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November 22, 2013
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Nov. 11, Veterans Day, was an incredible The politicians’ stipend and the style in “memory day” for virtually everyone which he lives, are often disproportionate to across our nation. We all have immediate the service that he gives. While the ordinary family, or relative, or neighbor or distant soldier, who offered up his all, is paid off friend who has served our country, or still with a medal and perhaps a pension, small. is serving. And it truly is a day of rememIt’s so easy to forget them, for it is so brance often filled with sadness, too. many times that our Bobs and Jims and At our Veterans Day program here at Johnnys went to battle. But we know it is Olivia, Minn., the Color Guard of our Olivia not the politicians with their compromise Legion created a special impact, especially and ploys, who won for us the freedom LAND MINDS for our high school youth. As the Color that our country now enjoys. Guard quietly but solemnly advanced the By Dick Hagen Should you find yourself in danger, with colors into the school gymnasium, all veteryour enemies at your hand, would you ans, some leaning on a cane, proudly renreally want some cop-out with his everdered proper salutes to Old Glory. And so, waffling stand? Or would you want a too, did many students. You sense their soldier — His home, his country, his kin, respect of the American flag, their strong pledge of just a common soldier, who would fight until the end. allegiance to that flag, and the quiet attention as the He was just a common soldier, and his ranks are high school concert band played the “Star Spangled Banner.” Yes, pride was on display; so, too, a few tears. growing thin, but his presence should remind us we may need his like again. For when countries are in Veterans Day is all about freedom and honoring all conflict, we find the soldier’s part is to clean up all who served. So what is a veteran? A veteran is some- the troubles that the politicians start. one who at one point in their life, wrote a blank If we cannot do him honor while he’s here to hear check payable to the United States of America for an the praise, then at least let’s give him homage at the amount up to, and including, their life. Not another ending of his days. Perhaps just a simple headline in word is necessary. the paper that might say: “Our country is in mournOur local newspaper printed a Veterans Day poetic ing, a soldier died today.” message that so vividly captures the heart and soul Speaking as a veteran and senior citizen, for me of our American veterans. It reads: Veterans Day does indeed generate emotions. Like He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was most Minnesota communities, we have a few WWII falling fast, and he sat around the Legion telling stoveterans still living with us. Plus we have a growing ries of the past. Of a war that he once fought in and the cadre of more recent veterans; unfortunately some deeds that he had done, of his exploits with his budwith a prosthesis for what used to be a leg or an arm. dies; they were heroes, every one. And ’tho sometimes to Sadly there also is an occasional military funeral, his neighbors, his tales became a joke, all his buddies with the Legion Honor Guard providing the proper listened quietly, for they knew whereof he spoke. dignity. Veterans, we thank you. But we’ll hear his tales no longer, for ol’ Bob has This closing note: You farmers have now survived a passed away, and the world’s a little poorer for a sol- most challenging production season. A late, and for dier died today. He won’t be mourned by many, just many a disgustingly wet, spring. A snow in May. A his children and his wife. For he lived an ordinary, virtual shutdown of moisture getting into August. A very quiet sort of life. He held a job and raised a fam- harvest season with wet corn and wind-damaged ily, going quietly on his way, and the world won’t note fields. An early November snowfall shutting things his passing, ’tho a soldier died today. down for a few days. Plus corn and soybean prices When politicians leave this earth, their bodies lie in crunching to $4 and $13 levels. So all is not joy in state, while thousands note their passing, and profarm country. But you’re wrapping up 2013 and it’s claimed that they were great. Papers tell of their life time to be thankful. Farmers, we thank you. stories from the time that they were young, but the Perhaps fitting at this Thanksgiving season are passing of a soldier goes unnoticed, and unsung. these words: The happiest of people don’t necessarily Is the greatest contribution to the welfare of the land have the best of everything; they just make the most some jerk who breaks his promise and cons his fellow of everything they have. man? Or the ordinary fellow who in times of war and Dick Hagen is staff writer of The Land. He may be strife, goes off to serve his country and offers up his life? reached at dickhagen@mvtvwireless.com. ❖
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 6A, 8A — Industry groups sound off on anti-ethanol Associated Press story 15A — Galva, Iowa, ethanol plant squeezing more out of every kernel
22A — Farm bill uncertainty continues
as committee searches for ‘sweet spot’ 29A — Changing weather a constant, quickening phenomena
32A — Willmar, Minn., auctioneer calls $1.5 million Hong Kong charity event 12B-17B — 2013 literary gift-giving guide, from “The Bookworm Sez”
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Kennedy assassination — 50 years and no forgetting
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in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews — would all come to our farm the next day, Monday, a national day of mourning and the day of the presiI was slurping cold water from a drinking fountain after our afternoon dential funeral. The plan was to hunt quail and rabrecess when a fourth grader, Douglas bit in the morning and watch the funeral and burial in the afternoon and that’s exactly what happened. M., passed by and said, simply, ‘The What didn’t happen was work. I had never seen president’s been shot and killed.’ the big farm of my youth — over 900 acres, 100 milk cows, four hired men, my father — not work on a never, ever done before: we watched television — workday. This was a first and, in fact, a last. mostly the owlishly wise-looking Walter Cronkite — That day a sad, respectful silence fell over our during the day for the next three days. farm and nation, comparable only to the deeply sad, National tragedy or not, certain farm routines con- awful silence that followed Sept. 11, 2001. tinued. Cows were milked, fed and bedded, corn was Strange, but I don’t remember us eating the day of picked (no farmer finished harvest by Thanksgiving President Kennedy’s funeral (that, too, would have back then) and church was attended. been a first in the history of German Lutheranism) In fact, the Sunday after the assassination, my but I know we must have. I do remember, however, family and I were walking the long sidewalk to the almost every detail of the funeral procession backdoor of my grandparent’s house for our usual, because of the reverent silence the entire, extended after-church dinner when my grandmother flung family observed during the TV broadcast of it and open the screen door to its tiny porch and the burial. announced, “Hurry, they just shot him! Shot him on Historians say that television came of age that TV!” weekend; it grew from an occasional fancy to a “Him” was Lee Harvey Oswald, “they” was Jack national need because it brought America together Ruby, and we ran up the porch steps, through the kitchen and into the living room to watch the result- to grieve and grow. It did just that, and so did we. And now we remember because we cannot, will ing chaos on Grandpa’s big black-and-white televinever, forget. sion. We sat in silence until Grandma said, “It’s all unbelievable. I need to make gravy.” Alan Guebert’s “Farm and Food File” is published Sometime during that family dinner it was decided weekly in more than 70 newspapers in North America. that my father’s family — parents, sisters, brothers- Contact him at agcomm@farmandfoodfile.com. ❖
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Like most Americans of 1955 or so vintage, the lovely Catherine and I will spend time this week recalling our personal whos, whats, whens and wheres of President John F. Kennedy’s murder, funeral and burial 50 years ago. It is likely, though, we won’t talk much about JFK’s politics FARM & FOOD FILE and policy because we were too young to be aware of By Alan Guebert either. The news of his assassination, however, did mark a beginning of our greater education on government, public policy and politics. That education continues. And, yes, I remember exactly where I was and who told me of Kennedy’s death that early Friday afternoon in November 1963: I was slurping cold water from a drinking fountain after our afternoon recess when a fourth grader, Douglas M., passed by and said, simply, “The president’s been shot and killed.” I finished my slurp, looked up and, like any schoolboy might, said, “Nah uh.” “Uh huh,” Doug insisted, “I ain’t lying.” He didn’t look like he was lying. “Go ask anybody,” he said. I didn’t have to. In the 10 minutes my classmates and I had been on the playground, the awful news of JFK’s assassination had ricocheted off of every hill and mountain in America to finally reach our quiet, small Lutheran school in southern Illinois. When we returned to our desks moments later, our teacher, Mr. Tetting, led us in a prayer for the Kennedy family and our nation. We then went home and did something we had
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Commentary: Associated Press story plows under the facts about ethanol Do you enjoy writing filled with hyperbole? How about “reporting” that cites long-dispelled myths as fact and uses professional talking heads as sources? Is lazy journalism that aims to manufacture controversy (think Skip Bayless at ESPN or one of the many loudmouths who pollute the talk radio airwaves) your thing? Then an Associated Press story about so-called “dirty” ethanol is right up your alley. But hold on a minute. Before you read further and get your salacious journalism fix, let us give you a taste of what this story would look like if its authors dealt in facts instead of half-truths; if their aim was to actually inform readers instead of troll for cheap web clicks and re-tweets. In other words, let us warn you about a few of the many outrageous claims about “dirty” ethanol, farmers and renewable fuels that are made in the story, and set the record straight. AP claim: “Five million acres of land set aside for conservation ... have vanished on Obama’s watch. Landowners filled in wetlands. They plowed into pristine prairies, releasing carbon dioxide that had been locked in the soil.” Whew, we warned you about the hyperbole. First, farmers are not filling in wetlands. Acreage enrolled in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wetlands Reserve Program hit a record 2.65 million acres in 2012. That land is enrolled permanently, or for a period of 30 years. Farmers can’t just wake up one day and decide to fill it in. Second, acres in the USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program have declined, but a big reason for the decline is because the cap on CRP acres fell from 39 million to 32 million acres as a result of the 2008 farm bill. CRP lands were always intended to remain available to be farmed if market conditions warranted. It is perfectly reasonable to grow crops on good farmland, and save the more highly erodible land and fields near waterways for CRP enrollment. Third, those “pristine prairies” remain pristine. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, no new grassland has been converted to cropland since 2005. Most native grasslands are also protected under “sodbuster” and “swampbuster” provisions of the farm bill. In Minnesota, a recent Department of Natural Resources report shows an increase in wetland acreage. Finally, farmers participate in a variety of conservation efforts. Minnesota farmers lead the nation with more than 2 million acres enrolled in the USDA’s Conservation Stewardship Program. Minnesota’s corn farmers also invest more than $2 million annually in research that seeks to improve conversation efforts and farming practices. AP claim: “Historically, the overwhelmingly majority of corn in the United States has been turned into livestock feed. But in 2010, for the first time, fuel was the No. 1 use for corn in America. That’s been true every year since.”
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Link to AP story www.startribune.com/politics/national/231524601.html Links to peer-reviewed studies http://goo.gl/02EUWY http://goo.gl/bBbUu6 This claim is a doozy. Actually, it’s just plain wrong. Livestock feed remains the No. 1 market for U.S. corn. Period. What the AP authors aren’t telling you (presumably they know this, but maybe not) is that for every 56-pound bushel of corn that is made into 2.8 gallons of ethanol, 17 pounds — about one-third — is returned as a high-protein animal feed. This is what corn farmers mean when they talk about growing food, fiber and fuel. Enough corn is grown to support all three (with plenty left over to export to other countries). We don’t have to pick just one. If the AP reporters were honest, they would have acknowledged that when you factor in co-products, livestock feed — not fuel — remains the top use for corn by a wide margin. AP claim: “Before the government ethanol mandate, the CRP grew every year for nearly a decade.” Actually, it didn’t. CRP enrollment fell in five consecutive years from 1994-99. Oh, those pesky facts … AP claim: “But using government satellite data — the best tool available — the AP identified a conservative estimate of 1.2 million acres of virgin land in Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota alone that have been converted to fields of corn and soybeans since 2006, the last year before the ethanol mandate was passed.” The reporters don’t bother to tell us what “government satellite data” was used or how “virgin land” was identified. Government agencies like the USDA don’t use satellite data often for regulatory or enforcement purposes because it contains a high degree of error. If you want to know what’s happening on cropland in Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota, referring to a satellite hovering around in outer space isn’t the best method. Instead, you want to use onthe-ground data. If the AP reporters paid attention to what was happening on the ground, they would have learned that yes, 2013 corn acres in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota are up over 9 million compared to the five-year average from 2000-04. However, acres dedicated to other crops fell by more than 11 million — meaning the increases in corn acres was more than offset by the decrease in other crops, not from planting corn on “virgin land.” AP claim: “Between 2005 and 2010, corn farmSee COMMENTARY, pg. 9A
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Commentary: Ethanol, oil and the facts — RFA answers AP’s Q&A On Nov. 12, the Associated Press released a question-and-answer with itself. AP asked its own reporter, Dina Cappiello, a series of questions entitled “Ethanol, Oil and What It Means to Be Green.” Bob Dinneen, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, answers the same AP questions from a factbased, fair perspective. Q: What is the ethanol mandate? A: We’re not sure, because there’s no such thing as an “ethanol mandate.” There is, however, a program called the Renewable Fuel Standard, which requires oil refiners to blend increasing amounts of lower-carbon renewable fuels with gasoline and diesel. Ethanol is one of many renewable fuels that qualify for the RFS; the program is certainly not limited to ethanol. In fact, biodiesel, renewable diesel, bio-naptha, renewable gasoline, biogas and even bio-heating oil have all been used to meet RFS requirements. The RFS has enjoyed broad bipartisan support. It was originally passed by a Republican-controlled House and Senate and signed into law by a Republican president in 2005. The RFS was expanded in 2007 by a Democrat-controlled House and Senate
and signed into law by a Republican president. Q: Sounds straightforward. Green energy, right? A: That’s right. The RFS requires that conventional biofuels must reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 percent compared to gasoline. Advanced biofuels must reduce GHG emissions by at least 50 percent, and qualifying cellulosic biofuels must achieve a 60-percent GHG reduction. In addition, the policy contained strict safeguards against conversion of non-agricultural lands, such as native grassland and forest. Finally, the Environmental Protection Agency may entirely waive the program’s requirements if it determines implementation would result in “environmental harm” to the nation. Q: But ethanol helps reduce global warming? A: Yes. The latest peer-reviewed, published studies on the subject conclude that today’s conventional ethanol significantly reduces GHG emissions compared to gasoline. The most recent study by scientists at Argonne National Laboratory found that corn ethanol reduces GHG emissions by an average of 34 percent compared to gasoline, even when hypothetical land use change emissions are considered.
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Meanwhile, ethanol from sources like corn stover and switchgrass reduce GHG emissions by an estimated 88 to 108 percent. In 2012 alone, corn ethanol reduced GHG emissions from the transportation sector by more than 33 million metric tons — that’s like taking 5.2 million vehicles off the road. Q: The ethanol industry disputes (the AP’s land conversion) numbers and says no virgin land has been lost. What gives? A: Total cropland in the United States continued to shrink. In fact, farmers today plant about 2 to 3 percent fewer acres to crops like corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton than they did in the 1990s. So, how could the AP argue that farmers are converting native lands to cropland, when cropland is actually shrinking? Further, native grasslands, wetlands and other sensitive lands are protected by certain farm bill conservation programs. The AP story ridiculously attributes the drop in Conservation Reserve Program acres since 2007 to ethanol and the RFS, but the truth is the 2008 farm bill cut funding for CRP by 20 percent and required farmers to decrease CRP acreage. Finally, the authors of the satellite analysis upon which AP relied admitted that a “shortcoming” of their work “was our inability to ... distinguish between different types of grassland conversion, i.e. to separate native prairie conversion from change involving CRP, hay lands or grass pasture.” Yet, AP dismissed this admission of uncertainty and hid the fact that the satellite data on grassland conversion is wrong as often as it is right. Q: (Protecting against land conversion) must have been factored into the equation when the government wrote this policy, right? A: Yes. Not only did the EPA assess a punitive land use change emissions penalty against conventional biofuels in its GHG analysis, but Congress also clearly prohibited cultivation of native, non-agricultural lands for the purposes of making biofuels. The EPA is required to annually evaluate whether the RFS is causing U.S. cropland to expand beyond the 2007 level of 402 million acres (the year the RFS was expanded). Each and every year, the EPA has found that cropland has been below the 2007 baseline; and the 2012 cropland total was at its lowest point (384 million acres) since the EPA began this annual analysis. Q: We’re talking about corn. Like corn you eat in the summer? A: No. The corn used for ethanol is “field corn” and is not the same as sweet corn. Humans do not directly consume field corn. Farmers produced a record crop of field corn in 2013 and just 22 percent of the record supply will be used for fuel ethanol. On a global basis, the U.S. ethanol industry uses just 2.9 percent of the world grain supply. The 2013 world grain supply is the largest in history and 25 percent larger than the global grain supply 10 years ago. Q: You don’t hear a lot about this. A: Yes, it’s unfortunate that consumers don’t hear more about the benefits of renewable fuels. Biofuels like ethanol have reduced our nation’s dependence See Q&A, pg. 9A
Dispelling AP claims in the name of clean energy
RFS successful energy policy
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Q&A, from pg. 8A on imported petroleum, reduced GHG emissions, displaced and delayed the need for dirty fuels like tar sands and oil from fracking, created jobs in rural communities, and added value to farm products. The renewable fuels industry has a tremendous success story to tell; it’s a shame that the AP chose to demonize biofuels rather than shine a light on the industry’s many benefits. Q: So bottom line, is ethanol better for the environment than oil? A: Without question. In today’s fuel market, ethanol is competing against gasoline from environmentally destructive oil sources like tar sands and fracking. Ethanol substantially reduces GHG emissions compared to marginal crude oil, uses less energy and water to produce, and has far more benign effects on air and water quality. Further, ethanol is rapidly biodegradable, whereas oil remains noxious and toxic for long periods. A team of researchers from Duke University, the University of Minnesota and Oak Ridge National Laboratory published an exhaustive comparison of the environmental impacts of ethanol and gasoline in 2012, finding that ethanol offered superior environmental performance across a broad range of indicators. Q: Then why does the government keep this going? A: Because the RFS is the most successful and important U.S. energy policy in recent history. Petroleum imports are down, job creation in rural America is up and GHG emissions from transportation are falling. But we still have a long way to go. Not only has the RFS encouraged the development of today’s robust conventional biofuels industry, but it has created the market certainty and support for the next generation of biofuels. In 2014, commercialscale volumes of cellulosic ethanol produced from agricultural waste will enter the market, ushering in the next phase of development in the biofuels industry. For these advanced and cellulosic biofuels to succeed, a strong and lasting commitment to the RFS is necessary. ❖
Minnesota, we help reporters identify sources on a regular basis, even when we know the story in all likelihood may cast agriculture in a negative light. But when a story like this one is written — one that parrots talking points from the oil industry and regurgitates dated myths and blatantly wrong “facts” from anti-everything environmental groups — we feel it’s our responsibility to set the record straight as soon as possible. In this case, as soon as possible means before the story is even published. If you log on to www.startribune.com/politics/ national/231524601.html to the abbreviated story and read its claims about the so-called “dirty” ethanol industry, remember that most of Minnesota’s gasoline comes from the Alberta Tar Sands. Also remember that before ethanol was blended in 10 percent of all of Minnesota gasoline 16 years ago, large cities in our great state were deemed to be in “no attainment” status by the EPA for carbon monoxide pollution. Ethanol has helped clean up Minnesota’s air, reduced our dependence on foreign oil, created jobs and rejuvenated the agriculture and rural economy. For reasons we will never understand, the Associated Press views these accomplishments as “dirty.” You can read the AP’s attack on ethanol at www.startribune.com/politics/national/ 231524601.html. This blog appeared on the Minnesota CORNerstone blog, www.minnesotacornerstone.com. ❖
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increasing the efficiency of fertilizer application. AP claim: “Corn demands fertilizer, which is made using natural gas. What’s worse, ethanol factories typically burn coal or gas, both of which release carbon dioxide.” According to Argonne National Laboratory, when all greenhouse gas emissions related to growing corn and processing it into ethanol are tallied, average corn ethanol reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 34 percent compared to gasoline. Since 1995, ethanol plants have cut electricity use by 38 percent and thermal energy use by 36 percent. There are many other peer-reviewed studies — http://goo.gl/02EUWY — that reach similar conclusions about ethanol’s impact in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Unfortunately, the AP ignored all of them — http://goo.gl/bBbUu6. We could keep going, but I think you get the point. This story is a dumpster fire, and it comes at a time when Big Oil is spending big bucks and going all out to try and get Congress to repeal the Renewable Fuels Standard, or convince the EPA to make significant changes to the RFS. The AP isn’t the first news outlet to fall victim to Big Oil’s deep pockets and powerful influence. Unfortunately, it also won’t be the last. Corn farmers and ethanol supporters have no problem with media outlets taking a critical look at farming practices and the ethanol process. Here in
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COMMENTARY, from pg. 6A ers increased their use of nitrogen fertilizer by more than one billion pounds. More recent data isn’t available from the USDA, but because of the huge increase in corn planting, even conservative projections by the AP suggest another billion-pound fertilizer increase on corn farms since then.” USDA data show that nitrogen applied in 2010 was down compared to nitrogen use in the early and mid-1980s, even though today’s corn crop is 40 percent larger than it was in 1985. The nitrogen required to grow a bushel of corn is down 43 percent since 1980. By the way, yields are way up. Farmers are growing more corn on less land and drastically
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and farmers will adjust their cropping plan.” While the amount of land enrolled in conservation programs, such as the Conservation Reserve Program, has decreased, Peterson said the program better focuses on fragile land and the overall cutback is
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By TIM KROHN Mankato Free Press Corn is king in south central Minnesota and ethanol production consumes a sizable amount of the annual fall harvest. Whether the increased use of ethanol correlates to the expansion of land put into crop production is difficult to prove. “There are certainly issues on corn ethanol if you are taking marginal land and putting it in production,” said Gregg Marg, a Minnesota State University-Mankato biology professor who researches biofuels. “But that’s not unique to ethanol, it’s an issue for all kinds of corn production. If you stopped all ethanol, farmers are still going to grow corn for feed and other uses and they’re going to want to produce as much as they can. It might take a few acres out of production if the (corn) price goes down, but I don’t see that happening,” Marg said. Bruce Peterson, who farms near Northfield, Minn., and is vice president of the Minnesota Corn Growers board of directors, doesn’t believe ethanol has been the main catalyst for increased corn acres and believes government conservation programs are targeting the most environmentally sensitive land. “In Minnesota, there is more corn being grown. On the western part of the state there is corn being grown all the way to Canada,” Peterson said. “But they’re growing corn instead of the wheat they used to grow, it’s not virgin ground they’re plowing up.” He said it’s the same in the South where low cotton prices have led to a switch to corn acres. “It’s a reshuffling of the deck in most places.” Peterson thinks supply and demand will lower the number of acres planted to corn with the government estimating corn acres will be 3 or 4 percent lower next year. “In the last three years corn production has been below average, which has probably had more of an effect than ethanol. This year we will have a record crop, which will make up for a very tight supply. We’ll have plenty of surplus corn, the price will drop
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Professor: Future may be in cellulosic ethanol ETHANOL, from pg. 11A tain annual payment for 10 years to keep the land out of production. “It was first offered during the farm crisis in the mid-’80s. People were enrolling their land to save their farms.” He said the land now targeted is the most environmentally sensitive. “Putting strips along wetlands, erodible land and marginal wet areas that maybe should be in a long-term retirement program.” He said the nearly 30 million of acres in CRP represent about 10 percent of all of the nation’s land used for agriculture. “So it’s still quite significant and it doesn’t make a lot of sense for the government to rent land to retire highly productive farmland. The world needs the grain.” Peterson is bothered by critics of ethanol who often say that 40 percent of the nation’s corn crop goes to ethanol. That figure does not take into account byproducts of ethanol production, such as distillers grain that is valued as livestock feed. “It’s more like 25 to 30 percent (of the crop used for ethanol). The byproducts are used to displace some of the corn we’d
normally feed.” Minnesota is fifth in the nation in ethanol production with more than 1 billion gallons made annually. Iowa is the top producer with 3.5 billion gallons, followed by Nebraska, Illinois and Indiana. Ethanol plants in south central Minnesota are among the largest in the state. The Guardian Energy plant near Janesville and Valero Renewable Fuels plant near Welcome, near Fairmont, are the state’s two largest plants, each turning up to 40 million bushels of corn into 110 million gallons of ethanol annually. The Heartland Corn Products plant near Winthrop is second, producing 100 million gallons of ethanol. The POET plant near Lake Crystal, annually turns 20 million bushels of corn into 56 million gallons of ethanol, and the Corn Plus plant near Winnebago produces 49 million gallons. Marg’s research has focused on cellulosic ethanol — fuel made from plant materials ranging from corn stalks to prairie grass. While the development of cellulosic production has been slower than many had hoped, Marg
It’s getting near the point where it (cost of producing cellulosic fuel) will be competitive with $100 a barrel oil, but it still has a ways to go.
— Gregg Marg, MSU-Mankato biology professor said it is a viable fuel alternative and believes it will grow. “It’s not just thinking of an idea and then making it work right away. Cellulosic is actually moving at a fairly fast pace. There are places running small but commercial-scale plants. The fact people are throwing tens of millions of dollars into these things indicates they think it will work.” He said the cost of producing cellulosic fuel continues to fall as more research is done. “It’s getting near the point where it will be competitive with $100 a barrel oil, but it still has a ways to go.” Marg said whether from corn or plant material, it will be difficult to replace oil-based gasoline anytime soon. The country consumes 140 billion gallons of gasoline, and ethanol production of 13 billion gallons a year is only about 10 percent of total gas usage. One study concluded that the country could eventually harvest 1 billion tons of cellulosic material without damaging fields or the landscape. If that amount were used right now, it could produce some 100 billion gallons of fuel, close to what the nation uses. There is hope the amount of fuel extracted from cellulosic could be increased to double what it is now. But,
Marg said, producing cellulosic fuel also consumes fuel so the net gain would not be as high. Much of the ethanol debate recently has been focused on the federal government’s Renewable Fuel Standards, which require a certain percentage of fuels come from biofuels each year. Corn growers’ associations nationally have been fighting a plan by some members of Congress to change the required amount of ethanol blended in gasoline. In 2007, Congress required the use of 9 billion gallons of ethanol annually, an amount that has grown to 13 billion gallons. The law also sets targets for increased use of cellulosic and other advanced biofuels. Some senators proposed a law that would remove corn ethanol from those targets, with more focus on advanced biofuels, in hopes of spurring development of cellulosic and other biofuels. The proposed legislation is opposed by agricultural groups who argue it would slash jobs, harm the rural economy and would actually slow the development of advanced biofuels. The National Corn Growers Association said corn ethanol is building the market, infrastructure and other support needed to get the newer fuels into the marketplace. The Mankato Free Press is a sister paper to The Land under the Free Press Media. ❖
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Iowa ethanol plant getting more out of every kernel losic ethanol facilities are being built, one at Emmetsburg just down the road from us. There’s now about a dozen nationwide processing various sources of cellulosic materials.”
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ing timetable to get this new By DICK HAGEN system online will be April but, The Land Staff Writer thanks to de-bottlenecking, the In the early days of the plant continues operation ethanol industry an acceptable without any slowdown in daily “yield” from a 56-pound bushel output. of corn was 2.6 gallons of ethanol plus about 18 pounds Apparently much of the U.S. of a livestock feed product ethanol industry is already known as distillers dried Delayne Johnson aware of this potential breakgrains soluble. Fast forward to through in operation efficien2013, and the ethanol industry is cies. “We’re getting quite a few phone extracting nearly 3 gallons of ethanol calls,” Johnson said. “Other ethanol fuel plus a growing array of other plants like the idea that once we have products from that same bushel of this new process totally integrated corn. Those kernels of corn are becom- into our production process, they can ing a virtual cornucopia of value. come here to view the process and Leading the parade is Quad County understand the improvement in our Corn Processors at Galva, Iowa. true yields. Started in 2002 as an 18-million-gal“We are discussing how we will comlon “design capacity” ethanol plant, mercialize this new process. We anticitoday this facility is pate that other doing 35 million galethanol plants will lons per year with an want to do this simply expansion to 45 milThis new process because it improves lion to 50 million galthe bottom line of enables us to conlons in the near their financial vert the cellulose future. reports. portion of the ker“We’re doing some “If the 205 addinel, which adds ‘de-bottlenecking’ to tional ethanol plants about 6 percent to ramp up to this higher across the nation can production,” said Genour yield and that see better yields and eral Manager Delayne gets us very near better margins while Johnson. also increasing our to that yield of 3 nation’s total energy How exactly do you gallons per bushel. supplies, we think “de-bottleneck” an this can be a signifiethanol plant? In — Delayne Johnson cant step for the essence, it means entire renewable some additional engineering and new chemistry to improve fuels program. Plus consumers win processing techniques plus reworking because ethanol is considerably the “flow system” so corn moves more cheaper than gasoline.” efficiently through the entire system. According to the Iowa Renewable Quad County is currently revamping Fuels Association, ethanol reduces into a new cellulosic ethanol process Iowa gas prices by $1.69 a gallon. A which boils down to getting more out of study by Iowa State University’s Center for Agriculture and Rural Developthat same kernel of corn. “This new process enables us to con- ment said this amounts to a $2,363 vert the cellulose portion of the kernel, savings per year for a typical Iowa which adds about 6 percent to our family. Acknowledging that the U.S. Renewyield and that gets us very near to that yield of 3 gallons per bushel,” Johnson able Fuels Standard is important to the ethanol industry, Johnson said the said. This new technology also generates industry is coming into balance with two additional bonuses: about 300 per- opportunities to incorporate ethanol cent more corn oil, plus the process fuels into the U.S. energy pipeline. removes more of the fiber resulting in Thanks to a growing awareness of the a higher-nutrition feedstuff. He indi- importance of “green” energy sources, cated a strong market is growing for he feels the ethanol industry is already corn oil, especially among the biodiesel quite self-sufficient. As consolidation continues within the industry, addiindustry and feed companies. tional efficiencies are generated. What’s ahead “I think we’ll see more of this busiQuad County has patented this new process and, after repeated runs ness trend going forward and I doubt through the plant, they are now confi- we’ll see new corn starch ethanol dent the process works. The engineer- plants,” Johnson said. “But new cellu-
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Yearly differences in corn crop alters operations KERNEL, from pg. 15A ciencies of ethanol production and notes the corn crop is different each year. The 2012 crop, for example, was low in starch, and was also higher in fiber which ties up some of the starch. This meant some adjustments in enzymes and additives during the fermentation process. He said starch content of that kernel of corn last year was in the 67 to 68 percent
bracket compared with 71 to 72 percent starch the prior year. “This impacts yield very directly,” he said. “Ethanol comes from the starch portion so you’re simply processing less alcohol per bushel of corn but it does add more to the co-product. However we want to put more into the ‘high value’ bucket of products from that kernel of corn.”
