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Jes Rollins of Pemberton, Angela Guentzel of Kasota, and Chelsea Honnette of Jackson attended a series of Annie’s Project sessions in Mankato, Minn.

Annie’s Project is helping empower farm women across Iowa and Minnesota — Stories on Page 10A, 14A

The great debate

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As a mom who used to be the sole groand adding to global warming. cery-getter in a household of five, I have I do try to eat fruit that’s in season, but I enjoyed reading the articles on the debate enjoy oranges from Florida and grapefruit between genetically modified and nonfrom Texas every winter. My family also genetically modified foods; organic versus buys and eats bananas weekly, which conventional farming. again is not good for our environment.

I do not buy organic food myself, but I Now that my husband is doing more gromade the mistake of telling my friend cery shopping, meal and snack planning, we who buys organic milk that I can’t afford are eating more vegetables, fruits and whole it for my family. She answered “How can grains. His grandpa Collova had a truck LAND MINDS you not afford it?” At that time, I wasn’t farm so he grew lots of vegetables and buying two gallons per shopping trip, but

By Marie Wood trucked them into farmer’s markets weekly.

I still knew milk at $6 per gallon wasn’t My husband grew up with a freezer an option and a dairy inspector had told stocked with frozen veggies from the farm me it was a waste of money. and shelves of home-grown canned goods.

Proofing and reading Lee Mielke’s dairy I can vouch for his mom’s pickled beets. industry column, I have noticed that the bright spot It really is true that fruit, vegetables, whole grains in the dairy industry is increased sales in organic and lean proteins fill you up and make you feel better dairy products — about 10 percent more in 2014 over overall. When I make my own pizza or breads, I even 2013. That’s a good thing for certified dairies that add one third wheat flour to white flour. can sell their products at premium prices.

Yet, sometimes a grilled cheese must be made with For many families, buying organic isn’t in the Kraft American Singles on white bread. As for the budget. An acquaintance who buys organic is having all-natural peanut butter that you stir before you her fourth child and will become a stay-at-home can spread and eat, no thank you. My roommate mom after this birth. She said she will not be able to bought it and when I was stirring the jar all the oil afford organic on one income. spilled over the top and landed on my new leather Luckily, Cheerios now uses non-GMO oats — read it shoes. They were ruined. on the back of the cereal box — so she doesn’t have to Now I am a choosy mother who chooses Jif. Howskimp there. Minnesota-based General Mills is onever, if you’re in the market, the all-natural Skippy trend, as is Wisconsin-based Kwik Trip with its horpeanut butter requires little stirring and can be mone-free milk that is usually the lowest price in town. stored in your pantry. The jar is small though.

As a child of the 1970s who grew up on Cocoa Puffs, I once packed a lunch for my toddlers and met another Lucky Charms, high fructose corn syrup, white bread, mom with her kids at the zoo. When we sat down to eat, bologna, margarine and other taboo foods of the new I broke out the Fig Newtons, which I said I buy when millennium, I turned out to be a healthy adult. I was I’m on a health kick. Next came the Kraft Easy Cheese a teenager before I had real butter for the first time and Ritz crackers. My friend was horrified. and I still remember the creamy taste of the butter For the record, I no longer buy cheese in a can. And on the restaurant cracker. I only buy butter now.

I prefer the whole wheat Ritz.

My palate has matured. I like hummus, all kinds of The bottom line is Americans want choices — lettuce, salmon, broccoli and other whole superfoods. whether it’s organic food, fresh fruits and veggies, or I even eat lower-sugar cereal (mostly) — Cheerios, Cheetos. Keep growing and raising and we will keep Chex, non-frosted shredded wheat — but I sprinkle eating, debating and judging. generously with non-organic berries, which have been shipped from warmer climes using gallons of Marie Wood is associate editor of The Land. She fuel and therefore increasing my carbon footprint can be reached at mwood@thelandonline.com. ❖

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

We celebrate National Agriculture Day — March 18 — with a cornucopia of stories exploring agriculture’s abundance across Minnesota and Iowa. More at www.agday.org.

10A — Annie’s Project helping make strong farm partners in Minnesota 14A — Empowering Iowa farm women through Annie’s Project 15A — Ken Cook: Organic farming ‘no longer just a hobby’ in U.S. 16A — Youth learn directly from farmers at Ag in the Classroom

18A — MCGA’s Adam Birr: Corn checkoff focus on education, research 20A — Ahead of the curve: Precision planting tool adjusts seed population on the fly 21A — Q&A with Ag PhD’s Brian Hefty on proper soil testing Continued on Page 4A

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Food’s future lies in farming’s past, more vegetables As winter’s icy hands again strangle small, diversified Midwestern farm of the most of the country, I toss another log in 1940s and ’50s and his intellectual jourthe stove and grab the stack of old newsney off that farm and, decades later, his papers, aging magazines and new books spiritual rediscovery of his deep roots to that has grown tall during winter travels. its ethics and “place.”

The newspapers take little time. No Increasingly, Keeney’s journey became a trick to reading a two-weeks-old daily decades-long balancing act that weighed newspaper: headline… headline… recywhat his academic training taught him cling bin. The magazines are more of a about agronomy, economics and policy meander; they take more time, more against what his boy’s heart increasingly FARM & FOOD FILE whispered to him about family, farm comwood and more naps. munities and a rural life.

By Alan Guebert Finally, near the bottom of the pile are two books I had hoped to read earlier; After a distinguished teaching and one purchased late last year by daughter research career at the University of WisMary Grace, the other sent by its author, a friend, a consin, Keeney finally bridged the two by becoming month ago. A couple of cold Saturdays of popcorn the first director of the Leopold Center for Sustainmunching and sentence-crunching take me through able Agriculture at Iowa State University. It was a both. homecoming, often rewarding, sometimes challenging. (Go to http://farmandfoodfile.com/in-the-news/ Interestingly, while the first was written by a renown chef with little farming knowledge and the for more information on each book, their authors and second by a nationally-known agronomist who was other observations.) never a chef, both books focus on the straight line Unlike Prof. Keeney’s non-academic book, Chef that once connected local farming to food and farm- Dan Barber’s book, “The Third Plate: Field Notes on ers directly to local eaters. That now nearly gone the Future of Food,” could be a textbook for students route, each predicts, likely will re-emerge in the both at Iowa State University and the Culinary future as the simplest, tastiest route between farm- Institute of America. At its core, Barber’s book is a ers and consumers. journal of his search for where tomorrow’s good “The Keeney Place: A Life in the Heartland” is by farming will cross paths with tomorrow’s good eatDennis R. Keeney, the one-time Iowa farmboy and, ing. now, a retired Iowa State University agronomist. It’s It’s that crossroads where Barber finds his “Third an easy-to-read memoir of his upbringing on a Plate.” The first plate is how we Americans have

eaten most of the last 50 years: a “corn-fed steak with a small side of vegetables.” The second plate is “where we are now… farm-to-table” with its grassfed steak and “heirloom carrots grown in organic soil.”

But just as the first plate evolved into the second, the second will evolve into a “third” as farmers and farming change, Barber expects. This change will reflect the “need to grow nature” a farmer tells Barber, the executive chef of Blue Hill, one of New York’s most revered restaurants.

That third plate then, imagines Barber, will feature “a carrot steak dominating the plate, with a sauce of braised second cuts of beef.”

Most of the book follows Barber on his quest to discover and learn the art and science — the “agriculture” — of his vision of this new nature-centered farming.

Since Barber also serves as executive chef at Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture near Tarrytown, N.Y., however, he is uniquely positioned to not just theorize about tomorrow’s plate, he can both stir the pot and the public about food’s future.

And like scientist-thinker Keeney, chef-thinker Barber thinks that future lies somewhere in the deep, fertile past.

The Farm and Food File is published weekly through the United States and Canada. Past columns, events and contact information are posted at www.farmandfoodfile.com. ❖

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Continued from Page 2A

23A — Globe-trotting soybean backer retires to the family farm 24A — Smell of money: Turkey litter turned into electricity, fertilizers 26A — Bubbling up! Minnesota winery numbers double in five years 28A — Strong prices, demand for lamb meat creating tasty profits 31A — Removal of antibiotics from feed gaining traction 6B — Farm Programs: How county NASS yields in 2014 affect your ARC-CO payments 11B — Trimmer handles dairy cows’ hooves with care 14B — Grain storage quickly rebuilt following weather disaster

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Farm cooking is big on taste, nutrition, variety Cookbook Corner

By SARAH JOHNSON The Land Correspondent What, exactly, is “farm cooking?” Is it garden-fresh produce, eggs newly laid, milk and beef produced a few yards away? Is it meat and potatoes, hearty breakfasts, homemade jams and ice cream, three meals a day plus pie and coffee?

These are some stereotypes of farm cooking, but the reality is that the food on farm family tables is anything but stodgy. Looking at cookbooks written for farm cooks proves that being a “rural chef ” doesn’t mean skimping on style or flavor.

Just like firefighters have a reputation for excellent cuisine, prepared simply, with loving care and in hearty quantities, farmers too have long reaped the benefits of an educated palate and up-to-date nutritional information. In other words, farmers have always loved to eat, and they love to eat well.

So with a grateful nod to the inspiring Minnesota Women for Agriculture’s “Cook Around the Clock” (date unknown, 1970s?) I discovered while thrifting: Bon appétit!

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The Johnson clan gives four out of four ‘yums’ to Dill-icious Fillets of Fish Making fresh, homemade breakfast sausage is wonderfully easy, and you don’t need a meat grinder to do it. Just use ground beef or pork sausage and some simple seasonings and you’ll be ready to create something that will garner oohs and aahs. Here’s an overnight recipe featuring beef, as spicy as you like it.

Breakfast Sausage 1 1⁄2 teaspoon marjoram 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or more, to taste) 1 pound ground beef 1 small onion, grated 1⁄4 cup cold water 1 teaspoon salt Mix all together well. Shape into roll about 2 1⁄2 inches in diameter and 7 inches long. Wrap in wax paper; chill several hours or overnight until firm enough for slicing. Cut sausage roll into 1⁄2-inch slices with sharp knife. Cook slices in skillet until well browned.

■ For a refreshing frozen treat that’s 100 percent fruit, you can’t beat the Frozen Fruit Cup featured below. I call this kind of food “stealth health” because you love it so much you don’t even notice how good it is for you.

Frozen Fruit Cup 2 (10-ounce) packages strawberries,

thawed 2 (13 1⁄2-ounce) cans crushed pineapple with juice 1 (12-ounce) cans frozen orange juice 1 cup water 2 (6-ounce) cans mandarin oranges with juice 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup lemon juice 5-6 bananas, sliced Mix all ingredients together. Freeze in 5-ounce plastic cups; cover with plastic wrap or foil. Makes about 24.

■ Tired of the same-old-same-old, I found some nice tilapia fillets on sale and fixed up a mess o’ fish for supper. It was superb, almost too rich for the likes of me. Make sure you serve this dish with rice or potatoes to sop up that wonderful sauce. Four out of four “yums” from the Johnson crowd!

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Vinegar, honey sauce makes beets a hot sidedish Here’s a microwave recipe for beets that’s a little different: Honey is the sweetener/thickener instead of sugar. I’ve been using more and more local honey these days, both for the taste and the health benefits, so finding recipes like this is a real day-brightener.

Honeyed Beets 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon water 2 tablespoons white vinegar 1/3 cup honey 1 tablespoon butter or margarine 2 cups cooked beets, diced or sliced In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine corn-

Handbook guides gatherers to resources resources grow and how-to tips on harvesting. Photos throughout the guide help readers correctly identify items.

In addition, the handbook offers exhaustive information on resources and their cultural importance, marketing, regulations regarding public and private land and more.

“Each chapter puts an emphasis on environmental benefits, sustainability and regrowth,” said Gary Wyatt, Extension natural resources educator.

The guide sells for $24.95.

Visit http://z.umn.edu/rnd to learn more or order. Orders will be received in seven to 10 days or less.

For more information, visit www.myminnesotawoods.umn.ed, the Extension’s My Minnesota Woods page.

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ST. PAUL — Harvesting sustainable natural resources is integral to the heritage of many Minnesotans. For a growing number of others, though, interest in tapping into our state’s abundant buffet of resources is reaching new levels. How to harvest wisely?

Developed by the University of Minnesota Extension, the newly released “Minnesota Harvester Handbook” has answers. Contributions come from a broad base of experts in this 118-page guide covering a wide array, including mushrooms, maple syrup and berries, as well as non-edibles such as wood for crafting.

“This guide isn’t just for people who own woods. It’s for those who have an interest in learning how to connect with nature through harvesting non-timber natural resources and doing so responsibly,” said Mike Reichenbach, Extension natural resources educator.

Resources are divided by the season of their harvest; its chapters delve into details such as where

starch and salt. Blend in water. Add vinegar, honey and butter. Stir occasionally while cooking in microwave until thickened, about 1 minute and 15 seconds. Add sauce to beets in a 1 1⁄2-quart covered casserole. Heat in microwave 1 1⁄2 minutes. Let stand about 10 minutes to blend flavors. Reheat until hot.

■ Don’t let the name fool you: Macaroni and Cheese Salad is served cold, not hot. If you don’t have exactly all the ingredients listed, go ahead and substitute (or just leave them out). The important thing is the first three ingredients.

Macaroni and Cheese Salad 3 ounces macaroni, cooked, drained and cooled 1 (12-ounce) can chopped ham, cut up 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, cubed 1⁄2 cup celery, sliced 1/3 cup green pepper, chopped 1⁄4 cup green onions, sliced 2 tablespoons pimento, chopped 1⁄4 cup pickle relish, drained 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon mustard 1⁄4 teaspoon salt Combine first eight ingredients. Blend mayonnaise, mustard and salt. Add to rest of ingredients.

Toss lightly. Chill. Serve on greens.

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COOKBOOK, from pg. 6A Dill-icious Fillets of Fish 2 pounds of white fish, any kind 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise 1 cup plain yogurt 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed dill 1⁄2 teaspoon curry powder Sauteed mushrooms, optional Arrange fillets in shallow, oiled baking dish. Mix other ingredients and pour over all. Bake at 350 F for 35 minutes.

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Look for award winners in seed catalogs, nurseries Award-winning plants for 2015 have been announced and are being showcased in seed displays, garden magazines and newspaper articles and nurseries. Just as motion pictures have their Oscar and Golden Globe Awards, plants have their own red carpet with advance publicity notices, too.

IN THE GARDEN The All-America Selections

By Sharon Quale is an organization that oversees a testing program using horticulture professionals throughout the United States. Each year the judges evaluate entries at test gardens looking for qualities such as novel flower forms, better disease and pest tolerances, hardiness and length of flowering. Vegetables are judged for traits leading to higher total yield, taste, plant habit and disease and pest resistance.

Entries need to have at least two significantly improved qualities to be considered for an AAS Award.

Pepper Pretty N Sweet F1 is a current AAS award winner that intrigues me. This charming pepper serves a dual role as an ornamental, containerfriendly plant as well as a delicious edible and is described as having a fantastic sweet flavor.

Planting ornamental peppers in containers is common but harvesting delicious usable fruits is new.

The ‘F1’ notation behind some of the plants means it is a hybrid and had controlled pollination to produce very specific characteristics and consistent traits. F1 hybrids cost more because of the extra work to produce them. They have what is called “hybrid vigor,” producing higher yields and growing larger and stronger than non-hybrids. The disadvantage of hybrids is the seeds cannot be saved from year to year with consistent results. Offspring of hybrids tend to show unpredictable mixtures of characteristics that don’t mirror the parent plant.

The red carpet gets rolled out annually from yet another organization showcasing superior plant characteristics.

The Perennial Plant of the Year organization selects one outstanding perennial plant each year Photo courtesy All-America Selections that satisfies the following criteria: • Suitability for a wide range of climatic conditions The red, orange and yellow fruits are great eaten • Low maintenance requirements fresh in salads or for snacks. The plant size is 18 to • Relative pest and disease resistance 24 inches and the small conical fruits are 1 to 1.5 • Readily available the year of promotion inches long. The seeds should be started indoors • Multiple seasons of ornamental interest about five weeks before setting out in the garden The POY 2015 Perennial Plant of the Year is Geraafter all danger of frost is past. The roots on pepper nium X Cantabigiense Biokovo. This charming plants are rather shallow so uniform watering is important especially if they are grown in containers. ground cover reaches about eight inches in height Other vegetables awarded the AAS winner title for and blooms in late spring. The blossoms are masses 2015 include Beet Avalanche, Broccoli Basil Persian of five-petaled white with a tinge of blush pink. The overall effect is that of a blushing pink geranium.

Artwork F1, Chives-garlic Geisha, Squash Bossa Nova, Tomato Chefs Choice, Radish Roxanne, Squash The awards and red carpet advertising for plants Butterscotch F1, Pepper Hot Sunset, Lettuce Sandy, from the AAS and POY organizations are well deserved. They have been test-grown and evaluated Pak Choi Bopak F1 and Oregano Cleopatra. by experts. Look for these 2015 award winners in your seed catalogs and plant nurseries this season.

Sharon Quale is a master gardener from central Minnesota. She may be reached at (218) 738-6060 or squale101@yahoo.com. ❖

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we’re saying and what people are actually hearing? There’s a simple and straightforward way to know for sure.

Even when we do Ask. listen, it doesn’t mean A young mom who worked from her we really hear what is home office did just that. When she being said. asked her kids if they could change anything about her career, their • When I see you pay more attention answer surprised her. She thought to your phone, device, or the TV than they would resent her occasional making eye contact or conversation flights and overnight motel stays. with me, what I hear you say about our What she discovered was that they relationship is... disliked her online Monday morning meetings while they were getting • When I see how much energy you ready for school. This she could pour into work and how lethargic you are at the dinner table, what it sounds change! And small changes can make big differences in the lives of those we like you are saying about our family love the most. is...

So go ahead. Ask and then listen.

• When all your free time is about “me” instead of “us,” what it seems like What do your family and friends hear loudest and most from the way you live? you are saying about your priorities is...

Lenae Bulthuis muses about faith, family, and farming from her back Jon Bloom writes, “Your actions porch on their Minnesota grain and speak. Your works are words. The question is what are they saying?” Give that livestock farm. She can be reached at lenaesbulthuis@gmail.com or quote time in the think tank. Is there @LenaeBulthuis. ❖ disconnect between what we think

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Sometimes columns flow His hearing was just fine, from the fingertips. Other thank you very much. times they move at the speed I gave a weak smile; she of sap. I stepped away from gave a knowing wink. The this one for a bit. I doubted if hearing may be fine, but it would resonate or be worthe listening? Debatable. To thy of your time or the pubbe fair, he could say the lisher’s ink. same about me.

After a sufficient stretch in The thing is, just because my easy chair, I excused we can hear, doesn’t mean THE BACK PORCH myself to my office. “I better we really listen. And even get back to my column,” I

By Lenae Bulthuis when we do listen, it doesn’t said. mean we really hear what “What’s it about?” Mike is being said. Being an asked. active listener takes work. And one of the many tips toward engaged listen“Listening.” Then I paused. And ing is to provide feedback. waited. You can’t make this stuff up.

• What I’m hearing you say is...

After a minute or more, he pulled his attention away from the TV, back to • It sounds like you are saying... me, and asked, “What did you say?”

• What do you mean when you say?

“Listening.”

That holds true for our words and our I laughed. He groaned. Here we go... lives. For those within our sphere of influence — especially spouses and During a recent health exam, the children — think about potential feednurse asked Mike a number of backback when they listen to our actions. ground questions. When she said, “How’s your hearing?” He nodded yes. Are they asking aloud or to themselves:

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Annie’s Project helping make strong farm partners

By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor When farm women get together, you can learn a lot — such as “a veterinarian is a farmer’s best friend” and the 12th Commandment (“Thou shalt not compare yourself to thy neighbor”). Above all, you learn that women are strong partners in the family farm.

For six Thursday evenings in the dead I’m pretty of winter, 19 women impressed by gathered at AgStar these young Financial Services in Mankato, Minn., as gals who are part of Annie’s Prodoing work on ject, a national prothe farm; comgram that connects bining, hauling women in agriculture grain. and educates them in farm operation.

— Sharon Annie’s Project is Speck-Edwards named after Annette Fleck, an Illinois woman married to a farmer for 50 years, from 1947 until her death in 1997. Annie spent her lifetime learning how to be an involved business partner with her farm husband. Today Annie’s Project, founded in 2003, educates farm women across 34 states.

This was AgStar’s first Annie’s Project session, which was capped at 20 participants. Amy Durand, AgStar product manager, was enthused by the full class and the wide cross section of demographics and roles on the farm. Of the 19 participants, 11 women were under age 30.

“I’m pretty impressed by these young gals who are doing work on the farm; combining, hauling grain,”

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Annie’s Project participants, including Rice and Le Sueur (Minn.) County farmer Sara Hewitt (center) got a crash course in grain marketing at AgStar in Mankato, Minn. said Sharon Speck-Edwards, an Annie’s Project participant who lives in Good Thunder, Minn.

At the first session, women were quick to introduce themselves and get to know each other. Laughter flowed and friendships formed. For Durand, those connections are the most important aspect of Annie’s Project.

“The relationships that I see have bloomed from the first day on,” she said.

Angela Guentzel, Chelsea Honnette and Jes Rollins, found they had a lot in common as young

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“It’s good to connect to other women in the area in similar situations,” said Guentzel, who lives and farms north of Mankato.

“I’m not alone in this island of farming,” said Honnette, who made the trip from Jackson, Minn., every week, noting that Annie’s Project was a place where she was comfortable asking questions.

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terns and selling throughout the year, you will do well.

Above all, he preached the 11th ComA marketing plan is a proactive plan to mandment: “Thou shall not hold price your grain. Reactive is when you unpriced corn or soybeans in the bin move a few trucks of beans because you beyond July 1.” need to pay the bills.

July represents the transition from old crop to new crop economics and there — Ed Usset are many historic examples of July being the ugliest month to sell, said Usset. understand and track your basis; 3) Lack of an exit Participants were quick with questions on saving strategy; 4) Holding grain in storage too long; 5) grain for livestock, foreign exports and accelerated Thinking you avoid storage costs when you sell grain contracts. and buy a call.

Blogging The takeaway was to create a pre-harvest and With only 1-2 percent of Americans involved in post-harvest marketing plan. The pre-harvest plan farming, a disconnect exists between family farmers is from January to June and includes contracting and consumers. and hedging corn and beans based on a price that is Wanda Patsche, a corn, soybean and pork proabove your production price. ducer and “rural grandmother” from Welcome, The post-harvest marketing plan seeks strategies Minn., is the blogger behind Minnesota Farm Livthat balance risk and reward, and places a set num- ing. Her goal is to connect consumers with the peober of bushels in storage to sell the carry with May ple who grow and raise their food. futures.

“That disconnect is really gonna hurt us,” she “I can’t guarantee you can beat the market every said. “We need lots more people telling their story.” year,” said Usset, but added that over 25 years, with a proactive marketing plan based on market pat- See ANNIE’S, pg. 12A

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ANNIE’S, from pg. 10A The young women found information they could take back to their farm. Rollins, of Pemberton, Minn., learned a lot from the session on financial statements, working capital, crop inputs, liabilities and assets.

Ed Usset During one Annie’s Project class, AgStar brought in experts on grain marketing and using social media to tell the story of family farms.

Grain marketing Edward Usset, grain marketing specialist at the University of Minnesota and columnist for Corn & Soybean Digest charmed his way through a presentation on the Five Common Mistakes in Grain Marketing.

“If I can just get people to quit messing up,” he said. “A marketing plan is a proactive plan to price your grain. Reactive is when you move a few trucks of beans because you need to pay bills.”

After the price spikes of the last seven years, Usset said that prices are coming back down to earth and he’s worried about new farmers whose only experience is this last “golden age” of farming.

Usset identified five marketing mistakes: 1) Reluctance toward pre-harvest pricing; 2) Failure to

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Patsche’s advice: Tell your farm’s story; be authentic ANNIE’S, from pg. 11A “Between writing, pictures or videos, I want them to see Combining her passion for ag what we see, hear what we with her experience in informahear, feel what we feel,” she Theresa Appel, who works ging presentation. tion technology, Patsche has made social media her platform on her family’s dairy farm in As a dairy farmer, Appel said she is well said. rural Blue Earth County, to bridge the gap.

While many of the women at aware of the online negativity regarding was at Annie’s Project Annie’s Project weren’t ready dairy farming so it’s likely that social media “I find there’s a lot of ques- because she has the drive to blog, AgStar senior commuwill play a role in her operation. tions and confusion out there and knowledge to start her when it comes to food. I really own farm. A second option is “It’s a way to get yourself out there,” she nications specialist Jessica Fenske offered tips to become wanted to show what do modern working for an aunt who is said. more active on social media. farms look like,” she said. ready to retire.

For Appel, Annie’s Project is one tool to help Theresa Appel She said Pinterest is the Patsche blogs about hot topics her be successful after start-up, and she plans “Dairy farming is a lot of place to reach females, which such as factory farms, geneti- work. Milking cows twice a day is the easy to complete the next two phases in the makes the online bulletin cally-modified organisms, ani- part,” said the 31-year-old Appel, who found Annie’s Project curriculum. board a good place for farm mal rights, hormones and good information in the marketing and blog—Marie Wood women to post info-graphics antibiotics. Readers will also or photos from their farm. find her sharing about rural Patsche puts a face on the family farm and encouraged farm living — the lighter side of things that happen Fenske also advised becoming an advocate for the women at Annie’s Project to do the same. She said it’s organizations, following bloggers like Patsche, sharon the farm. important for the public to hear the ag story from farm ing posts on Facebook and Twitter, and telling your She will call out an organization spreading lies, but said she is respectful and takes the high road. women, not agribusiness or the media. In fact, she friends why you are sharing.

Patsche tells her readers why it is safe to feed your accepts no advertising on her blog to ensure credibility.

“That’s a way to drive home those messages withfamily GMOs, reminds them that 96 percent of “Tell your story,” she said. “What happens on your out doing quite as much work,” she said. “Stay farms are family-owned, and explains why hog farm and why you do it. Be authentic.” engaged in the conversation. Don’t just post and farmers give sick pigs antibiotics.

Due to biosecurity issues, Patsche can’t invite folks walk away.”

“If you read my blogs it’s like me sitting down at out to the farm so she brings her farm to them. She To learn more about Annie’s Project, visit the table and having a conversation,” she said. www.anniesproject.org. ❖ shows her readers how she cares for her animals.

Social media can dispel negativity

The Land Calendar of Events March 6-7 – Minnesota Hop Growers Association Conference & Meeting – Shakopee, Minn. – Workshops on hop yard establishment, harvesting, drying and marketing; discussions on pest management, large-scale packaging, field maintenance and more – Contact John Brach at jcb1153@yahoo.com or visit www.mhga.org March 6-7 – New Ulm Hub Club Farm Show – New Ulm, Minn. – Showcase for ag-related products and services, Farm Show Market, baby animals and games for kids, door prizes, seminars – Contact Jenny Eckstein at jenny@newulm.com or (507) 233-4302 March 7 – 21st Annual Horticulture Day – Waseca, Minn. – Topics include sustainable gardening, vermiculture, seed-saving; deciduous trees – Contact Deanne Nelson at nelso191@umn.edu or (507) 835-3620 March 9 – Third Crop Producer Meeting: Small Fruits – Fairmont, Minn. – Topics include elderberry production, making vinegar, blue fruits, befriending bumblebees, and more; registration at

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Annie’s Project empowering Iowa farm women

By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor Annie’s Project, the national program that empowers farm women to solve problems and make decisions, has taken root in Iowa.

One Annie’s Project participant started growing pumpkins and painting them after attending an Madeline Schultz Annie’s Project session a few years ago. She now hosts a pumpkin festival each year and returned to an Annie’s Project course in Ames, Iowa, that combined the core curriculum with the writing of a business plan. She wanted to take her business to the next level.

Madeline Schultz, Iowa state coordinator of Annie’s Project, loves to hear these stories from her Annie’s Project participants. After reviewing the new farm bill in the fall, another participant went to her county Farm Service Agency to reallocate her base acres — with all the necessary paperwork in hand.

