July Union Farmer

Mission Statement: North Dakota Farmers Union, guided by the principles of cooperation, legislation and education, is an organization committed to the prosperity of family farms, ranches and rural communities.

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Photo of Doug Temple with his grandson, Jyace, in Buchanan, ND

In this issue

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Co-op Day at the State Fair

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Register for WILD

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Around the State activities

23. President’s column

July 2014 – Volume 61 • Number 7

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EDITOR: Anne Denholm 800-366-8331 • www.ndfu.org adenholm@ndfu.org POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: NDFU, PO Box 2136, Jamestown, ND 58402-2136 Copies mailed this issue: 34,834 • USPS 016-211

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: President: Mark Watne Vice President: Bob Kuylen Secretary: Ellen Linderman Treasurer: Terry Borstad James Kerzman; Wes Niederman Jr.; Dennis Stromme; Jim Teigen; Ronda Throener

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Co-op Day at the State Fair Join cooperatives across North Dakota on Wednesday, July 23, at the State Fair for a free pancake breakfast, a chance to win prizes, learn about coops and eat complimentary ice cream.

The KX/Co-op Day is an annual event sponsored by KXMC-TV in Minot and the North Dakota Coordinating Council for Cooperatives, a group of cooperative associations that joined together to collectively promote and educate people about cooperatives.

KX/Co-op Day will begin at 7:30 a.m. with a free pancake breakfast on the north side of Commercial Building II on the fairgrounds.

Cooperative volunteers will serve pancakes and sausage to fairgoers until 9:30 a.m.

Following the breakfast, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., people will have the opportunity to visit with different cooperatives under the

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KX/Co-op Tent in State Fair Park to learn more about their products and services. Visitors will also have the chance to play games, win prizes, and register to win door prizes donated by participating cooperatives. Drawings will be held for Co-op Day Dollars and you must be present to win.

In the afternoon, from 2–3:30 p.m., cooperative volunteers will collectively scoop and serve free

ice cream cones to fairgoers as another way of showing gratitude to their members for their support.

“During the State Fair, a variety of cooperatives from all around North Dakota join together in sharing the mission and value of cooperatives. We invite the public to stop by the KX/Co-op Tent for fun, fellowship, great food and refreshments,” said Tammy Kear, operations assistant at the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives. Kear has worked with the Co-op Day planning committee for years. She added, “This is a great opportunity to show our members how much we appreciate their patronage, and at the same time, network and meet representatives from cooperatives across the state. Cooperatives have a unique way of connecting the communities that they serve, and this event is fun.” s

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The proposed amendment may sound reasonable at first, but it creates a number of troubling issues in its approach to conservation.

The Clean Water, Wildlife and Parks Amendment: * Creates a lack of flexibility regarding the use of state funds * Creates a biased advisory board * Mandates $4.8 billion in conservation spending over the next 25 years * Specifically allows the acquiring of land * Would be the first-ever spending measure enshrined in our constitution We all support and promote smart, responsible conservation. The problem is, this amendment isn’t it.

Help us stop the proposed Clean Water, Wildlife and Parks Amendment.

To learn more, go to:

http://www.ndcommonsenseconservation.com

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NDFU questions proposed EPA rule Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring discussed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) proposed rule amending the Clean Water Act at a special press conference in June. North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne spoke as well as representatives from other agricultural groups. The proposed rule is an attempt by the EPA and Corps to clarify the waters they regulate, known as Waters of the United States (WOTUS).

According to Watne, “The proposed rule leaves a lot of unanswered questions. It attempts to provide ‘clarity and certainty’ but we are concerned that almost all wetlands could fall under the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers jurisdiction.”

If the EPA and Corps jurisdiction is expanded, it could mean farmers would have to get Corps sign-off on projects that affect WOTUS. Watne explained that farmers already deal with rule differences between Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) and United States Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS). “Now more farmers will have to deal with the Corps, which has different rules than the other two agencies,” he said.

Of greatest concern and confusion is the concept of “significant nexus.” In the past, EPA/Corps has used the significant nexus test to determine when a water will come under its authority.

The agencies will look at waters on

a case-by-case basis to determine if it has a significant enough of an impact (a “significant nexus”) on another water that they already regulate to determine if the water comes under its jurisdiction. Under the proposed rule, the agencies are proposing to apply the significant nexus test broadly so they can avoid many time-consuming caseby-case decisions. By doing so, whole regions of similarly situated waters would come under their jurisdiction because the entire region has a significant nexus to another regulated water.

“We are concerned with the proposal to lump a group of waters together as ‘similarly situated’ waters in order to bring them under the EPA and Corps jurisdiction,” Watne said. “One group of waters they identify is the Central Great Plains – which includes the Prairie Pothole Region.”

Beyond agriculture, local governments could also be affected by the way the rule will regulate ditches and roads. It also raises questions about the state’s role in regulating its waters.

Commissioner Goehring said, “EPA says it is clarifying definitions, but in fact it is widening its jurisdiction with broad language that challenges the concept of state primacy in the protection of public water.”

Even though EPA and the Corps continue to state publicly that they have no intention of increasing the number of waters under their jurisdiction, NDFU and other ag groups are concerned. Both

Commissioner Goering and Ryan Taylor, the candidate for Agriculture Commissioner, have raised concerns about the proposed rule.

Representatives of eight North Dakota agricultural organizations and associations participated in the news conference.

EPA defines a “significant nexus” as waterways that “either alone or in combination with similarly situated waters in the region, significantly affect the chemical, physical, or biological integrity of traditional navigable or interstate waters.”

The EPA, Corps, and NRCS also proposed an interpretive rule that lists over 50 certain conservation practices that are exempt from the Dredge and Fill permitting program. Questions remain whether the list is exclusive or whether there are other conservation and agriculture practices that would remain exempt.

Watne said NDFU will be submitting comments. NDFU’s Policy and Action, as adopted by its members, speaks often to wetlands and water issues. Highlights include our members’ opposition to the Army Corps of Engineers jurisdiction over farmed wetlands and to broadening the definition of waters under the Clean Water Act. He encouraged producers and farm groups to examine the interpretive rule by July 7 and submit comments for WOTUS before the deadline of Oct. 20. Comments can be submitted at: www.regulations. gov/#!submitComment;D=EPA-HQOW-2011-0880-0001. s

Compliance deadline delayed to fall The EPA proposal to reduce biofuel blending requirements this year under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is not expected to be forwarded to the White House for review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) until later this month.

NDFU submitted comments in January and can be read online at http://www.ndfu.org/uploads/EPA_ RFS_Comments_1_28_14.pdf.

As a result of the delay in the 2014 rule, EPA says it will hold

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off on enforcing its compliance deadline for the 2013 RFS until Sept. 30. The deadline for refiners and other obligated parties to comply with any year’s RFS blending requirements usually falls on June 30 of the following year. But the agency acknowledges that the current delay in issuing this year’s mandate necessitates giving refiners a break in meeting the 2013 mandate, which requires 16.55 billion gallons of biofuels,

including 2.75 billion gallons of advanced biofuels, be blended into U.S. transportation fuels.

Delaying the 2013 compliance deadline “will allow the EPA time to complete its work on the 2014 [proposed rule] in a thorough manner, while also providing time between the expected date of finalizing that rule and the new 2013 compliance deadline which will be helpful to obligated parties,” the agency published in the Federal Register. s 5

How to submit comments on proposed government rules COURTESY OF THE CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT

Federal agencies develop and enforce rules affecting countless aspects of our everyday lives. One of the most important parts of the rulemaking process is the ability of the public to participate. Public feedback on federal regulations is necessary if we are to fully embrace our democratic values.

The most important of these public participation mechanisms is the ability to comment on a proposed rule through what is commonly referred to as the “notice-andcomment” period.

Rules go through several stages in their development. The public is given the opportunity to comment during the “proposed rule” stage. The public comment period generally lasts 60-90 days.

Any person or group may comment on a rule and can easily submit comments online. There are three basic steps to commenting on rules.

government that is designed to allow the public to find proposed and final regulations.

