March 2013 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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A winter day in Valley City, N.D.

In this issue:

7. Hawaiian adventure

8. Learning to make bread

10. Camp registrations begins

16. Emmons County hosts event

March 2013 – Volume 60 Number 3

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DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS/EDITOR: Anne Denholm 800-366-8331 • www.ndfu.org adenholm@ndfu.org POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: NDFU PO Box 2136 Jamestown N.D. 58402-2136 Copies mailed this issue: 35,038 • USPS 016-211

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: President: Elwood “Woody” Barth Vice President: Bob Kuylen Secretary: Ellen Linderman Treasurer: Terry Borstad James Kerzman; Wes Niederman Jr.; Dennis Stromme; Jim Teigen; Ben Vig

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New office in Mandan With over 40,000 members, North Dakota’s largest general farm organization opened a new branch office in Mandan last month. North Dakota Farmers Union celebrated the completed satellite office with an open house on Feb. 20.

Located at 3801 Memorial Highway in Mandan, the office building is equipped with state of the art equipment to allow satellite communication with the main Jamestown office and anywhere else in the world. Offices for Farmers Union Insurance are located in the front of the building while NDFU personnel are set up in the back. This office location is especially ideal during the legislative session because of its close proximity to the Capitol.

According to NDFU President Elwood “Woody” Barth, the new branch office will offer members more access to services and afford the organization better access to the Capitol to address North Dakota farm policy. President Woody Barth will use both the Jamestown and Mandan offices. Several employees will work out of Mandan including Kristi Schlosser Carlson, Kevin Ressler, Lance Boyer, Neil Ness, Dennis Brady and Chelsey Thronson. s

Ample office space will enable staff members to work efficiently in the Mandan facility located at 3801 Memorial Highway.

North Dakota Farmers Union Insurance State Sales and Marketing Manager, Kevin Ressler, uses the Mandan office.

A board room is fully equipped with the latest technology.

Next stage of fertilizer plant approved

CHS announced early last month that it will proceed to phase three of its comprehensive study to determine whether to build a fertilizer plant in Spiritwood, N.D. The CHS Board of Directors approved a $25 million Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study to more completely define and agree on the full scope of work, including a construction plan.

“We’ve completed the pre-FEED phase and we’re ready to analyze the project in more detail, including engineering and mechanical specifications, physical layout and construction, instrumentation and many other aspects of a potential plant,” said Brian Schouvieller, CHS senior vice president, North American grain marketing and crop nutrients.

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CHS representatives attended a meeting in Jamestown including, from left to right: Michael Johnson, director of crop nutrients marketing; Brian Schouvieller, senior vice president, North America grain marketing and crop nutrients; Dan Mack, vice president, rail transportation and terminal operations; Annette Degnan, director, marketing communications and Mark Watne, NDFU staff executive director.

Jamestown with over 40 regional elected officials, educators, leaders and first-responders to discuss the potential fertilizer plant’s local impact. CHS representatives presented the scope of the project and outlined the $1 billion project that would provide the region’s

farmers with enhanced supplies of crop nutrients essential to raising corn and other crops.

CHS continues to work closely with North Dakota Farmers Union and the North Dakota Governor’s office to communicate potential plant progress and updates. s 3

Crossover at the Capitol To date, the North Dakota 63rd Legislative Assembly introduced 375 bills in the Senate and 467 in the House. Of the 842 bills introduced, the North Dakota Farmers Union legislative team is tracking 93 tax bills that relate to our policy, along with many other policy bills. On March 1, bills “crossed over” to the opposite house to be heard. Throughout the session, NDFU will keep you educated about these and other important issues including agriculture research, school funding and tax reform.

Other hot topics include:

Animal Treatment

Did you know that...

North Dakota State Tax System Collections (in millions) 1. Sales/Use Taxes = $ 1,139.8* 43.4% (state) 2. Income Taxes

= $ 630.9*

24.0% (state)

3. Property Taxes = $ 853.8 32.5% (local) *Preliminary FY 2012 – Office of Cory Fong, State Tax Commissioner

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

This chart explains the “three-legged stool” concept of tax policy and how much The Senate unanimously revenue each leg provides. The three taxes (sales/use/excise tax, property tax and passed the Animal Humane income tax) meet state and local needs.

Treatment bill (SB 2211). As part of the coalition that successfully defeated a narrowly tailored initiated measure on the November ballot, Effective Rates by Classification NDFU continues to play a lead role Payable in 2010, 2011 and 2012 in pushing for a comprehensive rewrite of the state’s animal Effective Rate Property humane treatment statute. The broad coalition consists of shelters, Classification 2010 2011 2012 zoos, ag groups, veterinarians and the agriculture department – all Residential 1.53% 1.53% 1.51% animal caretakers who believe in a standard of stewardship and in Agricultural 1.32% 1.29% 1.29% protecting those who do right by animals.

Commercial 1.80% 1.74% 1.73%

Property Tax

Conservation Fund

NDFU policy supports stewardship of our land and animals and conservation practices that family farmers and ranchers can implement on working lands. NDFU is working with fellow ag groups and conservation, energy, parks, tourism and business groups to develop legislation creating a grant program for conservation purposes.

We’ll continue to work to make sure NDFU has a seat at the table.

Funds should be available for working lands as well as hunting, habitat, and park programs. Funds should not be used to acquire or tie up land.

Infrastructure Needs

If you’ve taken a tour of oil country, you’ve seen the enormous burden on roads, highways, sewer and 4

Centrally Assessed Total

1.33%

1.28%

1.24%

1.71%

1.49%

1.48%

This chart explains the reduction in the tax burden for each of the three legs of the stool over the past three years. The effective rate helps us understand how tax relief efforts affect our tax rates.

water systems in western North Dakota. If you raise cattle or crops in the west, you know the odd and damaging effects of dust. If you’ve lived and farmed on the Sheyenne River, near Devils Lake, or near the Red, Souris, or Missouri Rivers, you know the wearing effects of floods. If you’ve tried to drive a township road or over a bridge nearly anywhere in the state, you know the precarious nature of our rural routes of commerce. NDFU will join with others to tell that story.

We need to replenish the state’s

depleted infrastructure and invest in its future.

Oil and Gas Tax Revenue

As oil development grows, the state’s tax revenue from that development increases. This session, the legislature will hear ideas about how to use that revenue to meet infrastructure needs, including how to fine-tune formulas for funneling revenue back to the counties, cities and townships to address needs at a Union Farmer • www.ndfu.org

local level. NDFU policy advocates that a significant percentage of the oil and gas production tax – a tax paid in lieu of property taxes – goes back to the local level.

Property Tax Relief

Property Tax System Total Proposed Local Budget plus or minus

Adjustments to the Proposed Budget After Input From Public Hearings

True and Full Value (Agricultural Value) (Market Value) times

50%

North Dakota is known nationwide equals for its robust economy. Agriculture minus Assessed Value directly accounts for 25 percent of the All Non-Property Tax Revenue state’s economy; ag-related activities times  State Aid increase that to 40 percent. Ag also 9% Residential carries the majority of the property tax  Unobligated Cash 10% Commercial burden, and, while all North Dakotans  Fees, etc.

10% Agricultural need property tax relief, property equals 10% Centrally Assessed taxes are hitting farmers and ranchers Property Tax Revenue Needed 3% Wind Generator, or hardest. NDFU will work to ensure (Levy in Dollars) 1.5% Wind Generator that the tax burden in the state does not unfairly fall to family farmers and equals ranchers. We will push to ensure the Total Taxable Value of All three-legged stool of sales, income Property in the Taxing District and property taxes remains intact. We will educate leaders about the need to divided by retain the productivity formula for ag Mill Rate land valuation.

If you have questions or if you Your Property’s Your Property want to get weekly updates, sign up times Mill Rate equals Taxable Value Tax Due for e-mail updates on our website, and “like” NDFU on Facebook. You can This chart demonstrates the process used to determine a taxing authority’s budget also contact a member of the NDFU and, as a result, the mill rates. It also explains the formula for determining the “taxable value” on property. The Legislature is considering a number of bills legislative team. s affecting the property tax formula, including ideas to provide credits toward the true and full value of residences, “buy down” the mill rate for school districts, and eliminate the farm home exemption.

NDFU has members in Legislature In the North Dakota Legislature, there are many senators and representatives who are members of North Dakota Farmers Union.

Here are two leaders who are serving at the 63rd legislative session.

