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Q&A: SONNY PERDUE

‘Better days ahead’ for dairies

By Martha Blum

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MADISON, Wis. —Increasing trade with other countries is important to U.S. farmers.

“Trade is the No. 1 issue I hear in the country,” said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. “Labor is the No. 2 issue, and regulation is No. 3.”

Perdue traveled to Wisconsin to attend the opening day of the World Dairy Expo.

“I hear about trade because it is important,” he said. “Isn’t it wonderful to be in a country

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that’s so blessed that we have to depend on foreign markets because of productivity rather than being food dependent like we were on oil at one point in time.”

Perdue answered the following questions during his visit to the World Dairy Expo.

Would you support a national milk supply management system to help keep small family-run dairies in business?

“That’s been tried before, and I don’t think that’s the way we need to go in America. We tried farm programs in the past like

set-aside programs and dairy buyouts. The industry has to control its balance of supply and demand.”

What is your message to dairy farmers?

“The 2018 farm bill is much different than the 2014 farm bill for dairy because it provides many more protections. We see milk prices increasing, and we see the risk management in the dairy sector improving. There has been economic stress in the dairy industry, but we believe there are better days ahead.”

What is the potential for exports of cheese?

“The United States-MexicoCanada Agreement is critically and vitally important for the dairy industry, as well as all of agriculture. It is a better agreement than the original NAFTA, and I’m trusting the speaker will bring it to the floor of the House very quickly.”

What are you telling dairy farmers that are tired of being patient waiting for the USMCA to pass?

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue answers questions at World See DAIRIES, Page A2 Dairy Expo.

SILOS MAKE A SCENE

Year-end corn, soybean stocks lower than expected

By Tom C. Doran

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MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly stocks report Sept. 30 provided a rare bullish surprise for the corn and soybean markets.

The end-of-the-marketingyear supplies were lower than the average pre-report trade guesses, moving corn and soybean prices up.

Brian Hoops, Midwest Market Solutions president, dissected the new numbers from the grain stocks and the small grains annual reports in a Minneapolis Grain Exchangehosted teleconference.

One move of note in the quarterly stocks report was a revision in the 2018-2019 soybean crop.

“The USDA gives us a final production number each year in January. However, they do revise that number from time to time, and we had a revision of the 2018-2019 soybean crop.

They revised it to 116 million bushels less than last January at 4.428 billion bushels.

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Silo art at S&W Feed Center in Greencastle, Indiana, features a covered bridge, violin, farm scene and a bald eagle. The silo art was painted by artist Andrei Krautsau.

Rural mural brightens landscape

By Erica Quinlan

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GREENCASTLE, Ind. — Greencastle has been invigorated by a new mural on the silos of S&W Feed Center, located at the intersection of Veterans Highway and Route 231.

Prep work for the silos began Aug. 12. The mural was painted in September.

“This is a community-focused project,” said Chris Flegal, exec-

utive director of United Way of Putnam County and co-founder of the mural project.

“We had six weeks earlier in the summer where we asked the entire county to provide input on content and style.

Lots of people participated in this. We had a good sense of what people wanted to see on the murals.”

The artwork puts the spotlight on agriculture, patriotism and the town’s unique culture.

“I think there’s a ton of pride and excitement in Putnam County right now,” Flegal said. “Our approach to involve community has really allowed members to see that they’re represented in this art.

“There’s civic pride, a sense of shared community, through this project. It’s inspirational and it brings hope.”

The rural county raised $34,000 in one month for the project. The state matched the

Food Link provides fresh facts

By Erica Quinlan

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A convenient resource is available for consumers with questions about how to prepare produce.

By scanning Food Link QR codes on fresh fruits and vegetables, consumers can learn more about them, including how to select, prepare and care for them.

Purdue Extension educators designed the tool to help people make informed food-related decisions.

“I would say that Food Link was developed to help shoppers make informed decisions in a hurry at the point of purchase,” said Roy Ballard, a retired Extension educator who helped develop Food Link.

“Our hope was to make it easy for them to say ‘yes’ to a diversity of healthful fruits, veggies and herbs that they could include in their family’s meals and in doing would enhance their health and increase the

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Pumpkin season is in full swing in Indiana. Visit www.extension.purdue.edu/ foodlink to find pumpkin recipes and nutrition facts. sale of locally grown farm products.”

Food Link was created in 2016 and has grown to include hundreds of recipes and facts about dozens of food items.

The website now is being used

in farmers markets, community gardens, classrooms, food pantries and other places where people and produce come together, Ballard said.

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funds with a $30,000 grant.

“This is a way that public art has been used to bring together community members,” Flegal said. “We’re celebrating our heritage and our future.”

Learn more at www.putnamcountymuralproject.org.

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For long-term storage, pumpkins may be canned or frozen. n Food safety tip: Always keep fresh produce away from raw meat and raw meat juices to avoid cross-contamination. n Pairings: Cinnamon, fruit, apple, caramel, nuts. n Preparing pumpkin seeds: Remove seeds from the pumpkin.

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Perdue urges farmers to ‘share our story’

By Martha Blum

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MADISON, Wis. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is interested in the prosperity and livelihood of U.S. farmers.

“We want to hear from you because you can tell the story better than anyone can,” said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.

“That’s why it’s so important you come to D.C. and talk to your policy makers because you bring an authenticity that I cannot do.”

Perdue spoke during a Stakeholder Townhall event on the opening day of the World Dairy Expo.

“Over the past year, our farmers have been hit with a triple whammy — low prices, difficult weather and trade issues,” said Brad Pfaff, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection secretary-designee.

“I think it’s extremely important to share our story about what we’re hoping to do and how we see our role in this country for providing healthy, safe and nutri-

tious food.”

Perdue encouraged farmers talk about their farming practices.

“We let the other side through social media take the microphone away from us,” he said. “Farmers are fairly private, independent kind of guys that want to sit behind the farm gate and do their job to produce the best, wholesome, safe and nutritious food in the world at a lower cost than anywhere in the world.”

Farmers should engage consumers in an active way, Perdue said.

“We have nothing to be ashamed about, so we have to tell that story transparently,” he said. “You have a great story to tell, and you’ve got to tell that story loudly and proudly.”

Pfaff said connecting consumers to farmers is the No. 1 issue that he is focused on.

“We have a wonderful story to tell, and we also need to recognize consumers seek choices,” he said.

“I want to work with you to make sure products that come from our farm fields

Sonny Perdue (center) stops at the John Deere booth during his visit to the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin, to learn about the latest technology in forage harvesters. and dairy barns meet the expectations our consumers look for.”

Perdue noted that farmers are the original environmentalists.

“You make a living off the land, so most people are not out there trying to destroy the water or air quality,” he said. “We have work to do on soil health so we can be carbon sinks rather than carbon emitters.”

And with the use of precision agriculture, Perdue said, broadband accessibility is important for rural areas of the nation.

“With the monitoring and sensoring technology we have, we should be able to monitor what’s leaving our farm in an objective way,” he said.

If lab-grown meat comes to market, Perdue said, the responsibility of the USDA is the safety of the protein.

“We will assume our role at the point of time of harvest, and it will have the same safety inspection as we do with slaughter today,” he said.

“The role of the USDA is to identify where protein comes from and consumers will make their choice,”

he said. “People who are choosing non-animal protein are probably not eating your product now.”

USDA does not choose winners and losers, Perdue stressed. “If you think we should deny technology because it may disrupt the marketplace, I think we have a fundamental disagreement on the role of the USDA,” he said.

Perdue said the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is good for America.

“I think NAFTA was good, but the USMCA is a more modern agreement and it eliminates the unfair Class 7 milk our neighbors to the north were engaging in,” he said..

“You have to communicate your desires to the policymakers,” he said. “I think the USMCA will be good for the dairy industry, poultry, eggs and wine.”

Perdue is optimistic about the completion of the USMCA. “I’m trusting Congress will do the work of the people,” he said. “A lot more people are concerned

about trade and the economy than other things.”

China, however, is a different deal, Perdue said.

“I’m happy we’re continuing to talk, and Chinese officials will be back in the country very soon, which is a good sign,” he said.

“We’re insisting China not just try to buy their way out of this temporarily and continue their bad habits they had over a number of years,” he said. “The flag has been thrown on that, and they need to reform many of their tariff and non-tariff barriers to make it fairer.”

Based on the productivity of the American farmer, Perdue said, he understands why other countries want to establish barriers.

“But they can’t expect to come into our country freely and fairly without opening their markets,” he said.

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue talks with Kaila Wussow, while holding the halter of her Jersey cow Naomi. The 7-year-old cow, Wussow says, is the queen of the barn. “Naomi loves going to shows and people interacting,” Wussow says. “She has won multiple shows from when she was a calf to now as a cow.”

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“Dairy farmers are not timid about making their views known, and this is an important bill.

Congress is taking its responsibility seriously, and I’m optimistic it will be passed. I’m hoping we can get it done sooner rather than later for the dairy industry, as well as for crops.”

How important do you see the Japanese and Chinese markets?

“Japan has been about our fourth largest customer for a long time, and it’s important for all agriculture sectors.

We’re happy to see that agreement reached. China is important, but we need risk mitigation for trade.

“That means not becoming dependent

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“Those that may be trying to eat healthier but are new to shopping for certain fruits and vegetables may find it intimidating,” said Cheryl Jones, Extension educator in Hancock County.

on China again, but spreading it out to India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines and Indonesia. There are a lot of mouths to feed, and that’s what we’re trying to do with the market access program.

“U.S. products enjoy a great reputation worldwide for their safety, health and reliability.

We need to tear down wherever we can trade barriers that prevent our productive farmers from having access to the hungry mouths around the world.”

Will you talk to the folks at USDA to look at potential changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Order?

“These are very complex structures that have been in place for a number of years. Our role at the USDA is to balance between the consumer and the producer and “This website and quick access with the QR codes can help make that process more simplified.”

The goal is to make to break down or eliminate the barrier that exists when trying new fruits and vegetables.

“I would encourage you to play around with the website to discover what all it has to offer,” Jones

to make sure people are playing fair and by the rules.”

Is there an opportunity for the agency to work with the Department of Labor to add flexibility to the guest worker program for dairy?

“We are working hard with that. The administration will be coming out with a couple of immigration bills.

My council has been to separate those people who want to become citizens of the U.S. versus the legal, reliable agricultural workforce we need.

“We’re hoping to have an opportunity to address not only the seasonality issue, but the adverse wage rate. Ag labor is a huge issue, and we hope it can be addressed in these bills coming forward along with the immigration issue.”

Martha Blum said. “It has a map feature helping people find local farmers markets.”

Learn more at: www.extension.purdue.edu/foodlink.

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Hail Purdue

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Hoosier winery labels toast Purdue’s 150th anniversary

By Ashley Langreck

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WEST LAFAETTE, Ind. — To help celebrate its sesquicentennial celebration, Purdue University partnered with three Hoosier wineries to make specially labeled wine bottles.

Jill Blume, an enology specialist and a member of the Purdue Wine Grape Team, said the university wanted a special wine to celebrate Purdue’s 150 Years of Giant Leaps celebration.

“We decide to approach some of the state’s largest and oldest wineries,” Blume said, by featuring three Indiana wines with labels that say Hail Purdue.

The three wines that will have the specialty label

include Huber’s Orchard & Winery’s 2018 Seyval Blanc, Oliver Winery’s 2018 Chambourcin Rose, and Easley Winery’s 2018 Traminette.

Blume said they selected a white and a red wine and wanted to make sure they were not all sweet wines.

She said there is a tagline on the back of the wine bottles about each Hoosier winery and how their operation is connected to Purdue.

“The wines will only be used at agricultural celebrations and events at Purdue to celebrate its 150 years,” she said.

Blume said she feels lucky to have such supportive wine growers in Indiana and Hoosiers that support the local wineries.

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WEST LAFAYET TE, Ind. — Even though the 2019 crop season started out rough with excessive spring rainfall and flooding, Hoosier farmers now are facing another crop problem – drought conditions.

“The season just seems to keep getting worse,” said Bob Nielsen, a profes-

Indiana wheat yields lower

By Tom C. Doran

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WASHINGTON — U.S. winter wheat production for 2019 reached 1.3 billion bushels on an average yield of 53.6 bushels per acre, according to the small grains annual summary released Sept.

30.

Production was up 10% from the revised 2018 total of 1.18 billion bushels, and the average yield was 5.7 bushels above last year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported the area harvested for grain in 2019 was estimated at a record low 24.3 million acres, 2% lower than the previous year.

Record winter wheat high yields were estimated for 2019 in Colorado, 49 bushels per acre; Maryland, 75; Montana, 42.2; Nebraska, 57; New Jersey, 66; Oklahoma, 40; Pennsylvania, 73; and Wyoming, 43.

U.S. soft red winter wheat production totaled 239 million bushels, down 16% from 2018.

Soft red winter wheat yields in Illinois averaged 67 bushels per acre, one below 2018 and nine less than 2017. Total production was 36.85 million bushels across 550,000 harvested acres, 10,000 fewer than 2018.

Indiana’s 260,000 soft red winter wheat harvested acre matched 2018 and the state averaged 62 bushels per acre, nine less than 2018 and 12 below 2017. Total production was 16.12 million bushels.

OATS Oat production also was included in the USDA’s small grains summary.

The oat production nationwide was estimated at 54.2 million bushels, a 1% increase from 2018.

The average yield was estimated at 64.4 bushels per acre, down 0.9 bushel from the previous year. Harvested area, at 842,000 acres, was 2% above 2019.

There was 70,000 oat acres planted in 2019 and 10,000 harvested in Illinois for 650,000 bushels produced. The average yield was 65 bushels per acre compared to 83 in 2018.

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sor of agronomy at Purdue University.

Nielsen said that a wide area of the state, especially in southern Indiana, has been mostly dry for several weeks, and some parts of the state have been dry for the past three months.

Nielsen said normally days where temperatures are 92 degrees are good for helping crops grow faster, but the bad news right now

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Ag Economy Barometer

WEST LAFAYET TE, Ind. — Purdue University’s Ag Economy Barometer fell three points from August to September, indicating a slight dip in producer optimism.

Although the overall change was minor, farmers were significantly more pessimistic about current conditions on the farm.

“You can see that there was a pretty sharp drop in the Index of Current Conditions,” said Jim Mintert, director of Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture.

“It fell to a reading of 100 from 122 a month earlier, while the Index of Future Expectations actually rose a little bit from 125 to 131 in September.”

Farmers became less willing and less optimistic about making large investments in their farm operations in September.

The reading on the Farm Capital Investment Index fell to 47 from 56 a month earlier, sharply below the reading of 67 in July.

“Farmers became a little less optimistic about farmland values on this survey,” Mintert said.

“When asked to look 12 months ahead, the percentage of farmers expecting lower values increased slightly to a reading of 22%.”

The percentage expecting higher farmland values

July 2019

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Sept. 2019

121

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Drought stress seen in late-planted fields

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is that the extremely dry soil and hot weather mix is causing stress to corn plants.

“It’s hard to predict what the heat and dry soils will have on the crops,” Nielsen said, adding that the yield potential in the late-planted fields probably will be decreased.

Nielsen said that anywhere in the state where there is a combination of excessive heat and dry

soil conditions, corn and soybeans are going to be under stress as they try to reach maturity.

“Up north where there has been quite a bit of rain, the high heat is helping to mature the crop,” Nielsen said.

Nielsen said farmers need to be scouting their fields watching for premature plant stress and keeping a close eye on the crop’s development.

a year ahead fell slightly to a reading of 11%.

“Periodically, we ask farmers about their expectations for profitability in crop production,” Mintert said. “When you compare the results this month from results earlier this spring, there’s a significant difference.”

In May, 41% of farmers expected to see lower profitability in crop production over the next 12 months. In August, that fell to 34%. In September, that fell again to 21%. “ W hen con sidered jointly with this month’s decline in the Index of Current Conditions, this could be a signal that growers expect better times in 2020 compared to 2019, possibly because they are looking forward to a return to more normal growing conditions and crop production in 2020,” the report states.

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to 30 million bushels. That’s the average or the mean going back to 1990. We’re a good 2 1/2 to 3 times variance compared to the average trade guess, and I think that’s why we’re seeing such a sharp reaction.”

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“The previous number was 4.544 billion bushels, so it is a pretty major revision as we don’t have quite as much inventory on hand, and you will find that from time to time when we do these stocks inventory numbers and that’s what USDA showed us. The stocks numbers were much tighter than expected.”

The USDA had quarterly wheat stocks at 2.385 billion bushels.

“That is above the average trade estimates due to some larger production figures and maybe a little softer demand.

It was within the trade guess range.

“This is almost exactly similar to last year when we had 2.38 billion bushels of stocks on hand. There was a little bit of negative news for the wheat market.”

What was the big surprise in the quarterly stocks corn number?

“The 2.114 billion bushels stocks on hand is over 315 million bushels less than the average trade guess, and this would be the largest miss by the trade in history going back to my data base in 1990.

“Normally, corn ending stocks will be within a range of about 50 million to maybe 100 million bushels different than what the trade expected.

So, this is three times the normal variance that the trade would uncover.”

All wheat production was up 4% from the revised 2018 total of 1.89 billion bushels. What did the small grains annual report indicate?

All winter wheat was down from the average trade guess and down from last month at 1.304 billion bushels, and all wheat at 1.962 billion bushels is also down from last month and the average trade guess.

Soft red winter was also below the average trade guess at 239 million bushels.

The small grains annual report initially weighed on wheat prices but because corn and soybeans are seeing some active buying in short covering we’ve seen that spill over to the wheat market and given us higher prices so far in the Sept. 30 trading session. But the small grains numbers came in a little bit bearish.

What was the highlight on the soybean stocks side?

“Soybean stocks at 913 million bushels was well below the average trade guess of 982 million bushels and down from the previous numbers.

“Last year it was 438 million bushels. So, the corn and the soybean numbers are both larger than the levels a year ago but down from what the trade had expected.

“This soybean number is the largest miss by the trade in history and it implies that we had better feed usage and better demand than the trade had been factoring in.

“Like corn, the soybean differential is usually 20 million

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USDA QUARTERLY STOCKS

Fewer soybeans than projected

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WASHINGTON — Analysis of the end-of-marketing-year grain stocks revealed lowered soybean yield averages in Illinois, Indiana and nationally for 2018.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly grain stocks estimates revised the 2018 soybean production down by 116 million bushels from the previous estimate and reduced the nation’s average yield by one bushel to 50.6 bushels per acre. Planted area was 89.2 million acres, and harvested area was revised to 87.6 million acres from 88.1 million.

USDA lowered the 2018 Illinois average soybean yield from 65 bushels per acre to 63.5, which remains a record for the Prairie State.

What was estimated as a record average yield in Indiana of 58.5 bushels per acre in 2018 was reduced to tying the previous record set in 2016 of 57.5 bushels per acre.

The 2018 soybean yield changes were based on end-of-marketing-year stock estimates, disappearance data for exports and crushings and farm program administrative data.

STOCKS The quarterly stocks report found old crop soybeans stored in all positions nationally on Sept. 1 totaled 913 million bushels, up 108% from Sept. 1, 2018.

U.S. soybean stocks stored on farms totaled 265 million bushels, up 162% from a year ago.

Off-farm soybean stocks, at 648 million bushels, are up 92% from last September. Indicated disappearance for June-August 2019 totaled 870 million bushels, up 11% from the same period a year earlier.

Old crop corn stocks in all positions on Sept.

1 are estimated at 2.11 billion bushels, down 1% from Sept. 1, 2018.

Of the total U.S. corn stocks, 753 million bushels are stored on farms, a 22% increase from a year earlier.

Off-farm stocks of 1.36 billion bushels are down 10% from a year ago. The June-August 2019 indicated disappearance is 3.09 billion bushels, compared with 3.16 billion bushels during the same period last year.

