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“Where Farm and Family Meet”

Number of exhibitors make Farmfest fourth biggest in U.S.

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Inevitably farm shows get down to “bragging rights.” And invariably that relates to how many people attend a particular event, as well as how many exhibitors shows their wares.

Farmfest, doing its 23rd annual show, is now the fourth largest agricultural show in the country. Farm Progress Shows, the biggest in America, is at Decatur, Ill., this year, so attendance at Farmfest is likely to swell even more.

Farmfest 2013 is Aug. 6-8 at the Gilfillan Estate in Redwood County, Minn.

“We’re excited. We’re very pleased with the growing number of exhibitors that are now buying into Farmfest. And our farm attendance has been terrific. We modestly call this the biggest three-day ‘fun at the farm’ conference in America,” said

Ray Bianchi, vice president of Cygnus Expositions, the firm that conducts farm shows in Minnesota, South Dakota, Texas and Illinois.

New at Farmfest this year is a new Wicks building that replaces the former “Forum Tent.” “This new center will be the location for all the education forums plus Lynn Ketelsen’s (Linder Farm Network) Noon Time Jamboree radio shows. It’s a big red building right in the middle of our grounds,” Bianchi said. This new facility will be climatized so that winter events can also be staged on the Farmfest grounds.

Farmfest is “sold out” in terms of additional space for additional exhibitors. Bianchi said they are 120 percent sold out, meaning there is waiting list of exhibitors.

The daily lineup of forum speakers,

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The Farmfest Forum Tent has been replaced by the Wicks Building Farmfest Center.

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Farm bill forum expected to draw national crowd

FARMFEST, from pg. 2F coordinated by Kent Thiesse of MinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal, Minn., has even more variety for 2013, Bianchi said.

For example the opening session on Aug. 6, is on grain marketing. In view of concerning questions about the accuracy of U.S. Department of Agriculture projections for the 2013 crops, this will be a lively session.

(See Page 22F for a schedule of forums.)

“Reaching an Endpoint on a New Farm Bill” on Aug. 6 continues the unrest in agriculture with a panel discussion about the pending new farm bill. Panel members include U.S. Reps. Collin Peterson and Tim Walz, Roger Johnson of the National Farmers Union, Dale Moore of American Farm Bureau Federation and Bob Worth, Minnesota grower and vice president of the American Soybean Association.

Bianchi said national media coverage plus all the Twin Cities TV channels will be on deck. “So this should be a very exciting session.”

The afternoon forum might also be filled with verbal fisticuffs since that session focuses on renewable energy policies currently in place in America and new proposals to expand the role of renewable energy in America, and perhaps elsewhere. U.S. Sen. Al Franken will provide major insights from a governmental point of view.

At 3 p.m. on Aug. 6 the interest and intensity is not likely to lessen, with the forum “Enhancing Ag Production and Water Quality with Managed Drainage Systems.” Energy issues even continue into the evening of that first day with a biodiesel tractor pull scheduled at 6:30 p.m. at the Redwood County Fairgrounds.

The 10: 30 a.m. forum on Day 2 will deal with agriculture from a media perspective.

Tom Rothman, former farm radio man and now director of ag stakeholder outreach of the University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, will moderate this forum. The overriding question: Is agriculture getting a fair break in the media?

That afternoon’s forum will look at “How We Raise Our Livestock — Who Should Decide.” Speakers from pork, beef, poultry and milk producer groups will offer their insight.

What’s ahead for students majoring in agriculture?

An Aug. 8 session will present the nuts and bolts of just how big a future is ahead for students getting into agriculture.

At 1:30 p.m. Aug. 8, the Minnesota Farm Families of the Year will be honored.

Technology nerds should have a blast at this year’s Farmfest. Bianchi said more than 30 exhibitors will be putting the focus on technology. All told over 1.3 million square feet of exhibit space will be on parade.

Two tractor companies are using Farmfest for the See FARMFEST, pg. 5F

Aug. 6 9 a.m.

Intergenerational planting—Family gardening Garden art; keep it simple, make it a family project. Tips, hints and demo’s. Maria Flor & Mo Therkilsen, Sunrise Gardening

Succulents; planters, wreaths, baskets Interactive session includes fun and different plants. Demos’ include mixing annuals, herbs, perennials, and herbs!

Maria Flor & Mo Therkilsen, Sunrise Gardening

1 p.m.

Herbs/Garden Salsa Easy to grow, easy to use; tips for healthy eating.

Demonstration and samples. Maria Flor & Mo Therkilsen, Sunrise Gardening ❖

11 a.m.

Herbs/Garden Salsa Easy to grow, easy to use; tips for healthy eating.

Demonstration and samples. Maria Flor & Mo Therkilsen, Sunrise Gardening 1 p.m.

Gardening 101 Tips on planting, watering, fertilizing, weeding to getting your garden ready in the fall for winter.

Maria Flor & Mo Therkilsen, Sunrise Gardening

3300V These VERTICAL workhorses from Mustang are ready to power through any challenges they meet during the workday.

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Intergenerational planting—Family gardening Garden art; keep it simple, make it a family project. Tips, hints and demo’s. Maria Flor & Mo Therkilsen, Sunrise Gardening

HIGH LIFTING m Vertical-lift design provides more than 131 inches of lift height on the 3300V for easy truck loading and material handling.

1 p.m.

Herbs/Garden Salsa Easy to grow, easy to use; tips for healthy eating.

Demonstration and samples. Maria Flor & Mo Therkilsen, Sunrise Gardening

HIGH-RATED OPERATING CAPACITIES m Get the raw power you need for heavy-duty jobs with a rated operating capacity of 3,300 lbs. on the 3300V.

Farmfest ‘king of the hill’ for up-close look

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Succulents; planters, wreaths, baskets Interactive session includes fun and different plants. Demos’ include mixing annuals, herbs, perennials, and herbs! Maria Flor & Mo Therkilsen, Sunrise Gardening

Aug. 8 9 a.m.

Gardening 101 Tips on planting, watering, fertilizing, weeding to getting your garden ready in the fall for winter.

Maria Flor & Mo Therkilsen, Sunrise Gardening

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Farmfest Pavilion schedule offers something for the gardeners

POWERFUL m A 70.7-hp. Interim Tier IV turbocharged Yanmar diesel engine provides 206 ft.-lbs. of torque for raw power and performance.

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FARM SYSTEMS 2250 Austin Road Owatonna, MN 55060 800-385-3911 • 507-451-3131 www.northlandfarmsystems.com

See Us At The 2013 Farmfest ~ Booth #709

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FARMFEST, from pg. 4F launch of new tractor lines. Cargill is back with a technology-oriented exhibit on how they handle grain throughout the food chain pipeline, especially into overseas markets.

Tickets are $6, parking is free and visitors are offered trailer rides from their car to one of the entrance gates. There are also plenty of choices of food, for when the hunger pangs just can’t be held off any longer.

The Minnesota State Fair is rightly called the Great Minnesota Get-Together, but for an up-close look at agriculture, Farmfest is indeed King of the Hill. ❖

Farmfest offers three full days of information

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Farmfest 2013 offers three full days of forums and others activities to fill your time between checking out all of the new equipment on display.

Aug. 6

8 a.m.: Show opens 9 a.m.: “What’s Ahead for Grain Markets and Ag Weather?”

10 a.m.: Minnesota State Patrol Vehicle Inspection Demo Nuss Truck & Equipment Booth 1033 10:20 a.m.: Comments by Debra Crusoe, state director, U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency 10:30 a.m.: “Reaching an Endpoint on a New Farm Bill”

Uncle Roy and the Boys

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Sponsored by AgStar Financial Services Noon: Linder Farm Network Noontime Ag Jamboree With Lynn Ketelsen, farm director Entertainment from “Uncle Roy and the Boys,” sponsored by AgStar Financial Services 1 p.m.: Pedal Pull Entrance Gate 2 Sponsored by Farmers Union Agency Inc. 1:15 p.m.: “The Future Direction of Renewable Energy Policy” Sponsored by Zinniel Electric Company 2 p.m.: Minnesota State Patrol Vehicle Inspection Demo Nuss Truck & Equipment Booth 1033 3 p.m.: “Enhancing Ag Production and Water Quality with Managed Drainage Systems” Sponsored by Friends of the Minnesota Valley 5 p.m.: Show closes 6:30 p.m.: Minnesota Bio-Diesel Pull-Off Redwood County Fairgrounds

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Isaacson Implement

Freeport Farm Center

Marzolf Implement

Lodermeiers

Judson Implement

Smiths Mill Implement

Nerstrand, MN

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Spring Valley, MN

Lake Crystal, MN

Freeport, MN

Goodhue, MN Janesville, MN

Midway Farm Equipment Mountain Lake, MN

8 a.m.: Show opens 8 a.m.: Free Pancake Breakfast Sponsored by Minnesota Farm Bureau 10 a.m.: Minnesota State Patrol Vehicle Inspection Demo Nuss Truck & Equipment Booth 1033 10:30 a.m.: “Viewing the Agriculture Industry from a Media Perspective” Noon: Linder Farm Network Noontime Ag Jamboree Featuring the Minnesota Pork Ambassador Program With Lynn Ketelsen, farm director Entertainment from “Uncle Roy and the Boys,” sponsored by AgStar Financial Services 1 p.m.: Pedal Pull Entrance Gate 2 Sponsored by Farmers Union Agency Inc. 1:15 p.m.: “How We Raise Our Livestock — Who Should Decide?”

2 p.m.: Minnesota State Patrol Vehicle Inspection Demo Nuss Truck & Equipment Booth 1033 See SCHEDULE, pg. 7F

State patrol offers vehicle inspection demonstrations Sponsored by Minnesota Farmers Union 1 p.m.: Pedal Pull Entrance Gate 2 Sponsored by Farmers Union Agency Inc. 1:30 p.m.: “Farm Family of the Year” Recognition Program

Sponsored by the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Farm Network 2 p.m.: Minnesota State Patrol Vehicle Inspection Demo Nuss Truck & Equipment Booth 1033 4 p.m.: Show closes

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8 a.m.: Show opens 9 a.m.: FHR Farms Fertility Program “Tools of the Trade” 10 a.m.: Minnesota State Patrol Vehicle Inspection Demo Nuss Truck & Equipment Booth 1033 10:15 a.m.: Keynote Address by Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton 10:30 a.m.: “Future Opportunities in the Minnesota Agriculture Industry” Noon: Linder Farm Network Noontime Ag Jamboree With Lynn Ketelsen, farm director Entertainment from “Uncle Roy and the Boys,” sponsored by AgStar Financial Services 1 p.m.: Free Watermelon Feed

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SCHEDULE, from pg. 6F 2:45 p.m.: “The New Minnesota Ag Water Quality Certification Program” 3 p.m.: “Understanding Irrigation Regulations and Permitting” 5 p.m.: Show closes

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Seed plots: See how it grows

With over 230 varieties of corn and over 190 varieties of beans, Farmfest hosts the most varieties of plants that farmers can see anywhere in the state of Minnesota.

Be sure to visit seed row located just inside Entrance Gates 1, 2 and 3 for your chance to see how the varieties stack up.

Participating seed companies • FHR Farms/BRT Ag & Turf • NuTech Seed, LLC • LG Seeds • Enestvedt Seed Co. • DuPont Pioneer • Channel Bio Corp.

• Stine Seed Company • Syngenta • Gold Country Seed, Inc. • Wensman Seed • NorthStar Genetics, Ltd. • Monsanto • NaChurs Alpine Solutions • Gold Country Seed • Croplan by Winfield • Legend Seeds, Inc. • Producers Hybrids • Novozymes ❖

We’re in Booth 4104 Farmfest 2013

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Aug. 6: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Aug. 7: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Aug. 8: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission $12 per person 18 and under—Free Registration Register ahead of time to beat the crowds and receive half-price admission. To register for the show log on to www.IDEAg Group.com/Farmfest.

Free parking * No pets allowed on the show grounds, this include pets on leashes. ADA-approved service animals are permitted.

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Minnesota Farmfest exhibitor’s guide

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Be sure to pay a visit to these exhibitors during your trip to Farfmest.

This list is current as of July 17, and is subject to change.

