util 1-2 thin flesh 120160# 72-84.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 3040# 103-118; 40-60# 116134; 60-80# 128-153; 8090# 141-156; Sel 2 30-50# 66-80; 50-60# 87-101; 6080# 102-126; 80-90# 115130; Sel 3 30-40# 66-80; 4060# 76-91; 70-80# 86-101; 80-90# 94-104.

Slaughter Nannies/Does: Sel 1 80-130# 100-116; 130180# 115-130; Sel 2 50-80# 76-91; 80-130# 82-97; Sel 3 50-80# 53-69; 80-130# 6984.

Slaughter Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100-150# 152-167; 150-250# 190-196; Sel 2 100-150# 135-150.

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 .15 to .20 higher, wheat sold .20--.25 higher, barley sold .10-.15 lower, Oats sold .05-.10 lower & Soybeans sold .50-.75 higher. EarCorn sold steady. All prices /bu. except ear corn is /ton.

Southeastern PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.80-7.36, Avg 7.08, Contracts 6.55-6.57; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.736.53, Avg 6.10, Contracts 5.97-6.20; Barley No. 3 Range 4.70-5.50, Avg 5.10, Contracts 4.50, Oats No. 2 Range 4-5, Avg 4.50; Soybeans No 2 Range 11.9512.30, Avg 12.10, Contracts 11.91-12; EarCorn Range 200-205, Avg 202.50.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.45-7.22, Avg 6.90; Wheat 6.53; Barley No. 3 Range 4.75-5, Avg 4.87; Oats No. 2 Range 3.80-4.30, Avg 4; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11-12.30, Avg 11.67; EarCorn Range 195-220, Avg 207.50.

South Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.40-7.10, Avg 6.65; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.30-6.33, Avg 5.81; Barley No. 3 Range 4.25-5.30, Avg 4.45; Oats No. 2 Range 3-4, Avg 3.37; Soybeans No. 2 Range 12-12.10, Avg 12.05; EarCorn Range 165-180, Avg 172.50 Lehigh Valley Area: Corn No. 2 Range 7.05-7.25, Avg 7.13; Wheat No. 2 Range 7; Barley No. 3 Range 4.85; Oats No. 2 Range 4.50; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11.3512.10, Avg 11.72; Gr. Sorghum Range 7.05.

Eastern & Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.40-7.36, Avg 6.95, Mo. Ago 7.76, Yr Ago

5.55; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.30-7, Avg 6.19, Mo Ago 6.67, Yr Ago 6.34; Barley No. 3 Range 4.25-5.50, Avg 4.73, Mo Ago 4.93, Yr Ago 2.78; Oats No. 2 Range 3-5, Avg 3.91, Mo Ago 4.11, Yr Ago 2.35; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11-12.30, Avg 11.87, Mo Ago 13.34, Yr Ago 11.09; EarCorn Range 165-220; Avg 191.25, Mo Ago 209.71, Yr Ago 126.87.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.20-7, Avg 6.74; Oats No. 2 3.75-4, Avg 3.91; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.48; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11.85.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary October 14, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 121.50-127.50; Ch 13 115-121; Sel 1-2 108.50113.50; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 100-106; Ch 2-3 94.50-99; Sel 1-2 87.50-93.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 117.50-123; Ch 1-3 112.50-116; Sel 1-2 102110.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 66-73.50; Boners 80-85% lean 62-69; Lean 85-90% lean 54-61.50.

Slaughter Bulls: lo dress 72.50-78, Avg dress 78-84; hi dress 85-88.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300500# 124-141; 500-700# 122-136; M&L 2 300-500# 117.50-131; 500-700# 110124.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300500# 118-133; 500-700# 109-124; M&L 2 300-500#

103-120; 500-700# 95-112.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 124-141; 500-700# 111-130; M&L 2 300-500# 115-126; 500-700# 108-117.

Vealers: Util 60-120# 10-60.

Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols. bulls 95-125# 120-160; No. 2 95-125# 100-145; No. 3 80120# 40-75; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs.

84-105# 150-250; No. 2 80105# 75-150.

Hogs: Barrows & Glts 4954% lean 220-270# 69-76; 45-50% lean 220-270# 6871.

Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 5659; 500-700# 59-63.

Graded Feeder Pigs: US 12 30-39# 121-131; 40-49# 125; 50-59# 120-134; 6069# 110-127; 70-79# 95106.

Slaughter Sheep: Ch & Pr 2-3 60-80# 216-230; 80110# 207-226; 110-150# 194-219; Ch 1-3 40-60# 200216; 60-80# 190-210; 80110# 12-200; Ewes Gd 2-3 120-160# 105-120; 160200# 94-100; Util 1-2 120160# 81-96; 160-200# 8094.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 106-133; 60-80# 126-147; 80-100# 146-186; Sel 2 40-60# 76-96; 60-80# 101-127; Sel 3 40-60# 6479; 60-80# 65-80; Nannies Sel 1 80-130# 105-120; 130180# 110-125; Sel 2 80130# 89-104; Sel 3 50-80# 57-71; 80-130# 68-83; Billies Sel 1 100-150# 172-187; 150-250# 204-219; Sel 2 100-150# 139-158.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Hay Market Summary

October 17, 2011 Hay & Straw Market For Eastern PA: All hay prices paid by dealers at the farm and /ton. Compared to last week hay and straw sold mostly steady. All hay and straw reported sold /ton.

Alfalfa 175-250; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 160300; Timothy 150-200; Straw 100-160 clean; Mulch 60-80.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 104 lds Hay, 15 Straw. Alfalfa 140-360; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 100-360; Timothy 273705295; Grass Hay 100-230; Straw 140-225 clean.

Diffenbach Auct, N. Holland: October 10, 33 lds Hay, 5 lds Straw. Alfalfa 140360; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 140-360; Timothy 370; Grass 175-230; Straw 165-190 clean.

Green Dragon, Ephrata: October 14, 38 lds Hay, 3 Straw. Alfalfa 155-187; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 100-265; Timothy 205-275; Grass Hay 100-205; Straw 115-205 clean.

Weaverland Auct, New Holland: October 14, 18 lds Hay, 7 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 145-410; Grass 155210; Straw 170-220.

Wolgemuth Auction: Leola, PA: October 12, 15 lds Hay, 0 lds Straw. Alfalfa 140150; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 120285; Grass 120-210.

Summary of Central PA Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 106 Loads Hay, 12 Straw.

Alfalfa 185-330; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 70-350; Timothy 150-240; Grass 150-300; Straw 135-205

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Belleville Auct, Belleville: September 28, 12 lds Hay, 0 ld Straw. Alfalfa 205-290; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 140-300.

Dewart Auction, Dewart: October 10 11 Lds Hay, 0 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 80-200; Straw 190-245 clean.

Greencastle Livestock: October 10 & 13, 6 lds Hay, 0 ld Straw. Alfalfa/Grass 70-90; Timothy 130.

Kutztown Auction, Kutztown: October 15, 28 lds Hay, 6 Straw. Alfalfa 165330; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 120-350; Timothy 150-240; Grass Hay 155-300; Straw 155-235 clean.

Middleburg Auct, Middleburg: October 11, 25 lds Hay, 1 Straw. Alfalfa 185; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 70-220; Timothy 80-170; Grass 125200; Straw 185.

Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippensburg: September 29 & October 4, 24 lds Hay, 5 Straw.

Alfalfa 130-178; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 110-230; Timothy 120-200; Straw 130178 clean.

New Wilmington Livestock, New Wilmington: October 14, 11 lds Hay, 1 lds Straw. Alfalfa/Grass 170190-185.

VINTAGE SALES STABLES Paradise, PA October 17, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1275-1535# 124127.50; Ch 2-3 1250-1480# 118-123.50; Sel 2-3 11951515# 109-115.50.

Slaughter Holsteins: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1235-1595# 103.75-108, few 113-115; Ch 2-3 1330-1635# 96.50100; Sel 1-3 1380-1570# 9092.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1200-1450# 119.50124.50; Ch 2-3 1050-1420# 112-117; Sel 2-3 10501435# 103-109.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 70-73.75; Boners 80-85% lean 62.50-68; Lean 85-90% lean 56.50-62.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 95-120# 120-145; 85-90# 60-80; No. 2 100-120# 80115; No. 3 80-125# 40-70; Util 65-115# 15-40; Hols.

Hfrs. No. 2 75-90# 90-160. * Next Feeder Cattle Sale Nov. 11.

WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA October 13, 2011 Loads: 28 Orchard Grass: 1 ld, 185 Mixed Hay: 14 lds, 145-410 Grass: 3 lds, 155-210 Firewood: 2 lds, 110 Corn Fodder: 1 ld, 170.

WOLGEMUTH AUCTION Leola, PA October 19, 2011 Loads: 16 Mixed Hay: 8 lds, 100-245 Grass: 4 lds, 142-202 Straw: 1 ld, 225 Fodder: 1 ld, 132

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“We saw a couple of B10; 10.25"; 14"; Black; Composition: EPS Ads:CF: CW PDF pages:b10.pdf; -; months ago what $2plus cheese did to demand, Mattke said. “Exports dropped sharply in June and July and domestic demand dropped hard as well.”

YET ANOTHER Speaking in Tuesday’s He said $18 milk “has a DAIRY REFORM BILL DairyLine, Mattke shot,” but $17-$17.50 HAS BEEN pointed to the global is more likely.

On a brighter note, INTRODUCED economy which, he corn prices have softIssued Oct. 14, 2011 said, has a lot of uncerened the last four weeks Don’t look for $20 tainty and risk and and is about $2 off the milk prices in 2012, ac- could be headed into a high, Mattke reported. cording to Matt Mattke secondary recession Milk prices have fallen of Wisconsin based which will limit the upas well so it’s “bitterStewart Peterson. side.

sweet.”

-; -; He called on producers to “be defensive in their planning” and “use any rally that might occur between now and the end of the year to get sales in place, pick the tool of your choice, be it forward contracting or put options, use that rally

to do it and get a base of protection in place because 2012 has a lot of unknowns.”

Cash cheese prices the week of October 10 reversed the previous week’s rally and closed Friday at $1.69 per pound on the blocks, down 7 1/2-cents on the week, and a nickel

below a year ago. The barrels also closed at $1.69, down 9 1/2cents on the week, and 4 1/4 below a year ago.

Eleven cars of block traded hands on the week and 14 of barrel.

The NASS-surveyed U.S. average block price

Mielke B11

Bennett Farms Milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal Friday,, Octoberr 28,, 2011 1 • 11 1 AM M • Bloomfield,, NY 100 Head Will Sell • 75 Cows • 20 Bred Heifers • 5 Calves Located just 20 minutes East of Coyne Farms and the Legends Of The Fall Sale being held the day before!

Honest cows, tremendous bred heifers and deep pedigrees will be the features of this outstanding herd sale. The family of Bennett-Farms Mariner Adele (3E 92) will be well represented as nearly 40% of the animals selling will trace back to her! 30 head will sell fresh within 60 days of the sale! Service Sires include Baltimor, Destry, Guthrie, Sid & Windbrook Equipment Selling Five 50" fans - 4 direct drive, 1 belt drive; Uebler 810 feed cart w/ 9 hp gas motor; Rissler 175 mixer with front scale; Bradford White 80 gallon LP gas water heater; Five SURGE mini cups; Automatic Surge washer; Surge vacuum pump; 400 feet of stainless steel pipeline & 400 feet vacuum line Herd Health: Herd is in excellent condition and all cattle will be inoculated against Shipping Fever and tested for immediate interstate shipment. Trucking will be available to go anywhere!

Directions: GPS address is 2321 Rt. 64, Bloomfield, NY 14469. Bloomfield is located on Rts. 5 & 20, halfway between Avon and Canandaigua. From 5 & 20, take Rt. 64 North for 2 miles to the farm. Watch for auction arrows!

See the entire catalog online at www.cattlexchange.com!

Owners: Bennett Farms, Inc. 2321 Rt. 64, Bloomfield, NY 14469 585-520-4642 (Jackie) jackieb@frontiernet.net

Sale Managed By/Catalogs

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LARGE PUBLIC AUCTION THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2011 9:30 AM Directions: On Location at 745 Harry L. Dr in Johnson City NY. Exit 70N off I-86 (17), turn left at red light on to Harry L Dr, auction located a half mile on right; Next to Binghamton.

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Due to the unfortunate flooding in the area Goodrich Implement has decided to sell all used inventory affected by the flood at absolute auction. Some tractors will be running come sale time, they vary in condition from original to fully restored from Ed's Collection. The following Items affected by flooding: Tractors: Case: (2) CC, (2) RC, (3) VAC, VAH High crop, (3) SC, 500 6cyl, (2) 411B, 500B w/ ldr, 530, 730 w/blade; Farmall: (5) Cubs w/ attach, A w/ sicklebar mower, C w/ ldr, M, Super M, W4, O6 Orchard, 140 w/3pt, (2) 300 w/ FH, 350 Utility, 444, 504, 656 Utility, 656 Hydro, 284 w/mower; JD: L, H, M, 40, 420, 420 Crawler, 420 Dozer, 440 Crawler loader, 3010, 4010, 4020 w/ ldr; Ford: Several 8n & 9n, Jub w/ ldr, 600 w/ldr, 800, 841 w/ldr, 900, 4110, 3600 cab & blade; Kubota: BX2200, L175, L200, L260, B6200. Others: AC D14, Satoh S650G, Ferguson TO20, Massey Harris Pony & Mustang w/ 3pt; MF 285; Lawn & Garden: Bushhog D410 Rare!, Case 195 w/ sickle bar & 130; JD 110; Wheel Horse C81, Economy w/ 3pt, Powerking w/ 3pt, Kubota TG1860G, Husqvarna Z4217 Zero Turn, Lots of attachments. Polaris Diesel 4 wheeler w/ winch, Honda 250 4 wheeler; & more!

Industrial: Dozers: Case 850B, 310G, 310D; JD 550B; Cat D3C LGP series 3 Hystat Needs Hyd work; Backhoes: Case W3, 530, 580; Loaders: Case 480D LL w/ 3pt, 580C LL, 680C; Skid Steers: Case 1840, 1537, JD 440; Forklifts: Manitou S504TC 4wd Rough Terrain, Case 584C 2wd Rough Terrain, JCB 530BHL 4wd telehandler, Clark LP; Other: Bobcat 325 mini- excavator w/ hyd. thumb and blade, EZ-Go golf cart, Eager Beaver 10HA tandem axle trailer, tri-axle deckover trailer; Gooseneck trailer; Hobart Gas welder; Goodall jump pack; Machinery: (4) Ground Drive spreaders, NH Pto spreader, millcreek spreader, Skeleton hay elevator, 3pt rotary & finish mowers, Boxblades, boompoles, phd, 1R planter, transplanter, 1x & 2x plows, mtd cultivators, Ontario drill, JD 1x trailer plow, running gear, JD water wagon; Lots of tractor parts, weights, tires & much more!!

Items not affected by flooding: Tractors: Kubota M5040 w/ 1153 ldr 450 hrs, M8200 CAH mfwd w/ldr nice!, B7300, BX2200 w/mwr 460 hrs, BX2200 ldr & mwr 1250 hrs; JD 401, 4100 cab & blade, 850; Industrial: Backhoes- Case 580M 4wd cab, e-hoe 1,360 hrs; Case 580L 2wd cab e-hoe; 590 4wd cab e-hoe 4 in 1 bkt; 580K 2wd cab e-hoe; Terex TX760B 4wd cab e-hoe; Skid Steers: '08 NH L180 1k hrs Nice!, Takeuchi TL150 Track machine w/cab, NH L779 & Bobcat 7775 SSL; Other: Parker 750 portable debris grinder dsl; Airmann AX27U mini excavator; Terex TH528C 4wd Telehandler; Dresser TD7C Dozer; Kubota RTV 500 1 yr old!, Kubota RTV 900; New Easy Kleen Magnum Gold 4000 pres. washer; Ford F800 Single axle dump; Trailking tandem axle trailer; Machinery: NH 851 Round Baler, (2) gravity wagons, New 5' & 6' rotary mowers; Terms: Cash or good check day of sale, nothing removed until paid in full. All items sold as-is where is. Impossible to list everything, something for everyone!! Online bidding available through Equipmentfacts.com. There is a 3% buyer's premium for all online purchases, no buyer's premium for onsite buyers! View website for pictures and updated info! Auction Preview Tues. & Wed. 8am-5pm Onsite parking - Loading dock & Loading - Lunch Available - Local Hotels & Restaurants

Goodrich Auction Service, Inc. Newark Valley, NY • (607) 642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com

Great opportunity here for the handyman! This is a sale not to miss!

ANNUAL FALL CONSIGNMENT AUCTION SAT. OCT. 29TH @ 10:00 AM HELD AT MASON FACILITY 10784 RT. 19 • FILLMORE, NY 14735 We will be hosting our large annual fall consignment auction, held at the Mason facility located on Rt.19 between Hume and Fillmore. Watch for R. G. MASON AUCTION arrow.

FARM TRACTORS JD 3155 4WD w/rops w/snyc.trans.; Ford 5640 w/side mower; JD 2555 4WD w/loader; JD 2040 w/loader; JD 3010 utility w/loader (1 of 357 made); IH 1066 turbo; Ford 3000 w/loader; IH 2500A ind. w/loader; MF 2200 w/loader ind.; Ford 2000 gas nice out of Olivers; MF 50 gas; Ford 3000 gas S.O.S.; Case 2290 4WD w/cab add bad rear end; MF 255 w/loader COMPACT TRACTORS Ford 1720 4WD w/loader; JD 4010 4WD w/loader & mower; Kubota BX2000 4WD w/Sims cab & 54" front blade; JD 750 4WD w/cab & loader; Ford 1210 4WD w/loader CONSTRUCTION Komatsu D21E6 dozer; Morbark 80 hp chipper SKID STEERS JD 317 w/cab, heat, & AC very nice; NH LS170; JD 317 w/hand controls; ATTACHS. Lowe new post hole digger; Long 4 in 1 hyd. bucket; Bobcat aerator; Pallet forks; Skid steer plates FARM EQUIP NH 688 round baler w/net wrap; Case IH 8340 haybine nice; Kuhn GA 7822 dual rotary rake; Knight 8114 manure spreader nice & 8014 manure spreader; IH 12ft disc w/buster nice; Case IH 8312 discbine; Gehl 99 blower; NH 310 baler w/thrower; IH 430 baler w/thrower; NH 846 round baler; NH 489 haybine; Pequea HR10 rotary rake; Vicon 4203T rotary rake; Vermeer R21A double rake; NH 824 two row corn head; Truck body sprayer w/Honda motor; Ear corn mill; Hesston 5400 round baler; JD 1219 haybine bad gear box; New bucket; MF 124 sq. baler w/thrower; 3PT Brillion 64" landscape like new; snow blower; stone rake & back blade; and more.

AUTOS '05 Ford F350 quad cab 4x4 FX4 diesel leather Lariat 68K w/diamond plate fuel tank, tool box, & B&W hitch; '05 Jeep Gr. Cherokee 4x4 143K; '00 Chevy Tracker 4x4 110K; '02 Lincoln LS V8 128K; '03 Buick Park Ave nice; CLASSIC '79 Ford LTD 94K CAMPERS '04 Four Winds Classic 2 slide outs; '01 Keyshore Sprinter extra clean 1 slide out MOTORHOME '01 Ford F450 w/toy hauler back ATV & MOWERS Cub Cadet 4WD RTV utility vehicle; Kubota GR2100 4x4 diesel w/330 hrs; CC 3204; JD LX176; Gravely walk behind w/ multi. attach.; Pull behind mower; Yamaha gas golf cart. AMISH SHED; SUPPORT ITEMS 2 new 36" ext. doors; new bathtubs; New windows; Lg. asst. consigned used tools; Hickory kitchen set w/42" top cabinets; Slate; 8ft metal roofing; Oak molding; and more. TREATED Lumber & post CATTLE 2 Hereford heifer feeders; 1 bred Hereford heifer Consignments coming in daily watch website for updates.

Consignments accepted Mon. thru Thurs. 9 to 5 PM, Fri 9 to Noon.

Subject to consignor delivery and Mason auction rules.

Call for info 585-567-8844 or 585-261-8844.

FILLMORE, NY 585-567-8844 TERMS * CASH OR GOOD CHECK W/PROPER ID 13% Buyer www.rgmasonauctions.com rgmasonauctions@aol.com premium $1,000.00 and down per item.

Mielke from B10 B11; 10.25"; 14";

Black; lost 1.2 cents, slipping to $1.7475. Barrels averaged $1.7080, down 2 cents.

Jerry Dryer’s October 7 Dairy and Food Market Analyst reported that “conversations with (cheese) distributors suggest more promotional activity is being planned now than was the case just a few weeks ago. At the beginning of the week, cheese prices were as much as 50 cents below the price levels that prevailed thru the summer.”

Butter wise; Dryer says there’s “very good order flow and more promotional activity in the works. However, there’s also is plenty of cream. High-fat holiday

Composition: EPS Ads:CF: products aren’t yet competing for the cream supply and ice cream is out of the picture while milk bottlers and yogurt makers continue to dump cream into the supply chain.”

Spot butter closed October 14 at $1.8350, up 6 1/2-cents on the week, but 35 cents below a year ago. Only one car was sold all week.

NASS butter averaged $1.7579, down 5.1 cents. NASS nonfat dry milk averaged $1.5415, up 2 1/2- cents, and dry whey averaged 60.29 cents, down 0.3 cent.

U.S. dairy exports in the first seven months of 2011 were steady and consistent, according to

CW PDF pages:b11.pdf; -; the U.S. Dairy Export Council’s Margaret Speich in an interview I had with her at World Dairy Expo. Demand has been strong, she said, much of it coming from emerging markets and U.S. cheese exports have been a bright spot. Exports in the first seven months claimed 5 percent of U.S. cheese production, up from an historical average of 1-2 percent.

Much of the cheese is going to South Korea where USDEC has done a lot of marketing the past 15 years. Speich said “It’s paying off for U.S. dairy farmers,” adding that there’ll be even more potential from free trade agree-

-; -; ments with South Korea, Panama, and Columbia which passed the House and Senate this week.

The U.S. dairy industry needs the world market but Speich warned that “It’s imperative we do what’s needed to continue to be a consistent supplier, not just to the international markets but also to make sure we’re producing the right kinds of things for the domestic market. It’s part of the environment we operate in and U.S. dairy exporters especially in the last two to three years have shown more interest in exports, more commitment, and are very active in the ex-

port market.”

National Milk’s Chris Galen says the South Korean free trade agreement would be worth about $380 million per year to the U.S. dairy industry and the other two would mean another $50 million in annual sales and generate additional jobs.

Exporting historically meant lower prices to be competitive but that’s no longer the case as exports have contributed much to achieve “strong positive prices for dairy farmers,” Speich said. “Keep in mind,” she concluded, “U.S. milk production has increased 1.6 percent this year and 60 percent of that additional output was exported so we have to make sure that our commitment to export markets stays and really do what’s needed to make our exports healthy and consistent.”

The free trade agreements drew fire from the National Family Farm Coalition. Board president Ben Burkett stated, “The U.S. alone has lost 300,000 family farmers since NAFTA was implemented, and we don’t expect the lowered tariffs for beef and oranges to offset those numbers in the next 15 years.”

Wisconsin farmer John Kinsman, who met with President Obama and Agriculture Secretary Vilsack at the White House Rural Forum in Podesta, Iowa, said; “We outlined our concerns about the

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trade agreements to the President and Secretary Vilsack, but they chose to ignore them. This Administration has, unfortunately, caved to the notion that any trade is good trade. They abandoned their campaign pledge to revisit our nation’s trade policies, despite the continued loss of family-scale producers and the rural communities behind them.”

Speaking of exports; the Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) program accepted 10 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America and United Dairymen of Arizona to sell a total of 2.67 million pounds of Cheddar cheese to customers in Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East. The product will be delivered through December and raises CWT’s 2011 cheese export total to 74.9 million pounds to 23 countries, the equivalent of 749 billion pounds of milk.

In milk pricing news; California’s November Class I milk price is $20.26 per hundredweight for the north and $20.54 for the south, down $1.24 and $1.23 respectively from October, but $1.55 and $1.56 above November 2010, and equates to about $1.74 and $1.77 per gallon respectively.

The drop pulled the 2011 average to $20.68 and $20.95, but both are $3.83 above a year ago. The Federal order Class I base price is announced by USDA on October 21.

The Agriculture Department raised its 2011 milk production forecast again in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. USDA blamed herd expansion “at a more rapid rate and milk per cow during summer increased more rapidly than expected.”

Department bean counters project 2011 output at 195.9 billion pounds, up 200 million from last month’s estimate, and compares to 192.8 billion in 2010.

The 2012 estimate was lowered as “forecast milk prices and weakening milk-feed ratios increase the pace of lat-

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Black; er year declines in cow numbers.” Look for 2012 output to hit 198.4 billion pounds, down 100 million pounds from September’s estimate.

“International prices have been weaker which has put some pressure on butter and cheese prices,” USDA wrote.

Butter and cheese price forecasts were reduced for 2012. NDM prices have also been under

Composition: EPS Ads:CF: pressure from weakening international prices and although the forecast for 2011 is unchanged from last month, the price forecast for 2012 was reduced. Whey prices were raised for both 2011 and 2012 as demand is strong, according to USDA. The 2011 Class III milk price forecast was lowered, but for 2012 the higher whey price

CW PDF pages:b12.pdf; -; more than offsets a decline in the cheese price, and the Class III price forecast was raised. The 2011 Class III average is now expected to range $18.15$18.25 per hundredweight, down from the $18.25-$18.45 expected last month, and compares to $14.41 in 2010. The 2012 average is now projected at $16.30-$17.20, up from the $16.10-$17.10 pro-

-; -; jected a month ago.

The Class IV price was lowered for both years due to lower forecast butter and NDM prices. The 2011 average is now put at $19.05-$19.25, with the 2012 average projected at $16.30-$17.30 per hundredweight.

The report also showed 2011 corn and soybean production estimates were reduced about 1 percent from

the September projection but corn and soybean price projections were also lowered. The 2011/12 U.S. seasonaverage farm price for corn was put at $6.20$7.20 per bushel, down 30 cents on both ends of the range compared to a month ago. The 2011/12 U.S. seasonaverage soybean price

remains in a wide range, $12.15-$14.15 per bushel, down 50 cents on both ends.