All U.S. wheat stored in all positions on Sept. 1 totaled 2.38 billion bushels, down slightly from a

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Sept. 1, 2018, and Sept. 1, 2019 (1,000 bushels) 2018 2019 On farm Off farm On farm Off farm Illinois 48,000 327,450 110,000 309,433 Indiana 21,000 105,057 45,000 74,594 Iowa 140,000 335,258 130,000 266,070

Soybean Stocks by Position Sept. 1, 2018, and Sept. 1, 2019 (1,000 bushels) 2018 2019 On farm Off farm On farm Off farm Illinois 12,400 73,796 33,000 153,980 Indiana 3,550 18,484 12,500 33,020 Iowa 21,500 66,366 44,500 114,736

year ago.

On-farm all wheat stocks were estimated at 776 million bushels, 23% higher than last September.

Off-farm stocks, at 1.61 billion bushels, are down 8% from a year ago. The June-August 2019 indicated disappearance is 657 million bushels, up 11% from the same period a year earlier.

STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY The quarterly grain stocks estimates are based on surveys conducted during the first two weeks of September.

The on-farm stocks survey is a probability survey that includes a sample of approximately 63,100 farm operators selected from a list of producers that ensures all operations in the United States have a chance to be selected.

The off-farm stocks survey is an enumeration of all known commercial grain storage facilities.

This includes approximately 8,500 facilities with 11.5 billion bushels of storage capacity.

Reports of stock holdings are normally received from operations covering about 90% of the capacity.

Estimates are made for missing facilities to make the survey complete.

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All-terrain vehicles are a leading cause of injuries and deaths in the agricultural industry. AgriSafe hosted a webinar about ATV safety to address these concerns.

ATV safeguards reduce accident risk

By Erica Quinlan AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

PEOSTA, IOWA — Accidents involving all-terrain vehicles are a major safety concern in the agriculture industry.

Farzaneh K horsandi, assistant safety and health engineering specialist at University of CaliforniaDavis, spoke about ATV safety during a webinar hosted by AgriSafe.

“A ll-ter rain vehicles are unstable vehicles and kill between 500 and 800 people in the U.S. every year and (cause) around 100,000 injuries every year,” she said. “Twentytwo percent of those fatalities involve children younger than 16 years of age.

$50 million available for public access to recreation

By Ashley Langreck AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

INDIANAPOLIS — The Natural Resources Conser vation Ser v ice has made $50 million available to private landowners to help establish public access to land for hunting, fishing and other wildlife-dependent recreation.

Jerry Roach, NRCS assistant state conservationist for programs, said state and tribal governments can apply for the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program in hopes of receiving funding that would encourage private landowners to allow access to the public for hunting, fishing and other recreational activities involving wildlife.

Roach said the act will allow state and tribal agencies to offer private landowners funding to help develop recreational hunting, fishing and other programs on their land, including making signage and helping build habitats.

“Nationally, there is $50 million available. The maximum funding that can be awarded per project is $3 million, and the minimum is $100,000,” Roach said.

“This is a really good opportunity for the state,” Roach said, adding that projects that get funded are aimed to start in April 2020.

The deadline to apply for the incentive program is Nov. 27.

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“The chance of having a rollover accident and becoming pinned under the ATV is higher for farm workers than recreational riders.”

E nv i ron ment a l a nd roadway conditions affect the risk for accidents.

All-terrain vehicles are not designed to be used on roads. Riding on public or paved roads increases the risk for fatalities and accidents.

Other risk factors include lighting, weather and slope of the terrain, Khorsandi said.

Wearing the proper protective gear is crucial.

Helmets, eye protection, gloves, boots and protective clothing are advised.

“It’s recommended to have an approved motor-

ized helmet when riding an ATV,” Khorsandi said.

“There are two agencies that meet helmet certification standards: the Snell Memorial Foundation or Department of Transportation.

Helmets should have a strong outer shell to protect the head from the impact, and also some kind of impact absorption inside.”

Helmets will vary in size, shape and weight. It’s recommended that each rider have their own helmet. Helmets can be fitted at the dealership.

Some helmets include eye protection, others don’t. Open-faced helmets require drivers to wear goggles.

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endure flying debris.

Hand protection is necessary for grip and control of the vehicle. Some gloves offer additional padding and anti-vibration materials to reduce strain and increase comfort for the driver.

“The proper footwear for ATV riders is low heel, over-the-ankle style boots or shoes,” Khorsandi said.

“Durable outer material is also recommended.

“Motorcycle boots offer maximum protection against heat and road-encountered obstacles.”

It’s also recommended to wear long sleeves and long pants.

There are many other protocols to follow for safe ATV use.

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ative Extension System, the following actions can reduce the risk of an ATVrelated injury or death: Q Participate in certified safety training.

Q Maintain your ATV in proper working condition.

Q Practice safe operating procedures.

Q Follow safety recommendations from the ATV’s manufacturer and organizations that address safety in production agriculture, such as Cooperative Extension programs at land-grant universities.

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Q Never carry a passenger.

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Q Do not allow children to ride with the operator during work tasks.

Q Check your riding area to make sure it is free from hazards such as rocks, stumps, branches and fences.

Q Know and obey the laws in your area related to ATV operation.

Q Ask permission before riding on private property and be aware that some areas may require written permission.

Q Use lights, reflectors and flags to increase the ATV’s visibility.

Q ATV tires are not designed for road travel, so avoid public roads and paved surfaces, which can affect the handling and control of the ATV, posing a risk for overturn.

Q Keep your feet on the footrests at all times.

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Outlook for Oct. 11 - Oct. 17

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Northern Indiana: Friday: a couple of showers and a thunderstorm in the north and west; a shower or thunderstorm during the afternoon in the south and east. Winds south 10‑20 mph. Little or no sunshine.

Central Indiana: Friday: an afternoon thunderstorm; breezy; however, dry in the east. Winds south 10‑20 mph. Little or no sunshine with a 55% chance of precipita‑ tion and poor drying conditions. Average humidity 70%.

Southern Indiana: Friday: a shower or thunderstorm during the afternoon in the north. Winds southwest 10‑20 mph. Expect less than two hours of sunshine with a 55% chance of precipitation and poor drying conditions.

SOUTH AMERICA A slow‑moving front will bring scattered rain to northern Argentina, Uruguay and southeast Brazil this weekend into early next week. Some rain will reach Paraguay early next week.

Hemp trials finding answers to production questions

By Tom C. Doran

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

ROSEVILLE, Ill. — Seed selection, corn earworm and fertilizer are among the issues facing hemp farmers.

Those topics and others were discussed at a recent field day presented by Andy Huston, American Hemp Research CEO, along with the University of Illinois Extension.

A west-central Illinois farmer, Huston has been on the ground floor of industrial hemp production.

He and his brother, Frank, are sixth-generation corn and soybean farmers and in their second year of growing hemp on their Warren County farm.

The first year was via a research permit with Western Illinois University. Industrial hemp production became legal in Illinois this year and is licensed by the state agriculture department.

Hemp can be grown provided the plants carry no more than 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol, the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis.

If the plants test high or “hot,” they are destroyed.

The Huston farm focuses on producing cannabinoids, or CBD oils, from the hemp. Other varieties of hemp are grown for fiber characteristics.

Not unlike corn and soybean production, field trials are important to determine the best management practices to grow quality hemp with the characteristics needed for the end-users. There are more than 25,000 documented uses in feed, food, fiber and CBD oil produced by industrial hemp.

Here’s what Andy Huston has found thus far in his field trials.

ON SEEDING “We do direct seeding and transplants. We direct seeded with a Yetter planter with some modifications. What I like about the direct seeding is when we planted they basically went through seven to eight weeks without any rain and they just thrived.

They just kept growing and growing.

“The root system on these is so much better than those that were transplanted. When we put the seeds in the ground and emerge, they just grow and just keep growing every day.

“When we transplanted from the greenhouse to the field there was probably a week to ten day period that the plants just sit there. They don’t grow.

They’re root-locked.

“It’s taking time for the roots to go out and you have to put water on those plants when you do transplants in that week to ten day period.

“If you don’t get rain you better be getting them water whether through irrigation or some other way. I know farmers who did transplants this sum-

mer and they put water on the plant with their transplanter. They’d drop about eight to 12 ounces of water per plant.

“They got along great for about three or four days but it never rained and all of a sudden they had a bunch of plants that were starting to wilt.

“They scrambled around and basically took hayracks with 500 gallon water tanks on them and had to hand water for about a week to 10 days until those plants got established.

“If we do transplants next year, we’ll probably transplant a week to 10 days earlier than this year because in order to keep them the same size as a direct seeded plant, a transplant is going to need an extra ten days in its lifecycle just to stay even with the direct seeded plants.”

ON SEED SELECTION “The majority of our field is cherry wine.

Cherry wine is not what I would call a racehorse CBD producer. It likes to get from 9% to 12% CBD oil.

“But what I really like about cherry wine is it’s a hearty plant and it’s a good one to start with.

If you don’t have much experience in hemp, this is pretty forgiving, it really likes Illinois climate, and it’s very hard to get the THC levels to go hot.

“That’s why I want people to start out with the cherry wine. We’re trying to figure out which strains work well here, find out what their positives and negatives are and relay that information on to you.”

ON PLANT POPULATIONS “With the cherry wine strain that grows to look like a Christmas tree, plants were placed every five feet within a row and five feet between rows.

“We use 60-inch rows for the cherry wine. So, the population would be between 1,700 and 2,000 plants per acre with this type of a strain. When you get to the smaller strains like the autoflowers that don’t get as big, they’re planting them around 10,000 plants per acre.”

ON AGRONOMICS “You’re going to want well-drained soil and you’re going to want the least amount of weed pressure in that field.

Hemp does not like wet fields and mold is probably the biggest threat to the plant.

“One of the things that we learned is if you’re going to lay down plastic with an irrigation drip line and do transplants, you’re probably going to want a tractor that has auto-steer.

“Weed management is limited to using tillage since no pesticides can be used to reduce weed pressure.

“We did a small research plot last year.

As far as fertility, what

and they already had all of their nitrogen and fertilizer on for the corn crop. They had like 180 pounds of nitrogen on that field.

“I was really interested if that was going to show up in the plants, but you can’t tell any difference between his plants and these plants with the extra nitrogen.

“That tells me that throwing a lot of nitrogen at the hemp is not really economically feasible. I AGRINEWS PHOTO/TOM C. DORAN don’t think it will pick it Andy Huston points to an area of his industrial hemp field that up and use it. was direct seeded in June. This marked the second year hemp “One of the problems has been produced on the sixth-generation family farm near now is corn earworm Roseville, Illinois. About 200 people attended a recent field day has showed up in the presented by Huston and University of Illinois Extension. last week to 10 days and they’re working on the we put on this field was potassium would be the plants. As soon as it dries 9GHV01458_LOCALLY_C_AGJ5_0912_snap_outlined.indd pretty much the same same as if you were putup, we’re going to have to fertilizer ratio that we put ting in a wheat here. do some management on on wheat. It has about 100 “We had a few guys we that. pounds of nitrogen on it planted for this spring “Right now, there are and the phosphorus and into prevent plant fields no pesticides labeled for

hemp. That’s going to change. There are several coming on. We are using an organic product that’s on Illinois’ list of pesticides that we use for earworm or larvae infestations.”

ON HARVESTING “We hope to get about two pounds per plant of material. We’re about two weeks from harvest, depending on the weather.

“There’s two things to really look at when determining when it’s time to harvest. If the THC levels start pushing up toward 0.3, you may want start thinking about harvest.

When the hair crystals in the buds start to turn brown, that’s an indication the plant is ready to be harvested.

See HEMP, Page A7

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Kettler joins ag delegation to U.K.

By Erica Quinlan AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

LONDON — Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Bruce Kettler joined an agricultural delegation to the United Kingdom Sept. 27Oct. 4.

Alongside other leaders from across the United States, Kettler met with government agencies and stakeholders. They toured several farms to learn more about the region’s agriculture industry.

“It’s really a mission to help people in the U.S. ag industry to understand the U.K.’s agriculture system,” Kettler said. “What they’re doing, how it works. It’s

“They now make vodka from dairy milk.”

Bruce Kettler, director INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

a very educational trip in nature.

“The last two days, we’ve been out on farms.

We’ve learned about sheep production and learned how lamb is marketed.

We spent the day at Black Cow, which is a company that started with dairymen. They now make vodka from dairy milk.”

The group also visited an experimental dairy farm

where farmers are using technology to reduce inputs.

“It’s been a real cross section of the industry,” Kettler said. “It’s been really neat to get out on the farms, talk to farmers and talk to people on the frontlines about what they do and why.”

The differences between agriculture in the U.K. versus the U.S. are significant, he said.

One example is animal nutrition. Most of the cattle in the U.K. are pasture raised and grass fed, compared to the U.S., where many cattle are grain fed.

In spite of the differences, the two countries have similarities.

“An area in particular that I think we have

a lot of commonalities is around ag tech and ag science,” Kettler said.

America and the U.K. may be able to work together on research in the future.

Kettler also sees opporPROVIDED PHOTOS/ISDA tunities to engage with them when it comes to ag- Members of an ag delegation to the U.K. visited an agriculture research facility at the University of Reading. ricultural education.

“I think there might be ways for us to look at how the 4-H model could be utilized in the U.K. and how the FFA model might be utilized and upgraded here,” he said.

Erica Quinlan can be reached at 800-426-9438, ext. 193, or equinlan@ agrinews-pubs.com.

Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Quinlan.

The delegation also toured a sheep farm in Devon.

HEMP FROM PAGE A6

“Our plan is to use a disc mower to cut the plants down and let them air dry in the field until the plants are down to around 20% moisture.

“Then we’ll run the plants through the International combine to grind off all of the green leafy tissue, hopefully cutting the stems and the stalks out the back of the combine and the green leafy tissue will end up on the tank.

“We’ll off-load from the combine into silage wagons that will basically be set up like batch dryers and dry the hemp down to 10% to 13% and then fill the bags straight out of the silage wagon.

“If that doesn’t work and we end up with mold issues, I’m just going to take a chopper and blow it straight into the wagons and dry them down in there.

“Last year, we cut all of our plants down and hung them upside down in the corn crib and let them dry. We got about 1,600 plants in the corn crib.

We left them in there until we got done with the corn and soybean harvest. The plants kept in there very well. There were no mold issues.

“The plants weren’t quite dry enough when we started processing the seeds, so we would take the plants down and we’d lay them down on a tarp in the shop overnight and we had a radiant heater on to dry down the plants.

They were ready to process the next day.

“Hanging them works really well. I don’t think you’ll be able to get them quite down to the moisture content that you want just by hanging them.

“You might have to do a little additional drying after that. We had no mold issues. The only problems we had was the plants were seeded and the birds liked the seeds.”

ON OIL PROCESSING “We have a processor built by Precision Extractors. It’s an ethanol extractor.

“I would call it a starter level extractor. We have a little bit of oil made that we’re going to send in for analysis to see exactly what we have for oil CBDs and check to make sure we don’t have any pesticide residue from stuff that might be floating around.

“It’ll do about 100 pounds of plant material a day. Hopefully when we have some oil that we can market, that’ll give a better understanding of what the people purchasing the oil exactly want for a product. We’re starting out small and then trying to work our way through the industry.

“Ideally I would like to have a large scale processing facility somewhere in west-central Illinois so we can help you guys get started.

“This year is going to be a little bit of a bumpy road. This industry just got started in Illinois April 1. It’s going to take some time to get the infrastructure built up and get connections made.”

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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From The Fields

History comes to life Harvest was a slow go this week as some polished up the combines to try some corn and soybeans.

I couldn’t be outdone, so I hitched the New Idea 314 picker sheller to the International 766 and grabbed a small wagon to capture 10 bushels that was used to fill the corn box for kids’ activities at the Indiana Cornhusking State Contest. The fodder was a bit green and smelled like silage, but I couldn’t spare any corn from the 6-acre patch of contest corn, as much of it would be needed for huskers.

Thursday evening, I was collecting donations from area businesses, which we will give to huskers as prizes at our banquet. I discovered while I was at Wakarusa Nutritional Services that they have a refrigerated machine that is serviced and stocked

by Crystal Springs Creamery in Osceola. They provide fresh milk and flavored milk, as well, in heavy walled glass jars. I remember as a kid growing up how we’d take the glass pop bottles to Annis Grocery in Lakeville or La Paz for a deposit. Same thing goes for these bottles of milk.

Return the bottles washed and clean to receive a dollar off the next one. It’s very tasty.

Well, I could write an entire page or two, but I’ll try to keep it short as possible, as I struggle to stay awake. I have a long thankyou list, which will be submitted to Indiana AgriNews soon. We had the most amazing state cornhusking contest this past weekend. The weather was amazing.

The spectators and huskers that continued to pour in left many of us raising our eyebrows. We knew we’d have some new huskers, but had no idea our contest would run close to sunset. In all my years of husking corn, we would gain a handful of members, but Saturday, we doubled our membership in the first two hours. It was unbelievable.

If every husker that had signed up and had competed, we’d have been close to 103 huskers, but some decided to just volunteer and take in the

earnest this week. We had a semi radiator go out midweek, but should have it back by Monday. We hauled to the elevator and filled cribs. We should be finished with bean harvest by the end of the week, and if we don’t get more rain than what is predicted for the next 24 hours, we could be completely done with all of harvest in two weeks.

To illustrate just how dry it was this past week, a fellow Posey County farmer had an unfortunate coming together of his combine and grain cart.

It broke the rear axle of the combine. With the combine still in the field, they were able to jack up the combine on the dry, hard-packed ground and fix the combine in the field. Yes, it has been that dry for that long.

This brings me to my safety AGRINEWS PHOTO/ASHLEY LANGRECK lesson for the week. Each piece Soybeans are changing color in this field in central Indiana. of equipment and every truck on our farm are equipped Bill Dowty and family sponWe have been in a drought for event without husking. We with a fire extinguisher. We sored three new huskers in a few weeks now, but luckily we also have a 1,300-gallon water did have two ladies here from memory of his father, Vern, and have made the best of it and re- trailer with a fire nozzle ready Germany and Spain, a gentleally got at the harvest while the to roll just in case of an equipman from Arkansas and several Fred Webster of Plymouth was a sponsor on behalf of Ancilla weather was nice. We did refrom Michigan. Instead of me ment fire. If your farm machinCollege and their agricultural ceive anywhere from 0.5 to 1.1 going on and on, I’d say check ery is not equipped with fire program to be awarded to the inches last night — an answer to extinguishers, I urge you to out our Indiana Cornhusking outstanding members. prayers and relief to some fire Association page. We did have install them sooner rather than concerns. Still need more, espe- later. Having one in your semi six horse teams pulling wagons Clay Geyer cially to help get the covers and is a law. I think it is well worth and a few tractors, a micro-mini BREMEN wheat growing. I don’t rememfarm with animals to pet and the investment, just in case a Drought lingering on ber a year of planting in the fall fire starts. Why take a chance feed, along with backyard kid into such dry conditions. So far, that “it won’t happen to me.” activities and an outstanding Somebody yields are all over the board. I’m meal provided by Davenport If you have already installed needs to turn just grateful to be harvesting a Precision Planting Farms and them, check them. Are they the warp speed Pine Creek Church. expired? Don’t be caught unoff on the clock. crop. They may not be what we want, but something is better aware in an emergency. Also Four years ago, I purchased a This last seven than nothing. check your driver’s license. Is it Birdsell wagon at the Bob and days buzzed Stay safe out there and be expired? A friend just revealed Dorothy Getz Estate auction past fast. This careful. Hearing of accidents she’d been driving since April that we still use. It was made in has been a that we all hate to hear about. of this year with an expired South Bend and manufactured very successful week. We had Make sure you have fire license. Oops. While you are for Elmer Bauer of Wakarusa. awesome weather to hammer protection for the combine. at it, you may want to update Preserving the history is not on soybeans. We successfully your license before next year’s only important to show how the harvested two of three seed va- Unfortunately, most fire departments can’t get there quick deadline for a new license, the horses and wood wagons were rieties we are raising this year. enough when a combine goes one with a star on it. If you fly once used, but the knowledge I did harvest the first few acres anywhere, you will need the of educating others of how corn of the next variety, but we have up.