1st and 7th Congressional District Republican Party of MN: 3212 21st Century Ag: 303S — www.21stcenturyag.com 2-Way Radio of Minnesota Inc.: 3105 — www.2wayradioofmn.com

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A Home of Your Own Inc.: 4413 — www.ahomeofyourown.com Abilene Machine Inc.: 538 — www.abilenemachine.com Accu-Steel Cover Buildings: 536 — www.asicoverbuildings.com Acme Furnace Company LLC: 132E — acmefurnacecompany.com Acme Tools: 411 — www.acmetools.com Action Sports Inc.: 325 —

Site Work • Demolition • Disposal • Design • Surveying • Highway Grading

www.yourwaytofun.com ADI Machinery Sales: 41A ADM Crop Risk Services: 3611 — www.admcrs.com Adrian Mfg. Inc.: 435N — www.adrianmfg.com ADS Bulk Seed Buggy: 905N — www.agdryer.com Advanced Biological Marketing Inc.: 3612 — www.abm1st.com Advanced Comfort Technology Inc.: 330 — www.advancedcomforttechnology.com Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.: 209 — www.ads-pipe.com Ag Concepts/Swanson Ag: 4102 — www.agconcepts.com Ag Leader Technology: 2603 — www.agleader.com Ag Masters Marketing Group LLC: 2410 Ag Wetland Services Inc.: 2404 AgCam/Dakota Micro Inc.: 4408 — www.dakotamicro.com

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Bad Boy Mowers: 1019 Balzer Inc.: 825 — www.balzerinc.com Bargen Inc.: 3506 — www.bargeninc.com Bayer Truck and Equipment: 925 — www.bayertruckandequipment.com Baywood Home Care: 3410 — www.baywoodhomecare.com

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AGCO: 922 — www.agcocorp.com AgIntegrated Inc.: 2506 AgNition: 1001 — www.agnition.com Agri Drain Corporation: 4405 — www.agridrain.com Agri News: 410S — www.agrinews.com Agricultural Utilization Research Institute: 612 — www.auri.org AgriDry LLC: 2313 — www.agridryllc.com Agri-Guide: 3509 — www.agguide.com Agri-Systems Inc.: 4100 — www.agri-systems.com AgStar Financial Services: 220 — www.agstar.com AgWeek: 4308 — www.agweek.com Air Design Inc.: 3604 — www.airdesign.org AJ Equipment: 505S — www.ajequipment.com AKE Safety Equipment: 4212 — www.ake.com Alkota Cleaning Systems Inc.: 111N — www.alkotacleaningsystems.com All America Pressure Washers: 321 — All States Ag Parts Inc.: 211 — www.tractorpartsasap.com Allied Distribution: 2409 — www.infloorheatsystem.com AME: 58 Ameribuilt Buildings Inc.: 5 — www.ameribuiltbuildings.com American Garage Door Co.: 3310 — www.agddoors.com American Made Sales Inc.: 3501 — www.americanmadesales.com Amsoil & Aggrand Products: 2106 — www.lubedealer.com/gregmaysyntheticoil Apache Mfg.: 305 Applegate Livestock Equipment: 13 — www.applegatelivestockequipment.com Aqua-Therm LLC: 201 — www.aqua-therm.com Archer Lubricants: 4412 — www.growmark.com Arnold’s of Kimball: 634 — www.arnoldsinc.com Arrow Farm Equipment: 3403 — www.lemhull.com Asgrow Dekalb: SR15 — www.monsanto.com Automated Environments LLC: 3607 — www.automatedenvironments.com Autumn Antlers Trophy White Tail Lodge/Nature Blinds: 535N — www.autumnantlers.com Avoca Spray Service: 511 AWS Air Reels: 816 — www.awsairreels.com Azland Inc.: 736 — www.azlandinc.com

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Beghelli Inc.: 2306 — www.beghelliusa.com Behlen Country: 10 — www.behlencountry.com Belle Plaine Block & Tile: 2212 — www.belleplaineblockandtile.com Big Iron/Stock Auction: 2502 — www.bigiron.com Blair’s Disc Sharpening: 3312 — www.discsharpening.com Blattner Feedlot Construction Inc.: 3102 — www.blattnerlivestock.com Bluff Ridge Inc.: 208 — www.bluffridgeinc.com BLU-JET by Thurston Mfg. Co.: 1005 — www.blu-jet.com Boss Supply: 831 — www.bosssupplyinc.com Boulder Creek Custom Homes LLC: 2504 — www.bouldercreeksd.com Brandt: 727 — www.brandt.ca BriteSpan Building Systems Inc.: 1011 — www.friedmandistributing.com Brock Grain Systems-CTB Inc.: 620 — www.brockgrain.com Brokaw Supply Company: 1007 — www.brokawsupply.com Buckey’s Sales & Service: 318 — www.buckeyssales.com Bulk Seed Systems Inc.: 401 — www.bulkseedsystems.com Buzzard Gulch Inc.: 101 — www.buzzardgulch.com

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Calmer Corn Heads Inc.: 45 — www.calmercornheads.com

Carlson Wholesale/Ritchie Fountains: 221 — www.carlsonwholesale.net Case IH: 918 — www.titanmachinery.com CBM Electronics Lighting: 4303 — www.cbm-lighting-mfg.com Cedar Creek Energy Inc.: 41W — www.cedarcreekenergy.com Celmor: T2102 Central Boiler Inc.: 55A — www.centralboiler.com Central Plains Industries LLC: 934E — www.cpindust.com Channel: SR09 — www.channelbio.com Christianson Systems Inc.: 301 — www.christianson.com Chrysler Group LLC.: F2 CHS Inc.: 316 — www.chsinc.com Clarks Ag Supply: 335S — www.clarksagsupply.com Clean Burn: 2611 — www.dersonmfginc.com Clean Cutter Flail & Tiller Blade Co.: 2408 — www.cleancutter.com Cleary Building Corp.: 812 — www.clearybuilding.com Congressman Collin C. Peterson/Congressman Tim Walz: 414S Conklin Products: 2304 — www.tnrmarketing.com Conrad American: 1003 — www.conradamerican.com Convey-All by Hamilton Systems Inc.: 636 — www.conveyall.net Copperhead Ag: 2512 — www.copperheadag.com Corn Stalk Guide by Kaler Farms: 3511 —

www.kalerfarms.com Country Cat: 1037 — www.countrycat.net Country Clipper Zero Turn Lawn Mowers: 40A Courtland Waste Handling Inc.: 402 — www.courtlandwaste.com Crary Industries: 901 — www.crary.com Crary Tile Pro: 309 — www.waynestilepro.com Croplan by Winfield: SR19 — www.winfield.com CrustBuster/Speed King Inc.: 32 — www.crustbuster.com Crustbuster Speed King Inc./Gator Center: 52 — www.gatorcenter.com Crysteel Truck Equipment Inc.: 430 — www.crysteeltruck.com Curt’s Truck & Diesel Service Inc.: 1031 — www.curtstruck.com Custom Marketing Company: 507 — www.discovercmc.com

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Dairyland Seed Co. Inc.: 103S — www.dairylandseed.com Dairyland Supply Inc.: 614, 711 — www.dairylandsupplyinc.com Dakota Steel and Trim: 43 — www.dakotasteelandtrim.com Dakota Wholesale Tire: 20 — www.twinvalleytire.com Dan’s Custom Welding Tables: 224S — www.danscustomweldingtables.com Dawn Equipment Co. Inc.: 527 — www.dawnequipment.com DDSI: 416 — www.dorandistribution.com Deacero/Rangemaster Fence: 50 — www.rangemasterfence.com Delux Grain Dryers: 421 — www.deluxmfg.com Democratic Farmer Labor Party of Minnesota: 2210 — www.dfl.org Dennis Carpenter Ford Reproduction Parts: 3213 — www.dennis-carpenter.com DFP OEM: 4110 Dick Hansen Sales Inc.: 423 — www.dhsagmachine.com Diers Ag & Trailer Sales Inc.: 9 — www.diersag.com Diesel Specialties Inc.: 4306 — www.dieselspecialties.com Direct Buy of Greater St. Paul: 4310 Distel Grain Systems Inc.: 226N — www.distelgrain.com Diversified Services: 2606 — www.diversifiedservices.com DK Diesel of Montevideo: 2111 — www.dkdieselinjection.com DTN: 520E — www.dtnpf.com DuPont Pioneer: SR07 — www.pioneer.com

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East Side Oil Companies: 2102 — www.eastsideoilcompanies.com

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Easy Automation: 2303 Easy Way Cattle Care: 517S — www.easywaycattlecare.com EasyFix North America: 3309 — www.easyfixrubberna.com

Minnesota Farmfest exhibitor’s guide Eaton Bros Manure Handling LLC: 1E ecojiva LLC: 412S — www.ecojiva.com Edney Distributing Co. Inc.: 916 — www.edneyco.com Electric Cleaner Company Inc.: 3302 — www.electriccleaner.com

Endless Energy-Agri SC: 311 Energy Panel Structures: 637 — www.epsbuildings.com Enestvedt Seed Co.: SR06 — www.enestvedtseeds.com Erickson Marketing: 530 Erickson Sales: 1029A Excelsior Homes West Inc.: 836 — www.excelsiorhomesinc.com Exmark Manufacturing: 624 — www.exmark.com Extreme Panel Technologies Inc.: 4604 — www.extremepanel.com

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Fabra Dome: 230 — www.fabradome.com Factory Outdoors Direct LLC: 1000 Fair Manufacturing Inc.: 111S — www.fairmfg.com Fantini North America: 603 — www.fantininorthamerica.com Farm Country Trader Inc.: 2605 — www.farmcountrytrader.com Farm Forum: 3411 — www.aberdeennews.com Farm King: 1013 — www.versatile-ag.com Farm Rescue: 2310 — www.farmrescue.org FarmChem: 803 — www.farmchem.com Farmers Agency Inc. & Farmers Finance Company: 2607 — www.farmersagencyinc.com Farm-Oyl Lubricants: 2608 — www.farmoyl.com Fast Distributing Inc.: 532 — www.fastdist.com Fastline Publications: 3106 — www.fastline.com FEI East: 605 — www.feieast.com Fellowship of Christian Farmers Inc.: 56 — www.fcfi.org FHR: SR03 — www.fhr1.com Firestone: 810 — www.atd-us.com First Security Bank: 3308 — www.fsblb.com Flex-Till: 526 — www.flextill.com For-Most: 537 — www.for-most.com Friends of the Minnesota Valley: 4406 — www.friendsofmnvalley.org

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Game Room Outlet: T4106 — www.cnnsales.com Gates Mfg. Inc: 935 — www.gatesmfg.net GDF Enterprises Inc.: 119 — www.gdfbobcat.com Gel Insoles & Boss Pulley System: T4109 Genex Farm Systems: 3603 — www.genexfarmsystems.com Geringhoff, Degelman: 522 — www.aemscoinc.com Gideons International: 2205 Gingrich Enterprises Inc.: 4E — www.gei-1.com GK Technology Inc.: 3304 — www.gktechinc.com Gold Country Seed Inc.: SR12 — www.goldcountryseed.com Good Earth Agri Products: 3201 — www.hardhitter.com Good On Ya: T3109 Gopher State One Call: 4301 — www.gopherstateonecall.org

Graham Tire Co.: 815 — www.grahamtire.net Grain Handler USA Inc.: 909 — www.grainhandler.com Grain Millers Inc.: 4609 — www.grainmillers.com Great Plains Mfg. Inc.: 932 — www.greatplainsmfg.com Green Energy Products LLC: 19E — www.solargep.com Greene Galvanized Stairs: 42E — www.greenebinstairs.com Greener World Solutions LLC: 4508 — www.greenerworldsolutions.com Greystone Construction Co.: 729 — www.greystoneconstruction.com Grizzly Buildings Inc.: 2103 — www.grizzlybuildings.com Growers Mineral Solutions: 905S — www.growersmineral.com GSI Group LLC: 720 — www.grainsystems.com GVL Poly: 915 — www.gvlpoly.com

J&K Sunglass Creations: T1 — www.sunglasscreations.com J.C. Ramsdell Enviro Services Inc.: 310N — www.jcramsdell.com J.R. Dale Sales & Leasing Inc.: 404N Jamesway Farm Equipment: 326 — www.jameswayfarmeq.com Janzen Fabricating & Repair LLC: 410N Jet Company Inc.: 319 — www.jetcompany.com Jim Hawk Truck Trailers Inc.: 6W — www.jhttsiouxfalls.com JMC/Jack McClard & Associates Inc.: 535S — www.jmc-autoequip.com JoAnne Griebel: T3105 Joe’s Supplies Inc.: 313S — www.jastools.com iCropTrak: 4309 — www.icroptrak.com John Day Company: 232E — www.johnday.com Independent Community Bankers of Minnesota: John Deere/Kibble Equipment Inc.: 51 — 2208 — www.icbm.org www.kibbleeq.com Industrial & Environmental Manure Covers & LinJohnson Drainage Plows: 40 — ers: 2305 www.johnsondrainageplows.com Industrial Lighting Supply: 4204 — Johnson Mfg. Inc.: 327N — www.ilsmn.com www.johnsonmfg-hygrade.com Innovative Basement Systems: 3512 — Jug Waterers: 637W — www.thejugwaterer.com www.innovativebasementsystems.com Jung Seed Genetics Inc.: SR18 — IntelliAir: 3405 — www.intelliair.com www.jungseedgenetics.com

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H&S Manufacturing Co. Inc.: 730 — www.hsmfgco.com Hagie Manufacturing Company: 601 — www.hagie.com Hancor Inc.: 207 — www.hancor.com Hansen Agri-Commodities LLC: 3110 — www.hansen-ag.com Hanson Silo Company: 313N — www.hansonsilo.com HARDI North America Inc.: 202 — www.hardi-us.com Harms Manufacturing Inc.: 937 — www.harmsmfg.com Harvest Energy Solutions: 830 — www.harvestenergysolutions.com Harvest International Inc.: 731 — www.harvestauger.com Harvestec: 726S — www.harvestec.com Haven Industries: 307S Hawk Alarm Systems Inc.: 4605 — www.hawkalarm.net Hawke & Company Ag: 203 — http://hawkeag.com Hawkins Manufacturing Inc.: 914W — www.hawkinsmfg.com Hazelwood Flagpoles: 308S Heartland Ag-Business Group: 4411 — www.agdeal.com Heartland Market: T4104 HeatmasterSS: 4600 — www.heatmasterss.com Hector Tile Co. Inc.: 2513 Hennes Machining and Repair: 218N Hewitt Drainage Equipment: 323 — HH Fabrication & Repair LLC: 716 — www.hhfab.com High Plains Journal: 2505 — www.hpj.com Hiniker Company: 606 — www.hiniker.com