Senator Joan Heckaman of New Rockford Assistant Minority Leader, Senator Heckaman has served in the Senate since 2007. Heckaman supports the NDFU agenda and is very family farm oriented. She said, “I really appreciate the leadership and lobbying efforts made by NDFU. They bring policies forward at the Legislature and do a very good job educating us on the issues that affect family farmers and ranchers.”

Heckaman grew up on a farm in eastern Eddy County, a ranch that was started by her grandfather and has remained in her family for five generations. “My husband and I are Union Farmer • www.ndfu.org

members of the Golden Valley Farmers Union because that’s where we own land. We have also attended many Eddy County local meetings and events. Farmers Union meets the current agricultural needs of the state and really has the future in mind” Heckaman added.

Representative Dennis Johnson of Devils Lake Representative Johnson has been a very active member in the House since 1993. He is the current chairman of the Agriculture Committee and serves on the Education Committee, the Advisory

Committee on Sustainable Agriculture and the Midwestern Higher Education Commission.

Johnson was born on a farm in Oberon, N.D. and went to college in Wahpeton, N.D. His background includes an education in diesel mechanics, working on a farm, custom harvesting and trucking grain and Cenex products for cooperatives. Johnson is a Vietnam veteran and has served on a variety of organizations in the Devils Lake area.

Johnson explained, “I got involved with the Legislature in 1993 because I really wanted to make a difference in someone’s life.

When I hear testimony or talk with people about problems they face, I want to try to help. That’s how I look at a piece of legislation. Sometimes we have to rewrite the bill, listen to all sides and go back to the drawing board but we push on to help solve problems.” s 5

Women’s Day at Capitol Women invited to Bismarck on March 11

Join North Dakota Farmers Union on Monday, March 11 for a one-day women’s day at the state capitol in Bismarck. NDFU is partnering with North Dakota Women’s Network to sponsor this free Women Empowered (WE) Rise event that will offer behind the scenes insight, meetings with lawmakers and training on how to lobby. Transportation will be provided to and from designated bus stops and registration is available online at www.ndwomen. org.

The day will be filled with learning, listening and lobbying for policies that enhance and enrich the lives of women and families.

The WE Rise event will highlight freedom from violence, economic security, reproductive health and education.

Executive Director of the North Dakota Women’s Network, Renee Stromme, explained, “Our goal is to have 150 women join us at the state capitol this year to see how the system works. Women can come and learn how to testify at a hearing and find out how the floor votes on issues. It doesn’t have to be intimidating. Our ultimate goal is to increase people’s participation in activism and encourage women to run for offices.”

Stromme has served as the executive director since the inception of the organization in 2006. Stromme helped organize the Women’s Network and has worked on issues to improve the lives of women through communication, legislation and increased public activism.

“In North Dakota, we have been fairly consistent with the number of women serving in our legislature at about 17 percent. We want to see that percentage increase and get more women to serve. It’s proven that women are often more 6

willing to reach across the aisle and get things done despite the partisanship. We want women to be vocal and more active in their communities and in our state.”

According to Stromme, the Women’s Day at the Capitol is an event that educates women on what goes on at the state capitol and is an excellent way to get people more involved in the process.

One of the hot topics for the organization in this year’s legislative session is the childcare availability in North Dakota. Daycares in western North Dakota are slowing closing infant, toddler and preschool classrooms because qualified workers cannot afford to work for low wages in the oil field area.

The cost of living, groceries and overall economic health are causing daycare workers to find jobs elsewhere.

Stromme added, “Daycares cannot privately follow suit with surrounding businesses that can compete with boom town wages.

Costs will be passed on to parents who are already paying an average of 30% of thier monthly income to childcare costs. It’s issues like this that the North Dakota Women’s Network tries to address and advocate changes at the legislature.”

“I hope women will join us on Monday, March 11, at the state capitol. We’ll talk about issues like this that affect women in North Dakota. We have team leaders that will explain the process, talk about bills and inspire you to get involved,” Stromme concluded. s

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beautiful Over 60 North Dakota Farmers Union members traveled to Hawaii Jan. 24 – Feb. 2, 2013. Highlights included stops at Pearl Harbor, Waikiki Beach, Society of Seven Show, Waimea Canyon, Kauai Coffee Company, Iao Valley and a Polynesian luau.

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Discovering a lost art

Children learn to make bread

By Megan Berger, NDFU

Over 370 fifth grade students from 13 schools in northeastern Montana and northwestern North Dakota gathered at the Airport International Inn in Williston on February 4 to learn how to make bread.

The Williams County NDSU Extension Service has hosted the Bread Fair for 31 years in conjunction with the Hard Spring Wheat Show.

“Bread making is a lost art. This event offers kids the opportunity to learn how to make bread as well as learn where the ingredients come from,” said Family Consumer Science Extension Agent Mary Froelich.

Kids are bussed in from their schools for the two-hour, afternoon event and are accompanied by their teachers. Students are paired up and each pair receives a kit packed with all the ingredients needed to make a loaf of honey whole wheat bread. The ingredients are premeasured, and Froelich instructs the students to combine the ingredients in specific steps. A video is also played on a large screen 8

for the students to see how to complete each step.

Students learn the difference between dry ingredients and wet ingredients. After mixing all the ingredients together, students separate the dough in half and each student is given the opportunity to learn how to knead the dough.

At the end of the event, each student takes home their half of the loaf to bake for supper that night.

Students take the recipe home so they are able to make the bread with their family. During the event, students also watch a video about how bread is made in a factory.

Ingredients for the event are donated, and the Williams County NDSU Extension Service measures and packs the ingredients into the individual kits.

“In order to have enough ingredients for all of the students to participate, over 700 pounds of flour and nine gallons of honey are used.

As NDSU Extension Agent Mary Froelich instructs The flour is donated by the North Dakota Mill & Elevator, the children on each step of bread making, a video of how to perform each step is played on a the honey is donated by large screen for the students.

David Huelsman, and the yeast is donated by Red Star Yeast.

The additional kits that are not This year we packaged over 490 used on the day of the Bread Fair kits,” Froelich explained.

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are dispersed to other locations. Kits are sent to the McKenzie County Extension Agent to allow 100 fifth graders in that county the opportunity to make bread.

Froelich travels to a few schools that are too far away to attend the event. There are also a few social groups in the Williston area that ask Froelich to bring kits to their meeting and teach them how to make bread.

Prior to attending the Bread Fair, the North Dakota Wheat Commission provides classroom teachers with the booklet “The Story of Wheat”. The teachers go through the booklet with the students and they learn how wheat is planted, grown, harvested and processed into flour.

“I love that kids are able to learn about where their food comes from. We hope to continue this great event for many years to come,” says Froelich. s Union Farmer • www.ndfu.org

Students mix their dry ingredients together to make the bread.

About 100 fifth graders participated in the fair.

Pre-measured ingredients for the bread packaged and waiting to be dispersed to the students.

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It’s time to register for summer camp for North Dakota Farmers Union. Farmers Union youth leaders anticipate a year of record-breaking attendance across the state at Farmers Union summer camps which get underway in June. Camps are divided by junior and senior level age groups and early registration is advised.

“We wrap up a great deal of camp traditions like campfires, theme nights, dances, sports and swimming into an interactive program that builds teamwork and leadership skills,” said Jennifer Sundeen, North Dakota Farmers Union education director. “Youth should register early to ensure they get into the camp that best

fits their schedule. Some of the camps fill up fast!”

This year’s camp theme is “Keep Calm and Camp On” and will focus on developing positive and constructive attitudes. Members of the State Youth Advisory Council (SYAC) helped determine the camp

theme and programming. The council meets three times during the year and attends two senior camps the following summer at no cost. The five new members were elected by their peers at last year’s camp.

Specially trained counselors

2013 JUnior Camp Dates for completed grades 3-6

WESLEY ACRES near Dazey June 9-12

June 12-15 June 16-19 June 19-22 July 14-17 July 17-20

Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Foster, Ramsey, Towner, Wells Ransom, Richland, Sargent Dickey, LaMoure, McIntosh Kidder, Logan, Stutsman Cass, Traill Barnes, Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Pembina, Steele, Walsh

HEART BUTTE near Elgin

June 9-12

Billings/Golden Valley, Dunn, McKenzie, Stark June 12-15 Adams, Bowman/Slope, Emmons, Grant, Hettinger, Sioux Aug. 4-7 Mercer, Morton, Oliver Aug. 7-10 Burleigh, Sheridan

CAMP OF THE CROSS near Garrison

July 21-24 & July 24-27 Bottineau, Burke, Divide, McLean, McHenry, Pierce, Renville, Rolette

UPPER MISSOURI MINISTRIES near Epping August 4-7 Mountrail, Ward, Williams

To download registration forms go to: http://ndfu.org/youth-camps.php Click on: 2013 Junior Camp Registration

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from all around North Dakota will facilitate activities and supervise the campers this summer. As with all Farmers Union camps, youth will organize and operate their own cooperative – a camp store – as part of the educational focus on cooperatives.

