Union Farmer - November 2018

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THE FAMILY FARMS BIKE NDFU teams with Paul Teutul Jr. to build bike celebrating family farms

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UNION FARMER MAGAZINE

SVHP-3338 9/18

Volume 65 • Number 11

The UNION FARMER is published monthly

by North Dakota Farmers Union at 1415 12th Ave SE, Jamestown, ND 58401.

EDITOR: Chris Aarhus 800-366-8331 ext. 118 caarhus@ndfu.org Annual subscription is $30 with membership.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS: President: Mark Watne • Vice President: Bob Kuylen • Secretary: Ellen Linderman Treasurer: Terry Borstad • Wes Niederman; Shane Sickler; Tyler Stafslien; Jim Teigen; Ronda Throener.

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Vote for family farms on Nov. 6

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eing a citizen of the United States comes with a certain amount of responsibility.

We are the government, not some separate entity that we blame for things. Each of us has a responsibility to participate in our democracy so our elected officials, who determine the direction of the country, represent our views.

Every citizen needs to vote. This isn’t simply driving to a polling place to make some X’s on a ballot. It means every citizen doing some research to ensure that the person they vote for really represents their views. To make an educated choice, we must get beyond media soundbites that can be inaccurate.

We also need to be careful to avoid limiting ourselves to single issues. In most cases, candidates have similar views on single issues but they are only highlighted to confuse voters.

This year, NDFU is running a Vote Family Farm campaign. We are asking our members and other voters to look at and ask questions of candidates to determine if they have in the past or plan in the future to vote for policies that support agriculture.

In North Dakota, this is an important issue. In fact, our economy greatly depends on the success of agriculture.

Ask candidates if they support farm bills,

research dollars for new agriculture technology, our anti-corporation farming law, regulation of monopolistic purchasing practices, logistics for shipping ag products, and fair trade that benefits farmers and consumers around the world. At a time when commodity prices are well below the cost of production and trade wars are causing farmers to leave the land, we need candidates that support family farmers and ranchers.

For those of you who already do this work, remember to verify if a candidate votes for and supports what they say. These are the checks and balances we need. It is easy for a candidate to say what they support, but it is more important that they actually follow through.

Please go to votefamilyfarms.com to participate in our campaign. It is time to elect people that see a future for family farmers and ranchers. Be an informed voter, ask questions and hold candidates accountable. It is time for policies that recognize and support the efforts of food production and food security in this nation, which our farmers provide.

Take the time to vote and be an informed voter.

It is the only way we will have a government that truly represents the citizen’s voice.

WE’RE A FAMILY OF COMPANIES. AND FAMILY IS ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU.

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NDFU CANDIDACY

NDFU elections will be held for officers and even-numbered districts at the state convention Dec.14-15 in Bismarck. Directors serve two-year terms, while the president and vice president are elected each year. Candidacy announcements should be submitted to the office of the president and be no longer than a double-spaced page. Announcement must be submitted by Nov. 15.

OFFICE OF PRESIDENT – MARK WATNE

I continue to be humbled by NDFU members supporting me as president. So, I thank you. It has been a great privilege to serve the members of this organization. I look forward to every day at Farmers Union, and I’m grateful for this opportunity to serve as president.

We, as an organization, have some great accomplishments. This continues as more of you participate in our grassroots efforts. This year, we have begun to build on our influence. We understand the need to get consumer support for our efforts as we try and put forth our policies. I encourage you to attend this year’s convention to see these efforts.

A strong leader not only prepares for the future but creates the opportunity for success and the longevity of the organization. Part of this preparation is ensuring dollars to be able to carry out all the necessary operations of the organization. Another part is looking for new leaders to help carry out our mission. We continue strong programs for leadership development.

The relationship we have enhanced with our Farmers Union Insurance partners, the commitment we are making to agriculture, the commitment to rural America, our work with world farmers, our commitment to family farms – these are the tools to keep us the strongest grassroots farm organization in the nation.

Thank you for your support, and I ask for your support going forward.

OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT – BOB KUYLEN Thank you for the honor of electing me to be your vice president of North Dakota Farmers Union. I would appreciate your vote to continue to serve as vice president of this great organization.

Farmers are facing many challenges. We have an expired farm bill, with the recent tariffs we have lost markets that our check-off dollars had established, input costs keep going up and prices are going down.

During the September fly-in, we were told it might take 6-8 years to get our markets back.

Farmers can’t afford to be patient. We need to be the squeaky wheel and demand politicians quit using farmers as pawns in the trade wars. We need to educate people that family farms play an important role in food safety and security.

Working with our competent staff, prosperous insurance company, successful restaurants and most importantly all you members continues to be a great pleasure. I look forward to visiting with many of you at your county conventions. Brenda and I also hope to visit with many of you at the state convention in Bismarck. Your support to re-elect me as vice president would be much appreciated.

DISTRICT 2 DIRECTOR – RYAN TAYLOR My name is Ryan Taylor and I’m announcing my candidacy for the District 2 board position held by our good friend and NDFU servant, Jim Teigen, who is retiring from that service this winter.

I’m a fourth generation rancher from Towner, N.D., running a cow/calf, feeder and hay operation with my wife, Nikki, and our three children. I’ve written for a number of agricultural publications across the country and been an invited speaker for a host of rural audiences. I cut my teeth on agricultural and state public policy as a state senator for 10 years, serving as the senate minority leader in the 2011 session. I’m proud of my NDFU voting record for family farms and agriculture during that time. In 2015, I was appointed by the President to serve as state director for the USDA Rural Development agency through the remainder of the Obama administration.

I’ve always been involved in community broadly, and currently serve on the board of Metigoshe Ministries and Lutheran Social Services of N.D. I’m running for the board because I’m a strong believer in family farm agriculture and the cooperative model of service to agriculture and rural America. I’ve had the good fortune of worthwhile experiences in agriculture, communication, public policy, cooperatives, ag business and service to rural communities, and I would like to lend those experiences and my voice to further the NDFU mission of advancing family farm and ranch agriculture and quality of life. I’d appreciate your vote.

ANNOUNCEMENTS DISTRICT 4 DIRECTOR – SHANE SICKLER Hi! I’m Shane Sickler and I am running for re-election from District 4 to the board of North Dakota Farmers Union. I have learned a lot and have acquired skills and knowledge from the other directors and staff since I started on the board in 2015. I enjoy working closely with the board, and with the experience I’ve gained, I would appreciate the opportunity to continue to serve District 4 and its members. I’m honored to represent my district and all of NDFU members and the people across the great state of North Dakota.

NDFU has been a part of my life since I started in the youth program and continued as an adult. I’ve served NDFU and the people of western North Dakota as a field staff and a delegate to state and national conventions, and NFU Fly-ins. I am currently the Dunn County Farmers Union President. NDFU has been and continues to be the strong voice and advocate of the North Dakota family farmer and rancher, and I am proud to be able to serve your organization.

I look forward to visiting with many of you at your county conventions this fall and also at the state convention in December. Thank you for your continued support and I would be privileged to receive your vote and continue to represent District 4 on the state board.

