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October 17, 2014 NORTHERN EDITION Granite Falls, Minn., farmers Dorian, Melanie and Tarin Gatchell

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With our current editorial staff of three, I at the National Pork Board and the issues am scheduled to write a “Land Minds” once they face on both the supply and demand every six weeks. That’s eight or nine columns sides of things. per year. Over the course of, say, 18 years Sometimes we dabble in “mainstream that would add up to around 156 screeds. media”-type current events; this week I So if my math is right, and if somehow could have chosen from any number of I’m still at The Land in 2032, you should serious and important topics — ISIS, be tired of me writing about my grandebola, sexual/domestic abuse, gay mardaughter in about the next day or two. riage or next month’s elections. Sometimes we write about “core” agriBut at this very moment, on a crisp LAND MINDS cultural and rural life issues; this week as October evening as I sit at home holding a By Tom Royer I see photos on Facebook of my brother warm cup of cocoa while this beautiful combining beans down in Iowa, I could six-month-old baby girl quietly have written about childhood memories breathes, sleeping peacefully in her crib of harvest. at my side… Sometimes we preview the issue’s features; this …a faultless being not yet burdened by the faults week I could have mentioned Marie Wood’s piece on of her ancestors... an artist who repurposes old farm items, Tim King’s ...a tiny person so fragile yet already displaying a story on a hog farmer who processes his own pork, or wonderfully indomitable spirit… Dick Hagen’s take on how farmers can stay on the …it’s difficult to imagine ever caring to write about right side of the ledger 2015. anything else. Sometimes we specifically tie these opinion pieces Tom Royer is managing editor of The Land. He can in with an issue’s theme; this week as a tribute to ❖ Pork Month, I could have talked about my old friends be reached at editor@thelandonline.com.

OPINION

Want beef checkoff reform? Audit

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack cattle producers and importers who pay stunned the cowboy crowd Sept. 30 when, the vast majority of it. in a one-sided meeting in his office, he At least that’s the way the “Return on told seven members of the nearly threeInvestment” report was presented to catyears-old beef checkoff reform effort that tlemen by the checkoff’s Cattlemen’s Beef if they didn’t find common ground soon Board when rolled out last July 31. (Links he might impose a second beef checkoff to sources posted at http://farmandfoodthat would double the annual, nonfile.com/in-the-news/.) refundable collections of the now-$80 mil“In the most comprehensive study ever lion federal program. rendered about the Return on Investment FARM & FOOD FILE The Secretary’s out-of-the-blue idea is of beef checkoff assessment,” crowed a rooted in two recent developments. By Alan Guebert CBB press release, “Dr. Henry Kaiser of First, the reform effort, composed of 11 Cornell University concludes that each farm and livestock groups with either a dollar invested in the Beef Checkoff Propassive interest or an active role in the 28-year-old gram between 2006 and 2013 returned about $11.20 beef checkoff, failed to offer Vilsack one solid idea to to the beef industry.” reform the long-controversial checkoff. Cattle-ranching members of the CBB that commisThe key reason, say several members, was the sioned it immediately derided the study and several National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the checkoff’s of its conclusions. biggest contractor, that blocked any proposal that “When you dig into,” explains Chuck Kiker, a CBB might loosen its grip on the $40 million or so in member from Texas, “it’s not clear if the study only checkoff contracts it handles most years. looks at the federal side — half — of the spending Secondly, Vilsack’s second dollar idea comes on the across those years. Does that mean what the states heels of a Cornell University study that claims beef checkoff spending produces enormous benefits for See GUEBERT, pg. 4

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18 — Wipe out buckthorn with help of hungry hogs 19 — Farmers need to look at cash flow for 2015 20 — From the Fields: Soybean harvest on, corn is drying

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Analysis using checkoff’s data a conflict of interest GUEBERT, from pg. 2 spent doubles the impact? I don’t know.” David Wright, a CBB member from Nebraska, is more direct: “Can anyone believe every dollar the checkoff spent for eight years returned $11.20?

That’s an incredible number so my question is, if so, who got the money? Ranchers? Feeders? Packers? The study doesn’t say.” Wright is right; so is Kiker.

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The study’s author, Cornell’s Harry Kaiser, when reached by telephone Oct. 7, explained that, indeed, only the CBB’s national half of total checkoff expenditures from 2006 through 2013 were examined for market impact. The other half, or about $325 million over the eight years studied, was not included in the analysis. When asked how the analysis was able to determine the “economic effectiveness” of the broad, national checkoff programs when dozens of state programs were operating at the same time in local markets all around the United States, Kaiser admitted that local checkoff “noise” was “a little bit of a problem.” “If you added in the state dollars,” Kaiser Independent noted, “you’d get a similar impact. It’s studies, by their not much of an issue.” very name, sugIn the report, Kaiser gest independent also explains that key sources, not inelements of his analyhouse numbers. sis relied on data from both the CBB, who — C. Robert Taylor paid for the study, and NCBA, the chief contractor of CBB. C. Robert Taylor, the Alfa Eminent Scholar and Professor of agribusiness structure and concentration at Auburn University, sees both as yellow flags. “Independent studies, by their very name, suggest independent sources, not in-house numbers,” noted Taylor by telephone Oct. 8. A spokesperson for the CBB, when asked if he saw a conflict of interest in the CBB supplying its data to its contractor to write a report on the effectiveness of its programs through another contractor — who also supplied data for the report — offered no answer. Yep, year-in, year-out, meeting after meeting and report after report, nothing ever changes in the beef checkoff. Here’s an idea that might change it: Rather than double the checkoff, the Secretary should order a thorough audit of its books — audit the same years studied by the Cornell ROI report for contrast — to, finally, answer every question anyone in the beef biz ever had of the checkoff. Audit. Now. Please. Alan Guebert’s “Farm and Food File” is published weekly in more than 70 newspapers in North America. Contact him at agcomm@farmandfoodfile.com. Past columns, news and events are posted at www.farmandfoodfile.com. ❖

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Commentary: Farm to School creates new opportunities And an impressive 56 percent of school districts report that they will buy even more local foods in future school years. Farm to school programs exist in every state in the country. For example, the Lake County Community Development Corporation in Bozeman, Mont., reports a 40 percent increase in revenues to farmers based on school sales alone. The Southwest Georgia Project, a community development non-profit, notes that “We’re actually seeing our farmers have hope. The farm to school program allows them to see an opportunity for a sustainable living for themselves and their families..” Testimonials in a U.S. Department of Agriculture video released this week highlight the degree to which farm to school programs support healthy eating behaviors among children and provide positive economic impacts to local com-

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Letter: Buy seed later, get discounts numbers by $20 to $30 a bag. If you, as farmers, would be intelligent enough to do this, it will save a lot on your bottom line next year. If your dealer says, “We might run out of your favorite number if you don’t order now,” tell him or her “We have never run out of quality seed.” Tell all your friends, neighbors and family. E-mail it, put it on Facebook, whatever it takes to get the word out. Ronald Fruechte Caledonia, Minn.

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Minnesota crop progress report Eighty-seven percent of the corn for silage has been harvested, two weeks behind average. Nearly 40 percent of Minnesota’s soybean acres were harvested during the past week. With 62 percent of the soybean crop harvested, progress is now only four days behind average. Sixtysix percent of the soybean crop is in good to excellent condition. As for the sugarbeet crop, 97 percent has been harvested, the most during an October week in over a decade. Potato harvest continued to be ahead of average with 95 percent harvested. This article is an excerpt from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Minnesota Crop Progress & Condition report issued Oct. 14, 2014. Visit www.nass.usda.gov for more information. ❖

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Favorable weather conditions throughout the week allowed 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork across Minnesota, helping farmers make strong soybean and sugarbeet harvesting progress for the week ending Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Services. This is only the fifth week this season where Minnesota farmers saw more than six days suitable for fieldwork. Corn harvest continued to be delayed due to high moisture levels, with only 7 percent of the crop now harvested, two and a half weeks behind average and the slowest progress since 2009. Moisture content of harvested corn was estimated at 26 percent, down two points from last week. Sixty-eight percent of the corn crop was in good to excellent condition.

organic food sectors. You can learn more about USDA’s investments at www.usda.gov/results. At USDA we’re transforming school food and creating a healthier next generation. We’re happy to celebrate in October, but we’re going to be cheering for schools with farm to school programs all year long. When students have experiences such as tending a school garden or visiting a farm, they’re more likely to make healthy choices in the cafeteria. I see the change every time I visit a cafeteria; students light up when meeting their farmer. They are piling their trays full of healthy foods, they are learning healthy habits that they will carry with them for life, and they are learning an appreciation for the American farmer that they will carry with them their entire lives. This commentary was submitted by Tom Vilsack, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary. ❖

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To the Editor: As farmers we now have about $2.50 new crop corn price. When your seed dealers come around this fall, and if nobody orders the seed, companies will do some heavy discounting by February or March. It would only take 40-50 percent of farmers to not order seed for the discounting to happen. When we had $7.50 corn, $300 to $350 a bag wasn’t so bad. The seed companies have only lowered a few

munities. Strengthening local food systems is one of the four pillars of USDA’s commitment to rural economic development, and Farm to School programs can play an important role. To support the expansion of Farm to School programs into more schools and expand opportunity for farmers and ranchers, USDA offers grants, training, and technical assistance. Since the start of our Farm to School Grant Program in fiscal year 2013, for example, USDA has awarded grants to 139 projects spanning 46 states and the District of Columbia, serving more than 16,200 schools and 4.55 million students, nearly 43 percent of whom live in rural communities. I recently visited the George Washington Carver Elementary School in Richmond, Va., and the Virginia State Fair to announce more than $52 million in new USDA grants nationwide to support the development of the local, regional and

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In October, just like every other month during the school year, school menus will feature an array of products from local and regional farmers, ranchers, and fishermen. Kids of all ages will dig up lessons in school gardens, visit farms, harvest pumpkins, and don hair nets for tours of processing facilities. Science teachers — and English, math, and social studies instructors, too — will use food and agriculture as a tool in their classrooms, so that lessons about the importance of healthy eating permeate the school learning environment. An investment in the health of America’s students through Farm to School is also an investment in the farmers and ranchers who grow the food and an investment in the health of local economies. In school year 2011-12, schools purchased $386 million in local food from farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and food processors and manufacturers.

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Cook Brazilian: Kale, coconuts, beans, bananas Cookbook Corner

By SARAH JOHNSON The Land Correspondent A recent trip to the enchanting — and huge! — country of Brazil was the chance of a lifetime for me to sample a whole new cuisine. Brazil is almost as large as the United States, and it’s very warm, and it’s full of equally warm, goodlooking people who love to relax over a long meal with friends and family. Regional differences abound, and markets are full of all sorts of exotic fruits and vegetables to tempt the inner foodie. All in all, Brazil was a gastronomic delight. I picked up a couple of used Brazilian cookbooks online — in English — when I arrived home, because the ones for sale in Brazil itself were all in Portuguese, the official language. Although I now know the Portuguese words for “thank you,” “sorry,” “oops!” and “I don’t speak Portuguese,” I did not pick up enough of the language in two weeks to venture into cooking territory. Wouldn’t want to poison someone. ■ Here are some things I learned: “Couve” is a simple yet perfect recipe for cooking kale that can be served alongside (or underneath) just about any type of entree. No need for any fancy seasonings or equipment; just slice it up super fine and sauté in a little olive oil. Kale may be a trendy green in America right now, but to Brazilians it’s nothing new. Overcooking is a no-no for maximizing the flavor and nutrition. Kale (Couve) Serves 10 “The Brazilian cook rolls the couve leaves like a long, tight cigar. The needlelike ribbons are perfectly shaped as she slices down the rolled greens.” 1 1⁄2 pounds young kale, washed and dried 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Fold the kale leaves in half lengthwise and cut away the stems and inner ribs. Pile about five or six leaves on top of one another, folded in half lengthwise. Starting at the top and cutting across the leaves, julienne the leaves in needle-thin strips.

The Johnson clan gives four out of four ‘yums’ to Feijao Branco In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the kale, season with salt and pepper, and toss. Cook just short of the wilting point. It should retain its color and remain slightly crisp. ■ Of course tropical countries usually have their share of coconuts, and Brazil is no exception. This sun-loving tree grows in a wide belt along the equator and its fruit travels exceptionally well, so that even chilly Minnesotans can enjoy a fresh coconut now and then. (Not so with many softer fruits that cannot be transported more than a few dozen miles from the Brazilian farm. Names in English don’t exist for these fruits, yet they are among the most intoxicatingly delicious in the world. Makes me want to weep a little.) Chocolate Coconut Kisses (Beijos de Coco com Chocolate) 2 cups grated fresh coconut (about 1 coconut) 1⁄2 cup sugar 1/3 cup seedless raisins 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted In a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the coconut, sugar and raisins and cook over medium-low heat, stirring, until the sugar is melted. Remove from the heat and cool. When the mixture is cool enough to handle, form it into balls about the size of a whole walnut and place them on a lightly oiled cookie sheet. Place the chocolate in the top part of a double boiler and melt the chocolate over medium heat. Using a teaspoon, cover the coconut balls with the melted chocolate. Cool and serve. ■ Bananas come in many different sizes, textures and flavors, although we Americans are particularly unimaginative in the banana department and generally stick to a single variety, the Cavendish. Brazilians embrace bananas in all their glorious guises, from the super-sweet fingerlings hung in bunches in their kitchens to the starchy plantains that must be cooked before eating. Here they treat bananas more like a fried potato or yam, coating them simply in breadcrumbs and a sprinkling of salt.

Fried Bananas (Banana Frita) 6 small bananas, peeled 1 large egg, beaten 1 cup fine bread crumbs 1⁄2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter Salt to taste In a mixing bowl, gently toss the bananas with the egg to moisten, then lightly roll the bananas in the bread crumbs. In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. When the foam subsides, add the bananas and fry on all sides until golden. Season with salt and serve hot. ■ I think it’s marvelous that some type of dried bean can be found in almost every global diet you can think of. No matter where you are, even if you don’t recognize any other menu items, you can usually spot a nice cheap plate of rice and beans and feel like you’re in safe and familiar territory; only the seasonings change, and there’s no iffy bits of meatish things swimming around your plate, those chewy oddments that are likely to revisit you later in a bad way. But I digress. These white beans may be Brazilian but they belong on America’s menu as well, because they are delicious, versatile and worth four out of four “yums” from the Johnson clan. The secret? All those fresh aromatics like onion, garlic and fresh herbs. White Beans (Feijao Branco) 1⁄2 pound white or navy beans, washed and picked clean 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 small onion, chopped 1 garlic cloved, chopped 1 sprig fresh thyme 1 medium tomato, peeled, seeded and chopped 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 2 tablespoons chopped scallions, green part only Salt and freshly ground pepper Tabasco sauce or malagueta pepper oil, to taste Soak the beans overnight with water to cover by several inches. Drain the beans and place them in a large soup kettle with fresh water to cover by two inches. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and skim off any foam or impurities. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 45 minutes, stirring from time to time so the beans do not stick to the kettle. In a sauté pan, add the olive oil and place over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and sauté for about 5 minutes, or until the onion is translucent. Add the tomato and cook another 4 minutes. Add the tomato mixture to the beans. When the beans are soft and tender, add the parsley and scallions, and season them with salt, pepper, and Tabasco sauce or malagueta pepper oil, to taste. Remove the beans with a slotted spoon to serve. If your community group or church organization has printed a cookbook and would like to have it reviewed in the “Cookbook Corner,” send us a copy to “Cookbook Corner,” The Land, P.O. Box 3169, Mankato, MN 56002. Please specify if you wish to have the cookbook returned, and include information on how readers may obtain a copy of the cookbook. Submission does not guarantee a review. ❖

National Pork Month celebrates the producers senting 37 percent of all meat consumed, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Ag Service. Some 81 percent of the population consumes pork in-home at least once in an average two-week period. As of May 2014, real per capita pork expenditures were

up 7.5 percent for 2014 compared with the same time period a year ago. This article was submitted by the Animal Agriculture Alliance. Visit www.animalagalliance.org for more information. ❖

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Grilling season is coming to an end but National Pork Month has arrived. October became known as Pork Month because it marked the time of year when hogs were traditionally marketed. Today, it serves as a celebration to thank pork producers and share their stories with consumers. In 2008, pork producers adopted six “We Care” ethical principles at the National Pork Industry Forum. The pork industry follows the six guiding ethical principles of the We Care initiative to maintain a safe, high-quality pork supply. Producers are committed to: producing safe food; safeguarding natural resources in all industry practices; providing a work environment that is safe and consistent with the industry’s other ethical principles; contributing to a better quality of life in communities; protecting and promoting animal wellbeing; and ensuring practices to protect public health. Pork is the world’s most widely eaten meat, repre-

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Soon it will be time to dig up your tender bulbs such as dahlias, gladiolus, caladiums, canna and calla lilies and store them indoors for winter. If not dug up and stored properly, these plants’ tender bulbs will not survive the winter. A tender bulb refers to plants that have a fleshy storage structure such as a bulb, corm, tuber or root. The rule of thumb is to dig up your tender bulbs after the foliage begins to dry up or is killed by frost. • Carefully dig up the tender bulbs. Use a fork or spade to gently loosen the roots several inches away from the plant’s base. It works best to loosen the soil on all sides of the plant before lifting the clump. Avoid cutting, breaking, or “skinning” the fleshy material. If damage is done, the structure is more susceptible to disease or rot. • Clean the tender bulb. Most plants need a gentle wash, however gladiolus corms store best if left unwashed and left to dry out. Dust off any soil before storing. . • Curing the tender bulbs. Curing time varies depending on species. • Inspect for Pests. Before storing, inspect the materials for any signs of insects or disease. Lightly dust with insecticide-fungicide according to product’s label. • Label and store tender bulbs. • Freesia, gladioulus, oxalis, and tigridia should be stored at 35 to 40 F. • Cannas, dahlias, and glory lily should be stored at 40 to 50 F. • Tuberous begonia, caladium, and calla lily should be stored at 50 to 55 F. • Periodically inspect. Check the tender bulbs throughout the winter to ensure there are no signs of rot. Remove any material that shows signs before the entire stock is lost. Storing tender bulbs is a cost saving effort that will add an array of gorgeous flowers to your gardens. For more details visit http://goo.gl/8SvXti This article was submitted by University of Minnesota Extension Educator Beth Berlin. She may be reached at (320) 255-6169 or (800) 450-6171. ❖

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Family relationships happen around the dinner table Pulling two apples pies health, and it’s critical to the from the oven, Pat said, “I survival of civilization! didn’t know you made pie!” In his book, “The Decline She was right to be surand Fall of the Roman prised. Although she’d Empire,” written in 1788, never say it, my friend can English Historian Edward run circles around me in Gibbon detailed five root the kitchen. causes that contributed to “With cheater crusts I the fall of this great empire. can,” I said. “I bet you make Its greatest detriment did your own.” THE BACK PORCH not come from outside its She nodded. “It’s my By Lenae Bulthuis borders, but from within. mom’s recipe.” The empire’s downfall was tied to “the undermining of Rejoining them at the the dignity and sanctity of the home, table, I said to Hannah, a mutual friend who was home from college for which is the basis of human society,” wrote Gibbon. Before you think that the weekend, “If you want to know how to really cook and bake, go to Pat. came from today’s headlines, rememIf you need something quick and easy, ber. He penned this in the 18th century. I’m your gal.” There is nothing new under the sun. Whether you’re a master chef, strugWhat Gibbon noted on paper, we see gle to boil water, or fall somewhere in in full color today. When families negbetween, getting food on the table lect to spend time at home, the foundamatters. It matters for our physical tion of our society begins to deteriorate.

When our tables are only used as a catchall for the mail, car keys, and unfolded laundry, it does more than clutter up the kitchen. It puts stress on family relationships that in time extends to schools, neighborhoods, and society at large. In her book, “The Table Experience,” Devi Titus details a number of studies that serve as a wake-up call to invite families and neighbors back to the table. Did you know that 80 percent of North Americans feel that it is hard to find the time to eat together regularly? If getting to the table is tough for you, you’re not alone. Did you know that eating family meals together increases children’s chance of success in the world, overall family health, and our values in society. This is what we want, right? If success, health, and the Golden Rule were on the ballot in November, we’d vote

yes, yes, yes! Could it be as simple as making family meals a priority? Did you know that the dinner table is the only place where a family sits 42 inches apart, face-to-face, and talks for 30 minutes to an hour? Relationships don’t happen at arm’s length. It takes place up close and personal, and what better place than at the table? There are a thousand reasons why regular family meals are not realistic in today’s society, and one reason why we should do it anyway. It’s the only way your family is going to make it. The path to emotional and physical health for our children, and ultimately our world, takes place one shared meal at a time. The research is clear. Gather people at your table. Whether it’s mom’s recipe or cheater crusts, meals matter. Lenae Bulthuis is a wife, mom and friend who muses from her back porch on a Minnesota grain and livestock farm. ❖

pletely covered. Label the box with the date and store in a dry place for a week or two and the blossoms should be dry and ready to use in arrangements. I add wire stems covered with floral tape to the blossoms. The borax mixture can be used over and over again. A third method of preservation is a glycerine-water solution. This works best on colorful fall leaves and thicker foliage. Mix one part glycerine to one part water. (Glycerine can be purchased at drug counters.) On woody branches remove about two inches of the bark and split the ends with a knife so the solution can be readily absorbed. Place the stems in a jar of the glycerine solution to a depth of about five inches. In about two weeks most foliage has absorbed as much of the solution as it will take and should be removed. Some leaves will retain their original colors and some will turn a gorgeous bronze shade. This solution can be saved and used again. The fall arrangement pictured is made from Curly Dock, yarrow, poppy seed pods and dried grasses. The container is a wooden cylinder. A guideline of good proportion in making flower arrangements is to use a material height of one and one half times the height of the vase or container. This welcoming arrangement is equally at home on a hallway table or a fireplace mantel. Sharon Quale is a master gardener from central Minnesota. She may be reached at (218) 738-6060 or squale101@yahoo.com. ❖

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Try these tips to dry, preserve fresh-picked flowers When fresh garden flowthe heads down in your ers are no longer available garage or any dry airy dried materials can add colplace. In a week or so they orful decoration in your should be dry and you can home. Every fall I gather a spray them with a light wealth of material from our coating of hair spray to gardens, meadows and roadkeep them from shattering. sides to use in flower A second method uses arrangements. Three methequal parts of Borax (availods I have used to preserve able where laundry prodplant materials are: hangIN THE GARDEN ucts are sold) and white ing upside down to dry natcorn meal. Mix the corn By Sharon Quale urally, a Borax-corn meal meal and borax thoroughly mixture, and a glycerineand place a one inch layer water mixture. in the bottom of a box. A shoe box with Not all plant materials dry well, but a cover is ideal to use for this method of it is fun to experiment with various drying flowers. Strip off the foliage and kinds. Golden rod, yarrow, seed pods, leave only a short stem on each flower. burrs and grasses dry nicely. Gather Place the blossoms face down in the them when mature, tie the stems box and gently cover them with the together with string and hang with rest of the mixture until they are com-

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Virginia Landkammer’s aprons and totes made from vintage feed sacks from the 1920s are a popular item at the Barn. In fact, the sacks used to be easy to find, but they have become harder to come by in recent years. “I stick to homemade, not mass produced — something created with two hands,” Jamie said. “I’m an art teacher so that sense of purpose is important to me.” F.A.R.M. Jamie lives out her F.A.R.M. acronym of “find, alter, repurpose, make” every day of her life — both in the Barn Store and on the family farm. “A farm is a lifelong process. It’s cleaning up from the previous generation and salvaging what you can and making it your own,” she said, looking at the Harvestore silos that sit empty and a barn that

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By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor On sale days, 100 to 150 people descend on the Barn Store on the Steffl farm just outside of Morgan, Minn. Jamie Steffl, artist and art teacher at Redwood Valley High School, has transformed her 1941 granary into a charming store that’s stocked with handpainted furniture and home décor salvaged and made anew by Jamie and like-minded artisans. “I’ve always wanted a place that was mine. I enjoy creating experiences for others — in my classroom and out on the farm — and inspiring people,” said Jamie. “My gift is to make things. If you have gifts, you’re happiest when you use them.” Since most of the furniture sells in the morning, her repeat customers often come in groups and show up at 9 a.m. on the dot. Since 2012, she has opened the store one Saturday a month from May to October. She only does one-day sales. “The selection the second day is never the same as the first day. I want people who come out to the farm to have the most bountiful shopping. I want them to find something they love,” Jamie said. “Every time you come, it’s a different experience so it’s never the same store.” Jamie is known for her painted furniture and decorative items that are beautiful yet functional. She has repurposed old cabinet doors into chalkboards for busy families; entertainment centers that can double as a wine rack. She has tables, shelves, dressers, coat racks, garden art, collectibles and more. The granary is stocked from floor to ceiling. Most everyone who comes to the Barn Store leaves with something they love. There are primitive pieces and many items with a farm theme — repurposed chicken waterers, kettles, zinc metal items such as pails, wash tubs and milk cans, and wooden crates. These and other pieces would be at home on HGTV’s “Fixer Upper” and the painted furniture is mimicked in Pottery Barn catalogs stacked in Jamie’s home. These vintage pieces mix well in most home styles. Other vendors — mostly creative women who are farmers and farmers’ wives — help fill the space with their wares. Giving other skilled artisans a place to fuel their passion and sell their work is part of Jamie’s mission.

needs saving. In 2011, newlyweds Brent and Jamie Steffl bought the family farm from Brent’s mom after his dad passed away. With their three school-aged children — Madison, Leo and Hannah — Noah, their German foreign exchange student, and their German Short Hair dog, they You look for live on the farm that pieces with has been in Brent’s good bones family for three genand clean lines. erations. I have a knack Brent farms 900 for finding acres of corn and great things at soybeans with some incredible help from his brothers. They have prices. I pass remodeled the home that along. into what Jamie calls our “modern — Jamie Steffl farmhouse.” “She has a gift,” said Brent. “I’m very impressed how she can take stuff that nobody wants.” Then Jamie repurposes the castoffs into something people use and love. For instance, she has salvaged door toppers from a 110-year-old home. She placed hardware and drawer pulls to offer a place to hang jewelry, decorations, coats, curtains or hats. “It’s authentic and repurposed and beautiful,” said Jamie. The hunt She mines estate sales and auctions, looking for high quality furniture that has been well-loved. With her kids in tow, she finds auctions to be “extremely awesome entertainment.” “You look for pieces with good bones and clean lines,” said Jamie. “I have a knack for finding great things at incredible prices. I pass that along.” She keeps her prices affordable. Many furniture pieces are priced under $50 — including dressers, tables, desks and shelves. Some larger pieces cost more. When customers tell her to raise her prices, she replies, “Enjoy it. Take it home and love it.” Jamie likes to keep things out of landfills and give