The Farmers Union camp counselors follow a curriculum that encourages campers to enhance their public speaking, cooperation, listening and interpersonal skills. Nearly 1,000 young people were involved with camps last year, learning about cooperatives, leadership, citizenship and community.

As well as the camp program, the Farmers Union youth program also includes county level day classes for youth grades 1-12. s

2013 Senior Camp Dates

for completed grades 7-12 at Heart Butte, near Elgin CAMP 1: Grades 7-12 – June 17-21

CAMP 2: Grades 7-9 – June 24-28

CAMP 3: Grades 7-12 – July 8-12

CAMP 4: Grades 7-9 – July 15-19

CAMP 5: Grades 7-12 – July 22-26

CAMP 6: Grades 10-12 – July 28-Aug. 2

To download registration forms go to: http://ndfu.org/youth-camps.php Click on: 2013 Senior Camp Registration

New camper incentive Have your friends sign up to go to camp and get rewarded!!

1. If you attend camp this summer, and 2. if you refer a new camper to attend camp (a new camper is someone who has never attended camp or has not attended for four years), 3. then ... you can earn some great prizes!

To earn credit for a referred camper, they must put your name on their registration form on the “referred by” line. Awards will be determined after the camping season and handed out at county conventions.

Refer 2–3 new campers to earn an NDFU T-shirt Refer 4–5 new campers to earn an NDFU hoodie Refer 6–10 new campers to earn a $50 gift card Refer 11–15 new campers to earn a Nintendo 3DS Refer 16–20 new campers to earn an iPad Refer over 20 new campers to earn an Apple laptop Union Farmer • www.ndfu.org

camp news

New dorms and bathrooms

Camp registration begins

The dorm remodel has begun and is scheduled to be completed before the first camp this summer. The dorms were extended and brand new bathrooms have been added to the existing building.This means there will be room for more campers to come to camp!

Registration for camp starts March 1, 2013.

Watch your mailbox for your registration form.

You may also print out registrations online by going to: http://ndfu.org/youth-camps.php Don’t forget to attend day classes to earn fantastic award trips. Contact your county organization for information on when these classes will be held.

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SYAC 2013 The 2013 SYAC members are hard at work planning camp. They met in November at State Convention and will be meeting again in March to finalize camp plans. The camp T-shirt is designed, a project has been decided, theme nights are planned and camp sales are underway.

If you want to run for SYAC this summer, come to camp to learn more!

This year’s SYAC members are: Adam Long, Berlin Parents: Richard & Susan Dakota Jilek, Dickinson Parents: Carol & Gary RaeLyn Leier, Fargo Parents: Barb & Francis

Forrest Carlson, Glenburn Parents: Don & Maureen Kyle Knutson, Kathryn Parents: Brad & Rose

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What you need to know about oil and gas leasing North Dakota Farmers Union provided a breakout session at the 2012 state convention on mineral rights and how modern drilling techniques are changing the impact on surface and mineral owners and how legal agreements and forms need to account for some of the changes.

From various questions at the convention, to various questions asked on NDFU’s oil field bus trips, we have compiled some of the most common questions and answers to assist mineral and surface owners. Many of the concerns have changed from leasing questions to surface damage agreements and pipeline easements.

Additional questions and topics are posted on www.ndfu.org. We are also exploring the possibility of hosting educational meetings for members and guests later this spring. These questions and answers are not a substitute for legal advice. Persons are urged to seek professional counsel for answers to their specific questions.

How is royalty income taxed to me? I hear about an oil depletion allowance that allows me to pay less taxes.

How does that work?

Your royalty payment is ordinary income. The depletion allowance is similar to depreciation expenses, that is, the mineral owner is allowed to annually subtract a portion of the value of the mineral right from the royalty income. Consult your tax professional. The following points offer some additional background information.

“Royalties from … oil, gas, and mineral properties are taxable as ordinary income.

“In most cases you report royalties in Part I of Schedule E (Form 1040). However, if you hold 12

an operating oil, gas, or mineral interest …, report your income and expenses on Schedule C or Schedule C-EZ (Form 1040).

“Royalty income from oil, gas, and mineral properties is the amount you receive when natural resources are extracted from your property. The royalties are based on units, such as barrels, tons, etc., and are paid to you by a person or company who leases the property from you.

“If you are the owner of an economic interest in mineral deposits or oil and gas wells, you can recover your investment through the depletion allowance.

Copied from IRS Publication Publication 17, Your Federal Income Tax, chapter 12, subchapter Royalties at http://www.irs.gov/ publications/p17/ch12.html#en_ US_2011_publink1000172024 ”Depletion is the using up of natural resources by mining and drilling. The depletion deduction

allows an owner or operator to account for the reduction of a product’s reserves.

There are two ways of figuring depletion: cost depletion and percentage depletion. For mineral property, you generally must use the method that gives you the larger deduction.

If you have an economic interest in mineral property, you can take a deduction for depletion.

More than one person can have an economic interest in the same mineral deposit or timber. In the case of leased property, the depletion deduction is divided between the lessor and the lessee.

You have an economic interest if both the following apply.

• You have acquired by investment any interest in mineral deposits.

• You have a legal right to income from the extraction of the mineral to which you must look for a return of your capital investment.

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Copied from Chapter 9 of IRS Publication 535, Business Expenses: Depletion at http://www. irs.gov/publications/p535/ch09.html.

Also see Depletion Allowance at http://www.mineralweb. com/owners-guide/leasedand-producing/royalty-taxes/ depletion-allowance/

Does bankruptcy protect either mineral acres or royalty income from my lenders?

No, mineral rights and royalty income will be used in a bankruptcy proceeding to pay creditors.

If a husband or wife owned mineral acres prior to marriage, can they still keep them after divorce? What about mineral acres acquired during the marriage?

Marriage does not change ownership of property; minerals owned by a man or woman before marriage continues to be his or her exclusive property. However courts are required to equitably (but not necessarily equally) divide property between divorcing spouses. There is no assurance that following divorce mineral rights will be retained by the person who owned them prior to marriage.

The following statement is based on North Dakota law: In determining an equitable distribution of the property in divorce, a trial court must consider 1) the respective ages of the parties to the marriage; 2) their earning abilities; 3) the duration of the marriage and the conduct of

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each during the marriage; 4) their station in life; 5) the circumstances and necessities of each; 6) their health and physical conditions; 7) their financial circumstances as shown by the property owned at the time; 8) its value and incomeproducing capacity, if any, and 9) whether it was accumulated or acquired before or after the marriage; and 10) such other matters as may be material.

The couple may consider entering into a prenuptial agreement prior to marriage but prenuptial agreements will be followed by the court only if the agreement was property executed in every detail.

In the late 1980s, FmHA (now FSA) wrote down some of my loans. Now I am going to get some royalty income from my farm’s mineral acres.

Do I have to pay this writedown back, and how would it be calculated? Also, I paid income tax on the write-down, now can I expense that?

You are asking about a shared appreciation mortgage (SAM) and your agreement with FSA to repay any written down debt is likely documented in a Shared Appreciation Agreement. Review your document/agreement; it is the basis of your obligation to repay any of the written down debt.

An example of the USDA FSA Shared Appreciation Agreement is available at http://forms.sc.egov. usda.gov/efcommon/eFileServices/ eForms/FSA2543.PDF.

Check the duration of your obligation to repay written down debt; the FSA form cited appears to have a five-year obligation. If your write down occurred long ago, you may no longer be obligated to repay any of the written down debt.

If you are still obligated to repay any of the written down debt, further check the agreement to determine what events trigger a repayment. The agreement cited above mentions several triggering events, such as repaying the remaining debt, the borrower discontinues farming, the borrower’s notes are accelerated, or the property is conveyed. Seek legal counsel if the agreement is unclear as to whether a mineral lease or mineral development triggers repayment of any written down debt.

Do you think all of North Dakota will eventually have oil or gas drilling and production?

