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March 6, 2020

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National Corn Growers Association President Kevin Ross praises farmer-supported efforts to deliver clean water, healthy soils and farm profitability with the launch of the Success in Stewardship Network at Commodity Classic in San Antonio.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue foresees greater trade opportunities for U.S. farmers, erasing the need for additional direct payments through the Market Facilitation Program.

Trade, not aid

Success in Stewardship New network will beat drum for conservation

By James Henry

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

SAN ANTONIO — The innovative spirit of corn growers in Illinois and Minnesota was showcased at Commodity Classic in San Antonio.

The National Corn Growers Association and Environmental Defense Fund launched the Success in Stewardship Network to celebrate and accelerate the use of agricultural conservation practices on U.S. farms.

The first programs recognized by the new network were the Precision Conservation Management Program from the Illinois Corn Growers Association and the Minnesota Corn Innovation Grant Program from the Minnesota Corn Growers Association.

“Sustainably growing corn is an important way that we can preserve our resources, but also our competitive advantage,” said Kevin Ross, NCGA president.

“The U.S. is full of growers committed to meeting society’s needs while reaching our goals of healthy soil and clean water.

NCGA feels we have reached a tipping point where we have an opportunity to begin recognizing corn farmers more broadly for their efforts to stay productive and profitable and manage the challenge of climate change all while accelerating sustainable farming practices.

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Susan and Mike Brocksmith of Vincennes, Indiana, are all smiles while holding their 2020 Conservation Legacy Award in the American Soybean Association exhibit at Commodity Classic in San Antonio. The national program is designed to recognize the outstanding environmental and conservation achievement of soybean farmers, which helps produce more sustainable U.S. soybeans, and is sponsored by ASA, BASF, Bayer, the United Soybean Board and Valent.

LEGACY OF CARING Indiana growers honored for commitment to conservation

By James Henry

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

SAN ANTONIO — Cover crops are grown on every acre farmed by Susan and Mike Brocksmith, regional winners of the 2020 Conservation Legacy Award at Commodity Classic in San Antonio.

Cereal rye is now growing beneath the snow. It will be 4 to 6 feet tall when the Brocksmiths plant soybeans in May or June.

They also have added gradient terraces, grassed waterways, rock chutes, drop boxes and more than 150 water and sediment control basins.

“One of our big mission statements is to make what we have even better for future generations. The no-till, the cover crops have allowed us to do that,” Susan said.

“Today, we can see the tilth has come back. We can see more nutrients in our soils.

It’s better. Our dirt is providing more nutrients than before because of those living organisms. Keeping Mother Nature working for us the best that we can has really made a difference to our soils.”

That difference is especially visible when it rains and the water that drains from their

2020 Conservation Legacy Award

National winner: Nancy Kavazanjian — Beaver Dam, Wisconsin Regional winners: Susan and Mike Brocksmith — Vincennes, Indiana Frank Howey — Monroe, North Carolina Nicole and Randy Small — Neodesha, Kansas

fields in the ditch is clear and not nearly as brown, Susan said.

“Those are the important things when we’re looking to the future and making sure future generations have a vibrant soil to work with,” she said.

A LEGACY OF LEARNING The Brocksmiths farm in southwest Indiana on mainly clay hills with some sandy ground. Most of their land is highly erodible.

“Our farm had its first no-till corn in 1977 and we’ve been working on no-till ever since and we’ve been continuous notill since 1990 and are pretty well continuous cover crops,

as well,” Mike said.

He said his dad, Paul, was the “ultimate conservationist,” building terraces and waterways every year.

Heavy in livestock farming, the family started no-till to save labor, but eventually realized its other economic and agronomic benefits.

“When we really started working at it, we had to travel a long ways to get information because there wasn’t much available locally. We were lucky we got hooked up with other farmers, mainly in northern Indiana, who were trying to do the same thing we were,” Mike said. “It’s been a really good experience. We’ve remained friends with those folks.”

In the 1990s, Mike recalled, an informal group of farmers gathered a few times a year at a restaurant or café in central Indiana to exchange information about no-till. Early on, he said, his family also read information from the Rodale Institute, which researched cover crops, not just organic farming.

“The biggest changes have been through technology,” he said.

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A huge trade show, educational sessions, entertainment and the opportunity to network with thousands of America’s farmers are hallmarks of Commodity Classic, produced by the American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Sorghum Producers and Association of Equipment Manufacturers. The event was held this year in San Antonio, where it is scheduled again next year and will celebrate its 25th anniversary.

USDA isn’t planning more MFP payments

By James Henry

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

SAN ANTONIO — Farmers should not expect another round of government trade aid, stressed Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue at Commodity Classic in San Antonio.

Asked on Feb. 28 if the U.S. Department of Agriculture is working on a fourth tranche of Market Facilitation Program payments, he answered succinctly: “No.” The MFP was created in 2018 to assist farmers who were hurt financially by Chinese retaliatory tariffs. It made up the bulk of $16 billion in USDA trade assistance that the White House authorized in 2019.

About $14.5 billion was designated for direct payments to farmers through the MFP. About $1.4 billion went for purchase of commodities to be distributed through the Agricultural Marketing Service. The remaining $100 million was earmarked for trade promotion efforts.

However, in all caps, President Donald Trump on Feb. 21 tweeted there is definitely a chance farmers could again see MFP payments in 2020.

He wrote: “IF OUR FORMALLY TARGETED FARMERS NEED ADDITIONAL AID UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE TRADE DEALS WITH CHINA, MEXICO, CANADA AND OTHERS FULLY KICK IN, THAT AID WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PAID FOR OUT OF THE MASSIVE TARIFF MONEY COMING INTO THE USA!” Last May, Trump vented his frustration on Twitter as trade talks with China began to stall and implied a new round of trade aid would come for farmers.

Days later, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans were being made for a second year of MFP payments.

HELPING HAND Perdue said these payments contributed significantly to the incomes of U.S. farms in 2018 and 2019, directly changing the color of their bottom lines.

“These have been tough years — the prevented plant acres of last year from 20 million and then the trade disruption and retaliation there, not being able to market their crops, backing up over elevators and then even quality problems that have contributed, I think everyone has valued and appreciated the Market Facilitation Program,” he said.

“I can tell you, sincerely, I asked our economist to calculate the trade-disruption damage the best he could across all sectors and it would disregard for region or crop or anything like that and tell me where those numbers were. I didn’t try to push my finger on the scale in any way to do that.”

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Planning underway for Fall Harvest Days show

By Jeannine Otto

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ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – When it comes to farm shows focused on vintage farm machinery, the best way to get the word out and get participants isn’t text, Snapchat or email.

“It takes a huge amount of footwork, face to face, not all Facebook or emails or phone calls. It’s face to face. Can you bring this to our show? I’ll bring my stuff to your show, you bring yours to my show.

That’s how you get good shows,” said Kevin Bos. Bos, owner of Bos Brothers Farm Repair, and his brother, Chuck, were getting the word out face to face at another farm show, the 2020 Quad Cities Farm Show.

The Bos Brothers Fall Harvest Days are scheduled for Sept. 11-13, at the Bos Brothers Historical Farm near Erie.

The brothers had a lot to talk about to visitors at the farm show who stopped for more information.

The first thing people wanted to know about was the red-and-white barn at their farm show booth.

“I built the miniature barn. I just built it. I had the idea last year but I didn’t get it done. The outside boards are from an old barn in Chadwick, the beams are from a barn in Erie. Other than the roof tin, the rest of it is repurposed,” Kevin said. The 8-by-10-foot barn attracted plenty of inquiries for its potential as a future “she shed.”

The next question? No, he doesn’t plan to make any more.

“I don’t want to get into the barn-building business,” Kevin said.

He said he had enough on his plate with his business, as farmers continued to tie up loose ends from the 2019 crop year and then get ready for the 2020 planting season.

“We’ve got some leftover combine repairs that people want to get done.

I’ve got guys who are so far behind that they were chisel plowing in January, trying to finish up. People don’t think about repairs until they’ve got the crop year’s stuff done,” Kevin said.

Their own harvest show will celebrate several firsts in September.

“This is the first time we’ve actually featured a brand,” he said.

John Deere will be the featured brand for the show.

“We’re going to bring in some Deere stuff that you might not normally see at a show.”

The 2020 show will take place in a new location, just down the road from its former location.

“We have a permanent show site, 8105 Springhill Road in Erie. It’s near the old show site. Previously, we were on borrowed ground. They let us use it so we had to be cautious about what we plant, how we plant it. The guy loaning us the ground had to make money so we just

While spring may be just around the corner, “snirt” season will linger. Snirt is that combination of snow and dirt that wedges into the smallest spaces. Grethe Clements, CEO of High Plains Industries in Osage, Minn., said Snirt Stopper, the garage door bottom and threshold seal, can fix the problem. The product was on display at the Quad Cities Farm Show. had to do what we could,” Kevin said.

They purchased ground to be a permanent site for the show that brings in vintage farm equipment from tractors to corn pickers and other equipment that was used around farms and rural homes. The advantage of having their own site is that the crop they plant – corn this year – can be planted to accommodate the vintage corn pickers and tractors that will harvest it.

“Some of it can be planted with thinner populations so that the old machines can better handle it,” he said.

One factor that sets the Bos harvest show apart is that visitors can see the equipment harvesting the crop and can then follow the crop from field to table on site.

“Our aim is to not only preserve and demonstrate the machinery but to educate. One thing that sets our show apart is we go from a standing crop, whether it’s wheat or corn. We harvest the crop.

We take the grain out, either through threshing wheat or shelling corn, clean the grain, grind it into flour or meal. Then we have a cook shack and a lady that bakes bread in an antique stove from the grain that we harvest and mill. You can stand there with a warm slice of wheat bread or cornbread in your hand and be able to have seen all the steps it took to get there,” Chuck Bos said.

Admission to the show is free and the Bos brothers plan to keep it that way.

“We don’t ever plan to charge a gate fee. I feel bad that younger families with kids, that actually need the education, should be condemned not to go because they can’t afford a gate fee. We’re trying to get sponsors, individual and corporate sponsors, to help us run the show.

That way, everybody can see it and get some education about farming and food production,” Kevin said.

For more information, to bring equipment or to become a sponsor, contact Kevin Bos at 309-945-8117 or Chuck Bos at 309-7816394.

Jeannine Otto can be reached at 815-2232558, ext. 211, or jotto@ agrinews-pubs.com.

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Even though spring planting was still far away at the 2020 Quad Cities Farm Show, Chuck Bos answered questions about his and brother Kevin’s September 2020 Bos Brothers Fall Harvest Days.

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‘Cautious optimism’ in banker survey

By Tom C. Doran

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CHICAGO – Farmland values remained relatively steady through the fourth quarter of 2019 and the agricultural outlook was more optimistic than a year ago, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago survey.

Overall, the Seventh Federal Reserve District saw no yearover-year change in the agricultural land values in 2019.

However, values for “good” farmland in the fourth quarter of 2019 overall were up 1% from the third quarter, based on 142 survey respondents representing agricultural banks across the district.

In the fourth quarter of 2019, Indiana and Iowa experienced year-over-year increases in agricultural land values of 2%, whereas Illinois and Wisconsin experienced decreases of 1% and 2%, respectively, from the last quarter of 2018.

However, Illinois agricultural land values from the third to the fourth quarter of 2019 increased by 2% and Indiana was unchanged.

The Seventh Federal Reserve District includes the northern two-thirds of Illinois and Indiana and all of Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan.

WEATHER PRESSURE Weather challenges hurt the five district states’ crop production in 2019 – which helped keep farmland values from changing.

Based on calculations using U.S. Department of Agriculture data, the district states’ corn yield fell to 183 bushels per acre in 2019, down 5.8% from 2018, David Oppedahl, Chicago Fed senior business economist, reported in the AgLetter.

The district states’ soybean yield dropped 8.9% from 2018 to 52.5 bushels per acre in 2019.

Given that harvested acres for both crops declined relative to 2018, corn and soybean output for the district states decreased 9.7% and 18%, respectively, in 2019.

CREDIT CONDITIONS District agricultural credit conditions exhibited signs of improvement in the fourth quarter of 2019.

The share of the district farm loan portfolio indicated as having “major” or “severe” repayment problems was 5.8% in the fourth quarter of 2019, lower than the share reported in the final quarter of 2018.

At 79 for the final quarter of 2019, the index of non-real-estate farm loan repayment rates was last higher in the third quar-

ter of 2014. However, repayment rates in the fourth quarter of 2019 were still lower than in the same period of the previous year, with 6% of survey respondents reporting higher rates of loan repayment and 27% reporting lower rates.

Non-real-estate farm loan renewals and extensions in the fourth quarter of 2019 were higher than in the fourth quarter of 2018, as 24% of survey respondents reported more of them and only 1% reported fewer.

As of Jan. 1, 2020, the average interest rates for farm operating loans (5.49%), feeder cattle loans (5.61%), and agricultural real estate loans (4.97%) were at their lowest levels since the end of the fourth quarter of 2017.

While interest rates moved down, 34% of the survey respondents reported their banks tightened credit standards for agricultural loans in the fourth quarter of 2019 relative to the fourth quarter of 2018, and 66% reported the credit standards at their banks remained essentially unchanged.

OPTIMISM The survey results reflected some cautious optimism about agriculture’s prospects in 2020.

Survey respondents indicated that at the beginning of 2020,

only 2.2% of their farm customers with operating credit in the year just past were not likely to qualify for new operating credit in the year ahead, a slight improvement from what was reported at the start of 2019.

Farm real estate loans were predicted to have greater volumes in the first three months of 2020 compared with the same three months of a year ago.

Likewise, responding bankers expected non-real-estate agricultural loan volumes to be higher in the first quarter of 2020 relative to the same quarter of a year earlier, as volumes for operating loans and loans guaranteed by the FSA were forecasted to grow.

Eighty-two percent of responding bankers expected farmland values to be stable in the first quarter of 2020. Notably, the share of respondents expecting farmland values to drop (11%) was not much larger than the share of respondents expecting them to climb (7%) — in contrast with the pattern seen over the past six years or so. Hence, district agricultural land values will probably be steady in the first quarter of 2020.

“The 2020 winter is turning out to be a little bit more of an optimistic time for Midwest farmers in a sense that we’ve had some positive trade developments with

China in particular,” said David Oppedahl, senior business economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

“There weren’t any true surprises in the AgLetter this quarter, but there is a hint of optimism – some guarded optimism – on the part of the banking respondents that’s more than we’ve seen. I think the concerns for Midwest farmers going forward really focus around the execution of the trade deal that we have so farm with China and other potential trade deals with countries around the world.

“The weighing of the factors between trade and global demand is a little challenging just because we have had a lot of disruptions in trade that are out of the ordinary. But at the same time when you look longer term, you would think that those would not weigh as heavily as the world continues to grow in population and there will be continued demand for U.S. agricultural products in countries across the globe. I think it’s a positive longer term picture for agriculture in the United States.”

Tom C. Doran can be reached at 815-780-7894 or tdoran@ agrinews-pubs.com. Follow him on Twitter at: @AgNews_ Doran.

Farmers, ranchers share their stories Opening barn doors to consumers

By Jeannine Otto

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Trooper Bridget Howard discusses her work with the Illinois State Police during the annual meeting of the Illinois Agri-Women. Now in her eighth year as a state trooper she works with crime scene investigations in Region 4 that covers 36 counties.

Crime scene investigation State troopers ‘working for the victim’

By Martha Blum

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URBANA, Ill. — The work by Illinois State Police troopers in the crime scene division is focused on the victims.

“Whether it’s a burglary or a death investigation, I’m working for the victim,” said Trooper Bridget Howard, who spoke during the Illinois Agri-Women annual meeting.

“That’s what helps keep me going because there are times I have to see really bad stuff,” said Howard, who is in her eighth year as an Illinois State Police trooper.

“We primarily work for outside agencies, county and local departments who can call on us anytime they need assistance with a crime scene or something processed,” she said.

When first applying to become an Illinois State Police trooper, Howard knew she did not want to work on the road for her career.

“But there are so many divisions like investigations, crime scene and medical fraud, that I decided to apply,” she said.

After completing the sixmonth academy, Howard’s first assignment was in District 17, which includes Putnam, Bureau and La Salle counties, about three hours north of her home in Vandalia.

“I had never heard of La

Salle-Peru, and I learned that it snows in October, which is not normal for the Vandalia area,” she said.

After two years, Howard began working in District 12, where she was on the road for about a year.

“Crime scene is something I’ve always wanted to do,” Howard said. “Now I work in Region 4 with crime scene that covers 36 counties, and my office is in Effingham. There are six working CSIs.” Although is on the road a lot traveling in her region to get to crime scenes, she does not make traffic stops.

“We strictly do crime scene work because our squads are not set up for traffic stops, we don’t have the lights that we need,” she said.

Working on crime scenes, Howard said, is different than many people envision.

“What you see on TV is not how it is in the field,” she stressed. “We have some things that are similar, but we don’t get Hummers to drive.”

Although the Howard works Monday through Friday, someone is always on call to provide 24/7 coverage.

“I’ve probably worked about 350 cases, and on average, we try to work about 100 cases a year,” she said. “We try to help each other a lot, and if it is a homicide scene, all the CSIs that are working are at the scene.”

The crime scene troopers work with a variety of situations.

“We do property crimes such as burglary, recovering stolen vehicles and property damage,”

Howard said. “We do crimes against persons that include aggravated battery, sexual assault and domestic battery, as well as death investigations.”

“When we process a scene it is strictly a death investigation because it is not our job to make a call,” she said. “Sometimes if you jump too far ahead in thinking it’s one thing and not the other, you might miss something.”

For death investigations, the trooper always attends the autopsy.

“We always follow the body,” she said.

At scenes, the troopers will process for fingerprints, footwear and red blood-like substance or stains.

“It is not always about what you see at a crime scene.

Sometimes it’s about what you don’t see,” Howard said.

“We see a lot of suicide, and I didn’t realize there were so many suicides until I started working in crime scene,” she said. “It’s very common, and it’s a sad thing to know it happens as often as it does.”

The call-out schedule, Howard said, can be a struggle some weeks.

“You never know when your phone is going to ring, and one Saturday I was out for 12.5 hours,” she said. “If you don’t work in law enforcement, it’s really hard to understand because you never know what you’re going to run into.”

Martha Blum can be reached at 815-223-2558, ext. 117, or marthablum@agrinews-pubs. com. Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Blum.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Pork producers and other livestock farmers can find themselves hamstrung with mixed messages regarding media and social media.

Communications and public relations teams within ag membership groups tell farmers and ranchers to reach out to consumers, strike up conversations, tell their story to reduce and prevent fallacies about and stigma around meat production and animal agriculture.

Meanwhile, politicians and others toss around the labels of “fake news” and demonize media and media stories and reports.

Is there a happy medium for livestock producers?

Allyson Jones-Brimmer, director of industry relations with the Animal Agriculture Alliance, says yes. We sat down with Allyson at the 2020 Illinois Pork Expo to talk about the challenges and opportunities that livestock producers face in trying to get themselves heard.

Who are we talking to? Who do farmers and ranchers need to be reaching with their farm and ranch stories and information?

We should focus on the “moveable middle.” You’ve got extremes at either end, activists who are opposed to animal agriculture, they’ve already made up their minds what their beliefs are and what their food choices are. You’ve got farmers and ranchers and others in the livestock industry at the other end, who are extremely passionate about raising animals.

You’ve got a big group of people in the middle. The majority of people in the middle haven’t made up their minds. They either haven’t thought about it or they don’t care until something prompts them to care.

Now that we know who we’re talking to, what do we say?

We want to answer genuine questions. We want to show people, who have maybe never seen it before, what’s going on at the farm or ranch. We want to be respectful of what they know or don’t know about animal agriculture now. That’s going to go a really long way to building trust with them and building relationships with them.

Livestock farmers can find themselves between a rock and a hard place. If they don’t tell their story, activists can hijack the message; if they do, their words can and have been used against them. Is there a middle ground?

Producers have to walk a fine line between protecting themselves and their business, their animals’ health and transparency. We want to be transparent about what’s going on at the farms. We want to be willing to open the barn doors, whether that’s figuratively or literally, and share what’s going on. At the same time, we need to protect the business from those who might have an agenda al-

ready set trying to be negative toward the industry or the farm or hurt the farmer’s business.

So what can farmers do?

If there are local reporters and local media outlets, producers can build relationships with them. They can do some of their own work on social media, sharing videos and pictures and information and answering questions. That can help build trust. They can be involved in community organizations. I know a lot of farmers serve on school boards and serve their community in other ways. They can use those avenues as an opportunity to answer genuine questions about what’s going on at their farm.

Can that pay off down the road?

It sure can. They can put themselves in a position to be regarded as a resource, they can be seen as someone who is trustworthy and if someone in the community runs across something negative about farmers and ranchers or animal agriculture, they will be more likely to go to that farmer as a source and ask questions and believe what the farmer is saying.

You’ve mentioned the importance of people having a farm reference, especially when they see an activist video or photos. What’s that all about?

It can be critical. If someone sees an activist video or photos and they don’t know if what they are seeing is right or wrong, they will tend to believe it. The more we can have people see what the insides of barns look like, what’s going on inside there, tidbits of information, questions answered, things like that, the more we can do that before someone sees a negative video or a negative image, the better off we’re going to be in sharing our side of the story and what’s going on.

Biosecurity is a huge issue with the livestock industry. How do we work with the strict and necessary biosecurity to open the barn doors? Is social media, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter a good way?

It’s really critical. It’s hard to get people in barns so this is the best way to talk to a mass audience and get a message shared.

Getting outside of your own echo chamber is really important.

I’ve seen some accounts of farmers and ranchers who really seem to have the magic touch on social media. How do they do it?

We have some really great farmers who are doing a lot of really awesome things on social media. They are funny. They are good at taking awesome pictures.

They are good at taking amazing videos. They are staying on trend with what people want to see.

There are a lot of good examples to follow out there but we need more. We need more farmers willing to be on social media and answer questions and share photos and videos and be funny and reach outside their normal circle of friends.

Jeannine Otto can be reached at 815-223-2558, ext. 211, or jotto@agrinews-pubs.com.

Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Otto.

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TRADE

COVER CROP CORNER

FROM PAGE ONE

The payments did not favor specific geographies or large farms over small farms, Perdue said. On average, he noted, farms under 100 acres received $55 per acre, while larger farms got $47 an acre.

“We did the very best we could,” he said.

Perdue praised Trump for working quickly last year to ensure U.S. farmers did not suffer when negotiations with China broke down.

“He called me early that next morning and said, ‘It looks like the trade deal we’re hoping to get is not going to be coming for a while, so bring me a program that can support our farmers and help mitigate their damages,’” he said.

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Trials have seen berseem clover and alfalfa companion crops yielding more than 4 tons of dry matter per acre on a two-cut system while maintaining a crude protein content of 20.5%.

Improve hay quality, yield Synergistic relationship between berseem clover and alfalfa

By Don Baune

For alfalfa producers needing to renovate fields suffering from winterkill or looking to increase the quality and yield of this season’s hay crop, improved cover crop varieties are a viable solution.

Take berseem clover, for example. The synergistic relationship between berseem clover and alfalfa make the legume an effective companion crop due to its rapid summer growth, notable nitrogen fixation and similar appearance.

Research in Saudi Arabia found a seeded mixture of 80% alfalfa to 20% berseem clover to significantly improve the quality and yield of forage.

Here in the United States, GO SEED has seen similar results, with berseem clover and alfalfa companion crops yielding more than 4 tons of dry matter per acre on a twocut system while maintaining a crude protein content of 20.5%.

Berseem clover also fixed 150 pounds of nitrogen per acre while providing a non-bloating forage for livestock.

Along with quality and yield benefits, berseem clover also helps alfalfa producers improve stands without autotoxicity from older alfalfa plants.

In order to squash out any competition for water, nutrients and light, older alfalfa plants have a built-up defense mechanism to produce chemical compounds that are lethal to new alfalfa plants.

While berseem clover sounds like a silver bullet for alfalfa producers, applications of the cover crop have been limited for growers in cooler climates due to it being the least winter hardy of annual clovers.

However, this comes with the exception of Frosty Berseem Clover, an improved variety specifically developed to thrive in temperatures as low as 5 degrees and zero snow cover.