Soybean meal prices were forecast at $335$365 per ton for 2011/12, down $25 on both ends of the range.2011 cottonseed production was forecast well below 2010, as was

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"Complete" Cattle Dispersal AUCTION 90+/- * AI - HI-GRADE HOLSTEIN DAIRY CATTLE * 90 +/-

Wed. Oct. 26 @ 11 AM

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Sat., Nov., 5, 2011 • 10 AM PLEASE BRING CATTLE IN ON FRIDAY, NOV. 4TH

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FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK EX. 3 Miles East Of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20 Cash or good check day of sale, nothing to be removed until settled for, Announcements day of sale take precedence over advertising Visit Our Web Site www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

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Next Feeder Cattle Sale Sat., Nov. 12, 2011 @ 10 AM

KITCHEN CABINET DISPLAY & FLOORING AUCTION

Sat., October 29, 9:30 AM Preview & Measuring Friday, October 28, 4pm-7pm or 8am Day of Auction Kitchen & Bath Displays, Granite Counter Tops Including: 15 Complete Kitchen Cabinet Displays In Assorted Styles, Cherry, Cherry Rope, Mocha, Hickory, Oak, Shaker and Others, 2, 3 & 4pc Bathroom Vanity Sets, 28 Slabs Of Solid 3/4” Granite Counter Tops Ready To Install, Kitchen and Bath Faucets, Stainless and Enamel Kitchen Sinks, Vanity Drop Sinks, Granite Vanity Tops Exterior House Items Include: 150 PELLA Windows, Doors, Anderson Forever Screen Doors, Georgia Pacific House Siding, IKO Architectural Shingles, Tyvek House Wrap Floorinng Including: Hardwoods 5” Walnut, Oak, Maple, Cherry, Laminate, Tile, Travertine, Marble Building Related Items: Toilet & Sink Sets, Quick Set Door Handles, Chimney Caps, Ceiling Fans, Mini-Friges, Electric Heaters, Closet Organization Systems, Base Board & Crown Moldings New Tools From: Hitachi, Senco, Bostitch, Black & Decker, Skil, Dewalt, Makita, Gas And Electric Power Washers, Bosch, Homelite, Porter Cable, True Temper, Husqvarna Doors: Large Selection of Interior Doors Auction to be held at: 2150 Liberty Drive, Suite 9, Niagara Falls, NYY 14304

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COWS: 45 +/- cows mostly Select Sires & ABS Breeding (used to barnyard/pasture) tie-stall (30+/are 1st & 2nd lactation!) Ave. Age 43 +/- Months!

COMPONENTS (3.9 F & 3.1 P) Herd ave. 60#/day, 2X, no BST. Some of the best proven AI sires: Herd Sires: Toy Story, Blitz, Damion, Stan, Toby, Patriot, Sharky, Marmax, Jordan Red, Payday & Dain. (18) 1st lact, (12) 2nd lact,. fresh heifers & close ups. 11 dry cows. 20+ confirmed preg. cows w/ 3 cows due in Nov; 4 due in Dec.; 9 due in JanMarch. 6 Just fresh in last 30 days! SCC: 250,000 +/-. All on service or too soon to breed. Year round dairy milking well. Years of AI. Cows milking 80+#'s, Beautiful udders, VG condition! Feet trimmed & no warts.

HEIFERS: 15 + AI bred heifers checked safe due Nov.- May w/close ups.

20+ "NICE" Open Heifers, 4+ started calves & 5+ calves on milk.

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Black; alfalfa and other dry hay.

Milk production levels across the U.S. are following expected amounts, according to USDA’s weekly update.

Northeast supplies are tight for needs in many cases as Class I and II demand is limiting manufacturing supplies. Good Class I demand in the Southeast

Composition: EPS Ads:CF: is reported with increased loads being shipped into the region.

Midwest milk is adequate for most needs with steady production.

Milk components are slowly increasing. Western production is slowing seasonally, with some upticks in the Southwest as temperatures moderate.

CW PDF pages:b13.pdf; -; California’s Milk Producers Council (MPC) warned in its October 7 newsletter that milk production in Australia and New Zealand is booming and “hard to not believe the short term milk supply could swamp demand down there, raising the question about what effect it may have up here.”

ADVANCE NOTICE 29 Annual Broome & Tioga Counties Surplus Vehicle & Equipment Auction Binghamton, NY TH

Saturday November 5, 2011 10:00 AM Auction To Be Held @ Broome County Hwy. Garage, Upper Front St. (Rt. 12), Binghamton, NY. From I-81 Take Exit 6 To Rt. 12 North, 2 Miles.

Large Auction Of Cars, Trucks, Heavy Trucks & Buses, Heavy Equipment, Lawn & Grounds Equipment, Tools, Shop Equipment, Stolen & Recovered Items, Etc., Etc. Highlights Including: (40) Cars, Vans, SUV's & Pickup Trucks - Assorted Types, Years & Sizes; (20) Large Trucks & Trailers Including: '88 Autocar Truck Tractor; (5) '95-'92 Ford F800 Dump Trucks, S/A; (2) '99 Chevy 3500 Mason Dump Trucks; '97 Ford F350 Service Truck; '99 Volvo Salter Truck; '96 J&J 48' Steel Garbage / Pushout Trailer; Scania Recycling Truck; '69 Am. Gen. Truck Tractor; '91 Semi Water Tanker Trailer; Equipment Including: (2) JD 544E Wheel Loaders, 4wd; Ford 3000 Broom Tractor; Large Onan Diesel Generator; Whirlwind Tub Grinder, JD Dsl.; Dresser Dbl. Drum Roller; Gradall Wheeled Excavator; Jacobson Turfcat Mower; Also Many Water & Sewer Pump Items; PLUS: Office Equipment; Kitchen Equipment; School Items; Stolen & Recovered / Evidence Items; Many Other Items!!; NOTE: Live Online Bidding Available Through www.equipmentfacts.com. Watch Next Week's Paper For More Detailed Listing Or Refer To Our Website For Listing, Terms & Pics @ www.manasseauctions.com.

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WEEKLY SALES EVERY MONDAY HOSKING SALES - FORMER WELCH LIVESTOCK

Tom & Brenda Hosking 6096 NYS Rt. 8 New Berlin, NY 13411

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IRIS HILL FARM COMPLETE FARM EQUIPMENT DISPERSAL

SATURDAY OCTOBER 29, 2011 - 11:00 AM HUBBARDSVILLE, NY (Southern Madison Co - from E. Hamilton on St Rte 12 25 mi S of Utica & 25 mi N of Norwich, turn east on Larkin Rd 3 mi to farm.)

TRACTORS: IH 6588 2 + 2 - 170 HP, IH 3388 2 + 2, IH 1466 w/ new 200 HP motor July 2011, IH 1466 w/ cab & new rubber, IH 766 w/ ROPS - tires less than 2 yrs old w/ IH 2350 front end loader (to be sold separate or as unit - buyer's choice) Bobcat 763C skid steer loader ( 500 hrs on new motor ) w/ bale spear, 80" bucket & rock fork attachments.

FEEDING & HARVESTING EQUIPMENT: Kuhn-Knight 5042 Vertical Maxx twin screw TMR mobile mixer - ex, Roto-Press 9 ft silage bagger - 1000 RPM - ex, Case IH 8315 15 ft discbine ex, John Deere 447 round baler w/baleage kit - ex, Kuhn Speedrake SR112 "V" rake - new condition, New Holland 163 4 star hay tedder, Gehl 1075 forage chopper - tandem axle w/ kernel processor,2 row corn head, 7 ft hay head, 2 row snapper head & 2-R corn head for parts, Gehl 1287 tandem axle box manure spreader w/ end gate, Gehl 980 16' tandem axle forage wagon - ex, Miller Pro 5200 16' tandem axle forage wagon on 12 T EZ-Trail gear - ex, Meyers 4516 16' tandem axle forage wagon on 15 T Meyers gear - ex, NH 1000 RPM silage blower, 30 cow feeder wagon, 3 flat rack hay wagons, 2 running gears.

PLANTING & TILLAGE EQUIPMENT: Kneverland BB100 6 btm variable width plows, Case IH 3950 21 ft transport discs - ex, IH 5100 17 run grain drill - ex, Case IH 950 6 row dry air corn planter. OTHER EQUIPMENT: Pronovost 10 ft tandem axle dump trailer - ex, HD tri-axle 18 ft flatbed trailer w/ goose neck hitch, 26 ft tri-axle flatbed trailer w/ bumper hitch, Ingersol Rand portable air compressor w/ jack hammer, American 8.5 HP wood splitter w/ side arm hydraulic log lift - ex.

SALE MANAGERS NOTE: While some of this equipment is not fresh from the showroom, it has all been well kept & maintained and several important pieces are next to new condition. All the tractors and equipment are field ready for high performance.

FARM SHOP CONTENTS: Forney elec welder, 15 T hydraulic press, portable hydraulic boom hoist, drill press, 1/2 T power chain hoist, plus many more power & hand tools, accessories, & the normal misc items. This is a well equipped shop w/ a high volume of good items. There should be something for everyone and it will be a good time to update your shop.

OWNER: Glen Kobler - 315-899-7761. The farm is sold and Glen is pursuing other interests.

TERMS: Cash or good checks. ID required. Nothing removed until settled for. Out of state checks need bank letter of credit made out to sale manager. Loading accommodations available. Please plan on quick removal as new owner is moving in soon.

Good food available. Comfort stations on site.

COL KERRY DART - AUCTIONEER & SALES MANAGER

Hubbardsville, NY 315-750-0366 email colkndart@yahoo.com See www.auctionzip.com for pictures & details.

selling our milk at prices significantly less than what it cost to produce it, all in the interest of making low-cost dairy products available to the public.”

“The ironic thing, of course, is that these same dairy product processors were asked to make no such sacrifice in 2009 as they benefited from government policies (the same policies that are now blasted in their advertising campaign) that provide governmentguaranteed make allowances that virtually guarantee company profits regardless of what price they are paying for their milk.” MPC called the action “Shameless.”

Meanwhile; Senator Bob Casey, (D-PA) has introduced the “Dairy Advancement Act,” at least the fifth bill addressing dairy policy reforms introduced in the past couple of weeks, reported Dairy Profit Weekly editor Dave Natzke in Friday’s DairyLine broadcast. He said details and Congressional Budget Office review are still sketchy, but Casey’s proposal gives dairy producers a choice in risk management tools, allowing them to continue to participate in the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program, or to receive revenue margin insurance through USDA’s existing Livestock Gross Margin-Dairy (LGMDairy) program.

“This bill repeals the Dairy Product Price Support Program; reduces federal milk marketing order milk classes from four to two; and provides low-interest loans to dairy product manufacturers to help them become more innovative,” Natzke said.

An IDFA press release quotes Connie Tipton, IDFA President and CEO; “Now we are getting somewhere. The Dairy Advancement Act offered by Senator Robert Casey (D-PA), moves the dairy industry towards consensus on a path forward. Most importantly the bill will not hamstring our industry with a new government program to limit milk supply as does the controversial Peterson proposal. It sets no limits on the ability of dairy farmers to grow their businesses, and offers a safety net without strings attached.”

“Although this bill moves us in the right direction, the unwillingness of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) to compromise and insist on proposals that will constrain the industry by limiting milk supply is disappointing.

NMPF continues to refuse to seek consensus by insisting on the Peterson proposal that forces dairy producers to accept supply controls if they want to participate in margin insurance.”

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Weekly Sales Every Monday 12:30 Fresh Produce from Casey Farm Market & Ciampi Greenhouse sends Asters, Mums (all in 8" pots). Misc. & small animals; 1:00 Dairy; **We will now sell lambs, goats, pigs, feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves and cull beef approx. 5:00-5:30PM. Help us increase our volume - thus making a better market for everyone. **We are Independent Marketers - working 24/7 to increase your bottom line. Competitive marketing is the way to go.

Monday, Oct. 17th sale - Cull cows ave. .53 top cow .71 wt. 1497 $1062.87 up to $1206.10, Bulls up to .66, bull calves top $1.10, heifer calves $1.25.

Goats up to $150.00, Lambs 55# - 100# $1.30 - $1.8250, Sheep .58 $1.00.

Monday, Oct. 24th - Complete Milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal for Dylan Hunt, Martville, NY (Cayuga County) - 21 Milking age all stages of lactation, 8 Bred Heifers - bred 2 months to Springing. Majority of this herd is Ayrshires, 4 Holsteins & 2 Jerseys. This is a grazing herd. Also: Complete Heifer Dispersal for Matt Schiavi, Locke, NY. Matt sold his herd last year and this is his heifer crop. 21 Head: 6 Holsteins, 5 Jerseys, 10 Jersey Cross. Most of them will be due in the spring and have been running with a Jersey bull since June. Another group of Open Heifers mostly Jersey Cross. Dairy starts at 1PM. Monday, Oct. 31st - Jones Farm, Freindsville, PA. Complete Milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal. 70 Milking age in all stages of lactation, 10 bred heifers. This herd consist of mostly Holsteins. Low SCC. Monday, Nov. 7th - Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale.

Friday, Nov. 11th - 11AM Fall Premier All Breeds Sale - held at the sale facility in New Berlin. Consignments are coming in rapidly watch website and next weeks ad for details. Just a few: Clinton-Camp sends the last of their great heifers - 8 big straping heifers from super maternal lines and breed leading sires; Kler-Vu sends a 2 yr. old Dane w/31,794 3.8 1205 fresh again working hard - super pedigree 11 Gen. deep to Supreme Fay Marilyn (Rose Milly's Dam). Field of Dreams sends a group of elite Heifers & young cows - sired by Shottle, Million, O-Man, BWM Leader & Ernesto featuring outstanding Maternal Lines like the Graces from Marbil & the Mark Debbie's from Spring-Grove!

Snowtop sends 2 top young cows. Post-Haven sends a group of young cows.

A Guernsey May 2010 heifer on service to Pies - Dam GP. Swiss: From Dublin Hills March Calf sired by Forsman from the 3E EX93 Dublin Hills Sasha 37,040 3.6 1335 3.4 1260; Empire Farms sends a Ransom Bred Heifer due in Jan. to Poker Dam V88 w/23900; a May calf sired by Marker and a VG Eagle due Dec. Vine Valley Farm sends a fancy Sept. calf sired by Eddie from a fancy Zeus; a bred heifer sired by Dynasty due in Jan. Many Maples Farm sends a fancy 2yr. Dynasty and a Service bull by Special. Selections are underway Call if you want to participate - We Don't want to miss anyone. Brown Swiss Semen selling: 11 units of Wonderment selling - bring your tanks.

Monday, Nov. 14th - Monthly Heifer Sale.

Monday, Nov. 21st - Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale.

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 our Web-Site. Call to advertise in any of these sales it makes a difference.

Directions: Former Welch Livestock 6096 NYS Rt. 8, 30 miles South of Utica & 6 miles North of New Berlin, NY. www.hoskingsales.com Call today with your consignments.

-; -; Cheese sales are holding up well, here, according to the MPC, “but U.S. economic data continues to indicate the recovery from the greatest economic recession this country has suffered may not get much better soon, and there has been some talk about the economies of France and Germany weakening. Since the U.S. milk producers are beyond the “tipping point” all we can do is hang on right now and wait to see what happens.”

The MPC took the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) to task for its television and print campaign blasting National Milk’s dairy reform proposal.

Quoting the MPC newsletter; “IDFA is saying the roughly 60,000 dairy farmers in the U.S. owed it to our country to sacrifice the billions of dollars in dairy farmer equity by

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ALBANY, NY — State and federal officials have announced that two additional counties are now eligible to receive disaster assistance designed to help affected individuals and local governments recover from the effects of the recent flooding caused by Tropical Storm Lee. Individual Assistance (IA) is now available in Fulton County and storm survivors may apply for temporary housing assistance and housing repair; U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) low-interest disaster loans for individuals, renters and businesses to repair or replace damaged property; disaster unemployment assistance; grants for serious needs and necessary disaster expenses not met by other programs.

Counties previously declared for IA include Broome, Chemung, Chenango,

Delaware, Oneida, Orange, Otsego, Schenectady, Tioga and Ulster counties.

Public Assistance (PA) is now available in Schoharie County.

FEMA’s public assistance program reimburses local governments, state agencies, and certain private non-profits for 75 percent of the approved costs. Work may include the repair or replacement of disasterdamaged facilities including: • Public roads and bridges not on the Federal Aid System; • Public water control facilities including dams and drainage channels; • Public utilities such as water treatment and sewage treatment and electrical; • Public buildings such as police and fire stations, libraries and public office buildings, including their vehicles and contents; and

• Public parks and recreation facilities including playgrounds, swimming pools, tennis courts, golf courses, ball fields, and boat ramps.

Counties previously declared for PA include Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Delaware, Orange, Otsego, Tioga, Tompkins and Ulster counties.

Tropical Storm Lee survivors should register for disaster assistance as soon as possible by calling the FEMA Helpline at 800-6213362, TTY 800-4627585. Multilingual assistance is available by phone. The toll-free line is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET, seven days a week until further notice. Applicants can also register online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or with a web-enabled mobile device or smartphone at m.fema.gov . Follow the link to “apply online for federal assistance.”

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Empire Rib

Dealers wanted in select areas Also Available at: Central Dairy & Mech.

Delmarva Farm Service Elam Miller Himrod Farm Supply Homestead Nutrition Genesee Valley Nutrition Levi Fisher Martin’s Ag New Bedford Elevator Norm’s Farm Store Robert Rohrer Steve B. Stoltzfus Walnut Hill Feeds

Martinsburg, PA Kennedyville, MD Fort Plain, NY Penn Yan, NY New Holland, PA Piffard, NY Honey Grove, PA Shippensburg, PA Baltic, OH Watsontown, PA Millmont, PA Lykens, PA Shelby, OH

ph 814-793-3721 ph 888-348-1747 ph 518-993-3892 ph 315-531-9497 ph 888-336-7878 ph 585-243-9597 ph 717-734-3145 ph 717-532-7845 ph 330-897-6492 ph 570-649-6765 ph 570-898-1967 ph 717-365-3804 ph 419-342-2942

PBR pannel

t direc Buy ave! s And

Standing Seam

Metal roofing available cut to your length 18 + colors painted • Galvalume • Galvanized aluminum • #1 & #2, material in stock.

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580 585 590 595 610 620 630 640 645 650 655 670 675 680 700 705 730 735 740 760 780 790 805 810 815 860 885 900 910 915 950 955 960

CLASSIFICATION Announcements Antique Tractors Antiques Appraisal Services ATV Auctions Backhoe/Loaders Bale Covers Barn Equipment Bedding Beef Cattle Bees-Beekeeping Bird Control Books Building Materials/Supplies Buildings For Sale Business Opportunities Cars, Trucks, Trailers Chain Saws Christmas Trees Collectibles Computers Custom Butchering Dairy Cattle Dairy Equipment Dogs Electrical Employment Wanted Farm Machinery For Sale Farm Machinery Wanted Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn Fencing Fertilizer & Fert. Spreading Financial Services For Rent or Lease For Sale Fresh Produce, Nursery Grain Handling Eq., Bins & Dryers Groundcover Guns Hay - Straw For Sale Hay - Straw Wanted Help Wanted Herd Health Hogs Hoof Trimming Horse Equipment Horses Housing For Stock Industrial Equipment Insurance Irrigation Lawn & Garden Legal Notices Livestock For Sale Livestock Wanted Llamas Lumber & Wood Products Maintenance & Repair Maple Syrup Supplies Miscellaneous Mobile Homes Motorcycles Organic Parts & Repair Pest Control Plants Poultry & Rabbits Real Estate For Sale Real Estate Wanted Recreational Vehicles & Motor Homes Seeds & Nursery Services Offered Sheep Silos, Repairs, Silo Equip.

Snowblowers Snowmobiles Snowplows Stud Service Tires & Tire Repair Service Tools Tractors Tractors, Parts & Repair Trailers Tree Trimming & Removal Truck Parts & Equipment Trucks Vegetable Vegetable Supplies Veterinary Wanted Water Conditioning Waterwell Drilling Wood For Sale

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1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Buildings For Sale

Buildings For Sale

Cow Mats

Cow Mats

Custom Services

Custom Services

FOR RENT

FINGERLAKES CONSTRUCTION

Silage & Kernel Processors Blowers Hammermills 315-536-7634 607-243-7009 x2

A&J Spreading Custom Butchering

Clyde:: 315-923-7777 Batavia:: 585-343-1777

Professional Pole Barns

by S&L Builders

Now Open & Booking Animals

No Lines ~ No Waiting All Cuts Vacuum Packed and Bar-Coded for Tracking and a Complete Printed Inventory of Your Product Call For Appointment

315-204-4089 or 315-204-4084 Custom Services

Custom Services

607-227-6738 Custom Services

Dairy Cattle

AUTOMATIC ROLLERMILL

Herd Expansions

RENTALS

WANTED

3.00 Per Ton

Also Complete Herds Prompt Pay & Removal

Hi-Capacity for Hi-Moisture Corn or Corn Silage

$

Several Mills Available

315-536-8854 or 315-536-6747

We build what we sell

Spanish Translation Assistance. One on one trainingmilking, sick cows, calving, AI, etc. CNY area. 315-730-5756 cowfarm5@yahoo.com

No Sub Crews

Dairy Cattle

Any Size Or Description of Building Most Structures Erected Within 30 Days Beat Our Price? I Don’t Think So!

110 WELL-GROWN freestall trained Holstein heifers due November & December. Had all shots. 315-269-6600

570-398-5948 (o) 570-772-2352 (c)

(33) ORGANIC DAIRY cows for sale, $1,500 per head, Holsteins, Jerseys, and cross breeds. Most are dry and due soon. Call evenings: 716-7613131, 216-401-1052

35 years of experience Lifetime Warranty

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HIGH SPEED TRACTORS FOR HIRE

Rt. 8, Bridgewater, NY

Steel or Wood Frame

www.fingerlakesconstruction.com

(JD 9550 Combine)

New York Custom Processing, LLC

Garages • Equestrian • Commercial Agricultural Crews Trained to OSHA Standards

Combining & Manure Spreading

Custom Butchering

Buildings For Sale

Concrete Products

ROCK CONSTRUCTION

BARN FLOOR GROOVERS®

CUSTOM BUILT

Freestall Heifer Commodity Machinery Storage Bldgs

Complete Renovations

ALL TYPES OF CONCRETE WORK

R.. & C.. Konfederath Corfu, NY

585-599-3640 716-474-3348

All Size Heifers

315-269-6600 PICK 50 OUT OF 65 cow tie stall herd young. Mostly winter freshening. Priced Right! Call Joe 845-344-7170.

REG. PUREBRED Holstein Service Bulls, several to choose from, $900.00. Call James Loomis 315-427-6568

SEMEN COLLECTED ON YOUR BULL At Your Farm or At Our Stud in Verona, NY

All Semen Processed at Our Lab Under Strict Regulations Electronic Seal of Straws (no powder plug)

40 Years Experience

Dependa-Bull Services

315-829-2250

CONCRETE SAFETY GROOVING IN

WANTED

1/2”, 3/4” or 1 1/2” Wide Grooves Protect Your Cows From Injuries and Slippery Concrete • Free Stalls • Holding Areas SAFE A T LA ST • Feed Lots • Pens • Stalls • Walkways

300 Lbs. to Springing Free Stall Herds & Tie Stall Herds

HEIFERS

50 WELL GROWN Freestall Heifers due within 60 days.

Joe Distelburger 845-3447170.

Dick Meyer Co. Inc.

(ALL SIZES)

BASKIN LIVESTOCK 585-344-4452 508-965-3370

- WANTED -

CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-228-5471

Calf Boarding Facility

www.barnfloorgroovers.com

Check out all our great papers!! www.leepub.com

Openings Available for New Boarders

585-330-0014

Heifers & Herds Jack Gordon (518) 279-3101 WANTED: 40 Holstein dairy cows. 585-554-4589

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1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Dairy Cattle

Dairy Equipment CALF PENS, steel construction, complete w/pail holders & pails. 585-330-0014

We have clients in need of herds, fresh cows, bred, and open heifers. Call Us with your information or email

DOUBLE 8 HERRINGBONE Boumatic Parlor for sale, $25,000. Call for details. 607847-6809

jeffking@kingsransomfarm.com

518-791-2876

www.cattlesourcellc.com

Dogs

Dairy Equipment 1,000 GAL. MUELLER bulk tank for sale. 315-729-4769

Border Collie/Blue Heeler Puppies. Males, 6 weeks old, $100.00. Very unique markings. 607-792-9740

Dairy Cattle

Dairy Cattle

ATTENTION DAIRY FARMERS Call before you dump high bacteria or antibiotic bulk tanks!

Electrical

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

Let our 35 years of electrical experience go to work for you.

1978 JOHN DEERE 8430, 4WD, 3Pt., quick hitch, PTO, 3 hydraulic outlets, factory axle duals, good condition. Ithaca,NY 607-273-8070

Big Tractor Parts Steiger Tractor Specialist

1990 IH 1660 COMBINE, 4WD, high hours, many, many new parts, w/tracks & combine mover, $35,000. 585591-1234 leave message

1. 10-25% savings on new drive train parts 2. 50% savings on used parts 3. We buy used or damaged Steigers 4. We rebuild axles, drop boxes, transmissions with one year warranty.

END OF SEASON PRICING: WIFO Bale Grabber, $1,695; JD 224, $1,250; JD 336, $2,400; NH 853 Round Baler, $1,750; H&S 14 Wheel Rake, $3,400; Sitrex 4 Star Tedder, $2,100; JD 347 w/ejector, $2,750; Low Use 338 Ejector, $9,000; JD 348, 42 Ejector.

Nelson Horning 585-5266705

Providing Complete Grain/Dairy Facility Installations, Facility Power Distribution & Lighting, Motor Control Centers, Automation & Troubleshooting, and New Services & Upgrades.

@ 585-584-9210

(3) JD 750 no-toll 15’ graindrills, priced lower than previous drills. Zeisloft Eq. 800919-3322

Farm Equipment

Farm Equipment

Call Jeffrey at Agri-Fab & Repair, Inc. dba AFR Electrical Service

Lower your feed cost!

1-800-982-1769

US or Canada American made quality parts at big savings

CASE IH 1594, 4WD, ROPS, 2 remotes, 4000 hours, GC, $8,000; diesel Ford 445 bucket loader, 4WD, 4106 hours, GC, $7,000. 607-423-7113, 607-842-6631

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

Buying all hot loads of milk, minimum of 9000 pounds. Price is $2/hundred.

Prompt and timely pickup at the farm or Grade A tanker wash facility on premises for loads being delivered.

Before you pull the plug... call day or night.

(585) 734-3264 • (585) 734-3265

E THES SAVE ERS FOR B M OR U N PARL THE

ALWAYSS AVAILABLE: Whether you’re looking for a few heifers or a large herd, we have a quality selection of healthy, freestall trained cattle.

Herds ranging in size from 30-200+ tie or freestall.

Strong demand for youngstock, heifers and herds.

Visit Our New Troy, NY Location!

DISTELBURGER LIVESTOCK SALES, INC. Middletown, NY (845) 344-7170 buycows@warwick.net

Dairy Equipment

Dairy Equipment

MAYO MATS

Very Durable ~ Easy to Install Mats That I’m Most Satisfied With As a Dairyman Myself

Brian Rogers 716-592-5480 www.mayomats.com

We Need Good Used Tanks • 100-8,000 ga. - Call Us

• 3000 Gal.Girton D5 • 3000 Gal.Storage • 2000 Gal.DeLaval • 2000 Gal.Mueller OE • 2000 Gal.Mueller OH • 2000 Gal.Mueller O SOLD RI OH • 1500 Gal.Mueller • 1500 Gal.Mueller OHF • 1500 Gal.Mueller OH • 1250 Gal.DeLaval • 1250 Gal.Mueller OH • 1000 Gal.Mueller M • 1000 Gal.Sunset F.T.

