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For most readers of The Land, every acres of land with nary a parking lot in day is Ag Day. But the Agriculture Counsight. Our most mundane chores were new, cil of America is setting aside March 15, unexplored adventures. 2016, as National Ag Day — a day to recI think this scenario is more commonognize and celebrate the contributions of place today than it ever was and that does agriculture in America. not bode well for the future of the providerRecognizing agriculture’s contributions consumer relationship. Knowledge is should be easy. From your morning cup power. Tomorrow’s leaders need that of coffee (with cream) to the sheets you knowledge to make informed decisions consleep on at the end of the day — and cerning agricultural practices and policies. LAND MINDS pretty much everything in between — is Farm kids are shrinking numbers; but made possible through agriculture. you don’t have to be farm-raised to be By Paul Malchow As with all good days of celebration, farm-wise. There are ag-related occupawhat better way to commemorate Ag tions in horticulture, agronomy, educaDay than a nice meal? Turkey dinner tion, science and research, engineering and veterinary medicine. Write stuff with all the trimmings is probably a for an ag magazine. stretch on a work-day Tuesday. But pizza has all of the food groups in It is in our best interests to make Our future coneach slice. Ag Day a 365-day event. Make farms sumers need to and/or businesses available for field Take a stroll through the aisles of be aware milk trips by schools. Support 4-H, FFA any grocery store and soak in everyand your local county fairs. Speak up thing our farmers have to offer. Toast doesn’t come at your local caucus. Take your chilagriculture with toast! Give thanks from trucks. dren to a local farmers market. Plant with franks. Lettuce show our apprea garden. ciation with fresh vegetables and fruit. State your case at the dairy case. And pass the pizza. Make that trip to the grocery store with your chil■ dren (as grueling as the prospect can be). Our future I have to give a quick shout-out to Emily Eibs. consumers need to be aware milk doesn’t come from trucks. Good eggs can be brown. Healthy food can be Emily was a cross-country runner in high school when I worked at the Le Sueur, Minn., newspaper tasty and fun to eat — even if it isn’t on television. and is currently a student at the University of WisWhen I was in grade school, some of our relatives consin-Stout. She is also a talented artist and her from California came to see our farm. The visitors work adorns this year’s official National Ag Day who were my age had never before set foot on a farm. poster. Check it out at www.agday.org. They were literally in awe of the size of the cattle. Paul Malchow is the managing editor of The Land. They were taken aback by the tenacity of our old mother hen guarding her eggs. There were acres and He may be reached at editor@TheLandOnline.com. ❖

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 6 — Center for Rural Policy releases 2015 Rural Minnesota Report 7 — Ag experts say future looks bright for agriculture 10 — Pesticide drift is rising concern for vineyards 13 — New equipment reduces labor for grape growers 16 — Haug Implement launches piloted aircraft for precision ag 24 — Malnutrition may be causing moose decline 26 — Time is approaching to start seeds indoors

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Genetically modified poker game in the Far East? oils and other food items every year. Farmers are stuck with old technology, yields are at a fraction of global levels, cultivable land is shrinking and weather patterns have become less predictable. Two straight droughts have made India a net importer of some food products for the first time in years. If a commercial launch of GM mustard is allowed, it could pave the way for other food crops such as corn varieties developed by Monsanto in one of the world’s biggest farm markets. “I see that as a test case and I am hopeful, “said Deepak Pental, the lead scientist who used government grants to conduct tests on the oilseed crop over the past decade. “How can we keep on running so scared when there is so much need for improving agricultural production?” But even winning the panel’s approval is no guarantee that the GM crop would be introduced. Stay tuned. Some big cards being played in this poker hand involving the two most populated countries of the world. My guess is that GM will win in both markets! Dick Hagen is staff writer of The Land. He may be reached at dickhagen@mvtvwireless.com. ❖

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could not do as promised by their producers. Farmers spend more money on pesticide and more money on GM seeds. There is no study that GM food is good for health; no report of GM crops that can deal with hunger. The world can’t eat only corn and soybeans. We want to eat more on our plate,” Watcharapol said. The report also claimed the use of pesticides in cotton fields in China increased to 18.2 percent in 2004 from 6.6 percent in 1999; and the cost of GM maize in the United States has increased over 200 percent since 2000. Wiltoon Lianchamroon, director of the BIOTHIA Foundation, said his network would push for a bill to protect biodiversity by preventing patents being granted for living animals and plants. Meanwhile in the same Baize newsletter, a heading reads, “India May Decide on GM Food as China Makes Big Leap with Syngenta Buy.” The Reuters report reads, “Officials may decide on Friday (Feb 5) whether to allow what could be India’s first genetically modified food crop — mustard, spurred by food security concerns and as China makes a big bet on technology with a $43 billion bid for seed firm Syngenta. Permitting GM food crops is a big call for a country that spends tens of billions of dollars importing edible

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer The Feb. 8 John Baize weekly news report is intriguing. Greenpeace is preaching Genetically Modified crops aren’t working in China while India is in the process of permitting GM technology on food crop mustard. Meanwhile China now making headlines with a possible purchase of Syngenta. Baize’s newsletter reads, “Genetically modified (GM) crops have failed to create global food security as figures show that only 3 percent of global agricultural land is devoted to these crops,” says a Greenpeace report. Greenpeace Southeast Asia on Feb. 3 released a report titled “20 years of failure — why GM crops have failed to deliver on their promises”, citing negative health effects, environmental concerns and poor living standards of farmers. Watcharapol Daengsubha, its food and ecological agriculture campaigner, said some studies have found GM crops do not increase yields as claimed. These crops were created to resist certain pests and diseases. Yet they fail to survive weather changes brought on by climate change — a key factor in securing food for the world’s population. He mentioned a project to plant GM golden rice in the Philippines alleged to contain high amounts of vitamin A. “We have seen many failures of GM crops. They

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Lawsuit calls agriculture to come clean on dirty water It’s been a quick year since the Des demn the DMWW as over-wrought and its Moines Water Works sued the boards of lawsuit as legal over-reach. supervisors of three, ag-based Iowa counLast July, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad ties over alleged violations of the Clean blasted the lawsuit and the DMWW Water Act. It has not however, been a (which delivers water to his Des Moines quiet year. home). He suggested the utility “start The DMWW claims the lawsuit against working with others” rather than con10 drainage districts in Sac, Buena Vista, tinue “to sue and attack other people.” In and Calhoun counties is over “the disan October visit, former governor and curcharge of nitrate pollutants into the Rac- FARM & FOOD FILE rent Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack coon River” — the utility’s chief source of also encouraged cooperation and cauBy Alan Guebert water. Also, the counties’ “failure to tioned, “You do not want a federal judge obtain a National Pollutant Discharge deciding this.” Elimination Permit in violation of the Jawboning aside, the lawsuit continClean Water Act.” ues. In January, Federal Judge Mark In the intervening year, claims the Bennett asked the Iowa Supreme Court DMWW, the river water has gotten worse. On Jan. to rule on several legal questions before, he said, he 4, DMWW reported it had spent $1.5 million to could proceed because of the suit’s importance to the operate its nitrate removal equipment a record 177 state’s key industry and its legal “novelty.” days in 2015 so the water sold to its 500,000 cusThat novelty is, in fact, why most Iowa politicians tomers would meet federal drinking water stanand farmers alike are trembling at the very idea of dards. the suit going forward. The other side of the fight has been equally active. Here’s how Neil Hamilton, director of the AgriculIowa’s farm-centered politicians continue to conture Law Center at Drake University explained it in a

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blog post last March: “The key legal claim is the [three Iowa counties’] drainage districts built, manage, and maintain the system of drainage ditches which artificially collect, convey and discharge polluted groundwater into Iowa’s rivers and streams — imposing costs on the DMWW and others who use the water. This makes the districts, point sources under the [Clean Water Act] … need permits to discharge.” On Feb. 16, Hamilton, an ag law expert, explained to Kristina Johnson of the Food and Environmental Reporting Network if the suit’s key claim is proven — that underground farm tiles in “artificially created and maintained” drainage districts constitute traceable “source points” of alleged pollution — then long-exempt “normal farming activities” may fall under the Clean Water Act. Moreover, in the long run, Hamilton suggested it “isn’t necessarily important” whether DMWW wins or loses the suit because it “already has changed the discussion around water quality and agriculture.” An eye-popping, Feb. 7 report titled “Fooling Ourselves” only adds to the evolving discussion. See GUEBERT, pg. 5

Letter: More living cover will help clean our water To the Editor: We appreciate Gov. Dayton’s courage and persistence in calling out runoff from farm fields as a leading contributor to our state’s polluted waters. It is right for him to call on farmers to come up with solutions that will work for farmers. The Governor’s Water Summit on Feb. 27 is about bringing Minnesotans together to develop solutions to this problem. As farmers we have some ideas. First, we must all acknowledge that clean water is necessary for life itself. It’s our obligation to work for clean water and government has a critical and appropriate role in ensuring our water is not polluted. A large cause of farm runoff is the result of so much of farmland being without cover most of the year. Corn and soybeans are planted on 75 percent of Minnesota farmland and are green for only 110 days of the year. This creates a long brown season, in which there are no living plants protecting the land’s surface, and no living roots feeding the soil’s

biological life below. That leaves the land vulnerable to soil erosion and runoff for most of the year. We can change this by getting more living cover on our farms. By using more cover crops and perennial crops in our farming systems we can have living cover on the land for most of the year. On a farm that has abundant green living cover on the land year round, water is stored in the soil and filtered through plant roots and living soil. More water stays on the farm and water that leaves the farm leaves clean. Perennial crops include pasture for livestock. The market for grass-based meat and milk is strong and growing. Incorporating cover crops like winter rye, hairy vetch and tillage radish into row crops can increase profits by decreasing fertilizer inputs and sometimes increasing yields. And at the University of Minnesota the research through Forever Green is developing new cover and perennial crops and markets for these crops.

We know changing farming practices is hard and that federal farm policy often works against farmers using these practices. Current uses of cover crops is below 2 percent. We can do better. That’s why we encourage Gov. Dayton to set an ambitious goal of 20 percent living cover on farmland by 2020. Gov. Dayton can direct the many state agencies working on water quality to develop a plan to achieve this 20 percent living cover goal. These agencies (including the Department of Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Board of Soil and Water Resources, Department of Health) can put resources into getting this done, giving farmers the tools and incentives to be stewards. This is no small task, but if we don’t do this we cannot clean our water. Ryan Batalden Lamberton, Minn. Loretta Jaus Gibbon, Minn.

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Commentary: Clean water requires covered land improving soil health and cutting the yield drag which can come with transitioning to a new system. In addition, farmers are using fall cover crops to extend the livestock grazing season, reducing their need to purchase hay. But the need for more information and support is evident. Workshops held around the state this winter on cover cropping and other techniques for building soil health have been standing-room only, and farmers come to these meetings with lots of questions. My own experience has shown that having consistent success with cover cropping takes a transition period, especially when dealing with a short growing season. Minnesotans can help farmers with this transition by funding initiatives like the Forever Green initiative at the University of Minnesota, which is working to develop new perennial and cover crops as well as markets for them. Also, helping develop markets for grassbased livestock products and channeling

government cost share funds toward establishment of continuous living cover will be money well spent. Getting our land covered is not a quick solution. Nature’s intricate system of diversity, balance and healing is slow, but deep and long lasting. We are led to believe we must produce a bumper crop on every acre every year. We spend more money, but corrode the carrying capacity of our soils. Yes, productivity is important, and so is profit. But farming has traditionally embraced a long-range planning horizon. This perspective has an arc that considers generations, and not just the next business quarter profit-loss statements. It embraces communities beyond the farm, and a key part of any healthy community is clean water. This commentary was submitted by Tom Nuessmeier, who farms in Le Sueur County and is a Land Stewardship Project organizer. ❖

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cal life. That leaves the land Cover crops and soil health vulnerable to soil erosion and are hot topics these days. Cutrunoff for most of the year. ting-edge research and practical on-farm experience prove That is a big part of the reathat growing small grains, son why the Minnesota Pollubrassicas and other "non-martion Control Agency found no ket crops" before and after the lakes and only a few streams in typical corn-soybean growing Minnesota's southwestern corseason makes our soil more Tom ner safe to swim in. It is why resilient. For farmers like me Nuessmeier rural wells are routinely so conwho work with cover crops, it's taminated with nitrogen that an exciting time. the water they produce isn't safe for And as officials and citizens prepare to drinking. gather in St. Paul Feb. 27 for the GoverThe good news is that it's been shown nor's Water Summit, it's exciting to think repeatedly when living plants are growabout the role cover cropping and other ing on working farmland for longer peri"continuous living cover" systems, as well ods of time, our water is cleaner. On as diversified rotations, can play in keep- farmland, such continuous living cover ing our rivers and lakes clean. In fact, takes many forms, from perennial unless Minnesotans commit to getting as grasses rotationally-grazed by livestock much of our land as possible covered in to annual cover crops integrated into growing plants all year-round, events the corn-soybean system. Cover crops like the Water Summit will be little more alone can reduce nitrogen runoff by 20 than well-intentioned talk-fests. There is percent to 30 percent, according to some real action that can be taken right now estimates. As far as effectiveness goes, out on the land to protect water — our cover crops are our biggest bang for the most precious resource. But farmers buck. No wonder the 2015 Environmenmust be given the message that such tal Quality Board Water Policy innovative systems and diversified rota- Report highlighted establishment of tions are valued by society in general. year-round living cover on farmland as a key way to clean up our water. First, the problem: the corn and soybean system, which dominates the But this means little unless it works southern part of our state and makes up for farmers, economically and practi75 percent of our cropland, covers the cally. In the case of cover cropping, this landscape for only about 110 days annu- system can reduce the need for purally. For the rest of the year, Minnesota's chased fertilizer while boosting corn and farmland goes through a long brown soybean yields during times of drought. season, in which there are no living Farmers utilizing no-till systems find plants protecting the land's surface, and cover cropping reduces compaction, no living roots feeding the soil's biologi-

Neil Hamilton: ‘Iowa has a water-quality issue’ The dirtier water, however, is an indication of a dirtier secret we in agriculture would like to keep: yesterday’s rules cover an agriculture which no longer exists in either Iowa or the rest of the country. The rules covered traditional agriculture. Today’s agriculture is industrial. Therein lies the rub: more non-farmers than farmers — water customers in Des Moines and Akron, federal judges, members of Congress, your state legislators — are working to bring the old rules up to the public’s new needs. 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. ❖

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GUEBERT, from pg. 4 Researched and written by Environmental Working Group, (a Washington, D.C.-based environmental non-profit which most U.S. farmers love to hate), the report found while USDA “has spent $3 billion in Iowa alone” since 2005 “on programs to help farmers farm in more environmentally friendly ways,” there’s little to none “conservation” benefit to show for all the dough. In fact, EWG claims, “We are fooling ourselves by clinging to the hope that voluntary conservation measures will clean up Iowa’s water.” In his FERN interview, Hamilton agreed. “There’s no question that Iowa has a water-quality issue, and that it’s getting worse.”

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Center releases 2015 Rural Minnesota Report By PAUL MALCHOW The Land Managing Editor ST. PETER, Minn. — Minnesota’s Center for Rural Policy and Development recently released its annual State of Minnesota Report. Each year, the Center assembles the latest demographic and economic data on subjects relating to population, household income and farm earnings. Since the 1990 census, the state’s population grew by about 1 million people, to a population of 5.5 million at the end of 2014. Not surprisingly, much of the growth occurred in the Twin Cities suburbs. Scott, Carver and Wright Counties more than doubled in population over that time. The central lakes region of Minnesota including Crow Wing, Cass, Hubbard and Beltrami counties also saw increases of 30 percent or more. On the other end of the spectrum, one-third of Minnesota’s counties lost population over the same period of time. The hardest-hit counties line the southern and western borders of the state. Most

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counties in southwestern Minnesota saw a drop in population. The study shows these population changes are a continuing trend which dates back to 1960. Conversely, since 1960, the counties in a corridor from St. Cloud to Rochester have seen a cumulative population growth of 609 percent. On the bright side, the Center projects a more wide-spread population growth throughout the state in the next 30 years. The study also projects a modest population downturn for the northeast portion of the state. This is possibly because most of these same counties have the highest median age in the state and in 30 years many of those people will no longer be alive. In 2014, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Clay, Lyon, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns and Winona counties had the lowest median age in the state — under 36 years of age. It should be noted many of these counties are home to colleges and universities which could affect these figures. Interestingly, the study’s population projection shows a major demographic shift which is already beginning to take form. In 30 years the largest concentrations of people under the age of 20 will be in Greater Minnesota. By 2045, 12 counties outside the metro district will have at least a quarter of their populations under 20 years of age. The Central Lakes region of the state make up the largest block of these counties. Other young counties are expected to be Dodge, Meeker, Mower, Nobles and Steele counties. The core urban counties in the state are expected to see a significant growth in senior (age 65-plus) population over the next 30 years. The 12 counties surrounding the St. Cloud-St. Paul corridor are projected to see a 90 percent increase in senior population by 2045. Other counties in that group are Clay,

Douglas, Nicollet and Olmsted counties. The study also states Minnesota’s estimated median household income in 2014 was $61,473. The 23 counties in the St. Cloud-to-Rochester corridor reported a median income of between $75,122 and $91,688. Scott County had the highest at $91,688 while Mahnomen County recorded the lowest at $39,926. As a region, Minnesota’s north-central counties reported the lowest median income figures. If you were to draw a diagonal line northwest to southeast across the Minnesota map, you would roughly have the dividing line for average farm earnings in 2014. Counties on the left have markedly higher earnings than counties on the right. Average earnings per farm worker in southern and southwestern counties typically fall in the $65,000 to $157,000 range compared to under $14,000 for counties in the north-northeast. Somewhat surprisingly, average earnings in McLeod, Douglas and Wright counties also fall in the under-$14,000 range. Le Sueur, Meeker and Rice Counties are in the $22,000-$40,000 range as are most of the metro area counties. That same diagonal line delineates the farm workforce in Minnesota. The study states about 2.2 percent of Minnesota’s workforce is employed directly in farming. However, that percentage jumps to 10 to 22 percent in northwestern, western and southern Minnesota. Marshall County had the highest percentage of workforce working directly in farming at 22.4 percent. To view the complete findings of the study, the report is available online at http://www.ruralmn.org/publications/state-ofrural-minnesota. ❖

The Land Calendar of Events Visit www.TheLandOnline.com to view our complete calendar & enter your own events, or send an e-mail with your event’s details to editor@thelandonline.com March 1-3 – Hawkeye Farm Show – Cedar Falls, Iowa – Free admission with educational sessions each day by ISU Extension speakers – Contact Shari Sell-Bakker at (319) 824-6979 March 5 – Horticulture Day – Waseca, Minn. – U of M Southern Research and Outreach Center hosts an event on new trees, shrubs, fruits and perennials, gardening for pollinators, healthy soil, healthy plants and more – Contact Deanna Nelson at nelso191@umn.edu or (507) 835-3620 or visit www.sroc.cfans.umn.edu March 5 – Minnesota FFA Alumni Annual Conference – Waseca, Minn. – FarmAmerica hosts conference with keynote speaker Kit Welchlin, workshops and idea exchange – Contact Harmon Wilts at (320) 444-4726 or mnffaalumni@gmail.com or visit www.mnffaalumni.org March 8 – Cover Crop Workshops – Owatonna and St. Charles, Minn. – Learn about the U of M Extension’s latest cover crop projects in southeast Minnesota – Contact Jill Sackett Eberhart at (507) 3895541 or sacke032@umn.edu March 14-15 – North Central Avian Disease Conference – St. Paul,

Minn. – Attend for a variety of scientific presentations and symposium on current animal health issues held in conjunction with the Midwest Poultry Federation Convention – Contact Midwest Poultry Federation at (763) 682-2171 or info@midwestpoultry.com or visit www.midwestpoultry.com March 15-17 – Midwest Poultry Federation Convention – St. Paul, Minn. – Largest regional poultry show in United States with broiler, turkey processing, turkey breeder, organic poultry, egg, turkey health workshops – Contact Midwest Poultry Federation at (763) 682-2171 or info@midwestpoultry.com or visit www.midwestpoultry.com March 16 – Dairy Day at the Capitol – St. Paul, Minn. – Tell your story to help protect your way of life – Contact Minnesota Milk Producers Association at (763) 355-9697 or mmpa@mnmilk.org March 21 – Renville County All Ag Celebration – Bird Island, Minn. – Renville County All Ag Celebration is an awards ceremony and celebration of agriculture with emcee Lynn Ketelsen – Contact David Scheibel of ProAg of Renville County at proagrc@gmail.com or (320) 579-0442 March 29 – Blue Earth County Corn and Soybean Growers Annual Meeting – Pemberton, Minn. – Social hour, meeting and guest speaker Kit Welchlin on working with multiple generations – Contact (507) 388-1635 Save the date!

Ag experts say future looks bright for agriculture It’s a fabulous time to be alive. And it’s a fabulous time to be in agriculture.

$87 trillion, 40 percent is real things — such as buildings, land and equipment — and two thirds of that net worth is held by baby boomers. “Get ready. You’re going to see in the next decade the largest intergenerational transfer of wealth that’s ever occurred,” said Catlett.

— Lowell Catlett See AG SYMPOSIUM, pg. 8

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By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor NORTH MANKATO, Minn. — In 2014, the world economic output was the largest ever at $72 trillion and you may have not heard this news — carbon emissions were down slightly, according to the New York Magazine. Mother Nature sequesters carbon in oceans, trees and plants, and soils. Intensely managed corn and soybean crops, using prescription agriculture and minimum inputs, are proven to sequester eight times more carbon than Mother Nature. “Gee, I think agriculture is probably part of that, don’t you?” asked Lowell Catlett to an auditorium of ag students and farmers attending the Ag Symposium at South Central College on Feb. 9 in North Mankato, Minn. Catlett, known as a futurist, is dean of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at New Mexico State University. Using humor and statistics, he celebrated agriculture and brought a positive message to students. “It’s a fabulous time be alive. And it’s a fabulous time to be in agriculture,” said Catlett. Catlett admits he’s “weird as hell,” but he related well to his audience of all ages. Dylan Harbitz, a first year ag business production major at SCC, will eventually take over his dad’s farm outside of St. James. Catlett was his favorite speaker of the day. “I really liked his personality. He was a funny older guy,” said Harbitz. “It gave me some more optimism about ag.” Harbitz was paying attention to the growing world population which will rely in part on U.S. agriculture. Catlett noted the world population doubled to 7.2 billion people since 1970. Thanks to agriculture, people are fed at 2,900 daily calories for every man, women and child. “Agriculture is going to be highly depended on in the future. I look very forward to it,” said Harbitz. World wealth is one reason the future is bright for agriculture. “Beef consumption has doubled in India in the last decade. Enough Indians got enough money, they go ‘Hell, we’re eating a cow,’” said Catlett. In addition, agriculture now has the most differentiated market segments on the planet. Catlett offered many examples. Organic food wasn’t measured 20 years ago and now organic represents 4 percent of the food sector. And 10 years ago, we didn’t measure gluten intolerance and today gluten-free products are the fastest growing sector in food. Take craft breweries — none in 1970 and 4,000 today. “We have the most critical shortage of hops ever,” said Catlett, who prefers Coors Light over a microbrew. “You wanna make a fortune. Grow hops. It’s a weed.” Then there’s the baby boomer generation. According to Catlett, estimates show the net worth of 121 million American households is $87 trillion. Of that

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Russell: ‘You don’t have to be big to be profitable’ AG SYMPOSIUM, from pg. 7 While millennials get a bad rap for cell phone usage, Catlett said technology is second nature to them, which gives them power to change the world. For instance, Catlett said millennials don’t know the word taxi cab, because they use Uber via cell phones to get rides. This is called smart locational services and it connects people with needs and wants with people that can provide the products and services. Nobody’s better at it than millennials. “We’re very technology dependent. We need to use technology and cell phones to complement our career,” said Harbitz. So you’ve got corn in the bins, what about a smart Uber system to sell your grain to a dairy in the Southwest, Catlett asked. “What’s going to make more money? A smart overlay system or the old way,” said Catlett. “Build those systems because people will come.” Diversification Emily Spear, who majors in agribusiness service and management at SCC, is 19 years old and grew up on a small hobby farm in Good Thunder. Her family had Black Angus cattle. She learned a lot at the Ag Symposium. Based on statistics that caught her eye, Spear would like to have a diversified operation with crops and beef cattle. “It’s looking like a good future for us,” said Spear. In agreement with Spear is Moe Russell, cofounder and president of Russell Consulting Group, which provides marketing and financial advice to crop and livestock producers. He was one of the speakers at the event. “There’s more money to be made farming than any other industry,” he said. Russell recommends diversification such as live-

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Dylan Harbitz (left), Emily Spear (middle) and Savannah Zippel (right) are ag students at South Central College, North Mankato. They attended the college’s Ag Symposium, where they learned they have a bright future ahead. stock, alternate crops, organic crops, non-genetically modified organisms and natural meat. He noted that the $34 billion organic industry is growing at double digit rates. “You don’t have to be big to be profitable,” said Russell. Trends are in place which will help make agriculture profitable again. Russell cited older farmers transitioning out, cheaper used equipment, livestock potential, slower growth in global crop acres and technology. In fact, Russell is downright bullish on livestock. Russell explained agriculture is cyclical and he said he believes we are in the third year of a threeyear cycle. He predicts $5 corn in the next 10 years and that today’s prices will discourage corn acres. Meanwhile, his advice is to differentiate your farm in animal comfort, water quality, nutrient management and soil quality. “I’ll guarantee you, you’ll get opportunities five years from now that you’ve never dreamed of,” said Russell.