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offers Annie’s Project in multiple counties. Six educational sessions cover five key farm management areas: financial, legal, human resources, production and marketing. Annie’s Project Phase II: Managing for Today and Tomorrow also is available in several

Iowa counties.

You can even like the Annie’s Project-Iowa Facebook page. And Iowa farm women are showing their pride with the ISU Extension T-shirt — “Farm like a Girl.”

Results The results of Annie’s Project are two-fold: education and networking.

“Women see the big picture of the farm business,” said Schultz. “They really appreciate building a local network of other farm women who share similar concerns, passions and joys.”

Participants also meet local ag professionals from lenders to the FSA executive director, she said.

“We know this program is making huge differences,” said Schultz. “They gain confidence to take on new challenges with the farm business and attend other courses or programs on the farm business.”

In 2014, 321 women attend 20 programs in Iowa, which included Annie’s Project and four other curriculums developed by the ISU Extension team.

One of these programs was Moving Beyond the Basics. Annie’s Project participants wanted more indepth information on farm finances.

So Kristen Schulte, ISU farm and ag management specialist, teamed up with colleagues in Iowa and Ohio and received a grant for a four-class session on

money attitudes and goal setting; balance sheets and income statements; financial record keeping in a computerized system; and cash flow and financial ratios.

Like Annie’s Project, the program was designed specifically for women with the goal of building a network among women and creating a safe learning environment.

“We developed this program because we know they have a different learning style and learning needs than the typical male or large educational audience,” said Schulte. “Women typically learn better in smaller groups where they can socialize and be comfortable asking questions.”

After conducting two pilot programs, she offered the program free of charge in Floyd County last November. The participants gained a better understanding of financial statements and using online tools to project prices and assess their financial position.

“Women generally have positive feedback from the course,” said Schulte.

■ ISU Extension also hosts the Women in Ag learning network, a website that connects women farmers and ranchers nationwide with each other and land grant university educators. For more information visit http://www.extension.org/womeninag.

Visit http://www.extension.iastate.edu/annie/ to learn more about Annie’s Project in Iowa. ❖

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By DICK HAGEN are growing rapidly. sources versus 8.4 ingredients The Land Staff Writer using organic sources. Frozen Blood samples from 10 people on (GMO labeling) is “Today 11 percent of the nation’s pizza averaged 42.3 ingredione collection day contained 413 food and vegetable sales are becoming a consumerents conventionally versus 29 chemicals from toxic and industrial organic,” he said. “Organic dairy driven issue, and when ingredients via organics. waste sources and, more alarming, product sales are ramping up vigyou’re in the food busi287 of those chemicals showed up in orously; less so for meats and fish.

“Our health footprint must prenatal testing of baby’s blood, ness, you make every But what you growers here today keep expanding to increase our according to environmentalist Ken Ken Cook effort to accommodate need to realize is that you are now relevance and impact,” he said.

Cook. mainstreaming into the U.S. food that person who is buyCook also challenged conAs a speaker at the Minnesota Organic Conference chain. You are no longer just a hobby.” ing your product. sumers to wake up and realize in St. Cloud, Minn., in January, Cook was rallying He said more and more stores, espethe potential gap between what organic farmers. Cook is president and co-founder of cially in areas California, Texas, on — Ken Cook is sold as “natural” versus “100 the Environmental Working Group, a public interest the East Coast and even some in the percent natural.” research and advocacy organization focused on Twin Cities, provide preferred shelf space for organic Cook called out farmer’s markets — there are now spreading information to protect human health and foods. A growing number of stores only offer organic. more than 9,000 of them in the United States — to the environment.

Cook said some food retailers are be careful in how they market. Some vendors have calling organic foods the most been caught attempting to pass off supermarket Cook offered these four quesexciting, dynamic and desirable produce as their own, he said. tions to organic farmers: Today 11 percent of the portion of the entire food chain.

• Where is the organic foods In California’s Los Angeles County, home to more nation’s food and vegindustry today?

“We are viewed as a robust, prof- than 150 certified farmers markets, the county • What are the challenges? etable sales are organic. itable and modern food production Agricultural Commissioner’s Office issued 72 viola• What are we trying to ... What you growers system that reduces risk to both tion notices to vendors in 2014 for transgressions accomplish? here today need to real- human health and the environ- including selling products they didn’t grow.

• How will we get it done? ment,” said Cook. “Organic apples ize is that you are now “So we’ve got to keep our noses clean,” Cook said. are a rising star in all food outlets.

According to Cook, U.S. organic mainstreaming into the Yes, our critics contend we are “Critics out there are looking for every opportunity product sales in 2014 totaled $35 U.S. food chain. overpriced and we can’t verify to throw some challenges. I favor GMO labeling billion, with food representing about health benefits. But more and more within the organic food industry. This is becoming a 90 percent of that market. There are — Ken Cook consumers are viewing organic consumer-driven issue, and when you’re in the food 13,000 certified organic growers in foods as being simpler and cleaner.” business, you make every effort to accommodate the United States farming about 5.2 that person who is buying your product.” million acres. Minnesota has roughly 550 certified Cook showed nutritional data comparing the numorganic growers farming 15,000 acres.

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Youth learn from farmers at Ag in the Classroom

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer GRANITE FALLS, Minn. — Yellow Medicine, Lyon and Lac Qui Parle County farmers come together every spring to teach 4th and 5th graders about agriculture for Minnesota Ag in the Classroom. Last year the event convened at Minnesota West Technical and Community College in Granite Falls; students and farmers will return to the campus March 10 for their 2015 edition of Ag in the Classroom.

Nobody tells the story of American agriculture better than farmers themselves, which is why in 2014, 18 farmers, a rural electric technician, and two conservation specialists took over a wing of the campus to talk agriculture to 470 students from 11 area schools across the three counties.

“We’ve been doing this program since the late 1980s,” said Roger Dale, co-chairperson of Minnesota Ag in the Classroom and longtime Yellow Medicine County Farm Bureau activist.

Last year marked the first year the event was held at the Minnesota West campus, which proved to be an ideal facility to accommodate students along with displays on farm safety equipment and electrical safety.

“This is definitely the most schools and the most kids we’ve ever had participating,” said Dale.

Photos by Dick Hagen

Above: Roger Dale (left) speaks with Al Withers, program director of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Ag in the Classroom program.

Right: Fourth and fifth grade students listen to an electricity demonstration at last year’s Ag in the Classroom event in Granite Falls, Minn.

Feedback from teachers, some of whom accompany their students, was terrific.

“Teachers see real quickly how great a learning session this is for their students, and our farmer teachers love doing this,” Dale said. “Nothing better than a farmer telling his students how they go about milking 80 cows every morning and night; or how they put seed into a corn planter and six months

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said. “We are a two-person staff directing our Ag in the Classroom program statewide so we need ambassadors. Here we have 20 farmers doing the educating.

This is a remarkable demonstration of Minnesota farmers being ambassadors for Minnesota agriculture.”

Bringing farmers and kids together for this mission on agricultural literacy makes a tremendous impact on young minds, Withers said.

As part of Ag in the Classroom, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture mails Ag Mag regularly to Minnesota schools. These updates on Minnesota agriculture were mailed to 500 participating schools in Minnesota with 38,000 students on the receiving list. Ag Mag Junior, a special magazine just for 1st graders, was mailed to about 18,000 Minnesota kids in March.

Minnesota stands alone with its own publication designed to enrich the agricultural literacy of students and their teachers, said Withers.

Minnesota Ag in the Classroom impressed Linda DeGriselles, former dean of the Minnesota West campus.

“This is truly a wonderful event,” she said at the 2014 event. “It’s so much fun to see these kids enjoying every class, every topic, and especially those breaks with fresh chocolate chip cookies and milk. ... These farmers are good teachers.” ❖

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later that seed is producing bushels and bushels of corn. Farmers are the best teachers because they are speaking from the heart, and it shows.”

Students were asked to score each learning session.

“I liked to listen to farmers tell about what they are doing, and how they do it, and why they do it,” said Emily Otto, 5th grader from Canby. “I think it made all of us better understand where our food comes from. They certainly know what they are talking about. And they’re good at answering our questions, too. We kids ask lots of questions.

“I enjoyed the guy talking about electricity. He showed us lots of interesting stuff, even electricity jumping from pole to pole. And we learned how important electricity is in our lives every minute whether we’re awake or asleep.”

Students were even introduced to the life of a turkey farm. The young people expressed amazement that one farm could raise about 200,000 turkeys each year. They now have a better understanding of where their turkey sandwiches come from.

Agricultural literacy Al Withers, director of Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Ag in the Classroom program since its inception, visited the 2014 Granite Falls event.

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— Adam Birr nesota corn checkoff program.

Aware of the challenges of the Minnesota River watershed, Birr said he was surprised when Gov. Mark Dayton declared that a 50-foot buffer adjacent to Minnesota rivers, streams and drainage ditches would be a good starting point for restoring habitat for pheasants. Birr said that more information regarding Dayton’s strategy is needed.

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In terms of how we spend our checkoff dollars, education is always at the forefront. Farmers are quick learners.

landscapes where even wider strips, like 300-foot-wide buffers are needed simply because of the slope of the land. In other situations, a five-foot strip might do the job,” said Birr.

“However from a practical viewpoint, it’s important to understand a ‘one size fits all’ recommendation isn’t the answer to clean water and more pheasants.”

When it comes to tiling, Birr understands the negative impact of black dirt strips dominating newly tiled fields on non-farmers.

“Give that field one season of crop production and those pattern tiling swatches pretty much disappear,” he said. “We know this is an ongoing issue. Again with checkoff funds we’re working with an extension expert, Brad Carlson, whose focus is on drainage and water quality issues.”

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The Land Staff Writer Adam Birr’s former position From his nearly two-year as Minnesota Corn Growers stint as research director, Birr Association research director puts a nutrient management definitely prepared him for his project with Fabian Fernandez “new” gig as MCGA’s executive at the top if his list. Fernandirector and CEO. On the job dez’s work centers on nitrogen since September, Birr oversees Adam Birr utilization involving N rates, N the administration of the timing and N forms including state’s corn checkoff and represents stabilizers. Of high priority is the qualthe interests of Minnesota’s 25,000 ity of water being discharged into corn farmers. drainage systems.

With a Ph.D. degree in water “Minimizing losses and our environresources science from the University mental footprint are included in this of Minnesota, Birr has been solidly special project,” said Birr. entrenched in Minnesota agriculture This project is just one of several for 17 years. Originally from rural Michigan, Birr earned an M.S. degree research projects funded by the Min-

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Birr: Consumers need good science to make good choices We need to be careful that we don’t pit one particular farming strategy against another. We have enough challenges outside of agriculture; the infighting isn’t healthy for us.

— Adam Birr the base for their capabilities from this furfuran plastic product. The chemistry of corn gets beyond my expertise but stay tuned to this area. It might be very rewarding,” said Birr.

He is also enthused by the success of Syngenta geneticists in altering the makeup of a kernel of corn to produce an enzyme to make more ethanol per bushel of corn. Less cost would be incurred by ethanol plants that would no longer need to purchase the enzyme.

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“So as we continue to explore these co-products of the ethanol industry, there might be other discoveries that

help optimize the values of these coproducts,” said Birr. “Our production trend continues upward to provide food, feed, fiber and fuel for an increasing world population so investing in new research will continue as a major objective of Minnesota Corn Growers Association.”

Uniting farmers As organic farming grows, Birr said the trend shows a changing consumer world that wants more nutritional background and value for every food dollar that goes into the food chain.

“We need it all and it’s all part of the agricultural landscape,” he said. “We need to be careful that we don’t pit one

particular farming strategy against another. We have enough challenges outside of agriculture; the infighting isn’t healthy for us.”

Education must be at the forefront in consumer backlash against genetically modified organisms.

“When they make a decision they’re making an informed decision based on good science and the best information. If this is the route of consumers then we need to recognize this and proceed accordingly,” said Birr.

With livestock being the biggest user of corn, MCGA will continue to fund research projects.

“We have a very active livestock research program involving beef, dairy cattle, swine and even turkeys, which are very big in Minnesota,” he said.

Adam Birr was interviewed at the Minnesota Corn Growers Association Annual Meeting in January.

E-mail abirr@mncorn.org or visit www.mncorn.org for more information. ❖

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BIRR, from pg. 18A checkoff dollars education is always at the forefront. Farmers are quick learners. They pick up quickly on technology that drives better practices on how to handle their soils.”

Corn technology When it comes to the economic squeeze facing crop farmers today, Birr looks to MCGA board members who have been through these situations before and say this isn’t a long-term situation.

“We’re into discoveries on more new uses for corn,” he said, “like what is the next significant source of ethanol. And how can corn be more involved in new products, such as bio-based plastics. Or added value from co-products from our ethanol industry. So new opportunities are always coming to the table. So too new and expanded exports.”

For instance, furfuran, a plastic potentially made from corn, is being researched by University of Minnesota scientists.

“These 3D printers apparently get

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By DICK HAGEN This is called the Delta Force Hydraulic Down The Land Staff Writer System which works with each vDrive motor to DES MOINES — A vDrive motor attached turn each row into its own individual planter. to each row of your planter runs each individual row by itself. You won’t need clutches “The brains of the operation are what we call on each row; you won’t need your head shaft. our Single Row Module,” he said, “which is takA self-contained electric motor precisely ing readings from its weigh pin five times per monitors seed drop by the row. second; then taking those readings into the SRM which sends data to your hydraulic cylin“It’s thinking and making adjustments der making downward pressure adjustments continuously for proper populations,” said five times per second for each row unit.”

Caleb Bissen, precision specialist at the Heuss Distributing Inc. display at the Iowa This precise system assures the correct down Power Farming Show in February. pressure on each kernel as it falls into its planting channel.

“In essence these units make every row of your planter a precision planting machine,” “For example, if it’s reading 100 pounds, that he said. “Even when planting around a means 100 pounds of excessive down force is curve, the inside rows will be slowing down a being applied on your planter. It may trigger bit to maintain that same population as the uplift to your cylinder just so you are not comother rows. On shaft driven units, that isn’t pacting the soil,” said Bissen. always so.”

Dick Hagen These by-the-row hydraulic assist units are Individual farmers can attach these vDrive Caleb Bissen displayed precision planting equipment at the Iowa available for any brand of planter, be that John units or hire a local planter supply dealer. Power Farming Show in Des Moines.

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The unit costs about $1,300 per row and will Warranties currently are one year and one day. motor. So a planter equipped with these units can do last for about 1,000 acres per row.

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can go a month without rain in the summer so side dressing a week or two early is a better choice. If you don’t have rain, the nutrients don’t get into the plant. Here today in south central Minnesota, you get 5 to 6 inches more rain than we do at Baltic so applying nutrients closer to when the plant is going to use them is good practice. The environment just won’t support a blanket statement of putSee HEFTY, pg. 22A

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By DICK HAGEN then you know where best to The Land Staff Writer invest those dollars to get maxAn Ag PhD soils clinic hosted imum return this year.

by Hefty Seed Company is a short course on how to grow Q: And that really starts crops and generate revenue. with proper soil tests?

On Feb. 17 roughly 800 farmHefty: We see a lot of inaccuers filled the Exposition Cenrate or incomplete soil tests. It ter at Jackpot Junction Casino, Brian Hefty starts with properly pulling in Morton, Minn. A 50-page that soil sample. Today at our booklet was the take-home dicclinic farmers had to actually tionary that included: pull a soil sample. After seeing • Do’s and don’ts of how to results, producers could see what pull soil samples they are actually dealing with.

• How to read a soil test With incomplete soil tests it’s like • What does each test mean only getting half the equation. We need • How to make your own fertilizer the full equation to make proper solurecommendations tions.

• How to make your own variable Q: Today you even suggested rate fertilizer application maps once in a while pulling soil sam• Soil test and fertility recommendaples to 14 inches deep. tion quiz.

The Land interviewed Brian Hefty, Hefty: The key words are once in a who with brother Darren delivered the while. We realize it costs money to test soil clinic. Here are some excerpts: soils and we also understand that you Q: With a skeptical corn/soybean don’t need to do soil tests that deep profit outlook ahead, how do you every year in every soil. But do a little so you do have some idea of what’s in advise farmers on crop inputs? your soils at these greater depths. We Hefty: That’s exactly what we’re looked at the history of soil testing of talking about today, essentially where Herman Warsaw, the first guy to raise to best invest your dollars for the 300 bushels per acre; and Francis upcoming crop season. That includes Childs, the first to grow 400-bushel crop protection programs, seed choices, corn. They both had fertility deeper and today we’re talking fertility. Fertil- into the ground. The point being corn ity is very misunderstood. There’s a lot roots grow deep. But if all those roots of bad information out there, or simply are extracting is water, that won’t genno information. Today that’s what erate yields like if that plant is also we’re trying to do. Sharing information extracting nutrients at these 18-24 so that individual producers can make inch depths. good choices on fertility, both major Q: Is there a best time to add fernutrients and micronutrients. Once tilizer?

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Hefty: Bet on variable rate tech rather than the weather HEFTY, from pg. 21A ting on your nutrients right when the crop is going to need them.

Q: Is there getting to be a wider window for foliar feeding?

Hefty: We’ve had difficulty making foliar feeding work in non-irrigated ground. We do a little bit of foliar feeding but making your soils richer through other means is a better revenue generator.

Q: Should I try to save $100 on seed costs by going non-GMO? Hefty: We look at that much like other input decisions. The traits are tools. If you need the tools, then it’s just a cost benefit analyses. If you

have only used trait hybrids for 15 years you really have no comparison.

That’s why we say, ‘Hey, if there’s something you haven’t tried for a long time, you might want to start out a little slower. Just do a few acres this year.’ All we’re trying to do is kill the weeds, kill the bugs, kill the diseases and get the soil in good shape so we can raise a good crop.

Q: Continuous corn demands more inputs. Is it still cost effective?

Hefty: Absolutely. I can build a good case for almost anything I want to do in crop production. I can build a good case for no-till; for tillage; for traits; for no traits; again they’re all tools with

each requiring specific management considerations. If I’m in a continuous corn situation, I’m looking for different hybrids. I’m looking for different fertility programs. I’m doing a different tillage program. I might even combine differently.

There are a lot of things to look at.

Once you’ve stepped through all those issues, everything should be fine. But if you’re going to farm continuous corn the same as you farm corn and soybeans, it’s not going to work so well.

Q: If the forecast of a dryer spring prevails, should I cut back on planting populations?

Hefty: The odds makers say it’s a 5050 bet. I believe it’s a better choice to use the technology that’s already on our modern planters and tractors and vary the population as we go across the field. Variable rate technology is simply smarter than betting on the weather. I may have some sandy areas

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Every field across the Corn Belt could use some variable rate applications of both fertility and plant populations. But you need to know the factors: soil type, soil test, moisture holding capacity, etc. Often you need to work your way into this by trial and error. Do some tests on a smaller scale and go from there. That’s how we started and now we are variable rating everything: fertilizer apps, planting rates, even some tillage. We do it on soybeans too. And we love it. It boils down to the most efficient allocation of resources.

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“We’ve been on the basic 50-50 corn/soy proBy DICK HAGEN gram. But if I was corn-on-corn I definitely The Land Staff Writer would be switching to more soybeans.”

Lincoln County, Minn., soybean and corn I’ll still be involved with soybeans; producer Bob Worth is a world traveler who When it comes to soybean brands, genetics I still want to be a spokesman for has promoted U.S. soybeans from Washingin the bag and yield on his own fields deteragriculture. ... We’ve all got to ton, D.C., to China. Wherever he goes, this mine where he goes for soybean seed. full-time farmer knows how to sell soy. work to tell our story better and “Getting the right bean for my farm, for that’s what I intend to keep on Recently retired after 12 years on the my soils is how I make choices,” Worth said.

American Soybean Association Board, Worth Bob Worth doing ...

“I have two major companies that I buy soyis still an advocate for U.S. beans and knowlbeans from — Producer Hybrids and Monedgeable about the world market. Worth remains a santo. I price other seed choices and even strong supporter of Minnesota’s soybean and corn “The reason mostly being that input costs to grow an give some a try, but if they don’t work, they don’t get growers associations, but he said it was time for him acre of soybeans are considerably less than growing a second chance. If they perform, they get into my to step down so he could spend more time with his an acre of corn. Prices are still jockeying around. rotation. But if they don’t, they’re gone.” family.

Weather can be a factor. But pretty certain we’ll see Worth endorses Minnesota soybean checkoff dol“I’ll still be involved with soybeans; I still want to lots more beans this spring.” lars being used for genetic research by the Univerbe a spokesman for agriculture,” he said. “I believe so Despite new faces in Washington, D.C., he said sity of Minnesota. But a fair amount of money from much in what ASA is doing, especially in interna- there is reason to believe that Congress understands the national soybean checkoff goes to private comtional trade. I believe in the many research projects that fair trade is the keystone to U.S. agriculture panies especially geared to research on high oleic that MSGA is doing; the same for the Corn Growers. since it is the largest food provider in the world. oils, especially Pioneer and Monsanto, he said.

We’ve all got to work to tell our story better and Worth relished his many trips to Washington, D.C., Worth remains bullish on soybeans and confident that’s what I intend to keep on doing, for all combut he won’t miss the internal politics or the traveling. of profits. Why? modities, for agriculture in general.”

“I loved going to D.C. and talking to our Congress “Because my son does our marketing,” he said. “We Globe treker men and women,” he said. “They do understand agri- have 2015 crop pretty well sold out; we have 2016 Last August, Worth traveled to China. culture, at least the ones we visited. So we always half sold out; and we’ve got a good start selling our “China is raising less soybeans and growing more had good dialogue talking about issues.”

2017 crop. If this was up to me, I’d probably have corn because they want to import soybeans from the three-year-old beans still sitting in some of my bins Full-time farmer United States,” said Worth. China is growing more waiting for a better price. I want that top dollar.”

Worth still considers himself a full-time farmer, corn because the country needs corn for its growing with his son being a great help in the business.

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EXPO in January in Mankato, Minn. ❖ “We won’t be bumping up soybean acres,” he said.

“That’s the mentality of the Chinese government, I think. Farmers over there don’t think for themselves,” he said. “They’re pretty much told what to do.”

China likes U.S. soybeans because we have good quality and supply, said Worth, who added that some foreign countries prefer U.S. beans to South American beans.

“I don’t know specifically why,” he said. “But when in Europe a year ago, they told us U.S. soybeans are better because we have higher protein content and carry more oil, too. The protein and oil have gone down on South America soybeans.

“And now we talk about the amino acids of our soybeans, especially our Minnesota-grown soybeans.

Maybe our slightly warmer climates are why our proteins and oils are getting better, too. We’re raising soybeans up into the Canadian provinces now. These longer seasons are making a difference it seems.”

Worth predicted that more soybeans will be grown this year.

“I think that the additional three million more acres getting talked about could happen,” he said.

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Turkey litter turned into electricity, fertilizers

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer BENSON, Minn. — In the early 1990s a Minnesota legislative mandate permitted Xcel Energy to continue the use of its two nuclear plants at Monticello and Red Wing in exchange for agreeing to generate 110 megawatts of power annually from biomass.

Eventually this led to the 2007 birth of Fibrominn, the first poultry litter-fired power plant in the United States, located on the northwest edge of Benson. As the New York Times reported at the time, “It sits at the intersection of two national obsessions: an appetite for lean meat and a demand for alternative fuels.”

Eight years later, Fibrominn continues its mission as a major provider to Xcel, producing 55 megawatts of electric power. But the story doesn’t end there.

This new energy source also prompted the creation of the North American Fertilizer Company, sitting next door to Fibrominn. It’s the job of NAFC to take the constant flow of raw ash from the broilers at Fibrominn, condition it for better storage and handling, and then move it into the agricultural market as a commercial fertilizer product.

And the product is going great — every ton gets marketed.

“We’re sold out every year,” said Steve Miller, CEO of NAFC, noting that other than during times of heavy snow, field applications have been going on all winter-long. “Ground is frozen so they don’t need be concerned about compaction either.”

Field rigs do a 40-foot pattern. Nutrient content of the fertilizer can change because of changing sources of biomass Fibrominn is burning. Waste

Steve Miller and Paul Hedberg of North American Fertilizer Company, Benson, Minn. wood and other paper products get used because the availability of turkey litter has been a challenge in recent years simply because farmers are bidding up the price of locally available turkey litter. But nutrient content is always a known.

“Every day, seven days a week, we send in ash sam-

ples to test the nutrient analyses,” said Miller. They spend about $40,000 a year on daily nutrient analyses, alternating between AgVise labs in Benson or A & L Great Lakes of Fort Wayne, Ind. “We check data every day against each lab to make certain we are always delivering a guaranteed analysis,” he said.

Miller mentioned phosphate content of turkey litter changes day by day. When wood biomass is a big portion of the total feedstock going into the broilers there is little impact because potash, microbes and

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FERTILIZER, from pg. 24A have a sell-out every year, he said, looksulfur aren’t an issue with wood stock. ing for more customers isn’t a problem.

Nearly all NAFC fertilizers are con“But the phosphate could change,” he said, “so we have a system that contin- tract sold. Current output is 60,000 to uously monitors the phosphate levels 70,000 tons a year, which translates to of the ash as it enters our warehouses. over 100,000 acres of corn getting ferEvery six minutes it blends in the tilized each year with this product. amount of triple super phosphate According to Brad Aaseth, general manager of Bird Island Soil Service, needed to maintain our label.” the price this year He added that including applicaconsistency and tion is $64.50 quality are an /acre when applyWe have a system that absolute must ing 1,000 lbs. and continually monitors the when you’re selling $125/acre when phosphate levels of the a product for crop doing 2,000-lb. ash as it enters our land applications. applications. warehouses. Every six NAFmicro is the Nutrient analyminutes it blends in the trade name of ses of product their product. amount of triple super being handled Because it is sold Jan. 30 by Bird phosphare needed to as a guaranteed Island Soil Service maintain our label. analysis of readily was zero percent available, soluble N (gets volatilized — Steve Miller plant nutrients, by Fibrominn Miller said they broilers when biooften label to the lowest analysis. mass is burned to generate heat), six “This often results in a fertilizer that percent phosphorous, six percent potasexceeds label by 10 percent to 25 per- sium, 1.5 percent sulfur, plus some cent or more,” he said, noting that the micronutrients of zinc, calcium and feed originally supplied to turkeys con- magnesium. tained a balance of nutrients, thus the “Application rates vary from 1,000 litter produced is also balanced. lbs. on up to about 2,000 lbs.,” Aaseth “NAFmicro is simply returning to the said, “but we like to sell to farmers soil some of what the previous crop based on what the actual agronomic removed, minus the nitrogen which is needs are of a particular field. And we consumed by broiler heat.” can and do apply variable rates if we On the day of The Land’s interview have the proper data on each field.” with Miller, the system was adding 6.23 Because Fibrominn is a 24/7 operalbs./minute of triple P. This condition- tion, Miller indicated that between 120 ing process includes adding a metered and 200 tons of ash per day are disamount of water to minimize dust and charged via an enclosed conveyor into improve handling characteristics.

NAFC’s bunker/warehouse system.

Despite crashing corn prices this sea- Typically about two-thirds of their son, Miller said he doesn’t see much, if product gets fall applied. any drop in pricing of their fertilizer.

Because he is continually informed of “There are only so many mining compa- how much biomass is being burned nies in the world that produce phosphate each day, Miller also knows precisely fertilizers,” he said. “If it gets to the point how much product needs to be warewhere they’re not making money, they housed each day. likely will just shut down the mines.”

“Typically we empty a bunker every Nor does he see producers backing off day,” he said, “but we have enough much, if any, on fertilizer for their 2015 capacity so we can go from Friday to Monday without extra personnel workcorn crop. ing the warehouse shift.”

“It’s still bushels per acre that pays A Cargill Ag Horizon spokesman the bills,” said Miller. “And farmers realize they pulled off record yields on indicated that because today’s fertilmany fields last year so those soils got izer markets truly are global, this production center reduces some of the drained of nutrients too.” risks of freight and inventory. He Because of logistics, virtually all of described NAFC as a “win/win” for NAFC fertilizer is locally used in Swift, local crop input retailers and farmers.