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Iverson Tree Farms LLC: 635 — www.trees4udirect.com

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Hi-Pro Mfg./Thorp Marketing: 3600 — www.thomas-sales.com Hitchdoc: 403 — www.hitchdoc.com Hodgman Drainage Company Inc.: 335N — www.hodgmandrainage.com Honeyville Metal Inc.: 436S — www.honeyvillemetal.com Hoover Tarp Sales: 2206 — www.hoovertarpsales.com Hopper Walker: 307N — www.rustsales.com Hotsy Cleaning Equipment Inc.: 15 — www.hotsyequipment.net Hughes Real Estate & Auction Service: 4203 Hutchinson/Mayrath & NECO: 604 — www.hutchinson-mayrath.com Hydro Engineering Inc.: 629 — www.hydro-eng.com

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K&M Manufacturing: 4201 — www.tractorseats.com K&M Silo Demolition: 4209 K&O Manufacturing Co. Inc.: 332 — www.komfgco.com Kelly Mfg. LLC: 3209 — www.kellymanufacturing.com

Keltgens Inc.: 503 — www.talltires.com KEYC-TV: 617N — www.keyc.tv K-Fence: 117 KNUJ AM 860/SAM 107.3FM: 516N Kohls-Weelborg Truck Center: 432 — www.mykwtrucks.com Kongskilde Industries Inc.: 817 — www.kongskilde.com Koyker Manufacturing Inc.: 331N — www.siouxsteel.com

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Kuchar Combines: 115 — www.combinehighperformanceparts.com Kugler: 304 — www.kuglercompany.com Kuhn Krause Inc.: 822 — www.kuhnkrause.com Kuhn North America Inc.: 826 — www.kuhnnorthamerica.com KZValve: 2508 — www.kzvalve.com

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L.A. Stuart: T3106 — www.lastuart.com The Land Magazine: 2402 — www.TheLandOnline.com Landoll Corporation: 717 — www.landoll.com Lankota: 928 — www.lankota.com Lano Equipment Inc.: 833 — www.lanoequip.com Latham Hi-Tech Seeds: 4106 — www.lathamseeds.com Lee J. Sackett Inc.: 2609 — www.leejsackett.com Legend Seeds Inc.: SR20 — www.legendseeds.net Lester Buildings LLC: 715 — www.lesterbuildings.com LG Seeds: SR05 Liebrecht Mfg. LLC: 505N — www.farmdrainage.com Lifetime Shingles: 4506 — www.lifetimeshingles.com Lingbeek Designs: T1109 — www.lingbeekdesigns.com LiquiTubeTire Sealant: 3606 — www.liquitube.net Loftness Specialized Eq.: 506 — www.loftness.com Lorenz Manufacturing Co.: 205 — www.lorenzmfg.com Louie’s Toy Box: T1113 — www.louiestoybox.com Loup Electronics Inc.: 2610 — www.loupelectronics.com Lowry Mfg. Co.: 225S — www.lowrymfgco.com Lundell Plastics: 913 — www.lundellplastics.com

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M&E Sales: 2509 M.H. Eby Inc.: 1W — www.mheby.com M/C/M Fabrication: 6E Magic Massage Therapy: 3205 — www.magicmassagetherapy.com Magic Water Inc.: 4112 — www.magicwaterinc.com Mark Seed Company: 3602 — www.markseed.com Maschio Gaspardo: 838 — www.maschio.net Matheson Tri-Gas: 718 — www.mathesongas.com Mathews Company: 820 — www.mathewscompany.com Mathiowetz Construction: 4606 — www.mathiowetzconst.com Maverick “Tile Finder”: 323 — www.gomaverickinc.com May Wes Mfg.: 907 — www.maywes.com McDaniel Sales: 726N McPherson Crop Management: 2308 — www.mcmfarmworks.com MDS Mfg. Co. Inc: 610 — www.mdsmfg.com Meridian Manufacturing Inc.: 802 — www.seedexpressusa.com Metalcraft by K: 206N — www.metalcraftbyk.com

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4302 — www.mnbiofuels.org Minnesota Corn Growers Association: 702 — www.mncorn.org Meyer Manufacturing Corporation: www.draintile.com Minnesota Department of Agricul722 — www.meyermfg.com Midwest Power Up of MN: 2602 — ture: 431 — www.mda.state.mn.us MFS/York/Stormor: 602 — www.powerupmn.com Minnesota Department of Commerce: www.mfsyork.com Midwest Ready Mix & Equipment 3204 Micro-Trak Systems Inc.: 2109 — Inc.: 62 Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation: www.micro-trak.com Midwest Spray Foam: 3303 — 7 — www.fbmn.org Midland Garage Door Mfg. Co.: 2112 www.sprayfoammidwest.com Minnesota Farm Guide: 224N — — www.midlandgaragedoor.com Miller Legal Strategic Planning Cenwww.minnesotafarmguide.com Midsota Manufacturing Inc.: 738 — ters, P.A.: 2203 — www.millerlegal.com Minnesota Farmers Union: 509 — www.midsotamfg.com Miller Loaders/GrabTec: 19W — www.mfu.org Midwest Building Materials: 206S — www.millerloader.com Minnesota Pneumatic Products: www.midwestbuildingmaterials.com Miller Sellner: 808 — 437N Midwest Metal Works Inc.: 212 — www.millersellner.com Minnesota Soybean Research & Prowww.midwestagparts.com Miller St. Nazianz Inc.: 921 — motion Council: 618 — Midwest Organic & Sustainable www.millerstn.com www.mnsoybean.org Education Service: 4511 — Minnesota Association of Townships: Minnesota State Patrol: 225N — www.mosesorganic.org 3408 — www.mntownships.org www.dps.state.mn.us/patrol Midwest Plastic Products: 3313 — Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association Inc.:

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Minnesota Truck & Tractor Inc.: 40A Mobile Washer: 436N — www.mobilewasher.com Moly Mfg. Inc.: 438 — www.molymfg.com Montag Manufacturing Inc.: 911 — www.montagmfg.com Monty’s Plant Food Co. Inc.: 4510 — www.montysplantfood.com Moore Automation Inc.: 4211 — www.moore automationinc.com Morton Buildings Inc.: 422 — www.morton buildings.com Mustang Seeds: 501 — www.mustangseeds.com MVTV Wireless: 2411 — www.mvtvwireless.com My Pillow Inc.: 4401 — www.mypillow.com

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NaChurs Alpine Solutions: SR17 — www.nachurs.com NAPA Auto Parts: 619 — www.napastargroup. com National Farmers Organization: 2108 — www.nfo.org Nature’s Best: 4512 — www.naturesbestsupply. com NDY Manufacturing Inc.: 4504 — www.ndymfg.com New Tec Inc.: 827 — www.ntlifts.com Nextire Inc.: 213S — www.flt-online.com Nice Touch Massage: 3409 — www.nicetouch massage.net NIFFTY Ag: 41E Nordaas American Homes: 4104 — www.nordaashomes.com Norstar Industries Ltd.: 131 — www.norstarindustries.ca North Country Marketing Inc.: 930 — www.northcountry marketing.biz North Star Scale Inc.: 4503 — www.northstar scale.com Northern Grain Design & Construction Inc.: 934W — www.northern graindesign.com Northern Insulation Products: 4210 — www.northern-insulation. com

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O’Connell Farm Drainage Plows Inc.: 226S — www.farmdrainageplows.com Office of Sen. Al Franken: 2209 — www.franken.senate.gov OK Tire Stores Inc.: 417 — www.oktireinc.com O’Reilly Auto Parts: 4108 — www.oreillyauto.com Orthman Manufacturing: 54 — www.orthmanag.com Otto Trading Inc.: 2406 — www.irestmassager.com Outback Guidance: 3100 — www.agjunction.com

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S.I. Distributing Inc.: 214 — www.sidist.com Scentsy Independent Consultant: T3107 — https://meadowlark.scentsy.us/Scentsy/Home Schaben Industries: 1017 — www.schabenindustries.com Schaeffer Oil: 327S — www.schaefferoil.com Schuneman Equipment Company: 33S — www.schunemanequipment.com Schweiss Doors: 519 — www.schweissdoors.com SD Ag Labs: 3107

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Par-Kan Company: 103N — www.par-kan.com Patz Corp.: 437S Pequea Machine Corp.: 903N — www.pequeamachinecorp.com Peterson Farms Seed: 4409 — www.petersonfarmsseed.com Peterson Motors: 306 Pit Express: 707 — www.pitexpress.com Pluto Legal PLLC: 3311 — www.plutolegal.com Pneu-Tek Tire Tools: 4501 — www.pneu-tek-unlimited.com Poly Tech Inc.: 903S — www.polyskid.com Prairie Brand: 902E — www.prairiebrandseed.com Precision Planting: 4610 — www.precisionplanting.com Preferred Welder Sales/Winpower: 320 — www.preferredweldersales.com Principal Financial Group: 3609 — www.principal.com/minnesota Prinsco Inc.: 931 — www.prinsco.com Pritchett Twine & Netwrap: 4101 — www.balernetwrap.com Pro Marketing Services LLC: 412N —

Quality Craft Tools: 125 — www.qct.20m.com RCIS: 2405 — www.rcis.com RDO Equipment Co.: 936 — www.rdoequipment.com Real-Tuff Inc.: 2 — www.realtuff.com Reaves Building Systems: 217 — www.reavesbuildings.com Redwood Metal Works: 632 — www.redwoodmetalworks.com Redwood Soil & Water Conservation District: 4305 — www.redwoodswcd.org Reichel Insulation LLC: 3211 — www.reichelinsulation.com Reinke Irrigation: 633 — www.reinke.com Remlinger Manufacturing Co.: 724 — www.remlingermfg.com Renk Seed Company: 302 — www.renkseed.com Renville Sales Inc./Featherlite Trailers: 47E — www.renvillesales.com Rescue Tape/Harbor Products: 3510 — www.rescuetape.com Rhino/Earthmaster: 927 — www.servis-rhino.com

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Rick’s Welding Inc.: 409 — www.powerliftdoors.com Rinke Noonan Law Firm: 4208 — www.rinkenoonan.com Rite Way Mfg. Co. Ltd.: 732 — www.ritewaymfg.com Road Machinery & Supplies Co.: 914E — www.rmsequipment.com Robert E. Hinton: T2100 — www.robertehinton.com ROBO Rock Picker Mfg.: 2510 — www.roborockpicker.com Rostech Electronics: 3508 — www.rostech.com Rotary Lift: 414N Roto-Mix LLC: 814 — www.rotomix.com Rubber Track Solutions: 42W Runnings Farm & Fleet: 917 — www.myrunnings.com Rural Advantage: 4608 — www.ruraladvantage.org Rush River Steel and Trim: 228 — www.rushriversteel.com

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Northern Plains Track: 929 — www.northernplainstrack.com Northland Buildings Inc.: 419 — www.northlandbuildings.com Northland Farm Systems: 709 — www.northlandfarmsystems.com Northland Ford Dealers: 502 — www.northlandford.com Northstar Commodity: 2403 — www.northstarcommodity.com Northstar Genetics Ltd.: SR14 — www.northstargenetics.com Northstar Steel Buildings Inc.: 3301 — www.northstarsteelbuildings.com Norwex: T1111 — www.reducechemicals.com Norwood Sales Inc.: 626 — www.norwoodsales.com Novozymes: SR24 — www.bioag.novozymes.com N-Rich Plant Food Inc.: 4206 — www.nrichplantfoodinc.com NTS Tire Supply: 55 — www.ntstiresupply.com Nuss Truck & Equipment: 1033 — www.nussgrp.com NuTech Seed LLC: SR04 — www.yieldleader.com Nutra-Flo Company/Enters Liquid Fertilizer: 407 — www.puregrade.com

www.aluminum-weld.com Producers Hybrids: SR21, SR26 — www.producershybrids.com ProfitPro LLC: 904E — www.profitproag.com Progressive Planting Systems Inc.: 607 PT Steel & Fabrication: 109 — www.monoslopecattlebarn.com Purple Wave Auction: 3203

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Second Harvest Heartland: 3210 Seedpoint Solutions: 806 — www.seedpointsolutions.com SFP: 222 — www.sfp.com Shivvers Mfg. Inc.: 517N — www.shivvers.com Shoup Manufacturing Co.: 2311 — www.shoupparts.com Show-Me Shortline Company LLC: 834 — www.showmeshortline.com Shur-Co. LLC: 415 — www.shurco.com Silver Stream Shelters: 312 — www.silverstreamshelters.com Sioux City Tarp: 4311 — www.siouxcitytarp.com Sioux Steel Company: 334, 433 — www.siouxsteel.com Skarpohl Pressure Washers Inc.: 413 Sleep Number: 4505 — www.sleepnumber.com Soil-Max Inc.: 44 — www.soilmax.com Soucy International Inc.: 832 — www.soucy-group.com

