Union Farmer - June 2021

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CONTINUING EDUCATION Stanley agent embraces new form of teaching with switch to insurance

JUNE 2021

GET TO KNOW A FARMERS UNION INSURANCE AGENCY

Waslien-Cramer Agency Tyler Waslien

I was born and raised in Casselton. After high school, I attended Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., where I studied communications, sociology, and coaching, as well as playing defensive tackle on the Cobber football team. Following college, I played bass and traveled the country with the country-rock band 32 Below. After eight amazing years, I was ready to be home and grow roots with my amazing wife Kailen and our three boys: Masen, Jackson, and Barrett. I have been a Farmers Union agent for nearly four years.

I love the opportunity to work with and protect the community that I grew up in, and I take tremendous pride in following the footsteps of my father, uncle, and grandfather who served Casselton since 1968.

I have been coaching with the Central Cass Squirrels varsity football team as the defensive line coach for seven years. It's a rewarding experience to help inspire young men and players, and give back to a program that gave me so much.

Scott Cramer

I have been with Farmers Union Insurance since 2009 after being given the opportunity by Dick Waslien to join the agency with him retiring. I grew up in the Casselton area on a farm north of town.

I have been married to my wife Stacey for 25 years and we have two wonderful daughters, Abby and Emilie. Stacey works at the high school in Casselton.

I have always loved meeting new people, working with customers and helping make their lives easier if possible, whether it be explaining policies or helping them with problems they have.

I am active on my church council board and serve on the City of Casselton assessment board. I’m active in the Central Cass Booster Club and have volunteered time to help coach in the Casselton Parks and Recreation Department. I’m active in the local car club organization and with our Community of Care organization.

Waslien-Cramer Agency 6 Langer Ave. N. Casselton ND 58012 PH: (701) 347-4254

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NDFU RESTAURANTS BACK ON TRACK Most of you are aware that NDFU and 200 members of Agraria have ownership in seven restaurants in the D.C. and Philadelphia area. As you can imagine, our restaurants are dealing with the same challenges restaurants across the nation are facing with COVID-19. Our restaurants have been a great asset to our organization, so I feel the need to give you the latest update.

We have several major items “up in the air” yet, related to government programs such as PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) and RRF (Restaurant Revitalization Fund). We hope to have clarity soon on these funds, uses, and Small Business Administration interpretations, so we can make decisions related to full operations and next steps.

The good news, we are stable and performing as well or better than expected. Although we have begun to open for indoor dining, there continues to be rapid change with COVID-related restrictions. Forecasting when we get back to “normal” is hard to say. Utilizing outdoor dining, curbside pickup, food delivery and grocery sales, we were able to maintain operations through the pandemic.

Our major focus now is quality of operations as we stabilize and emerge from the challenges of the past 14 months. We need to solidify our staffing (everything you read in the paper or hear on the radio about the challenges with getting workers is real), we need to get back to operating without COVID restrictions, and we need to continue to

find ways to support our staff and bolster morale.

While much of the dining public may have COVID in their rearview mirror as each week passes, restaurant workers still deal with it directly and indirectly every day. We love having diners back, doing more and more of our own meetings and collaborations in person, and doing what we love most, which is operating and leading complex, awesome restaurants.

Working with NDFU and North Dakota Farmers Union Service Association, we’ve completed a debt restructure with Eagle Bank, which is highly beneficial for all stakeholders. We are also evaluating each individual restaurant, looking at ways to strengthen the company, short- and longterm. We are confident all seven restaurants will survive. Our focus has now shifted to profitability, rather than “survivability.”

Development opportunities abound, including diverse sales channels and new potential locations.

By balancing short-term challenges of cash flow positivity in all seven locations and rebuilding our workforce, we will get back to capturing revenue and executing our business plan.

With our truck delivering food to our restaurants, we are creating opportunities for food to be delivered from our restaurants to North Dakota. Check out available products at wearefoundingfarmers.com. Some food items are being shipped to limited parts of the state, which we’d like to expand. You can also have some items shipped directly to you. Enjoy!

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POLICY HOPPER FROM NORTH DAKOTA FARMERS UNION

2021 session good for ag T

he 2021 North Dakota legislative session was a productive one for the state’s farm and ranch families. Thanks to a rebounding economy and a massive federal stimulus, the legislature avoided painful belt-tightening and made sound investments to move the state forward. Over the course of the session’s 76 days, NDFU worked hard to ensure that agriculture was top of mind for the state’s policymakers.