• 1000 Gal.Mueller OH • 1000 Gal.DeLaval • 900 Gal.Mueller OH SOLD NY OH • 800 Gal.Mueller • 800 Gal.Majonnier • 800 Gal.Mueller OH • 735 Gal.Sunset • 700 Gal.Mueller OH • 700 Gal.Mueller V • 700 Gal.Mueller M • 600 Gal.Mueller OH • 600 Gal.Mueller M • 600 Gal.DeLaval Rnd • 545 Gal.Sunset

• 500 Gal.Mueller MW • 500 Gal.Mueller M • 500 Gal.Majonnier • 415 Gal.Sunset • 400 Gal.Jamesway • 400 Gal.Majonnier • 375 Gal.Milkeeper • 300 Gal.Majonnier • 300 Gal Mueller M • 300 Gal.Sunset • 200 Gal.Sunset SC • 180 Gal.Milkeeper • 150 Gal.Mueller RH

HARVEST TIME IS HERE IH P& W

HITE

COMBINES & JD 4650 MFD, new PS . . . . . . . . . . .$28,500 Case IH 9170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,500 CIH 4366 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,900 IH 3588 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,250 IH 966 Fender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,250 IH 1066 Black Stripe, new engine, exc. cond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,500 IH 1066 4WD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500 IH 1066 w/LDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call IH 1066 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,900 IH 806 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,900 IH 656 weak hydro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500 IH 424 w/LDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500 IH 656 diesel, RBT eng . . . . . . . . . . .$6,500 FD 4100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,500

Chittenango, NY •

Farm Machinery For Sale $1000 OFF most all corn heads & grain heads. Huge selection. Highest quality in East. Zeisloft Eq. 800-9193322

15’ Woods Batwing Bush Hog Excellent Shape $ 6,500 OBO

518-829-7790

We Do Tank Repair

Sales 717-626-1151

Lititz, PA 17543

315-687-0074

Farm Machinery For Sale 300 GALLON LIQUID, galvanized steel cage protected storage tanks for water, molasses, maple sap. Large 6” cap opening on top with 2” ball valve opening on the bottom. $100.00 OBO. 315-5345568 4 USED 15’ & 20’ batwing mowers. Zeisloft Eq. 800-9193322 (4) JD 9550 combines, some sidehill, really nice. Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322 3.7% Fin.

300-6000 Gal Storage Tanks

505 E. Woods Drive,

& PARTS

Kilbros 350 gravity wagon . . . . . . . . .$2,200 JD Combines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call JD 9510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,900 JD 915 flex head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call JD 843 corn head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,900 JD 4-8R corn head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call JD 8300 drill w/seeder . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,750 Case 8430 Round baler . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Elwood 4WD unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,500 Loaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call IH & White plows 3x-10x . . . . . . . . . . . .Call IH 100# Front End wgts.. . . . . . . . . . . .$105 1st Choice GS520-4 tedder . . . . . . . .$4,500 Chisels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call

Alternative Parts Source Inc.

HEAT EXCHANGERS • TUBE COOLER

SHENK’S

HEADS

LOWS

1950 ALLIS CHALMERS WD, 45hp w/front & rear mounting cultivators, runs good, stored inside. 716-542-9750

6 USED GRAIN CARTS in stock, Brent, Kilbros, Parker. 2 with scales. Zeisloft Eq. 800919-3322

GLEANER F2 diesel, 2000 hours, hydraulic unload, 13’ grain head, 4 row corn head, good shape, shedded. 585344-0807 IH 5100 GRAIN DRILL 15’, very good condition, $3,000; Farmall 666, very nice condition, 3400 hrs., $6,500. 315626-6779

CASE IH 2366 RWA, only 1960 sep. hours, yield & moisture monitor, reduced to $84,900. Zeisloft Eq. 800-9193322 3.7% Fin.

IH-TRACTOR PARTS: Newused-reman. 06-86 Series.

We stock A&I and Ag Parts.

Jim’s Fix-It. 315-536-7653

CIH 1640 COMBINE, recently serviced by Monroe tractor, $18,000 OBO. See at Monroe Tractor in Auburn,NY. 607793-0085

INT. 1460 COMBINE, 4WD, new radiator, rebuilt rotor, $8,000. 315-271-7091

DEGLEMAN 5700 10’ blade with silage extension, good condition, $5,500. 716-6401800

Farm Machinery For Sale

JD 2310 mulch finisher, 21’.

Call 585-370-5366 JD 4 row Claas style corn head, fits 5000 Series choppers, $5,000. 716-801-5329

Farm Machinery For Sale

MABIES OEM PARTS Massey Challenger Allis White Krone Perkins Hesston Gleaner 315-687-7891 315-510-2400

October 24, 2011 • COUNTRY FOLKS West • Section B - Page 17

ATTENTION DAIRY FARMERS

GET A

FLOATATION TIRES: 744400-32 JD rims, 13¼” BC, 11” pilot, offset 18” & 19”, tread depth 2½”, $4,500. 585721-0515

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Farm Machinery For Sale

Bobcat V723 Telehandler 4WD, AWS, 7,000 Lb. cap., full cab, ‘04, 1183 hrs w/forks, bucket and truss boom. Machine is in excellent condition!

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

NEED MORE HEAD? Large selection late model 18’-20’22’-25’ grain heads. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-919-3322

Smiley’s Farm & Ind Equipment

Call Matt 607-222-4246

Maine e To o North h Carolina We broker and manage Multi Farm Partnerships.

NEW AND USED PARTS for New Holland 782, 790, 890, 892, 900; John Deere 3940, 3950, 3960. NEW & USED New Holland baler parts.

Closed Sundays. 607-2438151

Wet fields? Make tiling a priority @

PleasantCreekHay.com Welsarth@Msn.com

Manure storage full? Mud? Empty your tank in hours!

Become a Partner Dealer 81 Front PTO Tractors, 25 Mph+, Air Brakes, 151-331Hp 10 W/loaders 160-250Hp 25-42 Mph From $28k 18 Rollover Kverneland plows 4-12 bottoms $16-103k US $ 29 triple mowers, 10 W/Collectors

14 East Coast Balers Too! Farm Machinery For Sale JD 4020 w/loader, Alamo boom mower, 20’ reach, 5’ cut.

Call 585-370-5366 JD 4960 MFWD, fresh engine; JD 4760 MFWD, recent trans O/H. Using both on our farms, duals. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800919-3322 JD 643 6 row corn head, low tin, $4,850; pair 28Lx26 12 ply radial combine tires, new, $3,500. 607-286-3391 JD 6620 COMBINES coming out of our ears! Huge selection. Prices reduced. Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322

JD 7210 cab, 4WD, PQ, 9,700 hrs. $23,500 Page 18 - Section B • COUNTRY FOLKS West • October 24, 2011

More Available Soon

Penn Yan, NY

315-536-8919 JOHN DEERE 6615, cab, MFWD, 16 speed power quad, left hand reverser, 3174 engine hours, 105hp, brand new Firestone radial tires on tractor, very nice, $35,550.

585-393-1485 JOHN DEERE 930 flex head, Crary air reel 00-10 Series hook-ups, Contour Master dial-a-matic, 1/2” thick MayWes poly skids, stored inside, w/header cart, $14,995.00.

585-704-5762 JOHN DEERE BALER PARTS. Winter discounts for baler repairs. New hay equipment.

Nelson Horning 585-526-6705 KICKER BALE WAGONS $2,350; 8 & 10 Ton Running Gears, $1,325-$1,500; 20’ Bale Carriers, $2,750. Horst’s Welding, 585-526-5954

Farm Machinery For Sale 4x4 Ford 2120 w/Ford 7109 Loader 40 HP Dsl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,950 4x4 NH TC45D w/NH 16LA Loader 40 HP Dsl, 1500 hrs, outlets, rabbit/turtle control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,500 Ford NH 4630 Fully Heated Cab 55-60 HP Dsl, 1900 hrs, dual outlets, super clean inside & out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,500 4x4 Kubota L3410 w/ Heated Cab 30 HP Dsl, Hydro w/ 3pt. snowblower . . . .$9,650 Dayton PTO Generator 50/25kw on trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,750 3Pt Snowblowers 4’thru 7 1/2, New & Used Front MT Sowpushers 7’thru 15’new & used 4x4 Ford 545D w/Full Cab & Ford Loader 55-60 HP Dsl, 1000 hrs, ps 3 pt live PTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,900 Lots More Tractors & Equip In Stock

Kennedy Tractor (315) 964-1161 Williamstown, NY “We Deliver” KILBROS 350 gravity wagon, like new, $3,500; Little Giant gravity wagon, $1,500; Keenan 115 mixer, $5,000; 1969 Chevy dump truck, $1,500. 315-364-8596, 315246-1032 MATURE STANDING CORN for sale, will sell by acre or ton, for silage or grain, harvesting storage and trucking available; set of Int. 735 6 bottom variable width moldboard plows, $4,000. 607-329-2302 MECCA pull type grape harvester, good condition, field ready; JD 245 self leveling loader, joy stick, complete w/brackets, excellent condition. 607-243-8803, if no answer leave message.

MITSUBISHI MX230LC Excavator, 8,800 hours, 25 ton, good condition, $12,000. 585526-7133 MODERN MIXMILL w/feed factory, equipped w/grinder & 4-10 ton bins. 315-822-6883

NEW IDEA 323 single row corn picker, $900; 3550 Ford tractor with loader, $7,000 OBO. 716-652-9482

New Skid Loader Attachments, Buckets, Pallet Forks, Manure Forks, Round Bale Grabbers, Bale Spears, Feed Pushers, Adapter Plates, Skid Steer Hitch

MARTIN’S WELDING

315-531-8672

ONE YEAR motor & transmission warranty on most all combines. Low 4.9% fixed for 7 years. No payment for 12 months. Zeisloft Farm Eq., Bloomsburg, PA 800-9193322 PEOPLE WILL PAY TO HUNT on your land. Earn top $$$ for hunting rights. Call for a FREE quote and info packet toll free 1-866-309-1507 or request at www.BaseCampLeasing.com PRICES REDUCED: JD 6600 diesel combine, big tires, has been used on our farm for 2 years, excellent, $5,000; JD 6600 diesel combine, 404 engine, nice, $3,600; JD 215 and 220 flex heads, stainless bottoms and poly skids, $2,700 and $3,100; JD 443 low tin oil bath $3,800; Westfield 8x36 transport auger, 5 hp motor, $1,400; JD 643 corn head, $5,300; Mike Franklin 607-749-3424 RECONDITIONED 4-6-8R 7000 and 7200 planters. Also, one and two row sweetcorn, vegetable, pumpkin planters w/JD Max-Emerge. FrameMount no-till coulters. Custom b u i l d p l a n t e r s . Pe q u e a Planter, 717-442-4406 SAVE 40-60% on new tractor & combine parts. Big inventory of combine parts. Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322 SHARP JD 9500 COMBINE. Literally driven by little old lady. Thru shop every year.

Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322

Skid Steer Attachments •Buckets •Pallet Forks •Bale Spears •Rock Forks •Grapples ~ Call for Price Burkholder Repair LLC

315-536-8446

Excavator, $12,500; Case 450 Dozer, $8,500; JD 350C Dozer, $11,500; White 4x4 Loaderhoe, $9,500; Case Loaderhoe, $6,000; MF 4x4 Hoe, $10,000; IH diesel Dump Truck, $4,000; GMC pickup, $1,500; JD Lawnmower, $600; 4x4 Ford, $4,500; Hesston 4x4 & cab, $8,500; JD 4230 Tractor, $12,500; 1020 JD, $4,500; David Brown, $3,500; New Dump Trailer, $5,000; 9 Ton Trailer, $1,500; Baler, $2,000; Round Baler $1,500; Corn Picker, $1,500; Corn & Flail Choppers, $1,200 up; Brush Hogs, Discs, Harrows, Plows & More.

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

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

• Steam Flaked Corn • Protein Mixes

• Corn Meal • Minerals

• Energy Mixes • Nutritional Services

Pick-up or Delivery from our Geneva Feed Mill

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

Buying Machines Dead or Alive

518-634-2310

USED COMBINE PA R T S K & J SURPLUS LANSING, NY 607-279-6232 Days 607-533-4850 Nights VALMETAL 5500 bedding chopper w/hyd. spout controls, $8,500; 12’ Leon front mount blade, $2,000. 585330-0014

WANTED

Massey Ferguson 165, 175, 265, 275, 285 Any Condition

814-793-4293 WE ARE STILL BUYING COMBINES. Many new arrivals, with largest selection of quality combines on East Coast. zeisloftequip.com 800919-3322

188 Genesee St. - Suite 209 Auburn, NY 13021

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

GRAIN AND INGREDIENT MERCHANDISERS ORIGINATING CORN & MARKETING DISTILLERS FOR SUNOCO ETHANOL PLANT , F ULTON , NY Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

# # # # #

BUYING GRAIN: Corn, Wheat, Feed Wheat, Soybeans, Damaged Grain.

Call 585-226-8340 (Office) or 585-233-1066 (Mike).

TOP PRICES PAID! PROMPT PAYMENT!

(315)) 549-82266 Romulus, NY 14541

WANTED

John Deere 5460, 5820, or 5830 Choppers

814-793-4293

WANTED: IH 820 13’-flex head; 8x30 transport auger; steel tracks for IH combine.

585-526-6732

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn 2011 CROP high moisture corn delivered to your farm.

Also dry corn, whole or ground. 585-732-1953 43 ACRES Standing Corn for sale, harvesting available.

Hornell area, Steuben County,NY. 717-875-3532

YOUR SOURCE FOR:

• Livestock Feeds • Ration Balancing • SeedWay Seeds • Crystalyx Products Buying Corn, Feed Wheat & Oats

Farm Machinery Wanted

WANTED: 6 Yetter #2995 single disc, liquid/dry fertilizer opener. 585-245-4739

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Custom Roasting and Cooling Your Soybeans,Corn, etc.

At Your Farm or Mill Serving All of NY State

WEILER’S GRAIN ROASTING

(315) 549-7081

WANT TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD? CALL: 1-800836-2888

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1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Fencing

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Empire Farm Fence & Supply

LACKAWANNA PRODUCTS

“Miles of Quality Start Here”

• High Tensile • Split Rail • Misc. Types of Fence • Energizers • Fencing Supplies

8545 MAIN ST. P.O. BOX 660 CLARENCE, NY 14031 PHONE# (716) 633-1940 FAX# (716) 633-1490

4097 Rt. 34B, Union Springs, NY 13160 RUSTIN WILSON (315) 364-5240

“NOW SELLING”

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Nicee Largee Homee - #22733 - Jeffersonn Countyy Gentleman'ss Farm. 170 acres with 95 acres tillable all in hay. Balance woods and pasture. Some timber lots of firewood awesome hunting. 50 stall 2 story dairy barn plus a 24x30 woodworking shop. Additional barn for machinery and hay. Could be used for additional stock. Beautiful 2 story 7 bedroom Victorian home. Large Rooms very spacious living. This farm would make a nice beef or hay operation. Year round stream for watering cattle. Grows tremendous hay, lots of land close by to rent. Good location close to Watertown, Lake Ontario, and the beautiful Thousand Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Askingg $324,000

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22844 - Herkimerr Countyy 233 acre Gentleman'ss Farm. 23 acres 15 acres tillable balance pasture. 35 acres additional land to rent close by. Good 2 story 58 stall barn with 28 new stalls. Side addition for 25 head of heifers. Shop and machinery building. 4 run in sheds. Nice remodeled 2 story 4 bedroom 2 bath home. This farm has a very pretty setting. 20 mins south of Utica and Herkimer.

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22600 - Pricee Reducedd - Washingtonn Countyy - Nearr Glenss Falls,, NY 150+/- acres of land located in Washington County NY. 68 tillable acres 20 in pasture Balance woods. Fields are mostly flat to gently rolling. Land has been recently used to make hay. Excellent deer and turkey hunting. Quiet road. This would make a great private residence all year round. Plenty of buildable sites on this parcel. Within a 1/2 hour to major hospitals. Close to major ski and recreational areas, Lake Placid, Lake George, Lake Champlain, Saratoga Springs and famed horse racing. This is a great parcel of land easy to get to from NYC. Right off the North way.

2307-- Herkimerr County - 100+/- acres all wooded, good amount of road frontage. Power and telephone. Year round stream. Awesome deer & turkey hunting. Mins from the Adirondack Park. Mins from I90, hour to Albany. This is a very nice area of the Mohawk Valley region. Seller is a retiring dairy farmer from the area. Looking to downsize his land base. Would like to sell before spring. Reduced from $110,000 to $90,000 for this good property. Which is an AWESOME buy anywhere! Make an appointment to see this property soon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Askingg $175,000

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Education Day for Greenhouse Operators Windsor Community House, 107 Main St., Windsor, NY. 9 am - 4 pm. $20/person. Contact Carol, 607-584-9966.

OCT 26 Agricultural Justice and Your Farm EcoVillage FROG Common House, Rachel Carson Way, Ithaca, NY. 5-8 pm. A workshop for farmers & farm employees on improving labor policies and employeremployee relationships.

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Bring a dish to pass for potluck supper. $5 suggested donation. To register, visit the NOFA-NY online registration page or send an email to info@groundswell center.org or call 607-2770180. For more information, visit the Agricultural Justice Project’s Web site or contact Elizabeth Henderson, eliza bethhenderson13@gmail.com, 585-764-8471.

Grow with the Flow - A Hydroponics Workshop Town of Chenango Building, Community Room. Hydroponics is the process of growing plants in sand, gravel, or liquid, with added nutrients but without soil.

The cost is $10/person and includes handouts. Contact Carol, 607-584-9966 or clf62@cornell.edu.

OCT 26 & 28 Wind Conference The Desmond Albany Hotel, 660 Albany Shaker Rd,, Albany, NY. • Oct 26 - 1:30 pm • Oct 28 - 12:45 pm Contact Adam Mehl, 612870-3477.

OCT 26 & NOV 7 Energy Efficiency Workshops Dates & times listed as follows: • Oct. 26 - Allegany Senior Citizens Center, 3790 Birch Run Rd., Allegany, NY - 6:30 pm.

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OCT 27 Greenhouse Pest Management In-Depth Seminar CCE Ontario Co., 480 North Main Street, Canandaigua, NY. 10 am - 4 pm. $40/attendee, includes lunch, tour, refreshments, hands-on clinics and handouts. Please register by Oct. 24. Contact Nancy Anderson, 585-394-3977 ext. 427 or e-mail nea8@cornell.edu.

OCT 27-29 Ninth Annual Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge Morrisville State College, Watertown, NY. Contact Molly J. Kelley, e-mail naidc@wdexpo.com.

On Internet at www.dairychal lenge.org OCT 28-29 2011 Cornell Sheep & Goat Symposium • Oct. 28 - Cornell Sheep Farm, Hartford, NY. 11 am - 5 pm.

• Oct, 29 - Morrison Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 7:45 am - 6 pm.

Simultaneous programs for commercial and small farm dairy and meat producers.

Special sessions for FAMANCA cerification, on farm necropsie and many others.

To obtain complete program and registration information for the Symposium go to www.sheep.cornell.edu and click on the calendar. Online registration for credit cards is available. Contact Victoria Badalamenti, 607-255-7712 or e-mail vb65@cornell.edu.

OCT 29 6th Annual Beef Replacement Auction Cornell’s Teaching and Research Barn, 681Cornell Lane, Dryden, NY. Refreshments will be served at noon, with the auction starting at 1 pm. Contact Mike Baker, 607-255-5923 or e-mail mjb28@cornell.edu.

On Internet at www.wix.com/ beefcattle/beefsale Cornell Beef Replacement Auction Dryden, NY. Registered and commercial heifers, bred heifers and cows. Angus, Simmental, Hereford. Contact Mike Baker, 607-2555923 or e-mail mjb28@cor nell.edu.

Sheep and Goat Symposium Morrison Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Pre-Symposium Learning Opportunities: Friday Oct. 28, 11 am-5 pm at the Cornell Sheep Farm, Harford, NY.This portion will offer FAMACHA certification, hands on necropsy training and more. Registra-

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2006 J&J 36’ x 102” Aluminum Dump Trailer, 2 Way Gate, Liner, Aluminum Wheels, Tarp, Work Ready Price To Sell Or Trade

1998 Mack RD688S Tri-Axle Dump Southern Truck, 350 Mack, Jake, T2080 Mack Transmission, 20,000 Front, 20,000 Lift, Mack 46,000 Rears, Camel Back, 18’ Aluminum Dump Body, Tarp Priced To Sell Or Trade

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2006 Deere 310G Loader/Backhoe, 2044 hrs, MFWD, cab with heat and AC, extend-a-hoe $46,900

John Deere 9500 4WD, 30.5x32’s at 90%, Straw Spreader, 3794 Sep. Hours $27,900

9000 GALLON HEIL TANKER, New Pump and Swing Boom, With 8 inch Piping Will unload in 4-5 Minutes! Excellent Brakes, Tires and Suspension

1999 Kohler 350KW Generator Self contained, 350kw, 3 phase, 480v, 60hz, 200 gallon fuel tank, 6638 hours $28,900

2007 Case 621D Wheel Loader, 3045 hrs, GP bucket, JRB coupler, good rubber

40-43 ft. Aluminum Grain Hopper Trailers in stock and arriving weekly.

Prices Starting at $22,500

1974 International IH 2010 18 foot body, 66 sides, air brake, DT 466 runs excellent $9,000 OBO

Call Chuck Hainsworth 585-734-3264

tion deadline is Oct. 15. For complete details, schedule and registration information visit www.sheep.cornell.edu and click on calendar.

Online registration for credit cards is available. Contact Victoria Badalamenti, 607255-7712 or vb65@cornell .edu.

NOV 3 Beginner Maple Syrup Production workshop Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Broome County. 6:30 pm. $10/family. Contact Carol, 607-5849966.

Taste of Tioga Owego Treadway Inn. 5:30-8 p.m. Tickets are $30/person. Tickets are available at our office at 56 Main St., in Owego, NY or at the door. We will honor the September tickets. Originally scheduled to take place in September, Taste of Tioga had been postponed due to the incredible flood damage from Tropical Storm Lee. Contact CCE Tioga Co., 607-687-4020.

On Internet at tasteoftioga .com NOV 4 Annual Cover Crop Tour USDA-NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center. Link to announcement can also be found at www.ny.nrcs.usda.gov/news /spotlights/cover_crop_tour. html. Please RSVP to me by e-mail, Shawnna.clark@ny. usda.gov or by calling our center at 607-562-8404.

Organic Dairy & Field Crop Conference Crown Plaza Hotel, Syracuse, NY. Workshop topics include: grazing dairy cows, diversifying your dairy farm, soil and weed control in field crops, nutrient density in grain crops, food grade grains, seed cleaning and milk quality.

Contact Bethany Wallis, 585-2711979 ext. 512 or e-mail dairyconference@nofany.org.

NOV 5 Fall Hops Conference & Annual Northeast Hop Alliance Meeting Brown’s Brewing Co., Revolution Room, 417 River St., Troy, NY. This meeting is a professional level conference for current and prospective hop growers. Tickets available: http://nehopalliance .eventbrite.com Seating is limited. Please register by Oct. 28. Lunch is included.

NeHA Member Tickets: $85 for 1st farm member $65 for additional farm member(s).

Non Member Tickets: $95 for 1st farm member. $75 for additional farm member(s) NeHA Membership $40/farm membership. Checks can also be addressed to Madison County AED, PO Box 1209, Morrisville, NY 13408.

Contact Lindsey McDonnell 315-684-3001 ext. 125 or Steve Miller 315-684-3001 ext. 127.

NOV 6-8 Women in Sustainable Agriculture Conference Penn Stater Conference Center, State College, PA. Registration fee for the 2011 conference includes two full days of farm tours, intensive learning circles, exciting workshops, timely panel discussions, inspiring networking opportunities and an abundance of fine dining.

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EXCAVATORS, DOZERS, TRACTORS, TRUCKS & TRAILERS, TOOLS, ETC....

Location: From Exit 28, I86 take Rt. 305 south approx. 4 miles to Haskell Rd., proceed approx. 9 mi. to second Wolf Run Rd. North 2 mi. to Petzens From Rt. 417, Weston Mills, take Haskell Rd N 3 mi., then right on Wolf Run for 2 mi.

Selling Equipment 1994 Komatsu PC150 excavator; 1988 PC 180LC excavator, IH TD20E w/wench, st. tilt blade, Case 850D dozer (trans. problem) Case 850B 6 way dozer; JD 3020 diesel tractor w/ side console & front loader. JD 250 skid steer loader w/ 2 buckets & forks, JD 240 skid steer Note: Owners & shop manuals are on hand for all equipment

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Trucks & Trailers 1989 IH TS2500 tri-axle dump; 1985 Autocar tandem tractor; 2003 Rigid Gooseneck LoBoy trailer; 1970 Autocar tractor; 1975 Ford F750 w/ hydro seeder; 40' Van trailer; 1979 GMC 1 ton dump 4 x 4 w/plow; 1988 GMC 1 ton dump 4 x 4 w/ plow; 1995 Dodge 3/4 ton 4 x 4 diesel; 1995 Dodge 3/4 ton 4 x 4 diesel (frame needs repair) 2009 102x32' lo deck Gooseneck equipment or pipe trailer Support Equipment Woods 6' rotary mower; 2 lazer transits; Stihl demo saw; Stihl chain saw; 200 & 500 gal. fuel tanks; 11' snowplow; portable welder; IR diesel air compressor; excavator buckets; salamander heater; water pumps; generators; tire chains; misc. pipe; chains & binders; shop tools; hand tools; & much more Local equipment to be sold: Military "Jeep", 4x4, 38k; (2) Button commercial walk-behind mowers;

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Roy Teitsworth, Inc. ~ Successful Auctions for 41 Years Plain old-fashioned hard work, experience and market knowledge make this the team to choose for successful auctions. Now is the time to call for a no obligation consultation or appraisal. There are many options available to market your business assets. We would be pleased to discuss the auction methods with you. Give us a call today. If you are looking for clean, well-maintained municipal equipment and trucks, at absolute public auction, here are some tentative dates to keep in mind. Please also visit www.teitsworth.com SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2011 9:00 A.M. ONONDAGA COUNTY AREA MUNICIPAL EQUIPMENT AUCTION MUNICIPAL & CONTRACTOR EQUIPMENT SYRACUSE, NY (NYS FAIRGROUNDS)

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Commercial walk-behind mower; rotary mower; 60" finish mower; Bush Hog SQ84 offset mower; Danhauser 3pt digger with 3 augers; Power King 18hp tractor mower; Cub Cadet 1170 lawn tractor; Hudson 10,000 lb tag trailer; 4' rotary mower; pick up rack.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26, 2011 • 10:00 A.M. ESTATE OF STEVE PETZEN EXCAVATING EQUIPMENT & TRUCKS 175 WOLF RUN RD., CUBA, N.Y. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2011 • 9:00 A.M. EMPIRE TRACTOR RELOCATION AUCTION FARM TRACTORS, EQUIPMENT, AGRICULTURAL PARTS, STORE INVENTORY, STORE PICTURES 5563 EAST MAIN ST., BATAVIA, NY

SATURDAY, NOV 19, 2011 • 5:00 P.M. DESSERT SHOWCASE AND BENEFIT AUCTION 5TH ANNUAL LIMA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ELECTRONICS, TRIPS, LOCAL DINING & ENTERTAINMENT, KIDS TOYS, GIFTS AND MUCH MORE! ELIM BIBLE INSTITUTE 7245 COLLEGE STREET, LIMA, NY 14485 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2011 • 9:00 A.M. SPECIAL WINTER CONSIGNMENT AUCTION TEITSWORTH AUCTION YARD FARM & CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, HEAVY & LIGHT TRUCKS CONSIGNMENTS WELCOME 6502 BARBER HILL RD., GROVELAND, NY

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2011 • 9:00 A.M. LAKELAND EQUIPMENT AUCTION USED FARM EQUIPMENT INVENTORY AUCTION. TRACTORS, PLANTING, TILLING, HARVEST TOOLS AND MUCH MORE COUNTY ROAD 5, HALL, NY SATURDAY JANUARY 7, 2012 • 9:00 AM Z&M AG AND TURF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF FARM TRACTORS, MACHINERY, LANDSCAPE TOOLS, AND LAWN TRACTORS-MOWERS 3517 RAILROAD AVENUE, ALEXANDER, NY SATURDAY MARCH 24, 2011 • 10:00 A.M. Z&M AG AND TURF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF FARM TRACTORS, MACHINERY, LANDSCAPE TOOLS, AND LAWN TRACTORS-MOWERS 8926 W. MAIN ST. , CLYMER, NY

RTI ONLINE AUCTIONS KEEP IN MIND WE ALSO HAVE A WEB BASED AUCTION MONTHLY! THIS IS AN EFFICIENT AND CONVENIENT WAY TO SELL EQUIPMENT OF ALL KINDS. PLEASE CONTACT MILO @ 585-739-6435, RICHARD @ 585-721-9554 OR CINDY @ 585-738-3759 TO CONSIGN TO ANY OF THESE AUCTIONS. OCTOBER 19TH-26TH, 2011 NOVEMBER 2ND-9TH, 2011 DECEMBER 7TH-14TH, 2011

Section C

DHIA & Dairy Section Dairy farm workers bill introduced

by Bob Gray Recently Congresswoman Hochul (D-NY) and Congressman Hanna (RNY) jointly introduced a bill that would allow immigrant workers to temporarily come to the U.S. to work on dairy farms. Their bill, H.R. 3024, entitled the Access to Agricultural Labor Act of 2011, would amend the current H-2A seasonal

worker program that does not provide the dairy industry with the opportunity to take part in this program as it is currently operated.