No, oil and gas production in North Dakota will continue to expand but many of us will be dead before it significantly spreads beyond the current oil producing region.

Compiled by Dale Enerson, North Dakota Farmers Union; Responses prepared by David Saxowsky, Department of Agribusiness & Applied economics, North Dakota State University, Sept. 2012 s These questions and answers are not a substitute for legal advice. Persons are urged to seek professional counsel for answers to their specific questions.

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Appreciation night for firefighters

By Megan Berger, NDFU

The Medora Community Center was packed with over 170 Billings County Firefighters, family members, and community members on February 9. The Billings/Golden Valley County Farmers Union held a Firefighter Appreciation Evening to honor the 70 volunteer firefighters in Billings County.

“Last year was a very busy year for fires in our county. My sons are volunteer firefighters so I see first-hand the sacrifices that they make by responding to calls at all hours of the day. We felt it was important to honor these people who help keep our county safe,” Roger Klym, president of the Billings/Golden Valley County Farmers Union, commented about the event. Community members were encouraged to attend the event to help honor these hardworking volunteers.

The evening began with a meal of brisket, mashed potatoes, corn and salad catered by Country Classic Catering. Following the meal, Klym gave a thank you speech to the firefighters for all that they have done throughout the year.

He then presented a check for $500 to Billings County Fire Chief Tim Solberg. The funds will be used to purchase needed fire equipment for the department.

The check was part of the Community Stewards Grant Program from North Dakota Farmers Union. This program

allows county Farmers Union chapters to apply for a $500 grant to be given to a nonprofit organization within their community in conjunction with holding an event for that organization.

Chief Solberg thanked the Billings/Golden Valley County Farmers Union for putting this event together. He shared that between the three fire districts in the county, they responded to around 90 fires in 2012.

“We have around 70 volunteer firefighters in the three fire districts in our county. The firefighters really appreciate this event and have been looking forward to it,” said Chief Solberg.

Following the meal and

Billings/Golden Valley County Farmers Union board members, from left to right: Orest Baranko, Roger Klym, Margaret Krogh, Michelle Hauck, Barbara Olstad and Joseph Armbrust. The board put in many hours to coordinate this event including securing sponsorships, location and entertainment.

Billings/Golden Valley County President Roger Klym (left) presented a check for $500 from the Community Stewards Grant Program to Billings County Fire Chief Tim Solberg.

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Billings/Golden Valley County Farmers Union Board Members Orest Baranko and Joseph Armbrust greeted people and took tickets at the door.

short program, attendees danced the night away to music by a local DJ, which was donated by community member Kristin Moral. The evening was sponsored by 17 local sponsors, which paid for the meals for the firefighters and their families. The Medora Community Center donated the use of the facility for the event. Three door prizes were also donated: two one-night stays at the AmericInn in Medora

and a vacation package from the Medora Foundation which included Medora Musical and Pitchfork Fondue tickets and a one night stay at the Roughrider Hotel.

“After paying the catering and advertising bills for the event, we hope to have about $1,500 leftover from the sponsorships. This money will also be donated to the Billings County Fire Department to be used for fire equipment,” said Klym.

This was the first year for this event. The Billings/Golden Valley County Farmers Union intends to hold this event next year to honor the volunteer firefighters of Golden Valley County. s Union Farmer • www.ndfu.org

Farm Rescue taking applications

by Anne Denholm, NDFU

Farming is not just a job. It’s a way of life and when tragedy strikes, it could mean the end of the family farm or ranch.

That’s why Farm Rescue was created.

“We are a one-of-akind nonprofit organization that plants and harvests crops free of charge for family farmers who have suffered a major injury, illness or natural disaster,” said Bill Gross, the founder and president of Farm Rescue. “The best thing about Farm Rescue is that it has created an avenue for people and businesses to help farm families in our region.”

As a result of the assistance provided by Farm Rescue, farm families can survive potentially devastating circumstances, enabling them to keep the family business intact, which in turn, helps the economic well being of communities. The tangible and intangible benefits of Farm Rescue assistance are far-reaching in terms of families and communities.

Gross stated, “We continue to increase our volunteer database on a daily basis. Generous people from all over the United States are stepping forward to become Farm Rescue volunteers. It is truly inspiring to see the avenue which has been created through Farm Rescue for businesses and people to help others in a time of need. It is a common site during planting or harvest seasons to see the Farm Rescue fleet of trucks, tractors or combines traveling to the next farm that is in need of assistance. Armed with volunteers and supported by public donations, foundations and business sponsorships, Farm Rescue is able to lend a helping hand to those experiencing unexpected crises. We sincerely thank all the sponsors, supporters and volunteers who make our mission possible.”

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increased in acreage size, requiring a greater time commitment from producers to plant and harvest their own crop, much less a neighbor’s crop. Thanks to the free planting and harvesting assistance provided

by Farm Rescue, families are able to bridge crises so they have an opportunity to continue viable operations for future generations.

The continuation of viable farms is the organization’s focus. These viable operations are the backbone that sustains the strength of rural communities and businesses.

The harvest season of 2012 marked two milestones in the history of Farm Rescue. First, they assisted their 200th family and second, they expanded their geographic service area to include farm families in Iowa. The group now works with families in Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Montana.

“We encourage sponsors, friends and neighbors to refer a farm family who may be in need of assistance due to a major injury, illness or natural disaster. Farmers are a strong, independent group of people and are sometimes hesitant to ask for assistance. Oftentimes, it is a neighbor or business who anonymously refers a farm family who has experienced a major injury, illness or natural disaster. We then contact the family and see if they could use a helping hand to make

it through an unexpected crisis.

Farm Rescue is here to help and we all know that everyone needs a helping hand at one time or another in life. Please do not assume that someone else may need the help more than you. Call 701-252-2017 or visit farmrescue.org to apply for assistance or refer a family in need,” Gross added. s

Applying or referring a family is easy!

1. Applications are available at farmrescue.org or by calling 701-252-2017.

2. Complete a brief two-page application and submit to Farm Rescue via mail or fax. All applications are confidential.

3. Upon approval, Farm Rescue will notify the family of our arrival date to plant or harvest crops.

4. Relax and know that you’re in good hands. We have planted/harvested 100,000+ acres for 200+ farm families.

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ice fishing & fun

A youth fishing event was held on Saturday, Feb. 16 on Rice Lake with food, prizes and weigh-in at the Don Erbele farm. Over 114 youth were registered in addition to 51 adults. The annual event was sponsored by Emmons County Farmers Union and Strasburg Wildlife Club.

Wheat Show held in Williston

By Megan Berger, NDFU

The 60th Annual Hard Spring Wheat Show was held at the Airport International Inn in Williston February 4-6. “We have held the Hard Spring Wheat Show for 60 years to learn about and celebrate the wheat growing industry. We strive to bring in great speakers that will benefit wheat farmers in our area,” said Floyd Miller. Miller is both the president of the Hard Spring Wheat Show Board and the president of the Farmers Union Prairie Pioneer Local in Williams County.

The three-day show began with the Bread Fair on Monday followed by two days of seminars, 16

speakers, and exhibitors. This year’s keynote speaker was professional speaker, author and family business consultant, Jolene Brown from West Branch, Iowa.

Brown spoke about succession planning within the family farm and how to keep your family business current in this changing world. Williams County Farmers Union sponsored the luncheon on February 5. “This is the fourth year that we have sponsored the luncheon. In the past, we have fed anywhere from 90 people to 195 people. It is a great way for us to show our support for this great show,” said Kurt Andre, vice-president of Williams County Farmers Union.

This year’s luncheon speaker was Greg Peterson better known as “Machinery Pete”. Machinery Pete travels to auction sales across the country and catalogs the prices that used machinery is selling for. He has a very successful website that helps farmers and ranchers price out equipment.

The show attracts people from North Dakota, Montana, and Canada.

This year’s exhibitors included the North Dakota Wheat Commission, North Dakota Grain Growers, North Dakota Barley Council, Zunich Farmers Union Insurance Agency and many more. s

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March at National Farmers Union means that it is convention time. We have put together a very diverse program this year, with a solid lineup of speakers and two sessions of breakouts that will offer practical educational opportunities for all attendees. Sunday’s afternoon of tours will provide an opportunity to learn more about the unique landscape of New England agriculture. As is tradition, we will close the convention with the consideration and adoption of policy. NFU is proud of its grassroots structure, and that is clear through the method by which policy is adopted in the organization.