SUPPORT FOR VALUE-ADDED AG

In the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, widespread market disruptions underscored the dangers of a highly concentrated food system. One of the ways to free farmers from consolidated markets is to create stronger regional supply chains. To that end, NDFU supported two bills that together provide $40 million to support value-added developments in North Dakota.

HB 1475 establishes the new Agriculture Diversification and Development (ADD) Fund. The ADD Fund will boost valueadded businesses through loans, interest rate buydowns and grants. The program is funded at $10 million, well short of NDFU’s original goal. However, the ADD Fund will benefit numerous projects in the next biennium,

setting the stage for future program growth.

NDFU also supported SB 2230, which provides a $30 million increase for the Bank of North Dakota’s Value-Added Guarantee Loan program. The loan guarantee program offered a lifeline to the state’s ethanol industry last summer. The increase in authority will allow the program to continue to serve a wide variety of projects.

HISTORIC INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE

When the session began, NDFU pushed hard for township road investments to be included in the bonding package. In midMarch, the bonding bill was amended to include $30 million for township roads and bridges. However, three weeks later, the amendment was stripped from the bill, leaving the fate of the proposal in limbo. It wasn’t until the final days of the session that township road funding resurfaced in a major way.

Thanks in large part to a persistent push from NDFU members, the Office of Management and Budget bill included up to $60 million for township infrastructure.

HB 1015 provides $20 million to non-oil producing townships, half of which will be granted through direct allocations and the

NDFU President Mark Watne (front left) sits next to Gov. Doug Burgum (middle) and Rep. Bernie Satrom of Jamestown while being surrounded by legislators and lobbyists at a bill signing at the state capitol in Bismarck. Burgum signed House Bill 1475 and Senate Bill 2230. HB 1475 establishes the Agriculture Diversification and Development (ADD) Fund to boost businesses with loans, interest rate buydowns and grants. SB 2230 provides a $30 million increase for the Bank of North Dakota's Value-Added Guarantee Loan program, which was integral to the state's ethanol industry last summer.

other half based on road miles. The bill also funds $10 million in one-time projects in any township. Each funding “bucket” can be matched dollar-for-dollar with federal resources.

ELECTRONIC POSTING OF LAND ESTABLISHED

The 2021 session finally broke the impasse between landowners and sportsmen on contentious land access issues. For years, NDFU and others have argued to strengthen property rights, while sportsmen have worked to preserve their access to private lands. An interim committee made up of legislators, landowners and sportsmen developed a consensus proposal that offers a step forward for all parties.

SB 2144 establishes electronic posting as an option for all landowners in the state. The bill also clarifies that pastureland enclosed by a fence is closed to trespassers. Through a compromise struck in the session’s final weeks, the bill establishes a range of penalties for trespassers, from a Class A misdemeanor to a non-criminal offense.

AND MORE

NDFU played a role in many other bills and provisions that will support North Dakota’s

farmers and ranchers. The legislature rejected the governor’s proposed cuts and restored NDSU research and Extension funding.

The bonding bill also provided $50 million to establish the new Agriculture Products Development Center at NDSU. The session also offered a step forward on two of NDFU’s top policy priorities: expanding biofuel markets and strengthening antitrust laws. NDFU successfully advocated for a provision that will require the Department of Transportation to use E-15 and biodiesel in state fleet vehicles. Another under-the-radar bill strengthened the attorney general’s (AG) antitrust authority, allowing the AG to collect damages on behalf of North Dakotans harmed by anticompetitive practices.

CONCLUSION

NDFU advanced many of its priorities in the 2021 legislative session. We created new value-added opportunities, improved rural transportation networks and strengthened private property rights. Most importantly, we reminded policymakers that the key to North Dakota’s prosperity still lies in the success of family farmers and ranchers.

NDFU Government Relations Director Matt Perdue can be reached at mperdue@ndfu.org

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A different lesson plan Once an elementary teacher, FUI agent Larson using education, experience to keep policyholders informed

BY CHRIS AARHUS, NDFU

Brandi Larson of Stanley may have left the classroom seven years ago, but she never stops teaching.

During an oil boom that often created as many economic challenges as it solved, Larson became an insurance agent, leaving behind her elementary education career with Stanley Public School.

“The oil boom was crazy,” she recalled. “It was hard to buy things like milk and bread. I got the opportunity to move into the insurance industry, knew what I needed to make and did it.”