Under the proposed legislation dairy workers would be able to work in the U.S. for extendable periods of three years.

The New York Farm Bureau supports this legislation.

From the federal side it is not clear yet whether or not the E-Verify legislation that was reported out of the House Judiciary Committee will be taken up by the full House and, more importantly, will Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith of Texas agree to adding provisions to his bill that would deal with the needs of agriculture.

Although having the availability of new workers for dairy to be eligible under the H-2A program is important, every dairy producer I talk to about this is most concerned with the workers they already have on their farming operations. Being able to get new workers is important — but if they lose the work force they have in place, for most it would be a disaster.

Source: NDFC E-letter for Oct. 14

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KRAMER’S INC. 2400 West River Road Rte. 104 Sidney, ME 04330 207-547-3345 www.kramersinc.com

NEW YORK

BILLHARDTS JAMESWAY SALES & SERVICE 5807 State Route 12 Glenfield, NY 13343 315-376-2054 CENTER STATE AG SERVICE Morrisville, NY 315-684-7807 DON’S DAIRY SUPPLY, INC. 349 Roses Brook South Kortright, NY 13842 607-538-9464 DUPREYS FEED & SUPPLIES 9748 Rt. 9 P.O. Box 535 Chazy, NY 12921 518-846-7338 JOCK’S FARM EQ. & REPAIR 727 Co. Rte. 7 Brushton, NY 12916 518-529-0113 LOGAN’S SILO 9111 State Route 12 Copenhagen, NY 13626 315-688-4414 • Fax: 315-6882203 P&D EQUIPMENT SALES 10171 Brookville Rd. Alexander, NY 14005 585-343-2394 SPRINGER’S INC. 55 Main St. Richfield Springs, NY 13439 315-858-0720 www.springersinc.com

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ROVENDALE AG & BARN INC. 1300 Susquehanna Trail Watsontown, PA 17777 570-538-9564

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VERMONT & NEW HAMPSHIRE HICKS SALES, LLC 1400 Bowen Rd. East Corinth, VT 05040 877-585-5167 www.hicksales.com

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NEW YORK A R TIMMEL 3626 Brown St. Collins, NY 14034 716-532-2040 • 716-532-0881 (Fax) artimmel@aol.com CENTER STATE AG SERVICE 20 West Main St., PO Box 935 Morrisville, NY 13408 (315) 684-7807 FINGER LAKES DAIRY SERVICE INC 9618 Route 26 Lowville, NY (315) 376-2991 FINGER LAKES DAIRY SERVICE INC 3003 Noble Rd. Seneca Falls, NY 13148 (315) 568-0955 FINGER LAKES DAIRY SERVICE INC 6195 Route 20A Warsaw, NY 14569 (585) 786-0177 FISHER FARMS Hwy Rt 13 PO Box 126 Canastota, NY 13032 (315) 697-7039 GIROUX BROTHERS INC 8092 Rt. 9 Plattsburg, NY 12901 (518) 561-3682 JONES FARM SUPPLY 39 Clinton St. Gouverneur, NY 13642 (315) 287-3210 ORTEL SUPPLY INC 268 Liberty Arcade, NY 14009 (585) 496-5050 R&M FARM & PRO HDWE 480 RT 11 PO Box 429 Marathon, NY 13803 (607) 849-3291 Z & M AG & TURF 17 Railroad Ave. Alexander, NY 14005 (585) 591-1670 Z & M AG & TURF 56 Lindquist Rd. Falconer, NY 14733 (716) 665-3110 PENNSYLVANIA AG EQUIPMENT SPECIALTIES Mercersburg, PA (717) 328-4450

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HISTAND'S FARM & HOME RD 1 Box 231 Church St. Rome, PA 18837 (570) 744-2371 PAUL JACKSON LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS Bailey Hill Rd., Rt. 1 Box 366 Troy, PA 16947 (570) 297-3872 MAINE HAMMOND TRACTOR CO 216 Center Rd. Fairfield, ME 04937 (207) 453-7131 VERMONT HICKS SALES LLC 1400 Bowen Rd. East Corinth, VT 05040 (877) 585-5167 (802) 439-5279 (Fax) info@hicksales.com www.hicksales.com NORTHEAST FARM SALES & SERVICE INC Rt. 5, Box 4497 Irasburg, VT 05845 (802) 754-8863

Morrisville State College Dairy Judging Team completes successful year MORRISVILLE, NY — The 2011 Morrisville State College Dairy judging team completed another successful year, placing in several competitions.

Members of the judging team were: Tyler Clark, of Cambridge; Mike Laspada, of Clymer; Patrick Sweatman, of Sherman, all animal science — dairy associ-

ate degree majors; and Courtney Furst, of Moravia, a dairy management, bachelor degree major. All are active participants in the college’s Dairy Club.

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The team participated in the Eastern States Judging competition in Springfield, MA, placing third overall while Sweatman was second high individual overall.

The team also finished third at the All American Dairy Judging Contest in Harrisburg, PA, and finished first in the Ayrshire Breed.

Morrisville State College also competed in the Post-Secondary Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at the World Dairy Expo held in Madison, WI. The team (minus Furst) was second high scoring team overall and also placed third in oral reasons out

of 12 teams competing in the conventional dairy judging contest. Clark was second high scoring individual overall and Laspada and Sweatman tied for tenth high individual overall. In the practical contest, the team finished third overall.

“We participate in this contest every year,” said Beth Keene, assistant professor in dairy science who coached the team. “A second place finish is like the “World Series” of dairy cattle judging.”

Keene credits the dairy judging teams’ successful year in part to industry professionals. “We

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LARRY ROMANCE & SONS INC. SHARON SPRINGS GARAGE Arcade, NY Route 20 585-492-3810 Sharon Springs, NY 13459 Sheridan, NY 518-284-2346 716-679-3366

Center for Dairy Excellence, based in Harrisburg, PA for approximately nine weeks during the summer of 2012.

The center is a nonprofit organization that was launched in 2004 to enhance the profitability of the dairy industry in the commonwealth. The organization, initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, provides coordination and leadership of programs supporting individual dairy farms and the larger dairy industry in Pennsylvania.

Interns will provide assistance and support for the Center for Dairy Excellence in meeting goals identified in its three-year strategic plan. Applicants should have strong communications and interpersonal skills and be proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel software programs.

Extensive knowledge and understanding of the dairy industry is preferred.

Interested applicants may send resumes and cover letters to Jayne Sebright, communications director, at 717-3460849 or jsebright@centerfordairyexcellence.org

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WHITE'S FARM SUPPLY Canastota, NY 1-800-633-4443 315-697-2214 Lowville, NY 315-376-0300 Sangerfield, NY 1-800-859-4483

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want to thank all producers and industry personnel who support and assist in the continued success of the Morrisville State College Dairy Judging Program,” she said.

Morrisville State College dairy students will also be involved in the ninth annual Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge which the college is hosting this year in Watertown, on Oct. 27-29. The hands-on event, which prepares students for careers in the dairy industry, attracts 120 of the Northeast’s best and brightest students who were chosen by their universities to participate.

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DHI-403 DHIA Report: Turning Data Into Helpful Information

By George Cudoc Reporting data can be considered the first important step in managing a dairy herd. The second step involves turning that data into information that you can use to more successfully manage your cows. Having the information one piece at a time, although useful, sometimes falls short in evaluating herd management plans and actions. Dairy One members have the option of processing data in a number of ways and at a number of places. Selecting summary-type reports may help you “connect the data dots” and look at important segments of herd management. Let us look at a report that focuses on multiple pieces of information to help you evaluate your transition program.

The DHI-403 report for DRMS at Raleigh is a tool that summarizes transition cow management using a number of measures. The data collected on cows is turned into information and presented in a graphical format. Both large and small herds will find the information useful, and the number of calvings per month will determine if the data is monthly, bimonthly, or quarterly. Each measure used will be on a 100-point scale, indicating the level of success we experience.

Goals are set using benchmark data for the top 10% of herds within a similar herd size range. Five of the measures use information during the period from dry off to 40 days in milk. Two measures use a time period beyond and the graphs may look a bit different. The report finishes with a list of cows that have calved recently and have low production, high SCC, or both. With those cows listed, other stressors that may have played a role are highlighted.

Transition is the time of a cow's life from dry-off date to 40 days after calving. This gives each cow ample opportunity to rebound from the stress she experiences giving birth. Successful transition can be defined as the ability to change a cow from dry status to production at a level equal to or better than the genetic potential that she possesses. The DHI-403 report from the Dairy Records Management Systems (DRMS) focuses on measures to help us evaluate transition.

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The first measure we have in this evaluation looks at the number of days dry and the percent of time we achieve our goal of 30 - 70 days.

The current belief is that while we can shorten days dry from the traditional 60 day goal, we must strive to manage for at least 30 days.

Dropping below this threshold is likely to result in a 5% - 15% drop in milk. On the other hand, cows with extended dry periods of more than 70 days may produce 10% less milk. We should strive for 80% or higher success.

The second measure looks at milk produced on the first test day. This milk is used to project the probability that milk will be at least equal to the current RHA milk on a mature equivalent basis.

We can use this to evaluate adequate dry matter intake. Higher milk starts can lead to higher peak milk and higher total production.

The third measure, a butterfat and protein percent comparison on the first test using Fat Protein Ratio (FPR), gives insight to intake, body weight maintenance, and metabolic disorders. A large percentage of the cows should fall between a range of 1.0 and 1.6 using this ratio. Benchmark data says we should see 82% of the cows in this range.

The fourth measure based on first test milk examines success in udder health. High SCC on first test may point to problems with dry cow treatment or dry pen conditions. The percent of cows not infected or a SCC score less than 4.0 at first test is tracked. The top 10% of the industry achieves 80% cows not infected.

Additional information is also included by breaking the herd into new cases, chronics, and cures. New infections are described as cows low at dry off and high at calving. Chronic cows are high at both times. Cures are high at dry and low at calving.

A fifth measure looks at reproduction of the herd. This measure is not as current as the previous measures because it takes longer to be able to evaluate. The time will be different for each herd and is based on what we select for the VWP plus 30 days. Successful transition will prepare cows to be healthy enough to cycle and be bred during this time. The top 10% of the industry achieves 80% plus on this measure.

The sixth measure looks at survival rate, one of the biggest losses on many dairies. Successful transition increases the chance that cows will survive past their first 60 DIM. Not only have the cows that left in the first 60 days not paid for their dry period, but we lose the most profitable period of the lactation at peak milk. It is important to track cows leaving that have salvage value versus those that die with no salvage value. We should strive for 90% or more cows staying in the herd more than 60 days after calving.

The last measure is the percent of cows that go through transition in an unstressed state using some of the 6 measures above, as well as others like calving ease, twins, stillbirths, and abortions. The list provided shows current cows with stressors, and you may be able to still address them.

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ALBANY

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

NEW YORK

STANTON FARMS LEWISDALE FARM NO B.S.T.

ALLEGANY

B R COW E E YEARS D

DHI-AP H 648.9 DHI H 48.9

23066 19834

864 3.7 720 3.1 3X 695 3.5 588 3.0

27601 1101 4.0 867 3.1 25446 957 3.8 753 3.0 24031 899 3.7 743 3.1 24830 875 3.5 742 3.0 22696 818 3.6 712 3.1 23640 861 3.6 703 3.0 3X 23242 867 3.7 678 2.9 22307 821 3.7 669 3.0 21763 823 3.8 664 3.1 20606 792 3.8 644 3.1 20676 772 3.7 619 3.0 19969 769 3.9 599 3.0 17555 740 4.2 581 3.3 17253 677 3.9 539 3.1 17474 631 3.6 536 3.1 17698 676 3.8 534 3.0

WHITTACRE FARM LLC DHI-AP H 446.8 WHITTACRE FARM LLC DHI-AP X 30.7 MRAS, CHARLES DHIR-AP H 78.0 DIEKOW, ARTHUR & PEGGY DHI-AP H 79.0 TILLOTSON, DOUG AND STEVE DHI-AP H 119.8 COLEMAN, WALTER DHI-AP H 55.9 AUKEMA DOUG. DHIR-AP H 62.8 FAIGLE, PAUL DHIR H 56.4 JOHN AND CHARLES HAYES DHI-AP H 84.5 PRICE, LESTER AND DAVID DHI-AP H 56.2 WOODFORD,DANIEL J. DHI-AP H 45.0 LEETOPS FARM DHI-AP H 104.8 ROSELAND HOLSTEINS DHI-AP H 24.0

26401 24263 26423 22526 22081 21257 20726 20910 20481 19802 20123 19144 17537

CARBU FARMS, LLC DHIRAPCS HILL'S VALLEY FARM,LLC DHIR-AP WHITEHEAD, NATE DHI-AP WILEAN FARMS DHI-AP KARON FARMS,INC. DHI-AP JONES DAIRY, INC. DHI-AP DUROW, MICHAEL AND DAWN DHI-AP BOBERG,DANIEL F. DHI-AP PIMM ADELIA DHI-AP MARK HANSEN DHIR-AP ANDERA, CHRIS DHI-AP JOHN MOSHER DHI-AP BOBERG ALAN F. DHI-AP POWELL FARMS DHI-AP HORTON, DAIRY DHI-AP KRATTS RONALD L. DHI-AP BRUCE & LUCILLE KONINGISOR DHI-AP PHILIP CLARK DHI-AP ANDERA,CHRIS DHI-AP MICHAEL KENT DHI-AP BROWN BROOK FARM DHI-AP

521.5 151.8 59.1 159.8 80.5 80.0 177.9 68.2 293.3 71.2 64.4 47.7 63.3 102.7 64.0 54.6 77.9 45.0 18.5 34.2 40.8

29529 1044 3.5 896 3.0 3X 23800 1016 4.3 801 3.4 24359 938 3.9 795 3.3 25052 941 3.8 767 3.1 24194 942 3.9 755 3.1 24637 919 3.7 744 3.0 23348 784 3.4 723 3.1 22832 769 3.4 696 3.0 20926 772 3.7 669 3.2 3X 17879 828 4.6 626 3.5 19199 727 3.8 620 3.2 20649 780 3.8 616 3.0 19556 725 3.7 597 3.1 17620 759 4.3 586 3.3 19591 754 3.8 582 3.0 19421 721 3.7 581 3.0 17156 677 3.9 570 3.3 18509 665 3.6 556 3.0 16738 679 4.1 546 3.3 16976 586 3.5 519 3.1 16451 617 3.8 507 3.1

SCIPIO SPRINGS DAIRY DHI-APCS H 798.3 FESSENDEN DAIRY,L.L.C. DHI-APCS H 680.7 OAKWOOD DAIRY, INC. DHI-APCS H 1867.0 PINE HOLLOW DAIRY DHI-AP H 723.3 AURORA RIDGE DAIRY DHIRAPCS H 1898.3 ALLEN FARMS DHI-AP H 1258.3 PATCHEN, KENTON DHIR-AP H 484.9 GREEN HILL DAIRY DHI-AP H 802.4 KEVIN & BARB ZIEMBA DHI-AP H 38.4 BLUMER,DAVID DHI-AP H 350.6 RIPLEY FARMS DHI-AP H 179.1 MILLS, GEORGE DHI H 62.0 BACONDALE FARMS DHI H 133.1 RIPLEY FARMS DHI-AP X 53.8 LITTLE JOHN FARMS DHI-APCS H 272.4 NOLT, RAYMOND JR DHI-AP H 87.0 REDMOND BROS. DHI-AP H 48.6 ROMANO FARM LLC DHI-AP H 11.6 VITALE, PAUL DHI H 98.5 WHITE CLOVER FARMS DHI-AP H 73.8 DONLIN FARMS DHI-AP H 104.2 BRUTUS HILL FARM DHI-AP H 148.3 DONLIN FARMS DHI-AP X 114.8 HALF ACRE DAIRY DHI-AP H 206.1 RIPLEY FARMS DHI-AP G 133.3 ROMANO FARM LLC DHI-AP X 32.1 TWIN HILLS FARM 1 DHI-AP H 107.6 BURHANS, DONALD & KATHY DHI-AP H 60.2

31362 1108 3.5 972 3.1 3X 30895 1085 3.5 951 3.1 3X 28384 994 3.5 867 3.1 3X 27306 992 3.6 859 3.1 3X 27682 1021 3.7 854 3.1 3X 27024 971 3.6 842 3.1 3X 27201 965 3.5 841 3.1 3X 25334 900 3.6 787 3.1 24241 931 3.8 757 3.1 25330 849 3.4 743 2.9 3X 24835 898 3.6 738 3.0 3X 24063 885 3.7 725 3.0 23701 895 3.8 704 3.0 22010 894 4.1 694 3.2 3X 24088 906 3.8 685 2.8 3X 23102 841 3.6 681 2.9 22587 843 3.7 679 3.0 20173 727 3.6 655 3.2 21129 802 3.8 651 3.1 20459 754 3.7 644 3.1 21328 759 3.6 627 2.9 19902 720 3.6 626 3.1 20453 749 3.7 612 3.0 19642 739 3.8 603 3.1 18321 829 4.5 598 3.3 3X 15386 736 4.8 557 3.6 19373 680 3.5 556 2.9 17529 646 3.7 513 2.9

KNIGHT,JOHN & LAURA IVETT, HOWARD & LUCY TENPAS,ROGER CABHI FARM JHIGH ACRES MCCRAY FARM DENISE SAXTON GRAPE VIEW DAIRY LLC. TRIVAL FARM, INC. ORMOND, FARM OAK VIEW DAIRY CROWELL, ROBERT FAIRBANKS, DOUGLAS MOSS, GLEN & S. DIANE CRUMP FARMS CARL AND KRIS NECKERS

27869 974 3.5 878 3.2 3X 26651 1004 3.8 828 3.1 3X 25196 886 3.5 808 3.2 3X 26324 1011 3.8 797 3.0 3X 26332 932 3.5 790 3.0 3X 25921 977 3.8 771 3.0 25371 1002 3.9 762 3.0 25981 921 3.5 758 2.9 3X 23903 937 3.9 740 3.1 23496 879 3.7 731 3.1 24136 893 3.7 725 3.0 3X 24216 913 3.8 724 3.0 3X 22857 858 3.8 702 3.1 22393 806 3.6 700 3.1 22712 794 3.5 694 3.1 3X 22840 807 3.5 689 3.0 3X

BROOME

CATTARAUGUS

CAYUGA

CHAUTAUQUA

DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H B X H H H H H X J H H H X H H X H H H A

H H H H H H H H H H H H H X H H

75.3 53.2 468.2 186.5 221.4 129.9 24.9 254.3 138.5 216.4 336.0 530.7 167.6 170.6 128.0 409.0

980 943 976 856 787 860 776 775 760 780 767 714 672

3.7 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.6 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.8

798 735 735 677 661 660 650 644 630 621 611 574 514

3.0 3X 3.0 3X 2.8 3X 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

RHINEHART, TIM & MARY CARLBERG FARM STARCESKI, PAUL AND ROBIN CHENEY, STEVEN & MORRIS CLINECREST FARM CRAIG HARVEY LUNDMARK, NORMAN E. ANDERSON,ALLEN BECKERINK, ROBERT NICKERSON FARMS DAN & AL MINOR BRAD & KIM WILTSIE WALL STREET DAIRY 1 BEIGHTOL, JAMES, BRETT KELLEY FAMILY FARM DWAYNE & CATHY EMKE CARL AND KRIS NECKERS BOOZEL, MARK JAQUITH DOUGLAS SPINLER FARMS RAYMOND TROYER PETE & TOM SMALLBACK TODD AND TERRI BAYLE JONATHAN WARD

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H X J H H H H H H H

99.5 108.9 48.5 59.3 85.0 78.6 111.7 66.0 72.3 900.0 92.8 108.5 42.9 123.3 42.9 98.0 167.4 85.2 107.6 139.8 40.0 58.0 43.7 45.9

22228 21628 21642 21294 20391 21188 20840 20769 20002 20708 21194 19078 19225 18495 18185 18348 15339 18267 18077 17859 18001 17729 17406 16544

814 801 793 832 732 761 783 766 726 752 759 746 708 712 706 697 748 658 666 704 637 639 651 595

3.7 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.8 4.9 3.6 3.7 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.6

687 684 676 648 645 644 643 639 621 614 608 596 582 575 569 563 557 551 546 542 540 535 515 504

3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3X 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.6 3X 3.0 3.0 3X 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

LANTLAND FARMS LTD. BLAKEMORE, LANCE & GINA BOOR,DAVID TANNER FARMS LLC TURNER, DAVID

DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H

212.9 91.5 107.4 89.1 83.0

24051 24113 22428 21329 19225

903 874 880 768 702

3.8 3.6 3.9 3.6 3.7

748 730 704 625 595

3.1 3.0 3X 3.1 2.9 3.1

NEWTON, HAROLD & BRIAN INDIAN CAMP FARM HANEHAN FAMILY FARM ANGELROSE DAIRY MARSHMAN FARMS LATHROP, BARRY & PAULA HOFMANN, ROBERT & JOHN DAVIS, ALAN & DEBRA LINCKVIEW FARMS INGERTO, JAY & VIRGINIA MIKALUNAS FARM DAN FRIEDEL GORRELL FAMILY SYLSTRA, J.C. ANGELROSE DAIRY MCKENNEY, DAVID MURPHY, THOMAS & CATHERINE MATTYDALE FARM COOK, MARTIN TOM MEADE JR. GREENVIEW FARMS OLIN, WILLIAM & LINDA MAPLEDREAM FARM ROBINSON, OSCAR MAPLE SHADOW FARM WHITE, MASON & ALLEN CROTHERS, ANTHONY EIHOLZER FARM SCHWARTZ, CARL FRANK, ROBERT LATHROP, PETER & BRENDA MIRY RUN FARM HAPPY VALLEY FARM MUDGE, STEVEN ROWE CHARLE TYNERDALE LEANING LOCUST DAIRY RANSFORD CREEK FARM DENZ, ALBERT DAVIS FARM

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI DHI DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHI

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H J H J H H H H H H X H H X H H H H H H H H H H J H H

200.9 405.6 696.5 58.4 393.6 82.2 63.8 53.5 154.2 106.3 107.7 72.3 99.1 67.4 18.5 83.4 34.7 57.9 103.0 91.3 84.4 128.4 121.1 83.4 112.5 63.5 82.4 63.3 87.5 192.3 92.8 98.0 237.9 60.2 105.1 32.8 56.8 39.1 81.3 75.2

27503 1056 3.8 857 3.1 3X 26918 1129 4.2 839 3.1 3X 26493 948 3.6 799 3.0 25529 916 3.6 769 3.0 25163 952 3.8 768 3.1 3X 24885 944 3.8 736 3.0 24234 878 3.6 732 3.0 24342 936 3.8 720 3.0 23323 806 3.5 718 3.1 23106 868 3.8 701 3.0 22359 857 3.8 699 3.1 23108 859 3.7 695 3.0 22885 816 3.6 687 3.0 22815 871 3.8 686 3.0 19761 857 4.3 684 3.5 22703 871 3.8 674 3.0 18389 872 4.7 667 3.6 20805 815 3.9 659 3.2 21477 836 3.9 656 3.1 22208 789 3.6 654 2.9 21051 792 3.8 646 3.1 21267 801 3.8 639 3.0 20094 740 3.7 638 3.2 19996 701 3.5 637 3.2 21246 740 3.5 636 3.0 20871 727 3.5 634 3.0 18724 781 4.2 631 3.4 21063 777 3.7 628 3.0 20671 761 3.7 620 3.0 19990 740 3.7 611 3.1 20811 752 3.6 610 2.9 20133 792 3.9 598 3.0 18789 687 3.7 595 3.2 19417 800 4.1 594 3.1 18553 704 3.8 582 3.1 18545 700 3.8 581 3.1 18211 706 3.9 567 3.1 15909 731 4.6 563 3.5 18262 708 3.9 550 3.0 17652 730 4.1 550 3.1

DHI-APCS DHI-APCS DHIRAPCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H H X H H

348.3 544.3 994.2 268.8 594.6 94.3 149.4 51.0 62.5 51.7

30000 1133 3.8 944 3.1 3X 29927 1125 3.8 904 3.0 27705 948 3.4 831 3.0 3X 24504 998 4.1 772 3.2 24154 929 3.8 733 3.0 22314 879 3.9 689 3.1 22597 833 3.7 683 3.0 21201 727 3.4 645 3.0 19574 706 3.6 585 3.0 18099 715 4.0 540 3.0

CHEMUNG

CHENANGO

CLINTON

MINER INSTITUTE REMILLARD FARMS CHALIZ FARM LLC. DIMOCK FARMS, LLC. HIDDEN VIEW FARM G & M FARM ALLEN, JAMES W. MCNEIL, DON & SHERRY DAMOUR, DICK SMITH, HAROLD