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Minnesota winery numbers double in five years

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Ronald Barnes, a grape grower with 1,800 vines in his three-acre vineyard in Lonsdale, Minn., will be pruning his vines in March. For many hobby growers like Barnes, pruning is a manual task involving good help and sharp pruning Robert Barnes shears.

“There’s some romance in the process of developing your own vineyard,” he said, “but that goes away very quickly because establishing your own vineyard is a lot of work.”

Barnes is optimistic about the 2015 season as the winter weather has been favorable and, barring another polar vortex, this season should get off to a good start. Unfortunately, some of 2014’s growth didn’t harden off properly last fall.

“It might diminish the fruiting wood available for the 2015 season so that’s a concern,” said Barnes.

Frontenac is still perhaps the most widely grown vine in Minnesota and is also widely planted throughout the Midwest, New England, even Quebec.

— Ronald Barnes Before pruning season, Barnes, past president of the Minnesota Grape Grower Association, attended the Cold Climate Conference in Minneapolis in February.

“In the last five years, we’ve doubled the number of wineries in the state,” he said. “We’re now close to 50 licensed wineries. And we’re now between 2,500 and 3,000 acre of grapes.”

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Those varieties are: Frontenac, introduced in 1996; La Crescent, a 2002 release; Frontenac gris, 2003; and Marquette, a 2006 variety which may be the single most popular grape currently producing in Minnesota.

“Frontenac is still perhaps the most widely grown vine in Minnesota and is also widely planted throughout the Midwest, New England, even Quebec,” said Barnes.

Good rosé and port wines express the versatility of this grape, he added.

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— Ronald Barnes vineyard was half of what it was the year before and that happened throughout much of southern Minnesota,” he said.

In addition, as wineries become more sophisticated in their offerings, special blends with other grape sources provide a more diversified selection, he added.

Barnes is optimistic about the of the Minnesota grape industry.

“We’ll continue to put the emphasis on best practices within each vineyard for better quality,” he said. “We’re also lobbying for some extension service; ideally a full-time University of Minnesota Extension viticulturist and enologist who can provide information and assistance for every grower. We’re talking to the Legislature. We’re confident it will happen.”

Iowa State University has provided a full-time extension staff member to help grow their state’s industry. They have almost 100 wineries with tourism and community economic development part of the criteria for enthusiastically promoting this new industry.

As for the proposed legislation to legalize Sunday liquor sales, Barnes said it’s not an issue for Minnesota wineries since they can be open Sundays as the present law exists.

“This issue comes up every year it seems,” he said.

“If it doesn’t pass this year it likely will pass next year, or sometime soon.” ❖

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In 1940, there were just over 1,000 wineries in the United States; in 2010 there were more than 7,400.

According to Wine Business Monthly data, as of April 2013, the number was 8,582. Since 1998, there has been a 384 percent increase in U.S. wineries.

Wine consumption increased steadily in the 1970s and 1980s, but decreased in the 1990s. From 1989 to 1995, per capita consumption dropped from 2.3 gallons to 1.7 gallons. By 2012, U.S. wine consumption was 2.7 gallons per person and total consumption was 856 million gallons.

In 2012, the United States produced 752.4 million gallons of wine with 88 percent being produced in California. The European Union is the world’s dominant wine producer. The United States imports 32 percent of total wines consumed in America. Imports totaled $5.9 billion in 2012, according to the Wine Institute.

Wineries exist in all 50 states however California accounts for 47 percent of all U.S. wineries. Based on February 2013 listing in Wine Business Monthly, the Top 10 states in number of wineries are: California with 3,532; Washington, 670; Oregon, 543; New York, 306; Virginia, 222; Texas, 204; Pennsylvania, 166; Ohio, 142, Michigan, 131 and North Carolina, 129.

— Dick Hagen

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WINERIES, from pg. 26A Wine industry growth Wine isn’t just for middle-age folks.

“I think wine had spread to all age populations, including the younger generation,” said Barnes.

“They’re even more receptive to different kinds of closures, like the screw cap. The wine industry perhaps is not so romantic in their image. They seem to be more acceptable and accessible to these new ideas of wine presentation.”

One reason the wine industry continues to expand is people enjoy the opportunity of adding wines to their dining experiences, he said.

As for the expansion in Minnesota, Barnes credits the University of Minnesota for the development of cold-climate grape varieties.

At the University of Minnesota’s Horticulture Research Center in Chanhassen, over 12,000 experimental vines on 12 acres of research vineyards encompass the University’s wine grape breeding program, which was formally initiated in 1978. Over 3,000 vines are planted each year and over 100 advanced selections are being tested, as well as over 400 cultivars and selection from other breeding programs. In addition to cold hardiness and disease resistance, viticultural traits such as productivity, cluster size, growth habit, bud break and ripening times are evaluated.

Barnes said this center is recognized as one of the top wine grape programs in the United States.

So could the Minnesota grape industry eventually become self supporting?

A few Minnesota wineries may be self-sustaining using only Minnesota grown grapes, but early budding and late frosts occurrences of the 2014 spring season caused most wineries to bring in juice from outside sources, notably California, said Barnes.

“The polar vortex last season really decimated the crop for many of us. Some vineyards north of the Twin Cities were virtually totally wiped out. My

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Strong prices making lamb meat a profitable venture They’re efficient in feed converBy DICK HAGEN sion,” said Bernard, who raises The Land Staff Writer sheep with her husband, Mark.

Jo Bernard fell in love with the Border Cheviot breed of The Bernards both work offsheep 30 years ago and is still farm jobs so their Border Cheviot breeding and raising the operation might better be sheep today on her New Richdescribed as a hobby. She grew land, Minn., farm. up on a dairy farm but always wanted sheep; her husband had The Border Cheviot is a Jo Bernard sheep growing up so when they white-faced small meat breed native to Scotland. The breed is bought their small acreage, “the sheep known for the mild flavor of its meat. were a really nice fit,” she said.

The Bernards sell about 20 percent “We like them for their small stature. They work well on smaller of their breeding stock nationwide. acreages and that’s what we have. However with more ethnic markets on

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“We process that lamb for them. Consumers are pleased about this very direct approach to providing tasty lamb into their food habits,” she said.

Bernard is in the midst of lambing season, which begins around Feb. 10 and continues until the end of March.

“Sheep are very hardy,” she said. “You get some warm milk into that lamb and they’re up and going in no time. You want to be out there making sure the ewe is not having any problem, and drying that newly born lamb quickly.

But they are every resilient. Twins are very common and we expect our ewes

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to raise twins on their own, that’s their job, that’s what they are bred to do.”

Because market lamb prices are strong and feed prices favorable, Bernard said that raising lambs for meat is a profitable industry.

“I think some will be increasing their flock size,” she said. “There’s an ethnic market that likes a lighter-weight lamb.

Also delayed marketing of the lamb crop sometimes creates space issues for the ewe flock coming in off pasture.”

While grass-fed, organically-produced lambs are part of the industry, Bernard has some issues from an animal health standpoint.

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Bernard: Minnesota has reputation for quality genetics We’ve mentored to a lot of 4-H kids to give them a good exposure and positive influence about animal agriculture.

— Jo Bernard

We make it a fun-filled weekend for families. We give the kids a chance to do some livestock judging of sheep at the show. We have scholarship programs; we have essay contests; we have photo contests. It’s a very well rounded weekend for the young person and his family,” said Bernard.

In 2015, the event will be in Massachusetts. Scheduled over the Fourth of July weekend, the event returns to the Midwest in 2016.

■ According to Minnesota Department of Agriculture, the Jan. 1, 2013 inventory of sheep and lambs was 135,000 with Minnesota ranking number 12 nationwide. Texas is traditionally No. 1, California is No. 2.

Jo Bernard was interviewed at the Shepherds Conference and Trade Show in December in Chaska, Minn. ❖

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animals is a big event. We are blessed in Minnesota to have some of the soundest genetics and a reputation of producing quality genetics so sheep people from across the Midwest come to show and see sheep at our State Fair.

If they win at the Minnesota State Fair they know they have won at one of the best shows in the nation,” she said.

Over 1,000 different sheep breeds have been identified worldwide. There are over 50 breeds in the United States. At the Minnesota State Fair, the Hampshire breed is one of the most common breeds.

Bernard credits the Pipestone Lamb

and Wool Management Program at Minnesota West Community and Technical College as key to the overall genetic quality of Minnesota sheep.

Minnesota also has several sheep families dedicated to the industry. This gets passed on from generation to generation so quality improvement is a continual process amongst these sheep breeders said Bernard.

In 2014, at the Louisville, Ken., show, the “world series” of the sheep world, Minnesota breeders and other Upper Midwest breeders dominated in several different breeds.

Bernard serves on the Executive Committee of the All American Junior Sheep Show.

“It’s become a huge event. It’s an allvolunteer organization. It’s for youth 21 and under held in various parts of America. It’s not just showing sheep.

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SHEEP, from pg. 28A “If I have a lamb that has pneumonia, for example, I’m going to treat that lamb. In my heart if I know I can give some medicine to that lamb to save it, I’m going to do it,” said Bernard.

Youth mentorship The Bernards don’t have children, but Jo and her husband enjoy working with youth.

“We’ve mentored to a lot of 4-H kids to give them a good exposure and positive influence about animal agriculture. Yes, we’ve helped a few get started with their own breeding herds too,” said Bernard.

Her interests in the sheep industry cover a wide range. Bernard is sheep superintendent of the Minnesota State Fair Open Class.

“Our Minnesota State Fair continues to be the most dominant of all state fairs for the sheep industry. Our State Fair staff is very committed to animal agriculture,” said Bernard.

“We get a lot of purebred producers at our State Fair. Marketing of breeding

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The replacement has been all-vegetable oil.

Asche credits Pipestone Clinic of Pipestone, Minn., as an industry leader on researching PEDv control measures through nutrition.

“Their work on formaldehyde treatments in feed looks promising in reducing the spread of PEDv from the feed,” he said.

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A struggle for the feed industry is that there is no scientific evidence that continued use of antibiotics in livestock rations possess any threat to human health. New guidelines from the FDA to voluntarily withdraw medically important antibiotics from growth promotion is challenging the feed industry to evaluate the benefits and costs of animal antibiotics to society.

“We’ve been doing research on a variety of essential oils,” Asche said.

“They’re quite effective because they have anti-microbial activity at low concentrations. Plus they are already approved as natural flavors. Some are actually spice derivatives used as flavor enhancers in human foods — like thyme, oregano and carvocal.

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tioned,” said Asche. “On the

By DICK HAGEN ruminant side this is known as The Land Staff Writer Rumensin; in poultry it’s used Consumers’ resistance to for coccidiostats. Elanco has a antibiotics in livestock feed product approved for poultry continues to gain momentum, called Narasin; for swine so much so that feed manufacusage it’s called Skysis. This is turers are scrambling with a new growth promotion prodnew remedies should the U.S. uct. These are the newer prodFood and Drug Administration Gary Asche uct positioning happening eventually make a ruling because of these pending rule against antibiotics.

Antibiotics are commonly used to changes.”

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Maritime mysteries

This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Correspondents Tim King (story) and Jan King (photo)

J

amie Wyeth is one of America’s most well-known and loved artists. Among his favorite subjects is life on Maine’s Monhegan Island. The seagull that wants to leap off the canvas and fly screaming about the gallery at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona, Minn., was likely painted by Wyeth at Monhegan Island.

“Some people love it and others think it’s really scary,” said a security guard at the museum.

Jamie Wyeth is well known. Jack Gray is the opposite.

“Looking at his work too long will make you sea sick,” the guard said.

Gray, an artist, fisherman and boat captain born in Nova Scotia was also inspired by islands off Maine. His paintings of boats, fishermen and water there, and elsewhere, are breathtaking. They are on display at MMAM until March 29.

The Wyeth painting is part of a large permanent collection at the MMAM. That collection includes painting by artists like Wyeth’s father, Andrew, as well as Georgia O’Keefe and Winslow Homer. The permanent collection also includes European artists such as Picasso, Renoir and Van Gogh.

The Jack Gray paintings are part of a series of exhibitions. A two-room collection of Ansel Adams photos departed MMAM on Jan. 11. Now

there’s an exhibition of paintings by Americans made during the mid-19th century. These artists belonged to the Hudson River School. Not surprisingly, they painted the Hudson River Valley.

When we visited we learned about boats from Jack Gray, laughed with Picasso at his painting, and discussed the Hudson River school with security guards. My wife and I had a discussion about a colorful 8-foot-tall painting of some pretty farm girls.

In the background is an old guy apparently digging potatoes.

“He’s a lech. He shouldn’t be staring at those girls that way,” I said.

“They’re his daughters. He’s worried they will slip and fall in the stream,” she said.

“See, one has an empty basket and the other has a full basket. Why is that?” asked the security guard.

“They’d better pay attention or they will fall in the water,” I said.

A really good painting, like the one that inspired our conversation, tells a story and creates mysteries. The MMAM also teaches history. To show Minnesotans that railroad magnate J.J. Hill also owned a steamship line, the museum commissioned a big canvas of Hill’s ship, The Minnesota, in Seattle Harbor.

A trip to Winona’s MMAM is fun, educational and unforgettable. ❖

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Local Corn and Soybean Price Index Cash Grain Markets Dover Edgerton Jackson Janesville Cannon Falls Sleepy Eye Average: Year Ago Average:

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Grain prices are effective cash close on Feb. 23. The price index chart compares an average of most recently reported local cash prices with the same average for a year ago. *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.

Livestock Angles Grain Angles Demand for beef Dollar influences shrinking exports, prices The livestock markets are still at odds going in different directions. However, this time it is just the opposite that has been occurring over the past few months. Cattle are slipping lower while the hog market is improving.

The cattle market is beginning to feel the effects of a shrinking demand for beef despite the fact that cattle numbers are still tight. For weeks now, the movement of beef has been much slower than previous months and the fact that the cold storage of beef is expanding signifies the JOE TEALE change in consumer attitudes.

Broker Cattle numbers are expected to Great Plains Commodity remain lower than a year ago for Afton, Minn. the near-term future.

However, that is not the main factor any longer in the major determination of price paid for live inventory by the packers. It boils down to the simple fact that if you cannot move product out the back door you decrease what comes in the front door. The recent U.S. Department of Agriculture Cold Storage Report indicated a more than expected increase in beef stocks which would support the idea that demand is shrinking. This could be partly due to the strong U.S. dollar than has made export business also contract.

Now factor in the latest USDA Monthly Cattle on Feed Report that indicated placements were greater than anticipated while the numbers of cattle on feed were slightly greater than a year ago. This gives the indication that demand is now out-trumping supply

See NYSTROM, pg. 2B

See TEALE, pg. 2B

The U.S. dollar index tells us the value of our currency versus the currency of our major trading partners. Recently the U.S. dollar index rose to a decade high of 95.43. This strength has numerous impacts on both our export volumes and the competitiveness of our agricultural commodities in the global marketplace. Lately we have seen much market volatility, especially in commodities such as soybeans where about 40 to 50 percent are exported. On the other hand, only about 10 to 15 percent of the total corn production is exported. Additionally, KURT LENSING with corn ethanol’s expansion AgStar Assistant VP over the past decade, crude oil and Industry Specialist Waite Park, Minn. has shown a correlation to corn prices.

Since the demand for soybeans is heavily dependent on exports, currency fluctuation affects the pricing of this commodity more directly than a commodity that is primarily consumed or used domestically.

Aside from an expected record or near-record projected South American soybean crop, prices have been negatively affected by the strong dollar.

For example, new crop soybean futures are around $9.50 per bushel right now, and the U.S. dollar has appreciated approximately 17 percent since last February. If I am a foreign buyer of soybeans I may be looking at buying soybeans from the United States versus a South American country, but after a quick currency calculation I need to add $1.62 cents per bushel versus last year’s currency valuation to the price I pay ($9.50 x 117 percent = $11.12). This is See LENSING, pg. 2B

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CORN — Corn rallied to begin the holiday-shortened work, establishing a higher range for the week, but it struggled the balance of the week to maintain those gains. As of close on Feb. 20, March corn was 2 cents lower for the week at 3.85 1⁄4 per bushel. December corn moved 1 1⁄4 cents lower to close the week at $4.16 1⁄4 per bushel.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture held its annual Outlook NYSTROM Forum Feb. 19-20. On the first PHYLLIS CHS Hedging Inc. day, the USDA released planted St. Paul acreage estimates for 2015. These initial numbers are ideas before any official collection or surveys. The corn acreage number was in line with private forecasts at 89 million acres, down 1.6 million acres or 18 percent from 2014 planted acreage of 90.6 million acres.

On the second day of the forum, the USDA released 2015-16 balance sheet projections. Plugging in a yield of 166.8 bushels per acre for a crop of 13.595 billion bushels, carryout was forecasted at 1.687 billion bushels. This year’s carryout is projected at 1.827 billion bushels. The national average price for 2015-16 is $3.50 per bushel, down from this year’s $3.65 per bushel outlook. The eight major crops area for 201516 were predicted to be down 4.7 million acres when Conservation Reserve Program acres are included.

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South American soybeans to cut into U.S. demand NYSTROM, from pg. 1B day. Friday’s weekly exports sales were 36.7 million bushels, bringing total commitments to 1.341 billion bushels of the USDA forecast for 1.75 billion bushels of exports.

We need to average 16.4 million bushels of sales each week to achieve the USDA target. Weekly ethanol production was up 3,000 barrels per day to 964,000 barrels per day. Ethanol stocks were two million gallons lower at 886 million gallons.

Based on the first ever USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Grain Crush report, corn crushed for ethanol for October-December totaled 1.317 billion bushels. Using U.S. Energy Information Administration monthly ethanol production, ethanol yield was 2.8 gallons per bushel. The USDA is using 2.75 gallons per bushel on the balance sheet. This suggests we could see a lower grind in the end. However, the President of SovEcon said this week that 2015-16 Black Sea corn exports could fall significantly from 21 million metric tons this year, which could push more export interest to the United States. During this week’s USDA Outlook forum, the Environmental Protection Agency said they expect to issue a proposal for Renewable Fuel Standard requirements for 2014-16 sometime

this spring. He said “for the next few months, we are regrouping.”

Argentina’s corn crop is coming in better than anticipated. There are forecasts the crop could be as large as 25-26 mmt compared to the latest USDA estimate of 23 mmt. If true, this could cut into the U.S. export outlook.

OUTLOOK: Since Feb. 4, March corn has been stalled within a $3.79 1⁄2 to $3.91 3⁄4 range. Any significant upside in old crop corn is likely limited with upcoming South American supplies, approaching month-end position squaring, and an anticipated fall in ethanol production. Events in the Black Sea region should be monitored since that area accounts for 20 percent of world feed grain exports. Ideas that 201516 corn acres may be lower than the USDA expects should limit short-term setbacks in the new crop months. Funds continue to liquidate length as reported in the Commitments of Traders report.

Overall, look for continued choppy, rangebound shortterm trading. If any U.S. spring weather problems are perceived, we could see a pop in new crop prices as the carryout is expected to fall year on year.

SOYBEANS — Wide daily trading ranges were typical this week, with higher highs established each day. A strong meal market (partly weather based), March option expiration, and some harvest delaying rain in Brazil were factors in the strength. Grower sales increased as board prices improved to the highest level in over a month and basis levels also cooperated to encourage sales. Brazil’s soybean harvest is estimated at 11 percent complete versus 15 percent on average. The soybean vessel line-up is growing in Brazil with 5.8 mmt on deck versus 7 mmt a year ago.

A slowdown on the main highway in the Mato Grosso region of Brazil is occurring as truckers protest rising fuel costs. Their diesel taxes were increased 20 cents per gallon. Brazil’s logistics get disrupted every year it seems, so this shouldn’t be any surprise.

From the USDA Outlook Forum, 2015 planted soybean acreage was pegged at 83.5 million acres. This is down 200,000 acres or 0.2 percent from last year’s 83.7 million acres. This goes against most private estimates for increases in next year’s planted acres.

Informa’s latest projection was for 88 million acres or an increase of 4.5 million acres, the Congressional Budget Office used 86 million in its budget assumption, and in the baseline pro-jection, the USDA used

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TEALE, from pg. 1B at this juncture. This has been foreseen by the futures market over the past several months by the fact that futures have been such a discount to the cash sales. While it would seem that cash and futures will narrow over the next few months, the how they come together is the question at hand.

Therefore, producers are urged to keep an eye on the trends in both cash and futures and protect inventories as needed.

For the first time in weeks, the cash hog prices actually showed signs of stabilizing as they finished higher for the week ending Feb. 20. Hog prices have been on the decline since last July mainly due to increased numbers of available hogs for market. So supply has been a major factor effecting hog prices for quite some time. It does not appear that the supply of hogs will make any significant changes in the months ahead which could limit any price appreciation. However, as compared to competitive meats, pork is a fair value which could help stabilize the demand.

The major problem will be the amount of pork produced as reflected in the recent USDA Cold Storage Report. This indicated more pork in storage than anticipated, which will continue to be a burden on any price appreciation. As mentioned above, the strong U.S. dollar has been a negative on export business and with the ample supply of pork and reduced export demand, this is not a formula for a sustained rally in hog prices.

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84 million acres. Will growers base their planting decisions entirely on financial returns? I believe that’s unlikely, as spring planting weather and rotation practices will factor heavily into the final decision.

Also released at the USDA Outlook forum were 2015-16 balance sheets. The USDA used an average yield of 46.0 bu./acre for a crop of 3.8 billion bushels.

Carryout for 2015-16 is projected at 430 million bushels versus this year’s 385 million bushels. The average national price for the 2015-16 marketing year is $9 per bushel.

The January National Oilseed Processors Association crush report was neutral with 162.675 million bushels crushed, in line with pre-report expectations, but still a monthly record. Soyoil stocks totaled 1.228 billion pounds. China began their Lunar New Year holiday week at mid-week, so don’t expect much news from that sector for a few more days. Weekly export sales of 18.6 million bushels bring total commitments to 1.715 billion bushels. The USDA is forecasting export sales of 1.79 billion bushels for the marketing year. Sales need to average just 4.4 million bushels per week to hit that level.

OUTLOOK: March soybeans were 8 3⁄4 cents higher for the week, closing at $9.99 1⁄4 per bushel.

The November soybean contract gained nine cents to close at $9.80 per bushel. Lower 2015-16 soybean acreage and short covering were factors cited in this week’s rally; however, lurking in the shadows is a huge South American crop. Keep an eye on the meal market and for any interruption in South America’s harvest for day-to-day moves, but overall at some point the South American crop should cut into U.S. demand and limit upside opportunities.

Nystrom’s notes: Contract changes for the week ending Feb. 20: Chicago wheat plunged 22 3⁄4 cents lower, Minneapolis was 20 1⁄4 cents lower, and Kansas City dropped 29 1⁄2 cents. Crude oil declined $2.44 to $50.34 per barrel, ultra-low-sulfur diesel rallied 14 cents in the front month, reformulated blendstock for oxygenate blending was only 1 1⁄2 cents higher and natural gas jumped 14 3⁄4 cents higher. The Outlook Forum’s wheat balance sheet for 2015-16 shows ending stocks of 763 million bushels compared to this year’s carryout of 692 million bushels. Egypt bought 180,000 metric tons of French and 60,000 metric tons of Romanian wheat this week, nothing from the United States. ❖

Look at export, energy indicators LENSING, from pg. 1B part of the reason why we are seeing optional origin contacts switch from U.S. origins to South American origins (sometimes referred to cancellations). Ironically, last year’s 2014 crop insurance projected price, set in the month of February, was $11.36 per bushel.

Although currency is only part of the many reasons why we are seeing lower prices today, it will be an important factor to watch going forward. As other developed countries’ economies struggle and introduce new stimulus packages, investors seem to favor the U.S. dollar over other currencies, which in turn helps support a strong dollar. With the agricultural economy heavily influenced by exports and energy, it

may be wise to look at these economic indicators and their influence on commodity markets. As agricultural trade becomes more globalized, energy and currency markets will be important markets to follow, just like considerations given to global supply and demand numbers.

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March Class I milk price slips; fluid milk sales down at 210 million, were up 5.7 percent.

Organic represented about 4.8 percent of total sales for the month.

January-December 2014 total packaged fluid milk sales, at 50.12 billion pounds, were down 3.0 percent from the same period a year earlier. Year-to-date sales of conventional products, at 47.64 billion, were down 3.6 percent. Organic products, at 2.47 billion pounds, were up 9.2 percent. Organic represented about 4.9 percent of total milk sales in 2014.

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This column was written for the marketReport-surveyed butter ing week ending Feb. 20. price used to calculate the Class I value was $1.6585 The U.S. Department of Agriculture per pound, up 10.6 cents from February. announced the March Federal order Class Nonfat dry milk averaged $1.0213, down I base milk price Thursday at $15.56 per fractionally. Cheese averaged $1.5408, hundredweight, down 68 cents from Febdown 4.5 cents, and dry whey averaged ruary, $8.08 below March 2014, and the 54.15 cents per pound, down 4.9 cents. lowest Class I since July 2012. The price equates to about $1.34 per gallon, down Speaking of fluid milk, December 2014 from $1.40 last month. The three month packaged fluid milk sales totaled 4.37 bilMIELKE MARKET Class I average is now at $16.79, down lion pounds, down 1.2 percent from WEEKLY from $22.38 at this time a year ago and December 2013, according to USDA’s latBy Lee Mielke compares to $18.33 in 2013. est data. December sales of conventional products, at 4.16 billion pounds, were The two-week National Dairy Products Sales down 1.5 percent from a year ago; organic products,

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Cheese prices steady; GDT dairy prices jumped again MIELKE, from pg. 3B cent of total fluid milk sales in the United States.

■ Cash cheese prices were mostly steady in the Presidents Day holidayshortened week. The block Cheddar closed Friday at $1.5450 per pound, up 1.5 cents on the week but 61.75 cents below a year ago. The barrels closed at $1.4850, unchanged on the week but 67.25 cents below a year ago.

Three cars of each traded hands on the week. The lagging NDPSDR-surveyed U.S. average block price hit $1.5258, down 1.2 cents. The barrels averaged $1.5251, up 0.7 cent.

Many Midwest commercial cheese buyers continue to have an active interest in building inventory at current cheese prices, according to Dairy Market News. Dairy manufacturers with multiple dairy product manufacturing options in their plants generally favor diverting milk into cheese over other dairy products at the present time for profitability reasons. Relatively stable cheese prices are helping sustain manufacturer margins related to what is paid for milk compared with cheese sales prices. More-

over, with surplus milk in the Midwest selling at below Class prices, cheese manufacturing is at very heavy levels in most plants.

Cheese sales for western manufacturers are good, both name brands and store brands. Production schedules are running full with cheese typically being the favored dairy product for manufacturers with multiple product manufacturing options in plants.

Exports are not a significant factor in sales. Manufacturers of cheese have all of the milk they want. At current prices, there is noticeable interest among buyers in building inventory levels for retail sale as well as for cheddar and provolone aging programs.

Cash butter finished Friday at $1.7225 per pound, up a quarter-cent on the week but 6.25 cents below a year ago. Twelve cars were sold on the week. NDPSR butter averaged $1.6976, up 6.8 cents.

Central retail butter sales were slower in January but have been moving up, according to Dairy Market News. The market tone is steady. Many operators are churning heavily, taking advantage of plentiful cream supplies and the favorable pricing. Some manu-

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Some Western manufacturers are churning available internal cream this week, not selling or buying any cream for churning on spot markets. Print orders for retail sales are good ahead of the Easter/Passover season, a time when butter demand has a spike. Butter production is steady this week.

■ Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk reversed four weeks of gains, starting the week with a 5 cent gain only to give it back Thursday and lose another 4 cents Friday, closing at $1.11 per pound, down 4 cents on the week.

NDPSR powder averaged $1.0230, up 0.4 cent and dry whey averaged 52.7 cents, down 3.3 cents.