After seven years with AFLAC, Larson was recruited by Farmers Union Insurance, came aboard and has thrived in her new position. She was named Farmers Union Insurance’s Rookie of the Year at the 2021 statewide meeting in Jamestown.

Born and raised on a family farm near Stanley, Larson got her elementary education degree from Valley City State on North Dakota State University’s campus in Fargo. And that education still comes into play every day.

“People ask me if I miss teaching, and I tell them that I teach every day,” she said. “I’m just teaching adults instead of second-graders. Teaching them about insurance vs. math and science. A lot of people struggle to understand insurance, and it’s a passion of mine to help them understand. I want people to thoroughly get what they’re paying for and understand it.”

With her formal training in teaching, switching careers wasn’t easy.

“I studied a lot,” she said. “Just gaining the knowledge I needed to know. If someone asked me a question about coverage, I needed to know.

I made it a point to perfect what I was talking

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about.”

Her father-in-law, Ron Hamers of Stanley, was a longtime agent for Farmers Union Insurance, so Larson said she knew the company when she was recruited.

“I was ready to stop traveling as much,” she said. “I thought it was a great opportunity. I loved the challenge.”

Most important to Larson, however, was making sure she stayed in the community she loves – Stanley.

“It was very important for me to raise my kids in this community,” Larson said. “My immediate family is here. All three of my siblings are here, and I get very involved in my community.”

Larson is president of the Stanley Park Board and is on the Stanley Visitors Committee. She also serves on her church’s finance committee. In addition to her time, she donates money to causes in the community, recently writing a check for the Mountrail County Health Foundation’s charity golf tournament.

“I think it’s important for any business owner to be part of the community and be involved,” said Larson, who has a combined family of six with her husband Darin. “I love giving back. I want to show my kids it’s important to be part of something and contribute.”

Whether it’s helping out at concessions at a baseball game or selling a policy in her office, Larson said it’s about relationships and respect.

“It’s all about how you treat (people),” Larson said. “You have to have compassion and be empathetic. … It doesn’t matter where you are.

You have people who do their job, and people who really do their job well. It’s something to take pride in.”

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AGENTS HONORED AT STATEWIDE MEETING

Farmers Union Insurance agents met May 11-13 in Jamestown for their annual statewide meeting. The event featured speakers on products, leadership, sales, customer service and employee development. Agents learned more about all aspects of the insurance field from product representatives and managers. Agents were recognized for years of service and top performances at a banquet the opening night. Most of the awards were presented by FUI CEO Mark Anderson.

FUMI AGENCY OF THE YEAR Kary/Ressler/Wolfgram Agency, Mandan (Wolfgram left, Kary middle)

CROP AGENCY OF THE YEAR Robbi Larsen/Kjell Vassen Agency, Crosby (Vassen at left)

PROPERTY/CASUALTY AGENT OF THE YEAR Dave Berger, Mandan

DISTRICT OF THE YEAR District 1 (Monte Weiand, Manager)

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Brandi Larson, Stanley

FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AGENT OF THE YEAR Dominic Noonan, Fargo

ADJUSTER OF THE YEAR Anthony Fontana (with CCO Brad Nold)

YEARS OF SERVICE AWARDS

25 YEARS — Al Weigel, Napoleon

20 YEARS — Cynthia Farbo, Cando

15 YEARS — Jed Geer, Bismarck

5 YEARS Lezlie Beuchler, Minot

15 YEARS — Chuck Wolfgram, Mandan

5 YEARS Jerrod Lematta, Ellendale

15 YEARS — Aaron Dunphy, Grand Forks

20 YEARS — Mike Rene, Jamestown

5 YEARS Ryan Schnell, Bismarck

10 YEARS — Steve Heilman, Minot

5 YEARS Lewis Schock, Mandan

5 YEARS Russell Stremick, Langdon

10 YEARS — Michelle Seibel, Elgin

5 YEARS Chris Walker, Rugby

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North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne hands North Dakota State College of Science culinary student Anna Winter a $2,000 check to help defray cost-of-living expenses in Washington, D.C. Winter earned an internship with NDFU's restaurants and will work there for the summer.

Winter earns internship at restaurants

BY CHRIS AARHUS, NDFU

Anna Winter is about to learn extensively about fast-paced kitchens.

The Coon Rapids, Minn., native attends the North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton and is working toward a culinary arts degree.

Now, she’ll head to Washington, D.C. for the summer after earning an internship with one of North Dakota Farmers Union’s restaurants.