This has created two new application opportunities for producers. When stands begin to get weak in the late fall, this improved variety can be inter-

SUCCESS FROM PAGE ONE

“A regular drumbeat about the value and importance of stewardship along with local and state examples can drive this movement.”

Here is what other leaders said during the Success in Stewardship Network kickoff: “This network is really going to be key to accelerating the conservation movement across the country.

We feel this is critical to protecting our land and our water for future generations.

We feel very strongly that it’s time to break down Eideberg the notion that conservation and conservation practices are only for elite farmers. This is for everybody. Instead, we know that farmers across the country are already utilizing these practices. We want this new network to establish a peer-topeer conversation that is going

Berseem clover is a good option to improve alfalfa stands without autotoxicity from older alfalfa plants. The light green plants in this photo are berseem clover used to renovate an alfalfa field suffering from winterkill.

Research has found the synergistic relationship between berseem clover and alfalfa to increase hay yield and quality. seeded to alfalfa stands with a strong chance of surviving the winter.

More uniquely, its cold tolerance makes it suitable for frost seeding. Preferably during periods of no snow cover, seed is broadcasted onto the frozen surface of the soil. As soil follows a freezing and thawing cycle, seed will work into the top 0.25 inches of soil.

Since the clover seed can germinate and start growing once the weather becomes favorable instead of having to wait until soil firms up enough to get drilling equipment into the field, frost seeding can in-

crease establishment. For this very reason, frost seeding also extends the growing season and can be a more convenient management option.

Keep in mind, introducing a new species to your alfalfa stand will come with management considerations. While alfalfa stores its energy in the root, berseem clover stores its energy in the base of the plant. This means cutting too low can impact the ability of berseem clover to recover and regrow.

We recommend the swather be set 3 to 4 inches off the ground. Berseem clover also tends to take longer to dry down than alfalfa, which can be bypassed by spreading wind rows out a bit further.

Whether the benefits from the synergistic relationship between berseem clover and alfalfa has piqued your interest, or you simply are after something to renovate a field suffering from winterkill, remember to select varieties with traits that will perform in your unique environment and management system.

Don Baune is the co-founder of GO SEED.

“In the last five years, we started our Innovation Grant Program to draw on the ingenuity and innovation that ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND exists within the farmer “When Illinois Corn impleto do probmented this program four years lem-solving ago, it all began with the support around water from the quality and NRCS and a environmen$5.35 million tal issues. So, Regional in the last Conservation Birr five years, Partnership we’ve inProgram vested more than $700,000 of grant. We farmers’ checkoff funds, investreally hoped ments in farmer-led research to implement projects to address these a program problems or issues around soil that is farmhealth, water quality, nutrient Deppe er-centric. management and the like. This We wanted to help the farmers has been a great platform to understand how to implement elevate the ingenuity, the probconservation practices on their lem-solving that farmers do all farm that would offer both enthe time and to demonstrate vironmental and economic susto the public the ever-evolving tainability for many generations. work that these folks do on the To date, we are doing this with ground.” over 325 farmers on a little over Adam Birr, CEO 300,000 acres in Illinois and MINNESOTA CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION Kentucky. They are constantly experimenting and evaluating new management practices, new James Henry can be reached applications and field practices.” at 815-223-2558, ext. 190, or Travis Deppe, director of Precision jhenry@agrinews-pubs.com.

Follow him on Twitter at: Conservation Management @AgNews.

ILLINOIS CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION to be critical to expediting the adoption across all land of these valuable practices.”

Callie Eideberg, director of agricultural policy and special projects

WHAT’S NORMAL? Perdue conceded it is challenging to produce for a market that is losing money.

“What we’ve gotten used to in agriculture is looking at the profitability of agriculture based on those years from ‘09 to ‘14, and that’s what we like to think is ‘normal.’ I’ve been in agriculture a long time — it wasn’t normal for me. Those were career-high years,” he said. “I’d love to return to them, and I think at some point with this growing need globally we can return there.”

“It’s tough out there. I’m not trying to sugarcoat the fact that farming is not in a gloriously overly profitable period right now,” he said. “Farmers do what they’ve always done — and that’s to do the best with what they’ve got out there and what they’re given from the market perspective.”

MFP was not instituted as a price support program, Perdue emphasized.

“That’s very critical to understand,” he said, citing crop insurance and other assistance in the farm safety net.

“Pricing is a function of supply and demand. If demand increases and the price doesn’t, that means we still have too much supply,” he said. “The cure for low prices is low prices. The cure for high prices is high prices. The market is a pretty good arbiter of supply and demand.”

Perdue said he his optimistic about the United States-MexicoCanada Agreement, which restructures the North American Free Trade Agreement.

“The Canadian producers are not excited about it. There was fairly loud groaning from the dairy sector in Canada,” he said, predicting that access to markets for dairy, poultry, eggs and cheeses, as well as wheat, will be

LEGACY FROM PAGE ONE

“The planter attachments and the new equipment to make notill easier has been dramatic — that along with improved herbicides, Roundup being approved, Roundup Ready crops, and other herbicides and then the cover crops, which really became popular in the last 10 years or so and they just fit right into the system,” he said. “Now, everybody can write a prescription on their iPad off their own yield map.”

NEW TECHNOLOGY The Brocksmiths have adopted new technology quickly.

“We had our first yield monitor in 1995, which probably was the first one in the county, and have been variable rate fertilizer application since the late ‘90s,” Mike said.

That has made the Brocksmiths better farmers, enabling them to put the right things in the right places.

“Technology has made us better environmentally,” Mike said, citing variable rate fertilizer, as well as row shutoffs and spray boom section control. “There’s stuff that we couldn’t do.”

Their conservation legacy has been a journey.

“You can’t just jump in. It’s taken us 40 years to get to where we’re at today — and we’re still learning,” Susan said. “And it’s a marathon. It’s not a sprint. It’s been a long-term investment.”

There is no recipe for every farm. That standard also keeps evolving.

“Things we knew were right two years ago, well, Mother Nature showed us this year that wasn’t right,” Mike said. “But the thing I’m probably most proud of is in a tough year like 2019, or 2012, we realized our ground is more resilient and it’s more dependable. We had good crops in 2019. It was a struggle, but we had good crops.”

The Brocksmiths have participated in government cost-share and technical assistance programs such as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, the Conser vation Reser ve Program and the Conservation Stewardship Program. They have paid for about half of the conservation structures built on

“I literally think we are going to have therapeutic food going forward.”

Sonny Perdue SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

opened for U.S. producers.

“I think the certainty of that market will continue to grow under the modern USMCA,” he said, adding the United States is still looking at unfair trade practices by Mexico to subsidize its vegetable and berry production.

GREAT AGAIN Perdue said he also is encouraged by the “Phase 1” trade deal with China signed by President Trump and Vice Premier Liu He on Jan. 15 — despite recent disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

“Obviously, when workers cannot get to the ports because of confinement or quarantine, then it’s very difficult for trade to flow,” he said. “We’re seeing that loosen up some. We’re seeing a little bit more movement in the last few days in that regard. So, I’m hopeful that it may have peaked there and we can begin more trade sooner rather than later.”

Technology will be key to feed the world, Perdue said.

“What if we had a hog that was resistant to African swine fever? What a difference that would make,” he said.

“I literally think we are going to have therapeutic food going forward. I think it’s going to be boutique diet by design, if we are allowed to gene edit both plants and animals in that way. I think we can design food that’s more healthy and more safe and more fulfilling. I think that’s what the consumer is asking for, although they are very much misinformed when it comes to GMOs.” In turn, Perdue said, conversations about agriculture — especially by agriculture — must change.

“I want to validate what farmers are giving, not what they’re getting,” he said. “We look at American farmers as food safety and food security, which we believe contributes to national security, but is also contributing greatly to the pocketbook, the disposable income, of American consumers. That’s the message.”

“Farmers traditionally have been fairly modest. They’ve been humble. They’ve been quiet.

They’ve been private about what they do. It’s just, ‘put the farm gate up, let us do what we do best,’” he said. “We haven’t told the story. America does not know the advantages they’ve had.”

James Henry their farm on their own.

“We’ve never been afraid to spend money on our ground,” Mike said. “It’s just a long-term project and a long-term payoff.”

SHARING THEIR STORY What’s their advice for other growers?

“Start small and easy and find a mentor,” Mike said. “There’s people that will help. We don’t want people to make the same mistakes we’ve made.”

“Find your farm’s recipe, what works for you,” Susan added.

They have worked closely with the Natural Resources Conservation Service and were one of the original 12 hub farms of the Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative.

“We wouldn’t be where we’re at today without all these associations to use as a sounding board or, ‘Hey, what do you know about this?’” Susan said.

“It’s going to take the connectedness that we have in agriculture, for everyone to work together, to make this work.”

While they have hosted events with 200 guests in their farm shop, Mike said the best thing they have done is share their experiences with others in small roundtable meetings with only 20 people.

Every year, they have also hosted students from local high schools and from Vincennes University, where Susan is a professor.

“If we can get these in the minds of young people, it will only make it easier in the future,” she said. “They have seen some of this and will say, ‘Hey can we try this back on the farm?’”

Their own future goals include becoming even more comfortable with cover crops, installing pollinator plots on the farm and continuing to promote conservation and agriculture.

Susan shared a message to other mothers: “I care about the environment. I want this world to be here in even better shape.

I want my food to be safe for my children and future grandchildren. We as farmers are very aware because we work with that land, we work with those animals. This is our livelihood.

It’s also our health that we’re worried about.”

James Henry

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A LOOK AHEAD TO 2029

USDA expects decade of strong global demand Tom C. Doran

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

WASHINGTON – A 10-year forecast for the food and agriculture sector projects rising global demand, continued strong trade competition, and for the U.S. to remain competitive in the global export market. “Rising global demand for varied diets and protein is projected to stimulate demand for feed grains and soybeans,� the U.S. Department of Agriculture stated in its Agricultural Projects to 2029 report. “Although trade competition will continue to

be strong, the U.S. is projected to remain competitive in global agricultural markets due, in part, to product quality and market eďŹƒciency.â€?

The forecasts were prepared by the Interagency Agricultural Committee, led by the OďŹƒce of the Chief Economist, World Agricultural Outlook Board, and USDA. The projections assume the trade disputes to continue during the duration of the projection period.

Net U.S. farm income is expected to increase by $1.4 billion in 2020 to $93.9 billion and remain between $88.8 and $98.6

billion for the remainder of the decade, trending upward during the latter half.

While agricultural crop prices are tending to trend upwards only slowly in nominal terms, U.S. trade disputes with China that existed at the time of these projections were formulated have dampened expectations, particularly for soybeans.

Planted acreage is projected to drop slightly overall compared to recent years, primarily due to expected lower soybean plantings, while corn and wheat plantings are expected to remain mostly unmoved. Acreage enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program also is expected to rise, lowering total acres to the eight main crops.

Here’s what the outlook noted for specific commodities.

CORN Q U.S. corn production is projected to mostly grow over the next decade from yield growth, as well as relative prices are likely to encourage corn over soybean plantings.

Q Expanding meat production is expected to boost feed usage and use for food, seed, and industrial is projected to increase over the baseline period.

Q Planted area is expected

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to increase sharply in the near-term and then recede to 89- to 88.5-million acres for the rest of the projection period, similar to more recent years, as markets adjust to a new trade equilibrium and demand for U.S. soybeans grows again.

Q Through the baseline period, supply and use are both projected to increase by 7%.

Q Corn-based ethanol production is projected to rise slowly over the entire period. Constraints on the expansion of higher ethanol blends (E15 and E85), rising fuel eďŹƒciency, rising oil costs, and changing consumer lifestyles resulting in lower miles driven all support a decline in domestic ethanol consumption.

Q Despite continued competition from Brazil, Argentina, and Ukraine, growing domestic feed use, and slowly increasing demand for ethanol, the United States’ market share of global corn trade will rise slightly from 30.5% to 31.6% by 2029-2030. This is well below the shares prior to 2010, when the U.S. last exceeded 50% of global export market share.

SOYBEANS Q After dropping sharply in 2019-2020 due to weather-related planting issues and trade tensions with China, U.S. soybean plantings are projected to rebound and remain relatively steady over the course of the decade.

Plantings are projected to remain in the mid-80-million-acre range, supported by slowly rising prices and net returns.

Q Growth in domestic demand continues for soybean meal and oil, and thus the crush is projected to continue to increase over the next decade. These gains reect low expected feed prices, increasing livestock production, stable but historically high soy oil use for biodiesel and gradually increasing demand by importers as incomes con-

tinue to rise globally.

Q U.S. soybean exports were subdued in 20192020 after climbing rapidly between 2012-2013 and 2017-2018 but recover to recent highs by the middle of the projection period as producers and exporters adjust to the new trade environment.

Brazil continues to capture market share, and the U.S. share of trade drops from 34% to 32.5% between 2020-2021 and 2029-2030.

Q U.S. exports of soybean oil and meal will continue to face strong competition from South America. With a comparative advantage that continues to favor soybean products over soybeans, Argentina’s share of world soybean meal exports continues to grow to 45.9% of the global market by the end of the projection period.

Q Brazil is the second-leading exporter of soybean meal and is expected to raise its share of global exports from 22.6% to 24.6%. Despite an increasing level of meal exports, the U.S. loses global share, dropping from 17.9% to 16.3% of the global market by the end of the decade.

Q Soybean oil to produce biodiesel in the U.S. is projected to remain at at 8.5 billion pounds throughout the projection, supporting an annual production of over 1.1 billion gallons of soyoil based biodiesel.

WHEAT Q U.S. sowings of wheat are projected to range between 45- and 46.5-million acres throughout the projections, below the recent ďŹ ve-year average of 48.8 million, as domestic use and exports both experience slow growth and ending stocks are drawn down.

Q With exports generally at, the U.S. share of global wheat trade continues to decline, particularly due to growing competition from the Black Sea region.

Q Wheat-to-corn price ratios remain stable throughout the projection period. However, on ample supplies of other feed grains, wheat feed and residual levels are forecast to decline in the ďŹ rst years of the projection period before stabilizing.

CATTLE Q The cattle herd is expected to decline cyclically in the early part of the projection as producers respond to lower returns.

Q A decline in cattle numbers early in the period will likely contribute to higher cattle prices, although a modest herd expansion the rest of the period pressures cattle prices lower.

Q Rising slaughter weights due to eďŹƒciencies from nutrition and genetics will further support gains in beef production.

Q Overall, beef production levels are expected to rise to 29.5 billion pounds by 2029.

HOGS Q Slowly increasing corn prices and mostly at hog prices during the projection period lowers the hog feed price ratio (hog price/corn price), causing the initial growth in farrowings to reverse in the second half of the projections period. However, continued gains in pigs per litter and growth in hog carcass weights continue the upward trend in pork production.

Q While pork and beef production has been roughly equivalent in recent years, pork production is expected to exceed beef production for most of the projection period, peaking at just over 32.1 billion pounds in 2029, compared to 29.5 billion pounds for beef.

Tom C. Doran can be reached at 815-780-7894 or tdoran@agrinewspubs.com. Follow him on Twitter at: @AgNews_ Doran.

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REGIONAL WEATHER

Outlook for March 6 - March 12

Shown is Friday’s weather. Temperatures are Friday’s highs and Friday night’s lows.

Rockford 45/28 Rock Island 49/30

Chicago 44/29

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Decatur 47/27

Quincy 48/30

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Gary 43/31

Champaign 46/24 Lafayette 43/26

Springfield 48/29 Terre Haute 46/28

Fort Wayne 40/22

Muncie 41/27

Southern Illinois: Friday: mostly sunny; windy during the morning in the north and to the east. Winds northwest 8-16 mph.

Expect four to eight hours of sunshine with fair drying conditions and average relative humidity 60%.

Vevay 42/25

Evansville 51/28

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Northern Indiana: Friday: windy with more sun than clouds. Winds north-northwest 12-25 mph. Expect three to six hours of sunshine with fair drying conditions and average relative humidity 65%. Saturday: plenty of sun.

Central Indiana: Friday: partly sunny with winds gradually subsiding. Winds northwest 12-25 mph. Expect four to eight hours of sun with poor drying conditions and average relative humidity 70%. Saturday: plenty of sun.

For 24-hour weather updates, check out www.agrinews-pubs.com Illinois Champaign Chicago Decatur E. St. Louis Evanston Joliet Mt. Vernon Peoria Quincy Rockford Rock Island Springfield

Northern Illinois: Friday: mostly sunny.

Winds north 7-14 mph. Expect four to eight hours of sunshine with fair drying conditions and average relative humidity 50%. Saturday: partly sunny. Winds southsoutheast 8-16 mph.

Central Illinois: Friday: mostly sunny; windy during the morning to the east and in the south. Winds northwest 12-25 mph.

Expect four to eight hours of sun with fair drying conditions and average relative humidity 55%.

Indianapolis 43/27

Mt. Vernon 50/28

East St. Louis 52/31

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Winds north-northwest 8-16 mph. Expect four to eight hours of sun with fair drying conditions and average relative humidity 65%. Saturday: mostly sunny. Winds east-southeast 6-12 mph.

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New research focuses on water and sediment control basins

By Tom C. Doran

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Water and sediment control basins, or WASCoBs, are typically used to minimize erosion but there’s very little evidence of the practice’s impact on water quality from a nutrient-loss standpoint.

An Illinois Nutrient Research & Education Council-funded research project conducted in Menard County by Southern Illinois University Carbondale is finding the answers with a WASCoB design.

Jon Schoonover, SIUC physical hydrology professor in the Department of Forestry, gave an update on the project at the recent Illinois NREC research symposium.

The WASCoB is an earth embankment or combination ridge and channel constructed across the slope of minor watercourses to form a sediment trap and water detention basin with a stable outlet.

The basins trap sediments on the upland, preventing it from reaching downstream water bodies, and reduce gully erosion.

The research is on a 40acre field that drains into the Sangamon River that features erodible timber soil with rolling topography. Weather delayed the construction until the end of June 2019.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service designed the WASCoB and the field includes four different drainages specifically for the research.

Prior to construction, soil testing was conducted to determine soil nitrate and phosphorus levels, and that sampling will continue throughout the study.

The objective is to evaluate the inf luence of WASCoBs and cereal rye cover crops on water quality (i.e., sediment, nitrogen and phosphorous), soil physical and chemical properties, and crop yields.

The treatments include WASCoBs with cover crops; WASCoBs without cover crops; as well as an ephemeral gully with cover crops; and ephemeral gully without cover crops.

“They’re designed for water and sediment control, but there’s very little evidence of what they do in terms of water quality.

So, we’re going to look at nitrogen, phosphorous and also TSS (total suspended solids),” Schoonover explained.

Water sampling and water flow monitoring are important pieces of this research. ISCO automatic samplers were installed at the site to monitor water from both the WASCoBs and the ephemeral gullies.

Water samples were taken of the WASCoBs with and without cover crops. Total suspended soils were relatively high in the upper portion of both of the WASCoBs. Total phosphorous in the WASCoB with cover crops was 5.12 milligrams

per liter and 5.79 without cover crops. The dissolved phase of phosphorous was only .13 milligrams per liter in cover crops and .11 without cover crops.

Nitrate and ammonium milligrams per liter were relatively low in both.

“The no cover crop con-

centrations tended to be a little higher but this data is very preliminary. We don’t have a lot of rain events sampled. We want to sample many more rain events before we make any speculation on whether the cover crop was making at difference or not,”

Schoonover said.

“The WASCoB upper basins tend to have higher concentrations than what was coming out of the outlet at the bottom. So, there is some kind of microbial processing that’s going on in those upper basins before the water gets down

to the outlet.”

Here are the preliminary findings from the first year of research at the site: n Ephemeral gullies contributed more TSS, nitrate and phosphorous to receiving waters than drainages with WASCoBs. n Within a WASCoB

series, the upper basins typically had higher TSS, nitrate, and dissolved reactive phosphorus concentrations than the outlet. n WASCoBs with cover crops had slightly lower TSS, total P, and nitrate than WASCoBs without cover crops.

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Building a better buffer Trials test new design Tom C. Doran

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Infield research with sideby-side comparisons of a typical saturated buffer and a new design is being conducted in a Moultrie County field near Lake Shelbyville.

Jon Schoonover, Southern Illinois University Carbondale physical hydrology professor in the Department of Forestry, and his team are demonstrating the alternative saturated buffer design with support from the Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council.

Other collaborators include Illinois Farm Bureau, Natural Resources Conser vation Ser v ice, and the Illinois Chapter of the Land Improvement Contractors of America.

Schoonover detailed the new project at the recent Illinois NREC research symposium. Research objectives: Q Monitor a saturated buffer implementing a new pitchfork design equipped with backflow check valves to test the impact on water quality (nitrogen and phosphorus) and quantity reaching the tile outlet, and compare results to a nearby standard buffer.

Q Assess the potential denitrification rates and the changes in deep soil carbon and nitrogen pools in the area surrounding the saturated buffers.

Q Facilitate the development of design criteria to guide the installation of saturated buffers in the drained fields of Illinois.

A saturated buffer is an area of perennial vegetation between agricultural fields and waterways where tile outlets drain. In a typical design, tile lines connect to a control structure, which distributes water laterally along the buffer. As water drains into the buffer, the living roots of perennial vegetation absorb water and nutrients, like nitrate-nitrogen.

“The standard saturated buffer has a control structure. You have water coming in and then there are two diversion lines that divert water laterally and into some type of vegetative buffer,” Schoonover said.

“This new pitchfork design is more like a leach field in a septic system. It comes out and then pitchforks and has multiple lines running into the buffer. So, instead of going out 500 feet in either direction and having a total of 1,000 feet that you’re treating, we can have three lines going out that same distance, so in theory we can treat three times as much water.”

The pitchfork design features three lines of 520 feet each. The tile lines are centered by a control structure with an inlet and an outlet.

“So, we’re treating more area with this new design than we are on the original saturated buffer design. The hope is we’re going to push more water out, divert more water,” Schoonover said.

The west side of the field features a 6.5-acre area that’s tile drained with pattern tile and connected to a control structure and into the standard saturated buffer.

The east side of the field is 19.3 acres with a pitchfork design running across the south end of the field that includes three tile lines.

“We put on a backflow valve to prevent any flow from coming back from diversion lines and we also added a shutoff valve to the outermost pitchfork so we could shut that water off, not push anymore out so that part of the field could dry for the farmer to get in and plant,” he said.

“The cost of the pitchfork design was about $6,000 to install compared to the $4,000 to install the original saturated buffer design, but on a per-acre basis the new design is actually cheaper to install because it’s treating 19 acres versus six acres.”

As part of the research, flow is measured in the mid-

dle chamber and the diversion lines. The outflow also is measured in each of the three pitchfork chambers.

“We do routine sampling so every time we visit the site we sample the tile outlets and we’re also trying to do storm sample so we’re chasing some of the bigger events to see what’s happening, what’s getting pushed out during storm flows. We have an ISCO automatic sampler on the inlet and another on the outlet,” Schoonover said.

Preliminar y findings from data collected Oct. 28, 2019, to Jan. 14, 2020: Q For both buffers, nitrate losses at the tile outlets during routine sampling were about 11 pounds

per acre per year while dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP) losses were relatively low at about .12 pounds per acre per year.

Q During storm events, the standard buffer dispersion lines consistently contributed water back towards the control structure (about 28-35 gallons per hour per acre), while the pitchfork buffer dispersed 15-16 gallons per hour per acre, suggesting that backflow valves were important in tile systems with fluctuating water tables and elevated seasonal flow.

Q Storm events loads for DRP and nitrate increased (11-235%) in the saturated buffer and decrease in the

NREC PHOTO

A saturated buffer with a unique pitchfork design was installed in a Moultrie County field along with a typical saturated buffer design nearby for side-by-side research trials. pitchfork buffer (2-25%).

Q The data focused on the fallow time of the year and patterns will likely shift as soil temperatures rise, antecedent soil moisture changes, and crop demands increase.

“This data for both stud-

ies is preliminary. This is all going to change was we get the pollinators that we planted in the buffer. As that starts transpiring and taking up water, assimilating nitrogen, I expect those monitoring well volumes to go down. I expect

it to dry up quite a bit,” he concluded.

