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January 2, 2015 SOUTHERN EDITION

Want to improve soybean yields — and profits — in 2015?

Pat Reeg of the Iowa Soybean Association says it all starts with monitoring and analyzing your entire farm strategy.

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As the time of year known as Holiday Season fades away in our rear-view mirrors, we look forward to the challenges and (hopefully) rewards that await us in a new year. But I’m not here to discuss how to maximize your bean yields in 2015 — I’ll let staff writer Dick Hagen handle that — or to LAND MINDS review how new legislation

By Tom Royer may impact you — associate editor Marie Wood is all over that.

I’m not even here to talk about our very special MN Ag EXPO 2015 section you’ll find tucked inside this issue, jam-packed with details about the Minnesota Corn Growers Association and Minnesota Soybean Growers Association’s big event coming to the Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato, Minn., January 28-29.

No, this week I’m here to officially introduce our allnew website to you. Readers, website. Website, readers.

If you’re a regular visitor to our website — www.TheLandOnline.com — you may be a bit puzzled. “Hasn’t it looked like this for quite a while?”

Well, yes and no. Technically we did, in fact, switch over to our new system quite a while ago, but we’ve been adding features and functionality to it piece by piece over the past few months, and we’re finally ready for the grand opening.

Let’s start at the top of the homepage and work our way down. The menu bar across the top gives quick access to key content such as our marketing and family columnists, opinion pieces, and special sections from the past year — just move your cursor over any of the menu buttons for more choices. (By the way, if you poke around a bit you’ll find where to submit story ideas and letters to the editor right through the website.)

One of your favorite choices will undoubtedly be the “Shop” button. You not only have access to current classified ads running in The Land, but you can also place an ad online — although you’re still always welcome to call (800) 657-4665 and let Joan or Vail take it by phone.

Moving down to “Top Stories” you find a rotation of features and columns from recent weeks, followed by a shot of our current cover alongside a complete list of current feature stories. The large, green grid directly below that shows off our most recent columns —

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 6A — Soybean researcher studies productivity, profits 9A — As rural legislators head back to work, securing funds for Greater Minnesota will be a challenge

you’re sure to recognize the friendly faces.

Our “Nuts & Bolts” section is a regularly updated potpourri of industry news, new products and ag opportunities submitted by agribusiness, Extension See ROYER, pg. 3A

despite $1 billion surplus 12A — Farm families accept challenge of creating a legacy farm 13A — Former ag teacher chosen to lead Farmamerica 14A — Scientist brings global experience to Lamberton research center

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based on your location and from how many miles away you want to search for events.

Best of all, organizations can now add their events to our calendar themselves, directly through our site. There are just two important rules: 1) Provide as many details as possible — the more information you share (exactly what, where, when, why and how much) the more likely our readers will attend your event; and 2) Under “Categories” ALWAYS select “Farming & Ranching” — type “farming” in the blank and it will appear. If you don’t choose that exact category, your event will NOT appear in The Land’s Calendar of Events. (I wasn’t kidding when I said it was important.) You can still submit your organization’s events to us via e-mail or USPS but that’s not nearly as fun.

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ROYER, from pg. 2A services, state and federal ag departments… just about everybody. (If your business or agency has a press release our farm and rural readers might find of interest, send it to editor@thelandonline.com and we’ll consider it for Nuts & Bolts.)

Many of The Land’s readers know that we are close partners with our sister paper, The Free Press of Mankato, Minn. We’ve worked together since our first issue in 1976, and we are now able to share their top content with you in our “Headlines” section.

As they add news to their site, it shows up here, too.

Over on the right side are a couple of cool items — our website’s most popular stories from the past few days, as well as our most recent tweets and retweets. Don’t follow us on Twitter? Forgot to like us on Facebook? Just click the “Connect With Us” icons and you’re set.

I’m most excited to announce the return of The Land’s Calendar of Events, both to our website and our print edition. We’ve received quite a few calls and e-mails asking when it would be back. Well, it’s back, baby. We’ll highlight several upcoming events in print each week but for the full calendar, visit the website. After you click through to “See all events” you can personalize the calendar just for you —

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Readers’ letters: You’re right, I’m wrong ... Next!

The e-mail got the point as quickly as a working hammer gets to a nail: “Alan — You have got to be kidding me — production agriculture ‘embrace’ the EPA clean water regulations?” it asked, not really seeking an answer.

The question was sent in reaction to a mid-September FARM & FOOD FILE column that urged farmers and ranchers to work with

By Alan Guebert the Obama White House to find some shared ground on the proposed Waters of the U.S. rule before an even tougher clean water rule (think Lake Erie, green slime, Toledo) is imposed on U.S. agriculture.

Not a chance, continued my e-mailer, because “The proposed regula... Readers tion could represent the largest land grab in hishave their tory of the world.” say after I Well, no and yes. have had my say, and, OK, No, the proposed WOTUS rule would not I might have “represent the largest another final land grab in the history say. of the world.” The winner of that title far more likely is either Genghis Khan or Christopher Columbus, not the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

And, yes, this is the year-ending installment of the “You’re Right, I’m Wrong ... Next!” the semi-annual reader mail column where readers have their say after I have had my say and, OK, I might have another, very final say.

Just kidding, Brian, the above e-mailer from, according to the area code to the cell number he also sent, Minnesota’s black earth (and snow-white walleye) region.

Another reader/e-mail writer was equally direct when commenting on the same EPA report. “Another column completely devoid of practical agricultural economic advice. You should change your e-mail address to: Politicalmusingsoftheleft.com.”

That’s a long email address. I’ll stay with agcomm@farmandfoodfile.com; it’s shorter, like me.

A column on the dire need for immigration reform brought reader comments from California to New Jersey. Many were similar to this e-mail from “Bev.” “You seem to think that once illegals are ‘legal citizens’ they will continue to work for less than mini-

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GUEBERT, from pg. 4A mum wages and conditions. No ... they will become like the rest of Americans and demand equal pay for equal work ...”

Exactly, that’s the key element underlying this important reform. No one, be they either a born-and-bred citizen If you had to get or a paid-under-thetable illegal, should out of your be exploited by a browarm cozy office ken immigration sysand feed cattle, tem. The same rules you would not for everyone ensures be so thrilled to fairness for all. see winter “A friend” — at arrive. least that’s how a November letter — Reader’s from Texas was comment to signed — took me to the woodshed for an Alan Guebert early winter column that welcomed colder, wood-burning weather.

“If you had to get out of your warm, cozy office and feed cattle, you would not be so thrilled to see winter arrive,” was its suggestion.

“Of course,” he added, talk of wood stoves and winter overlooks how “your president” (not his, evidently) and “all you liberals” “conveniently moved from talking about global warming to talking about climate change.”

A column that mentioned the sad duty of delivering Maggie, my long-time farmette dog, from a year of pain and misery, brought many notes of similar remembrance and sorrow. One from Charles in Illinois was particularly poignant: “I read your comment about your dog and I must be getting senile but it touched me deeply ...”

You’re not getting senile, Charles; you, like me, just miss your old friend.

And, as a final note to the final column of the year, I will forever miss an old, wise friend, John Bunting, a central New York dairy farmer, who died Nov. 10 from the debilitating effects of a severe stroke suffered in April 2012.

John was a Quaker and a seeker, a steward and intellectual and, although we never met, we were dear friends because of hours and hours of telephone conversations — often while he milked his beloved Jerseys — on every topic under the sun and, sometimes, on the topic of the sun itself.

Gone though he is, I can’t help but smile when I consider that John now has the answer to the Biggest Question of All and he can’t find a telephone to call me and excitedly share it.

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 ww.farmandfoodfile.com ❖

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Soybean researcher studies productivity, profits

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Ed Anderson, Ph.D., brings his academic and industry experience to the Iowa Soybean Association as senior director of supply & production systems. He combines research with economic analysis to help Iowa soybean farmers be more Ed Anderson productive and profitable. Anderson also talks soybean genetics and world demand in this Q&A. Q: What did you study pursuing your Ph.D.?

Anderson: My Ph.D. is in molecular virology which is a study of the molecular genetics of plant virus interactions.

Q: Does that make you a plant disease specialist?

Anderson: At one time that fit but perhaps a better terminology is I was sort of a lab rat. I’ve had plenty of pathology and I still appreciate the guys who are field pathologists. Their diagnostics and visual observations are key to prevention and treatment programs for farmers across the nation.

Q: Explain your title with ISA. Anderson: It’s a thrilling opportunity for me. I’ve worked in academia, I’ve worked in industry, and now I have this great job with the Iowa Soybean Association. This title of supply & production systems director is our way of saying ‘research’. Supply means the support of genetics and disease resistance packages to protect the genetics. Production

means helping farmers with whatever happens on their farm in the production of their soybean crop.

Basically it’s whatever we can do to help them in a sustainable way to become more productive and more profitable soybean growers.

Q: Does this suggest an ongoing economic analysis of various strategies and genetic packages?

Anderson: We’ve been comparing different systems, products and strategies for a long time. But now we’re layering in the economic analysis to see what the payback is on these variables. This I think will open huge new opportunities for what we do.

Q: How receptive are farmers to new technologies these days? Do they need time-proven evidence?

Anderson: Farmers are quick on acceptance. Academics want to repeat things over and over before they publish and share. So we remind our academic researchers that farmers want things as soon as possible. But even if they are quick on new technologies, farmers want it demonstrated to them also. They know their investment is big and it also needs to be worthwhile.

Q: How does this relate to new varieties into the marketplace?

Anderson: We continue the argument between conventional soybeans and traited (genetically modified organisms) soybeans. As long as markets persist in Europe and Asia where we have to worry about those issues, then I think farmers need to be watching for these issues also. But if we go through the regulatory processes correctly and work with these countries properly so they will accept our products, then we should be fine.

Q: Can our export markets keep absorbing our record production of corn and soybeans?

Anderson: On soybeans, it appears that the growing demand in Asia, India and China will continue providing a real opportunity for U.S. soybean farm-

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Q: Any particular area that soybean producers ask most questions?

Anderson: Yes, how to get more yield. Growers are very interested in increasing our rate of genetic gain so we’re working diligently with academics across the region to develop some strategies and proposals that accelerate our genetic gain in good base material.

Q: Is genetic gain still the main priority of the academic world or is it now private industry?

Anderson: We’re trying to engage everybody in those discussions. Depending upon whom you talk with you get an answer either way. We all have a place to fit into the research spectrum, but if you’re just talking about good gene discovery and genetic improvement, I think even industry folks would tend to agree that responsibility is still up to the universities.

If we can fill the pipeline with good base genetics … materials that might present ‘elite variety’ opportunities for seed companies, I think they will pick up on them and integrate with whatever native seed traits or GMO traits they desire.

Q: If we grow less corn next year because profits have disappeared, how much more soybeans are we likely to grow in 2015?

Anderson: This year’s increase across the board for both soybeans and corn was terrific in terms of meeting domestic and world markets. But I’m not a marketing guy. It’s anybody’s guess for 2015. However based on a growing China and other Asian market demand I think we’ll have the opportunity to grow even more soybeans in 2015.

The Land interviewed Anderson during Soybean Day at the Clay County Fair in Spencer, Iowa, in September.

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Cover story: Better analysis means better beans

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer The Iowa Soybean Association is working to increase grower profits from crop production by using information and data generated by on-farm trials and testing through its On-Farm Network program.

Improving yields and profits Pat Reeg begins with monitoring and analyzing your soybean strategy.

“The number one recommendation is to evaluate and validate everything you do in your soybean strategy,” said Pat Reeg, researcher and director of On-Farm Network for the Iowa Soybean Association, based in Ankeny, Iowa.

Technology has equipped farmers with combine yield monitors, GPS for accuracy of field measurements, and planters capable of doing variable population on the go.

“So whatever you are doing, evaluate each strategy to see if there are opportunities to improve,” Reeg said.

In 2005, at least two-thirds of yield trials across the state had 60 bushel and higher yields. Reeg found that excess moisture in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2013 was often limiting yields.

“Weather extremes are always an issue, but when

Reeg said that 150-bushel soybean yields are possible, but more isn’t always better.

A few growers have done it (150-bushel “A few growers have done it (150yields), but the bigger question is whether it is bushel yields), but the bigger question profitable. ... Just getting more bushels doesn’t is whether it is profitable. One thing necessarily get you more profit. we stress in our research and hundreds of replicated strip trials across the state is to look at the profitability. a farmer asks me how to grow bigger yields I ask Just getting more bushels doesn’t necessarily get him a series of questions. When do you plant your you more profit,” said Reeg. soybeans? Most say after corn is planted, so that Unmanned aerial vehicles are a growing source of tells me they don’t prioritize soybean planting yet there is a lot of data suggesting four-bushel better intelligence in crop production. yields by planting early.

“A concern is the gray area in terms of FAA (Fed“Then I ask what row width and it’s usually 30 eral Aviation Administration) regulations on who inches, the same as corn. Yet we have lots of data and where and when can UAVs be used. We were indicating narrow rows are another yield increase looking at putting UAVs to work as part of our servstrategy. Then I ask about fertilizer for their soy- ice mission to Iowa soybean growers but decided to beans. Again we know corn gets the fertilizer with put that on hold because of uncertainties regarding maybe some residual fertilizer available for the soy- insurance liabilities. beans.

“However we see huge potential with these tech“Also we don’t put as much time and effort into nologies and we know that understanding how to evaluating soybean varieties as we do corn hybrids. I incorporate these additional layers of information suggest that growers take a closer look at soybean and intelligence to work on your farm will improve varieties. There are differences, especially in how productivity, profitability and efficiencies,” Reeg they work across various soils. I’m not making said. excuses, but because there are so many variables we The Land interviewed Pat Reeg at the Clay County need to explore as many as we can,” said Reeg.

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that infrastructure needs to be addressed,” said Gunther.

Senator Vickie Jensen, DFL-District 24, voiced strong concern that legislators do not have the power to get a road project done in a rural area, because the Minnesota Department of Transportation decides what projects receive priority and funding.

Jensen would like to have a conversation about how the Legislature ensures projects reflect citizen needs.

Johnson said there is a severe shortage of funding for rural roads.

“The one industry that this may be most important for is agriculture producers and agri-business,” said Johnson.

The development of roads connecting outstate cities is crucial to the development of rural economy, Johnson said. For instance, Highway 14 is in rough shape and requires expansion. Producers carry heavy loads by truck and Associated Milk Producers Inc. in New Ulm sends out hundreds of trucks a week.

“I hope we can move forward. I want a real long-term solution,” said Johnson. “Lets do transportation right and make sure we have long-term dedicated funding.”

Cornish brought up the old saying, “You can’t shovel enough money out of a pick-up truck for transportation.”

Jensen called on rural Minnesota to See LEGISLATURE, pg. 10A

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By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor NORTH MANKATO, Minn. — Rural legislators are heading back to work this month to face the tax burden of farmers, rural transportation infrastructure and over-regulation. Despite a $1 billion surplus, securing funds in Greater Tony Cornish Bob Gunther Clark Johnson Julie Rosen Vickie Jensen Minnesota will still be a challenge.

At the Rural Legislative Panel held water? It behooves us as a state to do it “We need to keep ag strong,” said in December at South Central College, right,” said Johnson.

Rosen. “All of the institutions realize Southern Minnesota state legislators Johnson added that science shows how important that is. We need handsanswered questions about the 2015 there is a problem with agricultural on, boots on the ground in agriculture session. runoff. Since producers care for the also — not just research.”

Senator Julie Rosen, R-District 23, land and water, he would like the ag Rural roads and bridges funding said that the legislative session will be community to use science-based eviRep. Tony Cornish, R-District 23B, a fight between rural and metro Min- dence to take the lead in achieving said increasing the gas tax is not an nesota for project funding. Rosen said mutual environmental goals. option to pay for rural roads and eliminating the Minnesota Pollution bridges. He suggested bonding for local “Golf courses in the Twin Cities use Control Agency Citizen’s Board is a roads to come out of the $1 billion surmore water than all our livestock and priority. plus or put bonding into local roads ethanol producers down here,” and bridges.

“That has affected the dairy industry rebutted Rosen. immensely,” said Rosen.

“People in my district don’t really Rep. Bob Gunther, R-District 23A, said The MPCA permitting process is also he will be looking at efforts to stop the support that. We need to search for a holding up mining in northern Min- Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus. The different way to fund rather than a gas tax,” said Cornish. nesota, home to one of the largest cop- subject was absent in the last session. per and nickel deposits in the world.

Rep. Paul Torkelson, R-District 16B, Minnesota also has a shortage of Supporters say the mining industry said there are three pieces of good agriculture teachers, but Southwest could bring in 3,000 good-paying jobs. news: $1 billion surplus; everybody is Minnesota State University in MarRep. Clark Johnson, DFL-District shall is in the process of starting an ag talking about transportation; and he and his counterpart in District 16A 19A, said fully understanding the educators education curriculum. have been appointed chairperson and effects of agriculture and mining on “That will produce more teachers,” vice chairperson to the House bonding the environment is more important said Johnson, who commended the col- committee so there may be a rural than rushing into projects. laboration between the ag community emphasis.

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GOP legislators aim to kill MPCA Citizen Board LEGISLATURE, from pg. 9A unite and create a cohesive plan instead of towns competing for funding. Often funding goes to metro transportation because the Met Council has a plan. We need to be visionary, said Jensen.

“This is a perfect example of the metro-rural split,” said Rosen. “We don’t get the fair share.”

College costs The panel addressed student loan debt and rising tuition in rural colleges due to budget cuts. Gunther said employers are willing to help pay the tuition for skilled workers for a tax credit.

“We have employers waiting for trained employees,” said Gunther.

As an academic advisor for Minnesota State University, Mankato for

30 years, Johnson said the biggest challenge for students was paying their bills due to rising tuition especially over the last 15 years.

In 2014, a tuition freeze was passed, but a major effort must be made to reduce tuition, said Johnson.

“It’s important to lower the cost of tuition for our students and that means increasing the state’s share somewhere where it’s obligated by state law and certainly Minnesota tradition,” said Johnson.

At one time, Minnesota had a commitment to cover roughly two thirds of the cost of education.

Rosen suggested loan forgiveness with the promise to provide services in your home area, while Jensen suggested loan consolidation to combine loans and pay at a lower rate.

Property taxes One New Ulm farmer expressed anger over the way his farm was taxed heavily per acre due to a school bond referendum. He has three girls in college and runs a small family operation.

“A very wealthy person can live in town and pay a fraction of the cost you do because you’ve got a farm,” said Cornish. “It is not equitable right now.”

“The Education and Finance Committee has looked at the financing of facilities and understands the inequity,” assured Jensen.

Ag strong Legislators listed the concrete actions they will take to keep agriculture producers and agri-businesses from exiting Minnesota.

Torkelson said the MPCA Citizen’s Board must be eliminated. He cited an example of a large dairy that exited Minnesota due to an unfair permit ruling from the board.

“I think we need to change that system. I am introducing legislation to do that,” said Torkelson.

Johnson reminded the audience that as a whole Minnesota is doing well with a $1 billion surplus and the lowest unemployment rate in the nation.

Johnson cited a 2014 bill that established a renewable mandate for biofuels, which promotes agriculture “Doing well is hanging on and making a few bucks. I don’t know if that’s doing well,” said Cornish.

Cornish contended that many Minnesota farmers could be doing better.

Expansion and permitting is easier in Iowa, said Cornish. Cornish also mentioned a POET executive who said he didn’t know if he’d ever build a plant in Minnesota again due to regulations.

Rosen’s goal is to reach a balance.

“I don’t think Greater Minnesota has been treated fairly,” said Rosen. “My other goal is to give you kids an opportunity to take a job where you want a job.”

Permitting regulations need to get some “sensibility back,” said Rosen, who plans to school legislators on the importance of agriculture to the Minnesota economy.

“If you start to fail out in Greater Minnesota, in agriculture, then you’ve got some serious issues,” said Rosen.

Rosen is confident that the Legislature will do something on transportation, tax reform, especially adjustments on farm property taxes.

Jensen said she would tackle the estate tax so that farmers can afford to pass on their legacy farms. She was unable to save her husband’s family farm in Minnesota. She became choked up when she talked of her son attending school to work on diesel tractors. Her son has lost the opportunity to farm.

“I will fight every day to try to make sure that we will keep agriculture in Minnesota and keep it strong,” said Jensen. ❖

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Creating farm transition plan requires professional help

By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor NORTH MANKATO, Minn. — Southern Minnesota farm families accepted the challenge to create a legacy farm at the Transitioning Your Farm Workshop at South Central College in December. Using tough talk, anecdotes and humor, Iowa farmer and family business consultant Jolene Brown motivated 130 farmers to plan now for retirement, incapacitation and death.

“The adult child living closest to the one in need are the ones that are getting written out of the will because they get mad at you,” said Brown.

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Brown offered tools and worksheets to assist farmers in developing a successful business worth passing on, creating an estate plan and an ownership transfer plan. The workshop was sponsored in part by the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association.

Minn., who plans to Today many farms are incorporated as a get together with his limited liability corpofamily. ration or S corporaDavid attended the tion while others are workshop with his trusts and partnerson, Taylor Broderius, ships. Many families who was home from do not follow procethe University of Mindures of annual meet- David Broderius Taylor Broderius nesota where he is ings and filings. majoring in agricul“You must operate as your struc- tural industries and marketing. After ture,” reminded Brown. college, Taylor will work with his dad Brown advises awarding sweat to manage the farm and accept the equity — earned capital in lieu of reins when his dad “retires.” Taylor wages — to farming children at the hopes to eventually have his own family who will continue to farm. annual meeting.

As a boy, Taylor worked with his dad “You do not reward sweat equity at in the fields — sugar beets, corn, soydeath,” said Brown. beans, sweet corn and peas — and At workshop close, Brown asked always wanted to be a farmer. These farmers the “keeper” they learned and days, he’s a “farmhand” building up his their plan of action. sweat equity.

“The big takeaway is a lot of commuMeanwhile, Taylor’s younger brother nication in the family,” said David is not interested in farming. A key Broderius, a farmer near Hector, topic throughout the day was how farming and non-farming siblings can be compensated equitably.

Attorney Kaitlin M. Pals, of Gislason & Hunter Attorneys at Law in New Ulm, made the point that while the farming kid must have control of the farm, they don’t need to keep the entire economic value.

Panel of experts Creating a transition plan is a complex process that takes time, effort and a professional team of an accountant, attorney and financial planner. Workshop participants brainstormed questions for a panel of experts in these fields. First experts told the audience about the traps that ensnare many farmers.

“Clients put off making final decisions because they don’t want to feel stuck with it. Sometimes good enough is good enough,” said Pals.

“Mom wants to make sure all the kids get something, but Dad wants to keep the farm together,” said Jim Peterson, CEO of AWARE Financial.

Brothers Todd and Vern Arndt farm together in Blue Earth and Watonwan counties. They are in the process of implementing a business plan and creating an estate transition plan for the next generation.

“You’re going to need some help,” said Todd.

“Professional help,” added Vern.

According to the panel, the best way to find good help is to talk to neighbors and look for professionals who special-

ize in agriculture.

Where farmers start in the process varies. As an attorney, the first thing Pals does is create a will, healthcare directive and financial power of attorney.

Your accountant starts with your balance sheet, existing documents and deeds, said Peterson.

Eric Plath, CPA at Eide Bailly in Mankato, recommends defining your goals for the family business with your spouse so you are both on the same page.

“What can we break off the top for the non-farm kids that won’t hinder the farm operation?” asks Plath when reviewing a farmer’s net worth statement.