“I’m very excited – it was one of the first things I heard about on day one of our (culinary) program,” Winter said. “I knew that’s where I wanted to go. I’m definitely nervous, but super

excited at the same time.”

NDFU President Mark Watne presented Winter with a $2,000 check May 12 at the state office. The money is to help defray cost-of-living expenses over the summer.

Winter said she tends to lean toward the pastry side but is eager to learn all aspects of the kitchen.

She said she enjoys the culinary arts because she likes “the combination of science and art, and putting those two together.”

“I hope to get the experience of a fast-paced kitchen in a big city like D.C. and meet new people from different areas,” Winter said.

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THANK YOU! FOR YOUR GENEROUS GIFT TO THE NDFU FOUNDATION

Donations of more than $1,000 are recognized at the state office on the NDFU Donor Recognition Wall. Giving levels include: COBALT – $1,000 to $4,999 BRONZE – $5,000 to $14,999 GOLD – $15,000 and above.

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MAIL DONATIONS TO: NDFU Foundation P.O. Box 2136 Jamestown ND 58402 Please note if the gift is in honor of someone.

For more information, contact Lucy Bardell at 701-952-0114 or lbardell@ndfu.org.

Around the state Rolette County Farmers Union President Brent Kurtti (left) and board member Mark Heinz hand out door prizes April 16 at their Spring Fling event at the Rolette Country Club.

About 50 people attended and enjoyed a steak supper, games, and a quick talk by Kurtti, who highlighted the livestock campaign efforts and the new camp being built in Jamestown.

Walsh County Farmers Union awards scholarships

Layne Gemmill

Samantha Houser

Andrew Johnson

Walsh County Farmers Union recently selected three recipients to be awarded a $250 scholarship for the 2021-2022 school year. Recipients are Samantha Houser and Andrew Johnson of Park River High School, and Layne Gemmill of Fordville-Lankin.

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SUMMER PNEUMONIA IN CALVES A CONCERN Dead or sick calves are a scenario that is reported every year in a number of beef herds in the Northern Plains.

“A list of all possible causes for this case can be very confusing to producers,” says Gerald Stokka, North Dakota State University Extension veterinarian and livestock stewardship specialist. “However, depressed, feverish calves with an increased respiratory rate most likely will fit the diagnosis of ‘summer pneumonia.’”

The common question generated by this diagnosis is: Why would nursing beef calves in the pasture with little stress in their lives come down with respiratory disease or pneumonia?

What is summer pneumonia?

Summer pneumonia is a respiratory disease/pneumonia that occurs in beef calves nursing their dams. The age range of calves affected can be as early as 3 to 4 weeks and from 3 to 5 months of age.

Calves are born with little to no immunity and are dependent on receiving a passive transfer of immunity from their dam through colostrum.

This passively acquired immunity declines through time, and unless the calf develops active immunity through vaccination or exposure to infectious agents, they eventually will become susceptible to pathogens that can cause respiratory disease.

“This is why some calves are susceptible at a very young age (3 to 4 weeks) and other calves become susceptible later,” Stokka says.

Conditions leading to summer pneumonia

Stressful conditions that may precipitate an outbreak of summer pneumonia in nursing calves: Certain weather events can increase the risk of developing summer pneumonia. For example, mid to late spring blizzards or rain can deprive

the calf of normal nursing patterns and produce hypothermia/chilling in calves. Late spring or summer high temperatures can produce heat stress in cows and calves, resulting in greater susceptibility to infectious agents. Also, dry, dusty conditions can increase susceptibility because the calves’ normal innate, clearing defense mechanisms can be overwhelmed, which allows for pathogens to proliferate and gain access to the lungs of young calves.

Mixing groups together after calving, such as moving cow-calf pairs to pasture or mixing groups together for heat synchronization and artificial insemination procedures, can result in cattle re-establishing their social order and allowing the transmission of infectious agents.

When calves are sorted for moving or synchronization programs, they can have separation anxiety and nurse infrequently, which increases stress.

These organisms are commonly found in summer pneumonia cases: • Bacterial organisms, which include Mannheimia hemolytica, Pasteurella multocida and Histophilus somni.

• Viral agents including BRSV (bovine respiratory syncytial virus), BRCV (bovine respiratory coronavirus), IBR (infectious bovine rhinotracheitis) and BVDV (bovine viral diarrhea virus).