South Central College: 2204 — www.southcentral.edu South Central Portage & Main: 14 Southwest Initiative Foundation: 2105 — www.swifoundation.org Southwest MN K-Fence: 117 — www.kfence.com Spanier Welding: 18 — www.spanierwelding.com ‘Spray Barn’ by Frost Services: 113 — www.frostserv.com Stalk Smasher: 4602 — www.stalksmasher.com Star Trailer Sales Inc.: 818 — www.startrailersales.com Steinbauer Performance LLC: 3503 — www.steinbauer.cc Stine Seed Company: SR10 — www.stineseed.com Stoller USA Inc.: 2401 — www.stollerusa.com Stor-Loc: 3111 — www.storloc.com Structural Buildings Inc.: 2412 —

www.structuralbuildings.com Sudenga Industries Inc.: 329 — www.sudenga.com Sukup Manufacturing Company: 622 — www.sukup.com Summers Mfg. Co.: 723 — www.summersmfg.com Sunrise Ag Sales: 107N Superior Concrete Block Co.: 428 — www.cencrete.com Superior Inc.: 223 — www.sommersmasonryinc.com Swede’s Portable Buildings: 406 — www.swedesbuildings.com Syngenta: SR11 — www.syngenta.com

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T.R.S. Industries Inc.: 513S — www.trsindustries.com Talk Inc.: 33N — www.talkincorporated.com Taylor Made Clothing: T1105 Te Slaa Manufacturing: 210 — www.teslaamfg.com Teamco/Snowblast: 923 — www.teamcoinc.com

Tebben Enterprises Inc.: 638 — www.tebben.us Terra Therm: 2600 TH Equipment/Direct Enterprises Inc.: 48 The Blue Book Building & Construction Network: 3208 — www.thebluebook.com The Land Magazine: 2402 — www.TheLandOnline.com The Legal Professionals: Somsen, Mueller, Lowther & Franta PA: 3109 — www.thelegalprofessionals.com Timewell Drainage Products: 60 Timpte Inc.: 408 — www.timpte.com Titan Machinery Inc.: 938 — www.titanmachinery.com Titan Pro SCI: 314 — www.titanprosci.com Titan West: 3404 — www.lemhull.com Tom’s Farm Toys: T4100 Tools-N-Toys: T1100 Total Body Care: 4103 Total Track & Performance Products: 3504 — www.tracks4tractors.com Touchstone Energy Cooperatives: 2301 — www.kpcoop.com Track Inc./Tucker Sno-Cat: 48E — www.trackinc.com

www.sealdeep.com Watkins Products: T3100 Weigh-Rite Scale Co.: 3306 — TractorHouse: 215S — www.tractorhouse.com www.unverferth.com Trimble: 3401 — www.trimble.com/agriculture Upper Midwest Management Corp.: 2413 www.scaleguy.com Wensman Seed: SR13 — — www.ummc.co Tri-State Neighbor: 2211 — www.wensmanseed.com www.tristateneighbor.com Usborne Books & More: T2107 Werk Weld Inc.: 12 — www.werkweld.com Tri-States Grain Conditioning Inc.: 2511 USDA Farm Service Agency: 4402 — West Point Design Inc.: 331S — — www.tsgcinc.com www.usda.gov/psa Trouble Free Lighting (TFL Lighting): 3605 USDA NRCS: 4404 — www.mn.nrcs.usda.gov www.westpointimp.com/design Westeel: 46 — www.westeel.om — www.troublefreelighting.com USDA NASS: 4403 — www.nass.usda.gov/mn Westfield Industries c/o Ag Growth: 322 True North Steel: 1035 — Valley Engineering Inc.: 34 — — www.grainaugers.com www.truenorthsteel.com www.lubemate.com Westman Freightliner Inc.: 337 Tuning Element LLC: 3305 Van Ahn & Company Inc.: 2107 — Westmor Industries: 317N — Two Guys From Scott County Inc.: T2103 www.vanahnco.com www.westmor-ind.com — www.gordonfredrickson.com Vander Haag’s Inc.: 821 — www.vanderhaags.com WFS: 308N — www.wfsag.com Versatile: 908 — www.versatile-ag.com Wick Buildings LLC: 512 — U.S.A. Fuel Trailers LLC: 906 www.wickbuildings.com Vidmar: 3610 Wabasso Diesel Service: 303N United FCS: F1 — www.farmcredit.com Wieser Concrete Products: 121 — www.wieserconcrete.com Walco USA Inc.: 528 — United Prairie Bank: 57 — www.walcoequipment.com www.unitedprairiebank.com Willmar Fabrication LLC: 1029 — www.willmarfab.com Walinga, Renn, Bestway, McKenzie: 735 U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar: 3412 — — www.traeder.com www.klobuchar.senate.gov Wil-Rich/Wishek: 701 — www.wil-rich.com Waste Oil Furnace Distributing LLC: 404S — Universal Industries Inc.: 902W — Wilson Trailer Sales of MN Inc.: 912 — www.wasteoilfurnace.com www.universalindustries.com www.wilsontrailersales.com Water Furnace International: 2100 — Winkler Structures: 107 — University of Minnesota: 516S — www.waterfurnace.com www.umn.edu www.winklercanvas.com Unverferth Mfg. Co. Inc.: 621 — Water Treatment/Seal Deep: 2501 — Wood & Conn Corporation: 721 —

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XiteBio Technologies Inc: 4304 — www.xitebio.ca Y Drop LLC: 534 — www.agalternatives.com Yamaha Motor Corp. USA: 16 — www.yamaha-motor.com

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Your Next Tire: 518 — www.yournexttire.com Zerk Zapper Tool: 3413 — www.zerkzapper.com Ziegler CAT: 1021 — www.zieglercat.com/ag Zinniel Electric Company: 216 — www.zinnielelectric.com Zoske’s Sales & Service Inc./Yetter Manufacturing: 328N — www.zoskes.com ❖

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‘08 TIMPTE, Spring Susp., 40’ L x 96” W x 66” H, 22.5 LP Tires, Alum./Steel Whls., Fixed Tandem Axle, Alum.

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‘06 DAKOTA Corrugated, Air Ride Susp., 38’6” L x 96” W x 66” H, 24.5 LP Tires, Steel Whls., Tandem Axle, Alum. Comp., 2 Hoppers, 80% Brakes, 80% Tires, Side Windows, Inspected • $23,800

‘10 WILSON Pacesetter, Air Ride Susp., 43’ L x 102” W x 72” H, 24.5 Tires, Alum. Whls., Tandem Axle, Alum.

Comp., New Brakes, Alum. Subframe, STD Traps, DOT Inspected • $30,900

‘05 WILSON Commander, Spring Susp., 41’ L x 96” W x 72” H, 11R22.5 Tires, All Steel Whls., Tandem Axle, Alum. Comp., Ag Trap, 2 Hoppers, 90% Brakes, 50% Tires, Inspected • $23,900

‘02 WILSON Pacesetter, Air Ride Susp., 41’ L x 96” W x 72” H, 24.5 LP Tires, Alum. Whls., Fixed Tandem Axle, Alum. Comp., Ag Trap, Inspected • $22,600

‘98 WILSON Pacesetter, Air Ride Susp., 43’ L x 96” W x 66” H, 11R22.5 Tires, All Steel Whls., Fixed Tandem Axle, Alum. Comp., 2 Hoppers, 30% Brakes, 40% Tires, STD Trap • $20,800

‘05 CORNHUSKER, Air Ride Susp., 42’ L x 96” W x 78” H, 24.5 Tires, Alum.

Whls., Fixed Tandem Axle, Alum.

Comp., 50% Brakes, 50% Tires, Alum.

King Pin & Subframe, DOT Inspected • $23,900

‘09 WILSON Commander, Air Ride Susp., 41’ L x 96” W x 66” H, 11R24.5 Tires, Alum./Steel Whls., Fixed Tandem Axle, Alum. Comp., 2 Hoppers, Ag Trap, 50% Brakes, 80% Tires, Inspected • $28,600

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(4)‘12 WILSON Pacesetter, Spring Susp., 41’ L x 96” W x 66” H, 11R22.5 Tires, Alum./Steel Whls., Fixed Tandem Axle, Alum. Comp., Ag Trap, 80% Brakes, 80% Tires, 501 Models, Good Tarps, SS Rear, Vent in Rear Tarp Cap. • $28,900

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Farmfest forum schedule

1:15-2:45 p.m.: “The Future Direction of Renewable Energy Policy?”

Moderator: Jerry Groskreutz, farm director, KDHL Radio The full slate of forums at Farmfest on a New Farm Bill” Sponsored by Panel members: Sen. Al Franken, mem2013 all take place in the Wick Build- AgStar Financial Services ber of the U.S. Senate energy committee; ings Farmfest Center near the center Moderator: Lynn Ketelsen, Linder Dave Frederickson, Minnesota commisof the grounds on the Gilfillan Estate Farm Network sioner of agriculture; Rep. Mike Beard, in Redwood County, Minn.

Panel members: Rep. Collin Peterson, state representative, Minnesota House Aug. 6 ranking member of the U.S. House energy policy committee; Doug Bervan, 9-10 a.m.: “What’s Ahead for Grain agriculture committee; Rep. Tim Walz, vice president of corporate affairs, POET; Markets and Ag Weather?” member of the U.S. House agriculture Jon Brekke, vice president, Great River Bryce Anderson, DTN senior agricul- committee; Roger Johnson, president, Energy; Tom Haag, president, Minnesota ture meteorologist; Todd Hultman, National Farmers Union; Dale Moore, Corn Growers Association DTN marketing analyst public policy director, American Farm 2:45-3 p.m.: “Uncle Roy and the Boys” 10-10:20 a.m.: “Uncle Roy and the Bureau; Bob Worth, vice president, Sponsored by AgStar Financial SerBoys” Sponsored by AgStar Financial American Soybean Association vices Services Noon-1 p.m.: Linder Farm Network 3-4 p.m.: “Enhancing Ag Production 10:20-10:30 a.m.: Comments by Debra Noontime Ag Jamboree and Water Quality with Managed Crusoe, state director, U.S. Department of Featuring Lynn Ketelsen Drainage Systems” Agriculture Farm Service Agency “Uncle Roy and the Boys,” sponsored Sponsored by Friends of the Min10:30-11:50: “Reaching an Endpoint by AgStar Financial Services nesota Valley Moderator: Scott Sparlin, water quality specialist, New Ulm, Minn.

Panel members: Charlie Schaefer, president, Agri-Drain, Adair, Iowa; Mark Dittrich, water quality specialist, Minnesota Department of Agriculture; Brian Hicks, farmer, Redwood County Offering a 10% discount for Farmfest orders Aug. 7 8-10 a.m.: Minnesota Farm Bureau Breakfast “Uncle Roy and The Boys,” sponsored

by AgStar Financial Services 9 a.m.: Special feature — Mark Schultz, marketing analyst, Northstar Commodities 10-10:30 a.m.: “Uncle Roy and the Boys” Sponsored by AgStar Financial Services 10:30-11:50 a.m.: “Viewing the Agriculture Industry from a Media Perspective” Moderator: Tom Rothman, University of Minnesota Extension Panel members: Lori Sturdevant, editorial writer and columnist, Minneapolis Star Tribune; John Lauritsen, news reporter, WCCO Television; Mark Steil, news reporter, Minnesota Public Radio; Blois Olson, “Ag Take,” Fluence Media; Don Davis, Minnesota Capitol Bureau, Forum News Service; Gene Stoel, executive board, U.S. Farm & Ranch Alliance Noon-1 p.m.: Linder Farm Network Noontime Ag Jamboree Featuring Lynn Ketelsen “Uncle Roy and the Boys,” sponsored

by AgStar Financial Services Featuring the Minnesota Pork Ambassador Program 1:15-2:45 p.m.: “How We Raise Our Livestock — Who Should Decide?”

Moderator: Emery Kleven, farm director, Minnesota Farm Network Panel members: Randy Spronk, president, National Pork Producers Council; Dallas Hockman, policy analyst, National Pork Producers Council; Dar Giess, presi-

dent, Minnesota State Cattleman’s Association; Steve Olson, executive director, Minnesota Turkey Growers Association and Minnesota Broiler & Egg Association; Bob Lefebvre, executive director, Minnesota Milk Producers Association 2:45-3 p.m.: “The New Minnesota Ag Water Quality Certification Program” Matt Wohlman, deputy commissioner, Minnesota Department of Agriculture 3-4 p.m.: “Understanding Irrigation Regulations and Permitting” Moderator: Scott Roemhildt, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, New Ulm, Minn.

Panel members: Al Peterson, president, Irrigators Association of Minnesota; Jerry Wright, retired University of Minnesota irrigation specialist; Jim Sehl, groundwater specialist, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Aug. 8 9-9:45 a.m.: FHR FARMS Fertility Program Featuring Jeff Litrell, FHR Farms 9:45-10:15 a.m.: “Uncle Roy and the Boys,” Sponsored by AgStar Financial Services 10:15-10:30 a.m.: Keynote Address by Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (Invited) 10:30-11:50 a.m.: “Future Opportunities in the Minnesota Agriculture Industry” Moderator: Brad Schloesser, dean of agriculture, Southern Minnesota Center for Agriculture Overview comments: Dave Frederickson, Minnesota commissioner of agriculture Panel members: Karen Richter, National Pork Board president; Mallory Pagel, Minnesota state FFA president; Adam Fischer, director of corporate and foundation relations, University of Minnesota; Kim Lippert, chairperson of the Ridgewater College Agriculture Department; Kristi Schaffer, summer intern at Wakefield Pork, North Dakota State University ag business student; Luke Daninger, Land O’Lakes, recent U of M graduate; Glen Groth, dairy producer, Winona County, Minn.