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Even though profits are marginal within the ethanol industry, meaning some are black ink operations and some aren’t, Quad County has a 12-year history of providing payback to its producerinvestors both in terms of tax credits and cash distributions. He indicated Quad County is only a couple years away from paying off its original construction loan of about $20 million. “If we were to build a 35million gallon plant today it probably would cost about $2.50 per gallon.” All corn sourced to Quad County is provided both through commercial elevators (40 percent) and corn producers (60 percent) within a 40-mile radius. Because corn is 85 percent of the total cost of running the facility, corn pricing is a daily event. However because they are able to market about 85 percent of their stillage (wet distillers’ grain) to cattle feeders within a 45-mile radius they save considerably on natural gas usage. “The other 10 to 15 percent is dried and sold as DDGs feed product primarily to swine producers in this part of Iowa,” he said. But this doesn’t imply that marketing of “byproducts” is a piece of cake for Quad County. There are lots of ethanol plants in Iowa (45 total) and many right there in northwest Iowa including one just 15 miles away. “So buyers are continually checking the market seeing who’s got the best price today,” Johnson said. He points out that livestock producers also note the total nutrient content of these DDG co-products, especially the protein and energy values. Premiums Producers have delivery options of their corn based on what Chicago Board of Trade month they price their crop. But they also have an option to grow ENOGEN corn, a Syngenta product that replaces the alpha amylase routinely purchased as part of the fermentation process. It slightly increases processing yield for Quad County because it breaks down the fiber components of that kernel of corn slightly better than what the alpha amylase was doing. This tends to lower production costs, and thus Quad County offers a 40cent-per-bushel premium to producers growing this special corn. There is no additional seed cost for the ENOGEN corn, no yield drag and it has Food and Drug Administration approval for food and feed usage. World markets also accept the product. Quad County now has two years of experience with the corn and already has 14,000 acres contracted for the 2014 growing season. “Farmers apparently like the product. And we’re proud to put an additional half million dollars worth of premium money into the hands of our growers and our local economy,” said Johnson, who gives full credit to his management group with each having various specialties about this entire extraction process of how to get just a bit more out of that kernel of corn. Johnson, 47, is a graduate of Iowa State University and initially worked in the agricultural supply business. He was a charter board member of QCCP before being hired as general manager. ❖
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Cost of Thanksgiving dinner down for ’13 much of the year coupled with an increase in birds in cold storage may be responsible for the moderate price decrease our shoppers reported.” Strategic shoppers may pay even less for frozen tom turkey compared to the AFBF’s 167 volunteer shoppers who checked prices at grocery stores in 34 states. “Special sales and promotions on turkey and other holiday food items will continue right up to Thanksgiving,” Anderson said. “If you have the patience to wait until the last minute to buy a turkey you might come home with an exceptional bargain.”
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In addition to the turkey, other items that declined in price included a dozen brown-n-serve rolls, $2.18 ($2.25 in Minnesota); one pound of green peas, $1.54 ($1.60 in Minnesota); a 14-ounce package of cubed bread stuffing, $2.67 ($2.54 in Minnesota); fresh cranberries, $2.42 ($2.49 in Minnesota); a half pint of whipping cream, $1.85 ($2.10 in Minnesota); and two nine-inch pie shells, $2.49 ($2.72 in Minnesota). Items that showed a moderate price increase from last year included three pounds of sweet potatoes, $3.36 ($3.69 in Minnesota); one gallon of whole milk, $3.66 ($3.74 in Minnesota); and a 30-ounce can of pumpkin pie mix, $3.10 ($2.97 in Minnesota). The AFBF survey was first conducted in 1986. While Farm Bureau does not make any scientific claims about the data, it is an informal gauge of price trends around the nation. Farm Bureau’s survey menu has remained unchanged since 1986 to allow for consistent price comparisons. For more information on the Minnesota Farm Bureau log onto www.fbmn.org. ❖
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The American Farm Bureau Federation’s 28th annual informal price survey of classic items found on the Thanksgiving Day dinner table indicates the average cost of this year’s feast for 10 is $49.04 ($49.44 for Minnesota), a 44-cent price decrease from last year’s average of $49.48. “The cost of this year’s meal, at less than $5 per serving, remains an excellent value for consumers,” said AFBF President Bob Stallman, a rice and cattle producer from Texas. “America’s farm and ranch families are honored to produce the food from our nation’s land for family Thanksgiving celebrations. During this holiday season, many farmers and ranchers will be reaching out to consumers in-person or through social media, to answer questions about the food that they grow or the poultry and livestock they raise.” The AFBF survey shopping list includes turkey, bread stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls with butter, peas, cranberries, a relish tray of carrots and celery, pumpkin pie with whipped cream and beverages of coffee and milk, all in quantities sufficient to serve a family of 10. There are also plenty for leftovers. The big ticket item — a 16-pound turkey — came in at $21.76 ($23.79 for Minnesota) this year. That was roughly $1.36 per pound ($1.49 per pound in Minnesota), a decrease of about 3 cents per pound, or a total of 47 cents per whole turkey, compared to 2012. The whole bird was the biggest contributor to the final total, showing the largest price decrease compared to last year. “This year we can be thankful that Thanksgiving dinner, a special meal many of us look forward to all year, will not take a bigger bite out of our wallets,” said John Anderson, AFBF’s deputy chief economist. “Most Americans will pay about the same as last year at the grocery store for a turkey and all the trimmings. Slightly higher turkey production for
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End of farm bill contentiousness far from certain By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Farm bill uncertainty? Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., wants to say “it’s a done deal,” but this veteran congressman knows nothing is final until the president’s signature shows up. Finding that “sweet spot” in the final language of Collin Peterson the farm bill continues to be the big challenge to the House-Senate conference committee still working out details, item by item, before submitting to both houses for a vote of approval. Conferees include 41 members of both houses but four are doing the groundwork, said Peterson, who is one of the four. At a Hutchinson, Minn., Farm-City Breakfast Nov. 1, Peterson said the biggest issue continues to be the food stamp gap. Versions between the House and Senate are wildly different. • In the House, the Republican bill calls for cuts of $40 billion over the next 10 years. • In the Senate, a bipartisan bill proposes cuts of $4 billion over the next 10 years. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said, “the Housepassed resolution goes too far. It would hurt the most vulnerable across the country.” Peterson indicated a compromised $11-billion cut in food assistance would work in the Senate but said, “that won’t fly in the House.” He suggested they worry less about numbers and instead put the effort on farm policies and various titles that make up the total farm bill. He also referenced Senate Ag Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow,
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hitchhiking on the tails of the new farm bill. We need to get this thing wrapped up before Thanksgiving. Yes, there’s likely some ‘land mines’ out there so this is not a slam dunk even with the conference committee coming to an agreement. Unfortunately nobody can tell us exactly what that ‘sweet spot’ is,” Peterson said. Kevin Paap One possible “land mine” is proposed federal legislation that dismantles the Renewable Fuel Standard. A bill drafted by Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., would remove corn ethanol from the RFS and adjust the RFS for advanced biofuel at 16 billion gallons. “Removing corn ethanol from the standard makes no sense at a time when growers are harvesting what may be a record crop. The fact is, we are on track to meet all demands for food and fuel, with a surplus at the end of this marketing year of nearly 2 billion bushels,” said National Corn Growers Association President Martin Barbre. He contends it is bad policy for lawmakers to promote “next generation” biofuels over corn ethanol, because those newer fuels are dependent on the success of the entire ethanol industry to build the market, infrastructure and other support need to get these newer fuels into the marketplace. Barbre said, “without corn ethanol in the RFS you won’t see 16 billion gallons of advanced biofuels by 2022.” He claims the ethanol industry today supports about 400,000 jobs and in 2012 added $30.2 billion to household income. Peterson openly admitted any “reworking” of the RFS would be politically devastating for some Senate Democrats, also House members. But he also said that if the RFS isn’t changed, legal suits by the oil industry and the livestock industry are inevitable. And if it’s changed, the suit will come from the ethanol industry and the NCGA. “Legislatively we’ve got this RFS issue stopped in the House,” Peterson said, while also voicing that he doesn’t think cellulosic energy will ever get off the ground. He perhaps thinks POET Energy working with corn stover might make it work “but the issue is simply too much volume. It’s a logistical nightmare.” Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., also on the House ag committee, unabashedly pointed fingers: “We’ve got too many pencil pushers.” His reference was about members of Congress, on both sides of the aisle, who really have no idea of the importance of a farm bill to America’s farmers and potentially to future food supply. Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation President Kevin Paap said, “this conference committee needs to provide an adequate safety net for farmers and ranchers. A comprehensive safety net is also important for consumers. We’re asking for a five-year farm bill that meets farmers’ needs while also contributing significant savings to reduce our federal deficit. It’s time to get a farm bill done.” Perhaps surprising to some readers, Peterson indicated that Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., will be a major help in providing the additional votes needed once See FARM BILL, pg. 25A
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Hesston by Massey Ferguson introduces MF1840 small square baler Hesston by Massey Ferguson has introduced the MF1840 small square baler. The two-twine, in-line MF1840 features a number of design enhancements that expand its capacity to bale a greater volume of hay more efficiently, even in challenging conditions. Plus, twine capacity has been increased by 60 percent for less
downtime to change spools. The MF1840 balers produce 14- by 18-inch bales and replace the popular MF1839. Whether you are a livestock owner baling to feed your herd or a professional hay producer, the MF1840 will keep you moving in the hay field, producing high-quality Hesston bales even in challenging conditions.
The MF1840 baler features a redesigned cross auger on the hay pick-up to help bale more hay, more efficiently. The new up-turning auger provides smoother flow of a greater quantity of crop, particularly when working in damp or uneven hay. In addition, a redesigned packer fork matches the increased capacity of the pick-up auger, keeping the increased volume of hay moving efficiently into the bale chamber. These improvements mean operators can get out and bale more hay, even when crop conditions aren’t perfect. Operators looking for extra performance can add an optional hydraulic density control, which senses the resistance of the bales sliding through the bale chamber and sets the bale tension accordingly. The system adjusts automatically to keep bale density constant even as moisture conditions change, eliminating the need for the operator to get on and off the tractor to finetune density throughout the day. Bale density is monitored from the gauges on the back of the baler and on the front shield, and bale density is adjusted using the control box, ensuring the right size, weight and density of bales for their operation. This optional package also includes a knotter fan that helps ensure debris is blown clear of the knotters for increased reliability and smoother operation. Finally, a new adjustable hitch on the MF1840 makes it faster and easier to hook the baler to a wider range of tractor drawbars. For more information, log on to www.Hesston.com. ❖
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Jerry Hagstrom writing in the National Journal Nov. 3, stated that at the conference the week before there were signals that the conferees think the time to act has come. “The 41 conferees did use the last and possibly only public opportunity to make the case for their views. But almost all members abided by the directive from the conference leader, House agriculture committee chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., to keep their remarks to three minutes. And even the most ideological of them on the right and left were polite and stressed that they were there to compromise and finish the bill.” It was unclear how quickly the conferees would proceed to the big issues because the House left town until Nov. 12. There had been talk of a meeting on the bill between President Obama and the four conference committee principals: Lucas, Peterson, Stabenow, and Senate agriculture ranking member Thad Cochran, R-Miss. Peterson said he had mixed feelings about such a meeting because support from Obama might cause some House members to oppose the bill. The dairy program is still a flash point. However the biggest surprise at last week’s conference committee session may have been Lucas’ announcement that he supports changes to the
law requiring country-of-origin labeling for red meat. Hagstrom noted that the World Trade Organization ruled that implementation of the law which emanated from the 2008 farm bill violated its rules. The Obama administration has rewritten its implementation plan but agribusiness groups led by the meat industry oppose the rewrite and have asked the conferees to somehow reduce its impact and avoid retaliation from Canada and Mexico. Food labeling is projected to be a “stormy” issue. However, Hagstrom writes that Peterson thinks one place on which Obama could be helpful would be resolving the size of the cut to food stamps. Both Lucas and Peterson think that is likely to be the last item settled and that Obama, Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., will have to make that call. The official White House position is to make no cuts. So regardless the “sweet spot” among conferee conversations, compromise continues as the key to a new farm bill. Peterson’s closing comment in Hutchinson: “We’ll either get a new farm bill, or we’ll get an extension, or we’ll revert to permanent law. If we (conferees) come up with a bill that we all sign off on, Congress will be hard pressed not to go along with it.” ❖
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point being that after five years, dairy farmers would see the value of such a program and support it accordingly. “If the leadership leaves us alone and lets the conference committee do its work,” Peterson said, “it will work. If they muck around on this issue, it could kill the entire farm bill effort. And if we don’t get a new farm bill by the end of this year, we revert to Permanent Law — and that’s $39 per hundredweight on milk which simply isn’t sustainable. Consumer backlash would quickly destroy our dairy industry. The reality is that the outcome of doing nothing is total chaos.” One certainty voiced by Peterson and most farm organizations is that guaranteed direct payments, which farmers have received for a couple of decades, are history. According to Kent Thiesse, farm management analyst and vice president at MinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal, Minn., these direct payments have averaged about $25 per acre for corn and soybean producers in most south central Minnesota counties. “Most landlords have factored the direct payment amount into land rental rates in recent years,” said Thiesse, also a marketing columnist for The Land. “However there will not likely be a reduction in land rental rates when direct payments are eliminated.”
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FARM BILL, from pg. 22A the bill gets introduced into the Congress. “Next week in our committee session we’ll likely do all the other issues and then settle in on the food assistance numbers.” Peterson, a long-time proponent of a production control mechanism in the dairy bill, said the conferees support his original proposal but he got defeated on the House floor because of misinformation. The problem is getting rid of the old system and going to a new “insurance” system which permits insuring dairy income over feed costs. Currently set at about $6.50 even though today that figure is about $9 over feed costs, Peterson contends that because this would be a voluntary program it has to be proposed as a relatively low-cost insurance, otherwise dairy farmers wouldn’t participate. But if this leads to overproduction, Peterson asked, “what are we going to do with it? And that’s why stabilization (production control allotments) needs to be part of this new dairy legislation.” He knows Boehner and others would likely not support this issue but Peterson reminded his Hutchinson audience this would be only a five-year deal and participation would be voluntary. His
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Greenhouse gas emissions — organic vs. conventional “Our human activities affect the environment, so agriculture is likely to leave a footprint,” said Agricultural Research Service soil scientist Jane Johnson. “What we need to know is what we can do to reduce that footprint.” As part of that goal, Johnson led a study to see whether reduced-tillage organic and conventional production systems differed in yields or in the emission of greenhouse gases that have greater global warming effects than carbon dioxide, like methane and nitrous oxide. That is, would greenhouse gas emissions from an acre of conventional corn exceed greenhouse gas emissions from an acre of organic corn, or vice versa? Johnson works at the ARS North Central Soil Conservation Research Laboratory in Morris, Minn. Her project team included Morris soil scientist Sharon Weyers and biologist Nancy Barbour, as well as agricultural scientist David Archer, who works at the ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory in Mandan, N.D. The scientists studied yields from organic and conventional production of a four-year corn-soybean-wheatalfalfa rotation in Minnesota. While
both systems relied primarily on alfalfa for nitrogen, the conventional plots were also amended with ureabased fertilizer, while the organically managed plots were amended with solid dairy manure. This meant that during the study period, the conventional systems received 590 pounds of synthetic nitrogen, almost twice as much as the organic systems received via dairy manure amendments. The team used closed-vented chambers to monitor greenhouse gas emissions for three years during the growing season from May to November, as well as during early spring thaws. They found that both systems produced similar corn grain yields during 2007. But organic corn yields were 60 percent lower than conventional corn yields in 2006 and 40 percent lower during 2008. During 2007 and 2008, organic and conventional soybean yields were similar, but 2006 organic soybean yields were 90 percent lower than conventional yields. In 2006, organic wheat yields were 50 percent lower than conventional wheat yields. Field measurements of greenhouse gas emissions indicated that both sys-
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Using closed-vented chambers, biological science aide Rochelle Jansen (right) and soil scientist Jane Johnson collect gas emissions from soil at a research farm. Samples will be analyzed for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane. tems emitted 3.75 pounds of nitrous oxide per acre every year — measurements that cumulatively represent 4.74 percent of the nitrogen added to the conventional system and 9.26 per-
cent of the nitrogen added to the organic system. This meant that the nitrous oxide emissions per unit of See GHG, pg. 28A
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Emphasizes management importance in any system GHG, from pg. 26A nitrogen applied were nearly twice as large from the organically managed system as from the conventionally managed system. The scientists believe that the greater biomass production in the conventional system and the lower productivity of the organic system indicate that the conventional crops were able to use applied nitrogen more effectively to support plant growth. Because the yield was lower from the organic system, the nitrous oxide footprint per unit of crop yield was greater in the organic system than in the conventional system. “This study suggests that the ability of organic production to mitigate greenhouse gases may be less attractive to producers if it also results in lower yields. This emphasizes the importance of management to maintain crop productivity in any system,” Johnson said.
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Weather, a constant but quickening phenomena • More rapid breakdown of soil residue • Nitrogen applications happening later into the fall season • Less energy being used for heating purposes • Longer growing season • Increased number of freeze-thaw cycles • Change in plant hardiness zones • Change in exposure time to molds and allergens Minnesota’s wettest year was 2010, according to Seeley, and we’re getting wetter, with more than half of the state now experiencing 29 inches or more pre-
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1998: March tornado outbreak in southern counties (over $1 billion in losses) 1999: Derecho in Boundary Waters Canoe Area and heat wave 2000: Granite Falls tornado 2001: Spring flood on Minnesota, Mississippi rivers 2002: Flash floods in northern counties 2004: Flash floods in southern counties 2005-12: Drought response every summer 2007: Flash floods in southeastern counties (simultaneous with drought)
By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Speaking at Nov. 5 Agri-Growth Council annual meeting, Terry Barr, senior director of Industry Research at CoBank, ACB, suggested folks should expect considerable change over the next five years. “No, I don’t expect the trauma of other readjustments in our recent past, but as world production of grains continues to increase, I do see crop prices stabilizing without the volatility of the past four to five years,” Barr said. He also predicted land prices going through some readjustment which might involve a resetting of rental rates. “But farmers still like to buy land. That trend may be slowing but it certainly isn’t stopping,” Barr said. He thinks the current market transitions will provide more opportunities and risk, and will place a greater premium on management. “The pace of consolidation, both horizontally and vertically, will accelerate at all stages of the global supply chains, as margins tighten, scale of economies dominate and liquidity capital is deployed,” Barr said. He told of major tax code changes coming. And there will be new rules on depreciation, 1031-like exchanges, accounting options, estate taxes, etc., could alter previously optimal business structure and strategies, he said. “This also suggests investments in equipment, land ownership and rental commitments will need to be reassessed in this new marketplace,” Barr said. He added that a strong balance sheet with significant working capital and strong risk management policies will be critical in accessing the increasingly expensive debt capital required to implement transition strategies. ❖
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Major Minnesota weather-related events since 1976 1976: Drought; creation of Extension climatologist faculty position 1978: Flash floods in Rochester area (Zumbro River, July and September) 1979: Flooding, later planting, delayed harvest 1980: Drought in western counties 1981-82, 83-84, 00-01, 10-11: Threat of winter snow loads 1983, ’95, ’99, ’01, ’05, ’11: Heat waves, health and livestock stress 1984: Drought in western counties 1987, ’89, ’13: Severe winterkill of forage crops 1988: Drought statewide (over $1 billion in losses) 1989: Red River spring flooding 1991: Floods in southern counties 1992: Chandler tornado 1993: Floods on Minnesota, Mississippi rivers 1995: Derecho in Itasca State Park and heat wave 1997: Statewide spring floods (over $1 billion in losses)
cipitation. Severe weather parameters are migrating north up through the Mid- and North-Central states. In 2010 Minnesota led the nation in tornadoes, with 113 documented events, including 47 in one day. Minnesota has also experienced three 1,000-year floods (10-plus inches of rain in one storm) since 2000. Seeley urged his audience not to dismiss the weather data. “Change is real and rapid and predictable. The number of days of measurable precip is declining but we are seeing an increasing frequency of bigger dosage rains. Perhaps we need to consider changes in zoning and land use related to changing weather scenarios,” he said. Seeley recognized controlled tile drainage as showing promise in some areas of the farm landscape. ❖
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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Perhaps reinforcing what most have been suspecting, the pace of change of weather is accelerating said Mark Seeley, University of Minnesota Extension Service climatologist, in his address to over 500 people at the Nov. 5 Minnesota Agri- Mark Seeley Growth Council annual meeting. “Yes, we are seeing warmer winters. Yes we are experiencing higher minimum temperatures (fewer below-zero occurrences). And yes, we are measuring greater moisture variations even within a given growing season,” Seeley said. He also noted the annual temperature trendline is quickening, reporting that 2012 was the thirdwarmest year in Minnesota history with records dating back to 1807. That 88 F reading on St. Patrick’s Day, 2012, was the warmest ever recorded. So what are the consequences of warmer winters and higher minimum temps? Seeley listed quite a few. • Change in depth and duration of soil and lake freezing
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Protecting water near feedlots Analysis looks at nutrients, antibiotics and microorganisms
Intensive management practices used on cattle feedlot sites can produce large concentrations of manure with excess nutrients, antibiotics and microorganisms. The contaminants may end up in surface and ground waters, and minimizing such damage is important to feedlot operators. This is particularly challenging in states where limestone and “karst” terrain offers contaminants subterranean passage into underground caves, springs and sinkholes. Cleaning up these sites is costly, and the big question is how to apply resources to the right areas. Spatial sampling and mapping is one of the best tools available to identify the most intensively contaminated areas, find out how contaminants have spread, and decide which areas need the most attention. The ultimate goal is to help producers develop management strategies that minimize contaminant loads. Kim Cook and Karamat Sistani, at the Agricultural Research Service’s Animal Waste Management Research Unit, in Bowling Green, Ky., along with collaborators at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green and at ARS in Beltsville, Md., are using geographic information system technologies to map the distribution of contaminants across feedlot sites. Their approach is unique in its use of the technology to determine not just how nutrients flow through the soil, but also the fate of bacteria and pharmaceuticals given to cattle to protect their health. The team measured the levels of contaminants in soil samples collected from a five-acre feedlot used to grow out weaned calves for finishing. The site lies on a 4-degree slope with a feeding and watering area at the highest elevation, a grassy grazing area in the middle and a shallow retention basin and sinkhole at the bottom. Most rainwater percolates into the soil, but heavy rain can cause flooding that fills the basin with water from the grazing area. The researchers analyzed the soil for nutrients, including nitrogen and phosphorus; antibiotics used to treat diseases and enhance growth; and for microorganisms commonly used to indicate fecal contamination in waterways and soils — Escherichia coli, Bacteroides and Enterococcus. The study was one of the first to simultaneously measure all three types of contaminants — nutrients, antibiotics and indicator microorganisms — and to use GIS technology to map patterns of contaminant distribution. The results, published in the Journal of Environmental Quality (2013), showed that nutrients, microorganisms and antibiotics all largely stayed in See WATER, pg. 31A
Forage grasses reduce load To reduce nutrient loads, forage grasses that take up nutrients are now being raised on part of the site. The researchers are also evaluating soil treatments (alum, biochar and gypsum) in the most contaminated areas to see if they will bind with the nutrients, antibiotics and microorganisms and give them time to decompose in the soil. This article was published in the November-December issue of Agricultural Research magazine. It was written by ARS information staff member Dennis O’Brien. This research is part of Climate Change, Soils, and Emissions and Agricultural and Industrial Byproducts, two ARS national programs described at www.nps.ars.usda.gov. ❖
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WATER, from pg. 30A the feeding area at the top of the slope. “Analysis of contaminants, particularly antibiotics and microorganisms, on this scale is not very common. Incorporating the GIS mapping allowed us to visualize the distribution of all three contaminants in new ways. We were surprised to find that all were distributed in a similar manner and there was no distinct flow pattern downhill from the barn,” Cook said. The findings suggest that cleaning up the site may be more manageable than previously thought, with efforts focused on soil remediation in the feeding and nearby grazing areas where contaminants are concentrated.
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$1.5 million charity auction aids Philippine poor Minnesota auctioneer conducts Hong Kong auction for International Care Ministries By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Charity auctions are “old hat” for Kristine Fladeboe Duininck and her brother Glen of Fladeboe Auctions of Willmar, Minn. They do about 200 charity events per year throughout the nation, in addition to their primary revenue stream of farmland auctions all across Minnesota. But the auction she conducted Oct. 10 was something special. First of all, it took place in Hong Kong. Second, it was for International Care Ministries, a Philippine-based organization that has served the ultra-poor in this country of 96 million people since 1992. Oh, and it happened to raise $1.5 million, the most in ICM’s history. “The mission of this particular auction,” the 40-year-old Duininck said, “was a fund-raising effort to help feed and educate the people of this island nation. My husband and I spent five days in the Philippines before flying to Hong Kong for the auction. We wanted to better understand the total efforts of International Care Ministries. “Extreme poverty best describes the Philippine nation. Almost 50 percent of their population lives on less than $2 a day. It’s the 12th-largest country in the world yet it’s not even the size of Minnesota. Our hearts have been touched forever by this experience.” Preparation People acquainted with Duininck know she intensely prepares before calling every sale. This auction required even greater preparation, due to its location and the diversity of the 1,000 bidders in the live audience plus online bidders from 12 countries representing a variety of languages. Duininck did not use a translator, however. And she conducted the auction in Hong Kong dollars which are 7.8 times the U.S. dollar. She and her husband went to Hong Kong three days prior to the Thursday night auction. Prep time included a five-hour session with ICM on the mechanics and “culture” of this particular auction. She earlier did “phone time” with the people hosting this event, a nighttime auction in the largest convention center in Hong Kong. The event started at 6 p.m. but the actual bidding process didn’t start until 9:45 p.m.
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Above: Kristine Fladeboe Duininck conducting the Hong Kong charity auction. Below left: Duininck met with Philippine farmers and got to ride a water buffalo. Below right: Farmers with a precarious, yet commonly seen, load of sugar cane.