Joshua Willour, certified financial planner for Northwestern Mutual in Owatonna, looks at your retirement income model.

Many farmers are looking for ways to retire from daily farming with an income that can support their retirement and the offspring continuing to farm. The senior generation needs to take care of themselves first.

“Let’s make sure your retirement is covered. Figure out what you have before you give it away,” said Peterson.

Plath offered the option of accepting rent or transitioning assets for payment to the younger generation. Selling farmland and cashing in insurance and IRAs may be possibilities. A buysell agreement is often a component of a farm exit strategy in which there are many options for the farming and nonfarming children.

For some farms, creating a business continuation plan separate from the estate plan takes some of the emotion out of the process, advised Peterson.

Long-term care insurance also should be considered. According to the University of Minnesota Extension Service, one in two Americans over the age of 65 will have an extended nursing home stay, with the average nursing home stay of two-and-a-half to three years.

Willour asked the audience if they could afford $14,000-$20,000 per month for long-term care.

“For the incoming generation, this is more relevant for mom and dad to have long-term care,” said Willour.

Debbie Roemhildt, who farms with her husband in Janesville, plans to look into purchasing long-term care insurance. ❖

Former ag teacher chosen to lead Farmamerica My goal is to make it more participatory. Let the kids get their fingers dirty ...

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There’s no doubt we can provide an environment unlike anything in rural America.”

Waseca primary schools use Farmamerica for Farm Camp, a time to “talk and show” agriculture. Volunteers conduct exploratory walks to offer a taste of agriculture, past, present, and future.

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kids get their fingers dirty when they’re taking a peek on all the many tasks that are part of farming today and 150 years ago,” said Steinkamp.

Steinkamp carries a Ph.D title. Minnesota grown and educated, Steinkamp refers to himself as an “ingrown toenail” at the University of Minnesota.

“I’ve counted back and realized I was in school at one time or another from 1961 when I started Kindergarten ‘til 1993,” he said chuckling.

Steinkamp has taught in various Minnesota school districts — most often as the high school agriculture teacher. He’s also taught science, agronomy, natural resources, inboard-outboard repair and ag math. His career took him across Minnesota to Duluth, Little Falls, Austin, Renville and Nicollet. Then Steinkamp headed to Kenya, Africa, where he taught agriculture.

Now his job is building audience participation at Farmamerica. Visit www.farmamerica.org, e-mail info@farmamerica.org or call (507) 835-2052 to learn more.

An extended version of this story including details of Steinkamp’s experience in Kenya is available at www.TheLandOnline.com. ❖

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By DICK HAGEN The Land staff writer Longtime agriculture teacher Roger Steinkamp has started a new chapter as the executive director of Farmamerica in rural Waseca, Minn.

“The intent is to make Farmamerica educational, inspiring, and exciting for every member of a visit- Roger Steinkamp ing family,” said Steinkamp.

With 360 acres, Farmamerica’s goal is to be America’s Interpretive Center for Agriculture, which also depicts history on the prairie.

Structures include an 1850s Farmstead with a sod hut, log barn and other items of the time period. The 1930 farmstead was part of the original donated gift for Farmamerica. Since Farmamerica sits amidst modern-day agriculture, a display of current innovations is in progress. The volunteer staff makes it all work.

Steinkamp recognizes the challenges of attracting a younger generation born after the 1970s.

“What you see in virtual reality isn’t the same experience as actually milking a cow. But out here

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Scientist brings global experience to Lamberton research studies on the impact of crops and

By DICK HAGEN crop management strategies, particularly The Land Staff Writer with corn and soybeans, on the soils of southWith master of science and doctorate west Minnesota. I’d like to tweak some of degrees from the University of São Paulo, these projects with particular emphasis on Brazil, Axel Garcia has big plans as the new water use efficiencies, cover crop impacts on research scientist at Southwest Research & soil health and crop production costs. With Outreach Center in Lamberton, Minn. The water issues a growing concern for agriculGuatemala native fills the position develture here in southwest Minnesota, we need oped from the Wally Nelson Endowment Axel Garcia to seriously look at other crop choices,” said Fund campaign. Nelson founded the LamGarcia in a Dec. 11 session with the 15-member berton station in 1959.

“This station already has a remarkable history in SWROC advisory committee.

He began his duties at SWROC Aug. 25, so he is new to Minnesota and Minnesota agriculture.

“But his background Ph.D. studies at São Paulo and his work at the University of Georgia and the University of Wyoming make him well qualified for his work with us here at our station,” said Jeff Strock, SWROC soils scientist.

Garcia has conducted studies on nutrient uptake, weather effects on crop growth, water utilization at various stages of crop growth and the impact of global warming on future cropping trends.

Aware of the growing global concerns regarding available water for future crop production, Garcia suggested projects utilizing cover crops as a potential source for enhancing the soil structure and soil health as an area of focus for him.

“We’re likely looking at 10-plus years on some of these research studies. With warmer weather trends projected as part of our ongoing landscape, even here in southwest Minnesota, the questions of which crop, or crops, and what the economic impact of these choices will be high priority work in my opinion,” said Garcia.

SWROC advisory board members concurred. Brian Pfarr, a Lamberton-area farmer who has 10 years experience at SWROC, said cover crop interest is exploding in southwest Minnesota.

“I like to say we had about 40 acres of interest two years ago to more like 4,000 acres of interest this year,” Pfarr said. “And the questions are becoming more specific. Even aerial applicators are an issue … are they available at the right time for aerial seeding? How much defoliation of our soybeans do we need for good germination? Do we need to consider slightly earlier soybeans if beans are the primary crop into which we’re doing cover crops? Can we scavenge 20 pounds of nitrogen with a cover crop, nitrogen that otherwise might be leaching into groundwater?”

Garcia said cover crops will likely become an integral part of modern, sustainable agriculture. He visualizes cover crops becoming an important strategy to improve underlying soil resources while boosting the potential benefits from additional crop inputs, both fertilizer and pesticides.

■ At this meeting, the SWROC Advisory Committee accepted the Dec. 31 retirement of Pauline Nickel, head of SWROC since 1997. Nickel was instrumental in developing the K-12 program which invites students from area schools for one-day to three-day sessions of hands-on-projects at the station.

Nickel was adamant about the station “expanding its wings” to become a vital learning and teaching center for students, teachers, and adult learners.

“Enhancing rural vitality is what we’re all about.

Because of our excellent staff and great research programs always underway, our station is a prominent resource for natural resources and environmental sciences,” said Nickel.

Nickel will continue on a part-time basis to provide leadership of the K-12 education outreach program and develop new models. ❖

Local Corn and Soybean Price Index

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Cash Grain Markets -.43 +.04 +.03 +.07 -.03 -.06

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Grain Angles China approves GMO trait

The following market analysis is for the week ending Dec. 26.

CORN — Corn was once again influenced by the wheat market this week and Russia’s actions to protect their domestic grain prices. March corn set a new five-and-a-half month high at $4.15 3⁄4 per bushel, the highest level for nearby corn since early July. There is a gap on the continuous corn chart at $4.16 1⁄4 per bushel, left from a gap lower open on July 7 that will act as a first resistance level. On just the March corn chart, the gap from that time period runs from $4.23 1⁄4 to $4.26 per bushel.

NYSTROM This week Russia announced PHYLLIS CHS Hedging Inc. details related to their grain St. Paul export program. They plan to impose a duty not less than 35 euros per ton or a 15 percent duty plus 7.50 euros per ton, whichever is higher. At this writing, it equates to $1.06 per bushel for corn and $1.14 per bushel for wheat. The duty would begin Feb. 1 and last until at least June. This effectively closes the door for Russian grain exports at current prices.

Based on the Feb. 1 start date, you can expect a rush to get current contracts shipped and should alleviate Egyptian concerns that its January contracts may not be honored. Don’t expect a big rush for U.S. wheat exports, however, as we are still uncompetitive in the world market. European origins are expected to be the first to benefit from the duty.

Russia also said they can export 28 million metric tons of grain and not hurt domestic requirements. Of

December was not a real positive month for livestock prices. However as the Christmas holiday approached both the cattle hog markets had a tendency to stabilize from their respective price declines.

The battle of supply versus demand in the cattle market will continue as we move into the new year. Packers who have been teetering all fall between positive and negative margins will not likely see much of a change in this dilemma going forward. The supply of cattle will continue to run less than a year ago, however so will the demand for beef. If disJOE TEALE posable income does not improve Broker in the months ahead, then Great Plains Commodity demand could weaken even furAfton, Minn. ther. At this point the prospects for an increasing disposable income look rather limited.

Another thing that seems to have changed in the cattle market is the psychology. There seems to be a more negative attitude toward the market’s ability to sustain any further price appreciation. With ample supplies of competitive meats at prices significantly lower per pound, the consumer may turn to these lower prices for protein. Thus the struggle between supply and demand will likely continue into 2015.

Producers should be more attuned to the market as we move into the new year and protect their inventories as the market conditions dictate.

After a long slide in hog prices since the month of July, the market appears to be finding some support as prices are now nearly steady on a day to day basis.

Last fall Chinese officials started rejecting corn and distillers grains containing the “unapproved” genetically modified trait called MIR-162. Rejections of over one million tons of corn and distillers grains have impacted exporters along with farmers here in the United States. Costs of the rejections are estimated to be near $1 billion dollars. Following these rejections major grain exporters have filed suit for damages.

Since China is in the top three corn exporting destinations, recent rejections of corn had a negative impact on prices. It’s estimated that the genetically modified organism trait in quesLENSING tion was planted on about three KURT AgStar Assistant VP percent of the nation’s corn acres. and Industry Specialist Since the crop was not segreWaite Park, Minn. gated in the commodity supply chain, it’s extremely difficult to ensure the trait is not in bulk shipments sent to export channels destined for China.

It should be noted that the trait has been approved for nearly four years here in the United States. Until last year, rejections for containing the trait were unheard of to most.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that China has finally approved the MIR-162 GMO trait from Syngenta along with two other GMO soybean trait approvals for DuPont Pioneer and Bayer CropScience. Recently Syngenta confirmed they have received a safety certificate for the MIR-162 trait which formally gives import approval. This news is welcomed by the export community, however China’s current large domestic corn supplies

See NYSTROM, pg. 16A

See TEALE, pg. 16A

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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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Post-Christmas bean rally inspired by monsoon NYSTROM, from pg. 15A the 28 mmt, they have already shipped 21 mmt. The U.S. Department of Agriculture was pegging Russia’s wheat/grain exports at 29.4 mmt (including 22 mmt of wheat) on their last report.

News reports concerning Russia this week also included that the Russian government was ordering the five state-owned exporters to make plans to sell foreign currency reserves so that they will hold no more on March 1 than they did on Oct. 1.

Weekly ethanol production hit another record high at 992,000 barrels per day, up 2,000 barrels per day for the week, despite shrinking forward margins. Ethanol stocks were slightly lower at 17.6 million barrels. To reach the USDA corn ethanol grind of 5.15 billion bushels, we need to average 825,000 barrels per day of ethanol production. The further deterioration of gasoline prices discourages discretionary blending. Weekly corn inspections (what actually gets shipped) continue to run behind what we need on a weekly basis. This week’s inspections were 31.1 million bushels compared to the 34 million bushels per week needed to hit the USDA 1.75 billion bushel export forecast.

South Korea has banned the importation of U.S. poultry after bird flu was found in the United States.

The new world record for corn yield was set this year by Randy Dowdy of Valdosta, Ga., at 503.791 bushels per acre.

The BNSF Railway announced that beginning in January they will increase demurrage for shuttles to $600 per hour if 24-48 hour and $1,000 per hour after 48 hours. Their fuel surcharge will end in February.

OUTLOOK: Corn bucked the day-before-Christmas trend, where it had closed higher in nine out of the last 10 years, by closing lower Dec. 24. However, it kept with the nine-out-of-10 years higher the day after by closing higher on Dec. 26. Limiting the downside has been on-going demand (we sold 167 thousand metric tons of corn to unknown this week), spillover from a strong wheat market and expectations that 2014 corn acreage may see a decline on the Jan. 12 USDA report. Support in March corn comes at $4.03 1⁄2 and $4.00, resistance at gap on the continuous chart at $4.16 1⁄4, then $4.23 1⁄4 per bushel.

For the week, March corn was 4 1⁄4 cents higher at $4.14 3⁄4 per bushel and December 2015 corn was 4 cents higher at $4.39 per bushel. New Year’s holiday grain market hours: regular close on Dec. 31 at 1:15 p.m. central time for grain, then they don’t reopen until Jan. 2 with a regular close. No markets on New

TEALE, from pg. 15A The U.S. Department of Agriculture released the Hogs and Pigs Quarterly Report on Dec. 23. The results were as follows: All Hogs 102 percent, Kept for Breeding 104 percent and Kept for Marketing 102 percent. The report was seen as slightly negative by the trade. However, little reaction was noted in the futures market on the days following the release of the report. Primarily since the futures were already discount to the cash in advance of the report.

Another thing that is helping to stabilize the hog market is the disparity of price between hog and

cattle prices. This relationship has gone to new highs in the difference between finished cattle prices and finished hog prices. This is also reflected in the large difference in the beef and pork cutouts which has created more featuring of pork by the retailers.

This does not necessarily mean that hog prices will rally significantly in the near future, but the possibility of further support may lie below the current price structure. Producers are urged to remain cognizant of market conditions and protect inventories as warranted.

I would like to wish everyone a safe and Happy New Year. ❖

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GMO acceptance ongoing issue LENSING, from pg. 15A will continue to curb imports in the near future.

The future of GMO acceptance in China will continue to be a topic of interest. The Chinese government is now looking at enforcing a GMO labeling law put into place in 2002 which requires labeling of products including GMO soybean products, corn, and others.

This law has been mostly unfollowed; new amendments would put fines in place for not adhering to the law. For more updates on industry specific topics, and other educational material visit www.agstar.com/edge.

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Top U.S. corn customers (thousands of metric tons) 2012-13 marketing year ending Aug. 31, 2013 Japan 6,866.0 37.1 percent Mexico 4,566.9 24.7 percent China 2,417.4 13.1 percent Venezuela 1,077.0 5.8 percent Taiwan 528.2 2.9 percent South Korea 450.6 2.5 percent Canada 441.0 2.3 percent Saudi Arabia 344.6 1.8 percent Cuba 274.0 1.5 percent Jamaica 243.3 1.3 percent Others 1,283.9 7.0 percent TOTAL 18,492.9 Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture financial products and services for more than 95 years. ❖

Year’s Day, Jan. 1. Weekly export sales and the Chicago Board of Trade reports for this week are delayed until Dec. 29. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange permanently expanded feeder cattle and live cattle daily trading limits to $4.50 and $3.00 respectively.

SOYBEANS — Soybeans maintained their recent $10.00 to $10.55-$10.60 per bushel trading range again this week as South American weather is nearly ideal and January options expired on Dec. 26.

U.S. soybean export inspections were large this week at 82.1 million bushels, bringing total inspections to 24 percent ahead of last year. Trade chatter this week indicated that China bought 1-2 Brazilian bean cargoes for February shipment this week. It’s estimated six percent of the Mato Grosso region in Brazil will be harvested by the end of January versus 11 percent harvested for the last two years. Mato Grosso is usually 50 percent harvested by the end of February. Early harvest in the western area of Mato Grosso has already begun.

A post-Christmas soybean rally was inspired by the expiration of the January options and concerns over monsoon flooding in Malaysia that could disrupt palm oil production. The heavy rains not only prevent harvesting, but also transportation of already harvested fruits. Some mills are closed due to the flooding. Palm oil this week posted its largest weekly increase in two months.

OUTLOOK: January soybeans rallied to end the week as January options expired, trading was thin and palm oil rallied. Soybeans have rallied in eight out of the last 10 years both the day before and day after Christmas; this year they failed the day before, but continued the day after Christmas trend by closing higher. For the week, March soybeans were up 23 1⁄2 cents at $10.54 per bushel and November 2015 soybeans were 11 1⁄2 cents higher at $10.29 per bushel. Soybeans are a sideways affair until there is something to push them out of the recent range.

Nystrom’s notes: Contract changes for the week ending Dec. 26: Chicago March wheat fell 21 1⁄2 cents this week, Minneapolis dropped 16 3⁄4 cents and Kansas City retreated 21 3⁄4 cents per bushel. February crude oil tumbled $2.40 to $54.73 per barrel, January ultra-low-sulfur diesel plunged 5 1⁄2 cents, reformulated blendstock for oxygenate blending skidded a nickel lower and natural gas plummeted 45 3⁄4 cents. The Q3 GDP for the United States was better than expected at 5 percent versus 4.3 percent expected; however, the durable goods report was a disappointment with a 0.7 percent decline when a 3 percent increase was anticipated. ❖

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U.S. milk production keeps rising; cow numbers up

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bers were down 1,000 head.

The biggest gain was in Utah, up 7.9, followed by Texas, up 7.7 percent. The Texans added 30,000 cows to the milk herd and averaged 15 pounds more per cow than a year ago. Colorado was also up 7.7 percent. Michigan was up 7 percent, thanks to 19,000 more cows and a 35-pound-per-cow increase.

Only two states showed declines, Illinois, down four percent, on a loss of 4,000 cows. New Mexico was off a halfpercent on a drop of 15 pounds per cow but cow numbers were up 1,000. HighGround Dairy’s Eric Meyer called the report at first glance “bullish” versus his expectations.

Meanwhile dairy cow culling was

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down in November and below a year ago, according to data in USDA’s latest Livestock Slaughter report. The report shows an estimated 218,000 dairy cows were slaughtered under Federal inspection in the month, down 34,000 head from October and 31,000 head below November 2013.

Looking at the first 11 months of 2014, USDA estimates that 2.56 million head of dairy cows took a permanent leave of absence from the dairy business, 309,000 head less than the same period a year ago.

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Cheese market enters bearish phase MIELKE, from pg. 17A dairy industry. August 2014 packaged fluid milk sales totaled 4.1 billion pounds, down six percent from August 2013. (Sales were not adjusted for calendar considerations as in previous monthly reports). August sales of conventional products, at 3.89 billion pounds, were down 6.5 percent from a year ago; organic products, at 204 million, were up 4.3 percent. Organic represented about 5 percent of total sales for the month.

January-August 2014 total packaged fluid milk sales, at 33.04 billion pounds, were down 3 percent from the same period a year earlier. Year-to-date sales of conventional products, at 31.39 billion pounds, were down 3.6 percent; organic products, at 1.65 billion, were up 10.7 percent. Organic represented about 4.98 percent of total sales.

Checking the cupboard, Nov. 30 cheese stocks were up from a month ago and from a year ago, according to the Ag Department’s preliminary data in its latest Cold Storage report issued Monday.

November butter stocks, at 100.9 million pounds, were down 37.7 million pounds or 27 percent from October 2014 and were 20.7 million pounds or 17 percent below those in November 2013.

American-type cheese totaled 634.6 million pounds, up 11.3 million pounds or 2 percent from October.

The total cheese inventory stood at 1.02 billion pounds, up 20.3 million pounds or 2 percent from October 2014 and 19.4 million or 2 percent above a year ago.

Revisions added 11.1 million pounds of American cheese to last month’s estimate and added 11.9 million pounds to last month’s total stock estimate.

Analysts weighing in on the Cold Storage report saw it as “neutral versus expectations for butter.” FC Stone dairy broker Dave Kurzawski, writing in Tuesday’s Insider Opening Bell, said that the report was “bearish for cheese.”

HighGround Dairy’s Eric Meyer agrees, writing in his subscriber-based analysis: “If the November U.S. Milk Production report clouded the fundamental picture a bit because the announced percentage growth

did not match lofty expectations, this month’s Cold Storage report should leave no doubt that the domestic cheese market has clearly entered into a bearish phase and will likely remain there for a while.”

There are three clear data points from Monday’s report that HighGround believes made a bold and bearish statement: 1) October Natural American Cheese stocks revised over 11 million pounds higher; 2) Total Cheese inventories above year ago levels for first time in 12 months; and 3) November Total Cheese Stocks above October for the first time ever.

USDA’s National Milk Cost of Production report, issued Tuesday, shows November total costs were down from October 2014 and below November 2013.

Total feed costs averaged $11.46 per hundredweight, down 59 cents from revised October estimates, $2.45 below September, and $2.07 below November 2013.

Purchased feed costs, at $5.66/cwt., were down 36 cents from October, $1.84 below September, and $1.63 below November 2013.

Total costs, including feed, bedding, marketing, fuel, repairs, hired labor, taxes, etc., at $23.32/cwt., were down 64 cents from October, $2.89 below September, and $2.24 below a year ago. Feed costs made up 49.1 percent of total costs, compared to 53.8 percent the month before and 52.9 percent a year ago.

■ Checking the cash dairy markets; cheese prices started Christmas week on an up note but Monday afternoon’s Cold Storage report sent shivers into traders Tuesday as prices headed south. The markets were closed Christmas Day but reopened Friday and closed at $1.4950 per pound, down 11.5 cents on the week, 50.5 cents below a year ago, and the lowest they have been since May 10, 2012. The Cheddar barrels finished at $1.42, down 13 cents on the week, 55 cents below a year ago, and the lowest since April 26, 2012. They are 7.5 cents below the blocks, a spread that typically runs 3-5 cents. Five cars of block and 17 of barrel traded hands on the week.

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“We especially appreciate U.S. negotiators’ recognition of the importance of common name preservation to U.S. exports and the heightened focus that the Obama administration has given to a key dairy industry priority,” added Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation.

“The outcome of the JCCT meetings is a great example of the progress that can result from frank and productive collaboration between two trading partners,” said Connie Tipton, president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association.

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■ The U.S. dairy industry gave a thumbs-up to a commitment to stronger protections for common food names resulting from just-concluded trade talks with China. The favorable outcome of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade meetings should facilitate export of products like feta and parmesan cheese to China, which is a large and fast-growing market for U.S. dairy products.

“We are extremely pleased that the United States and China have agreed to strong protections for products using these well-established cheese names as we seek to expand exports to this key market,” said Tom Suber, president of the U.S. Dairy Export Council.

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half-cent above a year ago, and the lowest since Jan. 2, 2014. Three cars found new homes on the short week.

Heavy northeast cream supplies are finding fewer buyers, and as a result, significantly more cream is being channeled to churns, reports Dairy Market News. Demand for butter is slowing as most buyers have their needs covered for the holidays. Butter production is at near capacity levels at most plants and adding to supplies. Export interest remains marginal at best as buyers are waiting to see if expanding inventories pressure prices lower into the New Year.

Strong fourth quarter ordering has kept Midwest churns running at high rates, while working inventories to lower levels. The market tone is steady with anticipated softening and gradual building of supplies as the holidays pass. Cream is available, but not to the degree as some expected. Churning is active throughout the West as cream demand from higher Class manufacturing declines over the holiday week.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Friday at $1 per pound, down a quar-

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MIELKE, from pg. 18A milk being shopped around to Midwest cheese plants, according to Dairy Market News. Price quotes mentioned span from $2 to $10 below class, depending on location and circumstance. Some cheese plants are buying the surplus milk and plan full schedules through the holidays. However, even plant managers opting to acquire extra milk to full throttle output have some uncertainty about prices beyond the near term future. For now, with Christmas week cheese orders filled, block demand is believed to be maintained in part due to cheese converters having increased focus on inventory for cheese sales through the football playoffs, leading to the Super Bowl.

Uncertainty about price expectations once January ends is a matter of interest. Even so, the allure of milk priced below class will increase cheese output this week and next while people ponder what prices lay ahead.