On the site Regulations. gov, you can search for rules, comments, and documents by entering keywords, browse rules and agency actions by topic, and view rules grouped by comment period. After your initial query, you can refine your search by using the options on the left side of the screen. Regulations. gov provides links to narrow search results by agency, document type and other options.

Keep in mind, a search on Regulations.gov will return specific documents. For example, if you search for “air pollution” the list of results could include a proposed rule on a specific air pollution standard, a scientific study related to that rule, and all the public comments on the rule.

A collection of documents related to one specific rulemaking is called a docket. Finding the link for the docket can be more valuable if you are attempting to track a rule or comment on a rule. The docket shows all of the documents related to a specific rule, including the rule itself and provides the link to comment. Regulations.gov does not provide a way to search for dockets, but each search result includes a link to the docket that each document belongs to.

Step 2: Find Your Rule Online Once you have identified a rule you would like to comment on, locate the rule on Regulations. gov, a website run by the federal

Step 3: Submit Your Comments After searching for and finding the proposed rule you would like to comment on, you may read the rule’s Federal Register entry by clicking on the title link of the proposed rule in the left column.

Under the title of the proposed rule you will see the last date for submitting comments. You may submit comments by clicking the icon on the top or far right of the screen.

To submit comments, you will first be required to provide your first and last name, city, state and country. All other fields of information are optional. Keep in mind, much of this information will be publicly viewable.

You may submit your comments in the box provided on the screen. You may also upload your comments by adding an attachment.

Your comments can be brief or in-depth and well researched. They can address only specific aspects of the proposed rule, fully address all aspects or address the subject at-large. Often, the agency will ask the public to comment on specific aspects of the proposed regulation, but you may comment on any part or the whole regulation. After submitting your comments, you will be provided with a comment tracking number so that you can review the submission. s

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Step 1: Know Your Rule To comment on a proposed rule, you must first know what rules are being offered. There are a variety of ways to learn about proposed rules. Newspapers, magazines and other media outlets often cover the announcement of a proposed rule and may inform the public of the comment period. Public interest organizations may inform citizens of proposed rules by posting information on their websites.

The most complete way of finding information on proposed rules is by searching the Federal Register. The Federal Register is published every weekday and includes all proposed rules open for public comment. To read the Federal Register online, go to gpoaccess.gov.

Win a makeover!

Register now for WILD conference Don’t delay registering for the 3rd annual WILD (Women in Leadership Development) Conference on Sept. 17-18.

Three lucky ladies will be chosen from the first 150 who register to have a personal makeover (hair, makeup, nails, outfit) and three will be chosen to receive design suggestions for a room in their home from celebrity designer Taniya Nayak.

“This conference is going to be incredibly exciting,” said Chelsey Thronson, North Dakota Farmers Union conference leader. “It will be fun and interactive, inspiring and motivational for women from the inside out and outside in.”

The Ladies’ Night celebration on Sept. 17 features vendors, a Dress for Success presentation, fashion show and makeover reveals.

Participants are encouraged to bring a gently-used business attire

item to donate to Dress for Success. The mission of that organization is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support, and career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. The greatest need currently is for women’s professional clothing, sizes 16 and up; handbags; shoes, sizes 9 and larger; new, unopened cosmetics; and professional jewelry.

Thursday’s conference agenda features Nayak, author Julie Powell of Julie & Julia, life coach Cari Rauch of Fargo, vendors, and a lunch that will feature a recipe from Julia Child’s cookbook.

Registration is online at www.ndfu.org/wild. Other conference sponsors include Farmers Union Insurance, Layered, and Dress for Success. The conference is open to all women. s

For more information, contact Jennifer Sundeen at 800-366-8331 ext. 107 or jsundeen@ndfu.org.

Follow us on Twitter #WILD14 or on Facebook/NDFUWild.

It’s a Flippin’ Good Life!

SEPTEMBER 17-18 •

NDFU Conference Center, Jamestown

Be inspired for a good “flip” in your life at the 3rd annual WILD Conference!

Learn to flip a room. Flip your style. Flip your inner recipe for life.

Julie Powell

REGISTER NOW ONLINE - Just $99 www.ndfu.org/wild The first 150 registrants have a chance to win a personal or room makeover!

Taniya Nayak

Host of HGTV’s House Hunters on Vacation

• Ladies Night fun • Life coach tips • Vendors • Fashion show with makeover reveal

Author of Julie & Julia

Please bring a gently-used business clothing item to donate to Dress for Success

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Calling 9-1-1

A mock accident in Zeeland provided training for Emergency Medical Service providers in McIntosh County on May 16. It was sponsored by McIntosh County Farmers Union.

BY ANNE DENHOLM, NDFU

A Community Stewards project sponsored by McIntosh County Farmers Union raised more than a $500 donation. It created awareness for public safety and respect for the Zeeland area emergency response volunteers.

Event coordinator Kristi Ebel explained, “The Southwest McIntosh County Quick Response Unit is very deserving of the $500 donation. Their squad is open to everyone in the community who wants to help others. Volunteers range in age from 16 to 60. They are teachers, students, farmers, business owners and more. These funds could help them continue their training or help them get more gear for their growing squad.”

The town of Zeeland has about 75 residents and the Quick Response Unit serves about 245 families. The squad has 10 certified Emergency Medical Responders (EMR), two certified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT), five more training for their EMT certification (of which four are currently EMRs), and one training for EMR certification.

“In a community of this size, we feel this is phenomenal,” Ebel said. “That’s why this event was so rewarding. We wanted to recognize their efforts.”

The event was held Friday, May 16, in Zeeland. The training was held in real time and simulated an automobile accident.

The actor victims were extracted from the vehicle, treated and transported by ambulance and airlifted on the Aberdeen CareFlight. The Quick Response Unit demonstrated equipment including the Jaws of Life. Aberdeen’s CareFlight flew in for the accident simulation. Participants included the Zeeland Fire Department, Ashley Ambulance crew, community members acting as victims, students from Zeeland High School and Ronna Hesby, a paramedic with the Ashley Ambulance and a flight paramedic for Avera CareFlight.

Over 80 people attended and a picnic lunch was served.

Ebel summarized, “This event shows our appreciation for the hard work this squad has put in and to educate the community on what services are available. With the nearest hospital 29 miles away, this squad is prepared for all emergencies and we hope the $500 donation will help them.” s

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Members of the Quick Response Unit participated in the accident simulation training.

A “victim” was transported into an ambulance after being removed from a vehicle with the Jaws of Life.

Students from Zeeland High School acted as victims in the mock accident. The rest of the student body was exposed to the accident and coordinators were hoping the shock value of seeing classmates in “danger” would resonate with the kids and instill a life lesson for safety.

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Community Stewards Program reaches out to Emmons County The Strasburg Fire Department was honored at a special event on May 24 with a $500 check from Emmons County Farmers Union.

Board member Leonard Weichel explained, “This donation was made possible through the North Dakota Farmers Union Community Stewards program which encourages community involvement. We knew that the fire district of Strasburg struggles with funds due to the size of the department and we wanted to help out. The money will be used to purchase new uniforms.”

The donation was presented at the Fire Department’s annual open house. Weichel said that this year was special because of a new fire truck dedication. “The department bought a new fire truck. The truck has the names of three fallen firefighters listed on the vehicle including Arnie Heidrich, Ernie Geffre and Brenden Keller.”

The families of Heidrich, Geffre and Keller were presented with a plaque.

Following the ceremony, volunteers from Emmons County Farmers Union served a meal. s

Emmons County Farmers Union served lunch for 200 people on May 24.

Emmons County Farmers Union Board Member Leonard Weichel gives a $500 check to Strasburg Fire Department Chief Kevin Gabriel as part of the Community Stewards program.

Scholarships awarded

The North Dakota Community Foundation scholarship committee has made selections for the 2014 North Dakota Farmers Union Scholarship and the 2014 North Dakota Farmers Union Co-op House Scholarship. The committee awarded ten $500 NDFU scholarships and six 1,000 co-op scholarships. Recipients included: Co-op House Scholarships: Hayley Fingarson, Edinburg Jessi Lagein, Rock Lake Kolton Larson, Minot Andrew Martinson, Milnor Audra Montgomery, Carrington Sydni Schmidt, Solen

The Strasburg Fire Department was recognized at their annual open house and dedicated a new fire truck to three fallen firefighters.