She noted this about the people she met in the Philippines and Hong Kong. “They are highly motivated people. They have high expectations. I was feeling the pressure of wanting to do my very best job. I strongly felt it was God’s calling. I could sense the audience had tremendous regard for this ministry. “It’s my habit to visit with the bidding audience before the auction
starts. The first person I talked with told me she was the anchor lady for CNN, Hong Kong. That certainly reinforced my observation that this was indeed a fine audience.” Auction time So what was Duininck auctioning? Well, her first auction item was a purse, for which she “nudged” a $14,000 bid. Other items Duininck sold included a week-long getaway to the Maldive Islands located in the
Indian Ocean, and a ski vacation package to Niseko, Japan. “But I’m most proud of what I call ‘A Moment of Giving’,” she said. “We start at different bidding levels. This one I started at $75,000 for the first item and ended with a $5,000 bid item. We raised $625,000 U.S. That generous moment in the lives of these 1,000 bidders was heartwarming.” Time is apparently less a concern when doing auctions in Hong Kong. Duininck pointed out that dessert was served at 11 p.m. with 1,000 people still in attendance. She said the courtesy of this audience was dramatic. “You could hear a pin drop throughout the night. The atmosphere was incredible. The air was exciting; the giving was contagious. People were having so much fun. The team effort together was tremendous,” said Duininck, who has a reputation for putting fun into auctions. She also requests some special help. “I threw in a couple of prayers. Getting some guidance from the Lord always is helpful. Our few days in the Philippines also helped the audience relate to this light-skinned woman from Minnesota. But to God be the glory,” said Duininck, who felt the night was truly magical. Successful, too — receipts were about 20 percent higher than the previous year’s event. This Hong Kong auction represented a variety of faiths, although she sensed the majority were Christians. “And 100 percent had the mindset of giving back. Most of my audience I was told represented success in their business world. And so evident was the philanthropic feeling that to whom much is given, much is expected,” she said. The auction took about one hour. Where the money goes So what happens to the $1.5 million raised? Duininck said that ICM has a partnership with Feed My Starving Children, so literally thousands of food packs will be distributed to the people of the Philippines. “But the biggest impact will be their ‘Transform’ program where they send trained staff members into the most impoverished villages,” she said. “They teach these people how to find and develop their livelihood so that they might become self sufficient. This would be somewhat like the Peace Corps program here in America, however ICM is a faith-based organization.” See AUCTION, pg. 33A
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AUCTION, from pg. 32A They also learn about health. Sanitation is minimal in these impoverished communities. But once educated about what to do and how to do it, there is tremendous team spirit in making their lives better. “Boots on the ground” efforts really show up when you teach others how to improve their lives. “Change is in the air over there and I could really sense a willingness to learn and work together, even as entire communities,” she said. Admittedly, the Philippine government has been guilty of corruption from within. But Duininck said their government and organizations such as ICM are critical to help in the distribution of funds and teaching programs to the impoverished. Philippine agriculture Because of her almost 20 years of farm auctioneering plus growing up on a Kandiyohi County (Minn.) farm, Duininck has a keen eye for agriculture, wherever she travels. She describes her observations of farming in the Philippines like a time-warp experience, especially relating to the harvesting of sugar cane, the predominant crop. These (sugar) “It was harvest time cane farmers I for sugar cane when I was told make was there,” she said. about $2 to $3 “My heart just went out to these farmers. a day. I did not They were harvesting see a tractor sugar cane with anywhere. Yet machetes. That’s right, optimism was each with a knife to in the air ... cut each cane plant and stack in piles. — Kristine They are mostly bareFladeboe footed. Then they would lift that pile by Duininck hand and walk it on a plank to the back of a wagon pulled by a water buffalo to a truck at the edge of the field. These trucks would haul the cane to the processing plant but they were so overloaded that accidents were numerous. “These cane farmers I was told make about $2 to $3 a day. I did not see a tractor anywhere. Yet optimism was in the air because their ‘lean months’ are now behind and with harvest they will now have some money again.” Family Family unity is important there. Often the grandparents are living with their children, plus the several kids that are part of these families. She indicated that eight, 10, even 14 children per family were not uncommon. “We went to 12 farm homes; 11 of them had dirt floors. I did not see one mattress during our visits. I never saw a single appliance, because there is no electricity; also no running water. But family is everything. They lean on each other, they cling to
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Family unity of great importance AUCTION, from pg. 33A their faith, they cling to their hope. What was so impressive to me was how thankful they are for what they have. Often they would offer food to my husband and I, yet very likely that was their food for the day. They simply went hungry but wanted to be kind to us guests.” Duininck noted that even though they wish to have more and to live better, these husbands and wives were thankful because they had each other, and children to love. “They are incredibly kind people. They’re grateful. They’re happy,” she said. ICM is implementing jump-start kindergarten programs in slum villages to get youngsters reading. “I did an auctioneering session with one school of kindergarten kids,” Duininck said. “They just burst out in laughter when I started doing my auctioneering chant. In these poor communities the kids might go to school for only a couple of grades; maybe one might even go to college and that is really a big deal. If one sibling gets that opportunity everyone in the family pools their resources to help pay for that single child going on to college. That student will then make money and bring it back home to the family.” What’s ahead So what’s ahead for Duininck? For starters, she and her brother (along with their family auction company) have several farmland auctions scheduled through the end of the year, plus about 40 benefit auctions on the docket. Despite downward pricing of corn and soybeans, she is still optimistic about agriculture because people are still putting their faith and value into farmland. “It might level off from 2012 but overall I’m encouraged about the future of American agriculture. It is a dynamic industry and I believe people still have confidence in the land.” In 2010, Duininck was named the International Auctioneer Champion by the National Auctioneers Association. Her company, Fladeboe Auctions, has offices in Willmar and Minneapolis. In 2013, the firm will raise more than $13 million for its 225 nonprofit and educational clients across the Upper Midwest and sell thousands of acres of agricultural land. The company was founded in Willmar in 1978 by her father, Dale, who is still involved in the business today. Log on to www.FladeboeAuctions.com or call (320) 212-9379 for more information. ❖
Lending a helping hand in The Philippines Aid for Philippine victims of Typhoon Haiyan: www.redcross.org or (800) REDCROSS International Care Ministries: www.caremin.com
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It’s this total protocol of crop producBy DICK HAGEN tion that led to the formation of Genesys The Land Staff Writer Grain Genetics. Their Mission StateEven though Jeff ... to provide healthy high-value non-GMO dedicated ment reads: “... to provide healthy highLittrell had just seed genetics, produced using high-management fertilvalue non-GMO dedicated seed genetics, climbed out of his ity production, to bring seed linked to premium grain produced using high-management fertilcombine at the ity production, to bring seed linked to markets for enhanced grower profits in a system proweary hour of 4 a.m. premium grain markets for enhanced on Oct. 29, he was viding responsible stewardship of land, food and congrower profits in a system providing responstill willing to share Jeff Littrell sumer health. sible stewardship of land, food and consome harvest infor— Genesys Grain Genetics Mission Statement sumer health.” In essence “Get on board mation with The Land in a telephone with us and we will show you the footprints interview around 11:30 later that morning. to success.” Harvesting a field of non-genetically modified domestic markets apparently are also growing Littrell somewhat facetiously said that if you get organism corn that he said yielded from 195 bushels rather rapidly. Whole Foods at a recent meeting in per acre to 300 bu./acre will make a guy want to Dallas, Texas, said they were going down the road a $2 premium for your non-GMO soybeans but they with non-GMO foods throughout their entire distri- only produce 35 bushels why bother? “So our goal is share harvest data. Apparently you can do away with the idea that bution system. They have committed to labeling of genetics that provide a 55 to 60 bushel soybean with a $2 to $4 premium. We’re already doing connon-GMO corn has a yield drag compared with con- all their products by 2017. tracts for 2014 that pay $2 premium for food-grade “Yes, that means Littrell Farms, our Stewartville ventional corn. The corn was standing well so you can also do away with the notion that non-GMO corn farm, could be identified on the label as the grower of beans and $4 over Chicago for our seed-grade soythe non-GMO soybeans used in any of the Whole beans. has weaker stalks. Foods products. Every food provider now has organic “Our patrons get first choice on these seed conGranted, you’d expect Littrell’s story would tend to products. The next phase is to quantify what the con- tracts, plus first choice on cover crop.” include some embellishments. His firm FHR Inc. sumer wants, and that includes where the food was Mostly two private breeders, Rusty Packer and sells non-GMO seed and grows the grain. But with grown.” Jim Nelson, both founding members of the company 20 years in the non-GMO production world he Because of the heavy movement into organics by and both with extensive backgrounds in soybean speaks with lots of documented history. major food distributors such as Whole Foods, Littrell development, perform the genetic work for Genesys He’s one of four originators of Genesys Grain sees a significant market increase for non-GMO corn Grain. “We’ve tied in with some unique people in Genetics, a farmer-owned cooperative with a tag line to provide for the consumer demand of non-GMO the genetic world, predominantly private individuthat reads “Seed … from beginning to end,” which meats. als but also some key university researchers,” Littells this firm develops its own proprietary seed line, Exports of non-GMO foods into Japan must first be trell said, explaining that non-GMO work is not on uses cooperative members to grow the seed (soybean approved by the government of Japan. “They are most academic minds these days. Perhaps an excepseed, for example, is grown in six states), and, of course, provides the marketing arm to get these non- very precise. We work with a company with 20-plus tion is North Dakota State University, which has years processing soybeans at Oskaloosa, Iowa, who major recognition in the non-GMO world for plant GMO products into the marketplace. genetics. “We’re at about 50 patrons enrolled or in final has been working in the Japanese market for 20 years. They have a client at Breckenridge who has In addition, a few individuals got between the stages of enrolling,” Littrell said, indicating a goal of been in that market with their own brand of tofu garbage can and the back door, such as what Charabout 300 members. “If we figure 2,000 to 3,000 See GENE, pg. 36A acres per grower this generates enough production beans for several years. “The Japanese government even established a ferof non-GMO grains to have some ‘marketing muscle’ all the way through from seed production to growing tility program for the growing of non-GMO soybeans by American producers to best fit their import the product to marketing the product. requirements. We (FHR Inc.) have now taken on that “Most non-GMO firms have good systems for sellprogram which covers genetics and environment, ing the seed, but few have control over the genetics including all phases of the plant nutrient requireand production of the seeds plus the marketing funcments.” tion of the grain, both domestically and into overseas markets as we do.” State Bank of Gibbon is looking for good As Genesys Grain Genetics grows, Littrell said quality Real Estate Mortgage Loans non-GMO corn versus non-GMO soybean acres is 1) No origination fees about a 50-50 ratio. “We recognize that we have more 2) No Prepayment penalty. marketing opportunities in soybeans, particularly 3) Monthly, Semi-annual, or annual principal and interest payments. with Japan and some other Asian outlets. But
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Littrell: Pleased with 2013 results in spite of beginning GENE, from pg. 35A lie Brown did at the University of Minnesota. According to Littrell, Brown gathered some of these “heirloom varieties” and stashed them in a cold storage system so that it might have genetic significance for those seed lines. Brown is the founder and president of Brownseed Genetics in Bay City, Wis. Stalk quality issues? On this lodging issue of non-GMO corn, Jim Koenigs of Pinicon Farms at McIntire, Iowa, said, “stalk quality is not an issue in my observations. There are ‘trait’ varieties with very good agronomic qualities, including stalk strength. There are also ‘trait’ hybrids with inadequate agronomics. Attaching chemical resistance or bugresistant traits to inferior genetics isn’t going to fix that problem.” He said, “we’re not 100 percent certain that non-GMO corn is a more profitable alternative, but we see some positive indications. This year was our first year with significant acres on non-GMO corn. We’ll continue this experiment into 2014.” Koenigs said over half the total corn acres at Pinicon Farms is now nonGMO corn. “For 2014, because of what we learned in 2013, we will be using four non-GMO varieties ranging from 106-day to 97-day maturity on the bulk of our acres.” They plant in 30-inch rows with a seed drop of 32,000 to 34,000 plants per acre. Not wanting to quote specific seed costs, Koenigs ventured that eco-
For 2014, because of what we learned in 2013, we will be using four non-GMO varieties ranging from 106-day to 97-day maturity on the bulk of our acres. — Jim Koenigs, Pinicon Farms, McIntire, Iowa nomics favor non-GMO seed purchases. Also because corn yields are such a “local issue” depending on weather, soils and other inputs he said, “our highest yielding field so far this year (as of the Oct. 30 telephone interview) was non-GMO corn-on-corn. And we utilize the best available traited varieties when doing our comparisons.” Pinicon Farms markets to a large grain merchandiser specializing in export delivery overseas. For the 2014 season, Genesys Grain Genetics offers 17 hybrids, of which eight are experimental. That high-tech fertility program is used on every acre of seed production, as well as corn for grain production. Working with a Michigan seed grower for Pioneer Seeds, Littrell said this grower tells him that a 105-bushel seed yield is the equivalent to 280 to 300 bushel field corn; get seed yields up to 125 bushel and you are brushing on 400-bushel yields of field corn according to this Michigan seed grower. Littrell said they averaged 179 bushels on four hybrids produced by Pioneer, he went from 1,200 acres seed corn six years ago to 3,000 acres. Littrell also said a yield bump, rather
than a yield drag, is more likely with the quality non-GMO hybrids available today. Plus you’re saving upwards of $100 per seed bag or more. With seed costs now the No. 2 cost after land costs in growing corn, little wonder growers keep note of seed corn costs these days, especially with first choice conventional hybrids now $400. Littrell said corn planting on FHR Inc. farms started May 17 this season so even with wet soils and a decidedly late planting season, he’s extremely pleased with yield data their combine is recording. They normally plant at 33,000 to 34,000 ppa, but cut that to about 30,000 ppa this spring because of the late planting. Littrell Farms strip tills in the fall and also fall applies potassium sulfate and about 25 pounds per acre of potassium chloride. In addition, “Soft Rock Phosphate,” a foliar phosphate sourced out of Idaho, is applied at 50 pounds per acre. In the spring, soils get enriched with a pelletized blend of ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate which is then mixed with 6-8-6 “chicken litter” so the crop feeds off of both macro nutrients and micro nutrients. “We also dump about 25 gallons of 32 percent urea into that same root zone. We’re not exactly spoon feeding but we use tons of foliar products. We’ve been
into microbiological products for over 25 years now. We’re into our second year with an acid-based material which apparently etches more phosphorous out of the soil that ordinarily wouldn’t be available to the plants. Also we normally apply about 125 pounds of nitrogen, applied either as dry or liquids and the rest of this nutrient program is applied with airplanes. We fly four times a year with foliars,” Littrell said. An Iowa crop scout checks fields every 10 days, a local agronomist is in their fields every week, and Littrell does lots of looking as well. “To get a 100-bushel seed yield on a field planted June 15 and considering the cold season, this is unheard of,” Littrell said, adding that paying attention to the “total environment” of each field is the biggest factor in maximizing production. From his viewpoint, that means particular attention to how those corn plants are fed every day of their entire life. This lack of “total programming” by seed companies is what launched the FHR Inc. “total environment” strategy. So, who’s buying? Who’s buying the non-GMO grains? Down the river for overseas export is where most of the soybeans go; with corn a growing domestic market for livestock producers, or farmers who sell to livestock producers who are capitalizing on the non-GMO consumer meat demand. Littrell admits it was a battle when they first got into non-GMO corn. “If you were in Burlington, Iowa, or Cedar Rapids area, there were various markets for non-GMO corn from the getSee GENE, pg. 37A
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GENE, from pg. 36A go. But we’ve got one of the big precursors of non-GMO grains right here in Minnesota, SunOpta just south of Owatonna. There should be no reason why we shouldn’t be raising lots more non-GMO corn,” he said, adding that growing health concerns about human nutrition are paving a brighter road. “To me more and more it’s boiling down to giving the consumer what they want. And that includes labeling so they know precisely the source of their foods.” There are no worries about when you get paid for your product anymore either — same day as you deliver if that’s what your local elevator can handle. “I tell receivers who are handling our grain that they’ve got to provide quick payment to their growers. Farming today is such a highly capitalized business. Farmers shouldn’t have to wait for their checks.” The Oct. 29 board price for non-GMO corn was $4.70 to $4.80 delivered; beans were $14 to $15 food grade; seed beans at $16 to $17. Those prices reflect only about a 50-cent bonus for non-GMO corn today, and purity in
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The third floor is being renovated to expand the military display of the wars since World War II. Already it has a full-size jeep that took quite an effort to maneuver it up the stairs. Lanphere expects it to be finished sometime in 2014. In addition the museum is a gallery displaying photographs by Jim Brandenburg, a Luverne native renowned for his photographs of nature. His prairie images show the beauty of the region’s landscape that is often overlooked. Herreid Military Museum is located in the Courthouse Square. The Rock County Courthouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was also built of local Sioux Quartzite in 1888. It has been restored to how it appeared at that time in history. South of the two historic buildings is a restored Civil War cannon. Within the square is the Rock County Veterans Memorial. A solemn circle of granite benches surround a center obelisk that carries the names of local veterans who died in service. Seated on one of the benches is a life-sized statue of a veteran, leaning on his cane, reflecting on thoughts and memories known only to him. The Herreid Military Museum is open MondayFriday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and located at 213 East Luverne St. (two blocks north of Main Street and three blocks east of Highway 75.) Guided tours can be scheduled, or you may view the museum at your own pace. Call (888) 2834061 for more information. ❖
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ROADS, from pg. 40A To Burns that was the literary find of the century, she said. McIntosh’s column so impressed him that throughout the documentary, actor Tom Hanks narrates directly from McIntosh’s writing, Lanphere said. Building on the awareness made Jane Wildung by this documentary, community Lanphere benefactors Warren H. Herreid II and his wife, Jeannine M. Rivet, became involved. They made known their passion for war veterans by donating to the building project abundantly through their K.A.H.R. Foundation. “His father, Warren G. Herreid, had served in World War II along with his brothers,” Lanphere said. “A lifelong resident, he has helped with the museum. He is now 93. The veterans helped with explaining how this exhibit impacted the war effort.” This makes the museum more than just impersonal presentations, she said. The Herreid Military Museum has archived as many real life stories they possibly could. Arranged by significant events of the war, the story is told through the eyes of local men and women who were there: Bombers, fighter pilots, on the sea dealing with kamikaze pilots, the foot soldiers on the ground with the African campaign, participating in the Battle of the Bulge, or working behind the scenes with communications, developing protocol for the Navajo language.
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ear the Rock County Courthouse a jail of Sioux Quartzite from a local quarry was built in 1900 to keep its citizens safe from those who would harm them. It served the county well until a new jail was built. Today the old building memorializes the lives of men and women who have served in the military to maintain liberty for the United States and the world. Again keeping the citizens of southwest Minnesota safe. “Changing the jail into a museum was definitely a challenge,” said Jane Wildung Lanphere, executive director of the Luverne Area Chamber and Herreid Military Museum caretaker. “Originally the sheriff and his family resided on the front half of the first two floors. The jail cells were in the back half (north side) of the building. The sheriff’s wife fed the prisoners and did their laundry. The jail cells were part of the cross beams of the floors above. The only way to take out the cells was to remove the roof.” Some of the cells were used in the north terrace entrance of the museum. Opening in 2009 its primary focus was on World War II with smaller displays from the Civil War and Spanish American War. “The Homestead Act of 1862 brought many Civil War veterans to Rock County,” Lanphere said. According to the Homestead Act, soldiers could deduct their time of service off the five years that was required to prove up the land. “Families had donated many World War II items to the Rock County Historical Society,” Lanphere said. “Rock County had one of Minnesota’s highest percent of its population to serve in World War II; one in five of its citizens were involved in the war effort.” The items were archived and stored. Luverne was an historical treasure that would remain hidden, until filmmaker Ken Burns chose the town as one of four communities profiled in his “The War” documentary which had its premiere showing in Luverne in 2007. “Quentin Aanenson had made a video of his World War II experiences as a fighter pilot,” Lanphere said. “That brought Luverne to Ken Burns’ attention. Some clips from Quentin Aanenson’s video were used in the documentary.” “Then as Burns researched Luverne, he located Al McIntosh’s ‘More Or Less Personal Chaff ’ columns. McIntosh was the owner, editor and publisher of the local paper Rock County Star Herald. In that column he kept his readers up to date on the war, his views and thoughts on current events.” See ROADS, pg. 39A
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The following market analysis is for the week ending Nov. 15. CORN — A week ago the November crop report was released, which showed that the 2013-14 corn carryout didn’t start with a “2.” A key reversal higher was posted on the charts, but the euphoria was short-lived as a carryout of 1.887 billion bushels sank in. By Tuesday, corn had resumed its downtrend. With corn harvest 84 percent complete as of Nov. 10, the final 16 percent needs to find a home and growers were sellers on the PHYLLIS NYSTROM post-crop report spike higher. The CHS Hedging Inc. $4.15 support and $4.50 resistSt. Paul ance levels remained untested this week, so we’ll leave those parameters in place. The situation in corn hasn’t changed; we have a huge crop and 2013-14 carryout will more than double last year, but the market has the task of attracting bushels into the pipeline to meet the demands of profitable ethanol plants, livestock operations and export commitments. It may be unlikely that corn earns the carries currently in the futures market. In many areas, the forward price curve is flat. Spreads on the Chicago Board of Trade have already been narrowing. The Environmental Protection Agency, falling to pressure from various groups, released the 2014 renewable fuels standard mandates as a range, putting off until next year the actual numbers. The proposal calls for 15.0 billion to 15.52 billion gallons of See NYSTROM, pg. 2B
The livestock markets have started November in a steady to lower price atmosphere. Supply is apparently what most prognosticators are focused on at this time, but demand looks to be the most important factor. The cattle market has been holding its own for several weeks now as the supply of cattle is at some of the lowest levels of the year. The interesting thing about this is that cattle prices have been near steady during these lower numbers, where most would expect to see cattle prices moving sharply higher. It appears that JOE TEALE demand is the key to why prices Broker have remained fairly stagnant. Great Plains Commodity Afton, Minn. Over the past year there has been a steady decline in domestic demand as the beef cutout remained extremely high in comparison to competitive meats. The export market was strong enough to hold prices at the higher levels; however as the world economic conditions continue to remain weak, that export demand will also likely begin to decline. There is a move by many countries to expand their cattle herds, which will increase the completion in the beef export market in the future. With the coming of the new year comes many new taxes and domestic disposable income is likely to shrink, which for the consumer means to become more prudent in their meat purchases. This does not bode well for cattle prices to continue to move higher but at best remain steady in the months ahead. Producers should be cognizant of market conditions and
Over the past few years high commodity prices have proven to be quite profitable for many grain producers and have also been quite challenging for the livestock industry. One thing is for certain, when you are involved in agriculture there will be good years and there will be challenging years. As we enter a new phase for the grain markets, many farmers and ranchers will be weighing their options and considering how they can maintain or grow profitability. For some, continuing to improve returns on current KURT LENSING investments may be the answer. AgStar Assistant VP For others, additional invest- and Industry Specialist ments may be the way to go. If Waite Park, Minn. you are considering an investment in land, machinery or other improvements, it is extremely important to weigh the profitability potential prior to making a decision. Professional investor Warren Buffett has many investing tips. There are a few that I thought were quite relevant in making investment decisions on your farm or ranch. • The first tip is thinking long-term and being patient. At today’s prices it may or may not be profitable to buy the neighbor’s land at $10,000 an acre, but depending on your operation, putting in drainage tile or irrigation could prove to be your best return on invested capital. • A second tip Buffett recommends is saving for the unexpected. Many involved in the agriculture industry did not expect input prices to rise as high See LENSING, pg. 2B
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Soybean sales to China up 30 percent from 2012 NYSTROM, from pg. 1B total renewable fuel to be produced compared to the original RFS mandate for 2014 of 18.15 billion gallons. Today’s changes include conventional biofuel production (mainly corn-based ethanol) of 13.01 billion gallons versus 14.4 billion gallons in the original 2007 mandate; 2.2 billion gallons of advanced biofuel, down from 3.75 billion gallons originally; 17 million gallons of cellulosic biofuel (8 million to 30 million gallon range) when 1.75 billion was the original target; and 1.28 billion gallons of biomass-based diesel. A 60-day comment period will be opened once the proposal is entered on the Federal Registry. What does the new proposal mean? At this point maybe not much; as long as economics favor ethanol production, it will be produced. Weekly ethanol production was 8 million gallons higher than last week at 273 million gallons. This was the biggest production week since January 2012. Ethanol stocks were slightly lower at 15.153 million barrels. The Farm Service Agency released prevent-planted acres this week at 8.8 million acres. This number usually runs from 2.5 million to 3.0 million acres. This suggests that we could have over 5 million more acres planted next year split between the various crops. Informa Economics is pegging U.S. corn acreage for 2014-15 at 91.5 million acres, down 3.8 million acres from 2013-14’s actual 95.3 million planted acres and down 134,000 acres from their last projection.
Weekly export sales surpassed 39.4 million bushels (1 million metric tons) for the sixth consecutive week, coming in at 47.4 million bushels. This brings total export commitments to 66 percent of the USDA’s 2013-14 export projection. South Korea passed on a corn tender for the second time in as many weeks, citing high prices. OUTLOOK: Limiting short-term downside includes slow grower sales, big fund short and harvest winding down. The upside faces reluctance of end-users to chase bushels when the carryout is so large. It’s a challenge to balance total supply versus “available” supply. No one wants to be caught with corn to sell when South America realizes they have a crop and begin to price corn. Looking ahead into next summer, prices may well be below where they are currently, i.e. the market doesn’t earn the carry on the prospects of a good South American crop and additional U.S. corn acres. December corn dropped 4 3/4 cents this week, closing at $4.22 per bushel. I looked for some kind of price correlation around the Thanksgiving holiday and couldn’t find one, it’s mostly 50/50 in the last 10 years whether prices rally or fall the days before and after Thanksgiving. SOYBEANS — Soybeans extended their upswing through most of the week, in spite of improving South American planting conditions, only to plummet heading into the last harvest weekend of the season. Acceptable
LENSING, from pg. 1B as they did or commodity prices to fall as fast as they did. It’s certain there will be unexpected times ahead. Maintaining adequate working capital will ensure viability of your farm for the future. • A third investing tip is to know your numbers. Do you know how your farm or ranch compares to others in the same region? Knowing financial ratios will paint a more vivid picture of how your business is performing and will help you identify where improvements can be made. If you are contemplating a business investment in your farm or ranch, it’s essential to know which enterprise or crop is generating the best returns on the cash to be invested. For example, at AgStar we have
seen some farms with just under $100/acre invested in machinery and vehicles and others who have $1,000/acre invested. This is just one example of how investment allocation impacts profitability or returns on capital invested in the business. Although every farm’s financial position is different, be sure to look for returns on investments that are the most profitable for your operation. If you do, both you and Uncle Sam will be rewarded. By making smart choices now, you will be prepared to withstand any challenges we face in the future. AgStar Financial Services is a cooperative owned by client stockholders. As part of the Farm Credit System, AgStar has served 69 counties in Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin with a wide range of financial products and services for more than 95 years. ❖
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weekly export sales and a bullish National Oilseed Processors Association crush report were unable to staunch the flow of sell orders. Grower sales were spotty as harvest enters its final push with harvest 91 percent complete as of Nov. 10. The South American crop is off to a good start. Argentine bean planting is estimated at 22 percent complete and Brazil at 90 percent complete. Trade chatter is that China is turning to South America for its April-May needs. There are estimates coming out of China that their soybean imports this year will range from 63.5 mmt to 68 mmt. This compares to the USDA’s latest forecast for 69 mmt. India bought 40,000 mt of U.S. bean oil this week and China bought 123,000 mt of beans. Assuming a portion of current unknown bean sales are for China, plus what they have on the books, China may have already bought 24.5 mmt (900 million bushels) of U.S. soybeans for 2013-14. Last year China bought 21 mmt of U.S. beans. In a nutshell, our sales to China are running 30 percent ahead of last year at this time. Can this keep up? Weekly export sales for soybeans were decent at 31.2 million bushels for 2013-14 (China accounted for 78.5 percent of the old crop sales) and 2.2 million bushels for 2014-15. With 86 percent of the total export forecast already committed, many will look for this number to increase on subsequent balance sheet updates. The October NOPA crush was a record for the month of October at 157.08 million bushels when 154.3 million bushels were anticipated. Oil stocks were less than projected at 1.356 billion pounds compared to expec-
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tations for 1.491 billion pounds. Informa Economics tweaked their 2014-15 crop year soybean acreage estimate slightly this week. They are forecasting a record 83.8 million acres, up 7.3 million acres from 2013-14’s 76.5 million acres, but 90,000 acres less than their previous estimate at 83.9 million acres. OUTLOOK: If South America avoids weather issues this year, soybean prices will be expected to decline once those bushels are assured/available. This expectation would also be supported by ideas for larger acreage next year (coming from prevent-planted acreage this year), and possible rolling forward of export sales if China does any switching from the United States to South America due to price or logistics. In the meantime, good processor margins and the need for exporters to buy beans to fulfill sales commitments should support the basis and board, but be prepared for periods of “what have you done for me lately?” Shortterm resistance in the January soybean contract is $13.30 with support at $12.47 per bushel. January soybeans were 15 1/2 cents lower this week, closing at $12.80 1/2 per bushel. Nystrom’s notes: Contract changes for the week ending Nov. 15: Minneapolis wheat fell 11 1/4 cents, Chicago dropped 5 1/4 cents and Kansas City saw a decrease of 10 1/4 cents. December crude oil was off 76 cents at $93.84, ultra-low-sulfur diesel gained 6 3/4 cents, gasoline rallied 10 1/2 cents and natural gas was a dime higher. This material has been prepared by a sales or trading employee or agent of CHS Hedging Inc. and should be considered a solicitation. ❖
Hogs have been sliding TEALE, from pg. 1B protect inventories as needed. The hog market, on the other hand, has seen prices slide since the beginning of November. Hog numbers have been adequate to meet the packers’ needs and from a seasonal standpoint a typical down period until after the Thanksgiving holiday. Demand for pork has been fairly good since the pork cutout has been representing the better value in the entire meat complex. This does not necessarily mean that hog prices will benefit from an immediate turnaround and move higher
because of the pork cutout price. The relationship of the wholesale price of all meats will tend to lead the consumer to the best value, which at this time happens to be pork. With the recent downdraft in the market, there is bound to be some recovery in the weeks ahead. This does not necessarily mean that prices will have a substantial rally because of the overall condition of the market and the economic conditions. Considering the premiums offered by the deferred contracts, producers should keep in tune with the market conditions and protect inventories where applicable. ❖
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as NMPF president and CEO Jan. 1, when long-time leader Jerry Kozak retires. ■ The continual decline in fluid milk sales was another Jim Mulhern topic of discussion at this week’s meeting. Sales have been declining for decades and while the dairy industry has made a gallant effort to turn that around via promotions like the “Got Milk” and “Milk Mustache” campaigns and has employed innovative packaging and worked to get milk more available to consumers, the declines continue.