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If you go What: Ag Symposium Bonus Session When: April 1, 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. with speakers and agriculture economists David Kohl and Robert Craven Where: South Central College, Conference Center, North Mankato, Minn. Fee: $99 Details: http://goo.gl/n1QQ3B Savannah Zippel, a second year SCC agriculture education major in attendance, aspires to teach agriculture in high school or for an extension service. “It’s interesting to learn about diversification, increasing profits and bulletproofing your assets,” said Zippel of Russell’s presentation. In the fall, Zippel will head to the University of Minnesota-Crookston to complete her degree. Growing up in Rosemount, Zippel showed and leased animals in 4-H. Zippel was honored to introduce speaker Laura Daniels, an ag advocate and dairy farmer from Heartwood Farm in Wisconsin. Daniels spreads proag messages on social media each day. Zippel witnessed how well Daniels connects with the public. And Russell explained just how important the farmer-consumer connection is to an operation’s bottom line. This is a lesson that Zippel’s generation has received loud and clear. The students also got a history lesson from Russell. He asked the audience to raise their hands if they farmed in 1982-83. Many hands went up and Russell congratulated them. “You farmed in the toughest time in the last 100 years and survived it,” said Russell. ❖

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Pesticide drift is rising concern for vineyards By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Pesticide drift incidents are increasing due to the growing number of vineyards sprouting across the Minnesota landscape. Regina Wixon is director of South Dakota Agricultural Laboratories, Brookings, S.D. She explained pes- Regina Wixon ticide drift has always been an issue with grape growers, but the larger number has brought the issue to the forefront. “Farmers aren’t always aware of the grape growers,” she said. “That’s not negligence on their part but rather simply not keeping up with the everchanging landscape in our rural areas.” She pointed out that pesticide drift is a problem in grape country even on days without wind. Growth regulator herbicides including the phenoxy, benzoic and pyridine classes of compounds pose a risk because they can cause injury at fractions of typical application rates. For instance, 2,4-D can damage grapes at 100 times lower than labeled rates. Thanks to GPS technology, aerial applicators are extremely good at being on target as they fly their crop fields. “However even on no-wind days you can have volatilization of the chemicals being applied,” she noted. Wixon indicated most chemicals for aerial appli-

Talk to your neighboring farmers about when they might be spraying their fields that are in the vicinity of your vineyard. — Regina Wixon cation now have additives which reduce volitization but that doesn’t infer there can’t be an issue with such chemicals. Glyphosate is widely used as a directed spray beneath vines because it is a non-volatile product. She advises grape growers to know in advance the chemical products being used and learn precisely the application technologies — including weather, humidity, and wind conditions the day of application. ”A good contact is the extension service in your locality or the agronomist at your local fertilizer-crop chemical supplier. If that person is a certified crop consultant, so much the better,” she said. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has a program called Driftwatch. “It’s good to register your vineyard with that program. And talk with your neighboring farmers about when they might be spraying their fields that are in the vicinity of your vineyard,” Wixon said. Driftwatch is an online mapping registry to pro-

mote communications between producers and pesticide applicators in support of ongoing stewardship activities. After a drift complaint is filed with MDA, an investigator will contact the producer to obtain vegetation, soil, water, pollinator or other material samples from the property for lab analysis. This also includes application records, maps, photos, weather records, statements and labels of products used. Do not wait to file a complaint. To learn more, visit https://mn.driftwatch.org or www.fieldwatch.com. Because of last season’s somewhat dry and extended fall harvest, residuals of ag chemicals could be more of a problem on dryer soils. The best procedure for a vine grower is to pull some soil samples for testing to determine not only soil nutrient content, but what residual issues might be present from chemicals applied last season. South Dakota Agricultural Laboratories charges $150 for pesticide residue testing. Soil testing for nutrient values is $20 to $30 per sample, depending upon the nutrients being measured. For pesticides residue sampling probes of 3 to 6 inches deep and several probes within the hot area of a suspected location are suggested. But with a drift problem, soil samples of zero to 3 inches deep are sufficient. If you suspect pesticide drift, how soon should you pull that sample? Immediately would be the correct answer; but a more logical answer is as soon as possible, said Wixon. Cut a few leaf samples into a freezer bag and send for overnight delivery to her South Dakota lab. For other issues, work through your local extension contact or a local agronomist. Turn-around time is a common complaint when sending samples to ag testing laboratories. South Dakota Agricultural Laboratories, however, has an average turnaround time of seven days. “We make a special effort to minimize this time because it usually is of urgent importance to the farmer or the grape grower. Many labs doing pesticide work take upwards of six months to get information back to the sender,” Wixon said. “We have it down to a science. We’ve adopted elite manufacturing practices which permit getting results out quickly and accurately.” Call (605) 292-7325 for mailing kits or email: regina.wixon@sdaglabs.com or visit www.sdaglabs.com. ❖

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Iowa ‘grape guy’ notes tourism trend in wineries We’re producing fantastic wines just like Minnesota is doing. We’re winning international competitions. — Mike White

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It’s a three-year process for vineyards to become productive. Blue ribbon He gives Iowa vineyard operators a blue ribbon. They are producing quality grapes which is the start of quality wine. But it didn’t come quickly. For instance, he said in 2005, many people got into winemaking as a hobby. Not so today. “We’re producing fantastic wines just like Minnesota is doing,” White said. “We’re winning international competitions. We go to California and win competitions now.” White said Iowa and Minnesota wines are competitive with any wines in the marketplace regardless of origin. So whose wine is better — Iowa or Minnesota? White gave a tip of the hat to the more experienced winemakers in Gopher country saying that the quality of Minnesota wines is better than Iowa wines. “Because your wine people have worked with your cold hardy university-developed varieties, they’ve simply had more time learning how to make excellent wines,” he said. “A Minnesota Marquette or a Minnesota LaCrescent — you can take them anywhere in the world and win in competition!” In the national wine industry, 75-80 percent of sales is sweet wines, said White. “Surprising to many, the number one wine grape in the Midwest is Concord. It’s become a popular blending wine,” said White. Politics With the craft beer industry growing as rapidly as the wine industry, there seems to be room for both in Iowa. White related that the mirobrewery business is growing dramatically to the tune of 73 microbreweries in his state. But Iowa law does not permit a brewery and winery to operate together under the same roof, he

explained. “However, our resourceful legislator is now writing up a law that says if a winery wants to also include a brewery, they can do that,” he said.

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer When it comes to the Iowa wine and grape industry, Mike White is credited with putting Iowa on the map. He is the viticulture field spe- Mike White cialist at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. But with trademark modesty, he says, “They mostly call me the grape guy.” White credits the winter hardy breeding program of the University of Minnesota as being the prime catalyst for Iowa vineyards and wineries. “The cold climate viticulture developed up here by our U of M friends has grown this upper Midwest industry tremendously. It’s growing faster up here than the French wine business in California in the 1970s and ’80s,” said White. “Canada is now onboard. Eastern Europe is getting into grapes and wines big time. And several of our northern states are now onboard.” In Iowa, the industry is maturing. “We ramped up to about 100 wineries five years ago and it’s flattened out today,” noted White. But existing wineries have a bigger footprint. They’re expanding by offering events, music, wedding receptions, meetings, gift shops, distilleries and bed and breakfasts. Wineries are becoming a destination for locals and travelers. The beverage industry relies on discretionary income and consumers are willing to spend it on wine. Iowans are having fun at their local wineries and that’s why this menu of entertainment plus food and drink is becoming the signature of more wineries, said White. While the number of Iowa grape producers have declined, most remaining ones are getting bigger. “Acres are slightly higher,” he said. “That’s simply economy of scale working.” In-state promotion through favorable legislation has been a driver. “We didn’t have a cost-share program to help jump start the industry,” he said, “but we did have very open laws for native wineries so it was very easy to start a winery in Iowa. And once that started happening the vineyard fever started catching on fast simply because now there were buyers for the product just as soon as your vineyard started coming into production,” explained White.

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Local laws help Iowa wine industry GRAPE GUY, from pg. 11 industry and the alcohol business are all politics both at national and state levels,” he said. “There are only about five companies that pretty well control the alcohol industry in this world. They don’t like to see these small local wineries or brewers or even these new distilleries sprouting up all over. That’s directly taking their market share. So when you do try to influence legislation for your particular niche, the big players will be there — California Wine Council, National Distributors, Distillers Association, and such. They don’t want the native industry to grow.” The good news, explained White, is that the big alcohol lobbying companies can’t get a foothold in Iowa because they don’t have a major city like Minneapolis and Chicago. So why such significant growth of the wine industry, and now the microbrewing industry in Iowa? “In Iowa all politics are local,” he said. “So our state senators and representatives stay local; they make laws local. Because we have local politics we get some pretty favorable legislation to help us grow.” Leader White worked for several years in ag retail marketing seed corn and chemicals. Then he joined the ISU Extension agronomy department before getting hooked on helping to develop the Iowa grape and wine industry. White started working with grapes in 2000. In 2002, ISU decided they needed a viticultur-

There are only about five companies that pretty well control the alcohol industry in the world. They don’t like to see these small local wineries or brewers or even these new distilleries sprouting up all over. — Mike White ist because of the high interest in growing grapes. “So I got to be the central Iowa agronomist and the state viticulture specialist but with no increase in pay. By 2007 they could see the need for a full time viticulturist and here I am,” he said. He enjoys the passion and willingness to seek and share information grape and wine people bring to their work. “It’s such a welcoming group of people. I don’t see this in corn and soybean growers. The wine business exists and grows because of discretionary spending,” he said. “They’re willing to stick around, talk and be friends. That’s what’s neat about this industry.” Mike White was interviewed at the Minnesota Grape Growers Association Cold Climate Conference on Feb. 12 in Minneapolis. ❖

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at variable costs which can be unpredictable,” he said. “So the key is to run the numbers as to how many years before the variable costs exceed these fixed costs.” Munckhof ’s family also operates a 15-acre vineyard so any and all new equipment ideas are field tested at their own operation. The grape and wine business is expanding in British Columbia too. “In the mid ’80s when we started there were about 15 wineries in British Columbia. Today there are more than 300. It perhaps is now tapering off but some expansion continues, just at a slower pace,” said Munckhof. Javens Farms Duane Javens of Javens Farms, Mankato is a Munckhof customer. His purchase was a single sided, five-blade vine trimmer. His operation which started in 2007 now has 4,000 vines on about 6 acres. He has room to expand with 26 acres available. “I retired from a business which I had run for about 30 years,” said Javens. “I was aware of the growing number of vineyards and a few wineries getting into this business. I needed something else to do. I confess I had no idea what I was getting into. I thought it would be fun but didn’t realize it would be so much work. However there are some satisfactions in seeing the results of your labors.” Javens was a mechanical contractor

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Vendors traveled great distances to exhibit at the Cold Climate Conference of the Minnesota Grape Growers Association, Feb. 11-13, in Minneapolis. Dennis Munckhof, with his father Gary, traveled from Oliver, British Columbia, to display some of their labor-saving devices: a rotary blade vine trimmer; a hydraulic driven vertical pre-pruner; hydraulic rakes and vineyard spraying equipment. Munckhof Manufacturing specializes in vineyard, orchard and packing house equipment. “We design and manufacture our own equipment. The bulk of our sales are into Canadian vineyards and the grape-growing regions of Washington, Oregon and California,” he said. “But thanks to growth of the Minnesota grape business, we’re now marketing here also.” Munckhof explained how the prepruner works. “The grower would use this unit just before he sends in his pruning crew to remove the vast bulk of the woody material from the canopy area. This considerably speeds the hand pruning process reducing labor time by 60 percent or more,” he said. Munckhof pre-pruners are built for vineyards with steel training and lifting wire systems. Further cost savings are realized with the elimination of having to mow or gather up prunings. Munckhof pointed out that mulching the pruned vines is gaining favor because the woody material deteriorates rapidly when trimmings are mulched. “The trend definitely is away from raking and burning. Studies corroborate that breaking down the woody materials with a mulcher also considerably reduces the over wintering spores and diseases. This decaying material just simply returns to the soil,” he said. These specialty machines come with a price tag of about $10,000 for the prepruner and $6,500 for the rotary blade vine trimmer. Munckhof said most growers getting into this equipment are in the 20-acre plus category. He pointed out that these expenditures are fixed costs. “When you compare this against doing the jobs by hand you’re looking

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Minn. grape growers raising market awareness By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer MINNEAPOLIS — Though not a headline maker in the Minnesota ag economy, Minnesota’s grape and winery business now includes over 1,500 acres of vineyards and 70 licensed wineries. In an ancient industry, Minnesota is making inroads. Irv Geary, president of Minnesota Grape Growers Association, grows grapes in his North Branch vineyard and is a winemaker for Wild Mountain Winery in Taylor Falls. At the Cold Climate Conference 2016, Feb. 11-13, MGGA celebrated its 40th year. “It’s become a big industry in our state. It took us 25 years to figure out how to grow high quality grapes and produce high quality wines. We’ve reached that pinnacle. We’re getting national and even international

Minnesota grape and wine history Our next step now is getting all Minnesotans aware of the fact that they can now buy and enjoy superb wines produced right here in Minnesota. — Irv Geary recognition for high quality wines,” Geary said. “Our next step now is getting all Minnesotans aware of the fact that they can now buy and enjoy superb wines produced right here in Minnesota.” Market awareness is around the corner as MGGA plans to launch an

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advertising and promotion program in concert with Minnesota Farm Winery Association that will raise awareness of Minnesota-produced wines to all Minnesotans and beyond. He told of a two-pronged program with emphasis on education and a vintner’s quality assurance program. In essence, a wine quality vetting program. “Wineries can submit their wines for a quality assurance testing which includes special labeling on each bottle of Minnesota wine that meets the standards. This has worked very well in other states plus Canada,” said Geary. Growing industry Licensed wineries with public wine tasting now number 45; but that number expands yearly. MGGA membership now totals 550 including members from adjoining states plus some Canadian grape and wine aficionados. “We have a lot of growers starting with their half acre and 1 acre vineyards. That has always been the pattern. But significant today is that we are seeing the launching of 40-acre vineyards. And very likely wine tasting and food tasting as part of that business complex once it’s operational,” said Geary. That’s exactly what the industry needs to get established as a major player in the Midwest economy and this is what’s needed to fill the supply gap for locally-grown grapes to our wineries he indicated. “When one winery opens they need 20 acres of grapes. Vineyards of that size are economically feasible and as vineyard size increases I think quality of production tends to increase also. This makes the entire industry more

sustainable,” he said. Nursery stock is available, both in Minnesota and some East Coast nurseries. Winterhaven Vineyard and Nursery in Janesville is one source. With 14 white and red wine varieties and two table grape varieties from Winterhaven, grape growers have a substantial number of choices. Choices are dependent on soil type, topography and location of the vineyard. Cold hardy Marquette and Frontenac are two popular grape varieties from the University of Minnesota. Geary suggested new growers may have gotten too bullish on Marquette when it was first released. “It was advertised as being fully winter hardy in Zones 4A and better; but people were planting it in Zones 3B and 3A expecting it to survive. That is why the heavy winter kill in 2013-14,” said Geary. “Also Marquette is not a Frontenac. Frontenac is a work horse. Get it into the ground and it’s off to the races. Marquette needs some coddling and encouragement those first two to three years. But you can’t plant it in 3A and expect it to perform like it does in 4B.” His prospect for the 2016 season? “We had ideal fall conditions with plenty of rain to get moisture into the vines. The winter has been relatively mild. The only concern is lack of snow in some areas but not an issue with mature vines. For the most part we’ve had a great fall and winter season,” said Geary. “Our vineyards should have a great spring.” For more information on the wine industry or growing grapes in Minnesota, visit www.mngrapes.org or mnhardy.umn.edu/varieties/fruit/ grapes. ❖

Munckhof rotary blade vine trimmer ‘works awesome’ ground between the vines to be mulched and decay into the soil. Javens said he is positive about his vineyard. “We’ve had a good winter. Unless there is a late spring frost, we’re looking forward to a good production year,” Javens said. He works with a northern Missouri firm for fertilizer, herbicide and pesticide applications.

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EQUIPMENT, from pg. 13 for 30 years building anything and everything from printing companies to dairy barns to schools and hospitals. As far as his vineyard goes, so far so good with the exception of 2014 when late frost killed most of a particular variety. Marquette was especially vulnerable Duane Javens that winter according to Javens. They planted nine different varieties to safeguard against cold weather challenges. “But that wasn’t so smart. We should have planted maybe just three or four of the winter proven varieties developed by the University,” said Javens. Javens Farms will soon be joining the ranks of grape growers who market their grapes through their own wines. His daughter-in-law is the winemaker of the family with intentions of producing wines for the 2017 season. That could involve on-site wine tasting and food tasting also. His son and daughter now run the mechanical contracting business. Javens likes his Munckhof rotary blade vine trimmer. “It works awesome. I can’t say enough good things about it. It does the job that would be really, really, really intense to do by hand,” he said. Javens mounted his vine trimmer to the loader on his John Deere 3720. Trimmings are left on the

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Haug launches piloted aircraft for precision ag By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer WILLMAR, Minn. — The Federal Aviation Administration now permits companies to fly drones commercially after completing a petition and registration process. This means agriculture drones can legally gather data.

Just as drones are taking off, veteran John Deere dealer Haug Imlement launched Aerial Imagery Services, which bucks the trend by using a piloted aircraft to do aerial photography for its precision farming customers. Here’s why.

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“It’s a matter of efficiency,” said Sam Romain, Haug’s integrated solutions consultant. According to Romain, Haug Implement, which provides Sam Romain goods and services to farmers in the Willmar and Litchfield area, began its foray into aerial imagery services two years ago with battery-powered unmanned aerial vehicles. In 2015, Haug switched to a pilot and Cessna 182 aircraft. “With a manned aircraft and better camera, we’re getting 10-inch resolution. That is getting rather precise,” he said. He shared the following logic. “Using a drone, you drive to each field, unload the equipment, set it up, then fly the field, hope you don’t crash, hope your battery power lasts, then bring the drone back to your base, reload the equipment back into your vehicle, then drive to the next field,” he said. “With this process you can only do a limited number of acres each day.” With the manned aircraft, Romain doesn’t even visit each field. “We have a Microsoft surface tablet set up as a computer screen that we give to the pilot. This screen tells him where to fly, what flight line to fly, and each particular field over which to gather the imagery. We input all the fields into the tablet remotely. The pilot downloads that flight plan and the computer tells him where to go. With our current camera, fields are flown at 1,000 feet to 3,000 feet elevation depending upon the mission.”

For 2016, Romain estimates the number of customers and acres will be considerably enlarged. “I’d say we have roughly 40,000 to 50,000 acres lined up. Last year we flew about 10,000 acres,” he said. Jim Larson, a senior member of the Haug precision farming team, thinks this entry into aerial imagery with a manned aircraft is exactly the right technology at the right time. “I’ve noticed in recent years, farmers, both big and small, want to be more precise in everything they do on every piece of ground they have,” said Larson. “When the dealership started with precision farming technology back in 1995 we made a commitment to growers that we would teach them how to use it. Because of that commitment, a long-term relationship developed with growers.” Larson also does some farming and noted that he has 15 years of yield data sitting on a database. “If I choose to use aerial photos and NVDI maps I may need a little help integrating this new product into my current database,” he said. “Now we’ve got guys like Sam who can assist in that process. By giving that grower a higher quality database he can then make better decisions during his crop year.” Data analysis Haug’s image processing server is AgPixel, which offers a 24/7 data-viewing portal available with a login, explained Romain. A new server has the capability to process up to 1 million acres per day. “AgPixel is a great information See HAUG, pg. 17

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Romain’s final value item is nitrogen recommendations. “This gives the opportunity of variable applications according to exactly what your plants are telling you is needed. I’m not an agronomist, but I do know that aerial images can very precisely point out nutrient deficiencies and a whole lot more,” summed up Romain. For more information on Haug Implement and its services, visit www.haugimp.com. Romain can be reached at samromain@haugimp.com or (800) 428-4467. ❖

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tion window because of particular weather disturbances that could impact our flying response time. Last summer, Canada caught on fire. All that smoke drifted down to us and we couldn’t fly. But ideally we can get the necessary information back to the grower the same day we fly his fields. From the time we fly a grower’s field to the time we have that information on a web portal so the grower can log it on to his own computer, our goal is 48 hours or less.” Plant populations can also be counted, but Romain said that will mean flying lower and using more precise cameras and extra processing. The aerial images can detect nutrient deficiencies that can be remedied with foliar applications. “The image will guide you to where you need to go look in your field,” said Romain. “Essentially if you see green you are looking at healthy plants. If you see red you are seeing issues. Then it’s a matter of what particular corrective action needs to be taken. This is why a professional crop consultant is often needed for definitive answers.” How often fields are flown depends upon the crop. For instance, some dairy farmers have their alfalfa fields flown before every cut or four times per year, said Romain. Value Normally the cost for aerial imagery is $3.90 per acre. But Haug Implement doesn’t charge directly. The company prefers working with co-ops and certified crop consultants throughout their trade area. These on-farm agronomists working with the local farmer then agree on charges for their services. If the farmer only wants imagery, the cost is $3.50 per acre, said Romain. “We feel to get the most value out of all this data, you should be working with your local agronomist about hands-on actions needed unless you

are trained in interpreting these images,” said Romain. Accurate yield estimates is one of the most important pieces of information that farmers get from aerial imagery, said Romain. “Next on my list is scouting. There’s the truck scouting method where you stand on your truck and say ‘That looks good over there; or that looks like a problem over here’. Once you get into the field you pretty much get lost,” he said. “But with aerial images, you are getting precise indicators from every portion of every field.”

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HAUG, from pg. 16 server for this entire precision farming arena. Previously we haven’t been able to measure the performance of the crop during the growing season other than by drive-by or manual scouting,” Romain said. “Now through this mapping service we can see precisely problem areas on every square foot of our fields. Prior to this we were dependent upon soil surveys and yield maps. Now this gives growers the ability to measure the crop during the growing season and apply whatever remedial applications might be needed to correct a deficiency.” The number of acres per hour that can be covered with the aircraft depends on how close the fields are and how high you are flying. “We estimate about 1,500 acres per hour so considerably more efficiency than the UAV process,” he said. On a good day they could do 15,000 acres or more. It’s important to get multiple images of fields and multiple images of specific spots, explained Romain. “How many pictures depends upon how big the field and how low your flight paths. If you’re lower to the ground, you have more pictures,” he said. The imagery can help farmers identify and pinpoint crop issues. The “bread and butter” of the imagery is normalized difference vegetation index, explained Romain. “NDVI is really good at telling you where the plant has stress. It’s not going to say, ‘that’s a disease’, ‘that’s a bug’, ‘that’s nitrogen deficiency’ but it will tell you where you have problems, even down to the square foot within your field,” said Romain. “So it’s up to the grower or his crop consultant to then go into that field and visually determine what actually is the problem at each of these problem locations. “When you or your crop consultant gets into that particular field we provide a map which details precisely where to go to identify the issue. This greatly increases efficiency rather than scouting the entire field trying to identify the problems within that field.” Since correction time can be vital, the time it takes for the information to get in the hands of the farmer or crop consultant is vital as well. “It could be the same day,” said Romain. “We have a seven day acquisi-

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The following market analysis is for the week ending Feb. 12. CORN — A short holiday trading week begets a short summary this week. There was very little fresh news for the market to absorb this week. Instead, the market ebbed and surged at the whim of money movement. Corn closed higher for the first two sessions before closing lower in the last two sessions. U.S. corn has became competitive with Argentine and Black Sea corn for March-April shipment. New sales announcements during the week included PHYLLIS NYSTROM CHS Hedging Inc. 190 thousand metric tons to St. Paul Columbia, Costa Rica with 106.2 tmt and 101.6 tmt to Japan. As corn edged higher during the week, grower sales increased to reward the market. The third wheat boat from South America is on its way to Wilmington, N.Ç., and into the feed channel, displacing corn. Going home for the weekend, Argentina declared a flood emergency in six provinces — saying rain had washed out some corn and soybean fields — although no specifics were available. In its first crop estimate for this year, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange pegged Argentina’s corn crop at 25 million metric tons, lower than the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast for 27 mmt. Harvest won’t begin until March. The corn vessel line-up in Brazil is record large at 1.96 mmt but is shrinking to make way for the soybean shipping season. In mid-December there were

As the month of February comes to a close, the livestock markets have either rallied slightly or stabilized in a trading range. The volatility which has been present for the past several months has also relaxed to some degree. However, the return to more volatility in price movement in the weeks ahead seems very likely as the disparity in livestock prices continues. The cattle market over the past few weeks has appeared to stabilize in a small price range in both cash and futures. The battle between supply and demand continues as reflected in the price action during this period. Show lists continue to reflect the lack of JOE TEALE available inventory of marketBroker ready cattle, while the absence in Great Plains Commodity volume in the boxed beef reflects Afton, Minn. a slow demand for beef. It is unlikely this pattern will change drastically in the weeks ahead until more cattle are available for slaughter or the disparity in price between the competitive meats substantially improves. On Feb. 19, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released the Monthly Cattle on Feed Report. The results were almost equal to the estimates and were seen as neutral and should have little or no effect on the overall price action in the weeks ahead. The main influence on price will continue to be the struggle between weak supply and weak demand. Therefore producers should closely monitor conditions and protect inventories when warranted. The hog prices have been on an extended climb

Farmland rental rates are in flux. Many clients I work with are negotiating rental rates for coming years which are lower than where they’ve been in the past few years. How do you build a rapport and work together to cultivate a mutually beneficial relationship with your landlord? The first thing is to establish a connection and put a face to the farm in any way you can. After talking to many clients and hearing about the challenges they’re facing, I drafted an open letter to landlords to give renters a jump start on communicating and negotiating in good faith with GLENN WACHTLER their landlords. AgStar Assoiate VP of Financial Services Dear Landlord, Rochester, Minn. There is a lot of volatility in virtually every agricultural commodity market right now. And things don’t look like they will improve any time soon. Have you considered how the current economic climate in the ag industry effects farmers and landowners? Regardless of the markets, my first priority has always been — and will continue to be — practicing good stewardship of your land. This includes employing appropriate farming practices, fertility and conservation. My success depends on taking care of your land and that will never change. Agriculture is facing some serious challenges as we move forward. The same emerging economies which created very good demand for all commodities in the early 2010s (including corn, soybeans, and products such as ethanol) are now struggling with problems

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

Weekly ethanol production reached record level The boat line-up for soybean exports in Brazil continues to climb as they wait for the corn boats to clear out. in areas of Argentina was reported. The boat line-up for soybean exports in Brazil continues to climb as they wait for the corn boats to clear out. An estimated 163 ships are waiting to load corn and beans with 7.5 mmt of the 9.73 mmt total being soybeans. Last year at this time only 66 ships were in the line-up. It’s estimated Brazilian producers have sold 47 percent of this year’s crop. Brazilian growers have also begun pricing 2017 soybeans with a good carry in the market and their weak currency. Egypt has rejected four U.S. soybean cargoes or 120 tmt due to excessive levels of ambrosia fungus. The January National Oilseed Processors Association crush report was bearish when it came in at just 150.5 million bushels versus trade estimates for 155.3 million bushels. Oil stocks were 1.526 billion pounds, slightly lower than estimates, but up from 1.481 million in December. The NOPA crush has been averaging 94 percent to 94.4 percent of the industry crush, which will be released on March 1. Based on the January NOPA number, the U.S. crush will be expected to be cut 10-15 million bushels on the March monthly USDA report. Weekly soybean exports were 20.8

million bushels, keeping our pace 11 percent behind last year. The USDA is forecasting a year-on-year decline of 8.3 percent. Sales need to average 6.7 million bushels per week to achieve the USDA outlook for 1.69 billion bushels of exports. China’s soybean total soybean imports in January were 5.66 mmt, down 38 percent from the previous month. The cumulative imports from October through January were a record 27.7 mmt, up 2.2 mmt from last year. This may be why China continues to buy from Brazil despite expected shipping delays. They are well-supplied. OUTLOOK: March soybeans since Jan. 12 have traded from $8.59.5 to $8.89.5. As of now, there’s little reason to believe we will break out in either direction, at least until the USDA Outlook Forum is held February 2526. Poor export sales and on-going Brazilian harvest, now estimated at 25 percent, will make any significant rally difficult. March soybeans ended the week 5.5 cents higher at $8.78.25, July up 3.5 cents at $8.85.25 and November soybeans 2.5 cents higher to close at $8.88.5 per bushel. Nystrom’s Notes: Contract changes for the week ending Feb. 19: March Chicago wheat was 4.25 cents higher, Minneapolis gained 8.25 cents and Kansas City led the gains with 12.75 cents. March crude oil was just 20 cents higher at $29.64, ULSD fell 4.5 cents, RBOB dropped nearly 8.5 cents and natural gas tumbled 16.25 cents lower. The U.S. dollar index was up 0.65 at 96.59. U.S. jobless claims were a 12-week low at 262,000. ❖

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Beginning Feb. 29, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange will establish electronic futures trading hours for livestock from 8:30 a.m. central time to 1:05 p.m. central time Monday through Friday. OUTLOOK: Short covering is the likely culprit behind this week’s small rally, partially as a result of the strength in the crude oil market. New export sales were also a plus in the absence of any other news. March corn has traded in a range of $3.58.25 to $3.73.75 since Jan. 15 and we continue to be bound by those parameters. The market may flounder ahead of the USDA’s Agricultural Outlook Forum Feb. 25-26 which will include 2016-17 balance sheets. More attention will be paid to spring forecasts in the coming weeks. March corn rallied 6.75 cents for the week to settle at $3.65.5, July up 5.25 cents at $3.73.75 and December up 4.75 cents at $3.86.5 per bushel. SOYBEANS — Soybeans followed the same path as corn when we returned from the Presidents’ Day long weekend with two higher closes followed by two lower closes. There were no new export sales announcements from the USDA for soybeans this week. Trade chatter, however, centered on talk that China bought at least a dozen South American soybean cargoes for the March-May shipping period when they returned to the arena at the conclusion of their Lunar New Year celebrations. South American weather has now been termed “nearly ideal” during the week, but going into the week flooding

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NYSTROM, from pg. 18 over 8 mmt waiting to ship, but it’s down to about 2.5 mmt currently. Brazil’s Conab held true to its earlier indication that it would sell 500 tmt of corn. Conab offered 150 tmt at public auction, selling 76 tmt. The reasoning behind Conab’s sale was to relieve local markets due to an aggressive export program drawing supplies away from the domestic market. There were some rumors floating around of China considering corn exports to relieve their burdensome reserve stocks. This could be interesting since some of the stocks are three years old and quality is a real concern. Weekly export sales were very good at 41.4 million bushels, keeping us at 25 percent behind last year. The USDA is anticipating a year-on-year decline in exports of 12 percent. Weekly sales need to average 24.4 million bushels per week to hit the USDA outlook of 1.65 billion bushels. This would be a 30 percent weekly increase over last year. Weekly ethanol production was a record for this time of year at 975,000 barrels per day — 6,000 bpd higher than the previous week. Accordingly, ethanol stocks are at an all-time high of 23.2 million barrels, up 10 percent from a year ago. The January cattle on feed report was neutral with numbers very close to the trade’s pre-report expectations. Cattle on feed were 100 percent of last year vs. 99.8 percent estimated. Placements were 99.0 percent vs. 99.6 percent estimated and marketings at 98.0 percent compared to 97.8 percent forecasted.