COLUMBIA

LONAN FARM DHI-AP LYN F. MAIN, JR DHI-APCS KELLER R & SONS HD1 DHIR ELITE DAIRY DHI-AP OOMS ADRIAN & SONS DHI-AP DAVENPORT, JIM HERD 3 DHI KIERNAN, WILLIAM DHI-AP THE DAVENPORT FAMILY HD 2 DHIR DUTCH HOLLOW FARM DHIRAPCS RONNYBROOK FARMS DHI-AP MILLERHURST FARM DHI-AP BARRINGER, FRED DHIR-AP TRIPPLE CREEK FARM DHI-AP OOMS, ANTONIE & MICHAEL HD 1 DHI-AP G+H DAIRY DHI-AP B.B.T.T.FARM DHI-AP BURLINGAME, DOUG DHI-AP OOMS, ANTONIE & MICHAEL HD 2 DHIR-AP BURCH & SONS DAIRY DHI-AP

CORTLAND

TURNER, BENJAMIN & CAROLYN

H 537.6 H1099.2 H 249.7 B 48.4 H 463.3 H 18.9 H 151.9 H 51.4 J 538.6 H 74.1 H 128.9 H 85.2 H 174.0 X 107.1 H 162.0 H 171.9 H 25.8 J 65.4 H 27.9

DHIR H 113.6

29262 26423 26266 21221 25235 24925 24449 23076 19848 20991 22364 21403 21637 20734 19137 17464 18624 14679 16780

995 919 960 989 914 910 919 863 978 779 844 758 828 820 717 647 722 679 652

3.4 3.5 3.7 4.7 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.7 4.9 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.6 3.9

894 821 796 790 787 760 722 704 682 670 667 666 665 664 612 585 568 523 519

3.1 3.1 3.0 3.7 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.0 3.6 3.1

29587 1171 4.0 981 3.3

3X 3X

3X

3X

3X

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

BECK FARMS DHI-APCS SPRUCE EDEN DAIRY LLC DHIR-AP DRAKE, RICHARD D. DHI-AP CURRIE VALLEY DAIRY LLC DHI-AP HALL, BRYAN DHI-AP RIVERSIDE DAIRY LLC DHI-AP CURRIE VALLEY DAIRY LLC DHI-AP DOVETALES FARM DHI-AP BROOKS, CLINTON S DHI SPRUCE EDEN DAIRY LLC DHIR-AP ROBINSON, ROLAND DHI-AP AUGUR, DAVID DHI FORBES FARM DHI-AP A & J GRINNELL DHI-AP SCHONCREST FARMS DHI-AP SUNSETYOUNG FARM DHI WESTAN FARMS DHI MCEVOY CHARLES & KENNETH DHIR TWIN OAKS DAIRY LLC DHI-AP KNAPP, PETER DHI-AP MATT & KEVIN SHARPE DHI-AP MUGGLIN JEAN L HD I DHIR-AP ROCKY BOTTOM FARM DHI-AP CLOSSON, RANDY DHI-AP GLADTIME TOO DHIR-AP

H 1176.5 H 429.6 H 190.0 H 51.3 H 69.1 H 581.1 H 781.7 H 175.1 H 75.1 J 18.6 H 73.2 H 80.1 X 577.9 H 97.2 H 84.1 H 143.7 H 156.1 H 33.0 H 134.8 H 59.1 H 103.4 J 40.5 H 61.8 H 84.1 X 67.8

28282 26303 25736 25023 25617 25447 24096 23016 23083 19628 22762 22434 21289 20171 19236 20102 20434 19239 19141 18045 18145 15147 18395 17317 15560

949 976 966 984 907 943 897 814 862 902 838 797 820 816 723 751 835 775 758 715 691 763 668 740 663

3.4 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.7 4.6 3.7 3.6 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.7 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.8 5.0 3.6 4.3 4.3

JOLEANNA HOLSTEINS PALMER, RONALD & JORDAN HAGER FARMS MATTSON, H.L. & SONS HUMDINGER HOLSTEINS ACKLAND DAIRY FARM ALBANO FARM INC. LAMPORT, FRANK JR TAGGART, JEFF & LORI & BRAD SCHAEFER, ADOLF & LARRY DELROSE FARM HOLLEY, DAVE & ELAINE DEYSENROTH, PAUL & GWEN MARICK FARM, LLC MARTIN, EDWIN & DUANE BEEBE HILL FARM CHAR MARIE FARM LLC SCOTT' HILLSIDE FARM JASON, SANTOBUONO BEDFORD FARMS TERRY, MATTHEW BRUCE & SUE GREGORY ETERNAL FLAME HOLSTEINS SKYMAC FARM MUSHKODAY FARM RITZ FARMS DAIRY SMITH HOLSTEINS MAXWELL, RUSSELL PINEYVALE FARM HOSKING FARM DAVID GOULD TERRY, MATTHEW SHAW, JAMES MOUNTAIN CREST FARM 2 SITTS CO. HOLSTEINS RICHNAN FARM MUDDY RIVER FARM JOHNSON, CHRISTL & TIM BRANIGAN, JOE GRANT, DAVID

DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI DHIR-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H X H H H H H H H H H H J H H H H H H X H

142.7 46.1 479.9 188.2 48.6 37.4 153.3 118.7 81.1 67.0 71.0 74.5 44.2 302.9 52.0 72.2 113.8 125.7 38.5 99.3 29.9 38.4 107.1 51.5 136.7 70.0 123.4 46.2 64.8 60.3 62.4 43.9 58.2 91.0 84.1 44.7 92.3 39.0 62.6 100.4

27263 960 3.5 858 3.1 3X 26609 942 3.5 835 3.1 26353 1046 4.0 809 3.1 25328 916 3.6 784 3.1 25025 953 3.8 773 3.1 24943 933 3.7 770 3.1 25020 1133 4.5 767 3.1 24283 921 3.8 753 3.1 24078 930 3.9 748 3.1 3X 24655 892 3.6 747 3.0 23670 914 3.9 735 3.1 23277 907 3.9 726 3.1 22687 863 3.8 721 3.2 23186 920 4.0 714 3.1 3X 22511 858 3.8 713 3.2 23913 912 3.8 709 3.0 23064 873 3.8 707 3.1 22871 852 3.7 694 3.0 22514 866 3.8 693 3.1 22263 851 3.8 684 3.1 20221 880 4.4 684 3.4 22805 820 3.6 682 3.0 22294 773 3.5 681 3.1 22810 842 3.7 679 3.0 21531 856 4.0 666 3.1 20835 864 4.1 665 3.2 20664 826 4.0 665 3.2 22570 836 3.7 663 2.9 22143 855 3.9 662 3.0 21858 794 3.6 662 3.0 21696 815 3.8 645 3.0 17090 874 5.1 641 3.8 21187 688 3.2 639 3.0 21191 776 3.7 636 3.0 19823 794 4.0 635 3.2 20442 720 3.5 625 3.1 19578 762 3.9 622 3.2 20382 786 3.9 621 3.0 18595 802 4.3 617 3.3 20351 801 3.9 615 3.0

COON BROTHERS HD 2 PLANKENHORN FARMS UPLANDS FARM HENRY BENEKE JACKSON BROS. BROOKCREST BRIAN DONOVAN PULVER,JOHN & JEFFREY STORM FIELD SWISS REBECCA OSBORNE COON BROTHERS HD 1 PEROTTI, FRANK FM 1

DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHIR

H H H H H H H H X X G H

233.4 47.5 90.1 143.0 45.6 66.2 149.7 170.7 42.7 76.2 116.3 90.2

24343 23868 21968 20084 19723 19395 18130 18244 18096 17062 16625 16069

HERD OWNER

DELAWARE

DUTCHESS

ERIE

TYPE TEST

921 887 926 798 722 736 689 676 693 700 766 619

3.8 3.7 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.1 4.6 3.9

882 825 803 774 759 756 715 707 701 695 679 677 666 621 607 598 595 584 575 563 563 550 548 538 511

735 719 700 650 612 593 586 582 575 542 530 512

3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.6 3.0 3.1 3.3

3X 3X 3X 3X 3X 3X 3X

3X

3.0 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2

AMBERWOOD FARM DHI-AP H 56.4 RICHMOND, CHARLES & JOHN DHIR-AP H 220.1 ROLLING MEADOWS FARM LLC DHI-AP H 576.2 EARLY VIEW FARM DHI-AP H 116.2 PHILLIPS FAMILY FARM INC. DHI-AP H 855.5 WIDEMAN FARMS DHI-AP H 130.7 HAIER, GEORGE DHI-AP H 58.2 R&D JANIGA ENTERPRISES DHI-AP H 299.7 MUNN, RICHARD DHI-AP H 78.1 WITTMEYER, CLAYTON JR. DHI-AP H 185.0 NORBEL DAIRY DHI-AP H 115.4 JEFFERY SIMONS DHI-AP H 62.8 TRIPLE OAK FARMS DHI-AP H 153.6 SCHMITZ, KEITH & ANN DHI-AP H 82.8 HAIER FREDRICK DHI H 55.1

26348 1022 3.9 854 3.2 27534 982 3.6 837 3.0 3X 25777 982 3.8 787 3.1 3X 24725 940 3.8 780 3.2 25027 970 3.9 766 3.1 3X 24505 898 3.7 753 3.1 23875 873 3.7 730 3.1 23364 850 3.6 729 3.1 24011 884 3.7 727 3.0 22703 856 3.8 702 3.1 22160 861 3.9 666 3.0 3X 21879 801 3.7 653 3.0 21344 830 3.9 653 3.1 21633 808 3.7 653 3.0 20172 820 4.1 636 3.2

OOMSVIEW HOLSTEINS METCALF FARMS STARGO DAIRY FARM,LLC DANIEL & HELENE MEIER BEAVER FLATS HOLSTEINS POIRIER, EUGENE VINCENT FARM LLC. ARMSTRONG,THOMAS

35133 1090 3.11020 2.9 3X 25624 978 3.8 810 3.2 3X 26064 945 3.6 808 3.1 3X 24754 897 3.6 788 3.2 25392 797 3.1 774 3.0 24051 951 4.0 744 3.1 24455 860 3.5 737 3.0 22736 862 3.8 720 3.2

FRANKLIN

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI

H H H H H H H H

90.0 517.6 173.0 347.1 53.1 68.8 138.2 70.7

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ALFRED STATE COLLEGE DHIRAPCS H 66.9 POTTER, JACK & CAROL DHI-AP H 48.0 FALLBROOK FARMS DHI-AP H 145.1 NICKDALE FARMS DHI-AP H 145.0 KELLEY, RICHARD DHI-AP H 74.1 GROSS, KRIS & RHONDA DHI-AP H 158.6 BAKER, RICHARD & JEFFREY DHI-AP H 413.5 GEORGE, CHRIS & STEPH DHIR-AP H 39.3 BENNETT BROTHERS DHI-AP H 211.2 PLOETZ, GARY & PATTIE DHI-AP H 51.0 RAMSEY, ERNIE DHI-AP H 62.7 SPEICHER, ROBERT & JIM DHI-AP H 98.7 MORNING VIEW DAIRY FARM DHI-AP J 32.0 SMITH, JERRY DHIR-AP H 36.5 LARRY & DAVE SKROBACK DHI-AP X 18.6 BILL WAHL DHI-AP H 46.5

TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER

Top 40 Herds For September

For Records Processed Through DRMS Raleigh 800.496.3344 • www.dairyone.com HERD OWNER FRIEND, ALLAN AND MARY OTIS, RALPH & CINDY HAMILTON, SCOTT & JUDY VINCENT FARM LLC. WOOD, WILLIAM K. THANKFUL HEARTS JERSEY'S GEORGE MILLER ARTIC ROSE ARTIC ROSE CRAIGMOOR FARM ALAMANA FARM'S CRAIGMOOR FARM GLENGARRY FARM LLC TUTTLE FARM LABARE, ROBERT WILLIAM JONES & SONS

GENESEE

BLUMER DAIRY MOWACRES FARM KINGSLEY, HOWARD&SONS JEFF & KATHY THOMPSON ZUBER FARMS 2 BERKEMEIER, H. C. & SONS ROBERT WOOD JOHN KUSZLYK WELKER HOLSTEINS

GREENE

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP

H H H J H J J H H J H G A X H H

77.9 57.2 85.0 31.8 69.9 58.8 102.2 12.0 31.3 48.4 43.2 44.9 149.1 78.8 65.1 100.4

H 405.5 H1520.9 H 102.4 H 106.8 H 1896.5 H 75.8 H 82.4 X 68.4 H 65.3

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

22185 21149 20526 17721 19140 17201 17104 19785 20017 15789 19907 17090 18012 16931 18042 17629

843 781 720 821 716 753 745 687 680 755 693 791 670 691 678 647

3.8 3.7 3.5 4.6 3.7 4.4 4.4 3.5 3.4 4.8 3.5 4.6 3.7 4.1 3.8 3.7

690 654 619 618 609 603 602 601 589 573 569 565 548 547 544 535

3.1 3.1 3.0 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.0 2.9 3.6 2.9 3.3 3.0 3X 3.2 3.0 3.0

26061 971 3.7 816 3.1 3X 26692 1023 3.8 798 3.0 3X 23570 851 3.6 724 3.1 22575 866 3.8 700 3.1 21914 882 4.0 659 3.0 3X 19473 798 4.1 633 3.3 20689 650 3.1 630 3.0 18865 676 3.6 575 3.0 17169 657 3.8 515 3.0

DHIR-AP J 59.1 DHI-AP H 43.5

18616 20060

CASLER, JIM & PHIL MAYPAR FARM TIMMERMAN FARMS FOSTER'S ACRES HOLSTEINS WOLFE, HOWARD VALLEY HIGH FARM KELVISTA HOLSTEINS WINDEX FARMS BOEPPLE, RAYMOND & LISA FREDERICK P HERRINGSHAW SCHWASNICK FARMS DONALD & ERIN SHUTTS JR ATRASS FARM HAUGHTON FARM MEADOW BROOK FARM SPRING LAWN FARM BLACK IRON DAIRY LLC WINTERGREEN FARM MARSHY ACRES FARM LYON, JOSEPH & ANGELA COLLINS PRIDE HOLSTEINS BRUCE TREADWELL DALE COVERT FOSTER'S ACRES JERSEYS SALMSTEAD FARMS DITHMARSIA HOLSTEINS DONEINFARM ELM TREE FARM DALE COVERT HACKLEY, BRIAN ROB MICH FARM

DHI-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H H H H H H X H H X H H H X H H H H J H H H H X H H

276.7 136.9 204.8 137.2 91.8 74.9 91.7 101.0 63.6 204.5 115.6 64.0 75.5 95.0 68.7 82.8 176.5 65.0 60.2 71.6 111.7 75.8 48.8 16.9 97.7 107.0 29.5 74.0 15.9 52.4 46.1

26691 1150 4.3 820 3.1 25174 981 3.9 788 3.1 25675 840 3.3 775 3.0 3X 24216 781 3.2 752 3.1 23512 902 3.8 739 3.1 23929 932 3.9 735 3.1 23416 873 3.7 717 3.1 22553 854 3.8 711 3.2 22539 854 3.8 685 3.0 20513 809 3.9 660 3.2 21339 836 3.9 658 3.1 20479 756 3.7 655 3.2 3X 20845 794 3.8 638 3.1 19343 761 3.9 627 3.2 19931 759 3.8 627 3.1 20037 736 3.7 625 3.1 19371 762 3.9 603 3.1 19950 745 3.7 596 3.0 19666 698 3.5 595 3.0 19133 710 3.7 592 3.1 19506 692 3.5 586 3.0 19867 756 3.8 584 2.9 19405 694 3.6 581 3.0 15521 727 4.7 581 3.7 20070 682 3.4 578 2.9 19011 696 3.7 577 3.0 18423 681 3.7 530 2.9 17996 665 3.7 529 2.9 15649 685 4.4 528 3.4 16884 653 3.9 517 3.1 17555 623 3.5 506 2.9

NORTH HARBOR FARM DHI-AP HYLIGHT FARMS, LLC DHIR-AP MURCREST FARM DHI-AP HYLIGHT FARMS, LLC DHIR-AP NORTHROP, MICHAEL & SONS DHI-AP SHELAND FARMS DHI-APCS BIG DOG DAIRY DHI-AP EISEL, STEVE DHI-AP LYNDALE FARM DHI-AP HORNING, STANLEY & SHARON DHI-AP BROWN,DOUGLAS E. DHI-AP MASON'S DAIRY FARM DHI-AP SOUTH SANDY DAIRY DHI-AP WOOD FARMS, LLC. DHI-APCS HYLIGHT FARMS, LLC DHIR-AP PARISH, LOUANN DHI-AP ZEHR, JASON DHI-AP BOULTON BEACH FARMS, LLC DHI-AP LILAC LAWNS FARM INC. DHI-AP LEE,STEPHEN & SALLY DHI REFF FAMILY FARM DHI-AP PEACH SPRING FARM DHI-AP EASTMAN DAIRY FARM LLC. DHI-AP REED HAVEN FARMS DHI-AP PEACHEY WILMER & VERA DHIR-AP FORRESTER,DENNIS & CAROL DHI-AP MURROCK FARM DHI-AP TMT FARMS DHI-AP KURTZ, JOSEPH E. JR. DHI-AP ZUMBACH, BRIAN & AMY DHI-AP WATSON, STEPHEN DHI-AP BONNYLAND FARM DHI MOSER, BRAD DHI-AP YODER, TIM & ARLENE DHIR-AP JEFF ZIMMER DHI-AP HALDEMAN DAVID DHI-AP MOSER, JOSH DHIR-AP HORTON, CARL J. & RANDY C. DHI-AP JON FREEMAN DHI-AP

H H H H X H H H H H H H H H X H X H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

768.9 237.5 689.4 96.0 85.6 722.9 113.5 134.8 72.0 56.0 303.6 112.3 87.6 552.4 29.2 45.0 57.7 135.1 146.8 62.3 94.8 58.8 409.9 168.2 75.9 125.0 230.7 50.6 57.4 91.4 88.7 67.1 50.6 78.0 80.4 54.1 52.2 93.7 86.3

29116 28864 28334 27866 27844 26884 26967 24031 24829 24188 24832 23892 24016 24012 20317 24016 22205 22639 22868 22502 21453 23309 23972 22773 23122 22629 21074 20247 20036 20195 18776 18458 18059 17338 17566 17213 17006 16229 16836

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DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP

B R COW E E YEARS D

VALLEY VIEW FARM STORY, MATTHEW C. JR.

HERKIMER

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TYPE TEST

LEWIS

L&M FARMS WALNUTHOF FARM

DHI-AP H 48.7 DHI-AP H 108.8

924 5.0 654 3.5 765 3.8 620 3.1

1035 1154 1041 1117 965 938 945 732 918 948 957 973 909 948 1016 862 756 806 782 817 900 846 845 804 852 823 753 802 784 674 672 681 652 698 641 612 634 606 621

3.6 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.7 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.9 5.0 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.6 4.2 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.6 4.0 3.9 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.6 4.0 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.7

885 870 867 860 835 818 796 785 760 758 750 742 733 727 708 704 699 698 697 692 691 688 686 686 686 655 630 629 623 613 581 554 544 535 520 518 516 505 501

3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.5 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0

3X 3X 3X 3X 3X 3X 3X

3X

3X 3X 3X 3X

3X

27852 1007 3.6 829 3.0 26536 978 3.7 809 3.0 3X

HERD OWNER

TYPE TEST

WILLIAMS FARM RIVEREDGE DAIRY RIDLESIDE HERD #1 YORK, SCOTT E ANDY SCHANTZ SCHRAG,WILFRED & LOIS TERRY WALSEMAN JEFF SIMPSON HOUSER, DWIGHT SOUTH KEENER DAIRY ROGGIE,KEITH LIMESTONE RIDGE FARM JASDALE FARM HANCOCK,JIM & DARCIE ZEHR GLENN RODNEY CLINTSMAN SULLIVAN, MIKE C. MAST, TITUS GUS TABOLT SHERMAN ERIC & LORELLE ERNEST & AMY BEYER THUNDER LANE DAIRY FARNEY, NORMAN LEYDEN VIEW FARM YORK, MICHEAL & DYNALL HEBERT, RONALD TARA LYNDAKER MISTYKNOLL FARM PURPLE FEVER HOLSTEINS WIDRICK,KYLE VALMONT DAIRY FARM YANCEY, HASKELL A., JR NORTZ, CHRISTINA BAUER, JAMES PALUCK, WILLAIM ZEHR, MYRON D. ROES, LOREN J. HOPPEL, CARL & DORIS

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

R. SCHRAMM ENT. MULLIGAN FARM, INC MULLIGAN FARM, INC DAIRYKNOLL FARMS KEVETTA FARMS COYNE FARMS, INC. MAXWELL FARMS MROCZEK, JOSEPH & ANDY KEVETTA FARMS CADYVILLE FARM DONNAN FARMS, INC.

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIRAPCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS

LIVINGSTON

Top 40 Herds For September B R COW E E YEARS D

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H X H H H H H H H H H

142.5 61.8 164.6 56.5 72.4 82.4 73.1 64.7 79.2 113.0 83.0 199.5 133.6 101.7 87.5 79.7 125.7 77.4 124.3 69.8 122.3 81.0 102.2 88.1 63.3 98.7 47.2 126.2 35.4 77.0 114.3 59.3 36.8 25.3 90.3 74.5 49.5 101.1

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

23629 22339 23307 23512 22859 22749 23393 22723 21979 22127 23186 22312 22106 22125 21559 21056 20174 20743 20730 21038 21030 21221 19919 20694 20462 20628 19464 19581 18719 19827 19287 18854 19067 18734 18302 18635 17666 18434

946 834 829 858 794 902 861 857 849 794 850 847 879 724 783 776 759 768 832 854 796 848 762 825 783 763 712 760 730 731 722 657 737 668 710 701 655 697

4.0 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.7 4.0 4.1 3.8 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.8

737 709 709 706 705 699 691 690 685 681 680 677 671 660 659 646 645 644 643 641 634 630 627 627 619 613 606 602 589 582 575 570 560 557 557 550 546 542

3.1 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3X 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.9

H 194.2 H 1098.0 H 132.2 H 894.8 H 22.9 H 935.1 H 92.2 H 92.1 J 15.5 H 152.6 H 3535.6

29190 1177 4.0 906 3.1 3X 28981 1094 3.8 887 3.1 3X 26562 1015 3.8 814 3.1 3X 26561 943 3.6 809 3.0 3X 26451 899 3.4 802 3.0 25531 972 3.8 749 2.9 3X 24960 915 3.7 738 3.0 23302 879 3.8 731 3.1 20286 881 4.3 730 3.6 21747 884 4.1 677 3.1 21432 734 3.4 638 3.0 3X

MORRISVILLE COLLEGE FOUND DHI-APCS H 256.7 CHRIS AND STEPH ANDERSON DHIR-AP H 53.3 CEDARKNOB FARMS, LLC DHI-AP H 322.5 DURFEE, STEVEN DHI-AP H 481.2 HOLMES ACRE DHI-AP H 416.0 WHITE EAGLE FARMS DHI-AP H 916.7 SPRINGWATER FARMS LLC DHI-AP H 350.9 ROBERTS, CHARLES & SONS DHI-AP H 125.7 FERN HILL FARM, LLC DHIR H 253.7 SWAMP BOTTOM FARM DHI-AP H 41.2 EVANS, DOUG DHIR A 38.5 BIKOWSKY, PATTY & JOHN JR. DHI-AP H 76.4 MONANFRAN FARMS, INC. DHIR-AP H 182.9 GATEHOUSE FARM DHI-AP H 251.0 GRANNY ANNE DHIR-AP H 80.3 KOBLER,GLENN DHIR-AP H 74.5 MANLEY, GWEN & JEFF DHI-AP H 41.9 WINTERCREST FARMS DHI-AP H 118.9 WRATTEN FARM DHI-AP H 36.9 TFARM DHIR H 89.5 JONES, DAVID & SCOTT DHI-AP H 76.3 WOOD, CALVIN & MATT DHI-AP H 236.3 RENDCACH FARMS DHI-AP H 158.4 PUSHLAR, PAUL & FAMILY DHI-AP H 85.3 FANNING, TERRY DHI-AP H 68.4 WESTFALL, FRED & STEVE DHI-AP H 90.5 HENRY, JOSEPH O. & PETE DHI-AP H 72.9 PARSONS, DOUGLAS DHI-AP H 116.1 BRIDGEDALE FARM DHI-AP H 114.1 DORRANCE, THOMAS A. DHIR-AP H 86.1 MORGAN, FRED & JUDY DHI-AP H 149.2 BARNES, BRUCE DHI-AP H 75.0 WEDGE FARM DHI-AP H 71.3 LYREKCREST HOLSTEINS DHIR-AP H 80.9 ELLIOTT,DOUGLAS DHI-AP H 72.5 MEEKER, ROY E. DHI-AP H 41.5 SCHELL, JOHN E. DHI-AP H 64.0 WRATTEN FARM DHI-AP X 30.3 PERRY, DONALD L. & DONALD H DHI-AP H 81.0 WESTFALL, FRED & STEVE DHI-AP A 26.2

29984 1097 3.7 938 3.1 3X 29150 851 2.9 894 3.1 3X 27159 937 3.5 828 3.0 3X 26218 897 3.4 816 3.1 3X 27174 943 3.5 816 3.0 3X 26389 938 3.6 785 3.0 3X 25674 928 3.6 761 3.0 3X 24050 916 3.8 745 3.1 23024 915 4.0 744 3.2 23156 828 3.6 739 3.2 22808 908 4.0 733 3.2 24383 870 3.6 721 3.0 23656 875 3.7 704 3.0 23755 872 3.7 702 3.0 3X 22482 818 3.6 687 3.1 22011 905 4.1 682 3.1 22116 843 3.8 681 3.1 22743 816 3.6 678 3.0 21027 777 3.7 664 3.2 21335 834 3.9 662 3.1 21182 818 3.9 654 3.1 20662 816 3.9 651 3.2 20778 776 3.7 648 3.1 20747 729 3.5 646 3.1 21066 728 3.5 644 3.1 20678 741 3.6 628 3.0 20268 705 3.5 616 3.0 19453 729 3.7 611 3.1 19740 742 3.8 600 3.0 19862 712 3.6 599 3.0 18549 786 4.2 599 3.2 19752 696 3.5 598 3.0 19427 770 4.0 594 3.1 19014 701 3.7 589 3.1 19126 715 3.7 577 3.0 19325 727 3.8 564 2.9 19080 696 3.6 564 3.0 17942 659 3.7 560 3.1 18690 740 4.0 549 2.9 17225 617 3.6 542 3.1

COLBY HOMESTEAD FARMS ELLSWORTH,ROCKY & PAT

DHI-APCS H 212.5 DHIR-AP X 62.8

20893 16302

KORONA, JEREMY CANARY, JAMES KORONA, JEREMY DEVENDORF FARM SHUSTER, PAUL & MAXINE BRUMAR FARM HAYES THOMAS STANLEY WICHOWSKY NARE FARMS

DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS

25846 1214 4.7 846 3.3 24778 991 4.0 808 3.3 24528 1157 4.7 806 3.3 25089 969 3.9 789 3.1 25276 922 3.6 761 3.0 24378 1012 4.2 760 3.1 25106 952 3.8 759 3.0 24780 950 3.8 756 3.1 23787 981 4.1 751 3.2

MADISON

MONROE

MONTGOMERY

H H H H H H H H H

37.0 58.1 60.8 42.2 54.9 223.5 64.8 68.0 200.0

813 3.9 634 3.0 658 4.0 551 3.4

HERD OWNER

TYPE TEST

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

HEISER, JASON DHI-AP H 88.4 KORONA, JEREMY DHIR-AP J 12.2 MEAD, GARY DHI-APCS H 203.6 ROBBIE DYGERT DHI-AP H 57.6 MAC VEAN, ROBERT DHI-AP H 117.0 INGHAMS HILL FARM DHI-AP H 80.7 HANDY HILLS FARM DHI-AP H 115.2 CLAY HILL FARM DHIR-AP H 142.9 FREDERICKS VELVET ACRES DHI-AP H 139.6 JAMES HUDSON DHIR-AP H 40.2 FEAGLES FARM DHI-AP H 71.9 MCCLUMPHA FARM DHI-AP H 30.0 WILA HALA FARM DHI-AP H 82.0 RACANIELLO, WAYNE DHIR-AP H 30.0 HILL, RONALD DHI H 79.7 DAMIN FARM DHI-AP H 73.1 ADAM HAYES DHI-AP H 56.7 RANDY & DEBBIE FRASIER DHIR-AP H 47.2 TRAHAVEN DHI-AP H 50.2 SNYDER, CLYDE DHI-AP H 73.7 COLE, MIKE DHI-AP J 73.2 FRASIER, LYN AND WILLIAM DHI H 60.5 CHAPMAN, RICHARD & FAMILY DHI-AP H 83.9 DAMIN, GLEN DHI-AP H 61.0

24469 924 3.8 738 3.0 19090 1140 6.0 735 3.9 22999 906 3.9 725 3.2 24052 959 4.0 720 3.0 22732 878 3.9 715 3.1 23898 850 3.6 691 2.9 21109 822 3.9 685 3.2 22231 836 3.8 683 3.1 22021 774 3.5 683 3.1 22924 944 4.1 683 3.0 22147 838 3.8 666 3.0 21431 758 3.5 660 3.1 21687 853 3.9 656 3.0 20748 840 4.0 644 3.1 21119 938 4.4 633 3.0 20297 854 4.2 608 3.0 20178 770 3.8 608 3.0 19436 780 4.0 606 3.1 20263 821 4.1 594 2.9 19400 757 3.9 575 3.0 16761 846 5.0 575 3.4 19211 713 3.7 569 3.0 17673 710 4.0 566 3.2 17776 666 3.7 521 2.9

LAKESHORE DAIRY LLC J J FARMS 1 MCCOLLUM FARMS GASPORT VIEW DAIRY,INC. WILLS DAIRY FARM RANNEY FARMS RED CREEK FARM J J FARMS 1 MILLEVILLE FARMS, INC.