Cash butter also took it on the chin, closing Friday at $1.5550 per pound, down 5.5 cents on the week but still a

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Kohl warns of ‘commodity super cycle burnout’ Kohl said 10 percent annual growth rate

By DICK HAGEN across most of the free world during the The Land Staff Writer super cycle has slowed to less than four perST. CLOUD, Minn. — With sleeves rolled cent today. up and pointer in hand, David Kohl talked hard and fast about the commodity super “Emerging nations, which were fueling our cycle burnout at an AgStar event in St. agricultural explosion because of their growCloud in December. ing appetite for U.S. farm goods, have slowed considerably,” said Kohl.

“That super cycle of the past four years …

None of us saw it coming so rapidly. Also it David Kohl Q: Is the slowdown in our U.S. farm lasted longer than any previous cycle. And economy happening elsewhere? today’s there’s enough bumps in the road Kohl: Yes, what we are seeing is a bifurcated ahead to suggest equity might be a real issue world economy. It’s split. The United States is for agriculture, not just farmers but the input probably the best economy in the world suppliers too,” said Kohl. whereas the emerging nations like Brazil, RusKohl, professor emeritus at Virginia Tech sia, India, China and South Africa are slowing University in Blacksburg, Va., is an in-demand down. That’s critical because their growth was drivspeaker who has traveled across America and ing our ag and rural economy. They were demanding Canada talking to farm audiences, agri-business food, fiber and fuel. They still are but not always at leaders and agricultural lenders. At Virginia Tech, our prices.

Kohl taught Agricultural and Applied Economics.

Q: Has there been too much supply?

To define benchmarks of the super cycle burnout, Kohl: Everyone talks about over-abundance of supKohl tracked the farm equipment and seed industry. ply. But it’s actually a demand issue. To some extent “All the majors have reduced their work force. our ‘good times’ priced ourselves out of some markets.

Individual implement stores are shutting down. Other countries have stepped up to fill that gap.

With less money in the checking account, farmers Q: We now have the millennials stepping up are also sending signals of using less fertilizer. Seed companies will have some battles getting their $300 to the plate. Because they are mostly undertrait-enhanced hybrids out there. And it appears financed with heavy debt loads, are these farmers may do some swapping of corn acres for younger folks going to get squeezed even soybean or even wheat acres ... sort of as a means to harder in this agricultural slowdown? lessen the pain,” said Kohl.

Kohl: The millennial is defined as a person less

than 34 years of age. They haven’t yet taken an economic punch, particularly here in the agricultural arena. Here’s how I call their future: 25 percent will run a New York minute; 25 percent will be on the fence; 25 percent will hunker down and 25 percent may take a knock-out punch.

Q: Is there a predictable sequence?

Kohl: Yes, it will first hit our grain industry particularly this winter and 2015 … it will be very critical.

Then eventually it will hit the livestock industry as well. But what I notice about the millennial generation is that they are life-long learners. They’re here in our audience today. They’re continually searching for more information. They want to learn how they too can hunker down and adjust in these tighter economic times.

Q: But is an exodus from farming inevitable?

Kohl: That is a continuous process even in socalled good times. Not everyone survives. The consequences of bad judgment are costly in an industry as competitive as agriculture. But this super cycle brought a lot of millennials into agriculture and a lot of older folks stayed in agriculture because financially it’s been the best time of their lives. However as the economic adjustments start being made we’ll see some of these older folks gravitate out of agriculture. And that can and will create opportunities for other individuals if they have properly positioned their business.

Q: Why the on-going confusion about the new farm bill?

Kohl: Primarily because a lot of people don’t yet know the implications. They have not studied; they have not gone to information sessions. ... The reality of making a five-year decision is somewhat overwhelming to some ... at least at this stage. It’s obviSee KOHL, pg. 22A

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More food per acre needed to feed world in 2050 KOHL, from pg. 20A ous that a lot of education is needed. I tell people this: Government is something you can’t manage; you’ve got to manage around it. If you stick to your basics of finance, marketing and management you’re probably going to do OK. Q: Is this projected world population of nine-plus billion people by 2050 going to exceed our food production capacity?

Kohl: We’re told that by 2050 we’re going to need 70 percent more food, fiber and fuel. But these same experts are saying we’ll only be using 70 percent of the resources we are using today. So obviously more food per acre is going to happen. My answer is yes. ... We will feed the world in 2050. But the problem is one of infrastructure and distribution. Getting the product delivered to the people that need it.

We’ll continue to have military, politi-

The problem is one of infrastructure and distribution. ...

We’ll continue to have military, political and social issues in these countries that need the food so these barriers will have to be lessened.

— David Kohl cal and social issues in these countries that need the food so these barriers will have to be lessened. The reality is that there will always be shortages of food because of extraneous factors.

Q: Are farmers in other parts of the world rapidly catching up with technology and the ability to produce like American farmers are doing?

Kohl: It’s no doubt that American and Canadian farmers are ahead of the pack. It takes a complete system.

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also have the can-do attitude and the education within our farming ranks … partly due to university and private industry companies that do the research and launch these new techniques.

The problem in many areas of the world’s farming belt is that they now have access to the technology, but they don’t have the skill base amongst their producers. They don’t have those supportive components that bring that productivity to fruition. North America is still a global economic leader. Yes, China has moved into those ranks also but their internal issues of air pollution, fouled water supplies, and growing disgust within the rank and file of their population is a huge cloud overhanging the future of China.

Q: Ukraine is locked up in political disputes. Will they eventually emerge as a primary grain and livestock powerhouse once again?

Kohl: They are on the verge but internal conflicts are strangling this potentially rich country. Today 60 percent want to go with Europe; the other 40 percent with Putin. Also they have been under centralized control for so long that they aren’t yet thinking like capitalists. So economic incentive seems stymied. They have great resources but their central control thinking will keep them bogged down.

That somewhat is the issue in Brazil and Argentina also.

Q: You stay physically fit. You told your audience this morning that you recently participated in a 5K (3.1 mile run) and you came in ninth in your age group.

Kohl: I think there is a nice balance between mental, physical and spiritual health. I try to read and meditate a couple hours each day. You don’t need to be a runner … just a daily walking schedule gets the same benefits. Sometimes that little workout will clear the mind.

My other rule is staying in the company of positive thinking individuals as much as possible. They can lift you up.

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Trees and shrubs of different forms can add an extra dimension to a garden. They can act as a framework and backdrop to show off other plants. Evergreens, especially conifers, play an important role in the winter landscape.

Now is the time to plan for next year. Visit gardens in winter when deciduous trees and shrubs have shed their leaves. Enjoy and appreciate the true value of the shelter, color and beauty conifers provide.

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A walk in the yard during a manner on all sides and frosty winter morning in the droop downward. Whatever Midwest, when the plants side the tree is viewed from, are still awash with their silone sees different angles very glitter from Jack Frost’s and twists that add to its latest visit, is an enchanting mystery. One side shows it experience. The conifers, against the background of a with their interesting shapes Niobe weeping willow tree and textures, seem to try to and those two please the outdo one another in their eye year-round from any IN THE GARDEN angle. splendor.

Larry and I have been speBlue spruce are “blue” colBy Sharon Quale cializing in growing conifers ored because of a powdery for nearly 15 years. The first waxy substance on their one we purchased was a weeping Colneedles. Not all are of an equal blue orado blue spruce. It has doubled in intensity and they will not change color size in 15 years and is an arresting by fertilizing or any other form of cultitree that increases in beauty every vation. Pruning is rarely required and year. should be done in the spring when the Photos by Sharon Quale The branches spiral out in an uneven new growth appears.

The Swiss stone pine shines in the winter Swiss stone pine is garden. another conifer that shines in the winter garden. It has long three-inch needles in bundles of five and they are very soft to the touch. The long needles provide a great surface for snow and frost to decorate.

Last winter was hard on our conifers and we did lose a few because of the harsh conditions. We protect the young specimens that are less than two years old with a burlap cage. Larry drives four or five small metal posts in the ground about a foot away from the tree and then we wrap burlap around the posts to form a A weeping Colorado blue spruce looks splendid cozy wall. This cage proagainst a Niobe weeping willow.

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Rustle up some grub from ‘The Cowgirl’s Cookbook’

By SARAH JOHNSON The Land Correspondent Like thousands of other all-American girls, Jill Charlotte Stanford grew up dreaming of being a movie-idol cowgirl, with a romantic (and undoubtedly unrealistic) vision of cowgirl life.

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How the real cowgirls filled their bellies and often fed their families, too, at the end of a long day on the range is the subject of “The Cowgirl’s Cookbook” by cowgirl wannabe Jill Charlotte Stanford (Globe Pequot Press, 2008).

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“makeup perfect, not a hair out of place, and a song in her heart,” but admits that real cowgirls had to rustle up the grub and scrub pots, too.

■ The secret ingredients in the cowgirl version of everyday coleslaw are diced tart apples and apple juice, bringing a sweet and fresh note to the usual cabbage-and-carrot concoction. Ditch the bottled dressing and whip up your own homemade (and easy) sweet-and-tangy sauce.

Cowgirl’s Coleslaw 1⁄2 cup sour cream 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise 1⁄2 cup apple juice 1 teaspoon dill weed (optional) Salt and pepper to taste 3 cups thinly shredded cabbage 2 tablespoons finely diced red onion 1 large tart-sweet apple, peeled and diced (such as Braeburn, Gala or Granny Smith) 1 carrot, peeled and shredded In a large salad bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, apple juice, dill weed, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix the cabbage, onion, apple and carrot into the sauce. Refrigerate for at least four hours to allow the ingredients to blend. Serves 6.

■ There’s something about green chiles and pork that works so well together, some people say it’s the best food to come out of the American southwest, period.

Serve this hearty soup/stew with some crusty bread because you’re going to want to sop up every drop of the fragrant liquid. (And yes, “sop” and “soup” have the same word origins, from the Old English word for “to dip bread in liquid.”) A side salad of mixed greens with a light vinaigrette should be all you need to complete a perfect meal.

Fit for a Queen Green Chile Soup 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil 2 pounds lean pork loin, cut into 1⁄2-inch cubes 1 cup flour, mixed with salt and pepper to taste, for dredging the pork 2 tablespoons minced garlic 2 cups diced onions 3 cups diced tomatoes 2 cups canned green chiles, seeded and diced 1 cup tomato juice 1 cup water 1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce 1 tablespoon coriander Salt and pepper to taste In a large skillet or Dutch oven, heat the oil.

Dredge the meat in the flour until well coated. Add to the heated oil and brown on all sides. Add the garlic and onion to the meat and simmer until the onions are tender. Stir often, getting all the bits from the bottom of the pan.

Add the tomatoes, chiles, tomato juice, water, Tabasco sauce and coriander. Simmer until the meat is tender, about one hour. Add salt and pepper if necessary. Serves 6-8.

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don’t know what that is, go ahead and Google it but I won’t go into it here because I don’t want to lose my appetite for the next week.

The following recipe, however, is a very NICE version with lovely fresh, wholesome ingredients and not a nasty-chewy-meatish bit anywhere. I fried it up one recent holiday morning as a side dish, and it was very well received, especially considering it was “new” and “different,” two adjectives that don’t always go over so well at my table. Four out of four yums from the Johnson clan!

Scrapple 1⁄2 pound ground pork sausage seasoned with sage 1 cup yellow cornmeal 3 cups water, divided Salt and pepper to taste Bacon fat or vegetable oil Pour the cornmeal into a saucepan and add 1 cup of water. Mix until smooth. Add the sausage and remaining 2 cups of water. Cover and cook on low heat until thick, about 25-30 minutes.

Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan (9x5x3) or a 5-pound coffee can, washed and rinsed. Cool.

Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Remove scrapple from pan or can. Slice 1/3 inch thick and fry in a small amount of bacon fat or oil until brown and crisp around the edges. Serves 6.

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COOKBOOK, from pg. 24A This simple six-ingredient cake is deceptively decadent, with loads of sour cream, fruit and nuts. (Experiment with dried cherries, craisins or other fruit if you’re not a fan of raisins; use chopped pecans, almonds or mixed nuts if walnuts aren’t your thing.) This cake would freeze well so you might as well plan ahead and double the recipe.

Liz’s Crummy Coffee Cake 2 2/3 cups brown sugar 4 cups flour 1 cup margarine 1 pint sour cream 1 pound raisins 1 cup nuts (walnuts are preferred) Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine brown sugar, flour and margarine in a medium bowl.

With your hands (wash them first after riding, Liz cautions!), crumble all until it is ... well, crumbly. Remove 1⁄2 cup of the crumbles and set aside.

To the mixture remaining in the bowl, add sour cream, raisins and nuts. Stir and blend well. Pour batter into an 8x8 buttered ovenproof dish. Top with reserved crumbles. Bake for 80 minutes. Serve warm with strong black coffee.

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Stories of human resiliency offer inspiration for change Their eyes both lit up as they told the the frustration of buying the lie that you story of their 11-month grandson learncan never change, and that setback is status ing to walk. “It’s so cute! First he rocks quo. To go down that path is to forget that on his tiptoes,” she said. though our bodies may not bounce back from a tumble like they used to, it need not “Then he’ll take a few steps, face plant be true of our choices, dreams, and future. into the carpet, and bounce up again like there are springs in his belly,” he said. Made Chris Hodges writes, “God designed us to me think of the toys from our childhood: be amazingly resilient. Whether it’s rainy Weebles wobble, but they don’t fall down. or sunny, stormy or calm, resilient people THE BACK PORCH see the upside to their present position.”

“Wish I could still do that,” he said.

You may know resilient people. Certainly Don’t we all. On the journey between

By Lenae Bulthuis our history is packed with men and women toddler and adult, the distance to the who made a face plant into hard times and then ground and the weight of the fall moved from bounce to bang. Along the way, our bodies lose their bounced back and made a new and even better way. resilience. Sadder still, is when our determination Chuck Colson, Nixon’s “Hatchet Man” and the first and dreams lose resilience, too. member of the Nixon administration to be incarcerated for Watergate-related charges, gave his life to At the end of the year I can get in a funk when I think of all the things I intended to do, but didn’t, and Jesus and his life reversed direction. After being the stuff I wasn’t going to do, but did. It’s a face plant released from prison he began to work among prisoners and their families, sought to provide a Christian into failed resolutions. If you can identify, you know perspective on today’s worldview, and became a best selling author and sought-after speaker. His story gives encouragement and hope to those who feel shackled to failure and chained to poor choices. You can read more in his book, “Born Again.”

Born into poverty and raised by his mother who only had a third-grade education, all looked hopeless for Ben Carson. He was dubbed the dumbest kid in the 5th grade class, had a horrible temper, a load of disappointment and low self-esteem. His faith in God and his mom’s belief in him reversed his life’s direction.

“Bennie, you can do anything you set yourself to do,” his mother said. She then laid down two rules that would benefit kids yet today: 1) You may watch

no more than three TV programs a week; 2) You must read at least two books every week, and at the end of the week she expected a book report.

Today Dr. Ben Carson has earned 60 honorary doctorate degrees, is a neurosurgeon, and a “full professor of neurosurgery, oncology, plastic surgery, and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.”

His story gives inspiration and expectation to those who feel bound by difficult circumstances they did not choose. You can read more in his book, “Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story.”

Only 17 years old when she was injured in a diving accident, Joni Eareckson Tada, was left a quadriplegic.

With faith in Christ and a loving support system that walked her through a difficult season of transition, her life exudes joy. An inspiring speaker and author, gifted artist and vocalist, Joni founded a Christian ministry in the disability community called Joni and Friends. Her story gives courage to those immobilized with “Why?” questions. There is a way. It may not be what we wanted or planned, but it can still be radically good. You can read more in her book, “Joni Eareckson Tada: Her Story.”

As the New Year begins, stories abound. Biographies and autobiographies press home the point that people are resilient. Fresh beginnings are not limited to fairy tales and fiction. They are all around us in the heroic stories that make the news and on the back roads that the rural call home. As we step into the New Year, what story of resilience will you tell?

Lenae Bulthuis muses about faith, family, and farming from her back porch on their Minnesota grain and livestock farm. She can be reached at mlbulthuis@frontiernet.net or @LenaeBulthuis. ❖

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WANTED: Land For Rent in FOR SALE: Osh Kosh 6x6 South Central Minnesota. truck, floatation tires, 320-583-6983 equipped w/ 4000 gal vac/slurry manure tank, (2) 42' Houle lagoon pumps.

Hay & Forage Equip 031 320-760-7694 FOR SALE: '04 NH BR770 033 round baler, net wrap or Bins & Buildings twine, excellent condition.

Call 763-913-7861 Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys.

100% financing w/no liens FOR SALE: JD 5400-5830 & or red tape, call Steve at 6000 & 7000 series forage Fairfax Ag for an appointharvesters. Used kernel ment. 888-830-7757 processors, also, used JD 40 knife Dura-Drums, & 034 drum conversions for 5400 Grain Handling Equip & 5460. Call (507)427-3520 FOR SALE:Used grain bins, www.ok-enterprise.com floors unload systems, stirators, fans & heaters, aerFOR SALE: Rowse windrow ation fans, buying or sellmerger, very nice condiing, try me first and also tion, asking $7,500. 507-227call for very competitive 2602 contract rates!

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Rose Hill Township, Cottonwood Cty., MN

Friday, January 9, 2015 • 10 AM (Blizzard backup snow date is Friday, January 16, 2015.)

Auction Sale Location

Westbrook Community Center in Westbrook, MN

We will be selling 1,080+/- acres of good quality improved southwest Minnesota farm & ranch land.

These properties will be offered in 7 multiple tracts. As part of this auction there are highly improved tracts with building sites with modern homes and outbuildings well suited for cattle production and other tracts of both good bare farmland and ranch pasture land.

Properties are located in Sections 16, 20, 21 & 22 of Rose Hill Township in Cottonwood County, MN

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OPEN INSPECTION: Friday, December 19, 2014 From 10:00 A M to 12:00 (Noon) or by appointment.

For more information go to www.danpikeauction.com PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES: Murl Rupp & Dennis Klute

Attorney for the Estate: Maryellen Suhrhoff Muske, Muske & Suhrhoff in Windom, MN Phone: 507-831-5575 Sale Conducted By

Auctioneers

Dan Pike, Jackson, MN 507-847-3468 (O) or 410 Springfield Parkway 507-841-0965 (C) Jackson, MN 56143 Doug Wedel 507-847-3468 Kevin, Allen & Ryan Kahler www.danpikeauction.com Dustyn Hartung & Darwin Hall

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SALE: Gehl 125 FOR SALE: '94 FarmFans FOR grinder, nice, no scale. 3202140A corn dryer, 4900 hrs, 987-3177 stainless steel, LP, 3 phase, exc condition, $39,500. 507FOR SALE: NEW Midsota 380-1947 rock wagon. 320-987-3177 FOR SALE: Demco box 650 w/ tarp, $12,500; Demco 550 Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Rew/ tarp, $12,500. 320-987-3177 pair Repair-Troubleshooting Sales-Design Custom hydraulic hose-making up Farm Implements 035 to 2” Service calls made.

'13 JD995 MOCO Platform, STOEN'S Hydrostatic Ser16' disc cut, V-10 conditionvice 16084 State Hwy 29 N er, BRAND NEW, $30,000.

Glenwood, MN 56334 320715-296-2162 634-4360 FOR SALE: (2) Artsway JD Equipment grinder/mixers #320, 1 in ('13) 1790 planter, 24R20'', working condition, 1 for 1900 acres; ('05) 9860 STS parts, $1500/both. 507-227combine 1400 hrs,;('00) 9650 2602 combine 1800 hrs; ('02) 8420 tractor, MFWD, 5,100 hrs, FOR SALE: Case #70 hyd new motor & tires; ('00) ldr, Case mounts; (2) AC 9520 tractor 4WD, duals, black 4x30 Chs, F mounts; farmer owned. (608)778JD F145 4x14 plow; Far6600 mall “A” tractor; '69 Ford F600 truck, box&hoist; JD No-til 36' CCS '90 grain Case 5x18 semi mount drill, 7 1/2" spacing, markplow; '75 C65 Chev semi ers, population & blockage truck w/ 40' step deck trailmonitor, $62,500.

JD er; '63 Case 730 dsl com, 9650CM 4WD, 2670 sep hrs., WF; Case 20' tandem disc. $52,000. JD 97 9600 Contour 507-525-5556 Master 4WD, $29,000, (very clean). J&M 620 grain cart FOR SALE: Int'l 2000 ldr w/ w/tarp, $13,000. DMI 49' material & tine buckets, all field cult., narrow transexcellent shape. Fast hitch port, $12,200. JD 443CM, JD off Int'l 560 & adaptor from 643CM JD 925 new poly.

Fast hitch to 3 point. 507(608) 548-2040 259-8525

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'11 JD 8235R, 4007 hrs, PS, 480x46 duals, 6 new tires, JD extended warranty til Nov. 2015, $122,500; '12 JD 7130 Premium, MFWD, 1733 hrs, 16spd, PQ, $64,500.

Can mount a new JD loader on this tractor if needed.

Call for details. 507-227-0259 FOR SALE: '03 Cat Challenger, MT855, 450HP, PS, hyd swing draw bar, 36” belts at 75%, deluxe cab, auto steer, HID lights, wgts, good cond, $113,000/OBO. 507-276-4422

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FOR SALE: JD 4430, QR FOR SALE: '05 Case IH 2388 combine, loaded, RT, choptrans, 200 hrs on complete per, duals, 600 Pro moniOH. 320-760-7694 tor, hopper topper, gone FOR SALE: JD 70 gas tracthrough shop, 24 sep/29 eng tor, SN7022707; JD 50 gas, hrs, $84,000/OBO. Trades SN5020046; JD B SN 84335. possible. 320-250-7720 320-905-2536 FOR SALE: '87 Ford L9000 FOR SALE: JD 7530 premigrain truck twin screw, 19' um MFWD, duals, 415 hrs, box & hoist, 3 cargo doors; retiring, $95,000. 507-852'08 JD 608C 8R30” chopping 3875 cornhead, shedded. 320-8153495 FOR SALE: MX285 w/ front & rear duals, 2700 hrs, load- FOR SALE: 2012 JD 608C Stalkmaster, 30” hyd deck ed, $117,000. 320-548-8602 plates, roll sense, auto header control, SN746144, NEW AND USED TRACTOR $63,000. 507-841-1601 PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 55, 50 Series & newer trac- FOR SALE: JD 643 corntors, AC-all models, Large head, oil drive, nice roller, Inventory, We ship! Mark auger cover, good shape, Heitman Tractor Salvage $8,000. 507-317-3396 715-673-4829

FOR SALE: '08 Cat Chal038 River Dale Farms Engine Planting Equip lenger MT855B, 460HP, PS, building, cylinder headhyd swing draw bar, 5 hyd work, port polishing, remotes, deluxe cab, auto John Deere 7000 6 row 30” restorations. (920)295-3278 steer, radar, HID lights, planter. Most wear parts have been replaced in the 30” belts at 85%, wgts, 2,300 Specializing in most AC last 3 years. Dry fertilizhrs, exc cond, used tractor parts for er is all new. Has 70 gal$189,900/OBO. 507-276-4422 sale. Rosenberg Tractor lon liquid fertilizer tank FOR SALE: '90 JD 4555 w/ Salvage, Welcome MN with red ball monitor toMFWD, PS, 7100 hrs, duals, 56181, 507-848-6379 or 507tally tubular in furrow. quick tach, newer style 236-8726 Has insecticide. Meters steps, wgts on front & rear, are 4 years old ran on JD very good cond, $45,000. stand last year. Has upWANTED TO BUY: Oliver 320-834-4423 dated closing wheels, or White tractors, can be same as 7200. Most beargood running or ones that “YOUR #1 AUCTION PROFESSIONALS” ings are new. John Deere need fixing or can be part250 monitor. $7,500 (320) ed out. 218-564-4273 or 218219-2920 639-0315

120 ACRES FARMLAND FREEBORN COUNTY, MN

FRIDAY, JANUARY 16 • 10:30 A.M.