Tom Gallagher, CEO of the NDB, talked about it at this week’s joint annual meeting and on Friday’s DairyLine, but said “there’s a lot to be encouraged about in fluid milk. “For the first time in three decades,” Gallagher said, “we’re going to see over the next few years a real effort on the part of the industry, and that includes dairy cooperatives and companies outside the industry’s traditional structure like Coke and Pepsi, to really do the kind of innovative things that consumers have been waiting for the dairy industry to do.” Opportunities abound, he said, not
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This column was written The House, he said, has for the marketing week endvoted for a new subsidy for ing Nov. 15. dairy farmers modeled on crop insurance but with no Attendees at this week’s mechanism to limit costs joint annual meeting of the when the economy slows. National Dairy Board, The subsidy payments will United Dairy Industry Assoinsulate farmers from the ciation and National Milk market and milk production Producers Federation in will keep growing. “It’ll be Phoenix, Ariz., were told MIELKE MARKET cheap milk for processors, that the dairy provisions in WEEKLY with taxpayers on the hook the pending House farm bill to keep the insurance money By Lee Mielke are “costly to taxpayers, a flowing,” Mooney said. bonanza for processors and not what’s needed He praised the Senate to help farmers.” version which he said “has embraced a combiBoard chairman Randy Mooney, of nation of margin insurance and a marRogersville, Mo., said “the House of Representatives was dangerously close ket stabilization program that sends clear signals to farmers when less milk to repeating the mistakes of the early is needed. 1980s, when the federal dairy safety net was far too generous.” “It’s not government forcing you not to produce,” Mooney said, “it’s a simple, In those days, Mooney said, “you had voluntary device to encourage a faster to work at it to lose money milking rebound in healthy margins and reduce cows.” Farmers produced more milk the cost of this program to taxpayers.” than the market could absorb, letting Washington buy up the rest. “(The U.S. NMPF Chief Operating Officer Jim Department of Agriculture) became the Mulhern, called on attendees to become largest single customer that farmers more engaged in the organization and had,” Mooney said. “We spent most of the policymaking process. the rest of the ’80s paring down the “We need your financial commitment, structural surplus that was created yes,” he said, “but even more imporbecause Congress wanted to help us ... tantly, we need your time and effort to a fault.” and engagement.” Mulhern takes over
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Not ready to ‘stop pumping blood into a dying horse’ MIELKE, from pg. 3B just in the domestic market but overseas. A recent study shows over 1 billion pounds of fluid milk demand in China, and the United States is the only country in a position to fulfill that via UHT shelf-stable milk.
“We met with over 50 companies,” he said. “We can see the amount of investment companies are willing to make to retool their plants, build new plants, to focus on all the areas that we should be into and do the kind of kinds that brand marketers need to do when they roll out new products and that
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means supporting each new product $21.73 per hundredweight for the roll out with several million dollars.” north and $22 for the south. Both are down a penny from November and Partnerships $1.35 below continue to be a December 2012. vital part of the The 2013 northstrategy, Galern average is ... realizes the huge opporlagher said, who $20.29, up from said they will tunity that exists if dairy $19.06 in 2012, conclude eight to moves into the total beverand compares to 12 partnerships age category and gives con$20.68 in 2011 with fluid milk and $16.97 in sumers what they want. companies over the 2010. The southnext three months. — Tom Gallagher, ern 2013 averWhen asked if we National Dairy Board CEO age is $20.56, up ever “stop pumping from $19.33 in blood into a dying 2012 and compares to $20.95 in 2011 horse,” Gallagher said “I don’t think and $17.24 in 2010. we’re there.” He said he believes the The USDA reduced its 2013 milk proindustry “realizes the huge opportunity that exists if dairy moves into the total duction forecast in its latest World beverage category and gives consumers Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, reflecting slower growth in what they want.” third-quarter production. The forecast ■ for 2014 was raised as producers are Speaking of fluid milk, California’s December Class I milk prices are See MIELKE, pg. 5B
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been good, according to the USDA’s Dairy Market News, but processors are taking more of a wait-and-see approach to barrel acquisitions. Tight milk supplies have held production levels back, the DMN said. Additional milk for cheese making is coming at a premium and prices for alternative milk solids are prohibitive. End-of-year holiday demand is helping move cheese to retail, while export demand is also good. ■ Cooperatives Working Together accepted 11 requests for export assistance this week to sell 2.1 million pounds of cheese to customers in Asia, Central America, the Middle East and North Africa. The product will be delivered through May. The CWT’s 2013 cheese exports hit 112 million pounds plus 84.92 million pounds of butter, 44,092 pounds of anhydrous milk fat and 218,258 pounds of whole milk powder to 37 countries on six continents. ■ Spot butter had a good week, closing Friday at $1.65, up 9 cents but still 14.5 cents below a year ago when the Double A price lost 9.5 cents. Eighteen cars found new homes this week. AMS butter averaged $1.4828, down 1.2 cents. Good to strong seasonal demand combined with tight cream supplies have butter prices firm to higher in the Northeast and Western regions, while mixed in the Central region. Butter manufacturers are busy fulfilling retail orders for domestic holiday demand across the country. Churning is at or near full capacity. Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk also had a good week, up 4.25 cents, to $1.9750. Extra Grade was up 3 cents, to $1.90. AMS powder averaged $1.8799, up
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MIELKE, from pg. 4B expected to increase cow herds in response to improving returns. Growth in milk per cow is also expected to be higher than 2013 as moderating feed costs and improved forage availability supports feeding higher quality rations. Look for 2013 milk output to hit 201.7 billion pounds, down 100 million pounds from the USDA’s last estimate in September. The October WASDE was not issued due to the government shutdown. Last year’s milk output totaled 200.3 billion pounds. The 2014 estimate is now pegged at 204.9 billion pounds, up 400 million pounds from the USDA’s last projection. Import forecasts were reduced for both 2013 and 2014 on lower expected milk protein concentrate imports. Exports were raised for both 2013 and 2014 on stronger sales of fat containing products and nonfat/skim milk powders. Price forecasts for cheese, butter and nonfat dry milk were higher on strong domestic and international demand. However, the price of whey was forecast lower, reflecting current prices. Higher dairy production is expected to pressure cheese, butter, and whey prices in 2014, the USDA said, but expected strength in exports supports a higher NDM price forecast. ■ Pressured by lower whey prices, the Class III milk price projection was reduced for 2013 and the 2014 forecast was lowered on reduced price forecasts for both whey and cheese. The 2013 Class III average is expected to range $17.90 to $18, down from the $17.90 to $18.10 expected in the last report, and compares to $17.44 in 2012 and $18.37 in 2011. It is predicted to range $16.85 to $17.75 in 2014, down from the $17.05 to $18.05 expected in the last report. The Class IV price forecast was raised for both years, largely on higher NDM prices although higher butter prices in 2013 also provide support for the higher forecast. The 2013 Class IV average is now projected at $18.80 to $19, up from the $18.60 to $18.90 anticipated in the last report and compares to $16.01 in 2012 and $19.04 in 2011. The Class IV is expected to range $18.60 to $19.60 in 2014, up from the $18.45 to $19.55 projected in the last report. Cash cheese continued its descent the second week of November although by week’s end, the blocks recouped most of what was lost. They closed Friday at $1.82 per pound, down a quarter-cent on the week and a half-cent below a year ago when they fell 9.5 cents. The barrels closed at $1.7575, down 2.5 cents, but 3.5 cents above a year ago when they lost 11.25 cents. They are 6.25 cents below the blocks, a bit more than the normal 3 to 5 cents. Nine cars of block and five of barrel traded hands on the week. The Agricultural Marketing Service-surveyed U.S. average block price hit $1.8569, up 3.2 cents. The barrels averaged $1.8542, up 3.4 cents. Demand from retail channels for block cheese has
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Plan ahead to make relocating with pets go smoothly The new job is wonderful — the salary is great, and you love the office. However, there happens to be a catch — it requires that you to move to a great distance. The place is lovely, and it is perfect for your family. But can you take little Fluffy with you? Will she be happy with the new place? Moving is a difficult time for us, but what about our pets? “Moving with your pet can be a challenge therefore it is important to plan ahead,” said M.A. Crist, clinical assistant professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. “It is important to focus on making their transition to their new home smooth because an agitated pet can be scared and run away, get confused and get lost, or be stressed and be destructive,” Crist said. Her suggestion is to keep the pet confined before and during the move, and then settling quickly into an everyday routine after the move. When talking about moving, what are the options for transporting pets?
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“It is important to make travel arrangements in advance to avoid the unexpected,” Crist said. She suggests inquiring with travel agencies and pet transportation services. These agencies take care of all the shipping details — pickup, boarding and delivery — for an associated cost for pet insurance and transportation charges. Transportation of pets requires a lot of planning on the part of the owner. For example, if you are planning on air travel, you need to know the specific regulations of the air carrier. “Puppies and kittens less than eight weeks of age are prohibited from traveling by air transportation,” Crist said. “Pets are usually placed on the plane last so that they can be unloaded first. Weather can be a concern and it is better to ship pets during moderate weather and not in extreme heat or cold.” Large pets travel as air freight, small pets may be allowed to travel in the passenger cabin with the owner, and those pets traveling without their owners need to be shipped by air express (usually rodents, birds and tropical fish). These shipping containers are available at pet stores and pet supply companies. Crist recommends a strong container to withstand the pressure of other freight accidentally toppling on it. She also suggests choosing containers with good ventilation and a leak-proof bottom. Other transportation modes require other precautions. “If traveling by automobile, be sure to get your dog or cat accustomed to riding in the vehicle,” Crist said. A travel kit with the pet’s regular food and fresh water is important. “Changing the drinking water suddenly may cause an upset stomach in some of our four-legged friends,” Crist said. “A favorite toy, treats, scooper and plastic bags to clean up after your pet are recommended as well.” The recommendations for transportation vary for different pets. Crist recommends that fish should not be overcrowded in their transportation containers, and the water temperature should not change suddenly. Horses can be transported by air freight or a horse trailer (ground transportation). “Horse transportation agencies are available and
even have pick-up and delivery,” Crist said. Birds are highly sensitive to changes in wind drafts and temperature, not to mention being easily frightened. “It is recommended to travel with the bird cage covered but with plenty of ventilation. During transportation, remember to have travel identification tags with the new phone number attached to the pet’s collar.” Dogs and cats can have this information on their collars, while horses can have brands, tattoos and registration papers, and birds can have it on their leg bands, she said. Most importantly, one needs to be aware of the health regulations of the place you are moving to when transporting pets. Pets need a health certificate after a veterinary examination, and an international health certificate for international travel. These certificates have expiration dates, and it is important to check that the valid period has not expired before you travel. “Discuss with your regular veterinarian about recommendations for a veterinarian in the new location and travel with a copy of your pet’s records,” Crist said. The new state or country may have different laws for entry with a pet, and it is important to know these beforehand. There may be standard border inspection at some places and random inspections at other places. This is especially important for unusual pets like snakes, lizards, monkeys or wild animals. At the new home, Crist recommends to confine the pets until they are familiar with the new environment. “Try to use the pet’s same food and water dishes, blanket, bed and toys, and try to place them in a similar location as they were in their previous home,” she said. Relocating with pets requires extensive planning. Sometimes, extra vaccinations and health documents are required six months in advance of the actual move. So, it is important to be aware of the rules and regulations of the place you are moving to. “It is best to make arrangements ahead of time,” Crist advises so that both you and Fluffy can have a stress-free relocation. Pet Talk is a service of the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University. More information is available at http://tamunews.tamu.edu. This column is distributed by CNHI News Service. CNHI is parent company to The Land. ❖
Zucchini Casserole makes a delicious side dish
Now, we are relishing the fruits of our labor. Liz overwhelmed me with our harvest of two really small, albeit deliciously sweet, tomatoes. It was then that she told me they were cherry tomato plants. Bummer.
Liz, it’s all yours. Thanks, Dave-OKing-of-BBQ (that’s what he likes to be called at home ... OK, not really, but that would be funny.) This first summer veggie side is one of our family favorites. I’ve been making it for years and came up with it when we had an abundance of tomatoes, zucchini and basil on hand. We call it “Zucchini Casserole” because I never came up with anything more creative, I guess, but once you taste it, you’ll call it “Delicious!”
Serve hot with your favorite grilled meat and a chilled garden salad. You and your family will love it. BBQMyWay is written by Dave Lobeck, a barbecue chef from Sellersburg, Ind. Log on to his website at www.BBQ-My-Way.com. He writes the column for CNHI News Service. CNHI is parent company of ❖ The Land.
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Gardeners harvested lots of zucchini and tomatoes. A few years ago Liz came up with a fantastic side dish that always receives raves. So for this week’s column, I officially turn over the keyboard to Liz.
kitchen shears to snip directly over the tomato,) and then sprinkle half of the parmesan cheese over this layer. Repeat. Cover with foil and place in preheated oven. After 20 to 30 minutes remove from oven and discard foil; next, carefully tilt the dish a bit and remove most of the liquid (I use a baster.) Drizzle olive oil over top and return to oven for another 10 to 15 minutes until the top is nicely browned.
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This summer, we grew tomatoes due to some extra pots that needed to be filled — as good a reason as any, I suppose. We plant herbs every year — things like basil, thyme, mint, chives, Italian parsley and rosemary. Until this summer we had never planted tomatoes because clients always bring plenty to my office. (A shout out to the best clients in the world.)
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Delicious Zucchini Casserole 4 medium zucchini or yellow squash (or a combo of both), sliced to 1/4-inch thickness 3 medium size ripe tomatoes, sliced to 1/4-inch thickness 1 large sweet onion, sliced thinly 1/4 c. fresh basil or 2 tsp. of dried basil 3/4 to 1 c. shredded parmesan cheese (you could also use shredded, packaged Italian cheese) Salt and pepper to taste (Disclaimer: The amounts listed above are approximated, just be sure to have enough zucchini and tomato for two layers. If you like more cheese, add it. You can’t mess this up. Honestly.) Preheat oven to 400 F. Lightly butter an 11-inch x 14-inch casserole dish. Cover bottom of casserole with a layer of zucchini (I overlap slightly), lightly salt and pepper, and then begin layering in this order: half of the onion, tomato slices, basil (I use
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The pasturized supper — Going out to eat, farm-style It was really quite innocent. I was checking out at the grocery store one day when the checker asked me how I got so dirty. Not realizing how much I resembled a speckle-faced sheep, it occurred to me that washing the car that day was no task for the pristine-hearted. As a family, we have eaten supper in many kinds of places — the park, beside the lake, the elevator parking lot, on the road, in an empty grain bin and in the mountains of Colorado. But they probably all pale by comparison to the night we ate supper in the pasture.
Harvest was in full swing. In our operation come harvest time, supper-ware grows tires and moves around from field to field in gypsy-like fashion. The food tries to stay warm while we hunt down the people who are combining, trucking, working ground, or otherwise trying to feign busy-ness. One night as I was tracking down my family, my husband told me where they were working, and said, “but we’re not actually in the field. We’re parked in the pasture.” I had just finished feeding a crew a few miles away
and decided to take the most direct route there. It led me down two miles of Level B service roads, which don’t threaten me this time of year like they do in the winter. Feeling like I was headed down a cow path anyway, I tooled along in the dark with great ease, knowing I was cutting out unnecessary miles. TABLE TALK When I got toward the end of By Karen Schwaller the second mile, I discovered that out in that area of the country, they must have gotten more than an inch of rain all summer, because the water was splashing up on the sides of the car, and I was gunning it so I didn’t get stuck. The tires and the car looked more like a Chevy pickup truck commercial. I started singing “Like A Rock” as I made my way out of the quagmire. I’m sure my family was grateful to not be in the car as I crooned the lyrics with triumphant volume and arrogance. I arrived at the pasture and saw the trucks and the combine lights. As I got closer, I slowly made my way through cows that looked at both me and the car with a hint of tranquil suspicion. Their distrust of me was painfully obvious as they never once broke their icy stares. I was getting supper out of the back of the car when my husband came over, wondering where I’d been four-wheeling, visually examining the car with the same look that the cows had. I was beginning to feel a little unwelcome. The plot thickened as I dished up the main entrée — meatloaf. As the cows began to close in on us, I began to wish I had cooked something with chicken or pork that night. The cows knew where the beef was, and were starting to have one with me. I’m certain they counted their pasture mates to make sure they were all there, and not on our plates. We scarfed our supper that night in front of a critical four-legged audience which had gathered around us like a common street gang. And when it was time to go, I realized I’d stepped in a pie, but not one I had brought. Great. I wiped that off of my shoe in the pasture grass as best as I could. The tires had also found plenty of it on the way in and out of the pasture, and it became obvious that the car was going to need to be washed after that evening’s unusual harvest catering festivities. Thus, my speckled face, hands, arms and clothes as I checked out of the grocery store the next day. Unless they could smell me, I’m betting they thought it was all road grime. Our car could have actually used some pasteurization to rid itself of objectionable content following our supper in the pasture. Welcome to the farm. Karen Schwaller brings “Table Talk” to The Land from her home near Milford, Iowa. She can be reached at kschwaller@evertek.net. ❖
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The white dog cautiously watched us adopted her ground to dislodge the icy plug, and from a distance as we headed back to though.” refilled it with fresh water from the the truck after making a push for deer gallon jug I carried in the truck. She suggested we call the through a Federal Waterfowl ProducHumane Society. The dog watched, its nose tion area in Pope County, pushed against the kennel The woman there lisMinn. mesh as we got back into tened as we read back the It seemed eager for some the truck. number on the Humane companionship but neverSociety tag. As I turned the pickup theless, retreated nervously around in the farmyard, A few minutes later, she into the tall grass as we she barked several times was back on the line. “The approached. before settling onto her dog’s name is Molly,” she “I really hope it isn’t somehaunches to watch as said. 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Wild Rice Multi Grain Bread Instead of the same old bland dinner rolls, impress your holiday guests with Wild Rice Multi Grain Bread. Beautiful enough to be your centerpiece but tasty enough to steal the show, this delicious bread is rich in whole grains and is sure to become one of your holiday traditions combining oats, wild rice, sunflower seeds and more. Wild Rice Stuffing 4 slices bacon, cut in 1” pieces 1 medium onion, chopped 1/2 lb mushrooms, sliced 3 ribs celery, chopped 3 cups cooked wild rice 1 tsp crushed leaf oregano 1/2 tsp crushed leaf sage 2 cups bread crumbs Salt and pepper to taste 1/4-1/2 cup chicken broth, optional Preheat oven to 350 F. In large skillet, sauté bacon, onion, mushrooms and celery; cook until bacon is crisp. Stir in wild rice, oregano, sage and bread crumbs; adjust seasonings. Place in greased 2-qt. casserole, cover and bake 30-40 minutes. Add 1/4-1/2 cup chicken broth, if needed, for moisture. Sausage Stuffing: Add 1/2 lb crumbled, cooked and drained sausage. Wild Craisen Salad 4 cups cooked wild rice See WILD RICE, pg. 11B
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and salt; mix well. In medium saucepan, heat water, milk, honey and butter until very warm (120 F to 130 F). Add warm liquid to flour mixture. Blend at low speed until moistened; beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Add wild rice. Cover and let rest 15 minutes. Stir in enough additional all-purpose flour to make a stiff dough. On floured surface, knead dough 10 minutes; add more flour as necessary to keep dough from sticking. Place in lightly greased bowl, turn over, cover and let rise until doubled, about 2 hours. Punch down. Knead briefly on lightly floured surface. Divide dough into thirds, shape into three strands; braid and place onto greased baking sheet to form a wreath. Let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. Brush tops of loaves with egg mixture. Sprinkle with sunflower seeds. Bake 45 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when tapped. Makes 1 wreath braid, 2 loaves (9 1/2-inch by 5 1/2-inch pans), or 18 bread sticks (approximately 12inches long). This article was submitted by the Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council. ❖
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WILD RICE, from pg. 10B 1/2 cup sliced celery 1/4 cup sliced green onion 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 1/2 cup chopped green pepper 1/2 cup craisens (dried cranberries) Dressing (whisk together; chill) 1/2 cup cranberry juice 1/2 cup white vinegar 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp basil leaves Sugar and salt to taste In large bowl, toss salad ingredients. Add dressing; toss. 6-8 servings. Wild Rice Multi-Grain Bread 4-5 cups all-purpose flour, divided 2 cups whole wheat flour 1/2 cup rye flour 1/2 cup uncooked rolled oats 1 pkg dry yeast 2 tsp salt 1/3 cup water 2 cups milk 1/2 cup honey 2 tbsp butter or margarine 1 1/2 cups well-cooked wild rice 1 egg, beaten with 1 tbsp water 1/2 cup hulled sunflower seeds Preheat oven to 375 F. In large bowl, combine 2 cups all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, rye flour, rolled oats, yeast
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Give your loved ones the gift of books this Christmas Doesn’t it seem like your gift list grows pair that book with “This is How You each year? One new member of the family Die,” an anthology with the premise that by birth, three more by marriage. Two every character knows the end is near … “adopted” kids who call you Mom or Dad they know how, but they don’t know how. just because. Friends who have become dear. So how well do you know that new family A new Secret Santa program. It adds up, as member? In “The Darkling” by R. B. it subtracts from your holiday budget. Chesterton, a family takes in a teenager But here’s a great suggestion: books! who’s been orphaned and they hire a tutor Books are cost-effective. They’re like takto get the girl up to speed. But there’s THE BOOKWORM ing a trip without going anywhere. They something about the girl that just doesn’t SEZ give and give again, and they’re shareseem right — something that will scare the able. What more could you want to give? daylights out of your giftee. Wrap it up with By Terri Schlichenmeyer “Seduction” by M.J. Rose, which is a litSo. Without further ado, here are some erary-based novel of suspense and chills. great books you can give to the people on your give list this holiday season. For the person who likes a little terror with their holiday, “The Demonologist” by Andrew Pyper will ■ give them that, abundantly. This is the story of a profesFiction sor who accepts a dark offer that’s too good to be true. Perfect for historians who love a good novel, “The Problem is, it’s not too good to be horrifying. Wrap this House of Special Purpose” by John Boyne takes one up with “Domino Falls” by Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due, for a perfectly frightful night-ful. a fictionalized trip back to czarist Russia with an elderly man who must lay secrets to rest before he If your giftee loves a novel that sprang from real dies. Give this book as a gift — and borrow it back. events, then wrap up “My Mother’s Secret” by J.L. Does your giftee like the kind of novel that’ll keep Witterick, a fictionalized tale of two women who her guessing? Then “The Unchangeable Spots of sheltered a Jewish family in their Sokal, Germany Leopards” by Kristopher Jansma will be exactly home during World War II. It’s a bit of a thriller, what you want to wrap up. At first, it seems like this made even better because it’s based on a true story. is a book about rivalry between two writers, but Fans of suspense won’t be able to resist opening the there’s so much more to this story. Suffice it to say covers of “Storm Front” by John Sanford. In this that unwrapping this book isn’t going to be the only thriller, an ancient stone has been stolen, which surprise your giftee gets — particularly when you sparks an international manhunt that settles in Minnesota. Yes, it seems like a movie plot but for fans of this genre, this book is far from mere drama. Team it up with “Dead Insider” by Victoria Houston, for the most thrilling gift you can possibly give. If a danger-filled novel is what that certain someone on your list would love, look for “The Return” by Michael Gruber, a book about a man who isn’t who he seems. Yes, he looks like an easy-going guy, but revenge is really what’s on his mind — and he’s not going to stop until he finds it. Wrap it up with “Island of the White Rose” by R. Ira Harris, a historical novel of revolution (in Cuba) and intrigue, love and danger. For the reader who loves a good murder novel, 230/95R32 320/80R42 230/95R36 320/90R42 “Love Gone Mad” by Mark Rubinstein might be 230/95R44 320/90R46 what you want to wrap. When a famous heart surgeon 230/95R48 320/90R50 and a nurse meet at work, it seems like romance is in 270/95R36 320/90R54 the air. But no, it’s danger they sense, and a fight for 270/95R48 320/105R54 270/95R54 380/90R46 their very lives. Wrap it up with “The Russian 290/95R34 380/90R50 Endgame” by Allan Topol, an international thriller 290/90R38 380/90R54 with political undertones, and watch your giftee smile. 300/95R46 380/105R50 320/85R34 420/80R46 The person on your list who loves a good romance 320/85R38 will enjoy “Love Rehab: A Novel in Twelve Steps” by Jo Piazza. It’s a story filled with all those things you don’t want to do when lookin’ for love. And for something different, wrap it up with “Dying for Dinner Rolls” by Lois Lavrisa, the first in the Chubby Chicks Club mystery series. Food and murder — what more could you want? General non-fiction If there’s a poker player on your gift list this year, then you’ve got to wrap up “Straight Flush” by Ben Mezrich. This is the story of a bunch of college buddies who start an online poker site and rake in the cash — but
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Wrap it up with “Living a Life of Gratitude” by Sara Wiseman — a book about appreciation for all we have — for an even better gift. For the person on your list who appreciates history plus photographic art plus a warm-hearted narrative, wrap up “The Mormons: An Illustrated History of The Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints,” edited by Roy A. Prete. This lavish book is filled with information and pictures, stories and plenty of history on the Mormon Church, as well as mythbusting paragraphs and more pictures. Here’s a book you’ll want your giftee to open before dinner is served: “Bless This Food: Ancient & Contemporary Graces from Around the World” by Adrian Butash. This slim little paperback includes prayers of gratitude and blessings from many different faiths and cultures. Wrap it up for even more blessings. Pets and animals Pigeons. Cockroaches. Sea gulls. Why do we hate them, while we love doves, spiders and pelicans? In “Trash Animals,” edited by Kelsi Nagy and Phillip David Johnson II, your giftee will read a series of essays on how these creatures — which are often considered disgusting — are really quite intriguing. If your giftee has lost a beloved family member this year, then show your support by wrapping up “Furry Friends Forevermore: A Heavenly Reunion with Your Pet” by Gary Kurz. Will we meet our furkids someday again? Will they be waiting for us? The author answers those questions in a comforting way. Be sure to wrap it up with a big box of tissues. It’s that kind of book. Or add “One Big Happy Family” by Lisa Rogak, to the gift box. It’s a heart-melting book about animals of different species that care for other animals, and it might be the soothing balm that’s needed. For the new doggy parent on your gift list, you can’t go wrong with “The Complete Book of Home Remedies for Your Dog” by Deborah Mitchell. This book starts off with the most basic of health care (nutrition) and will help your favorite pet lover take care of the new family member. Wrap it up with “Throw the Damn Ball” by R.D. Rose, Harry Prichett, and Rob Battles. It’s a book of puppy poetry, as told by several short-haired Longfellows. No doubt you’ve got a bird lover on your list, and no doubt that bird lover would love to unwrap “1001 Secrets Every Birder Should Know” by Sharon “Birdchick” Stiteler. This is a book filled with fun-to-know facts about all kinds of feathered friends:
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BOOKWORM, from pg. 14B ing the Line” by Samuel G. Freedman. This is a book about one season at a black college, the players, the rivalry, the coaches and the way it changed college football forever. And if that sport fan happens to be a fisherman, “Troutsmith: An Angler’s Tales and Travels” by Kevin Searock will be a welcome gift. It’s a book about being outdoors, drowning flies and life. The baseball fan on your list is going to go wild when “Sports Illustrated Baseball’s Greatest” is unwrapped. This huge, heavy, picture-and-statfilled book goes way back in baseball history to find the best pitchers, the best batters, the best managers, even the best games. If you’ve got someone on your gift list who can’t miss a game, you can’t miss with this book. For the person on your list who loves a touch of the gruesome — in a historical way — wrap up “Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures & Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs” by Paul Koudounaris. This picture-packed book takes a look at the bones and sarcophagi of Rome, the people who decorated the deceased in jewels and finery, and the history of the bodies that still lie in underground burials there. It’s fascinating stuff — for the right person, so give wisely. If you think it’s hard to buy for Grandma or Grandpa, here’s some help: look for “Al Capp: A Life to the Contrary” by Michael Schumacher and Denis Kitchen. It’s a biography about the creator of Li’l Abner, (a cartoon character, in case you didn’t know). Bonus: your giftee will get a chance to see some of the comics they grew up with, inside this book. Wrap it up with “Sister Mother Husband Dog” by Delia Ephron, a book about family, love and loss. If there’s someone on your gift list who’s reaching for higher education this year, “PhD to PhD: How Education Saved My Life” by Elaine Richardson, PhD. might be just the ticket for giving. This inspirational story is about overcoming a bad situation and pulling one’s self up from the worst in order to become the best. For sure, it’s a fighter’s story and it’s perfect if your giftee needs a boost of self-esteem. Religion For the Christian who has questions about his (or her!) faith, “50 Simple Questions for Every Christian” by Guy P. Harrison may lay some of those queries to rest. This is a book that’s both light and deep. It touches upon big questions and small ones. It asks the things your giftee didn’t even know he wanted to know. And it’s going to be a great gift.
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Gift guide: Great reads on parenting in the 21st century BOOKWORM, from pg. 15B For the giftee who loves a good memoir, look for “Mind Without a Home: A Memoir of Schizophrenia” by Kristina Morgan. It’s a book by a woman who isn’t afraid to pull out the stops when writing about her life. It’s honest, it’s painful and (spoiler alert!) it’s got an awesome ending. Is there someone on your gift list who’s in chronic pain? Show them that you’d love to help by wrapping up “Holistic Pain Relief” by Heather Tick, MD. This book is filled with worth-a-try methods of managing pain and may even help get rid of it altogether. Best of all, in addition to helping with physical pain, it can help with the emotional side of pain, too. For the giftee who’s grappling with questions of life, “The Gray Zone” by Deborah Day Laxson may be of some comfort. This tiny little book hopes to make clearer that “fuzzy place” where life is questionable. Yes, it may help. Parenting For the first-time parent or for an “only” adult kid who loves a little controversy, look for “One and Only” by Lauren Sandler. In this book, Sandler discusses being an only child and the advantages of stopping at a family of three. It’s thoughtprovoking and conversation-provoking and the right giftee will love it. If there’s a mother-to-be on your gift list, then “One Good Egg” by Suzy Becker is a good choice to wrap up.