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NDFU Scholarships: Cole Bachmeier, West Fargo Chance Glass, Hebron Amanda Hauf, Max Jordan Hubbard, Minot Jessi Lagein, Rock Lake Jessica Mustel, Wahpeton Mark Myrdal, Edinburg Hannah Nordby, Amidon Sydni Schmidt, Solen Emily Trzpuc, Kathryn s 9

Summer time Now is the time that many day classes are being held throughout the state. Children in grades 1-12 are invited to attend county-sponsored classes that teach valuable lessons about agriculture. National Farmers Union creates the educational materials that are used in day classes, camps and other teaching venues.

This year’s theme is “Farming Means a World of Good” and the curriculum focuses on the value of commodities, where food comes from and about farmers and ranchers. Contact your county youth director to find out when local day classes will be held or access the curriculum through a correspondence course at the NDFU state office.

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Quotes of the Month

from summer camp counselors

Adam Liesener “I am looking forward to being at camp again and being able to give back to everyone.”

Alyssa Steiner “I am so excited to help the youth of North Dakota get involved with Farmers Union!”

Cassidy Weber “I love meeting all the great people within this wonderful organization.”

Dallon Bitz “Working as a camp counselor and director has been the most rewarding experience of my life.”

Forrest Carlson “I love the campfires, swimming and seeing all the campers this summer.”

Justin Undem “I hope to build great relationships with all my campers and coworkers.”

Kyle Knutson “I want to make long-lasting bonds with all the staff and campers.”

Lauren McMillan “My greatest camp experience was being on SYAC and meeting friends that really impact your life.”

Lucas Brown “I am looking forward to making connections and memories with everyone!”

Maddie Bopp “I like to get things happening! I never went to camp as a kid but I have loved every summer here.”

Mason Farber “There’s nothing like cooking food over a fire you built yourself and I love the epic water balloon fights.”

Mikaela Long “I love working for Farmers Union and sharing the love I have for Farmers Union with campers.”

Nathan Willer “This is my second year on staff and I love being around kids.”

Rochelle Bitz “I like seeing our ideas come together and meeting the campers.”

Shelby Rudland “I like challenges and working with the youth.”

Morgan Schwartzenberger “I like being able to communicate with students and building relationships.”

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Youth attend All-States Leadership Camp Each summer, National Farmers Union (NFU) members ages 17-20, who have distinguished themselves as leaders, are given the opportunity to attend NFU’s All-States Leadership Camp. Youth come from across the United States to Bailey, Colo., where they spend a week at the NFU Education Center, nestled among the peaks of the Rocky Mountains. This year’s camp was held June 22-27.

Campers explored their personal leadership skills; identified issues important to their generation; and discussed their role in affecting positive change throughout rural America, both individually and through involvement in Farmers Union.

They also took part in cooperative activities and listened to several inspirational presentations. Special speakers included Jay Hendren, a comedian and farmer, along with Rulon Gardner, an Olympic gold and bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling who grew up on a dairy

farm in Wyoming. Immediate past vice president Claudia Svarstad also addressed the group.

In addition to building leadership skills and other learning opportunities, participants enjoyed hikes and outdoor games, a camper talent show, dances, a campfire, and special outings.

According to National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson, “One of NFU’s priorities is to ensure the future of family farm agriculture and rural communities is in good hands. These campers are emerging as the next generation of leaders who will make a difference in their hometown communities and across the nation’s heartland.”

2014 All-States participants from North Dakota included: Katie Baumgartner, Strasburg Bailey Bitz, Napoleon Nicollette Bitz, Napoleon Adriane Doe, Dickinson Dylan Finken, Douglas Courtney Haugen, Dickinson Sierra Jundt, Rugby

Spencer King, Donnybrook Alexandra Lebahn, West Fargo Ransly Lefor, Gladstone RaeLyn Leier, Fargo Abby Miller, Wahpeton Ethan Mueller, Hillsboro Philip Neubauer, Bottineau Jonathan Rosencrans, Powers Lake Ashley Schuster, New Rockford Kaycee Schwind, Hettinger Nick Stevens, Valley City Ashley Tougas, Strasburg Lauren Vetter, Fargo Lexie Weber, New Rockford Katelyn Willer, Jamestown Ashlee Wolf, Belfield

National Youth Advisory Council: Amanda Bitz, Dickey Adam Long, Berlin Forrest Carlson, Glenburn Summer Staff: Rochelle Bitz, Napoleon Mikaela Long, Berlin Justin Undem, Leal Nathan Willer, Jamestown s

A Look Back in History Reprinted from The Farmers Union of Salina, Kan. – Nov. 4, 1915:

Activity in Dakotas…

Moment in Time

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We desire to remark just here in passing that the Farmers Union Elevator at Hazelton started in business last year after threshing had been in progress for two weeks, yet were able to declare a dividend at the end of the season of 120 percent.

Just think of that you who doubt the business ability of the American farmer.

Without any intention to flatter or to give credit unduly, we can say… there is nothing to hinder the people from making two great cooperative commonwealths. However, we feel that a word of caution to them might be timely.

Remember that though agriculture is the main trunk of the industrial tree it is not quite all of it, and that to wage war upon other interests is to weaken your own cause. Nothing is to be gained by taunting those who oppose us. The greatest asset of the cooperator is patience. Let those deride who will but you stay on your own job, attending strictly to your own business and no power can keep you from succeeding. This organization will never be built up and made to prosper upon the demerits of those things or conditions which oppose us, but must make its record upon its own merits. s 13

A family tradition

BY MEGAN BERGER, NDFU

For many people, farming and ranching are a family tradition passed down from generation to generation.

The Soreide-Kinsey family is no different.

Joy Soreide Kinsey was born into her family cattle business. “From the time I was young, I remember helping with bottle calves and hauling buckets of pellet feed to the bulls,” said Kinsey.

The Soreide family has been farming and ranching west of Bowman for over 100 years. In the early 1900s, Kinsey’s great-grandfather homesteaded in Bowman County. The original homestead is still where the Soreide ranch is located. The family began raising Charolais cattle in the early 1960s when her grandfather purchased his first registered Charolais.

Her father has continued the tradition of raising this particular breed.

Kinsey works alongside her father and stepmother, Jay and Susan Soreide, with her husband Zach and their three children: Kaylee, Casey, and Johnny. “The best part about our family business is working with each other. When our calving barn started on fire last winter, we all pitched in to help clean up. That’s just the way we do it, working side-by-side,” Kinsey commented.

Each year they calve out around 250 head and keep 50 to 70 head of replacement heifers. They also have around 45 head of commercial Black Angus cows.

Along with the cattle, the family raises barley and corn, which is used to feed the cattle.

In January of each year, the family holds a bull sale at their ranch selling roughly 70 head of yearling Charolais. The sale used to be held at the local sale barn, but in 2006 they decided to move it to the ranch.

The sale is held in the portion of their shop that is heated, and they use a sale ring that Zach made. “It adds a personal touch, a family atmosphere. We make all of the food and everyone in the family pitches in to help with the sale,” Kinsey said. Some of the buyers that attend their sale have been coming for over 30 14

The Kinsey family pictured from top left to right: Johnny, Zach, Kaylee, Joy and Casey.

years. They have a 90 percent return on customers each year.

Not only is the family busy with their cattle operation, they are also active members of the Bowman community. Joy has been a youth leader and board member for Bowman/Slope Farmers Union for three years. Throughout high school, she was actively involved in 4-H and FFA and still volunteers as a 4-H youth leader.

Kinsey said that she felt it was always the plan for her to be a part of the family cattle business. She hopes that in the future her children will continue the family tradition. s

Susan and Jay Soreide continue the family ranch tradition.

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Dispose of unusable pesticides safely Farmers, ranchers, pesticide dealers and applicators, government agencies and homeowners with unusable pesticides can bring them to any of the Project Safe Send sites.