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Pork checkoff celebrates Hispanic traditions with chef Lorena Garcia The flavor and versatility of pork makes it a favorite staple among Hispanic homes. To celebrate the love Latinos have for pork, the Pork Checkoff has launched a Hispanic marketing campaign that includes a partnership with celebrity chef Lorena Garcia. Garcia, one of the country’s most popular Latina chefs, has a passion for creating juicy and delicious recipes in the kitchen. She also enjoys creating porkinspired recipes with a unique Latin touch. “I am thrilled to share my culture and love of pork through these new recipes that families may enjoy in everyday meals,” said Garcia, who is well known for numerous TV series such as Top Chef Masters. “I believe in keeping it simple but interesting.” Through this new collaboration, the Pork Checkoff is launching Sabrosos Momentos Con Chef Lorena Garcia (Flavor-Filled Moments with Chef Lorena Garcia). The first of the two-part multi-media series will feature three delicious pork-inspired video recipes and educational videos that showcase three popular pork cuts: tenderloin, ribs and shoulder. The recipes will be Pulled Pork Scramble, Pork Tenderloin Sautéed and Pork-Back Ribs with Mango and Chile de Arbol. “The main inspiration for my cooking is to bring loved ones together to enjoy wonderful food,” Garcia said. “It is something that has always fulfilled me.” The Pork Checkoff also has launched PorkTeInspira.com, a new Spanish-language website

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with corresponding social media channels on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. PorkTeInspira.com, a resource of information and culinary experiences with pork, will engage consumers with recipes, nutritional content, choice pork cuts, health and pork safety content and cooking tips. “We are delighted to engage the Latino community in the United States with Chef Garcia and PorkTeInspira.com,” said Jose de Jesus, director of multicultural marketing for the Pork Checkoff. “ “Pork has been part of our Latin culture for generations, and we want these new recipes by Chef Garcia to inspire creativity and offer new and healthy ideas to prepare our favorite pork dishes.” This article was submitted by the National Pork Board. ❖

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BARN STORE, from pg. 9 people affordable decorating options at the same time. At auction, she won a bid for an old farmer’s tool box and all the tractor springs inside it. Then she made a metal wall hanging with a flower made of painted springs. Next up are Christmas trees made from the springs. On most of her furniture, Jamie uses Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. To bring out the furniture’s lines, she uses light and dark waxes. To make it durable, she finishes the piece with shellac or a gel varnish. In today’s economy, she’s found the most sellable items serve a function. So Jamie will use backs of old chairs to make jewelry hangers or she will take an old dresser and replace the cracked vanity mirror with chicken wire, which then can be used to hang earrings. “It’s great for little girls and big girls to keep our stuff organized,” Jamie said. She can get emotionally attached to her pieces. Her strong short-nailed hands rub a cellar door from a 120-year-old home. She painted it barn red, flipped the original hinges around and added hooks. She thinks it will be a perfect coat hanger on a porch. Jamie also has an antique oak table that would sell if she painted it. “This wood has its own soul,” she said. “Some things can’t be painted. I like the mix of stained wood with painted pieces.” Farm fabulous The vintage theme continues throughout Jamie and Brent’s home. They host Thanksgiving at the farm so Jamie is making the centerpiece out of an old chicken feeder and mini pumpkins. “Brent has an appreciation for hard work and things from the past. I think most farmers are like that — traditional,” said Jamie. Their home is decorated with refinished pieces, rocks from their travels and comfy furniture. Her grandpa was a carpenter; his handmade wooden hammers stand by the fireplace and his carpenter’s ruler hangs in their son’s room. “All these things have a story,” she said. As Jamie looks forward to harvest, she anticipates long hours in a short window of time. With a smile and a twinkle in her eye, she said that her MEA Weekend will be “farm fabulous,” a phrase she coined to describe their lifestyle. “Farming is a two-person career for families,” she said. Most harvests, she runs equipment from field to field. This year, she may be combining. With extra hands on the farm, she will be making meals and coffee and supplying water to all. Most important, she will give her husband someone to talk to. “I’m keeping him awake, keeping him alert and fed and whatever else he needs,” said Jamie. Brent has found that farming has always drawn him home. “I’ve done a lot of jobs, but farming is what I’ve always wanted to do. I like being outside,” he said. ❖

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Minnesota Public Radio News MADELIA, Minn. — At the Crystal Valley Cooperative, a railroad locomotive slowly moves grain cars into position to be filled with corn. As a worker prepares to unleash a torrent of corn into the next waiting car, the long line stops with a bang. “This one is going to Burley, Idaho,” said Jeff Spence, the company’s grain division manager. “It’ll be used for dairy feed.” Spence is happy to have a train to load, even though he had to wait for days. With a record harvest expected this year, demand for grain shipping is likely to be high, and Midwestern farmers are wondering whether ongoing railroad delays will eat into their income even more. “This train, we When you get were supposed to get into transportait Monday,” Spence tion shortages, said Thursday at the the price of southern Minnesota facility. “So they’re transportation still running a few will probably days behind.” go up to meet But that’s a relathe demand. tively mild hold-up compared to much— Jerry Fruin longer delays in North and South Dakota and western Minnesota. Although farm groups are complaining in unison about rail shipping delays, some areas are much worse off than others. Grain shippers in the northern and western parts of the state have few options beyond rail, said Jerry Fruin, professor emeritus of agricultural economics at the University of Minnesota. But southern Minnesota farmers have more choices, such as shipping by barge on the Mississippi River. Also, instead of sending crops to other parts of the country or the world, southern Minnesota keeps more of its grain at home. Livestock feed is one big use, but there are others. “The major use for corn would be processing into ethanol, and for soybeans processing it into meal used for feed; and oil, primarily used for food,” Fruin said. So if rail cars are not available, a Southern Minnesota farmer or elevator may be able to sell grain to a local buyer. When farmers or grain elevators have to wait to move grain, the added costs can run in the hundreds of millions, by some estimates. “When you get into transportation shortages, the price of transportation will probably go up to meet the demand,” Fruin said. That’s what happened when the rail car shortage hit. The cost of shipping more than doubled for many grain elevators.

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Cover story: Family passing farming tradition to son By RICHARD SIEMERS The Land Correspondent Farming is a tradition in the families of Dorian and Melanie Gatchell. Both grew up on Century Farms near Granite Falls, where their parents still live on those farms. Dorian’s grandfather had a farm not far outside of Granite Falls. When he died, Dorian and Melanie purchased the building site so they could live in the country. As of now, farming is still a future goal for them. Melanie has a master’s degree in English and creative writing, and is adjunct faculty in the English Department of Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, and a substitute with the Yellow Medicine East school district in Granite Falls. Dorian has a bachelor’s degree in agronomy from South Dakota State University in Brookings, and a master’s degree from Iowa State. He has his own agronomy consulting business, Minnesota Agricultural Services. “I don’t think there was ever a time when I contemplated other than being in agriculture,” he said. “I remember as a kid coming home from school and that’s what you did, you got your snack and you went out and started doing chores. I didn’t consider it work. I enjoyed it.” It also taught him responsibility. Having those good memories, he wanted their son, Tarin, to have a similar experience, a sense of how it was when he was growing up. They bought a few pigs to raise “the way my grandfather did,” Dorian said. He grinds his own feed, giving them corn, soybean meal, and minerals. They get medications only if they are sick with one exception, he gives them worming medication as a preventative. “Pigs raised outside in dirt will have worms,” he said. The pigs also get some treats. “Apples fall off our trees and the pigs get those,” Melanie said. “They’ve been eating watermelon, cucumbers, and carrots.” As grandfather did While raising a couple pigs “as grandfather did” to pass on a tradition to their son was the prime motivator, and providing their family with meat gave it a practical basis, they discovered an added bonus — taste. Even Dorian’s father, who raised pigs many years ago but has been buying meat in the store, commented that he forgot what pork could taste like. Their tradition is turning into a small enterprise. “We raised a couple for us,” Dorian said. “Maybe some for our folks, then maybe for a brother and sister, then a neighbor was talking about wanting one, and then somebody else, and all of a sudden it turned into raising pigs.” “Earlier this year we had a whole bunch that were ready to be butchered,” Melanie said. “I put a notice on the garage sale site on Facebook for Granite Falls, and we had more requests than we had pork.” They have a waiting list of people who want to be contacted when the next group is ready. It may be a while before they have more butcher

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Melanie and Dorian Gatchell with their son, Tarin, 10, raise pigs and chickens on their farm near Granite Falls, Minn. weight pigs. Because of the swine virus, porcine epidemic diarrhea, that is devastating to piglets and has been confirmed in Minnesota and Iowa, Dorian hasn’t purchased any feeders as he would like to. Instead he held back three sows and purchased a boar so they can farrow and raise their own this time around. At 10-years-old, Tarin is wisely cautious about large, rambunctious pigs. “I like raising pigs like we do,” Tarin said, “but I’d want to have someone out there with me.” Learning responsibility While the number of pigs is reduced at present, Tarin still has his opportunity to experience tradition and learn responsibility. Chickens have been added to their farm and they are Tarin’s daily chore. He collects, cleans, packages, and sells the eggs. “When he has extras, he calls up people and asks if they need eggs,” Melanie said. As he has done with the pork, Tarin keeps records to make sure no one’s order gets overlooked. “What I like is it’s giving him some responsibility and giving him a project to follow through with,” Dorian said.

Dorian serves all sizes of operations in his consulting work, and if the Gatchells ever get to full-time farming, he expects to be on the smaller end of the spectrum. “It’s about meeting goals and getting self-satisfaction that you can live a life that way,” Melanie said. “There’s a little bit of stress, but what life doesn’t have stress?” One of the goals they are meeting right now is giving Tarin a sense of the farm experience with which Dorian grew up — getting outside, working with livestock, and learning responsibility, and the satisfaction that comes with it. Having fresh eggs and great-tasting pork to sell is an added bonus. Don’t get the idea that Dorian is just being nostalgic. In fact, he’s very realistic. More than once he made the comment that “In the end, you still have to be able to pay the bills.” Farming has changed through the years, but his good childhood memories will definitely influence what he wants to share with his own son. “To have the same type of childhood or the same thing I had when growing up,” he said, “that’s probably about as good as it gets.” ❖

Shipping deduction cuts sharply into farmers’ sales quality testing. For farmers, the price of this corn is still painfully low, even though the elevator has options for shipping. When delays and high costs limit rail transportation the co-op can sell to a nearby ethanol plant. That helps buffer local corn producers against even greater financial pain from the rail car shortage. As the harvest gets underway, farmers will have to worry about rail transportation as well as the usual potential setbacks from weather, machinery breakdowns, or a disappointing crop. The major railroads

say they’ve spent hundreds of millions of dollars upgrading service this summer. The Canadian Pacific railway is reducing its backlog of shipping requests, spokesman Andy Cummings said. “We do expect to be current with demand heading into the fall harvest,” he said. If that happens, it may be the first good news on the rail front for farmers and other shippers in nearly a year. ❖

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RAIL DELAYS, from pg. 13 Typically the basis for corn is anywhere from 20 to 40 cents a bushel. When the rail crisis hit, the shortage of grain cars drove the price of rail shipping sky high and, the corn basis soared right along with it. In the worst hit areas, like western Minnesota and the Dakotas, the basis deduction tripled to a dollar a bushel or more. Many northwest Minnesota elevators are paying extremely low cash prices for corn because shipping costs are taking such a big cut, said Tom Haag, former president of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association. “This past week I talked to a colleague up there that, their corn basis is still 90 cents,” Haag said. “And they’re looking at cash corn right now at $1.95. That’s major for those poor fellas up there.” The cost to the farmers in that part of the state is substantial because they’re earning less than $2 for a bushel of corn that costs over $4 to produce. Such losses add up. A University of Minnesota study estimates state farmers already have lost $100 million, largely because of the shipping deduction. At the Crystal Valley operation in Madelia, a worker collects a corn sample from a rail car for

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Pork raised, processed on-site at Fox Farm Pork By TIM KING The Land Correspondent BROWERVILLE, Minn. — Laurence and Arlene Fox’s daughter had her wedding reception on the family farm near here in July. “We barbecued 500 pork chops from our hogs and dug potatoes from our garden,” Laurence said. “We had a few chops left over, but it’s better to have too

many than not enough.” All those chops came from pork raised and processed on the farm. The Fox farm, known as Fox Farm Pork, is the site of an equal-to U.S. Department of Agriculture inspected processing plant as well as a farrow-to-finish hog operation. In the facility Fox Farm Pork prepares a line of fresh pork cuts, smoked cuts, fresh ground sausage, fresh brats, and smoked

sausage. When Laurence talks about freshness he gets a little excited. “We’ll butcher 15 hogs on Wednesday and we’ll make sausage on Friday. You can’t get much fresher than that,” he said. “The meat is fresh and tasty so we use our sausage recipes and curing to accent the flavor of the meat. Not to hide it.” Freshness and flavor are critical to the products that Laurence is proud of and so are the natural ingredients Fox Farm Pork uses in their pork products. “All our products are minimally processed without fillers and ingredients such as monosodium glutamate,” he said. “In our smoked products we use all natural cures. These are based on the naturally occurring nitrites in celery powder. Celery powder eliminates the need for sodium nitrates.” The pork processing is done in a refurbished chicken processing facility that was on the farm when the Fox family moved there in 2006. The meat processing area used by the chicken processors only needed a smoker, sausage making equipment, and some additional equipment to make it ready to process red meat. “We would never have been able to do this if a lot of things hadn’t already been in place when we came,” Laurence said. The big change made by the Fox family was the construction of a small and efficient kill floor for hogs as well as cattle. Laurence can work shoulderto-shoulder with two sons and an inspector as they See FOX FARM, pg. 17

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“They burrow down into the straw and you can’t even see them,” he said. “Sometimes you see just their noses or eyes.” Fox Farm Pork raises some of its hogs for Niman Ranch and has received a number of quality awards from the company. In 2013, the farm was rated No. 5 out of 161 farmers for pork quality. As a basic standard, Niman Ranch requires that all hogs be raised either on pasture or dry bedding and be protected from the extremes of heat and cold. The hogs can never have been treated with antibiotics or hormones and must have been fed on an exclusively vegetarian diet. Photos by Jan King The Fox Family is Laurence Fox of Browerville, Minn., operates not only a farrow-to-finish hog operation, but also proud that their pork is his own processing plant, where he prepares fresh pork cuts, smoked cuts, fresh ground rated among the best by sausage, fresh brats and smoked sausage. a national company their animals to slaughter, Laurence with high standards. But Laurence’s ing, non-genetically modified corn. plan is to eventually process all of his “The co-op asked us to do some side-by- also is able to keep the nutrients from pork and sell it directly side trials,” he said. “Our non-GMO vari- the offal on the farm. He composts it to consumers, stores and ety outperformed all those expensive with the manure and bedding. restaurants. GMO varieties by 20 bushels. Besides, “It makes a very hot compost that “We do some custom our hogs are growing faster on it than has no odor,” he said. processing now but our they were on the GMO varieties.” Fox Farm Pork products are availlong-term goal is to use By using non-GMO corn, Laurence able directly from the farm, from our plant to process all of says he is saving on seed cost, getting a Everybody’s Market in Long Prairie, our pork here on the slightly better yield, and better growth The Grain Bin in Alexandria, Crow farm,” he said. “We finish as well. To get fertility to crops Lau- Wing Co-op in Brainerd, Good Earth around 1,000 hogs a rence composts his animals’ manure in St. Cloud, Cherry Grove in Browyear.” and bedding. erville, and Minnesota Street Market ❖ Laurence’s thinking is Unlike livestock farmers that ship in St. Joseph. that costs can be controlled by on-farm processing and that price can be controlled by conWe Are Your Authorized Dealers. sistently producing a high quality product. “There are always swings in the market, but by producing a quality product I am creating loyalty with my cusCall our Ag & Truck Tire Division for FAST On-Site Service. tomers,” he said. “They We Carry Firestone & Michelin Ag Tires. won’t abandon me for a cheaper product.” Laurence also controls 104 SE Litchfield Ave. • 606 SW Litchfield Ave. cost by raising, grinding, and mixing his own feed. Willmar, MN He is particularly Fox controls costs by raising, grinding, mixing his own pleased with his less feed. He hopes to create customer loyalty by consisexpensive, high-performVisit us at www.ruletire.net tently producing a high quality product.

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FOX FARM, from pg. 16 kill, eviscerate, and skin a hog in minutes. He’s particularly proud of the humane kill chute that he designed himself. “When the hog comes into the chute it lays gently down on its side and doesn’t even know what happens,” he said. Killing on-farm also minimizes stress in animals. Animals that are killed humanely and haven’t been stressed by spending hours in a truck provide a better quality meat, Laurence said. To raise quality pork, Fox Farm Pork buys gilts from Compart Pork. They are excellent mothers, according to Laurence. The farm uses Chester White boars. “I was switching back and forth between Durocs and Chester White boars but I like the Chester White better,” he said. After birth little pigs are allowed to nurse until they are ready to move to feed on their own. Then they are raised and finished in four hoop houses with deep bedded straw. Laurence said that the deep straw, with the composting manure pack under it, keeps the hogs warm through the coldest weather.

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Wiping out buckthorn with help of hungry hogs the two-year project. By TIM KING The Land Correspondent “Typical costs to have 5.5 acres OGILVIE, Minn. — Buckof buckthorn removed would be thorn is a shrub or small tree $1,375,” she said. “Annual follow that is an invasive species in up spraying with herbicide for Minnesota woodlots and two years would be $1,650. A forests. It can dominate the total of $3,025 was saved in two understory of a healthy woodyears.” lot and eventually shade out Grocery discards new seedlings and native Lunzer’s project had a secondshrubs. ary focus. She wanted to see if she Without removal, buckthorn could raise her hogs on discarded can have a major negative ecofood from the grocery store. Durnomic impact on the forest. ing the two years of the project Stands of buckthorn also harshe obtained 50,000 pounds of bor agricultural pests such as produce, delicatessen, and dairy crown rust fungus and soyproducts to feed to the hogs. bean aphids. It can, as a Chickens followed the hogs and result, have a negative ecocleaned up the majority of the nomic impact on nearby farm scraps that the hogs didn’t eat. fields as well. “Unpackaging the grocery store Buckthorn infestations food was very time consuming,” should be removed. But conLunzer said. “The packaging had ventional removal and eradito be rinsed and stored to be cation of buckthorn can cost in taken to the recycler. The majorexcess of $300 per acre, ity of the food was able to be fed according to Nancy Lunzer, an fresh from the package. Fruit Ogilvie area farmer, who could be frozen while fresh and wanted to take action against fed while still frozen. However, a buckthorn infestation on her large quantities of vegetables farm. Conventional eradicaSubmitted photo like onions, potatoes, squash and tion usually involves herbi- Hogs, penned in a cluster of buckthorn on Lunzer’s farm, root up and trample the invasive shrub. turnips were wasted when fed cides and can take years. raw. We found that boiling the “The entire area of buckthorn on our farm drains clear attach the Puller Bear Weed Wrench to the vegetables for twenty minutes resulted in excellent into wetlands and ponds and clear-cutting would largest buckthorn trees and pull them out. Leave feed and very little of the feed went to compost after remove the windbreak to the homestead and live- them on the ground. Don’t worry that the Buckthorn that. The cooked food was poured into buckets and stock areas,” Lunzer said. “It was my goal to get rid roots that make soil contact will re-root because the refrigerated for easy feeding before our day jobs.” of the buckthorn without destroying the windbreak hogs will destroy the root ball while searching for Hogs, when given a choice, preferred the grocery and without leaching herbicide and silt into area earthworms and grubs. They will also remove the store waste to commercially prepared hog rations. smaller vegetation,” she said. wetlands.” That means, that although labor was a big factor in Starting in 2010, Lunzer set out to eliminate her Lunzer used Berkshire hogs because they are said the grocery store waste, substantial savings on feed were realized. Lunzer figures she saved over $1,800 10-acre buckthorn problem and turn the land into to be good foragers. in feed costs by using the grocery store food. productive pasture and woodland. Her elimination “The hogs worked day and night rooting up vegetamethod included hogs, chickens, and some mechani- tion in search of grubs, earthworms, roots, mush“Twelve hogs and 110 chickens were raised on cal removal. rooms, acorns, and butternuts,” she said. “They $504.00 commercial feed supplemented by the groSince her proposed methods were experimental turned the top 6 to 8 eight inches of soil, digging out cery store food,” she said. “Commercial feed costs $30 and because they had potential value for other stumps, rocks and roots and gleaning anything edi- per hundred pounds or roughly $200 of feed per pig.” landowners, she applied for and received, a two- ble from the forest floor. They trampled the downed “While I saved on feed cost, it’s not worth doing if year $5,979.00 grant from United States Depart- vegetation breaking it up under foot and driving it you have a full-time, off-the-farm job. But it kept ment of Agriculture’s Sustainable Agriculture into the soil.” thousands of pounds of food out of the landfill. Also, Research and Education program. After the hogs had trashed the buckthorn in an it is against the law to feed garbage to livestock. If Lunzer used much of her grant to buy 2,600 feet of area, Lunzer seeded the area to shade tolerant someone is going to feed fresh food, they need to perimeter and portable paddock net fencing, grasses such as varieties of fescue and Kentucky make a daily commitment to food handling.” portable hog housing, and watering equipment. The bluegrass. She seeded shade tolerant grasses Lunzer purchased 50-pound feeder pigs and had portable net fencing, called PigQuik, was used to because there were still some aspens growing in the them butchered in the fall at 250 pounds. She gave establish small rotational paddocks within the per- area freed from buckthorn. one of the hogs to a needy family but the others were manent perimeter fence. sold directly to customers for $210 plus processing. “In one area with partial sun I mixed in orchard “The best method for buckthorn removal with grass which produces more forage and tolerates Lunzer said that she would use hogs again to eradhogs is to fence off a small area of about one-third to shade,” she said. icate buckthorn. However, she is currently using her one-quarter acre with temporary PigQuik Fence,” sheep grazing program to eradicate or control buckAll the grass plantings were mulched. Once the thorn and other noxious species in her pastures and Lunzer said. grass had established, Lunzer rotationally grazed woodlots. Good foragers “Move in hog housing and water and let the hogs sheep on it. She says the sheep will keep the buckVisit https://tinyurl.com/lazkr84 to learn more remove all the leaf litter and vegetation around the thorn from coming back in future years. about this project. ❖ stems in the buckthorn thickets. Once the stems are In total Lunzer clear 5.5 acres of buckthorn during

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Supply of conventional corn seed will be tight, said Yegge, who predicts that by the end of October most companies will be out of conventional hybrids. Despite the risk of needing propane to bin dry corn, Yegge’s not a proponent of using early hybrids to possibly get more field drying. “I’m a contrarian perhaps but I like to spread out my maturities going 1/3 early, 1/3 medium and 1/3 full maturity hybrids. Part of this maturity issue I think is that we’re lacking some nutrients getting into the plants. “Guys who do more tissue testing in season to monitor their fertilizer program are seeing a lot of deficiencies going on out in those fields. This tells me we should be overlapping our soil maps with tissue testing results to see if what I put into the soils is getting taken up by the corn plants. “A lot of growers think plant color has to do with nitrogen deficiency. Sometimes it does but there’s more problems other than nitrogen when you’ve got plant discoloration going on out there,” said Yegge. Nutrient balance Prescription planting, which can help farmers adjust planting rates on the go based on soil type and soil fertility, may not be the answer to nutrient balance. “If your monitor is telling you that you need to drop from 36,000 plants per acre to 28,000 on the hilltop, the next question is whether you are using a flex hybrid or a determinate hybrid. The flex can adjust quite well to these changes in population and fertility,” said Yegge. Yegge also points out that many growers ignore soil pH and whether or not certain fields need to be limed. He said liming pays good dividends especially in lighter soils because if you have a low pH (low calcium) level you’re not getting good nutrient uptake into your corn plants. Yegge advocates deep soil testing from 12 inches or deeper. One of Ag Performance’s services is analyzing soil and tissue samples for proper hybrid placement and soil balance for proper uptake of nutrients.

“What you find out about your soils from 8 inches even up to 24 inches deep might be more important than what your soil tests pulled at the 6-inch depth tell you. Remember P (phosphorous) and K (potassium) doesn’t move in the soil. So you need to place it where plant roots can access it and that means good soil moisture is needed to position these nutrients where they are most accessible to the plant,” said Yegge. He recommends banding P and K because once it gets into the soil moisture both become available to the growing crop, and that means banding at least 7-9 inches deep. Yegge is cautious about foliar feeding primarily because you are only putting ounces of product out there. Just ounces of certain trace nutrients such as copper, zinc, boron, manganese, nickel can be beneficial. But when you’re talking macro nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, sulfur, magnesium and calcium you need pounds or even gallons of those products per acre. Yegge said his team has learned that mixing micro nutrients with fungicides doesn’t always work because you have antagonist issues. “Instead of just throwing something out there and hoping it does work, we need to get smarter about our soils…what’s already available and what’s needed to make them work better,” said Yegge. The Land interviewed Dan Yegge at the Clay County Fair, Spencer, Iowa, in September. Besides Ag Performance hybrids, the company distributes Champion and Great Lakes conventional corns. Call (866) 562-2370 or visit www.agperformance.com for more information. ❖

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Due to $3 corn and $7 soybeans, the lowest cost per bushel will be a No. 1 priority in figuring out how to make a living and pay off debt load in 2015. Farmers will need to look hard at their cash flow, consider conven- Dan Yegge tional over biotech corn seeds, and evaluate fertilizers as they plan for 2015. Dan Yegge, co-founder of Ag Performance in Buffalo Center, Iowa, said he believes the key to survival is to know your cash flow positions, inside and out. He advises learning about your crop program on a field-by-field basis — which fields are generating revenue, how much rent are you paying for each field, and if any fields should be let go. “We’ve got a lot of concerned farmers that they can’t make any money. Looking at 2015 corn, even if the market was $3.50, we’re looking at cash flows losing $150 to $200 per acre. Some changes are necessary,” said Yegge. Ag Performance combines financial services of cash flow management, crop breakeven projections, marketing and crop insurance with an agronomy program including soil testing, seeds and fertilizers. Yegge said corn is a money-losing proposition and predicts less corn-on-corn, because it takes more money. He expects to see more soybeans next season and advises farmers to get smarter about fertility input. Conventional or biotech One possible solution is to consider a three- to fiveyear cost analysis on conventional corn versus biotech corn. “Conventional corn is basically about $75 an acre cheaper than biotech corn. A lot of guys using biotech corn are using insecticides anyway so why not consider conventional corn?” Yegge asked. There is still some confusion about the yield enhancement of biotech corn. He said the only real difference is that conventional corn doesn’t have insect and herbicide resistance traits. If most producers are still paying for insecticides and herbicide inputs, whether on conventional or biotech corn, the transition is easy and seed costs change dramatically, said Yegge. “The biggest challenge in going conventional is finding the genetics that they feel will deliver as good or better yields than the biotech seeds they’re currently using,” said Yegge. Based on 80,000 kernel count seed units, cost difference is $140-$160 per bag. Ag Performance has over 10 years experience testing conventional hybrids and today offers maturities ranging from 85day to 115-day in conventional hybrids. “There’ll be a lot of negotiations going on out there on what to pay for seed. Three-hundred-dollar seed isn’t going to work for 2015. Seed fields are yielding very well. Seed supply of the biotech stuff will be huge and there’s a carryover from last year,” Yegge said.