Tom C. Doran can be reached at 815-780-7894 or tdoran@agrinewspubs.com. Follow him on Twitter at: @AgNews_ Doran.

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“We’re taking genetics from other places and planting them in an area they were not bred for.”

Phillip Alberti, commercial agriculture educator UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION

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Phillip Alberti, University of Illinois Extension commercial agriculture educator, talks about various aspects of growing industrial hemp, including the importance of selecting a field that is highly productive and well drained with low weed pressure.

Hemp growers face challenges Questions about varieties, crop processing

By Martha Blum

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

SYCAMORE, Ill. — As growers prepare for the second year of growing industrial hemp, it is difficult for agronomists to recommend specific varieties for Illinois fields.

“Currently, there are no Illinois bred varieties,” said Phillip Alberti, University of Illinois Extension commercial agriculture educator.

“We’re taking genetics from other places and planting them in an area they were not bred for,” Alberti explained during a presentation at the Introduction to Industrial Hemp meeting organized by the University of Illinois Extension in Sycamore.

“We don’t have plants that can fully optimize our growing conditions.”

Varieties that are available to licensed Illinois growers are grown in places such as Colorado, Oregon, the European Union or Canada, Alberti said.

“We’re not sure how they are going to respond here, so we have a lot of work to do to develop breeding programs,” he said.

Both industrial hemp and marijuana are cannabis plants.

“What makes them different is the amount of the THC concentration in them,” Alberti said.

Hemp is primarily dioecious which, means it has separate male and female plants, and that is different from corn and soybean plants that are self-pollinating plants.

“Hemp is photope riod dependent like soybeans, so the flowering is triggered based on day length,” Alberti said.

Alberti explained there are different types of cannabis plants.

“Sativa plants are bred from more temperate climates, and the plants are taller and have thinner leaves,” he said. “Indica plants are shorter in stature with broader leaves, and they are bred in cooler climates.”

NEXT STEPS Processing of hemp also is an issue in Illinois.

“Currently, there are no grain or fiber processing plants in the Midwest,” Alberti said. “We are way behind Canada and the European Union that have established companies for processing and manufacturing of hemp, so we are importing hemp products that are used in clothing.”

Illinois farmers can choose to grow hemp for grain, fiber or CBD. “Growing hemp for grain or fiber uses production systems that most represent Illinois growers because they are similar to row crops,” Alberti said. “Growing for CBD or flower production is more like a specialty crop such as vegetables or cut flowers.”

Hemp that will be harvested for fiber is chopped, baled and sent to a processor. Separating the hemp stalk produces several products.

“The bast fiber is the most valuable portion, and it is used for textiles, building insulation and composites for car doors,” Alberti said. “The woody core or hurd is used for paper.”

“During decortication, which is when the fiber is taken from the hurd, dust is created,” he said. “The dust can be collected, compressed and used as a biofuel.”

Hemp seed oil is produced when the hemp seeds are cold pressed and the oil is extracted.

“It’s high in protein, fatty acids and Omega 3s,” Alberti said. “The hemp seed oil is used as an additive to shakes and smoothies, and you will find it in the health food section of stores.”

Cannabinoids are produced in the flower of un-pollinated hemp plants.

“There are close to over 100 types, most of which we don’t know what they do,” Alberti said. “Cannabinoids bind to the receptors in your body and elicit a response.”

“If the female plants are pollinated, they produce seed and the cannabinoid production shuts down, so that is why the males must be culled in a CBD production operation,” he said.

Consumers are looking for specific tastes or smells with the CBD products they are purchasing.

“The plant produces terpenes and flavonoids, which are the taste and smell compounds,” Alberti said.

GOOD START Alberti encourages farmers to plant hemp in highly productive fields that are well drained with low weed pressure.

“The plant doesn’t like standing in water,” he said.

“Early season washouts were devastating for crops in 2019.”

Plant hemp seeds when the soil temperature is higher than 50 degrees, Alberti said, and pay attention to planting depth.

“I saw a 100-acre field get wasted last year because it was planted too deep or before a rain and the soil crusted over so the emergence was terrible,” he said.

Hemp will germinate and emerge quickly with favorable conditions.

“I saw fields up in the first week,” Alberti said.

“Once the plants pop out of the ground, it has a slow growth phase where there is a lot more below ground growth than above ground.”

This period, Alberti stressed, is a critical weed control period.

“There are no herbicides labeled for this crop,” he said. “So, you need to have weed control methods like cover crops, tillage or mowing.”

After 30 days, the plant goes into a rapid growth phase accumulating size before it flowers.

“If you are a CBD grower you are out in the fields scouting and culling the male plants from about Aug. 1 to Aug. 20,” Alberti said. “Male plants are resilient and re-rooting is a problem, so you should get the whole plant out of the field.”

Hemp for fiber plants reach maturity about late July, and hemp grown for grain is typically harvested during the end of September, Alberti said.

“CBD hemp is harvested about the end of September or the first week of October,” he said.

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AUCTIONS

Auction Calendar Sat., March 7

SULLIVAN, ILL.: Household, Toys, Tools, Farm Equipment & Trailers, 9 a.m., Andrew & Lois Kraemer, Kenneth & Marian Hochstetler & Nicole Mocko, Rohrer Bros. Auctions, 217-2181695.

PARIS, ILL.: Multi-Consignor Farm Retirement Auction, 10 a.m., Henry Setzer Farms, Phil Landes Farms, Tucker Wood Auctions, 217-822-2386.

FANCY FARM, KY.: Farm Machinery & Equipment, 10 a.m., Daniels Farms, James R. Cash, 270-623-8466.

JERSEYVILLE, ILL.: Farm Retirement Auction, 10 a.m., Robert Krueger, Hanold Auctioneering, 618-781-9810, Geisler Auctioneering, 217-2484045.

Sun., March 8

ELIZABETHTOWN, KY.: Farm Equipment, 2 p.m. EDT, Rick & Donna Thomas, James R. Cash, 270-623-8466.

Mon., March 9

KENTLAND, IND.: Farm Machinery, 11 a.m. CST, Deb & the late Steve Morgan, Scherer’s Auction Service, LLC, 765385-1550.

Tues., March 10

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OHIO: 80 +/- Acres, 6:30 p.m., Wallingford Property Management Trust, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800424-2324.

Wed., March 11

GREENWICH, OHIO: Farm Equipment, 10:30 a.m., Alvin & Norma

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GREENE COUNTY, IND.: 58.99 +/- Acres, 6:30 p.m., Tieman, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800-424-2324.

Fri., March 13

FORT WAYNE, IND.: State of the Farmer’s Economy Update, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Schrader Real Estate & Auction Company, Inc., 800-451-2709.

Sat., March 14

MAYFIELD, KY.: Jackson Purchase Farm Machinery Auction, 9 a.m., James R. Cash, 270-623-8466. See p. B1

Wed., March 18

MILFORD, ILL.: Farm Equipment, 8 a.m., Mowrey Auction Co., Inc., 815-8894191.

FRANCISCO, IND.: Farm Equipment, 10 a.m. CST, Dave & Deloris Watkins, Schrader Real Estate & Auction Company, Inc., 800-451-2709. See p. B1

Thurs., March 19

WARSAW, IND.: Retirement Auction, 9 a.m. EST, Dennis Polk Equipment, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-8472161. See p. B1 COVINGTON, IND.: 874 +/- Acres in 16 Tracts, 1 p.m. CST, GRD Limited Partnership & TIPRAD Broadcasting Company, Schrader Real Estate & Auction Company, Inc., 800-451-2709.

Sat., March 21

HOPEDALE, ILL.: Farm & Construction Equipment Consignment, 9 a.m., S&K Auctions LLC, 309-202-8378 or 309-696-9019.

Wed., April 1

RUSH COUNTY, IND.: 100 +/- Acres, 6:30 p.m., Forgey Family Farms LLC, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800424-2324. See p. B1

Thurs., April 2

ST. ANNE, ILL.: Farm Machinery, 8 a.m., St. Anne Consignment Auction & Equipment Sales, 815-4278350. See p. B2

NEW PARIS, IND.: Annual Spring Collector Tractor, Toy, Literature & Memorabilia Auction, 8:30 a.m., Polk Auction Company, 877-915-4440.

WAYNE COUNTY, IND.: 76.78 +/- Acres, 6:30 p.m., Louis & Doris Kettler Revocable Trust, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800-424-2324.

Sat., March 28

Fri., April 3

OXFORD, IND.: Spring Farm Machinery Consignment, 10 a.m. EST, Scherer’s Auction Service, LLC, 765-385-1550.

Tues., March 24

OXFORD, IND.: 46th Annual Benton Central FFA Auction, 9 a.m. EST, Benton Central FFA, 765-884-1600, ext. 2164.

NEW PARIS, IND.: Annual Spring Collector Tractor, Toy, Literature & Memorabilia Auction,

8:30 a.m., Polk Auction Company, 877-915-4440.

Sat., April 4

NEW PARIS, IND.: Annual Spring Collector Tractor, Toy, Literature & Memorabilia Auction, 8:30 a.m., Polk Auction Company, 877-915-4440.

Sat., April 11

BOURBON, IND.: Triton FFA Consignment, 9 a.m. EST, Bates Auction & Realty, 574-342-2955.

Tues., April 14

RANDOLPH COUNTY, IND.: 40 +/- Acres, 6:30 p.m., David L. & Marjorie L. Moore, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800-424-2324.

Wed., April 15

PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO: 111 +/- Acres in 3 Tracts, 6:30 p.m., Brown Revocable Living Trust, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800-424-2324.

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TRACTORS: 2012 JD 9360R 4wd tractor, PS trans., 4 hyd. outlets, 1000 PTO, 3-pt. hitch, 480/80R50 tires and duals, HID lighting, premium cab, 3,609 hours; 2006 JD 8230 MFWD tractor, PS trans., 4 hyd. outlets, 60 GPM hyd. pump, 540/1000 PTO capable, 480/80R50 rear tires and duals, 380/80R38 front tires, front and rear weights, front and rear fenders, HID lighting, deluxe cab, 3,748 hours; 1998 Case-IH 8920 MFWD tractor, PS trans., 3 hyd. outlets, 540/1000 PTO, 18.4R42 rear tires and duals, 14.9R30 front tires, front weights, 4,106 hours; 1993 Case-IH 5250 2wd tractor, cab, PS trans., 3 hyd. outlets, 540/1000 PTO, 18.4R38 rear tires, 11.00-16 front tires, rear weights, complete with Westendorf WL-42 loader, 84” bucket, 2,397 hours (shows 347 hours); 1991 JD 4055 2wd tractor, PS trans., 2 hyd. outlets, 540/1000 PTO, 460/85R38 rear tires, 11.00-16 front tires, rear weights, front fenders, new style step, 6,280 hours; JD 6320 MFWD tractor, open station, 16 spd. trans. with LH reverser, 2 hyd. outlets, 540/1000 PTO, 16.9R34 rear tires, 13.6R24 front tires, complete with JD 640 loader, joystick, 84” bucket, hood guard; JD 4105 MFWD tractor, open station, hydro. trans., 540 PTO, 17.5L-24 rear tires, 10-16.5 front tires, complete with JD H165 loader, joystick, 60” bucket, hood guard, 388 hours; 1974 JD 4030 2wd tractor, open station, Synchro trans., 2 hyd. outlets, 540/1000 PTO, 15.5-38 rear tires, 9.5L-15 front tires, 6,795 hours; 1970 JD 4020 2wd tractor, ROPS with canopy, diesel, Synchro trans., side console, 2 hyd. outlets, 540/1000 PTO, 18.4-34 rear tires, 11L-15 front tires, front and rear weights, front fenders, new style step, restored, 5,928 hours; 1970 JD 4000 2wd tractor, ROPS with canopy, diesel, Synchro trans., side console, 1 hyd. outlet, 540/1000 PTO, 18.4-34 rear tires, 9.5L-15 front tires, front and rear weights, front fenders, new style step, restored, showing 30 hours; 1969 JD 3020 2wd tractor, ROPS with canopy, diesel, Synchro trans., side console, 1 hyd. outlet, 540/1000 PTO, 18.4-34 rear tires, 9.5L-15 front tires, front and rear weights, front fenders, new style step, restored, showing 44 hours; JD 2030 2wd tractor, ROPS with canopy, 1 hyd. outlet, 540 PTO, 16.9-30 rear tires, 7.50-16 front tires, complete with JD 145 loader, independent controls, 72” bucket, 3,310 hours; JD 2010 2wd tractor, open station, gas, Synchro trans., 1 hyd. outlet, 540 PTO, 13.6-36 rear tires, 7.50-18 front tires, front fenders, umbrella, restored; 1980 International 1086 2wd tractor, cab, 2 hyd. outlets, 540/1000 PTO, 18.4-38 rear tires, 11.00-16 front tires, K&N step, 6,612 hours; 1974 International 966 2wd tractor, open station, diesel, 2 hyd. outlets, 540/1000 PTO, 18.4-34 rear tires, 4,426 hours; 1992 Kubota L4350DT MFWD tractor, open station, gear drive, 2 hyd. outlets, 540 PTO, 14.9-28 rear tires, 9.5-20 front tires, complete with Bush Hog 2346 QT loader, joystick, 72” material bucket, 2,036 hours; 1986 Kubota L2850 MFWD tractor, open station, gear drive, 540 PTO, 13.6-24 rear tires, 8-16 front tires, complete with Kubota BF500 loader, joystick, 60” bucket, 1,338 hours.

COMBINE & HEADS: 2014 JD S680 4wd combine, ProDrive trans., 5-spd. feederhouse drive, power fold bin ext., 26’ unloading auger, PowerCast tailboard, 520/85R42 drive tires and duals, 1,800/1,400 hours; 2014 JD 635FD 35’ HydraFlex draper head, flip over reel, single point hookup, hyd. fore and aft; Gleaner 9250 40’ DynaFlex draper head, flip over reel, single point hookup, Gleaner adapter; JD 930F 30’ platform; JD 925F 25’ platform, full finger auger, hyd. fore and aft; JD 920 20’ platform, hyd. fore and aft, reel is bent,; JD 693 6 row 30” corn head, hyd. deck plates, Pixall knife rolls, new chains and sprockets; Case-IH 1020 20’ platform.

HEAD CARTS: EZ-Trail 36’ head cart, front dolly wheel, tandem axle, brakes, lights; Unverferth HT30 35’ head cart, lights.

TILLAGE EQUIPMENT: 2012 Kuhn Krause 8000 Excelerator 30’ vertical tillage tool, manual adjust gangs, star wheels and rolling basket; 2016 Great Plains 24’ Turbo Max vertical tillage tool; Sunflower 4710 6-shank 3-pt. in-line ripper, spring reset shanks, no-till coulters, gauge wheels – Like new; DMI Tiger-Mate II 30’ field cultivator, gauge wheels, 4-bar coil tine harrow, SN JFH0036605; Remlinger DRH-30 30’ Harrow Carts double rolling basket, buster bar, telescoping hitch, lights - New; Elk Creek Welding 3-pt. implement carrier, dual tires.

HAY EQUIPMENT: JD 338 small square baler, twine tie, hyd. swing, hyd. pickup, Gandy preservative; JD 702 8-wheel hay rake, center kicker wheel.

GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT: J&M 385 gravity wagon, dual compartment, 12.5L-15 tires, roll tarp, KSI 6”x16’ hyd. drive conveyor, J&M 1074 running gear; Parker 2500 gravity wagon, 16.5L-16.1 tires, rear brakes.

PLANTERS: Kinze 3600 12/23 planter, ground drive, finger pickup, no-till coulters, 1.6 bu. boxes, markers, spring down pressure, corn and soybean units, KPM III monitor; JD 7200 Conservation 6 row 30” planter, ground drive, vacuum, no-till coulters, 1.6 bu. boxes, markers, spring down pressure, (3) 70 gal. liquid tanks, squeeze pump, single disc openers; JD 7200 6 row 30” planter, ground drive, finger pickup, 1.6 bu. boxes with extensions, markers, spring down pressure, precision corn meters, radial soybean meters, 150 monitor, insecticide, dry fertilizer, double disc openers.

LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT: New Holland 355 grinder mixer, scales, 20’ folding auger, hyd. drive, 1” & 3/16” screens, 540 PTO, 31x13.50-15 tires; Valmetal AM450 TMR 4-auger mixer wagon, scales, 5’ LH discharge; Kuhn Knight 5135 Vertical Maxx TMR mixer wagon, scales, RH discharge, 540 PTO; 2015 Kuhn Knight Primor 4270M bale processor; New Idea 3639 manure spreader, 540 PTO, tandem axle, hyd. end gate, 16.5L-16.1 tires; JD L manure spreader, ground drive, original.

SEMI TRUCKS: 2005 Peterbilt 378 day cab semi, Cat C15 eng., 10-spd. trans., air ride, air slide 5th wheel, 24.5” aluminum wheels, 205” wheelbase, S.S. full fenders, dual 8” stacks, toolboxes, aluminum headache rack, strobe light, extra lights, 555,286 miles – Platinum overhaul @ 543,400 miles; 1994 Freightliner FL70 rollback truck, Cummins 8.3L eng., 9-spd. trans., air ride, 22.5” aluminum wheels, 28’ steel bed, winch, rear hitch, toolboxes, showing 92,545 miles.

Warsaw, Indiana

SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS, LLC

PICKUPS: 2016 Chevrolet 3500HD 4wd service truck, Duramax diesel eng., auto trans., regular cab, dual rear wheels, Knapheide 8’ utility bed, JD Compresserator, torch, 22,005 miles; 2016 Chevrolet 2500HD 4wd pickup, 6.0L gas eng., auto trans., regular cab, long bed, toolbox, B&W gooseneck hitch, 14,845 miles; 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali 4wd pickup, 6.2L gas eng., auto trans., heated and cooled leather seats, navigation, sunroof, power running boards, 6-way tailgate, bed cover, 24,528 miles.

TRAILERS: 2019 Landoll 440B 45’ traveling axle trailer, tandem axle, air ride, winch, 17.5” aluminum wheels; 2011 Kaufman DT50 detach trailer, triple axle, air ride, flip-out outriggers, 22.5” aluminum wheels, 24’ deck, Model FR50DT-25K-43; 2006 Witzco RG35 Challenger detach trailer, tandem axle, spring ride, self-contained hyd. system, flip-out outriggers, 22.5” wheels; 2016 Direct Trailer LP 53’ aluminum step deck trailer, spread axle, air ride, winch, (4) aluminum ramps, (4) toolboxes, 22.5” aluminum wheels; 1999 Alum-Line 30’ enclosed trailer, all aluminum, gooseneck hitch, triple axle, rear ramp door, RH side door, LH vendor window, (2) AC units, spare tire; 2015 PJ 21’ tilt deck trailer, bumper hitch, tandem axle, 17’ tilt with 4’ stationary; 2014 PJ 21’ tilt deck trailer, bumper hitch, tandem axle, 17’ tilt with 4’ stationary; 1994 Maurer 20’ flatbed trailer, gooseneck hitch, tandem axle, 18’ deck with 2’ dovetail, ramps, winch, composite deck; Retriever transport hitch, two-point hitch and drawbar.

ROTARY CUTTERS: Woods HS106 6’ 3-pt. Ditchbank rotary cutter, hyd. drive, gauge wheels, front and rear chains, weight box, Model 9976; JD HX14 14’ 3-pt. rotary cutter, (4) tail wheels, 1000 PTO; Bush Hog 2010 2-pt. rotary cutter, hyd. lift assist tail wheels, front and rear chains, 540 PTO, SN1HAZR1161190054; Bush Hog ATH900 8’ 3-pt. grooming mower, 540 PTO, LH discharge; King Kutter 6’ 3-pt. rotary mower, 540 PTO. WHEEL LOADER & ATTACHMENTS: Cat IT38G wheel loader, cab with heat and AC, 20.5R25 tires, aux. hyd., hyd. Cat coupler, 9’ material bucket, 10,692 hours; ACS telescoping boom, Cat coupler; ACS pallet forks, 60” forks, 60” frame, Cat coupler; Pallet forks, 94” forks/extensions, 82” frame, Cat coupler; PWI 3-pt. hitch mover, category 2 hitch, Cat coupler; PWI head mover, 58” wide, Cat coupler; PWI head mover, 34” wide, Cat coupler; Cat pallet forks, 48” forks, 7’ frame, IT38H coupler.

SKID LOADERS & ATTACHMENTS: 2013 Bobcat S650 skid loader, 2-speed, cab with heat, high flow hyd., aux. hyd., power tach, hand and foot controls, 12-16.5 tires, 6’ material bucket, 1,402 hours; 2015 Bobcat S630 skid loader, 2-speed, cab with heat and AC, high flow hyd., aux. hyd., power tach, switchable controls, 12-16.5 tires, 6’ material bucket, 1,991 hours; Case 1840 skid loader, aux. hyd., 10-16.5 tires, 5’ material bucket with teeth, 940 hours; 84” bucket, skid loader hookup; 78” bucket, skid loader hookup; 60” high dump bucket, skid loader hookup; Tomahawk HD 72” grapple bucket, skid loader hookup; Plate and receiver hitch, skid loader hookup.

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT: 2008 Cat 320DL excavator, cab with heat and AC, 32” tracks, 45” bucket, hyd. coupler, 5,718 hours; 2014 Bobcat E35 mini excavator, cab with heat and AC, 18” rubber tracks, 68’ front blade, X-Change hyd. quick tach, 12” and 24” buckets, 2,119 hours; Deere 570A motor grader, cab, 12’ blade, 13.00-24 tires, front scarifier teeth, 10 ½’ front V-blade, 1,510 hours; JLG 450AJ 4wd manlift, 45’ reach, gas or propane, 33x15.5-16 tires, 3,098 hours; Manitou MLT526 Turbo 4wd telehandler, cab, 460/70R24 tires, fenders, 42” forks, aux. hyd.; 24” bucket, tooth, Deere 60G series coupler – New; 42” bucket, smooth, Deere 60G series coupler – New; Case-IH scraper hitch and drawbar, fits 4wd series, Part # 84268954.

FORKLIFT: Komatsu 15 forklift, LP, 3-stage mast, side shift, 48” forks, 4,102 hours.

UTILITY VEHICLES: Kubota RTV1100 4wd UTV, diesel, cab with heat and AC, power steering, power dump bed, 531 hours; JD TX 2wd Gator, dump bed, 176 hours.

GPS EQUIPMENT: JD GS2 2600 display, AutoTrac activation; (4) JD brown box displays with processors – (2) with KeyCards; (2) JD ATU universal steering wheels.

SUPPORT ITEMS & TIRES: Pries 15’ snow pusher; Woods RB5 5’ 3-pt. blade; Kelly B60 3pt. backhoe; 7’ 3-pt. pasture harrow; Notch RB82 82” rock bucket, Westendorf hookups; (2) 8’x12’x1” sheets of flat steel; Large selection of pallet racking; Super Start 2000 12/24 Volt jump pack, Intek 19 hp. eng. with elec. start; M&W P-2000 Hydra-Gauge dynamometer; Dual tire changer, skid loader and pallet fork hookup; Large selection of various PTO shafts; (3) 200 gal. fertilizer tanks and brackets; 100 gal. fuel transfer tank and pump; (12) Single disc fertilizer openers, piston pump, Red Ball system; New 480/80R50 tires; New 480/95R50 tires; New 20.8R38 tires; New 480/80R42 tires; New 18.4R42 tires and wheels for sprayers; 480/80R46 tires; 18.4R42 tires; 18.4R38 tires; 420/90R30 tires and wheels; New Kinze planter transport tires; Plus many more tires and wheels; Large selection of weights, fenders, quick hitches, drawbars, parts, etc.

SHOP TOOLS: Large heavy duty gear pullers; Tool Shop parts washer; Polar Air upright air compressor, single phase; Kubota GL-5000 diesel generator; Jack stands; 30 gal. grease barrel with pneumatic greaser and pump; Electric powered oil drain; Uline banding tool; 10-Ton porta power; Makita chop saw; Chicago drill press; Bench vise; Delta 2-wheel bench grinder; Clarke 2wheel bench grinder; Torch on cart; Lincoln Power Mig welder; Large selection of new and used log chains and binders; 30-ton shop press; Several stocked bolt bins; Tap and Die sets; Snap-On tool chest; Cherry pickers; Several large floor jacks; Large selection of Versatile service manuals.