H 1776.9 H 322.5 H 2204.1 H 693.0 H 314.1 H 119.3 H 141.9 H 125.7 H 78.4

25252 24313 24259 22756 21366 20329 20193 18975 17908

986 878 910 839 693 876 798 688 712

3.9 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.2 4.3 4.0 3.6 4.0

764 732 721 699 645 636 627 602 576

3.0 3X 3.0 3X 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3X 3.2

H H H H H H H H H X H H H H H H H H X H H X H H H H H H H J X H H H J H H H

641.8 198.9 661.9 99.3 51.3 84.9 57.3 55.8 116.9 73.0 57.9 155.1 55.1 59.0 133.1 248.6 39.1 62.4 87.7 82.8 38.3 67.1 71.7 99.5 58.5 44.0 64.8 56.9 48.4 41.8 68.7 48.0 56.6 67.8 32.0 66.5 76.6 38.8

28081 27612 26842 25603 24344 24507 22662 22860 22136 21109 21724 21351 21834 21641 21792 20255 19761 19184 19037 19158 19489 18181 18718 18550 18356 18631 17787 18660 18889 15072 16524 17515 16726 16743 13943 16474 17103 15674

992 983 892 924 949 870 896 838 830 861 837 790 778 845 806 726 779 709 719 710 698 737 686 610 747 733 676 694 658 712 610 593 676 638 678 612 595 711

3.5 3.6 3.3 3.6 3.9 3.6 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.6 4.1 3.7 3.3 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.5 4.7 3.7 3.4 4.0 3.8 4.9 3.7 3.5 4.5

862 810 793 786 778 768 740 694 691 687 672 649 646 644 638 625 601 601 596 595 591 587 585 578 576 567 555 548 544 527 525 524 523 521 512 510 507 503

3.1 2.9 3X 3.0 3X 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.5 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.7 3.1 3.0 3.2

H 148.2 H 456.2 H 822.0 H 97.3 H 1149.9 H 855.0 H 385.9 H 161.4 H 264.7 H 409.6 H 190.8 H 124.2 H 294.7 H 362.6 H 79.0 H 183.1 H 1349.1 H 644.2 J 58.7 H 112.9 H 46.7 J 117.5 A 46.0 H 120.1 B 31.9 H 49.7 J 50.0 J 131.2

29023 28128 28067 27637 27277 25660 25543 23417 23373 24743 22293 22868 22228 22847 23342 21869 21593 21167 16885 20051 21148 16000 18052 17656 16976 18360 16319 14508

1060 1039 1058 977 956 883 871 912 944 1002 890 826 864 816 876 817 803 762 817 830 758 754 665 625 651 726 672 725

3.7 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 4.8 4.1 3.6 4.7 3.7 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.1 5.0

888 885 852 851 839 779 763 755 739 733 700 699 695 692 690 672 666 654 642 640 632 565 561 550 538 537 518 514

3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.8 3.2 3.0 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.5

NIAGARA

ONEIDA

COLLINS, EDWARD & SONS TAYLWIND FARM CHAMPION FARMS LLC WILLSON, RODNEY ANGELL, KEVIN C. BIELBY, JAMES GAFNER, GEORGE WILLIAMS, JAMES PRITCHARD, HUBERT AND JIM GALLAGHER, CINDY & PAUL SMITH, WILLIAM & JOAN GYPSY DELL FARM LLC MELODYWOOD FARM SMITH, RONALD & HOWARD GREEN, PETER M. WORMONT DAIRY VAN HATTEN, B & C FITZGERALD, JASON HD2 HAROLD GLOUSE STOLARCZYK, BRIAN ROBERTS, JOHN & LISA SHERWOOD FARM GROESLON FARM INC. JONES TERRANCE R. RED LINE FARMS LLC NOBIS, TONY & PETE BALDWIN, RICHARD & SHARON SPRING GROVE FARM LLC LARRY,DOUGLAS POOLE, BRIAN & TRACEY LWG DUTCH HAVEN FARM SCHNEIBLE, BOB GAR LINN FARM VALEHIGH FARM WORMONT DAIRY TOLBERT FRANK LEE DAIRY FARM SMOTHERS, ANNETTE & AR

ONONDAGA

SNAVLIN FARMS COVALE HOLSTEINS VENTURE FARMS LLC ANDREW STACK TWIN BIRCH DAIRY, LLC FABIUS GREENWOOD FARM AIRY RIDGE FARM MOUNTFIELD FARM COWLES, THURLOW, Y. MAPLEHURST FARMS LLC LOOMIS, JAMES W. AMESLEA FARM 1 MARKHAM HOLLOW FARM DOODY, LARRY & SONS OLIVER, FARM TREGFARMS LLC RICHARDS, ELMER & SONS DALE VANERDEN CARLSON, CHERYL BURGETT FARMS DENNIS, CARL & CRAIG TUCKER JOHN HAYNES SCOTT KARASEK, RUDY & SON TWIN FARMS COOK, PAUL WILDB DAIRY SILVER SPRINGS FARM

ONTARIO RAES, RONALD

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR

DHI-AP H 152.6

3X 3X 3X 3X 3X 3X

3X 3X

3X

33115 1147 3.5 985 3.0 3X

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RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

BLACK BROOK FARM DHI-AP MINNS JAMES DHI-AP HEMDALE FARMS, INC. DHI-APCS LIGHTLAND FARMS DHI-AP HILTON RICHARD N DHI-AP FABA FARM DHI-AP ELVI FARMS, INC. DHI-APCS REEDLAND FARMS DHI-AP LINHOLM DAIRY LLC DHI-AP J.DEBOOVER FARMS INC. DHI-AP GREEN VIEW FARMS DHI-AP ROGERS DAIRY FARM DHI-AP WILLOCREST DHI-APCS HAYTON FAMILY FARM DHI-AP BENNETT FARMS DHIR-AP PHALEN, KEVIN & ROBERT DHI-AP DAY BROTHERS DHI-AP LAMELLA FARMS DHI-AP COSH, ANDREW S. DHI-AP WALKER, CHARLES & SHELLEY DHI-AP CROUCH, GLENN AND JOHN DHI-AP

H 169.3 H 653.0 H 726.1 H 398.2 H 383.5 H 492.2 H 1008.9 H 344.3 H 175.6 H 988.2 H 120.4 H 158.4 H 1005.6 H 64.7 H 79.9 H 451.9 H 156.4 H 127.4 H 73.1 H 40.5 H 69.3

28443 1076 3.8 878 3.1 28629 989 3.5 867 3.0 3X 26821 884 3.3 819 3.1 3X 26756 958 3.6 804 3.0 3X 26323 1004 3.8 804 3.1 3X 25774 957 3.7 803 3.1 26185 925 3.5 798 3.0 3X 25532 920 3.6 770 3.0 3X 23068 904 3.9 740 3.2 24018 919 3.8 731 3.0 23286 881 3.8 714 3.1 22685 871 3.8 714 3.1 23872 823 3.4 713 3.0 22356 858 3.8 696 3.1 22482 837 3.7 689 3.1 22170 852 3.8 682 3.1 20784 796 3.8 658 3.2 20410 769 3.8 629 3.1 20024 748 3.7 619 3.1 16797 727 4.3 511 3.0 16463 664 4.0 503 3.1

SMILEY, RUSSELL W. STAP ROBERT & STACEY ECHO FARM BELLVALE FARMS THORNDALE FARM GIBBS, GARY & SARA SPRUCEGATE HOLSTEINS HOYT, MARK & KATIE EWANCIW, ED JOHNSON, C. F. & SON WISNER FARMS, INC. BALBACH,C.H. JOHSON, PHILIP FREEDOM HILL FARM

H H H H H H H H H H H H H J

27259 1096 4.0 847 3.1 22247 769 3.5 696 3.1 23094 800 3.5 693 3.0 21906 855 3.9 688 3.1 21062 841 4.0 654 3.1 20937 815 3.9 648 3.1 20031 747 3.7 646 3.2 20794 731 3.5 627 3.0 20339 767 3.8 573 2.8 18385 777 4.2 571 3.1 18455 681 3.7 565 3.1 18358 682 3.7 551 3.0 17973 774 4.3 550 3.1 16236 764 4.7 545 3.4

ORANGE

ORLEANS

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR DHIR-AP DHIR DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP

38.9 106.2 115.3 55.6 106.9 66.0 54.5 70.3 27.2 251.4 94.2 51.2 248.8 27.6

NEAL, EDWARD & JAMES AND JODY DHI-AP H 553.3 ZIMMERMAN CHRIS DHIR-AP H 39.5 SMITH, EDWIN & RICHARD DHIR-AP H 58.0

26094 22261 20014

CORJESS HOLSTEINS WILKINSON, LARRY MAPLE HELP STOCK FARMS NICHOLSON,DEAN WIMLER FARM NY BURR, BRUCE

OSWEGO

H H H H H H

83.2 76.8 53.4 95.7 161.5 30.6

28080 1045 3.7 878 3.1 23376 802 3.4 692 3.0 20960 780 3.7 672 3.2 20670 798 3.9 647 3.1 17982 698 3.9 525 2.9 16537 639 3.9 508 3.1

TRIPLE J DAIRY DHI-AP WEBSTER, TERRY & COREY DHI-AP WOODLAWN DAIRY FARM LLC DHI-AP VAN ALSTINE, TOM & SANDY DHIR-AP TRIPLE J DAIRY DHI-AP ALDRICH KEITH DHI-AP ROHRING FALLS FARM DHI-AP GALLEY, DAVID DHI WATERPOINT FARMS DHIR BANTA BROTHERS DHI-AP TRACY, ROBERT DHI-AP COOPERSTOWN HOLSTEIN CORP DHI-AP JORDAN BROTHERS DHI-AP OSBORNE, CLAYTON, JOHN, BRUC DHIR WESTBROOK, WILLIAM & WENDY DHI-AP POWERS, JAMES & PAMELA DHI-AP LICATA DAIRY DHI-AP ROCKSPRING FARM DHI-AP GANTNER, RICH DHI-AP BOUCHARD, RICKY DHI-AP DAYDREAM FARMS DHI-AP DAN & MAE'S DAIRY DHI-AP BOB & KAREN MELLOTT DHI-AP TYLER, LESTER DHIR MATT AND DEAN UTTER DHI-AP BUTTS,DAN & JOHN DHI-AP GOD'S GRACE FARM DHI-AP ADAM & ANDREA ROBERTSON DHI-AP WEINERT, WILLY & BECKY DHI-AP JAKE REED DHI-AP TAUZEL, J & J DHI-AP MUMFORD, JAMES & MARCIA DHI-AP FLY CREEK VALLEY FARMS DHI-AP BUTTS,DAN & JOHN DHI-AP DULKIS, MARK DHI-AP RIDGEVIEW FARM DHI-AP LICATA DAIRY DHI-AP GRETNA ACRES DHI-AP

X H H H X H H H H H H H H H H H H H H X X H H B H H H H H H H H H X H H A B

12.6 148.4 163.1 74.6 15.3 33.9 76.6 78.3 373.6 75.2 81.4 281.9 95.1 52.8 82.3 50.6 31.3 91.4 38.4 32.6 47.2 78.8 62.3 139.1 123.7 37.2 50.0 117.3 41.6 60.3 56.2 109.7 22.1 49.7 68.2 66.6 17.3 60.8

26752 1001 3.7 832 3.1 3X 26842 1039 3.9 804 3.0 25811 957 3.7 789 3.1 25143 918 3.7 767 3.1 3X 24058 897 3.7 767 3.2 3X 24317 894 3.7 735 3.0 23634 881 3.7 712 3.0 22973 866 3.8 710 3.1 23788 940 4.0 710 3.0 3X 23399 948 4.1 701 3.0 22273 805 3.6 699 3.1 23076 835 3.6 692 3.0 3X 21844 820 3.8 659 3.0 21950 817 3.7 649 3.0 21084 777 3.7 645 3.1 21082 802 3.8 643 3.0 21504 786 3.7 626 2.9 20277 798 3.9 625 3.1 20697 760 3.7 624 3.0 18853 767 4.1 620 3.3 19560 776 4.0 617 3.2 20134 729 3.6 614 3.0 19892 738 3.7 607 3.1 18439 741 4.0 596 3.2 18563 712 3.8 591 3.2 19634 734 3.7 587 3.0 18841 736 3.9 577 3.1 17737 685 3.9 574 3.2 19313 732 3.8 569 2.9 18285 705 3.9 567 3.1 18290 722 3.9 558 3.1 18271 701 3.8 555 3.0 17663 687 3.9 555 3.1 16110 731 4.5 541 3.4 17843 661 3.7 530 3.0 17255 667 3.9 522 3.0 17448 624 3.6 507 2.9 15285 630 4.1 503 3.3

GREEN, DAVID DAN REQUATE MCMAHON, JOHN & DAN MOODY, MARK & ALICE TARBOX FARMS 1 LEWCLIF FARMS

DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H

341.4 186.0 127.8 33.3 93.0 123.2

27928 1134 4.1 872 3.1 3X 22495 869 3.9 694 3.1 3X 22576 842 3.7 687 3.0 21675 827 3.8 649 3.0 20944 757 3.6 634 3.0 19156 757 4.0 603 3.1

GILBERT, ANDY & TONY RIVERBREEZE FARMS STAUFFER, FARMS WOODCREST DAIRY, LLC C&M DAIRY LLC. CROSBY, FRANK, J. TWIN MILL FARMS, LLC REED, MARION & FRED JR.

DHI-APCS DHI-APCS DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H 1129.2 H 1070.1 H 1275.6 H 2725.9 H 556.3 H 32.2 H 155.9 H 64.9

RENSSELAER

ST. LAWRENCE

26913 26241 26108 25682 23960 21880 21652 20981

850 876 847 889 914 796 834 819

3.2 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.9 3.9

825 791 785 767 733 672 671 667

3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2

3X 3X 3X 3X 3X

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

812 745 712 772 764 756 765 672 643 662 687 734 713 630 621 641 582

4.3 3.4 3.4 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.8 5.0 4.0 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.4

DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP

B H H H H H H H H H H J H H H H H

23.7 104.2 190.3 53.7 121.2 78.1 60.2 120.1 127.2 136.5 166.7 34.7 45.1 159.9 70.6 84.7 31.6

18869 21758 20917 20008 19201 19882 19912 19309 19031 18813 17921 14615 17760 17824 16989 17711 16886

DHIRAPCS DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI DHIR-AP DHIR-AP

H H H H H H H H H H H

911.6 593.7 143.8 802.0 674.4 98.8 548.3 170.4 83.3 60.5 21.9

28138 1141 4.1 892 3.2 3X 27955 1051 3.8 869 3.1 3X 25228 921 3.7 768 3.0 3X 24730 905 3.7 758 3.1 3X 24242 928 3.8 749 3.1 24235 919 3.8 741 3.1 24652 912 3.7 732 3.0 3X 22619 868 3.8 706 3.1 22180 926 4.2 676 3.0 21231 846 4.0 674 3.2 17623 729 4.1 557 3.2

PROKOP, RICHARD, SANDY & JON DHI-AP SUNY AG & TECH COLLEGE DHIR ARGUS ACRES, LLC DHI-AP HIGH HILL FARM LLC DHI-AP PROKOP, RICHARD, SANDY & JON DHI-AP RUTHER, STEVEN & MARION DHI-AP SCHULTZ BROS. FARM INC. DHI-AP LLOYD, DAVID, DENISE, JASON DHIR-AP CACCIOLA GERRY & SHARON DHI-AP RKEYVALE DHI-AP BOULDER BROOK FARM DHI-AP STANTON, JOHNDEBERIC DHI-AP LVA FARMS NO B.S.T. DHI-AP EVERETT, TIM & PATTI DHI CHARLIE & WILLA REED DHI-AP LARKIN, PAUL E. DHI-AP BUCK, DANIEL & TAMMY DHI-AP STANTON,JOHNDEBERIC DHI-AP C.D.S. TILLAPAUGH DHI

H H H H J H H H H H H H H J H H H A H

327.5 168.8 383.2 121.6 19.9 77.7 141.6 145.3 319.6 71.6 137.2 140.0 108.4 34.6 51.8 55.4 67.8 39.1 305.1

28750 1227 4.3 872 3.0 3X 28374 1171 4.1 850 3.0 3X 25606 998 3.9 827 3.2 26700 917 3.4 798 3.0 3X 21982 1192 5.4 788 3.6 3X 24652 892 3.6 725 2.9 23057 964 4.2 721 3.1 22854 907 4.0 715 3.1 23420 890 3.8 708 3.0 3X 22647 771 3.4 702 3.1 22193 794 3.6 671 3.0 21899 828 3.8 665 3.0 3X 22303 805 3.6 663 3.0 18687 848 4.5 659 3.5 20268 711 3.5 621 3.1 20196 743 3.7 592 2.9 18572 739 4.0 586 3.2 18957 707 3.7 577 3.0 3X 17784 756 4.3 543 3.1

SENECA VALLEY FARM GAIGE FARMS BURR, CHARLES AND KEN GLENVIEW DAIRY LLC BERGEN FARMS HOSTETLER, MARK & MARYELE BURR, CHARLES AND KEN ALLEN, THOMAS R. LONE OAK FARM

H 756.6 H 397.4 H 123.2 H 708.8 H 2311.7 H 76.3 A 29.1 H 51.9 X 65.2

28302 1094 3.9 855 3.0 3X 26220 998 3.8 835 3.2 3X 25267 1005 4.0 799 3.2 25602 1006 3.9 773 3.0 3X 25480 979 3.8 770 3.0 3X 23842 867 3.6 724 3.0 21147 906 4.3 699 3.3 18496 713 3.9 560 3.0 17896 638 3.6 547 3.1 24861 24873 24912 23668 23215 23542 23965 21216 19047

SARATOGA

WOOD, DAVID R. PECK, WILLIAM FLYHIGHER HOLSTEINS LLC KINGSRANSOM FARM HANEHAN FAMILY DAIRY PECK, JOSEPH KEVIN PECK SMITH BROS. SPEIDEL, RICHARD ARNOLDHAVEN CURTISS, C.E. & SON

SCHUYLER

SENECA

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H H H H

SMITH STOCK FARM SMITH, GERARD M. DAMIN FARMS, LLC BEACH, THOMAS JR. ROGER DUNN SCHUMACRES & ASSOCIATES BURNS FAMILY FARM LLC CLARK, EDWARD JR. DAMIN FARMS, LLC ARCHER, BRUCE DWI BET FARMS KARR DAIRY FARMS, LLC BARBR FARMS KIMBLEDALE NICHOLS DAIRY PRICE, TOM WADE, LYLE & JEAN BENTON HOLSTEINS FIDE FARMS ELLISON FARMS ATHERTON FAMILY CHARLES P. WATERS KRAMER, DAVID & KIMBERLY STEWART, DAVID & KATHY EDWARD SOPOROWSKI

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H 545.5 H 108.6 H 1138.5 H 57.6 H 579.4 H 1060.3 H 397.7 H 83.9 X 55.2 H 55.6 H 334.1 H 531.1 H 149.4 H 71.9 H 64.6 H 39.7 H 58.1 H 57.2 H 87.0 H 175.7 A 85.9 H 122.1 H 38.0 X 104.5 H 49.8

28912 1065 3.7 873 3.0 3X 25797 1027 4.0 843 3.3 27952 936 3.3 802 2.9 3X 24168 944 3.9 776 3.2 26118 983 3.8 772 3.0 3X 25333 929 3.7 758 3.0 3X 24839 879 3.5 738 3.0 3X 22507 880 3.9 713 3.2 21077 872 4.1 688 3.3 3X 21470 806 3.8 682 3.2 23242 827 3.6 682 2.9 3X 22313 816 3.7 675 3.0 3X 22450 803 3.6 669 3.0 21636 776 3.6 666 3.1 20574 806 3.9 660 3.2 21526 740 3.4 648 3.0 20154 731 3.6 643 3.2 20886 782 3.7 633 3.0 19737 726 3.7 615 3.1 20219 728 3.6 614 3.0 19376 705 3.6 609 3.1 18491 651 3.5 560 3.0 18449 721 3.9 556 3.0 16892 643 3.8 513 3.0 17442 667 3.8 505 2.9

BRANDON PETERS DAIRY J&E WEISSMANN FARMS THONY'S DAIRY WEISSMANN MSHORTHORNS HUGHSON, WILFRED

DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP

H H H M H

20884 20688 17093 17419 17080

SULLIVAN

TIOGA

85.2 30.5 51.6 20.8 141.7

939 942 858 842 900 842 813 747 682

692 778 688 701 673

3.8 3.8 3.4 3.6 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.6

3.3 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.9

765 761 750 716 714 703 693 656 550

3.5 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.1

GEORGE FARMS JOHN MEHLING DARYL G. MARTIN MURANDA HOLSTEINS CANOGASPRING FARMS ROY MARTIN HORNING, CURTIS ZIMMERMAN, GLENN EAGLETON FARM

STEUBEN

360.6 89.6 68.4 80.3 351.6 211.1 70.7 208.1 50.3

656 649 630 613 611 609 608 589 559 557 553 540 539 538 537 536 517

640 619 548 544 517

3.1 3X 3.1 3.0 3X 3.0 3.1 3.0 3X 2.9 3.1 2.9

3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.0

HERD OWNER LYON, FRANK CAMPBELL, CHARLES B. KING, DAVE ZORN, TOM & JANET R. HIDDEN VALLEY FARM HOWLAND, ROBERT C. LAWTON, MERLE STRONGHAVEN FARM HUIZINGA, HENRY & LOIS FRISBIE BROTHERS MCNEIL,MARK KWIATKOWSKI BROTHERS HUIZINGA DAIRY DEMING, CODY RAUTINE, ARVO FRANCISCO, YVETTE TODD AND JOSIE SPENCER WALKER, DOUGLAS JR. ROBINSON FARM

TYPE TEST

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

27474 1031 3.8 840 3.1 26737 972 3.6 822 3.1 27704 998 3.6 817 2.9 26614 1019 3.8 785 2.9 25157 976 3.9 776 3.1 24971 910 3.6 753 3.0 20868 989 4.7 737 3.5 24653 925 3.8 733 3.0 3X 23034 906 3.9 708 3.1 23695 860 3.6 708 3.0 22337 856 3.8 698 3.1 22932 867 3.8 690 3.0 22409 833 3.7 684 3.1 20918 777 3.7 677 3.2 22484 801 3.6 665 3.0 21984 821 3.7 661 3.0 21086 805 3.8 643 3.0 18415 710 3.9 586 3.2 18574 652 3.5 557 3.0

HARDIE FARMS INC. DHI-AP H 1060.8 COOK FARMS DHIR-AP H 271.8 TEACHING & REASEARCH CTR DHI-APCS H 543.3 MILLBROOK FARM DHIR-AP H 689.4 CARPENTER, EVAN & BREN DHI-AP H 68.2 VANDEBOGART, ALAN & RAY DHIR-AP H 87.4 MILLBROOK FARM DHIR-AP H 13.6 SWEYOLAKAN FARMS DHI-AP H 198.7 MILLBROOK FARM DHIR-AP H 10.4 STUTTLE, LEWIS DHIR-AP H 284.9 MILLBROOK FARM DHIR-AP X 73.6 FOUTS FARM DHI-AP H 320.5 SMITH, NIAL S. & SONS DHI-AP X 154.8 CUMMINGS, WILLIAM DHI-AP H 46.2 RANKIN FARM DHIR-AP H 56.0 PINE RIDGE FARM INC. DHI-AP H 320.9 HOUSTON, MARLIN J. DHI-AP H 126.0

29457 980 3.3 913 3.1 3X 27884 945 3.4 858 3.1 3X 26743 807 3.0 816 3.1 27032 925 3.4 816 3.0 3X 26688 921 3.5 806 3.0 25787 1000 3.9 784 3.0 26249 840 3.2 772 2.9 3X 25032 884 3.5 771 3.1 3X 25555 922 3.6 769 3.0 3X 24414 864 3.5 755 3.1 3X 22619 852 3.8 739 3.3 3X 22295 854 3.8 706 3.2 20862 828 4.0 644 3.1 20980 746 3.6 631 3.0 19189 788 4.1 601 3.1 19326 713 3.7 599 3.1 18619 732 3.9 563 3.0

DOMINO FARM F&C BROOKS AND SONS

20812 17222

ULSTER

WASHINGTON

H H H H H H J H H H H H H H H H H H H

RHA MILK

88.6 59.5 70.7 40.4 236.4 91.1 78.1 258.5 155.5 121.2 58.6 198.4 142.6 55.4 76.1 37.3 87.4 47.7 255.5

TOMPKINS

DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

B R COW E E YEARS D

DHIRAPCS J 162.0 DHI-AP H 57.3

980 4.7 771 3.7 644 3.7 517 3.0

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DCHA develops gold standards for calf and heifer welfare

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The Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) has released its third set of “Gold Standards” for dairy calf and heifer development in the United States.