AUCTION LOCATION: To be held at TB3’s Bar & Grill, Freeborn, MN PROPERTY LOCATION: From Freeborn, MN, 1 mile west on Co. Rd. 29, then 1 mile north on 640th Ave, then 1/2 mile west on 295th St, then 1/2 mile north on 632nd Ave. PLEASE NOTE: Bad Weather Day is January 17th.

WATCH FOR AUCTION SIGNS! AUCTIONEER'S NOTE: A top-notch farm with some very productive soils. if you’re in the market for some of Freeborn County’s best farmland, then here’s two parcels for you.

Tracy Holland

FREEBORN COUNTY, SECTIONS 21 & 28 FREEBORN TOWNSHIP, T-104-N/R-23-W

REAL ESTATE:

PARCEL ONE: Consisting of 40 acres, more or less, Freeborn Township, Section 28. Tillable Acres: 38.18.

CPI Rating 92.

PARCEL TWO: Consisting of 80 acres, more or less, Freeborn Township, Section 21. Tillable Acres: 77.63.

CPI Rating 88.

FOR COLOR AERIAL & SOIL MAPS GO TO WWW.HOLLANDAUCTION.COM OR FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL HOLLAND AUCTION AT (507) 684-2955 OR (507) 456-5128.

Real Estate Terms: Successful bidder shall be required to pay $20,000 down day of auction (NON-REFUNDABLE) on Parcel One, $40,000 down (NON-REFUNDABLE) on Parcel Two and sign a purchase agreement following the conclusion of the real estate auction. The balance shall be due on or before February 16, 2015. Doug Peterson, attorney for real estate and handling all earnest monies. Any verbal announcement made day of auction takes precedence over print. NO BUYER’S FEE ON THIS AUCTION!

MARVIN E. CHRISTENSEN - TRUST Freeborn, MN

HOLLAND AUCTION & REAL ESTATE (507) 684-2955

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USED EQUIPMENT NEW EQUIPMENT • JD 2410, 41’ chisel

• Wilrich 5856, 39’ chisel • DMI crumbler, 50’ • Wilrich QX2, 60’, rolling baskets • Wilrich QX, 60’, rolling basket • Wilrich Quad X, 55’, rolling basket • Wilrich Quad X, 50’ F.C. • Wilrich Quad 5, 45’ F.C. • JD 2210, 581⁄2’ F.C. USED EQUIPMENT • CIH 200, 55’, rolling basket • CIH 200, 50’ rolling basket • White 8524-22 planter • Kongskilde 3500, 28’ • Friesen 240 seed tender • Hardi 4400, 120’ • Pickett thinner, 24-22 • Hardi Comm. 1500, 132’ • Alloway 22’ shredder • Hardi Nav. 1100, 90’ • Alloway 20’ shredder • Hardi Nav. 1000, 88’ • J&M 1131 grain cart • Hardi 1000, 66’ • J&M 1151 grain cart • ‘12 Amity 12-22 • Killbros 1810 cart, tracks • ‘10 Amity 12-22 • Killbros 890 cart • ‘04 Amity 8-22 • Tebben 45’ land roller • Amity 8-22, (3) • Mandako 45’ land roller • Sheyenne G520, 10x50 EMD • ‘11 Artsway 6812, 12-22 • Sheyenne 1410, 10x66 hopper • ‘10 Artsway 6812, 12-22 • ‘11 Artsway 6812, 8-22 • Sheyenne 1410, • ‘06 Artsway 6812, 8-22 10x70/hopper • Artsway 898, 8-22 • Westfield MK 13x71 • Artsway 692, 8-22 • Hutch 13x71, swing • Amity 12-22 topper, St. Ft. • Westfield 8x31, EMD • (2) Alloway 12-22 folding • CIH 870, 13X24, deep till topper • Wilrich 957, 9-24 w/harrow • (2) Alloway 12-22 topper, • Wilshek 862, 26’ disk St. Ft • EZ-On 4600, 30’ disk • Artsway 12-22 topper • Sunflower Tillage • Hardi Sprayers • REM Grain Vac • Woods Mowers • J&M Grain Carts • Westfield Augers • Summers Equipment • White Planters • Wilrich Tillage

Auctioneers:

Tracy Holland & Associates #7405002 • Ellendale, MN (507) 684-2955 or (507) 456-5128 (cell)

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MF 8690, MFD, 340 HP ....................................................................................$326,500 ....................$199,750 MF 7626, MFD, 240 HP ....................................................................................$209,000 ....................$136,975 MF 7626, MFD, 240 HP ....................................................................................$217,250 ....................$137,500 MF 6616. MFD, Loader, 125 HP ......................................................................$160,850 ....................$110,900 MF 5613, MFD, 130 HP ....................................................................................$101,600 ......................$75,975 MF 4610, MFD, Loader, 99 HP ..........................................................................$69,750 ......................$50,950 MF 1750, Hydro, Loader, 54 HP..........................................................................$39,482 ......................$31,250 MF 1736, Hydro, Loader, 36 HP..........................................................................$29,550 ......................$23,975 MF GC1705, Hydro, 24 HP, 60” mower ..............................................................$13,287 ......................$10,900 Bobcat CT450, Compact w/Loader, 48 HP ........................................................$20,900 ......................$18,400 18.4-39 Dual Wheels & hubs off JD 4440 ............................................................$2,900 ........................$2,500

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Parker 1048 Grain Cart, 1000 bu. ......................................................................$62,000 ......................$42,800 Parker 1039 Grain Cart, 1000bu. ........................................................................$50,000 ......................$35,800 Parker 839 Grain Cart ........................................................................................$45,500 ......................$32,675 Parker 2620 Seed Tender....................................................................................$21,100 ......................$15,100 Parker 1020 Seed Tender....................................................................................$17,300 ....................$12,400 Unverferth 500 Gran Cart ..................................................................................$14,500 ......................$11,500 A & L 8505 Grain Cart ........................................................................................$19,500 ......................$15,250 Demco 650 Gravity box ......................................................................................$13,000 ........................$9,250 Parker 625 Gravity box........................................................................................$13,000 ....................$10,750 Parker 165B Gravity box ......................................................................................$1,500 ..........................$750 Brandt 1390 HP, Swing hopper auger ................................................................$37,900 ......................$27,125 Brandt 1390XL swing hopper auger ....................................................................$29,000 ......................$20,750 Buhler/Fetrel 1282 swing hopper auger ..............................................................$16,000 ......................$13,950 Brandt 1280XL swing auger ................................................................................$19,500 ......................$13,950 Brandt 1070XL swing hopper ..............................................................................$16,700 ......................$11,900 Brandt 1070XL swing hopper ................................................................................$8,500 ........................$6,900 Brandt 1060XL swing hopper ..............................................................................$14,950 ......................$10,700 Hutchinson 10x61 auger........................................................................................$7,500 ........................$5,995 Brandt 10x35 auge ................................................................................................$6,000 ........................$4,850 Brandt 8x45 auger ................................................................................................$7,420 ........................$5,300 Brandt 8x62 ..........................................................................................................$8,890 ........................$6,350 Brandt 8x45 auger 18 HP Briggs ..........................................................................$3,900 ........................$2,600 Brandt 20 series drive over deck ........................................................................$18,500 ......................$13,250 Brandt 2021LP grain belt ......................................................................................$8,900 ........................$7,500 Brandt 1595 Grain belt ........................................................................................$28,400 ......................$20,290 Brandt 1575 Grain belt ........................................................................................$24,800 ......................$17,720 Brandt 1545 LP Grain belt ..................................................................................$19,500 ......................$13,950 Brandt 7500 HP Grain Belt ..................................................................................$37,100 ......................$26,500 Brandt 450EX Grain Vac ....................................................................................$10,900 ........................$9,900

COMBINES

MF 9540 RWA Duals ........................................................................................ $425,000 ....................$309,000 MF 9540 RWA Duals ........................................................................................$289,000 ....................$269,500 MF 9790 RWA Duals 1440/1001 hrs ................................................................$190,000 ....................$169,000 MF 8780 RWA duals 3170/2087 hrs....................................................................$85,000 ......................$72,000 MF 8570 RWA 5007 hrs ......................................................................................$35,000 ......................$24,500 MF 8560 4941 hrs ..............................................................................................$22,000 ......................$17,000 Gleaner R62 2643/4210 hrs ................................................................................$32,000 ......................$18,000

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CIH 2608 vchopping corn head, HHC, end row, auger ..........................................................................................$62,000 ........................$5,800 Gleaner 1222 GVL Poly ......................................................................................$34,000 ......................$26,000 JD 893 Knife rolls ................................................................................................$15,900 ......................$14,500 JD 843 OD Ac LT ..................................................................................................$8,700 ........................$7,500 JD 822 ..................................................................................................................$5,500 ........................$4,500 JD 693 ................................................................................................................$14,900 ......................$13,500 JD 693 ................................................................................................................$13,900 ......................$12,500 JD 622 ..................................................................................................................$5,500 ........................$4,500 Geringhoff 1822 RD ............................................................................................$91,000 ......................$77,500 Geringhoff 1820 RD w/sweeps or ERA ............................................................$105,000 ......................$89,500

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1622 RD ............................................................................................$77,000 ......................$57,000 162RD................................................................................................$64,000 ......................$51,000 1222 RD, carry over 2014 ........................................................................................................CALL 1222 RD ............................................................................................$91,000 ......................$77,350 1220RD (2) ........................................................................................$76,000 ......................$62,000 1222RD (4) ........................................................................................$73,000 ......................$58,900 1222 RD ............................................................................................$65,000 ......................$47,600 1222 RD ............................................................................................$55,000 ......................$41,000 1220 RD ............................................................................................$99,000 ......................$90,700 1220 RD ............................................................................................$95,000 ......................$77,350 1220 RD ............................................................................................$73,000 ......................$55,600 1220 RD ............................................................................................$58,000 ......................$42,500 1220 RD ............................................................................................$53,000 ......................$35,700 830 RD Carry over ....................................................................................................................CALL 83 RD ................................................................................................$57,000 ......................$45,900 830 RD ..............................................................................................$53,000 ......................$43,600 830 RD ..............................................................................................$50,000 ......................$39,500 830 RD ..............................................................................................$47,000 ......................$34,000 830 RD (2) ........................................................................................$43,000 ......................$31,900 830RD (2) ..........................................................................................$35,000 ......................$25,500 830 North Star ..................................................................................$40,000 ......................$32,750 822 RD Carry over ....................................................................................................................CALL 630 RD Carry over ....................................................................................................................CALL 630 RD ..............................................................................................$47,000 ......................$37,815 630 RD ..............................................................................................$42,000 ......................$33,950 630 RD ..............................................................................................$28,000 ......................$20,850

MISCELLANEOUS

NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW

Degelman 7200 Rock Picker ..............................................................................$36,370 ......................$27,975 Degelman 6000HO Rock Picker..........................................................................$33,500 ......................$23,600 Degelman R570P Rock Picker ............................................................................$17,500 ......................$12,975 Degelman RR1500 Rock Rake ..........................................................................$26,000 ......................$20,675 Degelman LR7645 Land Roller ..........................................................................$42,000 ......................$35,600 Degelman LR7651 Land Roller ..........................................................................$44,000 ......................$36,250 SB Select 108 snowblower ..................................................................................$11,500 ........................$8,125 Lucke 8’ Snowblower ............................................................................................$2,500 ........................$1,500 Loftness 96” Snowblower ......................................................................................$2,700 ........................$1,950 Loftness 84” Snowblower ......................................................................................$3,200 ........................$2,200

HAY TOOLS

NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW 2012 NEW NEW NEW 1992

MF2856 Round baler, twine/net ..........................................................................$48,000 ......................$30,500 MF 1375 Disc Mower Cond., 15’ ........................................................................$49,850 ......................$35,500 MF 1372 Disc Mower Cond, 12’ ..........................................................................$40,250 ......................$28,250 MF 161 3pt. Disc Mower Cond 10’......................................................................$19,975 ......................$15,900 MF 1361 3 pt. Disc Mower ..................................................................................$13,200 ......................$10,475 MF 1358 3’ Disc Mower ......................................................................................$11,995 ........................$9,560 MF 1308 3pt. Disc Mower ....................................................................................$9,475 ........................$7,450 NH 7450 Disc Mower Cond., 13’ ........................................................................$27,900 ......................$26,000 Bale King 2881 Bale Processor ..........................................................................$20,875 ......................$16,700 Chandler 26’ Litter Spreader ..............................................................................$36,200 ......................$32,500 Chandler 22’ Litter Spreader ..............................................................................$24,600 ......................$22,100 MF 200 Windrower, 14’ Conditioner ......................................................................$9,950 ........................$7,950

TILLAGE NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW

Sunflower Sunflower Sunflower Sunflower Sunflower Sunflower Sunflower Sunflower Sunflower

1550-50 disc ....................................................................................$125,000 ......................$96,500 1435-36 disc ......................................................................................$65,000 ......................$51,250 1435-21 disc ......................................................................................$51,000 ......................$36,000 5035-36 Field Cultivator ....................................................................$48,000 ......................$34,700 5056-49 Field Cultivator ....................................................................$96,000 ......................$78,000 5056-63 Field Cultivator ....................................................................$99,000 ......................$75,700 4412-07 Ripper ..................................................................................$57,000 ......................$39,250 4511-15 disc chisel ............................................................................$61,000 ......................$46,800 4212 Coulter Chisel ............................................................................$31,000 ......................$25,900

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Planting Equip

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039 Tillage Equip 039 Machinery Wanted 040 FOR SALE: JD DB66, 36x22 All kinds of New & Used 2 RENTAL UNITS – FOR SALE: JD 1750 6R30”, farm equipment – disc chisplanter, CCS, air down Redball system, 200 moni- Great Plains 35 Ft Turboels, field cults, planters, pressure, hyd drive, seed & Max (2014) 500 Acres. Also tor, sharp. 320-250-5588 liq Redball, variable rate, soil finishers, cornheads, 24 Ft Turbo-Max (2014) swath control, 750 gal tank, feed mills, discs, balers, 1000 Acres (Hyd To Turn carbide scrapers, 2020 monhaybines, etc. 507-438-9782 Blades 0-6 Degrees) (New itor, E sets, exc cond, Bought It Because Warranty). 5 Used Kent & $135,000.

320-583-5895 Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712, Great Plains Finishers You Saw it in Glencoe 7400; Field Cults (Newer) 24-36 Ft. Dealer under 30': JD 980, small The Land?

319-347-6282 We Trade/De- JD 980, 24'6” field cult., 8 grain carts & gravity boxes whls, good sweeps & harTell Advertisers liver Anywhere.

300-400 bu. Finishers under row teeth, nice tight cond., 20', clean 4 & 6R stalk chopWHERE You Saw it! $12,500. 507-526-5635 after 6 pers; Nice JD 215 & 216 p.m. flex heads; JD 643 cornheads Must be clean; JD corn planters, 4-6-8 row.

INTERNATIONAL AUGERS AGRI-COVER TARPS 715-299-4338

has it all for YOU! HARVEST

WHEATHEART AUGERS

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COMBINE HEAD MOVERS

AZLAND SEED TENDERS

E-Z TRAIL GRAIN WAGONS

STROBEL SEED TENDERS

AZLAND FUEL TRAILERS

SEED SHUTTLE SEED TENDERS

ENDURAPLAS NURSE TANKS

KOYKER LOADERS & PRODUCTS

SKID STEER PALLET FORKS

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

‘11 CIH 260 Magnum tractor..............................$153,000 JD 930, 30’ flex head ............$4,750 JD 510 ripper, 7-shank ........$12,500 IH 720 plow, 7-18” ................$5,500 CIH 3900, 30’ disk................$22,000 Alloway-Woods 20’ stk. shrdr.....................................$7,500 EZ Trail 860 grain cart, red ..$17,500 J & M 350 bu. wagon ............$2,700

Westfield 1371 auger w/swing hopper walker, PTO ............$8,500 Hesston 1170 mower conditioner ............................................$5,700 NH BR780A baler ................$12,000 ‘13 Maschio 12 wheel high capacity rake......................................$8,500 ‘13 SS-400 tender, scale......$24,500 White 6700, 18R22” planter $16,500

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

040

Feed Seed Hay

050

WANTED: Older JD 727 Gy- Alfalfa Round Bales 90 ramor, working or parts.

R.F.V. 19% protein, Good (608)723-7496 Beef Hay. (218)689-6675 045 FOR SALE: 70 bales of grass hay, 4x5 rounds, no rain, stored inside. DelivImpact Coating Concrete ery available. 320-583-5643 resurfacing Concrete or 507-647-2103 Floors. Repair Milkhouse Freestalls Parlors. 715-965- FOR SALE: Large quantity 0113. Regrooving. of round bales and big square bales of grass hay.

Feed Seed Hay 050 Also wrapped wet bales.

Delivery available by semi.

2015 SEED CORN SALE. 507-210-1183 Proven hybrids starting at $94. Full lineup of Conven- FOR SALE: North Dakota rotary wheat straw, tional & Bio-tech varieties.

3'x4'x8' bales, stored inside, Volume discount, & 7% bales weigh 1,050 lbs.

- 1,150 cash savings to Jan 31. lbs. Priced by bale or ton. wwwkleenacres.com Delivery available. FOB. or call (320)237-7667.

Glenwood, MN 320-808-4866 We're the home of affordable hybrids!

Northern Premium Dairy Alfalfa RFV's to 225, 3 x 4's Dairy Quality Alfalfa Grown on our farm. Our Tested big squares & round 24th year. Randy Heiser, bales, delivered from South Ruso, ND. (701) 626-2030 Dakota John Haensel (605) 351-5760 Premium tested, high proDairy quality western alfaltein, high RFV, alfalfa fa, big squares or small square, wrapped baleage. squares, delivered in semi Delivered by truckload. loads. Clint Haensel Call Wes at Red River For(605) 310-6653 age 866-575-7562 Farm Services

CALL HEIDI OR LARRY

NORTHERN AG SERVICE INC 800-205-5751

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

~ NEW EQUIPMENT/BIG INVENTORY ~

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DAMAGED GRAIN WANTED

Machinery Wanted

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 • Bunk Feeders • 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:

Good Grinder-Mixer Smidley Steer Stuffers Cattle & Calf Feeders, Hog Feeders GT PTO Grain Dryers Cattle Handling Equipment

• GT (Tox-O-Wic) Grain Dryers, 350-800 bu. • Taylor-Way 7’ rotary cutter • Sheep & Calf Feeders • Livestock Equipment by Vern’s Mfg. • Steel Bale Throw Racks w/ Steel Floors • 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 Lorenz & Walco Snowblowers-PTO & Skidsteer Models

~ USED EQUIPMENT ~ • SI 20’ Arrowfront feeder wagon, V.G. • #380 GT PTO Grain Dryer • 72” Lorenz Snowblower w/Hyd Spout • Smidley Hog & Cattle Feeders • Vermeer Tree Spade • ‘13 Case IH 770 Offset Disk, Like New • 9 shank Disc Chisel • 300 bu. EZ Flow Gravity Box w/wagon • IHC #80 snowblower, V.G. • Several good used manure spreaders

FARM, HOME & CONSTRUCTION

Office Location - 305 Adams Street Hutchinson, MN 55350

320-587-2162, Ask for Larry

‘12 CIH Magnum 190, powershift, luxury cab, 4 remotes, 380/90R50 duals, wgts., 1170 hrs., 5000 hrs. Power Train Warranty ........................................$98,500 ‘13 Cat 272D, skidloader, cab, air, 2-spd., 280 hrs. ..........................................$41,000 ‘10 JD 608C Stalkmaster 8x30 chopping cornhead ........................................$36,000 ‘12 JD 612C, 12x30 non-chopping cornhead ........................................................$41,500 ‘10 Geringhoff RD600, 6x30 chopping cornhead, JD mounts ......................$25,000 ‘11JD 8285R, powershift, 1300 front axle, 480/80R46 duals, 420/90R30 single fronts, wgts., 60 GPM hyd. pump, 5 remotes, 2820 hrs., Power Train Warranty til June 2015 ....................................$134,500 ‘11 JD 637, 26.5’ rock flex folding disk, Very Nice ........................................$32,500 Landoll 6230, 30’ disk, 22” blades, Nice Condition ................................$29,500 ‘14 JD 825i Gator, power steering, bed lift, 15 hrs. ............................................$12,900

Keith Bode Fairfax, MN 55332 507-381-1291

USED EQUIPMENT ‘13 JD 9460R, PS, 875 Hrs., PTO, Hi-Flow (78 Gal.) w/5 Remotes, 520/85R42’s w/Triples, POWERGARD WARRANTY Til 7/2015 ......................................$229,500 ‘12 JD 9410R PS, 725 Hrs., PTO, Hi-Flow (78 Gal.) w/5 Remotes, 480/80R50’s w/Duals, POWERGARD WARRANTY Til 4/2016 ......................................$209,500 ‘11 JD 9670STS w/RWD, 611 Hrs., ATR, CM, w/HD-Rev., 520/85R38’s w/Duals, Service & Repair Program 12/2014 ......................................................$189,500 ‘13 JD 635F, Hydra-Flex, Low Dam, Shedded, Low Acres! ....................$29,500 ‘13 JD 606C Stalkmaster, Chopping Cornhead, HHS, Row-Sense, 700 Acres ........................................................$48,500 ‘12 JD 3710, 10 Bottom Plow, Coulters, Auto-Reset, Low Acres! ................$36,500 12 JD 612C, (12-30”) Non-Chopping Cornhead, Nice Head! ....................$48,500

M.S. Diversified monte@ms-diversified.com

Fairfax, MN

800-432-3565 • 320-894-6560 www.ms-diversified.com

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TRACTORS

‘13 Challenger 832 Track, 285 HP ..................................$247,500 ‘04 JD 2210, MFWD, 22.5 HP, Dsl, 62" deck ......................$8,950 ‘09 JD 2305, 412 hrs, 24HP, 62" deck, ldr ........................$10,500 ‘05 JD 4720, 273 hrs, MFWD, 66 HP, ldr..........................$28,000 ‘94 JD 6400, 7940 hrs, MFWD, 85 HP ............................$31,900 ‘11 JD 7430, MFWD, 166 HP, 480-80R42 ......................$110,000 ‘13 JD 9460R, 372 hrs, 4WD, 460 HP ............................$295,000 ‘13 JD 8335R, 696 hrs, MFWD, 335 HP ........................ $250,000 JD 9510R, 150 hrs..........................................................$320,000 JD 9510, 150 hrs ............................................................$320,000 ‘12 JD 9510R, 371 hrs, 4WD, 510 HP, 76X50 ......................CALL ‘13 JD 9560RT, 598 hrs, Track, 560 HP..........................$345,000 ‘10 JD 9630, 911 hrs, 4WD, 530 HP ..............................$277,000