AUCTION MANAGERS MATT SULLIVAN (309) 221-7001 & ZACH HINER (260) 437-2771 TF (844) 847-2161

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MARVIN STEGE ESTATE – MATTESON, IL

Mike & Mark farmed for 2 yrs after their Dad’s passing, but with full time jobs & traveling to the farm, they have decided to sell the remainder of Marvin’s equipment.

IH 1086, 540/1000 pto, duals, CAH, 6000 hrs, EZ shift kit, rear wts; IH 706, 540/1000 pto, gas, WFE, 16.9-34, 80%, 3pt, top link, single hyds, 4900 hrs, runs great!; CIH 496, 25’, 3 bar spike harrow; JD 7000 6R-30” Planter, nt, 2 spring DP, trash whips; JD 515 15’ Drill, 3pt, 22 run, 8” sp, bevel still on blades, poly dividers; Pr 15’ NT Markers, complete; 15’ 3 Bar Coil-tine Harrow, bolts to main frame, like new; JD 6620, hydro, dsl, GY 28L-26, 12 ply, 4580 hrs, grain loss mon, reverser, chopper, always shedded; JD 915 GH, 3” cut, good poly, dial-a-matic, poly dividers; J&M HT8 20’ Head Cart, rear hitch; JD 643 CH, 6R-30”, good chains & rolls, deck plates; JD 3pt Head Carrier; KB 475 Auger Cart, 20.8-34, sm 1000 pto, good augers, no dents; JD 1210A, good augers, sm 1000 pto, long unload auger, 26 ply plane tires; Minnesota Gravity Wagon on DMI Gear, ext tongue, 12.5-15, 12 ply, 8 bolt rims; KB #114 12’ Auger, metal flighting, for side of wagon, only for beans; (6) IH 75lb Stamped Frnt Wts; (4) IH 100lb Stamped Frnt Wts; 1000# Frnt Steel Wt, tool box, bolts, IH bracket; (7) IH 100 lb Stamped Frnt Wts; (2) IH 100 lb Wts; IH 86 Series Wt Bracket;

FARMER RETIREMENT

After a lifetime of farming, Don is retiring. His equipment is older, but has been well maintained.

JD 4430, 8000 hrs, 1 owner; JD RM 4RW 3pt Cultivator, rolling shields, double stabilizers; IH 153 6R 3pt Cultivator, vibra shanks, rolling shields, double stabilizers, tight; IH 300 15’ Rotary Hoe, 3pt, dirt deflector, always shedded; JD 1350-1450 5x Plow; JD 37 Pull-type Sickle Mower, trail type, 540 pto, 7’ bar w/ guard; JD 7000 12R-30” Planter, trash whippers, corn meters, always shedded; NI Manure Spreader, ground driven, top beater, shedded; KB 350 Wagon on AC Gear; Pr 18.4-38 Clamp-on Duals; Pr 15.5-38 Clamp-on Duals, 30%; (12) Kinze Brush Meters; MFWD TRACTORS: JD 8400, 4 hyds, quick coupler, frnt fenders, 420-30 front/20.8-42 rear tires, runs great; JD 8100, 3 ptos, frnt wts, 18.4-42, 9100 hrs, sharp; 4x4 TRACTORS: JD 8760, 3 hyds, 3pt, 6800 hrs, 20.8R38 rear duals 80%, new hyd pump ’19, eng under haul by Sloan in 2018; JD 8630, 1000 pto, 3pt, 6800 hrs, 3 hyd, 18.4-38 main 80%, axle mount duals 30%, 10 bolt, 50 series eng, off estate, hard to find; JD 8630, quad range, 7600 hrs, 2000 hrs on 50 series update, 1000 hrs on 2 speed & pump, 3pt, pto, 3 hyds, 20.8-34, axle mount duals; JD 8430, 5200 hrs, 3pt, pto, 3 hyds, 18.4-34 axle mount duals; MF 4840, 1984, 20.8-38 org tires, duals, 3pt, quick coupler, 4 hyds, 3600 hrs, 1 owner; Steiger 220 Bearcat, 6000 hrs, recent eng OH, 3pt, 20.8-34 duals, 10 sp trans; Versatile 846, 18.4-38, 80% duals, 235 hp, 4968 hrs, 12 sp trans, 4 hyds; IH 3388, 2+2, 1000 pto, 18.4-38, 3pt, DT436 eng, hammer strap, nice interior, mechanically ready, showing 1197 hrs (not actual), cold a/c; TRACTORS: CIH MX285, 4026 hrs, 4 hyds, auto steer, 18.4-46 rear duals, lg 1000 pto, quick hitch, 500 lb rear wts, new front & rear inside tires, rear duals 50%; IH 1586, 20.8-38, new a/c in 2018; (2) IH 1486, 18.4-38, CAH, just off farm; IH 1466, 1975, red cab, frnt wts, sharp; IH 1466, dsl, no cab, 1975, 18.4-38 Titan radials, 70%, 9 bolt hubs, 540-1000 pto, dual hyds; IH 1066, 1975, 2 hyds, 540/1000 pto, 18.4-38, rear wts; IH 1066, 1975, no cab; CIH 385, 2WD, dsl, 4132 hrs, 8 spd forward, 4 spd reverse, 3pt, 540 pto, single hyds, rops, 1 owner; IH 274, 1800 hrs, 3 pt, draw bar, w/ cult & side dresser; IH Cub 40, lo-boy, nut & bolt restoration, 8.3-24, nice!; Case 2390, CAH, 4400 hrs, frnt wts, 18.4-38, 90%, 9 bolt rims, 1000 pto, top link, diff lock; Case 2390, 18.4-38 90%, axle mount duals, 1000 pto, 3 hyds, 5000 hrs, 1 owner, quick coupler, cold a/c, diff lock, frnt wts, led lights; White 2-135, 7700 hrs, 134 a/c, 18.4-38, 70%, 1000 pto, no leaks, new interior, axle rear cut; AC 7000, powershift, rear weights, 100 hrs on eng OH, 18.4-34; Ford 3600, 2WD, dsl, 3pt, 4835 hrs, 8 spd forward, 2 spd reverse, diff lock, 540 pto, power steer, newer inj pump & starter; Ford 3000, 2WD, dsl, 2550 hrs, 8 spd forward, 2 spd reverse, 3pt, no arms, 540 pto, single hyds, power steering; JD 4650, CAH, 8000 hrs, quad range, out back guidance, frnt wts, 18.4-42 duals, 90% main; 1993 JD 6400, CAH, 4600 hrs, power quad, 18.4-38 hrs, 80%, w/ JD 620 ldr; JD 4630, 5612 hrs, syncho trans, 18.4-38 axle mount duals, 9 bolt rims; JD 4030, dsl, no cab, quad range; JD 2840, roll bar, 15.5-38, 3000 hrs, dual hyds, 540 pto, 3pt, w/ JD 720 quick-tach ldr, joy stick controls; JD 2030, w/ ldr; JD 4020, gas, side console, diff lock, 7200 hrs, 18.4-34; COLLECTORS: Case 660 Combine, gas, runs, w/ grain head; IH 1066, 5500 hrs, MFWD, no cab, front wts; 1959 Farmall 460 Tractor, new seat/brakes/gauges, TA & motor have been worked on, quick hitch, 3 hyds, 540 pto; 1941 Farmall H Tractor, original paint, new seals in rear end & trans, starter rebuilt, new magneto, new battery box, 12V alternator under hood; MM U, 1 owner, professionally restored, sharp; Ferguson T020, restored, sharp; Ford 8N, showing 1300 hrs (not actual), original, sharp; Barge Wagon w/ hoist on JD Gear, 6 bolt wheels, 14’ box, good shape; Case 730 Wheatland; MECHANIC SPECIALS: JD 4640, eng runs weak; Case 1270, 18.4-38, runs low oil pressure; Kubota 3750, MFWD, w/ frnt ldr, hasn’t run for 1 yr; MM 602, hasn’t run 10 yrs; INDUSTRIAL: Bobcat S650 Skidsteer, 2014, CAH, foot controls, aux hyds, 4400 hrs, 305/70D16.5; 2012 Takeuchi 31112 Skid Loader, cab, auxiliary hyds, 2167 hrs; JD 210C Backhoe, left hand reverser, 17.5-24, 60%, 3pt, 4200 hrs; Ford NH TC55DA TLB, 4x4, 7300 hrs, quick-tach bucket, 3pt, 540 pto; Lowe 750 Hyd Auger, w/ 12” bit; Stout 66-9 Brush Grapple; Stout HD72-8 Brush Grapple; Stout HD84-6 Brush Grapple; Stout HD72-3 Rock Bucket/Brush Grapple Combo; PLANTERS: 2013 JD 1770 CCS, 16R-30”, nt, 1 owner, Keaton firmers, smart boxes, precision meters, markers, row cleaners, Greenstar 3; JD 1780, 16/31R, cons frame, nt, poly boxes, sharp; JD 1780, 12/23R, nt, 3 bu boxes, 4 spring HD DP; JD 7200, 12R-30”, dry fert, vac, 1000 pto pump, flex frame, DD fert openers; JD 7200, 12R-30”, hyd front fold, 1000 rpm pump, poly boxes, heavy duty DP, c/b plates; JD 7200, 12R-30”, nt, well maint; JD 7200 8/16R, interplant, trash whips, sharp!; JD 7200, 8R, cons frame, vac, poly boxes, new air pump/clutch/chains/bearings, Yetter trash whips; JD 7200, 8RW, finger pu, nt, sharp; JD 7240, 6/11R, finger pu, sharp; JD 7240, 6R-30”, dry fert, cross auger, single disk fert openers; JD 7200 6R-30” Planter, vac, dry fert, conservation frame, nt, poly boxes, insect boxes, SD fert open, only planted 800 acres; JD 7200, 6R-30”, cons frame, vac, dry fert; JD 7200, 4RW, dry fert, finger pu, sharp; JD 7200, 4R, dry fert, vac, sharp; JD 7200, 4R-30”, markers, poly boxes, insect; JD 7000, 12R-30”, folding, used in 2019; JD 7000, 8R-30”, liquid fert, heavy duty DP, Keaton firmers, John Blue squeeze pump, bevel on blades; JD 7000, 8R-30”, Keaton firmers, spike closing wheels, insect; JD 7000, 8R-30”; JD 7000, 6/11R, spike closing wheels, Kinze brush meters, new seed blades; JD 7000, 6R-30”, dry fert, nt, 4 spring DP, bevel on seed blades, gauge wheels rebushed, Keaton irmers, markers, precision corn meters, off 100 acre farm; (3) JD 7000, 6R-30”, nt; (2) JD 7000 4R, dry fert; Kinze 3500, 8/15R, nt, new seed blades, 4 spring DP; Kinze 3500, 8/15R, 2013, nt, 375 acres, c/b meters, 4 spring DP, off 80 acre farm, spike closing wheels, bevel on original blades; Kinze 3500, 8/15R, nt, new seed blades, 4 spring DP; Kinze 3650, 12/23R, nt, liquid fert, firmers, ½ plant disconnect, piston pump, John Blue pump, 4 sp DP on corn rows, KPM II mon; Kinze 3600, 16/31R, nt, firmers, scrapers, box ext, new seed openers, no welds, sharp; Kinze 3600, 16R-30”, 2002, DD dry fert openers, no welds, firmers, 4 spring DP, ½ disconnect, cross auger, Yetter row flow, clean sweep, rebuilt 2 yrs ago; Kinze 2600, 16R-30”, liquid fert, SD openers, John Blue pump, nt, 4 spring DP, new seed openers; Kinze 3000, 6/11R, liquid fert, nt, c/b meters; Kinze 2000, 6/11R, 4 spring DP, nt, finger pu, new seed blades, sharp; Kinze PT6, 6R-30”, dry fert, UV cross auger, Rawson 3 coulter nt; Case IH 900, 8R-30”, end trans, nt combos, pto pump, folding hitch; IH 900, 6R-30”, nt, liquid fert; White 6180, 12R-30”, dry fert; White 6122, 12R-30”, wing fold, row cleaners, firmers, markers, spring down force; White 6100, 6R-30”, dry fert, Yetter combos, 540 pto pump, 1 owner, sharp; White 6100, 6R-30”, dry fert, Rawson 3 coulter system; White 5100, 6R-30”, dry fert, no seed openers; White 5100, 8RW, liquid fert, frame mounted nt, hyd fold, sharp; BEAN PLANTERS: JD 1535, 20’, 15x15”, JD markers, meters rebuilt in 2018, new seed blades, bushings, scrapers, guards, closing wheels; JD 7000 14R-15” Bean Planter, pull-type, 6 lift assist wheels; GP 2015, 20’, 15”, 3pt, 15 rows; GP 1520P, 3pt, sharp; GRAIN DRILLS: JD 1590, 15’, 7.5”, dolly hitch, scales, bevel on blades, 1000 total acres; JD 750, 20’, 1997, Yetter markers, 7.5”, 2pt hitch, SI bean meters, new seed blades, gauge wheels & boots; JD 750, 15’, 1998, 7.5”, 2pt or standard hitch, JD markers, grass seed, low acres; JD 750, 15’, 1998, 7.5”, dolly wheel, grass seed, new seed blades; JD 750, 15’, dolly wheel, 7.5”, new seed blades; JD 750, 15’, 7.5”, nt, dolly wheel, new seed blades, grass seed, Progressive markers, tarp; JD 750, 15’, 7.5”, 2pt hitch, 1998, 3pt hook up, markers, bevel on blades; JD 750, 15’, markers, 7.5”, dolly wheel; JD 8300, 13’, 7.5”; JD VanBrundt, 10’; Krause 5200, 15’, 7.5”, nt, grass seed, sharp; Krause 5215, 15’, nt, grass seed, set on 15”; Tye 114-4850 Series V, 30’, markers, 8”, press wheels, no welds; GP 24’, 38 runs, 7.5”, new seed blades, no-tills & bushings; GP 1500, 15’, 1994, nt, 8”, new seed openers, grass seeder; GP 15’, nt, grass seed, markers, 8”; GP 15’, 8”; 2002 CIH 5400, 15’, 7.5”, nt, 2 bar coil-tine harrow, monitor, CIH 5000 NT Caddy, sharp!; CIH 5300, 20x8, “Soybean Special”, press wheels, cyl, sharp!; CIH 5100, 21x7, grass seed; SOIL FINISHERS: Landoll 876, 35’, 15’ main frame, light kit, new 11” sweeps, 3 bar spike drag, beater bar, dirt deflect, 17.5” blades, good scrapers, nice!; Landoll 875, 25’, 19.5” blades, beater bar, 3 bar spike drag; Landoll 875 Till-oll, 10’; CIH 4200, 33’, hyd front gang, coil-tine harrow; CIH 4200, 25’, hyd front gang, 8 bar spike drag; Glencoe 4300, 24’, 5 bar spike drag, crumbling basket, sharp!; Glencoe 555A, 24’, tight, 5 bar spike drag, no welds, walking tandems on main frame; Glencoe 15’, w/ harrow; Sunflower 6430, 30’; Krause 6100, 36’, 5 bar spike drag, walking tandems; DISKS: JD 637, 29’, 9” sp, 22” front & rear blades, walking tandems; JD 637, 22.5’, 9” sp, 3 bar coil-tine harrow, new 24” blades & bearings 1 yr ago, farmer retire; JD 630, 26’, 1997, 9” sp, 20.5” blades, Remlinger 5 bar drag, furrow fillers, lights; JD 630, 26’, 7.5” sp, hyd leveler, duals on wings; JD 630, 25’, 7.5” sp, hyd fore & aft, duals on wings, 18” frnt/19” rear blades, single pt depth control; JD 335, 24’, cone blades, narrow main frame, no welds; JD 330, 28’, cone blades, no welds; JD 330, 21’; JD 235, 24’, 9” sp, small cone blades, good scrapers, no welds; JD 235, 24’, 7.5” sp; JD 235, 24’, 9” sp, no welds; JD 235, 21’; JD 235, 20’, 20” blades, 9” sp, hyd fold, 3 bar coil-tine harrow; JD 235, 20’, 20” blades, 9” sp; JD 235, 16’, 9” sp, 18.5” frnt/20” rear blades, tandems on main & wings; JD 230, 24’, hyd fold, 9” sp, 19.5” frnt/rear cone blades, no welds; JD 220, 20’; JD 220, 18’; JD 220, 18’, cone blades, black gang, sharp; Krause 7300, 32’, 2010 yr, rear hitch, 7.5” sp, 21 ¼” frnt/21/5” rear blades; Krause 1900, 20’; Krause 1580, 15’, hyd fold; Kewanee 1010, w/ harrow; Kewanee 13’, original; IH 370, 9’; IH 14’ Wheel Disk; White 255, 12’, 7.5” sp, tandem, cyl, 18” frnt & rear blades; CIH 3900, 30’, 7.5” sp, 21” blades; CIH 3900, 26’, rear hitch, 7.5” sp, 19” blades; CIH 496, 24’, 7.5” spacing, new 22” blades; CIH 496, 24’; CIH 496, 32’, 7.5” sp; CIH 496, 22’, 21” blades, 3 bar coil-tine harrow; CIH 496, 18’, 7.5” sp, 3 bar coil-tine harrow, 17.5” frnt/18.5” rear blades; IH 470, 14’, hyd cyl, dual wheels; IH 37, 14’; IH 370, 8’, hyd cyl; IH 370, 13’, 7” sp; IH 490, 21’; Baker 32’, (48) 22” blades, hyd level, no welds, walking tandems on wings; ROCKFLEX DISKS: 2012 Landoll 6230, 21’, sharp; Sunflower 1433, 22’, hyd leveler; JD 637, 35’, 22” blades, coil-tine harrow; White 271, 21’, 9” sp; MF 820, 21’, 9” sp, 20.5” frnt/20” rear blades, rear hitch, no welds; Kewanee 1100, 21’; Krause 2244, 14’, 21” frnt/22” rear blades; OFFSET DISKS: Sunflower 24’, double fold; Sunflower 14’, hyd fold, 4 bar drag; Wilbeck 1934, 12’, 9” sp, 22” frnt notched/24” smooth rear blades, good bearing, no welds; Bushhog 12’, notched blades; Krause 13’; Taylorway 650, 10’, rockflex; FIELD CULTIVATORS: DMI 26’, coil-tine harrow; DMI 32’, coil-tine harrow; DMI TM II, 45’, 9” sweeps, 5 bar spike drag; Brent HCV2000, 24’, walking tandems, new sweeps, 4 bar harrow; Brillion 18’, hyd fold, 5 bar spike drag, sharp; CIH 4800, 26’, 3 bar drag, walking tandems; CIH 4800, 24’, 3 bar coil-tine harrow; CIH 4600, 26’, 3 bar coil-tine harrow, walking tandems, no welds, tight; CIH 4600, 24’, walking tandems, 5 bar spike drag; CIH 4600, 24’, coil-tine drag, walking tandems on wings; CIH 4600, 22’, 3 bar spike drag, crumbler, walking tandems on main & wings; IH 4300, 30’, light kit, 3 bar coil-tine drag, 9” sweeps 80%, walking tandems on wings & main; JD 980, 40’, double fold, 250 lb springs, no welds, 5 bar spike drag, new 9” sweeps; JD 980, 36’, knock on sweeps, 6” sp, 5 bar spike drag, heavy duty springs; JD 980, 34’, 6”sp, 3 bar coil-tine harrow, 7” sweeps, 250 lb shanks, rear hitch & hyds, no welds; JD 980, 32’, danish-tine, Bervac rolling baskets; JD 980, 36’, 5 bar spike drag; JD 980, 28’, 5 bar spike drag; JD 980, 24’, 5 bar spike drag; JD 980, 3 bar coil-tine harrow, 2 new tires, new shovels; (2) JD 980, 26’, coil-tine harrow; JD 960, 24’, coil-tine harrow; JD 960, 24’, 5 bar spike drag; JD 960, 26’, new shovels; JD 1100, 20’, 3pt, w/ 3 bar coil-tine harrow; JD 1010, 24’, coil-tine harrow; JD 1100, 20’, 3pt, hyd fold, 3 bar Remlinger drag; Wil-Rich Quad V, 34’, 5 bar spike drag, rear hitch; Wil-Rich 2500, 35’, 5 bar spike drag; Wil-Rich 2500, 35’, walking tandems; Wil-Rich 30’, 3 bar coil-tine harrow; Wil-Rich 2500, 25’, coil-tine harrow; Wil-Rich 2500, 28’; VERTICAL TILLAGE TOOLS: 2013 JD 2623, 26’, 21.75” front/22” rear blades, hyd hitch, hyd rolling basket, front gauge wheels, sharp; Landoll 7431, 26’, hyd leveler, 20.5” frnt/21’ rear blades, original, farmer retire; GP 2400, 24’, turbo chopper; Krause 1404, 24’, vertical-till, 20” frnt & rear, new bearing 250 acre farmer retire; CULTIMULCHERS: Dunham Lehr 30’, danish-tine, scrapers, sharp; Dunham Lehr 30’, scrapers, sharp; CIH 415, 25’, scrapers front & back, danish-tine shanks; Dunham Lehr Ultramulcher II, 22’, scrapers; IH 415, 13’, 4 wheel, danish-tine, teeth, rear hitch, 19” wheels; Brillion 180-1, 15’, late model, scrapers, danish-tine sweeps, hardly used; Brillion ML-180, 15’, scrapers, 20” steel wheels, sharp; Brillion 25’, rear scrapers, hyd frnt hitch, no welds, sharp; CRUMBLERS: CIH 35’, hyd dble fold, round bar basket, 10’ main frame, light kit, good rolls; CIH 110 20’; DMI 45’, 15’ main frame, telescoping hitch, no welds; DMI 37’, double fold, telescoping hitch, nice; DMI 30’; DMI 28’, light kit; DMI 28’, 12’ main frame, heavy bar; JD 200, 45’, double fold, light kit, no welds; JD 200, 42’, double fold; UV Rolling Harrow 110, 32’, single crumbler, hitch hiker; 2015 J&M TF212 Soil Conditioner, 26’, green, rolling basket, only done 800 acres; Brillion 46’ Optimizer XXL, light, ext tongue; PACKERS: Brillion 32’, vertical fold; Brillion 32’, cast rolls, scrapers; Brillion XL144 36’, ductile rolls, no welds; Brillion XL 32’, ductile rolls, scrapers; Dunham Lehr 30’, solid rolls; RIPPERS: Landoll 1550, 4 leg, auto reset, 3pt, light kit, sharp; Landoll 1510 18’ Inline, 9x, 3pt, gauge wheels, spring loaded; Blue Jet 7x 3pt Inline Ripper; JD 915 V-Ripper, 7x, sharp; DISK RIPPERS: DMI 527B, 5x, hyd disk leveler, 3 bar spike drag, light kit, 19” blades, new pts, hyd frnt gang, farmer retire, sharp; DMI 527B, 5x, hyd front, adjust blade depth, rear disk leveler; DMI 527, 5x, spring shanks, disk leveler, sharp; CIH 530B, 5x, auto reset, 2008, hyd front gang, spring coulters, hyd disk leveler, spike drag light kit; CIH 730B, hyd leveler, 3 bar spike drag; DMI 730, 7x, lead shanks, 3 bar spike drag; DMI 730, 7x, hyd rear leveler, auto reset; 2012 JD 512, 5x, 24” blades, sharp; 2010 JD 512, 5x, auto reset; SOIL SAVERS: Landoll 7x, spring, sharp; Landoll 9x; (2) Glencoe 7x; Glencoe 9x, new blades, bearings & 4” sweeps, spring loaded, tight, 3 bar spike drag, can make 11x; Glencoe 9x; Glencoe 11x; PLOWS: MF 4x, mounted, 14” sp, coulters, cover boards, tail wheel; Ford 151, 3x, 3pt, good mold boards, cover boards, 1x missing; JD 1350-1450 5x; CIH 735, 5x, vari-width; IH 700, 7x, 1x detachable, coulters, on land, 18” sp, good mold boards, no welds; IH 700, 7x, auto reset, spring loaded coulters, no welds; FLAIL SHREDDERS: JD 120, 20’; JD 27, 15’, 1000 pto, end transport, 4 wheels, good hood, good knives; JD 27, 15’, 4 wheel, lights, sharp; JD 27, 15’, 4 wheel, lift cyl; MOWERS: Alamo RX72, 6’, 540 pto, tail wheel, chains, sharp; Rhino TW16 Rotary Mower, 3pt hitch, 72”, never used; King Kutter RFM-72-YK, 6’ Finishing Mower, 3 blade; (2) Bushhog 6’ for skidldr, hyd drive, heavy duty; Land Pride Commander 15’ Batwing Mower, chains, stump jumpers, hard tires, sharp; CULTIVATORS: Hiniker 5000, 12R, nt; Hiniker 5000, 8R-30”, nt; Hiniker Econo-till, 6R-30”, cut-away coulters & shields; Hiniker 6R-30”, nt; Hiniker 5000, 6R-30”, nt; Hiniker Econo-till, 6R-30”, 3pt; Kinze 1500, 6R-30”, nt; CIH 183, 12R-30”, danish-tine, new sweeps, gauge wheels; Alloway 2040 model, 6R, long shields, 30” cut away disks, sharp; Miller 6R-30”, high residue; Miller Pro 4R-30”, high clearance, shields; JD 875, 8RW, discers & rolling shields, like new; JD 845, 12R-30”, hyd fold, nice; JD 845, 12R; Brillion 12R-30”, flat fold, danish-tine, hardly used; Brillion BRS-02 6R-30”, danish-tine, rolling fenders; Brillion 4RW, danish-tine, rolling fenders, original sweeps; ROTARY HOES: JD 400, 30’, flat fold, teeth 50%, straight bar; JD 400, 20’, rigid, 3pt, good teeth, straight; JD 400, 20’, 3pt, stabilizer wheels, clod shield, good spoons; JD 400, 20’, 3pt, gauge wheels, 50% spoons; JD 400, 20’, rigid, straight, teeth 50%; JD 400, 20’, like new spoons; JD 400, 20’, end trans, teeth 60%; JD 400, 15’, new wheels 2 yrs ago; (6) JD 400, 15’; M&W 1930, 30’, flat fold; M&W 1930, 30’, flat fold, min-till, good spoons; M&W 1815, 15’; M&W 15’, 50% spoons, dirt deflector; SPRAYERS: JD 6000, tricycle, 60’ booms, 6500 miles, foamer, row shields; Hardi 3000 Nav, 60’ booms, monitor, triple nozzles, pto pump, sharp; Hardi 1000 Gal Navigator, 60’ hyd booms, rinse tank, foamer, lg pto pump; FERTILIZER EQUIP: Progressive 2450 Liquid Side Dress Applicator, 15x, 16R, hyd drive pump uses JD rate controls; 2002 Tyler 5 ton Fert Spreader, stainless steel box & 10” chain, 540 pto, hyd shut offs, dual fan; Wilmar 500 Fert Spreader, 7” chain, double fan, 40’ spread, 540 pto, light kit; Wilmar 600 Fert Spreader, tandem, double fan, 540 pto, 7” chain, spring suspension; Wilmar 500 Fert Spread, 2002, stainless steel, 5 ton, 7” chain, double fan, spring suspension, 40’ spread, light kit, like new; New Leader 5 ton Lime Spreader, has broken chain; P&H 10 Ton Fert Tender, rear discharge on tandem trailer, HD jack, lights, works well; MANURE SPREADERS: NH 195, double chain apron, top beater, 16.5-16.1 flotation tires; NH 185, tandem axle, slop gate; NH 185, tandem axle; NI 3632, slop gate, tandem axle, good chain; Houle 5250 Manure Tank Spreader, tandem axle, lg 1000 pto; JD 54; HAYBINES/DISCBINES: NH 7230 Discbine, 2017, 540 pto, hyd hitch, light kit, tilt platform, hardly used, paint still on cutter bar; Agco NI 5209 Discbine, good rolls, 540 pto, velocity joint, new knives, hyd hitch; (2) Agco NI 5209 Discbine, 9’, hyd hitch, sharp; NH 499 Haybine, 540 pto pump, good rolls, sharp; NH 488 9’ Haybine; NH 472 7’ Haybine, 540 pto, lift cyl, always shedded, looks like new; CIH 8340 Haybine, 9’; JD 1209 Haybine, used last season; DISK MOWERS: Agco 3008, 540 pto, hyd lift, good curtain, no welds; JF Stoll 9’ Disc Mower, 3pt, like new; HAY RAKES: Kuhn 110, 2019, high speed, hyd wings, 10 wheel, like new; Kuhn 110; JD 702 Wheel Rake; Enorossi 12 Wheel Rake; NH 258; NH 256, 5 bar, good shape; NH 256, works good; NH 256, steel teeth; NH 56, 5 bar; IH 35 Hay Rake, rubber fingers, sharp; Victor 115 Rotary Rake; Claas 52T Hay Tedder, 4 wheel rotary; HAY BALERS: 2009 JD 328, square, twine tie, 540 pto, 14x18 bale, farmer retire; 2005 JD 348, square, 14x18 bale, hyd hitch, twine tie, 540 pto, sharp; JD 336, square, twine tie; JD 410, round, good belts & rolls, farmer retire, 4x5 bale, 540 pto, always shedded; CORN PICKERS: NI 325, 2R-30”, pull picker, 8 roll bed, hyd hitch, sharp!; (2) NI 324 Pull Picker, hyd hitch, 12 roll bed, sharp; NI 326, 2R-30”, 8 roll husking bed, good shape; NI 324, 2R, lift cyl, 540 pto, 12 roll husking bed, no welds, clean elevator; NI 324, hyd hitch, 12 roll husking bed, always shedded; FEED GRINDERS/MIXERS: Gehl 125, hyd drive, intake auger, long unload, 540 pto, good hammers; (2) NH 353, long unload auger, intake auger; NH 353, intake auger, new augers 2 yrs ago; Farmhand GM870, hyd drive, long unload auger, intake auger, hammers on 1st turn; Knight Reel Augie 3036 Feed Mixer Wagon, 3 augers, hay saver, scales; Lucknow 285 TMR, power discharge, scales; MISC FORAGE: 2013 Valmetal 5600 Bale Chopper, 540 pto, like new; JD 3800 Silage Chopper, 2R CH; JD 38 Silage Chopper, 1R CH, sharp; JD 38 Chopper, lift cyl, 1R corn head & 6’ hay head, very clean; NH 718 Forage Chopper, 1R corn head & 770 hay head, always shedded; JD 7’ Hay Head, hardly used; Gehl 7’ Hay Head for Silage Chopper, sharp!; NH 166 Hay Invertor, ground drive, 64” pick up; NH 166 Hay Inverter; Bale Conveyor elec motor; Heider Model B Feed Wagon, 540 pto, w/ top; Krone 4x Hay Tedder, 2007, model 5.50/4x7T, hyd fold, 540 pto; Gehl 970 16’ Silage Wagon, on Knowles 12 ton tandem gear, side unload, 12.5-15, ext tongue; Badger PTO Pit Pump; NI 100-NI 10’ Grass Seeder Spreader, agitator, EZ Flow, good cond; Brillion 12’ Seeder, hyd lift; Berlon Industries Bedding Side Shooter, skidsteer mount; GRAIN CLEANERS: Neco 54”, double stage, intake auger, trash auger, single phase, elec motor; Neco 51A; Sukup , intake auger, elec motor w/ cord, nice!; Hi Cap 44; COMBINES: JD 9560STS, Contour Master, 2007, 4700/3100 hrs, 18.4-38 frnt duals, 90%, 16.9R26 rear, chopper, bullet rotor, Big Top bin ext; JD 9660STS, Contour Master, straddle duals, long unload auger, Maurer bin ext, 4100/2700 hrs; JD 9760STS, Contour Master, straddle duals, bin ext, high cap unload, 4WD, 3600/2700 hrs; JD 9510, 4WD, 6500/4400 hrs, 66” floater tires, 90% tread, double Vittetoe chaff spreader, chopper, long unload auger, Maurer bin ext, has some hours,but lots of life left in it; JD 9510, 30.5-32, 4500/3400 hrs, chopper, Vittetoe chaff spreader; JD 9500, 1994, bin ext, 4WD, 30.5-32, chaff spreader, chopper, long unload auger, new JD reman eng 300 hrs ago, head sight for contour, well main; JD 7720, Titan II, 3800 hrs, chopper, hydro, heavy rear axle; JD 6620, 5200 hrs, 28L-26, hydro, clean; JD 6620, sidhill, 28L-26 tires, 4300 hrs; JD 6620, Titan II, 4WD, 30.5-32; 1998 CIH 2366, rock trap, chopper, 3100 hrs, field tracker, 30.5-32; CIH 1640, 4800 hrs, 28L-26, farmer retire; GRAIN HEADS: 2015 JD 630F, 30’, full finger, poly, fore & aft, low dam, farmer retire; JD 630F, 30’, 2007, full finger, low dam, good poly; JD 635F, 2009, low dam; (3) JD 635; JD 925, new fingers, poly 75%, new grain grabbers, poly floor; JD 920, poly dividers, fore & aft, sharp; JD 920F, fore & aft, sharp; JD 920, stainless steel floor, 3” cut; JD 920, 20’, low dam, hyd for & aft, poly dividers, sharp; JD 930, full finger, poly dividers; JD 915 Hydra-flex, good poly; JD 915, 15’, 3” cut, c-tru reel, sharp; JD 220, plastic fingers, sharp; JD 216, sidehill, stainless steel; JD 215, dialomatic, 3” cut, good drum; CIH 1020, 25’, fore & aft, oil drive, 3” cut, full finger, good poly; CIH 1020, 25’, full finger, 3” cut, fore & aft, light kit, double drive; CIH 1020, 20’, oil bath, 3” cut, tracker, light kit, manual adjust wheel; CIH 1020, 20’, 3” cut, fore & aft, sharp; CIH 1020, 15’; IH 1020, 15’, 3” cut, fore & aft, oil bath; Gleaner 20’, off R62, 3” cut, Gleaner LM, 15’, rigid, plastic fingers; AC 15’, Series II, for L or M, rigid; NH 88C Draper Head, 30’, 2010; CORN HEADS: 2010 JD 608C, Stalkmaster, 8R-30”, stalk stompers, hyd deck plates, height sensors; 2010 JD 608C, hyd deck plates, header height sensors, just out of field; 2000 JD 893, 8R-30”, single pt hookup, new chains fall of ’19, hyd deck plates, pto hookup; JD 693, hyd deck plates, pto drive, sharp; JD 843, lo-tin, oil bath, sharp; JD 843, hi-tin; JD 844, oil bath; JD 444, poly, hyd deck plates; (2) JD 444, lo-tin, oil bath; (2) JD 443, 4R-30”, good rolls & chains; (2) CIH 1063; CIH 1044, 4RW; HEAD CARTS: (2) EZ Trail 680, 20’; UV HT25, 25’; AUGER CARTS: Brent 880, scales, 30.5-32 knobby tires, 20” unload auger; KB 1160, corner auger, tarp, 24.5-32; KB 475, 20.8-34, sm 1000 pto, good augers, no dents; Parker 6500, roll tarp, 24.5-32; EZ Trail 500, sm 1000 pto, good augers, 23.1-26 12 ply, fenders; A&L 450SA; Kinze 440, 23.1-26, sharp; JD 1210A, sm 1000 pto, 18.4-26, good augers; JD 400, 1000 pto, good augers, hyd door, 26 ply plane tires; M&W 450Bu, “Little Red Wagon”, 23.1-26, 16 ply, corner auger, no welds, 1000 pto; GRAVITY WAGONS: EZ Trail 3400, 1384-B gear, telescoping tongue, like kit, 14L-16.1 12 ply; KB 500; KB 350, hyd fold unload, 6x14, elec over hyd, 11L-15; EZ Flow 300, auger, new tarp 1 yr ago; Parker 400 Bu, 12 ton gear, 8 bolt wheels; DMI Center Dump; TRUCKS & TRAILERS: 2019 Load Trail 25’ Gooseneck Trailer, 9’ hyd tail, new used; CM 20’ Gooseneck Livestock Trailer, 1997, tandem axle, 5th wheel; 2007 IH 4300 Straight Truck, 453K miles, 200K on eng OH, all work done by IH, hyd stinger, controls on both sides, cold a/c, machinery hitch, car carrier, tires 80%, 21’ bed, new winch cable 2 yrs ago; 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Grand Prize Winner — “Solid Foundation” by Harlen Persinger.