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From the Fields: Bean harvest on, corn is drying By KRISTIN KVENO The Land Correspondent

The Thronsons Gary, Minn.

Jared Thronson has combined 160 acres of soybeans so far and while the beans may not be bin busters, the crop is “pretty good.” The Land Jared Thronson spoke with Thronson on Sept. 29 as he was taking a break from combining due to the tenth of an inch of rain that fell the night before. The beans he’s harvested so far are averaging 30 bushels an acre. The bean ground “got pretty dry over the summer,” said Thronson. “We’ll probably need a couple of days of sun to get going again,” he said. Thronson hoped to take a sample of the beans after a few days and then re-start combining Oct. 2 or 3. As for corn, Thronson took a few cobs of corn from one of his fields; they were “pretty nice cobs.” The corn is dented and “coming along better than I thought,” he said. “Still a chance we can get some or most of it off this fall.” The harvest crew includes: Thronson; his dad, Lloyd, driving combine; and his mom, Vicki, driving grain cart. His great uncle also is helping drive the grain cart. Beans are Thronson’s top priority now, but corn will be combined soon. He expects that there will be a “pretty good break after beans, about a month before we can combine corn.” Thronson is glad harvest is underway and said he’s “happy about where we are.”

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The Wiltses Herman, Minn.

Things are in full harvest swing for Dennis Wilts. The Land spoke with him on Sept. 29 as he had already begun combining soybeans and was preparing for sugar beet harvest to begin Oct. 1. As for how the beans are faring, Wilts said, “They vary a lot in yield.” “We should end up with a pretty average crop,” he said. “It’s probably a little better than expected.”

The Thronsons ❖ Gary, Minn ❖ Norman-Mahnomen Counties corn, soybeans and wheat

The Wiltses ❖ Herman, Minn ❖ Stevens County corn, soybeans, wheat and sugar beets

The Hoffmans ❖ New Ulm, Minn ❖ Brown County dairy cattle, corn, soybeans and alfalfa

The Hagens ❖ Lake Mills, Iowa ❖ Winnebago County corn and soybeans

Bean harvest has gone so smoothly, Wilts said, that “we’re about caught up with what’s dry.” Equipment and machinery have done their job, making it go “pretty good so far.” Dennis Wilts Wilts said he could start bringing beets to the piler at 2 a.m. on Oct. 2. He planned on loading the trucks with beets the evening of Oct. 1. It will take an estimated two weeks to get the beets lifted. The crop “varied a lot,” which leads Wilts to believe that it “may be a below-average crop.” The beets yielded 12-24 tons per acre during pre-lift. Beets and bean harvest most likely will be going on at the same time on the Wilts farms. “If the weather stays nice we should be able to do both of them,” he said. Wilts believes that his corn won’t be ready for harvest until mid-October. “That’s behind,” said Wilts. He usually begins corn harvest at the beginning of October, but he said this “warm weather is really helping the corn.” As for this busy time of year known as harvest, Wilts said he “enjoys it.” “It’s nice to bring some money in instead of paying bills all the time,” he said. Seeing some green this time of year isn’t necessarily such a bad thing.

The Hoffmans New Ulm, Minn.

When The Land caught up with Don Hoffman on Oct. 1 he was chopping earlage — something he had never done before on his farm. Don Hoffman There’s always a first time for everything and with lower corn prices and the added cost of drying the corn, Hoffman decided 2014 was the year to do earlage. “It’s a painful process,” Hoffman said. This was due to the 10-mile distance between the field and where the bagging was taking place. Hoffman said he is “making 200-foot bags of earlage.” He finished with corn silage on Sept. 25 and reported that the chopping “went smooth, moisture was good, tonnage was good.” As for the earlage, only time will tell if Hoffman does earlage again at his farm. Early December, he will start feeding the earlage to the cows. If the cows like it, he said he’ll do it again and store it in a bunker instead of the bags. Hoffman said the earlage “looks like very nice feed.” “I could even eat it without ranch dressing,” he joked. Hoffman made some dietary changes for the cows and that seems to have improved milking.

“The cows are starting to milk a little better in the past few weeks,” he said. As for the soybean harvest, Hoffman has 50 acres of beans that his brothers combine. He said his brothers have taken some out, and that the beans “look kind of good.” He knows that time is getting short to harvest the crops. “The window to get things done is getting small,” said Hoffman.

The Hagens Lake Mills, Iowa

Soybean harvest is underway for Jim Hagen. The Land spoke with Hagen on Sept. 29 as he was waiting to get back in the combine to con- Jim Hagen tinue harvest. “I took 120 acres of beans off this weekend,” he said. It was “foggy this morning, too damp” to be in the field, he said, but the beans have been “good” so far. Harvest is about right on time, though he said “these are early beans;the rest aren’t ready yet.” “Most of the rest of the beans will be ready next week,” said Hagen. The same can’t be said for his brand new combine — he said he’s “getting a few bugs out.” “Not one hour on the combine, the hydraulic pump blew,” said Hagen. It was quickly fixed, however, and harvest resumed. Hagen said he hoped to “try to do all the beans before starting corn.” He estimated that the corn is still at 25 percent moisture. He expects it will take two weeks to combine the beans, then he’ll start on the corn. Once the beans are off the field Hagen will put the fertilizer on. The Hagen harvest crew includes Hagen’s father, Gordon, and a couple of guys that help out part-time. Hagen understands that keeping “busy on beans, keeps you out of corn.” Leaving the corn to dry down more will help the bottom line in the end. That’s music to a farmer’s ears. ❖

Look for the next From the Fields update in your Oct. 31 issue

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New farm bill program details, timelines released In late September, the • Now until Feb. 28, U.S. Department of Agricul2015 — Landowners make ture released a few more final decisions on updating details regarding the timeFSA payment yields and lines and procedures for reallocating crop base acres sign-up for the new farm on each FSA farm unit. program, which is part of • Nov. 17, 2014 to March the Commodity Title of the 31, 2015 — Producers com“Agricultural Act of 2014” plete the farm program (the new farm bill). The new choice on each farm unit, farm program will be in FARM PROGRAMS and potentially on each eligiplace for the 2014 to 2018 ble crop. Farm program By Kent Thiesse crop years for all eligible choices include the Price crops under the Commodity Loss Coverage, AgriculTitle of the farm bill, tural Risk Coverageincluding corn, soyCounty, or Agricultural beans, wheat and other Risk Coverage-Individcrops. Some of the farm program analy- ual Coverage programs. All farm prosis tools that are being developed by gram payments will be made on the various land-grant universities, in basis of crop base acres. Any potential cooperation with the USDA Farm Ser- 2014 farm program payments will not vice Agency, are also now available to occur until October 2015. producers and landowners. USDA has clarified who will be makUSDA has announced two timelines ing the various farm program choices. for farm program sign-up at local FSA Landowners will make the final decioffices:

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sions at local FSA offices on updating FSA program yields and reallocating crop base acres for each FSA farm unit. If a producer is an owner/operator, they would make the decision on that FSA farm unit. If an FSA farm unit is under a cash rental agreement, the producer would need to work with landowner in order to have input on the final decision. If there are multiple landowners involved on an FSA farm unit, they must agree on updating FSA program yields or reallocating crop base acres. USDA also clarified that producers, not landowners, will make the final five-year farm program choice between PLC, ARC-CO and ARC-IC for the 2014-18 crop years, which is different than some earlier reports. All producers involved in a farm unit will need to agree on the farm program choice. Landowners with crop-share rental agreement are considered producers by FSA. Landlords with cash rental agreements will not be required to sign-off on the farm program decision. In cases, where there is a switch of producers from 2014 to 2015, the producer listed at the FSA office on the farm unit at

the time of farm program sign-up would make the program choice. If no farm program choice is made by the sign-up deadline, the farm unit will be enrolled in the PLC program for 201518, and there will be no farm program payments for the 2014 crop year. Making the five-year farm program choice for the PLC, ARC-CO or ARC-IN program does not automatically enroll producers in the farm program for each year. Producers will still need to make an annual enrollment of eligible crop base acres into the farm program at local FSA offices, even though they will not be able to change their five-year farm program choice, or adjust the five-year decision on crop base acres or FSA payment yields. Following is some information on the choices that landowners and producers will need to make during the farm program sign-up times in the coming months. Reallocation of crop base acres All farm program payments for both the new ARC and the PLC programs will be calculated on crop base acres, rather than on year-to-year planted See PROGRAMS, pg. 23

Producers, landowners have big decisions to make PLC program, but not for the ARC-CO or the ARC-IC program options. However, it may be a wise choice to update the FSA program yields for eligible program crops on FSA farm units where there is an advantage, as these updated yields may be carried forward for future farm programs beyond 2018. The opportunity to update FSA payment yields has not been made available since 2002, and if the program yields were not updated in the 2002 counter-cyclical program, the current payment yields are the “direct payment yields,” which date back to the early 1980s. If no decision on is made on updating FSA payment yields by the sign-up deadline, the current FSA payment yields will remain in place for the 2014-18 crop years.

purchase additional county-based crop insurance coverage above their existing insurance coverage, up to a maximum of 86 percent insurance coverage. For example, if a producer normally carries 80 percent individual crop insurance coverage for a crop, they could purchase an additional six percent SCO insurance coverage on eligible crops, which are planted on FSA farm units that are enrolled in the PLC farm program. ARC-CO program The ARC-CO program is based on actual county crop revenue (yield and price) for each crop, which is compared to average benchmark county crop revenue for each crop, in order to determine potential ARC-CO program payments for each crop. Benchmark

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year, as all payments are on the basis of crop base acres on a FSA farm unit. ARC-IC program The ARC-IC program operates very similar to the ARC-CO program, but combines the five-year “weighted” revenue (actual farm yields times MYA) for all crops on a farm unit for the previous five years, in order to calculate benchmark revenue for the FSA farm unit, rather than the crop-specific approach used in the ARC-CO program. The “weighting” is done on the basis of the percentage of crop base acres on a FSA farm unit. The maximum payments in ARC-IC program are also limited to 10 percent of the “weighted” benchmark revenue for the farm, with potential payments made on only 65 percent of crop base acres, as compared to 85 percent with the ARC-CO program. The ARC-IC proFarm program resources available gram must include all eligible farm • FSA ARC/PLC website — www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc program crops on a FSA farm unit, • The University of Illinois FarmDoc Farm Bill Toolbox — www.farmdoc.illinois.edu/farmbilltoolbox with no option for either the PLC or • The University of Missouri Food & Ag Policy Center — www.fapri.missouri.edu ARC-CO programs on specific crops. • Texas A&M Ag & Food Policy Center — www.afpc.tamu.edu Bottom line The basic commodity farm programs Several other state universities will be working with their state FSA offices to develop new farm in the new farm bill are being impleprogram educational tools and information for their particular states. There will likely be several mented by USDA for the 2014 crop educational meetings and webinars in the coming months. year, so producers and land owners will have some big decisions to make PLC program revenues and potential ARC payments in the coming months. The good news Producers will have a one-time choice for the ARC-CO program will be deter- are that all sign-up deadlines are well between the ARC-CO program, and the mined by county-level yields. The most into 2015, so there is some time to PLC program, for each eligible crop, on recent county five-year average yield review the all the information and run each individual FSA farm unit. The for a crop, dropping the highest and various scenarios on spreadsheets PLC program is based on established lowest yields, will be used to calculate before making the final farm program crop reference prices for eligible crop the ARC-CO benchmark yield for a decisions. It is important to remember commodities, which will be in place for crop. The most recent five-year MYA that all farm program decisions are for the 2014-18 crop years. Following crop prices, again dropping the highest and five years from the 2014-18 crop years. reference prices for common crops lowest prices, will be used to calculate A “no decision” on reallocating crop raised in the Upper Midwest: the ARC-CO benchmark price for a • Corn = $3.70 per bushel crop. The calculated benchmark county base acres and FSA payment yields will • Soybeans = $8.40 per bushel yield times the benchmark MYA price result in continuation of the existing base acres and payment yields for 2014-18. A • Wheat = $5.50 per bushel will be the annual county benchmark “no decision” on the farm program choice revenue for a crop in a given year. The PLC program payments will be made if on a FSA farm unit will result in that the 12-month market year average price county benchmark yields, prices, and farm unit being in the PLC program for revenues are adjusted each year. falls below the established reference 2015-18, with no farm program coverage price for a given crop. The marketing The ARC-CO program guarantee for or payments for the 2014 crop year. period for the 12-month MYA price for a given crop is 86 percent of the calcuThis could be a very costly mistake corn and soybeans is Sept. 1 in the year lated county benchmark revenue for for Upper Midwest producers, as farm that the crop was produced until Aug. 31 that year. ARC-CO payments for a program payments appear likely for of the following year. The MYA year for given crop will occur when the actual both corn and soybeans for 2014, given wheat and other small grain crops is county revenue (county yield times current MYA price estimates for 2014June 1 to May 31. PLC payments would MYA price) falls below the annual 15. Not making the correct base acre, be made in October of the year following county revenue guarantee for that crop production, and will be made on 85 crop. The maximum ARC-CO payments payment yield, or farm program choice could potentially result in loss of signifpercent of eligible crop base acres for a are 10 percent of the county benchgiven crop. PLC payments can occur even mark revenue per acre for a crop. Any icant ARC or PLC payments for corn if an eligible crop is not raised in a partic- potential ARC-CO payments would be and soybeans in 2014 and 2015, as well as potential payments in future years. ular year on a FSA farm unit. made in October of the year following crop production, and would be paid on Kent Thiesse is a government farm proProducers choosing the PLC program 85 percent of eligible crop base acres grams analyst and a vice president at will also have the option to purchase the for a given crop. ARC-CO payments can MinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal, Minn. 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PROGRAMS, from pg. 22 crop acres. Landowners will be given a one-time opportunity to update crop base acres on a FSA farm unit, based on the average planted acres from 2009-12, or they can choose to continue with the crop base acres that existed under the last farm bill. The total reallocated crop base acres for 2014-18 can not exceed the total crop base acres that existed in the 2013 farm program. Many farm operators planted more corn from 2009-12, so there may be an opportunity to increase corn base acres on some FSA farm units. Landowners and producers should have received a listing of existing crop base acres and reported planted acres for 2009-12 from the FSA in late July or early August. Any errors in the data should be reported to their local FSA office as soon as possible. If no decision on reallocation of crop base acres is made by the sign-up deadline, or if there is not agreement on the choice, the crop base acres that existed for 2013 will remain in place for the 2014-18 crop years. Updating farm program payment yields Producers and landowners also have a choice of keeping their existing counter-cyclical payment yields on a farm unit from the previous farm program, or updating the FSA payment yields. Updated yields will be made on crop specific basis, and will be 90 percent of the five-year (2008-12) average crop yields for each eligible crop on a farm unit. FSA has issued a form titled “Price Loss Coverage Yield Worksheet” (CCC-859) which will be used as a worksheet for potentially updating FSA payment yields. On Form CCC859, the crop yield for each year (200812) that a particular eligible crop was raised is listed. Only the years that the crop was raised on a particular farm unit are considered for the yield update. For example, if corn was only raised in only three years, only those years are used in calculations. Landowners with cash rented land will likely need to work with their farm operators in order the get the yield data for 2008-12. Producers and landowners will need to reveal the source of the yield data used on Form CCC-859; however, it does appear that crop insurance yield data through the Risk Management Agency will be acceptable for acceptable yield verification. All reported yields used to update FSA payment yields will be subject to USDA audits at a later date. The FSA payment yields will be used for payment calculations for the new

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JD 9620, '04, 3835 hrs ..........................................................$167,900 JD 9560RT, '12, 660 hrs ........................................................$335,000 JD 9560RT, '12, 990 hrs ........................................................$309,500 JD 9560RT, '12, 1035 hrs ......................................................$319,500 JD 9400T, '01, 5500 hrs ..........................................................$99,500 JD 9400, '98, 7865 hrs ............................................................$84,500 JD 9330, 435 hrs ....................................................................$239,500 JD 9200, '98, 5130 hrs ............................................................$81,900 JD 8570, '93, 3600 hrs ............................................................$65,900 JD 8450, '84, 6460 hrs ............................................................$29,500 NH 9682, '98, 6545 hrs ............................................................$74,500 NH 9682, '96, 4965 hrs ............................................................$69,900 NH 9020, '10, 580 hrs ............................................................$159,500

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CIH 600 Quad, '13, 500 hrs ....................................................$366,500 CIH 600 Quad, '12, 1135 hrs ..................................................$335,000 CIH 600 Quad, '12, 1545 hrs ..................................................$325,000 CIH 600 Quad, '11, 840 hrs ....................................................$339,900 CIH 600 Quad, '11, 720 hrs ....................................................$339,900 CIH 600 Quad, '11, 925 hrs ....................................................$299,500 CIH 600 Quad, '11, 935 hrs ....................................................$339,000 CIH 600 Quad, '11, 1270 hrs ..................................................$338,500 CIH 550 Quad, '13, 485 hrs ....................................................$339,500 CIH 550 Quad, '11, 630 hrs ....................................................$334,900 CIH 550 Quad, '11, 1070 hrs ..................................................$315,000 CIH 535 Quad, '10, 1045 hrs ..................................................$289,000 CIH 535 Quad, '10, 1775 hrs ..................................................$275,000 CIH 535 Quad, '08, 1785 hrs ..................................................$265,000 CIH 535 Quad, '07, 1955 hrs ..................................................$271,500 CIH 530 Steiger, '07, 2400 hrs................................................$199,000 CIH 500 Quad, '11, 1070 hrs ..................................................$300,000 CIH 485 Quad, '10, 1425 hrs ..................................................$225,000 CIH 485 Steiger, '10, 1600 hrs................................................$226,500 CIH 485 Quad, '08, 1930 hrs ..................................................$270,000 CIH STX480, '06, 3085 hrs ....................................................$182,500 CIH 480 RowTrac, '14, 410 hrs ..............................................$360,000 CIH STX450Q, '02, 4935 hrs ..................................................$164,500 CIH 435 Steiger, '10, 895 hrs..................................................$235,000 CIH 435 Steiger, '09, 1785 hrs................................................$199,500 CIH 435 Quad, '08, 3455 hrs ..................................................$194,500

CIH 235 Mag, '11, 700 hrs. ......$154,500

CIH 340 Mag, '11, 1755 hrs. ....$198,500

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

CIH 380 Steiger, '07, 2285 hrs...$180,000

TRACTORS 2WD

CIH 95 Farmall, '08, 680 hrs ....................................................$27,000 CIH JX65, '03, 2625 hrs ..........................................................$19,900 CIH 5130, '90, 9140 hrs ..........................................................$18,500 Case 2390, '81, 7000 hrs..........................................................$12,500 Case 970, 6255 hrs ....................................................................$7,500 IH 5088, '81, 12,890 hrs ..........................................................$15,900 IH 3488, 11000 hrs ..................................................................$25,500 IH 986, '80, 5185 hrs................................................................$13,500 IH 656, 11,045 hrs......................................................................$6,500 AC WD45 ....................................................................................$3,500 JD 7600, '94, 8000 hrs ............................................................$46,900 JD 5065E, '13, 25 hrs ..............................................................$21,000 JD 4020, '64 ..............................................................................$6,950 NH T5070, '08, 1100 hrs ..........................................................$35,500

CIH 290 Mag, '13, 410 hrs. ......$209,900

CIH 380 Steiger, '07, 2285 hrs................................................$180,000 CIH 350HD Steiger, '11, 795 hrs ............................................$195,000 CIH 335 Steiger, '11, 900 hrs..................................................$184,500 CIH STX275, 3800 hrs ............................................................$105,000 CIH 9370, '00, 6705 hrs ..........................................................$82,000 CIH 9270, '91, 7130 hrs ..........................................................$55,000 CIH 9270, '91, 1100 hrs ..........................................................$57,500 CIH 9250, '93, 3350 hrs ..........................................................$58,000 Cat 75L, '93, 6100 hrs ..............................................................$59,500 Cat 75, '92, 7290 hrs ................................................................$49,000 Challenger 755C, '10, 1535 hrs ..............................................$182,500 Challenger MT855B, '07, 4420 hrs ........................................$210,000 Challenger MT765B, '07, 1125 hrs ........................................$162,500 Ford 9480, '94, 3650 hrs ..........................................................$55,000 Ford 946, '89, 7595 hrs ............................................................$29,900 JD 9560R, '12, 320 hrs ..........................................................$320,000 JD 9620T, '06, 3485 hrs ........................................................$169,500 JD 9620, 04, 3680 hrs ............................................................$165,900

CIH JX95, '06, 3395 hrs ..........................................................$33,500 CIH CX90, '98, 4300 hrs ..........................................................$29,900 CIH 7220, '94, 10735 hrs ........................................................$59,500 CIH 7120, '92, 5740 hrs ..........................................................$57,500 CIH 7120, '88, 8000 hrs ..........................................................$44,900 Case 1570, '77, 2675 hrs..........................................................$10,500 JD 9200, '00, 4150 hrs ............................................................$96,900 JD 8345RT, '10, 1100 hrs ......................................................$231,000 JD 8345RT, '10, 1470 hrs ......................................................$225,000 JD 8335RT, '12, 1385 hrs ......................................................$239,500 JD 8320RT, '10, 905 hrs ........................................................$209,500 JD 8320RT, '10, 1600 hrs ......................................................$209,500 JD 8310R, '12, 475 hrs ..........................................................$249,900 JD 8220, '02, 2710 hrs ..........................................................$125,000 NH 9680, '94, 4855 hrs ............................................................$53,900 NH T8040, '10, 1110 hrs ........................................................$169,500 NH T8010, '08, 2020 hrs ........................................................$119,500 NH 8.360, '11, 2050 hrs ........................................................$180,000 NH T7.210, '11, 740 hrs ........................................................$117,500 NH T5.115, '13, 20 hrs ............................................................$64,900 White 6144F, '95, 940 hrs ........................................................$44,500

CIH 8230, '13, 320 hrs. ..........$342,500 CIH 8230, '13, 320 hrs ..........................................................$342,500 CIH 8230, '13, 665 hrs ..........................................................$295,000 CIH 8230, '13, 850 hrs ..........................................................$279,500 CIH 8230, '12, 500 hrs ..........................................................$314,900 CIH 8230, '12, 750 hrs ..........................................................$278,500 CIH 8230T, '12, 1000 hrs........................................................$341,000 CIH 8120, '10, 820 hrs ..........................................................$268,500 CIH 8120, '10, 1215 hrs ........................................................$240,000 CIH 8120, '10, 1275 hrs ........................................................$239,500 CIH 8120, '09, 1195 hrs ........................................................$235,900 CIH 8120, '09, 1415 hrs ........................................................$229,500 CIH 8010, '08, 1480 hrs ........................................................$179,900 CIH 8010, '06, 1945 hrs ........................................................$168,500 CIH 8010, '06, 2125 hrs ........................................................$149,900 CIH 8010, '05, 2260 hrs ........................................................$144,900 CIH 7230, '13, 395 hrs ..........................................................$285,900 CIH 7230, '13, 495 hrs ..........................................................$294,500

CIH JX65, '03, 2625 hrs. ..........$19,900

CIH 400 Steiger, ‘12, 475 hrs. ....$239,500

CIH 290 Mag, '13, 410 hrs......................................................$209,900 CIH 290 Mag, '11, 960 hrs......................................................$179,500 CIH 290 Mag, '11, 1760 hrs....................................................$169,500 CIH MX285, '04, 4955 hrs ......................................................$106,000 CIH MX285, '04, 7300 hrs ........................................................$87,500 CIH MX255, '05, 1870 hrs ......................................................$115,900 CIH MX270, '01, 3200 hrs ........................................................$94,900 CIH MX270, '99, 5030 hrs ........................................................$69,900 CIH MX240, '00, 9295 hrs ........................................................$67,500 CIH MX240, '99, 6970 hrs ........................................................$63,500 CIH 235 Mag, '13, 265 hrs......................................................$179,900 CIH 235 Mag, '13, 675 hrs......................................................$179,500 CIH 235 Mag, '11, 700 hrs......................................................$154,500 CIH 225 Mag, '12, 325 hrs......................................................$149,500 CIH MX200, '99, 8900 hrs ........................................................$69,500 CIH 190 Mag, '11, 2100 hrs....................................................$115,000 CIH 190 Mag, '09, 3740 hrs....................................................$109,500 CIH 180 Mag, '13, 1930 hrs....................................................$124,500 CIH MX170, '98, 10295 hrs ......................................................$44,500 CIH 200 Puma, '11, 435 hrs ..................................................$139,500 CIH 165 Puma, '10, 5185 hrs ..................................................$62,900 CIH MX135, '97, 1545 hrs ........................................................$65,000 CIH 125 Maxxum, '11, 1190 hrs ..............................................$89,000

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COMBINES Continued

COMBINES CIH 9230T, '13, 205 hrs..........................................................$381,500 CIH 9120, '12, 535 hrs ..........................................................$292,900 CIH 9120, '11, 605 hrs ..........................................................$274,900 CIH 9120T, '11, 650 hrs..........................................................$318,900 CIH 9120, '11, 765 hrs ..........................................................$258,900 CIH 9120T, '11, 1095 hrs........................................................$306,900 CIH 8230, '13, 285 hrs ..........................................................$335,500

CIH 340 Mag, '13, 560 hrs......................................................$234,000 CIH 340 Mag, '13, 950 hrs......................................................$225,000 CIH 340 Mag, '13, 955 hrs......................................................$225,000 CIH 340 Mag, '12, 750 hrs......................................................$225,000