Falling milk prices continue to incentivize heavier dairy cow culling. USDA’s latest Livestock Slaughter report issued Thursday shows an estimated 275,000 dairy cows were slaughtered under federal inspection in the month, up 18,000 head from December and 5,000 head more than January 2014.

■ Looking internationally, Tuesday’s Global Dairy Trade auction saw the weighted average for all products jump 10.1 percent, following a 9.4 percent jump on February 3. It is the fifth consecutive gain and again likely driven

by Fonterra’s announcement late January lowering its milk production estimate by 3.3 percent.

All products offered saw gains led, believe it or not, by Cheddar cheese, up 16.8 percent, following a drop of 11.1 percent in the February 3 event. Whole milk powder was next, up 13.7 percent, following a 19.2 percent jump last time.

Next was skim milk powder, up 5.7 percent, which follows a 6.7 percent jump last time. Anhydrous milkfat was up 6.4 percent, following a 5.4 percent decline last time, buttermilk powder, up 1.9 percent, following a slip of 0.4 percent last time, rennet casein, up 1.2 percent, following a 7.7 percent jump last time, and butter was up 1.1 percent, following a 6.1 percent advance last time.

FC Stone reports the average GDT butter price equated to about $1.7340 per pound U.S., up from $1.7160 in the Feb. 3 event. Contrast that to Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter which closed Friday at $1.7225 per pound The GDT Cheddar cheese average was $1.3854 per pound U.S., up from

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FC Stone dairy broker Dave Kurzawski says “The surge in price increases over the past several GDT events has come at a time of lower volume offerings. While we see dairy product demand as stable to increasing in certain global markets, China remains noticeably quiet and it remains unclear as to the long-term impact of GDT auction on U.S. based prices. At this point, we suggest that such an auction event will continue to inspire U.S. buyers, but their interest is expected to be well satisfied with available product.”

The Daily Dairy Report has also pointed out, the number of winning bidders is slipping and so is the quantity of product being sold on the GDT. So, is the GDT an accurate barometer?

“Yes,” said Kurzawski in Friday’s DairyLine and he likened the GDT to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and said, while they operate differently, they both essentially operate as a “price discovery or price transparency mechanism;” the GDT being the one for international prices.

Kurzawski said the GDT is “The finest one we have outside of anecdotal discussions with traders and brokers and companies that are actually moving the product. From that aspect, it serves a purpose and has value,” he said, but “Whether or not, week to week or event to event it has a long term bearing on what prices are going to do is up for debate.”

I also asked about the strength of butter, which likely is a result of the upcoming Easter-Passover holiday.

Kurzawski said inventory building is occurring and there’s pipeline refilling in preparation for upcoming cheese promotions, “and you have some who got caught short on nonfat dry milk.”

“When the market is very bearish according to everybody you talk to and everywhere you turn,” Kurzawski explained, “like in early January, the market was so super bearish it creeps its way into buyer behavior and people step aside from the market and think they can come back next week or next month or in the next six months and get stuff bought.”

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Dairy groups ask Obama to help end dock strike to look quickly at other ways to fill their needs.

Once gone, these customers don’t necessarily come back. The United States can grow and raise the best farm products in the world. But, if we can’t deliver them dependably and affordably, the customers will go elsewhere.

“The economic value of increased American dairy, food and agricultural exports has been extremely beneficial to the terminals and to the thousands of dockworkers who handle the shipments. Their inability to settle their contract dispute is causing tremendous collateral damage, to say the least.

“Working with a number of coalitions, our organizations have urged the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association to resolve their differences as quickly as possible. However, given that there has not been a solution despite current involvement from the Department of Labor, we urge you, Mr. President, to insist the parties involved in the dispute to accept the outcome of mediation.”

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Export Council, National Milk Producers Federation and the International Dairy Foods Association sent a joint letter to Congress addressing the dispute over concerns that the strike is hurting U.S. business, including agricultural interests.

A letter to President Obama stated: “The ninemonth-old contract dispute between West Coast dockworkers and port operators is a growing economic calamity that necessitates White House intervention. As a result of the dispute, West Coast ports have been operating at less than 50 percent of their normal volumes and recently the threat of total stoppage has become a reality. That is crippling critically important U.S. maritime exports, including agriculture products. Financially, the losses are likely to reach billions of dollars. And that doesn’t count losses in jobs, export markets and income for family farms and businesses across the country.

“U.S. dairy products are among the many time-sensitive goods caught up in this congestion. Asia is our number one overall destination, and our fastest growing — helping our exports grow 6 percent for a fifth straight record year. Yet, the port slowdown has weakened the business cycle, and foreign buyers have become severely concerned about our reliability.

“Our competition for overseas customers is intense, and any threat to a reliable supply line forces them

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MIELKE, from pg. 4B He said buyers felt they “didn’t have to get real aggressive but that changed on January 28th when that letter was released (Fonterra’s milk output prediction) and discussions of the expectation that New Zealand would be down 3.3 percent.”

“People said they didn’t have enough coverage and now they need more so buyer behavior has gone from somewhat greedy to somewhat more worried and that’s happened in a very short period of time, not only here but globally,” he said.

“Will it calm down?” he asked. “I think so. We still have plenty of milk and we have plenty of inventory of product right now. Eventually that may not be the case but it is the case today,” he concluded.

■ Cooperatives Working Together accepted seven requests for export assistance this week to sell 2.94 million pounds of 82 percent butter to customers in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The product will be delivered March through August 2015 and raised CWT’s 2015 cheese exports to 4.64 million pounds plus 18.45 million pounds of butter to 16 countries.

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County NASS yields in 2014 affect ARC-CO payments The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the 2014 estimated average county yields for corn, soybeans and other crops on Feb. 19.

These yields will offer a pretty good estimate of where final Ag Risk Coverage-County farm program payments are likely to end up for the 2014 crop year.

ARC-CO payments for 2014 will not be

finalized until after Sept. estimating the 2014 MYA prices at NASS county yield website 30, 2015, and payments $3.65/bu. for corn, and $10.20/bu. for http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/ soybeans. By comparison, Kansas State will occur in October.

University is estimating the 2014 MYA The 2014 NASS county prices at $3.77/bu. for corn, and yields for corn, soybeans, for The Land’s entire coverage area. $9.74/bu. for soybeans. and other crops are available ARC-CO payments for 2014 for a given on the NASS website. Once As the 2014 estimated MYA price for crop will be paid when the actual 2014 on the website, click on the corn or soybeans increases, the likelihood county revenue for that crop falls below desired state, find the appro- the 2014 county revenue guarantee for of a 2014 ARC-CO payment decreases, priate crop and county, and and vice versa. The MYA price estimate that crop. The actual county revenue is FARM PROGRAMS look for the 2014 yield. also influences the potential ARC-CO the 2014 NASS county yield times the The attached Charts No. 1, final market year average price for 2014. payment amount for corn or soybeans.

By Kent Thiesse 2 and 3 list 2014 county The 2014 MYA price is the national aver- Refer to Tables B and C for the likelihood of 2014 ARC-CO payments for corn and benchmark yields and age corn or soybean price from Sept. 1, soybeans at various MYA price levels.

2014 county NASS yields 2014 to Aug. 31, 2015. The MYA prices The relationship between the 2014 are finalized on Sept. 30, 2015.

Refer to Table A for steps to cal- NASS county yields and the 2014 county Table A: Calculating Estimated 2014 ARC-CO Payments culate estimated 2014 ARC-CO benchmark — denoted as “BM” — yields payments for corn and soybeans. is extremely important in calculating potential 2014 ARC-CO payments for Following are the “steps” to calculate estimated 2014 ARC-CO payments for corn and soybeans: The estimated 2014 MYA prices range from $3.60-$3.90 corn and soybeans. Expressing the 2014 Step No. 1: Determine the county benchmark (BM) yield for corn or soybeans per bushel for corn, and $9.70- NASS county yield as a “percent of BM $10.25/bu. for soybeans. As of yield” is actually more important than • Use attached Chart No. 1, 2 or 3 to find the 2014 BM County corn or soybean yield. mid-February, the USDA was See THIESSE, pg. 9B ° Chart No. 1: Northern & Central Minnesota ° Chart No. 2: Southern Minnesota ° Chart No. 3: Northern Iowa Chart No. 1: County benchmark yields and 2014 • Determine the 2014 County corn or soybean BM yield, by going to the following website: NASS yields for Northern & Central Minnesota www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc ° Go to “County Yields” for ARC-CO Program; Find the appropriate State and County.

————— Corn ————— ———— Soybeans ———— ° Find corn or soybean County yields for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

County BM 2014 % of BM BM 2014 % of BM ° County BM Yield = Drop the high yield and low yield, and average the other three yields. yield NASS yield yield NASS yield Becker 126 116.2 92 33 32.6 99 Step No. 2: Determine the ARC-CO county BM revenue for corn or soybeans Benton 131 90.3 69 37 27.3 74 • County Corn BM Revenue = County BM Yield x $5.29/bushel Big Stone 156 155.0 99 39 43.0 110 • County Soybean BM Revenue = County BM Yield x $11.27/bushel Carver 171 123.4 72 45 34.7 77 Chippewa 177 164.4 93 46 50.3 109 Step No. 3: Determine the ARC-CO county revenue guarantee Chisago 136 113.7 84 33 28.1 85 • County Revenue Guarantee = County BM Revenue x 86 percent (0.86) Clay 137 131.4 96 35 35.6 102 Douglas 43 137.0 96 36 37.6 104 Step No. 4: Determine the maximum ARC-CO payment per acre Grant 164 144.9 88 39 43.0 110 • Max. ARC-CO Payment/Acre = County BM Revenue x 10 percent (0.10) Isanti 130 98.2 76 30 21.8 73 Kanabec 123 118.2 96 31 34.0 110 Step No. 5: Determine the maximum ARC-CO payment per base acre Kandiyohi 175 150.3 86 45 41.7 93 • Max. ARC-CO Payment/Base Acre = Max. ARC-CO Payment/Acre x 85 percent (0.85) Lac Qui Parle 164 167.3 102 43 49.3 115 Mahnomen 135 122.4 91 32 33.2 104 Step No. 6: Determine the 2014 NASS County yield for corn or soybeans Marshall 123 119.2 97 32 29.2 91 • Use attached Chart No. 1, 2 or 3 to find the 2014 NASS County corn or soybean yield.

McLeod 172 128.6 75 44 33.0 75 • Determine the 2014 County corn or soybean BM yield, by going to the following website: Meeker 164 145.4 89 43 39.4 92 http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/ Mille Lacs 125 113.7 91 34 26.9 79 ° Find the appropriate State, Crop, County, and Yield (corn or soybeans).

Morrison 138 117.3 85 37 36.2 98 Norman 119 125.2 105 32 36.1 113 Step No. 7: Determine the estimated 2014 Actual County Revenue for corn and Otter Tail East 131 128.3 98 36 34.0 94 soybeans Otter Tail West 137 128.3 94 36 34.0 94 • 2014 County ACR per Acre = 2014 NASS County yield x Est. MYA Price Pine 129 97.3 75 35 32.4 93 ° Likely 2014 MYA Prices: Corn = $3.60-$3.90/bu.; Soybeans = $9.70-$10.25/bu.

Polk 120 127.0 106 34 36.7 108 ° 2014 MYA price for corn & soybeans is the national ave. price from Sept. 1, 2014 to Aug. 31, 2015.

Pope 157 157.8 100 38 45.0 118 Sherburne N/A 128.8 N/A N/A N/A N/A Step No. 8: Determine the estimated 2014 ARC-CO payment per base acre Stearns 151 133.9 89 41 36.1 88 • Est. 2014 ARC-CO Payment/Base Acre = County BM Revenue - County ACR x 0.85 Stevens 162 164.3 101 41 47.6 116 ° If the above calculation is equal to, or above, the Max. ARC-CO payment per base acre, the maximum Swift 171 157.8 92 41 44.3 108 2014 ARC-CO payment would be paid.

Todd 123 100.4 82 33 32.6 99 Traverse 156 146.3 94 37 39.1 106 Step No. 9: Determine the likelihood of 2014 ARC-CO payments (refer to Table B or C) Wadena N/A 126.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A • Use attached Chart No. 1, 2 or 3 to find the 2014 “% of BM yield” for a County.

Wilken 136 136.2 100 33 37.4 113 • Go to Table B or C and find the likelihood of ARC-CO payments at various MYA prices.

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Thiesse: Benchmark yields ‘extremely important’ Assumptions • 2014 Benchmark (BM) MYA Corn Price = $5.29/bu.

• Likely 2014 Corn MYA Price = $3.60 - $3.90 per bushel • See Charts No. 1, 2 & 3 for 2014 ARC-CO County BM Yields • See Charts No. 1, 2 & 3 for 2014 NASS County Yields • See Charts No. 1, 2 & 3 for 2014 County NASS Yields as a % of BM Yields • 2014 ARC-CO payments paid on 85% (0.85) of Corn Base Acres

Est. Revenue Guar./Acre Max. ARC-CO Payment (Per Base Acre) Final 2014 MYA Price (Price/Bu.) $3.60 $3.70 $3.80 $3.90

County Corn Benchmark (BM) Yields 190 175 160 145 130 $864.39 $796.15 $727.90 $659.66 $591.42 $ 85.43 $ 78.69 $ 71.94 $ 65.20 $ 58.45 Actual 2014 Corn NASS Yields (% of BM Yield) 100% 90% 95% 105% 110% Est. 2014 ARC-CO Payment (% of Max. Paymt./Base Acre) 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 91% 100% 100% 100% 100% 70% 100% 100% 100% 86% 49%

Table C: 2014 ARC-CO Payment Likelihood For Soybeans Assumptions • 2014 Benchmark (BM) MYA Soybean Price = $12.27/bu.

• Likely 2014 Soybean MYA Price = $9.80 - $10.25 per bushel • See Charts No. 1, 2 & 3 for 2014 ARC-CO County BM Yields • See Charts No. 1, 2 & 3 for 2014 NASS County Yields • See Charts No. 1, 2 & 3 for 2014 County NASS Yields as a % of BM Yields • 2014 ARC-CO payments paid on 85% (0.85) of Soybean Base Acres

Est. Revenue Guar./Acre Max. ARC-CO Payment (Per Base Acre) Final 2014 MYA Price (Price/Bu.) $9.80 $9.95 $10.10 $10.25

County Soybean Benchmark (BM) Yields 55 50 45 40 35 $580.87 $527.61 $474.85 $422.09 $369.33 $ 57.37 $ 51.15 $ 46.94 $ 41.72 $ 36.51

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Actual 2014 Soybean NASS Yields (% of BM Yield) 100% 90% 95% 105% 110% Est. 2014 ARC-CO Payment (% of Max. Paymt./Base Acre) 62% 100% 100% 22% 0% 50% 100% 90% 9% 0% 38% 100% 79% 0% 0% 25% 100% 67% 0% 0%

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———— Soybeans ———— BM 2014 % of BM yield NASS yield 47 43.7 93 44 49.1 112 45 51 113 44 46.8 106 49 52.1 106 48 45.7 95 48 52.7 110 45 49.8 111 49 54.8 112 48 48.0 100 47 47.5 101 45 44.4 99 41 47.5 116 42 44.9 107 49 46.5 95 45 47.5 106 47 45.6 97 45 46.4 103 47 44.7 95 48 53.7 112 44 42.9 98 46 46.9 102 46 42.7 93 46 47.3 103 50 47.4 95 45 40.7 90 44 41.0 93 45 48.7 108 49 52.2 107 48 43.7 91 42 43.2 103 48 52.8 110 50 53.9 108 42 44.9 107

County Allamakee Bremer Buena Vista Butler Cerro Gordo Cherokee Chickasaw Clay Clayton Dickinson Emmett Fayette Floyd Franklin Hancock Howard Humboldt Kossuth Lyon Mitchell O’Brien Osceola Palo Alto Plymouth Pocahontas Sioux Winnebago Winneshiek Worth Wright

————— Corn ————— BM 2014 % of BM yield NASS yield 167 175.6 105 179 159.0 89 172 172.1 100 181 167.7 93 167 168.3 101 181 183.6 101 171 157.6 92 177 !66.3 94 174 176.7 102 169 157.9 93 172 165.0 96 165 170.9 104 173 162.8 94 172 165.8 96 175 173.9 99 169 164.4 97 165 176.9 107 177 176.6 100 186 172.9 93 172 175.1 102 188 180.3 96 184 175.4 95 173 164.6 95 177 187.3 106 173 174.2 101 182 187.4 103 173 172.7 100 173 174.0 101 168 181.5 108 167 169.4 101

———— Soybeans ———— BM 2014 % of BM yield NASS yield 51 51.0 100 50 48.6 97 48 49.6 103 50 46.8 94 45 50.8 113 53 56.3 106 48 47.0 98 50 48.2 96 55 52.0 95 48 44.4 93 48 42.9 89 50 50.0 100 49 48.1 98 48 47.8 100 48 48.1 100 47 49.2 105 46 46.9 102 49 47.0 96 54 54.2 100 46 49.8 108 54 56.2 104 50 52.7 105 49 46.2 94 53 57.2 108 47 48.2 103 55 60.9 111 48 48.2 100 48 50.6 105 45 50.0 111 46 43.1 94

All tables and charts prepared by Kent Thiesse.

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Blue Earth Brown Cottonwood Dakota Dodge Faribault Fillmore Freeborn Goodhue Houston Jackson Le Sueur Lincoln Lyon Martin Mower Murray Nicollet Nobles Olmsted Pipestone Redwood Renville Rice Rock Scott Sibley Steele Wabasha Waseca Washington Watonwan Winona Yellow Medicine

————— Corn ————— BM 2014 % of BM yield NASS yield 177 158.2 89 170 168.2 99 170 175.7 103 174 168.5 97 187 185.3 99 177 164.4 93 174 176.1 101 176 167.3 95 183 182.0 100 171 169.4 99 179 167.7 94 168 148.1 88 154 154.1 100 155 152.4 98 184 168.4 92 173 175.9 102 174 158.7 91 168 154.3 92 172 157.2 91 182 185 102 160 145.8 91 170 165.8 98 176 150.9 86 179 157.1 88 176 155.0 88 161 137.9 86 173 135.7 78 177 168.5 95 182 178.3 98 181 160.2 89 168 155.7 93 182 186.3 102 176 175.6 100 166 153.6 93

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Wide payment variation for neighboring counties possible cent of BM yield” of only 93 percent. However, neighboring Redwood County had a 2014 “percent of BM yield” of 102 percent, and will likely receive a very small 2014 ARC-CO payment for soybeans, if any at all. Be sure to check out the 2014 soybean “percent

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Kent Thiesse is a government farm programs analyst and a vice president at MinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal, Minn.

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see either a very small ARC-CO payment, or possibly no 2014 ARCCO payment.

• Soybeans: Any county that has a “percent of BM yield” of 95 percent or less will likely see the maximum 2014 ARC-CO payment, or a very high percentage of the maximum.

• Soybeans: Counties with a “percent of BM yield” of 96-100 percent will likely see an estimated ARC-CO payment of 40-90 percent of the maximum payment.

• Soybeans: Counties with a “percent of BM yield” above 105 percent will likely see either a very small ARC-CO payment, or possibly no 2014 ARC-CO payment.

There can be a significant difference in the estimated 2014 ARC-CO payments from county to county, depending on the 2014 county NASS yield, expressed as a “percent of BM yield.” It appears that most Minnesota and northern Iowa counties are likely to receive the maximum 2014 ARC-CO payment for corn, or very close to the maximum payment. The ARC-CO estimates for corn may be different in states such as Illinois and Indiana that had much higher county NASS corn yields in 2014, and probably a much higher 2014 “percent of BM yield.”

The estimated 2014 ARC-CO payments for soybeans in Minnesota and northern Iowa is significantly different than corn, and will be totally dependent on the 2014 “percent of BM yield” for a given county. There can even be a wide variation in neighboring counties. For example, Renville County in Southwest Minnesota is likely to receive close to the maximum 2014 ARC-CO payment for soybeans, due to having a 2014 “per-

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THIESSE, from pg. 6B the final county yield in determining estimated ARC-CO payments.

If the 2014 NASS county yield, expressed as a “percent of BM yield” is below 100 percent, it increases the likelihood of a 2014 ARC-CO payments for corn or soybeans. However, if the “percent of BM yield” is above 100 percent, it decreases the likelihood of a ARC-CO payment for corn or soybeans. The attached Charts No. 1, 2 and 3 list the 2014 county “percent of BM yield” for corn and soybeans.

The likelihood of 2014 ARC-CO payments for corn or soybeans, and the 2014 ARC-CO payment estimates, are based on the relationship between the estimated 2014 MYA price and the county NASS yield expressed as a “percentage of BM yield.” Please refer to Tables B and C for the likelihood of 2014 ARC-CO payments for corn and soybeans at various MYA price levels and “percentage of BM yield.”

Observations on the likelihood of 2014 ARC-CO payments for corn and soybeans: • Corn: Any county that has a “percent of BM yield” of 105 percent or less will likely realize the maximum (100 percent) estimated 2014 ARC-CO payment for that county.

• Corn: Counties with a “percent of BM yield” of 106-110 percent will likely see an estimated ARC-CO payment that is 50-100 percent of the maximum ARC-CO payment.

• Corn: Counties with a “percent of BM yield” of 111-115 percent will likely see a partial ARC-CO payment, depending on the final MYA price.

• Corn: Counties with a “percent of BM yield” above 120 percent will likely

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USDA report: U.S., Minnesota, Iowa cattle on feed all up Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.7 million head on Feb. 1. The inventory was slightly above Feb. 1, 2014.

Placements in feedlots during January totaled 1.79 million, 11 percent below 2014. Net placements were 1.71 million head. During January, placements of cattle and calves weighing

less than 600 pounds were 405,000, 600-699 pounds were 340,000, 700-799 pounds were 477,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 565,000.

Marketings of fed cattle during January totaled 1.63 million, 9 percent below 2014. January marketings are the lowest since the series began in 1996.

Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head represented 81.6 percent of all cattle and calves on feed in the United States on Jan. 1, 2015, up from 81.3 on Jan. 1, 2014.

Marketings of fed cattle for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head during 2014 represented 87.2 percent of all cattle marketed from feedlots in the United States, up from 86.9 percent during 2013.

Iowa Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in Iowa for all feedlots totaled 1,275,000 on Feb. 1, 2015, according to the NASS Cattle on Feed report. The inventory is up 5 percent from Jan. 1, 2015, and up 5,000 head from Feb. 1, 2014. Feedlots with a capacity greater than 1,000 head had 660,000 head on feed, up 3 percent from last month but unchanged from last year. Feedlots with a capacity less than 1,000 head had 615,000 head on feed, up 6 percent from last month and up 1 percent from last year.

Placements during January totaled 195,000 head, a decrease of 3 percent

from last month but up 9 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity greater than 1,000 head placed 100,000 head, down 1 percent from last month and down 12 percent from last year.

Feedlots with a capacity less than 1,000 head placed 95,000 head. This is down 5 percent from last month but up 46 percent from last year.

Marketings for January were 134,000 head, up 7 percent from last month and up 2 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity greater than 1,000 head marketed 78,000 head, down 2 percent from last month but up 10 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity less than 1,000 head marketed 56,000 head, up 24 percent from last month but down 8 percent from last year.

Minnesota Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in Minnesota for all feedlots with a capacity greater than 1,000 head totaled 139,000 head on Feb. 1, 2015, according to the NASS Cattle on Feed report. This is up 2,000 head from last month and up 3,000 head from last year. Placements during January totaled 15,000 head, down 12 percent from last month and down 17 percent from last year.

Marketings for January were 12,000 head, down 8 percent from last month but up 20 percent from last year.

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Trimmer handles dairy cows’ hooves with care Addy continued his education at the Dairyland Hoof Care Institute in Baraboo, Wis. Addy completed both the technical and advanced courses twice to become proficient. Founded by instructor Karl Burgi, Addy said that the training programs also help build motivation.

“You always want to keep improving your education because these dairy farms keep changing; even the cows are changing as part of the genetic and sire selection process. We now provide foot history on every animal we trim,” he said.

Professional hoof trimmers build a database on each animal. Every time Addy revisits a dairy farm — about every seven weeks with many herds — he punches new or different abnormalities on each hoof into his database. He uses the Hoof Supervisor software to

keep track of the cows he trims. After each farm visit, Addy leaves a printout of the hoof information for each cow on the farm.

“Usually before I start trimming on these repeats, I post up each cow to quickly review her hoof condition from my previous visit,” he said. “It’s sort of like your doctor looking at your health charts when you’re back for a health check.”

Hoof profession Hoof trimming has been part of the livestock industry in America for centuries. Worldwide, Addy estimated that there may be 3,000 hoof trimmers. In the St. Cloud area, he said there are seven guys making a living trimming hooves, and possibly 40 in Minnesota.

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Justin Addy, professional We now provide hoof trimmer of Sartell, Minn., foot history on has impacted the comfort of every animal we 100,000 cows on 500 dairy farms. About 95 percent of his trim. clients are Holsteins, but he trims all dairy breeds and beef Justin Addy cows when requested.

Being young and muscular like Addy, dairy farm management at Ridgewawho is 6 feet 2 inches tall and 250 ter College, Hutchinson, Minn. pounds, is an asset in this physical “I managed a dairy for about five years occupation. Addy deals with yearlings but didn’t see that going anyplace,” he on up to 1,800 pound Holsteins. Get- said. “But in the process of those five ting their “toes clipped” isn’t always a years working a dairy farm, I was favorite occasion. Once the cow is in always seeing the need for hoof care. I the hoof trimming chute and turned on didn’t know anyone doing that work. I its side so each hoof is readily accessi- finally convinced the dairy farmer I ble, the muscle work is mostly over. worked for to get a hoof trimmer.

At age 37, Addy has been trimming “We got a hoof trimmer who actually for 12 years, and serves as a marketing trained people in the business. That representative for the National Hoof triggered some interest in me. I ran Trimming Association. Addy started with him for about three months and out managing a dairy after studying then I went on my own.”

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When cows fall down, rear hooves often to blame TRIMMER, from pg. 11B “I learned real quick this is a competitive business. I thought I’d have this work all to myself when I started, but I quickly learned that was not the case. But competition is good,” said Addy. “It keeps us honest, makes us better and teaches us how to thrive regardless the economic challenges out there.”

A dairy farmer pays by the animal for hoof trimming.

“I’m at $12 to $15 per cow plus if needed $5 a wrap and $25 a block,” he said.

Total hoof care is what Addy is all about. The $5 wrap is if an animal has digital dermatitis which requires a

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The blocks are glued on. Sometimes he uses wood blocks that wear off with time. In a more serious situation, Addy glues on a plastic block which doesn’t wear off and becomes like a permanent imprint for the hoof. Most hoof problems occur on the rear feet.

“The rear feet aren’t connected to muscle like the front feet,” he said. “Plus the rear feet are more likely standing in wetter areas of the stall. Also cows use their back feet for balance so there is much more movement of their rear quarters. When cows slip and go down it’s usually the hind end that crashes.”

Addy averages about 10 cows per hour, but if wraps and blocks are needed, it can easily be 20 to 25 minutes for one cow. He also singes the udders to keep udders clean and minimize bag rot.

Addy drives a pickup truck, pulling his Riley-built hoof trimming chute with tilt table. He often uses four different grinders on each foot, because every grinder has specific advantages.

One grinder is used to remove the hoof; another to model the hoof; antler gets that hoof super flat; and a power rasp is needed for a hoof that needs a plastic block.

Each Bosch brand grinder is about $50, but discs are $300-$500 each.

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before they are bred. Getting started that young makes a difference in terms of the ongoing health of the hooves.

“Nowadays, it’s fairly common for calves to be on concrete from the day they are born,” said Addy. “So if you don’t start trimming until they are milking their feet are likely going to be foundered and that’s going to be pretty hard to fix.”

Heifers’ hooves need to be trimmed because they need flat toes when standing on concrete. Start them out with good feet and the benefits add up and may mean a couple more lactations, he said.