SPRING EQUIPMENT

FALL TILLAGE

‘12 JD 2623 disk, 33' 7", 24" blades ................................$49,000 ‘13 JD 2700 mulch ripper, 18', 9 shank............................$49,500 ‘12 JD 2700 mulch ripper, 18', 9 shank............................$49,900 ‘09 JD 2700 mulch ripper, 5 shank, 10" pts......................$29,900 ‘12 JD 2700 mulch ripper, 9 shank, 10" pts......................$46,000 ‘13 JD 3710 plow, 10 btm, coulters..................................$52,500 ‘12 JD 3710 plow, 10 btm, coulters..................................$46,900 ‘13 JD 3710 plow, 8 btm, coulters ..................................$34,500 ‘13 SALFD 8212 plow, 12 btm, 18" ..................................$57,500 ‘13 SALFD 8214 plow, 14 btm ..........................................$63,000 ‘12 SALFD RTS30 Rts, 30', grease bank ..........................$55,900 AMCO disk, cushion gang, scrapers ..................................$4,900 ‘11 WISHEK disk, 26', rotary scrapers..............................$54,500

CONSTRUCTION

‘12 JD 326D, 670 hrs, skid, 2 spd, bucket........................$37,000 ‘04 BOBCAT 2608, skid ldr, track ......................................$21,500 ‘93 BOBCAT skid, 43.5 HP, dsl, 60" bucket ........................$6,900 ‘13 JD 1810E ejector scraper, 1810E ....................................CALL

CORNHEADS

‘10 JD 612C, 12R22, chopping, row sense ......................$84,900 ‘12 JD 612C, 12R22, chopping ........................................$98,000 ‘13 JD 612C, 12R22, chopping ......................................$115,000 ‘09 JD 612C, 12R22, chopping, row sense ......................$79,900 ‘12 JD 612C, 12R30, chopping, HHS..............................$102,500 ‘10 JD 612C, 1500 hrs., 12R30, chopping........................$95,000 ‘10 JD 612CC, 12R22, chopping ......................................$75,000 ‘12 JD 618C, 18R22, chopping ......................................$147,000 ‘12 JD 618C, 18R22, chopping ......................................$147,000 JD 643,6R30, fluted rolls, loge ..........................................$3,500 ‘92 JD 643, 6R30, steel snouts, fluted................................$7,500 ‘06 JD 893, 8R30, fluted rolls ..........................................$27,000 ‘02 JD 893, 8R30, poly snouts, knife rolls........................$21,500 ‘10 DRAGO 12R22, chopping ..........................................$69,000

PLATFORMS

Paal

Neil

Hiko

Felix

‘13 JD 7200R, MFWD, 411 hrs., 200 hp., 380-90R50, duals, 4 hyds. ........................................$177,000

‘12 JD 7230R, MFWD, 790 hrs., 230 hp., 480-80R46, duals, 4 hyds. ........................................$179,900

‘11 JD 7430, MFWD, 304 hrs., 166 hp., 480R38, duals, 3 hyds. ........................................$110,000

‘02 JD 8220, MFWD, 7205 hrs., 190 hp., 380-90R50, duals, 4 hyds. ........................................$104,000

‘11 JD 8285R, MFWD, 300 hrs., 285 hp., 380-90R50, duals, 4 hyds. ........................................$206,000

‘12 JD 9510R, 4WD, 371 hrs., 510 hp., 76x50 ......................CALL

‘13 JD 9560R, 4WD, 175 hrs., 560 hp., 850-42, duals, 4 hyds. ........................................$333,000

‘13 JD 326E, 387 hrs., 74 hp., 2-spd., cab, joystick, 84” bucket ..........................................$49,600

‘10 JD 328E Skid, 645 hrs., 83 hp., 2-spd., cab, power quick tach ..........................................$42,900

‘01 JD 930F, 30', HH, poly skids ......................................$13,000 MAYWES Stalk Stompers, 18 ............................................$4,500

OTHER EQUIPMENT

‘12 KILLB 1311 grain cart, 1300 bu ................................$ 52,000 ‘10 MERIDIAN seed tender trailer, scale ..........................$17,000 CHEVY fuel truck, single axle ..............................................$3,500 MAUER header transport trailer, 30', 4 whl ........................$4,900 JD 27, 15', 4 WHLS ..........................................................$2,250 ‘09 WEST MK10-61 auger, 10"X61" ....................................$5,700

SPRAYING

‘06 FAST 743P, 60' boom, 3 pt ........................................$13,900 FAST 9600, 60', 1000 gal., 13.6X38 ................................$21,500 ‘09 FAST FS9610, 80' boom, 1000 gal. ............................$29,900 HARDI 88', boom, 1200 gal. ............................................$16,900

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UTILITY

‘05 JD TRAIL BUCK 500, 2011 hrs., ATV............................$2,900 ‘12 JD GATOR 396, 4X4, 50 hp, cab, blade ......................$15,700 ‘11 JD GATOR 315, 50 hp, cab, power box ......................$14,995 ‘04 JD GATOR 683, 6X4 bedliner, hitch ..............................$5,995

LAWN AND GARDEN

‘90 JD Z930, 163 29 hp., 60" deck, Z-Turn ........................$9,500 ‘08 JD X744, 510, 24 hp., 62" deck, AWS, hydro ..............$8,500 ‘10 JD X740, 270, 24 hp., 62" deck, brush guard ..............$9,200 ‘12 JD X729, 102, 27 hp., 62" deck, 4WD, AWS hydro ......$9,800 ‘10 JD X728, 340, 27 hp., 4WD, 62" deck, 540 PTO, 3PT..$9,850 ‘12 JD X724, 133, 26 hp., 54" deck, AWS, hydro ..............$9,500 ‘10 JD X724, 115, 27 hp., 62" deck, AWS, hydro ..............$9,000 ‘08 JD X724, 180, 27 hp., 62" deck, AWS, hydro ..............$7,750 ‘07 JD X724, 522, 27 hp., 62" deck, AWS, hydro ..............$7,500 ‘10 JD X720, 90, 24 hp., 54" deck, hydro, MCS,cart ........$10,500 ‘10 JD X540, 121, 26 hp., 54" deck, hydro ........................$5,300 ‘09 JD X534, 225, 24 hp., 54" deck, AWS, hydro ..............$5,195 ‘10 JD X534, 402, 25 hp., 54" deck, AWS, hydro ..............$5,495 ‘06 JD X534, 600, 25 hp., 54" deck, AWS, hydro ..............$4,300 ‘12 JD X534, 175, 25 hp., AWS, 54" deck, hydro ..............$5,400 ‘13 JD X530, 40, 24 hp., 48" deck, hydro ..........................$5,400 ‘10 JD X530, 170, 24 hp., 54" deck, PS, hydro ..................$4,500 ‘11 JD X500, 269, 25 hp., 54" deck, bagger, hydro ............$5,400 ‘05 JD X495, 548, 24 hp., AWS, 62" deck, hydro ..............$7,500 ‘02 JD X485, 520, 25 hp., 62" deck, AWS, hydro ..............$6,200 ‘04 JD X485, 940, 25 hp., 62" deck, AWS, hydro ..............$5,000 ‘02 JD X485, 455, 25 hp., AWS, 54" deck, hydro ..............$5,700 ‘04 JD X475, 635, 23 hp., AWS, 54" deck, hydro ..............$5,500 ‘08 JD X360, 426, 22 hp., 48" deck, hydro, bagger ............$3,500 ‘06 JD X320, 498, 22 hp., 48" deck, hydro ........................$2,500 ‘11 JD X320, 284, 22 hp., 48" deck, hydro ........................$3,050 ‘06 JD X304, 240, 18.5 hp., 42" deck, AWS, hydro ............$2,800 ‘05 JD LX289, 562, 17 hp., 48" deck, hydro ......................$2,695 ‘04 JD LX280, 524, 18 hp., 54" deck, hydro, bagger ..........$1,500 ‘99 JD LX279, 17 hp., 44" deck, hydro ..............................$1,800 ‘91 JD LX178, 15 hp., hydro., 42" snow blower ................$1,995 ‘10 JD LA135, 99, 22 hp., 42" deck, hydro ........................$1,300 ‘03 JD GX345, 1174, 20 hp., 54" deck, MCS, 42" SB..........$4,495 ‘04 JD GX345, 20 hp., 54" mulch deck, hydro ....................$4,200 ‘05 JD GX255, 477, 20 hp., 54" deck, PS, hydro ................$2,895 ‘05 JD GT235, 531, 18 hp., 54" deck, hydro ......................$2,995 ‘10 JD 925A, 1040, 27 hp., 54" deck, Z-Turn, hydro ..........$7,000 ‘07 JD 757, 448, 25 hp., 60" deck, Z-Turn, hydro ..............$5,200 ‘05 JD 727A, 402, 23 hp., 54" deck, Z-Turn, hydro bagger $5,495 ‘96 JD 445, 758, 22 hp., 60" deck, PTO, 3 pt. hitch ..........$4,500 ‘93 JD 425, 1524, 20 hp., 54" deck, AWS, PS, hydro ........$2,695 ‘06 JD 125, 550, 20 hp., 42" deck ..........................................$500 ‘85 JD 112L, 12.5 hp., 38" deck, 38" snowblower..................$750 ‘03 KUBTA ZD21F, 502, 21 hp., 60" deck, dsl., Z-Turn ........$7,250 ‘13 KUBTA ZD323, 37, 23 hp., 60" deck, Z-Turn, hydro....$10,900 ‘12 KUBTA ZG327-60, 342, 27 hp., 60" deck, Z-Turn..........$7,500 ‘92 SIMPL Broadmour 16, 16 hp., 44" deck, bagger, hydro ..$995 ‘06 SIMPL REGENT 225, 22 hp., 44" deck, hydro, bagger..$1,500 ‘06 ENCORE 494, 27 hp., 61" deck, Z-Turn, hydro..............$3,000

Dave

Jared

Ron

Matt

‘13 JD 320D, 620 hrs, 66 hp, 2spd, cab, reversing fan ....$36,500

‘13 JD 8360R, MFWD, 545 hrs, 360 hp, 380-9R54, 5 hyds ......$285,000

‘10 JD 9530T, 1189 hrs, Track, 475 hp, 36” belts, 4 hyds......$289,000

‘13 JD 9560R, 4WD, 701 hrs, 560 hp, 800-70R38, 4 hyds..$320,000

JD 9560R

‘10 JD 9770STS, 951 eng/643 sep.hrs., RWA, duals ....$289,000

‘11 JD 9870STS, PRWD, 960 eng / 689 sep, hrs. 800R38 duals .$299,000

‘13 JD S660, 256 eng/183 sep hrs, AWD, 710-70R38 ............$330,000

‘12 JD S670, AWD, 378 eng/ 158 sep hrs, 650-85R38, duals ........................................$340,000

‘13 JD S680, 672 eng/493 sep hrs, 650, 70R38, duals ..........$350,000

‘13 JD R450 Windrower, 152 hrs., 480-80R38, cab, 995 ....$120,000

‘06 JD 1770, 24R80, CCS, liquid fert. ........................$117,900

‘01 JD 1770NT, 16R30, vacuum, 3.0 bu, fert ........................$60,000

‘13 JD 1770NT, 24R30, CCS, front fold..........................$165,000

‘12 JD 1790, 24R20, CCS, Seedstar ..........................$124,000

‘09 JD DB44, 24R22, CCS, Seedstar ..........................$144,900

‘11 JD DB44, 24R22, pull-type, vacuum............................$159,900

‘09 JD DB60, 24R30, Seedstar 2, fert...................................$154,500

‘13 JD DB66, 36R22, CCS, Row Command................$236,000

Cal

Adam

Brandon

‘10 JD 4930 Sprayer, 752 hrs, self-propelled..................$285,000

2013, 714 hrs, 4WD, 560 HP, 4 HYD, 800-70R38

$322,000

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‘04 JD 625F, 25', hyd fore-aft............................................$19,750 ‘10 JD 630F, 30', DAS, Contour Master ............................$26,900 ‘10 JD 630F, 30', header height sensing ..........................$26,900 ‘11 JD 630F, 30', HH, composite fingers ..........................$27,500 ‘10 JD 635F, 35', flex full finger, HHS, DAS ......................$31,000 ‘12 JD 635F, 35', composite ............................................$38,000 ‘09 JD 635F, 35', full finger, poly skids ............................$28,900 ‘13 JD 635FD, flex draper, 35', dual knife ........................$75,000 ‘12 JD 635FD, flex draper, 35' ..........................................$75,000 ‘90 JD 925, 25', poly skids, HHS ........................................$6,750 ‘96 JD 930, 30', poly skids, full finger ................................$4,800

‘13 JD 6170R, MFWD, 763 hrs., 170 hp., 380-90R50, duals, 3 hyds. ........................................$129,000

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‘09 JD 1710, 12R30, Pro Shaft ........................................$34,900 JD 1770, 16R30, 1.6 seed box, K&M bar ........................$29,900 ‘14 JD 1790, 24R20, front fold ......................................$134,000 ‘90 JD 7300, 8R30, fert., 1.6 bu. boxes............................$10,900 ‘09 JD 2210, field cult., 45.5' harrow................................$40,000 ‘08 JD 2210 field cult., 50.5', 101 shanks ........................$55,000 ‘13 JD 200 seedbed finisher, 35', dbl. fld. ........................$15,500

‘14 JD 6140R, MFWD, 1 hr., 140 hp., 480-80R42, 4 hyds. ........................................$132,500

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‘12 JD 6125R, MFWD, 345 hrs., 138 hp., 460-85R38, 3 hyds., loader ..............................$108,000

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Used Rollers

• 40’ Roller - $32,000 • 45’ Roller - $34,000 - Both 1 Year Old -

• 5/8” drum roller wall thickness • 42” drum diameter • 4”x8” frame tubing 1/4” thick • Auto fold MANDAKO New Rock Wagons 0012’-60’ LONG ROLLERS AVAILABLE!

We carry a variety of USED Demco Gravity Boxes – New ones are always arriving!

Midsota Rock Trailers Available USED EQUIPMENT

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LARGE SELECTION OF WHEEL RAKES IN-STOCK

CIH MX285, FWA, duals all around, 2700 hrs., Nice ........................$117,000 CIH 8940, FWA, 3700 hrs. ......................................................................Coming CIH 8920, FWA, new 18.4x42, 6600 hrs. ..............................................$69,000 CIH 7140, FWA, 3975 hrs. ....................................................................$62,000 CIH 7140, FWA, 5188 hrs., New Tires, New Paint ..............................$62,000 CIH 7130 Magnum, FWA, 5400 hrs. ....................................................$59,000 Allis Chalmers 8070, FWA, Sharp ......................................................$38,000 CIH MX 170, 2WD, 4400 hrs. ................................................................$52,000 IH 5288, FWA, 6800 hrs., 18.4x42 & duals, 540/1000 PTO..................$36,000 IH 1256, New Clutch, New Paint - Recent Head Job, Nice ................$17,500 IH 1566, 2WD, dual PTO, 6800 hrs., Nice ............................................$17,000 Lorenz 1250 grinder, Nice ......................................................................$9,500 JD 1750, 6R30”, Sharp! ........................................................................$18,500 CIH 4800, 24’ field cult. ..........................................................................$9,500 CIH 4800, 26’ field cult. ..........................................................................$9,500 CIH 3900, 24’ cushion gang disk ..........................................................$18,500 CIH 527B ripper......................................................................................$20,500 CIH 530B, w/lead shank, cushing & disk gang ....................................$23,000 DMI 530C wLeunf shank, Nice..............................................................$25,000 DMI 530B................................................................................................$21,000 (4) DMI 527B ..........................................................................$14,500-$17,500 CIH 496, 24’............................................................................................$16,500 White disk chisel, 14- & 12- & 9-shank ..................................................$9,500 CIH 6500 disk chisel, 9-shank................................................................$6,500 CIH 6750, 6-shank w/lead shank, w/hyd. lever....................................$16,500 ‘13 CIH Tigermate 200, 32’ ................................................................$32,500 CIH 3950, 25’ cushion gang disk w/mulcher ......................................$26,500 CIH Tigermate II, 26’ ............................................................................$26,000 DMI Tigermate II, 26’ ............................................................................$22,000 CIH 496 w/mulcher, cushion..................................................................$16,500 Gehl 125 grinder, No Scale....................................................................$11,000 J&M 385 box ............................................................................................$5,500 J&M 385 box, New ..................................................................................$8,000 (2) Demco 365, New ..............................................................................Coming (6) Demco 365 boxes ......................................................From $4,500-$6,500 (4) Demco 450 box, Red & Black, Green & Black..................................$9,500 New Demco 365 box ..............................................................................$7,700 Demco 550 box......................................................................................$12,500 Demco 550 box, w/tarp, Like New ......................................................$12,500 Sitrex QR 12 rake, 1-year old..................................................................$6,500

New Sitrex Rakes Available Many New & Used Rakes Available

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EQUIPMENT CIH 7130 ..............................................$29,900 JD 4650, 2 wheel ................................$27,900 JD 4440, Quad ....................................$19,900 JD 4430, Quad ....................................$15,900 JD 4410, w/cab & loader ....................$20,900 JD 4240, Quad ....................................$18,900 JD 4100 compact ..................................$7,900 JD 4030 Syncro, Open Station............$14,900 JD 2940, w/146 loader ..........................$9,900 ‘69 JD 4020, diesel ..............................$11,900 IH 1456 ................................................$14,900 IH 1026 ......................................Coming Soon IH 1066, Open Station ........................$13,900 IH 1026, hydro......................................$14,900 IH 856, 1256, 1456 ....................From $10,900 (2) IH 560, gas & diesel ................From $2,900 Gehl 4635 skid steer, 6’ bucket ............$9,900 Allied Buhler 695 loader ........................$4,900

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‘13 CIH Farmall 115U T4, Powerclutch control, 24x24 power shuttle, 540/1000 RPM, HD flange axle, 2-mid mount, Premium air susp., 2 tele. rearview mirrors, 6 rear whl. wgts, L745 rear mounting brackets. #16321

‘13 CIH Farmall 115C MFD, Powerclutch control, 24x24 power shuttle, HD flange axle, 2-mid mount, 22.2 GPM hyd. pump, Premium air suspension, 2 tele. rearview mirrors, 6 rear wheel wgts. #16234

‘14 CIH Farmall 105C Platform, ROPS, Deluxe cab platform w/FOPS w/canopy, 12x12 power shuttle transmission w/hyd. PTO, mechanical top link draft hitch, mechanical 3-pt. ground control hitch. #16510

‘13 CIH Farmall 105C Platform, Deluxe cab w/HiVis panel cab w/AC, 12x12 power shuttle trans. + creeper, mechanical top link draft hitch, mechanical 3-pt. ground control hitch, 2 remotes, 4 couplers. #16516

‘13 CIH Farmall 50C, HST + 3 range transmission, 1 rear remote, 12x16.5 6PR R4 front wheels & tires, 17.5Lx24 6PR R4 rear wheels & tires, Add $6,500 for L360 loader w/72” quick tach bucket. #16406

‘14 CIH Farmall 115C Platform, Deluxe cab w/HiVis panel cab w/AC, 8x8 mechanical shuttle transmission, hitch w/mechanical top link draft control, 2 remotes, 4 couplers, 12.5 GPM implement pump. #16517

‘14 CIH Magnum 220 PS T4B, 360 LED lighting w/front HID, single rotary beacon, Autoguidance Ready pkg., 19F/6R speed full powershift, True ground speed sensor, 3-pt. rear linkage. #12491191

‘14 CIH Maxxum 125 T4, standard steer with tilt/telescopic steering, front work lamps on grab rails, L/high headlight, left side rotary beacon, Deluxe air susp. seat w/operators presence sensor. #12627390

‘14 CIH ER 1255 Planter, 2-Pt. 12-Row Planter, 30” spacing, bulk fill, triple-fold markers, AFS Pro 700 monitor, meter w/RU chain drive, in-cab pneumatic down pressure, std. gauge wheel row unit. #16327

‘13 CIH 2606 Chop, 6-Row Header Cornhead, header completing pkg. for Axial-Flow 50/60/7088 combines, pinching stalk rolls w/chopper, main drive & auger chain oiler, chain removal tool. #12850

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TRACTOR 4WD

2011 JCB 8250 Fastrac, #16587 ..................................$138,950 2010 JCB 8250 Fastrac, #16586 ..................................$136,500 JCB 185-65 Fastrac, #16654 ..........................................$29,500 2009 Case IH Steiger 435, #13325 ..............................$189,995 2011 Case IH Steiger 550, #14073 ..............................$294,500 2004 Case IH STX500 Quadtrac, #16560 ....................$184,500

TRACTORS

2005 2003 2010 2012 2009 2011 2011 2010 2006 2010 2011 2010 2006 2012 1995 2012 2011 2013 2000 2006 2011

John Deere 8520 Fastrac, #14372 ......................$135,000 John Deere 7320, cab, #14371..............................$67,500 Case IH Farmall 35 w/loader, #16503 ..................$19,400 Case IH Maxxum 110 MC w/loader, #14349 ........$83,995 New Holland T8010, #14350................................$119,995 Case IH Maxxum 115 LTD, #14474 ......................$72,800 Case IH Magnum 235, #14302 ............................$153,500 John Deere 8320R, #14143 ................................$183,500 Case IH MX255, #14471 ......................................$107,500 John Deere 8320R, #14144 ................................$183,500 Case IH Puma 185, #16211 ..................................$98,950 Case IH Farmall 95C w/loader, #16665 ................$36,500 Case IH MX275, #16672 ......................................$125,995 Case IH Magnum 180, #14462 ............................$123,500 New Holland 8770, #14463....................................$39,995 New Holland T7.250 Sidewinder, #16673 ..........$134,995 Case IH Magnum 290, #16681 ............................$196,800 Case IH Magnum 210, #14423 ............................$139,995 Case IH MX200, #18016 ........................................$74,900 Case IH JX1096C w/loader, #14411......................$28,000 New Holland Workmaster 65, #14418 ..................$23,600

2011 2009 2010 2005 2009 2008 2008 2013 2008 2014

Case IH 7088, #14084..........................................$203,500 John Deere 9770STS, #14177 ............................$196,900 Case IH 5088, #16631..........................................$159,995 Case IH 2388, #18007..........................................$119,995 Case IH 7088, #13393..........................................$169,995 Case IH 7010, #14215..........................................$159,995 John Deere 9670STS, #18024 ............................$191,000 John Deere S670, #13333....................................$285,000 Case IH 2577 w/Hillco system, #16603 ..............$159,995 New Holland CR8090, #14415 ............................$338,900

COMBINES

CORN HEADS

2013 Case IH 3408, #18008............................................$44,800 2011 Case IH 3408, #13324............................................$44,500 2010 Case IH 3408, #13380............................................$39,800

2009 2011 2009 2012 2011 2010 2009 2009 2009 2010 2009 2011 2012 2013 2009 2004 2007 2012 2012 2012

Case IH 3408, #13394............................................$41,000 Case IH 3406, #16255 ............................................$35,500 Case IH 2608, #16079............................................$52,500 Case IH 3406, #18000............................................$36,500 Case IH 3406, #14059............................................$35,995 Case IH 3406, #16632............................................$34,500 Case IH 3208, #13256............................................$34,995 Case IH 2608, #13238............................................$44,500 Case IH 3206, #13359............................................$34,750 Case IH 2612, #16706............................................$59,900 Case IH 2606, #13635............................................$41,995 Case IH 2606, #13639............................................$49,995 Case IH 2608, #14228............................................$67,500 Case IH 2608, #13370............................................$63,500 Case IH 2608, #13596............................................$44,000 Case IH 2208, #14221............................................$29,000 Case IH 2206, #16599............................................$25,500 Case IH 3408, #16514............................................$42,500 John Deere 608C, #13379 ....................................$69,995 John Deere 608C, #14178 ....................................$72,500