DISTRICT 6 DIRECTOR – MICHELLE ZIESCH

Hi to my Farmers Union family. I am running as a candidate for District 6 Director. My name is Michelle Ziesch, but I am known to most as Shelly. I am a fourth generation rancher and farm and ranch with my husband Robin north of Pettibone, ND in Kidder County. We raise beef cattle, corn, wheat, oats, alfalfa and soybeans. We have 3 daughters, Bailie (Russell) Graner, Cassidy and Morgan who were raised in the Farmers Union family and are all Torchbearers and currently serve on Farmers Union county boards in Morton, Richland and Kidder counties. I have been involved in Farmers Union my entire life with going to day classes, camps and earning the Torchbearer Award. I have been an active member for many years as a teacher and EPIC coach and have served on the Kidder County Farmers Union board and am now serving as president of Kidder County.

I had the honor of being named Farm and Ranch Guide’s Country Woman of the Year in 2006. Robin and I were selected as an FUE Leadership couple. I have also participated in All States Camp, Tomorrow’s Ag Generation, NFU Next Generation Advisory Council, Grow To Lead, Women In Leadership Development (WILD), NFU Women’s Conferences in Florida and San Diego, four NFU conventions, six Fly-ins and NFU Policy and Action. I am active in my community as well with serving on Kidder County FSA County Committee, volunteer firefighter, squad leader and EMR for Pettibone Quick Response Unit, Pettibone Community Club gaming board and was a 4-H leader and Sunday school teacher. In addition to ranching with my husband for 27 years I have also been a medical transcriptionist for the past 10 years now working part-time for Jamestown Regional Medical Center. I have many hobbies and enjoy spending time with my two granddaughters Natalie (2) and Hazel (4 mos). I am a huge advocate for buying local and promoting agriculture every chance I get. It would be my honor to be your voice and represent District 6 on the state board and I appreciate your support.

DISTRICT 6 DIRECTOR – KASEY BITZ My name is Kasey Bitz, and I’m running for District 6. I was raised in the Farmers Union family and on all three sides of the Farmers Union triangle: Cooperation, Legislation, Education.

I’m an online teacher for North Dakota Center for Distance Education and a fourth-generation family farmer in LaMoure with my parents James and Connie Bitz, where we run a very diverse operation along the James River with dryland and irrigation soybeans, corn, hard red spring wheat, cow/calf operation and lamb producer. Growing up in Farmers Union and on the co-op principles meant going to annual meetings, getting active on many local co-op boards and being involved with the Farmers Union youth program from attending camp and day classes to becoming a Torchbearer, Farmers Union camp counselor, SYAC advisor, and now an EPIC Coach. As a young and beginning farmer, I’ve been very involved to make sure the next generation will be able to continue on the family farm as our parents and grandparents wanted for us by serving on NDFU and NFU Policy and Action, attending Washington, D.C., fly-ins, being a delegate to the NFU national convention and a board member on the North Dakota Soybean Growers Association. I’ve completed leadership opportunities to help prepare me for the NDFU Board of Directors including NDFU Grow to Lead, NFU Beginning Farmer Institute, American Soybean Association DuPont Young Leader and Rural Leadership North Dakota. I would appreciate your support in December at the state convention for District 6 on the NDFU state board!

THE

PASSION & PURPOSE

OF PAUL JR.

North Dakota Farmers Union and Paul Teutul, Jr., of Paul Jr. Designs have teamed up to build a Family Farms chopper, which will be featured on the TV show “American Chopper” on the Discovery Channel. The bike will be unveiled at the state convention Dec. 14 at the Bismarck Event Center as part of the episode.

NDFU sat down with Paul Jr., in the office of his Montgomery, N.Y., shop to discuss his creative process.

NDFU: By now, you’ve built many custom bikes. Do you remember when you started to really enjoy the work? How old were you when you started to work in the shop?

PAUL: I was like 12, and I think I liked it right away. (My family) was in the steel business, so I was young when I first learned to weld and work with my hands.

I came up through the ranks, started sweeping and painting and then, learned how to weld. I had a real aptitude for mechanical inclination and working with my hands.

But the steel business only afforded me so much creative license because it was things like railings with a certain length and height. It had parameters. When I was given the opportunity to build bikes, I realized at that point that I had a gift for it, which wasn’t just mechanical but more creative.

The way I went about it changed the way I was taught. I was able to take the process and be innovative. The bikes opened a

door for me that I didn’t know I was able to access. For me, it was a theme and also the lines of a bike. My eye is able to see what is wrong and really give it my own look and feel.

NDFU: How do you come up with your ideas? When you’re thinking through your creative process, do you lock yourself in a room or anything?

PAUL: No, none of that. It just comes very natural. I don’t want to say it’s easy because you have to work through it, but there’s never a shortage of creativity. Early on, when I was starting my creative process, I would have ideas and say that I’m going to save it. Then I wouldn’t save it, and I’d use it on the bike I was working on. So now, the theme is what constitutes my direction.

The different sets of handlebars, exhausts, wheels and everything — we’ve been able to change them with every build, because

we’re working within those themes.

I give all of my glory to God for all of my gifts, that’s all it is. My ideas come from him. I don’t know how else to explain it.

It’s very special what he’s given me. I had no creative wherewithal until I was 26. I couldn’t draw, not musically inclined, didn’t take any art classes other than what was required in school and never read an article on design or creativity. I graduated high school and barely made it through that. It’s just been the fact that I’ve been given the opportunity to hone this skill in real time.

It’s unique. This is my gift, and it’s wild because I can apply it anywhere it makes sense.

NDFU: So, you literally go on just instinct?

PAUL: Gut instinct and feeling. We don’t do drawings. We create in threedimensional space and time. We make innovative moves on the fly. We don’t build

something and all of a sudden, decide to start over. When we do it, we work through it in real time.

Our team here is phenomenal. It’s a small team, so we’re busy. But we’re able to get large corporations like Cadillac, Skilsaw, Microsoft and Geico, and everyone gives us full creative freedom with their colors. (The bike’s design is considered top secret, and even the client doesn’t get to see the bike until the unveiling). I don’t think you can find another example where a corporation of that size trusts you with their stuff without multiple levels of approval processes. We have gotten people to trust us every single time at every corporate level.

If you’re the client paying me “X” amount of money and I give you a drawing that you like, I could easily do it and get paid. But then, maybe I would rest on the drawing more. I don’t do that. I’m pushing the envelope constantly, and it motivates me. I CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

Paul Teutul, Jr., talks to NDFU President Mark Watne while Rachael Teutul looks on during filming of the TV show “American Chopper” at Founding Farmers King of Prussia restaurant near Philadelphia.

CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE don’t want you to see it and know it. I want to exceed your expectations. I want your natural reaction when we have the cameras pointed and people see it. When (the client) sees it and it’s better than they built it in their head, they’re elated and it translates (to TV). That’s part of the reality.

NDFU: How many bikes do you build in a typical year?