Financial markets affect livestock market outlooks TEALE, from pg. 18 over the past several weeks as demand for pork products and moderate numbers of hogs has inspired the rally.

Overall, pork remains one of the best

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However, as the pork cutouts moved into the mid $70 area, resistance has begun to surface. As a result, the packer has backed away from being as aggressive in acquiring live inventory. This could result in the hog market finding a momentary peak and prices weakening or at best stabilizing for a period of time.

values for protein vs. other sources. This will continue to be an underlying support of the hog market in the near future. Producers are urged to continue to monitor market conditions and protect inventories on an as needed basis. From an overall livestock market outlook, producers are to be aware of the outside markets which can directly affect the livestock price movement. Any negative price action in the financial markets can quickly change the outlook in the livestock markets and other ag-related markets. ❖

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WACHTLER, from pg. 18 created by unsound investments in their own economies, overspending, monetary policy, and politics. Closer to home, U.S. farmers continue to increase productivity and farm more acres. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports over one-third fewer acres in the Conservation Reserve Program since 2007. Those acres are now used primarily for producing corn, soybeans, and other major commodities. Corn prices have experienced more than a 50

percent drop from their highs of nearly five years ago. While we have faced low crop prices in the past, experts believe this time may be more of a long-term cyclical downturn and have described the commodity outlook as “lower for longer”. As I mentioned, nearly all commodities are going through the down cycle. the Commodity Research Bureau index is down almost 60 percent in the last five-year time frame. Demand for commodities was encouraged by very

low interest rates along with quantitative easing by our government and others. The supply responded to the new, increased demand. Now, after the monetary policy has come and gone, we are left with an oversupply of most commodities. Plus there is a faltering demand from other countries which are not able to withstand this rapidly changing environment. The amount of expense allocated to owning and renting land is the largest line item expense in typical corn, soybean and other farming operations. Some expenses, such as fuel and fertilizer have already dropped in price. However, the savings will not be enough to offset the major cost of renting land. The Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago has recently stated farmland selling prices have dropped by a total of 7.5 percent since the middle of 2013. At the same time, the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank reports cash rents decreasing by approximately 5 percent last year and they expect the trend to con-

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cents per pound in the last event and the lowest level since the Aug. 18, 2015, event when it hit 84.18 cents. The CME Grade A nonfat dry milk price closed Feb. 19 at 74 cents per pound. ■ On a brighter note, the Daily Dairy Report states after almost a year since EU quotas came to an end, “A slow and deep rumble seems to be moving across Europe as the severity, magnitude and staying power of the dairy downturn takes hold. The global tide may be starting to turn,” the Daily Dairy Report says. Writing in the Feb. 5 Milk Producers Council newsletter, the Daily Dairy Report’s Sarina Sharp stated: “Subsidies to European dairy producers have buffered many from the true impact of the region’s 45 percent increase in milk output and its influence on world dairy prices. However, the coffers to support European dairy producers may be drying up. “France is lobbying the European Commission to do more for dairy and other agricultural sectors struggling from the Russian ban on Western imports. But Brussels is not exactly flush with cash these days. Those looking for ways to salve the dairy industry’s wounds may have better luck restoring trade with Russia.”

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This column was written for the marketIt’s hard to believe a market falling 2.8 ing week ending Feb. 19. percent would be considered “good news,” but this week’s Global Dairy Trade aucAnimal care issues will receive tion provided just that. The weighted strengthened attention. The National average for all products offered was down Milk Producers Federation and the beef for the fourth consecutive session, slipping checkoff-funded Beef Quality Assurance 2.8 percent, following the 7.4 percent program announced Feb. 16 that they will plunge on Feb. 2 and the 1.4 percent loss jointly offer more training opportunities Jan. 19. But many believed the decline for farmers and ranchers in 2016. would be greater. Only one product offered MIELKE MARKET A joint press release stated that NMPF showed a gain. Anhydrous milkfat was up WEEKLY has been working for the past year on 1.5 percent, after it fell 6.6 percent in the identifying areas where its Farmers last event. By Lee Mielke Assuring Responsible Management Leading the losses was rennet program can further coordinate with casein, down 11.5 percent, following a the BQA program. 3.7 percent dip last time. Cheddar folThe press release stated: “Both programs focus on lowed, down 5.6 percent, after losing 4.2 percent last educating cattle producers about the best practices time. Whole milk powder was down 3.7 percent, after in animal care, to assure consumers that their meat it led the declines last time at 10.4 percent. Butter and milk comes from animals that receive optimal was off 2.3 percent after plunging 8.3 percent last care throughout the animals’ lives. time, and skim milk powder was next, down 1.4 percent, after slipping 2.2 percent. The smallest loss was “At the Cattle Industry Convention last month, the BQA Advisory Board approved an addition to its on butter milk powder, off 1.2 percent, following a decline of 6.7 percent last time. program whereby any dairy producer evaluated using the FARM program’s upcoming version 3.0, FC Stone reported the average GDT butter price due out in January 2017, will also receive their BQA equated to about $1.2857 per pound U.S., down from certification. BQA will also be working with the $1.3179 in the Feb. 2 event. Contrast that to Chicago FARM program in the coming years to create train- Mercantile Exchange butter which closed Friday at ing opportunities for dairy producers to preserve the $2.0550 per pound. GDT cheddar cheese equated to beef quality of their cows. These training sessions about $1.15 per pound U.S., down from $1.2731 last will focus on stockmanship, residue prevention, and time, and compares to the Feb. 19 CME block chedtransportation. Many of these training opportunities dar at $1.4875. GDT skim milk powder, at 79.92 will be available at the state level, implemented by cents per pound U.S., is down from 81.31 cents per the BQA state coordinators.” pound last time, and the whole milk powder average, at 85.72 cents per pound U.S., is down from 88.53 ■

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EU milk production quotas terminate March 31 MIELKE, from pg. 21 She added that “France’s Finance Minister was in Moscow, echoing comments from Prime Minister Hollande that France would be open to allowing sanctions to lapse this summer. In the interest of diplomacy and camembert, Russia might respond in kind.” ■ Meanwhile, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook stated, “Recent weakness of dairy prices in the U.S. and abroad can be attributed in large part to international supply and demand conditions. In October and November, cows’ milk marketings for the EU increased by about 5 percent over the

previous year, a large increase from the world’s largest supplier of cows’ milk. “The termination of EU milk production quotas as of March 31 has undoubtedly contributed to the milk production increase. In the fourth quarter, the U.S had a modest 0.6 percent year-over-year increase in milk production, while fourth quarter milk production for New Zealand and Australia fell by 2.2 and 2.7 percent, respectively. The year-over-year increases in milk production for the EU and the U.S. have much more than offset recent declines for New Zealand and Australia. Dairy import demand from China continues to be weak, and

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the Russian trade ban continues to be a factor as Europeans have turned to alternative outlets for their dairy product supplies.” ■ USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reported a U.S. dairy cow inventory of 9.32 million head as of Dec. 31 in its cattle report, adding “There is considerable potential for refreshing the herd, with Dec. 31 replacement heifers at 4.82 million head (52 percent of dairy cows) and 3.12 million heifers expected to calve during 2016.” And, milk per cow in December averaged 1,872 pounds, 0.4 percent above December 2014. Feed price forecasts remain relatively low, according to USDA. The corn price for 2015-16 is forecast $3.35-$3.85 per bushel, unchanged from last month’s forecast at the midpoint. The 2015-16 soybean meal price forecast was unchanged at $270-$310 per short ton. The national average price for alfalfa hay in December was unchanged from November at $150 per short ton. ■ Checking cash cheese prices in the shortened President’s Day week: the 40-pound cheddar blocks, after holding steady for five consecutive sessions, inched a quarter-cent lower Friday on an offer, and slipped to $1.4875 per pound, 5.75 cents below a year ago. The 500-pound cheddar barrels finished at $1.48, unchanged on the week and a half-cent below a year ago. Only two cars of block traded hands on the week at the CME and five of barrel.

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— Dairy Market News earlier levels. “Total cheese use gained 1.5 percent from a year ago, but was 0.9 percent below the previous month. For 2015, American cheese use was 1.2 percent higher, and other than American cheese use was up 2.3 percent, which puts total cheese use 1.9 percent higher.” Kurzawski adds that “While milk use was higher in December, the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index fell sharply in December. The RPI, according to the NRA stood at 99.7 in December, down 1.6 percent from November’s levels. This key indicator may show the industry may be in a state of contraction — at least temporarily — based on customer traffic, expenditures, labor and same store sales,” he said. ■ Attendance was up markedly last week at the 49th annual World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif. with 106,349 attendees — up from 102,867 attendees in 2015. Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who resides in Everson, Wash. His weekly column is featured in newspapers across the country and he may be reached at lkmielke@juno.com. ❖

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Looking at the year 2015, total packaged fluid milk sales hit 49.5 billion pounds, down 1.4 percent from 2014. Year-to-date sales of conventional products, at 47.0 billion pounds, were down 1.3 percent. Organic products, at 2.4 billion pounds, were down 2.2 percent. Organic represented about 4.9 percent of total fluid milk sales in 2015. The figures represent consumption of fluid milk products in Federal milk order marketing areas and California, which account for approximately 92 percent of total fluid milk sales in the United States. Speaking of fluid milk, USDA announced the March Federal order Class I base milk price at $13.78 per hundredweight, up 14 cents from February but $1.78 below March 2015 and the lowest March Class I since 2009’s $9.43. It equates to about $1.18 per gallon. The first quarter 2016 Class I average stands at $14.49, down from $16.79 at this time a year ago and compares to $22.38 in 2014. The two-week USDA-surveyed butter price used to determine the March Class I value averaged $2.1618 per pound, up 11.8 cents from February. Nonfat dry milk averaged 76.84 cents per pound, down 1.3 cents. Cheese averaged $1.5158, virtually unchanged, and dry whey averaged 24.26 cents per pound, up 0.8 cent. Dairy margins were mixed since the end of January. According to the latest Margin Watch from Chicago-based Commodity and Ingredient Hedging LLC., margins were “improving in spot first quarter, weakening in second quarter and third quarter, while remaining basically flat in fourth quarter and beyond with limited feature in the market. From a historical perspective, margins remain below average through most of 2016 and negative through the first half of the year portending tough cash flow challenges for dairy producers over the next few months.” ■ In other demand news, FC Stone’s Dave Kurzawski reported in his Feb. 5 Early Morning Update that commercial disappearance reflecting milk use in December was higher although cheese was mixed. “American cheese demand in December was 1.4 percent below a year ago, but up 1.3 percent vs. previous-month levels, according to USDA’s latest Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook tables. Demand for the ‘other’ cheese category increased 3.4 percent from 2014 levels, but was 2.2 percent lower than month-

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MIELKE, from pg. 22 $2.0550, down 5.5 cents on the week but still 33.25 cents above a year ago, with 25 cars exchanging hands on the week. Dairy Market News says Central region butter production is active, with a few plants running close to capacity. “Operators report cream availability is holding steady. Spot loads from the west continue to clear into central region churns. However, a few Class II operations are in the spot market ahead of butter makers. With the return of various seasonal milk shake flavors at fast food restaurants, Class II soft serve/shake production is steady to higher and generating additional spot cream interest. Butter sales picked up ahead of the spring holiday season.” Cream is readily available in the west, according to Dairy Market News, so Western butter output is steady and active. Domestic retail butter demand is still good. Speaking in Friday’s DairyLine, FC Stone dairy broker Dave Kurzawski said he didn’t expect the January Milk Production report to have much influence on cheese or butter prices unless it showed output up a half to 1 percent. He remains confident butter prices will not fall much as demand is supported by the Easter holiday. He admits inventory is growing, more butter is being made, and “we saw that prices are able to come down.” More butter is coming to the CME, due to the grading demand change, but “ultimately demand is still strong.” He cited the rather large increase in December cold storage holdings on butter but “the total amount still wasn’t a lot, relative to where we have been in the past.” He said if stocks approach 275, 280 or 300 million pounds, which is where it was in the middle of 2013, then we could see prices around $1.80 per pound. He said the price could fall below $2 for a little while but he doesn’t see any sustained weakness for butter until we see stocks well over 200 million pounds. ■ Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk, which continues to see ups and downs, finished Friday at 74 cents per pound, up a quarter-cent on the week but 41 cents below a year ago, with 13 cars finding new homes at the CME. December packaged fluid milk sales totaled 4.3 billion pounds, down 1.3 percent from December 2014, according to Dairy Market News. Conventional product sales totaled 4.1 billion pounds, down 1.3 percent from a year ago. Organic products, at 214 million pounds, were also down 1.3 percent. Organic represented about 4.96 percent of total sales for the month. Whole milk sales totaled 1.2 billion pounds, up 4.3 percent from a year ago, with year-to-date sales reaching 13.8 billion pounds, up 4.1 percent.

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Malnutrition may be causing moose decline By TIM KING The Land Correspondent ST. PAUL, Minn. — Glenn DelGiudice believes there is still hope for the survival of moose in northeastern Minnesota. DelGiudice is a research scientist and Moose and Deer Project leader with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. He is trying to determine why northeastern Minnesota’s moose population has declined so dramatically. The projects, conducted in collaboration with other government agencies, the University of Minnesota, and Indian tribes, seek to determine the causes of the decline so as to establish management strategies to halt it. The hope is to avoid a situation similar to that which occurred in northwestern Minnesota. “Until the mid-1980s there were

more than 4,000 moose in northwestern Minnesota,” DelGiudice said. “But from the mid-1980s to 2007 they decreased to less than 100.” There were numerous causes for the rapid near disappearance of northwestern Minnesota’s moose. “They found a combination of things like heavy infestations of liver flukes, brain worm and other parasites affecting different moose. They found low survival and high mortality rates for the adults and yearlings. They found low pregnancy rates among the adult females, under-nutrition, and other factors” DelGiudice said. The research team led by Dennis Murray, also found a relationship between the declining moose population and rising summer temperatures. “They found that there was an

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inverse relationship between increasing ambient summer temperatures and decreasing survival rates,” DelGiudice said. Murray’s statistics showed that as ambient temperatures rose the moose population declined. “These relationships are very helpful but they do not establish cause and effect,” DelGiudice said. “We can’t jump to the conclusion that climate change is causing the decline. It’s a red flag that can prompt more research but it doesn’t establish cause and effect.” The decimation of the northwestern Minnesota moose population was a red flag for researchers. Following that study, Mark Lenarz, then the DNR Moose Project leader, and a team of collaborators turned to northeastern Minnesota.

In 2002, when Lenarz began the study, the DNR had been conducting aerial moose population surveys for three decades. Throughout that time the agency had improved the survey methodology, which makes it difficult to compare year-to-year survey results. The aerial surveys are not part of the moose research projects, according to DelGiudice, but the they are one of the tools used to understand moose populations. “We can still say that moose populations in northeastern Minnesota during the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s were between 8 and 10,000,” he said. “Starting in 2005 we had an improved and consistent survey method. We always used two helicopters with the same two pilots and the same four observers at the same See MOOSE, pg. 25

Moose require more shade closer to browse habitat “At that temperature their heart rate, respiration, and metabolism increase,” DelGiudice said. “They need to seek cover where they can cool down. They are so big and they have such dark coats that they absorb a lot of solar radiation.” Heat-stressed moose may quit foraging and seek out shade in non-palatable spruce and pine forests. If they have to travel far to find shade it can stress them further. Heat-stressed moose seeking shade are not eating. They are becoming malnourished. DelGiudice hypothesizes that if browse was more

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MOOSE, from pg. 24 speed. We varied the survey plots annually and randomly selected them by computer.” The 2005 and 2006 survey estimated a moose population still between 8,000 to 8,600. But the seeds of a crash had been planted. By 2015, the population had plummeted more than 60 percent, to an estimated 3,450. “Mark Lenarz was in the final one-third of his study when, from 2006 to 2008, he found high adult mortality rates of around 20 percent of the population. The helicopter survey also showed a declining population.” DelGiudice said. The Lenarz team had determined high mortality, but they had not been able to study why mortality was high. They had also observed a relationship between rising winter temperatures and high mortality. Starting in 2013, two teams — one led by DelGiudice to study annual calf production, survival and cause-specific mortality; and one by DNR’s Michelle Carstensen to study adult survival and cause-specific mortality — began using cutting-edge GPS collars to look at causes of mortality in individual moose as well as the population as a whole. Further, in earlier research, DelGiudice had developed a test to analyze urine to determine an animal’s nutritional health. During the winters of 2013 to 2015 researchers tracked moose through fresh snow and collected nearly 600 urine samples. “We know that nutrition is centrally related to all other functions,” DelGiudice said. “In moose if you have poor nutrition you’ll have poor reproduction, poor birth weights, and poor survival of the young. If adults can’t meet their nutritional requirements they start to become more and more undernourished and their body condition starts to deteriorate. Then their immune system becomes compromised. That decreases their resistance to parasites and other diseases. It all weaves together.” While the urine analysis allowed DelGiudice’s team to get an idea of the nutritional condition of the herd, improved radio collar technology allowed the team to discover why individuals were dying. “These new GPS collars send a text message and email to our research teams almost as soon an adult or calf goes into mortality mode,” DelGiudice said. “It tells us where it is. We can send a team to the site right away and do a field necropsy. We can take organ and tissue samples and bring them back to the vet school for a lab analysis. “Presently, three years of preliminary snow-urine data are showing a relatively strong relationship between severe nutritional restriction and decreased survival of the adult GPS collared moose.” The researchers have also co-related severe malnutrition and high mortality with high winter temperatures on the northeastern Minnesota moose range. Research has shown that moose begin to become stressed when winter temperatures rise above 23 F. Moose do well in cold winters but poorly in warm winters unless they have an efficient means of cooling themselves.

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Gardening: Time to start many seeds indoors ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Starting seeds indoors can help gardeners get the produce or annual flowers they want in our short growing season and have varieties not readily available from local plant sources. The key to growing good transplants is having the proper light, temperature, and humidity. Often the most common problem is inadequate lighting. Supplemental lighting is needed if you are starting seeds indoors. An inexpensive lighting option is to use shop lights with a 40-watt fluorescent which can be adjusted to different heights above the flat or container of seeds. The light should be placed within 2 to 4 inches above the tallest seedlings. If the lighting is placed too high the plant may become “leggy” as it reaches for the light. Seedlings need to be placed under this direct light for 14-16 hours each day. Timers may be used with the lights to provide consistency and ease for the gardener. It is critical from the very beginning to provide adequate water to the seeds or seedlings. The soil should be kept moist but not wet. The starting medium must be loose, well-aerated, well-drained, and sterile. Pre-mixed seed staring mixtures can be used or a soilless mixture consisting of equal parts of vermiculite and peat moss can also be blended. Most importantly, using sterile mixture is critical to the health of

the seedlings. This also includes using sterile containers. Wash containers with one-part bleach, nine-part water mixture to clean the trays, pots, or even recycled containers or cans. Another option is to use boiling hot water to clean the containers. Once you’ve cleaned the containers and have a good, sterile growing medium, fill the container to one-half inch below the rim. Read the seed packet for specific instructions on planting depth. Once you’ve planted the seeds, water them in carefully. Using a spray bottle will allow you to water with a fine mist without disrupting the growing medium or seeds. Cover the containers using plastic domes or a sheet of polyethylene plastic. The containers will now need to be placed in a warm location with a constant temperature of 60-75 F. Using a growing heat mat can help maintain consistent temperatures. Heat is critical to the success of the seeds’ germination. Placing plants in a window sill is typically not a good idea because tempertures are inconsistent and can be too cool for germination. As soon as germination occurs and you see emerging plants, loosen the plastic cover. Continue to water the containers so the growing medium is moist, but not wet. Begin fertilizing using diluted fertilizer at one-quarter strength every week once the seedlings have several sets of

Don’t wait to remove cankers, galls A traditional recommendation in Minnesota is to prune trees in February and March. One goal of pruning during these months is to remove branches infected with cankers and galls. Fungi and bacteria which cause cankers and galls on trees overwinter in these infections. When weather becomes warm and wet, many of these pathogens start to reproduce and spread the disease. There are several common canker and gall-causing pathogen which can reproduce and infect at temperatures just above freezing, although infection rates are low at these temperatures. Black knot was reported to begin spore release at temperatures as low as 37 F. The fungi which cause coral spot canker and perennial Nectria canker on hardwood trees can begin to germinate and infect at temperatures just above 32 F. To prevent this spreading, gardeners should prune out and destroy canker and gall infections while temperatures remain consistently below 32 F. When fresh new plant growth emerges from dormant buds, it will then have a clean healthy start to the growing

season. When pruning to remove cankers and galls, make the pruning cut just above a lateral bud or at a branch union that is 10-12 inches below visible symptoms of the infection. Remove the infected branches from the area and burn or bury them. Black knot galls left lying after pruning were found to continue to release spores for four months. If warm weather comes earlier than expected, pick a dry day with no rain in the forecast for the next several days to prune. Many fungal and bacterial plant pathogens release spores in response to rain, heavy dew or high humidity and need moisture on the plant surface to start a new infection. Dry weather provides a period where trees can heal the pruning wound under conditions that are less than ideal for infection. This article was written and submitted by Michelle Grabowski, assistant professor in horticulture and plant pathology for the University of Minnesota Extension. ❖

true leaves. Water with plain water as needed the rest of the week. Timing is critical when starting seeds indoors. Starting too early can lead to unhealthy, overgrown plants. Ideally, transplants are relatively small and stocky plants that have five to seven leaves. Best results are obtained by reading the seed packets for starting dates. The time needed to grow a transplant is usually given on the seed packet in weeks from the date to plant them outdoors, which for warm season plants is typically Memorial Day in central Minnesota. Here is a list of common plants to start indoors: • Early February: Geraniums, wax begonias, and violas or pansies • Mid-February: Dusty miller, fountain grass, impatiens, larkspur, lobelia and celery • Early March: Ageratum, coleus, dahlia, petunias, rudbeckia, snapdragons, verbena, vinca/periwinkle, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and head lettuce • Mid-March: Bells of Ireland, candytuft, cleome, dianthus/pinks, hollyhock, African marigold, ornamental pepper, annual phlox, salvia, sweet alyssum, peppers and eggplant • Early April: Amaranthus, aster, baby's breath, bachelor buttons, celosia, cornflower, four o'clock, French marigold, morning glory, nasturtium, ornamental basil, kale and tomatoes • Mid-April: Cosmos, sweet peas, black-eyed susan vine, and zinnia The seedlings also need a period of time in early to mid-May to “harden off.” Hardening-off is the process where the transplants should be moved outdoors each day at an increasing increment until they are permanently moved outdoors. This allows them to adjust to the fluctuating sun, wind and temperatures of the outdoors. If transplants are moved directly outdoors without the transition period they may undergo stress, sun-scorch, and not survive. Visit the University of Minnesota Extension website at http://www.extension.umn.edu. Search “Starting Seeds Indoors” for more information. This article was writtten and submitted by Beth Berlin, University of Minnesota Extension educator, horticulture, Stearns County. ❖ Editor’s note: Just a reminder, the April 22 issue of The Land is our annual gardening issue. Send your best gardening tips or unusual garden stories to editor@thelandonline.com by April 11. We’d love to hear from you!

Cyclamen offers a burst of color to brighten winter Garden centers and grocery stores have sections blazing with brightly colored plants just waiting to be taken home to lift spirits and proclaim that spring is only a few weeks away.

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sicum is usually referred to as the florist’s cyclamen and it is the most common species grown as a houseplant. An apt description of our flowering cyclamen is: “It appears as though a flock of large, pink butterflies have landed atop a green oasis of sturdy, silver trimmed, heart shaped leaves.” It is uplifting to see such beauty inside the house in wintertime. 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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the moisture in the growing medium. They like relatively high humidity so setting them in a tray filled with gravel and water is a good idea. Cyclamen bloom for many weeks at a time. Feed with a low nitrogen fertilizer during the growing and blooming winter months and quit feeding and watering when the plant begins its dormancy period.