CIH 340 Mag, '11, 1755 hrs....................................................$198,500 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 1780 hrs....................................................$199,000 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 1975 hrs....................................................$197,500 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 2125 hrs....................................................$196,500 CIH 335 Mag, '11, 900 hrs......................................................$192,500 CIH 335 Mag, '08, 3600 hrs....................................................$144,900 CIH 335 Mag, '08, 925 hrs......................................................$144,900 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 200 hrs......................................................$234,500 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 815 hrs......................................................$210,000 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 935 hrs......................................................$210,000 CIH 315 Mag, '12, 1560 hrs....................................................$190,000 CIH 315 Mag, '11, 1440 hrs....................................................$172,500 CIH 310 Mag, '14, 35 hrs........................................................$214,900 CIH 305 Mag, '10, 4545 hrs....................................................$145,500 CIH 305 Mag, '09, 1695 hrs....................................................$169,500 CIH 305 Mag, '09, 1940 hrs....................................................$164,500 CIH MX305, '06, 2785 hrs ......................................................$129,500 CIH 290 Mag, '14, 685 hrs......................................................$199,000 CIH 290 Mag, '14, 160 hrs......................................................$209,900 CIH 290 Mag, '13, 375 hrs......................................................$172,500

NO. MANKATO, 507-387-551

Kawasaki 650, '06, 600 hrs ........................................................$4,500 Kubota RTV1100CWXH, '12, 105 hrs ......................................$17,900 Kubota RTV1100CW, '09, 340 hrs ............................................$17,800 Kubota RTV1100, '08, 105 hrs..................................................$15,500 Kubota RTV1100, '08, 1590 hrs................................................$11,250 Kubota RTV1100, '07, 850 hrs..................................................$14,250 NH 125 Rustler, '11, 155 hrs ......................................................$8,750 Polaris Ranger 800EFI, '13 ......................................................$11,975 Polaris Ranger 800EFI, '08, 1745 hrs ........................................$7,999 Polaris 500HO, '00, 2340 miles ..................................................$4,995

TRACTORS AWD/MFD CIH 550 Quad, ‘11, 1090 hrs. ....$315,000

COMPACT TRACTORS/RTV’s Continued

W 3

CIH 2588, '08, 1450 hrs. ........$ CIH 6130, '13, 515 hrs ............................................... CIH 6130, '13, 525 hrs ............................................... CIH 6088, '12, 695 hrs ............................................... CIH 6088, '11, 375 hrs ............................................... CIH 6088, '11, 590 hrs ............................................... CIH 6088, '11, 740 hrs ............................................... CIH 6088, '09, 980 hrs ............................................... CIH 2588, '08, 1450 hrs ............................................. CIH 2588, '08, 1800 hrs ............................................. CIH 2588, '07, 1800 hrs ............................................. CIH 2577, '08, 1590 hrs ............................................. CIH 2388, '05, 2365 hrs ............................................. CIH 2388, '05, 2505 hrs ............................................. CIH 2388, '05, 3110 hrs ............................................. CIH 2388, '03, 2425 hrs ............................................. CIH 2388, '03, 2920 hrs ............................................. CIH 2388, '03, 3500 hrs ............................................. CIH 2388, '02, 3035 hrs ............................................. CIH 2388, '01, 2940 hrs ............................................. CIH 2388, '01, 3005 hrs ............................................. CIH 2388, '99, 4700 hrs ............................................. CIH 2388, '99, 4750 hrs ............................................. CIH 2388, '98, 3295 hrs ............................................. CIH 2388, '98, 5110 hrs ............................................. CIH 2366, '04, 2025 hrs ............................................. CIH 2366, '02, 1920 hrs ............................................. CIH 2366, '02, 2450 hrs ............................................. CIH 2366, '98, 3445 hrs ............................................. CIH 2188, '97, 3805 hrs ............................................. CIH 2188, '96, 3025 hrs ............................................. CIH 2188, '96, 3970 hrs ............................................. CIH 2188, '95, 4285 hrs ............................................. CIH 2188, '95, 4590 hrs ............................................. CIH 1688, '94, 2715 hrs ............................................. CIH 1688, '94, 4465 hrs ............................................. CIH 1688, '93, 3320 hrs ............................................. CIH 1680, '92, 4375 hrs ............................................. CIH 1680, '91, 3760 hrs ............................................. CIH 1680, '91, 4045 hrs ............................................. CIH 1680, '91, 5090 hrs ............................................. CIH 1680, '90, 4415 hrs ............................................. CIH 1640, '92, 3300 hrs ............................................. CIH 1620, '91, 1495 hrs ............................................. IH 1460, '81, 3655 hrs................................................. IH 1440, '79, 4950 hrs................................................. JD 9870, '09, 1430 hrs ............................................... JD 9860STS, '07, 1870 hrs ......................................... JD 9760STS, '07, 1975 hrs ......................................... JD 9750, '03, 2320 hrs ............................................... JD 9570, '08, 1555 hrs ...............................................

DRAPER HEADS, BEAN/CORN CIH 7230, '12, 570 hrs. ..........$268,900

COMPACT TRACTORS/RTV’s

CIH 7230, '12, 570 hrs ..........................................................$268,900 CIH 7230, '12, 685 hrs ..........................................................$277,900 CIH 7120, '10, 1205 hrs ........................................................$219,900 CIH 7120, '10, 1765 hrs ........................................................$203,500 CIH 7120, '09, 1230 hrs ........................................................$225,900 CIH 7120, '09, 1375 hrs ........................................................$212,500 CIH 7120, '09, 1715 hrs ........................................................$209,500 CIH 7088, '09, 1380 hrs ........................................................$197,900 CIH 7010, '07, 1560 hrs ........................................................$179,900 CIH 6130, '13, 385 hrs ..........................................................$253,000 CIH 6130, '13, 390 hrs ..........................................................$259,900

Cub Cadet 6284, '07, 245 hrs ....................................................$8,875 Ford 1700, 935 hrs ....................................................................$6,950 JD 5083E, '12, 345 hrs ............................................................$36,900 JD 4720, '06, 1225 hrs ............................................................$28,900 JD 2305, 495 hrs ........................................................................$8,975 JD 855, '96, 2030 hrs ................................................................$8,900 JD 855, '95, 1275 hrs ..............................................................$10,900 Kubota B750HSD, '02, 1310 hrs ................................................$8,900 Kubota B3000HSDC, '11, 315 hrs ............................................$25,750 Kubota B2710HSD, '04, 1070 hrs ............................................$13,900 Kubota B2620, '12, 45 hrs ........................................................$16,500 Kubota B2620, '10, 85 hrs ........................................................$16,400 Kubota B2320HSD, '11, 125 hrs ..............................................$25,300 Kubota BX2650HSDC, '13, 55 hrs ............................................$34,500 Kubota BX2620HSD, '13, 10 hrs ..............................................$11,900 Kubota BX2230, '04, 410 hrs......................................................$8,395 Kubota BX2230, '04, 1985 hrs....................................................$6,500 Kubota L5740HSTC, '08, 1050 hrs ..........................................$33,500 Kubota L5740HSTC, '07, 630 hrs ............................................$34,900 Kubota L3540HSTC, '10, 280 hrs ............................................$26,100 MF 1533, '06, 955 hrs ..............................................................$19,900 NH TC30, '02, 775 hrs ..............................................................$13,900 Artic Cat 700EFI, '11, 1120 hrs ................................................$16,500 Coleman HS500, '13, 85 hrs ......................................................$7,900

CIH 6088, '11, 590 hrs. ..........$205,000

(2) MacDon FD70, 40' Draper..................................sta (2) MacDon FD70, 35' Draper..................................sta MacDon 974, 35' Draper ............................................. (7) CIH 2162, 40' Draper ........................................sta (5) CIH 2162, 35' Draper ........................................sta CIH 3020, 35' Beanhead ............................................. CIH 3020, 30' Beanhead ............................................. (3) CIH 2062, 36' Beanhead ....................................sta (12) CIH 2020, 35' Beanhead ..................................sta (6) CIH 2020, 30' Beanhead ....................................sta (34) CIH 1020, 30' Beanhead ....................................st (7) CIH 1020, 25' Beanhead ......................................st (3) CIH 1020, 22.5' Beanhead....................................st CIH 1020, 20' Beanhead ............................................. Gleaner 525, 25' Beanhead ......................................... JD 930F, 30' Beanhead................................................. JD 930, 30' Beanhead ................................................. (5) JD 635, 35' Beanhead ........................................sta (3) JD 630F, 30' Beanhead ......................................sta (2) CIH 3412, 12R30 Cornhead ..............................sta (2) CIH 3408 Cornhead............................................sta CIH 3208, 8R30 Cornhead ........................................... (9) CIH 2612 Cornhead............................................sta (12) CIH 2608, 8R30 Cornhead ..............................sta CIH 2606C Cornhead ................................................... CIH 2408, 8R30 Cornhead ........................................... CIH 2212 Cornhead ..................................................... (2) CIH 2208 Cornhead............................................sta CIH 2206, 6R30 Cornhead ........................................... (2) CIH 12R22 Cornhead ........................................sta (12) CIH 1083 Cornhead............................................st (8) CIH 1063 Cornhead..............................................st (2) CIH 1044 Cornhead..............................................st IH 963, 6R30 Cornhead ............................................... IH 863, 6R30 Cornhead ............................................... (2) IH 844, 4R36 Cornhead........................................st Agco 836 Cornhead .....................................................

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GLENCOE, MN 320-864-5531

ALDEN, MN 507-874-3400 DRAPER, BEAN/CORN HEADS Cont.

$169,900

HEADS

JD 7500, '04, 2840 hrs. ..........$145,000 Claas RU450XTRA Cornhead ....................................................$42,000 (4) Claas RU450 Cornhead ......................................starting at $26,000 JD 690 Cornhead ......................................................................$98,500 (2) Claas 6 Row Cornhead ......................................starting at $15,500 JD 688 Cornheaad ....................................................................$24,500 JD 686, 6R30 Cornhead............................................................$39,500 JD 678, 8R30 Cornhead............................................................$62,500 JD 3R30 Cornhead......................................................................$3,200 Kemper 6008 Cornhead ............................................................$51,500 (2) Kemper 4500 Cornhead ....................................starting at $19,500 NH RI450 Cornhead ..................................................................$32,000 NH 360N6 Cornhead ................................................................$16,900 NH 3PN Cornhead ......................................................................$8,500

FALL TILLAGE

Claas 960, '12, 825 hrs. ..........$334,000 Claas 980, '09, 1055 hrs ........................................................$285,000 Claas 980, '09, 1860 hrs ........................................................$275,000 Claas 980, '08, 2730 hrs ........................................................$220,000 Claas 980, '08, 1145 hrs ........................................................$289,000 Claas 970, '08, 1875 hrs ........................................................$239,000 Claas 960, '12, 825 hrs ..........................................................$334,000 Claas 960, '10, 1950 hrs ........................................................$275,000 Claas 960, '09, 1650 hrs ........................................................$285,000 Claas 960, '08, 3710 hrs ........................................................$185,000 Claas 900, '09, 1880 hrs ........................................................$239,000 Claas 900, '08, 4000 hrs ........................................................$149,500 Claas 900, '05, 3240 hrs ........................................................$198,000 Claas 900, '01, 3975 hrs ........................................................$118,000 Claas 900, '01, 4200 hrs ........................................................$125,000 Claas 880, '99, 4720 hrs ..........................................................$74,000 Claas 880, '96, 1285 hrs ..........................................................$78,000 Claas 870, '07, 1875 hrs ........................................................$172,500 Claas 870, '03, 2865 hrs ........................................................$168,500 Claas 870, '03, 2900 hrs ........................................................$156,000 Claas 860, '00, 5100 hrs ..........................................................$79,900 JD 7800, '05, 3870 hrs ..........................................................$149,500 JD 7780, '13, 365 hrs ............................................................$356,000 JD 7500, '04, 2840 hrs ..........................................................$145,000 NH FX58, '01, 3665 hrs ............................................................$69,900 NH FX38, '01, 2120 hrs ............................................................$78,000 (2) CIH FXH300 PT Forg Harv..................................starting at $31,000 Gehl CB1265 PT Forg Harv ........................................................$5,000 Gehl CB1060 PT Forg Harv ........................................................$3,000 (2) JD 3975 PT Forg Harv........................................starting at $16,500 NH FP240 PT Forg Harv............................................................$18,500 (2) NH FP230 PT Forg Harv ....................................starting at $18,500 NH 900 Forg Harv ......................................................................$6,500 NH 890 PT Forg Harv..................................................................$2,500 Claas DD520 Disc Hayhead ......................................................$39,500 (4) Claas PU380HD Hayhead ..................................starting at $14,500 (15) Claas PU380 Hayhead ......................................starting at $12,000 Claas PU300 Hayhead ................................................................$8,900 (2) JD 645C Hayhead ..............................................starting at $19,500 (2) JD 630A, 10' Hayhead ..........................................................$8,000 NH 366W Hayhead......................................................................$8,500 NH 355W Hayhead......................................................................$8,000 NH 340W Hayhead......................................................................$5,000 CIH HDX3R Cornhead ................................................................$9,500 (6) Claas Orbis 900 Cornhead................................starting at $110,000 (5) Claas Orbis 750 Cornhead..................................starting at $73,000 (4) Claas Orbis 600 Cornhead..................................starting at $59,000 (12) Claas RU600, 8R30 Cornhead..........................starting at $15,500

CIH 870, 26' Subsoiler ............ $82,500 (5) CIH 870, 26' Subsoiler ......................................starting at $75,500 (19) CIH 870, 22' Subsoiler ....................................starting at $56,500 (11) CIH 870, 18' Subsoiler ....................................starting at $55,000 CIH 870, 14' Subsoiler..............................................................$41,500 CIH MRX690 Subsoiler ............................................................$22,900 CIH 9300 Subsoiler ..................................................................$43,500 CIH 6750, 7 Shank Subsoiler ....................................................$17,500 CIH 2500 Subsoiler ....................................................................$8,500 (5) CIH 730B Subsoiler............................................starting at $13,425 (18) CIH 730C Subsoiler..........................................starting at $23,000 (3) CIH 530B Subsoiler............................................starting at $14,500 DMI 730B, 7 Shank Subsoiler ..................................................$17,500 (3) DMI 730, 17.5' Subsoiler .................................. starting at $10,500 DMI 530B Subsoiler..................................................................$16,900 (3) DMI 530, 12.5' Subsoiler ..................................starting at $13,900 DMI Turbo T Subsoiler................................................................$3,900 Brillion LCS5-2 Subsoiler..........................................................$10,900 JD 2700, '13, 9S24 Subsoiler ..................................................$37,500 JD 2720, 22.5' Fld Cult ............................................................$67,000 (2) JD 2700, '12, 9S24 Subsoiler ............................starting at $35,900 JD 2700, '07, 9S24 Subsoiler ..................................................$20,100 JD 2700, '05, 9S24 Subsoiler ..................................................$21,300 JD 2700, '04, 9S24 Subsoiler ..................................................$20,900 JD 2700, '01, 9S24 Subsoiler ..................................................$18,820

CIH 870, 22' Subsoiler..............$73,500

TEC

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

arting at $49,900 arting at $59,900 .............$38,500 arting at $52,500 arting at $58,900 .............$39,500 .............$29,500 arting at $32,900 arting at $22,500 arting at $16,500 tarting at $5,900 tarting at $4,900 tarting at $4,900 ...............$3,500 ...............$8,250 ...............$8,900 ...............$5,400 arting at $16,500 arting at $19,900 arting at $58,500 arting at $35,900 .............$42,900 arting at $64,900 arting at $49,500 .............$53,000 .............$37,500 .............$39,500 arting at $26,500 .............$19,500 arting at $17,500 tarting at $5,500 tarting at $7,000 tarting at $5,000 ...............$5,000 ...............$3,950 tarting at $2,200 .............$15,995

FORAGE EQUIPMENT Bob Joubert • East - (507) 402-3147 Randy Olmscheid • West - (320) 583-6014

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The following market analysis is for the week ending Oct. 10. CORN — Corn staged a rally this week as harvest was slow to accelerate, funds put their buying shoes on, and corn/bean spreading was noted. From the low on Oct. 1 until the Oct. 10 crop report, December corn recovered 30 cents of the previous two month’s losses. The report and forecast for clearer harvest weather stopped corn in its tracks. For the week, December corn was 10 3⁄4 cents higher to settle at $3.34 per bushel. The U.S. Department of Agriculture updated 2014-15 balance PHYLLIS NYSTROM CHS Hedging Inc. sheets reduced both planted St. Paul acres by 756,000 acres to 90.9 million acres, a cut that was smaller than trade expectations. Harvested acres were reduced 742,000 acres to 83.1 million acres. The fresh yield estimate reflected an increase of 2.5 bushels per acre to 174.2 bu./acre, slightly less than the 174.7 bu./acre projection, but still above the September 171.7 bu./acre figure. Minnesota’s corn yield was left unchanged at 170 bu./acre. Market chatter indicates the yield number will increase 2-4 bu./acre on the next report. This year’s corn production came in at 14.475 billion bushels, again slightly lower than the 14.5 billion bushel pre-report estimate, but 80 million bushels above the 14.395 billion bushel forecast made last month. The import line was cut 5 million bushels and the feed/residual category was increased 50 million bushels. Ending stocks for 2014-15 rose 79 million bushels to 2.081 billion bushels from 2.002 billion last

Seems little has changed in the livestock markets as the month of October gets underway. Cattle are still on an upward trend, and the hog market struggles to keep pace. The cattle market remains extremely volatile and continues to mark new highs in price each month since June. Supply is the main topic of conversation when it comes to describing the cattle market. Continued lack of animals and a relative constant demand for beef have bolstered the cattle prices for the past several months. The outlook for any major change in the supply of cattle seems very unlikely in the JOE TEALE next several months. Broker It will be the demand for beef Great Plains Commodity Afton, Minn. that will eventually be the caveat for the cattle market. Until that happens the packer will continue to be forced into paying the higher prices for live inventory despite the fact that profit margins are extremely weak to negative. The overall condition of the market remains overbought as it has for some time. This has not deterred the market from continuing the advance in prices so far. With beef cutouts appearing to solidify and finding a near-term low, a challenge of recent highs in the cutout is anticipated. It will now depend on resistance at these higher levels in the cutout to determine whether further price appreciation will be tolerated by the consumer. Since the supply of beef is well-recognized it will be the demand for beef that will obviously determine how far prices for cattle will go, and when a top in the

As we head into another harvest, there sure is a lot to think about and consider in your farming operation. The fall is always an exciting time of year as we realize the benefit of all the work that started in the spring with that first tillage pass. The very early soybean harvest results that I’ve heard are yields are above average, but as usual there’s a lot of variability. The livestock segment is about 70 percent done with their chopping of corn and tonnage appears to be average. When we look at some of the decisions in the months leading up to year-end, there may be more decisions and analyzing than you’ve ever had to do with ANDY HUNEKE your operation. First, we have a AgStar Director Agbiz & completely new farm program to Trade Credit/Leasing Northfield, Minn. navigate. There will be many tools available for you to analyze your operation and how it might fit into the options that are available. Along with your own education, if you work with landlords, there could be an education curve to inform them on the options. More details and resources will be coming to help you with your decision-making but each step will require your understanding of how your decision now will affect your possible payments from the program for the next five years. As we move through the harvest, we start to develop a pretty good idea of what our yields are and the amount of crop we will have to harvest. Of course, after filling up your own storage first, then comes deciding what you’re going to do with the crop that doesn’t fit in the bin and isn’t marketed. Do you want to store it at a commercial facility and pay storage,

See NYSTROM, pg. 29

See TEALE, pg. 29

See HUNEKE, pg. 29

Information in the above columns is the writer’s opinion. It is no way guaranteed and should not be interpreted as buy/sell advice. Futures trading always involves a certain degree of risk.

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Make informed decision, choices HUNEKE, from pg. 26 sell it and buy options to cover it, or just sell it? All of the options may make sense, but make sure you analyze the cost of carry and the current carry in the market. As I am writing this, the carry from the December 2014 to the July 2015 contract is approximately 28 ce j knts. This may make it appealing to hold the crop if you factor in basis improvement, however, with a large crop, no one knows where basis will be next spring either. Decisions, decisions. Tax planning, possible input purchases, marketing decisions and the stress of the holidays can also be added to the list of items to work on before the end of the year. With the current economics in the grain industry, many of your decisions won’t be as automatic as they were in the last four years. You’ll be asking yourself questions like, do I continue with the same fertilizing plan or back off? Do I continue with using the stacked corn varieties or do I go to a less expensive hybrid? Your tax planning strategy should already be determined as you should know if you will be deferring income into 2015. If you deferred much of your income from 2013 to 2014, at levels above the income you are generating now, how will that affect your tax situation? With the prospects of lower income, now is a good time to understand how you balance your tax liability to conserve your cash for the future. And don’t forget that you need to continue to look at other input costs, rents, machine costs and decide how you continue to adjust your expenses in the new grain economic cycle. As I said, there are so many decisions in the next few months that will have a long-term impact on your business. Take the time to make informed decisions and choices. The stress level will be increasing as we work through these issues, so be sure you’re also keeping an eye on your health and the health of your family. AgStar Financial Services is a cooperative owned by client stockholders. As part of the Farm Credit System, AgStar has served 69 counties in Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin with a wide range of financial products and services for more than 95 years. ❖

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TEALE, from pg. 26 cattle price is found. Producers should not assume that this bull market will continue indefinitely, and monitor the market to be prepared to protect inventories as needed. The hog market seems to be struggling after making a nice price recovery after taking a significant price slide. Hog numbers appear to be on the increase once again as the effects of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus are appearing to be declining. So far the demand for pork has remained fairly constant offsetting the increase in hog numbers. With the U.S. dollar strengthening over the past month the export market may contract causing a decrease in the overall demand for pork. This may further weaken the price paid for live inventory by the packer if demand weakens for any reason. The fact that pork continues to be a fair value in the protein market should continue to assist in keeping the hog market relatively competitive in comparison. Therefore, as with the beef, demand will be the main factor in the price direction for the hog market. The futures market is anticipating the decline in hog price as deferred contracts are already at a deep discount to the current lean index. This fact should alert producers to be prudent and protect inventories if the opportunity presents itself in the weeks ahead. ❖

In Argentina, the government is discussing creating a new state board to control domestic grain supplies and exports. The Argentine government depends heavily on export taxes to run the country and farmers have been reluctant sellers this year as they hold crops as a hedge against sky-rocketing inflation. Their Cabinet chief said they “will use all the tools” it has to end financial speculation by grain producers and exporters. OUTLOOK: Soybean harvest is anticipated to be 30 to 35 percent complete as of Oct. 12. The average is 55 percent, but weather should allow field work to pick up in the coming week. November’s first support is the recent $9.04 low, but we will view it as just “first” support. Resistance continues to stand at the $9.56 chart gap. ❖

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The October U.S. soybean yield was published at 47.1 bu./acre, a half bushel less than anticipated and a half bushel higher than in September. Traders are already predicting that yield numbers will go up on subsequent crop reports. Soybean planted acres were dropped 655,000 acres to 84.2 million bushels. Production at 3.927 billion bushels was close to unchanged from last month, but was nearly 50 million bushels less than pre-report guesses. The 2014-15 carryout of 450 million bushels was smaller than expected when compared to the estimate of 472 million bushels and last month’s 475 million figure. The average on-farm price was unchanged at $10 compared to last year’s $13 per bushel. World carryout of 90.67 mmt was an increase of .50 mmt from September and near the 90.7 mmt forecast. Conab published their first estimates for the 201415 Brazilian soybean crop this week. They pegged production at 90.6 mmt (mid-point of the range of estimates), well below this week’s unchanged USDA forecast of 94.0 mmt. They expect acreage to increase this coming year by 1.5 to 5.5 percent, but are using a yield that is 6 percent below trend. For corn, they are expecting a drop in acres of 1.7 to 4.6 percent for production of 77 mmt. Brazil has planted approximately 8-10 percent of their soybean crop as of Oct. 11 and will run until December. In freight news, the Surface Transportation Board will require all Class 1 railroads operating in the United States to submit weekly reports detailing the list of products shipped and physical shipping details. This takes effective Oct. 22.

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NYSTROM, from pg. 26 month and compared to the average estimate for 2.13 billion bushels. The average on-farm price fell a dime to $3.40, but is sharply lower than last year’s $4.46 average. The most significant change on the world corn balance sheet was the 2.7 million metric ton increase in EU-27 production and a 3 mmt cut to their import forecast to 7 mmt. Their import line is thought to still be too high and will likely be reduced on future reports. World ending stocks were increased from 189.9 million metric tons to 190.58 mmt, but were less than the 92 mmt expectation. The new carryout projection is the third highest ever. Weekly export sales were slightly higher than prereport estimates at 30.9 million bushels. We only need to average 25.5 million bushels per week to hit the USDA projection. Weekly ethanol production was up 20,000 barrels per day to 901,000 barrels per day while ethanol stocks were down 100,000 barrels to 18.7 million barrels. Ethanol margins have been squeezed with the drop in ethanol prices and are near their lowest since the first half of 2013. The board crush is around 50 cents per gallon. Cost, Insurance and Freight corn fell to its lowest level in two years, and we’re still not competitive into Asian markets. Export values did firm as the week ended, but we are still weak. Mexico stepped in just before the USDA crop report to buy 975.4 mmt for 2014-15 and 502.92 mmt of corn for the 2015-16 crop year, likely an end user covering needs. In total, this sale was the fourth largest ever. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has decided that effective Oct. 27 electronic livestock trading hours will be cut for lean hogs, live cattle and feeder cattle. The new hours (in central time) will be Monday from 9:05 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m. to 1:55 p.m. OUTLOOK: Harvest progress will be delayed a day until Tuesday as the government takes a Columbus Day holiday. The markets will operate normal hours on Columbus Day, Oct. 13. Corn progress is expected to be near 25 percent complete as of Oct. 12 versus the 41 percent average. Despite the price rally in December corn, the low has likely not been seen. Carries in the market are also not likely to be earned due to the massive crop. First resistance will stand at $3.48 1⁄2 per bushel with first support at $3.18 1⁄4, but $3 or less is anticipated before the crop is put away. Hedge pressure, the risk of export reductions over the next two months, and anticipated higher yield reports are expected to lend pressure to the corn market. SOYBEANS — Soybeans posted a 10 1⁄4 cent gain this week to settle at $9.22 1⁄2 per bushel, after unsuccessfully trying to fill the gap on the chart at $9.56 per bushel. The high for the week was $9.55 per bushel. Funds were net buyers for the week ahead of the Oct. 10 USDA crop report. The USDA crop report initially prompted a rally on the smaller than expected 2014-15 crop, yield and production numbers; but in the end it was difficult to get bullish with a 12.6 percent stocks-to-use ratio for the 201415 crop year. The 2013-14 balance sheet boasts a historically tight 2.7 percent stocks-to-use ratio with only a 92 million bushel carryout.