Noon-1 p.m.: Linder Farm Network Noontime Ag Jamboree Featuring Lynn Ketelsen “Uncle Roy and the Boys,” sponsored

by AgStar Financial Services 1 p.m.: Watermelon Feed Sponsored by Minnesota Farmers Union “Uncle Roy and the Boys,” sponsored

by AgStar Financial Services 1:30-3 p.m.: “Farm Family of the Year” Recognition Program Program will include several special guests Sponsored by the University of Minnesota, Farmfest and the Minnesota Farm Network ❖

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Farmfest exhibitors by category

Want to find exactly what you’re looking for? Use this categorized exhibitors list to find the companies that handle your particular item of interest.

List is current as of July 17, and is subject to change.

Access control Erickson Sales Inc.: 1029A Ag consulting

Ag Masters Marketing Group LLC: 2410 Conklin Products: 2304 Diversified Services: 2606 Grain Millers Inc.: 4609 Hansen Agri-Commodities LLC: 3110 McPherson Crop Management: 2308 National Farmers Organization: 2108 Northstar Commodity: 2403

Pluto Legal PLLC: 3311 Rural Advantage: 4608 United FCS: F1 Upper Midwest Management Corp.: 2413 WFS: 308N Alternative energy Beghelli Inc.: 2306 Dakota Supply Group: 3608 Green Energy Products LLC: 19E Harvest Energy Solutions: 830 Industrial Lighting Supply: 4204 Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association Inc.: 4302 Rural Advantage: 4608 Terra Therm: 2600 Waste Oil Furnace Distributing LLC: 404S Water Furnace International: 2100 Animal health EasyFix North America: 3309 Electric Cleaner Company Inc.: 3302 Moly Mfg. Inc.: 438 ATVs Action Sports Inc.: 325 Country Cat: 1037 Auctioneers and auction services Hughes Real Estate & Auction Service: 4203 Augers Adrian Mfg. Inc: 435N Avoca Spray Service: 511 Convey-All by Hamilton Systems Inc.: 636 Custom Marketing Company: 507 Hopper Walker: 307N Meridian Manufacturing Inc.: 802 Norstar Industries Ltd.: 131 Sudenga Industries Inc.: 329 Unverferth Mfg. Co. Inc.: 621 Woodford Ag LLC: 736 Banking/brokerage United FCS: F1 Blades/scrapers MDS Mfg Co Inc: 610 Orthman Manufacturing: 54 Te Slaa Manufacturing: 210 West Point Design Inc.: 331S Building equipment and supplies Beghelli Inc.: 2306 Cleary Building Corp.: 812 Dakota Supply Group: 3608 Dan’s Custom Welding Tables: 224S EasyFix North America: 3309 Electric Cleaner Company Inc.: 3302 J.C. Ramsdell Enviro Services Inc.: 310N Lester Buildings LLC: 715 Midland Garage Door Mfg. Co.: 2112 Midwest Building Materials: 206S Norstar Industries Ltd.: 131 Northern Insulation Products: 4210 PT Steel & Fabrication: 109 Rescue Tape/Harbor Products: 3510 Silver Stream Shelters: 312 Stor-Loc: 3111 Swede’s Portable Buildings: 406 Terra Therm: 2600 TH Equipment/Direct Enterprises Inc.: 48 Waste Oil Furnace Distributing LLC: 404S Wick Buildings LLC: 512 Buildings

Moly Mfg. Inc.: 438 25 Runnings: 917 F Southwest MN K-Fence: 117 Te Slaa Manufacturing: 210 Titan West: 3404 West Point Design Inc.: 331S Wieser Concrete Products: 121 Fertilizer 21st Century Ag: 303S AgNition: 1001 Amsoil & Aggrand Products: 2106 Conklin Products: 2304 Eaton Bros Manure Handling LLC: 1E Monty’s Plant Food Co. Inc.: 4510 Novozymes: SR24 N-Rich Plant Food Inc.: 4206 Nutra-Flo Company/Enters Liquid Fertilizer: 407 SFP: 222 Titan Pro SCI: 314 WFS: 308N Fertilizer application equipment Ag Leader Technology: 2603 BLU-JET by Thurston Mfg. Co.: 1005 Boss Supply: 831

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4302 National Farmers Organization: 2108 Northstar Commodity: 2403 Pluto Legal PLLC: 3311 Buildings Communications Rural Advantage: 4608 Accu-Steel Cover Buildings: 536 MVTV Wireless: 2411 Touchstone Energy Cooperatives: BriteSpan Building Systems Inc.: 1011 Computer software 2301 Cleary Building Corp.: 812 Easy Automation Inc: 2303 Southwest Initiative Foundation: 2105 Direct Buy of Greater St. Paul: 4310 iCropTrak: 4309 University of Minnesota: 615S Energy Panel Structures: 637 McPherson Crop Management: 2308 Usborne Books & More: T2107 Extreme Panel Technologies Inc.: 4604 Conservation tillage equipment Fabra Dome: 230 BLU-JET by Thurston Mfg. Co.: 1005 Entry doors Extreme Panel Technologies Inc.: 4604 Greystone Construction Co.: 729 Dick Hansen Sales Inc.: 423 Midland Garage Door Mfg. Co.: 2112 Lester Buildings LLC: 715 Kongskilde Industries Inc.: 817 Feed Morton Buildings Inc.: 422 Kuhn Krause Inc.: 822 Conklin Products: 2304 Norstar Industries Ltd.: 131 Orthman Manufacturing: 54 Dairyland Supply Inc.: 614, 711 Northland Buildings Inc.: 419 Rite Way Mfg. Co. Ltd.: 732 Easy Automation Inc: 2303 Northstar Steel Buildings Inc.: 3301 Summers Mfg. Co.: 723 Kelly Mfg LLC: 3209 Silver Stream Shelters: 312 Construction equipment PT Steel & Fabrication: 109 Sioux Steel Company: 334, 433 ADI Machinery Sales: 41A WFS: 308N Sukup Manufacturing Company: 622 Dan’s Custom Welding Tables: 224S Wieser Concrete Products: 121 Swede’s Portable Buildings: 406 Diesel Specialties Inc.: 4306 Wick Buildings LLC: 512 Hodgman Drainage Company Inc.: 335N Fencing Arrow Farm Equipment: 3403 Zinniel Electric Company: 216 Maverick “Tile Finder": 323 Deacero/Rangemaster Fence: 50 Cattle feeding equipment Mathiowetz Construction: 4606 John Day Company: 232E Accu-Steel Cover Buildings: 536 Minnesota Truck & Tractor Inc.: 40A K-Fence: 117 Applegate Livestock Equipment: 13 Prinsco Inc.: 931 Behlen Country: 10 Pro Marketing Services LLC: 412N Dairyland Supply Inc.: 614, 711 RDO Equipment Co.: 936 Hawke & Company Ag: 203 Road Machinery & Supplies Co.: 914E John Day Company: 232E ROBO Rock Picker Mfg: 2510 Kelly Mfg LLC: 3209 Ziegler CAT: 1021 Kuhn North America Inc.: 826 Crafts MDS Mfg Co Inc: 610 Gel Insoles & Boss Pulley System: T4109 Meyer Manufacturing Corporation: 722 J&K Sunglass Creations: T1 PT Steel & Fabrication: 109 JoAnne Griebel: T3105 RDO Equipment Co.: 936 Pro Marketing Services LLC: 412N Roto-Mix LLC: 814 Robert E. Hinton: T2100 Sioux Steel Company: 334, 433 Scentsy Independent Consultant: Te Slaa Manufacturing: 210 T3107 Titan West: 3404 Two Guys From Scott County Inc.: Werk Weld Inc.: 12 T2103 Wieser Concrete Products: 121 Crop protection Cattle handling equipment Croplan by Winfield: SR19 Applegate Livestock Equipment: 13 Diversified Services: 2606 Arrow Farm Equipment: 3403 National Farmers Organization: 2108 Behlen Country: 10 Northstar Commodity: 2403 Diers Ag & Trailer Sales Inc.: 9 TH Equipment/Direct Enterprises EasyFix North America: 3309 Inc.: 48 Electric Cleaner Company Inc.: 3302 Titan Pro SCI: 314 For-Most: 537 Dairy equipment K&O Manufacturing Co Inc.: 332 Accu-Steel Cover Buildings: 536 Moly Mfg. Inc.: 438 Applegate Livestock Equipment: 13 Redwood Metal Works: 632 Beghelli Inc.: 2306 Silver Stream Shelters: 312 Hawke & Company Ag: 203 Sioux Steel Company: 334, 433 MDS Mfg Co Inc: 610 Spanier Welding: 18 RDO Equipment Co.: 936 Titan West: 3404 Redwood Metal Works: 632 Werk Weld Inc.: 12 Roto-Mix LLC: 814 Wilson Trailer Sales of MN Inc.: 912 Digital mapping Chemical application equipment Hodgman Drainage Company Inc.: Ag Leader Technology: 2603 335N Boss Supply: 831 Diversified agriculture Dick Hansen Sales Inc.: 423 Friends of the Minnesota Valley: 4406 Eaton Bros Manure Handling LLC: 1E Grain Millers Inc.: 4609 FEI East: 605 Rural Advantage: 4608 HARDI North America Inc.: 202 Education KZValve: 2508 Friends of the Minnesota Valley: 4406 Schaben Industries: 1017 Midwest Organic & Sustainable EduSeedpoint Solutions: 806 cation Service (MOSES): 4511 Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association Inc.:

Farmfest exhibitors by category

Fertilizer application equipment Conklin Products: 2304 Dawn Equipment Co. Inc.: 527 FEI East: 605 HARDI North America Inc.: 202 Hiniker Company: 606 Janzen Fabricating & Repair LLC: 410N Kongskilde Industries Inc.: 817 Kuhn Krause Inc.: 822 KZValve: 2508 Miller St. Nazianz Inc.: 921 Montag Manufacturing Inc.: 911 Redwood Metal Works: 632 Rite Way Mfg. Co. Ltd.: 732 Schaben Industries: 1017 Y Drop LLC: 534 Zoske’s Sales & Service Inc./Yetter Manufacturing: 328N Financial services AgStar Financial Services: 220 Diversified Services: 2606

Farmers Agency Inc. & Farmers Finance Company: 2607 Green Energy Products LLC: 19E Northstar Commodity: 2403 Principal Financial Group: 3609 United FCS: F1 Fluid power-hydraulics NAPA Auto Parts: 619 Fuels, lubricants, propane, etc.

Amsoil & Aggrand Products: 2106 Archer Lubricants: 4412 Dick Hansen Sales Inc.: 423 Diesel Specialties Inc.: 4306 Farm-Oyl Lubricants: 2608 Meridian Manufacturing Inc.: 802 NAPA Auto Parts: 619 WFS: 308N Gardening Amsoil & Aggrand Products: 2106 Hazelwood Flagpoles: 308S Rescue Tape/Harbor Products: 3510

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Generators Green Energy Products LLC: 19E Preferred Welder Sales/Winpower: 320 Governmental agencies Minnesota Association of Townships: 3408 USDA Farm Service Agency: 4402 USDA, NASS: 4403 Grain bins Convey-All by Hamilton Systems Inc.: 636 Custom Marketing Company: 507 Greene Galvanized Stairs: 42E GSI Group LLC: 720 Hopper Walker: 307N Meridian Manufacturing Inc.: 802 Norstar Industries Ltd.: 131 Northern Grain Design & Construction Inc.: 934W Par-Kan Company: 103N Seedpoint Solutions: 806 Sioux Steel Company: 334, 433 Sudenga Industries Inc.: 329 Sukup Manufacturing Company: 622 Superior Inc.: 223 Tri-States Grain Conditioning Inc.: 2511 Westeel: 46 Wieser Concrete Products: 121 Wood & Conn Corporation: 721 Zinniel Electric Company: 216 Grain dryers Custom Marketing Company: 507 Delux Grain Dryers: 421 GSI Group LLC: 720 Hopper Walker: 307N Hutchinson/Mayrath & NECO: 604 Mathews Company: 820 Northern Grain Design & Construction Inc.: 934W Shivvers Mfg. Inc.: 517N Sukup Manufacturing Company: 622 Zinniel Electric Company: 216 Grain handling equipment Adrian Mfg. Inc: 435N AgriDry LLC: 2313 Avoca Spray Service: 511 Bulk Seed Systems Inc.: 401 Christianson Systems Inc.: 301 Convey-All by Hamilton Systems Inc.: 636 Crustbuster Speed King Inc./Gator Center: 52 Custom Marketing Company: 507 Dairyland Supply Inc.: 614, 711 Delux Grain Dryers: 421 Easy Automation Inc: 2303 Edney Distributing Co. Inc.: 916 Electric Cleaner Company Inc.: 3302 GSI Group LLC: 720 Hutchinson/Mayrath & NECO: 604 Hopper Walker: 307N IntelliAir: 3405 Janzen Fabricating & Repair LLC: 410N Jet Company Inc: 319 K&O Manufacturing Co Inc.: 332 Kongskilde Industries Inc.: 817 May Wes Mfg.: 907 Meridian Manufacturing Inc.: 802 Moore Automation Inc.: 4211 Norstar Industries Ltd.: 131