James Ramsey updated version. TSA agents are was harvested prior to machine. decided to hold off a couple ARLINGTON already checking for the star on I want to thank everyone that days to allow some green pods your license. Well, I think I’ll go visited with me throughout the to dry. Were about two-thirds Better safe than sorry stand outside and feel the rain day and complimented us on done soybeans, give or take a our contest and my weekly collittle. We have run quite a bit of It’s raining. After another week on my face one more time before bed. It feels so refreshing. umn and a couple that told me corn, too, but still have a long of record-breaking heat and Until next week, have a great they live near James Ramsey. ways to go there. humidity, we have finally seen I got started planting cover temperatures below 90 degrees. I day.

We created a special Vern crops and hope to get started on even opened windows on Friday. Sheryl Seib Dowty Award in memory of Soybean harvest continued in POSEYVILLE him for top overall husker. Plus wheat in the next couple days.

Fatalities on farms continue to decline WEST LAFAYET TE, Ind. — Purdue University’s Agricultural Safety and Health Program released the annual Indiana Farm Fatality Summary with Historical Overview.

The program reported 34 work-related, on-farm deaths in the state in 2018.

Since data collection began in 1970, annual fatalities have been on the decline, averaging 27.2 over the past 10 years. The average age of documented 2018 victims was 48.6 years with four being under the age of 18, and 16 people being age 60 or older.

“The fatality data continues to show a general downward trend that parallels the decline in the number of farm operations, which has likely contributed more to the reduction in farm-related fatalities than any other single factor,” the report states.

“While it is encouraging that the overall workrelated on-farm deaths continues to decline, this report emphasizes that farm safety is still a relevant issue and corroborates with the Indiana

Department of Labor that classified agriculture as one of Indiana’s most hazardous occupations,” said Bill Field, a Purdue professor of agriculture and biological engineering and Extension safety specialist.

Of the total number of fatalities, 44% were tractor-related incidents, representing the fourth-highest annual number for the past 25 years.

“The industry has seen a bloom of small farms, possibly resulting in more tractor-related accidents,” Field said. “Small farms often use older, less safe machinery and are exposed to more hazards compared to larger operations using newer machinery with advanced safety precautions.”

As many prepare for a possibly challenging harvest, Field cautions farmers to have realistic expectations for the machinery and people working in the fields.

He also warned of a higher potential for grain entrapment this year as farmers remove crop from storage that may have been too wet to store properly last harvest.

Wisconsin hosts Farm Aid EAST TROY, Wis. (AP) — Organizers of an annual festival to help struggling farmers say it was fitting to hold Farm Aid 2019 in Wisconsin farm country.

“It’s the right time to bring Farm Aid back to ‘America’s Dair yland,’” Willie Nelson, Farm Aid’s president and founder of the nonprofit, said at news conference before the show.

“We’re proud of the farm families who are coming together in the face of adversity to stay on their land.

“Now is the time to rally behind them and show our

appreciation for all they do for our country and for each of us.”

It’s the second time the event has been held in Wisconsin in its 34-year history, the Journal Sentinel reported. The last time was Farm Aid’s 25th anniversary show, which was held at Miller Park in Milwaukee.

That concert drew about 35,000, only slightly more than were expected to brave the rain on Sept.

21 at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, located among fields of corn, soybeans, hay and other crops in southeastern Wisconsin.

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SCIENCE

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ion the worst impacts,” Arnot said.

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One statement the orcan only be realized if we can earn public trust,” ganization has tested is “I said Amy te Plate-Church, trust today’s food system.”

“For the last year of Center for Food Integrity Coalition for Respon- our research, only 25% sible Gene Editing in Ag- of American consumers strongly agree, and that’s riculture.

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“Technology is advanc- year.

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Disr upt ion happens when a new technology is introduced that makes a company obsolete.

“One example is ride sharing and the impact on taxis,” Arnot said.

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Purdue launches digital ag website WEST LAFAYET TE, Ind. — Purdue University’s College of Agriculture has launched its new digital agriculture website.

Driven by Purdue’s many digital agriculture innovations and contributions and serving a wide range of audiences, the website is a hub of resources and information dedicated to the expanding field.

“We’re leveraging digital agriculture and innovative technology with our commitment to improve agricultural efficiency, productivity and sustainability,” said Bernie Engel, associate dean of research and graduate education.

“Only by harnessing data’s power — and training others to do the same — can we create a sustainable agricultural future.”

As research, outreach and education continue at Purdue, new stories will be added to the site, like that of Jian Jin, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering.

Jin helps design and oversee automatic highthroughput phenotyping systems.

“There’s a real sense of urgency around digital agriculture. It’s great to be a part of that kind of effort and be on the cutting edge of the challenge. It’s new and exciting, which means we have to write the script,” said Nathan DeLay, assistant professor of agricultural analytics and production.

The website is now live at: https://ag.purdue.edu/ digitalag.

with consumers about gene editing those involved need to have an understanding of consumer perceptions.

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ibly safe, affordable and healthy food supply,” she said.

In research during 2017 specific to gene editing, te Plate-Church said, less than half of the respondents said, “I understand how gene editing works.”

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dous opportunity for us.”

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SCIENCE MATTERS The Coalition for Gene Editing analyzed more than 15 research and data sets and identified several findings.

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The public desires information from credentialed experts, te Plate-Church said; however, they do not want the information to be delivered as an academic explanation.

“Analogies and visuals are important to explain science, especially with the knowledge gap,” she said. “And these should be understandable without

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Studies show that consumers have the strongest support for gene editing when it provides benefits related to environmental stewardship, healthier food, disease resistance and animal wellbeing.

“Consumers have additional questions about the use of science and technology in animals compared to plants,” te Plate-Church said.

In a survey of 1,600 people in 2017, te Plate-Church said, two-thirds of the people believe gene editing for human therapeutic purposes is acceptable.

“Most people know someone who’s impacted by cancer or another disease where gene editing is being done,” she said.

“Gene editing can be life saving, so human health is a shared value,” she said.

“It is one that can be very helpful in introducing the conversation about gene editing use in food and agriculture.”

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

Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Blum.

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Auction Calendar Sat., Oct. 12

Tues., Oct. 22

MOMENCE, ILL.: Collector Tractors, 10 a.m. CST, The Johnson Family, Polk Auction Company, 877-9154440.

Tues., Oct. 15

ROCHESTER, IND.: 541.3 +/- Acres in 9 Tracts, 6 p.m. EST, Cummins Farms Rochester, Inc., Schrader Real Estate & Auction Company, Inc., 800-4512709.

Wed., Oct. 16

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.: 118.5 +/- Acres in 3 Tracts, 6 p.m. EST, Cummins Farms Rochester, Inc., Schrader Real Estate & Auction Company, Inc., 800-4512709.

HARMEYERAUCTION. NET: Online Fertilizer, Equipment & Tools Auction, bidding starts 10/17 & ends 10/22, Dorset Brothers Inc., Harmeyer Auction & Appraisal Co., 765-561-1671.

See p. B2

Mon., Oct. 28

MORGAN COUNTY, IND.: 621 +/- Acres in 11 Tracts, 6:30 p.m., Nancy A. Dorsett & Dorsett Bros. Inc., Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800424-2324. See p. B2

Mon., Nov. 4

WATSEKA, ILL.: 38 +/- Acres, 9 a.m., Sharon J. Gerber Estate, Mike Peterson

Auctioneers, 815-432-2494.

See p. B2

Tues., Nov. 5

CLINTON & FAYETTE COUNTIES, OHIO: Sealed Bid Auction, 694 +/- Acres in 4 Tracts, bids due by 4 p.m. EST, Keiter Family LLC, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800424-2324.

Thurs., Nov. 7

CLAY CITY, IND.: 100 Acres, 2 p.m., Donald L. Fields & Brenda S. French, Johnny Swalls, 812-495-6119.

HUNTINGTON COUNTY, IND.: 203 +/- Acres in 5 Tracts, 6:30 p.m., Sycamore Ridge Farms, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800-424-2324.

Sat., Nov. 9

Decker Estate, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800-424-2324.

See p. B2

Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800424-2324. See p. B2

Mon., Nov. 11

WHITE COUNTY, IND.: 416 +/- Acres in 6 Tracts, 6:30 p.m., Horton Farms, Inc., Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800424-2324. See p. B2

COLES COUNTY, ILL.: 65 +/Acres Online Only, bidding opens 11/13 @ 8 a.m. CST & closes 11/14 @ 4 p.m. CST @ haldermanauction.com, Charles Ramsey Family Trust & Randall Doty, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800424-2324. See p. B2 PUTNAM COUNTY, IND.: 144 +/- Acres in 2 Tracts, 6:30 p.m., Jonathan E. Smith Trust, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800-424-2324.

Wed., Nov. 13

Mon., Nov. 18

TIPTON COUNTY, IND.: 124 +/- Acres in 2 Tracts, 6:30 p.m., Norma L. Stewart Revocable Trust.

Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800424-2324. See p. B2

Tues., Nov. 12

PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO: 233 +/- Acres, 6:30 p.m., Howard Family Trust,

Real Estate & Farm Management, 800-424-2324.

Tues., Nov. 19

Thurs., Nov. 14

MIAMI COUNTY, IND.: 158 +/- Acres in 5 Tracts, 6:30 p.m., Shinn, Halderman

CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO: 785 +/- Acres in 8 Tracts, 6:30 p.m., Bruce, Nial & David Henry, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800-4242324.

Wed., Feb. 19

TERRE HAUTE, IND.: 6 +/Acres, 2 p.m., Roger & Kathy Sturgeon, Johnny Swalls, 812-495-6119. See p. B2

Multiple Dates

SEE AD: Upcoming Auctions & Featured Farms, Schrader Real Estate & Auction Company, Inc., 800-4512709. See p. B2

WELLS COUNTY, IND.: 90 +/Acres in 3 Tracts, 10 a.m.,

Calendar OCTOBER ALLEN COUNTY Oct. 17 – Orchard Trees and Pruning: 6 to 8 p.m. EDT, Allen County Extension office, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne, Ind.

CRAWFORD COUNTY Oct. 23, Oct. 30, Nov. 6, Nov. 13, Nov. 20 – Women Managing Cattle: 6 to 8 p.m. EDT, Crawford County High School, 1130 IN 66, Marengo, Ind.; 812-338-5466.

CBD Update

Indiana CBD Update will be at 6 p.m. EDT Oct. 24 at the St. Joseph County Fairgrounds, Esther Singer Building, 5117 S. Ironwood Road, South Bend. Register for this free program by visiting bit.ly/StJoeCBDUpdate or call 574-235–9604.

ELKHART COUNTY Oct. 12 – Elkhart County Extension Homemakers Fall Holiday Program: 9 to 11 a.m.

EDT, Home & Family Arts Building, 17746 County Road 34, Goshen, Ind.

FLOYD COUNTY Oct. 16 – On Local Government: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT, Southeastern Purdue Research Park, 3000 Technology Ave., New Albany, Ind.

MARION COUNTY

HARRISON COUNTY Oct. 15 – ServSafe Food Manager Class and Exam: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT, Harrison County Extension office, 247 Atwood St., Corydon, Ind. Oct. 22 – 4-H Awards Banquet and Silent Auction: 5 p.m. EDT, Harrison County Fairgrounds, 341 S. Capitol Ave., Corydon, Ind.; 812-738-4236.

Oct. 11 – Indiana Tree Climbing Competition: 8 a.m. to noon EDT, Broad Ripple Park Indy Parks and Recreation, 1550 Broad Ripple Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.

PORTER COUNTY Oct. 14, 21, 28 – Be Heart Smart: 2 to 3 p.m. CDT, Valparaiso Public Library, Room A, 103

Oct. 16 – Bingo Fundraiser: 7 to 9 p.m. EDT, Moose Lodge, 904 S. 17th St., Vincennes, Ind.

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30 – FARM EQUIPMENT. Noble County, IN. Contact Ritter Cox 260-609-3306 or Eric Ott 260413-0787.

REAL ESTATE

OCTOBER

15 – 541.3± ACRES IN 9 TRACTS. Fulton Co. & Marshall Co., IN. Wooded Building Sites Near Plymouth & Rochester • Productive Tillable Acreage • 2020 Farming Rights • No Buildings or Improvements.

Contact 800-451-2709 or Dean Retherford 765-296-8475.

16 – 118.5± ACRES IN 3 TRACTS. Benton Co. & Boone Co., IN. Productive Tillable Acreage • 2020 Farming Rights • No Buildings or Improvements. Contact 800451-2709 or Dean Retherford 765-296-8475.

28 - 516 ± AC R E S I N 18 T R AC T S . D e K a l b County (Spencerville, IN). Tracts Ranging from 4± to 100± Acres • 2 Current Homes with Barns • Mostly Tillable Land • Woods for Hunting • Beautiful Potential Building and Estate Sites. Contact Jerry Ehle 866-340-0445.

30 – 12,200± ACRES IN 65 TRACTS. Noble County (Caldwell, OH). Large Mixed Hardwood Timber Tracts • Attention Timber Buyers & Investors, One of the Largest Timber Land Auctions in Ohio • Great Recreational & Hunting Tracts with Future Income • Trophy Deer & Numerous Turkey • Easy Access from Public Roads • Tracts Ranging from 10± to 562± Acres • A Rare Investment Opportunity. Contact 800-451-2709.

NOVEMBER 6 – 492.5± ACRES IN 14 TRACTS. Delaware County (Yorktown, IN). Investment Quality Farmland • Great Mix of Treaty & Crosby Soils • Beautiful Estate-Size Potential Building Sites • Abundant Frontage on All Tracts. Contact Mark Smithson 765-744-1846 or Rick Williams 765-639-2394.

25 - 800± ACRES IN 11 TRACTS. Union County (Liberty, IN). Most Tracts System Tiled • Top Yield History • Same Ownership for 4 Generations • 1 mile of Frontage on Highway 27 & Clifton Rd. • Buyer Tax Exchange Eligible. Contact Steve Slonaker 765-969-1697 or Andy Walther 765-969-0401.

FARM EQUIPMENT

Sold Separately: 10 +/- Acre Grain System with Fertilizer & Equipment Storage Jim Clark: 765.659.4841 | Sam Clark: 317.442.0251 Todd Litten: 812.327.2466 | Charles McCarty: 812.480.9560

LAWRENCE COUNTY Oct. 16 – 4-H Junior Leader Trick or Treat for Canned Goods Flyer Distribution: 3 to 5 p.m. EDT, Lawrence County Extension office, 924 16th St., Bedford, Ind.

Oct. 11 – ServSafe Food Protection Manager Course and Exam: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

EDT, Tippecanoe County Extension office, 3150 Sagamore Parkway South, Lafayette, Ind.; www.cvent. com/d/ybqvjq.

Oct. 23 – Tree Identification Basics and Field Practice Workshop: 1 to 4:30 p.m.

EDT, John S. Wright Forestry Center, 1007 North 725 West, West Lafayette, Ind.; tinyurl. com/yyaagvlc.

Located in Iroquois County, Martinton Township Open 2020 Lease; Motivated Sellers; Subject to Survey For More Info call 815-432-2494, Scott Zumwalt, Farm Mgr. or www.mikepetersonauctioneers.com

LAPORTE COUNTY

AUCTIONS Upcoming

TIPPECANOE COUNTY

38+/- Tillable Acres from the Sharon J. Gerber Estate

Oct. 19 – Lake County 4-H Family Adventure Day: Noon to 4 p.m. CDT, Edge Adventures at Deep River Water Park, 9001 E. Lincoln Hwy., Crown Point, Ind.; 219-755-3240.

Bulk Anhydrous, Anhydrous Tanks, Fertilizer Spreaders, Liquid Tanker, Tractors, Snap-On Tools, and much more!

Oct. 24 – Indiana CBD Update: 6 to 7 p.m. EDT, St. Joseph County 4-H Fairgrounds, 5117 S. Ironwood Road, South Bend, Ind.; bit.ly/ StJoeCBDUpdate; 574-235– 9604.

Auction to be held at the First Trust and Savings Bank 120 East Walnut St., Watseka IL 60970

LAKE COUNTY

Auctioneer’s Note: Court Ordered Liquidation auction of Fertilizer, Equipment & Tool assets from the Dorset Brothers Incorporated. Preview dates will be by appointment only. All items must be removed by October 29th unless other arrangements are made. Bidding runs October 17th through the 22nd. Visit www.harmeyerauction.net for complete details, inventory, photos & bidding.

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY

FARM LAND AUCTION Monday, November 4, 2019 9:00 A.M. CST

KNOX COUNTY

Oct. 22 and 29 – Be Heart Smart: 4 to 5:30 p.m. CDT, LaPorte County Extension office, 2857 W. State Road 2, Suite A, LaPorte, Ind. Oct. 22 – Farm to Freezer to Table: 5:30 to 7 p.m.

CDT, Kingsford Heights Community Building, 515 Wayland Road, Kingsford Heights, Ind. Oct. 23 – Dining with Diabetes: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT, Franciscan Alliance Medical Group, 1225 E. Coolspring Ave., Michigan City, Ind.

Jefferson St., Valparaiso, Ind.; extension.purdue.edu/ porter/article/35256; 219465-3555.

Oct. 15 – Asthma and Allergies: Breathe Better: 10 to 11 a.m.

CDT, HealthLinc, 1001 Sturdy Road, Valparaiso, Ind.; 219465-3555.

Oct. 15 – How Sweet It Is: Is Sugar Addictive?: 11 a.m. to noon CDT, HealthLinc, 1001 Sturdy Road, Valparaiso, Ind.; 219-465-3555.

NOVEMBER

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Volkswagen bets big on electric cars

By David McHugh AP BUSINESS WRITER

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen is rolling out what it bills as the breakthrough electric car for the masses, the leading edge of a wave of new battery-powered vehicles about to hit the European auto market.

The cars are the result of big investments in battery technology and new factories driven by environmental regulation and concerns about global warming.

But it’s not at all clear whether consumers are ready to buy them. Electric cars remain a niche product, with less than 2% of the market, due to higher prices and worries about a lack of places to charge. It adds up to a risky undertaking for the companies.

Volkswagen is betting that the ID.3, with a roomy interior, brisk acceleration and battery range of up to 340 miles for the top model, will change things.

It argues that the base

price under $33,000 makes the ID.3 “an electric car for everyone.”

A key competitor, Tesla’s Model 3, starts at $40,000 in Europe, but the company’s website indicates it can run to well over $44,500, depending on options.

The ID.3 went on display Sept. 9 ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show, and Volkswagen also is revealing a new logo.

Both moves are aimed at underlining the company’s transformation since its 2015 diesel scandal, in which Volkswagen was caught using software to cheat on emissions testing and paid more than $33 billion in fines and penalties.

The company is positioning itself as younger and more oriented toward digital services and zero local emissions electric driving.

Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess said that the launch is “a decisive moment” for the company and that the ID.3 will “bring the electric car from its niche into the middle of

society.”

The company touts the ID.3 as the third chapter in the company’s history, following the Beetle, which became a symbol of

postwar German prosperity, and the Golf, of which Volkswagen has sold more than 35 million since 1974.

The car will reach customers in Europe next year,

while Volkswagen plans to launch an electric SUV in the United States at an asyet unspecified date.

The German company is deploying extensive fi-

nancial and manufacturing capabilities to make a success of its electric cars, saying it will have invested $33 billion in this area by 2023.

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Chinese auto sales sink 7.7% BEIJING (AP) — Chinese auto sales sank 7.7% in August from a year earlier, extending a painful slump in the industry’s biggest global market, an industry group reported Sept. 11.

Sales of sedans, SUVs and minivans declined to 1.6 million, according to the Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Total vehicle sales, i ncludi ng t r uck s a nd buses, shrank 6.9% to 1.9 million.

Chinese consumer demand has been hurt by unease about an economic slowdown and a trade war with Washington.

The industry has recorded monthly sales declines since June 2018, squeezi ng automa ker s that are spending heavily to meet government targets to develop electric cars.

Sales of electric and hybrid vehicles fell 15.8% from a year ago to 85,000.

The market segment has struggled as the government phases out subsidies that helped to make China the biggest market for electrics. Beijing is using sales quotas to shift the financial burden of promoting electrics to automakers. That raises the cost to buyers.

Sales by Chinese brands fell 10.2% in August from a year earlier to 614,000.

They lost 1.1 percentage points of market share to 37.2%.