Dormancy is usually in the summer and the plants take a siesta. During dormancy keep cyclamen indoors in a cool dark place or outdoors in a shady spot. Repot with fresh soil and begin watering around September for another burst of bloom. The word “cyclamen” comes from the Greek word meaning “circle” which refers to the shape of the tuber. Cyclamen per-

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A jolt of bright color in the form of a blooming plant serves as a tonic during these short winter days. Garden centers and grocery stores have sections blazing with brightly colIN THE GARDEN ored plants just By Sharon Quale waiting to be taken home to lift spirits and proclaim that spring is only a few weeks away. Cyclamen plants have flowers in shades of purple, red, pink or white. The entire plant when in flower reaches about 10 inches high and requires very little care. They are perfectly suited to a cool window sill environment with a northern exposure. In fact, they prefer cold temperatures (a warm room is deadly) and bright, but not direct sunlight. An hour or so of direct sun is okay, but more than that and the risk of having the plant suffer sunburn is increased. Keep the soil moist by immersing in a pan of water for a half hour and then drain. It is best to avoid getting water on the crown of the plant, which could cause it to rot. Use your finger to check

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By SARAH JOHNSON The Land correspondent The title of this month’s cookbook selection — “How to Boil Water: Life Beyond Takeout” — took me back to the dinosaur days of my college years when I was stymied by all sorts of cooking situations. Teaching myself how to fry an egg, make a meatloaf or roast a chicken was partly exciting, partly painful, and always a lesson in humility. I didn’t have a nice guide to gastronomy like Food Network Kitchens’ “How to Boil Water” published by Meredith Books in 2006. But I wish I had its thousand photo-filled recipes to help me navigate my kitchen. It probably would have saved me all sorts of burnt stuff, from food to fingers. Here are some sophisticated sample recipes from the more advanced section to whet your appetite. ■ With this single recipe, a budding chef can learn to prepare a wide array of sandwich fillings, adaptable to the ingredients she or he has on hand. The amount of mayo listed makes a nice, light salad; use more if you like yours extra creamy. I tried my luck with leftover turkey meat, spicy dills and green onion. Four out of four “yums” from the Johnson clan, but no left-

overs! Next time I’ll have to double the recipe. Chicken or Turkey Salad Sandwiches Serves 4 1/2 rotisserie chicken, 2 cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts, or about 12 ounces turkey breast meat Something crunchy: 1 rib celery, 1 small apple, 1/2 fennel bulb, 3 to 5 radishes, or 1/2 cup sweet or dill pickle slices Something oniony: 1/4 small red or white onion, 2 scallions or 1 large shallot 1/2 cup mayonnaise Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper 8 slices bread Shred the chicken meat by hand, discarding any skin or bones, and put in a large bowl. You’ll have about 1 1/2 cups meat. Chop the “something crunchy” (you’ll have about 1/2 cup) and add to the bowl. Chop whatever onion you choose; add to the mix. Add the mayonnaise, salt and black pepper to taste and stir until evenly coated. Add more salt and black pepper, if needed. Lay 4 slices of bread on the counter; divide the salad evenly among them. Top See COOKBOOK, pg. 29

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and colors. I never saw a black bean or a computer until I was in my teens, but I can’t imagine life without either of them now. The little beauties shine in tacos, burritos, soups, salads and all by themselves, like in the recipe below which also features a fabulous fresh topping. Baked Mexican Black Beans Serves 4 to 6 1 pound dried black beans 6 slices bacon 1 large onion 5 cloves garlic 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 bay leaf 6 cups water, chicken broth, or a combination 1 jalapeno 2 teaspoons kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 14-ounce can diced tomatoes 1 tablespoon cider vinegar Topping: 1 red or yellow bell pepper 5 scallions 1 cup sour cream 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper Preheat the oven to 350 F. Rinse the beans in a colander. Cut the bacon crosswise into thin strips. Cook in a medium Dutch oven (or a soup pot with a tight-fitting lid that can go in the oven) over medium heat until almost crisp, about 10 minutes. Roughly chop the onion. Smash, peel and chop the garlic. Stir the onion, garlic, cumin and bay leaf into the bacon. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender, about eight minutes. Add the beans, water, whole jalapeno, salt and some black pepper. Stir with a wooden spoon to scrape up any brown bits in the pan. Bring to a boil, cover, and bake for one hour.

ping: Cut the sides off the bell pepper, chop into small pieces, and put in a medium bowl. Trim the scallions, thinly slice the white and green parts, and add to the bowl. Stir in the sour cream and season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and some black pepper. Upgrade: Add 1 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro, either to the cooked beans when you stir in the vinegar, or scattered over the fresh topping. If your community group or church organization has printed a cookbook and would like to have it reviewed in the “Cookbook Corner,” send us a copy to “Cookbook Corner,” The Land, P.O. Box 3169, Mankato, MN 56002. Please specify if you wish to have the cookbook returned, and include information on how readers may obtain a copy of the cookbook. Submission does not guarantee a review. ❖

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COOKBOOK, from pg. 28 each with the remaining bread. ■ Just because you’re a new cook doesn’t mean you can’t rock the kitchen with some gourmet eats. These “lacquered” ribs have a sweet, smoky, chewy bark on top of melt-in-yourmouth pork for a restaurant experience in your own home. Chinese Lacquered Baby Back Ribs Serves 4 2 racks baby back ribs (about 2 pounds total) 1 (3-inch) piece fresh ginger 5 cloves garlic 1 cup rice vinegar 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon five-spice powder (optional) 1/2 cup hoisin sauce 3 to 4 teaspoons Asian chili sauce, such as sriracha or sambal oelek 1 tablespoon water 4 scallions, for garnish 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, for garnish (optional) Remove the inside membrane from ribs. Roughly chop the ginger to get about 1/2 cup. Smash, peel and roughly chop the garlic. Whisk the ginger, garlic, vinegar, soy sauce and sesame oil in a nonreactive dish (basically, any dish not made out of aluminum). Add the ribs, turning to coat evenly. Cover and refrigerate for one hour. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Remove the ribs from the marinade, brush off the ginger and garlic, and discard the marinade. Pat dry and season on all sides with salt, black pepper and fivespice powder, if using. Place the ribs, bone side up, on a rimmed baking sheet and cover the sheet tightly with foil. Bake for 45 minutes. Whisk the hoisin sauce, chili sauce and water in a small bowl. Remove the ribs from the oven and brush all over with the sauce. Cook uncovered, meat side up, until the ribs are tender and nicely glazed, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer the ribs to a cutting board and let rest five minutes. Thinly slice the white and green parts of the scallions. Cut between the rib bones and place ribs on a serving platter. Scatter scallions and sesame seeds, if using, on top. ■ The longer I live, the more I respect and adore beans of all sizes, shapes

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Ridgewater sees bump in ag program interest By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer WILLMAR, Minn. — With a 33-year background as an instructor and administrator, Kim Lippert knows bunches about the ag department at Ridgewater College in Willmar. In 1981, she began working at the school — then Kim Lippert called the Willmar Technical Institute. She was laid off during the troubled ag economy of the 1980s, then rejoined the school’s ag department in 1995. Today she functions as chairperson of the department. Enrollment at Ridgewater College has followed the recent peaks in the ag industry. “Just like the ag industry enjoyed those super sixpack years so did enrollments in the technical and community colleges across the state, especially those with agricultural majors,” said Lippert. The peak enrollment year was 2012 when Ridgewater College had 225 ag students, but there’s been a slight dip each of the three years since. Fall of 2015, enrollment was 200 students. “This trend is common in ag colleges. Enrollments follow commodity market cycles so we weren’t surprised with the numbers. But we are surprised that already enrollment numbers for 2016 are already up amongst accepted students. So we’re asking ourselves ‘What’s going on, why these new bumps?’” said Lippert. New to the program this year is a stronger social media presence and Lippert wonders if that is part of the interest. Tuition is frozen at Minnesota’s community colleges and will likely stay that way for some time. Today, credit costs are $180 so it’s a great value

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department’s five programs make up the largest percentage of total enrollment in the school. Within the department, the farm operations and management program remains the largest. About 50 percent of Ridgewater students are daily commuters. The college draws from a 100-mile radius of Willmar, but the largest enrollment in the two-year ag program is from students north of Highway 10, essentially northern Minnesota territory. New this year are online courses but the challenge is many of the studies involve hands-on teaching and learning, explained Lippert. She acknowledges there are customers who want online education. Thus the college has implemented two online courses — agronomy and introduction to precision agriculture. Less than 20 percent of Ridgewater College graduates go on to pursue four-year degrees elsewhere. She explained that Ridgewater offers two degrees: a diploma which is all technical education; and an associate of applied science degree which has some general education. Another choice is a transfer degree to assist students moving on to a four-year college. “Well over 80 percent of the Ridgewater College students however do follow a diploma route. Their intent is to go to work after two years and the job market readily absorbs them,” Lippert said. Qualifications for instructors at Minnesota’s technical and community colleges is having prior occupational experience in the subject they will be instructing. At Ridgewater, minimum work experience was 6,000 hours but the number was recently increased to 8,000 hours before qualifying to teach the course. For more information on Ridgewater College visit www.ridgewater.edu. Visit www.mnscu.edu for information on the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities organization. ❖

Corn Growers award winners SHAKOPEE, Minn. – The Minnesota Corn Growers Association recognized three individuals for outstanding contributions to agriculture and corn farming recently at the Minnesota Ag Expo in Mankato. Karl Duncanson and Tim Gerlach were named corecipients of the Golden Kernel Award, which is awarded to individuals who were at one time directly involved with Minnesota Corn. Duncanson was a third-generation farmer in Mapleton who served on the Minnesota Corn Research & Promotion Council. He tragically died in a car accident in May of 2015. Gerlach served as executive director of Minnesota Corn for nearly seven years before departing the organization in 2014. Receiving MCGA’s Friend of Agriculture award was Al Juhnke, a former state representative, aide to Senator Al Franken and currently the new executive director of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association. This article was submitted by the Minnesota Corn Growers Association. ❖

Book nook passes love for reading to next generation sion. And that thing that has shaped you is the thing you get to enthusiastically share with the next generation. As I showed the cabiMy cabinetmaker may not be a book netmaker a picture I person, but he still gets what it means had pinned, I could tell to pass on his passion to the next genhe wasn’t seeing the eration. How do I know? Because the necessity. ‘Are you nook he designed for us was installed sure you need more by his two sons. bookshelves?’ he As people age, it’s said they revert politely asked. back to their childhood. Better still to recognize what was good and right right. Not that Mike would’ve agreed to about our childhood, and pay it forward to the children entrusted into our care. that plan. Lenae Bulthuis muses about faith, Here’s the thing. We all have a thing family, and farming from her back that has shaped us and made us who porch on her Minnesota grain and livewe are. For me it’s books — primarily stock farm. She can be reached at ones that cultivate my faith and lenaesbulthuis@gmail.com or @Lenaeincrease my love for God and people. ❖ For you it may be farming, travel, cook- Bulthuis. ing, quilting, sports, or some other pas-

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year and has provided more than 16,800 low-interest loans, totaling over $373 million to producers across the country. Now, microloans will be available to also help with farmland and building purchases, and soil and water conservation improvements. The Farm Service Agency designed the expanded program to simplify the application process, expand eligibility requirements and expedite smaller real estate loans. Microloans provide up to $50,000 to qualified producers, and can be issued to the applicant directly from the FSA. To learn more about the FSA microloan program, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/microloans, or contact your local FSA office. This article was submitted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ❖

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USDA microloans can help beginning farmers WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden announces the U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin offering farm ownership microloans, creating a new financing avenue for farmers to buy and improve property. These microloans will be especially helpful to beginning or underserved farmers, U.S. veterans looking for a career in farming, and those who have small and mid-sized farming operations. “Many producers, especially new and underserved farmers, tell us that access to land is one of the biggest challenges they face in establishing and growing their own farming operation,“ said Harden. “USDA is making it easier for new farmers to hit the ground running and get access to the land that they need to establish their farms or improve their property.“ The microloan program is in its third

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As a kid my favorite place asked. A fair question since in our farmhouse was the he built a wall of them in an bay window in the living adjoining room a few years room. The seat was covered back. I nodded and cast the in gold shag carpet that vision to countless hours I matched the floor. It was a would spend in this space place to pose for Christmas reading to the grandkids. pictures, provided extra seatHe smiled and half-joked, ing when the house was full “How are you going to keep of company, and it housed a them in there with you? few of Mom’s hanging plants THE BACK PORCH Should I build doors to lock as well. But for me, its ultithem in?” mate purpose was to serve as By Lenae Bulthuis When the nook was coma book nook. plete, the books in place, For as long as I can remember, books and the seat covered with cushions and have been special treasures to me. Dur- pillows, I had Landon, age 5, sit on my ing our elementary school summer vaca- right and Jackson, age 3, to my left and tions my younger brother and sisters said with all seriousness, “Guys, do you would beg me to go outside and explore see what I see?” And I dramatically groves and ditches with them. I’d stubdrew their attention to the children’s bornly refuse, planting myself in the bay books on the shelves that sandwiched window to read. Hence earning the nick- us. Then I continued, “This is the name “Houseplant” from my brother. coolest place in the whole world to The bay window is no more. It was read.” eventually replaced in one of my parAnd wonder of wonders, they believed ents’ remodeling projects. And when me. Not that they won’t outgrow it, but Mike and I took on a remodeling proj- for this precious sliver and slice of their ect of our own, what mattered most to stories, they think there’s nothing betme was creating a book nook. I wanted ter to do with Nana then plant themour grandkids to experience what had selves in this spot to read. powerfully shaped my story. When our front door opens, that’s As I showed the cabinetmaker a picwhere they run. And when their dad ture I had pinned, I could tell he wasn’t said, “I bet you would’ve paid three seeing the necessity. “Are you sure you times that amount for the nook if you need more bookshelves?” he politely knew it would actually work,” he was

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1 Stop Realty......................42 Ag Power ............................45 Ag Systems ........................27 Agco ................................7, 20 Allen Merkel ......................30 American Angus ................38 Anderson Seeds..................29 Arnold Companies ............37 Big Gain................................8 Blethen Gage & Krause......4 Boss Supply ........................12 Broskoff Structures ..........31 C & C Roofing ....................6 C & D Corporation ..........21 Case IH ................................9 Central Livestock Assn ....38 Courland Waste ................22 Curts Truck........................15 Dahl Farm Supply ............23 Deinken Farms ..................30 Diers Ag & Trailer ..............6 Doda USA ..........................15 Duncan Trailers ................47 Edward Koktavy ..............35 Elizabeth Chevrolet ..........14 Excelsior Homes ................10 Factory Home Center ......21 Farm City Hub Club ........25 Frundt Frundt & Johnson42 Greenwald Farm Center ..44 Grizzly Buildings ..............17 Haug....................................40 Henslin..........................38, 41 James Drege & Assoc ........16 K & S Millwrights ............16

Keith Bode..........................44 Kibble ................................46 Kiester Implement ............44 KrobuetzCampers ............24 Lagers of Mankato ............28 Larson Bros..................40, 46 Letchers Farm Supply ......25 M S Diversifed ..................47 Massop Electric ................40 Matejcek ............................39 Micro Trak Systems ............5 Mid-American Auction ....41 Miller Sellner ....................43 Minnwest Bank..................12 Monsonto..............................3 NAFPS ................................13 New Holland ......................11 Northland Buildings............8 Nuss Truck & Equipment 22 Nutra Flo ............................28 Pride Solutions ..................41 Property Brokers ..............36 Pruess Elevator..................47 Pumps Motor & Bearings 44 Rush River Trim & Steel ..21 Ryerson Auction ................40 Schweiss..............................44 Smiths Mill ........................47 Sorensen Sales....................41 Southwest MN K-Fence ....23 Steffes ........33, 34, 35, 36, 42 United Farmers Coop 24, 43 Wingert Realty ..................38 Woodford Ag......................41 Ziemer Auction ............32, 36

Having Sold Our Farm The Following Described Property Will Be Sold At The Farm Located At: 17806 County Line Road Paynesville, MN, 3 Miles West Of Paynesville On MN Hwy. #55, Then 2 Miles North On MN Hwy. #4 & 3/4 Mile West On County Line Road; Or 3 Miles South Of Lake Henry On MN Hwy. #4 & 3/4 Mile West On County Line Road

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• Case 1070 Agri King Dsl. Tractor, Cab, WF, Quad Range, Rock Box, Band Duals, 18.4x34 Good Rear Rubber, 540x1000 PTO, 9700 Hrs. • Massy Ferguson180 Dsl. Tractor, WF, 3-Pt., Open Station, 18.4x34 Rear Rubber, 500 Hrs. On Total Eng. OH

• White 256 18' Tandem Disk w/Spring Type Wings, (1-Owner) • H & S 270 Manure Spreader w/Hyd. Endgate, (1-Owner) • IHC 175 Bu. Manure Spreader For Hauling Wood • JD Model B 10' Grain Drill w/Grass Seeder, On Low Rubber HAY EQUIPMENT • Case 308 4x18 Plow w/Auto Reset & • Agco Hesston 1459 9' Haybine (1-Owner, Coulters • Lorenz 1250 Grinder Mixer, 100 Bu., Like New) (1-Owner, Nice) • JD337 Square Baler w/#40 Injector • Int. 781 Forage Chopper w/2RN Kicker & Wide Pickup (Nice) Cornhead, (Nice) • Hesston 745 Round Baler, 1-Owner • Int. #56 Short Hopper Blower • H & S 2-Wheel Windrow Turner • Owatonna 270 12' Self Propelled Swather • 3-Pt. Bale Fork w/Hume Reel & Ford Industrial Motor • Allied 24' Hay Conveyor w/Elec. Motor • Elec. Flare Box w/David Bradley Running • H & S 16' Metal Thrower Rack w/ Gear & Manual Lift Running Gear & Good Floor • JD 7000 6R30” Planter w/JD Mon., Dry • Notch 16' Metal Thrower Rack w/7 Ton Fert. & Cross Auger & Trash Whippers MN Running Gear, Good Floor • Spanier 16' Metal Thrower Rack w/7 Ton • H & S 14' Wood Sided 3-Beater Front Unloading Forage Box w/MN 12 Ton MN Running Gear, Good Floor Running Gear, Tandem Axle 500 Square Straw Bales • H & S 500 16' Wood Sided 3-Beater Front Loading Forage Box w/12 Ton MN AUGERS-ELEVATOR Tandem Axle Running Gear • Pincor PTO - 25 25,000 Watt Alternator, • Int. Harvester H-1072 10”x72’ Grain On Wheels Auger w/Swing Tongue, Hyd. Lift, PTO • Case 3-Pt. 4 Row Cult. w/Rolling Shields, Drive, Like New, (Shedded) 6 Ton Running Gear • Farm King 851 8”x51’Grain Auger, PTO • J & M 250 Bu. Gravity Box w/Case Drive Running Gear • Owatonna 205 Flyte Elevator • J & M 250 Bu. Gravity Box w/MN 6 Ton • 4”x16’ Auger w/Elec. Motor Running Gear • Bin Sweep Auger (12') • Kory 165 Bu. Gravity Box w/Kory 8 Ton Like New 54" Manure Bucket Running Gear • McCormick MTX - 125, MFWD, Dsl. Tractor w/Sound Guard Cab, WF, PS, 3-Pt., 6 Hyd., 18.4x38 New Rear Rubber, 8600 Hrs. w/Quicke HD All Hydraulic Loader w/ Material Bucket, Grapple Fork & Hay Spear

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• Henke Buffalo THMR 2209 TMR Mixer, PTO Drive, Pull Type

• Vermeer BP-7000 Bale Grinder

• Gehl 1265 Forage Chopper, 3 RN Head, Auto Max

• MN 250 Bu. Gravity Box w/MN 7 Ton Running Gear • Sands Hyd. Dump Tandem Axle Rock Trailer • 20' Heavy Duty 2-Wheel Truck Frame Trailer

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FARM MISC. • Lindsey Five Section Drag • H and S 8-Whl. Rake On Wheels • JD Model B Grain Drill On Steel, For Parts • 8’x8’ Steel Bale Feeder • (3) Spanier 2” Metal Gates, 16', 12', 8' • (1) Sioux 75 Gal. Water Tank • (2) Sioux 150 Gal. Water Tanks • Round Bale Feeder • (1) 300 Gal. Rubber Maid Round Water Tank • Misc. Tools • 2 Barrel Pumps • Fence Posts • Misc. Fencing • 500 Gal. Fuel Barrel On Stand • A-Frame w/6 Ton Hoist • Edge 24” Quick Tack Manure Bkt. • Wheel Barrow • Cow Trainer • 48” Barn Fan • 20 Ton Hyd. jack • (2) 24” Basket Hanging Fans • Cow Kicker • Zareba 50 Mile Electric Fencer • Stainless Dbl. Sink • (2) Bin Ladders • Lincoln Ideal Arc SP-250 Wire Feed Welder • Torch Set w/Gauges, Hoses, Cart • Ex-Cell 2 Ton Cherry Picker

AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Well Kept Mostly All Shedded Equip. w/Many Pieces Being 1-Owner. In Case Of Inclement Weather listen to KASM 1150 AM, OR KDJS 95.3FM, Or Phone Auctioneers. Thanks! Ziemer Auctioneers • 1981 Ford Load Star, Dsl. Eng. & 18' Metal Box w/Single Post Hoist & Rolling Tarp

•Richardson Multi Purpose Hyd. Dump Wagon w/Heavy Duty Running Gear • Allied 8”x40’ PTO Auger, On Transport • Surge 25 KVA-25KW PTO Generator, On cart

• 1979 Int. F-600 Grain Truck, Dsl. Eng., 2-Spd. w/48' Metal Grain Box w/Catch End Gate w/Dbl. Post 2-Spd. Hoist • (9) Tractor Tire Feeders

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OTHER TRAILERS PULL-TYPE SPRAYERS PULL-TYPE FERTILIZER SPREADERS SELF-PROPELLED SPRAYERS & SPREADERS SIDE DRESSERS HEAVY EQUIPMENT & CONSTRUCTION ITEMS SKID STEER LOADERS NH3 EQUIPMENT HAY & LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT SKID STEER LOADER ATTACHMENTS BLADES & OTHER EQUIPMENT RECREATION, SUV, & AUTOMOBILES LAWN EQUIPMENT SHOP EQUIPMENT TANKS, TIRES, & PARTS MISC. & FARM ITEMS

TERMS: All items sold as is where is. Payment of cash or check must be made sale day before removal of items. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. $35 documentation fee applies to all titled vehicles. Titles will be mailed. ND Sales Tax laws apply. Canadian buyers need a bank letter of credit to facilitate border transfer.

Auctioneers & Clerk: Steffes Group Inc., 2000 Main Avenue East, West Fargo, ND 58078 Scott Steffes ND81, Brad Olstad ND319, Bob Steffes ND82, Max Steffes ND999, Ashley Huhn ND843, Eric Gabrielson ND890, Randy Kath ND894 | 701.237.9173 | 800.726.8609 | SteffesGroup.com

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drain & electric SCVs, 1000 PTO, 1979 JD 4640, quad range, 3 hyd., TRACK TRACTORS wired for JD ATU & 2630, 8,679 hrs., power beyond, 3 pt., quick hitch, 2013 JD 9560RT, deluxe S/NJCB28441 1000 PTO, SatLoc with light bar, diff CommandView cab, buddy lock, shows 6,177 hrs., recent turbo 1990 Case-IH 9170, CAH, 855 seat, powershift, 5 hyd., 48 gpm pump, & injectors Cummins, 350 hp., powershift, 4 hyd., JDLink Ultimate, integrated auto steer, 1000 PTO, 10,152 hrs., S/NJCB005113 IHC 300 utility, gas, 12v, hyd. loader, 36â€? Durabilt 5500 tracks, 1,885 hrs., 2,719 hrs., New hyd. pump, S/N1RW9560RCDP902947 MFWD & 2WD TRACTORS S/N17182SJ 2015 JD 9520RT, premium Command 1952 JD B, narrow front, PTO, running 9LHZ FDE SRZHUVKLIW K\G KLJK Ĺ? RZ 2013 JD 8335R, MFWD, premium order, S/N295796 CommandView cab, buddy seat, SXPS UHWXUQ Ĺ? RZ LQWHJUDWHG DXWR IVT, ILS, 7â€? color touch display, JDLink steer, JDLink Ultimate 3 yr. promotion, COMBINES Ultimate, 5 hyd., 60 gpm pump, power Cat 5 drawbar, 6500 Durabilt 36â€? 2013 Case-IH 8230, D[LDO Ĺ? RZ OX[XU\ tracks, 419 hrs., PowerGard warranty EH\RQG UHWXUQ Ĺ? RZ LQWHJUDWHG DXWR steer, 3 pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO, cab, leather, deluxe controls, Field expires 7/17/18 or 2,000 hrs., diff lock, radar, HID lights, foot speed Tracker, AFX rotor, Pro 700 display, S/N1RW9520RAFP907233 control, Cat 4 heavy duty drawbar, (22) integrated auto steer, Nav II with 2013 JD 9510RT, deluxe front suitcase weights, (2) rear 1,400 lb. receiver, Power Plus CVT drive, CommandView cab, powershift, weights, cold weather pkg., premium heavy duty planetary with diff lock, 4 hyd., integrated auto steer, touch screen GS3 Command center, JDLink radio XM satellite, fenders, 1,966 hrs., ext. wear rotor, 776 engine hrs., 1,225 sep. hrs., S/NYCG218205 Ultimate 3 yr., right & left hand remote S/N1RW8335RCDDK073713 2011 JD 7200R, MFWD, 20/20 2012 Case-IH 8230, D[LDO Ĺ? RZ OX[XU\ mirrors, 1,101 hrs., PowerGard AutoQuad, premium cab, 4 hyd., 3 pt., cab, leather, deluxe controls, Field warranty until 7/16/16 or 2,000 hrs., quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, diff lock, Tracker, AFX rotor, Pro 700 display, S/N1RW9510RTDP902886 HID lights, JD H480 self-leveling quick S/NYCG217247 2012 JD 8360RT, premium cab, IVT tach loader, 5-tine grapple, joystick, 2012 JD S680, STS, Contour-Master, RHR, wide stance, 5 hyd., 60 gpm 270 actual hrs., not used for livestock, premium cab, deluxe controls, SXPS UHWXUQ Ĺ? RZ SRZHU EH\RQG ProDrive, 5 spd. feeder house, pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO, integrated loader S/N1P0H480XEBC001593, tractor S/N1RW7200RABA001360 integrated auto steer, Y&M, TouchSet, auto steer, 24â€? tracks, 1,930 hrs. 1,001 sep. hrs., 1,391 engine hrs., 2001 JD 9400T, deluxe cab, 24 spd., 2013 JD 6105R, MFWD, premium cab, 24 spd. AutoQuad, 3 hyd., 3 S/N1H0S6680SHC0746532 4 hyd., integrated auto steer, wide pt., 540/1000 PTO, diff lock, loader 2012 JD S680, premium cab, Contourswing drawbar, rock box, 36â€? tracks, ready w/integrated 2-function joystick Master, deluxe controls, PRWD, 5,570 hrs., S/NRW9400T902116 control, cold start pkg., 590 hrs., ProDrive, 5 spd. feeder house, 2630 1998 JD 8100T, deluxe cab, S/N1L06105RECK746979 display, 1,115 sep. hrs., 1,835 engine powershift, 4 hyd., 3 pt., quick hitch, hrs., S/N1H0S680SVC0747014 1000 PTO, 16â€? tracks set at 60â€?, 6,840 2008 JD 8330, MFWD, deluxe cab, buddy seat, active seat, powershift, 4 2013 JD S670, premium cab, Contourhrs., S/NRW8100T902020 hyd., 42 gpm pump, 3 pt., quick hitch, Master, deluxe controls, PRWD, 2006 Caterpillar 765B, deluxe cab, 1000 PTO, integrated auto steer, diff heavy duty variable spd. feeder powershift, 4 hyd., 3 pt., quick hitch, lock, radar, HID lights, 7,720 hrs., house, 979 sep. hrs., 1,573 engine 1000 PTO, Trimble guidance, rock S/NRW8330P026815 hrs., S/N1H0S670SED0757866 box, 16â€? tracks, 3,700 hrs., 2008 JD 7130, MFWD, 12F/4R 2013 JD S670, premium cab, ContourS/NAGCMT765JA56152 SyncroPlus, 3 hyd., 3 pt., 540/1000 Master, deluxe controls, ProDrive, 1998 Caterpillar 95E, Cat 3196, PTO, diff locks, front suitcase weights, 5 spd. feeder house, 1,617 sep. hrs., SRZHUVKLIW K\G UHWXUQ Ĺ? RZ ÄŻ approx. 6,000 hrs., tach replaced in 2,361 engine hrs., tracks, 40%, cast drivers, 8,776 hrs., Dec. 2015, S/NL07130A596952 S/N1H0S670SAD0756230 S/N6KS00225 2011 Case-IH Puma 160, MFWD, 2013 JD S670, premium cab, CVT, cab susp., 4 hyd., 3 pt., quick Contour-Master, deluxe controls, 4WD TRACTORS hitch, 540/1000 PTO, Case-IH L760 ProDrive, 5 spd. feeder house, 2012 JD 9510R, CommandView cab, loader, joystick, 84â€? bucket, HID lights, integrated auto steer, Y&M, 26â€™ SRZHUVKLIW K\G UHWXUQ Ĺ? RZ 945 hrs. PTO, integrated auto steer, diff lock, 2009 Case-IH 245 Magnum, MFWD, KLJK FDS XQORDGLQJ DXJHU ĹŽ QH FXW chopper, TouchSet, factory hopper radar, 1,080 hrs., 400 hrs. on New luxury cab, powershift, 4 hyd., large JD engine by Green Iron Equipment, K\G SXPS SRZHU EH\RQG UHWXUQ Ĺ? RZ ext., HID lights, round bar concaves, 760/50R32 singles, 28L-26 r extended warranty, 3 pt., quick hitch, Pro 600 with Nav II rs., S/N1H0S670SKD0756366 S/N1RW9510RCCP004527 controller, auto steer, diff lock, radar, 2012 JD S670, STS, Contour-Master, 2013 JD 9460R, premium 2,552 hrs., S/NZ9RZ01262 premium cab, deluxe controls, CommandView cab, active seat, 2008 Case-IH Magnum 245, deluxe ProDrive, 5 spd. feeder house, 1,058 buddy seat, powershift, 5 hyd., 78 cab, powershift, 5 hyd., high cap. sep. hrs., 1,517 engine hrs., JSP SXPS UHWXUQ Ĺ? RZ 372 pump, power beyond, 3 pt., quick S/N1H0S670STB0745538 integrated auto steer, diff lock, 2,639 hitch, (3) PTOs, Pro 600 Nav 2 2010 JD 9870, STS, Contour-Master, hrs., S/N1RW9460RLDP008364 controller w/receiver, diff lock, 4,400 premium cab, deluxe controls, PRWD, 2005 Case-IH STX450, powershift, hrs., S/NZ8RZ02529 ProDrive, 5 spd. feeder house, 1,301 EXGG\ VHDW K\G UHWXUQ Ĺ? RZ 5DYHQ 2002 JD 8420, MFWD, CAH, sep. hrs., 1,876 engine hrs., auto steer controller less receiver & powershift, 4 hyd., 3 pt., quick tach, S/N1H09870SVA0736580 display, 7,930 hrs., S/NJEE0106312 large 1000 PTO, AM/FM stereo, 2007 Case-IH 7120, deluxe cab, 2002 NH TJ450, powershift, 4 hyd., S/NRW8420P005838 PRWD, AFX rotor, deluxe controls, guidance ready, diff lock, 900R42 2002 Case-IH MX285, MFWD, buddy Field Tracker, AFS Pro 600 display, metric duals, 3,700 hrs., VHDW K\G SRZHU EH\RQG UHWXUQ Ĺ? RZ 1,163 sep. hrs., 1,638 engine hrs., S/NRVS001046 3 pt., Ag Leader auto steer, 7,864 hrs. S/NHAJ200695 1997 Case-IH 9390, CAH, 24 1994 JD 7800, MFWD, deluxe cab, 1987 JD 8820, Titan II, air foil sieve, VSG K\G UHWXUQ Ĺ? RZ KUV powershift, 2 hyd., 3 pt., quick hitch, factory hopper ext., long unloading since engine OH, 1,200 hrs. since 540/1000 PTO, diff lock, unknown auger, original interior, 3,465 hrs. transmission OH, work completed at hrs., S/NRW7800P005880 Titan Machinery, S/NJEE0069597 FLEX DRAPER 1984 IHC 5488, MFWD, CAH, 18/6 1992 Case-IH 9280, powershift, 855 spd., 4 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, wired & DRAPER HEADS Cummins, 4 hyd., 3 aux. hyd. for JD ATU & 2630, 8,116 hrs., -' )' Ĺ? H[ GUDSHU KHDG 35â€™, w/aux. pump, reservoir, cooler, case S/N34935 S/N1H0635FDLC0746238