Northern Grain Design & Construction Inc.: 934W Par-Kan Company: 103N PT Steel & Fabrication: 109 RDO Equipment Co.: 936 Seedpoint Solutions: 806 Shivvers Mfg. Inc.: 517N Shur-Co LLC: 415 Silver Stream Shelters: 312 Sioux Steel Company: 334, 433 Star Trailer Sales Inc.: 818 Sudenga Industries Inc.: 329 Sukup Manufacturing Company: 622 Superior Inc.: 223 TH Equipment/Direct Enterprises Inc.: 48 Tri-States Grain Conditioning Inc.: 2511 Unverferth Mfg. Co. Inc.: 621 Werk Weld Inc.: 12 Wilson Trailer Sales of MN Inc.: 912 Wood & Conn Corporation: 721 Woodford Ag LLC: 736 Harvesting equipment Ag Leader Technology: 2603 Arnold’s of Kimball: 634 Case IH: 918 Corn Stalk Guide by Kaler Farms: 3511 Crary Industries: 901 Delux Grain Dryers: 421 Good Earth Agri Products: 3201 GVL Poly: 915 Harms Manufacturing Inc.: 937 Hawke & Company Ag: 203 Hopper Walker: 307N K&O Manufacturing Co Inc.: 332 Lankota: 928 LiquiTube Marketing International: 3606 May Wes Mfg.: 907 NDY Manufacturing Inc.: 4504 ROBO Rock Picker Mfg: 2510 Star Trailer Sales Inc.: 818 Sudenga Industries Inc.: 329 Titan Machinery Inc.: 938 Wilson Trailer Sales of MN Inc.: 912 Ziegler CAT: 1021 Hay equipment Accu-Steel Cover Buildings: 536 Edney Distributing Co. Inc.: 916 Fair Manufacturing Inc.: 111S Flex-Till: 526 Harms Manufacturing Inc.: 937 John Day Company: 232E Kongskilde Industries Inc.: 817 Kuhn North America Inc.: 826 MDS Mfg Co Inc: 610 Meyer Manufacturing Corporation: 722 Rhino/Earthmaster: 927 Roto-Mix LLC: 814 Te Slaa Manufacturing: 210 Titan Machinery Inc.: 938 Unverferth Mfg. Co. Inc.: 621 Woodford Ag LLC: 736 Hog/swine equipment Beghelli Inc.: 2306 Star Trailer Sales Inc.: 818 Wilson Trailer Sales of MN Inc.: 912 Home construction Direct Buy of Greater St. Paul: 4310 Excelsior Homes West Inc.: 836

Farmfest exhibitors by category Titan Pro SCI: 314 United FCS: F1 Irrigation equipment Diesel Specialties Inc.: 4306 Hydro Engineering: 629 LiquiTube Marketing International: 3606 Midwest Plastic Products: 3313 Reinke Irrigation: 633 Landscaping/horticulture Hazelwood Flagpoles: 308S Mathiowetz Construction: 4606 Midwest Plastic Products: 3313 Road Machinery & Supplies Co.: 914E ROBO Rock Picker Mfg: 2510 Lawn equipment Country Cat: 1037 Edney Distributing Co. Inc.: 916 Hazelwood Flagpoles: 308S Te Slaa Manufacturing: 210 Livestock equipment Behlen Country: 10 Electric Cleaner Company Inc.: 3302 Hawke & Company Ag: 203 Moly Mfg. Inc.: 438

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Home construction Extreme Panel Technologies Inc.: 4604 Innovative Basement Systems: 3512 Northern Insulation Products: 4210 Zinniel Electric Company: 216 Home furnishings/products Direct Buy of Greater St. Paul: 4310 Game Room Outlet: T4106 Gel Insoles & Boss Pulley System: T4109 JoAnne Griebel: T3105 Norwex: T4112 Robert E. Hinton: T2100 Scentsy Independent Consultant: T3107 Terra Therm: 2600 Two Guys From Scott County Inc.: T2103 Hunting/fishing equipment Autumn Antlers Trophy White Tail Lodge/Nature Blinds: 535N Factory Outdoors Direct LLC: 1000 Pro Marketing Services LLC: 412N Insurance Diversified Services: 2606 Farmers Agency Inc. & Farmers Finance Company: 2607 National Farmers Organization: 2108 Principal Financial Group: 3609

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Farmfest exhibitors by category

Manure handling equipment Ag Masters Marketing Group LLC: 2410 Boss Supply: 831 Diversified Services: 2606 Livestock identification Dairyland Supply Inc.: 614, 711 Hansen Agri-Commodities LLC: 3110 Star Trailer Sales Inc.: 818 Eaton Bros Manure Handling LLC: 1E National Farmers Organization: 2108 Livestock waterers Hydro Engineering: 629 WFS: 308N Behlen Country: 10 Kelly Mfg LLC: 3209 Media Dairyland Supply Inc.: 614, 711 Kuhn North America Inc.: 826 AgWeek: 4308 J.C. Ramsdell Enviro Services Inc.: 310N Meyer Manufacturing Corporation: 722 Farm Forum: 3411 Jug Waterers: 637W Redwood Metal Works: 632 Metal roofs Runnings: 917 Roto-Mix LLC: 814 Cleary Building Corp.: 812 Loaders West Point Design Inc.: 331S Lifetime Shingles: 4506 FEI East: 605 Wieser Concrete Products: 121 Miscellaneous RDO Equipment Co.: 936 Zoske’s Sales & Service Inc./Yetter Manufacturing: 328N Agri Drain Corporation: 4405 Rhino/Earthmaster: 927 Marketing consultants/consultation Amsoil & Aggrand Products: 2106 Democratic Farmer Labor Party of Minnesota: 2210 Easy Way Cattle Care: 517S Fair Manufacturing Inc.: 111S Friends of the Minnesota Valley: 4406 Gel Insoles & Boss Pulley System: T4109 Hazelwood Flagpoles: 308S J.C. Ramsdell Enviro Services Inc.: 310N Jug Waterers: 637W LiquiTube Marketing International: 3606 Used & Rebuilt Components Are Our Specialty Mathiowetz Construction: 4606 O’Connell Farm Drainage Plows Inc.: 226S Prinsco Inc.: 931 Rite Way Mfg. Co. Ltd.: 732 CHECK OUT OUR HUGE INVENTORY OF USED and REBUILT PARTS Runnings: 917 FOR ALL MAKES & MODELS. Rural Advantage: 4608 Timewell Drainage Products: 60 11250 West 215th St., Lakeville, MN Total Body Care: 4103 Bus. 952-469-1800 • Toll Free 800-469-1801 • Fax 952-469-2383 Tri-States Grain Conditioning Inc.: 2511 Waste Oil Furnace Distributing LLC: 404S 0 0 0 0 0 50 ,5 ,5 Mobile electronics 1, 7 1 2 3 3 $ Steinbauer Performance LLC: 3503 Mowers Bad Boy Mowers: 1019 Behlen Country: 10 Country Cat: 1037 Country Clipper Zero Turn Lawn Mowers: 40A Edney Distributing Co. Inc.: 916 ‘03 International 9200i, Cummins ISM, 410 hp. eng.,PSO ‘07 Mack CXP613, Mack MP7, 395 hp. eng., FRO 10 spd. ‘98 Freightliner FID112, Cummins M11 Select, 280 hp.

Minnesota Truck & Tractor Inc.: 40A 14010S transm., air ride susp., tandem axles, FA 12,000, trans., air ride susp., tandem axles, FA 12,000, RA 40,000, eng., RM10135A transm.., Hendrickson BEA susp., tri RA 40,000, 3.42 ratio, airslide 5th whl., 211” WB, 11R22.5 3.58 ratio, airslide 5th whl., 11R22.5LP tires, steel frame, axles, FA 12,000, RA 40,000, 4.30 ratio, 241” WB, Omaha Rhino/Earthmaster: 927 tires, steel frame, AC, PS, 495,300 mi. - Unit 5374 AC, PS, 100/40 gal. tank, 160” WB. - Unit 5391C Std, dbl frame setup,Turbo, AC, PS - Unit 5414C Tebben Enterprises Inc.: 638 Parts 0 0 0 0 0 0 ,5 ,5 ,5 Avoca Spray Service: 511 54 11 37 Boss Supply: 831 Christianson Systems Inc.: 301 Good Earth Agri Products: 3201 May Wes Mfg.: 907 NAPA Auto Parts: 619 Shoup Manufacturing Co: 2311 Planting equipment ‘07 International 4400, Intl DT466E, 245 hp. eng., auto. ‘94 Mack DM690S, Mack E7 mech., 270 hp. eng., T2070 ‘06 Mack CXN612, Mack AC427, 460 hp. eng., trans., Hendrickson susp., tandem axles, FA 12,000, RA trans., beam susp., tandem axles, FA 20,000, RA 38,000, RTLO16913A trans., 4 bag air ride susp., tandem axles, FA Bulk Seed Systems Inc.: 401 40,000, 5.29 ratio, 227” WB, 11R22.5 tires, steel frame, spoke whls., air brakes, 11R22.5LP tires, steel frame, AC, 12,000, RA 40,000, 3.86 ratio, airslide 5th whl., 11R22.5LP Case IH: 918 AC, PS, 307K mi. - Unit 5519 PS, 259K mi. - Unit 5561 tires, steel frame, AC, PS, 443K mi. - Unit 5264C Christianson Systems Inc.: 301 Copperhead Ag: 2512 Cat, Detroit, Mack & Crustbuster Speed King Inc./Gator Center: 52 Cummins Engines Dawn Equipment Co. Inc.: 527 Available Dick Hansen Sales Inc.: 423 Large Inventory of Great Plains Mfg. Inc.: 932 Fuller, Mack & Eaton Landoll Corporation: 717 Transmissions Available May Wes Mfg.: 907 Orthman Manufacturing: 54 Please call for any of your used parts needs!

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Moly Mfg. Inc.: 438 North Star Scale Inc.: 4503 Weigh-Rite Scale Co.: 3306 Seed Asgrow Dekalb: SR15 Bulk Seed Systems Inc.: 401 Channel: SR09 Croplan by Winfield: SR19 Crustbuster Speed King Inc./Gator Center: 52 Dairyland Seed Co. Inc.: 103S Grain Millers Inc.: 4609 Hitchdoc: 403 Latham Hi-Tech Seeds: 4106 Legend Seeds Inc.: SR20 Mark Seed Company: 3602 NorthStar Genetics Ltd.: SR14 Peterson Farms Seed: 4409 Prairie Brand: 902E Renk Seed Company: 302 Seedpoint Solutions: 806 Stine Seed Company: SR10 TH Equipment/Direct Enterprises Inc.: 48 Titan Pro SCI: 314 Willmar Fabrication LLC: 1029 Shredders Avoca Spray Service: 511 Clean Cutter Flail & Tiller Blade Co.: 2408 Good Earth Agri Products: 3201 Hiniker Company: 606 Kuhn North America Inc.: 826 Mathews Company: 820 Rhino/Earthmaster: 927 Siding Direct Buy of Greater St. Paul: 4310 Silo repair K&M Silo Demolition: 4209 Skid steer loaders and attachments HH Fabrication & Repair LLC: 716 Hitchdoc: 403 LiquiTube Marketing International: 3606 MDS Mfg. Co. Inc: 610 Minnesota Truck & Tractor Inc.: 40A PT Steel & Fabrication: 109 ROBO Rock Picker Mfg: 2510 Ziegler CAT: 1021 Sporting goods Game Room Outlet: T4106 J&K Sunglass Creations: T1 Sprayers Great Plains Mfg. Inc.: 932 HARDI North America Inc.: 202 Hiniker Company: 606 KZValve: 2508 Miller St. Nazianz Inc.: 921 Schaben Industries: 1017 Summers Mfg. Co.: 723 Unverferth Mfg. Co. Inc.: 621 Willmar Fabrication LLC: 1029 Sprayers and accessories Avoca Spray Service: 511 Boss Supply: 831 Case IH: 918 HARDI North America Inc.: 202 Miller St. Nazianz Inc.: 921

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Poultry equipment Beghelli Inc.: 2306 Precision agriculture products Ag Leader Technology: 2603 AgCam/Dakota Micro Inc.: 4408 Copperhead Ag: 2512 FEI East: 605 Friends of the Minnesota Valley: 4406 Hodgman Drainage Company Inc.: 335N iCropTrak: 4309 Loup Electronics Inc.: 2610 Maverick “Tile Finder”: 323 McPherson Crop Management: 2308 Micro-Trak Systems Inc.: 2109 Miller St. Nazianz Inc.: 921 Orthman Manufacturing: 54 Precision Planting: 4610 Schaben Industries: 1017 Timewell Drainage Products: 60 Pressure washers All America Pressure Washers: 321 Publications Fastline Publications: 3106 Farm Forum: 3411 Minnesota Farm Guide: 224N The Land Magazine: 2402 Tri-State Neighbor: 2211 Real estate Hughes Real Estate & Auction Service: 4203 Upper Midwest Management Corp.: 2413 Recreational equipment Action Sports Inc.: 325 Direct Buy of Greater St. Paul: 4310 Game Room Outlet: T4106 Renewable energy ecojiva LLC: 412S Green Energy Products LLC: 19E Harvest Energy Solutions: 830 Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association Inc.: 4302 Terra Therm: 2600 Touchstone Energy Cooperatives: 2301 Waste Oil Furnace Distributing LLC: 404S Zinniel Electric Company: 216 Repair and maintenance Amsoil & Aggrand Products: 2106 Archer Lubricants: 4412 Blair’s Disc Sharpening: 3312 Hennes Machining and Repair: 218N Janzen Fabricating & Repair LLC: 410N PT Steel & Fabrication: 109 Rescue Tape/Harbor Products: 3510 Road Machinery & Supplies Co.: 914E Row crop equipment Conklin Products: 2304 Corn Stalk Guide by Kaler Farms: 3511 Hiniker Company: 606 Kuhn Krause Inc.: 822 Montag Manufacturing Inc.: 911 Saws/sawmills Tebben Enterprises Inc.: 638 Wood-Mizer Products Inc.: 837 Scales For-Most: 537