PAUL: We probably do 10-to-12 bikes a year at the most, and the show is critical because a lot of these bikes don’t get sold without TV, because it’s all about marketing. We understand that, and we’re able to pull clients in because they like the way we represent the brands when we build the bikes. It’s of the utmost importance to me to represent the brand well because I work for you.

NDFU: What did you think when you got a call from a North Dakota farmer (NDFU President Mark Watne)?

PAUL: I’ve gotten them from all over, so I thought it was great. I never feel like there’s an odd fit. Generally, if it feels odd, it’s really good. And if it’s really good, it’s REALLY good.

We did this white bike for a company named Cepheid, which builds medical testing equipment. It’s interesting in theory, but the industry isn’t very exciting, right? We used their white box called a GeneXpert — and it’s a pretty important piece of equipment because it tests for TB (tuberculosis) in third-world countries and turns it around in 24 hours, whereas in the past it would take two weeks. It’s a cool story, but what do you do with it? We took that white box and built a bike off that.

We did 3-D wheels, and everything about it is very clinical. It feels industry, but it’s very outside the box. They won marketing achievement awards in their industry two years in a row for that bike. They blew the doors off their industry.

You have to get past, “Why do we need a motorcycle?” If I don’t get to tell them why they need one, it usually dies on the vine. It takes a risk-taker to jump on board, and they always have their expectations exceeded. For those willing to take the risk, they reap the rewards.

Paul Jr.’s bikes are on display in his shop in Montgomery, N.Y. On the left is the 9/11 Memorial bike. On the right is the New York Yankees bike Paul Jr., built with his father Paul Sr. The gas tank is autographed by former players.

The description says, “The Black Widow was the first bike that Paul ever built without parameters and with free reign to do whatever he wanted to, creatively. It kicked off the idea of doing these ‘theme’ style bikes. It is also the first bike ever built on the show American Chopper, the series. When Paul was fired from OCC (Orange County Choppers), this was the only bike he was able to take with him. It is arguably the most recognized custom motorcycle in the world.”

NDFU: I’m sure you remember what it was like before your successful TV show. Does the fame change a person? Do you still feel like you’re the same person?

PAUL: I’m older and more tired. It could change a person, I suppose. You get catered to a lot. But we stayed here (in Montgomery) and didn’t go to California and do all that. Remember, I was 25 or 26 before the show started. I worked hard in my early years. The good thing is I’ve got a real strong work ethic, but the bad thing is it was really out of balance at an early age.

It’s a family business and I worked every weekend and every summer. I didn’t go with my friends. And if I did, it was like the end of the world. My father would make me feel real bad about missing a Saturday and sometimes a Sunday. We would work seven

days a week a lot. Before I was out of high school, I was pretty much full-time.

NDFU: Just watching last season, it seems like the relationship with your father is in a decent place right now.

PAUL: Yeah, it’s better than it was, so that’s a good thing.

NDFU: What do you want to say to our 47,000 member families about this process?

PAUL: I appreciate you trusting me with the brand. Obviously, there isn’t a Farmers Union without its members. I appreciate you coming to me for the build and trusting me to do the right thing with your brand. p

STATE CONVENTION DEC. 14-15 • BISMARCK EVENT CENTER

Join us as we unveil the Family Farms chopper with Paul Teutul Jr. for the TV show “American Chopper!”

CONVENTION ACTIVITIES • • • • •

Frayne Olson of NDSU District caucuses Policy and Action Educational speakers Election of officers

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Dana Sullivan (author) Torchbearer banquet Youth activities Entertainment Silent/live auctions

Register for the convention at ndfu.org

Don’t wait to purchase your copy of the new children’s book from North Dakota Farmers Union!

$16.95 Follow the Rhodes family and their dog Rocky as they work the family farm together! Visit ndfu.2020brands.com to purchase your copy today!

Books will be available for purchase at county conventions!

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VOTER VOTING GUIDE GUIDE B

oth rural and urban North Dakotans overwhelming agree that farming is central to the North Dakota way of life. Family farmers are essential to North Dakota’s economy and communities.

As the largest grassroots organization that represents family farmers and ranchers, North Dakota Farmers Union urges its members to ask their candidates about their views of family farm agriculture, and to EDITOR’S NOTE #votefamilyfarms in November.

This voter guide This year, the general election is the last of a will be held on Nov. 6. All North three-part series.

Dakota voting information may Read the September be accessed through the official and October issues for portal web site: https://vip.sos. more information about nd.gov. Valid identification is election races. required at voting time.

North Dakota does not have voter registration. However, in order to vote in North Dakota, you must be: • A U.S. citizen • At least 18 years old on the day of election • A North Dakota resident • A precinct resident for 30 days preceding the election Many counties also allow for early voting. Dates and availability differ by county. To find your local voting place and times, go to: https://vip.sos.nd.gov and click on where to vote or contact your local county courthouse.

All eligible North Dakotans have the option to request a ballot before the day of an election in a process known as absentee voting. An application is required to be submitted anytime within the calendar year of an election. For your convenience, an application was inserted into the September issue. For more information or to access the application, go to: https://vip.sos.nd.gov and click vote by Mail/Absentee.

Votefamilyfarms.com Farmers Union understands that the strength of our state’s economy and communities rise and fall on the whims of the marketplace and Mother Nature. Our family farm system of agriculture delivers food abundance for a hungry nation and beyond, and is vital to American food security and renewable wealth.

Now more than ever, farm income has taken a drastic decrease, leaving family farmers wondering if they’ll be able to withstand another year of revenue that is below production costs. National and state farm policy, as well as trade policy, are only making an already grave situation worse.

Now is the time for family farmers to talk to their local candidates about their positions on the issues that matter to family farmers. Whether you live in a rural or urban district, these issues dramatically affect the state of North Dakota’s economy, and the cost of local foods. Join us in our movement today!

#votefamilyfarms

AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER DOUG GOEHRING Republican (incumbent)

DOUG GOEHRING

ABOUT THE CANDIDATES

Doug Goehring has been North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner since 2009.

A third-generation farmer, Commissioner Goehring, along with his son, Dustin, operates a 2,000-acre, no-till farm near Menoken in south central North Dakota, where they raise corn, soybeans, spring wheat, winter wheat, sunflowers, and barley. In the past, the Goehrings have also produced durum, canola, mustard, millet, safflower, alfalfa, lentils and field peas, and have had a feeder cattle operation.

Commissioner Goehring is the former president and chairman of the board of Nodak Mutual Insurance Co. and a director of American Agricultural Insurance Co. Long active in farm organizations, Commissioner Goehring has served as vice president of the North Dakota Farm Bureau and is a member of the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association, the North Dakota Grain Growers, the North Dakota Soybean Association, the North Dakota Corn Growers Association and the National Association of Corporate Directors. An early supporter of agriculture-based, renewable fuels, he is an investor in the Red Trail Energy Ethanol Plant at Richardton.