Project Safe Send is a safe, simple and non-regulatory program that helps people safely and legally get rid of unusable pesticides free of charge. Since 1992, thousands of people have brought in over 3 million pounds of pesticides to Project Safe Send.

The program accepts old, unusable or banned pesticides, including herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides and fungicides. The collected pesticides are shipped out of state for incineration. Project Safe Send is funded through product registration fees paid by pesticide manufacturers.

People are urged to check their storage areas for any unusable pesticides and safely set them aside for Project Safe Send. If the containers are deteriorating or leaking, pack them in larger containers with absorbent materials.

Free heavy-duty plastic bags are available from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture.

People with more than 1,000 pounds of pesticides should preregister. No other pre-registration is required. A maximum of 20,000 pounds of pesticides per participant will be accepted.

All collection sites are located at North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) facilities.

Facilities will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (local time).

2014 PROJECT SAFE SEND SITES July 8 Forman South Hwy. 11 July 9 Edgeley U.S. Hwy. 281 & Hwy. 13 July 10 Steele 3840 25th Ave. SE July 11 Mott 1/2 mile north on Hwy. 8 July 14 Belfield SE Corner U.S. Hwy. 85 & I-94 July 15 Bowbells 506 Centennial Drive

July 16 Garrison 515 Hwy. 37 SE July 17 Rugby 617 1st St. NE July 22 Carrington 6739 Hwy. 200 July 23 Michigan 519 South St.

July 24 Grafton 333 Commerce St. July 25 Hillsboro 610 6th St. NW

To pre-register, obtain plastic bags or for more information contact Jeremiah Lien, pesticide outreach specialist, at the North Dakota Department of Agriculture at 701-328-1504 or (800) 242-7535 or e-mail: jjlien@nd.gov

NDFU joins North Dakota Hunger Coalition Last month, the Creating a Hunger Free North Dakota Coalition welcomed North Dakota Farmers Union to the group.

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whom live in rural communities as well as urban,” said NDFU President Mark Watne. “We appreciate the work of the coalition partners to eliminate hunger in North Dakota.”

The coalition brings together

partner organizations working to reduce hunger and provide nutrition education.

The group will be working to strategically address the growing need for food assistance. s

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THE

AROUND STATE

Over 150 NDFU members traveled on the bus to an unknown destination in May. Known as the “Mystery Tour,” this excursion is always sold out in advance. This year’s trip took three different bus loads to Eau Claire, Wis., where they toured a variety of places including this historic barn site.

McIntosh County Farmers Union hosted an energy tour in June with stops in western North Dakota to view the oil fields, the North American Coal mine and wind towers.

Planting was delayed in many areas of the state due to steady rainfall last month. Standing water on many fields kept farmers weeks behind.

A meeting about co-op housing was held at the state office in Jamestown last month. Area leaders gathered to discuss the cooperative model and listen to innovative ideas about housing options.

Interested farmers, ranchers, agencies and organizations attended a farm bill workshop in Fargo to hear about the latest changes on conservation, commodity programs, crop insurance, disaster programs and more.

Farmers Union Insurance is a sponsor for the Bike2Believe tour and donated money toward the event. The insurance logo will be featured on the support vehicles driving behind the bicyclists who are pedaling over 2,500 miles from Bismarck to St. Petersburg, Flo., this summer. The goal is to raise nearly $400,000 for the Bismarck Cancer Center and an additional $100,000 to the American Cancer Society.

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The North Dakota Cooperative Directors’ Association held its summer meeting and boat cruise on June 19 in Mandan. The co-op leaders discussed the importance of communication and shared many “best practices” to consider.

Isaiah Throener of Cogswell stopped to pose in front of the NDFU camp billboard. He was one of the kids featured on the camp advertisement.

Union Farmer • www.ndfu.org • July 2014

Summer’s Savory Tarts –

Perfect “Lite” Menu Options

BY FOUNDING FARMERS RESTAURANT

Let Founding Farmers’ savory tarts serve as inspiration this summer. In the restaurants, these quiche-like savory summer egg-based dishes are served warm and prove a guest favorite as the flavors come together so perfectly on the plate.

A great go-to for lunch, brunch or a late supper, the lightness of the whipped eggs combined with the fresh ingredient add-ins work well for day or night dining. As most any vegetable combination works really well in this dish, the hardest part will be narrowing down the ingredients you’ll want to add to the eggs!

Try some of these favorite savory tarts: a

combination of sliced asparagus, leek, mushroom and goat cheese; a harmonious blend of grilled chicken sausage and diced cauliflower; a savory mix of sundried tomato and fresh artichokes; or a BLTinspired, savory bacon and blue cheese blend.

Serve with warm, garlic ciabatta bread on the side and/or a green, garden summer salad, like: baby lettuce, avocado, dates, tomatoes, red grapes, almonds, and parmesan cheese topped with a champagne vinaigrette; or fresh spinach, Belgian endive, sautéed balsamic onions, sliced apples, hardboiled egg, bacon and blue cheese crumbles with a sherry vinaigrette – together, for the perfect all-in-one palate pleaser.

Haven’t been to Founding Farmers?

Now you can try some of the amazing recipes in your own kitchen!

Only $20

for NDFU members.

Call Eunice at 800-366-8331 ext. 127 to order your cookbook today!

Union Farmer • www.ndfu.org • July 2014

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COOL Hearing in Appellate Court

Legal proceedings regarding Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) are ongoing. On May 19, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments en banc in the case of the American Meat Institute (AMI), et al, versus the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

AMI and a group of multinational meat companies and foreign competitors claim that their First Amendment rights to free speech are compromised by having to inform consumers of the origins of their meat.

A three-judge panel of the D.C. Court of Appeals ruled against AMI a few months ago but allowed for a rehearing of the case on its First Amendment aspects. Eleven appeals court judges heard the case on May 19 during the en banc hearing and asked many probing questions about the rationale behind the COOL regulations.

NFU has intervened in the case on USDA’s side and has participated at both the district court and D.C. Circuit hearings in support of the current COOL regulations.

NFU remains hopeful that the judges will affirm the court’s earlier decision in our favor.

As NFU continues to participate in the legal defense of COOL, expenses keep racking up.

Additional financial support will be needed in this fight. Contributions can be made by contacting either the NFU office or your state division.

Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations Spending bills for the next fiscal year are in the process of being written, debated, amended and maybe even adopted by the House and Senate. The agriculture appropriations bills have been among the first on both sides of 18

The Hill to get moving, and the floor consideration of the House bill began on June 11. Dozens of amendments were offered, including provisions related to USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), horse slaughter, blender pumps, food safety, payment limitations, catfish inspection and dismantling the sugar program.

NFU weighed in on many of these amendments, although the issues that have received the most national coverage are changes to the school lunch program.

President Obama has threatened to veto the bill if certain poison pill provisions related to school lunch were not removed from the bill. As of press time, the House Agriculture Appropriations bill has yet to be voted up or down, and the Senate awaits consideration of its own bill.

Clayton Act Turns 100 – Food Mergers Continue

June 5 marked 100 years since the passage of the landmark Clayton Act, a law that prohibits anti-competitive mergers.

Concentrated market power harms farmers and consumers, and the Clayton Act was intended to prevent just a few companies from taking control of sectors of our economy. Unfortunately, enforcement of the Clayton Act has been lax and now a lack of competition is the norm in most agricultural markets.

Just four days after the Clayton Act’s 100th birthday, the largest meat and poultry company in the U.S. entered the highest bid to purchase the 11th-largest meat and poultry company. On June 9, Tyson Foods announced its plans to purchase Hillshire Brands for $8.5 billion, giving the company that popularized abusive poultry grower contracts an even tighter stranglehold on farmers, growers

and consumers. Pig farmers will be especially harmed, as Tyson and Hillshire once competed for hogs but are now one and the same, further eliminating competition.

NFU will fight to have the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) block this merger. Farmers Union members should voice their concerns to their senators and representatives early and often.

Congressional scrutiny will help to slow down this merger and may well goad the DOJ into taking action.