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FOR SALE: 240 acres, 190 Hesston 4750 3x3 baler, 37,000 Janesway Centrak 12' silo FOR SALE: 10' pull tight FOR SALE: Case IH 1830, motor & small ring drive, box blade, $1,650; new TJ acres tillable, 50 acres hard bales, Harvest Tech appli12R30” row cult, exc cond, used 6 times & out, Martin 9' HD snowblower, wood section, 19 Johnson cator, good condition, $5,000; Case IH 5300 grain $2,500/OBO. 920-428-1860 1000 RPM, $4,900; 10 ton twnshp, Polk Co, call (218)$18,800. 651-380-0799 drill, 24' tandem unit, Westendorf running gear 686-9589 for more info. $8,000; 3pt forklift, 3 stage, New GSI Grain Bins. 12.5x15 tires, $850; (4) 20' reach w/ 4x8 platform, Sharp Haybuster 2650 bale Steel is at an all time low! 320x50 tires on rims, inside Sell your land or real estate $2,000; Seed vac w/ 2 sec shredder, $13,900; 2100 Check on a new grain bin & outside off JD tractor, in 30 days for 0% commisgravity box, $3,500. 507-240bale shredder, $7,500; New before you buy a used one. $2,900; New 380x34 Firesion. Call Ray 507-339-1272 0294 Haybuster 3106 rock picker, 507-256-7501 stone MFW tires on JD $21,900. Trade? (320)543Broskoff Structures rims, $2,200/p; JD 100 lb FOR SALE: GLENCO soil 3523 Real Estate Wanted 021 suitcase wgt $90ea 320-769finisher, 24', w/5 bar spike Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys. 2756 harrow, good cond, $7,950; 100% financing w/no liens 033 WANTED: Land & farms. I Bins & Buildings 6”x71' auger good cond w/7 or red tape, call Steve at have clients looking for FOR SALE: 84” Schweiss 1/2 hp motor, $1,500. 715-821Fairfax Ag for an appointdairy, & cash grain opera- Barn roofing Hip or round double auger snowblower, 3672 ment. 888-830-7757 tions, as well as bare land roof barns and other buildexcellent shape; '78 Allis parcels from 40-1000 acres. ings. Also barn and quanset Chalmers 7020, good shape, FOR SALE: JD 7800 MFW 034 Both for relocation & instraightening. Kelling Silo, Grain Handling Equip 3228 actual hrs. (507)-822tractor, PQ 18.4x42, 3pt w/ vestments. If you have 1-800-355-2598 0234 QH, $33,900; NH BR780 FOR SALE:Used grain bins, even thought about selling baler, auto wrap, bale kickfloors unload systems, sticontact: Paul Krueger, FOR SALE: Lesters insulater, $5,750; 44' JD 980 field rators, fans & heaters, aerFarm & Land Specialist, ed buildings, 26' wide by 24' cult, late model w/ 2200 ation fans, buying or sellEdina Realty, SW Suburban long by 8' tall, insulated, shanks, JD mulcher, ing, try me first and also Office, 14198 Commerce roll up door available 8' tall $12,750; JD 1760 12x30 hyd call for very competitive Ave NE, Prior Lake, MN by 12' wide &/or 8' tall & 10' fold planter, 3 bu boxes, 250 contract rates! Office 55372. wide, $5,400/OBO. 320-220monitor, $15,900; 14.9x46 hours 8am-5pm Monday – paulkrueger@edinarealty.com 3114 tires on JD 12 bolt rims, Friday Saturday 9am - 12 (952)447-4700 $1,400/p; 14.9x46 band dunoon or call 507-697-6133 als, $1,250/p 320-769-2756 Ask for Gary

FOR SALE: Kinze 2100 12-30 vert fold; Balzer 2000 chopper, 3pt, 1000 RPM. 507-9203313 FOR SALE: Oswald TMR 4 auger feeder wagon w/ scale, in good shape. 515231-6240 H&S 420-11H rotary rake, the good one, hyd lift, tandem axle, 540 PTO, 11' width, nice, $4,400; JD 8350 press drill, w/ grass, 10', 718 spacing, nice, $4,000; MF 135 gas, PS, 40HP, one remote, 4000 hrs, nice, needs tires, $4,000. Retired, Arcadia, WI 608-797-7297

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Sloan Farms Retirement | Mar. 30 | Alburnett, IA AgIron Consignment Event | Mar. 31 | Litchfield, MN

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207 Acres Bareland 100 Acres Tillable - Rice County - Richland Township $ 77500 Per Acre - OBO

Ed (507) 301-4227

SPRING AREA FARMERS CONSIGNMENT AUCTION MATT MARING

CO. AUCTION LOCATION: Maring Auction Lot, 1 Mile North Of Kenyon MN On MN HWY 56

Sat., March 12, 2016 9 A.M. 98% FARMER OWNED EQUIPMENT

ALL ITEMS NEED TO BE ON AUCTION LOT BY NOON ON THURSDAY MARCH 10. TERMS: Cash, Check, Credit Cards, All Sales Final, All Sales AS-IS, Photo ID Required, Lunch & Restroom Available.

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Matt Maring, Lic. #25-28 • 507-951-8354 Kevin Maring, Lic. #25-70 • 507-271-6280 Adam Engen, Lic. #25-93 • 507-213-0647 Tom & Gerry Webster

Opens February 29 & Closes March 8: Tjosvold Equip. Online Auction, Granite Falls, MN Tuesday, March 1 @ 10 AM: Paul & Marsha Trom Farm Auction, Fairmount, ND, Tractors, Combines, Heads, Air Drill, Planters, Field Cultivators & Packers, Other Tillage, Semis & More! Wednesday, March 2 @ 10 AM: Chuck & Deb Bartz Farm Retirement Auction, Courtenay, ND, Tractors, Harvest Equip., Planter, Tillage Equip., Trucks, Trailers, Seed Tender, Augers & More! Opens March 2 & Closes March 10: March Online Auction, Upper Midwest Locations Thursday, March 3 @ 10 AM: Rodney Rappuhn Farm Retirement Auction, Fessenden, ND – Auction date has been moved to Wednesday, March 16 @ 10 AM Friday, March 4 @ 11 AM: Reuben & Jennifer Rud Farm Retirement Auction, Galesburg, ND, Tractors, Loader, Harvest Equip., Tillage & Row Crop Equip., Semi Tractors & Trucks, Trailers, Sprayer & More! Opens Friday, March 4 & Closes Friday, March 11: TireFarmer.com Online Auction, Steffes Group facility, West Fargo, Large Selection of New Tire Inventory, Used Rim Inventory, Shop Equip. & Parts Wednesday, March 9 @ 10 AM: AgIron West Fargo Event, Red River Valley Fairgrounds, West Fargo, selling Tractors, Combines, Construction, Tillage, Semis, Trailers & More! Thursday, March 10 @ 10 AM: Meeker County MN Land Auction, 328+/- Acres in Manannah Twp. Friday, March 11 @ 10 AM: Jerry’s Pumping Auction, Steffes Litchfield facility, Manure Pumping Equip. Tuesday, March 15 @ 11 AM: Bill Bertram Farm Retirement Auction, Valley City, ND, Tractors, Harvest Equip., Air Drill, Planters, Tillage & Row Crop Equip., Fertilizer Spreader & Sprayer, Harvest & Livestock Equip. & More! Wednesday, March 16 @ 10 AM: Rodney Rappuhn Farm Retirement Auction, Fessenden, ND, Track & 4WD Tractors, MFWD & 2WD Tractors, Harvest Equip., Planter, Tillage, Trucks & Trailers, Sprayers, Grain Handling & Much More! Wednesday, March 16 @ 9:30 AM: Wells County ND Farmstead Auction, 9.15+/- Acres w/2-Story Home, Out Buildings, 84,000 Bu. Grain Storage Tuesday, March 22 @ 10 AM: Neal "Buck" Ihry Farm Retirement Auction, Hope, ND, 4WD, & 2WD Tractors, Collectible Tractors, Harvest Equip., Air Seeder, Tillage Equip., Trucks, Grain Handling & More! Wednesday, March 23: David & Barbara Krumm Farm Retirement Auction, Zeeland, ND, Tractors, Skid Steer Loader & Attach., Wheel Loader & Attach., Harvest Equip., Air Seeder & Press Drills & Much More! Tuesday, March 29 @ 10 AM: Mark & Lori Schmidt Farm Auction, Hazelton, ND Thursday, March 31 @ 10 AM: AgIron Litchfield Event, Steffes Group facility, Litchfield, ND, Consignment Deadline: Thursday, March 3, Multi-Ring Event, Selling Tractors, Combines, Tillage, Hay & Forage Equip. & More!

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FARM EQUIPMENT FROM KEN VESLEDAHL RETIREMENT IH 3688 2WD Tractor, 5171 Hours, 18.4x38, 540/1000PTO; IH 1466 Tractor, 540/1000PTO, 2 Hyd., 18.438, 7434 Hours, 1000 Hours On Engine, TA, Trans, PTO & Front End; White 6100 12 Row 30” Planter, Liquid Fert., Corn/Bean Plates, Insect.; Case IH 5400 Grain Drill W/Yetter 6300 Cart, 15’ x7.5” Spacings, Fluted Coulters; Demco 500 Gallon Sprayer, 40’ Booms, PTO, Electric Shut Off; John Deere 714 Disc Chisel, 12’, 9 Shank; Kewanee 1020 22’ Disc; WilRich 26’ Field Cultivator, 4-Bar Harrow; Ag System 36’ Anhydrous Bar; MelCam 510 Rock Picker. JOHN DEERE 9120, 4020 TRACTORS, IH 5288 TRACTOR John Deere 9120 4WD Tractor, 2077 Hours, 4 Hyd., PTO, 24 Speed, Clevis Hitch, 520/85R42 Rubber 90%, SN: RW5G079008075; IH 5288 2WD Tractor, 6363 Hours, 10 Front Weights, 20.8-38, 1000 PTO, 2 Hyd., 3pt., Air Ride Seat; (2) John Deere 4020 Tractors, Diesel, 18.4-34, Syncro, 540/1000, 3pt.; White 2-70 Tractor, Diesel, Open Station, 3400 Hours; MF 1800 4WD Tractor, Cat 3160 Engine, 3pt., 23.1x34. SEMI TRACTORS, FARM TRUCK, END DUMP & HOPPER BOTTOM SEMI TRAILERS 1995 Mack CH613 Semi, Mack EZ427 Engine, 8-Speed, Jake Brake, 182” WB, 22.5 Rubber, 1,280,000 Miles, Sleeper; 1999 IH 9200 Day Cab Semi, C12 Cat, 10-Speed, 640,000 Miles, 22.5 Rubber; 1977 Chevy C65 Grain Truck, V8 Gas, 5x3Speed, 18’ Box & Hoist, Great Truck; 2006 East Aluminum Frameless End Dump, 40’x72”x96”, Grain Door, Air Ride, Roll Tarp, Front Door, Single Axle w/Air Pusher; 1999 East Aluminum End Dump, 35’x64”x98”, Liner, Grain Door, Tri-Axle, Air Ride, 24.5 Rubber; 1996 Raven Aluminum Frameless End Dump, 42’x64”x96”, Liner, Grain Door, Air Ride, Roll Tarp, Tandem Axle; 1990 Timpte 42’x66”x96” Hopper Bottom Trailer, Roll Tarp, Spring Ride, 24.5. PLANTERS & GRAIN DRILLS Kinze Double Frame 8 Row 30” Planter, Dry Fert., Cross Auger, Fluted Coulters, Insect., Dickey John Monitor; Case IH 5400 Mulch Till Grain Drill W/Yetter 6300 Cart, 20’ With 10” Spacings; IH 620 Grain Drill, 15’x6” Spacings, Press Wheels; Smart Box System For JD 1770 Planter; Kinze 6-Row 30” Planter W/Buffalo Ridge Runners; JD 7000 Planter 4-Row 36”; IH 800 Planter, 3-pt., 8R30", Insect. Cleaners.

Monday, February 29 @ 11 AM: Harley & Jennifer Thoreson Farm Auction, Fingal, ND, Tractors, GPS Equip., Planter, Tillage, Pull-Type Sprayer, Semis, Tractors & More!

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MEYERS 6224 FORAGE WAGON, MANURE PUMP, HAYBINE, BALERS, TMRs & LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT Meyers 6224 Forage Wagon, Poly Floor, Front/Rear Unload, 425/65R22.5 Tires, Tandem Axle, Model XT2200XL Gear, SN: 14T3206; 2013 Manure Pump, 180 HP, 17” Pioneer Pump, Tandem Axle Trailer; Case IH 8360 Center Pivot Haybine, 12’, Rubber Rolls; John Deere 566 Round Baler, Net/Twine, Deluxe Monitor, 10,600 Bales; Vermeer 605J Round Baler, Twine Tie, 5x6 Bales; Patz V360 TMR, Scale, 41” LH Discharge, 360Cu.Ft., Front Door; Knight 3450 Horizontal Mixer, 5 Bar Reel, LH Discharge, 1000 PTO. CROP SPRAYERS Top Air TA1200 Sprayer, 80’ Booms, 46” Tires, Foamer, Triple Nozzle, Raven 440, Hyd. Drive, Quick Fill, Adj. Axles; Top Air 1100 Sprayer, 60’ Booms, Foamer, Hyd. Pump, Raven Monitor, Big Tires. GLEANER COMBINE & HEADS Gleaner N6 Combine, 3800 Hours, Chopper, Hydro, Runs Good; Gleaner 320 Flex Head, 20’ Poly; 30’ Shop Built Head Trailer. TILLAGE EQUIPMENT Red Ball 16-Row Nitrogen Applicator, 1200 Gallon, Raven Controls, R46 Tires; John Deere 726 Soil Finisher, 40’, 5 Bar Harrow, New Disc Gangs; Glencoe 24’ Soil Finisher, 5 Bar Spike Tooth, 9” Sweeps, New Front Disc; IH 4900 Field Cultivator, 50’; DMI #6 Ripper, 3 Shank, Front Disc, Rear Tine Drag; Glencoe Digger 24’; Kewanee Disc 16’. PRINCETON PIGGY BACK FORKLIFT, 1988 MACK FERTILIZER TRUCK, TENDER BOXES Princeton PB40 Piggy Back Forklift, Diesel, 4500Lbs Lift; 1988 Mack MS250 Single Axle Truck w/Wilmar 10-Ton Load Runner Fert. Box, 5-Speed, Mack Engine; Tyler 8 Ton Fert. Tender Box, Rear Auger. CHEVY CUBE VAN, 4WD PICKUPS, SUV, CARS, TRAILERS 1997 Chevy 3500 Dually Cube Van, Roll-Up Door, 5.7L, 15’ Box; 2003 GMC Yukon Denali, AWD, Leather, Auto; 2002 Chevy Express Cargo Van; 1995 Chevy 3500 Pickup, 4x4; 2003 Chevy Impala 3800 Engine; 1999 Ford F350 2WD Pickup; 12’ Dump Trailer, Tandem Axle, Honda Power Unit; 17’ Gooseneck Trailer, Ramps 7,000 lb. Tandem Axles. GRAIN BINS, SKID LOADER ATTACHMENT, SS TANKS (2) Stormor 24’ 8 Ring Grain Bin, Aeration Floor, 8,500 Bushel; Alomo Hyd. Flail Mower, 6’, Skid Loader Plate; (4) 1500 Gallon SS Tanks; Poly Tanks; (4) Anhydrous Running Gears.

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FOR SALE:JD46 loader, tine Case 1825 diesel skid loader, '77 Ford 7700 86HP, dsl, cab, bucket w/ dirt plate & heat, air, dual power, quick $7,400. 608-214-1859 stands; wood wheel horse attach loader, chains good drawn grain wagon. (218)cond, $11,500. (320)543-3523 Kent 33 Ft Discovator/ 342-4422 or (701)-412-8910 Finisher (Series 6). Kinze 1000 Bu #1040 Grain Cart FOR SALE: '09 JD 7830, H&S GM 170 grinder mixer (Row Crop w/ Tarp), ShedMFWD, 1750 hrs, E range, mill, scale, long auger, 4 ded New Augers. Both Real duals, rock box, all options, screens, exc cond, low use Good. 319-347-6138 Can Del like new, very clean, mill. 715-495-9083 $128,000. 507-542-4245 or 507Meteor 60" snow blower, 3 450-7105 pt, 540rpm, excellent, Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Re$1,500. New Stout 72" skidpair Repair-Troubleshootsteer dirt bucket, $550. 651- FOR SALE: '74 IH674 dsl, ing Sales-Design Custom recent OH, 3pt w/ Farm380-0799 hydraulic hose-making up hand QT motor, $7,200; to 2” Service calls made. IH656 hydro gas utility, We buy STOEN'S Hydrostatic Ser$4,900; Good running Salvage Equipment vice 16084 State Hwy 29 N JD2640, needs TLC, $5,500. Parts Available Glenwood, MN 56334 320(612)-719-6524 Hammell Equip., Inc. 634-4360 (507)867-4910

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FOR SALE: '83 JD 4240 FOR SALE: '84 CASE IH FOR SALE: '88 Case IH 7120 FOR SALE: JD 4650 MFD, 42'' rubber, 3 outlets, 3pt, dsl 7185 hrs, 3pt, 3 remotes, MFD, 466 engine, cab, air & 1896 2WD tractor, good rock box, powershift, 6100 heat, quad transmission, duals, front weights, has cond, duals, wgts, new intehours. (507)220-0999 newer reman engine, uplock box, quick hitch, rior, good tires in good time inspection in 2015, 16.9x26 front tires, 18.438 cond, have maintenance FOR SALE: JD8300 MFB rears, band duals, $17,000. very good condition, retired records, $4,400, call 507-33014.9x46 tires w/ duals, 95 %, (507)-848-5430 (507)-223-5532 0365; '05 Case IH MXM 4HD, quick hitch, radar, 190, MFWD, 4034 hrs, durock box, looks like new inFOR SALE: '84 AC 80-50 als, wgts, good cond, quick FOR SALE: 78AC 7060 powside & out, $62,000. 320-583MFD, power shift, exc ershift, 20.8-38 radial tires hitch, have maintenance 5895 shape, 5,100 hrs, 3 remotes, & duals, $7,995; also records. Call Dan 507-330rock box, 18.4x42 duals ACD17 w/ live hyd front FOR SALE: Massey Fergu0973 OR Kevin 507-330-0365 90%, 14.9x30 fronts 90%, pump & AC 400 loader, son '65 gas utility model, OH at 3,100 hrs, $27,000. $3,250. (507)-220-2834 power steering, weight (952)-290-1063 bracket w/ 4 weights, 3pt mounted MF, 3-14' plow. 320-815-3495 FOR SALE: Used Oliver White tractor parts, incl parts for 1955 dsl, eng block, $750; cyl. Head, $550; reground crank shaft, $700; also used parts in sheet metal for most Oliver tractors & parts for White 2-105 tractor. (218)-564-4273 or (218)-639-0315 NEW AND USED TRACTOR PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 55, 50 Series & newer tractors, AC-all models, Large Inventory, We ship! Mark Heitman Tractor Salvage 715-673-4829

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Having Discontinued Farming The Following Described Property Will Be Sold At The Farm Located At: 58173 MN Hwy. 55 Eden Valley, MN, 2 Miles West Of Eden Valley, MN On Hwy. 55 Or 8 Miles East Of Paynesville, MN On MN Hwy. #55

SATURDAY, MARCH 19th • 10:30 a.m. TRACTORS

MACHINERY

FARM MISC.

• JD 4020 Diesel Tractor, Wide Front, 3-Pt., Power Shift, Hub Duals, S/N 21T65189 • JD 3010 Diesel Tractor, Wide Front, 3-Pt., Syncro, 15.5x38 Very Good Rear Rubber, Band Duals, 6565 Hrs., S/N 1T45996 • JD 4240 Diesel Tractor, Wide Front, Cab, Syncro Shift, Band Duals, 3-Pt., 9,025 Hrs. • Case DC Gas Tractor w/Narrow Front, S/N 4811800

Allied 545 Loader

Patz Barn Cleaner

• Mpls/Moline Model E Corn Sheller w/ Drags, S/N 38504444 • New Idea 362 Single Axle Manure Spreader • JD Side Rake • Melroe 5 Section Spike Tooth Drag On Cart • Killbros 250 Bu. Gravity Box w/ Columbus Running Gear • Parker 250 Bu. Gravity Box w/MN Big 7 Running Gear LAWN EQUIPMENT • (2) Badger 16' Front Unloading Forage Boxes w/12 Ton Tandem Axle Running Commercial 5' 3-Pt. Tiller Gears • JD 345 20 Hp. Liquid Cooled Lawn • JD Van Brunt 12' Single Disc Grain Tractor, Hydrostatic, 1231 Hrs., 54” Drill w/Grass Seeder & Hydraulic Lift Mower Deck, S/N M00345B100016 • Melroe 4x18 Auto Reset Mounted • Swisher Mid-Mount Zero Turn Plow, Pull Type, 6 Bale Hydraulic Tilt ZT2660B 26 Hp. Mower w/60” Deck, Bale Carrier 180 Hrs. • International #45 18.5' Field Cultivator • Cub Cadet 15 Hp. Lawn Tractor w/42” w/Mulcher Mower Deck, Hydrostatic • JD RG-630, 6R30” 3-Pt. Cultivator • 12' Pull Type Packer MACHINERY • H & S 14' Front Unloading Forage Box w/MN 10 Ton Running Gear 1980 Arctic Cat Panther • Kewanee 600 Flight Elevator Snowmobile • Kewanee 6”x42” Auger On Transport • JD 930 Moco 11' Disc Bine, S/N • (4) 4' Lever Drag Sections E00930X986970 • Harms 6 Ton Running Gear • JD 2700 4x18 Variable Width Auto • Big Blue 8 Ton Running Gear Reset Plow, Mounted, • 6 Ton Factory Running Gear • Int. 10' Tandem Disc • Blizzard 3-Pt. Snowblower • JD 7000 6RN30” Planter w/Trash S & S 18' Tandem Axle Whippers, Liquid Fertilizer, Herbicide, Goose Neck Stock Trailer Corn & Bean Plates • JD 336 Square Baler 1983 Blue Bird Bus, • Bear Cat 950 Grinder Mixer, All 6.9L Dsl. Eng., Automatic, Hydraulic Converted To Camper w/Full • IH #56 HI-Throw Blower Bath, Kitchen, Onan Generator

Tandem Axle 22' 5th Whl. Trailer w/Beavertail & Ramps, 8000 Lb. Axles

• Elec. Magne Model 100 Steam Cleaner • 2 Ton Geared Chain Hoist • (8) Tenderfoot Pads • Delta Truck Tool Box • 50' Chain Link Fence • (12) 8' Steel Gutter Grates • (10) Cattle Panels • (2) Agri Speed Hitches • Barn Fan • Log Chains • Fencer • Daka Model 511-D Wood Stove w/Blower • (3) Saddles • Horse Tack • Some Misc. Small Farm Items GM Engine - On Trucks Lund 16' Alum. Boat w/40 Hp. Mercury Outboard, Trolling Motor, Live Well & Trailer

GO-CART • NI 708 Uni Picker, All Hyd., Perkins Turbo Dsl., RWA w/3-Row (843N0 30" Cornhead, Super 767 Chopper w/763 3RN Head, (2) #762 Row Wide Heads & 766 Hay Head, Good Running Order

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MARK & FREIDA CHUPP – Owners 320-260-5631 AUCTIONEERS Mark Ziemer, Lic 34-46 New London - 320-354-4312 Cell: 320-979-4044 Brian Ziemer, New London - 320-354-5308

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'96 JD combine 9600, 3821 engine hours, 843 cornhead w/oil bath, 925 flex head trailer, serviced in shop every year, $40,000. (763) 2440320 FOR SALE: 2012 Brent 10802, tarp, scale, 20ply tires, green, used 1 season, $28,500. (715)797-9510 FOR SALE: Super B grain dryer SC500, 8 column centrifugal fan, 3 phase, LP gas, $16,000. 507-381-1871 JD 9650STS, AHH, DAS, Mauer hopper ext, GreenStar ready, Thru JD shop yearly w/ service records, 18.4x42 duals, 2189 sep hrs, very nice, always shedded, $62,500. 320-359-2692 Planting Equip

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'11 White planter 8222, flex frame, liq fert, 12R30”, Tru Count individual row shutoffs, dry insect boxes, row cleaners, furrow cruiser closing wheels, very nice, $62,000. 651-775-6503 1750 JD 4R vacuum corn planter, dry fertilizer, box ext, mounted auger, new fertilizer openers, e-sets, $10,500/OBO. 507-896-3278 FOR SALE: '11 Kinze 3200 12R hyd fold w/ liq fert, beam brush meters, 20-20 Precision mon, Precision corn meters, WaveVision seed tubes, seed firmers, hyd compressor, 1 yr old, no till coulters w/ Precision clean sweep row cleaners, very clean, $50,000. (507)456-0771 FOR SALE: Case IH stackfold 1200 planter, 12R30”, good condition, asking $19,900. (320)-995-6467 FOR SALE: JD 7100 12R30” planter, 200 acres on new seed opener disk, Kinze soybean unit, JD 200 population monitor, always shedded, very good condition, $5,000. Dassel, MN (612)-590-6831