Commissioner Goehring is past president of the Midwestern Association of State Departments of Agriculture. He is a former director of the United Soybean Board where he served as chairman of the sustainability committee, domestic research committee, industrial uses and international marketing committee. He was a former director of the North Dakota Soybean Council, a former secretary/treasurer of the North Dakota Grain Growers Association and a member of USDA’s Area 4 Research Farm Steering Committee. He is the former president of the Menoken School Board and past chairman of the Bismarck Mandan Chamber Agriculture Committee.

He is past president of the Food Export Association of the Midwest, a non-profit organization composed of 12 Midwestern state agricultural promotion agencies that use federal, state, and industry resources to help U.S. suppliers increase product sales overseas.

Commissioner Goehring attended Bismarck State College and is a licensed medical laboratory technician.

Commissioner Goehring and wife Annette have six children and eight grandchildren. They attend Evangel Assembly of God in Bismarck.

JIM DOTZENROD Democrat-NPL

JIM DOTZENROD

Jim is a corn and soybean farmer in Southeast North Dakota. He graduated from NDSU with an engineering degree, and after four years of military service, returned home to help continue and build a successful family farm operation. He is currently serving his seventh term in the ND State Senate, where he has championed state policies that restrain the growth of property taxes. His interim committees are Agriculture, Tax, and Energy, and he is a member of the Advisory Committee on The Legacy Fund. In 2015 he was awarded “Legislator of the Year” by the ND Township Officers Association.

As ND Agriculture Commissioner his priority would be to represent all grain and livestock producers across our state. This would include serving as an advocate for these producers and facilitator of the practices they need to be successful. He would push policymakers toward more trade, less tariffs, and support for ethanol.

Farmers and ranchers need buyers of their products. Hard won markets need to be defended.

Our customers are valuable and they need to be respected as trading partners. If they find other suppliers, it may be difficult to get them back. As Agriculture Commissioner, Jim Dotzenrod would be a clear voice, defending our trade relationships, opposing tariffs, and supporting a strong ethanol industry.

NOTE: Information taken from candidates’ campaigns

SECRETARY OF STATE JOSH BOSCHEE Democrat-NPL

JOSH BOSCHEE

ABOUT THE CANDIDATES

Born and raised in Minot, Josh graduated from Bishop Ryan High School and attended North Dakota State University where he received a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. He is a Realtor and business leader who has helped build Hatch Realty, one of Fargo-Moorhead’s top real estate brokerages known for providing innovative customer service and implementing technology to better serve their clients.

Josh was elected to represent District 44 in the ND House of Representatives in 2012, flipping a seat that had been held by Republicans for over 20 years. He spent the four and a half months leading up to the election listening to the concerns and hopes that his north Fargo neighbors had for the future of North Dakota. Josh was able to engage with thousands of voters in a way that brought Republicans, Independents, Democrats and Libertarians to support his campaign. He continued listening to and engaging his constituents throughout his first term and was soundly reelected in 2016 for another four-year term.

While in the Legislature, Josh has served on the House Ag Committee, where he opposed the repeal of the corporate farming ban and committed to being a watch dog to protect family farmers. Josh was devoted to working with rural communities to ensure a thriving rural economy.

Since announcing his campaign in late January, Josh has traveled over 25,000 miles throughout the state and continues to connect with business owners, nonprofit leaders and family farmers from Williston to Wahpeton. Overwhelmingly, these North Dakotans want a Secretary of State who will modernize the office, be responsive to the needs of our diversifying economy and collaborate with stakeholders to implement efficiencies that save taxpayers’ money.

North Dakotans, our businesses, farmers, nonprofits, labor organisations and others, deserve better. After spending $9 million over 13 years on attempts to modernize the Secretary of State’s office, I actually have a plan to accomplish just that. ND Hub would be a user friendly, business friendly, centralized online platform for setting up new businesses, renewing a business license, paying taxes, and simplifying compliance. As your Secretary of State, I will work to break down silos in state government to reduce costs, provide greater transparency, and proactively engage with North Dakotans.

ALVIN JAEGER Independent (incumbent)

AL JAEGER

Secretary of State Al Jaeger was elected North Dakota’s fourteenth Secretary of State in 1992 and was reelected in 1996, 2000, 2004 (two year term), 2006, 2010, and 2014.

Jaeger was born in Beulah in 1943. Raised in Beulah, he graduated from its high school in 1961. He attended Bismarck State College and in 1963 earned an Associate of Arts degree. In 1966, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from Dickinson State University majoring in Business Education with a minor in Speech. He also completed post-graduate work at the University of North Dakota in 1968 and Montana State University in 1970. Jaeger was chosen by the Bismarck State College National Alumni Association as the recipient of the 2009 BSC Alumnus of the Year Award. In 2011, he was named by Dickinson State University as an Alumni Fellow for the Department of Business and Management.

He serves on the North Dakota Emergency Commission, the Board of the North Dakota State Historical Society, and the North Dakota Board of University and School Lands.

Since becoming Secretary of State on January 1, 1993, Jaeger has been an active participant in the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS). He has served nine terms on its Executive Committee. For 2015/2016, he was the Memberat-Large on the Executive Committee to the Notary Public Administrators’ section of NASS. In July 2018, he was appointed to his 23rd consecutive term as Chairman of the NASS Standing Committee on Awards.

He leads one of the top ranked election systems in the nation by the Pew Charitable Trust for the last five consecutive election cycles. He’s worked with the legislature on a voter ID bill to protect the integrity of North Dakota elections.

He successfully deployed a 24/7 statewide depository where lenders file security agreements for loans made to individuals, businesses, farmers and ranchers. He is developing a new software platform for filing reports online, registering new businesses, licensing contractors and much more to handle the many complex duties of the Secretary of State.

NOTE: Information taken from candidates’ campaigns

TAX COMMISSIONER KYLIE OVERSEN Democrat-NPL

RYAN RAUSCHENBERGER Republican (incumbent)

ABOUT THE CANDIDATES KYLIE OVERSEN

Growing up in rural North Dakota, Kylie knows the importance of building relationships, listening to your neighbors, and responding to their needs.

She understands the value of a hard day’s work.

These are the values of North Dakotans and she brought them into her work in the North Dakota House of Representatives. During her time at the State House, Kylie fought for: North Dakota’s children, women, and families; Small businesses and local farmers; Equal pay and paid family leave; and Services and support for victims of domestic and human trafficking Kylie will bring these values and priorities into her work as Tax Commissioner, returning integrity and respect to this office. North Dakotans deserve a Tax Commissioner who will work to protect their hard earned tax dollars, cut red tape for small businesses, and hold other elected officials accountable to responsible governance.

During the last legislative session, the legislative and executive branches eliminated the 12 percent property tax buydown and cut $115 million from property tax relief. After promises have been repeatedly broken by Republican leadership, Kylie is committed to working with leaders at all levels of government and on both sides of the aisle to create a plan for meaningful, lasting property tax reform.