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)

The RFS continues to be a hot topic of conversation in Washington. The RFS, which mandates that the U.S. transportation sector incorporate 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels by the year 2022, has come under attack in the past year in Congress and within the administration. Last November, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to reduce the RFS targets for 2014.

Since the proposal, EPA and the administration have come under pressure from agricultural and ethanol interests. EPA held an open comment period on the proposed targets, which NFU participated in.

The White House was slated to finalize the 2014 RFS targets in June. However, that date is now being pushed back until at least July. NFU will continue to speak on behalf of farmers and ranchers in calling on the administration to increase the 2014 targets.

Union Farmer • www.ndfu.org • July 2014

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Classified ad space is free and available to NDFU members. Ads will run one time only.

Ads must be mailed, e-mailed or faxed.

NO ADS WILL BE TAKEN OVER THE PHONE. Include your name, address, phone number and mail to: NDFU Classifieds PO Box 2136 • Jamestown ND 58402-2136 e-mail: bthoms@ndfu.org Fax: 701-252-6584 • 701-952-0102 Deadline is the 15th of every month.

Contact us to repeat your ad.

FARM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE 10”x61’ Westfield auger, swing hopper.

845-1962, Ron Winkler, Oriska.

FOR SALE HD 16 Allis Chalmers dozer with ripper; Bush Hog 14’ offset; 9 wheel rake; JD 450 9’ sickle mower; 6-16’s JD 3200 plow w/packer; 903 Melroe 8-18’s plow; 12’ Melroe drill; 14’ Melroe drill. 483-7892, Louie N. Hendricks, Dickinson.

FOR SALE Homemade 21’ truck bale rack, $150; pickup stock rack, $50; swather transport, $300; dual wheel truck frame with hitch, good tires, $450; obo on all items. 5284242, Curtis Hokanson, Alamo.

FOR SALE Rebuilt mag for 1950 JD B; lawn aireator; 48” mower deck for 216 JD garden tractor. 375-6321, Marvin Teske, Ellendale.

FOR SALE IHC 50T baler; Schulte RS hyd. rock picker; F10 Farmhand w/weigh all Snoco bale loader; h.d. Russell Reliance 10’ grader; 10’ h.d. V packer; 5 bottom packer w/hitch; 8 steel grain bins w/steel floor, 1,000-12,400 bu.; Peterson dual rims, 18.4-34 to 232.1-30; 11’ wide push-all hay basket for DuAl loader; push-off hay basket for DuAl loader; Versatile 8”x50’ pto. auger; Feretl 6“x36’ electric auger.

584-2025, Elmer Lemke, Bentley.

FOR SALE 1985 JD 8820 Titan II, 1749 hrs. straw chopper chaff spreader, acre counter, long unloading auger, field ready, $25,000; JD 930 cutting platform w/Koehn header trailer, $5,500; JD 20’ 100 Series cutting platform on trailer, $1,000; 200 Series JD pickup platform with McCoy Wren pickup on trailer, $1,000; complete straw spreader for 8820 JD combine, $250; 30’ bat reel for NH combine, never used, $600; 1978 Versatile Model 400 windrower, $1,500; 4 whl. windrower transport for self-propelled windrower, $250; Vac-U-Vator grain loader vacuum, $1,500; 8”x65’ Hutchinson auger, $600; new 9’ mower bar w/sickle & guards to fit a 350 or 450 mower, $500; 1952 IHC Super M, p/s w/325 DuAl loader & heat houser, $3,500; hay basket w/push off for 325 DuAl loader, $150; Honey Bee loader, $2,000; bucket for 3600 DuAl loader w/ grapple fork, $500; Hesston 5500 round baler, $1,000; 1963 Chevy Corvair, $1,200; 1964 Chevy Corvair engine and transaxle, $250; 1976 Mercedes Benz 300D, $1,500; 1984 F250 Ford 4x4 pickup w/460 engine, 4 spd. trans., needs some work, $2,000.

845-3594 or 373-5480, Donald Jorissen, Valley City.

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FOR SALE MacDon 3600 Prairie Star Model, pull-type swather; Cenex 2,200 bu. grain bin to be moved; 1973 900 Series 1 Versatile; truck mounted drill fill auger, could be used to fill air seeder cart; misc. parts for N6 or N7 Gleaner combine - filters, belts, sickle sections and sickle guards. 228-3161, Lathan Romsos, Bottineau.

FOR SALE Woods RM600, 6’, 3 pt. finishing mower, $800. 587-5462, Thore Ulberg, Northwood.

FOR SALE Complete shank assembly for John Deere cultivator, 1600 - 1610 - 610, $85 ea.; John Deere 1000 - 1010 - 1050 -1060, $20 ea.

583-2271, Greg Graber, Wolford.

FOR SALE 1984 JD pickup head, belts like new, always shedded, sitting on a trailer; 25’ JD slat reel for 925 rigid head. 547-3873 or 341-0988, Dean M. Kiefat, Fessenden.

FOR SALE Schulte rock picker, 2500 Giant, nice shape, 7,800. 263-7398, Jeff Schuster, Bottineau.

FOR SALE 1989 9600 John Deere combine, 4,125 hrs., small grains only, new front tires, good condition, make offer. 644-2713 or 3319702, Bruce Johnson, Edmore.

FOR SALE Super J Vermeer baler, has all been gone through, ready for haying season, has book manual. 845-2300, Bjarne Breske, Valley City.

FOR SALE 2 - 300 gal. gas tanks with steel stand, hose and nozzle; 10’ John Deere hay rack; best offers, items near Esmond. 400-8967 or 258-9851 Monday or Tuesday evenings, Ron Gumeringer, Bismarck.

FOR SALE Steiger Cougar III ST270 with Cat 3306, 20 forward and 4 reverse speeds, 4 sets of hyds., tires around 50%; Massey Ferguson 820 disk harrow, good heavy disk set at just under 24’ but can go to 25’, tandems on main frame and singles on wings, 22” disks, heavy hitch and hyds. on rear to pull drill; JD 9350 24’ (3-8’s) with grass boxes on all 3, grain and dry fertilizer, nice drill with end pull transport; Massey Ferguson 880 plow, set at 8-18”, has a two bottom extension to make into a 10 bottom, nice heavy auto reset plow; Morris CP531 chisel plow, 31’ chisel with duals on main frame and singles on wings, has NH3 valve/tree and the knives to go with (never used it so don’t know if the valve/tree works; all equipment has been used on 200 acres for the past 7 yrs., some parts are wore but far from junk, has some hyd. leaks and tires getting weather checked, few new parts that either got replaced or will come with units, all for $35,000 cash or certified check only. 597-3100 evenings, Adrian J. Miller, Raleigh.

FOR SALE 2007 Summers Ultimate NT 90’ pull-type sprayer, 1,500 gal. tank, triple nozzle bodies on 20” spacing, 450 Raven controller, 3 boom shutoff with HD touchdown wheels, 14.9 x 46 tires, low acres, like new condition. 840-1382, Dean Carpenter, Nome.

FOR SALE Vermeer WRX12 wheel rake, Hi Cap, 4 wheels, good raking wheels, hyd. lift, good tires, low acres, very nice, $7,250 obo; BP7000 Vermeer hay processor, runs great, excellent condition, $7,500 obo. 843-7176, Craig Albers, New Salem.

FOR SALE JD Model #37 mower, 7’ bar, good condition. 622-3272 or 400-0953, Elmer Mattis, Carson.

FOR SALE 1997 JD 9600 combine, excellent tires, good condition, 3,758 hours, small grains only, make offer. 331-9702 or 644-2713, Aaron Johnson, Edmore.

FOR SALE 9 1/2’ Gray-Home cultivator chisel plow w/extra sweeps and spikes (like new); 9’ Kelly Ran tandem disk; both implements very good condition; 1 GY rear tractor tire, 1036, very good condition . 663-7973 leave message, Chris Heim, Mandan.

FOR SALE Farmall A w/5’ belly mower; Farmall H; 10’ JD dump rake; John Deere disc delivery rake on steel wheels. 789-0977 or 789-1112, Peder or Carole Mikkelson, Aneta.