This is the (true) story of a much-wanted baby, a mom with a dream, fertility treatments and the long, sometimes hard journey to being a parent. Wrap it up with “Baby Steps” by Elisabeth Rohm (with Eve Adamson), which is also a book by a mom who chose IVF to have her family, and how she got support from her own mother to help it happen. If there’s someone on your gift list who’s contemplating a look at science to make a family later, then “Motherhood, Rescheduled” by Sarah Elizabeth Richards would make a good gift. This is a book about egg freezing, spurning a biological clock or an illness, and having a family when the time is right. It’s written from the point of view of women who’ve done it, which is just a bonus. Don’t leave the new dad out of the picture when you’re holiday shopping. Wrap up “Someone Could Get Hurt: A Memoir of Twenty-First-Century Parenthood” by Drew Magary, a humorous look at raising a family, being a parent, making mistakes and knowing that your child loves you anyhow. Wrap it up with another book that looks at parenting the way your parents never did: “Twenty Something: Why Do Young Adults Seem Stuck” by Robin Marantz Henig and Samantha Henig. It looks at what it’s like to be young and not-so-carefree in the 21st century. It’s always good to know about the person who’s giving you advice. Is he qualified, for instance? Your giftee will know, after she’s read “Learning to Listen: A
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trated by Nick Ward. With this book, your child will want to sing along with the silliest of songs, and maybe even make up her own funny verses. For the littlest water lover, “How Roland Rolls” by Jim Carrey (yes, that Jim Carrey) and illustrated by Rob Nason will be a delight. This is the story of an ocean wave named Roland who’s afraid of what will happen if he rolls the wrong way. It’s a cute rhyme made cuter by the pictures, and your tiny giftee will love it. Childrens — middle grades What middle-grader doesn’t like money? For sure, your giftee does, and she’ll also like reading “The Short Seller” by Elissa Brent Weissman. It’s the story of a young girl who discovers that she’s good at investing. Almost too good, in fact, and that’s a dangerous temptation. Wrap it up with “Jack Strong Takes a Stand” by Tommy Greenwald, illustrated by Melissa Mendes. It’s a novel about a boy who’s mad as heck about his overscheduled life, and he’s not going to take it any more. For the child who already loves the classics, you can’t go wrong with “Tales from the Brothers Grimm,” selected and illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger; or “Aesop’s Fables” from Ayano Imai. These books are filled with stories your giftee will love, and new artwork that definitely adds to each story. For the next star in the family, wrap up “Lulu in La La Land” by Elisabeth Wolf. It’s the story of a girl whose entire family is glamorous, but she’s not. Lulu likes what she likes — and what she’d like is to have her whole family at her birthday party. Your young shark fan will instantly want to bite into his gift when you’ve wrapped up “Shark Wars: The Last Emprex” by EJ Altbacker. This is the story of an undersea battle that could result in a change of power between two warring groups that both want control of the oceans. And here’s a hint for the future: this book is part of a series. If your young giftee loves board games, then you can’t go wrong with “Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library” by Chris Grabenstein. It’s the tale of a boy who loves a good game, so when a famous game-maker designs the town’s new library, the boy jumps at a chance at it’s grand opening lock-in night. Wrap it up with the latest board game, and a promise to play — and lose graciously. Savvy young consumers will love “Made You Look: How Advertising Works and Why You Should Know” See BOOKWORM, pg. 17B
Gift guide: ‘The Web’ fun for ‘Charlotte’ fans graphic novel (a type of comic book, for those of you not in the know) tells the story of what may be the Civil War’s best-studied battle. This may be your young giftee’s best-studied gift. ■ There you have it: gift ideas for everybody you love. And if you don’t see the perfect book on this list, throw yourself at the mercy of the friendly bookseller in your
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BOOKWORM, from pg. 16B by Shari Graydon, illustrated by Michelle Lamoreaux. This excellent book teaches kids to understand how and why they’re being manipulated by ads, what they can do about it, and how to avoid wasting their money because of a flashy commercial. Tuck a gift certificate inside this book and see what happens. Here’s a great suggestion for your “Charlotte’s Web” fan: “The Web” by Nette Hilton. It’s the story of a young girl who loves spending time with her great-grandmother, the small creatures that share her yard, and the memorymaking things they do. This is a perfect book for girls ages 8 to 12, and for their tenderhearted mothers, too. Wrap it up with “Ready, Set, Dogs!” by Stephanie Calmenson & Joanna Cole, a book about best friends who discover something magical about pooches. For the historian on your list, “Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles” by Tanya Lee Stone is a great book to wrap up for the holidays. It’s the story of America’s first elite team of black paratroopers, explaining why their story is so important, the segregation and racism they endured to do what they did, and how their achievement impacted the world. Your budding gymnast will be so excited when she unwraps “Raising the Bar” by Olympic gymnast Gabrielle Douglas. This picture-filled autobiography includes inspirational words, advice for life and Douglas’ story in her own words and that of her family. Kids, especially those who tumble through each day, will love it. Wrap it up with “Coach Dan on Sportsmanship” by Dan Venezia, illustrated by Denis Proulx, which is a book that will teach young athletes how to win and lose with grace. If you’ve got a kid on your list who’s curious about life in other countries, then you can’t go wrong with “If You Were Me and Lived in … Norway” by Carole P. Roman. This is a book about the culture in Norway: the transportation, food, hobbies and language, and what it’s like if your kid was a Norwegian kid. Childrens — young adult What’s more fun than a paper airplane? Making your own motorboat, that’s what, and in “The Motorboat Book” by Ed Sobey, your giftee will learn how to take everyday objects and some ingenuity, and make them into something that’s fun in the tub or the pond. This is perfect for science lovers, age 13 and up, and it’s definitely fun for their dads, too. For the fantasy-romantic on your list, wrap up “Midnight Frost” by Jennifer Estep. This latest in the Mythos Academy series brings more danger to Gwen Frost — and someone else who happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Yes, this is the newest part of this series. Yes, your giftee would probably be happier with the whole series. You know what you need to do. Inspired by a true story, “Odette’s Secrets” by Maryann MacDonald is the story of a young Jewish French girl who’s sent to live in the countryside during World War II. Without her parents, she assimilates into the new family she’s living with, but she wants desperately to find a confidante. Wrap it up with “Little Fish” by Ramsey Beyer, an illustrated novel memoir of fitting in and finding your place in life. Young historians will really enjoy “The Graphic History of Gettysburg” by Wayne Vansant. This
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33131 533rd Ave Lafayette, MN. Blizzard Date: Dec 5th, 10am From Lafayette, MN go 2 miles North on St. Hwy. 15 to Co. Rd. 8, then East 2 miles Watch for signs! *Auctioneer’s Note: Tom took excellent care of all of his machinery. This is a VERY clean line of equipment! Combine, Heads & Tractors: JD 9770 STS Combine, 522 eng hrs, 365 sep. hrs, bullet rotor, grain tank ext, duals, one owner; JD 608C corn hd, stalk master, 8x30 w/hyd deck plates & row sensors; JD 630 Bean hd, Hydra Flex, less than 400 ac of use; AWS-36 head trailer; AWS 30 head trailer. JD 8120 MFW, 1,989 hrs, w/hub duals, 3 hyd, 380/90R50 rear rubber, rock box; Case IH 9370, 4233 hrs, w/20.8-42 duals, 4 hyds, bare back; JD 3020, 6938 hrs, gas, sync, side console, 2 hyd, WF, rock box, one owner; JD 2440 Utility Tractor, gas, 3 pt, 1 hyd, rock box; Planter, Sprayer & Field Machinery: JD 1760 MaxEmerge Plus Planter, 12x30, front fold, w/monitor; Redball 570 Sprayer w/90’ boom, 1200 gal tank, & controller; Wishek 826-NT disk, 18’; DMI EcoloTiger 530B, disk ripper; JD 680 chisel plow, 27’; CIH 4300 digger, 44’, 3 bar harrow w/dbl fold wings & sprayer nozzles; IH 475 Disk w/hyd wings, 21.5’; Lindsay 9 sec spike tooth drag w/transport; IH 3 pt digger, 16’ w/harrow; White 508 plow, 3x16, auto reset; JD 24T baler; bale rack w/MN gear; bale rack w/no gear; NH Haybine; CIH 183, 12x30
cultivator, flat fold; 250 gal saddle tanks w/brackets; 2x 1500 gal poly tanks; 2” transfer pump. 2x pallet chem tanks, 2- 2wheel trailers. Grain Trailer, Truck & Gravity Wagons: ‘97 Timpte Supper Hopper, Alum, Shur-Lock roll tarp, 42; IH 1910 Fleetstar, tandem truck w/hoist, 20’ Loftness steel box; 3 way end gate, twin screw, gas eng; Brent 644 gravity wagon, fenders, lights & brakes, green color; 2x Brent 640 gravity wagons, lights & brakes, green color; Bradford 250 bu gravity box w/gear; Westfield 60-51 auger w/7.5 hp elec motor; Westfield10x13 hopper auger w/5 hp elec motor & wheels; 6x20 auger, 3 hp elec motor & wheels; 13’ bin sweep w/motor; Snowco grain screener; poly hopper; Fuel Tanks, Tools & Misc: 500 gal gas tank w/pump; 500 gal diesel tank w/pump; 1000 gal diesel tanks w/pump; 1000 gal LP tank; ARPS “V” style snow blower; Lincoln 225 arc welder; Dura-craft floor mdl drill press; Knipco heater; 4’6’ warming shack; 2 loads of tools, shop & farm items; In Case of Severe Weather Listen to 860 AM KNUJ at 8:00 the Morning of Auction for Postponement & Rescheduling Info. Blizzard Date is Dec 5th at 10 AM
TOM RUBISCHKO ESTATE
For Viewing or Questions: Nancy 507-228-8785 or Vern 507-228-8393
Listing Auctioneer: Larry Mages 507-240-0030 Auctioneers: Matt Mages - New Ulm, Lic #08-13-006 ::: Joe Maidl - Lafayette John Goelz - Franklin ::: Joe Wersal - Winthrop ::: Larry Krenz- Sleepy Eye Clerk: Mages Land Co. & Auction Ser vice LLC - Not Responsible for Accidents at Auction or During Inspection. Everything sold “AS IS”, Everything to be paid for immediately after the auction. Lunch & restroom on grounds FOR COMPLETE LIST & MORE PICTURES GO TO: MAGESLAND.COM
FARMLAND FOR SALE BY SEALED BIDS, ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2013 80 Acre Parcel including farm site Located in Lake Hanska Township, Brown County, MN Sale to be held at Turner Hall (lower level), 102 South State Street, New Ulm, MN, at 10:00 a.m. For further information, contact Patti Anderson at Berens, Rodenberg & O’Connor, Chartered, 519 Center Street in New Ulm at (507) 233-3900.
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Selling or Buying Farms or 1031 Exchange! Private Sale or Sealed Bid Auction! Call “The Land Specialists!” WANTED: A person to feed Northland Real Estate calves & to help w/ herds612-756-1899 or 320-894-7337 manship duties on a modwww.farms1031.com ern 480 cow dairy farm w/ every other weekend off. We have extensive lists of Eau Galle, WI. (715)495Land Investors & farm buy1984 ers throughout MN. We always have interested buyers. For top prices, go with our proven methods over thousands of acres. Serving Minnesota Mages Land Co & Auc Serv www.magesland.com 800-803-8761 Real Estate Wanted
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WANTED: Land & farms. I have clients looking for dairy, & cash grain operations, as well as bare land parcels from 40-1000 acres. Both for relocation & investments. If you have even thought about selling contact: Paul Krueger, Farm & Land Specialist, Edina Realty, SW Suburban Office, 14198 Commerce Ave NE, Prior Lake, MN 55372.
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JD H serial #H13584 cast iron front wheels. Runs tires up, needs some parts. Cell (262) 470-6793 Hay & Forage Equip
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'93 MacDon haybine-mower conditioner, 14' width, $3,800/OBO 715-495-0755 FOR SALE: JD 5400-5830 & 6000 & 7000 series forage harvesters. Used kernel processors, also, used JD 40 knife Dura-Drums, & drum conversions for 5400 & 5460. Call (507)427-3520 www.ok-enterprise.com New oak silage & hay bunks, cedar boxes. (715)269-5258 Bins & Buildings
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Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys. 100% financing w/no liens or red tape, call Steve at Fairfax Ag for an appointment. 888-830-7757
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Declare your independence! Having a large propane tank gives you more options and allows you to ride through shortages. John at 651-762-3972 or 612-298-6710. (612) 298-6710 FOR SALE:Used grain bins, floors unload systems, stirators, fans & heaters, aeration fans, buying or selling, try me first and also call for very competitive contract rates! Office hours 8am-5pm Monday – Friday Saturday 9am - 12 noon or call 507-697-6133 Ask for Gary
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FOR SALE: JD 9200, 4WD, Gleaner A75 combine, RWA, FOR SALE: 14' Shulte, PTO 30' Gleaner bean head; '89 driven rock rake, very $70,000 trades?; JD 7720 IH 1680 combine; IH 964 heavy unit, very good TII combine, RWD, rebuilt CH; White 708 & 706 CH's; shape, field ready, one ownw/843 CH & 220 BH, $27,500; Michigan 175 ldr; Big A er, $10,500. 320-360-4458 IH 700 8x18 OL plow, floater; 690 Killbros grain $7,000; Super B grain dryer cart; White plows & parts; & holding bin, $4,000. 507Gleaner 3000 CH parts; (2) 330-3945 older 454 Dually pickup trucks. 8RN Artsway stalk chopper. 507-380-5324
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GREAT PLAINS TURBO-CHISELS On Hand 7-9-11-13 Shank Built Heavy Duty We Trade/Deliver Anywhere www.albusemanind.com A.L. Buseman 319-347-6282
Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Repair Repair-Troubleshooting Sales-Design Custom hydraulic hose-making up to 2” Service calls made. STOEN'S Hydrostatic Service 16084 State Hwy 29 N Glenwood, MN 56334 320634-4360
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Kinze model 440 grain cart, FOR SALE: Rhino RC20, 20' FOR SALE: WDAC w/ ldr, flail shredder, $9,000 OBO. size to approx 550 bu, runs good. Call 715-652-2189 712-253-4222 $8,500. Krause model 3118 narrow frame soil finisher, We buy coil tine harrow, Salvage Equipment $8,850/OBO. (608)987-3401 Parts Available Hammell Equip., Inc. NEW & USED M&W (507)867-4910 Earthmasters 5 & 7 Shank On Hand. We Like To Tractors 036 Trade/Deliver Anywhere. Zor tile plow on Steiger BearCat tractor w/ Lazer M&W Earthmaster Parts. Guide control, complete '05 Case IH JX1100U, 2WD, Dealer 319-347-6282 ROPS, w/loader, 18.4x34 w/ Lazer transmitter & tires, 2,400 hrs. 507-402-0606 Parker 425 bu. gravity box Lazer trailer, $19,500 on 12T tandem wagon, Morreim Drainage, Inc. '06 JD 8430T, 8034 hrs., 3 pt. $1,500; 200 bu. gravity wagOffice 507-826-3449 Cell & PTO, 25” tracks, exc. on, $600; 15.5x38 Goodyear 507-383-6550 or 507-330-1889 cond., $94,000. 507-327-1903 tires, like new, $650. 507or 507-964-5548 330-3945
LARGE FARM EQUIPMENT RETIREMENT AUCTION WEDNESDAY, NOV 27TH 2013 • 10:30 AM CST Lunch served by Prairie Bible Church Ladies
TUES., DECEMBER 3, 2013, 12:30 PM LOCATED: EXIT INTERSTATE 94 AT BRANDON, MN EXIT (EXIT # 90) THEN 9 MILES NORTH ON COUNTY TAR #7 TO MILLERVILLE, MN
92 HEAD OF OUTSTANDING OFFICIAL DHIA 100% AI SIRED AND BRED HOLSTEINS SELL OVER 35 YEARS AI AND OFFICIAL TEST. HERD AVG: 2 X 21,858 M, 872 F, 684 P., 70+ POUND TANK AVG. NO BST, NO TMR, SCC AVERAGE UNDER 100,000 PAST 90 DAYS. MANY JUST FRESH OR DUE NEAR SALE TIME. MOST FIRST THROUGH THIRD LACTATION MILKED IN TIE STALLS. INC. 50 FANCY YOUNG WELL UDDERED COWS, GREAT PRODUCTION WITH LOW SCC 11 CLOSE UP SPRINGING HEIFERS 31 HIGH QUALITY OPEN HEIFERS FROM BABIES TO 15 MONTHS
SALE HELD UNDERCOVER, TRUCKING AVAILABLE
PAT AND GWEN THOENNES OWNERS • PH. 320-293-5032
AL WESSEL - LIC. #77-60 • PH. 320-547-2206 KEVIN WINTER - LIC. #77-18 • PH. 320-760-1593 AUCTIONEERS
MID-AMERICAN AUCTION CO. INC
Storm Date: In the event of bad weather sale will be held Wed. Dec. 4th
Owners: Ron and Tamera Tschetter The RT Tschetter Inc., CRUT and the Ron & Tamera Tschetter Two Life Charitable Remainder Unitrust Cell 605-350-2112 or home 605-266-2177
MEYER AUCTION SERVICE • Huron, SD 57350 • Ben Meyer Auctioneer 605-350-0316 • Val Luckett Wieman Land & Auction • Marion, SD • Kevin Wieman 1-800-251-3111
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FOR COMPLETE BROCHURE PH. 320-352-3803 OR www.midamericanauctioninc.com
Auctioneer Notes: It is a great honor to offer this fantastic lineup of well cared for, late model machinery for auction. Due to health reasons Ron has decided to retire and offer his equipment for sale at auction. Loading Dock on Site. For full ad and pictures of items please visit www.benmeyerauctions.com or www.wiemanauction.com. Terms: Cash or bankable check day of auction, Photo ID required for bid number, No items removed from sale site until paid in full. 4% South Dakota sales tax applies. Announcements day of sale take precedence over written material.
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LARGE COMPLETE DAIRY DISPERSAL AUCTION
TRACTORS: ‘12 Case IH 550 Quadtrac – 303 hours – deluxe cab, PTO, software updated for tiling, Reichart Autosteer for tile machine, 30” tracks, 4 hyds, SN: 129326; ‘11 Case IH Maxxum 140-457 hrs3 hydro, joystick, 18.4x42 rear tires, 14.9x30 front tires, 8 front wgts, clamp on duals (new), SN: 03183; ‘07 Case IH 335 Steiger 2230 hrs, Eze Pilot, Duals, 18.4x46 tires, 4 hyds, PTO, HID lights, SN: 708752; ‘04 McCormick MTX120 MFD, 585 hrs, joystick, Miller PL3 Loader, 8’ material bucket, extra bucket, pallet fork, grapple fork, 3 remotes, quick tach, 18.4x42 tires SN: 3335066; Case 1840 dsl Uniloader skidsteer, 2821 hrs, 10x16.5 tires, heater, aux. hyds, cold weather starter kit, bucket, SN: 158822; 3 separate buckets, pallet forks; ‘68 Allis Chalmers 170 gas, hrs unknown but low, 1 owner, 3 hyd. Miller M12 Loader SN: 170-6822, w/mounted 31 Case Backhoe COMBINE & HEADS: ‘10 NH CR9060 combine, Redekop Choppers, 22’ auger, 1112 eng. hrs, 926 sep. hrs, autosteer, 620.70.42 duals, rears 600.65.28, tow cable, rear hitch SN: YAG113466; ‘09 Mod. 88C Honey Bee Draper Head 36’ cutter bar, 3” cut factory, dual drive, SCH Sickle & Guards; Concaves for CR 9060 NH; Lg Wire; 2 Lg rnd corn; Key stock sm. wire, lg. wire; Kuchar Concaves Soybean & Corn; ‘04 Drago 830 Cornhead SN: 20134 TILING: ‘11 Waynes Tiler, tilt control, reinforced, 7” cylinder, 4”, 6” & 8” boots, GPS wired, 2000# remote power winch for changing boots, AGPS SN 51136; Waynes Tile Pro Stinger Trailer, hydro tilt, electric brakes, tandem axle; Ron’s Mfg. 3 point tile dirt closer, reinforced TRUCKS - TRAILERS - 4 WHEELERS: ‘10 Wilson DWH 500 hopper trlr 43’ tandem, air ride, steel whls, air vent, ag hoppers, 66” sides 24.5 tires, VIN# 4WWMBF1A1A5700313; ‘99 Kenworth T600 Semi, Deep Day Cab, 10 spd, Detroit Crate motor w/50K miles, 12.7 L, 470 HP, Air ride, jake brake, air dump, air slide, 899K TMK, 22.5 Virgin Tires; ‘70 Chevy C3, 4 spd, new air compressor, 20 gal. fuel tank, tool box, 350 V8, valve out, VIN# CE330J132185; ‘66 Ford 700, 22’ box hoist scissor lift, lift tag, 330 V8, 5x2 speed; ‘62 Dodge 500 V8 318 4x2, lengthened whl base, roll tarp, twin hoist; ‘67 Chevy 50, 16’ box & hoist, 327, needs points, 4x2 spd, sgl axle; ‘91 Dodge dsl service truck 4x2; 6x20 gooseneck stock trlr, good floor, new tires, SN; 8000; ‘12 Yamaha Grizzly 450, 4x4 auto, power steering, 630 miles, 79 hrs, full racks; ‘94 Polaris 400 2x4 ATV VIN# 7540 PLANTER - TILLAGE: ‘07 Great Plains 16R30” planter, centerfill, Yetter trash whippers saber tooth, mudsmith gauge wheels, Schlagel mfg closing wheels, SS total tubular, redball site glass, 150 bu. Central fill; Great Plains mon., Plus Precision Planting 20/20 monitor w/depth control & Precision Planting corn fingers, 18.4.42 tires Y16251630 SN: GPA1204B1997; Flexi-Coil model 5000 40’ 9”Hoe Drill SN: T074828 w/2320 Commodity Cart SN: T074689 w/rear hitch; YMS Shurloc Seed tender w/Shurloc roll tarp, 250 bu.; ‘12 Case IH Flex-Till 600 Chisel 47’ 4 bar Summers Harrow SN: YBS003191; Wil-Rich 52’ cult. quad 5 w/Summers 104 4 bar Harrow; FlexiCoil chisel 62’ bare w/Summers 104 4-bar harrow, trifold SN: P060340; Ripper-Blue Jet tiller II subsoiler 3 SN: 00694, 8 gauge whls; ‘11 Ground Pounder TM45, Hillcrest Manufacturing TM160037 Land Roller GRAIN CART -WAGONS - AUGERS - BINS: ‘08 J&M 1325 grain cart on tracks 36” Printable Scale Compatible SN: 2080; 350 bu Lundell gravity box, ag topper, on Westendorf gear; (2) Barge Boxes w/hoists, electric gears, running gears are good; (2) Westfield 13x91 grain auger, new style gear box, hydRolift, painted silver; (3) Large Cone Bins, Stor-King, Micada, & Friesen; 8”x60’ Versatile auger; 8x55 Feterl auger SN: 5166; (2) 1,000 bu. steel grain storage, Keyo brand air tubes, 2x4 door; 10x66’ Feterl auger, 1066CSW951010 SHOP ITEMS - SCRAPER - BLADE – BUCKETS - ATTACHMENTS - OTHER MISC. EQUIPMENT
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Location: Sale will be held at the farm: 40563 187th St. Carpenter, SD. From Huron, SD 21.6 miles north on SD Hwy 37, turn east on 187th St., 53⁄4 miles to the sale site. If coming from the North at the junction of US Hwy 212 and SD 37, turn South 12 miles to 187th St, then East 53⁄4 miles. Watch for Auction Signs. Please note Hwy 28 Bridge Construction.