While calves and cows on pasture do tend to exhibit fewer foot problems, time on concrete is inevitable once they get into the milking line.

“When a heifer starts uddering up, she starts rock-

ing back and forth and those toes take a beating on concrete,” said Addy. “It’s good insurance. It costs about $2,000 to raise a heifer up to that first lactation so what’s an extra $12 to $15 to make certain she has good feet under her?”

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TRIMMER, from pg. 12B but this can be a very rewarding business financially,” he said. “I’m usually working six days a week; there’s been an occasional Sunday too if that’s what best fits a particular herd.”

Hoof health Along the line, Addy has learned how dairy cow bedding affects hoof care and ailments.

“It’s all about consistency, but I’m a fan of sand bedding. It just seems to give them a more comfortable base. There’s some give under their hoofs as they stand up, or when they lie down,” he said. “But every farm is different. Sometimes even every county is different in terms of what they permit for bedding, especially if your dairy farm is adjacent to a creek or river.”

Setting up a schedule for a 200-cow dairy operation can be a challenge.

“Every farm is different but most prefer to trim when cows are dry and at 120 days,” Addy said.

“That hoof is more important when the cow is dry because she has the added weight of that unborn calf adding to her total weight. Plus they go through so many changes in body conformation after they calve.

“As dairy farmers get bigger and more cows get into that milk line, scheduling is more of a challenge.

On some of my bigger dairy customers I’m out there even once a week to keep everything on schedule, sometimes even twice a week.”

Some dairy farmers have their heifers trimmed

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Jackson County (Minn.) producers John and Dustin Post, who harvest about 3,600 acres of corn and soybeans, lost five bins, a tower crop dryer, two grain legs and overhead conveyors in a summer wind storm. They knew they needed to get a corn storage system up

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and running by harvest. So “Because that K & S crew was they called K & S Millwrights. on the job 12 hours per day, six days a week, we didn’t need to “To do the magnitude of the be concerned,” said Post. work that they got done in about 45 days was rather He said K & S Millwrights amazing,” said John Post. “I was competitive in price and wanted to get some competitive he was impressed by owner bids from other firms. I figured Brad Krumrey. this was going to be about a $1 Brad Krumrey “He knew what to do and million project so both time how he was going to do it,” Post and quality of work was important.” said. “You need a comfort level about After committing to K & S Mill- such a project, especially when you’re wrights, the steel was on the ground investing nearly a million bucks.” within two weeks, ready for assembly.

Meeting demand K & S Millwrights designs, supplies “They’re sticklers for detail,” Post said.

“The construction spreadsheet was a few and builds grain handling equipment pages of details so I knew they weren’t and storage in Minnesota Wisconsin, fast-tracking any of the stuff needed to North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa Nebraska and Illinois. give us every piece of steel needed.”

“We saw strong demand this fall,” Three steel bins with a 20,000, 80,000 and 160,000 bushel capacity, said Krumrey. “Farms were grasping conveyors, grain legs, cat walks, a wet for ways to hold on to their grain corn bin and dumping pit made up the rather than dump it into $3 corn and $9 bean markets,” says Krumrey. system. M-C replaced the corn dryer.

Farmers expect to be facing similar The soybean crop went directly to the local elevator. But with 1,800 acres of prices for their 2015 corn crop, so corn to harvest, getting the system in place was high priority.

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Some farmers have upgraded their systems while others coming off high profits invested in new systems.

A grain handling system includes dump pits, vertical elevators, grain temperature sensing electronics, scales, steel ladders and grain bins with 500,000 bushel bins becoming common. Krumrey deals in a wide variety of brands.

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Krumrey founded K & S in 1994 when he decided that offering a complete grain handling system was better than being one of the “grunt guys” pouring concrete and bolting metal bin walls.

Today K & S employs about 30 people.

Over the last 10 years complete grain handling facilities have driven the business. Commercial elevators and grain handlers have been about 30

Hometown hero When the Hardware Hank store in downtown Buffalo Lake was struggling, K & S Millwrights stepped up.

K & S was Hardware Hank’s best customer in Buffalo Lake. So they built a new Hardware Hank store tied into the K & S facility and hired Kent Scharmer, manager of the downtown store, to run the new store.

“The downtown store was important to our business,” Krumrey said. “It was struggling to maintain inventory and floor space in its limited downtown location. We got together with the owner about building a new location with us and keeping him on staff to run the store. I think a win-win situation.

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job happens to be. That could be 10-12 people in the bin erection stage; maybe four- to six-man crews doing the cement. Local farmers in these sites generally appreciate seeing local crews, often including some guys they know, doing the job,” said Krumrey.

A 2012 wind storm wiped out a grain system for Hector area farmer Jeff Stamer. Stamer decided to build a new and enlarged system. And 28 days from construction start to finish, K & S Millwrights erected a five-bin, 1.5-millionbushel setup with wet corn holding bin, 1,400 bushel grain dryer, conveyers and legs costing just short of $4 million.

“When a farmer loses a bin, or parts of his entire grain handling setup, he wants quick action. We make every effort to be there just as soon as he needs us,” said Krumrey.

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A & P Service Inc ........................24A Ag Builders....................................29A Ag Distributing ............................15A Ag Power Enterprises Inc............29B Ag Systems ....................................13A Agri Systems ................................21A Agro-Culture ..................................8B AgStar Financial ............................3A American Angus............................16B Anderson Seeds ....................31A, 14B Avoca Spray Service ....................28B Bayer Truck & Equipment ..........12B Berens Rodenberg & O’Connor..16B Big Gain ..........................................7A Boss Supply Inc ............................10B Brent Tonne ..................................14A Brokaw Supply ............................19A Broskoff Structures ......................26A C & C Roofing ..............................10A Capreno ..........................................5A Carlson Wholesale Inc ................28A Christianson Systems Inc ............29A Courtland Waste Handling..........12B Crysteel Truck Equipment ..........30A D & D Ag Supply ..........................15B Dahl Farm Supply ..........................7A Deinken Farms..............................14A Diers Ag & Trailer Sale Inc..........15A Duncan Trailers LLC ..................31B Excelsior Homes ............................8A Faber Building & Supplies ..........21A Factory Home Center ....................3B Fahey Inc ......................................21B Farm City Hub Club......................6A Farmers of North America ..........12A Graff Insurance ..............................4A Greenwald Farm Center..............26B Hager Auction ..............................17B Hagie Mfg Co ................................13B Hanson Silo ..................................22A Harpel’s ........................................25A Haug Implement ..........................25B Henslin Auctions ..........................20B Hewitt Drainage Equip ................10A HH Fabrication ............................28A Hines Auction Service Inc............17B Hog Slat Inc ..................................14B Holland Auction Company ..........22B Hughes Auction Service ..............24A James Drege & Associates ............9B Janesville Tire Service....................5B Jark Worlie Auctions....................21B K & S Millwrights ..........................9B Kannegiesser Truck Sales ..............4B

Keith Bode ....................................25B Kiester Implement ........................24B Kongskilde ....................................14A Lagers ............................................11B Larson Brothers ..................28B, 30B Letcher Farm Supply ..................27A M S Diversified ............................24B Mages Auction Service ................17B Mankato Ford ................................5B Maring Auctions ................22B, 23B Marshall Machine Shop ..............14B Massop Electric ............................28B Matejcek Implement ....................32B Mel Carlson Chevrolet ................26A Messer Repair & Fabricating......20A Micro Trak ....................................18A Mid-American Auction Co ..........18B NAFPS ..........................................13A NK Clerking ..................................18B Northern Ag Service ....................24B Northland Building Inc..................7A Olinger Sales & Service ..............10B Olsen Diesel Inc ............................18A Orchard Rangers Saddle Club....10A Pheasants Forever ........................15B Pride Solutions ............................27B Pruess Elevator ............................20B Pump, Motor & Bearing..............27A R & K Products ..............................8A Rabe International........................30B Relevance..............................16A, 17A Ritter Ag Inc ................................22A Riverside Tire................................15B Rule Tire & Auto ..........................14B Rush River Steel & Trim ............13B Schweiss Inc ..................................25B Six Point Berk LLP ......................24B Smith Mills Implement Inc..........27B Sorensen Sales & Rentals ............28B Southwest MN K-Fence ................8A Steffes Group........................19B, 20B Syngenta ................................9A, 11A Tjosvold Equipment ....................27B Toppers Plus..................................31A Triad Construction Inc ................10B United Farmers Coop ..........11B, 26B Versatile ........................................23A Wagner Trucks..............................10A Wells Fargo ....................................12b Willmar Farm Center ..................24B Willmar Precast ............................20A Wingert Realty & Land Services 18B Woodford Ag LLC........................30B

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FARMLAND FOR SALE

BY SEALED BIDS, ON THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015 160 Acre Parcel Located in Section 29, Mulligan Township, Brown County, MN Sale to be held at Turner Hall (lower level), 102 South State Street, New Ulm, MN, at 10:00 a.m.

For further information, contact Patti Anderson at Berens, Rodenberg & O’Connor, Chartered, 519 Center Street in New Ulm at (507) 233-3900.

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2015 Minnesota Angus Breeders Sale Wednesday March 18, 2015 – Noon • Olmsted County Fairgrounds – Rochester, MN • The Original Rochester, Minnesota Angus Sale – The First Sale Was Held Over 36 Years Ago!

Featuring These Minnesota Angus Breeders:

• 4 Winds Angus, Kasson, MM • Becker’s Angus, Askov, MN • Katy Briggs, Chatfield, MN • Circle S Ranch, Stewartville, MN • Fair Acres Stock Farm, Waldorf, MN • Four Hill Farms, Inc., Barnesville, MN • Goihl Farmily Farm, Lake City, MN • Greenleaf Angus & Circle H Farms, Canton, MN • H&H Angus Ranch, Austin, MN • Halverson Angus, Baker, MN • Matt Halverson, Sabin, MN • Hamilton Show Cattle, Preston, MN • Jim Harstad, Harmony, MN • Paul Heers Jr., Oakland, MN • Jensen Angus Farm, Plainfield, IA

JAF Erica 819 A daughter of the 2009 Res. Grand Champion Female at the MN State Fair, and by HF Kokiak 5R sells.

• Knop Angus Farm, Ida Grove, IA • Mathiason Brothers, Alden, MN • Aaron Miller, St. Charles, MN • Moffett Angus Acres, Moose Lake, MN • Nesler Family Farm, LaCrescent, MN • Points West Angus, Barnesville, MN • Purfeerst Farms, Faribault, MN • Jake Sirek, Stewart, MN • Sterling Cattle Partners, Northwood, MN • Stone Oak Angus, Kasson, MN • Three Oaks Angus Farm, Cannon Falls, MN • Youngerberg Angus Farm, Springfield, MN

Sterling Lookin Great 19Y -

2012 Supreme Champion Female, Sioux Empire Farm Show.

A Full Brother Sells.

Sale Sponsored by: Minnesota Angus Breeders

For your free reference sale booklet, contact anyone in the office of the Sale Managers, TOM BURKE, KURT SCHAFF, JEREMY HAAG, AMERICAN ANGUS HALL OF FAME at the WORLD ANGUS HEADQUARTERS, Box 660, Smithville, MO 64089.

Phone: 816/532-0811. Fax: 816/532-0851. Email: angushall@earthlink.net * www.angushall.com

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Real Estate

Knowledgeable, passionate employee to work on a row crop farm, must have machinery & GPS background, able to obtain a CDL & do physical labor. Candidates can call 507-841-0506 If no answer, leave message with phone number.

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LAND FOR SALE: 112+/acres 100 TILLABLE ACRES, & some woods.

This versatile land can be used for farming, hunting &/or pasture.

The property incl a very nice older home that has been well cared for, a good barn & other bldgs.

If you need property for a beef operation, farming or hunting you'll want to make it your own! Call: Glen Reiner, Minnesota Lakes Realty of Alexandria, Inc. for more information. 320-491-9069

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Mortgage Loans: Gibbon Mortgage LLC Farm Real Estate & investment mortgage loans at competitive rates & no orig. fees. For additional info. & qualification requirements call Mike who has 35 yrs. experience as a loan officer & farmer.

320-212-4141

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REDWOOD COUNTY FARMLAND

LAND AUCTION

THURSDAY, MAR. 5, 2015 - 10 AM LAMBERTON COMMUNITY CENTER 101 2ND AVE E, LAMBERTON, MN

Directions to Land: From Lamberton, go North on Co. Rd.

6 for 6 miles to Co. Rd. 4, turn West for 4 miles to Co. Rd. 7 (Garden Ave), turn South for 1 mile, land begins on the South East corner of the intersection.

LOCATED: E737 330th Avenue, Elmwood, Wisconsin.

(11⁄2 miles north of Elmwood, Wisconsin on County P to 330th Avenue (Asher Road), then east on dead end.)

THURSDAY, MARCH 12 EXCELLENT MACHINERY DISPERSAL

TERMS: Cash or good check.

SEE PICTURES ON THE INTERNET: www.hagerauction.com

DUNN-WEST FARMS INC. BILL AND CHERYL TIFFANY - Owners

ELMWOOD, WISCONSIN 715-495-4534 SALE CONDUCTED BY: HAGER AUCTION SERVICE • 715-273-4638 BARRY HAGER & TIM PRUSAK, Reg WI Auctioneers #105 & 479

In Case of Severe Weather Listen to 860 AM KNUJ at 8:30 the Morning of the Auction for Postponement & Rescheduling Info.

Blizzard Date is Friday, March 6, 12 p.m. Noon.

OWNERS: MARION ROLLOFF & BETTY TREBESCH Listing Auctioneer: Joe Maidl, Lic #52-003, 507-276-7749 Broker: Matt Mages, Lic #08-14-004, 507-276-7002 Broker/Clerk: Mages Land Co. & Auction Service, LLC. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: MAGESLAND.COM

REAL ESTATE AUCTION- LIVE & ONLINE Located at: N1593 10th St. Plum City, WI 54761 Directions: From Plum City take Cty. Rd. U 3.4 miles to 170th Ave. then east 1.6 miles to 10th St. Then south .3 miles to property

MONDAY, MARCH 16 @ 6PM Open Houses: Fri., Feb. 27 from 3-5pm, Sat., March 7 from 10am - 12noon & Mon., March 16 from 4-6pm REAL ESTATE: Certified organic farm on 30+ acres. Complete with a 30x40 pole shed, 28x88 barn, 20x20 green house w/walk-in cooler and a 4bed/2bath home. Farm is MOSA certified.

REAL ESTATE TERMS: 10% nonrefundable earnest money sale date, personal checks accepted, with balance due in cash before closing, 30-45 days. Sold “as is where is” without any warranties or guarantees from sellers. Real Estate Taxes will be prorated at closing. Sale subject to seller confirmation. May be sold prior to auction.

FOR FULL LISTING & TO BID ONLINE, GO TO: www.hinesauctionservice.com A MARKNET ALLIANCE MEMBER TERMS: Cash, good check or credit card • EVERYTHING SOLD AS IS

Sale conducted by: HINES AUCTION SERVICE, 218 N Broadway, Ellsworth, WI 715-273-3377 (O) or 715-307-1275 (C) REGISTERED WI AUCTIONEERS, JEFF HINES, #1174, JACK HINES, #513

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

SHARP TRACTORS: JD 8420 MFWD Tractor (serial # P035086), Green Star and Auto Track ready, only 3924 hours, power shift, power beyond hydraulics, hub mt duals, front weights, 4 remotes, quick hitch, buddy seat, 710/70 R42 rears (70%), 600/70R30 fronts, JD warranty (until 11/30/15 or 4840 hours, transferrable, $500 deductible), EX UNIT; JD 4960 MFWD Tractor (serial # P009577), 9011 hours, power shift, 3 remotes, quick hitch, 20.8-42 rears (60%); Ford NH 8770 2WD Tractor (serial # 406417), only 3882 hours, hub mt duals, power shift, 3 remotes, 18.4-42 rears (70%); JD Suitcase Weights & bracket for 4440.

MINT SKID STEER: 2012 JD 320 D Skid Steer, only 1303 actual hours, full cab, 2 speed, new rubber, 1-owner, MINT; Pallet Fork for skid steer.

EXCELLENT SPREADER: 2011 Meyer 7500 Tandem Spreader, V-Force, implement floats, 1-owner, EX. COMBINE & HEADS: Case IH 2388 AFS Combine (serial # JJC0268832), 3064 engine hours, 2098 separator hours, straddle duals, standard rotor (updated rotor cage, rasp bars, elephant ears and transition); JD 843 Corn Head; JD 925 Flex Head, pipe reel; Unverferth Head Hauler.

GRAIN TRUCK: 2000 Freightliner FLD120 Grain Truck (654,699 miles), N-14 Cummins, 10 speed trans, steerable lift axle, new ReCap tires w/Midland 22’ Combo Silage Box, silage end gate and roll tarp.

SPRING EQUIPMENT: JD 1770 12R Corn Planter, no-till coulters, XP units, d. fert, 3 bu boxes, pro shaft drive, cross auger, numatic down pressure, 1⁄2 shut off, EX UNIT; JD 714 11-Shank Disk Chisel, adjustable hyd front gangs, tandems; JD 2700 Semi Mt Trip Plow, 6 bottom, variable width; CIH 496 261⁄2’ Disk w/harrow; 2010 JD 115 Stalk Chopper; Sunflower 5331 30’ Field Cultivator w/harrow; Hiniker 6000 3 pt 6RN No-Till Cultivator; Century 750 gal Sprayer, tandems, 45’ booms, foam markers; 1300 gal Nurse Tank w/transfer pump, on HD transports, LIKE NEW. SILAGE & HAYING EQUIPMENT: 2011 JD 568 Round Baler, done only 2481 bales, net wrap and twine, big floats, mega-wide pickup, 1-owner, EX; (4) Rolls 9000’ JD Net Wrap w/cover edge; NH FP240 Chopper, processor, metal alert, tandems, new knives and cutter bar; NH PN 3RN Corn Head; NH 29P Hay Head; JD 343 Corn Head w/adapter to do earlage; Meyer 4516 Self Unloading Box, front and rear unload w/Meyer tandem RG; Meyer 3216 Self Unloading Box w/Gehl tandem RG; Hesston 1170 16’ Hydro-Swing Haybine.

FARM MACHINERY: Killbros 387 Gravity Box w/Killbros 13T RG, truck tires, LIKE NEW; Killbros 1055 Gravity Box w/HD RG, truck tires, brakes, 1-owner; Killbros 590 Grain Cart; Unverferth 16’ Hydraulic Fertilizer Auger, SS auger, LIKE NEW; Assortment of Hoppers.

GATOR & 4-WHEELER: JD Gator, diesel, 6-wheel, elec dump; 2004 JD Buck 4-Wheeler, 500cc, 2800 miles.

This property will sell in 1 parcel: 160.76 deeded acres in Waterbury Twp., Section 30, with approx. 148.79 ac. tillable and approx. 7.45 CRP land. Prodex Rating of 91.7.

Red Rock Central School Dist. #2884.

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Sale Starts at 11:00 AM - LIVE AUCTION - Lunch on Grounds • Very Few Small Items - Be on Time EXCELLENT LINE OF FARM MACHINERY: Shedded and Expertly Maintained. The machinery has gone through the shop and is field ready. Bill is an excellent manager. You can buy with confidence!

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800 Beef Feedlot in St Croix County, needs experienced person w/ machinery/cattle for long term employment.

Good pay & exceptional housing on farm. Please call Baldwin, WI 715-7962713

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FOR SALE: 150 acres (approx.) of farm land in Ellington Twp, Dodge County, MN ($9,200 ac.)

Call 817-573-6734

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Large tracts of land for rent, Selling or Buying Farms Sell your land or real estate WANTED: Land & farms. I Annual Double Ring Auction have clients looking for Scott, Dakota & Blue Earth in 30 days for 0% commisor 1031 Exchange! dairy, & cash grain opera- ONLINE Counties. 612-968-3800 or sion. Call Ray 507-339-1272 Private Sale or RESTAURANT tions, as well as bare land email: Sealed Bid Auction!

EQUIPMENT AUCTIONS. parcels from 40-1000 acres. jemmbc@integra.net We have extensive lists of Call “The Land Specialists!”

Flour Mill Pizzeria Both for relocation & inLand Investors & farm buyTwain's Wheelhouse TavNorthland Real Estate vestments.

If you have PASTURE WANTED: for up ers throughout MN. We alern Equipment Auction.

612-756-1899 or 320-894-7337 even thought about selling to 200 head. 715-664-8688 ways have interested buyWabasha, MN. More Inforwww.farms1031.com contact: Paul Krueger, ers. For top prices, go with mation at AcesBid.com Farm & Land Specialist, our proven methods over Edina Realty, SW Suburban thousands of acres.

Office, 14198 Commerce Hay & Forage Equip Serving Minnesota 031 Ave NE, Prior Lake, MN Mages Land Co & Auc Serv 55372. www.magesland.com FOR SALE: JD 5400-5830 & paulkrueger@edinarealty.com 800-803-8761 6000 & 7000 series forage (952)447-4700 harvesters. Used kernel Wooded 80 acres, Chippewa processors, also, used JD County, waterfront, Lake WANTED: Land For Rent 40 knife Dura-Drums, & Holcomb, Jump River, drum conversions for 5400 in South Central Minprime hunting/fishing, & 5460. Call (507)427-3520 nesota. 320-583-6983 building sites, black top, www.ok-enterprise.com electric to property, $238,000. (715)965-1852

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Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys.

100% financing w/no liens or red tape, call Steve at Fairfax Ag for an appointment. 888-830-7757 WANTED: 14' diameter grain bin & 15' diameter grain bin. 507-479-0680 WANTED: 3000 bu hopper bin in good shape. 952-2922019 Grain Handling Equip

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FOR SALE: 300 bu Parker wagon w/ Westfield bristle brush for planter seed filling, $2,700/OBO. Feterl grain auger, 8”x66', PTO, $900. 507-327-6430 FOR SALE:Used grain bins, floors unload systems, stirators, fans & heaters, aeration fans, buying or selling, try me first and also call for very competitive contract rates!

Office hours 8am-5pm Monday – Friday Saturday 9am - 12 noon or call 507-697-6133 Ask for Gary Farm Implements

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'05 NH BR780 baler, twine & net wrap, hyd pickup, $7,750; Case IH 900 12x30 3pt planter, lift assist & insect, $3,450; JD 328 baler w/ 40 bale thrower, elec controls, $5,900, Will sell thrower separate; Rapet 30' belt conveyor on transport, 5hp elec, like new, $2,900; 18.4x38 & 18.4x42 10 bolt duals, $950/pr; 18.4x38 9 bolt duals, $250/pr. 320769-2756

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HUGE RANCH DISPERSAL AUCTION SATURDAY MARCH 14TH, 2015 10:00 AM

5 MILES SOUTH OF PIERZ, MN OR 25 MILES NORTH OF FOLEY, MN ON MN ST. 25 TO BUCKMAN,MN, THEN 12 MILES EAST ON COUNTY 34 TO GOTVALDS STORE, THEN 1 MILE NORTH ON COUNTY 33 THEN, 3 MILES EAST ON COUNTY 246 AND 1.5 MILES NORTH ON 420TH AVE.

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

NOTE: OWNERS HAVE SOLD RANCH, COMPLETE LINE OF GOOD FARM & LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT FOR COMPLETE BROCHURE PH. 320-352-3803 OR CHECK www.midamericanauctioninc.com ONLINE BIDDING PROVIDED THROUGH PROXIBID. FOR INFO CHECK proxibid.com TRACTORS, SKID LOADERS, HAYING, FEEDING AND GENERAL FARM EQUIPMENT ‘02 JD 7520 MFWD, W/JD 741 SELF LEVELING LOADER, 4 TINE GRAPPLE, LH REVERSER, JOY STICK, 42” RUBBER, QUAD, 8200 HRS. ‘87 JD 4850 MFWD, 42” RUBBER, HUB DUALS, P SHIFT, 3 REMOTES, QUICK HITCH, 8200 HRS. ‘94 FORD 8630 MFWD, CAB, P SHIFT, 38” RUBBER, 4 REMOTES, 10,000 HRS. ‘75 IH 1466 DSL. OPEN STATION, 38” RUBBER, DUALS, 10,000 HRS. ‘67 IH 806, WF, 3 PT., OPEN STATION, NEW 34” RUBBER IH 560 DSL, FH, WF MELROE S750 BOBCAT, HEAT, AIR, BOB TACH, HIGH FLOW, NEW IN 2014 MELROE 753 BOBCAT, HEAT, WINTER ENCLOSURE, 4700 HRS SKID LOADER ATTATCHMENTS INCLUDE: ERSKINE HYD. POST POUNDER, VIRNIG 72” ROCK BUCKET, BALE SPEARS, MELROE #15 HYD. POST HOLE DIGGER, MELROE 56” HYD. TILLER, CHEYENNE TELE-BOOM, 62” GRAPPLE, PLUS MORE. 2014 JD 569 MEGA-WIDE ROUND BALER, HIGH MOISTURE KIT, NICE • 2008 JD 568 MEGA-WIDE ROUND BALER, HIGH MOISTURE KIT • (2) JD 946 13’6” MO-CO’S, ONE NEW IN 2014, IMPELLERS (APPROX 200 ACRES) • 2011 NH HT154 12 WHEEL RAKE, HYD CART, DIVERTER • ROWSE DOUBLE 9 TRAILER TYPE SICKLE MOWER • H&S LINE WRAP BALE WRAPPER, 5’ CAP. WITH HONDA ENGINE, LIKE NEW • 42’ & 48’ SEMI HAY TRAILERS • PENTA 6720 HD TWIN TORNADO DOUBLE SCREW TANDEM AXLE PORTABLE TMR, SCALE, ONE OWNER • VERMEER BP7000 BALE PROCESSOR • HAYBUSTER 256 BALE PROCESSOR • HAGEDORN HYDRA SPREAD SERIES 2 TANDEM AXLE MANURE SPREADER , UPPER BEATER, 1 OWNER • KUHN KNIGHT 1140 TWIN APRO, TANDEM AXLE MANURE SPREADER, UPPER BEATER, 1 OWNER • JD 1750 MAX EMERGE VACUUM 8RX30 PLANTER, DF • IH 510 12’ DRILL • IH 496 22’ HYD. CUSHION GANG DISC • KEWANEE 11’ 10 SHANK PT DISC CHISEL • EVERSMAN MODEL 4512, 12’ HYD. PULL TYPE LAND PLANE WITH LEVELER • SEVERAL FLAT RACKS AND RUNNING GEARS • SIMONS 5 TON FERTILIZER SPREADER • IH 720 6X18 ON LAND AR PLOW PLUS PICKUPS, PT STOCK TRAILER, AC & HONDA 4 WHEELERS, TRAILERS, SQUEEZE CHUTES, BUNKS, CREEP FEEDERS, MINERAL FEEDERS, LOADING CHUTE, BACK RUBS, 200# ANVIL, TOOLS AND MUCH MORE.

EAGLE PASS RANCH

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• AL WESSEL, PH. 320-760-2979 • KEVIN WINTER, PH. 320-760-1593 • ALLEN HENSLIN, PH. 320-979-1808 • MITCHEL SIEMERS, PH. 320-267-1799 AUCTIONEERS

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2014 Kelly Ryan 9' bagger, self contained hydraulics, 250' of cable, filled 9 bags, $29,500. (608)214-1859 36 Ft Great Plains #6536 (2006) Series 7 Discovator/Finisher w/ 5 Bar Hi-Residue Drag (5 Section Fold), Very Good.

2010 Farm King 13x36 Auger for Elec Motor. 319347-6138 Can Deliver 851 NH round baler, 970 Gehl 16' chopper box on tandem wagon. $2,000/ea/OBO. 715364-2568 Case Skid loader 1825, water cooled, very good; Gravity Wagons: Special: Parker, 600 bu, $7,500; J&M, Parker 2600, Barje wagon; Feterl 8-55 auger; JD 16' disc; Ford 800, 45hp. Plus More! Peterson Equipment New Ulm MN 507-276-6958 or 6957 CLEARANCE SALE SHEEP & GOAT EQUIP Our TURNING CRADLE Special Price $945 (Few Left). Run/Corral & Creep Panels, Slide Gates, 2 & 3 Way Sorting Gates, Salt Feeders Etc. Also All The Jigs 319-347-6282 Can Del All To Be Discontinued.