Fields-of-Corn Photo Contest Winners announced by National Corn Growers

First Place, Category: Growing Field Corn — “Tunnel of Dreams”

by Joshua Smith.

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — Photographers captured farmers’ stories from the challenging 2019 growing season in the sixth National Corn Growers Association Fields-of-Corn Photo Contest.

This year, NCGA awarded two Grand Prizes.

“Solid Foundation” by Harlen Persinger of Wisconsin won the Grand Prize as selected by a panel of judges.

“Reflecting on 2019” by Tricia Braid of Illinois won the Grand Prize in the most popular category, receiving 1,272 likes on Facebook.

“These photos represent a combination of difficulty and optimism,” said NCGA Graphic Communications Manager Beth Musgrove. “With delays in planting and harvest for many, the contest was naturally off to a slow start, but the overall outcome gives us so much to look back on.

“We continue to look at different ways to improve the contest by adding new categories. In 2018, we added the True Grit category to highlight the hard work farmers put in every day.

We tweaked that for 2019 with the True Grit Women’s Edition.”

In total, 23 prizes were awarded across seven categories, ranging from farming challenges to growing field corn to the farm family lifestyle. Winners are determined through a combination of Facebook likes and consideration of a panel of judges.

Images submitted to the contest are valuable assets for NCGA in publications, social media channels and the website, Musgrove said.

Grand Prize Winner, Most Popular — “Reflecting on 2019” by Tricia The contest will re-open this spring.

Braid.

First Place, Category: Farm Family Lifestyle — “Mini Farmer in Action” by Addie Yoder.

First Place, Category: Corn — “Harvest Time” by Kasey Wallace.

First Place, Category: Farming Challenges — “Saving his Crop” by Lydia Holste.

First Place, Category: True Grit Women’s Edition — “Cooling Off” by Lorraine Thiele.

First Place, Category: Conservation — “Crop Sensing for Conservation” by Taylor Bernhard.

First Place, Category: Scenery/Landscapes — “Breaking Dawn/ Breaking Ground” by Todd Wachtel.

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Calendar MARCH ALLEN COUNTY March 10 – 2020 Grain Marketing Class: 6 to 9 p.m.

EDT, PFW Walb Student Union, Union Circle Drive, Fort Wayne, Ind.; 574-5662113; extension.purdue.edu/ allen/event/27969.

March 11 – Food Allergies and Substitutions: 7 to 8:30 p.m.

EDT, Allen County Extension office, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne, Ind.; extension.purdue.edu/allen/ event/27091.

March 18 – Success with Seeds and Seedlings: 7 to 9 p.m.

EDT, Allen County Extension office, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne, Ind.; extension.purdue.edu/allen/ event/27449.

March 14 – 4-H Shooting Sports Safety Class: 9 a.m. to noon.

EDT, Conference Complex, 1900 E. Main St., Danville, Ind. March 19 – 4-H Photography Workshop: 7 to 8:30 p.m.

EDT, Hendricks County Fairgrounds, 1900 E. Main St., Danville, Ind.

PULASKI COUNTY

March 20 – Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT, LaGrange County 4-H Fairgrounds, 1030 East 075 North, LaGrange, Ind.; www.purdue.edu/dffs/ smallfarms/small-farmconference-2020.

March 17 – STEM with Extension: 4 to 5 p.m.

EDT, Francesville-Salem Township Public Library, 201 W. Montgomery St., Francesville, Ind. March 19 – STEM with Extension: 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.

EDT, Westside Center, 510 E. Main St., Medaryville, Ind.

March 6 – Crop Marketing and Farm Finance Workshop: 10:30 a.m. EST, Dubois County Fairgrounds Clover Pavilion, 4157 S. State Road 162, Huntingburg, Ind.; 765-494-7004; purdue.ag/ workshop20.

March 25 – Plants You Gotta Have in 2020: 1 to 2 p.m. CDT, Lake County Extension office, 2291 N. Main St., Crown Point, Ind.; extension.purdue.edu/lake/ event/27832.

FULTON COUNTY March 12-14 – Antiques and Collectibles Show and Sale: 4 to 7 p.m. EDT Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Fulton County Historical Society Museum, 37E 375N, Rochester, Ind.; 574-223-4436; www.fultoncountyhistory. org.

HARRISON COUNTY March 17 – Dining with Diabetes: 10 a.m. to noon EDT, Harrison County Extension office, 247 Atwood St., Corydon, Ind.; 812-738-4236.

HENDRICKS COUNTY March 5-7 – Indiana Small Farm Conference: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

EST Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Hendricks County Fairgrounds Conference Center, 1900 Main St., Danville, Ind.; www.purdue.edu/dffs/ smallfarms/small-farmconference-2020.

NEWTON COUNTY

LAGRANGE COUNTY

LAKE COUNTY

March 20 – ServSafe Program: 9 a.m. EDT, Purdue Technology Center, 3000 Technology Ave., New Albany, Ind.; 812948-5470; www.purdue.edu/ servsafe/workshops.

edu/servsafe/workshops.

March 18 – PARP Recertfication Training: 9 a.m. to noon EDT, Scott Hall, 484 N. Morton St., Franklin, Ind.; 317-736-3724.

DUBOIS COUNTY

FLOYD COUNTY

Cream-of-crop expressions have roots in agriculture March 10 – Grain Bin Rescue Awareness for First Responders: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. CDT, Lake Township Volunteer Fire Department, 9727 N 300 W, Lake Village, Ind.; 219-8199535; extension.purdue.edu/ newton/event/27837.

March 12 – PARP Meeting: 7:30 to 11 a.m. CDT, Brook United Methodist Church, 124 E. Main St., Brook, Ind.

JOHNSON COUNTY

PUTNAM COUNTY March 9 – Horse & Pony Health and Safety Meeting: 6 to 7 p.m. EDT, York Automotive Building, 191 N. US HWY 231, Greencastle, Ind.

LAPORTE COUNTY

SPENCER COUNTY

March 18 – Extension Homemakers Educational Retreat: 3 to 6 p.m. CDT, LaPorte County Extension office, 2857 W. State Road 2, Suite A, LaPorte, Ind. March 18 – Small Engines Workshop: 6:30 to 8 p.m. CDT, Seymour Sales & Service, 101 S. Forrester Road, LaPorte, Ind. March 19 – Poultry Workshop: 6 to 7 p.m. CDT, LaPorte County Extension office, 2857 W. State Road 2, Suite A, LaPorte, Ind. March 21 – Master Gardener Garden Show: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

CDT, Michigan City High School, 8466 W. Parr Road, Michigan City, Ind.

March 12 – Perry-Spencer Crop Day: 5:15 to 8:45 p.m. CDT, St. Meinrad Community Center, 13150 E County Rd 1950 N, St. Meinrad, Ind.; extension. purdue.edu/spencer/ event/27899.

LAWRENCE COUNTY March 7 – Lawrence County Rabbit Club Youth and Open Show: 8 a.m. to noon EST, Lawrence County Fairgrounds, 11261 E. US Hwy 50, Bedford, Ind.; 812-2784307; extension.purdue.edu/ Lawrence/article/9982.

MARION COUNTY March 19 – ServSafe Training and Exam: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

EDT, Discovery Hall, 1202 E. 38th St., Indianapolis, Ind.; 317-275-9305; www.purdue.

TIPPECANOE COUNTY March 7 – Junior Pork Day 2020: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST, Land O’Lakes Center for Experiential Learning, 720 Clinic Drive, West Lafayette, Ind.; extension. purdue.edu/event/27961.

March 7 – Fluid Power Action Challenge: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST, Knoy Hall of Technology, 401 Grant St., West Lafayette, Ind.; extension.purdue.edu/ event/27826.

March 16 – Purdue Pesticide Program: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. EDT, William Daniel Turf Center, 1340 Cherry Lane, West Lafayette, Ind.; extension.purdue.edu/ event/27826.

Q A Futurity Leadership Workshop entitled “Fundamentals of Foresight: Where Food Meets the Future,” led by industry thought leader Jack Bobo.

Q Pre-event access to the IGNITE Business Expo, where women business owners are invited to showcase their service or business offering in support of the agribusiness sector.

Q An opportunity to partake in a community service activity that includes a trip to the local Second Harvest Food Bank.

Q An industry tour to give a behind-the-scenes look at ag-related infrastructure.

Q A dynamic off-site reception.

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Rabbit Club show March 7

The Lawrence County Rabbit Club’s eighth annual All Breed Youth and Open Show will be from 8 a.m. to noon EST March 7 at the Lawrence County Fairgrounds, 11261 E. US Hwy 50, Bedford, Indiana. Entry check-in will be from 6 to 7 a.m. For more information, call 812-278-4307 or visit extension.purdue.edu/Lawrence/article/9982.

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ing all your resources on one course of action.

Q Don’t cry over spilled milk — You cannot change something that has already happened.

Q Bread and butter — Refers to the way someone makes a living.

Q Make hay while the sun shines — Act while the time is right.

Q Dime a dozen — Originally referred to an overabundance of eggs at a market, which caused the prices to be cheap.

Q Late bloomers — Refers to a person whose talents became apparent later in life.

Q Apple of someone’s eye — The special sweetheart in your life.

Q Apple polisher — Originally referred to students trying to

gain favor with their teacher by presenting her with an apple.

Q The apple didn’t fall too far from the tree — Implies the children of a person are very similar to the parent.

Q Apples and oranges — References two things that are fundamentally different and should not be compared.

Q Bet the farm — Risking all your resources on the hope of solving a problem.

Q Farm it out — To put a job into the hands of another.

Q Seed money —Mmoney used to get a project started.

Q Goes to seed — Something that has become less attractive or inefficient.

Q Reap what you sow — You must eventually face conse-

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March 13 – Crop Marketing and Farm Finance Workshop: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT, Wells County Community Center, 1240 4-H Park Road, Bluffton., Ind.; 765-494-7004.

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To learn more about the event, or join the list of sponsors and exhibitors, such as BASF, Corteva Agriscience, ING Capital LLC, Nationwide and Smithfield Foods, visit womeninag.com.

Register by April 3 to receive $300 off.

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Have you ever thought about the numerous ways American English has adopted expressions that contain references to Jeff Burbrink agriculture?

In just a few Purdue minutes, I jotted down Extension more than 50 expressions that have roots in agricultural or natural resources related fields.

Here are few of my favorites: Q Don’t put all your eggs in one basket — Refers to keeping your options open or not expend-

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Nashville to host Women in Agribusiness Summit NA SH V ILLE , Tenn.

— The 2020 Women in Agribusiness Summit will be Sept. 16-18 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel.

The popular event, now in its ninth year, has fostered an international community of women who are passionate about agribusiness and sharing industry knowledge to help professional women know their business better.

This year’s agenda will feature conversations and interactive dialogue about the top issues and challenges in the ag and food sectors, including sustainability, agtech innovations, traceability, consumer and product updates, yearly outlooks and trends, and management and professional development strategies.

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Q Sow your wild oats — A time of irresponsible behavior while young.

Q Die on the vine — An idea or project that fails to continue on.

Q Nip it in the bud — Stopping an idea or project before it develops.

Q I am stumped — Originally referring to pioneer wagons that were stuck on stumps along the westbound trail, it now means to not know or understand.

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ALBANY, Calif. — A simple, portable test that can detect the deadliest of the mushroom poisons in minutes has been developed by Agricultural Research Service scientists and their colleagues.

Eating toxic mushrooms causes more than 100 deaths a year, globally, and leaves thousands of people in need of urgent medical assistance. Amanitin is the class of mushroom toxins that cause the most serious issues.

The new test can identify the presence of as little as 10 parts per billion — equivalent to 10 cents out of $10 million — of amanitin in about 10 minutes from a rice grain size sample of a mushroom or in the urine of someone who has eaten a poisonous amanitin-containing mushroom. The test also works with dog urine, as dogs are known to indiscriminately eat mushrooms. “ We developed the test primarily for mushrooms as food products.