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ents in one eight-ounce servBy DICK HAGEN ing and for 25 cents that’s The Land Staff Writer really a nutritional bang for a Kids tested their athletic buck.” skills at Dairy Boot Camp at the Clay County Fair in Dairy cow numbers are holdSpencer, Iowa, in September. ing steady in Iowa even though surrounding states mostly have They ran timed obstacle decreasing numbers. courses, tossed empty milk cartons onto a target and Chris Freland Despite dairy farm numbers tested their arm strength by lifting continuing to decline, thanks to better increasing numbers of milk jugs. management of existing herds, milk Fuel Up to Play 60, a challenging pro- production is also holding steady. gram from the Midwest Dairy AssociaIowa has 1,408 dairy farms, with most tion, is designed to get youngsters to in the north, and the average herd size eat more dairy products. Kids at Dairy is about 100 cows, said Freland. Day at the Clay County Fair tested this Like other states, robotic systems in-school activity and nutrition program developed in partnership with are increasing in Iowa. On last count, Freland said 52 farms had systems in the NFL and National Dairy Council. place. A single robotic system accom“We run a Dairy Boot Camp here so modates about 65 cows on a 3 times kids can learn about nutrition from per day milking schedule. dairy products and the other food Iowa has a few dairy farms with two, groups,” said Chris Freland, Iowa even up to four robotic systems in industry relations manager for Midwest Dairy Association and associate place. Iowa dairy farmers took a hit in 2008 and 2009, which were two negadirector of Iowa Dairy Association. tive years for profits. Many dairy farmOne of Freland’s roles with the Mid- ers used up equity to stay solvent. west Dairy Association is to monitor “When milk prices started going up, the Dairy Checkoff Program which collects 15 cents per hundredweight of margins stayed tight because feed milk. The funds are used to inspire costs had increased also. So it’s just consumer confidence and increase now we’re seeing dairy farmers making up for those deficit years and that dairy product sales. is why we are now seeing some expanFreland was a dairy farmer for 13 sion of herd size amongst a few dairy years before selling out during the operations. downturn of 2008. Wanting to stay “Also dairying is looking attractive involved in the dairy industry led her to her current career as an advocate to that younger couple who sees it as for dairy producers and a promoter of a great way of life which also adds to the local economy. But I advise that dairy products. it’s a challenging career which “Early on I learned that if we pro- demands a lot of ambition and a lot of duce we must sell it,” said Freland. heart,” said Freland. “Before I think us dairy producers In her role at the Iowa State Dairy thought our function was to produce; Association, Freland is involved in once it got into a carton consumers policy and state programs that bring would buy it. young people into dairying who don’t “Today we’re learning that people have the resources to self start. don’t really care about the science and “We always have dairy farmers the nutrition of dairy products. They’re willing to eat and drink a variety of retiring and might be willing to let options out there so we have to show their dairy operation be a starting that dairy products are nature’s most point for younger couples wanting to ❖ perfect food. It has nine essential nutri- get a start,” said Freland.

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He hires both young men and women By DICK HAGEN and sees no difference in their abilities. The Land Staff Writer Hiring local school kids dates back to Dairy farmer Matt Schelling employs Schelling’s dad who started the program high school and college kids to do the in 2000. milking on his 120-cow dairy operation called Walnut Grove Dairy near Sioux “We’ve had nothing but positive expeCenter, Iowa. riences. There’s no griping. We start them at $10.50 per hour; once they get “Because it’s part-time work, it works well for us to hire high school and col- Matt Schelling through the ‘starting protocol’ which is usually no more than three to four lege kids to do the milking. It’s a shorter shift and these kids find a way to make it work weeks we move them up to $13.50 per hour. around their school schedules. It’s a great part“We have a couple that have been with us through time job for these kids,” said Schelling. their high school days and even into college. We’ve The milking schedule on the Schelling farm is got them at $15. Once out of school they’ll likely get into full-time jobs in our community but still want 4 to 6:30, a.m. and p.m. “Sounds crazy, but these kids don’t seem to to do milking with us either before they go to work, mind getting up at 3:30 a.m. to be out here or after their regular job is done,” said Schelling. When asked about incentives to keep kids milking at 4 a.m. They’re night owls anyway so milking 120 cows twice a day, Schelling chuckled. this seems to work,” he said. “We give them snacks,” he said. “When they Schelling uses a seven-year-old system that’s a double-eight herringbone. Only one of these stu- compare minimum wages in town with McDondents is doing the milking each shift. Schelling ald’s or pizza parlors they’re pleased to be out and his brother are doing the feeding and manure here earning more money. And they seem to find milking cows an enjoyable chore.” ❖ cleanup as the youth are doing the milking.

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higher-than-normal 9.75 The bleeding in the butter cents above the barrels. The continued for the third week Cheddar barrels saw a third in a row melting down week of decline, closing at another 9 cents this week, $2.10 per pound, down 7 to $2.8050 per pound, still cents on the week, but 33.50 $1.2625 per pound above a cents above a year ago. One year ago but down 25.50 car of block traded hands on cents from its record high the week and five of barrel. $3.06 hit on Sept. 19. Only one car was sold this week The blocks are down 25.25 MIELKE MARKET in the cash market. NDPSR cents from their recent WEEKLY butter averaged $3.0130, up record high of $2.45 set on 4.4 cents. By Lee Mielke Sept. 19. The barrels are down 35 cents since setting Some butter manufacturtheir new record high $2.49 on Sept. ers are using additional internal cream 22. The National Dairy Product Sales and bulk supplies, while limiting spot Report-surveyed U.S. average block ingredient purchases in light of weaker price hit $2.3838, up 0.9 cent, while the butter prices, reports Dairy Market barrels averaged $2.4764, up 4.9 cents. News. Butterfat imports and declining orders from ice cream makers have Protein and butterfat levels are suppressed cream demand, leaving increasing in milk received by some cheese manufacturers which is improv- supplies readily available. Butter proing cheese yields by one additional bar- duction rates vary, although are mostly rel per vat, reports Dairy Market News. steady as milk supplies are ample. Some manufacturers are buying nonfat Some retail buyers are delaying large dry milk and condensed skim to fortify holiday orders given the softening martheir vats. There is a growing interest ket. Purchasers are buying more on a load-to-load basis. Export orders are among manufacturers in rebuilding light. Supplies are tight with a few inventory levels. Evidence of continuing cheese inventory tightness for some manufacturers putting additional butter into storage. buyers remains. Western cream supplies are readily Spot cheese sales were made early this week to buyers who were willing to available to butter manufacturers, who continue to work on holiday orders. pay based on last week's averages, Bulk butter interest is growing as rather than wait a few days to obtain cheese at this week's averages. Cheese prices decline, but buyers continue to supplies in the Midwest remain tighter get only modestly ahead of needs until pricing seems firmer. There is some than might have been the case in increase in inventories. Export interest recent years, due to current factors is very low. making it more expensive to supplement Midwest inventories with cheese ■ manufactured in the West. The result Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed has diminished the pattern in recent Friday at $1.38 per pound, down 1.50 years of shipping cheese manufactured cents on the week. One car traded hands. in the West into the Midwest to supple- NDPSR powder averaged $1.4925, up a ment production. nickel, and dry whey averaged 66.49 Buyers have surprised some manucents per pound, down 0.4 cent. facturers by already seeking commitMatt Gould, of the Dairy and Food ments to supply 2015 cheese orders. Market Analyst, speaking in Friday’s Quoted premium increases by manuDairyLine, said the cash dairy market facturers do not seem to be a signifiwill appear stabilized for a few days at cant deterrent to contracting, according a time because “Inventories ran real to Dairy Market News. low so people are more comfortable at Western sources report that cheese these price levels. The pipeline is filling export opportunities are fading with and once that gets filled we’re going to U.S. prices being so far above world lev- move lower still, but it will take time.” els. In fact, Dairy Market News Dairy product prices have plunged reported that some cheese previously from record highs a couple weeks ago exported was returned to the United and, when asked if those high prices States, after original buyers subsehurt commercial disappearance, Gould quently obtained lower priced cheese answered, “Yes, and we’re seeing it in from other countries then shipped the the data.” He explained that, like Jerry originally exported cheese back to the Dryer, he prefers to analyze data over United States. See MIELKE, pg. 33 ■

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MIELKE, from pg. 32 three months rather than a single month. He reported that American cheese disappearance, in the three months ending Aug. 31, was down 1.2 percent, noting that this is the first trip below year earlier levels in over 12 months. Contrast that to the three months ending in July, where American cheese disappearance was up 3.9 percent, he said. Other cheese was up 2.7 percent at the end of August, following a 4.2 percent increase in the previous three months. Total cheese disappearance was up 1.7 percent at the end of August after being up 3 percent or more all year long. Cheese exports in the months ending in August were up a respectable 11 percent from a year ago, Gould said, but “Pales in comparison to earlier levels which were up 18 percent in July and over 30 percent January through June.” He pointed to the Russian import ban in early August for the downfall in exports. Butter commercial disappearance was down 6.1 percent in the three months ending in August, he said, after being down just a half-percent in July, and up 14.8 percent in June. Butter exports were down a whopping 60 percent at the end of August, he said. Nonfat dry milk, skim milk powder disappearance was off 2.2 percent after having been up 7 percent in the three months ending in July. Powder exports were down 10 percent from a year ago, according to Gould. ■ Exports played a vital role in U.S. dairy product prices and therefore milk prices achieving record highs last month but things are turning around. Warnings could be seen in the falling Global Dairy Trade auctions the past several months. U.S. exporters shipped 159,592 tons of milk powders, cheese, butterfat, whey and lactose in August, down 12 percent from a year ago and down 7 percent from July, according to the U.S. Dairy Export Council’s monthly update. Volume sales have fallen in four of the last five months, reflecting pricing disadvantages for U.S. suppliers and more competition from Oceania and the European Union. Total exports were valued at $585.7 million in August, down 6 percent from July and the lowest since April 2013. Through eight months, year-to-date sales were $5.13 billion, up 18 percent versus 2013. On a value basis, sales to Mexico (plus 8 percent), South Korea (plus 36 percent) and Japan (plus 42 percent) registered significant gains in August compared with a year ago. But Southeast Asia (minus 9 percent), China (minus 24 percent) and the Middle East/North Africa region (minus 49 percent) saw declines. U.S. cheese exports remained strong in August, topping 31,000 tons for the ninth straight month. That brought year-to-date exports to 262,533 tons, up 29 percent from last year. In the first eight months of the year, exports to Mexico were up 9 percent, South Korea was up 55 percent and Japan was up 46 percent. However, in the April-August period, cheese shipments to the Middle East/North Africa region

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World Dairy Expo hosted guests from 94 countries MIELKE, from pg. 33 were 15 percent lower than a year ago. Other product categories didn’t fare so well. Compared with July, nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder exports were down 13 percent, butterfat was off 33 percent, dry whey was down 2 percent and whey protein concentrate was down 12 percent. Exports of NDM/SMP were 45,438 tons in August, the lowest figure since February. Shipments to Southeast Asia, China and Middle East/North Africa were all below year-ago levels, offsetting increased sales to Mexico. Butterfat exports were just 3,549 tons, the lowest since December 2012. Shipments to Saudi Arabia, Morocco

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and Egypt were just 627 tons. U.S. exports (on a total milk solids basis) were equivalent to 14.9 percent of U.S. milk solids production in August. Imports were equivalent to 3.3 percent of production. Read more of U.S. Dairy Export Council’s August report at: www.usdec.org. Cooperatives Working Together accepted six requests for export assistance this week to sell 546,747 pounds of Cheddar and Gouda cheese, 49,604 pounds of butter (82 percent milkfat) and 4.676 million pounds of whole milk powder to customers in Asia, Central America and the Middle East. ■ Meanwhile; Rabobank’s latest report

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on the global dairy industry, warned that international and regional dairy markets are headed for 12 months of low prices. Published by Rabobank's Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory group, bank analysts say the price of internationally traded dairy commodities has already fallen 30-45 percent below February levels as a strong wave of milk from export regions collided with weaker Chinese buying and a Russian ban on import from key suppliers. With other importers unable to take up the slack, the market loosened considerably. While Rabobank believes that a bottom has been reached in the international market, market rebalancing will be a slow process and says "All signs suggest that a prolonged period of low prices will be required in order to clear the international market," according to Rabobank analyst Tim Hunt. Hunt sees upward price momentum likely returning to international and regional markets in Third Quarter 2015, as “the deceleration of milk surplus growth coincides with the return to import growth in China and the assumed reopening of the Russian market.” ■ World Dairy Expo 2014 is in the history books as another great achievement and success. I can say that first hand, having been there and having missed just one Expo in the past 27

years. I love this show! Total attendance this year was 77,204, according to Expo data, with 3,248 registered guests from 94 countries. The top five countries of registered international attendance included Canada, Mexico, China, Brazil and Colombia. Commercial Exhibitors included 835 companies from 24 countries, 44 U.S. states, and six Canadian provinces. Trade Show Booth Award Winners were as follows: Large Booth Winner, DeLaval; Intermediate Booth Winner, Agri-King, Inc.; Small Booth Winner, Nutriad, Inc. Seven dairy breeds exhibited at the show and the number of dairy cattle checked in on the grounds totaled 2,334 head which got to enjoy the brand new New Holland Pavilion. Ayrshires numbered 258 head; Brown Swiss, 366; Guernsey, 241; Holsteins totaled 582 (Junior 262 and Open 320); Jersey, 401; Milking Shorthorn, 228; and Red & White, 258 head. The total number of dairy cattle exhibitors came to 1,743 from 37 states, 11 Canadian provinces and Mexico. For complete breed show results, log on to: http://www.worlddairyexpo.com/pages/Dairy-CattleShow-All-Results.php Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who resides in Everson, Wash. His weekly column is featured in newspapers across the country and he may be reached at lkmielke@juno.com. ❖

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WANTED: Land & farms. I FOR SALE: '13 Frac tank, 7 Gravity Wagons, 350-600 bu.; White 5-B vari width have clients looking for 17,000 gal. capacity, shop plow, sharp; 8x55 auger, dairy, & cash grain operabuilt, tinsel pull for tractor, sharp; JD whl disks; 3 pt. tions, as well as bare land off load stinger, includes rotary chopper; Case 1825 parcels from 40-1000 acres. 30' of hard hose, 2,000 skid; Ford 800, pst., plus Both for relocation & ingal/min. Jamesway pump, more. Consider Trades. Pevestments. If you have 540 PTO. 507-438-9623 terson Equipment 507-276even thought about selling 6957 or 6958 contact: Paul Krueger, Bins & Buildings 033 Farm & Land Specialist, Edina Realty, SW Suburban Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys. FOR SALE: (2) 300 bu graviOffice, 14198 Commerce ty wagons, Bradford & 100% financing w/no liens Ave NE, Prior Lake, MN Dakon, both on 10T gears, or red tape, call Steve at 55372. no fertilizer & always shedFairfax Ag for an appointpaulkrueger@edinarealty.com ded, excellent condition. ment. 888-830-7757 (952)447-4700 $1,900/ea or $3,600/pr. 507213-0600 or 507-451-9614 Grain Handling Equip 034 Hay & Forage Equip 031 FOR SALE: E-Z Trail 860 12x116 ft FETERL Comm grain cart, 30.5 x 32 tires, 3 FOR SALE: JD 5400-5830 & Auger w/ Low Profile Hopseasons old, red, nice, 6000 & 7000 series forage per (Has Power Hopper) $17,500. (507)430-5144 harvesters. Used kernel (All Good Flighting) Good processors, also, used JD Straight Auger FOR SALE: White Feterl 40 knife Dura-Drums, & Guaranteed! BRENT #974 auger, 10x61, PTO, very drum conversions for 5400 Late Model Grain Cart 1000 good cond., $2,100. 507-327& 5460. Call (507)427-3520 Bu w/ Scale, Hyd Spout etc. 3526 www.ok-enterprise.com Real Good. 319-347-6676 FOR SALE: Lely hybiscus 2 gravity boxes - JD running FOR SALE:Used grain bins, floors unload systems, stitwin rotor hay rake, center gear w/200 bu J&M box. rators, fans & heaters, aerdelivery, 24' raking width, Minnesota running gear ation fans, buying or sell$12,500. 218-251-6664 w/200 bu Farm & Fleet box. ing, try me first and also Both have adj tongues, call for very competitive FOR SALE: Maschio 12 $1,500/ea. (715)288-6732 contract rates! Office wheel high capacity rake, hours 8am-5pm Monday – demo, special price, $8,500. 30' 3' sections aeration tubFriday Saturday 9am - 12 ing, 90' flat storage or a 30' (507) 430-5144 noon or call 507-697-6133 bin; 1 1/2HP 12” 220 volt Ask for Gary aeration fan, $400 takes all.

Tractors, Machinery & Farm Items: Ford TW20 Tractor, 6830 hrs, frt & rear weights, frt fender, 18.4-38 rear tires w/hub duals, dual hyd; Ford 8N Tractor 3pt PTO, 12spd, older restoration; Versatile 400 hyd Swather w/cond; JD 4 btm hyd plow; Dearborn 3 btm, 2pt plow; Oliver 5 btm plow; JD 17’ disk; IH vibra-shank 14’ digger w/2 bar harrow; Brillion Sure-Stand drill w/2 extra boxes; 2– Flare boxes, running gear w/hand hyd pump; Killbros 300 gravity box w/JD running gear; JD Model 71 Corn Sheller w/drag line; 6’ 2-stage snow blower; V-style snow blowers 7’ & 8’; Skid steer attachments include: Lowe Hyd auger 750ch 9”&12”; Stout Brush Grapple 66; Rock Bucket Grapple HD72 ; receiver hitch plate; regular weld-on skid steer plate; full-back pallet forks 48”; Guns, & Sport Equip: Approx 150+ guns & pistols: Aluma-Loadmaster snowmobile trailer, 2 place drive on/off, spare tire, salt shield; Vehicles, ATVs, Snowmobile & Camper: 2004 Cadillac Seville SLS, loaded, 119K mil; 1999 Olds Intrigue GX, 3.8lt V6, loaded, 183K mi.; 2010 Polaris RMK 144 Assault; 2006 Polaris Ranger, 700 EFI, camo color, 671 hrs, 6600 mi, tires good frt winch and 1/2 windshield; Polaris 6’ UTV plow w/built in winch; Tools & Shop Items: Craftsman belt sander; Craftsman 1 hp dust collector; Craftsman16” scroll saw on stand; Craftsman 1 3/4 hp router; router but assortment; asst woodworking tools; Craftsman 12’ band saw w/stand; Craftsman 10” table saw w/stand; Skill drill press 8’ table top mounted to work station w/castors; 6” HD bench grinder; Skill saw; pipe clamps and nice asst of clamps; Prints, Antiques, Coins, Toys & Collectables: 10 rolls wheat cents; 1878CC silver dollar (rare); 1878 7 tail feathers silver dollar; several more silver dollar, fifty cent and quarter coins; Red Wing crocks; advertising pieces; Furniture, Appliances & Household & Misc: nice assortment of household furniture, glassware, décor; Mission style oak buffet and much more!

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CIH 1063, 6x30 cornhead, $4,450; IH 943, 4x30 cornhead, $2,450; CIH 1020, 25' flex head, oil bath, 3” cut, $5,450; CIH 1020, 22½' flex head, oil bath, $2,900; IH 720, 6x18 or 7x18 onland auto reset plows, $3,900; IH 710, 5x18 auto reset plow, $750; IH 720, 6x18 toggle trip plow, $950. 320-769-2756 Dual loader model 320 w/7' bucket for JD 3010, $1,200 OBO; 3 pt. hvy duty bale mover, $75 OBO. 651-3307621 FOR SALE: '07 Harvest Tec 4308C cornhead, hyd, deck plates, very few acres; CIH 730B ripper, lead shanks, leveler light kit. 218-6391489 FOR SALE: 17' DMI chisel plow, $1,700; 8R30” JD RM cultivator, $600. 320-253-9194 FOR SALE: JD 146 loader, off 2240 JD tractor, $2,500; JD 45 loader, $400. 763-2574859 FOR SALE: JD 444 cornhead, in good working cond. 218-462-2152 or 612-919-2720

FOR SALE: Wilrich 5-18's semi-mounted plow; rear hitch for Wilrich 5830 chisel plow, new, never used. 320760-2074 Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Repair Repair-Troubleshooting Sales-Design Custom hydraulic hose-making up to 2” Service calls made. STOEN'S Hydrostatic Service 16084 State Hwy 29 N Glenwood, MN 56334 320634-4360

FOR SALE: John Deere 4555 MFWD Tractor Approximately 4,900 hrs. Excellent condition. Also, DMI 2500 mounted ripper. Demco 365HD gravity wagon. Owner is retiring from farming. (507) 629-3318

FOR SALE: 170 AC diesel cab, quick attach loader, new front tires, 3 chains, $5,000/OBO. (715)263-3021 or FOR SALE: NH 8770 Trac715-441-0496 tor, 400 hrs on eng OH, full rack of front wgts, 10 rear wgts, front & rear duals, 4 remotes, 3pt, 1000 PTO, new air ride seat, can deliver, $55,000. See pictures at www.woodfordag.com FOR SALE: 1996 John (507)430-5144 Deere 8100 2WD Tractor Good condition with 3908 hours. 3 hydraulic out- FOR SALE: Retired farmer, selling '94 JD 4960, MFWD, lets. Good tires. Rock 20.8x42 rears, 18.4x26 box included. Tracy, fronts, 20 front wgts, front MN. $64,000 OBO (or best fenders, 8600 hrs, always offer) (507) 829-5286 shedded, really nice, $57,750. 507-628-4284 FOR SALE: Case IH 7120 Magnum, 2WD, 5580 actual hrs, 3 remotes, 4 reverse, Ford 8N tractor, recently overhauled, new tires, 18.4-42 duals, new paint, $1,800. (715)577-3542 very nice, field ready, $41,500. 507-327-0858 JD 6210R, MFWD, 2013, 210 FOR SALE: JD 4430, QR, hp, auto quad plus, only 330 c/a/h, dual hyds, sliding hrs., 3 hyds., 3 pt., 540/1000 rear window, J&M steps, PTO, 2 drs, LH reverser, rock box, low hrs since OH, FF, HID lights, pwr mir, nice tractor, $17,500. 320warr til Apr 2015, $135,900. 295-7000 or 320-587-9130 507-514-4910

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13x91 WESTFIELD #130-91 NEW AND USED TRACTOR PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, (PLUS) Heavier Gear Box55, 50 Series & newer traces w/ Power Hopper, (Little tors, AC-all models, Large Usage) Like New. UnverInventory, We ship! Mark ferth #7200 Grain Cart (740 Heitman Tractor Salvage Bu) w/ Scale/Corner Auger '92 R52 Gleaner #5256, loaded 715-673-4829 Very Good. 319-347-2349 w/ all the extras, SHARP! Chopper, always shedded, Harvesting Equip 037 2532 sep hrs, Deutz eng, HD 1660 Case IH, Cummings engine, many new parts, 2,338 grey auger, 320 20' flex '92 JD 9500 combine, 5500 hrs, good rubber, $22,000. head w/ trailer. All to go eng/3900 sep hrs, hopper 643 JD 6R cornhead, field $26,500. 712-461-1053 topper, 30.5x32 drive tires, ready, some fair parts, Vittetoe chaff spreader, $5,500. (651)439-1663 straw chopper, very good Classified cond. $18,000 work order & Ad Deadline updates w/in last 300 hrs, is Noon $35,000/OBO. 320-355-2765 or on Monday 320-290-1195

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Real Estate will sell at 12:30 p.m. at auction site. This property will sell in 4 parcels including: Parcel #1: 40 ac. in New Sweden Twp., Sec 7. Parcel #2: Approx. 46.4 ac in New Sweden Twp., Sec 8. Parcel #3: Approx. 102.5 ac in New Sweden Twp., Sec. 8. Parcel #4: Approx. 11.1 ac farm site with ‘08 Schult built 3-bdrm home w/all upgrades & vinyl siding, 2-stall attached garage; wood foundation w/Egress windows; unfinished full basement, covered deck off kitchen, central A/C, main floor laundry. Tractors, Bobcat, Trucks & Vehicles: ‘05 S150 Bobcat, 3684 hrs, diesel w/bucket, aux. hyd; ‘81 IH 1486, cab, 6157 hrs, w/hub duals, rear tire: 18.4-R38; Loftness snow blower, 2-stage w/hyd spout adjustment; IH rear weights; IH rock box; IH 2pt-4btm plow; hub duals w/hubs 20.8x38; rear axle weights; Twin Power PTO generator on/cart; 3pt blade; ‘36 McCormick Deering 22-36 Tractor, Standard; 1979 GMC Brigadier 8v71 Detroit Diesel, 13 sp Road Ranger transmission; 1982 Chevrolet C-60 truck w/flatbed; Pontiac Transport Montana minivan, 177K, A/C, pwr drs & wndows, CD player, 3rd rw seat; large selection car & engine parts, Chevy 350 eng, sm block; several as-sort engines: Chevy 366 mtr; Olds diesel engines; old diesel engines; parts vehicles include: 1959 Chevy; Pontiac Parisienne; 1982 Chev Blazer; 1972 Ninety

Eight Olds w/455 engine; Mowers, Snowmobiles, Boats & Tools: Ex-Mark 2008 Lazor Z ,329 hrs, 60” deck, 0-turn; Toro 0-turn 3 wheeler; Fimco 12v sprayer; ‘69 Massey Fergusson Ski Whiz, 500 SST; ‘73 Ski Whiz 440 WT series 2; 4 place snowmobile trailer, steel; Bayliner boat w/ inboard, easy load trailer; Glasstron w/350 in-board eng & Spartan trailer; 2 Craftsman tool chest; Century welder 215 amp AC/DC; Cambell 80gal air compressor; Guardian 16sp drill press; 50 amp battery charger; 3.5T floor jack; jack stands; 500 gal fuel tank w/gas boy elec pump; 300 gal fuel tank/stand; Dyna-Glo portable air tank; extra duty tow rope; tire changer; bench grinder; snap on bench vice; elec cord; grease guns; air tools; oils; 10T floor jack; 6 & 4 bolt tire rims; Household & Antiques: Toy tractors in-clude: IH 806, 706, 300 & Super MTA; Pepsi wall clock; Grain Belt sign “Been Long Time”; card table; 2 fans; matching hurricane lamps; full bed set w/dresser; glassware & relish dishes; Char Broil gas grill; picnic table; steel wheels; corn sheller; Antique hyd loader; buck saw; misc farm antiques. In Case of Severe Weather Listen to 860 AM KNUJ at 8:30 the Morning of the Auction for Postponement & Rescheduling Info. Blizzard Date is Nov 3rd at 10:30 a.m.