The new standards address animal welfare for dairy calves and heifers from birth to freshening across the United States. This is

the third consecutive year that DCHA has developed and published a set of standards. The first and second sets dealt with production standards for pre-weaned and post-weaned heifers, respectively. All three sets of standards can be found at www.calfandheifer.org.

“Animal welfare is a

critical issue of importance to the U.S. dairy industry,” said Vance Kells, Satanta, KS, DCHA board member and chairman of the Gold Standards III committee. “As the industry trade association representing replacement animals, we felt it was important for DCHA to publish a set of welfare stan-

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dards specific to calves and heifers.”

The Gold Standards III address veterinary i n v o l v e m e n t , colostrum management, housing, nutrition, handling, transportation, vaccination, drug therapy, parasite control, elective medical procedures and euthanasia.

Kells points out that while

there is overlap between the new standards and the previous Gold Standards I and II production standards, the new set is written specifically from the standpoint of animal welfare. “What we find in virtually all cases is that production practices that keep the animals’ best welfare interests in

mind also result in the best production outcomes,” he said.

The new standards were introduced at the annual conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners in St. Louis, MO, underscoring the important role that veterinarians play in ensuring animal welfare.

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by Hubert J. Karreman Hi Folks, So, it’s getting time to bring the animals inside for the seasonal change towards winter at some point soon. But which animals are we talking about? Certainly the milking cows will be in more as we tend to give them the most attention. But what about the young stock?

Often times we let the bred heifers stay outside with a place for them to bed down and be out of the elements and that’s good. But how about the younger heifers?

Oftentimes people want to bring

them back inside after the grazing season is done for some reason.

But why? That fresh air they have been getting is so much better for them than stale barn air or shared barn air with the milking herd.

As a rule, I would say that young stock should not come back into the barn until they freshen since they are at risk for pneumonia if stuck inside all winter with the older animals.

So should we vaccinate animals at this time of year? It’s a common practice to do so.

In some ways it is admitting that the indoor

living isn’t as good as the outdoors on pasture, right? Like I have come to realize, the best vaccination program is one that is based on fresh air, high forage diets and dry bedding and dry bedding and dry bedding.

(That wasn’t a typing mistake.) At least that is for respiratory health. Another important way to prevent respiratory problems in stabled animals is to put them outside every day for as long as possible. This allows them to breathe in fresh air just as we like to every day.

Remember that the cat-

tle breeds we have are from northern climates and like temperatures between 20-50°F (-5 to +10 C). There is no need to keep them in when it is 22°F if the sun is shining, there is little wind and the footing is not slippery. On the other hand, the worst possible weather for cattle to be in is when it is raining and barely above freezing.

They will lose body condition fast. If young stock are carrying an internal parasite burden, or if they have poor body condition due to not enough feed and energy intake, they will likely break with pneumonia.

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tle easily. What about cows called pregnant around day 35-40 and then come back into heat a month later? Or actual abortions seen — how many in what size herd and during what time span? In a 50 cow herd, it would not be unreasonable to see one spontaneous abortion over a year or maybe two if they are far apart. If you see 2-3 abortions in a 50 cow herd within a month or two, I would start wondering what is going on.

Typically, cows that abort at 1-3 months pregnancy may be challenged by BVD, at 4-6 months pregnancy they may be challenged by BVD or Lepto and at 68 months pregnancy they may be challenged

by Neospora. And if many cows are showing irregular heat cycles or perhaps have been bred but come back in heat not on a 21 day cycle, BVD could be an issue.

Testing of the aborted calf and two blood samples from the cow (at time of abortion and 3 weeks later) will give the best possible information from a lab. Or, if there are no abortions, but irregular heats or cows are not settling, then drawing blood from at least 10 percent of the animals in the herd (testing the problem animals) can reveal what the problem may be. While an aborted fetus is looked at under

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pneumonia when put inside and especially if the bedding becomes damp and they are in a cinder block or wooden building with windows high above them only. If this is unavoidable, then vaccinating with one of the intranasal vaccines is best as it gives quick protection (within a few days) and will last a few months. I have always liked the idea of the intranasal vaccines if only because they mimic the real way respiratory germs typically gain entrance to the body — through the nose. Otherwise, structures with excellent air movement just above the height of the animals but which allow no drafts at bedding level (such as curtain barns, hoop houses or large super hutches) are great for keeping weaned animals and bred heifers in.

Do we need to vaccinate if we are abiding by the “high forage diet, fresh air and dry bedding” rule? That depends on some factors.

First, what do you want to vaccinate for? Is it the respiratory bugs mainly? If so, read the above again.

If vaccinating is for reproductive bugs, then we may want to consider it, depending again on some factors. First, what kind of reproductive problems, if any, have been occurring?

There will always be a few cows that don’t set-

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Moo News from C9 the microscope and samples are taken to identify any bugs that may be present, blood samples from cows are generally checked for antibodies to bugs. Antibodies to bugs like lepto, IBR, BVD and neospora reveal to what degree the cow’s immune system has responded to a challenge from those bugs. The results are presented as titers. The higher the titer, the more likely the bug causing the titer was involved with the problem. However, if you have a vaccinated herd, those results could be from the vaccine since vaccines mimic natural exposure and cause the animal’s immune system to respond. This is good for when the animals are truly exposed to the real bug, their immune system is ready to neutralize the challenge immediately. Looking at the titers of animals that haven’t been vaccinated in a number of years is very useful for results showing any high titers will be meaningful since it indicates that the animals have seen the real challenge by the bugs themselves and are reacting to them.

Be aware that trying to vaccinate your way out of a problem may or may not work. It probably is a reasonably good idea if Lepto hardjo is involved as that is difficult to get rid of it otherwise. But if BVD is floating around in a herd, vaccinating may give a false sense of security. This is because of a possible Persistently Infected (PI) BVD animal present. These animals are born with BVD and every moment they are alive they are breathing out, peeing out, manuring out, and coughing out live BVD particles into the environment which no vaccine can overcome.

These animals must be identified and removed from the herd before any BVD vaccine will work to prevent any such future occurrence.

If vaccinating, using a modified live version is probably the best route for effective coverage. I have read that some immunologists say giv-

ing a modified live vaccine against the respiratory viruses at 6 months of age and then again a month before breeding age may give lasting immunity for life. But I would like to see further studies on that. However, if you think about it, if we get a tetanus vaccine, it is good for 10 years. If vaccinated for measles and mumps, the immunity is nearly life time.

So why do people vaccinate cattle every year — probably because the box says so. Perhaps some studies need to be done for how long titers stay high from vaccines. (Don’t expect vaccine manufacturers to do the studies.)

But remember that the animals’ environment and feed play a much bigger part in staying healthy than vaccines. One thing to think about is animal concentration — what is the optimal number of animals to have for a certain size of land or barn? Now there’s a real question.

The beautiful stone barns of the southeastern PA

area were originally meant to house no more than probably 15 cows, their young stock, a few horses and a handful of pigs and chickens. Now they routinely house 40 cows, some young stock

and a full team of horses. I think it only makes sense that when there is a high density of animals in one area, bugs/germs have it easier to “set up shop” in the animals there.

That’s why routine

massive vaccination programs have become so common place in modern agriculture — because of the high concentration of animals in one location, whether it is a 40-50 cow tie stall in a stone

barn or a 400-500 cow free stall system. I’m not against vaccines but the best “vaccine” for farm animals will always be fresh air, dry bedding, high forage diets, sunshine and being outside.

Professional Dairy Managers’ Nov. 3 forum to highlight cow comfort Dairy producers will have the opportunity to learn how basic cow comfort can make a huge difference in profitability

Dr. Gordie Jones

at the Dairy Industry Issue Forum planned by the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania (PDMP) on Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Lebanon Expo Center, Lebanon, beginning at 9 a.m. The Forum is open to all dairymen.

Featured speaker will be Dr. Gordie Jones, well-known dairy veterinarian and consultant, who brings experience from his Central Sands Dairy LLC, home to 3,800 Jersey, and

Holstein/Jersey crossbred cows in Nekoosa, WI, where it was founded in 2007.

This dynamic, worldrenowned speaker brings a simple but highly entertaining message on the importance of basic cow comfort in increasing productivity and enhancing profitability. His “Back to Basics” philosophy of respect and consideration for keeping cows comfortable is one that has practical application for

dairies of every size.

Jeff Ainslie, Red Barn Consulting, chaired the planning committee and will serve as moderator for the day. “We are delighted to have Dr. Jones bring his expertise both as a consultant and as a dairy owner and partner, he said. “Cow comfort is a core, foundational principle for a dairy herd of any size or shape, and Dr. Jones’s presentation will reinforce this basic belief and its importance to productivity.”

Mike Hosterman, Ag Choice Farm Credit business consultant, will discuss the economic impact of cow comfort using benchmark numbers.

“It is attention to detail that makes all the difference in profitability, whatever the size of your herd.” Hosterman said, “You have to take care of your cows.”

A producer panel featuring Tony Brubaker, Brubaker Farms, Mount Joy, Lancaster County; Joel Krall, Furnace Hill Holsteins, Lebanon, Lebanon County; and Jones will offer further insights into getting “Back to Basics.” Attendees will have plenty of time to ask questions and add thoughts in this session.

Following lunch at noon, sponsored by Novus International, participants will travel on their own to nearby Furnace Hill Holsteins, where they can see the dairy facilities that Krall operates with partner Tim Crouse. Their 150 cow herd produces 110

pounds of milk per cow per day. The farm was started by Kralls’ parents, Tom and Shirley Krall, advocates of quality cow care.

PDMP’s annual meeting, including election of directors, will precede the forum. With sponsorship support from American Farm Products, BouMatic, Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association, MidAtlantic Farm Credit, Red Barn Consulting, Select Sires and White Oak Mills, PDMP is able to offer this program at affordable registration fees. Cost for the Forum is $25 per person for PDMP members; designed to make it possible for a farm’s entire operation team can attend.

The standard non-member fee is $75 per person.

Registration includes lunch and the farm tour.

Registration can be downloaded from www.pdmp.org or call 877-326-5993 or by email at info@pdmp.org.

Information on becoming a member of PDMP is also available at the Web site.

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DPAC applauds Dairy Advancement Act

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Senate Bill 1682 offers ‘fresh approach’ for dairy On the day in which the U.S. Congress passed three historic free trade agreements, the grassroots dairy producers of the Dairy Policy Action Coalition (DPAC) were in the nation’s capitol stressing the need for policies that position dairy farmers to benefit from these trade opportunities.

DPAC lauded the Oct. 12 introduction of the much-anticipated Dairy Advancement Act by Senator Robert Casey, Jr. (D-PA). Senate Bill 1682 was the highlight of discussions on Capitol Hill throughout the day.

It contains key elements of DPAC’s Cornerstones for Change.

The bill repeals the Dairy Product Price Support program, which saves taxpayer dollars and sends a clear signal to global trading partners that the U.S. will be a dependable supplier of dairy products that are in demand and will clear those inventories even when market prices are low. The bill also makes available low interest loans to manufacturers to encourage investment in retrofitting their plants to adjust to this change by focusing on making and marketing products that have broader demand.

“Dairy is the one sector that has really struggled in the midst of a bright economic picture for agriculture,” said Dennis Wolff, a lifelong dairy farmer from Millville, PA, who served as a former state secretary of agriculture and is now a relations consultant for DPAC through Versant Strategies. “The policy decisions being made now by the Senate and House Ag Committees, as they consider their recommendations for the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, will be critical to the futures of our dairy farm families.

The Dairy Advancement Act improves market transparency and starts the process of simplifying the milk pricing system.

At the same time it recognizes the need for a modest safety net and for expanded risk management choices for producers.”

“We applaud Senator Casey for introducing the Dairy Advancement Act. Unlike other proposals, which make the system even more complex, this bill calls for reforms that simplify and improve the way our milk is priced,” said DPAC chairman Cliff Hawbaker, a dairy producer from Chambersburg, PA. “As dairy farmers, we are looking for less, not more, government cost and control of our industry. We see the opportunities in the world markets and realize we are part of a world supplyand-demand balance,” observed Duane Hertzler, a dairy producer from Loysville, PA. “We thank Senator Casey for recognizing the importance of the food, jobs, and economic vitality our dairy farms brings to our local communities with a bill that looks at the big picture.”

DPAC notes that while trade agreements open doors for U.S. dairy products, the industry must be positioned to walk through those doors with the products that are in demand.

Thus, the Dairy Advancement Act is not only a dairy bill, but also a jobs bill for the economy. It captures the federal policy concerns expressed at countless public forums held across the United States, and takes a progressive approach by improving transparency, growing global markets, encouraging new product development and offering safety net options, without invoking supply control and without putting taxpayers at risk for billions in liabilities as in other dairy proposals. These issues are important to dairy farms of all sizes, as well as to processors and manufacturers of dairy products.

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“We support this bill because we believe that controlling the U.S. milk supply is not the solution. All the evidence indicates that we do not have an over supply of milk relative to U.S. and global demand. Instead, the important task is to be developing products and marketing strategies,” said Dave Forgey, a dairy producer from Logansport, IN. “There is a reported 7 billion pounds of unmet global dairy demand in the world, and that gap is expected to widen. Why would we want to back away from that market with proposals that control production, when instead we can chart a pathway forward for U.S. dairy farmers through the Dairy Advancement Act?” Producer Howard

Straub from St. Johns, MI, observed how his state has made agricultural exports a priority.

“Dairy needs to be part of that bright future. We don’t believe the producers’ interests are best served by sending a signal to the world that we’ll be the country to pullback when margins

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The DPAC group who traveled to Washington Oct. 12 (from left) Alan Kozak, Rob Barley, Howard Straub, Denny Wolff, Duane Hertzler, Dale Hoffman, Herman Bishop, Dave Forgey and Bernie Morrissey.

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DPAC from C12 tighten,” he said. “Instead, we need to build and serve those long term customers by making the right products and marketing them consistently.”

“We have a lot to be proud of as dairy farmers. We have the resources and the people,” said Dale Hoffman, a dairy producer from Shinglehouse, PA. “When you look at the overall economy, what sector is most productive? Agriculture. We’ll lose it if we don’t innovate and compete.”

For Hoffman, the choice is simple: “Make those products here and keep the jobs and dollars here at home. If we can innovate and market our

dairy products, we can be very competitive. We just need to unleash our potential as the United States of America.”

“Since DPAC was formed in 2009, we have worked tirelessly on the Cornerstones for Change to give fellow dairy producers a voice in the policy decisions that will shape our futures,” said Alan Kozak, a producer from Millersburg, Ohio. “We thank Senator Casey for introducing the Dairy Advancement Act and ask the House and Senate Agriculture Committees to consider this fresh approach when making their recommendations to the Joint Select Committee

on Deficit Reduction; or to put the dairy policy discussion through the normal committee process.”

The Dairy Advancement Act aligns federal dairy policy with the global realities of the 21st century. It is a market oriented approach that was developed by listening closely to dairy producers and experts from all segments of the dairy industry. It simplifies and adds transparency to an overly complex system and gives producers safety net options, without restricting their opportunities to manage and grow their businesses for the next generation of farmers and consumers.

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Dairy farmers pay tribute to school nutrition programs with New York State Fair butter sculpture Traditionally, the butter sculpture at the New York State Fair honors farm families who feed their communities and beyond, but this year, New York’s farmers turned the tables to publically thank another group dedicated to providing nutritious food: the School Nutrition professionals, who prepare more than 2.3 million meals for students every day in New York State.

“The men and women who plan and prepare these meals are really the unsung heroes in our schools,” says Andrea Thompson, Vice President of School Marketing for American Dairy Association and Dairy Council Inc. “With shrinking budgets, they are charged with developing meals that meet strict nutritional requirements, and please the pickiest consumers—the students. And, just like our farmers, they are committed to feeding the future.”

The sculpture was unveiled to an audience of local media outlets and invited guests from the school nutrition field. Dubbed “one of the best-kept secrets of the New York State Fair,” the sculpture’s unveiling received extensive media coverage on Your News Now cable network (who covered the unveiling live), WSYR (ABC), and CNY Central (NBC/CBS), as well as Syracuse Newspapers.

Created from 800 pounds of unsalted butter, “Feeding our Future” featured students selecting healthy breakfast items such as milk, fruit, cereal, and yogurt from a cafeteria line. It’s a scene played out in schools throughout the state, according to Frances O’Donnell from the State Education Department Child Nutrition Program. “An affordable, nutritious breakfast is available at almost every school in our state — from simple items such as milk, cereal, fruit, and yogurt, to hot items like French toast or bagel and egg sandwiches.”

Fairgoers were also invited to nominate their favorite school food worker for a day of pampering as an addi-

tional thank you. More than 600 entries were received during the Fair’s 12-day run.

Dairy farmers have a long-standing commitment to children’s nutrition, most recently demonstrated with the introduction of the “Fuel Up to 60” comprehensive health and wellness program created to combat Childhood

obesity. As part of a partnership between dairy farmers and the NFL, the program encourages students to make healthy food choices — including three daily servings of low-fat milk, cheese or yogurt — and exercise 60 minutes each day.

When the Fair is finished, students at SUNY College of Envi-

ronmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) turn corn’s best friend into fuel — biodiesel, to be exact — as part of a joint collaboration between the University and American Dairy Association and Dairy Council, Inc. (ADADC).

The butter was expected to yield more than 80 gallons of fuel, which will be used to

transport SUNY-ESF students.

The 800 pounds of unsalted butter are provided courtesy of Wegmans Food Markets. Artists Jim Victor and Marie Pelton of Conshohocken created the sculpture for the 9th straight year.

The American Dairy Association & Dairy Council, Inc. is the lo-

cal promotion and management organization funded by dairy farmer checkoff dollars. We work closely with Dairy Management Inc.™ and are responsible for increasing demand for U.S.-produced dairy products on behalf of New York, northern New Jersey, and northeastern Pennsylvania area dairy farmers.

Reaching 400,000 SCC shouldn’t be a matter of a ruling.

Strive for stellar milk quality with proper udder care, cleanliness, record keeping, appropriate treatment and culling.

Reducing somatic cell count (SCC) on your farm is not just a matter of regulations and

rulings — it’s a matter of animal health and good management.

When a proposal to

voluntarily reduce the U.S. Grade A Milk SCC limit to 400,000 SCC per milliliter failed at

the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments in May, many producers and industry

professionals were surprised. The proposal would have put the United States on par with guidelines currently set in the European Union (EU) for milk export limits and was supported by several industry groups.

Plus, many groups saw it as a measure to improve the United States’ attention to udder health. While the proposal’s failure means the USDA will have to step in to identify a way to meet the EU standards, producers should continue to implement management practices that improve animal health and milk quality.

“We know that lower somatic counts are a reflection of improved animal health and less mastitis in the herd,” says Linda Tikofsky, Professional Services Veterinarian with Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. “Whether or not there is a regulation on SCC

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limit, producers should strive to reduce their SCC for the good of their cows, and their milk check.”

Lowering SCC, improving herd health There are several management practices that contribute to lower SCC: • Improve udder preparation Complete and proper udder prep involves stimulating milk letdown by stripping teats, pre-dipping and wiping teats dry before attaching the milking unit.

Always wear gloves, sanitize gloves between cows, and use single-service paper towels to dry teats.

Hang units squarely beneath the cow, and ensure there are no air leaks or “squawks.”

There should be a 60to 90-second delay between stripping and unit attachment.

• Keep cows clean Reducing infection and SCC is easier when cows are kept in a clean, dry environment.

Bedding should be refreshed and stalls groomed frequently.

• Maintain good records Keep track of cows with a history of high SCC and mastitis. A good record keeping system will help when making treatment and culling decisions.

• Treat those you can, cull those you can’t Repeated treatment of cows with chronic mastitis and high SCC doesn’t make economic sense. “When choosing a mastitis tube, you can optimize the chance for a cure the first time by using ‘the right drug for the right bug.’ It is best to culture clinical mastitis to help you make this decision; however, if culturing isn’t an option, choose a broadspectrum tube to maximize your chances for a cure,” Tikofsky said.

Consider a single-day treatment for lactating cows like ToDAY®, available from Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., to get cows back in the tank quickly. If treatment does little to improve SCC, consider culling.

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DETRICKS FARM SYN TANN JAMES & JUDITH LARSON THREE MILES DAIRY NEAL D GORDON JAMES & JUDITH LARSON

MERCER

CINDA L GANDER CANON DAIRY PAUL J CRITCHLOW DALE L KEPNER CLAN CAMPBELL J. D. PHILSON HILLVIEW ACRES DEWAYNE & BILL COULTER IRISHTOWN ACRES J. D. PHILSON DANE YEAGER WILLOW BROOK FARM SALLY+GARY OAKES LENGEL BROTHERS HILLVIEW ACRES GUERN

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NORTHAMPTON

B R COW E E YEARS D

DHI-AP H 79.6

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

18006

682 3.8 538 3.0

61.2 50.2 63.7 124.1 64.8 109.8 42.6 223.7 57.8

24984 24154 24263 22742 22995 21282 19612 19606 16032

902 923 852 797 833 734 742 711 689

DHI-AP H 76.4 DHI-AP H 188.3

23200 23026

892 3.8 724 3.1 826 3.6 690 3.0

DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP

H H H H H H X H G

3.6 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.8 3.6 4.3

767 766 744 712 687 658 598 576 528

3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3X 3.0 2.9 3.3 3X

DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP

H H H H H H H H

105.9 43.4 68.0 41.5 79.3 131.4 149.5 24.1

22964 1104 4.8 733 3.2 23967 867 3.6 716 3.0 19464 768 3.9 611 3.1 19135 815 4.3 603 3.2 19196 852 4.4 598 3.1 18734 714 3.8 586 3.1 18920 736 3.9 569 3.0 17220 646 3.8 537 3.1

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H W H H H X

47.5 55.1 88.1 54.3 39.9 46.4

23289 23002 21499 20607 20057 16537

885 807 771 781 752 698

3.8 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.7 4.2

727 704 656 656 627 575

3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.5

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIRAPCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI DHIR-AP

H H H H H H H H J J X X H H G

51.3 123.5 124.2 121.2 67.3 37.7 101.6 146.7 494.9 25.3 20.3 68.3 31.7 95.7 10.2

26181 25829 24779 24593 22537 21132 20295 18950 15793 16700 16731 16767 16628 15470 14139

845 982 880 926 884 780 735 747 795 760 688 662 622 602 646

3.2 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.9 5.0 4.6 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.9 4.6

786 782 738 735 717 654 630 610 599 580 535 532 512 508 502

3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.6

DHI-AP H 53.4 DHI-AP H 62.1

22685 16440

861 3.8 689 3.0 661 4.0 505 3.1

DHIR-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H J H H H H H H

97.8 60.0 61.9 100.2 96.7 81.6 17.5 100.8 165.9 52.6 114.1 26.0 120.5

28921 1141 3.9 853 2.9 25998 987 3.8 815 3.1 22990 1201 5.2 712 3.1 23707 890 3.8 705 3.0 23087 820 3.6 704 3.0 22359 860 3.8 703 3.1 18641 911 4.9 678 3.6 21697 859 4.0 677 3.1 21993 836 3.8 671 3.1 19416 757 3.9 585 3.0 18401 718 3.9 563 3.1 18640 635 3.4 561 3.0 17035 671 3.9 525 3.1

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H H H H H H H H H H H J

60.5 117.3 61.6 89.3 109.8 52.9 60.9 60.2 68.3 85.7 61.5 79.8

24044 23966 23079 22057 21457 21403 20960 21236 17523 17470 17622 15468

29915 1042 3.5 926 3.1 26054 931 3.6 818 3.1 25485 968 3.8 785 3.1 24824 913 3.7 775 3.1 25140 991 3.9 759 3.0 20987 995 4.7 758 3.6 23178 868 3.7 741 3.2 21679 760 3.5 701 3.2 21641 788 3.6 681 3.1 20877 742 3.6 657 3.1 20597 765 3.7 656 3.2 20545 811 3.9 645 3.1 18689 754 4.0 603 3.2 18244 698 3.8 567 3.1 15596 767 4.9 564 3.6 16867 732 4.3 541 3.2

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H H H H H H H H H H H H H J H H H H H H

63.0 67.1 86.5 101.5 62.4 106.8 92.6 49.3 121.7 34.1 57.2 33.9 54.0 14.8 55.2 60.8 48.6 64.2 38.7 46.6

27745 1067 3.8 903 3.3 26296 972 3.7 784 3.0 25208 973 3.9 783 3.1 24369 927 3.8 783 3.2 24773 948 3.8 762 3.1 24657 788 3.2 762 3.1 23947 893 3.7 744 3.1 23427 901 3.8 731 3.1 24163 838 3.5 730 3.0 22343 848 3.8 710 3.2 22218 795 3.6 691 3.1 23432 840 3.6 682 2.9 21368 827 3.9 658 3.1 18306 877 4.8 640 3.5 20663 734 3.6 609 2.9 19186 760 4.0 591 3.1 18135 681 3.8 568 3.1 17315 720 4.2 562 3.2 17462 659 3.8 542 3.1 16655 658 4.0 532 3.2

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943 4.2 669 3.0

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DHI-APCS H 849.0

25418

869 816 784 827 828 779 833 789 707 678 671 715

3.6 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.9 3.6 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.9 3.8 4.6

728 718 712 671 666 661 656 648 556 553 541 534

3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.5

886 3.5 758 3.0

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H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

53.2 70.0 122.4 51.9 62.4 53.8 76.5 68.2 100.5 64.1 33.3 69.3 53.3 96.2 51.8 121.4 37.2

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

23923 23517 22148 19185

808 844 782 696

3.4 3.6 3.5 3.6

698 693 668 591

2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1

31005 1187 3.8 947 3.1 3X 28270 1101 3.9 876 3.1 26216 999 3.8 802 3.1 3X 26604 932 3.5 796 3.0 24928 925 3.7 789 3.2 23910 945 4.0 733 3.1 23232 915 3.9 724 3.1 23581 850 3.6 697 3.0 22216 793 3.6 687 3.1 21406 809 3.8 683 3.2 22539 894 4.0 681 3.0 22354 806 3.6 680 3.0 21164 775 3.7 657 3.1

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DHI-AP H 97.1

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16571

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H H H H H H J H H H H H H H

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DHI-AP H 42.1 DHI-AP H 136.0

RHA MILK

FAT

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29548 1250 4.2 870 2.9 24703 1123 4.5 785 3.2 24587 915 3.7 757 3.1 23985 917 3.8 729 3.0 22277 807 3.6 686 3.1 20726 824 4.0 632 3.0 18024 829 4.6 632 3.5 20506 802 3.9 629 3.1 20228 778 3.8 600 3.0 18458 721 3.9 600 3.3 18568 791 4.3 595 3.2 18888 719 3.8 569 3.0 17563 709 4.0 545 3.1 16849 639 3.8 507 3.0 18548 21913

687 3.7 602 3.2 835 3.8 675 3.1

Summary of Dairy Advancement Act The Dairy Advancement Act captures the federal policy concerns

expressed by the industry at countless public forums held across the

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uct development and offering safety net options.