Serendipitously, it was sensitive enough to also detect the toxin in urine,” said ARS microbiologist Candace Bever, who worked on the development.

Bever is with the Foodborne Toxin Detection and Prevention Research Unit in Albany.

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test currently exists for amatoxin poisoning. Early detection of amanitin in a patient’s urine would help doctors trying to make a diagnosis.

“Our hope is that doctors and veterinarians will be able to quickly and confidently identify amatoxin poisoning rather than having to clinically eliminate other suspected gastrointestinal diseases first,” Bever said. “We also hope that will give patients a better chance at recovery, even though there are no clearly effective, specific treatments right now.”

The test also could be a practical and definitive way for mushroom foragers to identify and avoid eating mushrooms with amanitin toxin if a commercial partner can be

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Farmland auction includes turbines ROSSVILLE, Ill. — Six farms making up 874 acres in Vermilion County will be offered at auction March 19 with Schrader Real Estate and Auction Co. conducting the event.

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found to produce and market a test kit. This test is the most sensitive and reliable field method available to chemically identify amanitin-containing mushrooms.

Although mushroom experts can identify deadly mushrooms just by looking at their appearance, experts cannot see the toxin chemicals that lurk inside.

Still, this test only identifies the presence or absence of this specific class of toxin; it does not detect other compounds such as hallucinogens or toxins that cause other gastrointestinal or neurological symptoms. So, it cannot determine if a mushroom is edible.

Mushroom hunting has gained in popularity in the last several decades. A single mushroom identification group on Facebook, among many, has more than 166,000 members.

Foraging for mushrooms is popular throughout most of Europe, Australia, Japan, Korea, parts of the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent, as well as in Canada and the United States.

Distinguishing tox ic from nontoxic mushroom species is based on first correctly identifying the mushroom and then referencing a mushroom field guide to determine if it is known to contain toxins, or not.

But mushrooms of the same species can vary in appearance, especially at different life stages and habitats, making them very difficult to identify.

Many poisonous mushrooms closely resemble edible wild mushrooms. For instance, the Springtime Amanita is a highly desirable edible wild mushroom in the Pacific coastal United States.

But to the untrained eye, it can appear similar to the Death cap mushroom A. phalloides. The Death Cap accounts for more than 90% of fungus-related poisoning deaths in Europe.

“This test can provide more information about a wild mushroom beyond physical appearance and characteristics and detect something we cannot even see — the presence of amanitins,” Bever said.

If an affordable product like this were available, foraging could become even more popular and possibly safer.

The new test is an immuno-assay and depends on a very specifically reactive monoclonal antibody — a lab-produced protein that detects and binds only with a specific target.

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Having a reason to look forward to the next day is a key for senior happiness.

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When it comes to making healthy eating choices, there is a constant barrage of information. Fueled by a multi-billion-dollar industry, marketers try to convince us that their products are just what we need to feel good and be healthy. When it comes to probiotics, for example, what do consumers need to know to make an informed buying decision?

Probiotics are the “friendly” bacteria that reportedly help improve or maintain good gut health. Probiotics contribute to a healthy gut flora. These live microorganisms can help you have good digestion, boost your immune system and even provide you some important vitamins. Many foods are now enriched with probiotics, which also can be purchased in supplement form.

“Non-harmful” bacteria are formed during the fermentation process. But if processing (usually through heating or cooking) destroys these bacteria and they are no longer live, they also may no longer be beneficial.

According to Dr. Joel B. Mason, a professor at Tufts University, “There are over 100 different types of organisms that might be called ‘probiotics,’ and each one is very different.”

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have diarrhea caused by broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy, certain probiotics help promote good digestion by fighting off bad bacteria in the gut, just as naturally occurring good bacteria do.

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back more than 2,000 years. Legend tells us that fermented cabbage was a food staple for workers constructing the Great Wall of China.

In the summer, laborers building the wall lived on cabbage and rice. In the winter, the cabbage was preserved with rice wine, which soured the cabbage, keeping thousands of workers healthy in the worst of conditions.

Each batch of sauerkraut you eat may contain different proportions of different strains of probiotics.

Including a variety of strains can help you diversify and improve your gut flora.

Raw sauerkraut can not only be a healthy way to supplement your diet with gut-friendly bacteria, but it also can add an exciting new flavor to your meals. Sauerkraut contains various strains of probiotics, vitamins B and C, beneficial enzymes, Omega-3 fatty acids and lactic acid that fights off harmful bacteria.

To keep the probiotics it contains alive, do not heat or cook sauerkraut.

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By Donna Erickson

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Looking for an inexpensive, amusing collection for a small display area in your house? Or perhaps an item to encourage your children to be collectors and go to antiques shows with you?

Kids can learn a lot about prices, money and history without a cellphone. Salt and pepper shakers come in all sizes and prices, but the figural ceramic ones are the most fun for a beginner. Salt cakes into a lump in damp weather, so in the 1700s, salt was served in a small dish with a tiny spoon. Pepper was in a tall shaker or a caster. Most were made in thin pear shapes or cylinders. They usually were glass or silver.

But by the late 1800s, inexpensive novelty sets were popular, in shapes that did not match the dinnerware. Sports were popular, with ball and bat or mitt and glove sets.

McCoy made a set from two different vegetables.

There might be a Dutch girl and a windmill, or a pair of dogs. Animals and birds, fruit, miniature furniture, even toys or typewriters, movie stars and celebrities were inspirations for salt and pepper sets. You could tell which was the salt because it had at least five holes in the cap; the pepper had one or two. The salt often had a few grains of rice in the container to keep the salt dry.

Glass sets were the rage in the 1930s. You can find clear bottles

By the late 1800s, inexpensive novelty salt and pepper shakers were popular, such as this baseball glove set. with metal caps, McKee glass art deco square sets in amber, a green glass called jadeite, or ball-shaped ceramic sets to match Fiesta or Harlequin dinnerware.

Enesco imported sets that look like mice or snails. Holt-Howard made pixies. Pick a theme and enjoy the hunt. Most sets cost less than $20.

I have a dark purple Fenton glass candy dish with fluted or crimped sides. I was told it’s “Wistaria” pattern and that Fenton intentionally spelled the word “wisteria” incorrectly. Do you know why?

There are two different Fenton patterns: “Wistaria” and “Wisteria.” However, your candy dish is Wisteria pattern.

Wisteria is a stretch glass pattern made from 1921 to 1928. On the other hand, Wistaria is frosted glass with an acid-etched design, and it was made from 1937 to 1938. The design resembles stylized wisteria blossoms.

Fenton may have called this pattern “Wistaria” because it already had a “Wisteria” pattern.

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Lindbergh badge, photo button, airplane illustration, American flag ribbon, Minnesota’s own, 3 1/4 inches, $145.

Kate Greenaway match safe, silver, girls sitting on fence, field, flowers, gold washed interior, 2 x 1/14 inches, $245.

Opera glasses, enamel, flowers, coral beads, gilt embellishments, cobalt blue ground, c. 1920, $350.

Fireplace, and iron, brass, steeple finial, ball, scrolling legs, ball feet, 22 inches, pair, $480.

TIP: If a white powder forms on a piece made of lead, or glasses or pottery decorated with a lead glaze, immediately remove the piece from your house. The pow-der is poisonous. Consult an ex-pert conservator if it is valuable and should be saved. Do the ecol-ogically correct thing if you must dispose of the piece.

TIP: Never glue or tape a piece of paper that a sports player has autographed. The glue could bleed onto the signature.

The tape could leave stains.

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When the forecast calls for rain, sleet, snow or frigid sub-zero temps like we’ve experienced lately, don’t let old man winter keep you inside. Try something new with your kids that you’ll never forget — like ice fishing.

That’s exactly what Meg Bertas, mom of 3-yearold Julian and 5-year-old Sylvie, decided to do a couple of weeks ago.

Lured by a “Winter Kite Festival” on a frozen metro lake, they went out in the single-digit temps to be part of the scene — and what a winter wonderland it was.

Pint-sized anglers tried their luck ice fishing for perch through a foot of ice drilled out for them by the state Department of Natural Resources in the 20-foot-deep waters, scores of others flew spectacular, colorful kites into the sunny skies, while toddlers, who were bundled up from head to toe, grinned from ear to ear on their sleds as their parents pulled them across the bumpy snow.

“Hibernation isn’t an option this time of year,” said Meg as she patiently untangled her kids’ fishing lines that were dangling in a 10-inchwide hole in the ice. “It’s important to remember there’s community outside the four walls of our house and lots to explore even when it’s cold outside.”

Whether you’re in the snowy north or fairer temps in the south, cure the winter blahs by trying something new with your kids. Top off the outing with a simple meal when you get home, and if there is still energy to spare, play a card game or board game by the fireplace in your pajamas, and you will have made a special

Five-year-old Sylvie Betras tries her hand at ice fishing. day of it.

Here are some ideas: Q Getting out the door doesn’t have to take a lot of planning. It can be as easy as walking to the neighborhood bakery, visiting the library and checking out a week’s supply of reading, or meeting another family for a favorite activity.

Q For something novel, blow bubbles in the freezing air. Watch them bounce and sparkle. Take a night walk with flashlights or cross-country ski with older kids under a full moon for a wild adventure.

Q Check online for free and reasonably priced events at your local park, regional nature center or

arboretum. It’s important to get kids to experience the changes of seasons in different venues, and wintertime provides fun new discoveries of plant and wildlife.

Q Teach your child something that you enjoyed doing as kid, and rediscover that joy when you are together. Build a snow fort, snowshoe, ice skate, hike, take photos of outdoor scenes and people, or build a campfire and toast marshmallows.

To find more of Donna Erickson’s creative family recipes and activities, visit www.donnasday. com. © 2020 Donna Erickson distributed by King Features Synd.

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Call Your Local AgriNews Representative or 800-426-9438 Ext. 113

JD-845 12-30” CULTIVATOR, c-shank, down pressure spgs, 4 wheels, stabilizer guage coulters, flat fold. $3,000.

Nappanee, IN. (574)354-0469

(12) BLACK HEIFERS, 7-8 Months Bred. Proven Calving Angus Bull.

Good Ease Disposition. Covington, IN. 765-585-2608 19 open heifers, coming yearling Reg. Hereford heifers, 217-827-5796, all shots, 217-565-3275 BRED HEIFERS, SPRING calving, BLK, BWF and Red Angus. 618-528-8744

Cattlemens Choice Sat. March 28th 1:00pm Arthur Livestock Arthur, IL

SUNNYHILL ANGUS FARM 30th Annual Bull and Female Sale March 14, 1 pm, at the farm Fairview, IL. Selling yearling and fall bulls, open heifers, bred cows, pairs and fall bred heifers Stacked AI pedigrees EXCELLENT EPDs, calving ease genetics

Call or Email for Info: 309-338-2957

or sunnyhillangusfarm@gmail.com

Sale book on sunnyhillangus.com and angus.org 3 miles North of Fairview on Rt 97

(12) FARMWELD JUMBO feeders, SS 3 hole, Very Good Cond., (36) SS double drinkers, 4'; D&M portable loading chute, 217-756-8268 Bulls, Breds, Cow-Calf pairs To Consign.

Larry Martin 217-433-0242 lmcs2000@gmail.com

Polled Shorthorn bulls, 2 yr. olds and yearlings, calving ease genetics, prices to sell, 217-737-1023 RED AND BLACK ANGUS BULLS. (618)528-8744

(2) FRIESEN PROTEIN bulk tanks, 5-1/2 ton, $1,500/ ea.

Call 815-539-7117 For Sale 24ft feeder wagon hay and silage, Heavy duty, exc several available, shape, $4500. 618-528-8744

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UPCOMING AUCTIONS Montgomery County, OH: March 10 • 80+/- Acres - 1 Tract Contact: John Kramer 937.533.1101 or Craig Springmier 937.533.7126

Greene County, IN: March 11 • 58+/- Acres - 1 Tract Contact: Todd Litten 812.327.2466

Rush County, IN: April 1 • 100+/- Acres - 1 Tract Contact: Rusty Harmeyer 765.570.8118

Wayne County, IN: April 2 • 76+/- Acres - 1 Tract Contact: Rusty Harmeyer 765.570.8118 or Chris Peacock 765.546.0592 or Lauren Peacock 765.546.7359

FEATURED LISTINGS

LAND FOR SALE IN INDIANA

Montgomery County • 170A, 165 tillable, near Linden.

• 12.99 Ac, 12.79 tillable, 6 miles S of Waynetown.

LaPorte County, IN: 5 Properties all located within LaPorte County 60+/- Acres • Building Sites, Rolling Hills, Woods, Ponds Running Stream & Tillable Farm Land

30+/- Acres • Secluded & Wooded Building Site with Pond 58+/- Acres • Level Farmland, Rural Building Site Starke County, IN: 44+/- Acres • Contact: Julie Matthys 574.310.5189

Newton County • 137.08 A, 130.75 Tillable, 3.7 CRP, W of Brook.

Boone County • 76.96A, 76.22 tillable

“I appreciate all that you did regarding my Mom and Dad’s farm. Your team was very professional and ‘Top-Notch’ all the way through the process.”

Tim Busald

Quality farmland located 2.5 miles southwest of Thorntown.

Sale Pending

-Farmland Sales - Farmland Investments & Management - Sale Leaseback Options For more information go to hagemanrealty.com

HAGEMAN REALTY

18390 S. 480 W. Remington, IN 47977 219-261-2000

FEATHER LITE LOW profile livestock trailer, model 81076716, great condition, maybe pulled 6 times a year. Comes with spare tire & plexieglass inserts, bought new in Jan. 2017, clean title, asking $9,250 call 309-224-8935

2000 CAT-460, 3037 Eng. 2225 sep., rice package, duals @ 70%, Ag Leader, yield monitor w/mapping, inspected yearly, shedded, clean machine, w/S30 platform, & 830 corn head, will separate, $32,500 obo Call 815848-2300 2005 CIH-2388, 2145R, 2725 eng. Hrs., new 30.5x32 tires, chopper, 4wd, through shop, good paint, $39,850. Call 217-556-5807 2011 JD-9570, 1927/1315 hrs., duals, CM, bin ext., Call 574-857-6750 JD-9650, 2192 sep hrs., 3108 eng. Hrs., $48,000 obo; JD-893 corn head, $11,000 0b0; JD925 bean head, $7,000 obo Call 309-546-2831

Med Red Clover Seed, $89/50-lb bag, Paulding OH, 419-796-8871, c 419-399-4097 h (lv msg) OPEN POLLINATED SEED corn, out produces Hybrids for silage. $67 per bu.

Plus shipping. 217-857-3377

Experience. Knowledge. Professionalism.

For over 90 years.

For more information, visit halderman.com

HRES IN Auct. Lic. #AC69200019, IL Lic. #417.013288 MI Lic. #6505264076 AUCTIONEER: RUSSELL D. HARMEYER, IN Auct. Lic. #AU10000277, IL Auct. Lic #441.002337 & OH Auct. Lic. #2001014575

1991 Case IH 7120, 2WD, 4299 hours, 4-reversers, 3 remotes, 18.4x42 on tire w/duals and weights, good condition, 573-547-5747, 573-846-7393

1996 JD-7800, 2600 hrs., Power shift, 42” tires & duals, $69,5000.; 1969 JD-3020, DSL, side console, dual hyd., frt & rear wts. $10,500; 1980 IH1086, dual PTO & hyd. 18.4x38 $11,900; 1976 IH-986, tires, 2100 one owner hrs. 18.4x34, dual PTO & hyd., $17,900; Ford-5610, dsl, w/loader, 429 one owner hrs., very nice. $17,900; JD-4020, dsl, side console, dual hyd. ROPS, $7,900. Call 815-592-3656 2004 VERSATILE-2425, 3300 hrs., exc cond., $72,500, OBO retiring. 563-357-4300 2005 CIH MX255, 2950 hrs, near new front tires, heated leather seats, hi-flow hyd. pump 3 remotes w/power beyond, hammer strap. $75,000. Call 815-693-7695.

2007 AGCO-DT180, 4890 hrs., $70,000 obo Call 309-546-2831

2010 FARMALL-95C, 97 hp., 540 PTO, 1830 hrs., MFD, A/C, Heat, CD radio, 2 remotes, 3 pt.

W/quick attach L730 loader, w/quick attach 97” bucket, block heater, stored inside, Like New

$40,000 obo Call 309-883-6340

BIG TRACTOR PARTS ~ Geared For the Future~ STEIGER TRACTOR SPECIALISTS 1. We are your source for new & used Steiger drivetrain parts - S.I.9300 2. We rebuild Spicer manual transmissions, Fugi power shift transmissions, dropboxes & axle with ONE YEAR WARRANTY! 3. We now rebuild computer control boxes for Steiger tractors 1982-1999.

800-982 -1769

150 to 15,000 GPM *Electric Motors * *Farm Drainage Pumps * * Generator Sets *

Shoemaker Welding North Liberty, IN

574-656-4412 BERMEER T600C TRENCHER, can install up to 10” field tiles 7' deep, laser ready, Detroit diesel, always shedded, great cond., $24,000 obo Call 618-530-5311

www.bigtractorparts.com Bushhog 2615 legend, Batwing mower, $5000. JD 2950, MFD w/260 SL loader, 8ft bucket, bale spear, pallet forks, $22,000. 309-337-0482 IH-3688, 3800 HRS. dual plot hyd, cab, heat, air, 18.4x38, $14,900 Call 815-592-3656 JD-8200, 1997, 6618 hrs., SN P011285, MFWD, 18.4x46, nice tractor, $60,000, Call 217-249-3912 JD-8430 2007 ILS, Guidance Ready, Firestones, Front Duals SN P016327 60 gallon pump, active seat, nice tractor 4148 hrs. $10,500. (217)249-3912 JD-8630, W/50 SERIES eng., air seat, 2000 hrs., on eng., $11,500 Call 618-267-1647

Westendorf loader fits several models will fit MFWD, $3500.

618-528-8744

'77 JD 4630, 500 hrs on new motor, 18438 w/duals, frt & rear wts, good condition. Asking $16,000. Call 309-235-4147

NH-T6175 TRACTOR, LESS than 1200 hrs. Call 219-869-5433 STEIGER PANTHER III, 310 with cummins 955.

217-274-0632

DELTA TRAILERS & LOW PRO HOG TRAILE R S 6-1/2 tall, 16 long, 2 axle brake & spare tire, Starting at $5,495. Wackerline Trailers Sandwich,IL. 815-786 2504 wackerlinesales.com

1983 JD-4650 MFWD, 5640 2 owner hours, Power shift trans.

Excellent Condition, asking $36,500. Text or call for pictures 815-693-1041

684 HOES TILE trencher, Call 608-295-9287 JD-310C, 4x4, cab, extend-ahoe, $13,90; Gehl-553 Telehandler, 4x4 cab, 5091 hrs., $19,900 Call 815-592-3656

580 Super D backhoe, w/cab, 4&1 front bucket, farmer owned, 4490-hours, $13,000.

217-348-0394

* Tile Lift Pumps *

CASE 580K, CAB, 2wd, 4 in 1 bucket, 3391 hrs., $14,900; CASE-580M 4x4 cab Extend-AHoe, 1800 hrs., no welds, $38,900.; JD-310J, 4x4 cab, Extend-A-Hoe 2071 hrs., $39,900; NEW Holland B95B, 4X4, cab, Extend-A-Hoe $28,900; CASE-686 GXR, Telehandler, 4X4, good tires, $23,900; CAT. D3B Dozer, 6 way blade. $12,900 Call 815-592-3656

DAMAGED CORN FOR SALE HUGE DISCOUNT Call Todd at LOWDEN SALVAGE INC 888.828.6640

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16 ROW DAWN PLURIBUS on B&D tool bar w/liquid, $40,000; Call 815-252-7117

Used Zimmatic center pivot 9 tower 1500 ft long, $15,000; Kifco water winch & 6” alum pipe, 815-303-3650 Putnam, IL Wanted: Irrigation Equipment Pipes, Pumps/Travelers.

HOEKSTRA FARMS, LLC. St. Anne, IL. Call 815-427-6510 We Manufacture All Steel Irrigation Bridges! Abbott Fabrication Winamac, IN 574-225-1326 Shop: 574-946-6566

For sale by owner, 475Ac's, Pope Co., IL 25 mi's NE of Paducha KY Consist of 340 Ac's till. cropland, 25 Ac's pasture, & over 100 Ac's of hard wood timber. 40,000 bu. Grain storage, large barn, large field & exc deer hunting, w/good lease income. Open crop lease for 19, price below appraised value, 618-528-8744

FAMILY FARM LOOKING for tillable acreage for 2020 and beyond. Pay up to $250 per tillable ac. Call (765)719-3995

2011 White 8531, 16x31, 2 bu. boxes, hi-rate sensors, pt row clutches, HD down springs, unit mount no-till cutters, Keeton seed firmers, 4 insecticide boxes, GTA console 1 monitor, always been shedded, $33,000.

217-246-5600 2015 JD-1755 PLANTER, 8 row liq. Fert., planted less than 3000 ac., Call 219-869-5433

Crawfordsville, IN (765) 866.0253 Eaton, OH (937) 456.6281 Georgetown, OH (937) 378.4880 La Crosse, IN (219) 754.2423 Lebanon, IN (765) 482.2303 Leb. Spray Center, IN (765) 481.2044 Pendleton, IN (765) 778.1991 Plymouth, IN (574) 936.2523 Remington, IN (219) 261.4221 Terre Haute, IN (812) 234.2627

5X6 NET WRAPPED Grass hay or large squares of alfalfa for horses and dairy cows. Delivery to your farm. (217)370-4342

8-ton Chandler stainless fertilizer spreader, $11,500; 2000 Apache 790 sprayer, 780 hours, 90' boom, $39,000.

618-839-0438 GREGSON, 1000 GAL., 60' booms, Foamer, hyd. Pump, nice. $4,900 Call 815-592-3656 HAGIE 280 SPRAYER, 60' booms, Raven 440 mon., 4wd, A/C, 500 gal. capacity, new pump, field ready, $8,500 obo Call 618-530-5311 JD-6700, 3-WHEEL, 60-ft. boom, triple nozzles, w/drops 2375 hrs, spray star monitor, Trimble light bar, foamer, Good Cond., $41,000. 815-260-0249, can text pics.

MILLER SELF-PROPELLED SPRAYER, Model 4240, 1000gallon tank, 90ft booms, Ag Leader Integra Monitor, lots of options, 720-hours, like new cond., $160,000-obo. Delivery Possible. 814-322-8090

Wingate, IN (765) 275.2270 LS-779039

Bane-Welker.com greendrills.com (740)756-4810 Hizey Farm Service LLC

(4) 2500 GAL. green poly fertilizer tanks, $2,000 or $900. ea, Call 815-252-7117 17 SHANK pull type NH3 bar, can be used to preplant or sidedress, 440 Raven controller, $8500 obo. 618-562-7550 1903 w/16ft Chandler litter bed, Cat power, torque boost trans., 4800-hours, 73x44-32, $41,500.

618-562-7550 DMI 13-SHANK 3-PT., anhydrous applicator, coulters, disc sealers, Dicky John controller, $3,500 815-693-8952

Harms Land-Rollers, Brand New! 12 - $6,800, 14 -7,300, 16 - $8,000 , 24 - $14,800, 32 - $17,500, 42-$21,500 Any size Available. 715-234-1993 JD 1760 12Row 30 inch planter, equipped w/insect boxes, no-till cutters, Yetter residue managers, very sharp, no welds, used on small acreage. 217-259-2168 JD-7200 6-ROW 30” planters, dry fertizler and insect boxes, like new no-till cutters seed firmers w/monitor ,$7,500 Call 812-865-3238 KINZE 12-24 PLANTER, Martin floating row cleaners, inspected annually by Kinze mech., $42,000. 815-557-4132 KINZE 3600-ASD 16-30”, loaded, low acres, 2012, $67,500. Call 563-357-4300 KINZE 3600-ASD 16-30”, loaded, low acres, 2012, $67,500. Call 563-357-4300 MERIDIAN-240RT, LIKE NEW, $15,000 obo Call 309-546-2831 TWIN ROW/SPLIT ROW planter, 4 row, JD-7000, w/coultiplanter II, $4,500 can send photos, Call 765-202-3411

2017 JD-1570 TERRAIN CUT front mount mower, dual wheels, 4wd, air seat, hyd. Wts, transfer kit, 37 HP diesel, 72” 7iron pro side discharge mower deck, Excellent Condition, 430 hrs, $19,750. (618)836-5906, 618-535-2800 cell

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Winco Generators.