NFU Executive Board Meets The NFU executive board was in Washington, D.C., Feb. 12–14 to meet with selected members of Congress to outline Farmers Union priorities and underline the importance of working on the passage of a five-year farm bill.

In their meetings, Farmers Union members highlighted a number of key issues relating to farm bill legislation, including the importance of price protection and

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insurance options, conservation funding and the creation and funding of rural development programs.

NFU will continue to work with all members of Congress in getting a farm bill passed, and encourages Farmers Union members to reach out to their Congressional representatives to underline the importance of passing a farm bill.

Join NFU’s Family Farmer Advocacy Network

National Farmers Union is excited to announce the creation of the Family Farmer Advocacy Network. To join our network, please fill out the form at http:// www.surveymonkey.com/ s/96XG2RM to update your contact information.

College Conference

Students from across the nation gathered in Minneapolis in February to learn how cooperative businesses operate for the benefit of their customers. The four-day event focused on how and why cooperatives succeed in America’s competitive business environment.

WFO Meets at NFU

In early February, NFU hosted leadership from the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) in D.C., to work on the group’s organizational planning. The mission of the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) is to bring together national agricultural producer organizations and agricultural producer cooperative organizations to create policies and advocate on world farmers’ behalf, in order to improve the economic situation and livelihood of producers, their families and rural communities.

Convention Preview

The NFU 111th anniversary convention is March 2–5.

Members will gather in Springfield, Mass. For the most current information, please visit www.NFU.org/convention. Join us as we are “Making Waves in Agriculture!”

This year’s highlights include several tours in the local area, educational sessions, special speakers, awards and policy discussion. An evening for education will also be showcased. s

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Celebrate National Agriculture Day and National Nutrition Month

FoUNDINg FARMeRS ReSTAURANT

As we celebrate National Agriculture Day on March 19 and National Nutrition Month®, the culinary team behind Founding Farmers wanted to mark the importance of these initiatives by offering inspiration on ways to go forward with your nutritional needs.

But first a little background.

Ag Day was founded in 1973 by the Agriculture Council of America to increase awareness of and recognize agriculture’s vital role in our society – and everyday lives.

National Nutrition Month was initially created as a weeklong event also in 1973, but as public interest in nutrition grew, it became a month-long observance in 1980.

It’s a mantra we strive to live by at Founding Farmers. Putting true food on our tables is what we’ve done since opening our doors in 2008. And as we’ve grown, it is not lost on us that our guests look to us for true, good, sustainable food (and drink) choices at every turn.

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you, your family and friends can do the same: Vegetable of the month club.

If you haven’t tried kale, okra, parsnips, kohlrabi (cabbage’s cousin), eggplant, beets, turnips or cauliflower to name a few, get cooking! These vegetables are great for stews, soups, salads, and casseroles or simply grilled. Make it a family affair: Head to the market, Google great recipes and cook together, all while keeping a journal of your favorite dishes.

Start a garden at a local school. Gather some friends and family, meet up with parents, teachers and business outreach contacts in your district, and plant a fruit or vegetable garden (or a mix of both) in a local school. Use what you cultivate for vegetable pizza parties or a fruit smoothie day that the students are sure to love!

Host an annual tasting party and recipe share. Similar to the traditional pot-luck, ask family and friends to focus on fresh, healthy fare and host an annual tasting party in a neighbor’s backyard, local school gym or community center. Suggest a dish type (i.e.

from appetizers to desserts) to each group for a great variety of meals, and ask each group to bring enough copies of their recipe so each group in attendance leaves with one recipe for each dish. Note: Donate any leftovers to a local shelter or elderly care facility.

Donate when and where you can. Donating time and/or money to a local food bank that focuses on serving healthy meals is another great way to support nutrition. In fact, we at Founding Farmers aim to give back annually to local area charities that focus on nutrition/education and make a difference, such as D.C. Central Kitchen, Food & Friends and Share Our Strength.

In the end, gathering loved ones to celebrate healthy eating habits is a great way to support good food choices to last a lifetime.

For more information on National Agriculture Day visit, www.agday.org and for more information on National Nutrition Month visit, www.eatright.org. s Union Farmer • www.ndfu.org

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AROUND STATE Living Ag Classrooms

The Hettinger County Farmers Union sponsored a bus for fourth grade students from the New England and Mott schools to attend the Living Ag Classroom in Bismarck on February 12. The Living Ag Classroom is a program that allows children to learn about agriculture. Kids learn how wheat is processed into flour and other products, to how a farmer and rancher work through all four seasons of the year. This is the second year the county has sponsored the trip.

“I was inspired to sponsor this trip last year because my nine year old grandson didn’t know where flour came from. I think it’s important that kids learn how products are made from items that are grown and raised on farms and ranches,” said Jan Ottmar, president of Hettinger County Farmers Union.

Bowman Farmers Union Oil Co. held their annual meeting at the Four Seasons Event Center in Bowman on January 30.

AT LEFT: During the KFYR Ag Show in Bismarck, North Dakota Farmers Union Insurance agent Jed Geer worked during a shift with NDFU member operations coordinator Carla Edinger and NDFU education director Jennifer Sundeen. Other agents volunteered their time and helped pass out goodies during the show.

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Hettinger County gave away free popcorn at a basketball game this month!

Burke County also gave away over 270 bags of popcorn at a high school game with information on the labels about camp dates and day classes.

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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.

Please include your name, address and 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.

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FARM EQUIPMENT 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.; 6’ JD combine w/2 cyl. motor & ground driven reel; new & used 10:00x20 truck tires; IHC 2 row hyd. cult. for H or M; Peterson dual rims, 18.4-34 to 232.1-30; Letz 163 burr mill; 11’ wide push-all hay basket for DuAll loader; push-off hay basket or DuAll loader. 5842025, Elmer Lemke, Bentley.

FOR SALE Lilliston Model 2050 grain press drill parts (new and used); will also fit most late model Melroe press drills.677-4190 evenings or leave message, Mike Obach, Belfield.

FOR SALE 2004 MacDon 5020 hay conditioner, 16’ new guards and sickle; 2000 MacDon 3000 pull type swather p.u. reel, 25’, new canvasses and sickle. 833-9600, Larry Goettle, Donnybrook.

FOR SALE Heavy duty Loftness snowblower, 9’ wide, 4’ cutting height, extra large adjustable skid shoes, 2 augers, 14” diameter shout. Shout has hydraulic gear driven adjustment, fits Cat, 2 or 3 hitches, hardened steel bolt on cutting edge, #80 roller chain to run augers, rated for 150 to 200 hp. tractor, 1,000 pto. Hardly been used; 7.5’ Inland snowblower, like new condition, has skid plates, hydraulic spout, 540 pto.; both are 2 stage with 2 augers. Make me an offer, can e-mail pics. 206-0082, Marcus Fischer, Bowman.

FOR SALE JD 7520 4 whl. drive tractor, 4 good 184x34 tires, engine paint, new starter, bad transmission; oil furnace with basement tank, 275 gal., make offer. 228-2124, Orlan Dreyer, Bottineau.

FOR SALE 1944 D John Deere, Serial No. 155568, not running at this time, sheet metal is good except for the grill, rubber is 75% or better, been in my family since 1945. 8401859, Maurice Pederson, Valley City.

FOR SALE 2 IH 12’ 620 press drills, steel press, grass seeders, reconditioned, field ready, can deliver, will split. 667-2077 or 4005742, Gerald Miller, Mandan.

FOR SALE Harvest Service concave for JD 9600, like new, $400; front hub extensions from JD 7800 MFD, $600; band duals, 14.9x46 at 40% and hardware, $1,000. 797-7610, Tim Soma, Cooperstown.

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FOR SALE Summers Ultimate sprayer, 110’ with 5’ extensions, ea. side makes 120’, 1,500 gal. tank, rinse tank, mix funnel, hand remote, narrow tread, 380-90R46 tires, shedded, $17,500; 52’ Borgault 8800 field cultivator, 4 bar harrow, floating hitch, dbl. springs each shank, 10” knock on shovels, $26,000; very nice side panels for 88 Oliver diesel, $495. 438-2520, Dennis Backstrom, Maddock.

FOR SALE 8440 John Deere tractor with 7,162 hrs. at 6,400 hrs. had a complete overhaul done including new crankshaft and new head, has pto., quicktach 3 pt., hitch, dual hydraulics, air conditioner, change to 134 ref., all for $19,500. 378-2403 no Sat. calls, Jehu Miller, Lehr.