FOR SALE Old tractors, some run, some don’t, MM, IHC, John Deere, Case, Co-op. 337-5846 after dark, Wendell Kinn, Coleharbor.

FOR SALE Gear box drive from Westfield auger, secondary drive for jump auger w/reverser, $400; garbage compactor for 1 ton truck, 6 yd. garbage compactor; 240 bu. feed wagon, 2 hoppers, 2 augers, hyd. drive, with or without heavy trailer; 400 amp Airco welder, 3 ph. electric, welds steel or aluminum, $300 of new tips and cones, rolls wire, on heavy cart, $1,200: 9’ New Holland sickle mower, 3 pt., Model 456, new drive box, 2 new sickles, new U-joints; 4-30# suitcase wts., $3,200. 789-0966, Allen Gruman, Cooperstown.

FOR SALE 1959 Chevy grain truck, Model - Viking 50, 450 bu. cap., steele Knapheide box w/hoist, 4x2 trans., 327 engine, tand tandem, $1,700. 256-0247 Robert Wilhelmi or 256-4473 Richard Wilhelmi, Nekoma.

FOR SALE Rowse D9 double mower with New Holland heads, $8,500; JD 590 pull-type swather, 30’ with canola roller and saber end cutter , low acres, always shedded, $7,500; LaForge front mount 3 pt. hitch for 8000 Series JD tractors, $5,000; Beline granular applicator, complete w/hose and monitor, $250; 2 steel bin roof stiffeners for 27’ diameter bins, $150; pickup topper for full size 1989 Chevy pickup box, $50; 12”x72’ Feterl grain auger, $2,500; barn stanchions, $5 ea.; fifth wheel plate, $125; JD Accudepth monitor, $100; Motomco Model 919 moisture tester with digital scale, $500. 247-3058 or 259-2373, John Steffan, Michigan.

FOR SALE JD 557 baler, mega wide pickup, only 3.000 bales, always stored inside, like new condition; AC L3 combine, big engine, low hrs., 13’ head with Melroe pickup, 24’ straight head; hay land for rent. 873-4401, Duane Walz, Beulah.

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FOR SALE 2007 CL120 Freightliner, Cat 430 hp., ultrashift, jake, cruise, air ride cab & susp., all alum., 496,680 mi., service records; IH 990, daycab 485 Cummins ISX, 10 spd. autoshift, cruise, jake, sliding 5th, air ride susp., all alum, 363,991 mi., service records; IH9900i Eagle, 450 Cummins ISX, 51” hi-rise pro sleeper, 10 spd. autoshift, 240” WB, air ride cab & susp., jake, cruise, tilt, telescope, service records; IH 9200, C12 Cat 430 hp, 10 spd. autoshift, 201” WB, all alum., air susp., cruise, jake, pro sleeper, spraymate fenders, 5,800 mi. on new motor, alt., air comp., air dryer, starter & batteries, service records. 693-2371, Rick Frueh, Martin.

FOR SALE JD 5-16 plow, packer, drill; Oliver 5-16 plow; MM, 10’ disc oneway; JD Model B, engine stuck. 537-5537 evenings, or write to: Ole Bryn, 6691 19th Ave NE, Towner, ND, 58788-9201.

FOR SALE Marflex pickup sprayer, 60’ front mount booms, very few hrs. on new Briggs motor; Gilson rear tine garden tiller, good motor, very little use. 252-6455, Myron Tarno, Jamestown.

FOR SALE 256 New Holland side delivery rake, 5 bar, rubber mounted teeth, front dolly, $1,000; 400 Versatile SP, 18’ swather, pickup reel, good canvas, $500; 12 - 10’ steel sweep rake teeth, $10 ea.; 183 CIH 8 row, 30” row crop cultivator, rolling shields, $1,200; Dakon 8 row, 30” row crop cultivator, rolling shields, $500; Speedy 8 row, 30” bean cutter, down pressure springs, $1,000; NH3 hitch for chisel plow, $200. 789-0181, David Nygaard, Finley.

FOR SALE 14’ IHC chisel plow. 270-0184, Harold Severson, Lakota.

FOR SALE Under fence mower, especially for mowing under electric fences, for use on small tractors, excellent condition, no longer have small tractor. 882-3245, Roger Evanson, Lisbon.

FOR SALE 1976 1466 International tractor; 1965 D17 Allis Chalmers tractor w/325 DuAl loader; 1995 Vermeer K baler, 3 pt. V rake; 1970 - 170 Allis Chalmers tractor w/345 DuAl loader; 1976 Gleaner F combine; pickup trailer; 2 – 18-4 26-6 ply tires. 483-5063, Richard Dvorak, Dickinson.

FOR SALE 2002 2388 Case IH combine, 95% tires, nice, 2,500 hrs., hyd. reverser, $50,000 obo; 30’ sunflower header reel for 2388 combine, $2,500; 1020 30’ flex head, $3,000; 1010 30’ pickup header, $2,400. 366-4588 or 228-6571, Greg Sletto, Willow City.

FOR SALE Flexicoil packer, 8’ wide, made in Canada, like new condition; grain auger, 5”x20’; Melroe #903 plow, 6 bottom, 16”, heavy duty w/reset mechanism. 8242084, Esther Kuehn, Mott.

FOR SALE International 721 pull-type swather, new sickle, new belts, good shape, 21’ cutting width, new style, set up from tractor seat, retired. 789-9484, Larry Gruman, Hannaford.

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FOR SALE 1980 GMC 4x4 pickup, auto. trans. w/ Brittanya sprayer, midmount booms, 66’ booms with electric end nozzles and tip lift, Honda motor w/electric start, triple nozzle bodies. 525-6625, Jason Schiele, Balfour.

FOR SALE JD 2555 tractor, 2 WD, diesel, w/Farmhand loader; Stur-D cattle squeeze chute w/ transport. 754-2616, Twyla Zimmerman, Tappen.

FOR SALE 2 panels for a Dura poly cattle feeder, white. 843-7026, Vernon Dittus, Almont.

FOR SALE MDS attachments for tractor loaders, payloaders, skid-steers, telehandlers; Rockbadgers for skid-steer or payloaders.

7’, 8’, 8.5’, 9’, 10’ scoops with skid-steer mounts, Euro-mounts, JD mounts, Case IH mounts, Farmhand mounts, Dual mounts, etc. with grapples to fit or retro-fit; heavyduty 8’ skid-steer manure fork w/ grapple; heavy-duty 10’ skid-steer snow-pusher; heavy-duty MDS 7’ or 8’ rock/brush/scrap bucket with grapple (skid-steer mounts); MDS 5,200 lb. pallet fork for JD 740 classictach; MDS Shur-lock quick-tach scoop mounting system for JD loaders (ie. 146, 148, 158, 168, 280, etc.); MDS Euro-Global attachment changer with skid-steer hookup; many other MDS attachments on hand or available; new Koyker 7’ quick-tach scoop; new Koyker 545 FWA loader with 8’ scoop & grapple, mounts available; JD 146 and 148 loaders with mounts; large volume 10’ snow scoop to fit 148 & 158 loader; used skidsteer scoops, F-11 &F-10 loaders & loader parts. 709-0103, Allen Wald, Edgeley.

WANTED Reversed WC Allis Chalmers or Cockshutt tractor, w/wo. loader. 845-1962, Ron Winkler, Oriska.

WANTED Unit planter; JD end wheel drill w/large steel wheels, 14’ or larger; small 1 row corn picker; small 1 row silage chopper; a multiweeder; an old Craftsman garden tractor w/Onan motor. 375-6321, Marvin Teske, Ellendale.

WANTED Loader w/grapple fork for 1370 Case 165 hp. tractor, a Leon or Quaker will fit. 628-6949 or 314-640-1884, Mike Ryan, Stanley.

WANTED IH tractors – 806,1206, 856, 1256, 1456, 1466; John Deere – 5010, 4620, 6030; Minneapolis Moline – 1350, 1355; Olivers; will buy running or not. 628-2130, Jerry Lumley, Stanley.

WANTED Used rock rake, any size, for a 750 Massey combine, front beater; shank parts for a 731 Morris chisel cultivator, trip bolts. 542-3301, Ed or Ken Heilman, Rugby.