Auto sales for the eight months through August were off 12.3% from a year earlier at 13.3 million.

Minivan sales declined 22.9% through August.

SUV sales were off 10% and sedans down 12.6%.

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Edmunds compares Acura RDX to Cadillac XT4

By Kurt Niebuhr EDMUNDS

Small luxury SUVs are one of the fastest-growing luxury vehicle types in recent years. They already represent 21.8% of luxury vehicles sold this year, according to Edmunds data. In 2009, they were just 8.7%. Driving this trend are models such as the Acura RDX and the Cadillac XT4.

Acura was one of the pioneers of this class of vehicle with its RDX. The 2019 RDX is fully redesigned and is one of the brand’s most popular models. Cadillac, for its part, has introduced the all-new 2019 XT4.

It’s the brand’s most affordable vehicle — SUV or otherwise.

Picking which one to buy can be difficult, however. Both the RDX and the XT4 are priced to start below $40,000 and offer a comprehensive set of features. Edmunds takes a look to find out which one has an edge.

STARTING PRICE Lower prices, relative to other luxury vehicles, is part of the appeal of an entry-level luxury SUV. If you go easy on the options, you won’t need to spend much more than you would on a well-equipped non-luxury model such as a Chevy Equinox or a Honda CR-V. The XT4 starts at $35,790, including destination fees. Acura asks a bit more up front for the RDX — $38,395, including destination.

Both the XT4 and the RDX offer a decent amount of standard luxury appointments, such as power-adjustable front seats, simulatedleather seating and crispsounding audio systems.

The Acura has a few standard features, which are options on the Cadillac, that help justify the higher price. These include a power liftgate, a panoramic sunroof and more advanced driver safety aids.

Various option packages can run the prices up in

a hurry, however. When fully equipped, the RDX just clears $50,000 while the XT4 is above $55,000.

TECHNOLOGY The Cadillac XT4 and the Acura RDX differ in the way they require drivers to interact with their infotainment systems.

Cadillac’s XT4 takes a traditional approach by combining a clear and easy-to-use 8-inch touchscreen interface with a redundant rotary control knob.

The Cadillac’s available navigation, head-up display and optional Bose audio system are easy to understand, as well, making the XT4 a comfortable and familiar vehicle as soon as you get in.

Acura’s RDX takes a distinctive approach with its interface. Eschewing both the touchscreen and the familiar control knob, the RDX uses a touchpad interface to control its 10.2-inch display screen.

It’s an intriguing, but

challenging system to master and could put off less tech-savvy buyers.

On a more positive note, Acura’s available 16-speaker ELS sound system will impress even the most discerning audiophile.

POWER AND ECONOMY These two SUVs use similar powertrains.

Acura’s RDX has a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that generates 272 horsepower and returns an EPA-estimated 24 mpg in combined city and highway driving. With the RDX’s optional allwheel-drive system added, efficiency drops to 23 mpg.

The XT4 also has a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine.

With 237 horsepower, it’s less powerful than the RDX’s engine. But in return, you get better fuel economy. Expect 26 mpg in combined driving with the front-wheel-drive XT4 or 24 mpg with all-wheel drive.

Both manufacturers recommend using premium gasoline to ensure these fuel economy and horsepower numbers.

ON THE ROAD To make the most of these engines’ power and fuel economy, Acura and Cadillac have engineered transmissions with an almost unbelievable number of gears. The RDX uses 10 speeds while the XT4 employs nine.

In our experience, the Cadillac feels just as quick as the more powerful Acura around town. But it’s not quite as smooth since its transmission can be slow to downshift when you need a quick burst of speed.

An adaptive suspension, available on both the RDX and the XT4, allows the driver to tailor the vehicle’s ride quality to match personal preference or road conditions. With it, the RDX manages to soak up road imperfections while maintaining confidenceinspiring stability.

The XT4, on the other hand, often feels busy and jiggly over less than perfect roads. The Acura is also sportier when driving around turns and gives you a better feel for the road.

Both models are impressively roomy for both front and rear passengers. But you might like the Acura a little more if you frequently need to transport a lot of gear. Its cargo area behind the rear seats measures 31.1 cubic feet compared to the XT4’s 22.5 cubic feet.

EDMUNDS SAYS: The Acura RDX and the Cadillac XT4 are solid, stylish choices in the competitive small luxury SUV segment. Though its infotainment system is one of the more polarizing on the market and could very well be a deal-breaker for some, the RDX gets our overall nod thanks to its smooth onroad manners, powerful engine and slightly lower price when fully equipped.

Ford extends transmission warranty for 560K Fiestas, Focuses DE A R BOR N, Mich.

(AP) — Ford is extending the warranties on about 560,000 small cars in the United States and Canada to cover a litany of problems with a troubled six-

speed automatic transmission.

The company has faced a string of lawsuits and complaints about the transmissions, which can lurch into gear or feel like

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The latest move covers 2014 through 2016 model year Focuses built before Nov. 5, 2015, as well as 2014 and 2015 Fiestas built before Oct. 15, 2014.

It extends clutch warranties to seven years or 100,000 miles, while the warranty on the transmission control computer goes to 10 years or 150,000 miles.

Ford also will reimburse customers in this group who paid for clutch repairs out of their own pockets, and it’s giving owners of older Focuses and Fiestas another chance to get a free transmission software update.

The extension, coupled with previous Ford actions, means that all Focuses and Fiestas built before the second half of 2015 will get the extended warranties. The company

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said fixes were made at the factory for cars built after that time.

It’s another development in a long string of problems with the Ford transmissions, which have resulted in a lawsuit settlement in the United States and a fine in Australia.

In 2017, Dearborn-based Ford settled a class-action

lawsuit and agreed to pay owners of 2012 to 2016 Focus and 2011 to 2016 Fiesta cars up to $2,325.

Those who paid for repairs could also be reimbursed in the complex settlement.

Vice president of powertrain engineering Dave Filipe said tests show that customers are satisfied with cars that have re-

ceived transmission hardware and software updates.

Third-party surveys such as J.D. Power & Associates show the transmission “provides a competitive level of shift quality,” Filipe said.

The warranty extensions are not related to the lawsuit settlement, Filipe said.

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Livestock

Hoosier Beef Congress Dec. 6-8

By Ashley Langreck AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Beef Cattle Association is busy preparing for the 33rd annual Hoosier Beef Congress Dec. 6-8.

Joe Moore, executive vice president for the IBCA and the Indiana Beef Council, said the event will once again be held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.

“The show will be held

at the state fairgrounds in | the cattle and horse barns and the Expo Hall,” he said.

The Hoosier Beef Congress is open to any Indiana Junior Beef Cattle Association member that is at least in third grade and not older than 21.

Moore said there will be a stalling auction again for the first 30 spots in line through an online auction that will take place on Nov. 12 through Willoughby

Livestock Sales.

Half of the money that is raised through the stalling auction is used to help defray the costs of the show, and the other half is used for funding for scholarships, Moore said.

Moore said this year there will be a new breed to the show’s lineup, miniature Herefords.

He said there probably will be enough mini Herefords at the show for a few classes, and the as-

sociation is very excited to have the new breed added to the show’s lineup.

The deadline to sign up for the show to avoid late fees is Nov. 1.

For more information about the show, visit hoosierbeefcongress.com.

Ashley Langreck can be reached at 800-426-9438, ext. 192, or alangreck@ agrinews-pubs.com.

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Predators might provide cure for diseases WEST LAFAYET TE, Ind. — When disease shows up in wild animal populations, there aren’t pharmacies or vets to turn to. The best solution might actually be the one thing they spend their lives avoiding — predators.

Jason Hoverman, an associate professor in P u rdue’s Depa r t ment of Forestry and Natural Resources, studies the interactions between predators and pathogens in animal populations.

He has shown that biological diversity — which includes the presence of predators — can improve the health of some animal populations, and that the predators are sometimes more likely to attack infected individuals.

“The healthy herd hypothesis suggests that predators can play a role in reducing disease risk for wild animal populations,” Hoverman said.

“Predators can do a lot of things to determine the likelihood of an individual transmitting an infection to others in the population. We’ve found that predators reduce the density of prey populations and consequently the chances that a sick individual encounters and infects healthy individuals.”

Hoverman and his graduate students, Samantha Gallagher and Turner DeBlieux, tested the healthy herd hypothesis by exposing grey treefrog and northern leopard frog tadpoles to ranavirus and then introducing them to predatory dragonfly larvae.

PREDATORS REDUCED INFECTION The results, published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, showed that the predators reduced infection prevalence 57% in grey treefrogs to 83% in northern leopard frogs.

“In leopard frogs, the predators nearly removed the pathogen completely,” Hoverman said. “It’s possible that a predator could exclude a pathogen from a system because of its effects on population density.”

In another experiment published in Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, the scientists found evidence of pathogen-induced vulnerability to predation, meaning the predator was more likely to attack prey infected with a pathogen.

Hoverman’s team exposed the tadpoles of spring peepers, grey treefrogs, American toads and northern leopard frogs to ranavirus and larval dragonflies and tracked survival.

For three of the four species, they found that exposure to ranavirus reduced survival rates with dragonflies between two and nine times compared to unexposed tadpoles.

The infection likely changes prey behaviors, making them more vulnerable or visible to predators.

“Our recent work has shown that exposure to ranavirus causes tadpoles to increase activity and move erratically,” Hoverman said. For motion-based predators like dragonflies, these changes make it easier to spot and catch prey.

Moving forward, Hoverman’s team plans to conduct field surveys to determine whether communities with more diverse predator communities have lower disease risk. They also will investigate how chemical contaminants, such as pesticides, might influence the healthy herds effect.

Jason Hoverman’s research shows that predators can reduce infection prevalence in prey populations and that some prey infected with a pathogen may be more susceptible to predators.

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TRACTORS John Deere, 9630T, 2009, 2847 Hrs, 36” tracks, 26 frt wts, 4 scv . . . . . . . . . . . $164,900 John Deere, 9510RT, 2013, 2811 Hrs, 36” tracks, 26 frt wts, 4 scv . . . . . . . . . . $173,900 John Deere, 9460RT, 2014, 3441 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $162,900 John Deere, 8430T, 2006, 3925 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $127,900 Challenger, MT755C, 2011, 3509 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $105,900 Case IH, 450 ROW TRACK, 2013, 1869 Hrs, 18” tracks, PTO, AFS Pro 700 Leather Seat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $204,900 Case IH, 500 2012, 2664 Hrs, 36” Tracks, 4 scvs, leather, tow package, Pro 700 monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $189,900 John Deere, 9620R, 2015, 1480 Hrs, 800/38 Duals-Michelin, Hydracushion Front Axle, 4 scvs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $319,900 John Deere, 9560R, 2012, 2036 Hrs, 800 Duals, 5 scvs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $175,900 John Deere, 9560R, 2012, 3703 Hrs, 800 Duals, 4 scvs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $148,900 John Deere, 9560R, 2012, 2682 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $169,900 John Deere, 9520R, 2015, 5807 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $147,900 John Deere, 9510R, 2012, 2929 Hrs, 800 FS duals, 4 scv, HID lights. . . . . . . . $139,900 John Deere, 9510R, 2012, 2850 Hrs, 800 Duals, 5 scvs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,900 John Deere, 9530, 2010, 3586 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $127,900 John Deere, 9530, 2008, 4180 Hrs, 800 Duals, Reman Engine at 4065 Hrs. . . $119,900 John Deere, 9530, 2008, 3266 Hrs, 800 Duals, Injectors replaced at 3155 hrs. $125,900 John Deere, 9100 2001, 5500 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $63,900 Case IH, 350, 2011, 2234 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $146,900 New Holland, T8.275, 2013, 667 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $112,900 New Holland, T8.275, 2013, 4709 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,900 McCormick, TTX 230, 2014, 208 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $99,900 John Deere, R4045, 2015, 1372 Hrs, 120’ Booms, Eductor, Direct Injection, Wheel Slip Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $236,900 John Deere, 8400R, 2017, 1030 Hrs, IVT Transmission, 85 gpm hyd pump, Leather, ILS front duals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $274,900 John Deere, 8370R, 2015, 1795 Hrs, 18.4x50 dls, IVT Trans, ILS with front duals, 5 scvs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $199,900 John Deere, 8370R, 2015, 1518 Hrs, 18.4x50 dls, IVT Trans, ILS with front duals, 5 scvs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $219,900 John Deere, 8370R, 2015, 1316 Hrs, 18.4x50 dls, IVT Trans, ILS with front duals, 5 scvs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $222,900

Stk 8969 Stk 97448 Stk 105235 Stk 109201 Stk 109485 Stk 84642 Stk 92854 Stk 74815 Stk 31396 Stk 97952 Stk 76375 Stk 107924 Stk 18815 Stk 76150 Stk 107340 Stk 67246 Stk 94677 Stk 110386 Stk 83310 Stk 106373 Stk 105336 Stk 104312 Stk 81175 Stk 97349 Stk 71698 Stk 71785 Stk 71224

John Deere, 8370R, 2015, 1275 Hrs, 18.4x50 dls, IVT Trans, ILS with front duals, 5 scvs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $229,900 John Deere, 8370R, 2015, 1245 Hrs, 18.4x50 dls, IVT Trans, ILS with front duals, 5 scvs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $219,900 John Deere, 8370R, 2015, 1477 Hrs, IVT Transmission, ILS, 5 SCV, 18.4x50 duals, leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $219,900 John Deere, 8370R, 2015, 1437 Hrs, IVT Transmission, 85 gpm hyd pump, Leather, ILS front duals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $229,900 John Deere, 8370R, 2014, 1673 Hrs, IVT Transmission, ILS, 5 SCV, 18.4x50 duals, leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $209,900 John Deere, 8360R, 2014, 2204 Hrs, IVT Trans, ILS front axle, 18.4x50 Michelin Duals, 5 hyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $190,900 John Deere, 8360R, 2013, 2090 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $188,900 John Deere, 8345R, 2014, 2100 Hrs, IVT Trans, ILS front axle, 18.4x50 duals, 8 frt wts, 2800# Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $199,900 John Deere, 8345R, 2014, 1397 Hrs, IVT Transmission, ILS front Susp, 6 Scvs, Extd Warrnty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $239,900 John Deere, 8320R, 2010, 2339 Hrs, IVT Transmission, ILS front Suspension, 5 Scvs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $169,900 John Deere, 8245R, 2017, 191 Hrs, Powershift, 4 hyd, 18.4x46 duals, active seat, 60 gpm pump. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $194,900 John Deere, 7270R, 2015, 1478 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $151,900 John Deere, 7230R, 2013, 2337 Hrs, 20 Spd AutoQuad, 18.4x50 duals, 4 scvs, front fenders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $119,900 John Deere, 7230R, 2013, 3330 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $95,900 John Deere, 7215R, 2013, 1350 Hrs, 20 Spd AutoQuad, 18.4x46 duals, 3 scvs, 1000 pto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $99,900 John Deere, 6195R, 2016, 542 Hrs, IVT Trans, TLS suspension, H380 Loader w/ 96” Bucket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $158,900 John Deere, 6145R, 2017, 929 Hrs, 20 spd Autoquad, less joystick, 18.4x38 duals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,900 John Deere, 6145R, 2017, 465 Hrs, 20 spd Autoquad, less joystick, 18.4x38 duals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $103,900 John Deere, 6130R, 2016, 405 Hrs, IVT transmission, Loader Ready with Joystick, MFWD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,900 John Deere, 6120R, 2018, 255 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $109,900

Stk 71700 Stk 71975 Stk 71697 Stk 71782 Stk 97849 Stk 83513 Stk 108712 Stk 83660 Stk 83305 Stk 80332 Stk 97690 Stk 107925 Stk 74662 Stk 66215 Stk 81690 Stk 74908 Stk 97942 Stk 97943 Stk 74470 Stk 111449

John Deere, 6120R, 2016, 648 Hrs, 24 Spd Trans, 640R Loader w/ 3 functions, Rack and Pinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,900 John Deere, 6115R, 2014, 1522 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $68,300 John Deere, 5115M, 2017, 276 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $61,900 John Deere, 5115M, 2016, 381 Hrs, Cab, MFWD, 32/16 Trans, Air Seat, Joystick & Loader Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,900 John Deere, 5085E, 2015, 74 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,900 John Deere, 5075E, 2017, 124 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,900 John Deere, 5055E, 2014, 104 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,900 John Deere, 8130, 2006, 5044 Hrs, ILS, IVT, 4 hyd, 540/1000 PTO, 60 GPM, HID Lits, Leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $112,900 John Deere, 7810, 1996, 12544 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,900 John Deere, 7400 1995, 7624 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,900 John Deere, 4955, 1990, 7511 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,500 John Deere, 4755, 1989, 8100 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,900 Case IH, 340, 2011, 2620 Hrs, power shift, leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $109,900

Stk 75385 Stk 106878 Stk 101731 Stk 77485 Stk 109990 Stk 105051 Stk 104211 Stk 93934 Stk 105145 Stk 110357 Stk 110586 Stk 110934 Stk 66755

COMBINES John Deere, S690, 2017, 646 Hrs, 247 sep hrs, 4wd, Extd Wear, 1250 Floaters, leather, HIDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $359,900 John Deere, S690, 2017, 596 Hrs, 270 sep hrs, 4wd, Extd Wear, 1250 Floaters, leather, HIDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $368,900 John Deere, S690, 2016, 1057 Hrs, Contour Master, 650x38 Duals, Extended Wear, 4wd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $299,900 John Deere, S690, 2013, 1929 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $179,900 John Deere, S680, 2015, 1420 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $189,900 John Deere, S680, 2014, 1584 Hrs, Contour Master, 650x38 Duals, Chopper, 26’ Auger, 2wd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,900 John Deere, S680, 2014, 1790 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $149,900 John Deere, S680, 2014, 1744 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $164,900 John Deere, S680, 2013, 981 Hrs, 533 sep hrs, 2wd, 20.8x42 dls . . . . . . . . . . $179,900 John Deere, S680, 2013, 2779 Hrs, Contour Master, 20.8x42 Duals, Chopper, 2wd, 26’ Auger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $139,900 John Deere, S680, 2013, 1320 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,900 John Deere, S680, 2013, 2295 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $139,900 John Deere, S680, 2013, 1904 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $149,900 John Deere, S680, 2013, 2045 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $149,900 John Deere, S680, 2012, 1706 Hrs, 1100 sep hrs, 2wd, 26’ auger, 650/38 dls, manual tailboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $129,900

Stk 81339 Stk 80820 Stk 66202 Stk 99604 Stk 111569 Stk 76511 Stk 98310 Stk 106259 Stk 9482 Stk 97735 Stk 40827 Stk 98269 Stk 65758 Stk 98383 Stk 43738