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FOR SALE: Tyler Fertilizer spreader, 40', 6T capacity, roll tarp, 16.5L16.1 tires, $850. 507-317-3396

FOR SALE: '79 JD 2840 w/ 148 loader, roll bar & canopy, 5300 hrs, average condition. 507-537-1815

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Case IH 1044 cornhead, 820 bean head, field tracker ready, exc cond. M Farmall w/hyd loader. Suzuki Cavalcade motorcycle. (608)372-3462

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FOR SALE: '01 JD 7610, 1900 hrs. 952-873-6180

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'03 JD 637, 37' rock flex disk, FOR SALE: JD 643, 6R cornhead; Int'l 490, 25' disk. w/JD harrow, $23,900; CIH 507-383-9565 5800, 31', tru-depth chisel plow, $11,500; JD 608C IH 574 gas tractor w/2250 chopping cornhead, $35,900 ldr; IH 303 combine w/2 or offer; '07 JD 635 flex heads; JD: 45 ldr, 46A ldr, head, low DAM, sgl point, 148 ldr, 158 ldr; CIH 2255 $10,900 or offer; JD 893, ldr; new Tiger 20' tandem 8x30 cornhead w/knife rolls, axles trlr; JD Donahue $11,500; (4) Parker 350 bu. trlr; 23' bale elev.; Killbros gravity boxes, $1,250 & up. 655 bu gravity box; JD 40 320-769-2756 manure spreader. Koestler Equipment 507-399-3006 '89 IHC 1680 combine; 24R30” JD planter, Kinze We buy bar; 708 & 706 White CH; Salvage Equipment 964 C-IH CH; 175 Michigan Parts Available ldr; Hiniker 3300 FC; Big A Hammell Equip., Inc. floater; JD 40' FC; White (507)867-4910 plows & parts; 8R Artsway stalk chopper; Killbros Tractors 036 grain cart. 507-380-5324 220 bean head, $2,000; IH FOR SALE: '11 Case IH 260 Magnum, 1350 hrs, 18.4 x 50 8x18 plow, $5,500; Parker Michelins & duals rear, 18.4 300 bu Box, $2,500; New x 34 Michelin fronts & duIdea tandem axle manure als, 3 PTOs, leather, cab spreader, $2,500; JD 4440 suspension, Pro 700 Autractor, $19,500. 507-330-3945 tosteer, HID lights, used on our farm, loaded not 7' CIH #80 snowblower, good stripped. See pictures at cond., $1,650; Century 5 hp www.woodfordag.com. electric motor 115v or 230v $154,000 (507)430-5144 & vacuum pump, $160; Agri-Fab 38” lawn sweeper, FOR SALE: '43 Model H JD $100. 952-448-4927 tractor, new front tires,

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‘11 CIH Magnum 235, 480/80R46 duals, 380/85/R34 single fronts, 19 speed trasmission, luxury cab, 540/1000 PTO, 630 hours......$113,500 ‘13 Case 580SN Tractor/Loader/Backhoe, 4WD, cab, air, extendahoe, ride control, 4 stick Case controls, 195 hrs. ......................................$74,000 ‘11 JD 8260R, IVT trans., 1500 front axle, 480/80R50 duals, 540/1000 PTO, 60 GPM hyd. pump, 4 remotes, 650 hrs. ......................$165,000 ‘11 JD 8285R, powershift, 1300 front axle, 480/80R46 duals, 420/90R30 single fronts, wgts., 60 GPM hyd. pump, 5 remotes, 2720 hrs., Powertrain Warranty until June 2015 ......$136,500 ‘12 NH T8.390, luxury cab, cab suspension, 19 spd. transmission, suspended front axle, hi-flow hyd., 5 remotes, 540/1000 PTO, 3 pt. w/quick hitch, HID lights, 480/80R50 duals, 380/80R38 front duals, wgts., 320 hrs., Warranty ..................................................$149,500 ‘13 NH T8.360, 480/80R50 duals, 480/70R38 single fronts, wgts., complete guidance system, 382 hrs., Warranty ..................................$137,500 ‘14 JD 825i Gator, power steering, bed lift, 15 hrs.........................................................$12,900 ‘11 JD Gator 825i, bed lift, 300 hrs. ............$8,750

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1640 Case IH combine, 4095 FOR SALE: '07 JD 120 stalk FOR SALE: '98 JD 9610 FOR SALE: Alloway-Woods chopper, pull type, 20' cut hrs, Int'l engine, 2WD, 3spd combine, 2200/3300 hrs, 20.8 20 stalk shredderpull type, w/ 1 3/8” PTO, 1 lift cylinhydro, $7,500. Int'l 963 6RN x 38 duals, long auger, level $7,500. (507)430-5144 der, metal deflector, 4 rear cornhead, $3,000. (715)667land, through shop, field lift wheels, transport sys5353. ready, running now, FOR SALE: EZ Flow 475 tem, very clean, $9,500. 507$42,000. Heads available. grain cart, 1000 PTO, field FOR SALE: '05 JD 9660STS 995-2513 or 507-964-5625 Delivery possible. See picready. 507-227-3428 No text combine, 3238 eng/1920sep www.woodfordag.com tures at messages hrs, 20.8x42 duals, PWRD, FOR SALE: '80 MF 540 com(507)430-5144 bine w/ 13' 1859 bean head, big unload auger, high cap FOR SALE: JD #18, 1R, pull 1800 hrs, variable speed & feeder house, Y&M, single type corn picker, been used height control, good rubber, FOR SALE: 1083 Case IH pt hookup, $99,000; (2) BII cornhead, $5,250/OBO; 1720 $6,500. MF 1163 cornhead, for the last 6 years, ser300 bu gravity boxes, Flex-i-coil air cart, $3,000. All in good condiviced & ready to work, $2,000/ea. 320-510-0468 $5,000/OBO. 507-625-7895 tion. 320-963-5377 $1,500 OBO. 320-894-3665 FOR SALE: '84 JD 6620 FOR SALE: 1988 6620 Titan combine, 24.5x32 tires, II combine low hour, Maur- FOR SALE: JD 10R20” cornhead, oil drive, shedded, heavy rear axle, 3400 hrs, er bin extension, with 920 F $10,000/OBO. 320-522-1216 920 flex head, steel di20' bean head and 444 corn viders, S/S, $18,000. 507-215head (507) 662-5257 FOR SALE: JD 12-22 Corn0046 head, poly snouts, hyd deck FOR SALE: '90 CIH 1680 FOR SALE: Combine Duplates, new chains and combine, specialty rotor, sprockets last year, drive als 710/70R/38 Firestone rock trap, chopper, field shafts, wedge kit, tires and rims 80%. Fits tracker, cross flow fan, Good selection of $12,500. (507) 430-5144 JD STS and S series com5100 hrs, rebuilt PTO & new bines $12,900. (320) 212tractor parts unload auger last fall, 0483 FOR SALE: JD 643 corn- New & Used belts, elev. & feeder house head, high tin, $3,800/OBO. chains in last 300 hrs., All kinds of 507-215-0046 $19,500. 320-808-0744

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FOR SALE: JD 8760, 5700 hrs, 4 hyds, 12spd, 20.8x42 tires, very good tractor, $47,500. Call 507-478-4221 JD #27 stalk chopper, 15', $4,000 OBO. 952-769-6435 New Holland 74C, 30' flex head w/Crary air system, used only 200 acres, EZ cut system, good plastic, $18,000. 701-361-0759 or 701261-4899 Tillage Equip

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23 Ft Landoll Heavy Disc (2008) (Low Acres) Front Blades 23” Rear 23 1/2”. DMI 5 Shank 530B EcoloTiger w/ Leveler Hyd (Up & Down On Harrow) Both Very Good. 319-347-6138 DMI 527B & 527 rippers, $14,000 - $21,000. 320-9873177 FOR SALE: 2 Melroe 911 auto reset trailer type plows, 5x18s & 5x16s; also, 2-18.4x38 tractor tires & duals. 320-760-5622 FOR SALE: Case IH 3900 Disk30 cushion gang, all new 22 blades & trunnion bearings last year, field ready, $22,000. (507)430-5144 FOR SALE: IH 720 7-18 onland plow, only has had 3 sets of plow spears, new tires, high clearance, big beam, $5,500. (507) 4305144 FOR SALE: JD 510 7 shank disk ripper, exc blades & points, field ready, $8,500. (507)430-5144 FOR SALE: JD 512 disk ripper, 5 toothed, good blades & points, shedded, $15,000/OBO. 507-847-4693 FOR SALE: Reconditioned IH 800 plows, 9-13 bottom, $8,500 & up. 507-830-2115

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All kinds of New & Used farm equipment – disc chisels, field cults, planters, soil finishers, cornheads, feed mills, discs, balers, haybines, etc. 507-438-9782 Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712, Glencoe 7400; Field Cults under 30': JD 980, small grain carts & gravity boxes 300-400 bu. Finishers under 20', clean 4 & 6R stalk choppers; Nice JD 215 & 216 flex heads; JD 643 cornheads Must be clean; JD corn planters, 4-6-8 row. 715-299-4338 WANTED: Late model Gehl 170 feed grinder, must be in exc. cond.; also, CIH MX150, MFWD, must be exc. 320-630-5574

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TRACTORS

‘12 JD 1026R, 99 HRS, MFWD, 25HP................................$15,500 ‘04 JD 2210, 650 HRS, 4WD, 22HP, DSL............................$10,500 ‘78 JD 2240, 476 HRS, 2WD, 50HP....................................$11,500 ‘11 JD 2720, 186 HRS, MFWD, 32HP ................................$17,495 ‘79 JD 4240, 8581 HRS, 2WD, 110HP ................................$25,000 ‘11 JD 4520, 150 HRS, MFWD, 53HP ..................................$45,500 ‘05 JD 4720, 271 HRS, MFWD, 66HP ................................$28,000 ‘13 JD 6115D, 254 HRS, MFWD, 115HP ............................$60,500 ‘12 JD 6125R, 350 HRS MFWD 138HP ........................$108,000 ‘13 JD 6140R, 72HRS, MFWD, 140HP ..............................$134,000 ‘14 JD 6140R, MFWD, 140HP, 480-80R42 ............................CALL ‘13 JD 6170R, 88 HRS, MFWD, 170HP ............................$141,900 ‘13 JD 6170R, 715HRS, MFWD, 170HP ............................$129,000 ‘12 D 6170R, 1315HRS, MFWD, 187HP ............................$125,000 ‘04 JD 6420, 3225 HRS, MFWD, 90HP ..............................$59,900 ‘13 JD 7200R, 802HRS, MFWD, 200HP ..........................$159,900 ‘13 JD 7200R, 411 HRS, MFWD, 200HP ..........................$177,000 ‘12 JD 7215R, 408 HRS, MFWD, 215HP ........................$171,000 ‘12 JD 7230R, 790 HRS, MFWD, 230HP ..........................$179,900 ‘99 JD 7410 1999 4700, MFWD, 120HP ............................$65,000 ‘02 JD 8220, 7205 HRS, MFWD, 190HP ..........................$104,000 ‘12 JD 8235R, 197 HRS, MFWD, 235HP ..........................$173,000 ‘12 JD 8285R, 941HRS, MFWD, 285HP .......................... $241,000 ‘12 JD 8310R, 949 HRSM MFWD, 310HP ........................$250,000 ‘13 JD 8310RT,123 HRS, TRACK, 310HP ......................$250,000 ‘13 JD 8335R, 652 HRS, MFWD, 335HP ..........................$250,000 ‘13 JD 8360R, 447 HRSM MFWD, 360HP ........................$285,000 ‘00 JD 9400, 4808 HRS, 4WD, 425HP..............................$105,000 ‘04 JD 9420, 3375 HRS, 4WD. 425HP..............................$170,000 ‘13 JD 9460R, 225 HRS, 4WD, 460HP ............................$295,000 ‘12 JD 9510R, 357 HRS, 4WD, 510HP ..................................CALL ‘10 JD 9530T, 1100 HRS, TRACK, 475HP ......................$289,000 ‘13 JD 9560R, 615 HRS, 4WD, 560HP ............................$330,000 ‘13 JD 9560R, 153 HRS, 4WD, 560HP ............................$333,000 ‘13 JD 9560R, 646 HRS, 4WD, 560HP ............................$320,000 ‘13 JD 9560R, 683 HRS, 4WD, 560HP..............................$319,000 ‘13 JD 9560RT, 399 HRS, TRACK, 560HP ......................$345,000 ‘10 JD 9630, 890 HSR, 4WD, 530HP................................$277,000 ‘08 McCORMICK, 9400HRS, MFWD, 165HP........................$48,000 CS/IH 1070, 7282 HRS, 2WD, 108HP....................................$6,950 ‘13 CHALLENGER, 832 HRS, TRACK .............................. $247,500

UTILITY VEHICLES

‘12 JD GATOR, 111 HRS, 4WD, 825I ..................................$10,900 ‘11 JD GATOR, 299 HS, 50HP, CAB ..................................$14,995 ‘04 JD GATOR, 6X4, BEDLINER, HITCH ..............................$5,995

COMBINES

9770STS, 781ENG/531 SEP, RWA ........................$289,000 9870STS, 782 ENG/ 558 SEP, PWRD....................$299,000 S660, 220 ENG/162 SEP, AWD ..............................$330,000 S660, 488 ENG/324 SEP, AWD ..............................$259,000 S670, 159 ENG/158 SEP, AWD ..............................$340,000 S670, 273 ENG/177 SEP, AWD, CM ......................$374,430 S680, 236 ENG/174 SEP, PRWD ..........................$385,000 S680, 582 ENG/397 SEP 650................................$350,000

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608C, 8R30, CHOP, ROWSENSE ............................$57,000 608CC, 8R30, CHOP ..............................................$62,000 612C,12R22, CHOP, ROW SENSE ..........................$84,900 612C,12R22, CHOP, ROW SENSE ..........................$95,000 612C, 12R22, CHOP, ROWSENSE ........................$110,000 612C,12R22, CHOP, ROWSENSE ............................$98,000 612C,12R22, CHOP, ROWSENSE ..........................$115,000 612C,12R22, CHOP, ROWSENSE ............................$79,900 612C,12R30, CHOP ..................................................$90,000 612C,12R30, CHOP, HHS........................................$102,500 612C, 1500 HRS,12R30, CHOP, ROW SENSE ........$95,000 618C,18R22, CHOP, ROWSENSE ..........................$147,000 618C,18R22, CHOP, ROWSENSE ..........................$147,000 643, 6R30, STL SNOUTS, FLUTED ............................$7,500 893, 8R30, POLY SNOUTS, FLTED ..........................$22,900 893, 8R30, POLY SNOUTS, KNIFE ROLLS..............$21,500

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625F, 25', FORE-AFT ..............................................$19,750 630F, 30', DAS, CM..................................................$26,900 630F, 30', HEADER HGT, DAS ................................$26,900 630F, 30', HH, COMPOSITE ....................................$27,500 630F, 30', HHS, FORE-AFT......................................$25,900 630F, 30', POLY SKIDS ............................................$14,900 635F, 35', HHS, DAS ................................................$31,000 635F, 35', PTO, SPLINE ............................................$25,900 635F, 35',COMPOSITE ............................................$38,000 635F, 35', POLY SKIDS ............................................$28,900 635FD, FLEX DRAPER, 35', DUAL KNIFE DRIVE ..$75,000 635FD, FLEX DRAPER, 35'......................................$75,000 920, 20', DAS, STEEL FINGERS ..............................$5,900 922, 22', DAM, POLY SKIDS ......................................$4,900

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‘09 JD 1710, 12R30, PRO SHAFT ........................................$34,900 ‘14 JD 1760, 12R30, MONITOR, FERT ................................$67,900 ‘06 JD 1770, 24R30, CCS, LIQ. FERT ..............................$117,900 ‘01 JD 1770NT, 16R30, VAC., 3.0 BU, FERT ......................$60,000 ‘13 JD 1770NT, 24R30, CCS, FRT FOLD..........................$165,000 ‘12 JD 1790, 3600 HRS,, 24R20, CCS, SEEDSTAR ..........$124,000 ‘14 JD 1790, 24R20, FRT FOLD ........................................$134,000 ‘09 JD DB44, 24R22, CCS, SEEDSTAR............................$144,900 ‘11 JD DB44, 24R22, PULL-TYPE, VAC. ..........................$159,900 ‘09JD DB60, 24R30, SEEDSTAR 2, FERT ........................$154,500 ‘12 JD DB60, 36R20, CCS, ROW COMMAND ..................$200,000 ‘14 JD DB60, 36R20, PULL TYPE ....................................$200,000 ‘13 JD DB66, 36R22, CCS, ROW COMMAND ..................$236,000 TYE GRAIN DRILL, 30 ..........................................................'$11,500 ‘09 JD ‘08 JD ‘09 JD ‘12 JD

SPRING TILLAGE

2210, FC, 45.5', HARROW, REAR HITCH .............. $40,000 2210, FC, 50.5’, 101 SHK HAR ..............................$55,000 200, SEEDBED FINISHER, 37', FLD........................$12,900 200, SEEDBED FINSHER, 35', DBL FLD ................$15,500

FALL TILLAGE

‘91 JD 610, CHISEL PLOW, 23', 3" SHOV ............................$9,500 ‘09 JD 2410, C HISEL PLOW, 46',HARROW........................$52,000 ‘11 JD 637, DISK, 26.5 ........................................................'$42,500 ‘13 JD 2625, DISK, 33' 7", FOLDING HAR ..........................$65,000 ‘13 JD 2700, RIPPER, 18', 9 SHK, 7" PTS ..........................$49,500 ‘12 JD 2700, RIPPER, 18', 9 SHK........................................$49,900 ‘09 JD 2700, RIPPER, 5 SHK, 10" PTS ..............................$29,900 ‘12 JD 2700, RIPPER, 9 SHK, 10"PTS ................................$46,000 ‘11 JD 2700, RIPPER, 9 SHK, 18', 24" SP ..........................$38,000 ‘09 WISHEK, DISK, 26',ROTARY SCRAPERS ....................$53,900 ‘11 WISHEK, DISK, 26',ROTARY SCRAPERS ....................$54,500 ‘09 JD 3710, PLOW,10 BTM, COULTER ..............................$42,000 ‘12 JD 3710, PLOW, 10 BTM, COULTER ............................$46,900 ‘13 JD 3710, PLOW, 8 BTM, COULTER ............................$34,500 ‘13 SALFD 8212, PLOW, 12 BTMS, 18" ..............................$57,500 ‘13 SALFD 8214, PLOW, 14 BTM ........................................$63,000 ‘10 SALFD RTS30, RTS, 30', 53 SHK ..............................$49,900 ‘12 SALFD RTS30, RTS, 30', HARROW..............................$55,900 ‘12 SALFD 570, RTS, 50', HARROW ................................$110,500

SHREDDERS

‘01 JD 220, 20', 4 WHLS, PULL-TYPE ................................$12,500 JD 120, 4 WHLS, 1000 PTO ..................................................$8,900 ‘96 LOFTNESS 264, 22', 4 WHLS..........................................$7,950 ‘01 BALZER, 20', HYD LIFT....................................................$8,900 ‘13 JD ‘07 JD ‘13 JD ‘13 JD ‘14 JD ‘14 JD ‘13 JD

CONSTRUCTION

320D, 620 HRS, 66HP, 2 SPD, CAB........................$36,500 320, 1220 HRS, 66HP, 72" BCKT, ............................$21,500 320D, 600 HRS, 66HP, CAB, 2 SPD........................$36,500 326E, 320 HRS, 74HP, 2 SPD, CAB, 84" BCKT ......$49,600 328E, 28 HRS, 86HP, 2 SPD, CAB, 84" BCKT ........$54,000 332E, 680 HRS, 97HP, 2 SPD, CAB........................$49,900 1810E, EJECTOR SCRAPER ......................................CALL

GRAIN HANDLING

‘12 KILLB 1311, GRAIN CART, 1300 BU ............................$52,000 ‘09 KILLB 1185, GRAIN CART, 850 BU ..............................$22,500 ‘02 UNVER GC-7200, AUGER, 750 BU ..............................$15,900 ‘10 WEST MK100-61, AUGER, SWING HOPPER ................$7,500 WEST MK10X71 AUGER ........................................................$7,500 ‘13 WEST WR80-71, AUGER..................................................$4,900 WEST 80-56 AUGER, 540 PTO ..............................................$3,395

OTHER EQUIPMENT

‘13 JD R450, WINDROWER, 480-80R38, CAB, 995 ..........$120,000 CONCORD AIR CART, 110 BU ................................................$7,000 ‘10 MERIDIAN SEED TENDER TRAILER ............................$17,000 ‘10 THUNDER FUEL TRAILER, 990 GAL............................$11,000 CHEVY FUEL TRUCK, SGL AXLE ..........................................$3,500 MAUER HEADER TRANSPORT TRLR, 30'..........................$4,900 UNVER HT-30, HEADER TRLR, 30',4 WHLS ........................$2,850

SPRAYING

‘06 FAST 743P, 60' BOOM, 3 PT, 20" SP ..........................$13,900 FAST 9600, 60', 1000 GAL, 13.6X38 ..................................$21,500 ‘09 FAST FS9610, 80' BOOM, 1000 GAS TANK ................$29,900 ‘13 FAST 750, TANK, 750 GAL, OFF DB................................$1,500 ‘10 JD 4930, 752 HRS, SELF-PROPELLED ......................$285,000 HARDI 88' BOOM, 1200 GAL, RATE CONTROLLER ..........$16,900

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‘90 JD 925, 25', POLY SKIDS, HHS ......................................$6,750 ‘98 JD 930, 30', FULL FINGER ............................................$11,900 ‘96 JD 930, 30', POLY SKIDS ................................................$4,800 ‘02 JD 930F, 30', DAS ..........................................................$15,000 ‘01 JD 930F, 30',HH, POLY SKIDS ......................................$13,000 ‘03 JD 930F, 30',POLY SKIDS..............................................$13,900 MAYWES STALK STOMPERS 18 ..........................................$4,500

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‘12 JD S680, 453 Sep. Hrs., Ext. Warranty ..................$345,000

‘12 JD S670, 336 Sep. Hrs., Ext. Warranty ..................$289,900

‘12 JD S660, 420 Sep. Hrs., Ext. Warranty ..................$269,900

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(N) ‘14 JD 9560R, 250 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..............$343,000 (OW) ‘14 JD 9560R, 300 hrs., Rental Return..........$339,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9560R, 300 hrs., Rental Return..........$339,900 (OS) ‘13 JD 9560R, 172 hrs. ..................................$331,500 (N) ‘13 JD 9560R, 218 hrs. ....................................$331,500 (OW) ‘14 JD 9510R, 419 hrs., Rental Return..........$314,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9460R, 300 hrs., PTO ........................$307,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 9560R, 606 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..........$304,900 ‘13 JD 9560R, 606 Hrs., Ext. Warranty ..................$304,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9460R, 359 hrs., Rental Return..........$294,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9410R, Rear PTO, Rental Return ......$289,900 (B) ‘12 JD 9560R, 875 hrs.......................................$288,900 (OS) ‘12 JD 9460R, 358 hrs. ..................................$278,500 (OW) ‘12 JD 9410R, 600 hrs., PS ..........................$260,000 (OW) ‘09 JD 9530, 2538 hrs., 800/38’s ..................$214,900 (N) ‘14 JD 9460R, Ext. Warranty ............................$290,000 (OW) ‘07 JD 9620 3890 hrs., PS ............................$169,900 (B) ‘97 JD 9200, 4722 hrs., 710/38’s ........................$99,500 (OS) ‘01 JD 9100, 3100 hrs., 20.8x38’s ....................$95,000 (N) ‘97 JD 9400, 4931 hrs., 710/70R38’s..................$95,000 (OW) ‘98 JD 9400, 5128 hrs., 710/70R38’s ..............$94,900 (OW) ‘00 JD 9300, 4610 hrs. ....................................$89,900 ‘14 JD 8295R, 310 Hrs., IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..................$254,900 (B) ‘00 JD 9100, 4802 hrs., 20.8x42 ........................$79,900 (OS) ‘90 JD 8760, 4906 hrs.......................................$56,500 (OW) ‘91 JD 8760, 4879 hrs., 20.8x38’s ..................$54,500 (OS) ‘89 JD 8760, 6964 hrs.......................................$52,000

Track Tractors

(N) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 300 hrs.....................................$379,500 (B) ‘12 JD 9460RT, 1099 hrs., Ext Warranty ..........$299,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 9630T, 1544 hrs. ................................$288,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 8335RT, 180 hrs., IVT, 25” tracks ......$274,900 (B) ‘10 JD 9630T, 1740 hrs. ....................................$269,900 (B) ‘09 JD 9630T, 1482 hrs. ....................................$264,900 (H) ‘13 JD 8335RT, 541 hrs., 18” tracks ................$262,900 ‘11 JD 7215, 900 Hrs., IVT (H) ‘13 JD 8335RT, 606 hrs., 18” tracks ................$259,900 Extended Warranty..........$167,000 (OW) ‘13 JD 8310RT, 430 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ......$259,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1202 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ....$255,900 (H) ‘11 JD 9530T, 1545 hrs. ....................................$254,900 (B) ‘07 JD 8430T, 3170 hrs., 18” tracks..................$170,000 (H) ‘06 JD 8430T, 3240 hrs., 18” tracks..................$165,000 (N) ‘04 JD 9520T, 3268 hrs. ....................................$157,000 (H) ‘06 JD 9520T, 3874 hrs. ....................................$149,900 (OW) ‘00 JD 8410T, 4140 hrs., 25” tracks ................$99,900 (B) ‘97 JD 8200T, 5311 hrs., 16” tracks....................$62,900