“Vaccination can be effective in reducing the risk of summer pneumonia when caused by agents for which a vaccine is available,” Stokka says. “However, vaccination in young calves does not equate with a 100% response rate. Nor does it reduce the stress associated with weather, dry, dusty conditions, sorting and mixing.

In addition, while some pathogens may have commercially available vaccines, information to evaluate effectiveness is limited.”

Article courtesy of NDSU Ag Communications.

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701-580-3357, Martin Hanson, Zahl.

09 CAMPER TRAILER, fully selfcontained. 38 ft. 2 sliders, queen sized bed with private room, 4 bunks’ full-size refrigerator, 3 burner gas stove with oven, microwave, and fiber glass siding outside, central air, gas or electric water heater and gas furnace; Combine trailer bridge type with pinto hitch, 1122.5 low pro tires. Can haul 670 combines, Cummings ISX engine block with crank and sleeves. 30 ft. JD auger for 630 header. 701-226-6633, Gerry Rattei, Napoleon.

WOOD PELLET GRILL, Louisiana, LG model 900, new, have two bags of pellets with it. Asking $600. 701-751-4247, James Werner, Mandan.

BED LINER, new full box bed liner, fits pickups Toyota, Ford Ranger and other pickups same size, 50% discount. $80; 5 HP roto tiller; rotor in form of wheels below the motor (very good condition). 701-6637973, Chris Heim, Mandan.

12’ KIRSCHMAN DRILL; 4 Btm. Pony & Packer; 15-30 McCormick tractor; 1 new tire LT245-75R- Load Range E, 2 new P235-70R-15; One David Bradley metal grain box; Like new 1905 JD metal corn sheller; 4-wheel steel running gear; Covered wagon running gear; 1950 2-wheel bicycle saddle & 2 bridles. Email: larryn@westriv.com. 701-597-3730, Larry Nagel, Shields.

WANTED PICKUP BOX, 1973-77 Ford pickup, shortbox pickup or just the box, either way.

Let me know. Looking for one in better condition than the one I have. 701-2160094, Doug Perdue, Ray. OLD STUFF, John Deere, IH, Case, MM, or Oliver advertising signs or oil cans. ND license plates, old gas pumps, old metal oil cans, advertising clocks or thermometers.

Crocks and jugs that have store names on them, ND metal tokens, and ND picked arrowheads. Paying cash, I will travel to your location. 701-220-5746, Val Ganje, Bismarck.

PRAIRIE DOG HUNTERS to hunt on my land. Make reservations now. Email: larryn@westriv.com. 701-597-3730, Larry Nagel, Shields.

VEHICLES FOR SALE 1999 FORD SUPER DUTY F250, 7.3 L Diesel, $5,000 OBO. Auto/4WD, 201K miles, 7 ft. box, red. Equipped with 5'th wheel & frame mounted hitches; bed/ load leveling air compressor; 2000 lb. box mounted Warn winch; folding/locking/ structural box cover; leather interior (worn).

Several cosmetic dings & dents, cracked windshield, significant front end/bumper damage. Email jrmiller@bis.midco.net.

701-471-9078, Jim Miller, Bismarck.

1999 FORD EXPLORER, air conditioner, cruise, power driver seat, AM-FM with CD player, good runner $1250 OBO; 1988 Ford F150, 4WD, 351 with C6 transmission, very low miles on factory rebuilt motor and transmission plus new tires and brakes, includes snow plow with hydraulic lift and angle. $2500 OBO. 701247-3293, George Miller, Lakota.

1931 MODEL A VICTORIA, looks/runs good. Call or text address and I'll send pictures & other information. Larry Exner, LaMoure, 701-320-8390.

WANTED PICKUP, good for around the farm; good electric golf cart; Pump 22 rifle or single shot; lever action 32 special rifle. 701-6282130, Jerry Lumley, Stanley.

SEED/LIVESTOCK FOR SALE NDSU SPRING WHEAT SEED, registered and certified “Barlow” and “Elgin” HRSW. Bulk or totes. Delivery available. Please call for variety specifics. 701-739-0191, Brian Ludwig, New Rockford (and Minot).

YEARLING BLACK ANGUS, most suitable for use on heifers, AI sired, tested and will deliver. 701-228-3834, Bruce Knudson, Bottineau.

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Contact Editor Chris Aarhus at caarhus@ndfu.org or 701-952-0118

Correction

In the previous cover story of the Union Farmer, an occupation and former title was attributed to the wrong person. Jerry Dally of Montpelier is the cattle rancher and former Stutsman County Farmers Union president.

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