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John Deere, S680, 2012, 2688 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $114,900 John Deere, S670, 2015, 1170 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $189,900 John Deere, S670, 2015, 1477 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $174,900 John Deere, S670, 2015, 1290 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $170,900 John Deere, S670, 2014, 1082 Hrs, 653 sep hrs, Final Tier 4, 20.8x42 dls, 2wd, serviced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,900 John Deere, S670, 2014, 1405 Hrs, 784 sep hrs, 4wd, 20.8x42 dls, 26’ long auger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,900 John Deere, S670, 2014, 1413 Hrs, Contour Master, 20.8x42 Duals, Chopper, 4wd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $174,900 John Deere, S670, 2014, 1392 Hrs, Contour Master, 20.8x42 Duals, Chopper, 4wd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $177,900 John Deere, S670, 2014, 1428 Hrs, Contour Master, 20.8x42 Duals, Chopper, 4wd, 26’ Auger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,900 John Deere, S670, 2014, 1342 Hrs, Contour Master, 20.8x42 Duals, Chopper, 2wd, 26’ Auger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,900 John Deere, S670, 2014, 1288 Hrs, Contour Master, 20.8x42 Duals, Chopper, 2wd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $169,900 John Deere, S670, 2014, 1586 Hrs, Contour Master, 650x38 Duals, Chopper, HID Lits, 2wd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $165,900 John Deere, S670, 2014, 1318 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,900 John Deere, S670, 2014, 1463 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $169,900 John Deere, S670, 2014, 1080 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $184,900 John Deere, S670, 2014, 1320 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $173,900 John Deere, S670, 2014, 1232 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $169,900 John Deere, S670, 2014, 1205 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $169,900 John Deere, S670, 2014, 1220 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $172,900 John Deere, S670, 2014, 1561 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $165,900 John Deere, S670, 2014, 1342 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $160,900 John Deere, S670, 2014, 1462 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $149,900 John Deere, S670, 2014, 1544 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $152,900 John Deere, S670, 2013, 1520 Hrs, Contour Master, 20.8x42 Duals, Chopper, 2wd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $139,900 John Deere, S670, 2013, 1596 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $149,900 John Deere, S670, 2013, 1449 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,900 John Deere, S670, 2013, 1658 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $139,900 John Deere, S670, 2013, 2035 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $134,900 John Deere, S670, 2012, 1588 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,900 John Deere, S670, 2012, 1734 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $144,900 John Deere, S670, 2012, 1799 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $142,900 John Deere, S670, 2012, 1502 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $124,900 John Deere, S670, 2012, 2218 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125,900 John Deere, S670, 2012, 2148 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $119,900 John Deere, S670, 2012, 2335 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $115,900 John Deere, S660, 2015, 1116 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $169,900 John Deere, S660, 2014, 1140 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $169,900 John Deere, S660, 2014, 1091 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $167,900 John Deere, S660, 2014, 1414 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $146,900 John Deere, S660, 2013, 1597 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $135,900 John Deere, S660, 2013, 1053 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,900 John Deere, S660, 2013, 2170 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $129,900 John Deere, S660, 2012, 1460 Hrs, Contour Master, 20.8x38 duals, 2wd, Chopper, AT Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $119,900 John Deere, S660, 2012, 1705 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $120,900 John Deere, S660, 2012, 1200 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,900 John Deere, S660, 2012, 1238 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $155,900 John Deere, 9650W, 2000 5538 Hrs, 3767 sep hrs, 18.4x38 dls, Contour Master, Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,900 John Deere, 9870 STS, 2010, 2401 Hrs, Contour Master, 5 speed FH, Pro Drive, 28L rears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $99,900 John Deere, 9870 STS, 2010, 2461 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $109,900 John Deere, 9870 STS, 2009, 2175 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $99,900 John Deere, 9870 STS, 2008, 3710 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,900 John Deere, 9770 STS, 2010, 2441 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $109,900 John Deere, 9770 STS, 2010, 2356 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $109,900 John Deere, 9770 STS, 2008, 2471 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,900 John Deere, 9770 STS, 2008, 3152 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $77,900 John Deere, 9760 STS, 2007, 2156 Hrs, 1462 Sep Hrs, Contour Master, Auto Trac Valve, 2wd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $74,900 John Deere, 9760 STS, 2006, 2930 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,900 John Deere, 9760 STS, 2005, 2640 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $76,900 John Deere, 9750 STS, 2000 3419 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,900 John Deere, 9670 STS, 2011, 2618 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,900 John Deere, 9670 STS, 2010, 2480 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $87,900 John Deere, 9670 STS, 2008, 2753 Hrs, Contour Master, 2wd, 20.8x38 dls, 22’ Hi Cap unload. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,900 John Deere, 9660 STS, 2007, 2854 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,900 John Deere, 9660 STS, 2005, 2921 Hrs, Level Land FH, Chopper, 20.8x38 dls, 22’ Auger, Bin Ext. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,900 John Deere, 9660 STS, 2005, 3769 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,900 John Deere, 9650 STS, 2003, 3378 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,900 John Deere, 9650 STS, 2003, 3461 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43,900 John Deere, 9650 STS, 2002, 4778 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,900 John Deere, 9610, 1998, 5350 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,900 John Deere, 9610, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,900 John Deere, 9610, 1997, 3980 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,900 John Deere, 9600, 1996, 4350 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,500 John Deere, 9560 STS, 2007, 3303 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $61,900 John Deere, 9560 STS, 2006, 2916 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58,900 John Deere, 9560 STS, 2004, 2469 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,900 John Deere, 9560 STS, 2004, 2221 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,900 John Deere, 9550, 2001, 3330 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,900 John Deere, 9550, 2001, 3520 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,900 John Deere, 9550, 2000 5453 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,900 John Deere, 9500 1995, 3664 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,900 John Deere, 9400 1993, 4867 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,900

Stk 105309 Stk 99384 Stk 104900 Stk 85563 Stk 40552 Stk 40476 Stk 40474 Stk 40475 Stk 40477 Stk 55132 Stk 76395 Stk 96293 Stk 78288 Stk 102933 Stk 48543 Stk 40545 Stk 46616 Stk 55410 Stk 81935 Stk 73921 Stk 40549 Stk 73918 Stk 73920 Stk 9471 Stk 78050 Stk 46797 Stk 83415 Stk 106417 Stk 102036 Stk 104279 Stk 105277 Stk 108704 Stk 111772 Stk 99715 Stk 80132 Stk 108593 Stk 102331 Stk 106854 Stk 110069 Stk 104376 Stk 105369 Stk 112570 Stk 69161 Stk 107839 Stk 103735 Stk 111649 Stk 62569 Stk 77448 Stk 100357 Stk 98156 Stk 110364 Stk 102320 Stk 102960 Stk 102743 Stk 100915 Stk 79381 Stk 101342 Stk 103115 Stk 100003 Stk 105077 Stk 106065 Stk 84806 Stk 107017 Stk 80046 Stk 105334 Stk 104187 Stk 105078 Stk 105472 Stk 99129 Stk 100365 Stk 107456 Stk 99174 Stk 103843 Stk 103945 Stk 79598 Stk 108941 Stk 98049 Stk 100507 Stk 103388 Stk 111181 Stk 101613

CORNHEADS John Deere, 712FCC, 2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $128,500 John Deere, 712FCC, 2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $124,900 John Deere, 712FCC, 2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $124,900 John Deere, 712FCC, 2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $124,900 John Deere, 712FCC, 2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $124,900 John Deere, 712FCC, 2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $124,900 John Deere, 712FCC, 2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $124,900 John Deere, 612FC, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $118,900 John Deere, 612FC, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $102,900 John Deere, 612FC, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $104,900 John Deere, 612FC, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $104,900 John Deere, 612FC, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $104,900 John Deere, 612FC, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $116,900 John Deere, 612FC, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,900 John Deere, 612FC, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $94,900 John Deere, 612FC, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $93,900 John Deere, 612C, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64,900 John Deere, 612FC, 2017, Folding Stalkmaster Cornhead, knife rolls, stompers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $116,900 John Deere, 612FC, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $103,900 John Deere, 612FC, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $99,900 John Deere, 612FC, 2008, Sloan Folding Cornhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,900 John Deere, 612C, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,900 John Deere, 612CC, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $57,900

Stk 107019 Stk 104024 Stk 104026 Stk 104028 Stk 104030 Stk 104031 Stk 104033 Stk 103753 Stk 81281 Stk 112782 Stk 112783 Stk 112784 Stk 106879 Stk 66209 Stk 66290 Stk 105323 Stk 103690 Stk 81284 Stk 111230 Stk 101907 Stk 22004 Stk 103432 Stk 102721

John Deere, 612CC, 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,900 John Deere, 612C, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,900 John Deere, 612CC, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,900 John Deere, 612C, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,900 John Deere, 612C, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,900 John Deere, 612C, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,900 John Deere, 612C, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41,900 John Deere, 612CC, 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,900 John Deere, 612C, 2013, Stalkmaster, chopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,900 John Deere, 608C, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,900 John Deere, 608C, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,900 John Deere, 608CC, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43,900 John Deere, 608C, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,900 John Deere, 608C, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,900 John Deere, 608C, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,900 John Deere, 608C, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,900 John Deere, 608C, 2014, John Deere Chopping Cornhead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,900 John Deere, 608C, 2014, 8 Row Chopping Corn Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,900 John Deere, 608C, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,900 John Deere, 608C, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,900 John Deere, 608C, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900 John Deere, 608C, 2010, 8 Row Chopping Corn Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,900 John Deere, 608C, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900 John Deere, 608C, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,900 John Deere, 608C, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,500 John Deere, 608C, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,000 John Deere, 608C, 2008, 8 Row, Non Chopping Corn Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,900 John Deere, 608C, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900 John Deere, 608C, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,900 John Deere, 606C, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,900 John Deere, 608C, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,900 Geringhoff, RD830, 2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,900 Case IH, 2162, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,900 Case IH, 2162, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,900 Capello, QUASAR R12, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,900

Stk 40527 Stk 100767 Stk 102758 Stk 103717 Stk 62048 Stk 107031 Stk 103718 Stk 67503 Stk 47411 Stk 101809 Stk 107540 Stk 98180 Stk 62181 Stk 77209 Stk 103841 Stk 99601 Stk 41969 Stk 96245 Stk 106008 Stk 65568 Stk 112777 Stk 94727 Stk 102855 Stk 101895 Stk 107931 Stk 101033 Stk 94697 Stk 107535 Stk 106134 Stk 103356 Stk 111450 Stk 105567 Stk 104890 Stk 104891 Stk 98059

PLATFORMS MacDon, FD75, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55,900 John Deere, 645FD, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $92,900 John Deere, 645FD, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $92,900 John Deere, 645FD, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $82,900 John Deere, 640FD, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $87,900 John Deere, 640FD, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $86,900 John Deere, 640FD, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $86,900 John Deere, 640FD, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,900 John Deere, 640FD, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,900 John Deere, 640FD, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,900 John Deere, 640FD, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,900 John Deere, 640FD, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,900 John Deere, 640FD, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,900 John Deere, 640FD, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $74,900 John Deere, 640FD, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,900 John Deere, 640FD, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58,900 John Deere, 640FD, 2013, 40 Flex Draper, less flip over reel kit . . . . . . . . . . . . $53,900 John Deere, 640FD, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $53,900 John Deere, 640FD, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,900 John Deere, 640FD, 2012, First used in 2013, less flip reel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,900 John Deere, 640FD, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,900 John Deere, 640FD, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,900 John Deere, 640FD, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,800 John Deere, 635FD, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,800 John Deere, 635FD, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,800 John Deere, 635FD, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,800 John Deere, 635FD, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $78,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $78,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $78,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $78,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $78,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $78,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $78,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,400 John Deere, 635FD, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $66,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2014, Less flip over feel kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $53,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $57,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $54,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,900 John Deere, 635F, 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,900 John Deere, 635F, 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,900 John Deere, 635F, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,900 John Deere, 635F, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,900 John Deere, 635F, 2013, Low stone dam, flex, full finger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,900 John Deere, 635F, 2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,900 John Deere, 635F, 2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,900 John Deere, 635F, 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,900 John Deere, 635FD, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,900 John Deere, 635F, 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,900 John Deere, 635F, 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,900 John Deere, 635F, 2009, 35 Flex Auger Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,900 John Deere, 635F, 2008, 35 Flex Auger Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900 John Deere, 635F, 2007, Flex Platform, Full Finger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,900 John Deere, 635F, 2006, Flex Platform, Full Finger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,900 John Deere, 630FD, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $83,900 John Deere, 630F, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,900 John Deere, 630F, 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900 John Deere, 625F, 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,900 John Deere, 625F, 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,900 Case IH, 3162, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58,900

Stk 111328 Stk 100516 Stk 101846 Stk 108595 Stk 100885 Stk 102998 Stk 104888 Stk 102004 Stk 103449 Stk 107021 Stk 107022 Stk 102781 Stk 99451 Stk 99487 Stk 81210 Stk 104262 Stk 97211 Stk 102768 Stk 99613 Stk 78592 Stk 100034 Stk 99202 Stk 99605 Stk 101927 Stk 101929 Stk 102739 Stk 104310 Stk 102961 Stk 103640 Stk 103641 Stk 103643 Stk 103644 Stk 103645 Stk 103646 Stk 100766 Stk 79406 Stk 97928 Stk 106939 Stk 111434 Stk 79473 Stk 101082 Stk 64806 Stk 101821 Stk 99656 Stk 112310 Stk 99540 Stk 106847 Stk 108749 Stk 97577 Stk 104379 Stk 99214 Stk 78974 Stk 76927 Stk 80330 Stk 105470 Stk 82232 Stk 103861 Stk 101966 Stk 97551 Stk 98011 Stk 77084 Stk 82310 Stk 84808 Stk 103357 Stk 97045 Stk 82465 Stk 109822 Stk 98671 Stk 95663

SPRING TILLAGE Other, 1510, 2015, 16 row, NH Bar, Yetter Row unit, Rave Cooler, JD Rate Ctrl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,900 Triple K, 2850. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900 McFarlane, RD4035, 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000 Landoll, 2210-13, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,990 Landoll, 7833, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $78,900 Landoll, 876, 2012, 40’ Mulch Finisher, 3 bar spike harrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,900 Kongskilde, 2900, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,900 John Deere, 2623VT, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,900 John Deere, 2623VT, 2012, 40’ Wide, Vertical Tillage, flat bar rolling basket. . . $45,900 John Deere, 2310, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,900 John Deere, 2230FH, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $99,900 John Deere, 2230, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $88,900 John Deere, 2210, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,500 John Deere, 2210, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,900 John Deere, 2210, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,900

Stk 79533 Stk 100506 Stk 58488 Stk 101787 Stk 110074 Stk 94909 Stk 112629 Stk 112451 Stk 94724 Stk 94341 Stk 108760 Stk 103777 Stk 107526 Stk 107455 Stk 93593

John Deere, 2210, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,900 John Deere, 2210, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,900 John Deere, 637, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,900 Great Plains, TC5313, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,900 Degelman, PRO-TILL 26, 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $82,500 Case, TM200, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,900 Case, TIGERMATE 200, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,900 Case, TIGER MATE 200, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,900 Case IH, NPX5300, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,900 Case IH, 5300, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,900

Stk 107928 Stk 83435 Stk 110075 Stk 99944 Stk 105359 Stk 96227 Stk 112755 Stk 105416 Stk 112785 Stk 112670

PLANTERS Kinze, 3700, 2007, 24-30, 1.6 Bu, Tru Count Clutches, Res Mgrs . . . . . . . . . . . $39,900 John Deere, 1775NT, 2015, 24-30, Exact Emerge, Hyd Res Mgrs, Ag Leader Down Pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $165,900 John Deere, 1990, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,900 John Deere, 1795, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $176,900 John Deere, 1775NT, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $175,900 John Deere, 1775NT, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $175,900 John Deere, 1775NT, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $175,900 John Deere, 1775NT, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $135,900 John Deere, 1770, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $68,900

Stk 96729 Stk 97501 Stk 107840 Stk 108384 Stk 97512 Stk 97861 Stk 112052 Stk 102316 Stk 107576

SPRAYERS John Deere, R4038, 2017, 399 Hrs, 120’ Boom, Leather, Raven Hawkeye, Wheel Slip Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $307,900 John Deere, R4038, 2016, 950 Hrs, 120’ boom, 15” ctrs, hyd tread adj. . . . . . . $249,900 John Deere, R4030, 2015, 550 Hrs, 90’ Boom, Stainless Tank, 380/90R46 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $169,900 John Deere, R4030, 2015, 435 Hrs, 90’ Boom, Stainless Tank, 380/90R46 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $169,900 John Deere, 4940, 2013, 1886 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,900 John Deere, 4940, 2012, 1441 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $173,900 John Deere, 4930, 2011, 4982 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,900 John Deere, 4710, 2001, 2987 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,900 Hagie, STS16, 2017, 392 Hrs, 60/120’ Boom, 380/105R50, All Whl Steer, Air Purge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $408,900 Hagie, STS12, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,900 Fast, 9518, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,900

Stk 75241 Stk 67440 Stk 52554 Stk 56139 Stk 82071 Stk 111713 Stk 112054 Stk 106235 Stk 95497 Stk 106880 Stk 109761

ROTARY CUTTERS John Deere, HX15, 2016, 15’ Rotary Cutter, SM 1000 PTO, 8 Lam Tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,900 John Deere, CX15, 2016, 15’ Severe Duty Rotary Cutter, 1000 PTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,900 John Deere, CX15, 2015, 15’ Severe Duty Rotary Cutter, 1000 PTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,900 John Deere, CX15, 2014, 15’ Severe Duty Rotary Cutter, 1000 PTO . . . . . . . . $11,900 Hay Equipment Kuhn, MM300, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,900 John Deere, 468 SILAGE SPECIAL, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900 John Deere, 569, 2017, 5x6 bale, Net Wrap, Hyd PU, Push bar, 1000 pto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,900 John Deere, 568, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,900 John Deere, 469, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,900 John Deere, 469, 2016, Sm 1000 PTO, Net wrap, 4x6 bale, push bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,900

Stk 97990 Stk 73929 Stk 73924 Stk 96083 Stk 96403 Stk 111651 Stk 97207 Stk 110173 Stk 104311 Stk 97815

FORAGE HARVESTERS John Deere, 659, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,900 John Deere, 7780, 2015, 642 Hrs, 454 sep hrs, 625 hp, 4wd, KP, Kernal Star. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $249,900 John Deere, 7700, 2005, 4694 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64,900 John Deere, 7550, 2009, 3636 Hrs, 2461 sep hr, 4wd, hid lits, high arch spout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $99,900 John Deere, 690, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,900 Claas, 760TT, 2713 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $126,900 Claas, 820, 1997, 5526 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,900

Stk 82296 Stk 56141 Stk 111816 Stk 63821 Stk 99953 Stk 107577 Stk 110740

MANURE SPREADERS Kuhn Knight, 5135, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,900 Kuhn Knight, 8124, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,500

Stk 106184 Stk 101768

GRAIN CARTS Unverferth, 8250, 2008, 800 Bushel, 30.5x32 R3 tires, Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,900 Killbros, 1820, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,900 Brent, 1194, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43,900

Stk 93605 Stk 105302 Stk 105526

FALL TILLAGE Sunflower, 4411-13, 13, 5 shank ripper, C shank front gangs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,900 John Deere, 2730, 2015, 11 Shank, 24” spacing, 22 ft width, 5” points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $74,900 John Deere, 2730, 2015, 11 Shank, 24” spacing, 22 ft width, Individ C Spring Blades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,900 John Deere, 2730, 2015, 11 Shank, 24” spacing, 22 ft width, notched closing disks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,900 John Deere, 2730, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,900 John Deere, 2730, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $68,900 John Deere, 2730, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,500 John Deere, 2720, 2014, 11 Shank Disk Ripper, Knife Edge Rolling Basket. . . $27,900

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SKID STEERS New Holland, L230, 2013, 3482 Hrs, Cab, heat & ac, 2 speed, foot control, self level3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,900 New Holland, L220, 2011, 1300 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,900 John Deere, 333E, 2016, 537 Hrs, Cab, heat, ac, 18” tracks, EH controls, 84” bucket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,900 John Deere, 333D, 2011, 1713 Hrs, Cab, Heat & Air, Foot Controls, 18” Tracks, 84” Bucket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,900 John Deere, 333D, 2011, 2748 Hrs, Open, 18” Tracks, Hand Controls, 84” Bucket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,900 John Deere, 333D, 2011, 2900 Hrs, Open, 18” Tracks, Hand Controls, 84” Bucket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,900 John Deere, 332E, 2015, 603 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,900 John Deere, 332E, 2013, 506 Hrs, CAb, heat, ac, EH joystick controls, Air seat, 14x17.5 Tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,900 John Deere, 330G, 2016, 617 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,400 John Deere, 328E, 2013, 5977 Hrs, Cab, Heat & AC, EH Joystick, Tires, Air Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,900 John Deere, 326D, 2010, 4421 Hrs, Cab, Heat & AC, 2 speed, Hand Controls, 72” Bucket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,900 John Deere, 320E, 2015, 2900 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,900 John Deere, 320D, 2013, 751 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900 John Deere, 318G, 2016, 286 Hrs, Open, Two Speed, EH Controls, Air Seat, 66” bucket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,900 John Deere, 244J, 2013, 2345 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,900 Gehl, R190, 2014, 2562 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,900 Case, SV300, 2011, 691 Hrs, Open, Manual Hand Controls, Power Quick Tach, Bucket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,900 Bobcat, S590, 2015, 915 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,900 Bobcat, S570, 2018, 172 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,900

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COMPACT TRACTORS New Holland, 46D, 2016, 344 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,900 John Deere, 4052R, 2017, 77 Hrs, Open, Hydro Trans, H180 Loader, R4 tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,900 John Deere, 3046R, 2015, 181 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,900 John Deere, 3046R, 2014, 290 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,900

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Value-added tagging program builds producer pocketbooks DEN V ER — Value added programs are on the rise in the beef industry as input costs increase and margins remain tight.