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'84 JD 4650 MFWD, 6765 hrs., power shift, quick hitch, 18.4x42 rears w/duals, $37,500. 507-828-2917 Morton, MN '96 CIH 9350, 3800 hrs., M11 engine, new 20.8x38 tires, 24 spd., bareback, delivery available; Gehl 1075 chopper, hay cornhead, kernel processor. 507-276-4962 '99 CIH 9330, pwr shift, exc. rubber, 4850 hrs., very good 1 owner tractor, always shedded, $59,500. 641-4956387 2-7420 JDs, MFD cab, power quad trans, high hours, higher model, can lower. $19,900-$23,900. (715)2233600 6410 JD MFD cab, power quad rebuilt by JD/warranty, front fender, nice tight tractor, $31,900. (715)2233664 Case 1030 NF, dsl, 3pt hyds, less than 200 hrs on a reman motor, $4,500. (715) 962-3497 FOR SALE: '66 JD 4020 J w/ Koyker K-5 loader, diesel, PS, cab, good condition, Best Offer. 320-848-2453 or 320-905-2940
FOR SALE: CIH 7230 magnum, FWA, 3700 hrs, 18.4x46, $76,000. 320-987-3177 FOR SALE: IH 5288, FWA, 4300 hrs, nice, $41,000. Days 320-987-3177 FOR SALE: JD 2510 w/ Schwartz hydraulic loader JD 2510 w WF & Schwartz all hydraulic loader w/ snow bucket. New tires all around. Good sound tractor, $7,000 (952) 657-3611 FOR SALE: MF Super 90, new rubber paint decals, live PTO, hyd 3 pt, WF, Perkins dsl, runs & drives good, consider trade; blk head & carb for JD 60. 507383-5973 IHC 7240 MFD, 2200 hrs, front weights, new rubber, $85,000; Wilrich 34½' digger, $7,500. 507-462-3589 JD model B, 1951, Ser. No: 295717, 3 pt. hitch, new rear tires, $2,600. 651-455-4324
Oliver 770 w/WF, ldr, trip bucket, $2,250/OBO. (715) 962-3497 Oliver 770 WF, power steering, $2,500. (715)962-3497 Specializing in most AC used tractor parts for sale. Rosenberg Tractor Salvage, Welcome MN 56181, 507-236-8726 or 507848-6379
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Used Tanks:
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FOR SALE: Case IH 9330 Steiger, 3pt hitch, PTO, excellent tires, excellent condition. 715-896-0828
Misc.Equipment:
- Hardi 1500 gal. w/90’ boom - Top Air 1100 gal., 88’ boom, Raven 150 monitor - Top Air 1100 gal., 60’ boom - Century 1000 gal., 60’ X-fold boom - Demco Conquest 1000 gal., 60’ boom, Raven 440 - Ag Chem 750 gal., 60’ X-fold boom - Walsh 500 gal., 45’ boom - Blumhardt 500 gal., 60’ boom, Raven 440 - M&W center dump, 400 bu. gravity wagon - Brent 472 grain cart - JD 980, 32.6’ field cultivator - JD 980, 261⁄2’ field cultivator - New Balzer 20’ stalk chopper - Steiger Bear Cat, 7800 hrs. - JD 7800, 2WD, PQ transmission, 2047 hrs. - JD 9530T, 2730 hrs. - JD 9560R, 388 hrs. - JD 7800, 2WD, w/2047 hrs. - JD 8110, MFWD, 3364 hrs. - Loftness 7’ single auger 2-stage snowblower - Degelman R570S PTO drive rock picker - JD 724, 29’ soil finisher - Swenson 8 ton tandem axle fertilizer spreader - DMI Coulter Champ II, 9-shank - JD VanBrunt 13’ end wheel drill - NEW Lee Model 475 fuel trailer - H&S 175 manure spreader - Kewanee Model 760 141⁄2’ rock flex disk - Brady Model 1000, 12-shank, 3 pt. chisel plow - CIH 14 5-shank V-ripper - Krause 8 shank disc chisel - Glencoe 9 shank soil saver - Big Dog pull type 8 yd hyd scraper - JD 512, 9-30 folding disk chisel
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'68 JD 4020 diesel, power shift, excellent condition. 608-214-1859
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‘07 Peterbilt 357 Day Cabs, 710K mi., new virgin rubber, 4.11 gears, WET KIT - $34,500
‘06 Frt. Columbia, Detroit 455 hp., jake, cruise, 10-spd., 3.70 rears, 786K mi. - $25,500
‘07 Peterbilt 357 Day Cab, 710K mi., new virgin rubber, 4.11 gears, WET KIT, Viper Red! - $34,900
‘05 IH 4300 Flatbed Dump, DT466 250 hp., 520” WB, 6-spd., 20’ bed, 33,000 GVWR, 89K mi. - $22,500
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(2) ‘08 IH 9200i, Cummins ISX, 560,317 mi., 10-spd., 171” WB, Very Clean! - $33,500
‘07 Frt. Columbia, Detroit 455 hp., 599K, 600K mi., jakes, 3.55 rears, 10-spd., 171” WB - $29,900
Daycabs, Mercedes 370 hp, 10 spd, 3.58 ratio, air slide 5th whl, mi from 200-500,000 Starting at $24,900
(9) ‘06 Sterling AT9513 Daycab, 12.7L Detroit, 10 spd, 3.73 ratio, air slide 5th wheel, 460,000 miles $39,900
‘07 Freightliner CL-120
Daycabs, Volvo D12 365 hp, ultrashift automatic, 3.73, 6 Alm whls, 164” WV, miles from 420-480,000 Starting at $42,900
(7) ‘07 Volvo VNM200 48” flat top, Mercedes 450 hp, 10 spd, 3.73 ratio, 6 Alm wheels, 833,000 miles $19,900
‘05 Freightliner CL-120
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'11 Drago 830 cornhead, red, Fox chopper w/flail head for corn stalks, $1,250 comless than 1,000 acres, plete. (715)962-3497 w/headsight & more. 507402-0606 JD 6620 Titan combine w/920 SS flex head & 443 corn2005 Drago 8R cornhead, head. 507-340-1183 w/choppers, steel, nice head, $19,000. 515-351-1054 JD 7720 combine, completely rebuilt, 643 oil bath, poly head. (608)214-1859 2012 Drago 12-22 cornhead with choppers. Insight, Retiring: '08 Drago 6R chopplastic, nice head, harping cornhead, low acres, vested 300 acres, fits Ca$45,000 OBO. 651-564-0606 seIH 8010. $100,000 or B.O. Call Rick, 320-847- Tillage Equip 039 2325 or 320-894-7461. 2009 Case-IH 7 Shank #730C Ripper (with or w/o 6 Lead FOR SALE: 2010 JD Shanks) w/ Leveler 2500 9770STS, 760 sep hrs. MotiAcres. 750 Bu Unverferth vated to sell! Price re#7200 Grain Cart w/ Scale & duced! $182,900. 507-351-1176 Tarp. Both Like New. 319347-2349 Can Deliver FOR SALE: 650 bu gravity box & 365 bu gravity box, IN-LINE 7 Shank 3 Pt Zone both have cement truck Builder Auto Re-set With or tires, both in good shape. w/o Pull Hitch. Farm King 10X60 grain auger. 507-53013x70 Auger w/ Low Hopper 8875 Real Good. #4311 Sunflower 5 or 7 Shank Disk Ripper w/ FOR SALE: JD 444 high tin Heavy Harrow Real Good. cornhead, good condition, 319-347-6677 Can Deliver $1,850. JD 444 low profile cornhead, oil drive, real WANTED: Case IH 7500 nice, $3,200. JD 215 flex vari-width plow, w/ auto rebean head, hydraulic reel, set, 6 bottom, will consider $1,500. 763-482-2575 5 bottom. 320-352-1347 Hiniker 8-30 chopper, field Machinery Wanted 040 ready, nice, 75%; 5 Gravity wagons, 300-550 bu.; IH 480 10' or 12' Wheel Disk Wantdisk; '96 GMC extended ed: 10' or 12' wheel disk in cab, 4x4, plus more. excellent condition. Must Peterson Equipment be stored inside. (507) 269507-276-6957 or 6958 4039
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Machinery Wanted
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DAMAGED GRAIN WANTED ANYWHERE We buy damaged corn and grain any condition - wet or dry TOP DOLLAR We have vacs and trucks
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www.westbrookagpower.com Hwy. 30 West • WESTBROOK, MN • Ph. (507) 274-6101 USED EQUIPMENT TRACTORS GRAIN HEADS
‘06 Versatile 485, 1800 hrs. ..........................$159,900 ‘88 Versatile 936, PS, 8000 hrs. ......................$28,900 ‘90 CIH 9170, 5400 hrs ..................................$49,900 JD 8430, PTO, 3 pt, 8000 hrs. ........................$22,900 ‘10 NH T8040, FWA, 625 hrs., (305 hp.) ........$169,900 ‘05 Versatile 2180B, FWA, SS, PS, 2850 hrs. $104,900 ‘05 Versatile 2160B, FWA, SS, PS, 2995 hrs. ..$82,900 ‘04 Versatile 2145B, FWA, SS, PS, 2100 hrs. ..$79,900 ‘05 NH TV145, bi-directional, 3000 hrs. ..........$54,900 ‘99 NH TV140 w/loader, 4900 hrs. ..................$49,900 NH TC33D, MFD, loader, 1560 hrs. ..................$15,900 JD 4520 w/148 loader ....................................$10,500 ‘98 NH 1530, Boomer, hydro., 1800 hrs.............$9,900
MISCELLANEOUS
JD 500 cart, scale, tarp ....................................$7,900 UFT 400 cart ....................................................$3,900 Rem 2500 vac. ................................................$12,900 Sudenga 6” brush auger (off Demco 550)..........$1,100
COMBINES
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All kinds of New & Used farm equipment – disc chisels, field cults, planters, soil finishers, cornheads, feed mills, discs, balers, haybines, etc. 507-438-9782
‘10 NH 74C, 35’ w/Crary air ............................$34,900 ‘04 NH 74C, 30’ ..............................................$19,000 ‘11 CIH 3020, 35’ ............................................$31,500 ‘99 Gleaner 800, 25’..........................................$8,900 Gleaner 300, 18’................................................$1,350
TILLAGE
Wishek 862NT, 30’ w/harrow ..........................$69,900 Wilrich 513, Soil Pro 9-24................................$42,500 ‘08 Wilrich 957, 7-30 ......................................$27,900 ‘04 Wilrich 957, 7-30 ......................................$19,900 JD 510, 7-30 ..................................................$12,900 JD 512, 7-30 ..................................................$17,900 DMI 7-30B ......................................................$17,900 DMI 7-30 ..........................................................$7,900 ‘09 Kraus Dominator 18, 11 shank, 3000A ......$36,900 M&W 2200 Earthmaster ..................................$24,900 ‘11 Wilrich Quad X2, 45’ ..............................Coming In Wilrich Quad 5, 41.5’, 4-bar ............................$16,900 DMI Tigermate II, 58’, w/basket ......................$46,900 DMI Tigermate, 43’, 4-bar................................$14,900 Wilrich Quad, 34’ chisel plow ..........................$16,000 IH 800, 10-bottom plow ....................................$7,900
‘08 NH CR9060, 780 hrs. ..............................$219,900 ‘08 NH CR9060, 760 hrs. ..............................$219,900 ‘00 NH TR-99, RWA, 2255 hrs. ........................$59,900 ‘98 NH TR-98, 1950 hrs. ................................$49,900 DRILLS & PLANTING ‘92 Gleaner R-62, 2400 hrs. ............................$39,900 Kinze 3600, ASD-EV, 16R30 ..........................$105,900 Kinze 3800, ASD, 24R30................................$105,900 SKIDLOADERS ‘12 NH L-225, cab/heat/AC, 600 hrs. ..............$37,500 Kinze 2600, 16/31 ..........................................$39,900 ‘09 NH L-170, 2300 hrs...................................$21,500 Kinze 3600, 16/31 ..........................................$54,900 ‘01 NH LS-170, cab & heat, 5400 hrs. ............$12,900 Kinze 3600, 16R30 ..........................................$61,900 Bobcat 753H, 2671 hrs. ..................................$10,900 CIH 2100, 12R30 ............................................$24,900 Convey-All 290 seed tender ............................$11,900 CORN HEADS ‘07 Par-Kan 150 weigh wagon ..........................$6,900 ‘10 NH 99C, 8R30, 2200A ..............................$59,900 HAY EQUIPMENT ‘08 NH 99C, 8R30 ..........................................$54,900 ‘09 NH 98D, 6R30 ..........................................$29,900 NH 1441 discbine ............................................$15,500 ‘08 NH 98C, 8R30............................................$29,900 CIH 8465A baler ................................................$5,950 NEW Tonutti In-Line 9-wheel rake ....................$5,950 ‘11 Vermeer 6040 disc mower ..........................$6,950
WOODFORD AG EQUIPMENT HARVEST INTERNATIONAL AUGERS
H 13-62, 72, 82, 92, 102, 112 H 10-62, 72, 82 T 10-32, 42, 52, 62 Auger Joggers - on hand ....$1,950
WHEATHEART AUGERS All Sizes
16-82 and 16-112 ......................Call
COMBINE HEAD MOVERS
Renegade 25’ & 30’ - 4 Wheel Harvest International 35’, 40’ & 45’
KOYKER LOADERS & AUGERS
585 - on hand ........................$6,995 1050 Grain Bagger 210 Gran Vac
WOODFORD WELDING BALE RACKS
18’ - 23’ - 28’
E-Z TRAIL GRAIN CARTS 510 - 710 - on hand
AZLAND SEED TENDERS
2 Box - on hand ..................$10,550 4 Box Scale & Talc - on hand 4 Box Skid - on hand
STROBEL SEED TENDERS
2 Box - on hand ....................$8,900 BT-200 - on hand BT-300 ........................................Call
SEED SHUTTLE SEED TENDERS
SS-290 - on hand SS-400 - on hand SS-500 - coming in ....................Call
ENDURAPLAS NURSE TANKS
1100 Gal., 6.5 Honda & hoses$5,750
AZLAND FUEL TRAILERS
500 Extended Platform ................................$7,800
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1981 Versatile 555 ..........$12,750 2012 SS-400, Scale ........$24,500 2012 SS-400 ....................$21,500 EZ Trail 860 Grain Cart, red, Like New ........................$21,500 Brent 470 Grain Cart ........$6,500
E-Z Trail 500 bu. Wagon, red ....................................$6,500 Feterl 12” Drive Over, Like New ..................................$4,500 Land Pride 1872 Mower....$1,250 Westfield 1371 Auger w/swing hopper walker, PTO ........$8,500
Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712, Glencoe 7400; Field Cults under 30': JD 980, small grain carts & gravity boxes 300-400 bu. Finishers under 20', clean 4 & 6R stalk choppers; Nice JD 215 & 216 flex heads; JD 643 cornheads Must be clean; JD corn planters, 4-6-8 row. 715-299-4338 WANTED TO BUY: 10-14 yard scraper. 320-250-6040 Wanted
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WANTED: 7 or 8 bottom on land plow. 320-241-8462 or 320-597-2544 Feed Seed Hay
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2014 SEED CORN SALE. Avoid the pending price increase. Buy all conventional and technology hybrids at 2013 pricing until Dec. 1. With our 9% prepay discount, conventional hybrids start at only $81. Offer and prices online at WWW.KLEENACRES.COM or call 320-237-7667. “ITS THE PLACE TO BE!” Dairy Quality Alfalfa Tested big squares & round bales, delivered from South Dakota John Haensel (605) 351-5760 Dairy quality western alfalfa, big squares or small squares, delivered in semi loads. Clint Haensel (605) 310-6653 Hay For Sale Round or large square bales, alfalfa, straw or grass hay. Delivery Available by semi. Ose Hay Farm, Thief River Falls, MN Call or text LeRoy at (218)689-6675 HAY FOR SALE, large squares and round bales for sale. (218)391-3031 Horse hay, small squares, grass, no rain. (715)9463460 WANTED AND FOR SALE ALL TYPES of hay & straw. Also buying corn, wheat & oats. Western Hay available. Fox Valley Alfalfa Mill. 920-853-3554 Livestock
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FOR SALE: Purebred Black Angus bulls, calf ease & good disposition; also York, Hamp & Hamp-Duroc boars & gilts. 320-598-3790 Dairy
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10 Jersey Springing heifers, 10 Jersey Crossbred Springing heifers, will trade for feed or cattle, beef steers or cows. (608)792-4223 or (608)788-6258. FOR SALE: 1 reg Jersey 2 yr old cow, sired by a Shyster son out of a 92 pt dam. 1 reg Red & White 2 yr old cow, sired by Big Apple Red ET. Both cows have been shown, asking $2,000/ea. 715-305-0814 or 715-305-0825
New Year End New/ Used Purchase Programs and Great Finance Deals Now Available - Don’t Miss Out!
‘12 JD 326D Skid Steer Loader, 86 hrs., A/C, cab w/heat & defroster, 2-spd. trans., hand controls, power quik tatch, reversible fan. #13277 - $36,900
‘12 Case SV300 Skid Steer Loader, 3000 lb. operating load, hi-flow hyds., HD hyd. coupler, air susp. seat, cab enclosure w/heat & air, HD 72” dirt bucket, 72” bolt-on cutting edge. #14141 - $52,920
‘11 NH L220 Skid Steer Loader, 1080 hrs., 60 hp. eng., cab enclosure w/heater, 2-spd. EH control, HD hyd. coupler. #16132 - $29,900
‘12 NH L225 Skid Steer Loader, 925 hrs., 76 hp. eng., 2500 lb. operating load, cab w/heat & air, 2-spd. EH control, HD hyd. coupler, performance package. #12872 - $35,500
‘08 Case 440 S3 Skid Steer Loader, 5250 hrs., 90 hp. eng., 2200 lb. operating load, A/C, cab w/heat & door, 2-spd. drive. #13246 - $19,500
‘06 Case 430 Skid Steer Loader, 1500 hrs., 80 hp. eng., 2000 lb. operating load, sgl. spd., manual couplers, ROPS/FOPS, susp. seat, 72” bucket cutting edge, foot throttle, block heater. #14098 - $21,800
‘12 JCB 330 Skid Steer Loader, 95 hrs., 92 hp. eng., 3295 lb. operating load, Deluxe cab, heater, A/C, JCB Servo controls, hi-flow hyd., foot throttle, 110V eng. block heater, 84” front bucket. #14015 $44,995
‘08 Case 435 S3 Skid Steer Loader, 4700 hrs., HD hyd. coupler, A/C, cab w/heat & door, 2-spd. drive. #12814 - $19,995
‘05 Case 435 Skid Steer Loader, 1750 hrs., 78 hp. eng., 2300 lb. operating load, hyd. actuated coupler, cab w/heat & A/C, 2-spd. drive. #12717 - $24,995
‘05 Bobcat S300 Skid Steer Loader, 2496 hrs., 81 hp. eng., 3000 lb. operating load, 2-spd. drive, A/C, hyd coupler. #13122 - $27,500
0% Interest until 1/1/2015 on all used harvest equipment
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DISK TANDEM
Turbo: Turbo: Turbo: Turbo:
31’, 25’, 31’, 34’,
#12063845 ....................................Call #16118 ..........................................Call #16137 ..........................................Call #16136 ..........................................Call
FIELD CULTIVATORS
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Price Price 2013 Case IH Price 2013 Case IH Price 2014 Case IH 2014 Case IH
MOWER/ZERO TURN
Fastrak 23K54, #13783 ....................................................Call For Price X-One-FX730K, 60”, #13630 ............................................Call For Price X-One-FX730K, 60”, #13631 ............................................Call For Price Raptor-23K52, #13466 ......................................................Call For Price Raptor-23K52, #13469 ......................................................Call For Price X-1i-23.5K60, #14062........................................................Call For Price Super Z-27K60, #14161 ....................................................Call For Price
IH Tiger-Mate 200: 12.5’: double folding: 44.5’, #12063338........Call IH Tiger-Mate 200: 14.5’: single folding: 36.5’, #12063350 ........Call IH Tiger-Mate 200: 10.5’: single folding: 26.5’, #12063351 ........Call IH Tiger-Mate 200: 12.5’: single folding: 32.5’, #12063354 ........Call IH Tiger-Mate 200: 12.5’: single folding: 32.5’, #12063358 ........Call
For For For For For
IH Maxxum 115 T4 MC, #11985682..............................................Call For Price IH Maxxum 110 T4, #16065 ..........................................................Call For Price IH Farmall 125A, MFD, cab, #12913 ............................................Call For Price IH Farmall 95C, #16171 ................................................................Call For Price IH Farmall 75C, cab, #11870672 ..................................................Call For Price IH Farmall 115U T4, #11950039....................................................Call For Price IH Farmall 125A, MFD, cab, #12913 ............................................Call For Price IH Farmall 125A, MFD, cab, #12924 ............................................Call For Price IH Farmall 140A, MFD, cab, #12934 ............................................Call For Price IH Farmall 105C, platform: ROPS, #12146497 ............................Call For Price IH Farmall 105C, platform: cab, #12146469 ................................Call For Price IH Farmall 105C, platform: cab, #12146483 ................................Call For Price IH Farmall 50C, #12146513 ..........................................................Call For Price IH Farmall 50C, #12146499 ..........................................................Call For Price IH Farmall 50C, #12146500 ..........................................................Call For Price
TRACTORS 4WD
PLANTERS
– USED EQUIPMENT –
Case Case Case Case Case Case Case Case Case Case Case Case Case Case Case
John Deere 7630 w/loader, #14146 ..............................................................$129,700 John Deere 8320R, #14143 ............................................................................$214,000 John Deere 8320R, #14144 ............................................................................$214,000 John Deere 8320R, #14145 ............................................................................$214,000 John Deere 8320R, #14147 ............................................................................$214,000 Kubota M96 w/loader, #14140 ........................................................................$45,500 Case IH MX200 w/loader, #16176....................................................................$76,500 Kubota MX135X w/loader, #16190 ..................................................................$64,500
2012 JCB 8310 Fastrac, Demo Unit, #12516 ........................................................$269,000 ER 1255 Planter, 2 pt. hitch, 24 rows, #12011393 ..................Call For Price 2011 Case IH Steiger 550, #14073..........................................................................$335,500 ER 1255 Planter, 2 pt. hitch, 24 rows, #12011394 ..................Call For Price 2011 JCB 3230 Fastrac, #12918 ............................................................................$136,500 ER 1255 Planter, 2 pt. hitch, 12 rows, #11998366 ..................Call For Price 2007 JCB 3230 Fastrac, #12921 ..............................................................................$74,000 1255 Planter, #16149 ................................................................Call For Price
TELEHANDLERS Price Price 2013 JCB TM320, #12875................................................................................Call For Price Price 2013 JCB 536-60 Agri Plus, #16189................................................................Call For Price Price 2013 JCB 541-70 Agri Xtra, #16204 ................................................................Call For Price Price MISCELLANEOUS SKIDSTEER LOADERS 2013 Case IH RB565 Round Baler, #12121346 ..............................................Call For Price Case SV250-T4A, #12110045 ................................................................Call For Price 2013 Case IH RB565 Round Baler, #12121345 ..............................................Call For Price Case SR200, #16165 ..............................................................................Call For Price 2012 Peck TAD 10x66 M LPH Grain Auger, #12346 ......................................Call For Price JCB 300 Robot, #12937 ........................................................................ Call For Price 2012 Peck TAD 10x66 M Grain Auger, #12348 ..............................................Call For Price 2013 Case IH DC133 Disc Mower Conditioner, #12121349 ..........................Call For Price GRAVITY BOXES 2013 Case IH DC133 Disc Mower Conditioner, #12121333 ..........................Call For Price Demco 450-Red, #13435 ........................................................................Call For Price 2012 Case IH RC845A HD-7’ Mower/Rotary Cutter, #12563 ........................Call For Price Brent GT557-550 BU-Green, #13666 ....................................................Call For Price 2012 Case IH RC960-8’ Mower/Rotary Cutter, #12564..................................Call For Price Brent GT557-550 BU-Green, #13670 ....................................................Call For Price 2013 JCB 3CX, 14’ Super Centermount Tractor/Loader/Backhoe, #12765..Call For Price Brent GT557-550 BU-Red, #13667 ........................................................Call For Price Brent GT557-550 BU-Red, #13669 ........................................................Call For Price Brent GT657-Red, #13673 ......................................................................Call For Price FIELD CULTIVATORS Brent GT757-750 BU- Red, #13676 ......................................................Call For Price Brent GT757-750 BU-Red, #13677 ........................................................Call For Price Case IH 4600, 28.5’, #13203........................................................................................$5,700 Case IH 4900, #14028..................................................................................................$7,200 TRACTORS Case IH 4800, 32.5’, #14011......................................................................................$10,995 Case IH Magnum 235, #16170 ..............................................................Call For Price MOWER CONDITIONERS Case IH Magnum 340, #16215 ..............................................................Call For Price Case IH Farmall 105U, MFD, cab, #16151 ............................................Call For Price 2004 Case IH DCX131, #13247 ................................................................................$17,500 Case IH Farmall 115U, MFD, #11950043 ..............................................Call For Price 2010 Case IH DC132R, #13637 ................................................................................$29,500 Case IH Farmall 95C, #12101951 ..........................................................Call For Price 2009 Case IH DC102, #13487 ..................................................................................$19,300 Case IH Farmall 85C, #12101969 ..........................................................Call For Price 2011 Case IH DC102, #13204 ..................................................................................$21,500 Case IH Farmall 110A, MFD, cab, #12898 ............................................Call For Price GRAIN CARTS Case IH Maxxum 115 T4, #11985679 ....................................................Call For Price 2007 Brent 1194, Red, #12146 ..................................................................................$39,995 Case IH Maxxum 110 T4 MC, #11985684..............................................Call For Price Case IH Farmall 105C, cab, #11985667 ................................................Call For Price 2013 Brent GCB782-750 BU-Red, #13680 ..............................................................$35,600 Case IH Maxxum 125 T4, #16103 ..........................................................Call For Price 2006 J&M 620, Green, #13574 ..................................................................................$17,500 2010 Brent 882, Green, #13476 ................................................................................$28,950 Case IH Maxxum 125 T4 MC, #16186....................................................Call For Price Case IH Magnum 235, #16156 ..............................................................Call For Price 2011 Brent 882, Green, #14150 ................................................................................$29,500 Case Case Case Case Case
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GRAVITY BOXES
1995 Demco 365, Green, #13274 ................................................................................$3,295 Brent 540, Green, #14156..........................................................................................$10,900 Brent 540, Green, #14157..........................................................................................$10,900 Brent 644, Red, #14078 ............................................................................................$14,350 Brent 644, Red, #14077 ............................................................................................$14,350 2012 Brent 644, Red, #14068 ....................................................................................$15,950
TRACTORS
2005 Case IH STX500, #16201................................................................................$166,500 2010 Case IH Farmall 95C w/loader, #12949 ..........................................................$38,995 2009 Case IH Farmall 95 w/loader, #12835 ..............................................................$38,500 2012 Case IH Farmall 75C w/loader, #14138 ..........................................................$45,000 IH Farmall M, #14069 ..................................................................................................$2,400 International 706, #16111 ............................................................................................$5,950 1980 International 1086 w/loader, #16166 ..............................................................$13,500 TRACTORS- 4WD 2010 Case IH Maxxum 130 Pro w/loader, #12928 ..................................................$78,950 2012 Case IH Steiger 550, 4WD, Quad Trac, #11921930 ..............................Call For Price 2004 Case IH MX230, #14096 ..................................................................................$91,500 2013 Case IH Steiger 450, #16150 ..................................................................Call For Price 2003 Massey Ferguson 4355 w/loader, #16112 ......................................................$33,500
PLANTERS
2013 Case IH ER 1250, 16R, #13276 ........................................................................$99,500 2009 Kinze 3660, #13267 ..........................................................................................$89,500 Case IH 5400 Soybean Special, 15’, on cart, #12980..............................................$13,995 2009 Case IH 1250, 16R, #14052 ..............................................................................$92,995 2007 Case IH 1240, 16R, #12760 ..............................................................................$89,995 2010 Case IH 1250, 16R, #14135 ..............................................................................$96,500 White 5100, 12-30”, #14047 ........................................................................................$8,995 2011 Case IH ER 1250, 24R:-2 P, #14066 ..............................................................$148,000 2007 Krause 5500 Drill, #13268 ................................................................................$14,500 2012 2008 2005 2005 2005 2010 2006 2006 2011 2011 2012 2011 2012 2008 2012
SKIDSTEER LOADER
Case SV300, #14141 ........................................................................................$52,920 Case 435 S3, #12814 ........................................................................................$19,995 Case 445, #12710 ............................................................................................$24,300 Case 435, #12717 ............................................................................................$24,995 Bobcat S300, #13122 ......................................................................................$27,500 Gehl 5240E, #13900 ..........................................................................................$27,995 Case 430, #14098 ............................................................................................$21,800 Case 430, Pending............................................................................................$19,500 Case SR250, Pending ......................................................................................$33,500 Case SR250, #13282 ........................................................................................$36,900 New Holland L225, #12872 ..............................................................................$35,500 New Holland L220, #16132 ..............................................................................$29,900 JCB 330, Side Door, #14015 ............................................................................$44,995 Case 440 S3, #13246 ........................................................................................$19,500 JD 326D, #13277 ..............................................................................................$36,900
TELEHANDLER
2005 JCB 535-60, #16179 ........................................................................................$52,500 2006 JCB 531-70, #12252 ........................................................................................$34,500 2005 JCB 540, #11941 ..............................................................................................$37,995 2011 JCB 541-70 Agri, #12909..................................................................................$85,000 2007 JCB 536-60 Agri Plus, #16074 ........................................................................$56,995 JD 3800 Articulated, #14132 ....................................................................................$38,000
MISCELLANEOUS
Case IH Trimble FM1000 Monitor Guidance System, #16138 ......................................Call 2012 Headsight Truesight Guidance System, #13242 ..............................................$4,850 2008 JCB 3CX, 14’, Tractor/Loader/Backhoe, #14022 ............................................$59,995 1974 Case 580B Tractor/Loader/Backhoe, #16029 ..................................................$9,300 2008 Krause 4850-15 Deep Tillage, #14129 ............................................................$44,830 2011 Case IH 330, Tru-Tandem Turbo Till, #16129 ..................................................$42,500 2010 Case IH 330, Tru-Tandem Turbo Disk Tandem, 25’, #14092 ..........................$48,750 2010 Case IH 330, Tru-Tandem Disk Tandem, 31’, #13979 ....................................$57,995 1997 Peck 8X61 Grain Auger, #13272 ........................................................................$1,995 Westfield MK100-51 Grain Auger w/truck unload, #14080 ......................................$8,495 2006 Hustler Excel Super Z-25K66 Zero Turn Mower, #14125 ................................$5,200 1996 JCB 926 Forklift, #14081 ..................................................................................$15,950 1999 Sukup 1800 Stalk Choppper, #12987 ..............................................................$12,100 2008 Case IH RB564 Round Baler, #12932 ..............................................................$28,995 2004 Case IH 110 Crumbler, 44.5’, #13661 ..............................................................$16,987 2012 Antler King Sodbuster Disk, #14106..................................................................$1,500
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USED PARTS
Cattle
LARSON SALVAGE
50 Black Steers & Heifers, 450-550 lbs. Call (608)7927223 or (608)788-6258 BEEF CATTLE WANTED: Strong demand for for beef calves, yearlings, bred cows & pairs. 218-391-3031 FOR SALE OR LEASE REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS Bulls, 2 year old & yearlings; bred heifers, calving ease, club calves & balance performance. Al sired. In herd improvement program. J.W. Riverview Angus Farm Glencoe, MN 55336 Conklin Dealer 320864-4625
6 miles East of
CAMBRIDGE, MN 763-689-1179 We Ship Daily
FOR SALE: 1 Reg. Yearling polled Hereford bull & 1 Reg. Hereford heifer, show quality. 320-796-0000
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The Affordable Way 2012 CIH Magnum 235, 4WD, 18-spd., 12-bolt HD front axle w/elec. diff. lock, 4 rear remote couplers, high-flow hyd,. guidance ready, 3 PTO shafts, 10 front suitcase wgts., 1571 hrs - Stock # 61562 - $139,570
2009 Brent 880 corn auger grain cart, 30.5x32 Firestone R1 tires, 850+ bushel capacity, 1 3/8” 1,000 PTO, roll tarp, red color. One owner, shedded, low usage, like new - Stock # 61739 - $29,760
Brent 774 corner auger grain cart, 750+ bushel capacity, 13⁄4” PTO w/slip clutch, dual wheels/tires w/adjustable axle, 17” unload auger, good flighting. Serviced through shop - Stock # 61677 - $18,375
to Tile Your Fields 3 Point Hitch & Pull Type Models Available
• Walking Tandem Axles • Formed V Bottom on Lists at $17,605 before freight & set-up charges New 2013 Rite-Way RR 250 ST rock picker w/2-bat reel, 1.75 cu. yd. capacity, 125Lx15 tires, 2” min. rock dia., 14” max. rock dia. 50” picking width, hyd. swing tongue. - Stock # 61168 - $14,290
NEW 2013 Brent 1196, grain cart, 10’8”x3’ tracks steel idler whls, 22” diam PTO-driven auger, directional downspout, cut-out clutch, List $131,850 before fgt & setup. Stock # 61573 - $102,130
Unverferth GC475 front-folding side auger grain cart, road light kit, 28Lx26 R-1 ag tires, good original flighting, green color, 1 3/8” 1,000 PTO Stock # 61735 - $8,950
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18 mo old registered Black Angus bull, gentle. Delivered within 50 miles. $1,100. (715)637-3280 4 yr old, Registered Black Gelbvieh Bull. Well built, docile. (715) 643-4895
Good selection of tractor parts - New & Used All kinds of hay equipment, haybines, balers, choppers parted out. New combine belts for all makes. Swather canvases, round baler belting, used & new tires.
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FOR SALE: Reg. Holstein cows & milking heifers, starting at $1,500 & up. 715234-8978 or 715-651-4515 Call anytime WANTED TO BUY! USED BULK MILK COOLER ALL SIZES 920-867-3048
w/425/65R22.5 Tires for Superior Grade Control • Tile Installation Depth Gauge
Buy Factory Direct & $AVE!