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(OW) ‘14 JD 8370R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$299,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$284,900 ‘97 JD 9200, 4722 Hrs., 710/38’s ............................................$99,500 (H) ‘13 JD 8360R, 636 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ......$278,000 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$274,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, PS, ILS, Rental Return ..........$259,900 (OS) ‘13 JD 8310R, PS ..........................................$255,000 (OW) ‘14 JD 8295R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$254,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 8310R, 412 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty....$244,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8295R, PS, ILS, Rental Return ..........$239,900 (H) ‘14 JD 8295R, PS, MFWD, Rental Return ........$232,900 (OS) ‘10 JD 8320R, 1907 hrs., ILS, PS ..................$225,000 (OW) ‘12 JD 8310R, 916 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty....$217,900 (OW ‘12 MF 8690, 428 hrs., IVT ............................$215,000 (OW) ‘13 JD 8260R, 372 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty....$202,900 ‘06 JD 9520T, 3900 Hrs., (N) ‘12 JD 8260R, 553 hrs., ILS, PS ......................$199,900 Autotrac Ready................$149,900 (H) ‘12 JD 7260R, 1000 hrs., IVT, loader ................$199,500

‘12 JD S550, 203 Sep. Hrs., Ext. Warranty ..................$255,000

‘11 CIH 9120, 727 Sep. Hrs., PRWD ..............................$295,000

(B) ‘14 JD 7230R, 300 hrs., IVT, lease return..........$189,900 (B) ‘10 JD 8225R, 388 hrs, IVT ..............................$189,900 (N) ‘12 JD 7260R, 300 hrs., IVT ..............................$185,000 (OS) ‘12 JD 7215R, 412 hrs., IVT............................$172,500 (OS) ‘13 JD 7200R, 200 hrs., IVT............................$169,900 (N) ‘13 JD 7200R, 200 hrs., IVT ..............................$169,900 (OS) ‘11 JD 7215R, 889 hrs., IVT............................$167,000 (B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 491 hrs, IVT ..............................$132,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 6150R, 669 hrs., IVT ..........................$131,900 (B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 390 hrs, auto quad ....................$126,900 (OW) ‘03 NH TG255, 4030 hrs, PS ..........................$87,500 (B) ‘04 JD 7820, 4391 hrs., 2WD, PQ ......................$79,900 (H) ‘04 JD 7320, 3100 hrs., IVT, loader ....................$77,500 (H) ‘90 JD 4755, 5212 hrs., 2WD, PS ......................$57,500 (OW) ‘13 JD 6115D, 213 hrs, Warranty ....................$49,900 (OS) ‘00 JD 7410, 6447 hrs., Power Quad ..............$49,500 (B) ‘88 JD 4850, 7954 hrs., MFWD ..........................$38,500 (B) ‘06 JD 6120, 2300 hrs, MFWD ............................$36,900 (OW) ‘80 JD 4840, 7850 hrs. ....................................$25,250

Combines (B) ‘13 JD S680, 282 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$377,500 (OW) ‘13 JD S680, 239 sep. hrs. ............................$352,900 (OW) ‘12 JD S680, ext. warranty ............................$345,000 (OW) ‘13 JD S670, 260 eng. hrs. ............................$332,000 (OW) ‘13 JD S670, 190 sep. hrs., duals ................$329,900 (N) ‘13 JD S670, 223 sep. hrs.................................$326,000 (OS) ‘13 JD S670, 234 sep. hrs., duals ..................$320,000 (OW) ‘12 JD S670, 502 eng. hrs., duals ................$299,000 (OW) ‘11 CIH 9120, 727 sep. hrs., tracks, PRWD ..$295,000 (OW) ‘11 JD 9870, 798 sep. hrs., PRWD................$294,900 (H) ‘12 JD S670, 350 sep. hrs., ext. warranty ........$289,900 (N) ‘11 JD 9870, 827 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$280,000 (N) ‘12 JD S660, 292 sep. hrs., duals ....................$270,000 (OW) ‘12 JD S660, 420 sep. hrs., duals ................$269,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 9770, 758 sep. hrs., PRWD ................$257,500 (B) ‘11 JD 9770, 530 sep. hrs. ................................$256,500 (OS) ‘13 JD S550, 203 sep. hrs., duals ..................$255,000 (OS) ‘01 JD 9670, 392 sep. hrs., duals ..................$250,000 (B) ‘10 JD 9670, 732 sep hrs, PRWD ....................$232,900 (OS) ‘11 JD 9570, 521 sep. hrs...............................$220,000 (B) ‘09 JD 9770, 1323 hrs., duals ..........................$214,900 (OW) ‘09 JD 9770, 1068 sep. hrs., duals................$204,900 (H) ‘09 JD 9570, 700 sep. hrs., duals ....................$197,000 (OS) ‘08 JD 9570, 571 sep hrs, duals ....................$195,000 (OS) ‘08 JD 9570, 775 sep. hrs...............................$190,000 (H) ‘07 JD 9660, 1203 sep. hrs. ..............................$169,900 (H) ‘05 JD 9660, 1792 sep. hrs., duals ..................$168,500 (B) ‘07 JD 9560, 876 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$163,900 (OS) ‘05 JD 9660, 1325 sep hrs, duals ..................$160,000 (OW) ‘04 JD 9760, 1192 sep hrs, duals..................$159,900 (N) ‘05 JD 9760, 1911 hrs., duals ..........................$159,000 ((B) ‘04 JD 9760, 1365 sep. hrs., PRWD ................$154,900 (OW) ‘06 JD 9760, 1760 sep. hrs., duals................$149,000 (OS) ‘07 JD 9560, 1049 sep. hrs., duals ................$148,000 (H) ‘04 JD 9760, 1962 sep. hrs., duals ..................$132,500 (OS) ‘02 JD 9650, 1942 sep. hrs., duals ..................$95,000 (H) ‘02 JD 9550, 1652 sep. hrs., walker ..................$95,000 (H) ‘00 JD 9650STS, 2746 sep. hrs., duals ..............$89,000 (B) ‘01 JD 9550, 2716 sep. hrs., walker, PRWD ......$84,900 (OS) ‘01 Gleaner R72, 1613 sep. hrs., PRWD..........$79,000 (B) ‘99 JD 9510, 1928 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$69,900 (OS) ‘99 JD 9510, 2026 sep. hrs., duals ..................$69,000

‘01 JD 9550, Walker, 2716 Sep. Hrs., PRWD ......$84,900

(H) ‘98 JD 5910, 2015 sep. hrs., duals ....................$54,900 (N) ‘97 JD 9600, 2052 hrs., duals ............................$53,000 (N) ‘91 JD 9500, 2877 sep. hrs., duals ....................$47,500 (H) ‘99 JD 9610, 2064 sep. hrs., duals ....................$45,000 (OS) ‘90 JD 9500, 2765 sep. hrs...............................$39,000 (OS) ‘89 JD 9400, 2847 sep. hrs...............................$38,500 (OS) ‘90 JD 9500, 3392 sep. hrs...............................$37,500 (N) ‘90 JD 9500, 2636 sep. hrs. ................................$37,000 ‘(B) ‘ 96 JD 9600, 3300 sep. hrs., PRWD ................$29,900 (B) ‘92 JD 9500, 2803 sep. hrs., duals ....................$29,900

Cornheads (OW) ‘13 JD 618, 18R20”, chopping ......................$165,900 (B) ‘13 JD 618, 18R20”, chopping ..........................$165,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 612, 12R20”, chopping ......................$108,900 (B) ‘10 Gerringhoff RD1820, 18R20” ......................$84,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 612, 12R30”, chopping ........................$81,500 (OW) ‘11 Gerringhoff RD1230, 12R30” ..................$79,900 (B) ‘08 JD 612, 12R20”, chopping ............................$74,900 (OS) ‘11 JD 608, 8R30”, chopping ..........................$72,500 (B) ‘09 JD 612, 12R20”, chopping ............................$70,900 (OS) ‘12 JD 606, 6R30”, chopping ..........................$62,000 (OW) ‘10 Drago, 12R30” ..........................................$57,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 608, 8R30”, chopping ..........................$56,900 (OS) ‘11 JD 606, 6R30”, chopping ..........................$56,500 (OS) ‘12 JD 606, 6R30, chopping ............................$56,000 (H) ‘08 JD 612, 12R20”, chopping ............................$55,500 (8) JD 612, 12R30” ..........................From $55,000-$90,000 (B) ‘07 JD 612, 12R30”, chopping ............................$52,900 (OW) ‘09 JD 608, 8R30”, non-chopping ..................$43,000 (OS) ‘07 Gleaner 3000, 8R30” ..................................$29,500 (OS) ‘05 JD 693, 6R30”, knife ..................................$24,000 (B) ‘94 JD 694, 6R36”, poly snouts ..........................$13,495 JD 893, 8R30” ....................................(20) To Choose From

Platforms (B) ‘13 JD 635FD, 25’ draper....................................$75,900 (B) ‘08 JD 630F ........................................................$28,500 (H) ‘09 JD 630, 30’ flex ............................................$25,700 (H) ‘04 JD 635, 35’ flex ............................................$23,900 (B) ’07 JD 630F ........................................................$22,900 (OS) ‘06 JD 625, 25’ flex ..........................................$21,500 (B) ’07 JD 620F ........................................................$19,900 (OW) ‘05 JD 635, 35’ flex..........................................$19,500 (N) ‘05 JD 630F ........................................................$19,000

FALL TILLAGE (B)’13 JD 2720, 9-shank, 30” r/basket ....................$64,500 (H) ’13 JD 2700, 7-shank, basket ............................$62,500 (H) ’13 JD 2623, 29’ disk ..........................................$58,900 (OW) ’12 JD 512, 9-shank, folding............................$54,000 (N) ’13 JD 2700, 9-shank, 24” ..................................$48,000 (B) ’02 JD 637, 33’ disk ............................................$42,900 (N) ’13 JD 2410, 33’ c/plow ......................................$42,500 (OW) ’10 JD 3710, 9 bottom plow ............................$39,000 (B) ’05 JD 2410, 44’ c/plow ......................................$36,500 (OS) ‘09 JD 512, 7-shank..........................................$32,000 (H) ’05 JD 2410, 26’ c/plow ......................................$29,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 2700, 5-shank ......................................$29,900 (H) ’05 JD 2700, 7-shank, 30” ..................................$29,900 (B) ’00 JD 512, 9-shank, folding ..............................$27,900 (B) ’08 JD 2700, 5-shank ..........................................$24,900 (B) ‘04 JD 512, 5-shank ............................................$20,900

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WANTED TO BUY: Ideal cattle feeder. 320-252-5909 050

Alfalfa Round Bales 90 R.F.V. 19% protein. Good Beef Hay. (218)689-6675 Big squares and round bales, grassy type hay, for sale. 218-391-3031. Affordable Trucking Dairy Quality Alfalfa Tested big squares & round bales, delivered from South Dakota John Haensel (605) 351-5760

USED DELUX DRYERS

DELUX 10’ MODEL 2515, LP/NG, 1 PH, 300 BPH DELUX 20’ MODEL 6030, LP/NG, 3 PH, 600 BPH

USED DRYERS

KANSUN 1025 215, LP, 1 PH BEHLEN 380, 1 PH, LP, HEAT RECLAIM BEHLEN 700, 3 PH, LP, HEAT RECLAIM

We carry a full line of Behlen & Delux dryer parts; Mayrath and Hutch auger parts. Large inventory of Welda sprockets, hubs, bearings, chains & pulleys

THE LAND, OCTOBER 17, 2014

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Dairy quality western alfalfa, big squares or small squares, delivered in semi loads. Clint Haensel (605) 310-6653 FOR SALE: Bean straw large & small square bales. 507-276-0420 FOR SALE: Large quantity of round bales and big square bales of grass hay. Also wrapped wet bales. Delivery available by semi. 507-210-1183 Hay For Sale: All types of hay and straw. Big square, small square. round bales. Also, buy hay. (715)829-3547

1409 Silver Street E. Mapleton, MN 56065 507-524-3726 massopelectric.com

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~ NEW EQUIPMENT/BIG INVENTORY ~

Port-A-Hut Shelters: • All Steel Shelters for Livestock & Other Uses Notch Equipment: • Rock Buckets • Grapple Forks • Manure Forks • Bale Spears • Hi-Volume Buckets & Pallet Forks • Bale Transports & Feeder Wagons, 16’-34’ • Adult & Young Stock Feeders & Bale Feeders • Land Levelers Smidley Equipment: • Steer Stuffers • Hog Feeders • Hog Huts • Calf Creep Feeders • Lamb & Sheep Feeders • Cattle & Hog Waterers • Mini Scale Sioux Equipment: • Gates • Calving Pens • Haymax Bale Feeders • Cattle & Feeder Panels • Head Gates • Hog Feeders • Sqz. Chutes & Tubs • Calf Warmer JBM Equipment: • Feeder Wagons - Several Models • Self-locking Head Gates • Self-locking Bunk Feeders • Tombstone Horse & Horned Cattle Feeders • Skid Feeders • BunkFeeders • Bale Wagons • Bale Thrower Racks • Flat Racks for big sq. bales • Self-locking Feeder Wagons • Fenceline Feeders • Several Types of Bale Feeders DR® POWER EQUIPMENT • Field & Brush Mowers • Roto-Hog Power Tillers • Stump Grinders • Log Splitters • Chippers • Power Graders • Power Wagons • Leaf & Lawn Vacuums • Versa-trailers

Wanted to Buy:

• GT (Tox-o-Wik) PTO Grain Dryers • Offset Disks • Smidley Steer Stuffers • Cattle & Calf Feeders, Hog Feeders • Cattle Handling Equipment

• GT (Tox-O-Wic) Grain Dryers, 350-800 bu. • Taylor-Way 7’ rotary cutter • Parts for GT Tox-O-Wic Grain Dryers • Sheep & Calf Feeders • Livestock Equipment by Vern’s Mfg. • Mister Squeeze Cattle Chutes & Hd. Gates • Peck Grain Augers • MDS Buckets for Loaders & Skidloaders • Powder River Livestock & Horse Equipment • Tire Scrapers for Skidsteers, 6’-9’ • EZ Trail Wagons Boxes & Bale Baskets • Taylor-way 3 way dump trailer • MDS Roto King Round Bale Processor • Sitrex Wheel Rakes • Bale Baskets • SI Feeders, Wagons & Bunks • (Hayhopper) Bale Feeders • Calftel Hutches & Animal Barns • R&C Poly Bale Feeders • Amish Built Oak Bunk Feeders & Bale Racks • Goat & Sheep Feeders • Fainting goats & min. donkeys

~ USED EQUIPMENT ~ • 580 GT PTO (Tox-o-Wik) Dryer, Coming In • ‘13 Case IH 770 Offset Disk, Like New • 9 shank Disc Chisel • 15’ Brady Stalk Chopper or Windrower • 4R IHC Stalk Chopper w/disk hitch, 540 R.P.M., • 300 bu. EZ Flow Gravity Box w/wagon • 3-4 yd. Soil Scraper • Automatic Roller Mill w/blower • Hesston 30A Stak Hand • IHC #80 snowblower V.G. • Several good used manure spreaders

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Office Location - 305 Adams Street Hutchinson, MN 55350

320-587-2162, Ask for Larry HARVEST INTERNATIONAL AUGERS

H 13-62, 72, 82, 92, 102, 112 H 10-62, 72, 82 T 10-32, 42, 52, 62

WHEATHEART AUGERS

16-82 through 16-112

COMBINE HEAD MOVERS

Renegade 25’ & 30’ - 4 Wheel Harvest International 35’, 40’ & 45’

E-Z TRAIL GRAIN WAGONS

400 bushel - 3 On Hand

AZLAND FUEL TRAILERS

500 w/Extended Platform........$7,300 300 gal. skid type ....................$3,600

ENDURAPLAS NURSE TANKS

1100 gal., 6.5 Honda & hoses ................................................$5,750

SKID STEER PALLET FORKS

WALCO 48”, 3700# pallet forks $600

AGRI-COVER

Electric Tarp Conversion with remote .......... On Hand $1,699 Electric Hopper Conversion with remote ............On Hand $1,999

WOODFORD WELDING BALE RACKS

18’ - 23’ - 28’

AZLAND SEED TENDERS

2 Box, 4 Box, Skid Type available

STROBEL SEED TENDERS

2 Box, BT-200, BT-300

SEED SHUTTLE SEED TENDERS

SS-290, SS-400, SS-500

KOYKER LOADERS & PRODUCTS

585 Loader - On Hand ............$6,995

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*************** USED EQUIPMENT ***************

‘11 CIH 260 Magnum tractor, loaded ..............................$153,000 ‘93 NH 8770 tractor, new eng. ............................................$55,000 ‘98 JD 9610 combine, 2200 hrs. ............................................$42,500 JD 1293 CH, 12R-30” hyd deck plates ..................................$18,000 JD 12-22 CH, 12R-22” hyd deck plates ..................................$15,000 JD 930, 30’ flex head ..............$4,750 JD 510 ripper, 7 shank ..........$12,500 IH 720 plow, AR on land, 7-18” ..............................................$5,500 CIH 3900, 30’ disk ................$22,000

Alloway-Woods 20’ stalk shredder, pull type................................$7,500 EZ Trail 860 grain cart, red, like new ..............................$17,500 J & M 350 bu. wagon ..............$2,700 Westfield 1371 auger w/swing hopper walker, PTO ............$8,500 Top Air 12”x30’ belt conveyor, electric ..................................$1,800 ‘07 Mandako 50’ Landroller ..$22,000 ‘13 Maschio 12 wheel high capacity rake, like new ......................$8,500 ‘13 SS-400 seed tender, scale, self-loading conveyor ........$24,500 White 6700, 18R22” planter, herb, LF, row cleaners ......$16,500

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Premium tested, high pro- Straw & grass hay in large Brown Chinese Geese exceltein, high RFV alfalfa lent for watch and weeding. rounds & 3x3x8s. Net square, wrapped baleage. 10 to 12 lbs. $20/ea. (920) Wrapped. Delivered in semi Delivered by truckload. 793-4165 loads. Call Tim 320-221-2085 Call Wes at Red River Forage. 866-575-7562 Ten 700 lb round hay bales, Livestock 054 good for heifer or beef cattle. (715)723-5187 FOR SALE: Pedigreed Giant Chinchilla & New Zealand Red show quality rabbits. Limited numbers of various ages. (815)632-7254

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FOR SLE: Parlor cows & tie stall cows. 715-928-3526 WANTED TO BUY: Dairy heifers and cows. 320-2352664 Cattle

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50 Black steers & heifers, 500 lbs., double vaccinated. (608)792-9423 Bulls (8) black Simmentals, 18 months old, polled, good disposition, exc quality. Dairy 055 Selling by the lb, steer market price. 40+ yrs of SimFOR SALE: Calf Blankets mental breeding. Gerald Thinsulate lining, $23, QuiltPolzin, Cokato 320-286-5805 ed lining, $21. Buy 10 get 1 FREE. Papoose Creek Club Calves For Sale: March 2014 Simmental Angus Farm, 12200 Cty C, BRF, cross Who Made Who, Milk WI 54615 Man, Ali, Solid Gold. Black & Smoke, (3) halter broke FOR SALE: Elite herd of & shown, Champion Hiefer reg Holstein cows. Barron Prospect & Champion WI 715-205-0357 or 715-537Steer Prospect. 5413. www.jerland.com www.brookwoodfarm.com 320-309-4896 FOR SALE OR LEASE REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS Bulls, 2 year old & yearlings; bred heifers, calving ease, club calves & balance performance. Al sired. In herd improvement program. J.W. Riverview Angus Farm Glencoe, MN 55336 Conklin Dealer 320864-4625 FOR SALE: Purebred Black Angus bulls, calf ease & good disposition. 320-5983790 Looking for up to 40 bred beef cows or pairs, might consider a few more. Also looking for this year's beef calves. (218)391-3031 Registered Texas Longhorn breeding stock, cows, heifers or roping stock, top blood lines. 507-235-3467 WANT TO BUY: Butcher cows, bulls, fats & walkable cripples; also horses, sheep & goats. 320-235-2664 Sheep

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Beautiful Registered Suffolk fall ram lamb, very gentle, must see, $350. Arnevik (715)205-9603 FOR SALE: 3 yr old Dorset ram, excellent breeder, $250. 218-462-2152 or 612-9192720 The 40th annual North Star Bred Ewe Sale will be held Saturday, Oct 25th at 7:00 p.m. at the Pipestone County Fair Grounds in Pipestone, MN. Once again, we will be selling 115 head from some of the best flocks in the country. The featured breeds include Suffolks, Hampshires, Dorsets, Rambouillets, Katahdins & Southdowns. To celebrate 40 years of going strong, we will be giving away 3 $100 gift certificates, 2 specifically for kids 18 & under, to use toward the purchase of a ewe at this years sale. For more info, or to request a catalog, please visit our website at www.northstarsale.com or like us on Face book at North Star Bred Ewe Sale. You can also contact Angie DeGroot @ 507-825-4211 or by e-mail at adegroot@pipevet.com.

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Compart's total program features superior boars & open gilts documented by BLUP technology. Duroc, York, Landrace & F1 lines. Terminal boars offer leanness, muscle, growth. Maternal gilts & boars are productive, lean, durable. All are stress free & PRRS free. Semen also available through Elite Genes A.I. Make 'em Grow! Comparts Boar Store, INC. Toll Free: 877-441-2627 FOR SALE: Quality Chester White gilts selected for maternal traits. Dale Miller 651-437-2911 or 651-895-4342

ORR FEEDER PIGS: Buying and selling weekly, feeder pigs & early weans. Call Tim (563) 920-2680 Livestock Equip

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Delaval 800 gal. bulk tank; Delaval 36 cow pipeline milking system; Wick bedding chopper, 11 hp Honda. 320-485-3929 or 320-420-8502 FOR SALE: 264 Barron farrowing crates w/Osborne feeders, in very good cond.; 1600 head Henway gestation stalls, in good cond.; 1200 head drop feed tubes, Choretime. Contact Brad 507-465-8418 Two ground driven Patz silo unloaders. 18' silos. 3 Patz belt feeders all different lengths. Take all or one. 434 Secretariat Ct, Cottage Grove WI (608)692-5510 Industrial & Const.

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FOR SALE: '13 Komatsu WA250 wheel loader, new cond., 340 hrs., $149,000 Real Bargain! 320-276-8748 Trucks & Trailers

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(20) - 4' x 12' x 6 inch manure pit slats or use for creek crossing, very good cond, $125/ea. 715-495-2052 One call does it all! With one phone call, you can place your classified ad in The Land, Farm News, AND The Country Today. Call The Land for more info @ 507-345-4523 • 800-6574665.

ANYWHERE We buy damaged corn and grain any condition - wet or dry TOP DOLLAR We have vacs and trucks

MX170, 2WD, 4000 hours, $52,000 LOTS OF USED GRAVITY BOXES

*CALL*

GFC

320-987-3177

CALL HEIDI OR LARRY

NORTHERN AG SERVICE INC 800-205-5751

LOCAL TRADES TRACTORS

‘10 CIH 435 Quad, 575 hrs. - $269,500 ‘09 CIH 385, 1000 hrs. - $189,500 ‘14 CIH 550 Quad Trak, 475 hrs. - $330,000 NEW CIH 500 Quad - Call for Special Price ‘11 CIH 315 w/Soucy tracks, 550 hrs. - $239,500 ‘05 CIH 500 Quad w/PTO, 2350 hrs. - $209,000 ‘12 CIH Puma 130 CVT, 380 hrs. - $89,500

‘07 CIH 1200, 16 row, bulk full - $69,500 ‘08 JD 1760, 12-30 - $39,500

HARVEST

‘11 CIH 7120, 339 hrs. - $249,500 ‘10 CIH 7088, 528 hrs. - $219,500 ‘08 CIH 7010, 954 hrs. - $179,500 ‘04 CIH 2388 RWA - $99,500 ‘10 CIH 2608 chopping head - $59,500 ‘93 1666 - $22,500 ‘91 1680 - $19,900 2166 - $41,900 PLANTERS & TILLAGE ‘95 ‘99 - $69,500 CIH 7 shank auto ripper - $4,850 ‘02 2388 1020, 25’ - $9,500 CIH 530B w/lead shanks (red) ‘03 1020, 30’ - $8,500 - $18,500 ‘01 2208 $18,500 CIH 730C - $26,500 J&M 620 cart - $14,500 CIH 870, 18’ w/reel - $51,500 Brent 420 cart - $7,450

RABE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

1205 Bixby Road (across from fairgrounds), Fairmont, MN 507-235-3358 or 800-813-8300 • Get the Rabe Advantage

LARSON IMPLEMENTS 5 miles east of Cambridge, MN on Hwy. 95 763-689-1179

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FOR SALE: '87 Ford L9000 tri-axle grain truck w/ 855 Cummins diesel & 22' grain box, very good condition, $20,000/OBO. 712-330-6340

CIH 5130, 2WD, 4300 hours, SHARP! $37,000

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FOR SALE: Yorkshire, Hampshire, Duroc & Hamp/Duroc boars, also gilts. Excellent selection. Raised outside. Exc herd health. No PRSS. Delivery avail. 320-568-2225