In addition to advocating for fair and responsible fiscal policies, the Tax Commissioner is responsible, of course, for managing the constitutional and statutory duties of the office. The Tax Commissioner must ensure that the operations of the office are efficient, transparent, and responsive to the needs of residents and of other elected officials. The Tax Department and many other state agencies are far behind technologically. This creates an increased burden for small businesses, family farmers, and non-profit organizations. Kylie has partnered with others community leaders and elected officials to create proposals to increase both transparency and efficiency in state government.

The current Tax Commissioner has violated the trust of North Dakotans and has exhibited a lack of transparency in the decisions he has made and the policies he has supported. North Dakotans deserve elected officials who exhibit integrity and serve as positive role models for our communities and for our young people. Kylie is committed to being that kind of leader and returning integrity and professionalism to the Tax Department.

RYAN RAUSCHENBERGER

Ryan Rauschenberger is the twenty-fourth North Dakota State Tax Commissioner. He was appointed to the role after serving for nearly five years as the state’s Deputy Tax Commissioner.

As Deputy Tax Commissioner, Ryan promoted sound fiscal management, successfully kept the department within budget, and ensured strong customer service for North Dakota’s taxpayers.

Ryan is a former associate accountant at PriceWaterhouseCoopers. At PwC, Ryan audited Fortune 500 companies in the energy, manufacturing, and financial services industries.

Ryan’s experience enforcing appropriate financial procedures within large companies makes him uniquely qualified to enforce North Dakota’s tax laws.

Ryan returned to Bismarck in 2007 to join the North Dakota Department of Commerce where he worked to recruit energy-related businesses to North Dakota and staffed provided assistance and policy guidance for EmPower North Dakota, the state’s Energy Policy Commission.

He graduated from the University of North Dakota with a degree in accounting and a Masters of Business Administration. He enjoys attending North Dakota collegiate athletic events and spending time outdoors on the scenic Missouri River.

Ryan understands that real people and real businesses need friendly, fair service from the tax department. Ryan became North Dakota’s Tax Commissioner in January after nearly five years as Deputy Tax Commissioner. With more than 6 years experience leading energy and tax policy, Ryan has the knowledge to lead priorities and tax relief needed for our growing economy.

Ryan understands that real people and real businesses need friendly, fair service from the tax department. Ryan is a former auditor at PriceWaterhouseCoopers Ryan Rauschenberger is the 24th North Dakota State Tax Commissioner. He was appointed to the role after serving for nearly five years as the state’s Deputy Tax Commissioner.

As Deputy Tax Commissioner, Ryan promoted sound fiscal management, successfully kept the department within budget, and ensured strong customer service for North Dakota’s taxpayers.

NOTE: Information taken from candidates’ campaigns

COUNTY CONVENTION CALENDAR ADAMS • Saturday, Nov. 17 • 5 p.m. (MT) • Hettinger Research Center BARNES • Sunday, Nov. 18 • 5:30 p.m. • Valley City Country Club

BOTTINEAU • Thursday, Nov. 15 • 6 p.m. • Norway House, Bottineau BURKE • Sunday, Nov. 18 • Lignite

CASS • Sunday, Dec. 2 • 5:30 p.m. • NDSU Alumni Center, Fargo

CAVALIER • Monday, Nov. 26 • 6 p.m. • Langdon Research Extension Center DIVIDE • Monday, Nov. 19 • TBD

DUNN • Friday, Nov. 9 • 6 p.m. • Catholic Workman Hall, New Hradec GRANT • Sunday, Nov. 18 • 2 p.m. (MT) • Carson Community Center GRIGGS • Wednesday, Nov. 7 • 6 p.m. • Cooperstown Pizza Ranch LAMOURE • Sunday, Nov. 18 • LaMoure Civic Center

MCLEAN • Wednesday, Nov. 7 • 6 p.m. • American Legion, Turtle Lake

MOUNTRAIL • Thursday, Nov. 1 • 6 p.m. • Mountrail County Fair Building, Stanley PEMBINA • Monday, Nov. 5 • 6 p.m. • Pembina County Transit Building, Cavalier PIERCE • Tuesday, Nov. 13 • 6 p.m. • Rugby Eagles Club RAMSEY • Friday, Nov. 30 • Details TBD

RENVILLE • Tuesday, Nov. 13 • 6 p.m. • Prairie Bistro, Mohall

RICHLAND • Sunday, Nov. 4 • 4:30 p.m. • Wahpeton Pizza Ranch

SARGENT • Sunday, Nov. 18 • 2 p.m. • St. Mary’s Catholic Parish Center, Forman SHERIDAN • Tuesday, Nov. 20 • 6 p.m. • Random Roadhouse, McClusky STARK • Sunday, Nov. 19 • 2 p.m. • Gate City Bank, Dickinson STEELE • Sunday, Nov. 11 • 2 p.m. • Hope Senior Center

STUTSMAN • Thursday, Nov. 8 • Time TBD • NDFU Conference Center TOWNER • Sunday, Nov. 4 • 3 p.m. • Bisbee Senior Center WALSH • Friday, Nov. 2 • 6:30 p.m. • Park River Legion

WELLS • Saturday, Nov. 3 • 5:30 p.m. • Fessenden School (old gym)

WILLIAMS • Thursday, Nov. 1 • 6 p.m. • Ernie French Research Center

AROUND THE STATE

Mercer County Farmers Union held a fundraiser for the Cotton family, which had a large portion of their farm destroyed in a tornado. Pictured from MCFU is Dave Esslinger (left), Ralph Bieber (middle left) and Dawn Martin (far right). Pictured in the middle is Josh and Kayla Cotton and their kids Rhett and Kort.

On Sept. 16, an Out of the Darkness event was held at the Rolette Memorial Hall. Participants at the event were able to visit booths and learn about different aspects of mental health. A walk was held to honor all people who have fallen victim to and are suffering from mental health disabilities.

Many area schools had children there to represent them, and the community had a great turnout. A blood drive was also held in conjunction with the event. Rolette County Farmers Union donated $500 from the Community Stewards program.

VOICES OF THE PRAIRIE

Things got WILD at the NDFU state office on Oct. 11-12. NDFU hosted a group of 45 women for the annual Women in Leadership Development Conference.

The Ladies Night kicked off on Oct. 11 at 5:30 p.m. and the ladies enjoyed beverages and food provided by local businesses.

Jessie Veeder provided musical entertainment and shared stories of her past while emphasizing the importance of being involved in your community.

On Oct. 12, Ash Bruxvort with the Women Food and Agriculture Network and Liz Johnson with Vote Run Lead facilitated an in-depth Plate to Politics training with the WILD participants.

Their training emphasized the importance for women to step up and take on leadership positions

in their communities. It is part of a nationwide effort to support and strengthen the national leadership roles of women, focusing on providing leadership training to women engaged in healthy food and farming.

Partners of the event included NDFU, Farmers Union Insurance,

Farmers Union Travel, FARRMS, CommonGround, Tri-County Tourism Alliance and Oslie Acres.

Networking, collaboration and support were common themes of the event, and we hope to continue to train and educate our women leaders for future success!