FOR SALE: CIH 183 8RN 30” cultivator, FF, RS, very good condition, shedded, $2,500; Feterl 7”x41' auger on transport, good condition, $700. 320-328-5794

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FOR SALE: 40' Case IH field FOR SALE: Oliver & White FOR SALE: White 6100 Hesston stacker & mover, cultivator #4900, very good tractor parts, just parting good condition, Priced reaw/splitter bar, 4R30 for shape, field ready; 20' out a 105 White w/ cab & sonable; 16' cattle trailer, corn, 7R15 bean, dry fert, gooseneck livestock trailer.

3spd & 3pt. 218-639-0315 homemade & good shape; no/till, set up w/pop up. Call 507-427-3561 60' Kewanee elevator. 507for more info nice planter FOR SALE: S160 Bobcat, 340-0967 ready to go to the field.

FOR SALE: John Deere new tires, A/C, radio, Pow$7,650. (920)988-7644 leave Wheel & suitcase weights. er Tach, rebuilt fuel pump, message.

165-450-1500 lbs rear wheel 6600 hrs, asking $14,500. wgts. Also JD 7000/8000 Se507-227-2602 ries front suitcase wgts avail. 507-789-6049 FOR SALE: White 6100 6R planter w/ dry fertilizer, FOR SALE: New Idea 3739 SM 3000 monitor; White 273 manure spreader, 390 bu, 20' disc w/ harrow. Both extandem axle, end gates, cellent & shedded. 320-292poly floor, single beater, 3170 good clean condition. 507475-1600 Ford TW35 MF WD 7505 hrs Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Repair Repair-Troubleshoot$28,500; triple hyd-new ing Sales-Design Custom style air cond, new 525/85 hydraulic hose-making up R38 rear tires Michelinto 2” Service calls made. including duals, new 16.9x28 STOEN'S Hydrostatic Serfront tires Michelin rock vice 16084 State Hwy 29 N box-both PTO shafts comGlenwood, MN 56334 320plete OH at 6350 hrs 634-4360 2/22/2006, new clutch & checked over at 7250 hrs 10/24/2012. Very good trac- JD 230 25' cushion gang disk, tor. DEMCO 365 gravity $4,450; JD 1760 12x30 hyd box w/factory divider fold planter, 3 bu boxes, 250 $6,750 w/roll tarp-Sudenga monitor, min till coulters, brush auger 12T running $19,750; JD 4455 2WD tracWe’re your reliable source for what you need gear w/385/65R22.5 truck tor, PS, quick hitch, rock to keep farming tires, lights-very nice cond. box, exc cond, $34,500; JD JD 980 32 1/2 field cult BB 12' grain drill w/ grass P.O. Box 3169 $15,500. Walking tandems seeder, $2,450; JD 1075 runMankato, MN 56002 all around, knock off shovning gear, $1,450; 500 & (800) 657-4665 els 70%, 3 bar harrow, exc 1000 gal fuel tanks from cond. Call 320-221-0319 $250/ea. 320-769-2756

Another Jark/Worlie Auction Retirement Farm Machinery Sale Location: From Hecla, SD (Jct. of Hwy 37 & 104th St.) – go 6 mi. West on 104th Street and 3⁄4 mi. South (398 Ave.).

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Sale Time: 11:00 AM

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Lunch Available

Turbo Till – Disk – Land Roller

Great Plains 30’ Turbo Till 3000 w/Rolling Baskets, Rolling Harrow – Excellent Sunflower 1435 36’ Tandem Disk w/C-Flex Cushion Gangs, Walking tandems on wings, (less than 500 acres) – Like New Wilrich 3400 30’ Field Cultivator w/New Summers 3 bar Harrow – Nice Great Plains 2000 20’ No-Till Drill w/new Discs, Coulter Cart, Dry Fert, Markers, 71⁄2” Spacing – Nice JD 7200 Max Emerge II 8RW Planter w/Precision Meters, Trash Whippers, Single Disc Fert. Openers, Markers, D. John Population Monitor Degelman 45’ Land Roller (large rolls) – Good Case 22’ mounted Chisel Plow Melroe 903 7x16 Plow w/On Land Hitch, Packer

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Case IH 435 Steiger 4WD Tractor w/16-spd. Power Shift, 5 Hydr., PTO, Front/Rear Differential Locks, 710/70R42 Radial Tires/Axle Duals, Front/Rear Wgt. Pkgs. (not on), Zeon Light Pkg., Auto Steer ready, 699 hrs., SN Z9F113408 (‘09) – Excellent JD 8320 FWA Tractor w/16-spd Power Shift, 4 Hydr., 3 pt., 3 PTO, Quick Tach, ILS Front End, 480/80R46 Radial Tires/Axle Duals, Front Wgts., Buddy Seat, Auto Steer ready, 2593 hrs., SN 22179 (‘04) – Excellent AC 7020 Tractor w/Motor/Trans/Rear Overhaul, Power Shift, 3 Hydr., 3 pt., 540 PTO, 20.8x38 Radial Tires, Band Duals, Woods DuAl 3150 Loader, Bucket & Grapple Farmall 400 & ‘Super MD’ Tractors

Seed Tender – Grain Vac – Augers

Convey All BTS 290 Seed Tender w/Honda gas Motor, Roll Tarp, Tandem Axle Trailer (2011) kept inside – Nice REM 2100 Grain Vac. w/Hydr. Lift, 8” Pipes (kept inside) – Nice Westfield MK100-81, 100-61 & 100-35 Augers w/Swing Hoppers – Nice Cammond 10’ Box Scraper w/Hydr. Lift Tonutti 9 Wheel Rake w/Danish Tines – Good IH 1100 Sickle Mower w/9’ bar, High Lift, Wobble Box, gone through

Combine – Heads – Grain Cart

Case IH 2166 Axial Flow Combine w/Big top Hopper, 24.5x32 Tires, Spreader, Auto Header Height, Fore/Aft, Yield Monitor w/Moisture, 3 Concaves (round, small wire, large wire), 2 Sets of Grates, Buddy Seat, 2823 Rotor hrs., 3726 Eng. hrs., *Many 23 Series updates, Winter inspection yearly, SN 183646 (‘97) – Good Case IH 1020 25’ Flex Head (‘05) – Very Good IH 810 Dummy Head w/6 belt Pickup IH 1044 & 844 Corn Heads EZ Trail 672 21’ Header Trailer (4 Wheel) Parker 938 Grain Cart w/18” Unload Auger, Scale, Spout Control, Roll Tarp – Nice

Semi’s – Trailers

OWNERS: Terry & Wendy Frohling

Phone: (605) 994-2065 home Auctioneers: Merlin T. Worlie Aberdeen, SD (605) 715-9200

Val W. Jark Warner, SD (605) 380-2244

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(605) 994-7605 cell Clerk: Jark/Worlie Auction, LLC Aberdeen, SD (605) 225-1828

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‘98 Volvo 610 Semi tractor w/Ved 12, 13-spd., Air Ride, AC, Cruise, Wet Kit, Push Axle (Hvy. Haul), Headache Rack, 780,000 mi. (overhauled 100,000 ago), Fresh DOT – Nice ‘91 Volvo WMN Semi Tractor w/3176 Cat, 9 speed, Air Ride, AC, Cruise, Push Axle (Hvy. Haul), Fuel Heaters, 855,000 mi., Fresh DOT – Good ‘08 Timpte 38’ ‘Super Hopper’ w/Elec. Traps & Tarp, Ag Hopper, Tandem Axle – Nice ‘98 Timpte 331⁄2’ ‘Super Hopper’ w/Elec. Traps & Tarp, Ag Hopper, Tandem Axle – Nice ‘79 GMC 7000 Tandem Truck w/Push Axle, 427 Motor, 5x2 Trans, 24‚ Flatbed, Hvy. Hoist, New Brakes & Cyl., 3500 gal. Poly Water Tank (no chem), 300 & 400 gal. Poly Tanks, 2 elec. Chem Pumps, 2” Liq. Transfer Pump, Elec. Hose Reel – Nice Unit Note: Terry has decided to retire and rent his land. He has no further use for his tremendous line up of late model equipment. This is an excellent opportunity to add top quality used equipment to your operation. This is a partial ad!

For complete list contact auctioneers below or go to www.jarkworlie.com. Very little misc. items – BE ON TIME! Terms: Cash/Check on day of sale – Not responsible for accidents – SD Sales Tax applies

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FOR SALE: JD Gator 620I JD 7000, 6RN planter, no fer- Case IH 9270, 4 remotes, excellent shape, 330 hrs, 20.8-42s 70%, 12spd manual, tilizer, $5,000; 8', 3pt, PTO, $8,000. 320-979-6313 radar, 9000 hrs, serviced, $1,250; 8x32 auger, 5hp mo$34,500. tor, like new, $1,200. 507Navigator row crop guidance Case IH 7130, 2WD, 3 re330-3945 system for row crop cultimotes, 3pt, PTO, 18-42 duWe buy vating, $1,500/OBO. Wilmer als at 60%, fresh OH, 8600 Salvage Equipment 4T fertilizer spreader, hrs, new paint, nice, Parts Available $900/OBO. Farm King 10” $33,500.

Hammell Equip., Inc. hyd transfer auger, Case IH 8910, 2WD, 3 re(507)867-4910 $900/OBO. 507-327-6430 motes, dual PTO, 3pt, 14.946s at 70%, automotive Tractors 036 paint, 9000 hrs, all re-condiSchwartz 150 bu bunk feedtioned, must see, $47,500. er wagon, reconditioned, '77 JD 401B, same as 2030, All units field ready. w/ 20” wheels; Smidley ind ldr, 62HT dsl, 3pt, www.kruegerdiesel.com hog & sheep scale; LPTO, reverser trans, 2400 507-327-0858 Used Smidley hog feeders; hrs, gd cond, $7,250; Oliver JD #33 spreader, VG 880 gas, WF, LPTO, NI ldr, Sorensen's Sales & Rentals runs good (PS weak), Hutchinson, MN $3,295. 320-543-3523

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Auction and PropertyLocations: From Albert Lea, MN, 3 miles north, or from Clarks Grove, MN, 3 miles south on Cty. Rd. 45, then 1⁄2 mile east on Cty. Rd. 25 (or 255th St.) then 1 mile south on 775th Ave. WATCH FOR AUCTION SIGNS! Auctioneer’s Note: Here’s two very good parcels of Freeborn County’s farmland, including a 71⁄2-acre building site with lots of potential. Hope to see you at the auction.

Tracy Holland

SECT. 23, TWP. 103, RANGE 21 – 68 & 84.5 ACRES FREEBORN COUNTY’S PRODUCTIVE FARMLAND • 7.5 ACRE BUILDING SITE • 2-STORY HOME & OUTBUILDINGS OPEN HOUSE ON REAL ESTATE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015, 4:00-6:00 P.M. OR BY APPOINTMENT ONLY • CALL HOLLAND AUCTION AT (507) 684-2955 PARCEL ONE: Consisting of 7.5 acres, more or less, building site, that may need a little TLC. Two-story, 4-BR home that was remodeled in the 1990’s. Living-Dining rooms, 11⁄2 bath, permanent siding, detached 3-car garage. Several outbuildings including 32’x40’ shop, 56’x112’ pole shed, Submersible well, septic system was replaced in 2009.

PARCEL TWO: Consisting of 84.5 acres, more or less, Bancroft Township, Section 23. Tillable Acres: 81.77, CPI Rating: 86.

PARCEL THREE: Consisting of 68 acres, more or less, Bancroft Township, Section 23. Tillable Acres: 66, CPI Rating: 85. This parcel has a communication tower on the north end of this property.

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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 $8,000 down on Parcel 1, $40,000 down on Parcel 2, $40,000 down on Parcel 3 (ALL PARCELS NON-REFUNDABLE) and sign a purchase agreement following the conclusion of the real estate auction. The balance on Parcel 1 shall be due on or before May 15, 2015. The balance on Parcel 2 and 3 shall be due on or before April 27, 2015. Doug Peterson, attorney for real estate & handling all earnest monies. Any verbal announcements made day of auction takes precedence over print. NO BUYER’S FEE ON THIS AUCTION.

KEITH BJERKE - ESTATE 24294 775th Ave., Albert Lea, MN

HOLLAND AUCTION & REAL ESTATE (507) 684-2955

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Cash IH 8940 MFD $41,500. FOR SALE: 240 Int'l utility DX110, 4WD, Dietz Buhler Case IH 7150 MFD $33,000.

Loader. Ed Schultz, 715tractor w/ fast hitch; FarCase IH 7140 MFD $29,000.

257-7275 mall 504 tractor; ALSO: Case IH 7130 2 WD $28,500. bred Polled Hereford cows Cash IH 7110 2 WD $28,000. & 2 Polled open heifers. FOR SALE: JD 9630 2011, 1666 hrs, case drain, deluxe Coming in Case IH 7120.

WANTED: Set of Int'l flat interior, 4 SCVs, front/back Case IH 7230. JD 8410 top fenders. 320-282-4846 wheel weights, suitcase MFD. (608)987-2373 weights, Cat 5 drawbar, FOR SALE: CIH 260 MagMichelin tires, like new!

FOR SALE: '51 A JD, panum Tractor, 1300 hours, $225,000 OBO (or best rade or plow; '38 A JD w/ 750 auto steer, 3 PTOs, duoffer) (320) 212-7882 road gear, parade or plow; als, all around 50" tires, ful'38 B JD, mechanically perly loaded. (507) 430-5144 NEW AND USED TRACTOR fect, needs paint. 507-831PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 1308 FOR SALE: JD 9620 2005, 55, 50 Series & newer trac3666 hrs, 4 SCVs, front/rear tors, AC-all models, Large wheel weights, Greenstar Inventory, We ship! Mark ready, active seat, very Heitman Tractor Salvage clean. $140,000 OBO (or 715-673-4829 best offer) (320) 212-7882

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FOR SALE: JD 7730 MFD, Deutz-Allis corn planter no IVT trans, 177hp, 4300 hrs, till, dry fertilizer, insectisharp & dependable, cide, trash whippers, 6R30" $89,500. 715-572-1234 4 sets of plates, $5,000/OBO. 651-380-3734 Harvesting Equip 037 FOR SALE: '97 White 6700 FOR SALE: Loftness 20' 18R - 22" planter, mounted, stalk chopper, semi mountvertical fold, Sunco row ed, good condition, $4,500. openers, liquid fertilizer, 507-744-2472 dry insecticide, 3000 Monitor, nice. (507) 430-5144 Planting Equip 038 FOR SALE: JD 1750, 6R30”, FOR SALE: '97 Kinze model vacuum conservation 2000 8R30” w/ interplant planter, w/ Unverferth strip units, trash whippers, has till attachment, in-furrow liq fert tanks & insecticide liq, trash cleaners, 250 boxes on planter, very monitor, exc cond, field clean, always shedded. 507ready, $19,000. 612-210-3685 456-1868

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ELITE SERIES ROTA-DISC CORNHEADS GENERATIONS AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION

1) Slices stalks vertically with 15 serrated discs. No swing blades 2) Ground speed and moister have very little effect on material size.

3) Much lower horse power requirements than competition.

4) Corn head driven with drive shafts and gear boxes. No chain and sprockets like the competition.

5) Aluminum alloy gear boxes to reduce weight and dissipate heat.

6) Self-tightening gathering chains.

7) Double acting stripper plates with welding on hardened edge.

8) Large diameter auger that turn slower, reducing ear loss.

9) Corn stalk stubble in field is splintered to reduce tire damage if driven over. #1 Dealer 10) Optional Integrated Crop Sweeper and End Row Augers for improved crop. in the USA

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• WINTER SERVICE PROGRAMS • DISCOUNT OF 5% ON AGCO OR GERINGHOFF PARTS And Choice of FREE TRUCKING within 100 Mile Radius or

10% DISCOUNT ON LABOR TRACTORS

• ‘14 MF 4610, cab, 99 hp., ldr.

• (2) ‘14 MF 6616, MFD, cab w/ldr.

• ‘08 MF 6497, 195 hp., duals, 1078 hrs.

• ‘05 MF 451, 45 PTO hp., 400 hrs.

• ‘05 MF GC2300, MFD, 60” deck • ‘14 MF 1754 Compact, MFD, w/ldr., hydro • MF 1736 HL, hydro, ldr.

• 18.4-38 duals off JD 4440, 75% rubber

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CORN HEADS

• (3) Geringhoff 1622RD • (9) Geringhoff 1222RD • (5) Geringhoff 1220RD • ‘08 Geringhoff 830NS • (9) Geringhoff 830RD • ‘98 Geringhoff 822RD • (4) Geringhoff 630RD • ‘12 CIH 3412, 12R22” • ‘12 CIH 2608, chopping • ‘04 Gleaner 1222, GVL poly • ‘84 JD 843, LT • ‘96 JD 893, KR, HDP • ‘96 JD 693, reg. rolls • JD 622, GVL poly

COMBINES

• ‘13 MF 9540 RWA, duals • ‘07 MF 9790, RWA, duals, 1440/1001 hrs.

• ‘98 MF 8780, duals, RWA, 2087 sep. hrs.

• ‘91 MF 8570, RWA, 5007 hrs.

• ‘86 MF 8560, 4941 hrs.

• ‘92 Gleaner R62, 4210/2643 hrs.

• ‘10 Cat Challenger 670B, auto-steer, 1231 eng. hrs.

MISCELLANEOUS

• Degelman 7200 & R570P rock pickers • Brandt augers: 8x35, 8x40, • Degelman 6000HD rock picker 8x47, 8x62, 10x35 • Degelman RR1500 rock • ‘02 Brandt 8x62, SC, PTO picker • Brandt 8x45, 18 hp. Briggs • Degelman RR320 rock • ‘11 Hutchinson 10x61 digger • (3) Brandt 1070XL swing • Degelman LR7645 Land hoppers • Brandt 1080XL swing hopper Roller - Rental Unit • Degelman 5’ skidsteer • ‘13 Buhler 1282 swing buckets hopper • JD 520 stalk chopper, • Brandt 1390 swing hopper high speed XL & HP • Brandt 20 Series drive over • Loftness 20’ stalk chopper, SM deck • Loftness 240 stalk chopper • Brandt, 1515LP 1545LP, • Wil-Rich 25’ stalk chopper 1585 grain belts • JD 520 press drill, 20’ • ‘03 Brandt 4500 EX, grain • Maurer HT42, HT38, HT32 & vac.

HT28 header trailers • Parker 839 grain cart • WRS 30’ header trailers • A&L 850S grain cart, • SB Select 108 snowblowers, 850 bu.

540 & 1000 PTO • ‘08 Unverferth 5000 • ‘05 Demco 650 gravity box • Lucke 8’, snowblower • Loftness 96” & 84” • ‘05 Parker 625 gravity box snowblowers • Parker 165-B gravity box • Parker 2620 seed tender TILLAGE • Parker 1020 seed tender, • Sunflower 1550-50, bulk boxes 1435-36 & 1435-21 discs HAY & LIVESTOCK • Sunflower 5035-36, 5056-49 & 5056-63 field • Kodiak SD72 rotary cutter cultivators • Everest 5700 finish mower • Sunflower 4311-14, • Sitrex RP2, RP5, 3 pt. rakes 4412-07, 4412-05 disc • Sitrex 12-wheel rakes on rippers cart • Sunflower 4511-15 disc • JD #5, sickle mower chisel • Chandler litter spreaders, • Sunflower 4212-13 coulter 26’ & 22’ chisel

GRAIN HANDLING

BUSINESS

OPPORTUNITY FOR SALE:

Kiester Implement Kiester, Minnesota Located in South Central Minnesota 2 miles from the Iowa border.

Established in 1971.

Former IH, Case IH Dealer.

CURRENT BUSINESS OFFER:

* Parts * Repair * Used Equipment Sales Interested Parties Please Call:

1-507-330-0680 1-507-294-3387

PRE-OWNED EQUIPMENT

‘13 JD 9460R, 4WD PS, 885 Hrs., PTO, Hi-Flow (78 Gal.) w/5 Remotes, 520/85R42’s w/Triples, WARRANTY....................$229,500 ‘12 JD 9410R 4WD PS, 725 Hrs., PTO, Hi-Flow (78 Gal.) w/5 Remotes, 480/80R50’s w/Duals, WARRANTY ....................$209,500 ‘11 JD 9670STS w/RWD, 661 Hrs., CM, 20.8x38’s, Chopper, Maurer Bin Ext., Through Shop 12/2014 ..................$189,500 ‘08 JD 9670STS, 1135 Hrs., Premier Cab, CM, 20.8x42’s, 600/65R28 Rears, Chopper, Maurer Bin Ext. ..............................$129,500 ‘13 JD 606C StalkMaster, Chopping Cornhead, HHS, Row-Sense, 700 Acres ..........................................................$45,000 ‘13 JD 635F, Hydra-Flex, Low Dam, One Season Use, (1,000 Acres)........$29,500 ‘12 JD 612C, Non-Chopping Cornhead, HHS, Row Sense, Nice Head! ..........$45,000 ‘09 JD 608C StalkMaster, Chopping Cornhead, HHS ................................$34,500

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FOR SALE: IH 5400 20' soy- C-IH 41 ½ Ft DMI Tigermate Field Cult w/ New bean special, SI belts, w/ Elk Creek cart, $10,800. 612Style Drag Very Good.

390-2643 Brent #540 Wagon (550 Bu) w/ Truck Tires (Good FOR SALE: White 8500 Tires) Shedded Real Nice.

16R30" planter, Agco 319-347-6138 Can Deliver SM4000 monitor, 3 bu. boxes, front fold, liquid fert., 2- FOR SALE: 38 ½' JD 2210 300 gal. mounted tanks, field cultivator, heavy ground driven pump, floatshanks, always shedded, ing Martin row cleaners. excellent condition. 507-364Precision planting seed 7970 tubes w/ wave vision sensors. Keeton seed firmers, FOR SALE: 48 1/2' CIH 4700 Field Cultivator, double w/ fert splitters. Retiring fold, field ready.

Also, Jan. 2015. 320-226-3324 Melroe 36' Multiweeder, 3 rank. (507) 430-5144 JD 7100 Soybean Special, 13R20" skip row, can convert to 12R22", lift assist FOR SALE: CIH 3900 30' wheels, flat fold markers, 3 Disk, new 22" blades and bu. boxes, tw, Radial Bean bearings 500 acres ago with Meters, monitor, many reSummers 104 3-bar drag, cent updates, excellent con$22,000. (507) 430-5144 dition, $8,500. 612-760-2546 or 320-221-0786 FOR SALE: JD 455 16' offset disc, 24” blades, good condition, $6,500. 507-523-3305 Tillage Equip 039 or 507-450-6115 (2014) 35 Ft Great Plains FOR SALE: JD 9630 2011, Turbo-Max (500 Acres).

1666 hrs, case drain, deluxe Also 24 Ft Turbo-Max interior, 4 SCVs, front/back (2014) 900 Acres (Hyd To wheel weights, suitcase Turn Blades 0-6 Degrees) weights, Cat 5 drawbar, Both Have Warranties.

Michelin tires, like new!

Dealer 319-347-6282 We $225,000 OBO (or best Trade/Deliver Anywhere offer). (320) 212-7882

DAMAGED GRAIN WANTED ANYWHERE We buy damaged corn and grain any condition - wet or dry TOP DOLLAR We have vacs and trucks CALL HEIDI OR LARRY

NORTHERN AG SERVICE INC 800-205-5751

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‘’05 JD 4720, 276 hrs, MFWD, 66 hp, 1 hyd, loader ............$28,000

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Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712, Glencoe 7400; Field Cults under 30': JD 980, small grain carts & gravity boxes 300-400 bu. Finishers under 20', clean 4 & 6R stalk choppers; Nice JD 215 & 216 flex heads; JD 643 cornheads Must be clean; JD corn planters, 4-6-8 row.

715-299-4338 WANTED TO BUY: Grain drill w/ 6” or 7 1/2” spacing, 20, 25 or 30' w/ foldable transport. 320-293-5607

WANTED: Blacksmith triphammer, anvils, cones, swage block. 260-724-7554 or 260-413-0626 WANTED: JD 10' grain drill, in exc cond. 715-821-1975 WANTED: JD 235 31' Dura cushion disk; 2 or 4 Firestone 710x38 tires, at least 50%; also WANTED cheap 25' header trailer; 2 JD 15x38” beveled rims. 218756-2220 or cell 218-371-7050 Spraying Equip

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L & D 60', 450 Raven, 1000 gal, 13-38 tires, nice shape, $5,500. 507-995-9676 Wanted

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LOOKING TO BUY: Collections of cast iron seats; Also, old gas engines, horse machinery & threshing machines. Call 218-493-4696 or email bts@rrt.net Feed Seed Hay

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4x5 packed net round bales, no rain, grass, $70/ea; Leafy soybean stubble, $45; great feed or bedding stalks, $35. Delivery & quantity discounts. 320-9056195

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‘13 JD 5100E, 2948 hrs, MFWD, 100 hp, 18.4x30, 2 hyds ..........$38,000

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

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

‘09 JD 7130, 480 hrs, MFWD, 121 hp, 480-80R38, 3 hyds, ldr ..$89,900

‘13 JD 7200R, 412 hrs, MFWD, 200 hp, 380-90R50, 4 hyds ......$177,000

‘12 JD 7230R, 788 hrs, MFWD, 230 hp, 480-80R46, 4 hyds ......$179,900

‘11 JD 7430, 4045 hrs, MFWD, 166 hp, 480-80R42, 3 hyds, ldr.$110,000

‘96 JD 8100, 5105 hrs, 2WD, 160 hp, 14.9R46, duals, 4 hyds............$59,000 ‘05 JD 8120, 2050 hrs, MFWD, 170 hp, 380-54, duals, 5 hyds ........$120,900 ‘02 JD 8220, 7205 hrs, MFWD, 190 hp, 380-90R50, duals, 4 hyds ..$104,000 ‘14 JD 9510R, 167 hrs, 4WD, 510 hp, 800-70R38, duals, 5 hyds............CALL ‘13 JD 9560R, 731 hrs, 4WD, 560 hp, 800-70R38, duals, 4 hyds ....$332,000 ‘79 CS/IH 2290, 8457 hrs, 2WD, 129 hp, 20.8-38, duals, 3 hyds ........$11,900 ‘66 JD 3020, 2WD, 71 hp, 16.9-34, loader, 1 hyd ..................................$8,200 ‘13 Cat Challenger, 832 hrs, Track, 285 hp, 30” belts, 5 hyds ..........$247,500

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

‘13 JD 8335R, 723 hrs, MFWD, 335 hp, 380-90R54, 5 hyds ......$250,000

‘13 JD 8360R, 548 hrs, MFWD, 360 hp., 380-90R54, 5 hyds. ....$285,000

‘01 JD 8410, 6881 hrs, MFWD, 235 hp, 18.4-46, duals, 4 hyds....$95,900

‘79 JD 8640, 4450 hrs, 4WD, 275 hp, 20.8-38, 3 hyds ..............$21,900

‘13 JD 9460R, 372 hrs, 4WD, 800-70R38, 5 hyds ............$295,000

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

‘14 JD 9510R, 126 hrs, 4WD, 510 hp, 800-70R38, duals, 5 hyds ..CALL

‘12 JD 9530T ..................CALL FOR BEST PRICE!