Shoe & Boot forms to Tile. No more Crushed Tile • Paralled Pull Arms, Zero Pitch for the Most Accurate Tile Placement
FOR SALE: 25-45 Angus bred cows, 30 Angus & cross black calves, 3 registered Angus bulls, 4 bred Angus heifers. 507-334-6334 Faribault MN FOR SALE: Angus heifers, some halter broke. Registered Angus, Simmental & Shorthorn cows - pregnancy checked for Spring/Summer calves. 715-271-5012 LONGHORNS Cows, calves, heifers, bulls, many colors (some 5 colors-even brown & white). Hard horns. Some very tame, like pets. Very reasonable prices - Farmer retiring. (414) 659-9038 Registered Texas Longhorn breeding stock, cows, heifers or roping stock, top blood lines. 507-235-3467 WANT TO BUY: Butcher cows, bulls, fats & walkable cripples; also horses, sheep & goats. 320-235-2664 WANTED: Shorthorn Bull, yearling or younger would be OK. (715)634-8303
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Horse NEW 2013 Brent 657, 650 bu grain wagon, 4 whl brakes, lights, oil bath whl hubs, 445x22.5 tires. 2 units in stock - Stock # 61627 - $17,865
NEW 2013 Brent 557 grain wagon w/factory fender kit, 550 bu cap., 425x22.5 ires, safety tow chain, 2 units in stock. - Stock # 61407 - $15,785
2013 Walinga 7614 deluxe Agri-Vac, HBR FRL grain vac, incl: (1) 7”x12’ SS, (1) 6”x12’ clear hose, (1) 7” suction, (1) 6” suction, (1) 6” clean-up nozzle w/wheels/ Lists @ $34,700 - $29,750
Werner Implement Company, Inc. Vermillion, MN 55085 • www.wernerimplement.com Call Mel, Randy or Charlie
(651) 437-4435 • (800) 770-4634
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FOR SALE: (2) Hampshire ram lambs. 320-859-4180 or 320-766-0197 Luther Show Lambs Flock Reduction Sale. Selling 15 mature ewes that have previous produced County Fair Champions & Class Winners throughout the Midwest. 701-212-8385
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FOR SALE: East Friesian FOR SALE: Yorkshire, Ewes exposed to Ram, to Hampshire, Duroc & Lamb in Feb. (715)457-2019 Hamp/Duroc boars. Also, Hamp/York/Duroc cross FOR SALE: January Dorset gilts. Tough & durable pigs ram lambs, $250/ea. 320-212raised in outside lots. Exc 1031 herd health. No PRSS. Delivery avail. 320-568-2225 Goats 062 40 bred doelings, $175/ea. 19 Livestock Equip 075 doelings ready-to-breed, $130/ea. (715)827-0470 WANTED: Sowjoy farrowing pens. 507-456-7746 Swine 065 Compart's total program 084 features superior boars & Trucks & Trailers open gilts documented by BLUP technology. Duroc, '07 Freightliner 33,000 GVW, York, Landrace & F1 lines. 300,000 miles, PTO, no box, Terminal boars offer lean250 hp, $15,000 OBO. 507ness, muscle, growth. Ma340-9683 or 507-239-2323 ternal gilts & boars are productive, lean, durable. '86 Int'l grain truck, 466 moAll are stress free & PRRS tor, 13spd trans, 18' Scott free. Semen also available box w/steel floor & roll through Elite Genes A.I. tarp, 11R225 rubber at 75%, Make 'em Grow! Comparts $5,750. (715)962-3497 Boar Store, INC. Toll Free: 877-441-2627
EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
Fairfax, MN 55332 507-381-1291
SEMI TRUCKS
Engineered 5’ Beavertail, Kit includes paint & LED lights ........$3,750/$5,750 Installed
TRUSS TRAILER
‘98 Lakeside RollerMaster, 32’-45’/102” Extendable, Elec. over Hyd. Lift, Top Locking Deck Rollers, New Paint, Winches, 80% T&B ..................................$10,000 ‘97 JDH Trussmaster, 42’-60’/102” Extendable, 8 Winches, Elec. over Hyd. to Tilt, Elec. over Air to Extend, Tandem Axle ............$10,000
‘04 Volvo Day Cab, Single Axle, END DUMPS 365 Hp., 10c Trans, 390 Ratio, 450,000k ..........$8,500 Summit End Dump, 30’, 72” Sides, 3 Axle, AR ......$16,750 ‘74 International 4300, 350 Hp. Cummins, 10-Spd., VAN/WATER TRAILERS 8 New Tires, Clean ......$5,000 (6) Reefers, 1 @ 36’, 5 @ 48’, Roll Up, Swing & Side Side FLATBEDS Doors, 2 w/Flat Floors ‘96 Wilson AL Combo, 48/96, ....................................$6,000 SPX/AR, 24.5 LP 50% Tires, (2) ‘86 Kentucky Furniture New Brakes, New Floor, Vans, Side Doors AR, 50% Sandblasted & Painted, Clean ..........................$9,250 T&B ............................$6,750 (20) Van Trailers, 48/102‘93 Wilson, 48x96, SPR, Sliding Tandem ..........$7,000 53/102; Great for water storage or over the road ‘95 Transcraft, 45’, AL Floors hauling ..........$3,500-$7,000 & Crossmembers, Rebuilt 48’ & 53’ Van Trailers To Rent. Frame, 50% Tires, 70% Brakes, SPX/AR ..........$5,750 $145.00 per month plus tax.
HAYSIDES
AUTOS
Haysides are painted and made out of 11 gauge steel, Stationary Haysides....$1,250 Tip-In-Tip-Out Haysides ....................................$1,750 Front & Rear Extensions $350
‘07 Hyundai Sonata Limited, 4 door, 86K Mi., V6, Reg. Maint...........................$7,500 ‘06 Dodge Caravan SXT, 108K Mi. ....................$6,000 ‘04 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, 120K Mi., 3.8L, Clean ..$5,500
‘99 Wilson, 48/102, New Recaps, New Airbags, AL Crossmembers, Painted & Sandblasted..............$18,500 ‘94 Fontaine, 48/102, Steel, New Recaps, Sandblasted & Painted ..................$16,750 40’ Drop Deck w/4’ Beavertail & Spring Loaded Ramps, New Floor, Sandblasted & Painted, New Lights, 80% 11 17.5 Tires & Brakes ..$13,000
Complete Suspensions, Air Ride or Spring Ride ......................$1,000 AR/Axle ........................$500 SR/Axle (8) 385 Super Single Tires w/Polished AL Rims ......................$1,200/set of 4 (50) Steel & (25) Aluminum Rims - In Stock ......$50 Steel ....................$150 Aluminum
DROPDECKS
MISCELLANEOUS
We can also convert flatbed trailers to be used as a bridge. See our website.
• All Trailers DOTable •
Will Consider Trades!
Call: 320-212-5220 or 320-392-5361
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE!!! www.DuncanTrailersInc.com Delivery Available!
4412-05 Disc Ripper - 5-shank 4412-07 Disc Ripper - 7-shank 4530-19 Disc Chisel - 19-shank SOLD SOLD 4511-11 Disc Chisel - 11-shank 4511-15 Disc Chisel - 15-shank 4610-09 Disc Ripper - 9-shank
Monthly Special
TRACTORS • • • • • • • • •
‘13 MF 7624, MFD, cab, CVT ‘13 MF 8690, 350 hp., CVT ‘05 MF 451, 45 PTO hp., 400 hrs. MF 7619, MFD, cab MF 7620, MFD, cab, 150 hp. MF 6616, MFD, cab, 125 hp. MF 4610, MFD, platform, 90 hp. MF 4610, MFD, loader, cab MF 1705 compact tractor
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Geringhoff 1822RD, ‘09 (3) Geringhoff 1622RD, ‘08, ‘07, ‘04 (2) Geringhoff 1230RD, ‘09, ‘08 (4) Geringhoff 1222RD, ‘08, 07, ‘05 (5) Geringhoff 1220RD, ‘12, ‘11, ‘05, ‘04, ‘02 (4) Geringfhoff 830RD, ‘12, ‘05, ‘04, ‘01 Geringhoff 630RD, ‘05, ‘97 ‘93 Geringhoff 630 PC ‘04 Gleaner 1222, hugger, GVL poly JD 822, steel, KR, HT JD 622, GVL, poly CIH 1083, ‘92
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‘07 MF 9690, duals, LTM, 1300/970 hrs. ‘13 MF 9540 ‘12 MF 9540 MF 8570, RWA ‘86 MF 8560 '98 Gleaner 800, 25' flexhead ‘97 Gleaner R62, duals, 2052 sep. hrs. ‘92 Gleaner R62, 2063 hrs. MF 9750 PU table MF 9118 bean table (4) MF 8000 30' bean table
CORN HEADS
COMBINES
MF 2856 Baler twine, mesh, kicker - 32,000
GRAIN HANDLING (CONT.)
• Brandt 1060XL, 1070XL, 1080XL, 1380XL, 1390XL swing hopper augers • Parker 839, grain cart, tarp, 850 bu. • Parker 605 gravity box, 625 bu. • Parker 165-B gravity box • Unverferth 5000, grain cart • ‘10 Kilbros 1175 grain cart, 750 bushel w/tarp • Hutchinson, 10x61 auger • A&L 850S grain cart, 850 bu. tarp
HAY & LIVESTOCK • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
JD 38, sickle mower, 7’ Woods S106 mower NI 5408 disc mowers MF 2856, round baler, net, twine MF 1745, round baler MF 1329 & 1330, 3 pt. disc mower MF 200, SP windrower, cab, auger, header ‘11 NH H6750, 3 pt., disk mower, 110” NI 528, 3 pt., disc mower, 94” ‘13 Bale King 2881 bale processor, RH discharge Chandler 26’ litter spreader Sitrex MK16 wheel rake Sitrex RP2 wheel rake Sitrex 10 wheel rake on cart Westendorf 3 pt. bale spear H&S 16’ bale wagon
MISCELLANEOUS
• • • • GRAIN HANDLING • • Parker 2620 seed tender • • Brandt 7500HP, grain vac. • • Brandt 5200EX, grain vac • • ‘00 Brandt 4500 EX, grain vac. • • ‘05 Brandt 1070, auger, PTO Drive, w/swing • hopper • • Brandt 20110 swing hopper auger • • Brandt 1575 belt conveyor • Brandt 1535LP, 1545LP, 1535TD belt conveyors • • • Brandt 8x35, 8x37, 8x40, 8x47, 8x52, 8x57, • 8x62, 8x67, 10x35, straight augers • • Brandt 8x45 auger, 18 hp., Briggs •
Wil-Rich 36’, field cult. Wil-Rich 25’ stalk chopper, SM '08 JD 520 stalk chopper Loftness 20’ stalk chopper Loftness 240, semi-mount stalk chopper Melroe 912, 4 bottom plow Melroe 600 rock picker - prong type Loftness 8’ snowblower Mauer 28'-42' header trailers WRS 30’ header trailers EZ Trail 38’ header trailer Degelman 6000HD, rock picker Degelman 7200 rock picker Degelman RD320 rock digger Degelman LR7645 land rollers - Rental Returns Degelman 60” skid steer buckets ‘11 SB Select snowblower, 97” & 108”, 3 pt.
“Where Farm and Family Meet”
Keith Bode
HOPPERS
‘03 Timpte, 40’ Ag Hopper, SR, New Brakes, 70% Tires, Auto Roll Tarp ..........$23,000 ‘98 Wilson, 41x96, 66” Sides, Extra Lights, Roll Tarp, 24.5 LP Tires ............$18,500 ‘95 Merritt, 42’ AL Hopper, 68” Sides, 2-Spd. Doors, Roll Tarp, Disc Wheels ....$12,500 ‘94 Wilson Commander, 41’ AL Grain Hopper, SPR, 80% Brakes ......................$16,000
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‘08 JD 9670STS combine, 2WD, new 520/85R42 duals, CM, extended wear pkg., Premier cab, Auto Trac ready, chopper w/power tailboard, 1225 sep. hrs., Just Thru Service Program ..........$139,500 ‘07 JD 9620, 800/70R38 duals, diff. locks, 4 remotes, wgts., 2260 hrs. ..........................................$162,500 ‘96 JD 8970, 24-spd. trans., 710/70R38 duals, 6100 hrs. ........................................................$49,500 ‘11 NH T8.300, MFWD, 19-spd. PS trans., Luxury cab, w/cab susp., HID lights, 540/1000 PTO, 480/80R46 duals, 380/85R34 sgl. fronts, 4 remotes, 310 hrs., Powertrain Warranty ....................................$129,500 ‘10 JD 8320R, MFWD, PS, 1500 front axle, 380/90R54 duals, 380/80R38 sgl. fronts, wgts., 60 GPM hyd. pump, 5 remotes, 2350 hrs. ..$158,500 ‘08 JD 8430, MFWD, PS, 1300 front axle, 480/80R50 duals, 380/80R38 sgl. fronts, wgts., 4 remotes, 4700 hrs.......................................................$124,000 ‘08 JD 8330, MFWD, PS, 1300 front axle, 380/90R54 duals, 60 GPM hyd. pump, 4 remotes, 380/80R38 sgl. fronts, 1900 hrs., Nice ..........................$138,500 ‘08 JD 512, 22’6” 9-shank folding disk ripper, Nice Condition ................................................$24,500 ‘12 Case 580SN tractor/loader/backhoe, cab, air, extend-a-hoe, 4WD, ride control, 24” hoe bucket, 2-stick JD style controls, 120 hrs. ................$72,500 ‘11 NH B95B tractor/loader/backhoe, cab, air, 4WD, extend-a-hoe, pilot controls, 24” hoe bucket, 235 hrs. ..........................................................$63,500 ‘07 NH W130 wheel loader, new 20.5R25 tires, JRB coupler, 3300 hrs. ..................................$63,500 ‘11 CIH Magnum 290, MFWD, 380/90R54 duals, 380/80R38 front duals, high capacity hyd. pump, 23-spd. creeper trans., 5 remotes, wgts., 1425 hrs., can change rear tires to 480/80R50 duals if needed ....................................................................$139,500 ‘10 NH BC5070 small sqaure baler, hyd. bale tension, hyd. tongue swing, Nice Condition ................$14,500 ‘11 Frontier SB1308 snowblower, 8’ dbl. auger, hyd. spout, 1000 PTO, Unused..........................$5,500 ‘12 JD Gator TX, 4x2, 486 hrs. ........................$5,250 ‘11 JD Gator TX, 4x2, 1300 hrs. ......................$3,600
HANCOCK, MN
THE LAND, NOVEMBER 22, 2013
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‘12 JD 6170R, cab, 426 hrs., MFWD, 140 PTO hp., 540/1000 PTO, 3 pt., 16-spd. power quad w/reverser, JD 380 loader ............................$128,000 ‘09 JD 6430, Premium cab, MFWD, 3325 hrs., 103 PTO hp, 540/1000 PTO, 16-spd. power quad w/reverser, JD 673 loader ..............................$67,000 ‘06 JD 7920, cab, MFWD, 6172 hrs., 170 PTO hp, 540/1000 PTO, IVT trans., 3 pt., 18.4x46 tires & duals, JD 726 loader w/grapple ..........................$96,000 ‘07 JD 7520, cab, MFWD, IVT trans., 4935 hrs., 125 PTO hp., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, JD 741 loader w/grapple......$74,000 JD 6410, cab, MFWD, 4777 hrs., 90 PTO hp, 3 pt, 540/1000 PTO w/JD 640 loader ..................................................$44,000
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4WD & TRACK TRACTORS ‘12 JD 9560R, cab, power shift, 808 hrs., 4 hyd., Michelin 800x38 tires & duals ....................................$257,500 ‘12 JD 9560R, cab, power shift, 595 hrs., 5 hyd. hi-flow hyd., Michelin 800x38 tires & duals ............................$269,000 ‘12 JD 8560RT, 705 hrs., IVT trans., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 30” tracks, big pump ................................................$245,000 ‘12 JD 8335RT, 330 hrs., 18” belts, IVT trans., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, Like New ..................................$225,000 ‘10 JD 8320RT, 1152 hrs., 30” belts, IVT trans., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, big pump ................................................$198,000
‘12 CIH Magnum 290, MFWD, luxury cab, 540/1000 PTO, complete auto guidance setup, 3 pt., 4 hyd., duals front & back, 380x50 rears ............................$169,000 ‘12 CIH Magnum 260, MFWD, 525 hrs., 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd., big pump, complete auto guidance setup, 420x46 tires & duals ............................$150,000 ‘11 CIH Magnum 260, MFWD, 650 hrs., 540/1000 PTO, luxury cab, 3 pt., 5 hyd., big pump, 18.4x46 tires & duals ................................................$145,000 ‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 3050 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd., 420x46 tires & duals ..............................$98,000 ‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 4090 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd., 420x46 rear tires w/18.4x42” duals ........$92,000 ‘94 NH 8770, 5250 hrs., super steer, MFWD, 3 pt., 3 hyd., 1000 PTO, 14.9x46 tires &duals ................................$55,000
COMBINES
‘11 CIH 7120, 796 eng./609 sep. hrs., complete auto guidance systems, Pro 600 yield & moisture monitor, rock trap, lateral tilt, chopper, on board air compressor, 20.8x42 tires & duals ....................................$189,000 ‘11 CIH 7088, 959 eng./624 sep. hrs., luxury cab, rock trap, chopper, 2 spd., hydro, Pro 600 yield & moisture, 800x32 tires ..........................................$155,000 ‘94 CIH 1688, 3734 eng. hrs., rock trap, chopper, auto header bin ext. ....$29,000 ‘87 CIH 1640, 3468 hrs., rock trap, auto header controls, 24.5x32 tires....$18,500 ‘87 CIH 1660, 4200 eng. hrs., 4x4, auto ROW CROP TRACTORS header controls, 30.5x32 tires....$24,000 ‘11 JD 8335R, ILS, MFWD, 1777 hrs., ‘11 JD 9770, 880/613 sep. hrs., CM, 5 268 PTO hp., IVT trans., 3 pt., 1000 spd feederhouse, Pro-drive, chopper, PTO, front duals, 380x54” rear tires & 520x42 tires & duals ................$189,000 duals, 4 hyd. big pump ............$196,000 ‘08 JD 9770, 1380 eng./938 sep. hrs., ‘12 JD 8310R, MFWD, IVT trans., 4x4, CM, chopper, 1250/45/32 tires 1465 hrs., 3 pt., 255 PTO hp, 1000 ................................................$155,000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, 18.4x50 tires 10 JD 9670, 4x4, 1471 eng./1076 sep. & duals ....................................$192,000 hrs., CM, chopper, 18.4x42 duals ‘11 JD 8310R, ILS MFWD, 1536 hrs., ................................................$165,000 IVT trans., 255 PTO hp, 380x38 front ‘00 JD 9550, 2799 eng./1950 tires & duals, 380x54 rear tires sep. hrs., bin ext., chopper, 24.5x32 & duals, 4 hyd., big pump, 1000 PTO, tires, ..........................................$69,000 3 pt. ..........................................$194,000 ‘98 JD 9610, 3578 eng./2379 sep. hrs., ‘12 JD 7215R, 808 hrs., triple link, chopper, bin ext., 20.8x42 duals $49,000 MFWD, IVT trans., cab susp., HID lights, COMBINE HEADERS 540/1000 PTO, 3 pt., 178 PTO hp., Tractor Is Loaded ....................$152,500 ‘95 JD 893, 8R30” cornhead, hyd. ‘12 JD 7200R, MFWD, 600 hrs., IVT deck plates, Pixall knife rolls$14,500 trans., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 380x50 tires & duals, 165 PTO hp. ......$134,000 ‘00 Geringhoff 1820, 12R30” chopping head ....................$47,500 ‘10 JD 6430 Premium, MFWD, 635 hrs., ‘05 Geringhoff 830B, 8R30” 24-spd., Auto Quad, 3 pt., 540/1000 chopping cornhead ..............$29,000 PTO, w/loader ready pkg. w/joystick ..................................................$69,500 ‘90 JD 643, 6R30” cornhead ..$7,500
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763-689-1179
Free delivery on combines in MN, Eastern ND & SD
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Many sizes of Moldboard Plows - On Hand
Titan Machinery
77847 - 209th St Albert Lea, MN 56007 507-373-9114 Toll Free 877-267-0392 www.titanmachinery.com USED TRACTORS
NEW NH T4.105 w/loader ..............................CALL NEW NH T4.75 w/loader ................................CALL NEW NH T9.505, 4WD ....................................CALL NEW NH T9.560, 4WD ....................................CALL NEW NH Boomer 50 w/loader ........................CALL NH TV6070 bi-directional ................................CALL NH 8870, SS ................................................$67,500 ‘08 NH 6070 w/cab, 2WD ............................$69,000 NEW Massey 8670, FWA ................................CALL NEW Massey 8650, FWA ................................CALL NEW Massey 4608 w/loader ..........................CALL NEW Massey 4610 w/loader ..........................CALL NEW Massey 5450, FWA, cab ........................CALL NEW Versatile 250, FWA ................................CALL NEW Versatile 305, FWA ................................CALL Versatile 895, 4WD ......................................$23,500 Ford/Versatile 876, 4WD, Nice ....................$43,500 ‘60 IH 560, WF ..............................................$5,200
TILLAGE
M&W 9-shank, 24” w/leveler ......................$12,500 Sunflower 4412-07, 7-shank ..........................CALL ‘04 DMI 530B w/leveler ..............................$23,900 ‘05 JD 2700, 9-24 shank..............................$25,000 ‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..................................CALL ‘10 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..................................CALL CIH 4900, 46.5’ ............................................$12,500 DMI Econo Champ 11-shank........................$7,500 M&W 1875, 9-shank ........................................CALL
SKIDSTEERS
NEW NH skidsteers on hand ..........................CALL NH LS170 ....................................................$13,750
PLANTERS
NEW White planters ........................................CALL (2) White 8516CFS, 16-30 ..............................CALL
PRE-OWNED EQUIPMENT
‘12 JD 9560R, 610 hrs., PTO, hi-flow hyd. w/5 remotes, 800 Michelins, wgt. pkg...................................................$274,500 ..................................................................With Out PTO $265,000 ‘11 JD 8235R, 640 hrs., IVT, ILS, 480/90R50’s w/duals, 380/80R38 singles, HID’s....................................................................$174,500 ‘11 Challenger MT765C, 420 hrs., Guidance Ready, 25” belts, 59 gal. pump w/6 remotes, 3 pt., PTO ............................$209,500 ‘11 JD 630F Hydra Flex, Low Dam, Low Acres! ..................$24,000
M.S. Diversified monte@ms-diversified.com
Fairfax, MN
800-432-3565 • 320-894-6560 www.ms-diversified.com
White 6700, 12-30, w/res ..............................$6,500 White 6222, 12-30 front fold ......................$29,500 White 6122, 12-30........................................$16,500
COMBINES
‘00 Gleaner R52 w/CDF 520 flex / 6-30 cornhead Very Clean ....................................................CALL ‘10 JD 9770, Nice, w/warranty..................$189,000 ‘10 Gleaner R76, loaded ................................CALL ‘03 Gleaner R75, loaded ................................CALL ‘01 Gleaner R72, just thru shop......................CALL ‘90 Gleaner R60 w/duals ................................CALL NEW Fantini chopping cornhead ..................CALL Gleaner N6 ....................................................$6,750
HAY TOOLS
New Hesston & NH Hay Tools On Hand
MISCELLANEOUS
NEW Salford RTS units ..................................CALL NEW Salford Plows ..............................AVAILABLE NEW Unverferth seed tenders ................ON HAND NEW Westfield augers ..........................AVAILABLE NEW Rem 2700 vac ........................................CALL NEW Century HD1000, 60’ sprayers ..............CALL NEW Hardi sprayers ........................................CALL NEW Riteway rollers........................................CALL NEW Lorenz snowblowers ..............................CALL NEW Batco conveyors ....................................CALL NEW Brent wagons & grain carts ..................CALL NEW E-Z Trail seed wagons ..........................CALL NEW rock buckets & pallet forks .................. CALL REM 2700, Rental............................................CALL Unverferth 8000 grain cart ..........................$19,000 Kinze 1050 w/duals ....................................$43,000 Pre-owned Sprayers........................................CALL
(DMI Parts Available)
SMITHS MILL IMPLEMENT Hwy. 14, 3 miles West of Janesville, MN
Phone (507) 234-5191 or (507) 625-8649 Mon. - Fri. 7:30-5:00, Sat. 7:30-Noon www.smithsmillimp.com
Trucks & Trailers
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FOR SALE: '84 Ford 9000 tri-axle grain truck, 855 Cummins, 7spd trans, 20' box, 300 bu pull behind pup trailer. $21,000. Call 763-2869442
YOUR HARVEST HEADQUARTERS (B) Belle Plaine, MN • 1051 Old Hwy. 169 Blvd.
FOR SALE: '95 Ford L9000, M14 Cummins, 317K miles, 10spd, steerable 3rd axle, all virgin rubber, 21' Beet/Grain loadline box. 320-212-4462 Miscellaneous
(952) 873-2224
(H) Hollandale, MN • W. Hwy. 251
(507) 889-4221
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(O) Owatonna, MN • 3555 SW 18th St.