KIMBALL, MN 320-398-3800

TRACTORS 4WD

TRACTORS 4WD Continued

CIH 620 Steiger, '14, 970 hrs ............................................$285,000 JD 9400, '00, 4185 hrs ........................................................$79,500 CIH 620 Steiger, '13, 190 hrs ............................................$325,000 JD 9400T, '00, 4235 hrs ......................................................$70,000 CIH 600 Quad, '13, 1100 hrs .............................................$335,000 NH T9.560, '11, 1100 hrs ..................................................$215,000 NH T9060HD, '08, 2460 hrs ..............................................$165,000 NH TJ325, '05, 10,125 hrs ..................................................$69,500 NH 9882, '98, 5000 hrs .......................................................$59,900

TRACTORS AWD/MFD CIH 380 Mag, '15, 255 hrs ................................................$263,900 CIH 340 Mag RowTrac, '14, 345 hrs .................................$265,000 CIH 340 Mag, '14, 665 hrs ................................................$245,000 CIH 340 Mag, '13, 1600 hrs ..............................................$183,900 CIH 340 Mag, '13, 1125 hrs ..............................................$219,900

CIH 600 Steiger, ‘12, 1005 hrs..... $275,000

CIH STX500Q, ‘05, 3990 hrs. ...........$198,000

TRACTORS 2WD

CIH 340 Mag., ‘12, 2130 hrs...... $169,900 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 2105 hrs ..............................................$169,900 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 1965 hrs ..............................................$173,900 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 2325 hrs ..............................................$167,900 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 2760 hrs ..............................................$159,900 CIH 335 Mag, '11, 1060 hrs ..............................................$179,900 CIH 335 Mag, '08, 990 hrs ................................................$129,900 CIH 315 Mag, '14, 2680 hrs ..............................................$137,500 CIH 315 Mag, '14, 2700 hrs ..............................................$137,500 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 480 hrs ................................................$219,900 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 545 hrs ................................................$224,900 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 945 hrs ................................................$211,900 CIH 315 Mag, '12, 2175 hrs ..............................................$195,900 CIH 310 Mag, '14, 415 hrs ................................................$207,500 CIH 310 Mag, '14, 670 hrs ................................................$239,500 CIH 305 Mag, '10, 1825 hrs ..............................................$149,900 CIH 305 Mag, '10, 2180 hrs ..............................................$139,900 CIH 305 Mag, '09, 2015 hrs ..............................................$139,900 CIH 290 Mag, '14, 405 hrs ................................................$189,900 CIH 290 Mag, '14, 815 hrs ................................................$195,900 CIH 290 Mag, '14, 180 hrs ................................................$195,900 CIH 290 Mag, '13, 445 hrs ................................................$185,900 CIH 290 Mag, '11, 735 hrs ................................................$165,900 CIH 290 Mag, '11, 1530 hrs ..............................................$151,900 CIH 290 Mag, '11, 1780 hrs ..............................................$141,900 CIH 280 Mag, '15, 750 hrs ................................................$199,500 CIH 280 Mag, '15, 525 hrs ................................................$199,500 CIH 275 Mag, '10, 2585 hrs ..............................................$133,900 CIH 260 Mag, '12, 490 hrs ................................................$165,000 CIH 260 Mag, '11, 1305 hrs ..............................................$146,900 CIH 250 Mag, '14, 250 hrs ................................................$181,900 CIH 245 Mag, '10, 2145 hrs ..............................................$135,900 CIH 240 Mag, '14, 405 hrs ................................................$157,500 CIH 240 Mag, '14, 225 hrs ................................................$183,500 CIH 235 Mag, '13, 360 hrs ................................................$179,900 CIH 225 Mag, '14, 130 hrs ................................................$169,000 CIH 220 Mag, '14, 225 hrs ................................................$154,000 CIH 210 Mag, '09, 3055 hrs ..............................................$104,500 CIH 200 Mag, '14, 205 hrs ................................................$150,500 CIH 190 Mag, '14, 620 hrs ................................................$155,500 CIH 190 Mag, '11, 2005 hrs ..............................................$111,900 CIH 190 Mag, '09, 3840 hrs ................................................$99,900 CIH 180 Mag, '15, 105 hrs ................................................$154,900 CIH 180 Mag, '13, 1415 hrs ..............................................$118,900 CIH 180 Mag, '13, 2140 hrs ..............................................$109,500 CIH 180 Mag, '11, 670 hrs ................................................$126,900 CIH MX305, '06, 2800 hrs .................................................$137,900 CIH MX285, '04, 5175 hrs ...................................................$97,500 CIH MX285, '03, 4190 hrs ...................................................$82,500 CIH MX270, '99, 6950 hrs ...................................................$66,900 CIH MX255, '04, 6705 hrs ...................................................$79,000 CIH MX220, '02, 3385 hrs ...................................................$79,500 CIH MX210, '05, 4390 hrs ...................................................$84,500 CIH 170 Puma, '12, 3385 hrs ............................................$112,000 CIH 165 Puma, '09, 3945 hrs ..............................................$82,000 CIH 160 Puma, '13, 450 hrs ..............................................$121,500 CIH 140 Maxxum, '13, 1680 hrs..........................................$80,000

CIH MX180, ‘00, 2885 hrs. .............$64,500 CIH MX180, '00, 2885 hrs ...................................................$64,500 CIH JX70, '07, 1980 hrs ......................................................$22,900 CIH 7120, '91, 8470 hrs ......................................................$29,500 IH Hydro 84, 4990 hrs .........................................................$14,000 Ford 3930, '90, 2415 hrs .......................................................$8,900 JD 7710, '99, 4610 hrs ..........................................................$4,610 JD 5055D, '12, 285 hrs .......................................................$18,500 NH T5070, '08, 1100 hrs .....................................................$35,500

COMPACT TRACTORS/RTV’s JD 2210, 295 hrs .................................................................$11,900 JD 650, 2670 hrs ...................................................................$4,275

CIH 170 Puma, ‘12, 3385 hrs. .... $112,000

CIH 1200, 16R30 ......................$49,750 CIH TMII, 40.5’ Field Cult. ..........$39,500 (3) CIH TMII, 40.5' Fld Cult ................................starting at $39,500 CIH TMII, 33.5' Fld Cult .......................................................$38,500 CIH 4900, 44' Fld Cult..........................................................$10,500 CIH 4800, 30.5' Fld Cult.........................................................$9,500 CIH 4600, 26' Fld Cult............................................................$5,500 CIH 4300, 44.5' Fld Cult.......................................................$12,500 CIH 4300, 38.5' Fld Cult.........................................................$9,850 CIH 4300, 32.5' Fld Cult.......................................................$11,500 CIH 4300, 22.5' Fld Cult.......................................................$12,500 (2) DMI TMII, 54.5' Fld Cult................................starting at $32,500 DMI TMII, 44.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$32,750 DMI TMII, 39.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$14,900 DMI TMII, 35.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$15,900 JD 2210, 65' Fld Cult ...........................................................$68,500 JD 2210, 64.5' Fld Cult ........................................................$78,500 (2) JD 2210, 55.5' Fld Cult .................................starting at $54,900 (3) JD 2210, 54.5' Fld Cult .................................starting at $58,500 (7) JD 2210, 50.5' Fld Cult .................................starting at $35,500 JD 2210, 49.5' Fld Cult ........................................................$59,900 JD 2210, 45.5' Fld Cult ........................................................$40,900 (4) JD 2210, 44.5' Fld Cult .................................starting at $36,500 JD 2210, 34.5' Fld Cult ........................................................$32,950 JD 985, 49.5' Fld Cult ..........................................................$22,000 JD 985, 48' Fld Cult .............................................................$22,750 JD 980, 41.25' Fld Cult ..........................................................$9,500 JD 980, 36.5' Fld Cult ..........................................................$16,500 Krause 5635-50 Fld Cult ......................................................$49,900 Wilrich Excel, 27.5' Fld Cult .................................................$17,500 (2) Wilrich Quad 50.5' Fld Cult ...........................starting at $29,500 Wilrich QuadX, 42' Fld Cult ..................................................$29,000 Wilrich QuadX2 Fld Cult .......................................................$67,500 Wilrich Quad5, 38' Fld Cult ..................................................$15,000 CIH 183, 12x30 Row Crop Cult..............................................$2,900 CIH 3800 Disk ........................................................................$7,850 CIH 496, 30' Disk.................................................................$13,500 CIH 370, 28' Disk.................................................................$45,000 CIH RMX340, 34' Disk .........................................................$37,700 CIH RMX340, 31' Disk .........................................................$37,500 CIH 340, 25' Disk.................................................................$27,500 CIH 330, 42' Disk.................................................................$59,995 (5) CIH 330, 34' Disk ..........................................starting at $39,900 CIH 330, 25' Disk.................................................................$35,900 IH 4500, 24' Disk ...................................................................$2,500 Bush Hog 1438 Disk ..............................................................$5,900 Summers 40' Disk ...............................................................$49,900 (2) Wishek 862NT, 26' Disk ................................starting at $54,900 JD 2310, 45' Combo Mulch .................................................$54,950 (5) CIH 110, 50' Crumbler ..................................starting at $10,900 CIH 110, 45' Crumbler .........................................................$14,500 DMI 42.5' Crumbler ...............................................................$9,250 DMI 40' Crumbler ..................................................................$9,850 Unverferth 1225, 57' Crumbler ............................................$34,900 CIH 181, 20' Rotary Hoe........................................................$2,500 Yetter 3530, 30' Rotary Hoe ..................................................$4,900

PLANTING & SEEDING Kubota B2620, ‘10, 105 hrs. ...........$16,400

CIH 800, 6R30 .......................................................................$4,800 CIH 900, 4R38 .......................................................................$3,500 (2) JD DB44, 24R22 ...........................................starting at $79,900 JD 1780, 24R22 ...................................................................$42,500 (2) JD 1770NT, 16R30 ........................................starting at $50,000 JD 1700, 8R30 .....................................................................$15,000 (2) Kinze 4900, 16R30 ......................................starting at $119,500 NH SP480, 8R30..................................................................$27,900 White 8816, 16R30 ..............................................................$86,500 White 8722, 12R30 ..............................................................$39,900 White 8200, 12R30 ..............................................................$45,500 White 8180, 16R30 ..............................................................$62,500 White 6200, 12R30 ..............................................................$19,500

SPRAYERS SELF-PROPELLED Rudy Lusk - (507) 227-4119 CIH 4430, '14, 285 hrs ......................................................$319,000 CIH 4420, '08, 2075 hrs ....................................................$165,000 CIH 4420, '08, 3060 hrs ....................................................$139,900 CIH 3330, '14, 565 hrs ......................................................$226,500 CIH 3330, '13, 450 hrs ......................................................$257,900 CIH 3330, '11, 290 hrs ......................................................$250,000 CIH 3230, '14, 340 hrs ......................................................$167,500 CIH SPX4410, '06, 2925 hrs..............................................$115,000

CIH 3330, ‘11, 290 hrs. ............ $250,000 CIH SPX3185, '05, 2815 hrs................................................$59,900 Ag Chem Rogator 854 .........................................................$39,500 Ag Chem 1074SS, '07, 2025 hrs .......................................$136,000 Hagie STS12, '12, 550 hrs .................................................$229,000 JD 4830, '09, 525 hrs ........................................................$219,900 JD 4730, '08, 2520 hrs ......................................................$125,000 JD 4038, '15, 830 hrs ........................................................$299,000 Miller 4365, '10, 825 hrs ...................................................$245,000 Miller 4365, '09, 2060 hrs .................................................$179,900 Miller 4275, '08, 2110 hrs .................................................$159,500 Millerpro 2200HT, '05, 1675 hrs ........................................$109,000 Millerpro 2200TSS, '05, 1820 hrs .......................................$95,900 Miller Condor A75, '08, 1740 hrs ......................................$149,000 Rogator 1084SS, '09, 2650 hrs .........................................$149,500 Rogator 1074, '06, 3700 hrs ...............................................$82,000 Rogator 854, '98, 3490 hrs .................................................$46,000 Tyler 150, '98, 3900 hrs.......................................................$27,500

SPRAYERS PULL-TYPE

Kubota B3030, '10, 990 hrs .................................................$13,950 Kubota B2620, '10, 105 hrs .................................................$16,400 Kubota B2320HSD, '11, 125 hrs..........................................$18,500 Coleman HS500, '13, 85 hrs..................................................$7,900 JD 620I, '08, 995 hrs .............................................................$6,400 Yamaha G22A, '05 .................................................................$2,995

SPRING TILLAGE CIH 1240, 24R20 .................... $125,900

CIH TM 200, 50.5’ Field Cult. ......$47,500

PLANTING & SEEDING Continued

(4) CIH TM 200, 60.5' Fld Cult............................starting at $44,500 (2) CIH TM 200, 50.5' Fld Cult............................starting at $47,500 (6) CIH TMII, 60.5' Fld Cult ................................starting at $56,500 (6) CIH TMII, 54.5' Fld Cult ................................starting at $49,000 CIH TMII, 52.5' Fld Cult .......................................................$43,000

CIH 1265, 36R22 ...............................................................$220,250 (3) CIH 1260, 36R22 ........................................starting at $182,500 CIH 1260, 36R20 ...............................................................$164,900 (2) CIH 1255, 16R30 ........................................starting at $110,000 (7) CIH 1250, 24R30 ..........................................starting at $84,900 (7) CIH 1250, 16R30 ..........................................starting at $69,900 CIH 1250, 12R30 .................................................................$69,500 CIH 1245, 24R22 ...............................................................$135,000 (2) CIH 1240, 24R22 ........................................starting at $110,000 CIH 1240, 24R20 ...............................................................$125,900 (2) CIH 1240, 16R30 ..........................................starting at $55,000 CIH 1220, 8R30 ...................................................................$39,500 (2) CIH 1220, 6R30 ............................................starting at $24,900 CIH 1200, 16R30 .................................................................$49,750 CIH 1200, 16R22 .................................................................$33,000 CIH 1200, 12R30 .................................................................$67,000 CIH 955, 8R30 .......................................................................$8,500 CIH 900, 12R30 .....................................................................$5,500 CIH 800, 8R30 .......................................................................$9,900

Fast 9518E, 120’ ......................$22,500 Demco 1200 Nav .................................................................$14,900 Fast 9518E, 120' ..................................................................$22,500 Fast 9500, 1850 Gal .............................................................$34,900 (3) Hardi Commander, 1200 Gal .........................starting at $19,900 Hardi NP1100, 90' ...............................................................$23,500 Redball 680, 1350 Gal .........................................................$16,500 Redball 570, 1200 Gal .........................................................$15,900 Spray Air 3600, 120' ............................................................$29,700 Summers Ultimate, 90' ........................................................$18,900 Top Air 1600, 120' ...............................................................$32,500 Top Air 1200, 90' ................................................................$27,500 Top Air 1200, 88' .................................................................$17,900 Top Air TA1100, 60' .............................................................$10,500

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CIH STX500Q, '05, 3990 hrs .............................................$198,000 CIH STX450Q, '03, 4670 hrs .............................................$137,500 CIH STX450Q, '02, 4980 hrs .............................................$142,900 CIH STX430, '07, 4550 hrs ................................................$125,000 CIH STX325, '01, 5865 hrs ..................................................$59,500 CIH 9380, '98, 6330 hrs ......................................................$74,000 CIH 9370, '96, 6775 hrs ......................................................$64,500 CIH 9330, '96, 6925 hrs ......................................................$57,900 CIH 9270, '94, 6095 hrs ......................................................$65,000 IH 3388, 9410 hrs..................................................................$7,500 JD 9630T, '10, 2770 hrs ....................................................$204,900 JD 9630T, '09, 2005 hrs ....................................................$207,000 JD 9630T, '09, 2415 hrs ....................................................$204,900 JD 9560RT,'14, 595 hrs .....................................................$312,900 JD 9560RT, '14, 610 hrs ....................................................$312,900 JD 9560RT, '14, 670 hrs ....................................................$312,900 JD 9560RT, '12, 1040 hrs ..................................................$269,900 JD 9430, '07, 3180 hrs ......................................................$163,500

SPRING TILLAGE Continued (4) CIH TMII, 50.5' Fld Cult ................................starting at $34,500 (2) CIH TMII, 48.5' Fld Cult ................................starting at $33,500 CIH TMII, 46.5' Fld Cult .......................................................$33,500 (4) CIH TMII, 44.5' Fld Cult ................................starting at $42,500

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CIH 600 Steiger, '12, 1005 hrs ..........................................$275,000 CIH 600 Quad, '12, 1720 hrs .............................................$287,900 CIH 600 Quad, '12, 1795 hrs .............................................$287,900 CIH 600 Quad, '11, 1550 hrs .............................................$295,900 CIH 600 Quad, '11, 3100 hrs .............................................$241,900 CIH 550 Quad, '12, 910 hrs ...............................................$296,900 CIH 550 Quad, '11, 1210 hrs .............................................$283,900 CIH 550 Quad, '11, 1785 hrs .............................................$268,900 CIH 550 Quad, '11, 2380 hrs .............................................$270,900 CIH 535 Quad, '10, 1500 hrs .............................................$267,900 CIH 535 Quad, '10, 3720 hrs .............................................$189,000 CIH 535 Quad, '09, 3075 hrs .............................................$235,000 CIH 535 Quad, '08, 1945 hrs .............................................$245,900 CIH 535 Quad, '08, 1955 hrs .............................................$225,900 CIH 530 Steiger, '07, 2425 hrs ..........................................$179,900 CIH 500 RowTrac, '14, 505 hrs .........................................$324,900 CIH 500 Quad, '11, 1430 hrs .............................................$269,900 CIH 500 Quad, '11, 1580 hrs .............................................$272,900 CIH 485 Quad, '09, 1950 hrs .............................................$246,500 CIH 485HD Steiger, '10, 1065 hrs .....................................$219,900 CIH 485 Quad, '08, 2160 hrs .............................................$225,900 CIH 485 Quad, '08, 1595 hrs .............................................$231,900 CIH 480 RowTrac, '14, 640 hrs .........................................$309,900 CIH 450 RowTrac, '13, 555 hrs .........................................$299,900 CIH 450 Quad, '11, 1555 hrs .............................................$275,000 CIH 435 Steiger, '10, 935 hrs ............................................$195,900 CIH 435 Steiger, '10, 1795 hrs ..........................................$179,900 CIH 435 Steiger, '09, 1850 hrs ..........................................$174,900 CIH 420 RowTrac, '14, 1075 hrs .......................................$289,900 CIH 400 RowTrac, '13, 715 hrs .........................................$293,900 CIH 385 Steiger, '10, 2550 hrs ..........................................$170,000 CIH 350 Steiger, '12, 1115 hrs ..........................................$195,900 CIH 350 Steiger, '12, 1300 hrs ..........................................$191,900 CIH 350 Steiger, '12, 1400 hrs ..........................................$195,900 CIH 350HD Steiger, '11, 795 hrs .......................................$186,500 CIH 350HD Steiger, '11, 1055 hrs .....................................$182,900 CIH 335 Steiger, '08, 1910 hrs ..........................................$149,500 CIH STX53Q, '06, 3500 hrs ...............................................$183,500

TRACTORS AWD/MFD Continued CIH 140 Maxxum, '09, 2150 hrs..........................................$69,500 CIH 125 Maxxum, '11, 1400 hrs..........................................$79,900 CIH 115 Value, '08, 1555 hrs...............................................$44,900 CIH JX1100U, '05, 2160 hrs ................................................$33,500 CIH 8940, '98, 7055 hrs ......................................................$62,000 CIH 7220, '94, 10,720 hrs ...................................................$59,500 CIH 7210, 6570 hrs .............................................................$54,500 CIH 7140, '89, 6800 hrs ......................................................$49,500 JD 8345RT, '10, 1485 hrs ..................................................$209,500 JD 8330T, '07, 1650 hrs ....................................................$145,000 JD 8320RT, '10, 1600 hrs ..................................................$199,900 JD 6115D, '15, 210 hrs .......................................................$62,900 Kubota M9660, '13, 400 hrs ................................................$41,750 Kubota M100GXDTC, '12, 650 hrs.......................................$50,000 McCormick MC130, 1740 hrs ..............................................$55,000 NH T8040, '10, 1145 hrs ...................................................$139,900 NH T8010, '08, 2195 hrs .....................................................$99,900 NH T8.435, '14, 1600 hrs ..................................................$159,000 NH T8.330, '11, 1045 hrs ..................................................$145,000 NH T7.210, '11, 740 hrs ....................................................$117,500

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WILLMAR, MN 320-235-4898 GLENCOE, MN ST. MARTIN, MN 320-864-5531 320-548-3285 NO. MANKATO, MN ALDEN, MN ST. CLOUD, MN 507-387-5515 507-874-3400 320-251-2585

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2016 Minnesota Angus Breeders Sale Wednesday March 16, 2016 – Noon

Olmsted County Fairgrounds Rochester, MN

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Featuring These Minnesota Angus Breeders: 4 Winds Angus, Kasson, MN Katy Briggs, Chatfield, MN Circle S Ranch, Stewartsville, MN Cannon Valley Ranch, Goodhue, MN Fair Acres Stock Farm, Waldorf, MN Four Hill Farms Inc., Barnesville, MN Goihl Family Farm, Lake City, MN H & H Angus, Austin, MN Matt Halverson, Sabin, MN Paul Heers, Oakland, MN Harstad Farm, Harmony, MN J&J Angus, Peterson, MN

The ORIGINAL Rochester, Minnesota Angus Sale!

Kaehler’s Homedale Farm, St. Charles, MN Miner Cattle Farm, Hayfield, MN Morningside Farm, Rochester, MN PS Farms, Jackson, MN Points West Angus, Barnesville, MN Sleepy Eye Creek Angus, Springfield, MN Sterling Cattle Partners, Northwood, IA Jeff Tewes, Jackson, MN Trails End Ranch, Winona, MN Youngerberg Angus Farm, Springfield, MN

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

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FOR SALE: JD7200 8R30 2009 GREAT PLAINS 26 Ft FOR SALE: '06 JD 726 39' FOR SALE: 2014 9 shank, FOR SALE: '03 JD4710 Scorn planter, vac, D-F, Discovator/Finisher Late mulch finisher, like new, 24” Wilrich Soil Pro, walksection shut off, 3 way nozherb-insect I, 1 season on Model. TOP-AIR 1000 Gal low acres, $27,900/OBO. JD ing tandem w/ truck tires, zle body, 800 gal tank, hyd all new disk openers & 235 cushion gang 30' disk, excellent condition, $34,000. 60 Ft Tri-Fold Boom, Mon, tread adjust, fenders under scrapers on planting unit; $8,900/OBO; 1000 (320)-583-5895 Foamer, Hyd Pump Etc, frame shields, fence row JD 12' grain drill, hyd lift, Kongskilde '04 grain vac, (Big Singles). Both Real nozzle RH 2025 hrs, $82,000. grass attachment, very high capacity, used very lit- JOHN DEERE 30 Ft #726 Good. 319-347-2349 Can Del (507) 380-6796 Mulch Finisher w/ 5 Bar nice. (320)-864-4583 or (320)tle, $8,700/OBO; IH 800 10 Drag (Good Blades) Real 779-4583 bottom plow, nice, FOR SALE: '05 DMI Tiger FOR SALE: '96 Willmar #765 Good. H&S 20 Ft Big Bale $8,900/OBO. 507-327-6430 or II 34 ½' tandem axle & sprayer, 75' boom (could be FOR SALE: White 5100 4x38 Feeder w/ Inserts (36 507-461-4474 gauge wheel on wings, 4 60') new valves, Raven 440, twin row DF, $4,500/OBO. Slots). 319-347-6138 Can Del bar coil tine harrow, great tires 12.4x42”, adj axle; Call 952-466-2593 shape, $20,000. (507)456-0771 Redi-Haul sprayer trailer, Melroe 8-18 8 bottom plow on tires very good. (507)276land hitch, pull type, Hyd 1955 or (507) 359-7602 cyl included, 8 single arm spring loaded coulters, reasonably priced. 715-797-0071 FOR SALE: 1100 gal Conquest 90' front fold, WANTED: 4 section manual Trimble 750 monitor fold drag cart on wheels, w/ w/FLD, IQ auto swath, or w/o drag sections. (507) Wilmont, MN (507)-360732-7420. Leave message. 7753 Machinery Wanted

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All kinds of New & Used farm equipment – disc chisels, field cults, planters, soil finishers, cornheads, feed mills, discs, balers, haybines, etc. 507-438-9782 Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712, Glencoe 7400; Field Cults under 30': JD 980, small grain carts & gravity boxes 300-400 bu. Finishers under 20', clean 4 & 6R stalk choppers; Nice JD 215 & 216 flex heads; JD 643 cornheads Must be clean; JD corn planters, 4-6-8 row. 715-299-4338 JD 7000 4R planter w/ dry fertilizer & monitor. 715377-2655 WANTED: 455 JD grain drill, 30' or 35' (6-7” spacing); Safford plow, 12-14 bottom. 507-327-6430 WANTED: Good used, well cared for, IH886 or IH986. Please call (612)-554-2846. WANTED: JD 845 6 or 8R30” row crop cultivator (w/ screw crank for depth adjusting gauge wheels). 507327-6430 WANTED: Minneapolis Moline or John Deere corn sheller. (612)-290-3805

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WANTED TO BUY:Com- 70 lg square straw bales, mercial sized fanning mill 3x3x8, $35/bale. (715)556for small grain. 320-444-4436 0677 WANTED: Sukup 3pt guid- Dairy Quality Alfalfa ance system. (507)-744-2482 Tested big squares & round bales, delivered from South Feed Seed Hay 050 Dakota John Haensel (605) 351-5760 Alfalfa square baleage individually wrapped 160 to 190 Dairy Quality Hay: 2nd, 3rd & 4th crop hay. All is RFV delivered by truck wrapped. $45-50. Also 3rd load clean 3 x 4 straw bales crop big squares 3x3x8 also available. 866-575-7562 $35/ea. 715-235-9272 Alfalfa, mixed hay, grass hay and straw, medium Dairy quality western alfalfa, big squares or small squares or round bales, desquares, delivered in semi livered. LeRoy Ose, call or loads. Clint Haensel text 218-689-6675 (605) 310-6653 Buyers & sellers of hay, straw, corn, wheat, oats & FOR SALE: Grass hay, other grains. Western Hay small squares, $1.75 a bale; available. Fox Valley Alfalgood quality oats $2.00 a fa Mill 920-853-3554 bushel. 507-375-3905

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USED DELUX DRYERS

‘13 JD 569 Round Baler, 2950 hrs, 1000 PTO, Mega Wide, 5' bales $37,000

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‘02 JD 567 Round Baler, surface wrap, hyd pickup ................................. $13,900

DELUX 10’ MODEL 2515, LP/NG, 1 PH, 300 BPH DELUX 15’ MODEL 7040, LP/NG, 3 PH, 700 BPH (2) DELUX 20’ MODEL 6030, LP/NG, 3 PH, 600 BPH (2) DELUX 30’ MODEL 7545, LP/NG, 3 PH, 900 BPH

USED DRYERS

CS/IH 4300 Field Cult, 39.5', 80 shanks, harrow ....................................... $16,500

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

Unverferth 1225, rolling basket, 55' double .................................. $31,000

'97 JD 1720 Planter, 36R22, CCS, Row Command ........................ $236,000

‘94 FARM FANS 2140A, SS SCREENS, LP, 3 PH KANSUN 1025 215, LP, 1 PH (2) BEHLEN 380, 1 PH, LP, HEAT RECLAIM BEHLEN 700, 3 PH, LP, HEAT RECLAIM

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FOR SALE: Oat straw & hay bales, large squares, 3x3. Delivery possible. 507-4733613

'06 JD 1770 Planter, 24R30, CCS, liquid fert ................................. $117,900

'14 JD 1790 Planter, 24R30 ..... $134,000

'04 JD DB44 Planter, 24R22, CCS, fert ................................................... $99,900

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

USED PARTS LARSON SALVAGE 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. 6 miles East of

CAMBRIDGE, MN 763-689-1179 We Ship Daily Visa and MasterCard Accepted

FARM EQUIPMENT AUCTION From exit 151 on Interstate 35 go 2 ½ miles East on 330th St, 1/8 North on Wright Ave, or 6 miles North of Williams, IA on R75 to 330th St, 2 ½ miles East to Wright Ave & 1/8 North.