‘13 JD 9560R, 176 hrs, 4WD, 560 hp, 850-42, 4 hyds ............$333,000

‘13 JD 9560RT, 598 hrs, TRACK, 560 hp, 36”, 4 hyds............$345,000

‘10 JD 9630, 958 hrs, 4WD, 530 hp, 800-70R38, 4 hyds ............$277,000

JD 1710, 16R30, 1.6 bu seed box, K&M bar ..............................$29,900

‘06 JD 1770, 24R30, 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, 3600 hrs, 24R30, CCS, Seedstar ............................$124,000

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

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

‘13 JD DB66, 36R22, CCS, row command ..........................$236,000

‘94 JD 980 Field Cult, 36’6”, 7” shovels, harrow ..............$14,900

‘08 JD 2210 Field Cult, 50.5’, 101 shanks, harrow..............$55,000

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

‘13 CIH Magnum 340, front susp., cab susp., 19-spd., 480/80R50 rear duals, 380/80R38 front duals, wgts., 1850 hrs. - can change to 380/90R54 tires if needed ..........................$137,500 ‘11 NH T8.390, Luxury cab, 520/85R46 duals, 480/70R34 front duals, HID lights, 2070 hrs. ....................................................................$119,000 ‘13 NH T8.300, Luxury cab, cab susp., hi-flow hyd., 5 remotes, 540/1000 PTO, 480/80R50 duals, 480/70R34 single fronts, complete auto steer system, front wgts., 315 hrs., Warranty, Low Rate Financing ....................................$134,000 ‘11 JD 8285R, powershift, 1500 front axle, 380/90R54 rear duals, 380/80R38 front duals, 60 GPM hyd. pump, 5 remotes, front wgts., 3250 hrs., Powertrain Warranty till November 2015 or 4000 hrs. ........................................$134,000 ‘09 JD 8430T, narrow stance, 24” tracks, 4 remotes, wgts., excellent tracks, 3780 hrs.$97,500 ‘98 JD 8400, 480/80R46 duals, wgts., 4 remotes, 11,000 hrs., just through service program ....$55,000 ‘00 JD 8410, 420/80R46 duals, 4 remotes, wgts., 9900 hrs. ............................................$64,000 ‘01 JD 8110, 380/90R50 duals, wgts., 12,000 hrs. ......................................................................$47,500 ‘11 JD 637, 26.5’ rock flex folding disk, Very Nice ........................................................$32,500 ‘15 JD 825i Gator, green & yellow, power steering, bed lift, alum. wheels, bench seat, 5 hrs. ......$12,500 ‘13 JD 825i Gator, camo, power steering, bed lift, alum. wheels, bench seat, 58 hrs. ................$10,900

‘13 JD 5075E, 1534 hrs, MFWD, 75 hp, 16.9x28, 2 hyds..............$36,000

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WANTED TO BUY: JD 530, running or not. Also, Sparrow trap that works. 507831-1308 WANTED Tractors: Running, non-running, parts & salvage tractors, 19601980's, prefer JD, will consider other brands and other years. 507-317-6760 Call anytime.

WANTED: 30' pull type rolling basket. 320-587-3572

‘’13 JD 4720, 671 hrs, MFWD, 66 hp, 16.9x24, 2 hyds ........$37,900

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FOR SALE: Wishek Disk 30 ft., Gates spike tooth harrow, new 30" disks/bearings 2 seasons ago, nice. $35,000 OBO (or best offer) (320) 212-7882 Harms Mfg. Land Rollers, Brand New, 12'-$6,500; 14'$7,000; 16'-$7,500; 24'$14,000; 32'-$16,500; 42'$19,500. Any size available.

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• 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 New Rock Wagons ROLLERS AVAILABLE!

MANDAKO

12’-60’ LONG

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

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

Feed Seed Hay

Used Rollers

‘02 CIH MX200, FWA, 3-PTO, 18.4/50 tires, 2280 hrs., Nice! ..............$82,000 CIH 8920, 2WD, 1850 hrs. ......................................................................$74,000 CIH 8920, FWA, new 18.4x42, 6600 hrs.................................................$69,000 CIH 8920, 2WD, 3750 hrs. ......................................................................$67,000 CIH 7140, FWA, 3975 hrs. ......................................................................$62,000 CIH 7140, FWA, 5188 hrs., New Tires, New Paint ................................$62,000 CIH 7120, FWA, 3750 hrs., Sharp!..........................................................$62,000 CIH 5240 Max, 2WD, 3138 hrs. ..............................................................$38,000 CIH 5240 Max, FWA, 6600 hrs. ..............................................................$39,500 IH 856, duals, no cab ..............................................................................$11,500 CIH 7130 Magnum, FWA, 5400 hrs. ......................................................$59,000 IH 3288, 5100 hrs., New Paint ................................................................$21,000 IH 1256, New Clutch, New Paint - Recent Head Job, Nice ..................$17,500 IH 1566, 2WD, dual PTO, 6800 hrs., Nice ..............................................$17,000 CIH 4800, 24’ field cultivator ....................................................................$9,500 CIH 4800, 26’ field cultivator ....................................................................$9,500 CIH 3900, 24’ cushion gang disk............................................................$18,500 JD 980, 26’ field cultivator ......................................................................$17,500 CIH 527B ripper ......................................................................................$20,500 CIH 530B, w/lead shank, cushing & disk gang......................................$23,000 DMI 530C, w/lead shank, Nice ..............................................................$25,000 DMI 530B ................................................................................................$21,000 DMI 527B ................................................................................................$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 Artsway 5165 grinder, 1000 PTO ..........................................................$21,500 CIH 496 w/mulcher, cushion ..................................................................$16,500 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 Sitrex QR 12 rake, 1-year old ..................................................................$6,500

New Sitrex Rakes Available Many New & Used Rakes Available

GREENWALD FARM CENTER Greenwald, MN • 320-987-3177 14 miles So. of Sauk Centre

United Farmers Cooperative www.ufcmn.com

(L) Lafayette 507-228-8224 or 800-642-4104 (G) Gaylord 507-237-4203 • (W) Waconia 952-442-7326 Main Office: Ag Service Center, 840 Pioneer Avenue • PO Box 4 • Lafayette, MN 56054-0004

USED DRYERS & AUGERS ..........

Good Selection of Used Dryers-CALL!

(L) Feterl 12”x72”, swing hopper auger$8,995 (L) Feterl 10”x60”, PTO ........................$3,150 (L) Feterl, 10”x34”, electric ..................$2,400 (L) Feterl, 8”x34”, electric ....................$2,400 (L) Westfield WR, 100”-51’, PTO ............CALL (L) Westfield 10x71, swing dr. ..............$7,400 (L) Hutch 10”x72’, swing hopper..........$5,900 (L) Sheyenne 13”x70’, swing auger dr., w/hanger bearing ..........................$13,900 (L) Sudenga 10”x31’, electric................$3,495 (L) Sudenga 10”x41’, PTO ....................$4,600 (L) Sudenga 10”x56’, electric................$4,995

SKID LOADERS ......................

(L) Bobcat S850, heat, A/C ................$47,800 (L) Bobcat S650, heat, 2-spd. ............$41,500 (L) Bobcat S630, heat, 2 spd., 400 hrs. ......................................................$34,800 (L) Bobcat S550, heat, 2-spd. ............$29,800 (L) ‘13 Gehl R220, heat, 2-spd ..........$34,800 (L) ‘13 Gehl R220, heat, 2-spd ..........$34,800 (L) ‘12 Gehl V330, heat, AC, 2400 hrs $34,600 (L) Gehl V330, heat, 2-spd. ................$40,900 (L) Gehl 4240E (2), heat............From $18,900 (L) Gehl 5640E, heat ..........................$22,900 (W) ‘05 Gehl 5640 ..............................$18,100 (L) Gehl 5240E, heat, 2-spd. ..............$24,900 (L) Case 430, 2-spd. ..........................$26,800 (L) OMC 320 w/bucket ..........................$4,375

STOP IN TO SEE THE KUHN/ KUHN KNIGHT/ KUHN KRAUSE EQUIPMENT! (L) JD 2400 chisel plow, 33 shank......$29,950 (L) JD 2210, 38.5’, 4-bar ....................$31,900 (L) JD 985, 49.5’, 4-Bar ......................$21,600 (L) JD 985, 49.5’, 3-bar ......................$20,700 (L) JD 980, 44.5’, 3-bar ......................$17,500 (L) JD 960, 3-bar, 36.5’ ........................$5,600 (G) JD 3 pt. Plow, 5-bottom..................$2,850 (L) CIH 730B ......................................$19,800 (L) CIH 54.5, 8 bar Tigermate II..........$39,900 (L) CIH 4900, 36.5’, 3-bar ....................$6,975 (L) CIH 4800, 36.5’, 3-bar ....................$6,975 (L) CIH 4600, 27.5’, 3 bar ....................$4,700 (L) CIH 4300, 26.5’, 3 bar ..................$11,950 (L) CIH 4300, 34.5’, 3 bar ..................$13,400 (L) Wishek disc, 26’ ............................$59,500

TMR’S ................................

(W) Knight 5073, tow..........................$17,199 (W) Knight 3042 ................................$12,500 (W) Knight 3050 ................................$11,499

SPRAYERS ............................

(L) Hardi 1000 gal., 60’ boom ............$14,400 (G) Century 750 gal., 60’ boom ............$9,500 Century 750 gal., 60’ boom ............$7,950 SPREADERS .......................... (L) (L) Demco 700 gal., 66’, front fold ....$14,900 (W) New Idea 3709 ..............................$3,499 (L) Redball 670, 1200 gal., 66’ boom $13,800 (W) New Idea 352, (23035) ..................$1,899 (L) Top Air 800 gal., 60’ boom..............$9,350 (L) H&S 560........................................$13,900 (L) H&S 270..........................................$6,450 MISCELLANEOUS ....................

(W) Knight 8124, slinger spreader......$15,500 (L) Parker 938 Grain Cart....................$24,500 (W) Knight 8114, (A088) ......................$8,400 (L) Frontier 750 Grain Cart..................$19,900 (W) Knight 8132, (B0077) ..................$19,200 (L) H&S 18’ Power Box ........................$6,950 (W) Knight 8132 ................................$17,500 (L) Loftness 20’ Chopper ......................$9,600 (W) Knight 8018 ................................$10,900 (G) Minnesota 250, 10-ton gear............$1,900 (L) JD 370 ............................................$5,950 (G) Gehl 1410 Spreader ........................$8,250 (W) Meyer 3954, (1250) ......................$4,500 (L) Gehl 920, 16’ Box............................$1,850 (W) NH 185 ..........................................$5,650 (G) Used Grain Legs ................................CALL (W) Gehl 329 Scavenger ......................$4,200 (L) Woods 20’ Chopper, 3 pt.................$5,950 EZ-Flow 300 bu. Box ......................$1,950 TILLAGE .............................. (L) (L) Unverferth 400 bu. Cart ..................$7,950 (G) Wilrich 957, 9-shank ....................$33,900 (W) Unverferth 400 bu. Grain Cart........$7,550 (L) Wilrich 957, 5-shank ....................$16,500 (L) Used Snowblowers ............................CALL (L/G) Wilrich 957 (3), 7-shank ..From $20,600 (L) Tonutti 5’ Disc Mower ....................$4,500 (L) Wilrich 513, Soil Pro, 9-24............$39,600 (W) Meyers 4618 Forage Box’s (W) Great Plains, Turbo chisel ..........................................4 @ 12,900 Ea. 7 & 11-shank ....................................CALL (W) Brillion 10’ Seeder..........................$5,500 (W) Great Plains 24’ Turbomax................CALL (W) J&M 875 Grain Cart..........................CALL (L) Glencoe DR 8600, 7-shank..............$8,500 (W) 74” Grapple, skid steer, universal (L) Krause Dominator, 21’ ..................$36,500 attachment ......................................$1,850 (L) Krause Dominator, 18’ ..................$34,900 (W) 72” Box Blade, skid steer, universal (L/G) (2) Krause 18’ Rippers ..............$44,800 attachment ......................................$2,899 (L) Krause Dominator, 18’ ..................$33,900 (W) 72” Dump Bucket, skid steer, universal (L) DMI Tigermate II (2), 38.5’, 4-bar $29,900 attachment ......................................$3,299 (L) DMI Tigermate II, 42.5’, 3 bar ......$20,600 (W) Thundercreek 3” Portable Welder ..$4,950 (G) DMI 730 (2) Rippers ....................$10,900 (W) Westin 84” Snow Bucket, skid steer, (L) DMI 530 ..........................................$9,900 universal attachment ..........................$975 (L) Wishek 16’ disc w/harrow ............$24,800 (W) ‘80 Allied 8’ 3 pt. Single Auger (L) JD 2700, 9-24 ripper ....................$25,900 Snowblower w/hyd. chute ..............$1,999 (G) JD 2700, 7-shank..........................$23,900

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Alfalfa baleage first, second, & third crop.

Also, Japanese millet baleage, first & second crop; Also, wheat straw in 5x5 round bales w/ plastic twine. 218639-0315 Alfalfa, mixed hay, grass hay and straw, medium squares or round bales. Delivered. LeRoy Ose, call or text. 218-689-6675 Dairy Quality Alfalfa Tested big squares & round bales, delivered from South Dakota John Haensel (605) 351-5760 Dairy quality western alfalfa, big squares or small squares, delivered in semi loads. Clint Haensel (605) 310-6653 FOR SALE: 40 round bales of alfalfa/grass mix, $55 per bale. 507-744-2472 FOR SALE: Large quantity of round bales and big square bales of grass hay.

Also wrapped wet bales.

Delivery available by semi.

507-210-1183 FOR SALE: Mixed grass hay, big round bales, plastic twine.

WANTED: Wheatland diesel tractors.

605-237-0433 Hay in MN Open pollinated seed corn.

Outproduces hybrids for silage, $65/bu. Plus shipping. Sweet, leafy stalks.

217-857-3377 Premium tested, high protein, high RFV alfalfa square, wrapped baleage.

Delivered by truckload.

Call Wes at Red River Forage. 866-575-7562 TIMOTHY HAY FOR SALE: Small square bales, no rain, less than 300 bales, $7/bale. 507-420-0409 WANTED AND FOR SALE ALL TYPES of hay & straw. Also buying corn, wheat & oats. Western Hay available Fox Valley Alfalfa Mill. 920-853-3554 Wheat straw for sale from 2014 harvest 450 sq bales 3x3x8 size located in the Rice Lake area. Delivery not available. 507-993-1804 Dairy

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FOR SALE: 10 Jersey and 10 Jersey cross bred springing heifers. Will trade for open heifers, feeder cattle or beef cows. 608-792-9423 or 608-788-6258 Reg. Holstein bulls, red and white available, Good maternal lines and good sires.

Merritt's Elm-Chris Farm (715)235-9272 WANTED TO BUY: Dairy heifers and cows. 320-2352664 Cattle

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Bulls (2) coming 2 yr olds shiny black Polled Simmental or Sim-Angus cross, by the lb. Also, 10 yearlings, exc quality, good disposition, Sires used: Upgrade 600u Dream On. 40+ yrs of breeding. Gerald Polzin (320) 286-5805

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USED TRACTORS

TILLAGE

Sunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo ..............CALL Sunflower 4412-07, 7-shank ........................CALL Sunflower 4412-05, 5-shank ........................CALL Wilrich 957, 7-shank ....................................CALL Wilrich 513, 5-shank, Demo ........................CALL ‘09 Wilrich QX2, 55.5’ w/bskt. ....................CALL ‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom................................CALL ‘08 JD 3710, 10 bottom................................CALL CIH 4900, 46.5’ ............................................CALL ‘08 JD 2210, 44.5’ w/3-bar ..........................CALL

SKIDSTEERS

NEW NH Skidsteers – On Hand ..................CALL ‘11 NH 225 h/a, loadedV ..............................CALL NH LS170......................................................CALL

PLANTERS

‘09 JD 1790, 24-20” w/liq. Esets 20-20 ......CALL JD 1780, 24-20, 3 bus., res 20-20 ..............CALL

COMBINES

NEW Fantini Chopping CH ..........................CALL Fantini Pre-Owned 8-30 Chopping CH ......CALL ‘10 Gleaner R66, Loaded ............................CALL ‘10 Gleaner R76, Loaded ............................CALL ‘01 Gleaner R72, Just Thru Shop ................CALL ‘03 Gleaner R65............................................CALL ‘90 Gleaner R60 w/duals..............................CALL ‘96 Gleaner R62 w/CDF rotor exc. ..............CALL

HAY TOOLS

New Hesston & NH Hay Tools On Hand

MISCELLANEOUS

NEW Salford RTS Units................................CALL NEW Salford Plows ......................................CALL NEW Unverferth Seed Tenders....................CALL 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

NEW YEAR SPECIALS – On All Equipment –

and “Low Rate Financing Available”

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

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

TJOSVOLD EQUIPMENT Sales & Service • West Hwy. 212 — Granite Falls, MN 56241 800-337-1581 • 320-564-2331 • After Hours (320) 212-4849 www.tjosvoldequip.com

‘10 NH 74C, 30’ flex head......................................$24,900 RENTAL RETURNS ‘05 NH CR940, 800 tires singles, 1395 hrs., y/m ..$99,900 ‘14 NH T9.530 4WD, 710/70R42 duals, PTO, 300 hrs.

‘01 NH 96C, 8 row 30” corn head, Loaded............$25,900 ....................................................................................Call ‘00 NH 996, 8 row 30” w/K&M chopper ‘14 NH CR8090, 620/80 R42 duals, 200 hrs., loaded ..Call ..............................................$39,950 Reduced $31,900 ‘14 NH 880 CF, 46’ flex draper ....................................Call (3) ‘98 NH 973, 25’ flex head ........................From $7,900 ‘94 NH TR87 combine, 305-32, 3500 hrs., Nice!..$39,900 TRACTORS & SKIDS NH 974, 10R22” cornhead ....................................$12,900 ‘09 NH T8020 Super Steer, MFWD, 1900 hrs., 480/80R46 duals ..............................................Coming In (2) NH 974, 6R30” cornhead, Nice! ........................$6,900 ‘06 Harvest Tech 4308C, 8/30” chopping cornhead ‘13 NH T9560, 4WD, 800/70R38 duals, 275 hrs., PTO ............................................................................Call ............................................................................$27,900 ‘06 NH TC55, MFD w/loader, 1300 hrs. ................$24,900 Westfield MK100-71GLP auger, swing hopper........$3,995 ‘03 Buhler 2425, 710/70R38 duals, 425 hp. ......$101,900 Westfield WR80x61 PTO auger, Nice! ....................$2,900 ‘89 Deutz 5215, MFWD, diesel w/425 loader ..........$8,900 ‘10 Parker 624 grain cart ......................................$17,900 ‘87 Ford 2910, 2WD, 4147 hrs., w/loader ..............$8,900 Brent 420 grain cart ................................................$7,900 Allis Chalmers D17 Series 3 w/loader ....................$6,900 ‘97 DMI 530B, 5-shank ripper ..............................$17,900 ‘99 NH TV140, bi-dir., 5600 hrs., w/7614 loader TILLAGE/PLANTING/HAY 4 grapple bucket ..................................................$51,900 NEW Unverferth 18’ & 22’ Rolling Reels, On Hand ....Call ‘08 NH L170, NH SSL, 1350 hrs., cab, heat, ‘13 Degalman LR7651, Demo’d (held-over) ........$39,900 hyd. Q.A. ..............................................................$22,900 ‘13 Great Plains 40’ Turbo Max vertical tillage ‘82 Versatile 835, 4WD, 18.4R38 duals................$22,900 ..............................................$79,900 Reduced $74,900 ‘04 NH LS170 Skid, 1669 hrs., cab, heat, ‘11 Loftness 240 Semi-Mtd Shredder w/tow hitch hyd. Q.A. ..............................................................$18,900 ............................................................................$23,900 ‘88 Ford TW35, MFWD, 3900 hrs., duals..............$29,900 ‘09 Krouse Dominator 4850-21 ............................$40,900 ‘90 Ford 8830, MFWD, 4875 hrs., 14.9R46 duals, ‘07 Parker 838, grain cart w/tarp ..........................$22,900 Recent OH ............................................................$36,900 ‘11 NH H6750, 7 disc mower ..................................$8,500 ‘90 NH LS255, dsl. skid steer w/bucket ..................$6,900 ‘05 Great Plains 50’ Crumbler ..............................$14,900 ‘05 NH L170, cab, heat, hi flow, 2100 hrs. ............$22,900 ‘04 Wil-Rich 957 DDR, 5 shank (30” sp.) ripper ‘13 MDS RK500 Roto-King Bale Shredder for Skid w/harrow ..............................................................$17,900 ..............................................................................$7,500 ‘98 NH 617 Disc Mower w/shock Pro Hubs ............$4,900 NEW Virnig 101” S.S.L. Snow Buckets w/Bio Edge ‘89 NH 855, round baler, Sharp! ............................$5,900 ..............................................................................$1,995 ‘93 DMI Tigermate, 45’ f. cult & harrow ..............$15,900 ‘93 JD 7300, 12 row 30 planter ............................$13,900 HARVEST ‘00 NH 678 round baler, A.T.W...............................$10,900 ‘01 NH TR99, 18.4R42 duals, 1703 sep. hrs., Field Ready, (2014 - $30K in repairs) ..................$69,900 NEW Virnig 48” Pallet 1Forks ..............................$795 ea.

‘12 NH CR8090, 620/80R42 duals, 600 sep.hrs. $265,000 ‘95 DMI Tiger-Mate 38 ⁄2’ field cult. w/ harrow ......$16,900 ‘91 NH TR96, RWA, 420/80R46 duals ..................$29,900 ‘10 Wilrich 957 DDR, 9 shank ripper w/3 bar harrow ‘93 NH 974, 8R30” cornhead ..................................$7,900 ............................................................................$31,900 ‘13 Parker 605 wagon w/tarp, Hold-Over ..............$16,900 Parker 450 wagon w/covers, brakes & float tires ....$6,250 (2) NEW Parker AWS Head Trailers, 42’ ................$6,999 ‘08 Parker HT36 head trailer....................................$3,995 Friesen 220 seed tender w/Honda gas eng., (3) ‘11 NH 99C, chopping corn head, 8R30” ..................................................................From $60,900 & tarp/cover ..........................................................$7,995 (3) ‘10 NH 74C, 35’ flex head ......................From $27,900 Visit Us At: www.tjosvoldequip.com

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

NEW White Planters ....................................CALL ‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded ......................CALL ‘10 White 8186, 16-30 w/3 bu. ....................CALL White 6122, 12-30 ........................................CALL White 6108, 8-30 ..........................................CALL White 6100, 12-30 w/twin row ....................CALL

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NEW NH T9.565, 4WD..................................CALL NEW NH T9.505, 4WD..................................CALL NEW NH T7.200, FWA..................................CALL NEW NH 65 Workmaster, w/loader ............CALL NEW Massey 7620, FWA ............................CALL NEW Massey 6615, FWA ............................CALL NEW Massey 4610, FWA, w/loader ............CALL NEW Versatile 450, 4WD..............................CALL NEW Versatile 310, FWA ..............................CALL NEW Versatile 305, FWA ..............................CALL NH TD80 w/loader ........................................CALL NH TV6070 bi-directional ............................CALL Versatile 895, 4WDV ....................................CALL

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Angus bred cows (38). Very Limousin & Red Angus nice set. 651-764-1281 Bulls. Delivery avail. Hammond, WI. 715-821-3516 FOR SALE OR LEASE REGISTERED BLACK Registered Texas Longhorn ANGUS Bulls, 2 year old & breeding stock, cows, yearlings; bred heifers, heifers or roping stock, top calving ease, club calves & blood lines. 507-235-3467 balance performance. Al sired. In herd improvement Top Quality Holstein Steers program. J.W. Riverview 200-800 lbs. in semi load Angus Farm Glencoe, MN lots. 319-448-4667 55336 Conklin Dealer 320864-4625 WANT TO BUY: Butcher cows, bulls, fats & walkable FOR SALE OR LEASE: cripples; also horses, Purebred Registered sheep & goats. 320-235-2664 Charolais bulls, heifers, & cows. Great bloodlines, excellent performance, bal- Swine 065 anced EPD's, low birth weights. Delivery avail- Compart's total program able. features superior boars & Laumann Charolais open gilts documented by Mayer, MN 612-490-2254 BLUP technology. Duroc, York, Landrace & F1 lines.

FOR SALE: 300 head of HolTerminal boars offer leanstein feeders weighing beness, muscle, growth. Matween 550 & 600 lbs. Availternal gilts & boars are able February through productive, lean, durable.

April. Raised by us. All All are stress free & PRRS with shots. 320-250-7720 free. Semen also available through Elite Genes A.I. FOR SALE: Purebred Black Make 'em Grow! Comparts Angus bulls, calf ease & Boar Store, INC. Toll Free: good disposition. 320-598877-441-2627 3790

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GREAT – EASY TO FIND NEW LOCATION HWY. 59 N • Slayton, MN We are dealers for Top Air, Sprayer Specialties, Gregson Sprayers, new & used on hand Wheathart, Westfield, FarmKing, Brandt Vacs & Balzer Equipment • We have NEW Balzer stalk choppers on hand • Truckload prices on NEW Westfield augers, Brandt grain vacs, Batch belts.

NEW SPRAYERS

Gregson 1000 gal., 60’ boom, Target Boom, Raven 440, 12.4x38 tires ..................................................................$20,000

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USED SPRAYERS

Top Air 1600 gal., 120’ boom, inductor, Raven 450, 380x46 tires, hyd. pump, adj. axle ..............................$60,000 Top Air 1600 gal., 120’ boom, 380x46 duals, Raven 450, Ht control ......................................................................$55,000 Top Air 1600 gal., 132’ boom, 22” duals, Raven 450, hyd. pump ....................................................................$53,000 Top Air 1600 gal., 120’ boom, Raven 450, hyd. pump, rinse tank, 14.9x46 tires................................................$33,000 Broyhill 1500 gal., 80’ boom ..........................................$30,000 Broyhill 1500 gal., 90’ boom, Raven 450 ......................$29,500 Brandt 1600 gal., 90’ boom, adj. axle, 46” tires ..........$29,000 Schaben 1600 gal., 90’ boom, Raven 450, inductor, rinse tank ......................................................................$22,000 Sprayer Specialties 1250 gal., 80’ boom, 12.4x46 tires, Raven 440......................................................................$20,000 Sprayer Specialties 1250 gal., 80’ boom, Raven 450, hyd. pump ....................................................................$20,000 Sprayer Specialties 1000 gal., 90’ boom, Raven 450, foamer............................................................................$19,000 Red Ball 670, 1200 gal., 90’ boom, Raven 450, hyd. pump ....................................................................$19,000 Gregson 1000 gal., 90’ boom, 20” plumbing, Raven 440, hyd. pump, rinse tank, 72-120” adj. axle, 13.6x38 tires ......................................................................................$18,000 Top Air 1100 gal., 80’ X-fold boom, Raven 440 ............$17,000 Red Ball 670, 1200 gal., 90’ boom ................................$17,000 Top Air 1100 gal., 80’ X-fold boom, Raven 440, hyd pump ......................................................................$16,000 Spraymaster 1000 gal., 80’ boom,, hyd. pump, rinse tank, Raven 440, 88-120” adj. axle, 13.6x38 tires ................$14,000 Red Ball 680, 1000 gal., 90’ boom, Raven 440, hyd. pump, 380x90x46 tires - (Choice of 2) ....................................$13,000 Great Plains 1000 gal., 80’ Top Air X-fold boom, Teejet control, hyd. pump, 120” axle, 13.6x38 tires ..............$12,500

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

USED AUGERS

(3) Westfield MK13x111 GLP (Choice) ..........................$21,000 Westfield MK FLex 13x71 GLP ......................................$20,900 Wheatheart 13x19 LP ....................................................$15,000 Westfield MK13x71 GLP ................................................$14,650 (3) Westfield MK13x91 GLP (Choice) ............................$12,300 Westfield MK13x71 GLP ................................................$12,000 Westfield MK10x91 GL ..................................................$10,000 Farm King 13x85 ..............................................................$9,500 Westfield MK13x91 GLP ..................................................$9,500 Westfield MK10x81 GLP ..................................................$9,000 Farm King 13x70 LP ........................................................$9,000 Westfield MK13x81 GLP ..................................................$8,500 (8) Westfield MK13x71 GLP (Choice) ..............................$8,000 Sudenga 12x72 w/hopper................................................$7,000 Sudenga 10x72 ................................................................$7,000 Westfield MK10x61 GLP ..................................................$6,500 Westfield MK10x61 GLP ..................................................$6,500 (2) Westfield MK10x71 GLP (Choice) ..............................$6,500 Westfield W13x51 SD ......................................................$6,500

(2) White Feterl 10x76 w/swing hopper (Choice)............$6,200 White Feterl 10x76 ..........................................................$6,000 Feterl 12x72 ......................................................................$6,000 Sudenga 12x66 SD ..........................................................$5,900 (2) Westfield MK10x71 GLP (Choice) ..............................$5,800 Peck 10x71 LP..................................................................$5,500 White Feterl 10x66 ..........................................................$5,500 Farm King 10x70 ..............................................................$5,500 Hutchinson 10x70 LP w/mover ......................................$5,500 Westfield MK10x71 GLP ..................................................$5,500 White Feterl 10x88 w/mover ............................................$5,500

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Show pigs, Sale March 28th.