These issues are important to the dairy farmer milking 60 cows and the dairy farmer milking 6,000 cows, as well as the processors and manufacturers of dairy products.

Many manufacturing plants are designed to produce inventoried commodities covered by the current Dairy Product Price Support Program, not necessarily products that the markets demand. Repealing the Dairy Product Price Support Program saves taxpayer dollars and sends a clear signal to our global trading partners that the United States will be a dependable supplier of dairy products that are in demand and to clear those inventories even when market prices are low.

This bill makes available low interest loans to manufacturers to encourage investment in retrofitting their plants to adjust to this change by focusing on making products that have broader demand. The U.S. dairy industry needs to take advantage of all marketing opportunities by aligning our increasing production with the expanding global opportunities as well as developing new domestic products.

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This bill also directs the Secretary to establish a two-class system for classifying milk under the federal milk marketing orders. Simplifying classification with two classes, fluid milk and manufactured products, will allow market forces to work and put competition back in the federal order system for milk used for manufactured products. The competition will result in improved producer revenue and encourage new product development.

This bill also improves dairy price and volume reporting by expanding the reportable commodities and increasing the frequency of reporting to enhance market transparency and to better reflect current market prices. This in turn will improve price discovery.

Since 2002, dairy farmers have benefited from the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) safety net.

This bill gives dairy producers a choice by allowing them to continue to participate in the MILC program or to receive support for the Livestock Gross Margin-Dairy (LGM-Dairy) program as a risk management tool by insuring their margins for future months.

Producers may also buy-up coverage on additional pounds of milk at their own expense.

The Dairy Advancement Act aligns federal dairy policy with the global realities of the 21st century. It was developed by listening very closely to dairy producers and experts from all segments of the dairy industry. It simplifies and adds transparency to an overly complex system and gives producers safety net options.

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New York’s dairy farmers reveal “extreme milking parlor makeover” at state fair Effort connects consumers with food production, dairy farms With nearly a million people walking through the gates each year, the New York State Fair offers a one-of-a kind opportunity to show consumers how milk is produced and the role dairy farm families play in the food chain. That’s why New York’s dairy farmers — through the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council Inc. decided to give the barn’s milking parlor a makeover.

“For many of these folks, a visit to the newly-refurbished milk parlor at the State Fair is the closest they will ever get to a real dairy farm,” says Rick Naczi, chief executive officer of American Dairy Association and Dairy Council, Inc. (ADADC). “At a time when the average person is three generations removed from farming, now more than ever, consumers are interested in learning about how and where their food is produced.”

“We know our farmers take excellent care of their cows and their milk, so we added colorful graphics and signage explaining just what goes on in the milking process and identifying some of the steps taken every day to ensure milk’s safety, wholesomeness, and quality.

We created a new video filmed in the State Fair milking parlor to be played to visitors throughout the day, at the times there are no cows being milked.

There’s also a beautiful, new mural on the outside walls so the milking parlor is easier to find for visitors entering the dairy building.”

In fact, the mural outside the milking parlor becomes a destination and a photo opportunity for many visitors, who posed in front of the barn doors or by the cows.

Invited guests including members of the New York Promotion advisory board, were on hand for the unveiling. Also on hand was Juliet the dairy cow and Onondaga County Dairy Princess Mary Burgett, New York State Alternate Chelsea Jones and New York State Dairy Princess Madeline Kuhlman who performed the parlor’s inaugural milking ceremony. The unveiling received extensive media

coverage from ABC affiliate (WSYR) and Your News Now cable network.

WSTM anchor Laura Hand visited the parlor during Fair week, giving the destination the station’s Blue Ribbon award as a “location to visit”.

Teri Martin, milking parlor superintendent and Gouverneur -area dairy farmer, agreed: “In the 16 years I’ve been here, we’ve called the milking parlor the State Fair’s best-kept secret, but this year, people came in looking for us.

It’s gotten a great reaction from consumers and sparked many conversations about why farmers do things they do.”

Because the dairy industry is focused on efficiency, conservation, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), the milking parlor renovations included the installation of energy-efficient lights. This simple change reduces energy use in the parlor by 20 to 25 percent and reflects New York dairy farmers’ ongoing commitment to conserve natural resources for the benefit of farm, environment, and community.

“Agriculture is important to the upstate New York economy, and energy efficiency is a top priority for us, so we are delighted to participate in upgrading this facility,” said Mark S. L ynch, president of NYSEG and RG&E. “This project showcases our energy efficiency programs that have already helped 20,000 NYSEG and RG&E customers save more than 70 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and reduce their electricity bills. Reducing electricity use also means that less electricity needs to be generated to meet demand, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions.”

If similar light changes — switching from 40 Watt T12 bulbs to 34 Watt T12 bulbs — were made to an average 110-cow New York dairy farm, it could save a farmer about 1,860 kilowatt hours or an estimated $260 in cost savings at 14 cents per kWh per year.

“It shows how a seemingly small change like lighting really adds up on the farm in terms of cost savings,” says Naczi.

“This is just one way our dairy farmers are conserving natural resources and leading the way in

This colorful mural in front of the milking parlor became a favorite photo spot throughout the New York State Fair. sustainability.”

The American Dairy Association & Dairy Council, Inc. is the local

promotion and management organization funded by dairy farmer checkoff dollars. We

Local TV stations captured the first cow being milked in the newly renovated milking parlor. Clear, colorful signage explains the activity to Fairgoers.

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New York cow tops International Brown Swiss Show MADISON, WI — Dublin-Hills Treats owned by Peter Vail and Ken Main of Copake, NY, was tapped as the 2011 Grand Champion of the International

Brown Swiss Show at World Dairy Expo and received the Grand Champion Udder Comfort $1,000 Cash Award. Reserve Grand Champion went to Ja

Ka Hillary Hillbilly exhibited by Rob and Pat Donaldson of Abbotsford, BC, Canada.

Judge Chris Lahmers of Marysville, Ohio, and Associate Judge Jeff

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Champion Brown Swiss Open Show.

and Ken Main of Copake, NY, were named Premier Exhibitor.

Blessing Banker Agenda was named the Ted Krueger Premier Sire.

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Wayne E Sliker, St. Paris, OH Fall Yearling Heifer: 1st Just So Agenda Chorus, Otis Johnson, Evansville, WI; 2nd JoDee Premium Not For Sale, Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, CT Junior Champion Female: 1st Jo-Dee James Nikeisha, Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, CT; 2nd Just So Agenda Chorus, Otis Johnson, Evansville, WI Junior Best Three Female: 1st Dublin Hills, Nichelle Upton, Thurmont, MD; 2nd Top Di Mark, John Paul Regusci, Modesto, CA Fall Yearling in Milk (must have freshened): 1st Old Mill Tray Gilberta-ET, Peter Vail, Ken Main, Copake, NY; 2nd Jo-Dee Starbuck Noticeable-ET, Jodi Coppini, Tillamook, OR Junior Two-Year -Old Cow: 1st Top Acres Bonanza Whisp-ET, Wayne E Sliker & Chris Durbin, St. Paris, OH; 2nd Pit-Crew Wonder Tada, Pit-Crew Genetics, Foreston, MN Senior Two-Year -Old Cow: 1st Cutting Edge B Gretchen-ET, Peter Vail, Ken Main, Copake, NY; 2nd Kruses Victor Judy, Ben & Kirby Sparrow, Owenton, KY Brown Swiss 2011 World Dairy Expo International Futurity: 1st Random Luck V Precious, R. Thompson, D. & A. Rieder, B. Voegeli, Darlington, WI; 2nd Kulp Terra Ta ShowgirlET, Lindsey Rucks, Okeechobee, FL Junior Three-Year Old Cow: 1st Grass Haven Chip Gucci-ET, John Sagaria, Ray & Diane Sagaria, Petaluma, CA; 2nd Random Luck

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WHEY STREET DAIRY *Offer available October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011. Cannot be combined wih any other offer. Rebates and/or financing based on the purchase of eligible equipment defined in promotional program. Pricing and rebates in US dollars. Customers must take delivery prior to the end of the program period.

Some customers will not qualify. Some restrictions apply. Offers available on new equipment only. Prior purchases are not eligible. Offer valid only at participating Dealers. See your dealer for details.

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3.5 3.7 3.6 3.9

3 3X

830 3 804 3 791 3 717 2.9

3X 3X 3X 3X

3 3X

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Class: 1st Dublin-Hills Treats, Peter Vail, Ken Main, Copake, NY; 2nd Bo Joy Ensign Glee-ET, Robert & Joyce Wagner, Quarryville, PA Best Three Females: 1st Jo-Dee Swiss, Jodi Coppini, Tillamook, OR Produce of Dam: 1st Random Luck, Richard Thompson, Darlington, WI; 2nd Rad-Ical, Lindsey Rucks, Okeechobee, FL Total Performance Winner: Lost Elm Pixie, Rob and Pat Donaldson, Abbotsford, BC, Canada Nasco International Type & Production Award: Lost Elm Pixie, Rob and Pat Donaldson, Abbotsford BC Canada Senior Champion and Grand Champion Female: Dublin-Hills Treats, Peter Vail, Ken Main, Copake, NY Reserve Senior Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Female: Ja Ka Hillary Hillbilly, Rob and Pat Donaldson, Abbotsford, BC, Canada State Herd: 1st New York; 2nd Wisconsin Premier Breeder: JoDee Swiss, Jodi Coppini, Tillamook, OR Premier Exhibitor: Elite Dairy, Peter Vail, Ken Main, Copake, NY

V Precious, R. Thompson, D. & A. Rieder, B. Voegeli, Darlington, WI Senior Three-Year Old Cow: 1st Hills Valley Perfecta Ritz, Hills Valley Farm, Cattaraugus, NY; 2nd Frosted Sieg Wammy-ET, Ben Sparrow, Owenton, KY Intermediate Champion Female: 1st Hills Valley Perfecta Ritz, Hills Valley Farm, Cattaraugus, NY; 2nd Cutting Edge B GretchenET, Peter Vail, Ken Main, Copake, NY Four -Year -Old Cow: 1st Crows Nest Colby Prada, Peter Vail, Ken Main, Copake, NY; 2nd R Hart B C Cayenne, Rottinghaus & Woods, Madison, WI Five-Year -Old Cow: 1st Random Luck Vision Twyla, Blessing Farms – Caid Blessing, Fort Wayne, IN; 2nd R Kruses Vision JackieET, D.M.C. Baginski, L Holtcamp, R Kruse, Othello, WA Aged Cow, Six Years and Over: 1. Ja Ka Hillary Hillbilly, Rob and Pat Donaldson, Abbotsford, BC, Canada; 2nd Jo-Dee Prestige Kaluwa, Jodi Coppini, Tillamook, OR Component Merit

Premier Sire: Top Acres Jet Pilot Generous support from sponsors makes the International Brown Swiss Show possible. In 2011, sponsors include: Armbruster Bros.

Farms, Arthurst Farm, Blessing Farms, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., Bradner Farms, Bridge View Swiss, Brothers Three Brown Swiss, Brown Swiss Association of Switzerland, Brown Swiss Association, Brown Swiss Enterprises, Brown’s Brown Swiss, Cattle Connection, Elite Dairy, Fastrack, Fick’s Swiss, Forest Lawn Farm, LLC, Garbro Swiss, Horseshoe Hill, Illinois Brown Swiss Association, Iowa Brown Swiss Association, Jo-Dee Swiss, Kalos Swiss, Kruse’s Brown Swiss Farm, LeeAnn’s Swiss, Long Lane Farms, Maryland Brown Swiss Association, Michigan Brown Swiss Association, Mill-Wheel Farm, Minnesota Brown

Swiss Association, Nasco, National Dairy Shrine, Nelson McCammon, Norman E. Magnussen Family, Nupluse, Inc., Ohio Brown

Swiss Association, PortaCheck, RAD-ical Genetics, Round Hill Acres, Royal Hill Swiss, Select Sires, Inc., Sunshine Genetics, Swiss

Valley Farms, Udder Comfort, Voegeli Farms, Westway Feed Products, Wisconsin Brown Swiss Association and World Dairy Expo.

Call today for your installation: Fall time may be a good time to turn your cows out for a day of renovating.

Call today to pick your installation date 717-442-8850

CRAWFORD COUNTY, PA

TOP 40 HERDS FOR SEPTEMBER

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NAME

RYND HOME FARMS ALRIGHT FARMS SHANNON AND BRENDA IRWIN INFIELD BROTHERS BRUCE MCCONNELL C & C DAVIS MARK & CHRIS CORNELL JEFFREY RANEY TODD & ANN KANTZ GERALD R DONOVAN RON & JANET TROYER JAMES MILLER FINDLEY LAKE FARM WIL-AIRE FARM RICHARD & SANDY BYHAM GARY LEE & PATRICIA MASE MITCHELL DAIRY RICHARD A KEMERER WIL-AIRE FARM JERRY BEARY GOLDSCHEITTER DAIRY RON & DON CLOSKY TOM & MISSY AUL PAT & MIKE CAREY RANDY MALLORY STEVEN MILLER RICHARD & SANDY BYHAM NICKERSON FARM 2 BRENNER DAIRY SPRUCE ROW FARMS RON & DON CLOSKY MORRELL FARMS OAKES, TOM & CINDA LYNWOOD HEAGY GREEN LANE FARM DANIEL D BYLER N J C ENTERPRISE

BRD

MILK 3X

H H H H H H H H H H H H H X H B H H H H H X H H H H X H H J H H H H H H X

YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO

RHA FAT RHA PROT RHA MILK PCT FAT PCT PRO

27639 28399 30097 26983 25747 25285 25961 25138 25133 24666 24898 24149 24306 20571 23694 21471 22766 22509 22178 23156 22846 20824 21276 22286 22302 21761 19875 21622 22024 18716 20881 21476 21761 20876 21217 21794 19361

3.5 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.6 3.6 4.5 3.7 4.2 4.0 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.5 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.7 4.2 3.8 3.4 4.2 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.5 4.1

958 1004 1063 1011 949 833 990 922 938 820 911 859 882 933 885 902 901 813 858 872 805 845 827 836 791 810 842 825 746 779 748 764 813 788 748 766 786

3.1 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.6 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.3

865 859 854 816 813 781 766 764 761 748 746 743 741 738 737 736 709 705 701 701 695 693 688 684 683 682 672 669 665 662 661 660 647 644 644 640 640

COCHECTON MILLS, INC. Cochecton, NY 12726 914-932-8282

MUD LAKES STALLS LLC 3517 County Route 10 Depeyster, NY 13633 315-344-2251

SKYVIEW FENCING & POLE BUILDINGS Chatham, NY 12037 518-392-7364

EAGLE DAIRY DIRECT Syracuse, NY 13221 866-591-2925

P&D EQUIPMENT SALES Alexander, NY 585-343-2394 SENECA IRON WORKS Seneca Falls, NY 13148 315-712-0118

TOP HERDS FOR RHI PROTEIN

FARMER BOY AG SUPPLY, INC. 1133 Rt. 318 Waterloo, NY 13165 866-453-4001

DAIRYLAND SALES & SERVICE Troy, PA 16947 570-297-4128

Compiled by: DRMS, Raleigh, NC 27603 • (919) 661-3100

LAYDEN FENCING & LIVESTOCK Lockwood, NY 14859 607-589-7033

MORRELL FARM R DEETER FARM STEVE MANDL

X H H

YES 19814 3.9 768 3.2 638 NO 21338 3.8 812 3.0 637 NO 21726 3.7 802 2.9 631

SHARON SPRINGS GARAGE INC. Sharon Springs, NY 13459 518-284-2811

WILLIAMS FENCE OF CNY 2033 Brothertown Rd. Deansboro, NY 13328 315-841-4910

Free trade agreements win Congressional passage; dairy to benefit with greater market access The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) applaud the passage Oct. 12 by the House and Senate of three free trade agreements (FTAs) with South

Korea, Panama and Colombia.

“We wish to thank President Obama and his trade team, and leaders in both houses of Congress, who worked hard in recent months to make these favorable

votes possible,” said Jerry Kozak, president and chief executive officer of NMPF. “The FTAs will expand U.S. dairy exports and, when fully implemented, will create thousands of export-supporting jobs

CIDEC LLC 1466 Clark St. Rd. Auburn, NY 13021 315-252-9270

DELAVAL DIRECT 1048 St. Rte. 197 Argyle, NY 12809 518-638-8382

CORTLAND VALLEY DAIRY SERVICE, INC 1791 E. Homer Rd. Rte. 13 Cortland, NY 607-753-6744

SMITH BROTHERS ELECTRIC Rte. 2 Box 290 Lisbon, NY 13658 315-393-2988

DELAVAL DIRECT 5249 Rt. 39 Castile, NY 14427 585-493-2235 DELAVAL DIRECT 8631 East Main St. Clymer, NY 14724 716-355-4326 DELAVAL DIRECT 850 Main Rd. Corfu, NY 14036 585-599-4696

in the dairy industry,” said Tom Suber, president, USDEC. “We hope that all necessary steps can be taken in the coming months by all four countries so that the agreements may enter into force at the beginning of the year and benefits to the U.S. economy can begin to be felt immediately.”

“The U.S. dairy industry stands ready to assist in any way possible to help ensure that the FTAs take effect as soon as possible,” added Kozak. “Our producers are excited about the new export opportunities that will be realized once

the agreements take effect, especially the trade pact with South Korea.

The export gain for dairy from the Korea FTA in the first few years after implementation will be approximately $380 million per year, on average, and the gains from the Colombia and Panama FTAs will add another $50 million annually.”

Suber pointed out that the agreements will not only help expand export sales for such products as cheese, whey, skim milk powder, and other dairy products, they also will prevent foreign competitors from taking market shares that the

U.S. industry has developed in each of the countries in collaboration with USDEC. “In international trade, unless we continue to move forward, we risk falling behind our competitors,” he said. “These agreements will ensure that, for America’s dairy farmers and processors, export sales will continue to expand, not contract.”

The leaders noted that the agreements are all about giving dairy farmers greater market opportunities and better prices so that more can remain profitably in business. But Kozak also pointed out that it is not solely about bolstering milk prices for producers; it is also about expanding sales and jobs in the dairy processing and transportation sectors. “We estimate that as many as 10,000 additional jobs, both on and off the farm could be created by the Korea agreement alone,” he said.

WORMUTH DAIRY & REFRIGERATION LLC Box 332 Morrisville, NY 13408 315-684-9152 DECHANTS REFRIGERATION SERVICE 20453 Rte. 322 Corsica, PA 15829 814-764-5283 ENDLESS MOUNTAIN DAIRY SERVICE INC RR 1, Box 81E Leraysville, PA 18829 570-744-2167

FINGER LAKES DAIRY SERVICES, INC. 175 Ovid St. Seneca Falls, NY 13148 315-568-0955

DELAVAL DIRECT 112 Creek Rd. Middlebury, VT 802-388-0043

GARDINIER DAIRY SUPPLY 6111 St. Rte. 5 Little Falls, NY 13365 315-823-0150

TERRITORY REPRESENTATIVES

LAISDELL DAIRY SYSTEMS 11 North Main St. Adams, NY 13605 315-232-2217

VIC LEININGER New York & Pennsylvania 417-872-5715

ROBIN SHIRLEY New York & New England 417-872-7094

PENNSYLVANIA MARSHALL MACHINERY INC. Rte. 652 east of Honesdale, PA Hours: Mon.-Sat. 8 am-5 pm 570-729-7117 www.marshall-machinery.com

NEW YORK NEW YORK EMPIRE TRACTOR CORTLAND, NY 607-753-9656 CAZENOVIA, NY 315-655-8146 ATLANTA, NY 585-534-5935 BATAVIA, NY 585-343-1822 SYRACUSE, NY 315-446-5656 WATERLOO, NY 315-539-7000

GREENVILLE SAW SERVICE 5040 Rt. 81 GREENVILLE, NY 518-966-4346 HIMROD FARM SUPPLY 3141 HIMROD RD. HIMROD, NY 14842 315-531-9497 M.J. WARD & SON, INC. BATH, NY 607-776-3351

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DELAVAL DIRECT 1486 US Hwy. 11 Gouverneur, NY 13642 315-287-2581

Feb. 1, 2012 is deadline to apply for Fred Stout Experience Awards

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Persons who have a strong desire to pursue a career in managing and/or marketing Registered Jersey™ cattle are encouraged to apply for the 2012 Fred Stout Experience awards.

The awards are presented annually in memory of Fred J. Stout Sr., Mt. Carmel, IL, a lifelong Jersey breeder and member of the Jersey Marketing Service staff from 1978 to 1997 who believed that the best learning experiences happen in the everyday world.

Two awards will be offered: (1) a minimum 10-week summer marketing internship with Jersey Marketing Service, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, and (2) a minimum 10-week on-farm, structured internship in Jersey herd management. Financial support is provided by a permanent endowment created by friends and colleagues of Fred Stout.

CENTER STATE AG. SVC. INC. Rt. 20 Morrisville, NY 13408 315-684-7807

Applicants must have completed their high school education. To apply, submit a onepage résumé listing previous work experience, skills and other qualifications, plus a separate cover letter stating your ambitions, goals and career aspirations, including plans for achieving them. The letter must also explain how and why the Fred Stout Experience will be of benefit in achieving future goals. A summary of involvement with and interest in Registered Jersey™ cattle is required. Specify which experience (marketing internship, on-farm internship) is preferred, or indicate if you are interested in both opportunities.

Two letters of support are required, one from an active breeder of Registered Jersey™ cattle, excluding immediate family members; and the other from a teacher, mentor or past

USA BODY INC. 994 Middle Lake Road DeRuyter, NY 13052 315-852-6123

employer. These must be mailed directly by the supporters to the AJCA office.

Applications and letters of support must be postmarked no later than Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 and addressed to Fred Stout Experience, American Jersey Cattle Association, 6486 E. Main Street, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-2362. They may be sent by e-mail to info@usjersey.com.

Previous recipients of the Fred Stout Experience Award are Tara Bohnert, Illinois (2003), Allison Waggoner, South Carolina (2004), Dan Bauer, Wisconsin (2005), Aaron Horst, Pennsylvania (2006), Jacob Pieper, Maryland (2007), Katie Albaugh, Maryland (2008), Brady Core, Kentucky (2009), Kim Wilson, Missouri and Ivy Roberts, Florida (2010), and Joseph Fjarlie, Wisconsin and Amy Maxwell, Iowa (2011).

HISTANDS FARM & HOME Rd. 1, Box 231, Church St. Rome, PA 18837 570-744-2371

For Records Processed Through DHI Provo COUNTY HERD NAME CATTARAUGUS MARIVALE FARM CHAUTAUGUA C & W FARM ERIE ROBERT MEYER GENESEE POST DAIRY FARMS LLC MIKELHOLM HOLSTEINS DEN KEL HOLSTEINS PAGEN FARMS I DEN KEL JERSEYS WYOMING LOGWELL ACRES MARTIN FARMS BECKER DAIRY FARM BIGFOOTE HOLSTEINS

HERD NUMBER RHA BREED OF COWS MILK

Top Herds For September

RHA FAT

% FAT

RHA PRO

% PRO 3X

H

85

18,622

586

3.15

578

3.11

W

108

20,536

738

3.59

632

3.08

H

95

21,231

755

3.56

643

3.03

H H H H J

373 43 21 668 101

24,068 22,775 22,646 22,198 19,121

847 934 895 844 1,001

3.52 4.10 3.95 3.80 5.24

733 702 717 681 727

3.05 3.08 3.17 3.07 3.80

Y

H H H H

297 117 175 60

24,724 23,554 21,031 16,592

898 955 790 592

3.63 4.06 3.76 3.57

756 746 663 501

3.06 3.17 3.15 3.02

Y

Y

CATSKILL TRACTOR, INC. 384 Center St., Franklin, NY 607-829-2600

SALEM FARM SUPPLY, INC. Rt. 22, Salem, NY 12865 518-854-7424

COLUMBIA TRACTOR, INC. Box 660, Claverack, NY 12513 518-828-1781

SHARON SPRINGS GARAGE, INC. Rt. 20, Sharon Springs, NY 13459 518-284-2346

CORYN FARM SUPPLIES, INC. Freshour Rd., Canandaigua, NY 14424 585-394-4691

COLUMBIA CROSS ROADS RR 2 Box 62, Rt. 14, Columbia Cross Roads, PA 16914 570-297-2991

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SEE ONE OF THESE AUTHORIZED KUBOTA DEALERS NEAR YOU! NEW YORK

NEW YORK (cont.)

NEW YORK (cont.)

PENNSYLVANIA

CLAVERACK, NY 12513

NORTH JAVA, NY 14113

SPRINGVILLE, NY

ABBOTTSTOWN, PA 17301

COLUMBIA TRACTOR, INC.

LAMB & WEBSTER, INC.

LAMB & WEBSTER, INC.

MESSICK FARM EQUIPMENT, INC.

841 Rt. 9H • 518-828-1781 www.columbiatractor.com

4120 Route 98 585-535-7671 • 800-724-0139

Crs Rt. 219 & 39 716-392-4923 • 800-888-3403

7481 Lincoln Way 717-367-1319 • 800-222-3372 www.messicks.com

FULTONVILLE, NY 12072

PALMYRA, NY 14522

TROY, NY 12180

RANDALL IMP. CO. INC.

JOHN S. BLAZEY, INC.

2991 St. Hwy. 5S • 518-853-4500 www.randallimpls.com

111 Holmes Street 315-597-5121

SHARON SPRINGS FARM & HOME CENTER 1175 Hoosick St. • 518-279-9709

Greenville, NY 10586

SALEM, NY 12865

WATERTOWN, NY 13601

GREENVILLE SAW SERVICE, INC.

SALEM FARM SUPPLY

5040 State Route 81 West • 518-966-4346

5109 St. Rte. 22 518-854-7424 • 800-999-3276 www.salemfarmsupply.com

WALLDROFF FARM EQUIPMENT, INC.

MOOERS, NY 12958

DRAGOON’S FARM EQUIP., INC. 2507 Route 11 • 518-236-7110 www.dragoonsfarmequipment.com

SHARON SPRINGS, NY 13459

SHARON SPRINGS FARM & HOME CENTER 1375 Rt. 20 518-284-2346 • 800-887-1872

22537 Murrock Circle • 315-788-1115

WHITE’S FARM SUPPLY, INC. CANASTOTA, NY • 315-697-2214 WATERVILLE • 315-841-4181 LOWVILLE • 315-376-0300 www.whitesfarmsupply.com

ELIZABETHTOWN, PA 17022

MESSICK FARM EQUIPMENT, INC. 187 Merts Dr. 717-367-1319 • 800-222-3373 www.messicks.com HONESDALE, PA 18431

MARSHALL MACHINERY INC. Rt. 652, 348 Bethel School Rd. • 570-729-7117 www.marshall-machinery.com