PTO portables and eng. sets available, Large Inventory. Albion, IL. Waters Equipment. 618-445-2816

115 West 580 North Crawfordsville, IN

765-362-4495 800-433-8783

www.perry-equip.com (2) 2018 TINPTE 40x66”, super hoppers, all light weight options, Ag Tubs, 22-oz Black tarps, super singles w/Dura-Bright wheels, empty weight 7650, priced to sell. Call 608-751-0606

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Vermeer 4 basket tedder, like new, $6500. 618-528-8744

WEST LAKE 135K App. $1,900; PMI 135K App., $1,600; 125K, App DMI-4200II, w/marker, $2,500; 3 pt. West Lake 115K 28% App. W/1000 gal, pull tank & ground driven pump, no till coulters, $3,200.

(815)592-3656

Generators: used, low hr takeouts. 20KW to 2000KW. Dsl, Propane, Nat. Gas. 701-3719526. abrahamindustrial.com

Same Day Shipment Perry Equipment, Inc.

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Farmers reduce waste with image analysis tools A LPH A R ET TA , Ga. — Farmwave recently released a whitepaper unveiling its new harvest loss analysis technology, while taking a hard look at how Artificial Intelligence is portrayed in agriculture.

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Truck and tractor pull roars into Indiana SHIPSHEWANA, Ind. — The Michiana Event Center and Grogg-Martin Auctioneers and Realty will present the second annual Deutz-Fahr/Wakarusa Ag NTPA Shipshewana Spring Nationals Indoor Truck and Tractor Pull and Michiana Farm Show March 20-21.

Having been expanded to three sessions and seven competing divisions plus Exhibition Super Semis, the 2020 event will build on the success of the inaugural edition which converted the center’s Trade Show Building into a regulation-length arena to the delight of thousands of first-time and long-time pulling fans.

Competitors in this internationally contested motorsport construct specialized, high-performance vehicles that resemble farm tractors, trucks and dragsters in order to pull a weighted sled the greatest distance along a straight, dirt course.

The National Tractor Pullers Association, the world’s longest-tenured sanctioning organization, provides competition and safety rules and establishes divisions and circuits that resulted in the crowning of 45 national champions in 2019.

In cooperation with its member states and promotional partners, the NTPA will present over 200 sessions of premier-level pulling competition in 2020, the association’s 51st season.

Located just minutes south of the Michigan state line in northern Indiana’s Amish countr y, Shipshewana sits at the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and State Route 5.

The MEC and surrounding restaurants and tourist attractions are easily accessible from the Indiana Toll Road and will provide a weekend’s worth of entertainment for the whole family.

“We were simply blown away by the response in 2019 in our first year for this event at the MEC,” said the center’s Jeff Fought. “We had fans attend from several states away, and I feel the building and time of the year are the perfect scenario for a national indoor pull.

“The response was so great we are doubling down by going to three sessions this year. We say the MEC was ‘Built For Big,’ and that’s what the DeutzFahr/Wakarusa Ag NTPA Spring Nationals will be.”

The Michiana Farm Show, admission to which is included with Spring Nationals tickets or may be purchased separately, will fill the center’s central Coliseum Building each afternoon.

Meanwhile, its Staging Building will house the freely accessible pit area in which fans can meet and talk with their pulling heroes and see their mighty machines up close.

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Ample and free parking surrounds each building within the facility, and additional overflow parking is within a short walk.

Once inside the Trade Show Building, devotees of power and noise will be enthralled by the action that takes place on an installed clay track.

Screaming supercharged engines and bellowing turbocharged powerplants will spin tires large and small as they strive to beat the 30-ton weight transfer and drive up the ramp at the end of their 300-foot dirt road.

“NTPA is excited to return to Shipshewana for the Spring Nationals,” said Gregg Randall, the association’s general manager. “This event exceeded everyone’s expectations for year one, and year two should see additional growth with the expansion to the third session and the divisions that now have their opportunity to compete on a 300-foot-plus track.

“Besides the farm show, attendees will have plenty to do and see in the heart of Amish country. This great invitational event is a must-see on any pulling fan’s calendar. Moreover, two days of pulling over the first weekend of spring will serve to warm up both drivers and spectators before the great 2020 regular season and the competitive tour that the association has assembled.”

The NTPA Spring Nationals II will be conducted Friday at 6 p.m. in Session One and Saturday at noon

in Session Two and 6 p.m. in Session Three.

Each show will feature a slightly different slate of invitation-only classes from among the following NTPA Championship Pulling divisions: Super Farm Tractors (Sessions One and Two); Light Super Stock and Limited Pro Stock Tractors, Exhibition Super Semis, and Modified Minis (each in Sessions One and Three); Hot Farm Tractors and Two-WheelDrive Trucks (each in Session Two only); and Pro Stock Diesel 4x4 Trucks (Sessions Two and Three).

Discounted pre-event tickets are on sale at the MEC’s box office and at the checkout register at O’Reilly Auto Parts outlets nationwide. Moreover, electronic tickets are on sale at ShopNTPA.com/ tickets.

Admission prices for adults ages 11 and over are as follows: Session One or Two, $25 bleacher and $30 VIP Trackside; Session Three, $30 bleacher and $35 VIP Trackside; Weekend Pass for all three sessions, $65 bleacher and $80 VIP Trackside.

The admission price for children ages 4 through 10 is $15 per session, bleacher or trackside, with children 3 and under admitted free.

Day-of-show adult ticket prices will increase.

Those who can’t make it to one or all of the DeutzFahr/Wakarusa Ag NTPA Spring Nationals sessions may purchase and view the entire event at the allnew NTPA.tv.

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To learn more about N T PA C ha mpion sh ip Pulling, check out the association’s official website, NTPAPULL.com, or call 614-436-1761.

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Tracy Coffland uses chalk to help junior exhibitors understand how to clip their calves before showing them. It takes an imagination to be a good clipper, Coffland says, in order to look at a hairy calf and determine how to enhance its good parts.

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— The first step to clip a calf for the show ring is to make sure it is clean.

“If you want to be a good clipper, that means being a good wash rack person,” said Tracy Coffland, master professor for Sullivan Supply St ock Show University. “The cleaner you get them, the better it will be to clip the calves.”

Use a blower on calves before adding water, Coffland explained during a demonstration at the Illinois Beef Expo. “A blower gets a lot more loose dirt and dust out than a hose,” he added.

“If they’re dusty and you pour water on them, you have mud,” Coffland said. “A blower gets a lot of loose dirt out and makes washing easier.”

Clean bedding also is important, especially for light colored cattle.

“Really focus on bedding because it’s a lot easier if we can avoid getting them stained,” he said.

Exhibitors can select from a variety of shampoos for their cattle, however, Coffland encourages the use of a shampoo that is formulated for cattle.

“Cheap shampoo will dry out the calf’s skin,” he said.

“But if you get the calves clean and conditioned we can eliminate some of the rubbing.”

Coffland cautions exhibitors about washing their calves too frequently during cold months, “If you wash them too often in the winter, you’ll dry them out,” he added. “But in the summer we rinse our calves one to two times every day.”

The final step before rinsing the cattle off is to take a comb or brush and starting at the center of the back, comb the hair straight down. “Comb all the way to the feet and

“You have to be able to look at a hairy calf as a canvas you’re about to perform art on.”

Tracy Coffland, master professor SULLIVAN SUPPLY STOCK SHOW UNIVERSITY

when we rinse that gives an avenue for the dirt to rinse out better,” he said.

“If you have swirls in the hair the soap will hide in that spot and it is harder to rinse out.”

It is important to get the soap out, Coffland said, because if there is shampoo left in the hair, it will dry the calf’s skin and it will end up with dandruff.

“An extra couple minutes on the wash rack to make sure all the soap is out will save you days of conditioning to fix the problem,” he said.

“Dry your calves until they are dry and then dry them another 10 to 15 minutes,” he advised.

“And don’t add conditioning products prior to clipping because you want the calves as dry and clean as you can get them.”

“For clipping, I like to use a steel comb because I think it does a better job of separating the hair,” he said.

“To be very good at clipping, you’re going to need three blades – a medium blending blade, a super blocking blade and a 5/8 blade,” Coffland said.

“Use the medium blending blade where you’re touching their skin,” he said. “It is really good for their face and front of the neck and it will leave about one-quarter of an inch of hair.”

T he super blocking blade can be used in places where it is not touching the skin, because it cuts

everything it touches. “It does a crisp, sharp job of cutting the hair,” he said.

“Use the 5/8 blade from the point of the shoulder up towards the face,” Coffland said. “It leaves hair about 5/8 of an inch long and it is a nice transition blade.”

Coffland also likes using guards on his clippers.

“These guards snap on the blades and the hair feeds through the stainless steel fins,” he explained. “There are eight lengths in this case from 1 inch to 1/8 of an inch and they will make everybody a better clipper.”

It takes an imagination to become a good calf clipper. “You have to be able to look at a hairy calf as a canvas you’re about to perform art on so you can enhance the good parts of your calf,” Coffland said.

“But if you don’t know what they’re supposed to look like, you will struggle.”

The area to start clipping a calf can vary from person to person. “The order of where you clip is up to you but don’t ever start at the low spot on a calf,” he stressed.

“I start at the tail area,” Coff land said. “When you clip on the backside of the tail, go straight up and don’t follow the tail around because you make them look rounded.”

Clipping the belly shape is an important part of the process. “You want a nice swoop to it, we don’t want it to be straight,” he said.

“Especially on heifers, you want the deepest part of the belly to be at the center.”

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Martha Blum can be reached at 815-223-2558, ext. 117, or marthablum@ agrinews-pubs.com.

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Gypsum supplier releases pH Shield ammonia control for organic poultry DENVER, Pa. — USA Gypsum released an ammonia control poultry litter treatment suitable for organic poultry producers following several years of university tests and field trials to confirm performance and best management practices.

Growing poultr y to meet standards set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program is challenging and common poultry litter amendments used by non-organic farmers to control ammonia and pathogens have been prohibited for organic farms due to their use of synthetic chemicals.

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Cattle rations should start with a good feed foundation before tweaking them with supplements.

“When it comes to getting the best out of supplements, you need to add them to a good feed,” said Kirk Stierwalt, Honor Show Chow Ambassador for Purina Animal Nutrition.

“Supplements have produced a lot of advantages for people in the show cattle industry,” Stierwalt stated from the Purina booth at the trade show of the Illinois Beef Expo.

“When we look at supplements, the Purina High Octane line has lots of options and what makes them unique is most are multiple species,” he said.

Stierwalt encourages exhibitors to sort their cattle to feed them according to their needs.

“When you sort them you can dial them in for your target show, that’s where the supplements come into play,” he added.

All cattle feeders should know the protein, fat and fiber content of the supplements going into the ration. “Protein needs to be between 12 to 14% to grow a calf; fat can vary from 1 to 5% and fiber from 15 to 20%,” he said.

“Precon is a feed that has 1% fat, 12% protein and 26% fiber for starting calves,” he said. Precon is a feed I recommend you start them on early.”

For a steer that needs more rib shape and con-

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Feeding different supplements will impact calves in different ways, explains Kirk Stierwalt at the Purina Animal Nutrition booth during the Illinois Beef Expo. Before adding supplements, Stierwalt says, it is important to start with a good feed foundation. dition, Stierwalt recommends the Ultra Full supplement. “Feed Ultra Full at about 3 pounds per feeding,” he added.

Depth Charge supplement helps promote a full physical appearance for show day. “We don’t feed this supplement long term, we save it for the shows,” he noted. “It’s going to be the fastest reacting supplement that you can feed and it can complement beet pulp.”

Power Fuel contains 31% fat. “Feeding 1 pound of Power Fuel per day is equivalent to 7 pounds of corn for fat consumption and 4 pounds of corn for energy,” he said. “Most people don’t feed this supplement long enough, so don’t wait until 60 days before the fair because you’ll get the biggest advantage if you feed it longer.

“Feed Champion Drive when you’re trying to get some definition of muscle and tone them up,” he advised. “Champion Drive has non-fat burning protein and it is good for multiple species.”

One of Purina’s newest products is Alleviate. “If your calves have bloating, consumption problems, heat stress or they are nervous, I strongly recommend putting them on Alleviate,” Stierwalt stated.

“Alleviate balances the pH in the gut,” he said.

“When cattle stress, the pH goes down and acid comes in and Alleviate will fix that.”

For heifers, Stierwalt said, consider feeding Fitter 35 or Fitter 52.

“These supplements have fat-burning protein that is designed to take fat out of the calf’s necks,” he explained. “If you’re worried about your heifers getting too fat, add Fitter 35 as a prevention.”

Feed these supplements at 2 pounds per day, he said. “Give the supplement time to work,” he added. “It has nutritional value so it will keep the body shape of the heifers.”

For more information on Purina Animal Health, go to www.purinamills. com.

$500,000 for swine research fellowships DES MOINES, Iowa — The National Pork Board has opened the application period for a new series of swine research fellowships to provide a pipeline of highly skilled employees for the pork industry.

The Pork Checkoff has committed a total of $500,000 for the fellowships, which will fund professional student education and training in

critical areas of impact, including animal science, feed science and management, engineering and human resources, among many others.

“Labor supply is a critical issue across the entire pork industry,” said David Newman, president of the National Pork Board and a pig farmer representing Arkansas.

Fellowships will be

awarded for a maximum of two years and can be used for M.S., Ph.D. or DVM-Ph.D. programs.

Fellowship funding will be capped at $30,000 annually for two years.

Second-year funding will be contingent on the submission and approval of a progress report at the end of the first year.

Go to pork.org/rfp for more information.

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4. IBCA to award $6,000 in scholarships 5. FFA member helps farm community start mental health conversation

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Best practices for your farm Over a century ago, U.S. farms focused on subsistence crops. Farmers would grow the minimum necessary to feed their families and livestock. Today, most U.S. farms grow cash crops as a way of generating additional income to support Brian Philpot their families and pay off farm debt.

The evolution of larger, AgAmerica cash crop farming operations has led to higher profitability and commodity diversity within the market, but with it comes a new set of challenges as the industry continues to evolve.

One challenge is a long-term decline in farm labor. Factors associated with this challenge include high real estate prices, steep upfront investment costs, volatile commodity pricing, unpredictable weather, higher hourly wages and an increase in immigration regulation.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, the number of self-employed and family farm workers dropped 73% from 1950 to 2000. The number of hired help declined 52% during the same period, a loss of 1.3 million workers.

This steady decline in farm labor is putting additional pressure on primary operators to not only find alternative options to keep up with production, but also maximize profits while minimizing costs.

Some of the most proven effective farming practices include reaching out to your local network for real number estimates.

Before making business decisions like upgrading equipment or growing new crops, do the research.

Search online for statistics from credible sources. Ask questions about profit margins and average sales prices. Taking the time to do your research now can prevent costly mistakes in the future.

Documenting and monitoring performance is vital in understanding what is and isn’t working for a farming operation.

Key performance indicator audits help to understand assets and liabilities.

It’s important to record all purchases and keep track of unexpected costs as well as gains. Keep track of these KPI indicators to measure long-term performance: n Operating profit margin. n Asset turnover ratio. n Return on assets. n Return on equity. n Sustainable growth rate.

KPI audits can be compared annually, monthly, and quarterly to optimize profitability.

A business plan helps farmers identify their strongest and weakest parts of their operation. An updated business plan is also useful when applying for a loan and should include: n Objectives and goals. n Company history and background. n Ownership and management structure. n Financial analysis. n A marketing plan.

Many farmers are diversifying crops to spread out economic risk. It builds resilience to factors outside of the farmer’s control, like unpredictable weather and climate change. Diversification also reduces soil erosion and overall environmental impact.

Successful farming operators keep the future in mind. Individual retirement accounts, simplified employee pensions and savings incentive match plans for employees are all examples of possible retirement plan options for agribusiness owners.

Alternative lending companies like AgAmerica, provide flexible options to secure working capital that helps make ends meet in hard times and build a legacy in the good. This type of financing allows for a level of customization specifically designed for agriculture that remains unmatched by traditional banks.

Advancement in farming technology will continue to increase to combat labor shortages. According to the American Farm Bureau, 56% of farms have already begun using agritech machinery within the last five years.

Wireless sensors, predictive forecasting models and robotic data analytics are among the most common agritech upgrades. Experts anticipate the demand for agritech to continue as our nation’s farmers look for more efficient ways to support a rapidly growing global population.

The long and short of it If you’re a farmer or rancher, you might be in for a bad day when you open your Monday morning email and five of the six headlines sent by an ag news service read: n “USDA declares Farm & Food Brazilian beef safe, lifts (U.S. import) ban.”

File n “GAO launches investigation into Trump Alan Guebert aid to farmers.” n “China could purchase much less U.S. farm product than thought, new USDA estimate suggests.” n “As Trump heads to India, a trade deal appears elusive.” n “In all-caps tweet, Trump vows new farm bailouts as China purchases appear weaker than promised.”

Those Monday, Feb. 24, headlines were, in fact, an iceberg that global markets might have steered around if the really big event of the previous weekend, the spread of China’s coronavirus, had not ballooned.

By mid-morning that day, market bears had taken 16.5-cent per bushel out of May soybean futures and 5 cents out of May corn futures. May wheat was clipped for 17 cents and both cattle and hog futures dropped nearly $3 per hundredweight.

Those cuts, however, were skinned knees compared to the slashing the Dow Jones Industrial Average took

that day; it dropped 1,036 points, or 3.6%, just its third 1,000-pointdrop in history. It took another hit the next day, down another 879 points.

Interestingly, after the first day, farm commodities failed to follow the Dow down. Turnaround Tuesday, an event so common it has its own name with traders, brought some stability — no change in corn, hog, and wheat futures and a tiny nickel up in beans. Cattle, though, took another $2 whack.

One explanation for the market diversion points out the difference between the two markets: the Dow was near a record high and was due a correction while most ag futures were stuck where they’ve been for more than a year — in the mud — and can’t fall much lower.

A more apt but socially unacceptable explanation is that the quickly spreading coronavirus will, sooner or later, fade. In fact, on the same day the Dow was getting its second bloody nose, China announced a “plunge in new infections” of the disease there.

If accurate, that likely means stocks and equities might regain much, if not all, of their losses because the underlying fundamentals that took the Dow to record highs earlier this year — a slow, but growing world economy, a U.S. government spending binge, an American election year — remain in place to prime the retracement pump.

By contrast, the echoes of the ag-related headlines that Monday morning will be heard by farmers and ranchers

for weeks and months to come.

For example, resumption of Brazilian beef imports is more bad news for a market already weighed down by three millstones: falling prices, rising domestic cattle numbers, and record beef production in 2020.

Also, any government inquiry into the legality of the administration’s unallocated $28 billion in “Market Facilitation Payments” is not good news after the president, just last week, promised a third round of the subsidies in 2020 if markets continue to tread water.

Moreover, who thinks it’s a good sign that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief economist just forecast that Chinese purchases of U.S. ag goods would hit $14 billion this marketing year, not the “get-bigger-tractors,” $40- to $50-billion prediction of the White House in January?

And, of course, the U.S. farm markets aren’t going to get any price boost at all from the administration’s recent admission that it failed to get even a short-term trade deal with India.

That’s the long and short of it, as my father often said. It wasn’t a comment on what side of the market he was on; it was an honest recognition of where he stood when facing tough choices.

The Farm and Food Fileis published weekly throughout the U.S. and Canada. Past columns, events and contact information are posted at www.farmandfoodfile.com.

Making derivatives markets work for ag America’s farmers and ranchers are at the heart of our real economy. Yet for the past six years, U.S. agricultural production has faced turbulence.

From natural disasters to low commodity prices, farmers and Heath ranchers are forced Tarbert to spend considerable time thinking about Commodity how to mitigate risk Futures and insulate themselves from potential Trading Commission losses. Farm bill programs and crop insurance are an important part of that equation, but so are the derivatives markets.

As chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the regulatory body that oversees our derivatives markets, I am committed to making sure the agricultural sector can rely on futures prices and effectively hedge risk. That was originally — and always will be — the very cornerstone of the Commodity Exchange Act. One of the CFTC’s core values is clarity. Simply put, markets and their participants deserve regulatory certainty. To that end, at the top of the CFTC’s priority list is bringing certainty to the lingering, thorny issue of position limits.

For nearly a decade, the CFTC has grappled with setting limits on speculative positions in our agricultural and energy futures markets.

These limits would cap positions that

Simply put, markets and their participants deserve regulatory certainty. speculators — but not people with real hedging needs — can take in the futures markets on products such as wheat, corn, soybeans, cotton and cattle or energy sources like oil and natural gas.

If correctly calibrated, these limits could prevent corners or squeezes, which are nefarious tactics to manipulate the market by intentionally driving up or down prices during the last days of a contract.

Position limits also could reduce the likelihood of chaotic price swings created by excessive speculation, or when prices reflect the gamesmanship of traders rather than real supply and demand.

The CFTC’s upcoming position limits proposal incorporates lessons learned from past mistakes. Prior proposals faltered in large part because they did not offer flexibility to the farmers, ranchers and end-users of the products that our futures markets are meant to serve.

The new proposal will offer a workable solution that protects our markets while letting those markets serve the drivers of our economy — namely American businesses. This effort is guided by two overriding goals.

First, the proposal is designed to ensure that any market participant with a genuine need to exceed position limits can do so. The exception to the position limits rule is as important as the

rule itself.

By making what is known as the “bona fide hedge” exemption to position limits flexible, we can ensure that our nation’s farmers and ranchers can continue to do what they do best: feed America and much of the world.

Second, the proposal will leverage the good work done by derivatives exchanges over the past 30 years administering their own position limits.

Exchanges interact with market participants daily and understand their hedging strategies. And exchanges can act more quickly, and with less red tape, than the government.

Requiring producers to wait while the government makes a decision can mean missing out on real business opportunities. Where we all already agree that a position is a bona fide hedge, the government should not be getting in the way.

In doing my job, I am reminded of President Dwight Eisenhower’s maxim that the government’s proper role “is that of partner with the farmer — never his master.”

The CFTC will uphold its end of that partnership by ensuring that our derivatives markets continue to work for America’s farmers and ranchers.

I look forward to releasing our position limits proposal later this month and to working with the agricultural community on this rule and other proposals in the months ahead.

Heath Tarbert is chairman and chief executive of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Brian Philpot is the CEO of AgAmerica.

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FOR WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Futures Prices This Last This

week week Chg. week CATTLE HOGS FEB 20 112.70 119.72 -7.02 APR 20 62.27 APR 20 107.57 118.25 -10.68 MAY 20 69.02 JUN 20 101.20 110.27 -9.07 JUN 20 77.22 AUG 20 102.27 109.40 -7.13 JUL 20 78.30 OCT 20 107.52 113.27 -5.75 AUG 20 78.15 DEC 20 112.27 117.52 -5.25 OCT 20 67.12

Last week Chg.