FIELD CULTIVATORS

Case IH Tigermate II-44.5’, #16379................................$39,900 2013 Case IH TM 200-28.5’, #16630 ..............................$38,500 1992 DMI Tigermate 200, #16720 ..................................$10,200

PLANTERS

2011 Agco White 8824, #13357....................................$119,800 2011 Case IH 1250-16, #13360 ....................................$102,500 2012 Kinze 3200, #16724................................................$49,900

SKID STEER LOADERS

1996 Case 1825, gas, #14444 ..........................................$7,950 2011 Case SV250, #16661 ..............................................$24,500 1986 Case 1835B, #16702 ................................................$5,995 2011 Case SR220, #13327..............................................$28,500 2012 Case SV185, #14280 ..............................................$29,995 1995 Case 1845C, #18025 ..............................................$10,500 2010 Case 430 S3, #16737 ............................................$17,500 2012 Case SV300, #16267 ..............................................$36,500 2012 JCB 300, Side Door, #14301..................................$43,995 2011 Case SV300, #13288 ..............................................$34,995 2013 Case SR200, #16627..............................................$35,500 BEAN HEADS 2008 Case IH 2206, #14439............................................$25,890 2012 Case SV250, #16563 ..............................................$31,400 TELEHANDLERS 2011 Case IH 3408, #14403............................................$42,500 1997 Case IH 1020-20F, #16657 ......................................$5,650 2013 JCB TM320 Articulated, #16479 ........................$115,495 1997 Case IH 1020-20F, #16600 ......................................$6,900 2011 JCB 541-70 Agri Xtra, #14338 ..............................$74,995 2008 Case IH 1020-25F, #16652 ....................................$16,500 2012 JCB 535-95 Agri Plus, #16564 ..............................$91,000 2004 Case IH 1020-25F, #14440 ....................................$13,800 2012 Manitou MLT735-120LSU, #16607 ........................$67,995 2001 Case IH 1020-30F, #16308 ....................................$13,995 2011 JCB 541-70, #14392 ..............................................$87,500 2002 Case IH 1020-30F, #13263 ....................................$16,995 2008 JCB 536-60 Agri, #16733 ......................................$39,995 2004 Case IH 1020-30F, #14155 ....................................$17,850 MISCELLANEOUS 2003 Case IH 1020-30F, #13371 ....................................$14,995 2011 Case IH DC102 Mower Conditioner, #13204 ........$21,500 2009 Case IH 2020-25F, #14404 ....................................$18,207 2011 New Holland H7230 Mower Conditioner, #16399 $21,900 2009 Case IH 2020-25F, #14386 ....................................$27,600 2012 John Deere 2310 Mulch Finisher, #14437 ............$38,900 2010 Case IH 2020-30F, #12276 ....................................$19,995 1994 Case IH 496 Disk, #18023 ....................................$11,500 2007 Case IH 2020-30F, #14379 ....................................$21,368 2008 Krause 4850, 15’ Disk Ripper, #14129 ..................$39,900 2013 New Holland 880CF-40, #14416............................$66,500 2010 Case IH 330 Turbo, 25’ Disk Tandem, #14092......$45,000 2009 Case IH 330 Turbo, 25’ Disk Tandem, #16129......$39,500 BALERS 2008 Case IH RB564 Round Baler, #12932 ..................$28,995 2012 JCB 300T Side Door Track Loader, #18020..........$53,500 2012 Case IH RB564 Round Baler, #14407 ..................$29,800 2007 Case 440CT Track Loader, #12888 ......................$31,900 2009 Case IH RB564 Round Baler, #14405 ..................$26,500 2007 Case 440CT Track Loader, #13356 ......................$33,000 1997 Hesston 4755 Square Baler, #13375 ....................$28,900 2009 John Deere 1990CCS No-Till Drill, Fresh Trade ..$78,900 2006 New Holland 1432 Flail Chopper, #14472 ............$12,995 DEEP TILLAGE 2011 Sunflower 4511, #14369 ........................................$45,000 2002 Agco Allis 2025H Garden Tractor, #18010 ..............$5,400 2010 Case IH 730C, #14389 ..........................................$35,500 Dakon 25 Rock Picker, #14473 ........................................$2,995 Case IH 730B, #16203 ....................................................$34,000 2012 Sunflower 63330 Soil Conditioner, #16735 ..........$42,995 LOW RATE FINANCING AVAILABLE thru Call For Details

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Balzer Express Tank

• 1/4” Uni-body Construction • 5” and 6” Solid Steel Spindles in Sleeves • Long Tongue and PTO • 5,000, 6,000 and 6,750 gallon sizes available

• Up to 4000 gallons per minute The most durable and dependable high capacity pump available.

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• Balzer 6350, Lo Pro slurry, w/6 unit disk, inj.

• Balzer Magnum 4200 slurry • Balzer Magnum 4200 vacuum • Balzer 3750 slurry • Better Bilt 3400 gal. vacuum tank, w/4 unit rear mnt inj.

• Better Bilt 2300 gal. vacuum tank • Calumet 2250 tandem vacuum tank • Balzer 2250 tandem axle vacuum tank • Better Bilt 2100 gal. vacuum tank • Van Dale 1500 gal. tandem axle vacuum tank • Better Bilt 1100 gal. vacuum tank

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BALZER BUILDS THE BEST LIQUID MANURE HANDLING EQUUPMENT

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Misc.Equipment: - Hardi 1500 gal. w⁄90’ boom - Redball 570, 1200 gal, 80’ boom, Raven 450 - Top Air 1100 gal., 88’ boom, Raven 150 monitor - Top Air 1100 gal., 60’ boom - Demco Conquest 1100 gal., 60’ boom, Raven 440 monitor - Redball 665, 1000 gal., 60’ x-fold boom - Redball 565, 1000 gal, 60’ front fold boom - AgChem 750 gal., 60’ x-fold boom - Walsh 500 gal., 45’ boom - M&W center dump, 400 bu. gravity wagon - Demco 650 gravity wagon - Brent 640 gravity wagon - Demco 550 gravity wagon - Unverferth 9250 grain cart - New Balzer 20’ stalk chopper - New Balzer 15’ stalk chopper - Hiniker Model 1700, 20’ stalk chopper - JD 520, 20’ stalk chopper - MC Model 24085B, 20’ stalk chopper - Alloway semi-mount 20’ stalk chopper - MC 9’ rotary scythe - MC 7’ rotary scythe - ‘12 JD 9460R w⁄550 hrs.

- ‘12 JD 9410R, 359 hrs.

- ‘08 JD 9530T, 2730 hrs.

- NH 9282 w⁄3701 hrs.

- JD 8400T w⁄8882 hrs.

- Rite Way R250 rock picker - JD 724, 29’ soil finisher - JD 714, 7-shank pull-type chisel plow, - New 3 pt. 10’ mounted blade - DMI Coulter Champ II, 9-shank - DMI Tiger II 5 shank chisel plow - JD VanBrunt 13’ end wheel 1 drill - Kewanee Model 760, 14 ⁄2’ rock flex disk 1 - Kewanee Model 740, 15 ⁄2’ rock flex disk - Brady Model 1000, 12-shank, 3 pt. chisel plow - Big Dog pull type 8 yd. hyd. scraper - JD 3710, 10 bottom flex frame moldboard plow - Clark C-30-B forklift - CIH Model 4600, 31’ field cult.

- CIH Model 5400, 3 pt., 15’ grain drill New Tanks & Pumps: Any Size Available Other - Doda 13’ vertical pump - Balzer 8’ V-6 vertical manure pump - Balzer 314 agitator - 8”x30’ wheeled load stand

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4WD & TRACK TRACTORS ‘12 JD 9560RT, 799 hrs., 36” tracks, 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., hi-flow ................$259,000 ‘12 JD 9560R, 685 hrs., Premium cab, HID lights, 5 hyd., 800x38” duals ....$237,000 ‘13 JD 9460R, 467 hrs., hi-flow hyds., 5 hyd. valves, 1000 PTO, 520x46” triples ..........................................................$223,000 ‘13 JD 9460R, 721 hrs., 4 hyd. valves, 1000 PTO, 710x42” tires & duals ....$213,000 ‘13 JD 9510R, 685 hrs., 3 pt. hitch, 620x42 tires & duals, 5 hyd., hi-flow ............$225,000 ‘12 JD 9410, 688 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, big pump, 5 hyd., 480x50” tires & duals ..........................................................$230,000 ‘12 JD 9410, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., 480x50 tires & duals ........................$205,000 ‘12 JD 9410, 1398 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., 480x50” tires & duals ..........$215,000 ‘12 CIH MT855C, 975 hrs., 4 hyds, 30” tracks, front wgts. ........................................$205,000 ‘13 CIH 450HD, 535 hrs., luxury cab, 4 hyd. hi-flow, 710x42 tires & duals............$205,000 ‘12 CIH 400HD, 366 hrs., luxury cab, 6 hyd. hi-flow, 1000 PTO, 480x50 tires & duals ..........................................................$195,000 ‘13 CIH 400HD, 140 hrs., 1000 PTO, 6 hyd. hi-flow, 480x50” tires & duals ..........$209,000 ‘12 CIH Steiger 350, 1630 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., hi-flow, 520x42 tires & duals ..........................................................$147,000 ‘09 CIH 485, Quad Track, 2995 hrs., 1000 PTO, Pro 600 screen, auto steer, 30” belts$195,000 ‘12 CIH 350HD Steiger, 1630 hrs., Luxury cab, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd. valves, big pump, 520x42” duals ..................................$147,000 ‘10 CIH 335 Steiger, 2685 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 5 hyd. valves, big pump, complete auto steer setup, 18.4x46 tires & duals ....$139,000 ‘11 CIH 450 Steiger, 389 hrs., 1000 PTO, 8 hyd. valves, hi-flow hyd., 520x46” tires & duals..............................................$191,000 ‘12 CIH 400HD, 318 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump, 520x46” tires & duals ......................$185,000 ‘07 Case STX380, 4206 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd. valves, 520x46” tires & duals ..$99,000 ‘09 Versatile 485, 1704 hrs., 4 hyd., 12-spd., 800x38 tires & duals ..........$148,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS ‘11 JD 8335R, MFWD, 1777 hrs., ILS, IVT trans., 4 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, big pump, 480x50” tires & duals ......$178,000 ‘11 JD 8335, #1500 MFWD, 1467 hrs., PS trans., 4 hyd., big pump, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 710x42” tires & duals ......................$169,000 ‘10 JD 8270R, MFWD, 3888 hrs., powershift, 3 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 380x50 tires & duals ..........................................................$110,000 ‘11 JD 8285, 1324 hrs., PS trans., big pump, 4 hyds., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 18.4x46” tires & duals..............................................$157,000 ‘13 JD 6190R, 585 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, IVT trans., 18.4x46 tires & duals ......$120,000 ‘11 CIH Magnum 315, 1998 hrs., Lux. cab, 4 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 620x42” tires & duals ................................................$119,000 ‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 3100 hrs., 4 hyd. valves, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 420x46” tires & duals........................................$95,000 ‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 4100 hrs., 3 pt., 4 hyd. valves, 540/1000 PTO, 420x46 rear tires w/480x42” duals..................$85,000 ‘12 CIH 315, MFWD, 481 hrs., Lux. cab, 4 hyd., big pump, 1000 PTO, 480x50” rear tires & duals......................................$165,000

‘12 CIH 315, MFWD, 481 hrs., 19-spd., powershift, 1000 PTO, 3 pt., 480x50” tires & duals......................................$165,000 ‘12 CIH 290, MFWD, 390 hrs., Lux. cab, 5 hyd., big pump, HID lights, front & rear duals, 480x50” rear tires ..................$160,000 ‘06 CIH 245, MFWD, 5100 hrs., 4 hyd. valves, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 14.9x46” tires & duals ............................................................$77,000 ‘12 CIH 210, MFWD, 885 hrs., 4 hyd. valves, big pump, 540/1000 PTO, 380x50” single rear tires..............................................$98,000 ‘13 Kubota M.135GX, MFWD, 550 hrs., cab, air, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd. w/Kubota loader w/joystick ................................$67,000

COMBINES ‘12 JD 670, 404 eng./256 sep. hrs., Prodrive, 5 spd. feederhouse, 650x38” tires & duals, Power bin ext. ..................................$227,500 ‘09 JD 9870, 1895 eng./1233 sep. hrs., Pro-drive, 5-spd. feederhouse, chopper, 520x42” tires & duals ......................$140,000 ‘11 JD 9770, 880 eng./613 sep. hrs., 5-spd. feederhouse, Pro-drive, 20.8x42” tires & duals ................................................$182,000 ‘08 JD 9770, 1380 eng./938 sep. hrs., 4WD, chopper, 1250/45/32 tires, 28Lx26 rear tires ..........................................................$140,000 ‘09 JD 9570, 1496 eng./904 sep. hrs., Contour Master, chopper, 30.5x32 tires, very clean ..........................................$130,000 ‘98 JD 9610, 3578 eng./2379 sep. hrs., chopper, bin ext., 20.8x42 duals ........$40,000 ‘00 JD 9550, 3508 eng./2425 sep. hrs., Contour Master, chopper, bin ext., 24.5x32 tires ......................................$57,000 ‘02 JD 9750STS, 3359 eng./2271 sep. hrs., updated feederhouse to 60 Series heads, Contour Master, chopper, duals, $29,000 repairs in February ..............................$65,000 ‘12 CIH 8230, 4WD, 969 eng./777 sep. hrs., well equipped, 520x42” tires & duals ..........................................................$205,000 ‘11 CIH 8120, 934 eng./729 sep. hrs., Pro 600, well equipped, 520x42 tires & duals..............................................$180,000 ‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs., Pro 600, well equipped, 520x42” tires & duals..............................................$185,000 ‘09 CIH 7088, 1193 eng./895 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, lateral tilt feeder, power bin ext., 30.5x32 tires ............$139,000 ‘08 NH CR9060, 1782 eng./1332 sep. hrs., 4x4, Terrain tracer, chopper, rock trap, 620x42 duals ......................................$99,000 ‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs., tracker, chopper, 520x42” duals ........$68,000 ‘99 JD 9610, 2791 eng./1983 sep. hrs., chopper, chaff spreader, yield & moisture display, 18.4x42 tires & duals ............$45,000

COMBINE HEADS ‘05 Geringhoff Roto Disc 830, 8R30” ..$28,000 ‘07 Geringhoff RD1622, 16R22” chopping head ....................................................$35,000 ‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head ..................$12,500 ‘05 JD 630, 30’ flex head ......................$13,000 ‘07 Geringhoff Roto Disc 600, 6R30” ..$29,500 ‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head ..................$11,000 ‘95 JD 893, 8R30” w/pixall rolls ..........$13,500 ‘90 JD 643, 6R30” cornhead ..................$8,500

TILLAGE ‘07 JD 512, 9-shank disc ripper............$19,500

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

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USED TRACTORS

White 6222, 12-30, front fold ......................$29,500 White 6122, 12-30........................................$16,500 White 6100, 12-30 w/twin row ....................$18,500 NEW NH T9.565, 4WD ....................................CALL ‘09 JD 1790, 24-20” w/liq. Esets 20-20 ....$105,000 NEW NH T9.505, 4WD ....................................CALL JD 1780, 24-20, 3 bus., res 20-20 ..................CALL NEW NH T8.300, FWA ....................................CALL NEW NH T7.200, FWA ....................................CALL CALL FOR YEAR END NEW NH 65 Workmaster, w/loader ................CALL SPECIAL PRICING AND FINANCE NEW Massey 7620, FWA ................................CALL NEW Fantini chopping cornhead ..................CALL NEW Massey 6615, FWA ................................CALL Fantini pre-owned 8-30 chopping CH............CALL NEW Massey 4610, FWA, w/loader ................CALL ‘10 Gleaner R66, Loaded ................JUST TRADED NEW Versatile 450, 4WD ................................CALL ‘10 Gleaner R76, Loaded ................................CALL NEW Versatile 310, FWA ................................CALL ‘01 Gleaner R72, Just Thru Shop ..................CALL NEW Versatile 305, FWA ................................CALL ‘03 Gleaner R65 ..............................................CALL ‘98 NH 8970, SS ..............................................CALL ‘90 Gleaner R60 w/duals ................................CALL NH TD80 w/loader ......................................$42,500 ‘96 Gleaner R62 w/CDF rotor exc. ................CALL NH TV6070 bi-directional ............................$87,500 Versatile 895, 4WD ......................................$21,500 New Hesston & NH Hay Tools On Hand

CALL FOR YEAR END SPECIAL PRICING AND FINANCE

COMBINES

HAY TOOLS

TILLAGE

Sunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo ..................CALL Sunflower 4412-07, 7-shank ......................$29,500 Sunflower 4412-05, 5-shank ..........................CALL 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 225 h/a, loaded ..............................$38,900 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

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

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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

Ask about Certified Pre-Owned Tractor & Combine Programs

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‘14 JD 8370R, 420 Hrs., IVT, ILS, Ext. Warranty ..................$293,900

‘14 JD 8320R, 412 Hrs., PS, ILS, Leather ............................$253,900

‘12 JD S670, 463 Sep. Hrs., 2630 Display ....................$299,000

Tractors 4WD Tractors

‘14 JD 8295R, 477 Hrs., IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..................$244,900

Track Tractors

(N) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 300 hrs.....................................$379,500 (H) ‘12 JD 9560RT, 950hrs., PS ..............................$314,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 9630T, 1544 hrs. ................................$288,900 (B) ‘10 JD 9630T, 1740 hrs. ....................................$269,900 (H) ‘13 JD 8335RT, 606 hrs., 18” tracks ................$259,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 8310RT, 430 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ......$259,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1202 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ....$255,900 (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

Row Crop Tractors

(OW) ‘14 JD 8370R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$292,900

‘14 JD 6150R, 520 Hrs., Auto Quad, Duals ............$129,900 (N) ‘14 JD 8360R, 254 hrs, IVT, ILS ........................$287,500

(OW) ‘09 JD 7930, 1078 hrs., IVT ..........................$154,900 (N) ‘14 JD 6150R, 250 hrs., loader ........................$143,500 (B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 397 hrs., IVT ..............................$138,900 (B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 492 hrs., IVT, duals ....................$136,900 (B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 491 hrs., IVT ..............................$132,900 (B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 390 hrs., auto quad ..................$126,900 (N) ‘13 JD 6125R, 50 hrs., IVT ................................$108,900 (N) ‘13 JD 6125R, 195 hrs., auto quad ..................$101,500 (OW) ‘03 NH TG255, 4030 hrs., PS ..........................$87,500 (N) ‘14 JD 6115M, 60 hrs., power quad ..................$81,000 (B) ‘04 JD 7820, 4391 hrs., 2WD, PQ ......................$79,900 (H) ‘04 JD 7320, 3100 hrs., IVT, loader ....................$77,500 (N) ‘14 JD 6115D, 115 hrs., p/reverser ....................$54,000 (OW) ‘80 JD 4440, 7086 HRS, PS ............................$23,900

Combines (B) ‘13 JD S680, 338 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$377,500 (H) ‘12 JD S680, 621 sep. hrs.................................$345,000 (N) ‘14 JD S680, 196 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$366,500 (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 (N) ‘14 JD S670, 215 sep. hrs.................................$325,000 (OW) ‘12 JD S670, 475 sep. hrs., duals ................$299,000 (OS) ‘14 JD S660, 162 sep. hrs, ext. pt. warranty ..$289,500 (N) ‘11 JD 9870, 827 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$280,000 (N) ‘12 JD S660, 292 sep. hrs., duals ....................$270,000 (N) ‘12 JD S670, 370 sep. hrs., duals ....................$269,000 (OW) ‘13 JD S660, 452 sep. hrs, duals ..................$269,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 9770, 758 sep. hrs., PRWD ................$257,500 (OS) ‘01 JD 9670, 941 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, 856 hrs., duals ............................$214,900 (OW) ‘09 JD 9770, 1068 sep. hrs., duals................$204,900 (OS) ‘08 JD 9570, 571 sep hrs, duals ....................$195,000 (OS) ‘08 JD 9570, 775 sep. hrs...............................$190,000 (H) ‘08 JD 9570, 984 sep. hrs., duals ....................$179,900 (H) ‘07 JD 9660, 1203 sep. hrs. ..............................$169,900 (H) ‘05 JD 9660, 1792 sep. hrs., duals ..................$168,500 (OS) ‘05 JD 9660, 1325 sep hrs, duals ..................$160,000 (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 (OW) ‘06 Cat. 580R, 2100 sep. hrs., duals ............$125,900 (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 (OS) ‘03 JD 9450, 1734 sep. hrs., walker ................$88,500 (B) ‘01 JD 9550, 2716 sep. hrs., walker, PRWD ......$84,900 (OS) ‘99 JD 9510, 2026 sep. hrs., duals ..................$69,000 (B) ‘97 JD 9500, 2187 sep. hrs. ................................$56,900 (N) ‘97 JD 9600, 2052 hrs., duals ............................$53,000 (OS) ‘90 JD 9500, 2765 sep. hrs...............................$39,000 (B) ‘92 JD 9500, 2803 sep. hrs., duals ....................$29,900

Sprayers (N) ‘14 JD 4940, 166 hrs., 120’ boom ....................$348,000 (B) ‘12 JD 4940, 768 hrs., 120 boom......................$283,750 (OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 768 hrs., 120’ boom ................$281,500 (OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 387 hrs., 120’ boom ................$279,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 982 hrs., 120’ boom ................$269,750 (OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 603 hrs., 120’ boom ................$269,700

‘12 JD 4830, 744 hrs., 90’ boom ..........................$236,500

(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 413 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$259,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 552 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$257,750 (OW) ‘13 CIH 4530, 568 hrs., dry box ....................$244,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 744 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$236,500 (OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 1155 hrs., 90’ boom ................$235,750 (OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 792 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$233,000 (N) ‘11 JD 4930, 1725 hrs., 120’ boom ..................$229,500 (N) ‘13 JD 4730, 182 hrs., 80’ boom ......................$222,000 (OS) ‘12 JD 4730, 694 hrs., 90’ boom ....................$215,500 (OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 637 hrs., 100’ boom ................$214,900 (N) ‘12 Hagie STS12, 717 hrs., 90’ boom ..............$208,500 (OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 1934 hrs., 100’ boom ..............$182,900 (OW) ‘09 JD 4930, 2403 hrs., 120’ boom ..............$169,900 (OW) ‘10 Ag-Chem 1386, 1835 hrs., dry box ........$159,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 4630, 950 hrs., 80’ boom ..................$159,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 4730, 1815 hrs., 90’ boom ................$154,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 4730, 2050 hrs., 90’ boom ................$150,900 (OW) ‘06 JD 4720, 3744 hrs., 90’ boom ................$119,900 (OW) ‘02 Ag-Chem 1254C, 2132 hrs., dry box........$84,900 (OW) ‘02 Willmar Eagle 8500, 120’ boom ..............$58,900