We have pigs for Counties w/ weigh-in before that date. for more info, call Roger Guse 715-983-5763 or Jamie Goplin 715-530-0875

USED DELUX DRYERS DELUX 10’ MODEL 2515, LP/NG, 1 PH, 300 BPH DELUX 15’ MODEL 7040, LP/NG, 3 PH, 700 BPH DELUX 20’ MODEL 6030, LP/NG, 3 PH, 600 BPH DELUX 20’ MODEL 10060, LP/NG, 3 PH, 1000 BPH

USED DRYERS

USED PARTS

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

LARSON SALVAGE

We carry a full line of Behlen & Delux dryer parts; Mayrath and Hutch auger parts.

Large inventory of Welda sprockets, hubs, bearings, chains & pulleys

Good selection of tractor parts - New & Used All kinds of hay equipment, haybines, balers, choppers parted out.

New combine belts for all makes.

Swather canvases, round baler belting, used & new tires.

SNOWBLOWERS

New Hitchdoc 10’ triple auger ......................................$13,500 New Hitchdoc 9’ triple auger ........................................$12,100 Used Hitchdoc 9’............................................................$10,500 New SB Select 9’..............................................................$7,920 New HItchdoc 8’ ..............................................................$7,350 Used Inland 9’ ..................................................................$6,500 Used Farm King 9’............................................................$6,500 Used Farm King 9’............................................................$6,000 Used Schweiss 9’ ............................................................$5,500 New Farm King 8’ ............................................................$4,200 Used Lorenz 8’ ................................................................$3,800 Used Schweiss 8’ ............................................................$2,200 Used Schweiss 8’ ............................................................$1,500 Used Schulte 8’ ................................................................$1,500 Used Lundell 8’....................................................................$800

USED WAGONS

J&M 760 gravity wagon ................................................$17,000 New Parker 605 gravity wagon......................................$16,700 Used Parker 605 gravity wagon ....................................$14,500 (2) Used Parker 6250 gravity wagons (Choice) ............$11,200 Used Parker 505 gravity wagon ....................................$11,000 (2) Used Parker 4800 gravity wagons (Choice) ..............$8,000 Used Westendorf gravity wagon ....................................$4,500 Kory 220 gravity wagon w/drill-fill ..................................$2,500 Dakon gravity wagon ......................................................$2,500 Used Gehl 910 silage wagon ..........................................$2,500 Used J&M 250 gravity wagon..........................................$1,400

USED MISCELLANEOUS

Used Top Air 1600 gal., 40’ 16-row, 15-coulter, liq.......$39,500 Fertilizer Attachment, Raven 440, hyd. pump ..................CALL Demco 650 grain cart w/scale ......................................$21,000 Big-A Terragator, 3-wheel ..............................................$17,000 New Hitchdoc 990 fuel cart ..........................................$16,500 New Brandt drive-over grain decks ..............................$14,300 Convey-All grain vac, Ultima 6 ......................................$11,000 (3) Brandt 4500 grain vacs (Choice) ..............................$11,000 New 42’ Head Hunter header trailers..............................$8,500 JD 330 disc ......................................................................$7,500 Grainmaster drive-over ....................................................$4,500 Lely 8’ disc mower ..........................................................$3,500 Batco 1314 transfer hoppper ..........................................$3,000 Used 1500 gal. water wagon ..........................................$1,500 JD 800 swather ................................................................$1,500 Used 600 gal. water wagon ............................................$1,000 Used Sudenga brush drill-fill, 32” hopper ......................$1,000

Planter Kits On Hand!

Ph. 800-653-2676 or 507-335-7830 Fax: 507-335-7808 • Mobile: 507-227-6728

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We will rebuild Your Smidley Steer Stuffer or Hog Feeder. We also buy used feeders. We can also sell your equipment for you on consignment.

Call for Details. We have a Large Inventory of Livestock Equipment

• Power Graders • Power Wagons • Leaf & Lawn Vacuums • Versa-trailers • GT (Tox-O-Wic) Grain Dryers, 350-800 bu. EARLY ORDER DISCOUNT • 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

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0% for 60 Months on Used Self-Propelled Sprayers

‘12 JD 9560RT, 960 Hrs.,Ext. Power Gard Warranty......$314,900

‘07 JD 1770NT, CCS, 24R30” ............................................$92,500

‘10 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ............................................$89,900

TRACTORS 4WD Tractors

Track Tractors

(N) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 300 hrs. ......................................$379,500 (OW) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 173 hrs., Ext. Pt. Warranty ......$354,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9460RT, 358 hrs., leather ......................$319,900 (H) ‘12 JD 9560RT, 950hrs., PS ................................$314,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 9460RT, 739 hrs., leather ......................$294,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 9630T, 1544 hrs. ....................................$269,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8335RT, 567 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ..........$269,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 8310RT, 430 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ..........$259,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1202 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ........$255,900 (B) ‘97 JD 9630T, 1431 hrs ........................................$249,900 (B) ‘10 JD 9630T, 1907 hrs.........................................$249,900 ‘14 JD 6150R, 621 Hrs., IVT, (OW) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1157 hrs., IVT, 25” tracks ........$245,000 Loader Prep Pkg ............$132,900 (OW) ‘09 JD 9630T, 1737 hrs. ....................................$239,900 (OW) ‘10 CIH Quad Track 535, 4100 hrs ..................$224,900 (B) ‘11 JD 8310RT, 1883 hrs., PS, 25” tracks............$214,500 (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) ‘11 JD 8235R, 949 hrs., PS ..............................$179,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 8235R, 950 hrs., PS, front duals ..........$169,900 (B) ‘10 JD 8225R, 445 hrs., PS, AT ready ..................$169,900 (OS) ‘13 JD 7200R, 200 hrs., IVT ..............................$169,900 (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, 621 hrs., IVT, duals ......................$132,900 (B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 390 hrs., auto quad ......................$126,900 (N) ‘13 JD 6125R, 50 hrs., IVT ..................................$108,900 (N) ‘00 JD 8110, 3800 hrs., PS, MFWD ......................$89,500 (OW) ‘03 NH TG255, 4030 hrs., PS..............................$87,500 (N) ‘14 JD 6115M, 93 hrs., power quad ......................$81,000 (B) ‘04 JD 7820, 4391 hrs., 2WD, PQ ..........................$79,900 (OW) ‘97 JD 8200, 7180 hrs, MFWD............................$69,900 (OW) ‘11 Kubota M135X, 420 hrs., loader ..................$69,000 (H) ‘05 CIH MXU135, 1875 hrs., loader ......................$66,950 (OW) ‘09 JD 5105M, 1600 hrs., loader ........................$59,900 (N) ‘14 JD 6115D, 115 hrs., p/reverser ........................$54,000 (B) ‘77 JD 4230, cab, quad ..........................................$18,900

SPRING TILLAGE (OW) ‘13 JD 2210, 55.5’, R/basket ..............................$74,900 (H) ‘12 JD 2210, 45.5’ R/basket ..................................$65,000 (OW) ‘07 JD 2210, 55.5’, R/basket ..............................$64,900 (OS) ‘08 JD 2210, 64.5’ ................................................$56,900 (H) ‘11 Wilrich Quad 5, 60’ ..........................................$53,900 (OS) ‘06 JD 2210, 58.5’ ................................................$49,000 (OS) ‘04 Krause TL6200 M/finisher, 42’ ......................$46,000 (OW) ‘09 JD 2210, 44.5’ ..............................................$44,500 (OW) ‘09 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..............................................$44,500 (H) ‘05 JD 2210, 58.5’ ..................................................$42,500 (H) ‘09 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..................................................$42,500 (OW) ‘12 JD 2210, 36.5’ ..............................................$39,900 (N) ‘09 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..................................................$39,900 (N) ‘08 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..................................................$39,500 (OW) ‘05 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..............................................$38,900 (B) ‘02 JD 2200, 44.5’ ..................................................$38,500 (OW) ‘06 JD 726 M/finisher, 38’ ..................................$35,900 (H) ‘10 JD 2210, 32.5’, R/basket..................................$35,000 (OS) ‘09 JD 2210, 38.5’, harrow ..................................$32,500 (H) ‘03 JD 2200, 38.5’ ..................................................$28,900 (OW) ‘04 JD 726, M/finisher, 38’ ..................................$26,900 (OW) ‘97 DMI, Tigermate II, 47.5’ ................................$24,900 (OW) ‘00 Wilrich Quad 5, 45.5’ ..................................$22,900 (B) ‘98 JD 980, 36.5’ ....................................................$21,900 (OW) ‘98 JD 980, 41.5’ ................................................$21,500 (OW) ‘97 JD 980, 38.5’ ................................................$18,900 (B) ‘98 JD 985, 53.5’ ....................................................$18,500 (H) ‘97 JD 980, 44.5’ ....................................................$17,900 (OW) ‘02 JD 980, 27.5’ ................................................$17,500 (OS) Wilrich, 37’ ..........................................................$14,900

SPRAYERS (N) ‘14 JD 4940, 166 hrs., 120’ boom ........................$348,000 (OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 52 hrs., 120’ boom ......................$330,000 (OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 387 hrs, dry box ..........................$320,000 (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 (OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 1393 hrs., dry box ......................$267,500 (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 4940, 1680 hrs, 90’ boom ....................$242,750 (OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 744 hrs., 90’ boom ......................$236,500 (OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 1155 hrs., 90’ boom ....................$235,750

‘12 JD 4830, 744 Hrs., 90’ Boom..........................$236,500

(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 792 hrs., 90’ boom ......................$233,000 (N) ‘13 JD 4730, 182 hrs., 80’ boom..........................$222,000 (OS) ‘12 JD 4730, 694 hrs., 90’ boom ......................$215,500 (N) ‘11 JD 4930, 1725 hrs., 120’ boom......................$215,000 (OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 637 hrs., 100’ boom ....................$214,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 4930, 1720 hrs., 120’ boom ..................$211,000 (OW) ‘13 JD 4730, 888 hrs., 90’ boom ......................$208,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 1466 hrs., 90’ boom ....................$208,500 (OW) ‘13 JD 4730, 1100 hrs., 90’ boom ....................$205,500 (OW) ‘12 Ag-Chem RG1100, 90’ boom ....................$205,000 (OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1815 hrs., 90’ boom ....................$198,500 (OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 2050 hrs., 100’ boom ..................$182,900 (OW) ‘09 JD 4930, 2403 hrs., 120’ boom ..................$169,900 (OW) ‘08 JD 4930,3080 hrs, dry box ........................$169,500 (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 ....................$124,900 (OW) ‘06 Ag-Chem 1074, 100’ boom ..........................$77,900 (OW) ‘02 Ag-Chem 854, 3619 hrs., 80’ boom ............$74,900 (OW) ‘02 Ag-Chem 1254C, 2610 hrs., dry box ..........$54,900

PLANTERS/SEEDERS (N) ‘12 JD 1770NT, 24R30”, liq. fert...........................$154,000 (B) ‘07 JD DB40, 24R20”, tracks ..............................$139,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert. ............$126,900 (H) ‘13 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ..............................$119,900 (H) ‘09 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30”, liq. fert. ................$119,000 (N) ‘07 White 8524 CCS, 24R30”, liq. fert. ................$109,900 (N) ‘14 JD 1990 CCS, 40’ @ 15” spacing ..................$101,500 (OS) ‘05 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30” ..............................$97,900 (OS) ‘07 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30” ..............................$92,500 (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 (N) ‘10 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ................................$89,900 (H) ‘04 JD 1770NT, 16R30”, liq. fert.............................$67,500 (B) ‘04 JD DB60, 36R20” ............................................$66,900 (B) ‘05 CIH 1200, 31R15” ............................................$55,900 (OS) ‘03 JD 1590, no-till, 20’ 10” spacing ..................$42,000 (OS) ‘97 JD 1770, 24R30” ............................................$39,900 (OS) ‘98 JD 1760, 12R30”, liq. fert...............................$33,000 (OW) ‘07 JD 1750, 6R30”, dry fert ..............................$25,900 (OS) JD 7200, 16R30”, liq. fert. ....................................$24,000 (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 (OS) JD 7200, 12R30”, liq. fert., WF ............................$17,500 (B) ‘89 JD 7200, 8R30”, liq. fert. ..................................$15,900 (OW) ‘91 JD 7200, 6R30”, dry fert. ..............................$13,900

SKIDSTEERS (N) ‘14 JD 333E, 137 hrs., tracks ................................$69,500 (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 (OW) ‘14 JD 320E, 65 hrs., cab w/AC ........................$47,500 (H) ‘11 NH L230, 1031 hrs., cab, AC ..........................$45,500 (B) ‘11 JD 323D, 817 hrs., tracks ................................$44,900 (H) ‘12 JD 328D, 1103 hrs., cab, AC............................$41,500 (OS) ‘11 JD 323DT, 1085 hrs., tracks ..........................$39,900 (B) ‘12 JD 326D, 1107 hrs., cab w/AC ........................$35,900 (H) ‘12 JD 328D, 1918 hrs., cab w/AC ........................$35,000 (OW) ‘12 NH L220, 850 hrs., cab, heat ........................$30,500 (N) ‘09 Gehl 5240E, 478 hrs., cab, heat ......................$27,900 (OS) ‘06 JD CT332, tracks, cab w/AC ........................$25,000 (OW) ‘04 JD 325, 1007 hrs., cab w/AC........................$20,500

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

(OW) ‘14 JD 8370R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..............$292,900 (N) ‘14 JD 8360R, 254 hrs, IVT, ILS............................$287,500 (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 ‘12 JD 2210, 45.5’, rolling basket (B) ‘11 JD 8360R, 350 hrs, IVT, ILS............................$269,900 ............................................$65,000 (H) ‘14 JD 8320R, 355 hrs., IVT, ILS ..........................$268,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 371 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$267,900 (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) ‘13 JD 8310R, 412 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ......$244,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8295R, 340 hrs., PS, ILS ......................$234,900 (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 (B) ‘14 JD 7230R, 300 hrs., IVT, lease return ............$189,900 (OS) ‘12 JD 7260R, 1000 hrs., IVT ............................$188,500 (N) ‘14 JD 8235R, 134 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ..........$186,500 ‘14 JD 4940, 387 Hrs., Dry Box, Extended Warranty..........$320,000 (OS) ‘12 JD 7260R, 371 hrs, IVT, 540/1000 PTO ......$185,000

‘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, 180 hrs., Ext. Pt. Warranty............$334,900 (B) ‘14 JD 9560R, 456 hrs., Rental Return ................$334,900 (OS) ‘13 JD 9560R, 250 hrs. ......................................$324,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 9560R, 887 hrs., Ext. Warranty..............$309,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9510R, 573 hrs., Ext. Warranty..............$299,900 (N) ‘14 JD 9460R, 349 hrs, Ext. Warranty ..................$294,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9460R, 513 hrs., PTO, Ext. Warranty ....$289,900 ‘14 JD 9460R, 513 Hrs., PTO!, Ext. Warranty ..................$289,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 9510R, 526 hrs. ....................................$289,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 9630, 1360 hrs., 800/38’s ......................$261,500 (N) ‘13 JD 9410R, 600 hrs., rear PTO ........................$259,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 9410R, 570 hrs., Ext. Pt. Warranty ........$259,900 (B) ‘10 JD 9630, 2138 hrs...........................................$212,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 9630, 2000 hrs.......................................$212,900 (H) ‘09 JD 9530, 2751 hrs., 800/38’s ........................$199,900 (OW) ‘07 JD 9620 3890 hrs., PS ................................$169,900 (OW) ‘04 JD 9320, 2154 hs, one owner ....................$144,900 (B) ‘97 JD 9200, 4722 hrs., 710/38’s............................$94,500 (OW) ‘98 JD 9400, 5128 hrs., 710/70R38’s ................$94,900 (B) ‘97 JD 9400, 6500 hrs., 710/38’s............................$92,500 (OW) ‘97 JD 9400, 7138 hrs., 710/70R38’s ................$79,900 (B) ‘82 JD 8650, 3 pt., PTO ..........................................$29,900 ‘14 JD 8345R, 353 Hrs., IVT, ILS, Leather ............................$279,900 (OS) ‘80 Versatile 935, 330 hp.....................................$18,900

‘11 JD 4930, 1725 hrs, 120’ boom on 20” ..............................$215,000

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Classified Ad Deadline is Noon on Monday THINK SPRING !! HAYMAKER SPECIAL ! *New Holland BR780A Baler,

mega-wide pickup, flotation tires, moisture monitor, net & twine, bale command, low bales

*2013 Maschio Wheel Rake, 12-wheel high capacity

*Hesston 1170 Mower Conditioner, swing tongue, one steel one rubber roll, Excellent Condition

$

25,000 package deal (Baler, Rake & Mower)

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

CIH 260 Magnum tractor, Loaded, Like New ..............................$142,500 JD 930, 30’ flex head ..................$4,750 JD 510 ripper, 7-shank ................$9,500 IH 720 plow, 7-18” ......................$5,500 CIH 3900, 30’ disk ....................$19,500 CIH 4700, 481⁄2’ field cult. ............$7,250 Melroe 36’ multiweeder ..............$1,750 Alloway-Woods 20’ stalk shredder, pull type....................................$7,500 EZ Trail 860 grain cart, red ......$17,500 Unverferth 470 grain cart ............$6,500 J & M 350 bu. wagon ..................$2,700

Westfield 1371 auger w/swing hopper walker, PTO ................$6,500 Hutch 8x60 swing hopper, Nice..$3,000 Hesston 1170 mower conditioner ..................................................$5,700 NH BR780A baler, Loaded ........$12,000 ‘13 Maschio 12 wheel high capacity rake ..........................................$8,500 ‘13 SS-400 tender, scale ..........$21,500 White 6700, 18R22” planter ......$16,500 Donahue 37’ 4-axle machinery trailer ..................................................$3,500

LOCAL TRADES TRACTORS

‘04 CIH 2388, RWA - $89,500

TILLAGE

‘10 CIH 435 Quad, 600 hrs.

- $255,000 ‘11 CIH 550 Quad, 2600 hrs., PTO, 36” tracks - $219,500 ‘11 CIH 315 w/Soucey tracks, 610 hrs. - $224,500 ‘11 CIH 885, 2WD, cab, New TA28 loader - $19,900

CIH Tigermate II, 44’ - $28,500 CIH 1200, 16-30 pivot, bulk fill - $69,500 JD 1760, 12-30, insect - $34,500 Used Liq. fert. attach for Kinze 3200, Complete - $2,950

‘95 CIH 2166 - $42,900 ‘08 CIH 7010 - $159,500 ‘10 CIH 7088 - $197,500

‘14 CIH 550 Quad, 475 hrs., Rental Return - $319,500 New Bush Hog 2815 rotary cutter - Invoice: $16,500

COMBINES

MISCELLANEOUS

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New Aluma 8218 tilt w/4800# axle - $6,395, plus tax & license ‘14 CIH 870 w/reel, Demo - 50 Acres, Full Warranty - $79,500

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4WD & TRACK TRACTORS ‘12 JD 9560RT, 859 hrs., 1000 PTO, 36” tracks ..........................................$255,000 ‘12 JD 9560R, 921 hrs., 800/70/38 duals ............................................................$232,000 ‘12 JD 9510R, 1113 hrs, 5 hyd. valves, 710x42” tires & duals, (4) 1400/6 wheel wgts. ..................................................$205,000 ‘13 JD 9460R, 721 hrs., 4 hyd. valves, 1000 PTO, 710x42” tires & duals ......$213,000 ‘12 JD 9410, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., 480x50 tires & duals ..........................$199,000 ‘13 JD 9410R, 640 hrs., 5 hyds., hi-flow, 1000 PTO, 480x50” tires & duals ......$210,000 ‘13 JD 8360RT, 414 hrs., 1000 PTO, 3 pt. hitch, 25” tracks, Power Train Warranty ......$223,000 ‘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 ‘02 CIH STX425, 12-spd. manual, 4 valves, 710x38 duals, 3465 hrs. ....................$105,000 ‘12 CIH 350HD Steiger, 1630 hrs., Luxury cab, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd. valves, big pump, 520x42” duals ....................................$147,000 ‘12 CIH 400HD, 318 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump, 520x46” tires & duals ........................$185,000 ‘09 Challenger MT765C, 3363 hrs., 30” tracks, 3 pt., 1000 PTO ..................................$127,000 ‘09 Versatile 485, 1704 hrs., 4 hyd., 12-spd., 800x38 tires & duals ..........................$148,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS ‘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 ..............................................$149,000 ‘09 JD 7630, MFWD, 4112 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO w/JD 746 loader w/5 tine grapple, 20.8x42 rear single tires ........$95,000 ‘13 JD 6190R, 585 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, IVT trans., 18.4x46 tires & duals ........$120,000 ‘94 NH 6640SLE, MFWD, cab, air, 3 pt., w/loader & grapple ..............................$27,000 ‘11 CIH Magnum 315, 1998 hrs., Lux. cab, 4 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 620x42” tires & duals ..................................................$119,000 ‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 4100 hrs., 3 pt., 4 hyd. valves, 540/1000 PTO, 420x46 rear tires w/480x42” duals....................$80,000 ‘12 CIH 315, MFWD, 481 hrs., Luxury cab, 4 hyd., big pump, 1000 PTO, 480x50” rear tires & duals ......................................$160,000 ‘12 CIH 315, 798 hrs., Luxury cab, suspended front end, 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, 480x50 tires & duals ..........................$160,000

‘12 CIH 290, MFWD, 390 hrs., Luxury cab, 5 hyd., big pump, HID lights, front & rear duals, 480x50” rear tires ............$159,000 ‘06 CIH 245, MFWD, 5100 hrs., 4 hyd. valves, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 14.9x46” tires & duals ........................................$75,000 ‘11 Cat Challenger MT655C, 1176 hrs, MFWD, 3 pt, 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd, 480x50” tires & duals ........................$100,000 ‘14 CIH 105C, cab, air, 12-spd., 254 hrs.$39,500 ‘07 JD 6430, Premium IVT, MFWD, cab, air, 5100 hrs. ........................................$48,000

COMBINES ‘09 JD 9870, 1895 eng./1233 sep. hrs., Pro-drive, 5-spd. feederhouse, chopper, 520x42” tires & duals ........................$140,000 ‘08 JD 9770, 1380 eng./938 sep. hrs., chopper, Contour Master, 20.8x42 duals ..........$135,000 ‘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 $180,000 ‘09 CIH 7088, 1193 eng./895 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, lateral tilt feeder, power bin ext., 30.5x32 tires ..............$139,000 ‘08 CIH 7010, 1625 eng./1070 sep. hrs., 520x42” duals, Pro 600 moisture ......$109,000 ‘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

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C-IH 7230, 380 eng. hrs. ..................................................................................................................................................$239,900 C-IH 8120, 1319 eng./1044 sep. hrs., leather, HID lights ................................................................................................$179,900 C-IH 7120, 1504 eng./1149 sep. hrs., duals, HID lights ..................................................................................................$149,500 C-IH 2388, 2394 sep. hrs., duals, chopper, rock trap........................................................................................................$69,000 C-IH 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead ..............................................................................................................................$39,900 Geringhoff, 8R chopping cornhead ....................................................................................................................................$59,900 C-IH 3408, 8R30” cornhead ................................................................................................................................................$44,900 C-IH 3408, 8R30” cornhead ................................................................................................................................................$34,900 C-IH 2208, 8R30” ................................................................................................................................................................$24,500 C-IH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform....................................................................................................................................$66,900 C-IH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform....................................................................................................................................$66,900 C-IH 3020, 35’ w/in-cab cutter bar suspension ................................................................................................................$37,500 C-IH 2020, 35’ platform w/Crary air reel ............................................................................................................................$32,500 C-IH 2020, 25’ platform w/Crary air reel ............................................................................................................................$26,800 C-IH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard ..................................................................................................................................$13,900 C-IH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard ..................................................................................................................................$10,900

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C-IH Steiger 620Q, 224 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, big hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide, PTO ..............................$379,900 C-IH Steiger 600Q, 1190 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd pump, 36" tracks, Full Pro 700 auto guide ....................................$299,900 C-IH Steiger 580Q, 505 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, auto guide ready..............................................................................$339,900 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 1245 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 30” tracks, big hyd. pump, HID lites, Full auto guide ......................$269,900 C-IH Steiger 550, 289 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 710/70R42 duals, PTO, high cap. hyd.....................................................$277,900 C-IH Steiger 500Q, 909 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd. pump, HID lites..................................................................................$285,000 C-IH Steiger 500Q, 964 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd. pump, HID lites, Full auto guide ......................................................$269,900 C-IH Steiger 500, 445 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 710/70R42 tires, PTO, HID lites, Full Pro 700 auto steer ......................$249,900 C-IH Steiger 535Q, 2762 hrs., Lux. cab, HD hyd. pump, HID lites................................................................................$179,900 C-IH Steiger 350RCQ, Row Crop Quad, 870 hrs., PTO, 6 remotes, 16” tracks ..........................................................$236,000 C-IH Steiger 450, 244 hrs., Lux. cab, PTO, 710/70R38 tires, Full auto guide ..............................................................$235,000 C-IH Steiger 435, 2100 hrs., 800R38 tires, Full Pro 600 auto steer ..........................................................................COMING IN JD 9400, 3542 hrs., 710/70R42 tires ..................................................................................................................................$99,900 C-IH Steiger ST450, 3408 Cat., Allison auto. trans., 30.5x32 duals ................................................................................$65,000 Cat 65C, 7717 hrs., 24” track, JD auto steer ....................................................................................................................$39,900

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‘14 C-IH Magnum 340, 1133 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites..$189,500 ‘14 C-IH Magnum 315, 19-spd., Lux. susp. cab, Full Pro 700 auto guide, HID lites, dual PTO, 480/50 tires, front duals, susp. front axle ......................................................................................................................................................................$199,900 ‘14 C-IH Magnum 290, 23-spd., Lux. susp. cab, Full Pro 700 auto guide, HID lites, high cap. hyd., dual PTO, 480/50 tires, susp. front axle ................................................................................................................................................$194,500 ‘12 C-IH Magnum 290, 674 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 360 HID lites, 480/50 tires, front & rear duals, high cap. hyd., Full Pro 700 auto steer ..........................................................................................................................................................$178,500 ‘13 C-IH Magnum 260, 533 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites....$156,500 ‘12 C-IH Magnum 235, 325 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites....$149,900 ‘11 C-IH Magnum 235, 1163 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, front & rear duals, HID lites, auto steer ready....................................$129,900 ‘13 C-IH Magnum 235, 1451 hrs., dual PTO, auto steer ready, 4 remotes, rear duals ......................................................$119,900 ‘14 C-IH Puma 160, MFD, powershift, cab, C-IH 765 loader............................................................................................COMING IN ‘14 C-IH Puma 145, MFD, powershift, cab, C-IH 765 loader............................................................................................COMING IN ‘12 C-IH Puma 185, 705 hrs., MFD, CVT trans., C-IH loader, duals ....................................................................................$139,900 ‘08 McCormick MTX120, MFD, cab, loader, 105 PTO hp. ....................................................................................................$55,000 ‘14 C-IH Farmall 105C, 925 hrs., MFD, cab, power shuttle, w/loader, Rental Return Unit ..................................................$44,900

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