226S Prinsco Inc.: 931 Timewell Drainage Products: 60 Tillage equipment Blair’s Disc Sharpening: 3312 Clean Cutter Flail & Tiller Blade Co.: 2408 Dick Hansen Sales Inc.: 423 Flex-Till: 526 Good Earth Agri Products: 3201 Great Plains Mfg. Inc.: 932 Harms Manufacturing Inc.: 937 Hydro Engineering: 629 Kongskilde Industries Inc.: 817 Kuhn Krause Inc.: 822 Kuhn North America Inc.: 826 Landoll Corporation: 717 NIFFTY Ag: 41E Orthman Manufacturing: 54 Progressive Planting Systems Inc.: 607 Rhino/Earthmaster: 927 Rite Way Mfg. Co. Ltd.: 732 ROBO Rock Picker Mfg: 2510 Summers Mfg. Co.: 723 Tebben Enterprises Inc.: 638 Unverferth Mfg. Co. Inc.: 621 Wil-Rich/Wishek: 701 Zoske’s Sales & Service Inc./Yetter Manufacturing: 328N

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Farmfest exhibitors by category

‘Spray Barn’ by Frost Services: 113 Ziegler CAT: 1021 Spreaders Crysteel Truck Equipment Inc.: 430 Dairyland Supply Inc.: 614, 711 Eaton Bros Manure Handling LLC: 1E Edney Distributing Co. Inc.: 916 Hawke & Company Ag: 203 Kuhn North America Inc.: 826 Miller St. Nazianz Inc.: 921 Tarps Accu-Steel Cover Buildings: 536 Shur-Co LLC: 415 T.R.S. Industries Inc.: 513S Tiling contractors Hodgman Drainage Company Inc.: 335N Tiling equipment Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.: 209 ADI Machinery Sales: 41A Ag Leader Technology: 2603 Agri Drain Corporation: 4405 Crary Industries: 901 Friends of the Minnesota Valley: 4406 Hancor Inc.: 207 Hector Tile Co. Inc.: 2513 Mathiowetz Construction: 4606 Maverick “Tile Finder”: 323 Midwest Plastic Products: 3313 O’Connell Farm Drainage Plows Inc.:

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Tires, batteries, accessories NAPA Auto Parts: 619 Graham Tire Co.: 815 Pneu-Tek Tire Tools: 4501 LiquiTube Marketing International: Pro Marketing Services LLC: 412N 3606 Rescue Tape/Harbor Products: 3510 Nextire Inc.: 213S Runnings: 917 NTS Tire Supply: 55 Stor-Loc: 3111 Pneu-Tek Tire Tools: 4501 Trouble Free Lighting (TFL LightTools ing): 3605 Acme Tools: 411 Zerk Zapper Tool: 3413 Gel Insoles & Boss Pulley System: Toys T4109 Runnings: 917 John Day Company: 232E Tom’s Farm Toys: T4100

Tractors (100 hp or more) Arnold’s of Kimball: 634 Case IH: 918 Diesel Specialties Inc.: 4306 Titan Machinery Inc.: 938 Ziegler CAT: 1021 Tractors (99 hp or less) Minnesota Truck & Tractor Inc.: 40A Trailers Agri Drain Corporation: 4405 Central Plains Industries LLC: 934E Convey-All by Hamilton Systems Inc.: 636 Crysteel Truck Equipment Inc.: 430 Diers Ag & Trailer Sales Inc.: 9 Hitchdoc: 403 Jet Company Inc: 319 K&O Manufacturing Co Inc.: 332 Landoll Corporation: 717 Minnesota Truck & Tractor Inc.: 40A Par-Kan Company: 103N Redwood Metal Works: 632 Renville Sales Inc./Featherlite Trailers: 47E Star Trailer Sales Inc.: 818 Tebben Enterprises Inc.: 638 Westman Freightliner Inc.: 337 Wilson Trailer Sales of MN Inc.: 912 Woodford Ag LLC: 736

Trucks and accessories Bayer Truck and Equipment: 925 Crysteel Truck Equipment Inc.: 430 Diesel Specialties Inc.: 4306 Hennes Machining and Repair: 218N Northland Ford Dealers: 502 Rescue Tape/Harbor Products: 3510 Shur-Co LLC: 415 Westman Freightliner Inc.: 337 Utility vehicles Action Sports Inc.: 325 Country Cat: 1037 Water management ADI Machinery Sales: 41A Hodgman Drainage Company Inc.: 335N Maverick “Tile Finder”: 323 Midwest Plastic Products: 3313 Timewell Drainage Products: 60 Welding equipment/shop supplies Dan’s Custom Welding Tables: 224S NAPA Auto Parts: 619 Preferred Welder Sales/Winpower: 320 Pro Marketing Services LLC: 412N Stor-Loc: 3111 Trouble Free Lighting (TFL Lighting): 3605 Woodburning heaters Central Boiler Inc.: 55A ❖

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Gilfillan and Farmfest: the ideal pair C.O. died in 1962 at the age of 90.

When Anna died in 1990 at the age of 95, her will bequeathed the Gilfillan farm site to the Redwood County Historical Society in honor of C.O. to preserve the history of the estate and the surrounding area.

The will stipulated that the history should be available to the public, so the historical society began conducting tours in 1993. A number of volunteers organized the Friends of Gilfillan, a group that oversees maintenance and tours as well as private and public events.

Ten years after C.O.’s death when Vernon Center, Minn., hosted the world plowing contest, the seeds of Farmfest were planted. In 1977, Marlyn Buss bought Farmfest’s name and records after the organization went bankrupt. In 1982, he organized a Farmfest on his dad’s farm east of Lake Crystal, Minn. The summer event stayed there for eight years

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By CAROLYN VAN LOH The Land Correspondent The story of Farmfest’s home at the Gilfillan Estate began in 1882 when Charles D. (C.D.) Gilfillan invested in 13,000 acres west of Morgan, Minn.

Born in New Hartford, N.Y., in 1831, C.D. was a prosperous St. Paul businessman, attorney and political leader.

C.D.’s legacy to St. Paul was his leadership and financial support in building the city’s first underground water system. His fiscal responsibilities included 37 years on the board of directors of First National Bank, 17 years as the bank’s vice president and founder of the First Trust Co. of St. Paul.

Charles O. (C.O.) Gilfillan succeeded his father in managing the Redwood County farm system after the elder Gilfillan’s death in 1902 at the age of 71. He and his wife, Anna, amassed a fortune by building on the foundation laid by C.D., but they generously gave of their resources to area communities for a hospital, park or museum.

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“Pete really stepped forward and helped us get established,” said Buss, who continued ownership for four years.

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Paul and Deb Rentschler and family, Jackson County A fourth-generation farming family, the Rentschlers operate a wean-to-finish hog operation, as well as growing corn and soybeans. The family is from Lakefield and is active in 4-H, including the state swine committee, and FFA, as well as the Minnesota Pork Chop Open and Jackson County Jackpot Hog Show.

Chad and Cameo Zehnder and family, Isanti County Farming near Stanchfield since 2002, the Zehnders grow alfalfa and grass hay and raise purebred Red Angus and Charolais beef cattle that are sold throughout the United States.

They are involved in 4-H, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Minnesota Cattlemen’s Association and the executive committee of the Minnesota Beef Expo; they also are Farm Bureau members.

Benike Farms Inc., Koochiching County

In 1993, Brent, Ross and Kent Benike formed Benike Farms from the operation begun by their parents.

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Donny and Holly Thompson and family, Olmsted County Using high-technology advances including daily milk weights and activity monitoring, the Thompsons house nearly 200 head of registered and grade Holsteins. They also raise crops on more than 700 acres, with more acres devoted to pasture, woods and waterways. The family is involved in 4H, FFA and the Minnesota Dairy Herd Improvement Association.

Tim Page and Cherry Flowers, Ramsey County Operating as Page & Flowers, Tim

and Cherry grow a range of vegetables at their home in St. Paul and certified organic property in North Branch. They take part in a wide range of activities, including the Sustainable Agriculture Conference, MOSES, Black Farmers, Immigrant and Minority Farmers Conference and the High Tunnel Conference.

The honorees, by county, are: Aitkin: Paulson Farm Anoka: Larry and Sandi Golyer Becker: John and Linda Schouviller Family Beltrami: John Jr. and Shelly Gilbertson Big Stone: Mark and Amy Blackwelder Blue Earth: Doug and Lori Meixell Brown: Pace Farms Carlton: Jon and Ann Finifrock Family Carver: Jopp Century Farm

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This year, 75 families from throughout Minnesota will be honored as a 2013 Farm Family of the Year by the University of Minnesota.

The families will be recognized in ceremonies set for 1:30 to 3 p.m. Aug. 8 at the annual Minnesota Farmfest near Redwood Falls.

Local Extension committees chose the families for demonstrating commitment to enhancing and supporting agriculture. The families represent each county participating in the program.

“Farm families and agriculture are a major driver of Minnesota’s economy and the vitality of Minnesota’s rural communities,” said Bev Durgan, dean of University of Minnesota Extension.

“The University of Minnesota is proud to recognize these outstanding families for their contributions to agriculture and their communities.”

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Meet the 2013 Minnesota Pork Ambassador candidates

The 2013 Minnesota Pork Ambassador will be named at Farmfest with a program starting at 1 p.m. Aug. 7 in the Wick Buildings Farmfest Center.

Now, meet the candidates.

Samantha Smith, Blue Earth County Samantha Smith is an agribusiness production student in her second year at S. Smith E. Thurston B. Stevermer J. Sorenson A. Praus A. Munstertieger T. Munstertieger South Central College in North Mankato, Minn. Smith would like to work as a promotion director and promote agriculture.

She thinks that antibiotic use concerns are one of the biggest issues the swine industry is battling right now. She is concerned that consumers do not understand the “actual” way farmers use antibiotics on their farms. She believes education is the M. Schwartz L. Becker E. Wagener D. Welter J. Carlson R. Breeggemann E. Wicker key to dealing with this issue.

Smith’s part time job at Wakefield Pork has had a big impact on her. She has learned a lot about the industry and has gained skills that will continue to help her develop into the future. “I learn something new every day, it has been a valuable FAMILIES, from pg. 35F Morrison: Jeff and Leah Schilling, Ripley Esker Farms experience for me,” she said.

Mower: Neuvirth Family Cass: The Martins Smith is involved in the Post Ag Secondary StuMurray: Kluis Farms Chippewa: Marc and Jan Stevens dents where she promotes agriculture around camNicollet: David and Ann Wendinger Chisago: Al and Judy Olson, Wild Mountain Vinepus and in the community. Along with this, she is yard and Winery Nobles: Marlyn and Jalene Nystrom active in her church and helps out with the youth Clay: Brian and Barb Kimm Norman: Loren and Deb Eken Farm program.

Olmsted: Donny and Holly Thompson Family Clearwater: Tom and Corrinne Anderson Emma Thurston, Blue Earth County Otter Tail: Leaderbrand Brothers Cottonwood: Troy and Lisa Erickson Emma Thurston completed her first year at the Pipestone: Mike and Carrie Caskey Dakota: Donald and Lisa Kamen Family University of Wisconsin, River Falls, where she is Polk: Neal and Jolene Anderson studying animal science with a meat animal manDodge: Toquam Family Farm agement emphasis and a minor in food science.