DAMAGED GRAIN WANTED

FOR SALE

‘06 CIH 245, MFWD, 5100 hrs., 4 hyd. 43 valves, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 14.9x46” ‘13 JD 9560R, 370 hrs., 520x46 triples, tires & duals ..............................$77,000 5 hyd., hi-flow ..........................$242,000 ‘13 Kubota M.135GX, MFWD, 550 hrs., ‘12 JD 9560RT, 799 hrs., 36” tracks, cab, air, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd. 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., hi-flow ........$259,000 w/Kubota loader w/joystick ........$67,000 ‘12 JD 9560R, 685 hrs., 800x38” tires COMBINES & duals, 5 hyd., HID lights........$240,000 ‘12 JD 9410, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO, ‘12 JD 680, 931 eng./764 sep. hrs., 4 hyd., 480x50 tires & duals ....$205,000 Pro-drive, 5-spd. feederhouse w/contour, ‘12 JD 9410, 1398 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, chopper ....................................$200,000 4 hyd., 480x50” tires & duals ..$215,000 ‘12 JD 670, 404 eng./256 sep. hrs., ‘13 CIH 450HD, 535 hrs., luxury cab, Prodrive, 5 spd. feederhouse, 650x38” 4 hyd. hi-flow, 710x42 tires & duals tires & duals, Power bin ext. ....$227,500 ..................................................$205,000 ‘09 JD 9870, 1895 eng./1233 sep. hrs., ‘12 CIH 400HD, 366 hrs., luxury cab, Pro-drive, 5-spd. feederhouse, chopper, 6 hyd. hi-flow, 1000 PTO, 480x50 tires 520x42” tires & duals ..............$140,000 & duals ....................................$195,000 ‘11 JD 9770, 880 eng./613 sep. hrs., ‘13 CIH 400HD, 140 hrs., 1000 PTO, 5-spd. feederhouse, Pro-drive, 20.8x42” 6 hyd. hi-flow, 480x50” tires & duals tires & duals ............................$182,000 ..................................................$209,000 ‘08 JD 9770, 1380 eng./938 sep. hrs., ‘09 CIH 485, Quad Track, 2995 hrs., 4WD, chopper, 1250/45/32 tires, 1000 PTO, Pro 600 screen, auto steer, 28Lx26 rear tires ......................$140,000 30” belts ..................................$195,000 ‘09 JD 9570, 1496 eng./904 sep. hrs., ‘12 CIH 400HD, 318 hrs., 4 hyd., big Contour Master, chopper, 30.5x32 tires, pump, 520x46” tires & duals....$185,000 very clean..................................$130,000 ‘09 Versatile 485, 1704 hrs., 4 hyd., ‘98 JD 9610, 3578 eng./2379 sep. hrs., 12-spd., 800x38 tires & duals ..$148,000 chopper, bin ext., 20.8x42 duals $42,500 ‘13 JD 9510R, 685 hrs., 3 pt. hitch, ‘00 JD 9550, 3508 eng./2425 sep. hrs., 620x42 tires & duals, 5 hyd., hi-flow Contour Master, chopper, bin ext., ..................................................$225,000 24.5x32 tires ..............................$57,000 ‘12 JD 9410, 688 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, ‘02 JD 9750STS, 3359 eng./2271 big pump, 5 hyd., 480x50” tires & duals sep. hrs., updated feederhouse to ..................................................$230,000 60 Series heads, CM, chopper, duals, repairs in February........$65,000 ROW CROP TRACTORS ‘12$29,000 CIH 8230, 4WD, 969 eng./777 ‘11 JD 8335R, MFWD, 1777 hrs., ILS, sep. hrs., well equipped, 520x42” IVT trans., 4 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, tires & duals ............................$205,000 big pump, 480x50” tires & duals ‘11 CIH 8120, 934 eng./729 sep. hrs., ..................................................$178,000 Pro 600, well equipped, 520x42 tires ‘11 JD 8335, #1500 MFWD, 1467 hrs., & duals ....................................$180,000 PS trans., 4 hyd., big pump, 3 pt., 1000 ‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs., PTO, 710x42” tires & duals ......$172,500 Pro 600, well equipped, 520x42” tires ‘10 JD 8270R, MFWD, 3888 hrs., & duals ....................................$185,000 powershift, 3 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, ‘09 CIH 7088, 1193 eng./895 sep. hrs., 380x50 tires & duals ................$110,000 rock trap, chopper, lateral tilt feeder, ‘11 JD 8285, 1324 hrs., PS trans., big power bin ext., 30.5x32 tires ....$139,000 pump, 4 hyds., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, ‘08 NH CR9060, 1782 eng./1332 18.4x46” tires & duals ..............$157,000 sep. hrs., 4x4, Terrain tracer, chopper, ‘11 JD 8285, 1650 hrs., IVT trans., rock trap, 620x42 duals ............$105,000 4 hyd., big pump, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, ‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs., 380x54” tires & duals ..............$150,000 tracker, chopper, 520x42” duals $68,000 ‘13 JD 6190R, 585 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 ‘94 Gleaner R62, 3263 eng./2495 PTO, IVT trans., 18.4x46 tires & duals sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, Cummins ..................................................$120,000 motor, 30.5x32 tires ..................$29,000 ‘13 JD 7200R, MFWD, 838 hrs., IVT COMBINE HEADS trans., 540/1000 PTO, 3 pt., 3 hyd., 710x38 rear tires ......................$129,000 ‘05 Geringhoff Roto Disc 830, 8R30” ‘08 CIH Magnum 275, MFWD, 3288 hrs., ....................................................$28,000 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd., 3 pt., 480x46 ‘07 Geringhoff RD1622, 16R22” tires & duals ............................$100,000 chopping head ............................$35,000 ‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 3100 hrs., ‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head ..........$12,500 4 hyd. valves, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, ‘05 JD 630, 30’ flex head..............$13,000 420x46” tires & duals ................$95,000 ‘07 Geringhoff Roto Disc 600, 6R30” ‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 4100 hrs., ....................................................$29,500 3 pt., 4 hyd. valves, 540/1000 PTO, ‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head ..........$11,000 420x46 rear tires w/480x42” duals ‘95 JD 893, 8R30” w/pixall rolls ..$13,500 ....................................................$85,000 ‘90 JD 643, 6R30” cornhead..........$8,500 ‘12 CIH 315, MFWD, 481 hrs., 19-spd., powershift, 1000 PTO, 3 pt., 480x50 tires & duals ............................$165,000

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EQUIPMENT

ELITE SERIES ROTA-DISC CORNHEADS GENERATIONS AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION

1) Slices stalks vertically with 15 serrated discs. No swing blades 2) Ground speed and moister have very little effect on material size. 3) Much lower horse power requirements than competition. 4) Corn head driven with drive shafts and gear boxes. No chain and sprockets like the competition. 5) Aluminum alloy gear boxes to reduce weight and dissipate heat. 6) Self-tightening gathering chains. 7) Double acting stripper plates with welding on hardened edge. 8) Large diameter auger that turn slower, reducing ear loss. 9) Corn stalk stubble in field is splintered to reduce tire damage if driven over. #1 Dealer 10) Optional Integrated Crop Sweeper and End Row Augers for improved crop. in the USA

WILLMAR FARM CENTER Willmar, MN Phone 320-235-8123

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HAY SPECIALS ‘12 NH 7450, 12’, disc mower conditioner ..................................$27,900 ‘14 MF DM1308 disc mower, 8’ ......................................................$7,750 ‘14 MF DM1361 disc mower, 10’ ..................................................$10,625 ‘14 MF 1375 disc mower conditioner, 15’ ....................................$35,850 ‘14 MF 1358, 8.4’, disc mower........................................................$9,750 ‘14 MF 1361, disc mower, 3 pt, w/tine condit. ............................$16.250 MF 1372, disc mower conditioner, 12’..........................................$29,750 ‘14 MF 1308 disc mower, 8’ ............................................................$7,750 Bale King 2881 bale processor, RH discharge............................$16,700 ‘89 MF 200 windrower, cab, 14’ auger head w/condit...................$9,950 ‘12 MF 2856 baler w/kicker, w/net & twine wrap ........................$30,500

TRACTORS

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

• ‘14 MF 4610, cab, 99 hp., ldr. • ‘13 MF 8690, 340 hp. • ‘13 MF 7626, 240 hp. • ‘13 MF 7624, 225 hp. • (2) ‘14 MF 6616, MFD, cab w/ldr. • ‘05 MF 451, 45 PTO hp., 400 hrs. • ‘14 MF 1754 Compact, MFD, w/ldr., hydro • MF GC1705, MFD w/60” deck • 18.4-38 duals off JD 4440, 75% rubber

• ‘86 MF 8560, 4941 hrs. • ‘95 CIH 2188, 3219 hrs. • ‘97 Gleaner R62, duals, 2888/2052 hrs. • ‘92 Gleaner R62, 4210/2643 hrs.

GRAIN HANDLING

• Brandt augers: 8x35, 8x40, 8x47, 8x62, 10x35 • ‘02 Brandt 8x62, SC, PTO • Brandt 8x45, 18 hp. Briggs • ‘11 Hutchinson 10x61 • (3) Brandt 1070XL swing hoppers • Brandt 1080XL swing hopper • ‘13 Buhler 1282 swing CORN HEADS hopper • ‘09 Geringhoff 1822RD • Brandt 1390 swing hopper • ‘09 Geringhoff 1820RD, XL & HP w/reel • Brandt 20 Series drive over • (2) Geringhoff 1622RD deck • (9) Geringhoff 1222RD • Brandt, 1515LP, 1535LP, • (5) Geringhoff 1220RD 1535TD, 1545LP, 1575, 1585 • ‘08 Geringhoff 830NS grain belts • (9) Geringhoff 830RD • Brandt 7500HP grain vac. • ‘13 Geringhoff 822RD • ‘03 Brandt 4500 EX, grain • (4) Geringhoff 630RD vac. • ‘12 CIH 2608, chopping • ‘04 Gleaner 1222, GVL poly • Parker 839 grain cart • Parker 1048 grain cart, tarp, • ‘84 JD 843, LT 900 tires, 1000 bu. • ‘96 JD 893, KR, HDP • A&L 850S grain cart, • ‘96 JD 693, reg. rolls 850 bu. • JD 822 KR • ‘08 Unverferth 5000 • JD 622, GVL poly • ‘05 Demco 650 gravity box COMBINES • ‘05 Parker 625 gravity box • ‘11 MF 9250, flex draper, 35’ • Parker 165-B gravity box • ‘13 MF 9540 RWA, duals • Parker 1020 seed tender • MF 9540, RWA, duals HAY & LIVESTOCK • ‘07 MF 9790, RWA, duals, • Roto-Grind 760T bale 1440/1001 hrs. grinder • ‘91 MF 8570, RWA, 5007 hrs. • Kodiak SD72, SD60 rotary

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cutter Everest 5700 finish mower Sitrex RP2, RP5, 3 pt. rakes Sitrex 12-whl rakes on cart JD #5, sickle mower Chandler 14’ litter spreaders, 26’ & 22’

MISCELLANEOUS

• Degelman 7200, 6000HD & R570P rock pickers • Degelman RD320 rock digger • Degelman LR7645 & LR7651 Land Rollers - Rental Units • Degelman 5’ skidsteer buckets • JD 520 stalk chopper, high speed • Loftness 20’ stalk chopper, SM • Loftness 240 stalk chopper • Wil-Rich 25’ stalk chopper • JD 520 press drill, 20’ • Maurer HT42, HT38, HT32 & HT28 header trailers • WRS 30’ header trailers • SB Select 108 snowblowers, 540 & 1000 PTO • Lucke 8’, snowblower • Loftness 96” & 84” snowblowers

TILLAGE

• Sunflower 1550-50, 1435-36 & 1435-21 discs • Sunflower 5035-36, 5056-49 & 5056-63 field cultivators • Sunflower 4311-14, 441207, 4412-05 disc rippers • Sunflower 4511-15 disc chisel • Sunflower 4212-13 coulter chisel

CIH 7130 ..................................................$29,900 (2) IH 1026, hydro ..........................From $15,900 ‘74 JD 4430, Quad ..................................$14,900 ‘80 JD 4440, Quad ..................................$18,900 JD 4410, compact, w/cab & loader ........$20,900 JD 4100 compact, loader ........................$12,900 JD 4240, Quad ........................................$18,900 ‘69 JD 4020, dsl ......................................$12,900 JD 2640, w/JD loader ................................$9,900 IH 460, 560, 560D ........................................CALL Gehl 4635 skid loader................................$9,900 IH 826, 856, 1256, 1456 ..............................SAVE (2) JD 4030 Open Station ........................$12,900 JD 270, diesel ............................................$6,900

LOADERS

JD loader, many to choose from ..........................................Starting at $2,495 “New” Koyker loaders ..................................CALL JD 48, 58, 146, 148, 158’ Koyker 510, K5

JD Soundguard Cabs, Call for info

KIESTER IMPLEMENT, INC. 110 S. Main, P.O. Box 249 • Kiester, MN

507-294-3387

www.midwestfarmsales.com

USED TRACTORS

NEW NH T9.565, 4WD ........................................CALL NEW NH T9.505, 4WD........................................CALL NEW NH T8.300, FWA ........................................CALL NEW NH T7.200, FWA ........................................CALL NEW Massey 7620, FWA....................................CALL NEW Massey 6615, FWA ..................................CALL NEW Versatile 450, 4WD ....................................CALL NEW Versatile 310, FWA ....................................CALL NEW Versatile 305, FWA ....................................CALL ‘98 NH 8970, SS..................................................CALL ‘96 NH 8970, SS..................................................CALL NH TD5050 w/loader ......................................$42,500 NH TV6070 bi-directional ..............................$87,500 Versatile 895, 4WD..........................................$21,500

TILLAGE

Sunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo ....................CALL Sunflower 4412-07, 7-shank ..........................$29,500 Wilrich 957, 7-shank ......................................$18,500 Wilrich 513, 5-shank, Demo ..............................CALL ‘09 Wilrich QX2, 55.5’ w/bskt.........................$54,500 ‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..................................$52,500 ‘08 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..................................$34,500 CIH 4900, 46.5’ ..............................................$12,500 ‘08 JD 2210, 44.5’ w/3-bar ............................$38,900

SKIDSTEERS

NEW NH skidsteers on hand ............................CALL ‘11 NH 1225 h/a, loaded ................................$38,900 ‘10 NH L170 ....................................................$19,900 NH LS170 ........................................................$13,750 NH L170 cab, New Rubber ................................CALL JD 125 ..............................................................$6,500

PLANTERS

NEW White planters ..........................................CALL ‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded ........................$97,500 ‘10 White 8186, 16-30 w/3 bu. ....................COMING White 6222, 12-30, front fold ........................$29,500

White 6122, 12-30 ..........................................$16,500 White 6100, 12-30 w/twin row ......................$18,500 ‘09 JD 1790, 24-20” w/liq. Esets 20-20 ......$105,000 JD 1780, 24-20, 3 bus., res 20-20......................CALL

COMBINES

CALL FOR PRE-HARVEST SPECIAL PRICING AND FINANCE NEW Fantini chopping cornhead ......................CALL (2) Fantini pre-owned 8-30 chopping CH..........CALL ‘11 Gleaner S77 ‘10 Gleaner R76, Loaded ‘03 Gleaner R75, Loaded ‘01 Gleaner R72, Just Thru Shop ‘90 Gleaner R60 w/duals ‘96 Gleaner R62 w/CDF rotor exc.

HAY TOOLS

New Hesston & NH Hay Tools On Hand

MISCELLANEOUS

NEW Salford RTS units ......................................CALL NEW Salford Plows ............................................CALL NEW Unverferth seed tenders....................ON HAND NEW Westfield augers ......................................CALL NEW Rem 2700 vac............................................CALL NEW Hardi sprayers ..........................................CALL NEW Riteway rollers ..........................................CALL NEW Lorenz snowblowers ................................CALL NEW Batco conveyors ......................................CALL NEW Brent wagons & grain carts ......................CALL NEW E-Z Trail seed wagons ..............................CALL NEW rock buckets & pallet forks...................... CALL REM 2700, Rental ..............................................CALL Unverferth 8000 grain cart ................................CALL Kinze 1050 w/duals ............................................CALL Pre-owned Snowblowers, 7’-9’ ........................CALL Pre-owned Sprayers ..........................................CALL

(DMI Parts Available)

SMITHS MILL IMPLEMENT Hwy. 14, 3 miles West of Janesville, MN

Phone (507) 234-5191 or (507) 625-8649 Mon. - Fri. 7:30-5:00, Sat. 7:30-Noon www.smithsmillimp.com

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‘11 CIH 7120, 1000 eng. hrs. ............................................$169,900

‘11 CIH 7120, 579 sep. hrs. ............................................$179,900

‘10 CIH 8120, 1175 eng., hrs. ..........$189,900 Reduced $179,900

USED 4WD TRACTORS

24 Month Interest Waiver or Low Rates Avail.* • Call For Details ‘14 CIH Steiger 620Q, Lux. cab, HID lights, big hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide, PTO, Coming in after Season ..........................................................................................................$392,000 ‘14 CIH Steiger 620Q, Lux. cab, HID lights, big hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide, Coming in after Season ........................................................................................................................$379,900 ‘12 CIH Steiger 600Q, 864 hrs., 36” tracks, Lux. cab, big hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide ..........$345,000 ‘13 CIH Steiger 550Q, 1220 hrs., 30” tracks, Lux. cab, big hyd. pump, HID lights ..............................$285,000 ‘08 CIH Steiger 535Q, 2762 hrs., Lux. cab, HD hyd. pump, HID lights..................................................$189,500 ‘02 CIH STX450 Quad, 3900 hrs., 5 hyd. valves, 1000 PTO, Trimble auto steer ..................................$159,900 ‘13 CIH Steiger 450, 606 hrs., Lux. cab, PTO, 800/70R38 tires..............................................................$239,900 ‘09 JD 9530, 2000 hrs., 800x38 duals, leather ........................................................................................$185,000 ‘10 JD 9530T, 2900 hrs., 36” tracks, big pump, auto guide ready..........................................................$185,000 ‘08 CIH Steiger 485, 3216 hrs., Lux. cab, 710x42 duals ........................................................................$149,900 ‘01 JD 9400, 3542 hrs., 710/70R42 tires ....................................................................................................$99,900 ‘96 CIH 9330, 6724 hrs., 3 pt. & PTO ..........................................................................................................$34,900 STX and STEIGER PTO, TOW CABLE & 3 PT. KITS ON HAND!!!

USED 2WD TRACTORS

‘10 CIH 6088, 694 sep hrs. ............................................$175,000

‘02 CIH 2388, 2200 sep. hrs. ..............................................$69,900

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USED COMBINES CIH 7230, 380 eng. hrs. ......................................................................................................................$239,900 CIH 7120, 579 sep. hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, duals ..........................................................................$199,900 CIH 7120, 1000 eng. hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, duals ........................................................................$169,900 CIH 6088, 694 sep hrs., duals ............................................................................................................$175,000 CIH 8120, 1175 eng. hrs., duals ..........................................................................................................$179,900 CIH 8010, 1223 sep. hrs., duals ..........................................................................................................$119,900 CIH 2388, 2200 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, yield monitor, duals ....................................................$69,900 CIH 2188, 2400 sep. hrs, RWA, duals ..................................................................................................$39,900 JD 9510, 3400 hrs., duals ......................................................................................................................$39,900 CIH 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead ..................................................................................................$39,900 Geringhoff 8R chopping cornhead........................................................................................................$59,900 Geringhoff 8R chopping cornhead........................................................................................................$32,000 CIH 3408, 8R30” cornhead ....................................................................................................................$44,900 CIH 3408, 8R30” cornhead ....................................................................................................................$34,900 CIH 2208, 8R30” ....................................................................................................................................$24,500 CIH 3020, 36’ w/in-cab cutter bar suspension ....................................................................................$37,500 CIH 2020, 35’ platform w/Crary air reel ................................................................................................$32,500 CIH 2020, 25’ platform w/Crary air reel ................................................................................................$26,800 CIH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard ......................................................................................................$13,900 CIH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard ......................................................................................................$10,900 CIH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, Crary air reel....................................................................................................$14,900

235 eng. hp., 195 PTO hp., susp. Luxury cab, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, HID lighting pkg.

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

‘11 ‘04 ‘98 ‘10 ‘10 ‘06 ‘02 ‘99 ‘12 ‘06

28.83/HR

$

3 Yrs. @ 300 hrs./yr.

49.99/HR

$

End of lease purchase option. No obligation at the end of the lease to purchase. Available to CNH Qualified customers. CALL FOR DETAILS.

3 Yrs. @ 600 hrs./yr.

LEASE THIS: 2013 MAGNUM 260 Cab, FWA, dual hydraulic remotes, 540 & 1000 PTO

260 eng. hp., 215 PTO hp., susp. Luxury cab, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, HID lighting pkg.

4 Yrs. @ 400 hrs./yr. $

35.92/HR

$

3 Yrs. @ 300 hrs./yr.

55.96/HR

$

19.67/HR

End of lease purchase option. No obligation at the end of the lease to purchase. Available to CNH Qualified customers. CALL FOR DETAILS.

End of lease purchase option. No obligation at the end of the lease to purchase. LEASE THIS: 2013 STEIGER 350 Available to CNH Qualified customers. CALL FOR DETAILS.

3 Yrs. @ 600 hrs./yr.

350 eng. hp., high cap. hyd. pump, high cap. drawbar, HD axles w/diff. lock, PTO

27.60/HR

$

3 Yrs. @ 300 hrs./yr.

45.14/HR

$

End of lease purchase option. This is a walkaway lease. Stated purchase options available to CNH Qualified customers. CALL FOR DETAILS.

3 Yrs. @ 600 hrs./yr.

LEASE THIS: 2013 STEIGER 450 450 eng. hp., Luxury cab, HID lighting pkg., high cap. hyd. pump, high cap drawbar, HD axles w/diff. lock, PTO

39.99/HR

$

3 Yrs. @ 300 hrs./yr.

67.31/HR

$

End of lease purchase option. No obligation at the end of the lease to purchase. Available to CNH Qualified customers. CALL FOR DETAILS.

USED SPRAYERS

‘02 Wilmar Eagle 8500, 80’ boom, 1000 gallon tank ................................................................................$69,900 ‘12 CIH 3330, 546 hrs., 90’ boom, standard spray, active suspension ..................................................$199,500 ‘09 CIH 3300, 1750 hrs., 100’ boom, Aim, auto boom, Pro 700 steering, active suspension ..............$179,900

3 Yrs. @ 600 hrs./yr.

LEASE THIS: 2013 MAGNUM 235

Interest Waiver Available Thru Case Credit* • Call For Details ‘12 ‘11 ‘11 ‘10 ‘10 ‘06 ‘02 ‘95 ‘98 ‘09 ‘11 ‘08 ‘12 ‘09 ‘04 ‘13 ‘10 ‘10 ‘05 ‘04 ‘97

‘95 CIH 2188, 2400 sep. hrs., RWA ......................................$39,900

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE SPECIAL LEASE OPPORTUNITIES!

24 Months Interest Free • Call For Details ‘13 CIH Magnum 260, 533 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ..............................................................................................................................................$169,900 ‘12 CIH Magnum 235, 268 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ..............................................................................................................................................$149,900 ‘13 CIH Magnum 235, 419 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, full Pro 700 auto guide, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ..............................................................................................................................................$149,900 ‘11 CIH Magnum 235, 1134 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, front & rear duals, HID lites ....................................$129,900 ‘13 CIH Puma 160, 150 hrs., CVT trans., L765 loader, w/grapple, 320x50 tires ....................................$122,900 ‘14 CIH Farmall 105C, MFD, cab, power shuttle, w/loader, Rental Return Unit ....................................$55,500 ‘14 CIH Farmall 105C, MFD, cab, power shuttle, w/loader, Rental Return Unit......................................$55,500 ‘14 CIH Farmall 105C, MFD, cab, power shuttle w/loader, Rental Return Unit ......................................$55,500

‘98 JD 9510..........................$39,900

3 Yrs. @ 600 hrs./yr.

LEASE THIS: 2013 STEIGER 550 QUAD

USED EQUIPMENT

550 eng. hp., Luxury cab, HID lighting pkg., high cap. hyd. pump, high cap. drawbar, HD axls w/diff. lock, PTO

CIH Tigermate 200 Field Cult., 54.5’ w/rolling baskets ......................................................................$59,900 CIH Tigermate II Field Cult., 54.5’, 4-bar harrow ................................................................................$34,900 JD 985 Field Cult., 56.5’, new shovels, 3-bar mulcher ........................................................................$22,500 Salford 8206 Plow, 10/B ........................................................................................................................$35,500 Frontier DH1615 Disk, 15’, Low Acre Usage ........................................................................................$9,950 Wilrich 957 Ripper ................................................................................................................................$15,500 CIH 730B Ripper, 7-shank w/lead shanks & disc levelers ..................................................................$18,500 CIH 730B Ripper, 7-shank w/lead shanks & disc levelers ..................................................................$15,000 CIH 870 Ripper, 26’, 13-shank w/spike harrow ....................................................................................$77,500 Kinze 1050 Grain Cart, 30” tracks, trap, scale ....................................................................................$77,500

3 Yrs. @ 300 hrs./yr.

73.53/HR

$

End of lease purchase option. This is a walkaway lease. No obligation at the end of lease to purchase. Available to CNH Qualified customers. CALL FOR DETAILS.

I-35 & Highway 60 West • Faribault, MN • 507-334-2233 CNH Capital’s Commercial Revolving Account provides financial assistance for parts and service when you need it, keeping your equipment running as its best with the quality parts and service you’ve come to expect from Case IH. Contact your local dealer or visit www.cnhcapital.com today for details. ©2014 CNH Capital America LLC. All rights reserved. CNH Capital and Case IH are registered trademarks of CNH America LLC. Printed in the USA.

44.99/HR

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Gilby’s Fruit Company, Todd County, Minn.

he hills above Moran Brook are the perfect place to grow apples, according to Steve Gilbertson of Gilby’s Fruit Company, located between Browerville and Staples in Todd County, Minn. Steve and Darla Gilbertson started their 2,000-tree orchard in 2008 and began harvesting from the semi-dwarf trees a few years after that. “We established the orchard with the proceeds from our nursery business,” Steve said. The Gilbertsons sold nursery stock similar to what they planted: Zestar, Honeycrisp, and SweeTango. They also planted Chestnut Crab, a 1949 University of Minnesota release. The two-inch diameter apple is surprisingly sweet. Along with the Chestnut Crab they planted Sweet Sixteen and Snowsweet, a 2012 U of M introduction. Snowsweet is a cross between the Sharon and Connel Red varieties and has been described as having a sweet and almost buttery flavor. Most of the trees planted by the Gilbertsons are recent University of Minnesota releases, Steve said. “We grow a few older varieties like Haralson and Haralred, but people really like the new varieties,” Steve said. Harvest at Gilby’s starts in early September with Zestar and SweeTango and continues into mid-October when the Gilberstsons pick their Snowsweet. “It’s good to have a mixture of early, mid-season, and late varieties. If something happens to one variety the others may make it,” Steve said. “During harvest I do the ladder work and Darla works from the ground.” Steve said that their orchard is pretty much on the northern edge of good apple-growing country. Commercial apple orchards especially are rare as far north as Todd County, and wholesale orchards are even more unusual. “What we don’t sell wholesale goes to the cattle,” Steve said. “A ripe apple has about 90 calories, sometimes more. I feed about 15 pounds per head per day.” Angus-whiteface crosses enjoy apples as much as humans, it seems. “I started by feeding them to the cattle whole but now I slice them up,” he said. “I invented my own apple-slicing machine.” Gilby’s apples for humans go primarily to the other two orchards in the family. Both of them, Gilby’s Nursery and Orchard near Aitkin and Castle Rock Orchard near Farmington, are retail orchards with fruit stands and fall events. Steve and Darla also raise pumpkins, squash, gourds and ornamental corn that they sell wholesale. They continue to sell apple trees such as Cortland, McIntosh and Honeycrisp in the spring as well. ❖

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