FUI partners with NDSC

The North Dakota Safety Council (NDSC) announced it has teamed up with Farmers Union Insurance to improve the safety of those employed in North Dakota’s agricultural industry by providing safety training and services focused on the most prevalent causes of injuries.

Services include consultations in emergency operations planning, DOT compliance and handling of hazardous chemicals.

More than 24 safety courses are being offered through the partnership with more to come.

Chuck Clairmont, NDSC executive director, said nearly a quarter of the state’s population is employed in the agriculture sector. In 2016, 417 American farmers or farm workers died from work-related incidents and nearly 100 suffered a lost-worktime injury each day.

“These workers are the bloodline of North Dakota, and they deserve to have a safe work environment just the same as a coal miner, construction foreman, or assembly line worker,” said Clairmont. “Partnering with Farmers Union Insurance is a key

step to reaching these workers with effective, memorable training that will help get them home safe, every night.”

Dawn Chisholm, who lost her husband Bill in a grain bin entrapment accident in 2002 while he was employed at Chaffee-Lynchburg Farmers Elevator in Durbin, N.D., said safety isn’t always at the forefront of our daily thoughts. “We get complacent and feel we are immune to accidents. Statements like ‘We have made it this far’ or ‘It won’t happen to me’ create in us a false security which

leads to careless decisions,” she said. “I passionately believe our workforce, our farmers, our family and our friends need to be trained in safety, making it a priority.”

With 114 agents, Farmers Union Insurance serves policyholders in communities of all sizes across North Dakota.

Through the partnership, Farmers Union Insurance policyholders will receive safety services from NDSC at a discounted rate. Learn more at www.ndsc.org/farmersunion.

Safety MADE Simple Equipment Walk Around Tips: Check for obstacles under or near the tractor.

Check for children playing on or around the tractor.

Check for loose parts or objects on the tractor.

Assess ground below tractor for liquid leaks.

Check tire pressure, fuel level, and oil level.

Keeping You Safe www.ndsc.org

THREE CANDIDATES The CHS annual meeting is set for Dec. 6-7 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

Steve Fritel of Barton is running for re-election to the CHS Board of Directors and is being challenged by Paul Sproule of Grand Forks and Mark Jennings of Washburn.

1. Tell us about yourselves.

FRITEL: The Fritel family farm is located near Barton in between the communities of Rugby and Willow City. Our son Brad and his wife Maureen and family are a part of the farm operation. Crops grown consist of spring wheat, canola, pinto beans, soybeans, and corn.

My past board experiences include Rugby Farmers Union Elevator, North Central Experiment Station Board of Visitors, North Dakota Farm and Ranch Business Management Advisory Board, Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives, and Envision cooperative.

I am currently on the CHS Board and serve on the Audit and Risk Committees. I have previously served as Secretary-Treasurer, First and Second vice chairman on the CHS Board.

JENNINGS: I am a fifthgeneration farmer in west central North Dakota with a spouse Kelly and four daughters. We raise corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, barley, peas, and flax primarily.

I hold a Bachelor of Arts in nursing from Jamestown College,

Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from University of Mary, graduate of the South Dakota Bankers Association School of Ag lending, and a graduate of the Dakota School of Banking. I’m the current president of the board of the Wilton Farmers Union Elevator. I have served on the board of the Wilton Farmers Union Elevator since 2013. I believe that cooperatives are an integral part of our rural and agricultural past, present and future.

SPROULE: Born in Grand Forks, I grew up immersed in the ag community. I received an Ag Econ degree from NDSU and went on to work for Frito Lay in commodity procurement.

In 1989, I started my potato brokerage company to help connect the local farmers to the large processing plants. In 1993, my wife Susan and I started Sproule Farms and today we grow wheat, durum, edible beans, soybeans, corn, sugar beets and potatoes. My other involvements include being the current Grand Forks County Farmers Union President, partner/owner of Northern Tier Seed Company and service on numerous other agribusiness boards.

2. How do you see the current relationship between Country Operations and local cooperatives, and what is your vision for the country operations division long-term?

JENNINGS: I see the current relationship between Country Operations and local cooperatives as a very complex one. We continue to see mergers, partnerships, and acquisitions throughout the cooperative system and the tendency appears that the local cooperative model is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. There are local cooperatives that have figured how to adjust and survive and sometimes flourish. They have had to adapt sometimes completely changing their business model to accomplish this. I see the same with Country Operations, it is another tool for cooperatives to utilize to adapt in the ever changing and dynamic environment of production agriculture. As long as everyone remembers that all entities are here to serve the members, we can continue to move forward together.

SPROULE: The current relationships between Country Operations and local cooperatives varies in different areas of the state. An example that works extremely well is Dakota Agronomy Partners, which is a compilation of Border Ag, CHS SunPrairie and Enerbase and covers a broad area in central North Dakota. By amassing their resources, they are able to better serve their patrons and create an environment that produces meaningful long-term savings and success through the sheer commitment and support of their local patrons. Here, CHS’s role should be to support them in all facets of their business needs, so together all sides can be profitable.

FRITEL: When I was first elected to the CHS Board, relations between Country Operations and

VIE FOR CHS BOARD affiliate co-ops were contentious. The ND CHS Directors hosted a meeting with a panel consisting of managers and directors from each ownership structure to better understand differences as well as similarities. The results of that meeting were very positive. Since that time, however, relations between Country Operations and Affiliates once again have become contentious.

The reasons for locations to be a part of Country Operations range from strategic, financial, operational but the ultimate goal is to serve the producer with expertise in all the necessary areas of inputs as well as procurement and marketing of those producers’ commodities, just as the affiliate co-ops do.

3. Given some of the challenges CHS has faced the past couple of years, what changes to operational structure and board policy are necessary to allow for greater oversight?

SPROULE: Recent CHS challenges were caused by poor oversight and lack of transparency.

With our new executive team in place accompanied by a compilation of very proactive involved directors, as I would be, CHS can work toward proper governance and better transparency and make better, informed decisions. There needs to be a strong communication between the people that are executing the daily policies and the policy makers. In doing so, the interest of the owners and patrons need to be at the front line. The directors need to be able to make the tough business decisions for the sole benefit of the shareholders, which is why I am running to be on the CHS Board of Directors.

FRITEL: We need to focus our financial and organization efforts on the business’ that are core to CHS which should align with what is core to our owners. I believe CHS needs the four operating areas of Processing, Energy, Global Grain Marketing, and Agronomy structured where it organizationally makes the most sense and operating as an enterprise. At times we have had businesses within these four areas competing

amongst each other rather than collaborating. The Board MUST continue to create an environment of openness and transparency amongst the CEO, Board Chairman, and the entire Board. Requiring additional looks by more eyes (Board of Directors) on financial, and strategic decisions and oversight in the Audit and Risk committees have been implemented.

JENNINGS: There has been a significant loss of faith and trust in the integrity of our cooperative governance given some of the most recent history.