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

'92 JD 4760, MFWD, 9629 hrs, 175 hp, 14.9R46, duals, 3 hyds .............. $52,500

'14 JD 5100E, MFWD, 2481 hrs, 100 PTO, 18.4x30, loader, 2 hyds ..... $49,000

'14 JD 6115D, MFWD, 115 hp, OOS, 16.9x38, 2 hyds ......................... $46,900

'14 JD 6170M, MFWD, 3386 hrs, 170 hp, 420-80R46, 3 hyds ....... $92,500

'03 JD 6420, MFWD, 6999 hrs, 90 hp, 18.4-38, 2 hyds, loader.............. $58,500

'13 JD 7200R, MFWD, 517 hrs, 200 hp, 380-90R50, duals, 4 hyds ....... $177,000

'95 JD 8100, MFWD, 5085 hrs, 160 hp, 480-80R46, duals, 3 hyds ......... $69,500

'07 JD 8130, MFWD, 3666 hrs, 240 hp, 380-90R50, duals, 4 hyds ....... $119,900

'14 JD 8235R, MFWD, 178 hrs, 235 hp, 380-90R54, duals, 4 hyds ....... $180,000

'13 JD 8260R, MFWD, 971 hrs, 260 hp, 380-90R54, duals, 3 hyds ....... $208,500

'14 JD 8345RT, Track, 375 hrs, 345 hp, 25" belts, IVT, 5 hyds ............... $289,000

'03 JD 8520, MFWD, 6645 hrs, 255 hp, 320-90R54, duals, 4 hyds ....... $105,000

'05 JD 9520, 4WD, 3910 hrs, 450 hp, 800-38, duals, 4 hyds .............. $160,000

'13 JD 9560R, 4WD, 761 hrs, 560 hp, 800-70R38, duals, 4 hyds ....... $319,000

'11 JD 9630, 4WD, 2685 hrs, 530 hp, 800-70R38, 4 hyds .................. $225,000

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Blizzard date Friday March 18, 2016 10 A.M. ~ Lunch served by: Jessica’s Country Kitchen HARVESTING: 2011 JD 9870, R 42 duals, 500 bu bin, Contour Master, auto steer, 1295/1750; 2013 12-30 JD 612C chopping corn head, guid equip, hyd stalk stompers 2014 Kelderman corn reel, Sold Separate; 2008 35’ JD 635F head; 30’ Dose & 40 JaMar head trailers; 2013 Kinze 1300 grain cart on traks, scale. TRACTORS, LOADER: 2007 JD 8430 MFWD, frt & rear duals, 3601 hrs; (3) 1989 JD 8960 4WD, bare back, newer R38 tires & duals, 6585, 6534 & 8621 hrs; ‘71 JD 4020 diesel, WF, 3 pt, console ROPS, parade ready; ‘69 IH 856 -67 IH 706 gas w/loader, 770 & (2) super 77 Olivers, JD 2630 monitor & Star Fire ITC 3000. SPRAYING & SIDE DRESSING EQUIPMENT: 2011 Hagie DTS 10 sprayer, 90’ Boom, all the electronics, 1175 hrs; 2013 16 or 24-30 Fast 8118 side dress machine, 1800 gal.; 98 Talbert 53’ spread axle drop deck trailer, w/2-2600 cone bottom, super reel, pump; 2012 4 box Tru Ag seed tender w/scale, inoculant mixer fits on the back of the above trailer but will be sold following. PLANTER, CULTIVATOR: 2009 JD 24-30 1770NTCCS planter, trash whips, pneumatic down pressure, hyd. drive, Pro Drive, Liquid Force Insecticide, liquid fert, row command; 12-30 JD 7100 mounted planter; 20’ CIH 5400 minimum drill, 3pt, 7 ½”; 24-30 1000 Hiniker cult conversion like Bauer Bilt.; 2- 12-30 Hiniker 1000 cult. TRUCKS, TRAILERS: 2004 Freightliner Columbia day cab, Mercedes 410 HP, 593,000 miles; 2000 & 2001 Freightliner FLD 120 day cabs 12.7 Detroit, 509,000 & 589,000 miles; 2005, 2006 & 2007 Maurer 42’ steel hoppers, spring, 2 speed traps, side chute, ag hoppers; 2001 Volvo day cab, Wet kit, N14 Cummins, 463,000 miles; 2005 Smith side dump trailer, tandem; 78 Hyster 50 ton drop deck 3 axle; ‘89 IH truck, w/40’ lift bucket; 78 Mack, 20’ steel Scott box & hoist; ‘77 Chev fuel truck, 1500 gal.; 97 Keifer Built Goose neck 25’ trailer 10,000 lb. axles. TILLAGE: 37’ Krause chisel w/Summers harrow; 2007 CIH Red 730C 7 sk disc ripper; (2) 44 ½’ JD 980 field cult, knock off sweeps, 175 lb shanks; 24 ½ JD 331 cone blade disc; 7 sk Model 130 Unverferth inline ripper on cart, auto reset; 6 bottom JD 2800 vari width plow. AUGERS: 13”X71 Westfield auger, right angle drive, truck hopper, hyd. raise; 2009 55’ 1555 Batco conveyor, PTO; 10”X61 PTO Westfield; 10”X41’ Hutchinson w/10 HP single phase; 8” X 41’ Hutchinson w/7 ½ HP single phase. AUCTIONEER NOTES: This is a clean line of mostly shedded equipment. It is field ready with a good maintenance program. There will be about 1 hr. of small items. Neals mechanic Joel is taking calls on Neil’s equipment 641-373-0082. PICS ON THE WEB TERMS: Cash or good check. Picture ID required. Not responsible for accidents, thefts, or any warranties.

OWNER - Neil Thomas For info call 515-571-2354 - 3285 Wright Ave Alden, IA 50006

CLERKS: AUCTIONEERS: Eugene & Michael Ryerson Ryerson Auction & Realty, Ltd. Eagle Grove, IA 515-448-3079 Gene’s cell 515-689-3714 www.ryersonauctionrealtyltd.com

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LARGE FARM RETIREMENT

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LOCATED: 5.5 MILES NORTH OF PARKERS PRAIRIE, MN ON MN STATE 29, 4.5 MILES EAST ON COUNTY #40 & 8/10 MILE NORTH ON PILGRIM RD. NOTE: NICE LINE OF FARM EQUIPMENT WITH MAJOR ITEMS SHEDDED.

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TRACTORS, COMBINES & HEADS • ‘80 CASE 2590, P SHIFT, CAB, 3 HYD. REMOTES, 3 PT., 400 HRS. ON ENG. UPDATES, GOOD 42” RUBBER, HUB DUALS, FRONT WGTS., 8264 HRS. • ‘74 AC MODEL 7050 DSL., CAB, POWER DIRECT, 38” RUBBER, 3 HYD. REMOTES, 5000 HRS. • ‘67 OLIVER 1850 DSL. W/KOYKER ALL HYD. LOADER, 3 PT., 3 HYD. REMOTES • ‘65 OLIVER 1850 DSL., HYDRA POWER, 3 PT., FENDERS, 34” RUBBER, FRONT WGTS., SHOWS 6362 HRS. • IH 560, FH, WF, GOOD RUBBER, GOOD PAINT, ENG. JUST OVERHAULED • ‘81 GLEANER M2 DSL. COMBINE, AIR, HEAT, GOOD 38” RUBBER, STRADDLE DUALS, 4228 ENG./2351 SEP. HRS., NICE • GLEANER 830 CORNHEAD • MF 750 DSL. COMBINE, HYDRO • GLEANER 320, 20’ FLEX HEAD • AC 18’ STRAIGHT CUT HEAD, PLUS OTHER HEADS

GRAIN TRUCK & GENERAL FARM EQUIPMENT

RICHARD & ANN ALMQUIST PH. 218-639-0147

NOTE: FAMILY FARM FOR 125 YEARS, OWNER IS RETIRING AT 95 YEARS OF AGE. VERY CLEAN LINE OF WELL MAINTAINED FARM MACHINERY, MAJOR PIECES ALWAYS SHEDDED.

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TRACTORS, COMBINE, SKID LOADER & GENERAL FARM EQUIPMENT • ‘98 CIH 8940 MFWD, P SHIFT, 46” RUBBER, HUB DUALS, WGTS., 3 HYD. REMOTES, 3 PT, CIH QHICK HITCH, ONLY 2970 HRS. • ‘96 CIH MODEL 7250 MFWD, P SHIFT, GOOD 42” RUBBER, HUB DUALS, WGTS., 3 HYD. REMOTES, SHOWS 3203 HRS., VERY CLEAN • ‘92 CIH 5240 2WD, P SHIFT, DUAL DOOR CAB, LH REVERSER, ONLY 2946 ONE OWNER HRS. • MM Z, NICE METAL • ‘79 JD 6620 TURBO HYDRO DSL. COMBINE, SHOWS 1323 HRS. • JD 2320, 12’ WINDROWER, HUME REEL, SHOWS 695 HRS. • JD 643 CH, JD 4 BELT PU HEAD • ‘89 CASE 75XT DSL. SKID LOADER, 78” BUCKET, AUX. OUTLETS, SHOWS 1215 ONE OWNER HRS., SEVERAL ATTACHMENTS WILL SELL SEPERATELY • CIH 496, 18’ CUSHION GANG DISC, 21.5” BLADES, NICE • CIH 4800, 21.5’ FIELD CULTIVATOR, OSC TANDEMS, 3 BAR HARROW • CIH 7500 6-BOTTOM VAR. WIDTH ON LAND SEMI MOUNT PLOW, COULTERS, EXC. • JD 7200 MAX EMERGE II, VAC. STYLE PLANTER, DF, X AUGER, BOX EXT., TRASH WHIPS, MONITOR • DMI ECOLO TIGER MODEL 527B 5-SHANK DISC RIPPER • IH 620, 12’ PRESS DRILL • JD #115, 16’ STALK CHOPPER • SANDS 5.5’X10’ TANDEM HYD. ROCK TRAILER • NEW IDEA 5209 DISC STYLE MO-CO • NH 256 RAKE • NH 254 10’ 3-PT. ROTARY RAKE • WESTFIELD MK 100X71 PTO SWING HOPPER AUGER PLUS. GRAVITY BOXES, SPREADER, SNOWBLOWER & GENERAL FARM MACHINERY, COLLECTIBLES & TOOLS

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19447 PILGRIM RD. - PARKERS PRAIRIE, MN

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MID-AMERICAN AUCTION CO. INC

• All Steel Shelters for Livestock & Other Uses

Notch Equipment: • • • • •

Rock Buckets • Grapple Forks • Manure Forks Bale Spears • Hi-Volume Buckets & Pallet Forks Bale Transports & Feeder Wagons, 16’-34’ Adult & Young Stock Feeders & Bale Feeders Land Levelers

Smidley Equipment: • Steer Stuffers • Hog Feeders • Hog Huts • Calf Creep Feeders • Lamb & Sheep Feeders • Cattle & Hog Waterers • Mini Scale – We Rebuild Smidley Cattle & Hog Feeders –

Sioux Equipment: • Gates • Calving Pens • Haymax Bale Feeders • Cattle & Feeder Panels • Head Gates • Loading Chute • Hog Feeders • Squeeze Chutes & Tubs • Calf Warmer

JBM Equipment: • • • • • • • •

Feeder Wagons - Several Models Self-locking Head Gates • HD Feeder Panels Self-locking Bunk Feeders Tombstone Horse & Horned Cattle Feeders Skid Feeders • Bunk Feeders • Bale Wagons Bale Thrower Racks • Flat Racks for big sq. bales Self-locking Feeder Wagons • Fenceline Feeders Several Types of Bale Feeders

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Field & Brush Mowers • Roto-Hog Power Tillers Stump Grinders • Log Splitters • Chippers Power Graders • Power Wagons Leaf & Lawn Vacuums • Versa-Trailers

• DR® POWER EQUIPMENT

For-Most Livestock Equipment: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Squeeze Chutes - Head Gates Large & Small Animal Tip Chutes Open Bar Corral Tub • Round & Square Calving Pens Tub & Alley Chutes • Crowding Tubs -------------------------------------------------------------------GT (Tox-O-Wic) Grain Dryers, 350-800 bu. 150 Bu. Steel Calf Creep w/Wheels Bohlman Concrete Waterers Livestock Equipment by Vern’s Mfg. Hog Scales 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 SI Feeders, Wagons & Bunks (Hayhopper) Bale Feeders Calftel Hutches & Animal Barns R&C Poly Bale Feeders Goat, Sheep & Calf Feeders Ameriag Poly Mineral Feeders Lorenz & Renegade Snowblowers, 3-Pt. & Skidsteer Models ~ SPECIAL PRICES ~

We can also sell your equipment for you on consignment

~ USED EQUIPMENT ~

• MDS Roto-King Bale Processor for skidsteers - Demo Unit - Special Price • Schwartz 150 Bu. 2-Wheel Feeder Wagon • SI 4-Wheel 20’ Bale & Silage Wagon • Rebuilt Smidley Hog Feeders • Smidley Steer Stuffers • 10”x41’ PTO Teck Auger (New)

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• ‘80 GMC 7000 2-TON, 427 V8, 5X2, TWIN SCREW, REAR HYD. OUTLET, 20’ STEEL GRAIN BOX & HOIST, SHOWS JUST 22,072 MILES, NICE COND. • MELROE 371 COMPACT BOBCAT & BUCKET • WHITE 5100 8X30” CORN PLANTER, VACUUM, LIQUID FERTILIZER, HYD. PUMP, MONITOR • IH 183 8RX30 HYD. FOLD CULTIVATOR • KEWANEE MODEL 1100-24’ HYD. FOLD DISC, DUALS • IH 4500 – 28’ FIELD CULTIVATOR, 3 BAR HARROW • HARMS 16’X24” LAND PACKER • JD 2800-7 BOTTOM VAR. WIDTH PLOW • JD 9350 16’ PRESS DRILL • BEARCAT 950 GRINDER MIXER, NICE • BEHLEN H300 BATCH DRYER • NEW IDEA 4855 ROUND BALER, BALED ONLY 3000 BALES • GEHL 2412 DISC STYLE MO-CO, NICE • GEHL #420-10 WHEEL V RAKE • (2) PRO-QUALITY HAY BASKETS • NE 3626 MANURE SPREADER PLUS FULL LINE OF FARM MACHINERY, LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, BIN JACKS, GENERATOR, COLLECTIBLES & GOOD AMOUNT OF HOUSEHOLD RELATED & MISC. ITEMS

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AUCTION

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FOR SALE: Open pollinated 200 lg square 2nd crop hay, FOR SALE: Black Angus Dairy Equipment For Sale: bulls also Hamp, York, & seed corn, out produces hy1500 gallon bulk tank, 2 3x3x8, $45/bale. 715-556-0677 Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts. brid for silage, $67 a bushel compressors & tank wash320-598-3790 plus shipping (217)-857-3377 FOR SALE: Round bales, er, very good. (507)523-3305 mixed grass, net wrapped, or (507)450-6115 SEED CORN SAVINGS! stored inside. (507)-340-5277 FOR SALE: Excellent dairy Dependable, high yield, nacompost, trucking availtional hybrids. Only $127.00 Will have 60 acres springable. (507)-582-3351 or (507)per bag! (conventional vawheat straw & 100 acres of 438-0447 rieties, 80 to 103 Day Mat., w/wheat straw for sale 20 unit order placed by summer 2016, no weeds, Feb. 29, 2016) combined w/ rotary comFor free catalog: 320-237-7667 bine, you bale your way, St. MIDSTATE GENETICS Peter MN, for details call (507)-420-8694 www.KLEENACRES.com

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Limousin & Red Angus Bulls. Delivery avail. Hammond, WI. 715-821-3516 Horse

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Beautiful natural wood meadow brook draft horse cart, new $2,400, asking $1,200/OBO. Nice draft hitch wagon, for 6, 4 or 2, $5,500. (815)793-2446 Swine

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Compart's total program features superior boars & open gilts documented by BLUP technology. Duroc, York, Landrace & F1 lines. Terminal boars offer leanness, muscle, growth. Maternal gilts & boars are productive, lean, durable. All are stress free & PRRS free. Semen also available through Elite Genes A.I. Make 'em Grow! Comparts Boar Store, INC. Toll Free: 877-441-2627

LOCATION: 5352 285th Ave, Granite Falls, MN

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Registered Holstein spring- FOR SALE: Bulls 15 Black 6 Charolais purebred heifers. DOB 3/11/15-4/20/15. 715-505ing heifers for sale, due simmental polled, good dis3136 April & May. (715)286-2905 position, well muscled, light to moderate birth weights, FOR SALE: Polled Hereford service sires, upgrade & WANTED TO BUY: Dairy bulls, yearlings, & one calvdream on; 6 cows bred for heifers and cows. 320-235ing ease two yr old, most spring calving, 45 yrs of 2664 205 day weaning weight, simmental breeding, River700lb+, semen tested, side Simmentals, Gerald Jones Farms, Le Sueur, Cattle 056 Polzin, (320)-286-5805. MN (507)-317-5996 5 yearling registered Charo- FOR SALE: March-April FOR SALE: Registered lais bulls, AI sired. 715-556Black Angus Bulls, 3 year2015 registered beef short0677 lings & 1 coming 3 year old. horn bulls w/ EPB records. Sires include Bismark, ObContact Gene Robben, 7 Angus/Maine heifers. Born jective, HD, Regis. Starting Verndale, MN (218)-924March and April 2015. Best at $2,500. For more info call 2337 of 45 cows can deliver. 608(952)-846-8415 343-8626 FOR SALE: Performance Limousin & Red Angus Bred FOR SALE OR LEASE Heifers. Hammond, WI, tested Charolais & Red REGISTERED BLACK 715-821-3516 Angus bulls, complete ANGUS Bulls, 2 year old & perf. info, scan data, fer- Registered Texas Longhorn yearlings; bred heifers, tility tested & guaranbreeding stock, cows, calving ease, club calves & teed, delivery avail, heifers or roping stock, top balance performance. Al backed by 54 yrs of seedblood lines. 507-235-3467 sired. In herd improvement stock production. Wakeprogram. J.W. Riverview field Farms, New Rich- WANT TO BUY: Butcher Angus Farm Glencoe, MN cows, bulls, fats & walkable land, MN, call Kyle 50755336 Conklin Dealer 320cripples; also horses, 402-4640 864-4625 sheep & goats. 320-235-2664

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PREVIEW: Monday â€“ Friday, 8AM â€“ 5PM

LOADOUT: Monday, March 14 â€“ Friday, March 25, 8AM â€“ 5PM SELF-PROPELLED SPRAYER 2013 Case-IH 4430 self-propelled sprayer, 90â€™ boom, 20â€? and 30â€? spacings, 5-way nozzles, 1,200 gal. SS tank, hyd. tread adj., AFS AccuGuide, Case-IH Viper Pro monitor, Accu-Boom section control, Auto Boom height, 372 receiver, 5 sensors, SS inductor, climate control, rear camera, CD player, fenders, Michelin 380/90R46 tires, 1,365 hrs., Purchased Protection Plan (PPP) until 2/28/2018 or 4,000 hrs., S/NYDT034183 MFWD TRACTORS 2010 NH TD5050, MFWD, CAH, 12 spd., 2 hyd., 3 pt., PTO, 13.6R24 front tires, 18.4-34 rear tires, 1,640 hrs. 2001 NH TS110, MFWD, CAH, 16 spd., 4 hyd., 3 pt., top link, 540 PTO, front fenders, (6) front weights, Goodyear 14.9-24 front tires, Titan 18.4-34 rear tires, shows 1,065 hrs., S/N16SS16B618335 1992 Ford NH 7740SLE, MFWD, CAH, 16 spd., 4 hyd., 3 pt., 540 PTO, w/Buhler 695 all hyd. quick tach loader, quick tach 7â€™ bucket, BF Goodrich 14.9-28 front tires, BF Goodrich 18.4-38 rear tires, shows 10,056 hrs., S/NBD20712 4WD & 2WD TRACTORS 2002 NH TJ275, 4WD, powershift, 4 hyd., PTO, 520/85R42 tires, 3,704 hrs. 2007 NH TV145, 4WD, hydro, 3 hyd., aux. hyd., front & rear PTO, diff lock, reversing engine fan, loader, 2,533 hrs., S/NRVS055098

Case 2470, 4WD, diesel, 12 spd., 2 hyd., 3 pt., crab steer, 23.1-30 singles, shows 1,111 hrs., S/N8796185 1987 Ford 2910, wide front, open station, diesel, 1 hyd., 3 pt., no top link, 540 PTO, all hyd. Ford loader, 66â€? material bucket, front hyd. pump for loader, fenders, 13.6-28 tires at 80%, shows 4,147 hrs., S/NC762095 Case 2390, CAH, 3 hyd., 3 pt., top link, 1000 PTO, CD player, rock box, Goodyear 14.9-46 tires w/dual hubs, no duals, shows 4,442 hrs., no serial number

COMBINE, HEADS & HEADER TRAILERS 1994 NH TR87, Terrain Tracer, Corn/ Soybean Special, Ford diesel, electric feeder reverser, electric stone trap, Vittetoe chaff spreader, 18.4-42 straddle duals on 30â€? rows, 3,600 engine hrs. 2010 NH 99C chopping corn head, 8x30â€?, K\G GHFN SODWH Ĺ? H[ VKDIWV SRO\ GLYLGHUV single pt. hookup, S/N626588006 JD 1092 corn head, [ ÄŻ Ĺ? H[ VKDIW DOO poly, Headsight, oil drive, cob saver, single pt. hookup, S/NH1092M66S413 1+ & Ĺ? H[ KHDG 35â€™, hyd. fore/aft, Ĺ? H[ VKDIWV VLQJOH SW KRRNXSV S/NY9ZL25015 -' ) Ĺ? H[ KHDG ÄŹ IXOO ĹŽ QJHU DXJHU K\G IRUH DIW Ĺ? H[ VKDIWV SRO\ GLYLGHUV stubble lights, 100 Series hookup, S/N695157 1+ Ĺ? H[ KHDG 25â€™, S/N604691 2008 HT-36 header trailer, 4-wheel, S/N47370365 Shop-Built header trailer, 30â€™, 4-wheel

TJOSVOLD EQUIPMENT

GRAIN CART & GRAVITY BOX 2010 Parker 624 grain cart, 1000 PTO, corn auger, rear window, lights, green, S/ND53700115 3DUNHU *UDLQ &KDULRW JUDYLW\ ER[ surge brakes, Parker 4-wheel running gear SKID STEER LOADER & ATTACHMENTS 2001 NH LS-190 skid steer loader, cab, no door, diesel, aux. hyd., manual quick tach, 2 spd., 7-pin connect, no bucket, 12-10.5 tires, shows 116 hrs., S/N196819 Virnig grapple bucket, 72â€?, for skid steer loader, S/N54106 Virnig stump bucket, for skid steer loader, S/N88034 PLANTER JD 7200 planter, 8x30â€?, VacuMeter, row FOHDQHUV LQVHFWLFLGH ER[HV VHHG ĹŽ UPHUV Distel box extensions, corn & bean plates, JD monitor, markers, S/NA07200E204055 TILLAGE EQUIPMENT 2013 Unverferth Rolling Reel #75 leveler, 22â€™, hyd. wing fold, light kit, tandem rear wheels, red, New, S/NA54830236 2013 Unverferth Rolling Reel #75 leveler, 18â€™ width, light kit, green, New, S/NAS4830156 2010 Wil-Rich V957DDR disc ripper, 9 shank, 9â€? point, hyd. jack, 3-bar rear harrow, S/N459679 Wil-Rich V957DDR disc ripper, 5 shank, 5â€? points, 3-bar harrow, S/N4S3724 &DVH ,+ ĹŽ HOG FXOWLYDWRU 40-1/2â€™, 7â€? sweeps, double wing fold, walking

Jon, 320.564.2331

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tandems on mains and wings, rear hitch, rear hyd., 3-bar harrow, narrow transport, S/N563L95 '0, 7LJHUPDWH ĹŽ HOG FXOWLYDWRU 31-1/2â€™, knock-on sweeps, tandems on main and wings, 3-bar harrow, S/N801026

GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT Brandt 5000EX grain vac, 372 Ĺ? H[ pipe & clean up kit, S/N7418104 Speed King seed tender, 2-compartment, Honda GX160 engine, belt conveyor w/poly spout, hold (2) totes, S/N19588 :HVWĹŽ HOG 0. DXJHU 61â€™x10â€?, swing hopper, 540 PTO, low pro swing hopper w/ twin auger, hyd. lift, S/N188474 :HVWĹŽ HOG :5 DXJHU 56â€™x8â€?, 7.5 hp. electric motor, 1 phase, on transport, S/N84662 OTHER EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT ITEMS 2012 NH H6740 disc mower, 7â€™ cut, 3 pt., 540 PTO, S/NYCN140912 Case-IH 1300 sickle mower, 7â€™ cut, 3 pt., 540 PTO, S/N6273 2000 NH 648 round baler, 540 PTO, auto wrap, twine tie, bale alarm, 31-13.50-15 tires Kubota RC60 mid-mount belly mower NH Category 4 quick hitch Pair 480/85R34 tires on 8-bolt rims SNOWBLOWERS Accessories Unlimited snowblower, 108â€? Farm King Y1080 snowblower, 9â€™ Lorenz snowblower, 8â€™ LAWN & GARDEN 2004 NH MY19 lawn tractor, 2WD, 19 hp. Kawasaki V-Twin gas, hydrostatic, 48â€? deck 1993 Grasshopper 718 zero turn lawn tractor, 23 hp. Briggs V-Twin gas, 60â€? deck 1995 Woods 6170 zero turn lawn tractor, 18 hp. Vanguard V-Twin, 48â€? deck 'L[RQ =75 ]HUR WXUQ ODZQ WUDFWRU 20 hp., Kohler 44â€? deck

Complete terms, lot listings & photos at SteffesGroup.com Steffes Group Inc., 24400 MN Hwy 22 South, Litchfield, MN 55355 Ashley Huhn MN47-002, Eric Gabrielson MN47-006, Randy Kath MN47-007, Scott Steffes MN14-51

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Feterl 12”x72’ swing hopper auger $8,995 Feterl 10”x60’, PTO ........................$3,150 Feterl 10”x34’, electric ...................$2,400 Feterl 8”x34’, electric .....................$2,100 Westfield WR, 100”-51’, PTO ............CALL Westfield 10”x71’, swing drive.......$7,400 Hutch 10”x72’, swing hopper.........$5,900 Sheyenne 13”x70’ auger, swing drive, 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 .......................