Enterprising beef producers are exploring new ways to improve their return on investment and open doors to new marketing avenues.

The Red Angus Feeder Calf Certification Program, the oldest tagging program in the industry, is expanding and helping more producers than ever before earn premiums on their calves.

In fact, during the 20182019 ďŹ scal year, more than 210,000 calves were enrolled in the FCCP — a testament to the program’s growing popularity and proven track record of returning dollars to producers’ pockets. “The value of the FCCP to commercial ranchers across the country has been nothing short of tremendous. The success we have seen in the number of calves enrolled in the past fiscal year directly correlates to the program’s creation of extra dollars for Red Angus-inuenced calf crops,â€? said Chessie Mitchell, RAAA tag programs coordinator. “What we’re most excited about is how this program is generating a solid return for commercial cattle producers, and that is evident by the growing number of ranchers who utilize the FCCP to expand their marketing options and improve their bottom line,â€? added Tom Brink, RAAA CEO. The FCCP combines three important components into a single value-added program: genetics, source and age veriďŹ cation.

Red Angus producers recognize the value of the yellow FCCP tag and continue to see market-topping premiums for a minimal investment by enrolling their Red Angus-sired calves.

For more information on grams and the FCCP, visit and packers to ďŹ ll various gram, call Chessie Mitchell at 940-226-4762.

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Angus product lines.

The FCCP was ďŹ rst established in 1995, and to date, nearly 2.75 million head of Red Angusinf luenced calves have worn the proďŹ table yellow tag.

To enroll, producers must answer a few breed2015 JD 469 ROUND BALER TRACTORS ing and management quesBUSH HOG 2720 BATWING MOWER tions, such as verifying 2000 CIH 9330, 3PT, PTO, 4800 HRS RHINO TS12 STEALTH 12FT BATWING MOWER 2010 CIH MAGNUM 335, PS, MFD, 1200 HRS traceability to at least 50% WOODS S20CD FLAIL SHREDDER 2012 CIH MAGNUM 290, PS, MFD, GUIDANCE. 1480 HRS Red Angus breed influYETTER 3541 40FT ROTARY HOE 2015 CIH MAGNUM 240, CVT, SUSP, 1700 HRS ence. To enroll in the proGEHL 1540 FORAGE BLOWER 2014 CIH MAGNUM 220, PS, MFD, 1800 HRS CENTURY 1300HD PULL TYPE SPRAYER 1991 CIH 7120, PS, TWD, 3900 HRS NI 3722 MANURE SPREADER 2016 CIH FARMALL 70A, OS, MFD, LDR, 200 HRS CIH L570 LOADER 2016 FARMALL 70A, OS, TWD, 353 HRS WOODS 1050 3PT BACKHOE 2019 JD 8345R, IVT, ILS, 300 HRS 2015 JD 8320R, PS ILS, 1500 HRS PLANTERS 2013 JD 8235R, PS, MFD, 3400 HRS 2017 JD DB20 8/15 1994 JD 8570, QR, 5400 HRS 2014 KINZE 4900 16R30, BULK, VAC, LIQ FERT 2013 JD 7230R, PQ, MFD, 2000 HRS 2009 KINZE 3660 16/31 LIQ FERT 2013 JD 7215R, PQ, MFD, 2450 HRS 2004 KINZE 3600 12/23 2010 JD 6430 PREM, IVT, TLS, LDR, 2000 HRS 2008 KINZE 3500 8/15 2004 JD 6420, PQ, MFD, 5300 HRS WHITE 6100 8R30 PLANTER 1989 JD 4555, PS, TWD, 3790 HRS JD 1560 15FT NO-TIL DRILL, DOLLY 1976 JD 4430, QR, TWD, LDR, 5650 HRS BRILLION SS10 SEEDER, PULL TYPE 2012 JD 3520, CAH, EHYDRO, MFD, LDR, 300 HRS COMBINES 2013 VERSATILE 310, PS, MFD, 1100 HRS 2000 CIH 2366, TWD, FT, CHPPR, 3300/2500 HRS 2000 NH TC25D, OS, MFD, LDR, 1550 HRS 2000 CIH 2388, RWA, RT, RT, FT, CHPPER, 4700 HRS EQUIPMENT HEADS 2011 JD 2310 30FT SOIL FINISHER 2014 MAC DON FD75S 40FT DRAPER, IH WIDE THROAT 2013 LANDOLL 9650 50FT FIELD CULTIVATOR River Valley Pipe is a drainage pipe 2007 CIH 1020 30FT GRAIN HEAD CIH 200 24FT FIELD CULTIVATOR manufacturer in central Illinois 2006 JD 635 HYDRAFLEX GRAIN HEAD CIH TIGERMATE II 28FT FIELD CULTIVATOR offering 100% virgin Hi Vis green tile.

1998 JD 920F GRAIN HEAD SUNFLOWER 6630 29FT VT 1998 JD 918F GRAIN HEAD, CM, SINGLE POINT 2016 CIH 335 TRUE TANDEM 28FT VT 2011 CIH 330 TRUE TANDEM 31FT VT 2012 JD 608C, KR, HD, HH WHITE 255 15FT DISC JD 643 CORN HEAD 2014 BRILLION WLS360 30FT MULCHER CIH 1083 CORN HEAD DUNHAM LEHR 24FT MULCHER 2013 GERINGHOFF RD800B, KR, HD, HH, REEL, JD LANDOLL WFP28 28FT PACKER ADAPTER BRILLION XXL184 46FT PACKER 2011 GERINGHOFF NS830, 8R30, KR, HD, HH, CIH KRAUSE 4400 36FT PACKER ADAPTER The Products Needed For J&M TF212 28FT DOUBLE ROLLING BASKET MISC HEAD TRAILERS FARMHAND WP42 27FT CROWFOOT PACKER Successful Drainage Management GRAIN CARTS & WAGONS SUNFLOWER 4213 11 SH DISC CHISEL UNVERFERTH 1115 XTREME, SCALES, TARP, LIGHTS Domestically Sourced/Crafted With Integrity 2014 JD 2720 27FT DISC RIPPER 2002 KINZE 640, TARP, LIGHTS 2012 KRAUSE 4850 12FT DOMINATOR A full service tile yard, CONSTRUCTION UNVERFERTH ZONEBUILDER 5 SH RIPPER we pride ourselves on 2012 BOBCAT E80, CAH, 2SPD, LONG ARM, HYD IH 720 5 BTTM PLOW timely delivery with the THUMB, 2875 HRS HINIKER 6000 9 SH NH3 APP/CULTIVATOR most consistent quality.

2016 BOBCAT S530, CH, 2SPD, 467 HRS 2016 NH 313 MOCO 2015 BOBCAT T650, CAH, 2SPD, 1500 HRS 2012 JD 630 MOCO 2014 DEERE 244J, CAH, HYDRO, 4300 HRS NH PRO TED 3417 TEDDER

The 99-cent tag returns, on average, a $2.98 per hundredweight premium, which equates to nearly $18 on a 600-pound feeder calf and more than $1,400 on a truckload of tagged calves.

Compound that figure in terms of truckloads of calves and beef producers are quick to realize the value of veriďŹ ed Red Angus genetics. Producers who enroll in the FCCP are able to capitalize on demand from feedlots

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(150) BLACK AND Black/White Faced, bred Heifers, start calving March 1st for 66 days, bred to Angus; Angus bull outth of MSF Journey, born March 7 2016. Don Lowery, Morris, IL 815-383-2588 4-1/2 BLOOD SIMMENTAL yearling bulls for sale out of W/C relentless. Call Andy for more info at 309-333-5839 Registered Santa Gertrudis Bulls, AI bred by Grand Champion Santa Gertrudis bulls. BSE, REG, HEALTH papers. 24 to 36 months. $1500- $2100.

Heil Cattle Co. Eddyville IL. 618-525-0611

STEERS 340 to 430lbs, farm direct, dehorned, vac'd castrated, priced to sell, phone John. 309-263-8184.

WANTED TO BUY complete herds of Dairy Cattle, also buying, Steers, and Heifers Call 715-216-1897

HOG & CATTLE panels & gates. Hog feeders & drinkers.

Nursery pens. T-posts & electric fence metal posts. Some wooden fence posts. Call 765-414-1400

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

'10 CIH 6088, FT, RT, chopper, 2spd. 4WD, 1680/1195hrs, one owner, field ready, shedded, $117,000-obo. 618-790-3884 05 CIH-2388 2103 R hrs. 2670 eng. Hrs., 4wd, chopper, new 30.5x32 tires, field ready, been through shop, $46,500 Call 217-556-5807

1994 MF-8570 4WD, 2758 hrs., 20' AGCO grain table, U2reel , Schumacher MF-1183 8R cornhead always shedded very well kept, $34,000. 618-830-5194 2009 CIH 5088, 1755 engine hours, 1210 separator hours, excellent $79,500.

217-251-3830 2009 CIH-8010, AFX rotor, chopper, auto steer ready, duals, 520x85R42's, rears 28Lx26, eng. hr. 2087, thresh hrs. 1397, new cone, clean, $125,000 obo; 2009 CIH-2408, hyd. Deck plates, good cond., $18,500; JD-6600 diesel combine, 4R30” corn head & bean head, $1,750 obo Call 815-249-6276 or 815-674-0720 2009 JD-625F PLATFORM, fresh rebuild Unverferth head trailer, Great Cond., $19,500 Call 309-696-3276 2010 Drago 830, green poly, headsight header control, 88 Ser. adapter, always shedded, $19,750. (217)369-5071 2013 JD-606C, 1700 ac., Inter meshing rolls, stalk stompers, hyd. Deck plates, auto height sense, $30,500 309-275-3222 2015 ATI TACKS, 750 hrs., rice tread, off of JD-S680 combine, will fit most makes and models, very good. $43,000 Call 765-894-0790 CASE IH-7088 COMBINE, nice, 4wd. GPS mapping/auto steer ready. Call 573-703-5606.

CIH-1063 CORN HEAD, hi-tin, water pump bearings, PTO, stompers, Exc., $4,800. Wanted: 25-ft. draper head. 708-921-3484 CORN HEAD JD-843 LTOB, rebuilt, $4,250; (4) DMI 477 side dumps, $3,500, Call 309-275-6145 GLEANER HUGGER 4-ROW 36-inch corn head in Good Condition used on R52. $2,500 obo. Call or text 708-516-0203.

Peotone IL. IH-1480 FIELD READY, many extra parts For Sale. Call 309-944-8228 JD 635F, 2011 one owner low acres, full finger auger, extra sickle $15,000 815-266-9702

JD-893 CORN HEAD, hyd deck plates, knife rolls, HHC new chains, sprockets, header trailer, $15,000 (260)437-2566 JD-893 CORNHEAD, VERY Good, field ready, $6,500. Call 815-848-3405 JD-9770, CONTOUR MASTER, 4x4, high capacity unload, pro drive, 100% field ready, stored inside, 1274 sep., $130,000.

Call 608-548-2040 JD643 CORN HEAD, high tin, $2,000; JD-643 corn head, low tin, oil bath, w/down corn reel, $4,200 Call or text 217-202-6353 LEXION-740 TT 4x4, on tracks, 1990 hours, Contour Master, $143,000. 8R and 30-ft. heads available. Stored Inside. Call 608-548-2040 MASSEY FERGUSON-8570, 1996 Cummins motor, 240 hp, 5220 eng. Hrs., 2982 sep. hrs., very well kept machine, lots of new parts, comes with 2009 Harvestec-4306 corn head, 9750 25' platform, always shed kept. $39,500. Call Matt 309-208-2062 or Doug 309-208-2063 MF-1163 CORNN HEAD; MF860 combine; Also, MF-860 for parts; JD-930 platform & header cart; Call 574-453-0249 MF9116 FLEX HEAD, SCH sickle, $1,000; MF-9120 flex head, SCH sickle $3,500; Call 217-248-8685 NEW IDEA-327 EAR corn picker, $1,500. Call 815-257-8712 SET OF ROUND bar concaves for corn, 2 small wire concaves for wheat, fits CIH mid range combine, Call 217-836-3504

BYRON CORN PICKERS, 8420 & 8400, both have duals, 24' elevators, JD head adapters, 309-750-9570 HIGH QUALITY WINTER RYE, cleaned, Germination and Purity Tested, Bulk or Bagged delivery available by pallet or truck load Whitaker Farms, Forest City IL. 309-241-5487

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1995 CHALLENGER-85C, BAREBACK, 4800 hrs., Exc Cond., tracks about ½ life, $23,000 Call 309-266-2800 1999 CASE-MX240 One owner, 2700 hours, 235 HP, 18F/4R, Powershift, PTO. Super Sharp. $62,500. Call 765-491-0979

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Off Patent GT (Glyphosate Tolerant) Soybeans Different Maturity Ranges available. Treated or nonTreated - Realistically Priced!

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(2) AG-LEADER IN Command 1200 screen, 6500 receiver, RTK, complete, $11,000 each, Call 815-878-8062

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JD 2007 9220 4WD, new 18.4x46 tires, power shift, auto steer ready, PTO, 3-pt hitch, 3800-hours, like new condition, $118,000. 815-275-0699 JD-148 LOADER WITH quick attach bucket, $3,500 Call 309-392-3118

1966 JD 4020 diesel, w/M&W turbo, 8-spd. Synchro, w.f.e, clamshell fenders, 18.4x34 tires, single hyd., diff lock, new paint, $8,750. 812-204-4587 1967 JD 3020 gas, Schwarz w.f.e, 8-spd synchro, 16.9x34 tires, diff lock, single hyd., new paint, 4767 hrs., $6,900.

812-204-4587 1969 JD-5020 W/ROLL bar and canopy, 18.4x38 tires w/axle duals, 3-pt. hitch, dual hyd., 1,000 rpm., PTO, 12 volt system w/alternator, 140-hp., super sharp, $14,500. (812)204-4587 1971 JD-1020, gas, 3-cyl., 40hp, w/roll bar, 3-pt. hitch, 540 RMP PTO, 8-spd., 4936 hrs., w/5' Bushhog $4,750 Call 812-204-4587 1978 JD 4640 , 5000 hrs, power shift, 1 owner. 217-874-2440.

1981 ALLIS CHALMERS-7080.

Cab, duals, wts,. 4290 hrs.

Good Tires, eng. overhaul 200 hrs. $13,900. (309)256-0794

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2013 HAGIE 120ft aluminum boom, 1200 hrs of use. $31,500 618-562-7550.

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SPRA-COUPE 3440, 60-ft. straight PERKINS, booms, 300 gal, foamer, ez guide 250, 1998, 3600 hrs, exc. cond., $12,500. 309-303-1292.

FOR SALE RYE seed 96% germ, cleaned ben run, buck or totes, trucking available Call 920-680-1932 greendrills.com (740)756-4810 Hizey Farm Service LLC

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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

RHINO MODEL TW168, rotary shredder, heavy duty, 14ft, 3-pt. hitch, big 1000 rpm P.T.O, will chop small trees., $2,500.

812-204-4587

QUALITY HAY AND STRAW FOR SALE, big & small squares, delivery available, Call us David 815-685-5344 Mike 815-685-9646

Remington, IN (219) 261.4221 Terre Haute, IN (812) 234.2627 Wilmington, OH (937) 382.0941 Winamac, IN (574) 946.6168 Wingate, IN (765) 275.2270 LS-779039

KUHN HAM TEDDER, 6 baskets, NH SP. 12” hay bine 1999, NH-1029 SP bale wagon, 1.69 bales. Call

JD-510 RIPPER, 5-SHANK with heavy 5-bar Remlinger drag, Don Lowery, Morris, IL. 815-383-2588, JD-512 DISC RIPPER, 7-shank, w/rear hitch, disc blades 22”, stored inside, $18,000 Call 765-894-0790 JD-726 2005 34ft finisher, knock on sweeps 5 bar spike harrow, field ready, nice condition, $23,500.

815-275-0669 Landoll Weather Proofer, model 2200, 4 shank ripper, good condition, $3500.

217-748-4369 LIKE NEW CIH-2500 RIPPER, bought new in 2016, NICE, ONLY 500 ac. $8,100. Pictures available Call 309-275-0286

Ag Gypsum for Sale

through Clean Green Soil Amendments, LLC. (309)337-6242 or email cleangreensoil@gmail.com

2017 JD-2510H 23-ROW with Ravens controller this machine has never been in the ground warranty still in effect till 3/1/2020 sheded and absolutely brand new. Asking $110,000.00 Call 262 620-8981

SUNFLOWER-4211, 9-shank, disc chisel, 4-bar HD harrow, walking tandems, farmers owned. 309-224-9186

8R STRIP-TILL TOOL BAR, 8150 Hiniker mon., hyd. wings (in case it's made bigger), always shedded, excel. cond.

(217)874-2440

UNVERFERTH ROLLING REEL, model 75, 18-1/2-ft wide, $5,900. Call 765-894-0790

GREAT PLAINS DRILL 30-ft.

Fold Conventional Till Grain Drill, 7.5" on center, $2,500.

Call (219) 393-4923

New Steel Storage tanks available Capacity up to 50,000 gal. 618-553-7549, 562-4544 www.dktanks.com TANKS: STAINLESS. PIPE For Culverts 10-inch to 10ft DIA. 618-553-7549, 618-562-4544, www.dktanks.com

FARM LOANS. We have the Best term/interest rates avail.

Fixed rates, 5-25 yrs. 618-5282264 c, 618-643-2264, The BelRay Co, Don Welch and Jeff Welch, McLeansboro, IL

DAMAGED GRAIN WANTED STATEWIDE

2010 KRAUSE LANDSMAN, TL 6200 soil finisher, 36', double fold, 3 spike w/reel, $35,000 El Paso IL. Call 309-310-3776 2011 KRAUSE 4850 Dominator 18-ft. 11-shank ripper, new frt blades & bearings, like new cond. Call 217-248-2884.

We Repair Baler Knotters on your Farm!

Service Calls also available for farm equipment! Used Rakes & New Tedders for Sale!

Kings Repair, Marshall IN 765-597-2015

2013 CIH-870 14' 7-shank w/ 7in. Pts. ripper, obc-gang.

Single pt. depth control wear shins, less than 4000 ac worth of use, Exc Cond. $35,000 Call 309-208-2800.

(2) 385-65R 22.5 16ply 85% tread, $200 each. 217-748-4369

GREAT PLAINS turbo till, 30' model 3000TT, serial # GP4833NN, blades & bearing recently replaced, HD frt. 191/2” rear 19-5/8” Exc. Cond., $25,000 Call 815-674-5481

PAIR OF 14-30 tires on 13” rim, R-1 tubeless tires with tubes, 1/3 treading left, $450. Call 815-383-8067

IH #48, 18ft disc, good tires, good condition, $950. JD 6-Row 36 inch cultivator, rear mount, $300. 217-369-9098

Bane-Welker.com 2009 BESTWAY 1200 Sprayer, 80ft. boom, Raven 440 control and Bestway section control, 320/90/R46 tires, little use, exc. condition, $23,000.

309-208-2800.

IH 720 6-16 on-land plow, exc cond., ready for the field, $2500.

217-460-0552 JD-2800 6-BOTTOM on land hitch plow, vari-width, $2,500 Call 309-696-3276

We Buy Damaged Grain In Any Condition Wet or Dry Including Damaged Silo Corn At Top Dollar We have vacs & trucks Call Heidi or Mark

Lincolnland Agri-Energy, LLC Buying Corn Clint Davidson Commodity Mgr 10406 N 1725th St Palestine, IL 618-586-2321 or 888-586-2321

(2) 13x70 FARMKING SAW augers, Great Auger, Great Price, Automated Agri-Systems, Leroy IL Call 309-962-8414

WALINGA GRAIN CLEANER vac., 8 in auger, (2) 240 volt electric motors, single phase, on wheels, Call 618-535-2425

New& Used REM & Kongskilde grain vacs. Used Kongskilde 2000, 1000, 500 grain vacs.