67.02 74.02 81.85 82.72 82.12 70.70

-4.75 -5.00 -4.63 -4.42 -3.97 -3.58

-8.93 -9.40 -9.33 -8.12 -7.48 -6.98

MILK CLASS III FEB 20 16.98 MAR 20 16.31 APR 20 16.17 MAY 20 16.27 JUN 20 16.42 JUL 20 16.70

17.01 16.64 16.56 16.71 16.98 17.31

-0.03 -0.33 -0.39 -0.44 -0.56 -0.61

CORN MAR 20 3664 3770 -106 MAY 20 3682 3806 -124 JUL 20 3724 3834 -110 SEP 20 3724 3820 -96 DEC 20 3770 3860 -90 MAR 21 3874 3952 -78

SOYBEANS MAR 20 8834 MAY 20 8926 JUL 20 9014 AUG 20 9040 SEP 20 9042 NOV 20 9082

8904 8990 9096 9130 9132 9174

-70 -64 -82 -90 -90 -92

CHICAGO WHEAT MAR 20 5290 5510 -220 MAY 20 5250 5520 -270 JUL 20 5262 5520 -258 SEP 20 5330 5580 -250 DEC 20 5434 5676 -242 MAR 21 5522 5756 -234

K.C. WHEAT MAR 20 4454 MAY 20 4532 JUL 20 4602 SEP 20 4692 DEC 20 4826 MAR 21 4944

4684 4754 4822 4902 5020 5130

-230 -222 -220 -210 -194 -186

BRENT CRUDE OIL APR 20 52.18 58.50 -6.32 MAY 20 49.67 57.94 -8.27 JUN 20 49.59 57.72 -8.13 JUL 20 49.58 57.45 -7.87 AUG 20 49.70 57.33 -7.63 SEP 20 49.85 57.24 -7.39

ETHANOL MAR 20 APR 20 MAY 20 JUN 20 JUL 20 AUG 20

1.312 1.337 1.355 1.355 1.355 1.355

-0.058 -0.066 -0.066 -0.066 -0.066 -0.066

FEEDER CATTLE MAR 20 131.27 APR 20 132.70 MAY 20 133.52 AUG 20 141.55 SEP 20 143.52 OCT 20 144.82

140.20 142.10 142.85 149.67 151.00 151.80

1.254 1.271 1.289 1.289 1.289 1.289

Stocks of Agricultural Interest

This Last 52-wk week week high

ADM AGCO BASF Bunge CF

37.65 60.43 14.67 46.95 36.86

This Last 52-wk week week high

43.90 47.20 Corteva 27.20 31.22 32.78 68.58 81.39 Dupont 42.90 52.43 83.72 16.42 20.98 Deere 156.48 177.43 181.99 53.23 59.65 FMC 93.10 106.58 108.77 39.35 55.15 Mosaic 17.03 19.19 32.09

Export Inspections (MIL BU.) This Year Cumulative Cumulative Cml.

week ago this year year ago % diff.

WHEAT 411.523 767.570 18144.12 16521.400 9.82 CORN 912.922 761.656 13221.71 24952.493 -47.01 SOYBEANS 594.536 1308.510 28884.35 25120.685 14.98

Livestock Summary % diff.

This Last Year week year

week week ago ago ago Hog Slaughter-est 11000 HD 2556 2622 2437 -2.52 4.88 Cattle slaughter-est 1000 HD 627 628 609 -0.16 2.96 MEAT PRICES This week Last week Change Pork Cutout Bellies Loins Hams Yld Gr 3 Choice Beef Select Beef 5-Mkt Fed Cattle Live 5-Mkt Fed Cattle Carcass

64.12 65.30 75.66 69.55 63.86 66.98 61.15 56.34 205.30 204.75 200.55 201.60 115.07 119.77 185.45 190.10

1.18 6.11 -3.12 4.81 0.55 -1.05 -4.70 -4.65

OKLAHOMA CITY This week Last week Change Low High Low High Low High FEEDER STEER 4-5 Wt Mf 1’S 5-6 Wt Mf 1’S 6-7 Wt Mf 1’S 7-8 Wt Mf 1’S 8-10 Wt Mf 1’S

146.50 140.00 125.00 118.75 105.50

202.00 150.00 178.00 141.00 166.00 133.00 138.25 125.00 136.50 125.00

216.00 197.00 169.75 142.50 141.25

-3.50 -14.00 -1.00 -19.00 -8.00 -3.75 -6.25 -4.25 -19.50 -4.75

Eastern Corn Belt Direct Feeder Cattle Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Kentucky and Ohio Reported sales this week, 207; last week, 334; last year, 1,267.

Demand moderate. Supply included 100% over 600 pounds, 100% heifers.

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Delivery 140 625 625 133.50 133.50 Current 67 750 750 118.00 118.00 Current CASH HOGS, PRACTICAL TOP, LIVE PRICE This week Last week Change Interior Illinois

35.00

35.00

0.00

USDA National Grain Market Review Compared to last week, cash bids for wheat were mostly lower; corn and soybeans were lower and sorghum was mixed.

For the week ending Feb. 20, corn export sales for 2019-20 increased of 34 million bushels, soybean export sales increased 12.5 million bushels, and wheat export sales increased 14 million bushels.

Ethanol production for the week ending Feb. 21 reported an increase of 14,000 barrels per day to 1.054 million barrels a day.

Ethanol stocks decreased 0.063 million barrels at 24.7 million barrels.

The Ag Outlook Board released estimated plantings of corn in the U.S. this year to be 94 million acres, an average yield of 178.5 bpa for a total production of 15.5 billion bushels. Estimated plantings of soybeans acres were pegged at 85 million acres, an average yield of 49.8 bpa for a total production of 4.2 billion bushels.

Wheat was 56 cents lower to 9 1/2 cents higher. Corn was 7 1/4 cents to 16 cents lower. Sorghum was 16 cents to 29 cents lower.

Soybeans were 3 1/2 cents lower to 7 1/2 cents lower.

CORN Kansas City US No 2 rail White Corn was 7 1/4 to 11 3/4 cents lower from 3.91 1/4-3.99 per bushel.

Kansas City US No 2 truck Yellow Corn was 12 to 13 cents lower from 3.79 1/2-3.80 1/2 per bushel.

Omaha US No 2 Yellow Corn was 12 to 16 cents lower from 3.63-3.65 per bushel.

Chicago US No 2 Yellow Corn was 14 to 15 cents lower from 3.76 1/2-3.82 1/2 per bushel.

Toledo US No 2 rail Yellow corn was 14 cents lower from 3.79 1/2-3.87 1/2 per bushel.

Minneapolis US No 2 Yellow corn rail was 14 1/2 cents lower

at 3.34 per bushel.

OILSEEDS Minneapolis Yellow truck soybeans were 3 1/2 cents lower at 8.49 1/4 per bushel.

Illinois Processors US No 1 Yellow truck soybeans were 3 1/2 to 6 1/2 cents lower from 8.97 1/4-9.03 1/4 per bushel.

Kansas City US No 2 Yellow truck soybeans were 6 1/2 to 7 1/2 cents lower from 8.80 1/48.96 1/4 per bushel.

Illinois 48 percent soybean meal, processor rail bid was 5.30 higher from 303.60-306.60 per bushel.

Central Illinois Crude Soybean oil processor bid was 1.04 to 1.09 lower from 28.83-29.08 per cwt.

WHEAT Kansas City US No 1 Hard Red Winter, ordinary protein rail bid was 29 cents lower from 5.24 3/4-5.34 3/4 per bushel.

St. Louis truck US No 2 Soft Red Winter terminal bid was 56 cents lower at 5.64 per bushel.

Minneapolis and Duluth US No 1 Dark Northern Spring, 14.0 to 14.5 percent protein rail, was 1/2 cent lower to 9 1/2 cents higher from 6.54-6.64 per bushel.

Portland US Soft White wheat rail was 7 to 8 cents lower from 6.12-6.18 per bushel.

SORGHUM US No 2 yellow truck, Kansas City was 16 cents lower to 29 cents higher from 5.97-6.51 per cwt. Texas High Plains US No 2 yellow sorghum (prices paid or bid to the farmer, fob elevator) was 25 to 26 cents lower from 5.87-6.41 per cwt.

OATS US 2 or Better oats, rail bid to arrive at Minneapolis 20 day was 8 3/4 to 13 3/4 cents lower from 3.19 3/4-3.34 3/4 per bushel.

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Runoff of nutrients, mainly phosphorous, from agriculture have been blamed for a series of toxic cyanobacteria blooms in Lake Erie.

Fertilizer applied years ago still affects Lake Erie “We can’t significantly reduce the phosphorus levels in Lake Erie by only changing farming practices done each year,” LaBarge said. “We need to look at other things.”

Specifically, LaBarge is referring to improving water drainage systems on fields, more planting of cover crops to increase the soil organic matter and the soil’s ability to retain more water, and installation of phosphorus filters placed underground on fields to strip out phosphorus passing through them.

The fact that little to no fertilizer was likely applied to 1.6 million acres in Ohio last year likely made a difference to the phosphorus load entering Lake Erie, Johnson said.

Last year, the severity of the Lake Erie harmful algal bloom was 7.3 — more than double the severity level of the bloom in 2018, but less than the 2015 bloom of 10.5.

“How much fertilizer farmers place on their fields and how they apply that fertilizer between the fall and spring of any crop year have a pretty big influence on phosphorus loads in the spring and summer,” said Johnson, who did an analysis last year of phosphorous loads in the Maumee River.

“There’s also a substantial amount of phosphorus leaving fields that was applied years before. It will take time and HIGHER LEVELS THAN PREDICTED Given how much rain the state re- patience to achieve the reductions in ceived last year, particularly in north- phosphorus that we need to reduce the west Ohio, the predictions for the sum- severity of the annual algal bloom.” mer phosphorus levels in Lake Erie were even higher than they turned out to be. REDUCING PHOSPHORUS RUNOFF Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently The trend toward more and more rain approved funding cost-share programs is expected to continue.

For the state to significantly reduce that help farmers pay a range of tactics the phosphorus levels in Lake Erie, a lot considered to reduce phosphorus runoff, more needs to be done besides changing from applying fertilizer below the surthe methods and amounts of fertilizer face of the soil to modifying drainage farmers apply each year to their fields, ditches to slow water flow and allow the phosphorus to settle.

LaBarge said.

If trying some of these approaches He is among 65 presenters at the March 3-4 Conservation Tillage and leads farmers to saving money, buying Technology Conference, an annual event less fertilizer, or earning more from sponsored in part by OSU Extension at higher yields, farmers will likely adopt them, LaBarge said.

Ohio Northern University in Ada. “The practices have to bring about LaBarge’s talk, “What Did We Learn from the 2019 Ag Production Year and some economic advantage for farmers Lake Erie Harmful Algal Blooms?” will to have widespread adoption of those be given with Laura Johnson, director of practices,” he said.

For more information, visit ctc.osu. the National Center for Water Quality edu.

Research at Heidelberg University.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Although corn or soybeans could not be planted on 1.6 million acres of Ohio farmland last year and little to no fertilizer was applied to those fields, the amount of phosphorus entering Lake Erie still was high.

That might seem odd. After all, many of those unplanted acres were in northwest Ohio, the region that feeds into the Maumee River and ultimately into Lake Erie.

But a lot of phosphorus was already present in fields from fertilizer applied years before, and older phosphorus is another contributor to the level of phosphorus in Lake Erie, said Greg LaBarge, an Ohio State University Extension field specialist.

Phosphorus runoff from farm fields is a main cause of the harmful algal blooms plaguing the lake.

“Phosphorus was already in fields, ditches, rivers and tributaries, and it just moved downstream,” LaBarge said.

The rain added momentum. 2019 was the sixth wettest year on record in Ohio, which increased the chances that phosphorus, an ingredient in fertilizers and manure, would travel downstream with the rainwater, said LaBarge, an agronomist involved in a statewide phosphorus water quality monitoring effort.

ISDA promotes public affairs leaders I N DI A NA P OL IS — The Indiana State Department of Agriculture announced two promotions within the public affairs division.

Katie Nelson will be taking on the role of director of legislative affairs, and Re- Holtsclaw gan Holtsclaw will be serving as communications director.

“Katie and Regan both bring years of agriculture experience to the table, not just with ISDA, but also in their own personal lives,” said Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Bruce Kettler.

“Our public affairs team is a crucial part of our mission to advocate for the betterment of agriculture, and we are excited to see how Katie and Regan will continue to promote our farmers, producers and agribusinesses for years to come.”

Nelson graduated in December of 2016 from the University of Missouri with a bachelor’s degree in political science. Since 2017, she has been the program manager of policy and regulatory affairs at the Indiana State Department of Agriculture.

In her previous position, Nelson served as a liaison between agricultural businesses, state agencies and local units of government. She also focused on the Indiana Land Resources Council and assisted with a variety of legislative work both at the state and federal level.

Nelson recently graduated from the Agribusiness Council of Indiana’s Emerging Professionals Leadership Program.

In her new role as director of the di-

vision, Nelson will be responsible for continually evaluating the legislative and regulatory landscape at all levels of government while positioning the department to support the agricultural industry in each arena.

Nelson She also will serve as executive director of the Indiana Land Resources Council, which was created to assist state and local decision-makers with land use tools and policies.

“During my time at the department, I have enjoyed promoting Indiana agriculture at the state, local and federal levels,” Nelson said. “I am looking forward to continuing to use my passion and background in agriculture to positively impact the industry.”

Holtsclaw graduated in 2017 from Purdue University, where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in agricultural communications. She has been with the department since 2018 in the role of deputy communications director. In that capacity, she managed the department’s social media accounts, oversaw constituent requests and fielded media requests.

As the communications director, Holtsclaw will handle media relations and coordination for the department.

She will oversee the communication needs for all five of the ISDA divisions, maintain industry partnerships and create better ways to raise awareness of ISDA and Indiana agriculture as a whole.

In addition, she will manage the incoming deputy communications director and the Hoosier Homestead program manager.

“Global equities were posed for the worst week since the 2008 financial as Commodity crisis, the fastInsight spreading coronaviJerry Welch rus fueled uncertainty among investors, who scrambled for haven investments such as the Japanese yen or the Swiss franc.” — Barron’s Feb. 28, 2020.

“Gold futures on track for biggest daily slide in over three years.” — Market Watch.com, Feb. 28, 2020. “‘The virus story is not going to last forever,’ National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said. ‘I would suggest very seriously taking a look at the market, the stock market, that is a lot cheaper than it was a week or two ago.’” — CNBC, Feb. 25, 2020.

“Allianz chief economic adviser El-Erian says ‘continue to resist’ buying the stock-market dip after virus-inspired plunge. ‘I would say continue to resist, as hard as that is, to simply buy the dip because it has worked in the past.’” — CNBC, Feb. 24, 2020.

“Grain markets attempted a recovery while fears over the rapid spread of the Coronavirus outside of China weighs down the broader markets as well as the dollar.

(There are) fears that the outbreak will grow into a pandemic with disruptive consequences for countries around the world, after infections sharply rose in South Korea, Italy and Iran with new cases found in Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq.” — Allendale Inc., Feb. 25, 2020 “Renewed fears that the coronavirus will harm global growth rocked commodity markets again on Monday. Agricultural commodities weren’t spared, with U.S. wheat among the biggest losers.”

— Fortune Magazine, Feb. 24, 2020 “Goldman Sachs sees zero earnings growth for U.S. companies this year because of coronavirus.”

— CNBC, Feb. 27, 2020.

“U.S. stocks again sold off sharply on Thursday as worries about coronavirus mounted. The S&P 500 posted its worst day since Aug. 18, 2011, and the three main indexes fell into correction territory. Stocks are on track for their worst week since the financial crisis.” — CNN, Feb. 27, 2020.

“Here is my list of events poised to impact the Big Four: climate change; coronavirus; and the trade agreement recently signed between the United States and China.” Events, my dear readers, events.” — Commodity Insight, Feb. 14, 2020.

“California is currently monitoring 8,400 people for signs of exposure to the coronavirus after they traveled to Asia, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.” — Reuters, Feb. 27, 2020.

“How bad is the coronavirus-sparked stock-market selloff? The Dow industrials weekly skid would rank within its top 15 in its 124-year history.”

— Market Watch.com, Feb. 28, 2020.

“Fears over the coronavirus wiped out more than $3 trillion in the equities markets this week. Livestock and grain markets were hammered, too.” — Market Watch. com, Feb. 28, 2020.

“The next events to impact all markets is the trade deal with China and climate change. The coronavirus will linger for some time. Yes, it is all about, events, events, events!” — Commodity Insight, Jerry Welch, Feb. 28, 2020.

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Plan for leadership handoff on the farm Whether you’re preparing someone else from the next generation to be the farm’s next leader, or if you are that person, Darren Frye it’s key to be planning for Water Street a leadership transition.

Solutions Intentional effort on both sides is the secret for a smooth handoff.

One piece of the leadership handoff puzzle are the types of decisions that the leader typically makes or has made in the past.

A decision-making area that’s critical to gradually introduce and hand over are marketing plans and decisions. This can be a tough area for the farm’s current leadership to transition to the next leaders, and for

good reason: Marketing decisions make a big impact on the success of the entire operation.

It’s important to first assess where the next generation leader or leaders are currently at in their understanding of the markets in general, how to create a working marketing plan for the operation and the decision-making process.

The knowledge and experience of the next generation when it comes to grain marketing and merchandising could be very high or very low. Maybe the next leader had other offfarm jobs before, such as working at a grain elevator. Maybe they took college courses in grain marketing or other classroom-type training.

THREE THINGS TO DO Here are a few ideas for setting up your training plan once you’ve determined what they currently know about marketing and what experience they’ve

had, or not had, with planning and decision-making.

1. First, meet them where they’re at. Take some time to simply sit down with them for a discussion about grain marketing.

This isn’t to teach or train them yet, but to ask them what they know and how they feel about their current understanding and abilities around marketing. You can also ask what they want to learn more about specifically and gauge their interest. If you have multiple future leaders in your operation, this is a good opportunity to find out who might be best suited to eventually be responsible for marketing — it might not be who you initially think.

2. Next, give learning opportunities.

The right types of education for each future leader will be different depending on their current level of experience and knowledge. This could range from sending them to classroom training to working one-on-one

with you and one of our market advisors to create plans and make decisions to having them create their own “practice” marketing and merchandising plan for the upcoming crop year.

3. Finally, offer some “skin in the game.” Once they have a good level of understanding and experience, figure out a way for them to be responsible for actually marketing a portion of grain and calling all the shots themselves. They can still come to you with questions or to bounce around ideas, but they ultimately must make the call.

Meet with them periodically to discuss how things went, why they think they made the decisions they did and to just talk about their planning and decision-making process in general.

This will show you how they are thinking about marketing and where they may need some additional education or guidance.

If you ask just about any

farmer whether they want to improve their farm operation, they’ll probably tell you yes.

Farmers have an innate desire to succeed, to not only farm but to farm well.

The real question then becomes how to actually achieve the goal of a better farm operation. There are any number of ways to go about making improvements.

But from what I’ve seen among the farming operations I’ve worked with during the past 25 years, top operations tend to have one thing in common: They never stop learning.

They continually seek to learn more, not just about agronomic or technology-related topics, but about the other areas that impact their business. I’m thinking about economics, finance, management and marketing, to name a few.

Darren Frye is president and CEO of Water Street Solutions.

New seed treatment for SDS

$1.65M grant for soil health

GREENSBORO, N.C. — As preparations continue for the upcoming growing season, growers are closely considering their input decisions. Syngenta believes that every input, including soybean seed treatments, should help deliver a return on investment and protect yield potential.

In 2020, soybean growers have access to a new seed treatment for Sudden Death Syndrome protection. Saltro fungicide seed treatment received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency registration in September.

Ongoing 2019 trials reinforced what five years of field development has shown — Saltro delivers a yield advantage over older technology through upgraded SDS protection and robust nematode activity, without causing early-season stress.

“Saltro has been a constant performer over years of trials, and it has proven to provide upgraded SDS protection in the lab and the field,” said Dale Ireland, technical product lead for Syngenta Seedcare.

“In the field, we’ve seen consistently improved yields compared with ILEVO seed treatment, regardless of SDS pressure.

Lab tests have proven Saltro provides more activity against SDS, even at lower levels of active ingredient. Saltro is nothing less than setting a new standard for plant safety and activity against SDS.” Mu lt iple ye a r s of Syngenta, university and third-party field trials have confirmed the ability of Saltro to defend against SDS and nematodes without causing early-season plant stress. Specifically: n Across five years of trials throughout the United States, Saltro provided an average four bushel per acre yield advantage over ILEVO. In 86% of those trials, Saltro delivered a yield increase over ILEVO. n In a 2019 University of Minnesota trial based in Rosemount, Minnesota, Saltro provided an average 16.9 bushel per acre yield increase over ILEVO and a 22.3 bushel per acre increase over the check.

In addition to delivering upgraded SDS protection, Saltro also offers robust nematode activity, and it does both without plant stress. Growers can anticipate better plant stands, healthier leaves and more robust early-season root mass development to help maximize genetic yield potential. Across 30 Iowa trials in 2019, Saltro had an average of 10,300 more plants per acre than ILEVO. “Saltro provides superior SDS protection without the stress, and that means growers won’t have to give up early-season plant health to get powerful SDS protection,” said Paul Oklesh, product lead for Syngenta Seedcare.

FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The non-profit Soil Health Academy announced it has received a $1.65 million grant from global food company General Mills to educate and mentor wheat and oat producers in targeted regions of the United States and Canada as they transition from conventional agricultural practices to soil health-focused regenerative agriculture practices.

To implement the threeyear, mentoring, consulting and evaluation components of the project, SHA is partnering with the regenerative agriculture consulting company, Understanding Ag LLC. “The grant from General Mills will allow SHA to partner with UA and its cadre of world-class regenerative consultants to deliver critical on-farm consulting and mentoring services to producers involved in the project,” said David Brandt, SHA president.

“UA’s consultants will work with these producers to develop three- to fiveyear regenerative management plans which also incorporate on-farm experimentation and learning.”

The project also includes a major emphasis on documenting and evaluating soil health improvements, crop profitability and biological diversity benefits derived through the regenerative agriculture transition process.

Brandt said the foundation for a successful transition from conventional agriculture systems to regenerative agriculture systems, remains education.

“Knowledge, observation, understanding and problem-solv ing skills remain the key to the successful application of regenerative agricultural systems,” he said.

“SHA, through its regenerative agriculture schools and curriculum, will provide participating farmers with the knowledge and confidence to be successful as they make that transition.”

The new grant represents a continuation of General Mills’ commitment to bring soil back to life through regenerative agriculture practices, which protect and intentionally enhance natural resources, increase biodiversity and maintain farming communities.

“Soil Health Academy and Understanding Ag have been instrumental partners in our efforts to advance this important work,” said Mary Jane Melendez, president of the General Mills Foundation and chief sustainability and social impact officer for the company.

“We know that farmers learn best from other farmers and the experience and knowledge that these renaissance regenerative agriculture experts provide is unprecedented. We’re honored to call them partners.”

Citizen scientists asked to spill the beans New varieties take less time to cook EAST LANSING, Mich. — Karen Cichy, a plant geneticist with the Agricultural Research Service in East Lansing, needs your help. Over the past several years, she’s worked to breed dry bean varieties that take less time to cook.

Kidney, pinto and other dry beans contain protein, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients critical to human health.

However, Cichy doesn’t want consumers to skip preparing the beans as part of a healthy meal plan because of the inconvenience of a long cooking time or other considerations — such as using extra wood, charcoal or other fuel sources that households in some regions of the world may find hard to obtain.

This is where you come in.

Cichy is seeking citizen scientists who can provide valuable data and insight she can use to breed faster-cooking varieties of dry beans and other pulse crops, such as lentil and chickpea.

Toward that end, she has teamed with the Global Pulse Confederation, which has created a dedicated website where citizen scientists can

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ARS is working to develop beans with faster cooking times, disease resistance and other various traits.

enter information about which type of pulses they chose to cook, what cooking methods they used — for example, boiling and pressure cooking — how long it took and how often they eat pulses.

After the project ends, Cichy will download all the data entered onto the GPC server and start analyzing them.

“I hope to gain an understanding of real-world cooking methods and actual cooking times for beans and other pulses,” explained Cichy at the ARS Sugarbeet and Bean Research

Unit, which is located on the Michigan State University campus.

“I’m developing fast-cooking beans through plant breeding, and the information from this study will help inform my bean variety selection traits and methods.”

Cichy said the GPC site will ask participants whether they soaked the beans before cooking and where the participants are located — city, state, province or country only.

Geographic location is important because elevation and climate can strongly influence cooking time.

Previously, Cichy had done all the cooking experiments in the laboratory, using edible dry bean seed specimens shipped from locations in the United States, Caribbean and Africa.

The data provided by citizen scientists will significantly expand her efforts and findings.

Cichy emphasized that the project is open to everyone worldwide, whether they’re regular pulse consumers or not. Citizen scientists who would like to participate but don’t know how to cook pulses can click on a link for standard cooking instructions on the GPC survey page.

Once her analysis is complete, Cichy will publish her findings in a scientific journal and summarize them on the GPC site.