THE LAND, NOVEMBER 22, 2013
'98 Dodge 3500 dually dsl., 5 spd., 124K, new tires, rear brakes & drums, $8,000. 612-369-5234 or 952-492-2159
(507) 451-4054
FOR SALE: Steel Posts, $2.00 each. 507-340-6934 One call does it all! With one phone call, you can place your classified ad in The Land, Farm News, AND The Country Today. Call The Land for more info @ 507-345-4523 • 800-6574665. PARMA DRAINAGE PUMPS New pumps & parts on hand. Call Minnesota's largest distributor HJ Olson & Company 320974-8990 Cell – 320-212-5336
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‘12 JD 8310RT, 200 hrs., ‘06 JD 9760, 1375 sep. hrs., ‘12 JD 4940, 534 hrs., 120’ SF1 Activation ............$257,900 Yield & Mapping ..........$162,900 Boom ..........................$292,750
4WD TRACTORS
(O)’12 JD 9560R, 360 hrs., IF tires ............................$319,900 (O)’13 JD 9560R, 500 hrs., Lease Return ................$314,900 (O)’13 JD 9560R, 500 hrs., Lease Return ................$314,900 (O)’12 JD 9650R, 400 hrs., Lease Return ................$312,500 (H)’12 JD 9510R, 306 hrs., Lease Return..................$289,900 (O)’13 JD 9510R, 450 hrs, Lease Return ..................$284,500 (O)’13 JD 9460R, 300 hrs., Lease Return ................$279,900 (O)’13 JD 9410R, 300 hrs., Lease Return ................$274,900 (B)’11 JD 9430, 474 hrs., 710/42’s ............................$267,900 (O)’13 JD 9410R, 300 hrs., Lease Return ................$264,900 (O)’06 JD 9420, 1765 hrs., PS ..................................$184,900 (B)’02 JD 9520, 2910 hrs., 710/70R42’s ....................$174,900 (H)’97 JD 9400, 5755 hrs., 650/42’s ............................$99,900 (H)’90 CIH 9170, 4418 hrs., PS ..................................$54,500 (H)’81 JD 8640, 6441 hrs., 3 pt, PTO ..........................$24,900
TRACK TRACTORS
(O)’11 JD 9630T, 644 hrs., Extended Warranty ........$309,900 (O)’10 JD 9630T, 1650 hrs. ........................................$287,500 (H)’09 JD 9630T, 1110 hrs. ........................................$279,900 (B)’12 JD 8335RT, 848 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ..............$269,900 (O)’12 JD 8310T, 166 hrs., PS,25” tracks ..................$257,900 (B)’10 JD 9630T, 1995 hrs. ........................................$249,900 (H)’10 JD 8345RT, 1440 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ............$234,900 (B)’03 JD 8420T, 3430 hrs., 16” tracks ......................$105,900 (H)’00 JD 9300T, 4375 hrs., 30” tracks ......................$105,000
ROW CROP TRACTORS
UTILITY TRACTORS
(O)’96 White 6105, 5480 hrs., MFWD, cab..................$24,900
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(O)’13 JD 8335R, 300 hrs., IVT, Lease Return ..........$259,900 (B)’13 JD 8310R, 300 hrs., IVT, Lease Return ..........$249,900 (O)’13 JD 8310R, 321 hrs., IVT, Lease Return ..........$244,900 (O)’13 JD 8285R, 300 hrs., PS, Lease Return ..........$219,900 (H)’09 JD 8530, 850 hrs., IVT, ILS ............................$210,000 (O)’13 JD 8285R, 300 hrs., PS, Lease Return ..........$204,900 (H)’10 JD 8295R, 1430 hrs., IVT................................$203,900 (O)’11 JD 8260R, 484 hrs., Extended Warranty ........$194,900 (B)’13 JD 7230R, 259 hrs., IVT..................................$179,900 (O)’09 JD 8330, 1730 hrs., PS, 540/1000 PTO ........$172,900 (H)’06 JD 8230, 3291 hrs., MFWD, PS......................$139,900 (B)’13 JD 6150R, 459 hrs., IVT..................................$131,900 (B)’13 JD 6150R, 450 hrs., IVT..................................$131,900 (O)’13 JD 6150R, 477 hrs., Auto Quad ......................$125,900 (H)’95 JD 8200, 2533 hrs., MFWD ............................$102,900 (O)’01 JD 8210, 3750 hrs., MFWD ..............................$98,900 (B)’95 JD 8200, 7335 hrs., MFWD ..............................$74,900 (B)’90 CIH 7140, 6700 hrs., 2WD, PS ........................$37,900 (H)’77 JD 4630, PS, 158 loader ..................................$26,500 (H)’79 JD 4240, 7423 hrs., PS ....................................$25,500 (B)’78 JD 4240, 9114 hrs., PS ....................................$24,900 (B)’76 JD 4630, 8105 hrs., Quad ................................$16,900 (O)’74 JD 4030, open station ......................................$12,900 (B)’65 JD 4020, loader..................................................$11,000
(H)’86 JD 2950, 5852 hrs., 148 loader ........................$23,900 SPRAYERS (H)’62 JD 3010, NF ........................................................$5,250 (O)’12 JD 4940, 489 hrs., 120’ boom ........................$292,750 (B)Oliver 1650D, 6507 hrs. ............................................$4,900 (O)’12 JD 4940, 467 hrs., dry box..............................$290,500 (B)’41 JD “B” ..................................................................$2,995 (O)’12 JD 4940, 750 hrs., 120’ boom ........................$281,500 (O)’13 JD 4830, 404 hrs., 1000 gal. SS, 120’ boom ..$269,700 COMBINES (O)’12 JD S680, 511 hrs., Extended Warranty ..........$345,000 (O)’11 JD 4930, 1343 hrs., 120’ boom ......................$249,750 (O)’12 JD S670, 225 sep. hrs., PRWD ......................$319,900 (O)’11 JD 4930, 1216 hrs., 120’ boom ......................$245,900 (B)’11 JD 9870, 511 sep. hrs., PRWD........................$309,900 (O)’12 JD 4730, 800 gal., 90’ boom ..........................$209,900 (O)’11 JD 9870, 700 sep. hrs., PRWD ......................$294,900 (O)’12 JD 4730, 520 hrs., 90’ boom ..........................$209,700 (O)’12 JD S670, 263 sep. hrs., duals ........................$289,900 (O)’12 JD 4730, 626 hrs., 90’ boom ..........................$209,600 (H)’11 JD 9870, 508 sep. hrs., duals..........................$284,500 (O)’12 JD 4730, 490 hrs., 90’ boom ..........................$209,600 (O)’12 JD S660, 325 sep. hrs., duals ........................$279,900 (O)’10 JD 4830, 934 hrs., 90’ boom ..........................$203,500 (B)’11 JD 9770, 511 sep. hrs., duals ..........................$256,500 (O)’07 JD 4930, 3093 hrs., dry box............................$200,000 (B)’10 JD 9870, 1067 sep. hrs., PRWD ....................$244,900 (O)’09 JD 4830, 2400 hrs., 100’ boom ......................$185,000 (O)’08 JD 9870, 1068 sep. hrs., PRWD ....................$210,900 (O)’13 JD 4630, 39 hrs., 80’ boom ............................$177,900 (H)’07 JD 9570, 888 hrs., duals ................................$208,900 (O)’09 JD 4830, 2400 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$160,000 (O)’09 JD 9770, 1041 sep. hrs., duals ......................$204,900 (O)’09 Miller Nav1000M, 2787 hrs., 90’boom ............$133,100 (H)’09 JD 9570, 700 sep. hrs., duals ........................$197,000 (O)’05 JD 4720, 1800 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$129,900 (B)’08 JD 9770, 1100 sep. hrs., duals ........................$179,900 (B)’05 JD 4720, 3794 hrs., 80’ boom ........................$124,900 (B)’07 JD 9660, 1131 sep. hrs., PRWD ....................$169,900 (O)’10 Apache AS715, 1200 hrs., 90’ boom ..............$109,900 (H)’06 JD 9560, 667 sep. hrs., duals ........................$163,500 (O)’01 JD 4710, 2400 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$109,900 (O)’06 JD 9760, 1363 sep. hrs., duals ......................$162,900 (O)’05 Miller Nitro 2200HT, 1200 hrs., 90’ boom..........$89,500 (O)’05 JD 9660STS, 1442 sep. hrs., duals ................$159,900 (O)’95 Tyler WT, 4617 hrs., 75’ boom ..........................$36,900 (O)’04 JD 9760, 1192 hrs. PRWD ..............................$159,900 (O)’94 Tyler Patriot, 3831 hrs., 80’ boom ....................$29,900 (B)’06 JD 9760, 1726 sep. hrs., duals, PRWD ..........$154,900 (O)’01 CIH SPX4260, 3416 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$82,500 (O)’05 JD 9660, 1442 sep. hrs., duals ......................$151,900 FALL TILLAGE (B)’06 JD 9560, 1067 sep. hrs., walker......................$142,500 (B)’12 JD 3710, 10-bottom ..........................................$57,900 (H)’03 JD 9650STS, 1740 sep. hrs., duals ................$114,900 (O)’12 JD 512, 9-shank ................................................$54,000 (H)’92 JD 9500, 2812 hrs. ............................................$49,900 (O)’05 JD 2410, 44’, 16” spacing ................................$36,500 (B)’90 JD 9500, 1587 sep. hrs. ....................................$39,900 (B)’10 JD 2700, 9-shank, 24” ......................................$33,900 (B)’82 JD 6620SH, 3231 hrs., side hill ........................$20,900 (H)’01 JD 2700, 7-shank, 24” spacing ........................$28,500 (O)NEW Mudhog PRWD for 70 Series Combines ......$16,900 (H)’10 JD 512, 5-shank ................................................$27,500 (B)’82 JD 7720, 4600 hrs., PRWD ..............................$14,900 (O)’97 JD 3710, 8-bottom ............................................$24,900 (B)’82 JD 8820, 5571 hrs., duals ................................$13,900 (B)’04 JD 512, 5-shank ................................................$20,900 (B)’80 JD 7720, 5000 hrs. ............................................$12,900 (B)’05 Wilrich 957, 7-shank ..........................................$19,900 (O)’79 JD 6620SH, 3137 hrs, sidehill ..........................$13,500 (B)’97 JD 510, 5-shank ................................................$13,500 (O)’79 JD 7720, 4500 hrs...............................................$8,900 (O)’96 JD 510, 7-shank ................................................$13,400 (O)’79 JD 7720, 4158 hrs.............................................$10,500 (O)’95 DMI 730, 7-shank..............................................$10,500 (O)’79 JD 7720 ..............................................................$8,900 (B)JD 235, 22’ disk ........................................................$9,200 (O)’76 JD 6600, diesel ..................................................$4,500 (O)White 435, 12’ mulch tiller ........................................$7,500 (H)DMI Tiger II, 5-shank ................................................$6,500 CORNHEADS (O)’11 JD 612C, 12R30”, chopping ..............................$90,000 PLANTERS-SEEDERS (B)’10 Geringhoff RD1820, 18R20” ..............................$84,900 (O)’05 JD 1790, 24 row 20” CCS, liq fert ....................$86,900 (B)’09 JD 612C, 12R22”, chopping ..............................$82,900 (H)’04 JD 1770NT, 16 row 30”, 3 bushel......................$79,900 (O)’11 JD 608C, 8R30”, chopping ................................$69,000 (H)’13 JD 1760, 12 row 30”, liq fert..............................$62,500 (O)’10 Geringhoff 830B, 8R30” ....................................$62,900 (O)’03 JD 1760, 12 row 30”, liq fert..............................$49,500 (O)’10 JD 608C, 8R30”, chopping................................$61,900 (O)’97 JD 1760, 12 row 30”, liq fert..............................$46,500 (B)’07 JD 612, 12R30”, chopping ................................$59,900 (B)’01 JD 1780, 24 row 20”, 3 bushel ..........................$45,900 (H)’09 JD 608C, 8R30”, chopping ................................$58,900 (B)’01 JD 1780, 24 row 20”, 3 bushel ..........................$45,900 (B)’08 JD 606C, 6R30”, chopping ................................$49,900 (H)’98 JD 1850, 30’ 10” spacing ..................................$36,500 (B)Geringhoff RD630, 6R30”........................................$42,500 (B)’04 JD 1750, 8 row 30”, dry fert ..............................$36,500 (H)’03 JD 893, 8R30”, hyd. deck..................................$24,900 (B)’01 JD 455, 35’, 10” spacing....................................$25,900 (H)’95 JD 693, knife, hyd. deck plates ........................$17,900 (O)JD 7200, 8 row 30”..................................................$11,500
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‘11 JD 9430, 500 hrs., PS .......... ....................................$267,900
SE ‘03 REDBALL 665, 1000 GAL. ........................$13,500 TRACTORS-4WD BL ‘96 JD 8870, 4154 ENG. HRS. ........................$79,000 COMBINES BL ‘04 JD 9520, 3033 ENG. HRS. ......................$164,900 BL ‘01 CIH 2388, 3232 ENG./2046 SEP. HRS. ....$119,750 SE ‘08 CIH 535 QUAD TRAC, 2145 ENG. HRS.....$268,500 BL ‘81 IHC 1440, 3881 ENG. HRS. ........................$7,500 BL ‘09 CIH 7120, 1245 ENG./960 SEP. HRS. ......$249,900 TRACTORS BL ‘88 CIH 7120, 11,000 ENG. HRS. ....................$35,500 BL ‘97 CIH 2166, 2540 ENG./2076 SEP. HRS. ......$74,900 BL CIH 255, 1975 ENG. HRS. ................................$4,450 BL ‘98 CIH 2366, 2932 ENG./2240 SEP. HRS. ......$88,900 BL ‘89 CIH 7110, 4274 ENG. HRS. ......................$43,500 BL ‘99 CIH 2388, 2520 ENG. HRS. ......................$98,500 BL ‘10 CHALLENGER MT763C, 2706 ENG. HRS. $189,900 BL ‘78 IHC 1460, 5058 ENG. HRS. ........................$7,500 BL ‘95 CHALLENGER 75C, 5522 ENG. HRS. ........$62,750 BL ‘86 CIH 1660, 3583 ENG. HRS. ......................$28,750 BL ‘71 IHC 966 ....................................................$13,000 BL ‘95 CIH 2166, 3530 ENG./2250 SEP. HRS. ......$64,900 BL ‘13 CIH MAGNUM 260, 333.8 ENG. HRS. ......$210,000 BL ‘01 CIH 2388, 3300 ENG./2500 SEP. HRS. ......$94,500 SE ‘86 CIH 3394, 5991 ENG. HRS. ......................$28,750 BL ‘82 CIH 1460, 5185 ENG. HRS. ........................$8,950 SE ‘04 CIH MX230, 3258 ENG. HRS. ....................$92,000 BL ‘09 CIH 7088, 827 ENG./619 SEP. HRS. ........$239,875 SE ‘48 AG C ..........................................................$2,450 SE ‘04 CIH 8010, 2060 ENG./1564 SEP. HRS. ....$176,500 SE ‘13 CIH MAGNUM 290, 175 ENG. HRS. ........$219,950 SE ‘90 GLEANER R60, 3374 ENG. HRS. ..............$21,500 SL ‘87 CIH 2594, 4440 ENG. HRS. ......................$21,500 SE ‘07 CIH 2577, 1450 ENG./1056 SEP. HRS. ....$169,500 SL ‘80 IHC 986, 8745 ENG. HRS. ........................$14,500 SE ‘01 CIH 2388, 2733 ENG./2117 SEP. HRS. ....$118,850 SL ‘91 CIH 7120, 8527 ENG. HRS. ......................$41,500 SE ‘94 CIH 1666, 4303 ENG. HRS. ......................$36,500 SL ‘09 CIH MAGNUM, 2200 ENG. HRS. ..............$169,500 SE ‘00 CIH 2366, 3404 ENG./2534 SEP. HRS. ......$91,500 SL ‘65 IHC 706, 4963 ENG. HRS. ..........................$6,500 SE ‘03 CIH 2366, 2516 ENG./1835 SEP. HRS. ....$102,500 SE ‘04 CIH 8010, 2060 ENG./1564 SEP. HRS. ....$176,500 DEEP TILLAGE SL ‘03 CIH 2388, 2375 ENG./1861 SEP. HRS. ....$124,500 BL ‘10 CIH ECOLO-TIGER 870-9S ........................$54,500 SL ‘05 CIH 2388, 2030 ENG./1583 SEP. HRS. ....$142,500 BL ‘10 CIH ECOLO-TIGER 870-11S ......................$68,500 SL ‘88 CIH 1660, 3758 ENG. HRS. ......................$15,500 BL ‘96 DMI 730....................................................$12,900 GRAIN AUGERS BL ‘00 CIH 730B ..................................................$19,950 BL ‘08 CIH ECOLO-TIGER 9300............................$44,950 BL FK 1070............................................................$6,950 BL ‘02 WESTFIELD MK 13X71 FT GLP ..................$7,950 BL WILRICH 6600 ..................................................$7,850 BL ‘98 DMI 730B ................................................$17,900 BL ‘99 WESTFIELD MK 13X91 GLP ........................$8,950 BL DMI 530B ......................................................$15,950 BL ‘06 WESTFIELD MK 13X71 GLP ......................$10,500 BL ‘02 CIH 730B ..................................................$19,850 BL ‘94 FETERL 10X66............................................$2,950 BL ‘97 DMI 730B ................................................$16,750 BL ‘90 SUDENGA 450 ............................................$3,950 BL ‘05 WILRICH 357 ..............................................$6,500 BL ‘05 WESTFIELD MK 10X71 GLP ........................$5,965 BL ‘99 CIH 730B ..................................................$19,900 SE ‘90 FETERL 1044R............................................$1,950 SE ‘09 CIH ECOLO TIGER 870-11S ......................$66,850 BL ‘87 ALLOWAY FIELD MASTER 8X61 ..................$2,150 SE ‘00 CIH 9300 ..................................................$33,750 BL ‘09 PECK 1002 ................................................$5,775 SE ‘06 CIH 730C ..................................................$35,500 BL FETERL 12X55..................................................$5,750 SE ‘97 DMI 730B ................................................$17,500 SE ‘95 FETERL 10X60............................................$3,350 SE ‘97 DMI 730B ................................................$17,500 SE SUDENGA 8X60 ................................................$1,650 SE ‘05 JD 2700, 9 SHANK, 24” SPACING ............$23,500 SE WESTFIELD TR100-71 ........................................$795 SE ‘03 JD 2700, 9 SHANK, 24” SPACING ............$21,500 GRAIN CARTS & GRAVITY BOXES SE ‘00 CIH 730B ..................................................$19,950 BL ‘90 KINZE 640 GRAIN CART ..........................$12,900 SE ‘08 JD 2700, 9 SHANK, 24” SPACING ............$29,900 SE DMI D390 GRAVITY BOX ..................................$1,950 SE ‘08 CIH ECOLO TIGER 730C ............................$35,500 SE ‘05 DEMCO 650 GRAVITY BOX ......................$12,500 SE ‘09 JD 2700, 9 SHANK, 24” SPACING ............$29,900 SE ‘98 KILBROS 655 GRAVITY BOX ....................$11,900 SL ‘89 CIH 14 ........................................................$5,500 SE ‘98 KILBROS 655 GRAVITY BOX ....................$11,900 SL ‘02 CIH 730B ..................................................$19,500 SE ‘98 KILBROS 655 GRAVITY BOX ....................$11,900 SL ‘05 CIH 730B ..................................................$26,900 SE ‘98 KILBROS 655 GRAVITY BOX ....................$11,900 SL ‘07 CIH 730C ..................................................$35,500 SE ‘98 KILBROS 655 GRAVITY BOX ....................$11,900 SL ‘07 CIH 730C ..................................................$32,900 SE PARKER 2600 GRAVITY BOX ............................$4,650
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‘09 JD 3710 PLOW ........................................$42,350 SALFORD 4510 ..............................................$19,950 ‘10 JD 512-9S30 DISK RIPPER ......................$45,000 ‘09 JD 512-7S30 DISK RIPPER ......................$25,500 ‘05 SALFORD 1434 DISK TANDEM..................$33,775 ‘04 CIH MRX690-7 DISK RIPPER ....................$22,500 IHC 490 DISK TANDEM ....................................$5,950 ‘07 WISHEK 862NT ........................................$49,875
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‘09 JD 2210-46.5’ ..........................................$47,000 WILRICH QUAD-X-44.5’ ..................................$29,950 ‘93 CIH 4800-29.5’ ..........................................$8,950 CIH 4600 ..........................................................$3,775 ‘98 DMI TIGERMATE II-50.5’ ..........................$25,750 ‘08 JD 2210-45.5’ ..........................................$41,500 ‘00 TIGERMATE II-48.5’ ..................................$34,500 ‘92 JD 960-38.5’ ............................................$10,850 ‘08 CIH TM200-60’ ........................................$63,500 JD 2210-44.5’ ................................................$47,500 ‘03 CIH TIGERMATE II-32.5’ ............................$19,500 ‘99 JD 980-44.5’ ............................................$17,500 ‘01 CIH TIGERMATE II-54.5’ ............................$36,500
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‘96 JD 455 ....................................................$13,775 ‘90 CIH 900--12X30 ........................................$8,989 ‘99 JD 1780 ..................................................$52,500 ‘07 CIH 1250--24--FF, 9500 ACRES ..............$79,900 ‘96 CIH 950--12X30 ......................................$16,500 WHITE 1822 ..................................................$29,500 ‘97 CIH 955....................................................$20,900 ‘10 CIH 1250--24--FF ..................................$135,000 JD 7000 ..........................................................$7,295 ‘89 CIH 900-12X30-PULL TYPE ......................$12,500 ‘12 CIH 1250--24--FF ..................................$152,500 ‘06 WHITE 8531 ............................................$68,850 ‘05 CIH 1200 PT--16X30 ................................$64,750 ‘10 CIH 1250--24--FF ..................................$133,000 CIH 900 ............................................................$6,500 ‘06 CIH 1200 PT ............................................$52,500 ‘99 CIH 955....................................................$18,500 ‘12 CIH 1250 24 ROW ..................................$140,000 ‘08 CIH 1240--16X30 PIVOT ..........................$77,500 ‘08 CIH 1250--24, 6500 ACRES ..................$122,500
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‘86 CA 1845C, 4800 HRS. ..............................$14,750 ‘11 BOBCAT S850, 1953 HRS. ........................$42,600 ‘02 BOBCAT 553, 1552 HRS. ..........................$11,500 ‘11 BOBCAT S185, 3000 HRS. ........................$26,000 ‘10 BOBCAT S250, 831 HRS. ..........................$31,600 ‘08 BOBCAT S185, 1130 HRS. ........................$25,100 ‘12 BOBCAT S750, 3000 HRS. ........................$41,000 ‘05 BOBCAT S205, 3418 HRS. ........................$17,500 ‘07 BOBCAT S300, 4345 HRS. ........................$26,500 OWATONNA 345 MUSTANG, 6916 HRS. ............$6,250 ‘08 NH L185, 3989 HRS. ................................$22,500 ‘11 CA SR250, 1048 HRS. ..............................$39,500 ‘99 CA 1840, 6113 HRS....................................$9,500 CA 440CT S3, 2250 HRS.................................$33,900 ‘09 CA 440, 3234 HRS. ..................................$22,500 ‘12 CA SR200, 2221 HRS. ..............................$29,500 ‘89 HV 1300, 2386 HRS....................................$7,950
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‘91 CIH 1020-25’ ..............................................$9,875 ‘01 CIH 1020-30’ ............................................$15,500 ‘07 CIH 2020-35’ ............................................$23,900 ‘09 CIH 2020-35’ ............................................$29,000 ‘95 CIH 1020-25’ ..............................................$6,900 ‘05 MB 974-36’ ..............................................$43,875 ‘92 CIH 1020-30’ ..............................................$7,300 ‘90 CIH 1020-20’ ............................................$10,875 ‘90 CIH 1020-22.5’ ..........................................$3,000 ‘01 CIH 1020-30’ ............................................$14,000 ‘95 CIH 1020-30’ ..............................................$9,850 ‘90 CIH 1020-25’ ..............................................$7,500 ‘89 CIH 1020-22.5’ ..........................................$4,500 ‘98 CIH 1020-25’ ............................................$10,500 ‘95 CIH 1020-20’ ..............................................$7,900 ‘95 CIH 1020-30’ ..............................................$9,850 ‘90 CIH 1020-20’ ..............................................$6,500 ‘05 CIH 1020-30’ ............................................$19,200 ‘91 CIH 1020-20’ ..............................................$4,900 ‘97 CIH 1020-30’ ............................................$15,900 ‘04 CIH 1020-30’ ............................................$17,000 ‘09 CIH 2020-30’ ............................................$24,500 ‘95 CIH 1020-25’ ..............................................$8,900 ‘04 CIH 2020-30’ ............................................$19,900 ‘09 CIH 2020-30’ ............................................$24,500 ‘00 CIH 1020-25’ ............................................$11,500 ‘08 DRAGO 830 ..............................................$59,950 ‘09 CIH 2608 ..................................................$62,875 ‘04 DRAGO N6TR ............................................$29,000
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THE LAND, NOVEMBER 22, 2013
40 B
‘13 CIH Steiger 550Q, 604 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lights, loaded ....$329,900
‘11 CIH Steiger 600Q, 1043 hrs., full Pro 700 steering ................$319,900
‘11 CIH Magnum 290, 1380 hrs., susp. front axle, susp. cab, Lux. cab, 360 HID lites, Loaded! ..........................$172,800
‘90 CIH 9170, 5647 hrs., PS ....$49,900
‘02 CIH MX 240, 4100 hrs., duals ..................................................$79,500
‘08 Steiger 535, 800 tires, 1900 hrs. ................................................$205,500
‘77 JD 4630 ..............................$15,900
‘12 CIH 9230, track, AWD, 260 sep. hrs. ................................................$349,900
‘99 CIH 730B, 7-shank ripper ..$15,000
‘06 Wilrich 957, 7-shank ripper ..................................................$16,900
USED 4WD TRACTORS
USED 2WD TRACTORS - Cont.
18 Month Interest Waiver or Low Rates Available • Call Details •
‘13 CIH Magnum 290, 400 hrs., Creeper Trans, Full Pro 700 auto guide, hi cap. hyd. pump, susp. axle, 360 HID lites ..................................................................................................$194,500 ‘11 CIH Magnum 290, 1380 hrs., susp. cab, susp. front axle, leather cab, 360 HID lites, Loaded..............................................................................................................................$172,800 ‘13 CIH Magnum 260, 300 hrs., susp. Lux cab, susp. front axle, Full Pro 700 auto guide, hi cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ....................................................................................$179,900 ‘13 CIH Magnum 235, 170 hrs., susp. Lux cab, Full Pro 700 auto guide, hi cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ....................................................................................................................$169,900 ‘13 CIH Magnum 235, 200 hrs., susp. Lux cab, Full Pro 700 auto guide, hi cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ....................................................................................................................$169,900 ‘12 CIH Puma 160, 300 hrs., CVT trans., L765 loader, susp. axle................................$135,800 ‘02 CIH MX240, 4100 hrs., front & rear duals ..................................................................$79,500 ‘08 CIH Farmall 95, 414 hrs., MFD, cab ..........................................................................$33,800 ‘77 JD 4630, 10,205 hrs., 18.4x42 tires & duals ................................................................$15,900
‘13 CIH Steiger 600Q, 480 hrs., 36”tracks, HID lites, Full Pro 700 Auto Guide, hi cap. hyd. pump ..............................................................................................................$386,500 ‘12 CIH Steiger 600Q, 702 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, Full Pro 700 Auto Guide ..............$339,900 ‘12 CIH Steiger 600Q, 1159 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, Full Pro 700 auto Guide ............$319,900 ‘11 CIH Steiger 600Q, 1174 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, Pro 700 Auto Steer ....................$315,900 ‘11 CIH Steiger 600Q, 1043 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, Full Pro 700 Auto Guide ............$319,900 ‘13 CIH Steiger 550Q, 604 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites ........................................................$329,900 ‘13 CIH Steiger 550Q, 835 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites ........................................................$319,900 ‘13 CIH Steiger 550Q, 1105 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites ......................................................$295,000 ‘13 CIH Steiger 500Q, 55 hrs., HID lites, Full Pro 700 Auto Guide ................................$339,900 ‘13 CIH Steiger 500Q, 400 hrs., HID lites, 30” tracks, hi cap. hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 steering ..............................................................................................................................$319,500 ‘08 CIH Steiger 535, 1900 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, 800 tires ........................................$205,500 ‘13 CIH Steiger 500Q, 300 hrs., 36” tracks, HID lites, Lux cab, hi cap. hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide ....................................................................................................$329,500 ‘13 CIH Steiger 500, 450 hrs., cab susp., Lux cab, HID lites, 1000 PTO, hi cap. hyd. pump, HD drawbar, Full Pro 700 auto guide................................................................................$274,900 ‘13 CIH Steiger 450, 198 hrs., Lux cab, PTO, 800 tires, hi cap. hyd. pump, HD drawbar, Full Pro 700 auto guide ....................................................................................................$259,900 ‘13 CIH Steiger 450, 400 hrs., Lux cab, 710 tires, hi cap. hyd. pump, cab susp., Full Pro 700 auto guide ..................................................................................................................$249,900 ‘13 CIH Steiger 400, 250 hrs., Lux cab, Full Pro 700 auto guide, hi cap. hyd. pump, cab susp.............................................................................................................................$239,900 ‘13 CIH Steiger 400, 400 hrs., Lux cab, PTO, hi cap. hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide ..................................................................................................................................$249,900 ‘90 CIH 9170, 5641 hrs., 20.8x42 tires, powershift ............................................................$49,900 STX and STEIGER PTO, TOW CABLE & 3 PT. KITS ON HAND!!!
USED 2WD TRACTORS 18 Months Interest Free • Call For Details •
“Where Farm and Family Meet”
‘12 CIH Magnum 340, 603 hrs., susp. cab, leather cab, 360 HID lites, big pump, Full Pro 700 Auto Guide, Loaded ....................................................................................$209,900 ‘13 CIH Magnum 315, 500 hrs., Lux cab, frt sus axle, sus cab, 360 HID, 380R54 tires, Full Pro 700 auto guide....................................................................................................$209,900 ‘13 CIH Magnum 315, 400 hrs., Full Pro 700 auto guide, 360 HID lites, hi cap. hyd. pump, susp. cab, susp. front axle ..............................................................................................$209,900 ‘13 CIH Magnum 290, 400 hrs., Creeper Trans, Full Pro 700 auto guide, hi cap. hyd. pump, susp, axle, 360 HID lites ..................................................................................................$194,500
USED COMBINES 5 Years Interest Waiver Available Thru Case Credit* • Call For Details ‘13 ‘12 ‘13 ‘13 ‘13 ‘13 ‘13 ‘13 ‘98 ‘13 ‘13 ‘13 ‘12 ‘13 ‘13 ‘13 ‘89 ‘89 ‘10 ‘05 ‘04
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9230, track drive RWA, HID lites ........................................................................$369,900 9230, 260 sep. hrs., track drive, RWA, folding covers ......................................$349,900 8230, duals, HID lites, Lux cab ............................................................................$305,000 8230, duals HID lites, Lux cab ............................................................................$295,000 7230, duals, HID lites, Lux cab ............................................................................$287,000 7230, duals, HID lites, Lux cab ............................................................................$277,800 7230, duals, HID lites, Lux cab ............................................................................$277,800 7230, duals, HID lites, Lux cab ............................................................................$277,800 2388, duals, 2569 eng./1764 sep. hrs ....................................................................$79,500 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead ..........................................................................$69,500 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead ..........................................................................$69,500 3408, New 8R30” cornhead....................................................................................JUST IN 3408, 8R30” cornhead ............................................................................................$44,900 3020, 3” knife, cutter bar adj, Crary air reel ..........................................................$44,000 3020, 3” knife, cutter bar adj, Crary air reel ..........................................................$44,000 3020, 3” knife, cutter bar adj, Crary air reel ..........................................................$43,800 1083, 8R30” ..............................................................................................................$8,900 1083, 8R30” ..............................................................................................................$7,900 2020, 25’ platform w/Crary air reel ........................................................................$26,800 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard ..............................................................................$13,900 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard ..............................................................................$12,900
LOW RATE FINANCING AVAILABLE thru
I-35 & Highway 60 West • Faribault, MN • 507-334-2233
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CNH Capital’s Commercial Revolving Account provides financial assistance for parts and service when you need it, keeping your equipment running as its best with the quality parts and service you’ve come to expect from Case IH. Contact your local dealer or visit www.cnhcapital.com today for details. ©2012 CNH Capital America LLC. All rights reserved. CNH Capital and Case IH are registered trademarks of CNH America LLC. Printed in the USA.
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AUGER TRUCKLOAD SALE
We ordered 3 semi loads of augers and received a special discount. We are going to sell them!
Minnesota and Northern Iowa Farmers – Prices are even lower during our Annual Year-End $ale Trades Coming In Daily - Call Us!
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Sukup Grain Bin & Dryer Sa Take advantage of the best discounts of the year—call Ritter Ag for a quote today!
“Sukup dryers can text updates on moisture, temps, etc., directly to your cell phone and can be shut down remotely with your cell phone! Receive instant updates from your dryer from the combine, home, or where ever you are.”
For Quality & Reliability call R Grain Vac
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LAND ROLLER
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= EASY COMBINING Rite Way’s new patent-pending FORWARDTM unfolding system lets you unfold equipment while moving forward!
No more backing up and fighting the unfold or sealing with top heavy unstable rollers. Simply drive ahead and it unfolds.
Ritter First Sukup Dealer
(See the video on the RiteWay website). ~ On Order — 42’, 46’, 52’, 62’, 68’ ~ • Many Other Sizes Available Also • We offer rollers from 11’ to 85’ with the multi-section system, allowing the roller to follow the contour of the land better than any other brand of roller! Buy Now and get a 2010 tax deduction, and the Seasons Best Prices!!
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EXPERIENCE THE ADVANTAGE!
• GRAIN 1,000-5,000 bu. capacity • SEED Seed Max Bins, 500-5000 bu., internal ladder
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offers flexibility for granulated or prilled fertilizer
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