WANTED Set of duals for a 1086 IH tractor, 10 bolt hole, wheel must be a 2-3” off set, rims and tires must be in good condition. 542-3301, Ken or Ed Heilman, Rugby.

VEHICLES FOR SALE 2012 Kia Optima, white, 4,600 mi., must sell in order to purchase larger vehicle for hauling, $21,500, excellent condition. 5843804, Jo Ryherd, Elgin.

FOR SALE 1989 Mercury Marquis; 1985 F350 Ford dually, diesel. 223-1206 or 263-4719, Lathan Romsos, Bottineau.

FOR SALE 1952 Ford F600 truck w/hoist, runs great; 1981 Freightliner, 3406 Cat, 20 spd., splicer. 483-7892, Louie N. Hendricks, Dickinson.

FOR SALE 1980 El Camino, gold & cream - two tone, 305 engine with factory 4 barrel, 350 turbo transmission, good condition, everyday driver, 60,000 actual mi., things fixed or replaced - new shocks, springs, front end alignment and new tires, new water pump & heater core, $5,800, must see. 628-6949 or 314-640-1884, Mike Ryan, Stanley.

FOR SALE 1980 IHC bucket truck - S1925, 404 gas motor, Allison auto. trans., new fiberglass bucket, extends to 40’ straight up, many added features, everything works, $8,000. 883-4508, Ken Roeker, LaMoure.

FOR SALE 1969 Dodge truck, stub nose, 2 1/2 ton single axle with 15’ Omaha Standard box with Heil hoist, no rust, always shedded, 361 engine, low miles on overhaul. 8402092 or 924-8660, John Dimmer, Oriska.

FOR SALE 1981 Buick Century, auto on floor, bucket seats, air, factory installed V8, 4.3 liter motor, mint cond.; 1951 straight eight Buick. 597-3730 or larryn@westriv.com, Larry Nagel, Shields.

FOR SALE 2005 Chevy 2500, 4x4, diesel, crew cab.

949-2808 or 256-0883, Larry Petri, Nekoma.

FOR SALE 1945 Chevy 1 1/2 ton truck, runs and drives good, $1,200; 1987 Ford Ranger pickup - front clip with V6 motor, radiator, 5 spd., OD trans., no box or rear end, 8’ long all metal topper fully enclosed side doors, vertical rear doors, white in color, $1,200; new windshield and new left front fender for a 93-97 Dodge Intrepid, $125 each; 4 wheels for 2007 Jeep Liberty, 255-75R16; Austin Western front axle w/ tires and wheels from road grader. 7890966, Allen Gruman, Cooperstown.

FOR SALE Chevy 1 ton dually service truck w/6,000 # auto crane, 300 gal. diesel & 100 gal. gas tank, air compressor & tank, excellent rubber, nice inside and out, service records, 114,000 total mi., 14,000 on new motor. 693-2371, Rick Frueh, Martin.

FOR SALE 1987 Ford Ranger pickup, 2.9L engine, 5 spd. manual trans., 135,000 actual mi., good condition, $2,250. 663-5978, GH Schaner, Bismarck.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 12’ hard wood stock rack, red, factory made, like new; Worksaver 3 pt. fence post digger, 3 augers; 2 cream separators, electric #518 and #S16 with crank, both with complete attachments.

597-3730, larryn@westriv.com, Larry Nagel, Shields Union Farmer • www.ndfu.org • July 2014

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE Women’s full length fur coat, size 8, dark color, by State Fur Co.; Resistol Triple X hat, Beaver dark color, size 7 3/8, like new. 263-1206 or 263-4719, Lathan Romsos, Bottineau.

FOR SALE Car/truck used tires - 4 – P215/75R15 Road Runner, white side walls w/less that 1,000 mi., from antique pickup stored inside, $50 ea. 709-0199, prairiepauls@ gmail.com, Don Paul, Edgeley.

FOR SALE 1992 31’ Avion 5th wheel w/14’ slideout, AC, new double door fridge, new toilet, main awning, washer/dryer connections, cassette radio, 2 TVs (1 new flat screen), VCR, microwave, 4 burner range and oven, original paperwork on trailer and appliances, new tires, not man camp trailer, many extras, $11,200; 6500 watt generator, 16 horse Vanguard, Briggs & Stratton twin OHV engine, Chicago electric gas engine, key start & pulley, recepticals – 4 - 15 amp, 120V, 1 - 25 amp, 240V, 1 - 25 amp, 120/240V, 8 hrs. run time, kept inside, good condition, original manual and paperwork. 701628-6949, 314-640-1884, 314-799-6949, Rose LaRocco Ryan, Stanley.

FOR SALE Horse collars & related items; 45 used utility poles, 35’-50’ long; used tires - 6 Bridgestone tires 245-75-R16; 4 - 22560-R16 M&S; 4 used Firestone P26570-R16 M&S; 3 Michelin P225-60-R16 M&S; 4 Hercules Ultra 215-70-R15; 2 Co-op Ready Grip G78-15 MS studded, less than 2,000 mi. on Ford wheels; 2 Firestone L78-15 studded; 2 P25-75 R15 Cooper Weathermaster studded, less than 2,000 mi.; 2 P125-75 R15 Goodyear studded on Ford wheels; 2 P215-75 R15 Sears Snow Handlers; small cement mixer. 584-2025, Elmer Lemke, Bentley.

FOR SALE 1987 Fleetwood Bounder motorhome, 27’, gas, new refrigerator, flatscreen TV, generator, less than 200 hrs., updated, sleeps 2, add a hide-a-bed to sleep four, nice condition, runs well, $6,500 obo.

883-4508, Ken Roeker, LaMoure.

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FOR SALE Belt buckle collection - 21 Hesston Rodeo Final buckles, 23 various machinery, 9 misc. - statehood, deer, geese, etc., 5 John Deere calendar medallions. Will sell all or a portion. 386-2826, M. Satturlund, Carpio.

FOR SALE Solid oak pedestal dining table, 6 solid oak chairs, 4 table leaves, excellent condition, $2,000; sturdy wood sewing cabinet w/ drawer, good condition, $50; solid teak armoire, excellent condition, $500. 629-8818, Gary Koschmeder, Stanley.

FOR SALE 1/16 toys – Steiger “Cougar”, Fordson Model F tractor, Farmall A - Collector’s Edition, Degelman rock picker - includes belt buckle; Roadmaster girl’s bike, “Skyrider Deluxe”, 1950s; Rosemeade pottery; old spinning wheel; “Hamilton” type set drawer; Silhouette picture, 3 1/2 x 4 1/2”, couple sitting on hammock . 789-0977 or 789-1112, Peder or Carole Mikkelson, Aneta.

FOR SALE 12’ hard wood stock rack, red, factory made, like new; Worksaver 3 pt. fence post digger, 3 augers; 2 cream separators, electric #518 and #S16 with crank, both with complete attachments. 597-3730, larryn@westriv.com, Larry Nagel, Shields.

FOR SALE New tires – 8 Titan 20.8x38x8ply bias@$900 ea.; 12 Titan 18.4x38x8 ply bias@$750 ea.; 4 Goodyear Dura Torque 18.4x38x8 ply bias@$690 ea.; 2 Titan 30.5x32,12 or 16 ply, buy 1 or 2; 8 GY Dyna Torque 480/80R42 radials@$1280 ea.; 2 GY Ultra Torque 520/85R42 radials @$1400.ea.; 2 Michelin Agri-Bib 520/85R42 radials@$1260 ea.; 2 Firestone 520/85R42 radials; 2 BKT 16.9x24x8ply bias@$490 ea.; 4 Titan HD 12x16.5x10ply skid steer w/rim guard@$175 ea. 709-0103, Allen Wald, Edgeley.

FOR SALE 2006 Coachman 27’ camper with slide, like new, 10,000;1977 Holiday Rambler, 32’ 5th wheel, needs some plumbing work, $2,000; 1994 Corn Husker hopper, 40’, $12,000; 1999 Volvo semi, $7,500; 2008 Wilson hopper, $28,000; 14’ enclosed tandem trailer, new, $5,300; 1994 Corn Husker, convertible hopper, $11,000; 936 Versatile, $26,000; 2008 Wilson hopper trailer, black aluminum wheels, 41’ w/72” sides, $28,000. 361-4403, Gary Christianson, Fargo.