FOR SALE JD 20’ 9350 drill with Rolin seeder weeder, JD markers, electric winch to raise hitch, excellent cond.; Melroe 22’ 502 chisel plow with harrow, hitch and manifold, excellent condition; Feterl 7”x45’ auger, double flighting, pto.; 6 - 12’ sections barn door track. 845-1962, Ron Winkler, Oriska.

FOR SALE JD 7300 Max Emery planter, 12-22 liquid fert., $11,000; JD 12-22 corn head poly snouts, $11,000; both $20,000; 1994 Corn Husker 40’x72’ alum. hopper, $12,000; 2008 Excell 32’ gooseneck 5th whl. trailer, 3 ramps, tandem 20K axles, $6,500.

261-9999 or 361-4403, Gary Christianson, Fargo.

FOR SALE 2 - 1991 1680 Case IH combines, both Cummins engines and long sieves, specialty rotors, straw choppers, 30.5R32 front and 14.9x24 rear tires, all in good shape, 1 - 1020 30’ flex head with finger reel and fore and aft; 960 MacDon draper head with finger reel and fore and aft, factory transport, 810 6 belt pickup head; 1997 Brittonya 90’ wheel boom sprayer, 1,000 gal. tank with mixing cone and foam marker, auto boom fold from tractor cab and 440 Raven adjustable rate controller, triple nozzle bodies and windscreens, 13.9xR38 tractor tires under tank. 7485372, Russel Walters, Hazen.

FOR SALE John Deere turbo engine from a 7700 combine, fits a JD 4430 tractor, if you like buy the whole combine. 974-3644, Loren Myran, Taylor.

FOR SALE 2006 Balzer 20’ corn stalk shredder/ windrower, $11,500; Degelman rock picker, 3 bat, orbit drive, $1,500; Westfield 54’x8” grain auger, $1,000. 754-2729, Conrad Jangula, Napoleon.

FOR SALE 1982 Versatile 160 bidirectional, 7,500 hrs., overhaul less than 500 hrs., loader, grapple, CHA, tires 80%, 3 pt., 540 pto, cab end, $12,500. 543-3843, Doug or Deb Hannestad, Hatton.

FOR SALE 1985 836 Versatile tractor with LT10-A, Cummins engine, 5,183 hrs., 4 hyd, PTO., 18.4x38 tires, always shedded; IHC 800 Cyclo planter, 8 row, 30” trailing with markers & SF, SB & corn drums, shedded.

438-2482, Milton Wisness, Maddock.

FOR SALE 28’ Concord air seeder, 12” spacing, hyd. drive. 254-4158 leave message, Joe Kelsch, Linton.

FOR SALE IHC 19 1/2’ S/P swather, Model 230. 8392566 evenings, Rodney Officer, Surrey.

FOR SALE 8 new 1/2 hp., 3 ph. electric motors, still in box, $30 ea.; newly rebuilt 60 hp. vertical hollow shaft electric motor for irrigation pump, never used, still on pallet, $875; new (never used) hydraulic Model C101 combination dump pump and control valve for truck hoist, $240; front mount 3 pt. to fit 4440 JD tractor, $450; 2 - 8 row Harriston bean knifers, both in nice condition with extra knives, $500 ea.; 3 pt. eight row bean rodder, like new with JD shanks, $275; 22’ IHC bean header w/21’ Sund pickup, good shape, $500; Model 8500 45’ IHC air drill, motor drive, nice shape, $7,800; set of 30’ Morris M10 disc drills, good condition, $750; 318 Chrysler motor, good shape, $150; 2 - Ford 240, 6 cyl. rebuilt motors, $175 ea. 447-2467 or 226-4798, Russell Makeeff, Mercer.

FOR SALE 2 - 1,200 bu. grain bins to be moved or torn down, make offer; Stihl 390 chain saw and case. 500-1083, Roger Black, Towner.

FOR SALE 14’ Easy Load drill fill; Minn 400 bu. wagon, side dump, bottom dump, hyd. auger, tarp, 16.5x16.1 tires, 14 ton running gear; Mobility fertilizer spreader, 21,5x16.5 tire walking tandems, 540 pto. dual spinners, ground drive chain, tarp: Westfield 8x51, belt drive pto., hopper and downspout; GT 6x35 gas engine, hopper; CIH 7200 14’ hoe drill, fertilizer, 7” spacing, new eagle beaks and new covers on rubber press wheels; track wacker, Tebben brand, 154” width; Bourgault 540 Eliminator, 73’, 540 pto. pump, foam marker, wheeled boom, 650 gal.; 1983 L3 Gleaner hydro, 23.1x34 drivers (new), 14Lx16.1 rears, 24’ straight header with trailer; Morris C.P., 19’, 21’, 25’ all with harrows. 539-2134, Paul Baack, Wildrose.

FOR SALE IH Farmall Hydro 70, 5,680 hrs., 148 loader w/grapple, snow bucket and tire chains; Dakota Eagle stoker furnace with drag auger feed; 2” Pacer pump with 5 hp. Honda engine; Soltera chemical transfer pump for Gramxone; Sure Flow 2” diaphram pump; 3” Pacer pump w/11.5 hp. Briggs; 2” Pacer pump w/5.5 hp. Briggs; US General roll around tool cabinet; Western snow plow pump with lift, w/some brackets for Jeep; older forklift, works good, hard tires, runs on propane. 570-4660 or 528-4766 after 6 p.m., Rockey Hewson, Alamo.

FOR SALE Gear box drive from Westfield auger, secondary drive for jump auger w/ reverser, $400; 35 ton Reiten hyd. press w/many dies, $5,000; garbage compactor for 1 ton truck, 6 yds.; 4 wheels for 2007 Jeep Liberty, 255-75R16; Austin Western front axle w/tires and wheels from road grader; 8’ long topper, fully enclosed, vertical rear doors, side compartments, bolts on top of 8’ pickup box, all steel construction, $1,200. 789-0966, Allen Gruman, Cooperstown.

FOR SALE Kwik Kleen grain cleaner, Model 772, cleaning capacity of up to 3,500 bph., uses a 230 volt electric motor. 370-0078, Dennis Karsky, Langdon.

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FOR SALE A pair of 20.4x42 tractor rims to be used for duals or triples, hardware for mounting included; also on 20.4x42 tire and tube; hoist with pump for a 8’ pickup box; truck box hoist with pump for a 1 ton or 1 1/2 ton truck; pair of 7.50x18 - 8 ply. truck tires; 1975 Polaris snowmobile.

266-5666 or 370-8385, Carl Jacobsen, Rocklake.

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 MDS loader attachments - 2- MDS rock badgers w/ Bob Tach mounts; 7’ & 8’ MDS scoops w/ universal Euro-mounts; 7’ MDS scoop w/ bobtach mount; several 8’ MDS scoops & grapples for JD 148 & 158 and 740 classic-tach; MDS surlock quick-tach scoop mounting system for JD 145, 146, 148, 158, 168 loaders; MDS manufactures attachments for practically any loader ever made; new 7’ JD scoop w/ JD global-mount (same as Euro-mount); new 5’ & 6’ JD scoops for 300-400-500 series JD loaders; new 7’ Koyker quick-tach scoop; 4 used Bobcat scoops 55”-80”; used 8’ JD 280 loader scoop. JD 146 loader with 7’ scoop; F-11 loaders & loader parts; F-10 loader & parts (pumps, cylinders, dozer attachment carriers, frames, etc.). 7090103, Allen Wald, Edgeley.

FOR SALE MacDon 972 Harvest header, 30’ draper head with finger reel, transport wheels, adaptor for Case/IH combines, fits 1400, 1600, 66 & 88 series, new guards, sickle & canvases, like new – not used for the last 4 yrs., always shedded; Brittonya 90’ pull type sprayer, trailing boom with gauge wheels, 1,000 gal. tank, mixing cone, foam marker, auto fold from tractor with adjustable rate contro, stainless steel wet booms with triplet nozzle bodies, good condition; Western 70’ four bar harrow, down pressure springs on sections, new cables, great condition.

228-4656, Paul K. Berge, Souris.

WANTED Tractor tires - Co-op Agri Power, long short bar, 18.4-34 and a 16.9-34, can be any make, tires must be in good shape.

771-8957, Gary Hoffart, Knox.

WANTED 2-8 or 10’ seeding drills, must have fertilizer & grass seeders; 20-25’ pulltype swather for grain. 597-3107, Ken Koch, Shields.