Cornwell Equipment, Arthur, IL 217-543-2631

(4) Grain Bins: (2) 5500 Bu. Grain Bins, (1) 10,000 bu. Grain Bin, (1) 3500 Bu. Grain Bin, to be removed buy the buyer. Call 812-215-6898 BROCK 60' diam. Commercial bin, 95,000-bu., many many extras. $68,000. 319-350-0020, lv careful phone #.

FOR SALE GRAIN Bin Drying System, 42' Shivvers Drying System w/level dry & computer system & Cross Augers, 2 turbo Fans & Burners, 26hp a piece, Call 217-821-6232 for price

Northern AG SERVICE, INC. 800-205-5751

GSI FLOORING New-Weather: 18' , 21' , 24' Floor. 50% off.

While They Last. Call Place Order.

Brush Enterprises, Bethany, IL 1-800-373-0654

WANTED DAMAGED GRAIN

NEW GT RECIRCULATING Batch Grain Dryers. Cornwell Equipment. (217)543-2631

WE PAY TOP DOLLAR!

>All Grains >Any Condition > Immediate Response Anywhere >Trucks and Vacs Available CALL FOR A QUOTE TODAY PRUESS ELEVATOR, INC (800) 828-6642

SUPERB ENERGY MISER SD250VQ, 3-phase LP, 2038 hours, transport hitch. Call or text (815)545-7766 Used Delux DP9060 Grain Dryer; 900 BPH @ 5pts Heat & Cool; LP or Nat Gas; 240 V 3PH; Several Updates. $25,000 Call 217-519-0293 Used M-C 1175 Grain Dryer; 2040 BPH All Heat or 1230 BPH Heat & Cool; 3PH Ele; Nat Gas; Open Top w/ Factory Roof. $28,500 Call 217-519-0293

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M&W 400 BU. center dump box, with no gear, $1,150 Call 309-392-3118 UNVERFERTH-5000 GRAIN CART, with roll tarp and lights, stored inside, very good condition, $12,900. Call 317-440-9225

Iroquois Equipment Bush Hog Dealer

Onarga, IL. 815-351-8124 *New/used Bush Hog mowers on hand. *Full line of Bush Hog parts.

*Fast, low rate shipping.

We can help keep your Bush Hog mower running like new!

STRIP-TILL BAR, 12-row fold up with dry fertilizer. Older bar would make a great starter unit. $10,000. Call 815-228-8194

Generators: used, low hr takeouts. 20KW to 2000KW. Dsl, Propane, Nat. Gas. 701-3719526. abrahamindustrial.com WINCO 50-KW 540 PTO, $5,500. Call 815-790-7023, or 815-790-7021 Winco Generators.

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

(3) 28' DUMP Trailers, (1) 26' dump tailer, all alum. Frame, $16,000./ea., Call 815-257-8712 1979 FORD F80, Louisville Tandem. 429 Gas Motor.

Automatic Transmission, 2 speed differential. 20 foot Omaha Standard Bed and Hoist. Really Clean and Good Truck. PRICED REDUCED 217-454-1995 1988 GMC-7500 TOPKICK, 3208 Cat. Turbo, 10 spd. Triple axle, air ride seat, 20 steel bed, cargo doors, tarp, scissor hoist 630 plus bu. Cap. Good Cond., $15,000 618-535-2463 2000 Int'l 4900, tandem dump truck, DT466, 14ft bed, no rust, automatic, a/c, tires 70%, $27,900. 217-343-2675 2001 41-FT. WILSON hopper bottom SS front corners in rear, 4 alum. Wheels, brakes 80%, field ready, $18,000. obo Call 309-208-1211.

We Manufacture All Steel Irrigation Bridges! Abbott Fabrication Winamac, IN 574-225-1326 Shop: 574-946-6566

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IT WORKS!

708 UNI WITH 6504 4RN and 838 Husker. Call Mark 815-297-4780 A&L 700 BU. Grain cart. Good tires and augers, no tarp, $4,500 call 217-556-4106 TIMPTE HOPPER TRAILER, 40-ft, $15,000 firm. Also, full stainless steel fenders, $500.

Call 309-275-1219.

2001 INTERNATIONAL-4900 HT, 6x4, AR, 16,000 front, 40,000 rear, 22'x72”, Kann grain box, 3-pc. tailgate w/metering, 22.5 tires steel disc, 9 spd., DT 466/250 HP, 37,500 mi., never driven in winter, last of 3, estate.

Call 765-366-2257 Crawfordsville IN.

2002 INTERNATIONAL-8100, Tandem, 9 spd., new Michelin frt. Tires, Scott 20' alum. Grain box, $39,800 obo 309-238-1064 2004 34' TIMPTE hopper bottom, good tires & brakes, $18,500 Call 217-556-4106 2006 Freightliner Columbia 120, Day Cab, AR, tandem axle, 172 inch wb, 10-spd trans., $36,500. 217-924-4405 8-5pm.

(1) J&M-750 CART, (1) Brent744 wagon, MF-9695 combine, all like new, Call 812-934-3371

2007 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA 120, Air Ride Susp.; Tandem Axle; 14L Detroit Engine; 12,000 lb Front Axle Weight; 40,000 lb Rear Axle Weight; Very Nice 344,000 Miles, 10 Spd. Trans, $37,500.

217-924-4405 8-5pm.

(2) Brent 744 gravity wagons with dual wheels and fenders.

315/80 x 22.5, red, like new condition, always shedded, $13,900- each. 815-871-3784

2007 PETERBILT 357, Allison auto, Hendrickson suspension, tandem axle, Cummins engine, 161,000 miles, 330-hp., $48,500. 217-924-4405 8-5pm.

2-UNVERFERTH 530 wagonsgreen, roll tarps, brakes on all 4 wheels. Exc. cond. $10,000. ea.

815-674-4091 or 815-674-4640.

2008 WILSON Pacesetter 41'x66” sides, new roll tarp, 11R24.5 tires, alum. rims, SS Back, $19,500. (309)657-1812

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2013 INTERNATIONAL PRO Star Plus, MF 475 hp, 10-spd., 426,000 miles, 2003 Timpte Super hopper 42ft, call for details, $28,000. pair obo. Call 815-269-2117 2013 KAUFMAN LOW-BOY trailer, RGN, NGB, 35-ton, 47'x102”, Honda pony motor, 24' well w/boom cradle, chain box, out riggers, load over back w/ramps & beaver tail, spring ride, w/front flip ramps & front fenders, very low mi., VGC, $36,000 obo Call 309-361-8453 2014 WILSON HOPPER bottom.

41x72x102.

High capacity (about 1500 bsl corn).

2 speed gear box on doors.

Good tires and brakes. All aluminum wheels. Fresh DOT inspection. Asking $32,000 obo.

Call 618-691-9182

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Lifestyle TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH

ANTIQUES & COLLECTING

SENIOR NEWS LINE

Chickenpox history boosts shingles risk

Soap, water better than hand sanitizer

By Dr. Keith Roach

By Matilda Charles

Do people who have never had chickenpox get shingles?

Ninety-nine percent of people have had chickenpox and are at risk for shingles, and this includes most people who think they haven’t had chickenpox.

Some cases are so mild that they go unrecognized.

But only people who have had chickenpox, or the vaccine, which is a weakened form of the live virus, can get shingles. People who had the vaccine seem to be at lower risk of shingles than those who had the infection.

If the shingles vaccine technology can work for a chickenpox vaccine — and I see no reason it shouldn’t — then it’s possible we could see the end of chickenpox and of shingles forever, the way we were able to eliminate smallpox.

Is there medical help or gene therapy to prevent excessive height?

My niece is 6-foot-1 and soon will marry a man who is 6-foot-11. Life was not always easy for her, as she was mocked at school. And he has had a daily life of “How’s the weather up there?” Could they prevent their children from growing to such a height?

No, there is no medical treatment to prevent excess height, and there is no medical reason to do so. Instead, I’d advise your niece and her fiancé to encourage their children to be comfortable how they are, no matter what their height, and to recognize that many of the comments they will hear are based on envy.

I’d especially recommend that if they happen to have a tall girl — if they do have a girl, one formula for predicting height would estimate her height at 6 feet, 4 inches — they encourage her to have excellent posture.

I see too many tall women

hunched over, as if trying to hide their height. There are good medical reasons to have an erect posture, especially for taller people.

I recently was diagnosed with kidney cancer, and my wife is now getting treatment for breast cancer.

Would cooking on a nonstick skillet have caused the cancers? My wife used one for quite some time.

When someone is diagnosed with any serious disease, but especially with cancer, it is a human trait to think back on possible causes.

We want to have as much control over our fate as possible.

However, most cases of cancer occur without a specific risk — smoking cigarettes is the biggest exception.

Cancer happens, among other reasons, when there is an error in replicating DNA, when we are hit by natural radiation or when something in our environment damages our DNA. There certainly are behaviors we can do to reduce cancer risk, but there is no way to entirely prevent cancer from occurring.

In the case of nonstick cookware, there is no increased risk.

Workers who make nonstick coatings for pans or clothing are potentially at risk due to a chemical used in manufacturing called PFOA, but there is none of this – probably — carcinogenic chemical in the final product. Overheating a nonstick-coated pan can cause irritating, but not cancer-causing, chemical fumes.

Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@ med.cornell.edu. © 2019 North America Synd., Inc.

who ran out of cards first. An elaborate Pope Joan board was sold at a James D. Julia auction a few years ago for $1,000.

The board is 12 1/2 inches in diameter and was made from a cut-out wooden circle and painted green and red.

Playing cards were painted around the center well.

Look for other game boards, even printed ones with interesting graphics, from the 1930s and after.

Do not hang them in the sun because printing, especially from the 1940s and 1950s, will fade to blue.

TIP: To clean wax from glass candlesticks, scrape with a wooden stick, then wash off the remaining wax with rubbing alcohol.

With flu season just around the corner, there’s a new wrinkle to staying healthy this winter.

Our old standby, the antiseptic hand sanitizer, has been found to not work as well as we believed, especially with the influenza A strain. It’s all in how we use it, according to a recent study.

First, choose a hand sanitizer that is at least 60% alcohol. Be sure to cover your whole hands, including nails. If you come in contact with wet mucus, from a sneeze or cough, it takes the sanitizer a full four minutes to kill the flu virus.

How many of us use sanitizer for four minutes? Not many.

Dry mucus — for example, on a shopping cart handle — takes less time. Hand washing, however, takes only 30 seconds to kill the flu virus and is thought to be more effective than using sanitizer.

Here are some ideas for flu season: n Does your grocery store deliver to your home or the parking lot? This will reduce your exposure. n Take some antiseptic wipes in a plastic baggie when you go out. Use them on the cart handles in stores. Carry a small refillable bottle of hand sanitizer. n Wash your hands thoroughly when you get home. n Once a week, or more often, wrap hand wipes around door knobs at home and let them dry overnight.

The biggest step we can take is to get a flu shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests the high-dose flu vaccine for seniors because it creates a stronger immune response, 24% higher than the standard vaccine.

© 2019 King Features Synd., Inc.

© 2019 King Features Synd., Inc.

This elaborate Pope Joan game board is carved from wood and painted. It sold for $1,000 at a James D. Julia auction in Maine.

Antique game boards popular as decorations

By Terry and Kim Kovel

Antique handmade game boards are popular as decorations in homes filled with folk art. Most are for chess or checkers, and the square boards look important in a group on the wall. But there also are game boards that are other shapes.

The game Pope Joan was popular in the 18th century and still is popular in some countries. The rules for the game first appeared in Hoyle’s rule book in 1826.

Three to eight people may play on a circular board with eight round “wells” surrounding a center well that holds game pieces. Four picture cards, plus four others called Matrimony, Pope, Intrigue and Game, were used.

The winner was the player

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Lifestyle KITCHEN DIVA

Fall for fruits and vegetables

By Angela Shelf Medearis

Fruits and vegetables are easier to come by in the summer months than in the fall and winter. But to stay healthy and ward off diseases, it’s important to include fruits and vegetables in your diet year-round. Here are some of the superstar fruits and vegetables of the fall and winter months.

Apples: A traditional fall favorite, apples are easy to find in the supermarket, or you can pick your own at a nearby orchard.

They’re a quick, easy snack and can be paired with peanut butter or cheese for protein. Apples contain antioxidants — which may help protect against certain cancers and reduce levels of LDL, or bad cholesterol — and are high in vitamin C, vitamin K and fiber.

Broccoli: This is one vegetable that can be eaten raw or cooked, hot or cold, by itself or with other foods. It can help prevent cancer and heart disease, and boost the immune system.

Nutrients in broccoli include vitamins A, B-6, C and E, plus

iron, calcium and magnesium.

Green beans: High in vitamin K, which protects red blood cells and helps reduce the severity of asthma, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, green beans also contain vitamin C, potassium, folate, iron and magnesium.y

Pecan Pork Chops With Pumpkin-Apple Butter Servings: 4

Pumpkin: A great source of beta-carotene, a powerful antioxidant that is good for the eyes. It also contains potassium. Canned or prepared fresh pumpkin can be made into a variety of soups, baked goods and desserts.

Spinach: Dark green veggies contain a variety of nutrients that a healthy body needs.

Spinach is packed with vitamins A, K, C and E, iron, folate, magnesium, calcium, potassium and fiber. It also has antioxidants and anti-cancer agents.

Sweet potatoes: They are loaded with beta-carotene — which the body makes into vitamin A — vitamin C, potassium, fiber, iron and vitamin B-6.

Sweet potatoes have more nutrients than regular white potatoes and can replace white potatoes in some recipes. Try them mashed, baked or as a dessert.

INGREDIENTS 4 (1/4-inch-thick) boneless pork chops 1 (14-ounce) can pumpkin puree 1/2 cup apple juice 1/4 cup water 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar, stevia or agave syrup 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg or cloves 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/2 cup pecans 1/2 cup Panko whole-wheat breadcrumbs 1 egg, beaten with 3 tablespoons water 1/4 cup oil for frying

Angela Shelf Medearis is an award-winning children’s author, culinary historian and the author of seven cookbooks. Her website is www. divapro.com. © 2019 King Features Synd., Inc.

PROCEDURE Whisk together pumpkin puree, apple juice, water, brown sugar, stevia or agave syrup, nutmeg or cloves, ginger and cinnamon in a

saucepan until smooth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to mediumlow, and simmer until the mixture has reached the consistency of applesauce, about 10 minutes. Set aside.

Meanwhile, sprinkle the pork chops with 1/2 tablespoon of the poultry seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper, and the cayenne pepper.

Pulse pecans, breadcrumbs and the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of the poultry seasoning and remaining 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and pepper in a food processor until the pecans are finely chopped. Pour into a shallow dish. Dip the pork chops in the egg, shake off excess. Press the pork chops into the pecan mixture to coat on both sides.

Heat oil in a skillet over mediumhigh heat. Add breaded pork chops and cook until golden brown on both sides and cooked through, about 3 to 4 minutes per side.

Remove and drain on a paper towellined plate.

Place 2 tablespoons of the pumpkin apple butter on each plate. Place the pork chops on the pumpkin butter. Serve with a side of steamed spinach, green beans or broccoli.

DONNA’S DAY: CREATIVE FAMILY FUN

Felting autumn acorns is crafty, nutty fun

By Donna Erickson

to choose favorites.

Use real caps from fallen Felting acorns using fluffy acorns you’ve foraged from your natural wool is a relaxing and yard or on nature walks for enjoyable fall activity for all these stunning, artful creations. ages. It’s especially suited for You’ll be gluing the felted acorn young children who like to get balls to the caps. their hands in soapy water to For a variation, drill two tiny shape and change the structure holes through the acorn cap and of the soft wool into dense felted thread a string for a felted acorn wool balls. necklace, make an ornament to The material used for makhang on a tree branch, or hang ing the soft balls is called wool several in a windowsill — so roving, available at some craft many possibilities! stores, yarn shops or online. It Here’s the stuff you need for a is wool that has been cleaned, 1-inch felted acorn: combed and sometimes dyed. n A piece of 2-inch-by-6-inch You’ll discover that the lovely slightly stretched out wool rovcolors are so inspiring. It’s hard ing.

n Small bowl of hot water with a drop or two of liquid soap. n Hot glue gun or glue suitable for fabrics. n A large acorn cap.

Here’s the fun, using a hands-on “wet felting” technique: 1. Roll up the first inch or so of the wool, then twist slightly and continue rolling it into a tight ball. Smooth the loose end over the ball. It will be about the size of a large cotton ball, but will become half the size as fibers eventually mesh.

2. Wet the ball with the soapy water. Toss it back and forth from hand to hand over the

bowl while occasionally dipping it in the soapy water. The soap changes the pH of the wool and helps the fibers to open. The hotter the water, the faster it felts. Be gentle, and continue rolling it around in your hand.

You might want to elongate the ball shape to match the original acorn size as you move it around.

3. Rinse the ball in cold clear water. Gently squeeze out water.

Let dry overnight.

4. Glue acorn cap to the felted ball. © 2019 Donna Erickson distributed by King Features Synd.

A great way to mimic nature and spruce up your décor, these easy-tocraft felt acorns add a nutty touch to the fall season.

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Opinion

Podcast shares ag’s story We learn so much more about each other and our great country when we sit down and have candid conversations.

Zippy Duvall One of the best parts of my job is traveling to American Farm Bureau farm country and meeting Federation with each of you to hear your stories and then bringing those stories back to Washington to share with our lawmakers and leaders.

Agriculture has a great story to tell, and we need to bring more folks into the conversation about what it takes to grow a safe and sustainable food supply. And that’s just what my new podcast, Farmside Chat, is about.

On this monthly podcast, I’ll be meeting with lawmakers and industry leaders, your Farm Bureau leaders, and farmer and rancher members across the country.

I hope through each of these conversations, we’ll all learn more about each other, what our neighbors are facing and how we can work together to strengthen agriculture in this great land.

As many of you have heard me say, my Farm Bureau journey began when my daddy told me that if I wanted to make a difference on the issues impacting our farm, then I needed to get outside my fencerows. I have been following that advice ever since, and this new podcast is another exciting step on the journey.

When we, as farmers and

ranchers, talk about sharing agriculture’s story, we have more platforms and opportunities than ever before.

There’s really no excuse for any of us not to get outside our fencerows. Yes, the challenges in farm country are great today, but so are the opportunities.

The first episode of Farmside Chat is a special conversation with my friend, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. I wanted the chance for all of you to hear more of his passion for agriculture and his mission in leading USDA, and I am honored that he would join me in this new venture.

As with all good friends, we may not always see eye to eye, but we do agree on what’s most important: serving God and our neighbors.

In each of the chats we’ve recorded so far, I have been reminded again and again about how much we share across agriculture and our Farm Bureau family and how the values driving us are the same values shared by consumers in rural and urban areas alike.

We all want what is best for our families: to honor our heritage and provide a safer, brighter future. I hope these honest conversations will help unite us in purpose and bring a greater understanding of agriculture to consumers well beyond our fencerows.

Farmside Chat is available on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, SoundCloud and Stitcher, as well as on the AFBF Voice of Agriculture website at tinyurl. com/y2bmjxvg.

Zippy Duvall is the president of the American Farm Bureau Federation.

WHAT’S TRENDING These are this week’s most-read stories on the AgriNews website: 1. U.S.-Japan trade agreement reached 2. Losing the family farm: Farmers share struggles, healing, hope and health

3. Student shares love for dairy industry at Ag Days 4. Charles: Estimated increase in Social Security 5. Burrus PowerShield focuses on 3Rs

There’s always Kansas City The internal memo only confirmed what unofficial Washington had been saying for more than a year and what official Farm & Food Washington had been File downplaying for even lonAlan Guebert ger: The White House plan to move two U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies to Kansas City will severely cripple USDA data collection, handcuff policymakers who depend on the data and analysis and gut both agencies for years to come.

The move, which became reality on Sept. 30, was proposed

by USDA boss Sonny Perdue a year ago as, he repeatedly explained, a cost-saving way to both streamline government and put USDA agencies “closer to our customers.”