Operationally, CHS needs to implement changes to make sure that we have internal checks and balances at all levels to provide some protection for those instances. I believe that we have seen some progress made already due to implemented changes based on information from CHS staff at town hall meetings. The continued move to more transparency from CHS staff to the CHS board and from these individuals to the members and stakeholders is of paramount importance. CHS needs to continue to focus on its base business units and not venture out into areas outside of their operational expertise.

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10:00 Welcome 10:15 Business Meeting

Fall Meeting Wednesday

Nov. 14, 2018

NDFU State Office 1415 12th Ave SE

Jamestown, ND

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Please RSVP to

Jason McKenney 701-952-0116 jmckenney@ndfu.org

10:30 Board Room Confidentiality Joel Dahlgren - Black Dog Co-op Law 11:15 New Energy Blue - Biomass Refinery, Spiritwood ND Thomas Corle, CEO, New Energy Blue 12:00 Lunch 12:45 Leading for Results - Co-op Directors Dr. Frayne Olson Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives.

2:15 Coffee Break 2:30 CHS Director Candidate Forum 3:15 CHS Directors Update

CLASSIFIEDS

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FARM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE FARMALL BN TRACTOR, good tires, metal and paint. $1300 obo. 701-337-5836, Mike Carlson, Douglas.

1960 OLIVER 770 TRACTOR, dual 520 loader with snow bucket and grapple, good rubber, starts easily year-round, runs well.

701-214-8492, Roger Monson, West Fargo.

35 MASSEY-FERGUSON TRACTOR, multi-power, like new back tires, high-low transmission, excellent condition, $6500; Ferguson blade, 6 ft, like new cutting edge, $200. 701-794-3385, Howard Windhorst, Center.

MAXX SILENCER CHUTE, new, never used, state of the art cattle chute with brisket bar and scale, am retiring, $24,000.

701-202-0400, Ron Monzelowsky, Bismarck.

WESTFIELD AUGER PARTS, 13x74, 2015, very few bushels, auger tipped over and damaged main tube. Like new parts include auger hopper mover complete with remotes and wiring, hopper with swing away, constant velocity pto, bottom boot for swing away with gear boxes, undercarriage, lift cylinders and cables, can text pictures. 701-542-3345, Daryl Klein, Balta.

1994 JOHN DEERE 9600 COMBINE, hopper topper, duals, fine cut chopper, set up with feeder house hooks, gauge and switches for hydroflex header, ran through JD shop last season; 2004 630F Hydroflex Header, combine and header are in excellent condition and have always been stored inside. 701-693-5454, Keith Reinowski, Anamoose.

INTERNATIONAL FARMALL TRACTORS, restored, parade-ready, new tires, paint, etc, Int-A $2500, Int-C $2800. 701-7212863, Brenda Martinson, Granville.

FARMHAND PTO PUMP; 4 wheel trailer; 15-30 McCormick tractor; 2 cream separators; Leon #3100 HD 10 ft 3-Point Blade; Late Model Super M; 2 grain fanning mills; 12 ft Kirschmann drill, New Tire LT245-75R-17 Ld Range E; Two units of four stainless steel bucket/pans, to feed grain/salt or minerals to cattle, mounted to a metal frame that mounts on the wall of the barn. Very sturdy. Email: larryn@westriv. com. 701-597-3730, Larry Nagel, Shields.

1983 JD 4050 with 3-point hitch and 3 hyd and power shift, has #158 loader with 4-tine grapple fork, like new. 701-3204038, Gene Sand, Jamestown.

MASSEY FERGUSON 50 GAS TRACTOR, low speed for snow blowing, good paint, very little use after overhaul, always shedded, real nice, $5000. 701202-3740, Sharan Bathke, Mandan.

1997 JOHN DEERE 893 CORN HEADER, 8 row, 30 inch, good shape, $10,500 obo; 1993 JD 9600, 4600 engine hours, 330 sep, yield/moisture sensors, auto steer wiring, updates 600 series headers, 10k in repairs, $19,000 obo; 30.5L-32 Goodyear combine tires and 10-hole rims of JD 9750; Also have short ladder extension and rails.

701-321-5711, John Kempf, Ashley.

PULL-BEHIND SPRAYER, 90 ft, hydraulic suspended booms, 5-section with tee jet electronic rate control, 1000 gallon tank, 9.5 inch wide tires with adjustable width axel, $10,000; 12.5x54 rear tires and rims, 11.5x28 single rib fronts with rims for tractor, $2000. 701-256-0797, David Lundeby, Osnabrock.

24 FT TAYLOR-WAY HD DISK, w/ 9 inch spacing, 24 inch disks; 8x30 auger w/13 hp Honda w/electric starter; 501 36 ft Melroe chisel plow; Roskamp electric roller mill Model K 18 inch; Centrifugal fan 10 HP single phase; Utility augers; 6x24, 6x16, 8x16, 6x50, 7x45, 10x18, all electric drive; 6x16, and 5x8 w/hydraulic motor; Rapat conveyor model 3218; 1946 IHC K5 truck; 1940 IHC 1 row corn picker; Wanted JD brackets for farmhand 235 loader. 701351-8812, Arnie Buhr, Buffalo.

JD MODEL 1610 CHISEL PLOW, 41ft, new 4 ft shovels, newer 3 bar harrow $6000; Hydraulic cylinders (3 total) 4x16 inch for log splitters $75 each; Anderson crank out windows, excellent shape, wood frame with metal clad $600; Belt pulley assembly and new draw bar for Farmall H or M $100; 42 inch mower deck off a JD LT166 sandblasted and repainted $200.

701-789-0966, Allen Gruma, Cooperstown.

UNVERFERTH BOLTS on dual extensions for 9610 and a pair for 9660 John Deere combine. 701-435-2765, Craig Hoggarth, Kensal.

460 FARM AID FEED WAGON. 701-5473237, Mark Schmitz, Fessenden.

1940 FORD 9N, runs good, $1,500. 701320-0037, Roger Westby, New Rockford.

JD 3200 5 BOTTOM PLOW; Mayrath 6 inch x 28 ft grain auger w/Briggs engine; Hydraulic driven drill fill; 1000 gallon fuel tank; 40 used Lange anhydrous knives; 500 gallon propane tank; steel & wooden fence posts; used cultivator shovels; transition and aeration screens; Gustafson seed treater. 701-629-9003, Doug Halden, Stanley.

BUCKETS, 8 ft MDS heavy duty rock/ brush/scrap buckets; 7 & 8 ft MDS EuroGlobal buckets; 8 ft MDS-JD Classic Tach bucket w/ 5 tine grap.; 8 ft MDS 148-158 bucket w/ JD grap.; 7 ft bucket w/ Koyker quicktach; 9 ft MDS bucket w/ 5 tine MDS grap. w/ Koyker quicktach; MDS attach adapter from EG to JD classic-tach; MDS attach. adapter from skid steer quicktach to EG; MDS rock badger; 701-709-0103, Allen Wald, Edgeley.

IH 706 DIESEL with new tires and JD loader, 6 ft bucket, heavy duty grapple fork, extra 8-ft bucket in good condition, $4500 obo. 701-655-3591, Earl Miller, Lawton.