WANTED Disk levelers for a Concord air seeder.

697-5242 or 370-1346, Lyle Samuelson, Sarles.

WANTED Oliver 550, Cockshutt 540 or equivalent Ford utility tractor, tractor must have power steering, 3 pt. hitch and live pto.

391-6865, Ron Gessele, Bismarck.

WANTED John Deere 930, 30’ header with 12” sunflower pans and reel, must be nice!

871-1293, Mark Solberg, Bottineau or 871-0302, Paul Solberg, Bottineau.

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WANTED 25 Berg barn cleaner sweeps, counterclockwise. 626-7270, Jim Haugen, Butte.

WANTED Steel front and/or rear steel wheels for an IHC H and also for an IHC M. 974-3644, Loren Myran, Taylor.

WANTED 14’ hoe drill with grass seeder. 465-3038, Bruce Martwick, Balfour.

WANTED 41 DMI 5250 anhydrous applicator. 9452379, Jack Vadnie, Clifford.

WANTED 3 pt. hitch for 1967 JD 4020. 228-2124, Orlan Dreyer, Bottineau.

WANTED 300 or 350 IH utility tractor, may be either diesel or gas, needs to have a 3 pt. hitch, hyd. and pto., would appreciate it to be equipped with turf tires, 838-5541 or 7207272, E.E. “Smokey” Wright, Minot.

VEHICLES FOR SALE 1981 Buick Century, auto on floor, bucket seats, air, factory installed V-8 4.3 liter motor, mint condition; 1951 straight eight Buick. 597-3730, larryn@westriv.com, Larry Nagel, Shields.

FOR SALE 1979 359 Model Peterbilt conventional, newly overhauled, 400 Cummins engine, 40,000 mi. on rear ends, 36” flat top sleeper, nice running truck. 220-0985, Julie Dethloff, Bismarck.

FOR SALE 2004 Ford Freestar SEL van, new tires, 105,000 mi., $4,750. 677-5515, Laudie, Privratsky, Dickinson.

FOR SALE 1993 Buick LeSabre Limited, 114,000 mi., 3.8 liter V6, red, great condition, good tires, power seats, locks and mirrors, leather seats, autostart, $2,600. 367-1355, Ron Haugen, Aneta.

FOR SALE 1962 C70 cabover, 2 ton Ford truck, box, hoist; 1949 Chevy 1 1/2 ton truck, box, hoist, tarp; 1986 Freightliner cabover truck, box, hoist, roll tarp, 855 Cummins, 9 spd., 11-24.5 tires; 1981 Ford F150, 2 wd., custom, light duty, 4 spd., 6 cyl. 539-2134, Paul Baack, Wildrose.

FOR SALE 2001 Olds Alero, 4 dr., V6, loaded, leather, adult owned, garaged, very nice, $3,000 obo.; 1997 Honda 400 Foreman, excellent tires, adult owned, shedded, $2,000 obo.

843-7176, Craig Albers, New Salem.

FOR SALE Complete engines - 1948 Buick Straight 8: 1954 Rocket 88 Olds; F85 Olds; 1961 slant 6 Chrysler; $500 ea.; used fuel injectors for R or 720 JD tractor, $50 ea.; 1976 Mercedes Benz 300 D car, $1,600. 845-3594, Donald Jorissen, Valley City.

FOR SALE 1945 Chevy truck, box and hoist, runs and drives good; 3 - 1951 Chev. trucks, non runners (parts); 1987 Ford Ranger pickup - front clip with motor, radiator, 5 spd., OD, transmission, $200; new windshield and left front fender for a 93-97 Dodge Intrepid, $100 each. 789-0966, Allen Gruman, Cooperstown.

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE Due to a death in the family we must sell 5 cows due to calf April 1, bred to Hereford or Angus bulls, buy one or all, 1 - 7 yr. old black baldy cow; 1 - 5 yr. old black baldy cow; 1 - 4 yr. old red baldy cow; 1 - 2 yr. old white baldy heifer; 1 - 7 yr. old Hereford cow; asking $1,750.

843-7128 or 333-9251, Ben Gerving, New Salem.

FOR SALE Barn camera system, works great for calving, included: cameras, switch box and all cables, you can add more cameras anytime up to 8, easy set-up, $310 for 2 cameras. 391-2531, Matt Heinle, Mandan.

FOR SALE 12 head red baldy bred 1st calf heifers, bred black and ultra-sounded, start calving March 5 for one month. 220-0985, Julie Dethloff, Bismarck.

FOR SALE 3 yr. old miniature Appaloosa stallion, Gemstone breeding, Dark Bay with white blanket and black spots, parents are Appaloosa colored, grandparents are White Leopards. 642-1931 or 899-2575, Brad Lovgren, Wahpeton.

FOR SALE RNR Shining Lena, a 2009 own daughter of Sparkin Hot and out of a mare by Mega Powder, she is broke to ride, a very calm, mild mannered, eager to please mare; one colt and three filly weanlings

by Matthew Twenty Two, an own son of Dual Pep and a grandson of Shorty Lena, Matt is a money earner in the cutting arena, one filly comes from a full line of money earners in cutting, all horses on her papers (top and bottom) are proven, we have shown and won money on her mother as well. Visit our website www. doublerquarterhorses.com to see them and read all about them or call 462-8280, Pat Roehrich, Washburn.

FOR SALE Hastings hog, cattle and horse watering fountains; 5 butcher hogs. 597-3107, Ken Koch, Shields.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE Horse collars & related items; 45 used utility poles, 35-50’ long; new tires: 1-10:00 R20 Dunlap steel radial SP777, 16 ply, new tube & flap; 6 Bridgestone tires 245-75-R16; 4-225/60/R16 M & S; 4 used Firestone P265/70/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 on Ford wheels Mi.; 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 R 15 Sears Snow Handlers. 584-2025, Elmer Lemke, Bentley.

FOR SALE 30” RCA electric range, $75; Sears sidewalk edger, new, used once, $75; car ramps, $10; cab for 4 wheeler, $75. 2463426 or 550-0959, Jay Heinz, Rolette.

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 2005 Denali bunkhouse 5th wheel camper, 32’ long, large basement for storage, separate bunk room with entertainment center and storage, large superslide, brand new tires, queen bed up front, sleeps 9, very good condition. & very clean, lots of storage inside and out, can e-mail pics., $16,900 or make offer.

206-0082, Marcus Fischer, Bowman.

FOR SALE 2006 Crossroads 5th wheel 40’ toy hauler, 12’ garage, 3 slides, AC, gen., $25,900; 1986 KW T600 puller, $12,900. 261-9999 or 361-4403, Gary Christianson, Fargo.

FOR SALE Home Interior “Denim Days” figurine collection, 24 sets for sale, $25 per set or get $100 off on all sets plus 1 free calf figurine, call for complete listing of items, names and numbers. 366-4470 after 6 p.m., Barbara Diebold, Willow City.

FOR SALE Brand new 19” Toshiba LED flat screen TV, with controls, $150 obo.; excellent condition 13” Toshiba colored TV with controls included, $25 obo.; party/ wedding decorations, 12 - 5” silver balls, 6 sets of silver bells, 2 huge white bows, $40 obo. 426-2294, George Simek, Bismarck.

FOR SALE 16 Hemlock 6”x6”x10’ and 6”x10”x14’ timbers; homemade 6’x8’ horse drawn sled; 14L-16.1 4 rib tractor tire on a JD 8 hole rim; 45’ Melroe drag; factory made hitch for chisel plows or field cultivators; 65 steel fence posts; 65 cement blocks; 6 row Sund edible bean pickup on a JD 15’ platform; JD Model H Series 47 wood box ground drive manure spreader; antiques - Homco Model AE18013 4 hp. rider mower, 3’ deck; Kato Light, pulley drive, standby plant, 1,000 watt, 3 ph.; oil, grease and antifreeze cans - Co-op, Farmers Union, Texaco, Pure, Standard Oil; misc. antique tools, iron implement seats, trunk, tackle box; new garage doors - 4 10’x8’ white metal doors. 9452379, Jack Vadnie, Clifford.

Be At THE GAME

Join North Dakota Farmers Union Insurance on Saturday, March 9 at the Bismarck All Seasons Arena.

March 9 A dollar from in each ticket will go to the Big Brother/ Bismarck Big Sister program.

Farmers Union will give away 600 water bottles. Big Brothers/Big Sisters will be treated to the game along with food and fun in a separate social area.