FOR SALE Red, Verdi IIIM Honer 120 bass accordion.

249-3404 or 771-2524, Laura Rendahl, Esmond.

FOR SALE 8’ service body of 2006 Ford F350, many compartments w/trays and dividers, $3,000 obo, will send pictures by e-mail, steffarm@ polarcomm.com. 247-3058, John Steffan, Michigan.

FOR SALE Manual crank downriggers. 789-0966, Allen Gruman, Cooperstown.

WANTED Prairie dog hunters to come and hunt on my land, make reservations now. 597-3730 or larryn@westriv.com, Larry Nagel, Shields.

WANTED Heavy duty pickup box trailer with 8’ box.

255-0456, Arnold Burian, Bismarck.

WANTED Crocks, jugs with store advertising; old metal advertising signs, gas pumps, old metal oil cans, old advertising clocks or thermometers; old road signs, traps, knives, shell boxes, guns, old pop or old medicine bottles; old highway road signs; old 1 lb. coffee tin cans; ND pottery, carnival glass; ND books - 50 yrs. in the saddle. 258-0420 or 220-5746, Val Ganje, Bismarck.

WANTED Your unwanted cars and pickups in the Bismarck/Mandan area, no pay, no charge, also car batteries, parts, radiators, mufflers or tailpipes, okay if not running. 400-8967 or 426-4396 Monday or Tuesday evenings, Ron or Chris Gumeringer, Bismarck.

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE Holstein bull calves, one day to week old, all shots and colostrum given. 4893256 or 269-1124, Randy Rosemore, Jamestown.

FEED AND SEED FOR SALE Small square bales of hay. 679-2135, Terry Kohler, Benedict.

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FSA group takes tour of oil country

BY ANNE DENHOLM, NDFU

issues. Information about the oilfields is shared during the travel time on the bus and members are able to see oilfield sites, salt water well sites, natural gas pipeline construction and the rail site where the crude is pumped into tanks and railed to the refinery.

Dale Enerson, the cooperative/ member services specialist at North Dakota Farmers Union, serves as the primary tour guide. Enerson is a landowner near Stanley and has four oil well sites on his rural property. His experience as a surface and mineral rights owner has helped lead this educational process.

According to Enerson, “It’s important for our membership to understand what’s happening out in western North Dakota. You can read about the impact but it’s much more effective to see the traffic, drive on the roads, talk to a co-op manager, look at an oil rig and stop at a man camp.”

Living in northwestern North Dakota isn’t always easy since the renewed activity of the Bakken Formation.

That’s what employees of the North Dakota Farm Service Agency (FSA) discovered during a North Dakota Farmers Union bus tour to the oilfield that included stops at the Stark, Dunn, McKenzie and Williams County FSA offices.

State FSA Executive Director Aaron Krauter explained, “This was an excellent opportunity for our representatives to learn more about the oil boom and to listen to the county office employees who have been affected. It was very eye-opening to hear about their day-to-day challenges.”

Watford City FSA director Marcy Feilmeier shared, “It’s not the same town it used to be. Population has drastically increased. We have lots of trouble with truck traffic. It can take 25 minutes to get from our office to the Cenex station one mile away. Sometimes, it’s very scary. Women should not walk alone here. In the office, it’s tough to compete with the oil field wages and finding employees. Life is crazy.”

While the oil boom has created thousands of jobs and had a very positive economic impact NORTH DAKOTA FARMERS UNION on the state, residents in the area have been forced Branson Christmas Express to live with traffic jams, Tour #1 November 3-8, 2014 infrastructure problems, housing shortages, Tour #2 December 1-6, 2014 increased crime and a host Experience 7 spectacular shows. of other problems.

Oak Ridge Boys – November Tour only Last year, North Dakota Farmers Union started Dalena Dito hosting bus tours of the Doug Gabriel area to help illustrate the Baldknobbers impact of the oil industry.

AYO – Voices of Glory To date, over 20 groups Jim Owen have traveled with NDFU Sight & Sound Theater – for a tour.

Biblical Production of Jonah The tours touch on a variety of subjects such as Mickey Gilley Show – December Tour the distribution systems, taxes, infrastructure Go to www.ndfu.org for details or call 800-366-8331 damage, public safety, ext 108, Susan or ext 111, Jeff housing and transportation 22

About 10 oil wells are permitted daily by the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources and about $8 to $10 million is invested in each well before it produces its first drop of oil. North Dakota is now the number two producer of oil in the United States.

In April, North Dakota reached one million barrels of production per day, a feat only Texas can beat. A barrel contains 42 gallons.

The increased production can be attributed to new technology including hydraulic fracking and horizontal drilling techniques.

Industry experts predict continued success for North Dakota. North Dakota Farmers Union will continue to educate groups about the oil industry as needed.

“These trips have been very popular and we encourage people to take part in them. No other organization can take you to an oil rig and down gravel roads in western North Dakota,” concluded Enerson. s

COUNTY CALENDAR OILFIELD TOURS

Burleigh – Aug. 12 Dickey – Aug. 19-20 Rolette – Aug. 14 Stutsman – Sept. 9 Ward – Aug. 15

OTHER EVENTS

Dickey – Sept. 6 & 7 • MN Twins trip McLean – July 27 • annual picnic • Turtle Lake City Park Stark – July 6 • annual picnic • noon • Prairie Outpost Park Ramsey – July 29 • Tickets still available at FUI, Devils Lake, for Women’s Ag Night at the Memorial Building –July 10 • BBQ & Shop Talk • 6 p.m. • Dan Webster’s shop • 2 mi. east & 1/2 mi. south of Penn –Sept. 15 • Garden Adventure bus trip to Bergeson Gardens • Fertile, MN Sargent – Aug. 23 • RedHawks game Union Farmer • www.ndfu.org • July 2014

Message from

the President

BY NDFU PRESIDENT MARK WATNE

Enhancing our valued relationships NDFU, just like farmers, has specific seasons for the work of the organization. As spring work for farmers wraps up, we have been planning activities for next year and have started the budget process to determine our financial needs.

When developing our budget and activities, we are fortunate to have a number of success stories from our past that have given us financial footing to be effective and successful. To begin with, our relationship with Farmers Union Insurance is invaluable. This relationship and the financial support they provide for our organization has in the past, now, and will in the future be the resource that allows us to continue our progressive agenda.

The vision of our past leaders to successfully provide tools to maintain our membership numbers and adequate financial resources was amazing. It is our responsibility as current leaders to continue this vision: to prepare NDFU for the future and maintain its high

Union Farmer • www.ndfu.org • July 2014

standing as a farm organization.

In the middle of June, I was able to travel to the southwest corner of the state with Farmers Union Insurance District Manager David Murphy. We stopped at every agent’s office that we could fit into a two-day loop. It was a great experience. We have a Farmers Union Insurance agent force that is dedicated to our organization.

They are truly ready to grow our company and build upon the strengths of the past that have made us so successful.

It is important that we continue to enhance the farm organization’s relationship with our insurance business, a company that was founded to provide much-needed services to members and financial support for NDFU to be an effective advocate for farm families.

Your NDFU staff, insurance management and all employees are working together to create a bond that stands the test of time and grows our effectiveness as an organization.

We are also working to enhance our relationship with our affiliated cooperatives, National Farmers Union, the Farmers Union states involved in Farmers Union Enterprises and Farmers Union Industries, our restaurants, and Dakota Pride Cooperative. I want to assure you that your elected board and I are committed to preparing our organization for the future, building upon current relationships and establishing new opportunities.

With the economy strong and population growing in North Dakota, there is no better time to further the vision of past leaders.

Members of NDFU, be proud of your farm organization. Support our efforts at the state level to enhance relationships. Buy your products from cooperatives, purchase insurance from Farmers Union Insurance agents and participate in events. Your involvement helps us become the best advocate for you and for all members. s

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