Planters/Seeders (N) ‘14 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30” ..........................$175,000 (N) ‘12 JD 1770NT, 24R30”, liq. fert. ......................$154,000 (OW) ‘08 JD DB44 CCS, 24R22”, liq. fert. ............$141,000 (OS) ‘11 JD 1790 CCS, 32R15”..............................$135,000 (OW) ‘12 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert...........$126,900 (OS) ‘05 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30” ........................$120,000 (H) ‘09 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30”, liq. fert. ............$119,000 (N) ‘14 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ..........................$116,000 (B) ‘14 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30”............................$115,900 (H) ‘12 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert. ............$114,000 (N) ‘14 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ..........................$111,000 (OS) ‘07 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30” ........................$110,000 (N) ‘07 White 8524 CCS, 24R30”, liq. fert. ............$109,900 (N) ‘14 JD 1990 CCS, 40’ @ 15” spacing ..............$101,500 (OS) ‘12 JD 1770NT, 16R30” ....................................$86,000 (OS) ‘09 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert..............$97,500 (N) ‘10 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ............................$97,000 (OS) ‘10 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ..........................$92,500 (B) ‘04 JD DB60, 36R20” ..........................................$66,900 (B) ‘01 JD 1770, 12R30”, liq fert ..............................$52,900 (OS) ‘03 JD 1590, no-till, 20’ 10” spacing ................$42,000 (B) ‘95 JD 455, 35’, 15” spacing ..............................$29,900 (OW) ‘07 JD 1750, 6R30”, dry fert ............................$25,900 (OS) JD 7200, 16R30”, liq. fert. ................................$22,000 (OW) ‘95 JD 7200, 8R30”, liq. fert ............................$20,900 (B) ‘94 JD 7200, 16R30”, liq. fert. ............................$19,900 (OS) ‘93 JD 7200, 12R30”, liq. fert ..........................$19,500 (B) ‘89 JD 7200, 8R30”, liq. fert. ..............................$15,900 (OW) ‘92 JD 7200, 8R30”, dry fert. ..........................$15,500

SKIDSTEERS (N) ‘14 JD 333E, 265 hrs., tracks..............................$70,000 (N) ‘13 JD 333E, 267 hrs., cab, AC, tracks ..............$69,000 (H) ‘11 Case TV380, 1000 hrs., tracks ....................$54,500 (OW) ‘11 JD 329D, 529 hrs, tracks ..........................$49,500 (H) ‘11 NH L230, 1031 hrs, cab, AC ........................$45,500 (B) ‘11 JD 323D, 817 hrs, tracks ..............................$44,900 (OS) ‘11 JD 323D, 1085 hrs., cab, AC, tracks..........$44,000 (H) ‘12 JD 328D, 1103 hrs, cab, AC ........................$41,500 (OW) ‘12 NH L220, 850 hrs, cab, heat......................$30,500 (OW) ‘11 JD 320D, 1500 hrs, 2 speed......................$28,500 (N) ‘09 Gehl 5240E, 478 hrs, cab, heat ....................$27,900 (B) ‘12 Mustang 2056, 404 hrs, cab, heat ...............$27,000

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

(OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, 387 hrs., IVT, ILS....................$279,900 (H) ‘13 JD 8360R, 636 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ......$278,000 (OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$276,900 (N) ‘14 JD 8335R, 228 HRS, PS, ILS ......................$269,500 (H) ‘14 JD 8320R, 355 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$268,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$262,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 377 hrs., PS, ILS....................$255,900 (OS) ‘13 JD 8310R ..................................................$255,000 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, PS, ILS, Rental Return ..........$253,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8295R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$244,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 8310R, 412 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty....$244,900 (N) ‘14 JD 8285R, 250 hrs., PS, ILS ......................$242,500 ‘97 JD 9200, 4722 Hrs., 710/38’s ............................................$99,500 (OW) ‘14 JD 8295R, 340 hrs., PS, ILS....................$234,900 (B) ‘10 JD 8345R, 655 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$229,900 (H) ‘14 JD 8295R, PS, MFWD, Rental Return ........$221,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 8310R, 916 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty....$217,900 (N) ‘14 JD 8260R, 274 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ......$210,000 (OW) ‘13 JD 8260R, 372 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty....$202,900 (H) ‘12 JD 7260R, 1000 hrs., IVT, loader ................$199,500 (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 (H) ‘07 JD 8530, 2970 hrs., IVT, ILS........................$185,000 (OW) ‘11 JD 8235R, 949 hrs., PS ..........................$179,900 (OS) ‘13 JD 7200R, 200 hrs., IVT............................$169,900 ‘06 JD 9520T, 3900 Hrs., Autotrac Ready................$149,900 (N) ‘13 JD 7200R, 200 hrs., IVT ..............................$169,900

‘12 JD 4730, 694 Hrs., 90’ Boom..........................$215,500

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(N) ‘14 JD 9560R, 250 hrs., Ext. Warranty..............$343,000 (B) ‘14 JD 9560R, 419 hrs., 800/38’s......................$339,900 (B) ‘14 JD 9560R, 456 hrs., Rental Return ............$334,900 (OS) ‘13 JD 9560R, 172 hrs. ..................................$331,500 (OS) ‘13 JD 9560R, 250 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., (N) ‘14 JD 9460R, Ext. Warranty ............................$290,000 Ext. Warranty ..................$304,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9410R, rear PTO, Rental Return ........$279,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 9630, 1360 hrs., 800/38’s ..................$261,500 (N) ‘13 JD 9410R, 600 hrs., rear PTO ....................$259,900 (OW) ‘09 JD 9530, 2751 hrs., 800/38’s ..................$199,900 (H) ‘08 JD 9530, 2185 hrs., 800/38’s ......................$199,000 (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 (OW) ‘98 JD 9400, 5128 hrs., 710/70R38’s ..............$94,900 (OW) ‘00 JD 9300, 4610 hrs. ....................................$89,900 (B) ‘00 JD 9100, 4802 hrs., 20.8x42 ........................$79,900 (OW) ‘97 JD 9400, 7138 hrs., 710/70R38’s ..............$79,900

‘09 JD 1770NT, CCS, 24R30”, liq. fert. ..................................$119,900

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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE SPECIAL LEASE OPPORTUNITIES! LEASE THIS: 2013 MAGNUM 235

P u rc h a s e P r i c e : $ 119,500 3 Yr./600 hr. lease

17.82/Hr.

$

3 Yr./300 hr. lease

28.45/Hr.

$

1463 hrs., 235 eng. hp., 195 PTO hp., 540/1000 PTO, high capacity hyd., 480/80R46 rear tires

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

P u rc h a s e P r i c e : $ 167,500

LEASE THIS: 2013 STEIGER 350

3 Yr./600 hr. lease

USED 4WD TRACTORS

24 Month Interest Waiver or Low Rates Avail.* • Call For Details ‘14 C-IH Steiger 620Q, 250 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, big hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide, PTO, ............................................................................................................................................$379,900 ‘14 C-IH Steiger 620Q, 250 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, big hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide ....................................................................................................................................................$369,900 ‘12 C-IH Steiger 600Q, 1133 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd pump, 36" tracks, Full Pro 700 auto guide ....................................................................................................................................................$297,500 ‘13 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 852 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd pump, auto guide ready ........................$285,000 ‘13 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 790 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd. pump ......................................................$285,000 ‘12 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 735 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 36" tracks, big pump, HID lites, full auto guide ....................................................................................................................................................$295,000 ‘12 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 1245 hrs., FARM USE, Lux. cab, Full Pro 700 auto guide, big hyd pump, HID lites ......................................................................................................................................$269,900 ‘14 C-IH Steiger 550, 710/70R42 duals, Lux. susp. cab, PTO, high cap. hyd.........................$289,900 ‘14 C-IH Steiger 500Q, 909 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd. pump, HID lites ......................................$319,000 ‘08 C-IH Steiger 535Q, 2762 hrs., Lux. cab, HD hyd. pump, HID lites ....................................$189,500 ‘02 C-IH STX450Q, 3900 hrs., 5 hyd. valves, 1000 PTO, Trimble auto steer ..........................$159,900 ‘14 C-IH Steiger 450, Lux. susp. cab, HID lites, 710/70R42 duals, high cap. hyd. ..............$244,500 ‘13 C-IH Steiger 450, 606 hrs., Lux. cab, PTO, 800/70R38 tires, auto guide ready................$228,500 ‘01 JD 9400, 3542 hrs., 710/70R42 tires ......................................................................................$99,900 ‘01 C-IH STX275, 8875 hrs., 18.4x42 duals, big hyd pump, PTO, 3 pt. hitch ............................$49,900 STX and STEIGER PTO, TOW CABLE & 3 PT. KITS ON HAND!!!

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“L

ook! We’re going faster than those cars on the highway,” my wife exclaimed. “Isn’t it wonderful not to be driving!”

Inspired by a brief ride on the new Green Line light rail in St. Paul, my wife and I decided to take a trip that would have us traveling on all of Minnesota’s connected passenger trains. In early November we took the North Star from Big Lake to Target Field in downtown Minneapolis. From there we boarded the Green Line and rode it to the end of the line at St. Paul’s recently restored Union Depot. At the Union Depot we rode the rails of Amtrak to Winona, Minnesota’s gem on the Mississippi. Upon getting off the train, Amtrak station manager Dave greeted us.

“Some people think I talk too much and they back away from me,” Dave said. “But my job is to make sure passengers have a safe, economical, and enjoyable trip.” Most of the Amtrak stops in Minnesota are unmanned so Dave’s presence in Winona is a gift. He called the rental car company for us, gave us economical travel tips, and told us train stories.

He even walked all of us passengers across the dark and wet platform to the train on our return trip to Union Station.

“Be careful. It could be slippery,” he warned.

If Dave had been the only highlight of our train trip that would have been good enough.

An additional pleasant surprise was that, even though we planned on the Amtrak being late, it was on time both ways. We found the light rail easy to ride and passenger-friendly. The cars are bright, clean and roomy. Tickets are shockingly inexpensive.

Each ticket is good for two hours and allows you to get off for lunch or visiting, and to reboard again. We got off twice on our return trip. The North Star commuter train is equally clean, bright, user friendly and inexpensive. A trip from Big Lake to Minneapolis is only $7; $6 for seniors. Riding the North Star Link bus from St. Cloud to Big Lake costs less than $2.

North Star conductors are helpful, too. A conductor showed us how to use the ticketdispensing machine. Later he announced the stops: Elk River, Ramsey, Anoka.

“If Anoka is your absolutely favorite spot in the world you’ll want to get off at the next stop,” he joked over the intercom. ❖

Various stops across Minn.

Do you have a Back Roads story suggestion? E-mail editor@TheLandOnline.com or write to Editor, The Land, P.O. Box 3169, Mankato, MN 56002.

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Welcome to MN Ag EXPO

s many of you know, MN Ag EXPO 2015 is just around the Aenthusiasts corner. This event joins farmers, agri-businesses and ag who help strengthen Minnesota’s soybean industry.

As a producer, I am confident you will find MN Ag EXPO a valuable investment for your operation. We’ve compiled an agenda that is educational, informative and entertaining for all who attend.

This year’s MN Ag EXPO tackles some tough issues, like transportation, weed resistance and labor laws, while delivering some of the things you’ve come to expect: the trade show, breakout sessions as well as the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association’s annual fundraiser, Beano & Vino Western Casino. The event kicks off with our annual meeting, and we encourage all MSGA members to attend. This is your chance to learn a little more about how the MSGA works on your behalf, and also a chance to provide valuable input to your George Goblish MSGA directors.

The MSGA continues its success as the largest soybean membership organization in the entire country. We maintain that success because we tackle issues that pertain to soybean farmers and their profitability. Our work with industry leaders, partners and members of academia helps us all stay current on issues facing soybean farmers. Many of those partners will be at the trade show, which is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thursday. This year marks our largest tradeshow, with more than 100 exhibitors, so you are assured of finding the information that works best for your operation.

We look forward to seeing you at MN Ag Expo, and thank you for your support of the MSGA. Because of people like you, we are able to use one voice to advocate on behalf of all Minnesota soybean farmers.

Sincerely, George Goblish, President Minnesota Soybean Growers Association n behalf of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association and O the Minnesota Corn Research & Promotion Council, I invite you to attend MN Ag EXPO 2015. If you’ve been to MN Ag

EXPO before, you’ll see that this year’s event is bigger and better than ever. If you’ve never attended MN Ag EXPO before, you don’t want to miss this year’s event.

We’ve put together a two-day program that tackles key issues facing today’s farmers. We’ve also packed the trade show Bruce Peterson floor with companies and organizations dedicated to helping you become a better farmer. And don’t forget MCGA’s silent and live auctions. Bid on several great items and help strengthen our organization in the process.

Please understand that all money raised via the silent and live auction supports MCGA, not our Political Action Committee. If you’d like to support our PAC, you can do so by attending the PAC event on Thursday morning.

Finally, and this is important, several prominent ag researchers are joining us for MN Ag EXPO 2015. A significant portion of your corn check-off investment is used to support research that helps farmers become more efficient, protect environmental resources and grow the use of biofuels.

As we did last year, our annual meeting will kick off MN Ag EXPO 2015, allowing attendees more opportunities to visit the trade show, network, and attend informational sessions. Thank you for your continued support. We hope to see you at MN Ag EXPO 2015!

Sincerely, Bruce Peterson, President Minnesota Corn Growers Association

MN Ag EXPO 2015: Two days discussing top issues ident of Minnesota Corn Growers Association.

The researchers are also interested in learning what growers would like to see researched.

“They’re always looking at what’s the hot topic on growers’ minds,” said Peterson.

With a wide range of speakers, the central Mankato location and entertaining events, Peterson said, “There will be something there for everybody.”

For many farmers, the MN Ag EXPO is a chance to get together with other producers.

“It’s a way to visit with other growers and see what

January 28 & 29, 2015 — Verizon Wireless Center, Mankato, Minn.

taining while informing.

An education session is dedicated to transportation infrastructure facing Minnesota farmers today — rails, roads and river. With 35 years of experience in domestic and international commodity markets and a strong background in grain transportation,

By MARIE WOOD Jay O’Neil will explain our competition in transThe Land Associate Editor portation.

The important issues that affect farmers today are “There are huge rail issues in northern Minnesota the same issues that has many Americans talking — due to the oil coming out of North Dakota,” said transportation infrastructure, commodity markets Veronica Bruckhoff, MSGA director of industry and climate change. These and other critical topics, affairs and membership. chosen by farmers, will be addressed at the 2015 MN Evelyn Browning-Garriss, leading Ag EXPO, Jan. 28-29 at the Verizon historical climatologist, will deliver the Wireless Center, Mankato, Minn. keynote address on the short and longThe 2015 MN Ag EXPO brings term factors that shape weather, crops together Minnesota’s best farmers, top It’s a way to visit with other growers and see what and investments around the globe. ag researchers from the University of they’re thinking about for the upcoming growing season.

Since many farms are expanding to Minnesota and our state’s leading become larger businesses, the Living agribusiness companies for two full — Bruce Peterson and Learning session addresses days of grassroots policy development, employment laws. educational sessions and networking.

Stompin’ good time “All of these issues, we’re dealing with as farmers. they’re thinking about for the upcoming growing At the end of the day, growers can let loose at We also come into contact with the general public. season,” said Peterson. some fun events with a Western theme. Grab your It’s nice to have background from experts. We try to Highlights gather the facts so we know what we’re talking With more than 100 vendors at the trade show, cowboy boots and hats for Beano & Vino Western about,” said Bruce Schmoll, current board member growers can check out the latest products in one Casino Night on Jan. 28. And an Awards Banquet will follow the day’s activities on Jan. 29. and past president of Minnesota Soybean Growers venue.

Association.

At the Awards Banquet, you will be entertained “You can talk to vendors that have their booths and MN Ag EXPO, a collaborative effort of the Min- learn the new technologies or new offerings. It’s also by emcee Damian Mason, known as “Agriculture’s nesota Corn Growers and Minnesota Soybean Grow- a chance to interact with other producers, growers, Professional Funny Man.” Owner and operator of a ers associations, has been expanding every year in as well as livestock folks,” said Schmoll, who is also beef, grain and hay farm, Mason is passionate about size and scope. From the young farmer to longtime the vice chairperson of the U.S. Meat Export Federa- the industry of feeding, fueling and clothing the world. farmer, there may be as many as 1,000 growers in tion. attendance. The connections, education and research “We’re trying to make it fun. This is something This year, a bonus market message has been added projects will offer cutting edge information that can you will look forward to — to get together with peoto the trade show schedule. Mike Pearson, who grew be used in your daily operation. ple you met from last year. We want people to build up on an Iowa family farm and follows his dad’s foot“We will have a number of researchers there. It’s a steps in hosting Iowa Public Television’s “Market to relationships,” said Bruckhoff. good way to visit with researchers to see what kind Market,” will lead Wake up w/ the Morning Markets Check out the schedule in this special section for a of projects they are doing,” said Bruce Peterson, pres- on the trade show floor. Pearson is known for enter- complete listing of events and times.

2015 MN Ag EXPO GUIDE

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MN Ag EXPO 2015 schedule of events

The following schedule of events for the 2015 MN Ag EXPO is subject to change.

Wednesday, Jan. 28

11 a.m.–5 p.m. Registration Open 11-11:30 a.m. Delegate Box Lunch 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. MCGA Delegate Session Noon-5:15 p.m. Living & Learning Session (See Living & Learning Schedule) 1:15-2:15 p.m. MCGA Annual Meeting 2:30-4:30 p.m. MSGA Delegate Session 3-8 p.m. Exhibitor Move-In 4:45-6 p.m. MSGA Annual Meeting 6-7 p.m. Delegate Buffet Dinner with Farm Bill update from Tom Sell, Combest, Sell & Associates and Dale Thorenson, Gordley Associates 7:30-11 p.m. Beano & Vino Western Casino Night

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Thursday, Jan. 29

7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration Open 7:30-8:30 a.m. MN Corn PAC Event ($) 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Tradeshow Open 8-9 a.m. Breakfast in Tradeshow 8:15-9 a.m. Wake Up w/ the Morning Markets with Mike Pearson, representing the sixth generation of Pearsons rooted in Midwestern agriculture, Mike grew up on a family farm in Iowa. He succeeds his father, Mark Pearson, who hosted the Market to Market program for the past 20 years until his death in June of 2012.

9:30-10:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker Evelyn Browning-Garriss Corn, soybean and wheat futures are at four-year lows while cattle prices are at an all-time high. The developing El Niño conditions continue to bring moderate temperatures and good growing conditions for this year’s Midwestern and Great Plains agriculture. Leading historical climatologist, Evelyn Browning-Garriss, will share her insights about the changing climate – not just the mantra of “global warming” but the short and long-term natural factors that are likely to shape weather, crops and investments around the globe.

10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. MCGA Silent Auction Open sponsored by DuPont Pioneer 10:30-11 a.m. Sponsor Session: Enlist Weed Control System Overview Ryan Keller, Enlist Field Specialist with Dow AgroSciences will be on hand to give an overview and update of the Enlist Weed Control System. The Enlist Weed Control System is an advanced herbicide and trait system that will deliver exceptional weed control. Enlist is a trademark of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) or an affiliated company of Dow. Regulatory approval is pending for Enlist cotton. Enlist Duo herbicide is not registered for sale or use in all states.

Contact your state pesticide regulatory agency to determine if a product is registered for sale or use in your state. Always read and follow label directions. 2014 Dow AgroSciences LLC 11-11:30 a.m. Variety Plot Meeting 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Boxed Lunch in Tradeshow

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Awards Banquet Special Guest and Emcee Thursday, Jan. 29, 6-8 p.m., Verizon Wireless Center Banquet Hall Damian Mason is a successful business person who delivers authenticity in a hilarious package. He is a versatile crowd pleaser perfect for any time slot or audience. Damian’s programs are high energy, crowd interactive, comedy events with a powerful message sandwiched amongst the laughter. Audiences are entertained, enthused, and enlightened. Mr. Mason has spoken to rave reviews in all 50 states and 8 foreign countries tallying almost 1,600 appearances. Known as “The Business Humorist” and “Agriculture’s Professional Funny Man,” Damian combines his sharp wit and intelligent humor with the two topics he knows best: agriculture and business. They’re two completely different presentations with one common result: success. Business audiences take away usable points communicated through humorous stories. Damian talks about customer service, un-complicating the transaction, working with determination versus excuses, seizing opportunity, and the importance of a healthy sense of humor. Agricultural crowds love Damian’s funny, ag themed material but they respect his advocacy for the agricultural industry. There’s no denying Damian’s agricultural record — raised on a dairy farm, degree in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University, owner and operator of a beef, grain, and hay farm.

12:30-1 p.m. MCGA Membership Meeting 12:30-1 p.m. Sponsor Session: IntelliAir Growing your margins with automated bin management technology IntelliFarms, maker of BinManager, will conduct an abbreviated version of its IntelliFarms University Grain School curriculum, where you'll learn the science behind drying and hydration, the economic benefits of optimal grain management and how to use IntelliFarms' technology-based solutions to better manage your stored grain.

2-3 p.m. Speaker/Panel Sessions BIG DATA: Understanding What it Means to Your Operation Where is our Competition in Transportation Today? with Jay O’Neil who has 35 years of varied and extensive experience in both domestic and international commodity markets. Grain transportation, Domestic and Export Grain Trading, Risk Management, Hedging and Futures Trading expertise derived from trading geographic markets across the nation and the globe.

3-4 p.m. Tradeshow Reception & Attendee Give-Away Drawing 4-6 p.m. MCGA Live Auction sponsored by DuPont Pioneer 6-8 p.m. MCGA/MSGA Banquet with Special Guest & Emcee Damian Mason (see more information above) Mason is a professional speaker, entertainer, writer, businessman and farm owner. Long before he enjoyed professional success in business or on the speaking circuit, he was a farm boy. Mason is passionate about the industry of feeding, fueling and clothing the world. His presentations are funny, smart, professional and respectful to the people of agriculture.

8-11 p.m. Entertainment Dueling Pianos

Living & Learning Session Schedule

Mankato City Center Hotel (Please pick up name badge prior to attending) Noon-1 p.m. Lunch 1-2 p.m. Kids, Crops, Sows and Cows — Life Happens, Learn to Bounce with Susie O, who will share her wit and wisdom

from living on a working family farm.

2-2:45 p.m. Ultimate Guide to Critical Documentation for Farm Operations with Paul Schneider who will cover the nuts and bolts of required documentation for farming operations and includes entity formation, leases and other common contracts, and options and rights of first refusal.

2:45-3 p.m. Break 3-4 p.m. Employer Survival Kit: How to Avoid Common Employment Law Pitfalls with Beth Serrill. This session is a must for any farm operation with employees. We’ll go over important topics which affect how you manage your employees every day including workers compensation, unemployment, avoiding discrimination claims, ADA accomodations, drug testing and the issue of categorizing employees vs. independent contractors. Whether you have 1 employee or 100, office staff or field laborers, do not miss this session!

4-4:15 p.m. Break 4:15-5:15 p.m. Don’t Lose the Farm: Litigation War Stories from the Front Lines with Ben McAninch, Chris Roe and Kevin Velasquez It’s no secret — family issues can be complicated. That complexity increases exponentially when dealing with estate planning and family law issues such as divorce. Throw a full farm operation into the mix and ... well, you get the idea. In this session we’ll discuss real-life examples of how family issues such as divorce can affect the family farm. What happens when a child with an interest in a family farm gets divorced? What rights does that soon-to-be ex-family member have? And in what ways can that divorce affect the operation and other siblings? This is your opportunity to learn from the mistakes of others. This interesting and entertaining session is one you won’t want to miss. *Dinner will be served at the Verizon Wireless Center at 6 p.m. If you participate in the Non-Delegate Session, you are invited to participate in the Delegate Dinner. Please register for that meal.

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Gamble for a good cause at Casino Night Beano & Vino Western Casino Night sponsors ADM Minnesota Corn Growers Advanced Bio Mktng Association AGP Inc MN Future Farmers of America Agri-Pulse Monsanto Blue Earth County Monsanto BioAg Broadhead Co. Murray Co Growers Brown County Soybean National Biodiesel Board Chippewa County Olmstead/South Wabasha DeKalb/Asgrow County Dow AgroSciences Otter Tail/Grant County Faribault Co Growers Pennington/Red Lake FLM Polk County Gislason & Hunter REG Grover Grain and Seed Rock County Kandiyohi County Steele County Martin County Soybean Swift County McLeod County Waseca County MEG Corp Minnstar Bank N.A. Watonwan County Soybean

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in the tuxedo for a badge and cowboy hat. Krueger will be working the room as a deputy straight out of the Old West.