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FOR SALE Dell 922, all in one printer; old style revolving beer bar sign; Sears Craftsman router and 2 cutting bits; round headlights, fits Lincoln or Ford; aluminum mail box; 14 gal. gas tank on wheels; 1981 Ford Custom 4x4; 8’ gray and black fiberglass pickup topper. 228-3161, Lathan Romsos, Bottineau.

FOR SALE New tires, reduced price: 2-520/85R42 Michelin AgriBibs; 2-520/85R42 Firestones; 2-16.9x38 Goodyear 8 ply; 4-20.8x38 Titans; 4-520/85R42 Goodyear (GY) Ultratorque plus; 8-480/80R42 GY Dyna Torques; 8-18.4x38x8 ply Titans; 4-18.4x34x8 ply GY Dura Torques; GY 11Lx15 & 9.5Lx15x8 ply rib implement; Titan HD 10-16.5x8 ply & 12-16.5x10 ply skid steer; 2-BKT 14.9x24x8 ply; 1-Goodyear DT-710-20.8R42; 1-Goodyear Versatorque 18.4R34x10 ply (for a bidirectional); Used tires: 4-520/85R42 Goodyear (GY) Ultra-Torque @ 90%; 2-28Lx26x12 ply GY@90%; 4-480/80R42 Titan combine tires @ 90% (rated @ 11,700 lbs/tire); 2-420/85R34 Titan 10 ply FWDs @ 80%; 8-20.8R42 Firestone (FS)@50%; 4-380/85R34 GY@75%; 1-23.1x30 FS 8 ply@95%; 1-23.1R30 Titan 12 ply@70%; 2-380/90R50 GY@75%; 2-18.4R30 Michelin@75%.

2-23.1x26@30% (good casings); 4-FS 18.4R46@60%; 2-380/85R46 GY@75%; 4-480/80R46 GY Ultra Torque Plus@80%; 6-480/80R50 GY Super-Traction@80%; others, rims, bands, hubs, hardware. 7090103, Allen Wald, Edgeley.

FOR SALE New & used Lorenz 3-pt. snowblowers, many sizes. 597-3107, Ken Koch, Shields.

FOR SALE Goodyear ultra torque radial tractor tires: 4-480/80R46, 40-50% tread, $500 choice, 2-380/85R34, 30-40% tread, $100 choice; 1961 Ford F350 1 ton truck, box & hoist, not running $400; Scoop-A-Second 46’x8” pto auger, heavy & durable, $300; Brandt 51’x8” pto auger, super charged, bent tube, $200. 669-2535, Howard Lahlum, Marion.

FOR SALE Two cream separators, electric #518 and a #S16 with crank, both with complete attachments. 597-3730, larryn@westriv. com, Larry Nagel, Shields.

FOR SALE For salvage, D6 Cat with angle dozer tractor #9U5690, $3,000; 230 Cummins engine, $1,500: Mack engine, $1,500:JD 3 pt. blade with 2 hyd. cylinders, $1,250; several IHC magnetos, $25 ea. 845-3594, Donald Jorissen, Valley City.

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

258-0420 or 220-5746, Val Ganje, Bismarck.

WANTED Prairie dog hunters to come and hunt on my land, make reservations now. 5973730, larryn@westriv.com, Larry Nagel, Shields.

WANTED 5 1/2’ steel U-posts. 597-3730, larryn@ westriv.com, Larry Nagel, Shields.

WANTED Old motorcycle license plates. 797-7610, Tim Soma, Cooperstown.

WANTED Older snowmobiles, 1980 or older preferred, need not be in running order.

252-4916, Tyler Thoms, Spiritwood.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Commercial Property - Alamo, ND school building and all of block 9, Williams Co., ND, located in the Bakken, 36 mi. north east of Williston, gymnasium has been renovated into a 66’x120’ shop with 18’ overhead door, has 400 amp., 3 phase service, lots of potential, use it for your oil field business or renovate the school into housing/motel, school is 3 floors, floors are approx. 80x80, all brick construction, potential for commercial water development as there is a high producing well on the property. 570-4660 or 528-4766, Rockey Hewson, Alamo.

County Calendar KIDDER – June 10 • Board meeting • 8 p.m. • Fire Hall, Pettibone plan ladies’ luncheon

RAMSEY – Cenex Employee School/Appreciation • week of March 11 Shop Talk party • March 28

Experience Agriculture Pizza Days • April 4 Oil Field bus tour • June 13 • $20

Women’s Ag Night • July 17 • Devils Lake Memorial Building

RICHLAND – March 17 Fairmount Local membership meeting Fairmount Fire Dist. Hall • 2 p.m.

Union Farmer • www.ndfu.org

Message from

the President

BY NDFU PRESIDENT WOODY BARTH

Education: key to our support

North Dakota Farmers Union has been representing family farmers and ranchers at the state and national level for over 85 years.

It’s incredible to see how strong legislation can effectively protect and support our rural way of life.

Cool

In the last 20 years, North Dakota Farmers Union has fought for implementation of Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) but there’s still work to be done.

The WTO recently required the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) to adjust its rules requiring American retailers to label certain foods with the country (or countries) in which the animals are born, raised, or slaughtered. The WTO said that while the United States can require meat labeling, current U.S. COOL rules do not meet WTO standards. The WTO has given the United States until May 23, 2013 to bring its COOL rules into compliance.

A recent analysis from National Farmers Union and the United States Cattlemen’s Association concluded that an effective way of complying with World Trade Organization requirements is to simply provide more information and more accurate details to consumers. It would not require producers or processors to collect additional information; it would merely require strengthening the regulations so that the information is provided to the consumer.

U.S. producers are rightfully proud of their products and consumers want to know where their food comes from. Additionally, these remedies should not result in any increase in consumers’ retail prices. Achieving compliance is a win-win situation for all interested parties. We need to work together to ensure that COOL is fully implemented.

Union Farmer • www.ndfu.org

Farm Bill

Perhaps the biggest challenge we face in 2013 is the fight for a strong farm bill. A partial extension of the 2008 farm bill, which was passed as part of H.R. 8, the Tax Relief Extension Act in January, is set to expire on Sept. 30, 2013.

Vice President Bob Kuylen and I recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with congressional representatives including Senator Heidi Heitkamp, Senator John Hoeven and Representative Kevin Cramer. The trip was part of an effort by National Farmers Union to ensure that passage of a farm bill does not get pushed back once again as a result of the continued focus on budget, sequestration and debt crisis on Capitol Hill.

Despite our efforts to educate our elected officials about the importance of the farm bill to farmers and ranchers everywhere, the response was not encouraging.

It is sad when Congress plays politics at the expense of family farmers and ranchers throughout our country. By not passing a farm bill earlier, Congress left rural America out in the cold.

An extension represents a short sighted, temporary fix that ultimately provides inadequate solutions that will leave our farmers and ranchers crippled by uncertainty.

The legislation that passed fails to provide disaster aid for farmers or necessary support for our dairy industry, yet continues unjustifiable direct payments. The bill also does not provide mandatory funding for the energy title, specialty crops and organic provisions, and new important programs for beginning farmers and ranchers. Farmers, ranchers, rural communities and all Americans deserve better and would have been better served

with a new five-year farm bill. It is truly a shame that the bipartisan work of both the Senate and House Agriculture Committees has been summarily and entirely discarded. Not only was that work far better than what has passed, it also provided meaningful deficit reduction.

We need to work together and start putting pressure on our elected representatives to get a farm bill approved that will provide the safety net we need. We will need everyone to step up and get involved. Our elected officials must be contacted by constituents so they feel pressure to act now and pass a comprehensive farm bill.

Together, we can do it! s

NORTH DAKOTA FARMERS UNION

2013 Excursion Tours!

The Dwight Murdy Show

April 15, 2013 4 guys & 1 gal from the Ozarks pickin’ and grinnin’ in Bismarck $29.00 Concert Tickets Only

??? Mystery Tours ??? #1 Apr 29-May 2 #2 May 13-16 #3 May 20-23 limited seating available

Alaska Farm Tour August 6-17, 2013

Featuring a 7 night Princess Cruise which combines the best of land & sea.

Go to www.ndfu.org for details or call 800-366-8331 ext 108, Susan or ext 111, Jeff

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Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America, ND Division

PERIODICALS – POSTAGE PAID

1415 12th Ave SE PO Box 2136 Jamestown, ND 58402