The explanation, like the move itself, never made sense.

The main customers of one of the agencies to be moved, the Economic Research Service, or ERS, are ag policymakers on Capitol Hill just four museums, two statues and one reflecting pool east of USDA’s office.

The key customers of the other agency Perdue targeted, the National Institute for Food and Agriculture, or NIFA, are land-grant universities and government, private and non-profit research institutions literally scattered across congressional districts from sea to shining sea.

The leaked memo, drafted

by USDA “department management for planning purposes,” reported Politico Sept.

24, proved the emptiness of Perdue’s words. The “mass attrition” at ERS alone, noted Politico, “will lead to ‘significant delays’ in vital research reports.”

That’s a setback, not an improvement, in customer service, Mr. Secretary. Read the memo

at farmandfoodfile.com.

Moreover, Politico continued, the memo “outlines how widely the agency’s work will be paralyzed as a result of the relocation.”

Paralyzed is too mild a word for what will happen to ERS from now through December.

“USDA identified 38 specific reports that may be delayed because staff members” — who were either unable or unwilling to move from Washington to Kansas City by Sept. 30 — “have departed.”

Laura Dodson, an ERS staff researcher who will remain in Washington, said she would be surprised if that number doesn’t rise.

“You walk into the building,” Dodson noted in an Oct. 1 interview, “and only one desk out of every 10 seems to have anyone at it. No one is here to finish anything.”

Dodson knows the exact number of employees ERS has lost to Perdue’s “customer” purge because she also serves as acting vice president of the local federal government employee union that represents ERS employees.

“By my latest estimate,” she reports, “16 people have moved to Kansas City, 24 will remain in DC until they must either quit or move by Dec. 9 and 141 have quit since June 15.”

That means of ERS’s 181 employees on June 15, 9% have moved to Kansas City, 13% temporarily remain in Washington and 78% have quit.

That’s a staggering loss of unique talent that, Dodson reckons, could not be recaptured in at least a decade even if Perdue reversed course today.

Besides, she adds, “Who wants to work for an employer that doesn’t value its staff?”

The same backward thinking was applied to saving money, Dodson says. ERS’s total budget, $86 million, “is a rounding error in USDA’s budget” of $156 billion in 2019.

As such, “This entire process

Given Secretary Sonny’s remark Oct. 1 in Wisconsin on how “In America, the big get bigger and the small go out,” maybe the White House doesn’t need any science, market data, or economic analysis to find and implement fixes for today’s woeful markets. has just felt fake from the start.

It’s not been done with any eye or plan that allows the agency to thrive and serve U.S. agriculture.”

Some of the reports that face “significant delays” due to a slowing “peer review” process — more like stopped, explains Dodson: “There aren’t any peers left for reviews.” — are in areas farmers, ranchers and ag firms deem critical.

Topics include “U.S. Agricultural Exports to Regions in China,” “The Changing Composition of U.S. Ag Trade with Canada and Mexico,” and “Consolidation in U.S. Dairy Farming.”

Then again, given Secretary Sonny’s remark Oct. 1 in Wisconsin on how “In America, the big get bigger and the small go out,” maybe the White House doesn’t need any science, market data, or economic analysis to find and implement fixes for today’s woeful markets.

Of course, according to USDA’s chief, if you’re big enough you’ll make it; if you’re not, well, you’re going to have to move.

How’s Kansas City sound to you?

Source material and contact information are posted at www. farmandfoodfile.com.

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Market data FOR WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 4, 2019

Futures Prices This Last This

week week Chg. week CATTLE HOGS OCT 19 107.35 105.02 2.33 OCT 19 62.40 DEC 19 110.77 110.57 0.20 DEC 19 67.25 FEB 20 116.62 116.20 0.42 FEB 20 74.47 APR 20 119.22 118.47 0.75 APR 20 81.50 JUN 20 112.15 111.05 1.10 MAY 20 87.57 AUG 20 110.17 109.15 1.02 JUN 20 92.12

Last week Chg. 65.27 69.85 75.80 81.35 87.30 90.92

-2.87 -2.60 -1.33 0.15 0.27 1.20

-2.35 -1.60 -1.00 -1.02 -0.85 -0.62

MILK CLASS III OCT 19 18.31 NOV 19 18.04 DEC 19 17.37 JAN 20 16.83 FEB 20 16.56 MAR 20 16.60

CORN DEC 19 3846 3714 132 MAR 20 3970 3836 134 MAY 20 4024 3910 114 JUL 20 4056 3964 92 SEP 20 4004 3982 22 DEC 20 4042 4030 12

SOYBEANS NOV 19 9162 JAN 20 9302 MAR 20 9406 MAY 20 9500 JUL 20 9582 AUG 20 9614

8830 8974 9100 9204 9294 9340

332 328 306 296 288 274

CHICAGO WHEAT DEC 19 4904 4872 32 MAR 20 4974 4936 38 MAY 20 5026 4984 42 JUL 20 5070 5022 48 SEP 20 5150 5100 50 DEC 20 5282 5230 52

K.C. WHEAT DEC 19 4040 MAR 20 4184 MAY 20 4282 JUL 20 4376 SEP 20 4490 DEC 20 4642

4074 4206 4302 4392 4506 4674

-34 -22 -20 -16 -16 -32

BRENT CRUDE OIL DEC 19 58.37 61.91 -3.54 JAN 20 57.74 60.19 -2.45 FEB 20 57.23 59.55 -2.32 MAR 20 56.89 59.08 -2.19 APR 20 56.64 58.70 -2.06 MAY 20 56.44 58.39 -1.95

ETHANOL NOV 19 DEC 19 JAN 20 FEB 20 MAR 20 APR 20

1.409 1.386 1.386 1.386 1.386 1.430

-0.021 -0.020 -0.024 -0.024 -0.024 -0.024

FEEDER CATTLE OCT 19 141.97 NOV 19 141.37 JAN 20 137.70 MAR 20 137.10 APR 20 138.45 MAY 20 139.30

144.32 142.97 138.70 138.12 139.30 139.92

1.388 1.366 1.362 1.362 1.362 1.406

18.15 0.16 18.14 -0.10 17.47 -0.10 16.78 0.05 16.44 0.12 16.49 0.11

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

week ago this year year ago % diff.

WHEAT 466.506 371.991 8485.08 6917.638 22.66 CORN 399.736 1377.263 1530.26 4455.073 -65.65 SOYBEANS 982.288 630.249 3150.50 2971.164 6.04

Livestock Summary % diff.

This Last Year week year

week week ago ago ago Hog Slaughter-est 11000 hd Cattle slaughter-est 1000 hd

2669 2646 2500 0.87 6.76

639 648 640 -1.39 -0.16

USDA National Grain Market Review Compared to last week, cash bids for corn, sorghum and soybeans were higher; wheat was mixed with dark northern spring wheat sharply lower.

Ethanol production for week ending Sept. 27 totaled 0.958 million barrels per day, a 15,000-barrel increase compared to the week prior. Ethanol stocks were at 23.2 mb this week, an increase of .719 mb.

Monday's crop condition report showed corn at 57% good to excellent, which was 14% less than a year ago. Corn dented was 88% this week, 12% below a year ago. Corn mature was 43%, 41% below a year ago and 30% below the five-year average. Corn harvested was at 11%, 8% below the five-year average. Soybean condition was reported at 55% good to excellent, 13% less than a year ago.

For the week ending Sept.

26 an increase of 22.1 million bushels of corn export sales for 2019-2020 were reported while an increase of 76.3 million bushels of soybean exports sales for 2019-2020 were tabulated.

Wheat export sales showed an increase of 12.1 million bushels for 2019-2020.

The Quarterly Stocks report on Monday arrived at a corn inventory of 2.114 billion bushels, 331 million bushels below the September WASDE report. Also in that report, soybean inventory was reported at 913 million bushels, down 92 million from the September WASDE report.

Wheat was 3 cents lower to 2 cents higher with dark northern spring 97 1/4 cents to 99 1/4 cents lower. Corn was 6 1/4 cents to 21 1/4 cents higher. Soybeans were 23 1/4 cents to 43 1/4 cents higher.

CORN Kansas City US No 2 truck Yellow Corn was 11 1/4 to 16 1/4 cents higher from 3.73 3/4-3.78 3/4 per bushel.

Omaha US No 2 Yellow Corn was 8 to 10 cents higher from 3.74-3.77 per bushel.

Chicago US No 2 Yellow Corn

was 6 1/4 to 16 1/4 cents higher from 4.08 3/4-4.18 3/4 per bushel.

Toledo US No 2 rail Yellow corn was 16 1/4 to 21 1/4 cents higher at 4.13 3/4 per bushel.

Minneapolis US No 2 Yellow corn rail was 11 1/4 cents higher at 3.44 3/4 per bushel.

OILSEEDS Minneapolis Yellow truck soybeans were 43 1/4 cents higher at 8.61 3/4 per bushel.

Illinois Processors US No 1 Yellow truck soybeans were 23 1/4 to 31 1/4 cents higher from 8.79 3/4-9.06 3/4 per bushel.

Kansas City US No 2 Yellow truck soybeans were 23 1/4 to 28 1/4 cents higher from 8.36 3/48.71 3/4 per bushel.

Illinois 48 percent soybean meal, processor rail bid was 12.10 to 19.10 higher from 304.90-312.90 per bushel.

Central Illinois Crude Soybean oil processor bid was 0.88 to 0.98 points higher from 29.4929.89 per cwt.

WHEAT Kansas City US No 1 Hard Red Winter, ordinary protein rail bid was 2 1/2 cents higher from 4.85 3/4-4.95 3/4 per bushel.

St. Louis truck US No 2 Soft Red Winter terminal bid was 1 cent lower at 4.73 per bushel.

Minneapolis and Duluth US No 1 Dark Northern Spring, 14.0 to 14.5 percent protein rail, was 97 1/4 to 99 1/4 cents lower from 6.09 1/2-6.11 1/2 per bushel.

Portland US Soft White wheat rail was 2 to 3 cents lower from 5.85-5.90 per bushel.

SORGHUM US No 2 yellow truck, Kansas City was 38 cents higher from 6.32-6.41 per cwt. Texas High Plains US No 2 yellow sorghum (prices paid or bid to the farmer, fob elevator) was 29 to 30 cents higher from 6.59-6.84 per cwt.

OATS US 2 or Better oats, rail bid to arrive at Minneapolis 20 day was 5 3/4 to 16 3/4 cents higher from 2.89-3.37 per bushel.

MEAT PRICES This week Last week Change Pork Cutout Bellies Loins Hams Yld Gr 3 Choice Beef Select Beef 5-Mkt Fed Cattle Live

73.57 75.84 132.62 113.41 68.80 70.71 60.14 66.21 212.00 213.26 187.14 189.78 103.46 103.46

2.27 19.21 -1.91 -6.07 -1.26 -2.64 0.00

CASH HOGS, LIVE PRICE This week Last week Change Interior Illinois

35.00

33.00

2.00

Stocks of Agricultural Interest

This Last 52-wk week week high

ADM AGCO BASF BG CF

40.35 73.69 16.92 56.29 48.78

40.94 52.06 76.18 80.64 17.24 21.95 56.54 72.35 48.65 56.51

This Last 52-wk week week high

CTVA 25.89 27.80 32.78 DD 68.15 70.25 91.49 DE 167.69 166.26 171.22 FMC 82.19 86.13 92.13 MOS 19.39 20.26 37.37

Ag economists offer pork price forecasts DR. RON PLAIN, USING THE IOWA/MINNESOTA CARCASS PRICES, NEGOTIATED: DES MOINES, Iowa — n FourthThree ag economists offered quarter 2019 their price predictions for — $60 to $63 the U.S. pork industry going per hundredforward. weight.

The analysts — Joe Kerns, n Firstof Kerns and Associates in quarter 2020 Ames, Iowa; Ron Plain, of — $61 to $64 the University of Missouri at per hundredweight.

Columbia; and Len Steiner, n Second-quarter 2020 — $72 of Steiner Consulting to $75 per hundredweight.

Group in Merrimack, New n Third-quarter 2020 — $73 Hampshire — spoke during to $76 per hundredweight. a Pork Checkoff-sponsored n Fourth-quarter 2020 — $62 media call following the to $65 per hundredweight. release of the third quarter U.S. Department of LEN STEINER, USING CME Agriculture Hogs and Pigs 1-DAY LEAN HOG INDEX: Report. n Fourthquarter 2019 JOE KERNS, USING NATIONAL — $70 per NET PRICE, ALL METHODS: hundredn Fourthweight. quarter 2019 n First— $60 to $63 quarter 2020 per hundred— $78.5 per weight. hundredweight. n Firstn Second-quarter 2020 — quarter 2020 $89.67 per hundredweight.

— $63 to $66 n Third-quarter 2020 — per hundredweight. $86.33 per hundredweight. n Second-quarter 2020 n Fourth-quarter 2020 — — $72 to $75 per hundred$78.33 per hundredweight. weight. n Third-quarter 2020 — $70 Jeannine Otto can be to $72 per hundredweight. reached at 815-223-2558, n Fourth-quarter 2020 ext. 211, or jotto@agrinewspubs.com. Follow her on — $63 to $65 per hundredTwitter at: @AgNews_Otto. weight.

By Jeannine Otto

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

China importers to buy U.S. soybeans, pork BEIJING (AP) — China’s government said importers have agreed to buy American soybeans and pork.

The Sept. 26 announcement comes as the two sides make conciliatory gestures ahead of talks next month aimed at ending a costly tariff war with President Donald Trump over trade and technology.

A Ministry of Commerce spokesman, Gao Feng, said Chinese buyers have “completed deals to buy soybeans and pork of considerable scale.”

He gave no details.

Beijing earlier announced it was lifting punitive tariffs on soybeans, China’s biggest import from the United States.

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October a scary month for traders Record number of The Dow Jones Industrial Average is off to its worst start to a new quarter since the final months of 2008. Signs of Commodity international and domesInsight tic economic weakness have Jerry Welch the bulls running for cover while the bears are emboldened about the prospects for much lower prices based on the history of what can unfold for markets of all kinds in October.

Those that know their history are quick to point out the down and dirty historic declines that unfolded in 1929, 1987 and 2008 for stocks and at times for commodities, as well.

Here are some comments taken from my book, “Back To The Futures,” composed of various weekly newspaper columns that I penned. All I am attempting to do is to show how bearish it has been in the past when the trick-or-treat month rolled around. Hopefully you will find something of interest in my ramblings from years ago.

From my “The Most Bearish Month of the Year” chapter: “One of the things I learned about the futures markets a long time ago was the fact that October is the most bearish month of the year. When that month rolls around, my approach to the markets is simple — sell anything that rallies.

“As October approaches, I always caution against being overly committed to the long

side of any market. I have seen individual markets as well as the entire Big Four — stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities — drop like a rock during an exceptionally bearish October. Why fight something that borders on being a seasonal occurrence?”

I went to write in that same column: “I’m nervous as a cat!

These have to be the spookiest markets I have seen in a long time. And I know it is close to Halloween and spooky is supposed to be in this time of year.

“But I do not like what I see or feel in this market environment. I hate being bullish in October. I have seen Octobers so bearish and negative that grown men would cry and women would weep.”

I ended the chapter above stating the following: “Over the next few months, crude oil, cattle and most other commodity markets traded well below the highs they set the previous October. The decline in prices from the fall of 1985 to the spring of 1986 resulted in the lowest inflation rate in the United States since the mid-1950s.”

From my newspaper column dated Oct. 6, 1983: “The October Massacre. That is the way traders are describing this week’s price action for all commodities. Silver futures dropped $2 per ounce while soybean futures fell 94 cents per bushel in just five days.

“A break of this magnitude for prices is not unusual for the markets during the month of October. For instance, the most bearish and widely known October break happened in 1929 with the collapse of the stock market. But commodities

experienced similar price collapses in 1977 and 1979.”

Two weeks later, I wrote: “The October Massacre continued this week with metals, grains and stock index futures all registering sharp losses. I have mentioned before that October is a tough month in which to be a bull. Not that every October is a bearish month, but when it turns out that way, it is generally a killer.”

And here is the final paragraph for my column penned and published in the mid1980s: “Over the following five months, crude oil, cattle and most other commodity markets traded well below the highs they set the previous October.

And from my book, “Haunted

By Markets,” Oct. 1, 1997, I stated the following: “October, one of the most bearish months of the year for the entire Big Four — stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities — has arrived. The question is, how bearish can this October be?”

I also wrote, “For the Dow, the month of October can be a nightmare. The best example of how ugly a break can take place for the equity markets in October was in 1987 when the Dow fell 200 points one day and 500 points the next. And that was back when the Dow was under the 3000 level.”

Simply because this year, 2019, the Dow is off to its worst quarter in 11 years does not mean here in the trick-or-treat month stocks or commodities will drop like the proverbial stone. But investors, traders and agriculture producers need to understand that October is baaaaaaaack!

Iowa home to 24.9 million pigs, a new record and up 6% DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa now has 24.9 million pigs on farms, a record number and up 6% from last year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released the figures Sept.

27 for the quarter ending Sept.

1. It showed Iowa farms have

just over 1 million breeding pigs and 23.9 million market hogs, or those raised for meat.

The growth in hog numbers comes as environmental groups are trying to force the state to slow expansion of pig farms. A state court judge on Sept. 10

said two environmental groups may proceed to trial in their lawsuit alleging the state’s policy of expanding hog farms and its voluntary farm pollution controls violate the rights of citizens to clean water in the Raccoon River.

pigs in USDA report

By Jeannine Otto

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

DES MOINES, Iowa — The country has plenty of pork. Now what the U.S. pork industry needs are people to eat it, both at home and abroad.

“Plenty of pork, plenty of slaughter capacity, but somebody has to eat this stuff,” said Len Steiner, president of Steiner Consulting Group, in Merrimack, New Hampshire.

Steiner was one of three ag economists who spoke about the third-quarter U.S. Department of Agriculture Hogs and Pigs Report numbers that were released Sept. 27.

The third-quarter numbers show record numbers of pigs in various weight and production categories and also showed an industry that has no intention of easing up on producing pork anytime soon.

But who will buy that pork remains the big unknown for the U.S. pork industry, with expectations and hopes hinging on China and the U.S. and China reaching a resolution to the ongoing trade war sooner rather than later.

“We are estimating that next year, in 2020, we are going to have to export about 26.2% of all the pork production in the country. Certainly, the bet is on China and if China comes in here for big numbers, our 26.2% may be too light, in which case hog prices will be heading higher,” Steiner said.

RECORD NUMBERS The third-quar ter repor t, which measures the numbers of pigs on hand as of Sept. 1, showed record numbers in several categories.

All hogs and pigs, at 77.678 million, was up 3.4% from a year ago and above analysts’ pre-report estimates of up 2.9%. That number set a new record.

The market herd, at 71.248 million, was up 3.5% from a year ago and slightly larger than pre-report estimates of up 3%, also set a record.

The June-August pig crop, at 35.506 million, up 2.9% from a year ago and slightly more than the pre-report expectations of up 2.4%, set a new record.

The June-August pigs saved per litter, at 11.11, was 3.6% larger than a year ago and significantly larger than pre-report estimates of up 2.4%.

For Joe Kerns, president of Kerns and Associates in Ames, Iowa, the report expressed optimism, in that producers are confident to continue to produce large numbers of pigs.

“The folks we work with, I am proud to tell them we are in a growth industry. I think this is a healthy problem that we have, that we continue to raise more animals. It is not an accident and I think it’s a sign of some optimism within the industry,” Kerns said.

Ron Plain, professor emeritus at the University of Missouri at Columbia, said that there appears to be ample slaughter capacity to keep up with the large numbers of pigs that are and will be produced.

Plain said the week ending Sept. 14 saw the second largest slaughter ever, at 2,632,118 hogs harvested that week, behind the week ending Dec. 22, 2018. The preliminar y numbers for the weekend ending Sept. 28 stood at 2,646,000, and were likely to set another record.

“Lots of pigs, lots of records and hopefully, it looks like we’ve probably got enough slaughter capacity to handle it,” Plain said.

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

Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Otto.