WANTED TRACTORS, 806, 1206, 856, 1256, 1456, 1066, 1466, 5288, 5488, JD 5010, 5020, 6030, MM 1050, 1355, Oliver 2355, 1950, Allis D21, 210, 220, and others, running or not. 701-629-1721, Jerry Lumley, Stanley.

NEW HOLLAND 40 FORAGE BLOWER, and any kind in decent shape. 701-2445894, Robert DeMers, Dunseith.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE ELECTRICAL CORDS, #9, 200 ft 50-amp 4 prong ends; Black electrical #10 cord.

200ft. 110 volt; Bobcat tandem factorymade trailer, tongue hitch ramps. 60 inch wide. $1500 obo; 16 ft factory made truck box. 54 inch high, 3 piece tailgate with hoist and roll tarp. $3,500 obo; Heavy duty leather draft horse harness with bridal and a lot of silver detail. Also have collars. 701843-7424, Lester Feland, Almont.

HITCH CARRIER; steamer trunk with drawers/hangers; Frederick Remington Print; Rolls of Pella window tape; 2 wheel trailer; globe; road-closed sign; no dumping sign; twirling batons; vintage record players; Rolls Razor; 50th anniversary Zip to Zap signs; 18-framed 60’s and 70’s tv star pictures; 2 JFK pictures and book; Mounted bear head; Horse bells; Vintage Needlecraft magazines, 701-500-9522, Monte Reiner, Minot.

ONAN 5.5 PROPANE GENERATOR, prep wiring, 177 hours, very good condition, do not use, call for more info and price. 701684-6261, DeLane Dollinger, Venturia.

STORAGE CONTAINERS, 20x8 and 40x8 ft, some with doors on both ends, 28x53 semi-storage trailers, some with side doors, loading ramps, great to keep all the extra things you have dry and out of your active work areas. 701-474-5780, Richard Rydell, Fairmount.

DYNA/WINCO 5000 WATT GENERATOR, 1.5 hp Honda engine, like new, $600; 100 ft heavy duty cord, $100; #1022 10 ton Buff Barret jack, $100; 2 metal extension ladders, 24 and 20 ft, $50. 701-202-3740, Sharan Bathke, Mandan.

HEATING PANELS, 3-4-6-14 ft, 701-2700184, Harold Severson, Lakota.

MCKEE SNO-LANDER SNOWBLOWER, Model 520, serial #2163, 6 ft cut, 3 pt hitch, 540 pto, 35-60 hp, top rotating chute, 2 stage, leave a message. 701-839-4666, Samuel Higgins, Minot.

MOBILE HOME, 16x80, 3 bed, 2 bath, near Willow City, excellent condition, to be moved, lots of kitchen cupboards, garden tub in master bath, must see to appreciate.

701-201-0937, Brenda Kitzman, Willow City.

FIREARMS; 2 smoothbore 22’s; Remington single shot; Mossberg “Targo” with 5-shot clip and rifled barrel extension; Stevens Model 240 .410 over-under shotgun; Ruger Blackhawk 41 mag, rubber grips and holster, ND Centennial Ruger Super Blackhawks .357 mag, 24 carat gold, silver and engraved, new and unfired in oak display case. Call for prices. 701694-4621, Martin Hanson, Zahl.

TIRES, 2-30.5x32x12 ply Titan @ 80%; 1-20.8R42 Goodyear DT-710 @ 95%; 2-new Titan 18.4x38x8 ply; 2-Goodyear 28L26x12 ply @ 90%; 2-Goodyear 16.9x26x10 ply FWD’s @ 65%; 1-new 13.6R20 Belarus FWD; 2-new Goodyear 520/85 R4Z; 4-Goodyear 620/70R4Z @ 75%; 2 new Alliance 14.9x24x8 ply; 2 new Alliance 16.9x24x8 ply (combine rears); 4-20.8R38, 60 %; 8 new 285/75R23.5x16 ply steer or trailer tires; Many other tires.

701-709-0103, Allen Wald, Edgeley.

WANTED DEER RIFLE; 1966 Chev half-ton pickup; any old store displays for old store setting; arcade cast iron toys; old signs or advertising for farm equipment; 701-6282130, Jerry Lumley, Stanley.

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

CEDAR SHAKE SHINGLES, to repair roof on historic Goa post office. Part of project to preserve post office for museum project.

701-249-3516, Loren Preuss, Esmond.

VEHICLES FOR SALE 1978 HARLEY DAVIDSON SPORTSTER CUSTOM, drag pipes, drag bars, forward controls, must see to appreciate, can send pics. $300. 701-269-0663, Dean Ulmer, Jamestown.

2006 DODGE DURANGO, 89k miles, $12,900; 1993 Ford Ranger, 109k miles, never seen snow, always inside, purple, $9,999, all mint condition. 701-721-2863, Brenda Martinson, Granville.

1988 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER, excellent 4WD, auto, AC, new tires, canoe rack, good shape, some rust on fenders, $5500 obo. 701-641-8554, Neil Benter, Crosby.

2001 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM, 2nd owner, good shape inside and out, small rust on bottom of fender, well-maintained, auto, AC, 194k, $2100 obo. 701-721-6953, Duane Stoltz, Anamoose.

1994 FORD F-150 2WD with 300 6-cyl, 5-speed manual transmission, no rust, 90k miles, new tires, new battery, new clutch, immaculate condition, excellent MPG, always shedded, includes 8 ft camper. $4200 obo. 701-655-3591, Earl Miller, Lawton.

WANTED VOLKSWAGON BUS, or parts to fix one up, interested in both. 701-219-5847, Joel Herman, Harwood.

GMC GENERAL TRUCK OUTSIDE, door latches for driver and passenger doors, have a 1987 model but others should work.

Let me know what you have. 701-2900390, Kevin Kirsch, Belfield.

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE BLACK ANGUS BULL, will be 3 in January 2019, originally from Zenker farm, leave message if no answer. 701-3202302, Rex Tottingham, Jamestown.

A NOTE TO MEMBERS ON OUR CLASSIFIEDS ADS

Classifieds will not be accepted by fax, email or mail. They must be submitted online at www.ndfu.org.

The link can be found at the very bottom of NDFU’s homepage. Click on “Classifieds” and that will direct you to a page with a form where you can submit your classified.

To the families who have already donated ...

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.

Donations can be mailed to: NDFU Foundation, P.O. Box 2136, Jamestown, ND 58402-2136 Please note if the gift is in honor of someone. For more information, contact Lucy Bardell, assistant to the president, at 701-952-0114 or lbardell@ndfu.org.

Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America, ND Division

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Contact your local Farmers Union agent for additional information.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association Noridian Mutual Insurance Company Original Medicare supplement plans A, C, F, G, L, N and high-deductible plan F are available.

Call the number listed for more information.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

This information is available in alternate formats, free of charge, by calling Member Services at 1-800-342-4718 (toll-free) or through the North Dakota Relay at 1-800-366-6888 or 711.

800-366-8331 ext. 143 info@fumic.com

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