“My whole purpose is to make sure everything is going smoothly and that there are a lot of smiles on their faces,” said Krueger. “First and foremost, we want them to have a good time.”

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For just $20, you receive a comBy MARIE WOOD If you go memorative mug that gets you free The Land Associate Editor Beano & Vino Western Casino Night cocktails, beverages and appetizFarmers and ag industry Wednesday, Jan. 28, 7:30 to 11 p.m. ers in the hospitality rooms. Your partners looking for a good ol’ Mankato City Center Hotel, Poolside $20 also gets you gambling tickets time will find it at the Beano & $20 cost to play all the casino games.

Vino Western Casino Night on Cowboy hats and boots encouraged Jan. 28. So put your cowboy hat Among the Vegas-style casino on straight, slide into your games, the blackjack table has boots, hoot, holler and gamble for a good cause. been a big draw. Try your luck at roulette, craps and Now in its third year, Beano & Vino Casino Night other games of chance. will attract 300 or more people in the large poolside “It’s just like Vegas, only you don’t have that long area at the Mankato City Center Hotel. boring plane fight,” said Krueger.

“It’s the all-fun, no-work event at the MN Ag This year, you can throw down another $20 for the EXPO,” said Veronica Bruckhoff, director of industry wine pull. Various bottles of wine have been donated relations and membership for the Minnesota Soy- so gamblers can blindly choose a bottle of wine worth bean Growers Association. anywhere from $10 to $100. Either way, players go Beano & Vino Casino Night is a fundraiser for the home with a bottle of vino.

MSGA’s legislative efforts at the State Capitol.

For those who hit it big, gambling tickets can be “The revenue raised is for a good cause — our leg- used to make purchases at company stores for promoislative efforts in St. Paul. Our main purpose is to tional items from the likes of Asgrow, DeKalb, Monmake agriculture better in the state of Minnesota. santo, MEG Corp, NBB, REG and other generous We want to make our legislators understand how sponsors. A silent auction and a live auction featurimportant agriculture is in Minnesota,” said Kurt ing a commemorative gun donated by Lincoln County Krueger, chairperson of MSGA Industry Relations Corn and Soybean Growers rounds out the evening.

Action Team.

Krueger has attended every casino night. Usually, Organizers have made the event an exciting way to he acts as a pit boss, making the rounds to see that contribute to the cause without robbing the bank. everyone’s having a good time. This year he’s trading

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Southwest Minnesota TO MANKATO: Depart Worthington 8 a.m. Jan. 28, New Vision Co-op, 1301 County Road 5, Worthington Stop in Fairmont 9:30 a.m. Jan. 28, Cargill Ag Horizons, 8334 430th Ave, Blue

Southeast Minnesota TO MANKATO: Depart Stewartville at 8 a.m. Jan. 28, All American Co-op, 113 4th St SE, Stewartville Stop in Owatonna at 9 a.m. Jan. 28 Central Valley/Interstate Mills, 3301 NW 21st Ave, Owatonna Arrive at Verizon Wireless Center at 10:45 a.m. Jan. 28 FROM MANKATO: Depart from Verizon Wireless Center at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 30 To ride this bus, please contact Dan Erickson at (507) 383-8389 or Doug Monson at (507) 388-1635.

Western Minnesota TO MANKATO: Depart Montevideo at 8 a.m. Jan. 28, Farmers Co-op, 4097 Hwy 212 S, Montevideo Stop in Redwood Falls at 9 a.m. Jan. 28, Meadowland Farmers Co-op, 120 E Tin St., Redwood Falls Arrive at Verizon Wireless Center at 10:45 a.m., Jan. 28 FROM MANKATO: Depart from Verizon Wireless Center at 7:45am, Jan. 30 To ride this bus, please contact Cathy Riley or Shawna Aakre at (507) 388-1635.

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Northern & Central Minnesota TO MANKATO: Depart Red Lake Falls at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 27, MN Wheat Growers parking lot Stop Greg Leblanc Farm at noon Jan. 27 Stop in Ada at 12:45 p.m. Jan. 27, West Central Ag Services parking lot Stop in Barnesville at 1:50pm Jan. 27, Dairy Queen parking lot Stop in Fergus Falls at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 27, Big Chief parking lot Arrive in Mankato at 6:45pm Jan. 27 FROM MANKATO: Depart Verizon Wireless Center 7:30 a.m.

Jan. 30 Coffee Stop in Hutchinson, 9 a.m.

Stop in Fergus Falls at 11:45 a.m Jan. 30, Big Chief parking lot Stop in Barnesville at 1 p.m. Jan. 30, Dairy Queen parking lot Stop in Ada at 2 p.m. Jan. 30, West Central Ag Services parking lot Stop at Greg LeBlanc Farm at 2:30 p.m.

Jan. 30 Arrive in Red Lake Falls, 3 p.m. Jan. 30, MN Wheat Growers parking lot To ride this bus, please contact Marlene Dufault at (218) 253-4391.

Earth Arrive at Verizon Wireless Center 11 a.m.

Jan. 28 FROM MANKATO: Depart from Verizon Wireless Center 7:15 a.m. Jan. 30 To ride this bus, please contact Lyle Rollag at (605) 261-4031 or Cathy Riley at (507) 388-1635.

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Transportation reservation deadline is Friday, Jan. 9. Reserve your spot early.

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Hotel Information A block of rooms have been reserved for Jan. 28-30.

Hilton Garden Inn 20 Civic Center Plaza Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: (507) 344-1111 $74/night + tax Group Name: 2015 Minnesota Ag EXPO Group Code: AE5

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The special room rate at Mankato City Center Hotel will be available until the group block is sold out. The special room rate at the Hilton Garden Inn will be available until the group block is sold out.

Both hotels are connected via skyway to the Verizon Wireless Center.

Mankato City Center Hotel 101 East Main Street Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: (507) 345-1234 $73/night + tax (standard room) $83/night + tax (poolside room)

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MN Ag EXPO speakers Living & Learning Session Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1-2 p.m.

Mankato City Center Hotel Susie Oberdahlhoff (“Susie O”) lives on a working farm along with her husband Richard. They raise hogs, cattle, and hay on their acreage located in the rural area near Bowling Green, Mo. They are parents of two children, Melaney and Rick, and grandparents to Taylor and Tanner. Susie's career has taken her to a broad range of agriculture organizations including working for the Missouri Beef Industry Council, Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council, and Norman Robert Marketing & Communications. In addition, she has done contract work for the United Soybean Board, Missouri State Fair and Missouri Department of Agriculture. One of her favorite community service volunteer activities was serving on the Pike County Health Department, Home Health and Hospice board for 10 years and currently as a board member for the Pike County Hospice Foundation. Susie is also a hospice volunteer giving many hours to hospice patients and their families. When Susie isn't sharing her wit and wisdom with audiences across the country, you may find her doing one or more of the following activities - perhaps at the same time: sitting with hospice patients, picking up her granddaughter at school, mowing the yard, going to pig and steer

shows, baking cookies, recording church minutes, sending cards, chasing cows, picking up tractor parts, hunting antiques, paying bills, giving shots to pigs, going to health board meetings, checking in on her kids, reading to grandson, hunting for her black shoes, cooking for two ... or ten, ordering cattle feed, planting flowers, getting her hair cut and of course ... housework!

Living & Learning Session Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2-5:15pm Mankato City Center Hotel Paul Shneider is an associate attorney at Blethen, Gage & Krause, Paul’s practice focuses on helping business and nonprofit organizations with their legal needs.

He has advised clients on entity formation, corporate governance, dissolution, and day-to-day business issues.

Paul also helps businesses with succession planning and individuals with estate planning, and has a diverse real estate practice which includes representing clients in real estate transactions and easement and cartway issues. A graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College and the University of Minnesota Law School, Paul is active in the community serving on a United Way Community Impact Team, participating in the Gustavus Alumni Mentoring Program, serving as a LegalCORPS volunteer and serving as the current Sixth District Bar Association Secretary/Treasurer.

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Delegate Buffet Dinner Wednesday, Jan. 28, 6-7 p.m., Banquet Hall West Tom Sell is cofounder and managing partner of Combest, Sell & Associates, LLC. Before starting the firm, Sell was deputy chief of staff for the House Committee on Agriculture, where he was instrumental in crafting the 2002 Farm Bill. He later spent time as director of intergovernmental affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Tom began his career in Washington shortly after graduation from Texas Tech University by serving in Congressman Combest’s personal office, where he worked on a variety of issues, including environmental and international trade issues. In 2003, motivated by a desire to replant his family in their native West Texas, Tom moved back to Lubbock and began his pursuit of a law degree at Texas Tech. He received his Doctorate of Jurisprudence in 2006, and is licensed to practice in Texas. He continues to live in Lubbock with his wife, Kyla, and four young children.

Dale Thorenson joined Gordley Associates from the office of Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, where he was responsible for farm policy and agricultural appropriations. Before coming to Washington, he managed his family’s farm in North Dakota, and he brings a hands-on perspective to policy considerations. Dale’s practice areas include farm policy, budget, and appropriations.

Wake Up w/the Morning Markets, Thursday, Jan. 29, 8:15-9:00 a.m.

Verizon Wireless Center Arena Mike Pearson, Grinnell, Iowa, businessman and farmer, follows in the footsteps of his father as the new host of Market to Market. Representing the sixth generation of Pearsons rooted in Midwestern agriculture, Mike grew up on a family farm in Iowa. His was instilled with a strong work ethic and, at the age of 12, he raised and exhibited the Grand Champion Market Hog at the Madison County Fair. After graduating from Winterset High School in 2003, Mike managed his family’s diversified grain and livestock operation and provided market updates and news reports for WOI Radio in Ames, Iowa. Upon graduation from Simpson College, Mike entered the banking industry in Grinnell, Iowa. His financial experience includes personal, commercial and agricultural lending.

Mike and his wife, Heidi, live in Grinnell, Iowa, where they continue to build the Genuine Pearson

Cattle Company brand. Mike succeeds his father, Mark Pearson, who hosted the program for the past 20 years until his death in June of 2012.

Market to Market’s first host, Chet Randolph, hosted the series for its first 17 years.

Keynote Speaker, Thursday, Jan. 29, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Verizon Wireless Center Banquet Hall West Evelyn Browning-Garriss is a historical climatologist who advises everyone from Texas cattle raisers to Midwestern utilities and Canadian banks about what the coming season will bring. She has spent over 30 years as a business consultant, editor and author explaining the impact of changing climate on economic and social trends. Editor of the Browning Newsletter, Evelyn has authored or co-authored five books on the changing climate’s impact on water supplies, agriculture, business and terrorism. For the past 20 years she has taught professional seminars, lectured and/or conducted international seminars in the United States, Canada, England, Singapore, Korea, Central America and the Pacific Islands. Her audiences have been as diverse as the 5th Army Office of Civil Emergency Preparedness, Texas A&M University, the Ontario Natural Gas Association, the Alberta Irrigation Projects Association, the Cárilec organization of Latin American electrical utilities, the National Institute of Oilseed Products and the American Feed Industry Association. She has consulted with the military, universities, municipal and provincial governments, public utilities and private businesses such as Credit Suisse, Transcanada, Scotia Capital, Nomura and Mirae Assets. In addition to her work as editor of the Browning Newsletter, she does daily consulting and contract research for businesses and investors

Transportation Speaker, Thursday, Jan. 29, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Verizon Wireless Center Banquet Hall West Jay O'Neil graduated from San Jose State University in 1973 with a degree in Political Science-International Relations. He has 37 years experience in the Grain business. Jay started out of college with Continental Grain Company in San Francisco, CA. He worked 4 years with Continental Grain as a Grain Trader on the West Coast of the United States and then 7 years with the Pillsbury Company of Minneapolis, MN as an Export Grain Merchandiser and Director of Overseas Grain Sales. He served 3 years with the Ferruzzi Group of Ravenna Italy, in their New Orleans office, managing Feed Grain exports from the U.S. Jay was with Bartlett Grain Company for 17 years and managed Grain Trading Groups and served as General Manager of the Transportation

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Harmon Wilts grew up on a family farm in Kerkhoven. He holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Business Administration with emphasis in agronomy from the University of Minnesota and a Master’s Degree in Agricultural Education also from the University of Minnesota.

Harmon spent the first 5 years of his career working as a Regional Extension Educator with the University of Minnesota before joining DEKALB in 1994 as a Regional Agronomist. He has spent all of his years with Monsanto in Tech Development and Agronomy. Harmon is currently an Asgrow and DEKALB Technical Agronomist in Minnesota. Harmon has been part of leading teams over the years, including the National Soybean Germplasm Team. He has been a lead with the sales teams and dealers in training on the launch of new soybeans. Harmon participated in the (MARL) Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership Program and in 2010 was part of the first

TD Global Exchange to Brazil and Argentina. Harmon and his wife Gina have 3 daughters.

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League of North Mankato (secretary), is a Finance Committee Member for Loyola Catholic School, serves as secretary for the Kiwanis Holiday Lights organization. Chris has been named a Super Lawyer by Minnesota Law and Politics.

Kevin Velasquez has extensive experience litigating a wide range of civil matters in areas such as employment law, family law, insurance disputes, auto accidents and general business disputes. Kevin has represented clients in Minnesota District Courts, the Minnesota Court of Appeals, the Federal District Court in Minnesota, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Department of Labor, the Department of Agriculture and in various forms of alternative dispute resolution. Kevin also counsels employers on a variety of employment matters, including issues involving harassment, discrimination, wrongful discharge, sick and disability leave, wage and hour compliance, unemployment insurance, noncompetes and contract disputes.

Kevin is involved in numerous professional associations including the Minnesota State Bar Association (serving as Sixth District President in 2012), the Federal Bar Association, the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, the Defense Research Institute and the Greater Mankato Growth Young Professionals. Additionally, Kevin has worked hard to give back to the region through his extensive involvement in community organizations such as the Mankato YMCA Board of Directors, the United Way Community Impact Committee (Chair), Mankato Sertoma Club, and the Mankato Diversity Council. Kevin was named a Rising Star by Minnesota Law and Politics and has the honor of being named the Greater Mankato Growth Young Professional of the Year for 2014.

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Beth Serrill is a partner at Blethen, Gage and Krause and focuses her practice in the areas of Employment Law and Family Law. She represents companies in all areas of employment law including unemployment, discrimination and general liability issues.

Beth works closely with human resource professionals to create policies and anticipate and handle employee issues. She also handles complex business litigation as well as appeals. Beth has been named a Rising Star twice

by Minnesota Law and Politics and currently serves on for the YMCA Board of Directors and as their Personnel committee chair. She also serves on the Personnel/Policy committee for the Southern Minnesota Independent Living and Enterprises & Services (SMILES) board and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota.

Benjamin McAninch is a partner with Blethen, Gage & Krause, PLLP in Mankato, MN and focuses on general civil litigation, insurance defense, estate litigation and agricultural litigation. Prior to joining Blethen, Gage and Krause Ben was a partner in the Birmingham, Alabama firm of Starnes & Atchison (now Starnes Davis Florie), practicing exclusively in the area of medical malpractice defense. Ben is a member of various bar and civic organizations. He sits on the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, Habitat for Humanity of South Central Minnesota and the Bemidji State University Alumni Association. Ben has been featured in the Mankato Free Press Salute to Local Leadership and has been named a Super Lawyer by Minnesota Law and Politics.

Chris Roe is a partner at Blethen, Gage & Krause.

Chris has a diverse practice consisting of agricultural, business, real estate and estate/trust clients. A large part of Chris’ practice is devoted to assisting individuals and businesses in the agricultural setting. Chris is a farmer himself; he and his family operate Roe Farms a large crop/hog operation near LeRoy, MN. He is routinely involved in agricultural, commercial and residential real estate matters such as purchase agreements, title opinions, title insurance, closings, tax appeals and real estate disputes. Chris also assists with estate planning and estate administration needs including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives and probate matters. He has extensive experience in estate/trust/inheritance disputes, will contests and guardianship and conservatorship matters. Chris is active in Kiwanis, serves as the Treasurer of the Mankato Kiwanis Foundation, serves on the Board of Directors of The Miracle

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MN Ag EXPO 2015 exhibitors 360 Yield Center ..............................................

Abdo, Eick & Meyers, LLP ................................

Advance Trading Inc. ........................................

Advanced Biological Marketing ..........................

Ag Cab Lab......................................................

Ag Solutions/21st Century Ag ............................

Ag Concepts Corp ............................................

Agnition ..........................................................

Agrasure ..........................................................

Agriculture Utilization Research Institute............

AgStar Financial Services..................................

Alliance-Sel ....................................................

American Coalition for Ethanol ..........................

American Lung Association in Minnesota............

Bayer CropScience ..........................................

Blethen, Gage & Krause....................................

Channel ..........................................................

CHS INC Processing & Food Ingredient ..............

CommonGround Minnesota................................

DeKalb/Asgrow ................................................

Dow AgroSciences/Mycogen Seeds ....................

Ellingson Drainage............................................

Emerge Genetics ..............................................

Environmental Tillage Systems ..........................

FarmLink ........................................................

Gold Country Seed............................................

Gopher State One Call ......................................

Grain Millers Inc. ............................................

Green Energy Product ......................................

Grover Grain and Seed ......................................

Hefty Seed ......................................................

Henslin Auctions ..............................................

Hodgman Drainage Company Inc ......................

I&S Group (ISG) ..............................................

IntelliFarms by IntelliAir ..................................

Kibble Equipment ............................................

Kluis Publishing ..............................................

Letcher Farm Supply ........................................

Linder Farm Network ........................................

Minnesota Agriculture & Rural Leadership ..........

Mathiowetz Construction ..................................

McPherson Crop Management ..........................

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MEG Corp ........................................................

Midwest Shippers ..............................................

Miller Legal Strategic Planning Centers................

Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association ........................

MCGA & MCR&PC..............................................

Minnesota Farm Bureau......................................

Minnesota Farmers Union ..................................

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency ....................

Minnesota Pork Board ........................................

Minnesota Soybean Growers Association ..............

Minn. Soybean Research and Promotion Council ..

MN Ag Water Quality Certification Program ..........

MN Ag Water Resource Center ............................

MN Farm Network..............................................

MN Future Farmers of America ..........................

MN Turkey Research & Promotion Council............

Minnesota Soybean Processors ............................

Monsanto BioAg ................................................

National Biodiesel Board ....................................

Nutra-Flow Pure Grade Liquid Starter ..................

Peterson Farms Seed..........................................

Pioneer ............................................................

Pluto Legal, PLLC ..............................................

Principal Financial Group ..................................

REG..................................................................

Renk Seed Company ..........................................

Rinke Noonan Law Firm ....................................

Roof Guard Company..........................................

South Central College Mankato Campus ..............

Southern Minnesota Center for Agriculture ..........

Speak for Yourself ..............................................

Steffes Group Inc ..............................................

SunOpta............................................................

Sungenta ..........................................................

Thunder Seed Inc ..............................................

Total Track and Tire ............................................

University Of Minnesota-Art Killam ......................

U.S. Meat Export Federation ..............................

University of Minnesota ......................................

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service ......

USDA National Resources Conservation Service....

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Max Dougherty is the Climate Corporation’s Western Regional Service Manager for Asgrow and leads the sales team in Minnesota, Iowa, eastern Nebraska and South Dakota. He is responsible for the sale and services of Climate's advisory services portfolio, including Climate Basic and Pro. Prior to his current role, Max worked as a Strategic Account Manager to commercially launch Climate Pro to dealers and farmers across the corn belt.

Max grew up on a farm outside of Winterset, Iowa, attended the University of Minnesota and currently resides in Minneapolis. In his presentation, Max will discuss trends and advancements in technology, how they've enabled the development of new tools in precision agriculture and the impact they have on increasing efficiency in production. In addition, he will cover Climate services and the data value stack, which is helping growers take

their data up the value stack and turn it into meaningful insights and recommendations to manage more effectively, increase production, profitability and efficiency.

Jeremy Groeteke with DuPont Pioneer serves as the EncircaSM services – business unit lead, overseeing decision services offerings within the northern business unit. In this role, Jeremy is responsible for providing support for the business and commercial units and working with commercial unit sales leads and certified service agents to offer decision services to customers.

Prior to his current role, Jeremy worked as an agronomy research manager for the DuPont Pioneer Western Business Unit out of Lincoln, Nebraska since 2007. Jeremy holds Bachelor and Masters of Science degrees in Agronomy from the

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and currently resides in Mankato.

Charles Schleusner is Marketing Manager, Information Solutions at John Deere’s Intelligent Solutions Group in Urbandale, IA where he directs product strategy for out-of-the-cab technology solutions – including the MyJohnDeere Operations Center platform, the JDLink telematics suite, AgLogic and Apex. Mr. Schleusner has worked in strategy development, marketing, alliance management and technology product development roles since joining Deere in 2006. Prior to Deere he worked as a technology consultant and systems integrator with Andersen Consulting/Accenture.

Charles continues his involvement in his family farming operation (corn, soybeans and sugar beets) in West Central Minnesota (Lake Lillian).

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University of Minnesota corn & soybean research project displays

Primary Researcher: Satish Gupta Project Name: Identification of Erosion Mechanisms and Volume Loss from River Banks and Ravines Primary Researchers:

Primary Researchers: Paulo Pagliari; Jeff Strock; Bruce Potter Project Names: Carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur interactions effects on soil biochemical processes and corn grain yield and

Quantifying hydrolic impacts of drainage under corn production systems in the upper Midwest

Primary Researcher: George Heimpel Project Name: Biological control of soybean aphid using Asian parasitoids

Primary Researcher: Lisa Behnken Project Name: Improving the profitability of soybean production in Southern MN, Take Control III

Primary Researcher: Dean Malvick Project Name: Understanding and mitigating the impact of root disease on soybean growth and productivity

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Primary Researcher: Robert Koch Project Name: Screening for and characterizing resistance to soybean aphid in new soybean germplasm

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Primary Researcher: Bob Stupar Project Name: Genetic transformation for soybean improvement Primary Researcher: Jim Orf Project Name: Soybean Breeding and Genetics

Primary Researcher: Jodi DeJong-Hughes Primary Researcher: Project Name: Gary Muehlbauer Maximizing soil warming Project Name: Novel and health under traits for soybean different tillage practices improvement through fast neutron mutagenesis in a corn-soybean rotation

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January 28 & 29, 2015 — Verizon Wireless Center, Mankato, Minn.

John Lamb; Daniel Kaiser; Brad Carlson Project Name: Nutrient management and drainage research and extension on corn and Primary Researchers: soybean in Minnesota Alfredo DiCostanzo; Jerry and Drainage and Water Shurson Quality Outreach at the Project Names: Value of University of Minnesota cattle manure as a fertilizer and Recent Primary Researchers: discoveries on utilization Jeff Vetsch; Fabian of oil-extracted distillers Fernandez grains Project Names: Effects of time of N application Primary Researcher: and Instinct on corn Jeff Coulter production and nitrate Project Name: losses from tile drainage Agronomic Management and In-Season Nitrogen for Higher and More Applications When and Profitable Corn Yields How They Work

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Primary Researcher: Marc Hillmyer Project Name: Value added materials from corn stover

A special edition of THE LAND

A special edition of THE LAND

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