Pope: Klimek Family Farms Douglas: Larry and Mary Kay Lund Ramsey: Page & Flowers Her goal is to pursue a career in swine production Faribault: Cartwright Farm Red Lake: David and Peggy Miller Fillmore: Heusinkveld Farms See AMBASSADORS, pg. 37F Redwood: Brian and Michelle Hicks Family Freeborn: Miller Family Renville: John and Sheila Robinson Family Goodhue: Rae and Leo Rusnak Rice: Bauers — Mark, Sue, Skyler and Brandi Grant: Michael and Denise Hanson Rock: Sandbulte Family Hennepin: Patnode Farms Roseau: Ray and Lillian Christianson Houston: Carrie and Wesley Lapham Family Scott: Les and Sue Quatmann Isanti: Chad and Cameo Zehnder and Family Sibley: Dale and Julie Schwartz Family Itasca: Oliver and Gertie Juntunen Stearns: Borgerding Dairy Farm Jackson: Paul and Deb Rentschler Steele: Balzer Family Dairy Kanabec: Faye, Rick, and Dennis of River Mist Farms Stevens: Dick and Suzanne Smith Kandiyohi: Terry and Carol Schaefer Family Swift: Holtkamp Farms Kittson: Roger and Bernice Anderson Todd: Michael and Eloise Thorson Koochiching: Benike Farms, Inc. Traverse: Joe and Katie Murphy Family Lac qui Parle: Mulder Dairy Wabasha: Sapa Ska Farm, David and Dennis Pierson Lake: Lise and David Abazs Wadena: Tim and Rita Nolte Family Lake of the Woods: Darrell and Doris Nelson Waseca: Brad and Beth Krause and Family — Le Sueur: Kienlen Family Jacob, Caleb, Tatiana and Tanyce Lincoln: Kirk Family Washington: Byron and Helen Anderson Family Lyon: LeClaire’s Fresh Veggies Watonwan: Brown Family Farm Martin: Cory and Layne Ebeling Winona: Earth-Be-Glad Farm, Mike and Jennifer Rupprecht McLeod: Dahlke Family Wright: Randy and Barbara Abel Meeker: Vir Kar J Swiss Farm, Virgil and Karen Ackerman Family Yellow Medicine: The Charles and Lorie Hoffman Family ❖ Mille Lacs: Richard and Sandy Bronson

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AMBASSADORS, from pg. 36F with hopes to continually improve meat quality and genetics.

Thurston believes the ambassador program is a great way to become a leader and speak out about the swine industry. She would like to learn more and share her knowledge with the public by being the state Pork Industry Ambassador.

“I think as producers, we need the public to trust what we are doing and why we are doing it,” Thurston said. “It is important for producers to take time to speak with the public about common practices used on farms.”

Thurston is active in 4-H, specifically in the swine project. She loves showing her pigs at the county and state level. She takes pride in educating the fairgoers when she is there. “I usually stand by my pigs and ask anybody walking by if they have any questions.”

She thinks education is the single most important thing to create trust between producer and consumer.

Brett Stevermer, Faribault County Brett Stevermer would like to be the state Pork Industry Ambassador, because he wants to promote an industry that has been part of his life since day one. He believes it would be a great way for him to be involved not only in the community he grew up in, but in his home state as well.

“I would have a positive attitude as the Minnesota Pork Industry Ambassador. I will work hard and be dedicated to this great industry,” Stevermer said.

Stevermer will be attending the University of Minnesota in the fall, majoring in engineering. He has a strong passion for automobiles and an interest in making vehicles more efficient. He would like to make technology more accessible to those living in a rural community.

Stevermer has held many leadership positions and part-time jobs that have helped him obtain many beneficial skills. He helps out at home on the farm and has learned many valuable lessons with that, as well as being a member of 4-H, band, choir, student government and National Honor Society. “These experiences have taught me commitment and perseverance. I’ve learned the importance of time management and sticking to my word,” Stevermer said.

Jacob Sorenson, Freeborn County Jacob Sorenson believes he would be a good Minnesota Pork Industry Ambassador because he has a true passion for the swine industry. He enjoys talking to consumers and producers about the industry and would like to better educate the public.

Sorenson plans to attend South Dakota State University in the fall as an agriculture system technology student. He wants to learn more about business management, economic management, precision farming, marketing and agriculture engineering. “My future excites me, there are many opportunities and careers available in agriculture,” Sorenson said.

Animal care is of the utmost importance to Sorenson, and he believes that this will solve a lot of issues within the industry. Having zero-tolerance for inhumane treatment of pigs will build consumer trust.

In high school, Sorenson was involved in band, State University this fall to study agricultural engi37 choir, plays, FFA, 4-H and was a two-sport athlete. neering. He would like to design livestock buildings, F He plans to stay active in 4-H and FFA throughout along with grain handling and storage systems that college, as well as join clubs at SDSU. He also enjoys are more efficient and effective. helping out on his family’s farm.

Praus is active within agriculture, he has been Andrew Praus, Goodhue County Andrew Praus will be attending North Dakota See AMBASSADORS, pg. 38F

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AMBASSADORS, from pg. 37F involved in 4-H, FFA and Knowledge Bowl. He has a passion for the industry and would like to continue being involved. “Attending the National FFA Convention and the National 4-H Dairy Conference has had a great impact on me and has really encouraged me to pursue a career in the agricultural industry,” Praus said.

Praus would like to be the Minnesota Pork Industry Ambassador because he thinks that pig farmers have a story to tell about current production practices and animal care. “I think that people should know where their food comes from and know how it is responsibly raised,” Praus said.

Praus has worked at Rostad Farms for four years. At the farm, he helps with the dairy, custom hog finishing and crop farming. This job has helped him appreciate agriculture even more, as well as teach him valuable skills, such as: hard work, organization and public relations.

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Munstertieger will be sophomore at the University of Minnesota, where he studies animal science with an emphasis in swine and beef production and minors in agronomy and applied economics. He is active and has held leadership positions in many clubs, including the Block and Bridle Club, Gopher Dairy Club and Delta Theta Sigma Fraternity.

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Tony Munstertieger, Kanabec County Tony Munstertieger plans to attend SDSU in the fall and pursue a degree in animal science and agricultural business. He wants to be a member of the general livestock judging team, Swine Club and the Block and Bridle Club.

Munstertieger believes the biggest concern in the swine industry is the high corn prices and the low hog prices.

“It may be difficult to change this in the near future, but I would like to learn the most effective way to help producers,” he said.

Munstertieger would like to be the Minnesota Pork Industry Ambassador so that he can learn more about the industry and become proactive in combating the issues the industry faces.

He has been active in 4-H, FFA and the general livestock judging team. He believes these programs have impacted him the most and have helped him get to where he is today. “Living on a farm

has helped me learn a lot about the importance of working hard,” he said.

Miranda Schwartz, Le Sueur County Miranda Schwartz plans to attend the University of Minnesota to study agricultural education. She would like to be the Minnesota Pork Industry Ambassador because she could educate people in Minnesota about the importance of pork and the farmers who are producing it.

Schwartz believes the pork industry struggles with the issue of consumer misconceptions. She believes talking to children at school is important, so that they learn about animals and agriculture while they are young. This will help minimize the misconceptions they have in their adult life.

Being in 4-H and working on the farm with her father has had the greatest impact on her life. She has learned a lot about agriculture, especially the pork and crop industries. This has helped her expand her knowledge and share her passion with others.

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Dillon Welter, Olmsted County Dillon Welter plans to attend SDSU in the fall majoring in agricultural systems technology. Welter believes his options will be wide open for a career when he graduates, because technology is always changing and improving.

He wants to become active in the Swine Club, Block and Bridle Club and many other campus activities.

One issue in the pork industry is consumer confidence and trust. Welter believes that consumers do not like when they do not know where their food is coming from. He has helped with the effort to improve confidence in consumers by handing out samples in grocery stores, and having conversations with people. He thinks this is a great way to gain trust and get consumers to consume more pork.

Raising and showing pigs at the county and state level have been Welter’s favorite part of being in the swine industry. He has enjoyed being able to raise all of his own show pigs, and it has taught him a lot about responsibility. When it is time to show, he gets to see that all of his hard work paid off.

In high school, Welter was an active member of his FFA chapter, 4-H club, soccer, golf, band, choir, National Honor Society, BPA, pork producers and Farm Bureau. He also took part in many community and leadership activities.

Jaden Carlson, Pipestone County Jaden Carlson would enjoy being the Minnesota Pork Industry Ambassador because she has been active in the agricultural industry.

Over the years, she has acquired a passion for the swine industry and would like to spread a positive light and communicate to the public about this great industry.

“I know how to talk to consumers and spread a positive message to consumers,” Carlson said.

Carlson feels that one of the difficulties that the industry has encountered is antibiotic use. “Educating consumers about the on-farm practices we have is going to help deal with this issue,” she said. She enjoys working with consumers to develop an understanding of how pork is raised.

Carlson is a student at North Dakota State University, where she is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in microbiology. Upon graduation, she will con-

Erin Wicker, Stearns County 39 Erin Wicker would like to be the F Minnesota Pork Industry Ambassador because she has passion for agriculture and the swine industry.

She likes to take on leadership opportunities where she can express her passion and share her knowledge. “It would be an honor to represent porkproducing families in Minnesota,” Wicker said.

She believes that there is a large disconnection between the farmer and the consumer. If this problem is not addressed, it will only continue to get worse. “Encouraging agricultural education in schools would have a positive impact in bridging the gap between producers and consumers,” Wicker said.

At a young age, Wicker started working on her family farm, where she learned many skills and developed her passion for agriculture and swine. She has learned the value of hard work and honesty, as well as the importance of agriculture.

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AMBASSADORS, from pg. 38F ance and support so that they grow into people who are passionate about agriculture,” Schwartz said.

Levi Becker, Martin County Levi Becker would like to be the Minnesota Pork Industry Ambassador because pigs have always been a part of his life. He has grown up around pigs and has learned a lot over the years from his family. He feels confident that he would be able to promote and share his knowledge with consumers.

Becker is the fourth generation on his family farm. When he completes school he wants to return to the family farm to work alongside his dad, uncle and grandpa. “I look forward to following the footsteps of my family because they have taught me a lot of what I know,” he said.

Educating the future generations and those removed from farms is one of the biggest struggles the pork industry faces. Many people do not understand why farms do what they do. “Encouraging and supporting agricultural classes in school, FFA and 4H will be most valuable in the future,” Becker said.

Becker was active in 4-H, FFA, baseball, basketball and football in high school. He also helps out on the farm.

Emily Wagener, Martin County Emily Wagener will be a senior at Fairmont High School. She is active in her school and community and is a member of FFA and 4-H. These organizations have helped her find her passion for agriculture and the swine industry.

Wagener would like to be the Minnesota Pork Industry Ambassador because she likes to talk with people and promote the pork industry.

Wagener believes there are a lot of positive aspects of agriculture that need to be shared.

One of the issues that Wagener believes the swine industry is facing is the price of feed. In order to reduce some costs on the farm, Wagener suggests a switch to wet-dry feeders to improve feed efficiency. This is going to be vital this year in Minnesota, due to the weather that we have had.

4-H has had a great impact on Wagener that will be helpful for her future. “Twelve years ago when I showed at my first livestock show, I knew it was something I really loved and was passionate about. This has given me a passion that I will carry

tinue her education to pursue a master’s and doctorate in microbiology.

She hopes to operate her own business in animal vaccination research and development one day.

Richard Breeggemann, Scott County Richard Breeggemann is attending South Central College in North Mankato, Minn., where he is majoring in agronomy. After his two years at SCC he plans to attend the University of Minnesota to pursue a degree in plant science. He hopes to be involved in agronomy after he is done with school.

“I would like to be the Minnesota Pork Industry Ambassador so I can be an advocate for Minnesota pork farms,” Breeggemann said. “I realize how important it is that consumers know the many benefits of pork.”

One of the issues that the swine industry faces is the use of pork in school lunches, he said. He believes that we need to work to get pork back into school lunch programs because it is a lean protein that is healthy for children to consume.

Breeggemann has been involved in 4-H, FFA, football and church festival.

In college he is active in Scott County Pork Producer’s Burger Stand and Post Ag Secondary where he promotes agriculture to the local community.

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‘82 JD 4640, 2WD, 160 hp, 20.8x38, duals, 2 hyds, 8051 hrs ............................$22,500

‘09 JD 7130, MFWD, 125 hp, 480-38, 2 hyds, 227 hrs ..................................$97,000

‘11 JD 7200R, MFWD, 200 hp, 4 hyds, loader, 815 hrs ................................$165,000

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‘12 JD 8285R, MFWD, 285 hp, 380-90R54 duals, 4 hyds, 703 hrs....................$241,000

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Farmers Union, Farm Bureau offer lots at Farmfest

Farmfest is set to be at Gilfillan Estate outside Redwood Falls, Minn., on Aug. 6-8, and new this year — Minnesota Farmers Union will be selling pizza and have six bikes to give away.

MFU activities • Selling Big River Pizza (bigriverpizza.com) all day, every day of Farmfest; • There will be six bikes to give away — three boy and three girl bikes in varying sizes. Register at MFU Booth No. 509. Drawing for the bikes on the afternoon of Aug. 8; • Minnesota Farmers Union Agency Children’s Pedal Pull, daily at 1 p.m., near Entrance Gate 2; • Free watermelon feed, Aug. 8, 1 p.m., in the Wick Buildings Farmfest Center.

■ The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation will be among more than 600 companies displaying on more than 50 acres of land at the 2013 Farmfest.

Farm Bureau offerings Farm Bureau Day at Farmfest will be Aug. 7. The MFBF will be serving a free pancake breakfast to the first 1,000 people from 8-10 a.m. in the Wick Buildings Farmfest Center.

The MFBF and the Lyon County Farm Bureau will once again be serving pork chops. The booth is located on the north central side at the end of Sixth Street.

The Farm Bureau display will be located in the same tent as the pork chop stand in Booth No. 007 on the north side of the Farmfest grounds. A Farm Safety Carnival runs all three days in the Farm Bureau tent and is co-sponsored with the local Farm Safety 4 Just Kids chapters. The Safety Carnival offers hands-on learning for children and families about avoiding farm dangers and how to be safe while on the farm. Information will also be provided on services available to Farm Bureau members in Minnesota. ❖

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