SPREADERS .......................... (W) Knight 8132 .................................$17,500 (W) ‘08 Kuhn Knight 8118 ..................$13,500 (W) ‘08 Kuhn Knight 8114 ..................$10,500 (L) JD 370 ...........................................$4,950 (L) Meyer 3245, V-Max ......................$12,900 (L) New Idea 632 .................................$4,299

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TMR’S ................................. (W) Knight 5073, tow..........................$17,199 (W) Kuhn Knight 5135 TMR ...............$16,250 (W) Kuhn Knight VT156 TMR .............$32,500 (W) ‘14 Kuhn Knight RA142 ....................CALL

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L&D 1000 gal., 60’ boom...............$6,900 Hardi 1000 gal., 60’ boom ...........$14,400 Century 750 gal., 60’ boom ...........$6,500 Century 750 gal., 60’ boom ...........$6,900 Demco 700 gal., 66’ boom, ff ......$14,900 (2) Redball 1200 gal., 90’ boom ..$19,900 Redball 670, 1200 gal., 66’ boom $13,800 Top Air 800 gal., 60’ boom ............$9,350

MISCELLANEOUS .................... Valmetal Model 5600 Round Bail Chopper .....................................................$13,800 (L) Vicon 1240 Rake, 10-wheel ...........$4,150 H&S Hi-Cap. Rake, 10-wheel .........$8,275 (L) JD 327 Small Square Baler ............$3,799 (L) Bobcat 3400 UTV, gas ....................$8,450 (L) Artsway 5165 Mill Scale...............$20,800 (L) Frontier 750 Grain Cart ................$19,900 (L) Loftness 20’ Chopper .....................$9,600 (G) Minnesota 250, 10-ton gear ...........$1,900 (G) Used Grain Legs................................CALL (L) Woods 20’ Chopper, 3 pt. ..............$5,950 (L) EZ-Flow 300 bu. Box ......................$1,950 (L) Unverferth 400 bu. Cart .................$7,950 (L) Used Snowblowers ...........................CALL (L) Tonutti 5’ Disc Mower ....................$4,500 (W) (4) Meyers 4618 Forage Box’s Ea. $8,950 (L) J&M 1151, scale/tarp ...................$48,900 (W) J&M 875 Grain Cart ..........................CALL (W) 72” Box Blade, skid steer, universal attachment .....................................$2,899 (W) 72” Dump Bucket, skid steer, universal attachment .....................................$3,299 (W) Westin 84” Snow Bucket, skid steer, universal attachment ......................... $975 (W) ‘80 Allied 8’ 3 pt. Single Auger Snowblower, w/hyd. chute .............$1,999

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(G) Wilrich 957, 9-shank ....................$33,900 (L) Wilrich 957, 5-shank ....................$16,500 (L/G) (3) Wilrich 957, 7-shank . From $20,600 (L) Wilrich 513, Soil Pro, 9-24 ..........$39,600 (W) Great Plains, Turbo Chisel, 7- & 11-shank ..........................................................CALL (W) Great Plains 24’ Turbomax ................CALL (L) Great Plains Turbo Chisel, 11-shank .....................................................$22,800 (L) Glencoe DR 8699, 7-shank ............$8,500 (L) Krause Dominator, 18’ .................$34,900 (L/G) (2) Krause 16’ rippers ...............$39,500 (L) Krause Dominator, 18’ .................$33,900 (L) ‘11 Krause Dominator, 12’ ...........$29,900 (L) (2) DMI Tigermate II, 38.5’, 4 bar $29,900 (L) DMI Tigermate II, 42.5’, 3 bar ......$20,600 (G) (2) DMI 730 rippers .....................$10,900

(2) DMI 527 ................ Starting At $9,300 Wishek 16’ disc w/harrow ............$24,800 JD 2700, 9-24 ripper....................$23,900 JD 2700, 7-shank .........................$23,900 JD 2400 chisel plow, 33-shank ....$29,950 JD 985, 49.5’, 4-bar .....................$21,600 JD 985, 49.5’, 3-bar .....................$20,700 JD 980, 3-bar, 38.5’ .....................$23,800 JD 980, 44.5’, 3-bar .....................$17,500 JD 960, 36.5’, 3-bar .......................$5,600 JD 3 pt. plow, 5-bottom .................$1,900 Sunflower 1435-36 disk ...............$28,900 CIH 600 PTX 38' chisel plow .......$29,800 CIH 370, 28’ disc .........................$34,500 CIH 730B ......................................$17,900 CIH Tigermate II, 54.5’, 8-bar ......$33,900 CIH 4900, 36.5’, 3-bar ...................$6,975

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‘96 Mustang 940E, 800 hrs............$9,900 Gehl 3825, 2000 hrs. .....................$8,325 ‘14 Bobcat S550, heat, 2-spd.......$29,900 (L) Bobcat 853, heat ............................$9,999 (L) Bobcat S850, heat, A/C ................$46,500 (L) Bobcat S650, heat, 2-spd.............$39,800 (L) Bobcat S630, heat, 2 spd., 400 hrs. .....................................................$34,900 (L) ‘13 Bobcat S590, heat, 2-spd.......$31,600 (L) Bobcat 530, w/bucket ....................$5,500 (L) ‘08 Bobcat S205, heat, S-spd. .....$21,600 (L) Bobcat S160, 2-spd., heat............$21,900 (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. ...............$38,900 (L) Gehl 3310, bucket/pallet fork .........$5,750 (L) (2) Gehl 4240E, heat .......... From $18,900 (L) Gehl 5640E, heat ..........................$22,900 (L) ‘12 Gehl 5640E, heat/AC, 2-spd. ..$28,800 (W) ‘05 Gehl 5640...............................$18,100 (L) Gehl 5240E, heat, 2-spd...............$24,900 (W) ‘96 Hydra-Mac ...............................$5,500 (L) ‘14 Mustang RT175, 500 hrs. ......$37,900 (L) Case 430, 2-spd. ..........................$24,900 (W) Cat 226.........................................$17,000 (L) OMC 320, w/bucket........................$4,375

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Sitrex Rakes In Stock!

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LARGE SELECTION OF WHEEL RAKES IN-STOCK CIH 8940, FWA, 4500 hrs., Sharp .................................................................$65,000 CIH 8920 Magnum, FWA, 5000 hrs. ............................................................$65,000 CIH 7250, 4900 hrs. .......................................................................................$56,000 CIH 7230, FWA, 3500 hrs., New 18.4-42 tires ..............................................$76,000 CIH 7140, FWA, 4400 hrs. .............................................................................$53,000 CIH 7130, 2WD, 540/1000 PTO, 5800 hrs. ...................................................$42,000 CIH 7120, FWA...............................................................................................$47,000 CIH 7110, 2WD, 6800 hrs., 14.9-46 tires ......................................................$36,000 CIH 5488, FWA, 18.4-42, 9600 hrs., Nice .....................................................$36,000 IH 5288, 2WD, 7300 hrs., New Paint .............................................................$21,000 IH 5088, 2WD, 7200 hrs., 18.4-38, New Paint ..............................................$21,000 IH 3088, 2WD, 5500 hrs., -No Cab-, New Paint ...........................................$16,000 IH 1586 ...........................................................................................................$12,500 IH 1566, 2WD, dual PTO, 6800 hrs., Nice .....................................................$17,000 IH 1256, New Clutch, New Paint - Recent Head Job, Nice ........................$17,500 IH 1086 w/loader ............................................................................................$13,500 IH 1086 ...........................................................................................................$11,500 IH 766 w/cab .................................................................................................... $8,000 CIH 4800, 24’ field cultivator ........................................................................... $9,500 CIH 4800, 26’ field cultivator ........................................................................... $9,500 JD 980, 26’ field cultivator .............................................................................$17,500 JD 960, 24’ field cultivator ............................................................................... $7,500 CIH Tigermate II, 26’ field cultivator ............................................................$26,000 CIH 3950, 25’ cushion gang disk ..................................................................$23,000 IH 496, 19’ cushion gang disk .......................................................................$10,500 JD 1710 disc chisel.......................................................................................... $7,000 Glencoe 7400SS, 9-shank disc chisel ........................................................... $9,500 JD 714, 9-shank disc chisel ............................................................................ $9,000 CIH 3950, 25’ cushion gang disk w/mulcher ...............................................$22,000 IH 656, gas ....................................................................................................... $5,000 IH 720, 5x18 plow ............................................................................................ $3,000 IH 720, 5x16 plow ............................................................................................ $2,500 CIH 527B ripper .............................................................................................$17,500 H&S 170 grinder .............................................................................................$29,500 NH 355 grinder, w/scale .................................................................................$17,000 JD 450, 12’ grain drill w/grass, Nice .............................................................$11,500 J&M 385 box, New........................................................................................... $8,000 Demco 550 box..............................................................................................$10,500 Demco 365 box................................................................................................ $4,500 Demco 550 box................................................................................................ $8,200 Sitrex QR 12 rake, 1-year old ......................................................................... $6,500 H&S 12’ high capacity rake .............................................................................. $8,200 NH 1465, 9’ haybine.......................................................................................$10,500

New Sitrex Rakes Available Many New & Used Rakes Available

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

EQUIPMENT JD 4410, w/cab & loader ............. $20,900 JD 4100 Compact ..........................$7,900 JD 70, gas ........................................$4,900 JD 60, gas ........................................$3,900 IH 656, hydro, high-clear ............. $15,900 IH 70, hydro, high-clear ............... $20,900 IH H-width Belly Mower ..................$1,995 IH 5088 ......................................... $10,900 (2) IH 1026, hydro ........................ $10,900 IH 856, 1256, 1456 ........... From $10,900 (2) IH Super MTA ................. From $3,900 Allied Buhler 695 Loader ..............$4,900 JD Sound Guard Cabs .................... CALL Ford 901, Gold Demo ..................SAVE $$

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‘11 CIH Magnum 180, MFWD, CVT trans., cab susp., 380/90R50 duals, 915 hrs. ............................................................ $92,500 ‘12 CIH Magnum 315, Luxury cab, cab susp., HID lights, 5 remotes, 540/1000 PTO, 480/80R50 duals, 380/80R38 front duals, 1715 hrs. ..........................................$122,000 ‘98 JD 7810, 2WD, powershift, 18.4R38 singles, 6200 hrs................................ $39,500 ‘09 CIH 5088 combine, 520/85R42 duals, RWA, 1125 eng./772 sep. hrs. ........$119,000 ‘13 E-Z Trail 500 Gravity Box, 15 ton gear, 16.5x16.1 tires...................................... $5,800 ‘13 CIH Tigermate 200, 60.5’ field cult., 5-bar spike tooth harrow .................. $38,500 ‘11 NH T8.390, susp. front axle, high flow hyd. system, 6 remotes, 540/1000 PTO, HID lights, 380/90R54 duals, 380/80R38 front duals, 2060 hrs. ......................$122,000 ‘15 JD Gator 825i, power steering, 2 hrs. ............................................................ $12,500 ‘14 JD Gator TS, 4x2, bed lift, 430 hrs. .............................................................. $5,200 – AgDirect Financing Available –

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‘10 JD 9630T, 2094 Hrs., AT Ready.................. $$$MUST GO!!!

‘13 JD 6125R, 111 Hrs., IVT, AT Ready ..........................$108,900

‘11 JD 8310RT, 1928 Hrs., 30” Tracks ........................$195,000

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‘15 JD DB60, 24R30", Promax 40 disks ................................. $195,000

‘08 JD 2210, 64.5’, Harrow ............................................. $44,900

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‘10 JD 1770 CCS, 16R30", Promax 40 disks ................. $69,900

(B) ‘10 JD 9630T, 2094 hrs. .........................................$209,900 (OW) ’97 DMI Tigermate II, 36.5’ ................................. $19,900 (H) '09 JD 9630T, 1857 hrs..........................................$199,900 (N) ’06 DMI Tigermate II, 30’ ........................................ $19,500 (B) ‘11 JD 8310RT, 1928 hrs., PS, 25” tracks .............$195,000 (H) ’92 DMI Tigermate, 38’............................................ $16,900 • Rental Return Tractors • (OS) ‘00 JD 8420T, 5755 hrs., 24" tracks ..................... $74,900 (N) ‘14 JD 9510R, 629 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..................$299,900 (OW) ‘98 JD 8300T, 5750 hrs., 16" tracks .................... $59,500 (OW) '15 JD ‘8370R, 466 hrs., IVT, ILS .......................$289,900 – More Sprayers Listed On Our Website – Row Crop Tractors (N) ‘15 JD 8370R, 486 hrs., IVT, ILS ............................$289,900 (OW) ‘15 JD 8370R, 512 hrs., IVT, ILS ........................$289,900 (OS) ‘15 JD 8370R, 264 hrs., IVT, ILS .........................$304,000 • Dry Box • (B) ‘15 JD 8370R, 516 hrs., IVT, ILS ............................$284,900 (N) ‘15 JD 8320R, 223 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ...........$282,500 (N) ‘15 JD R4045, 486 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..................$325,000 (OW) ‘15 JD 8345R, 491 hrs., IVT, ILS ........................$274,900 (N) ‘15 JD 8320R, 321 hrs., IVT, ILS ............................$277,000 (OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 952 hrs., Certified Pre-Owned .....$274,900 (OW), '15 JD 9370R, 483 hrs., Ext. Warranty .............$269,900 (N) ‘14 JD 8360R, 338 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ...........$269,500 (OW) ‘08 JD 4930, 2233 hrs., AT ready .......................$135,000 (OW) ‘15 JD 8320R, 350 hrs., IVT, ILS ........................$269,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, 524 hrs., IVT, ILS ........................$264,900 • 120’ Boom • (OW) ‘15 JD 8320R, 371 hrs., IVT, ILS ........................$269,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, 707 hrs., IVT, ILS ........................$259,900 (OW) ‘15 JD 8345R, 778 hrs., IVT, ILS ........................$267,500 (N) ‘15 JD 8270R, 157 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ...........$249,900 (N) ‘15 JD R4045, 210 hrs., Ext. Warranty ................$368,000 (OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, 882 hrs., IVT, ILS ........................$249,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 8310R, 735 hrs., PS, 480/50’..................$229,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1135 hrs., section control ............$218,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 1157 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$239,900 (B) ‘13 JD 8260R, 402 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ...........$202,900 (OW) ‘13 CIH SPX 4430, 900 hrs., Loaded ................$238,900 (N) ‘14 JD 8320R, 944 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ...........$239,900 (N) ‘15 JD 8270R, 250 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ...........$218,000 (OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1135 hrs., section control ............$218,900 (H) ‘14 JD 8320R, 920 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ...........$229,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 8345R, 1813 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$215,900 (OW) ‘08 CIH Patriot 4420, 3600 hrs. ........................$125,900 (OW) ‘15 JD 8295R, 737 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty .......$229,900 (N) ‘15 JD 8245R, 192 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ...........$215,000 • 100’ Boom • (OW) ‘15 JD 8295R, 600 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty .......$214,900 (N) ‘15 JD 7270R, 250 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ...........$209,500 (OW) ‘15 JD R4030, 294 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..............$245,900 (B) ‘15 JD 6150R, 342 hrs., AQ Plus, Ext. Warranty ..$124,900 (OS) ‘14 JD 7270R, 444 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ........$209,500 (H) ‘12 JD 4730, 1330 hrs., boom trac, SS tank.........$179,900 (B) ‘15 JD 6150R, 379 hrs., AQ Plus, Ext. Warranty ..$124,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8270R, 251 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty .......$208,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4730, 676 hrs., One-Owner ....................$166,900 (B) ‘15 JD 6150R, 394 hrs., AQ Plus, Ext. Warranty ..$124,900 (N) ‘15 JD 8245R, 81 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty .............$202,000 (OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 2050 hrs., 15” spacing, HTA.........$159,900 (OW) ‘15 JD 6150R, 480 hrs., AQ Plus, Ext. Warr. .....$122,900 (OS) ‘12 JD 72805R, 382 hrs., IVT ..............................$189,900 • 90’ Boom • (B) ‘15 JD 6125R, 233 hrs., MFWD .............................$112,900 (OS) ‘10 JD 8245R, 1786 hrs., IVT, ILS .......................$179,900 (N) ‘15 JD R4030, 154 hrs., section control ...............$265,900 (OS) ‘14 JD 7210R, 250 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ........$179,900 4WD Tractors (OS) ‘14 CIH Magnum 260, 1163 hrs. ........................$167,500 (N) ‘13 JD 4830, 384 hrs., AT activation .....................$234,900 (H) ’15 JD 9620R, 276 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..................$382,000 (OS) ‘13 JD 7215R, 474 hrs., IVT ................................$164,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 552 hrs., SS tank, 20” spacing ....$229,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 9560R, 443 hrs. .......................................$319,900 (OS) ‘14 CIH Magnum 235, 214 hrs. ..........................$159,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 1156 hrs., SS tank, 20” spacing ..$199,900 (N) ‘15 JD 9520R, 353 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..................$319,900 (OS) '08 JD 8430, 3100 hrs., PS, ILS ..........................$159,500 (OW) ‘13 JD 4730, 923 hrs., Ext. Warranty .................$189,900 (B) ‘14 JD 9460R, 376 hrs., PTO .................................$299,900 (N) ’15 JD 6150R, 150 hrs., AQ, loader.......................$155,000 (OW) ‘15 JD 4630, 268 hrs., Ext. Warranty .................$187,900 (N) ‘15 JD 9470R, 172 hrs., 800/38’s ..........................$295,000 (H) ‘13 JD 6170R, 667 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ...........$139,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1815 hrs., SS tank, 20” spacing ..$169,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9460R, 595 hrs., PTO, Ext. Warranty .....$289,900 (OW) ‘03 JD 8420, 3086 hrs., PS.................................$124,500 (OW) ‘13 JD 4630, 1080 hrs., HTA, traction control ...$142,900 (OS) ‘12 JD 9510R, 1079 hrs., 800/70R38’s ...............$289,900 (H) ‘06 JD 8130R, 4742 hrs., 540/1000 PTO...............$112,500 (OW) ‘12 Miller N2XP, 1700 hrs., SS tank...................$135,000 (OW) ‘13 JD 9510R, 636 hrs. .......................................$274,900 (H) ’03 JD 8320, 3847 hrs, PS, AT Ready ...................$105,500 (OW) ‘06 Ag-Chem 874, 4400 hrs., SS tank, HTA ........ $69,900 (B) ‘13 JD 9510R, 741 hrs. ..........................................$274,900 (N) '01 JD 8310, 7314 hrs. ............................................. $84,900 • 80’ Boom • (N) ‘15 JD 9420R, 376 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..................$274,000 (OW) '00 JD 8310, 6141 hrs., MFWD, PS ..................... $83,500 (OW) ‘15 JD 4630, 32 hrs., Ext. Warranty ...................$183,000 (N) ‘13 JD 9460R, 374 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..................$259,900 (N) ‘94 JD 7700, 4460 hrs., 2WD, loader ...................... $47,500 (OW) ‘13 JD 4630, 734 hrs., Ext. Warranty .................$146,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 9410R, 571 hrs., PTO .............................$259,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 9560R, 1045 hrs. .....................................$249,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 9560R, 1149 hrs. .....................................$249,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 9410R, 1073 hrs., hi-flo hyds. ................$239,900 (B) ’13 JD 6125R, 111 hrs, MFWD ..............................$108,900 – More Can Be Found On Our Website – (OW) ‘10 JD 9630, 1497 hrs., 800/38’s .......................$234,900 (N) ’15 JD 6125R, 270 hrs.., MFWD ............................$104,000 (OS) ‘13 JD DB60, 24R30”, liq. fert. ............................$195,000 (N) ’15 JD 6130D, 343 hrs., MFWD ............................... $64,000 (B) ‘11 JD 9330, 617 hrs., 620/70T42’s .......................$219,900 (N) ‘15 JD DB60, 24R30” .............................................$195,000 (OS) ‘09 JD 9330, 2203 hrs., PTO ...............................$189,900 (OS) JD 5100, 900 hrs., MFWD, cab.............................. $52,500 (OS) '14 CIH 1255 CCS, 24R30" .................................$159,900 (OW) ’12 JD 5100M, 200 hrs., MFWD, cab .................. $51,900 (H) ‘09 JD 9330, 1890 hrs., 3 pt. .................................$176,500 (N) ‘12 JD 1770NT, 24R30”, liq. fert. ...........................$149,900 (OS) ‘05 JD 9620, 2119 hrs., 800/70R38’s, duals .......$175,000 (N) ’14 JD 5075E, 83 hrs., MFWD, cab ......................... $42,500 (B) ‘07 JD DB40, 24R20”, tracks .................................$124,900 (N) ‘15 JD 5075E, 185 hrs., MFWD, open station ........ $28,900 (H) ‘05 JD 9520, 3590 hrs., 710/42’s ...........................$138,500 (B) ‘15 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ................................$121,900 (OS) ‘98 JD 9200, 5200 hrs., 620/42’s, AT Ready ........ $84,500 (B) '12 JD 1770 CCS, 16R30" .....................................$109,900 (N) ‘97 CIH 9350, 3365 hrs. ........................................... $58,500 (N) ‘12 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ................................$109,900 (OW) ’13 Summers, 62’ Super Roller ............................ $52,900 (B) ‘13 JD 1770NT, 16R30", liq. fert. ...........................$105,900 Track Tractors (N) ’12 Krause TL6200, 45’ M/Finisher ........................ $52,500 (N) ‘15 JD 1990 CCS, 40’, 15” spacing ......................$102,000 (N) ‘15 JD 9570RT, 259 hrs., Ext. Warranty ................$397,500 (B) ’10 JD 2210, 58.5’ .................................................... $49,900 (H) '09 JD 1770 CCS, 24R30" ....................................... $99,900 (OW) ’15 JD 9470RT, 210 hrs, Ext. Warranty .............$354,900 (OS) ’04 Krause TL6200, 42’ M/Finisher...................... $46,000 (OW) ‘11 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” .............................. $89,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 473 hrs. .....................................$339,900 (OS) ’08 JD 2210, 64.5’ .................................................. $44,900 (N) ‘07 White 8524 CCS, 24R30” ................................. $88,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 618 hrs. .....................................$329,900 (OW) ’09 JD 2210, 44.5’................................................. $44,500 (OS) '09 JD 1770 CCS, 16R30" .................................... $84,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 628 hrs. .....................................$329,900 (H) ’11 Wil-Rich Quad 5, 60’ ......................................... $43,900 (N) ‘08 CIH 1250 CCS, 24R30” ..................................... $84,900 (N) ‘13 JD 9460RT, 537 hrs., .1000 PTO .....................$297,500 (H) ’06 JD 2210, 58.5’ ................................................... $39,000 (H) ‘14 JD 1770NT, 12R30", liq. fert. ............................. $84,500 (N) ‘13 JD 9560RT, 1385 hrs. ......................................$279,900 (H) ’05 JD 2210, 45.5’ .................................................... $38,900 (OS) '07 JD 1770 CCS, 24R30" .................................... $79,900 (OW) ’15 JD 8345RT, 586 hrs., 18” tracks ..................$279,900 (H) ’07 JD 2210, 45.5' .................................................... $36,500 (OS) ‘08 JD 1790 CCS, 23 split row ............................. $79,900 (OW) ‘11 CIH 550 Quad, 2249 hrs., PTO ....................$277,900 (OS) ’09 JD 2210, 38.5’ .................................................. $32,500 (N) ’10 JD 1770 CCS, 16R30” ....................................... $69,900 (B) ‘12 JD 9560RT, 1264 hrs........................................$249,900 (N) ’08 JD 2210, 45.5’ .................................................... $29,900 (OS) ’05 JD 1770 CCS, 24R30” .................................... $59,900 (H) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1695 hrs., IVT, 25” tracks ............$235,900 (B) ’02 JD 2200, 44.5’ .................................................... $29,900 (B) ’98 JD 1780, 24R20” ................................................ $34,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 9630RT, 1837 hrs. ...................................$229,900 (OS) ’05 JD 726, 24’ M/Finisher .................................... $29,500 (H) ‘01 JD 1560, 20’, 10” spacing, no till ...................... $26,500 (OW) ‘12 JD 8310RT, 440 hrs., 25" tracks ..................$225,900 (H) ’03 JD 2200, 38.5’ .................................................... $28,900 (OW) ‘98 JD 1750, 8R30”, dry fert. ............................... $24,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 9630RT, 1964 hrs. ...................................$209,900 (N) ’02 JD 980, 44.5’....................................................... $19,900 (H) ‘98 JD 1530, 15’, 15” spacing, cart ......................... $17,500

TRACTORS

SPRAYERS

‘15 JD 8370R, 522 Hrs., IVT, ILS, Ext. Warranty ...................$284,900

‘14 JD 4940, 592 Hrs., Dry Box, CPO ..................................$274,900

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‘14 JD 8345R, 8782 Hrs., IVT, ILS, leather .......................$249,900

PLANTERS/SEEDERS

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‘09 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30”, Liq. Fert. ............................. $99,900

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‘10 JD 4830, 2050 Hrs., 100’ Boom, 15” Spacing ....................... $159,900

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TRACK TRACTORS ‘10 Challenger 765C, 2866 hrs., 3 pt., PTO, 6 hyd., 18” tracks ................ $120,000 ‘13 JD 9560RT, 1088 hrs., 36" tracks, 4 hyd., front wgts., Extended Power Train Warranty until 2/2217 or 2000 hrs. ............. $225,000 ‘12 JD 9560RT, 1250 hrs., 30” tracks, 4 hyd. front wgts. ......................... $210,000

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4WD TRACTORS ‘12 JD 9560R, 1088 hrs., 4 hyd., 800x38” duals............................................. $205,000 ‘12 JD 9560R, 921 hrs., HID lights, 4 hyd., Michelin 800x38” tires & duals .... $220,000 ‘13 JD 9460R, 1377 hrs., 1000 PTO, 3 pt. hitch, 5 hyd. valves, Hi-Flow, 620x42” tires ..................................................... $220,000 ‘13 JD 9460R, 336 hrs., 24-spd. trans., 1000 PTO, 5 hyd. valves, stand & pump, 710x42” tires & duals .................. $192,000 ‘13 JD 9410R, 640 hrs., 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, 480x50" tires & duals .. $210,000 ‘12 JD 9410R, 675 hrs., 3 pt. hitch, 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, 480x50" tires & duals............................................. $219,000 ‘12 JD 9410R, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., HID lights, 520x46" tires & duals . $179,000 ‘12 CIH 400HD, 366 hrs., 1000 PTO, 6 hyd., big pump, 480x50" tires & duals .. $195,000 ‘12 CIH 400HD, 320 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump, 520x46" tires & duals ................... $185,000 ‘02 CIH 425, 3465 hrs., 12-spd. manual trans., 4 hyd., 710x38" tires & duals ....................................................... $95,000 ‘09 Versatile 485, 1704 hrs., gear drive, 12-spd., 4 hyd., front & rear wgts., 800x38" tires & duals ................................. $140,000 ‘13 NH T9.615, 634 hrs., 4 hyd., Hi-flow, 800x38" tires & duals, full auto steer ..................................................... $195,000

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FOR SALE: Spot, Duroc, & Purebred Border Collie Pup- FOR SALE: New steer feeders, calf and finisher sizes, pies born December 12 are Chester White boars & 1 ton to 8 ton cap. 920-948ready to go. $250 (507) 227gilts. (507)-456-7746 3516 www.steerfeeder.com 1322

‘13 JD 6170R, cab, IVT trans., 540/1000 PTO, 480x46" tires & duals, has JD H380 loader w/joystick, Warranty until 3/16 or 2000 hrs. ...................................... $125,000 ‘13 JD 6190R, 665 hrs., IVT trans., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd., 18.4x46" tires & duals............................................. $115,000 ‘10 JD 8270R, 3888 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 3 hyd., 18.4x46" tires & duals ...... $109,000 ‘04 JD 8120, 5083 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 3 hyd., 520x42" tires & duals ......... $78,000 ‘12 CIH 315, 481 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., big pump, 480x50" tires & duals ..................................................... $149,000 ‘11 CIH 315, 2356 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., HID lights, 620x42" tires & duals, front & rear wgts. ......................... $105,000 ‘13 CIH 290, 1249 hrs., Lux. cab, cab susp., 18-spd. PS, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., Hi-flow, 480x50" rears & duals, 480x34"

fronts & duals, front wgts. ............$125,000 ‘12 CIH 290, 434 hrs., PT, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, front duals, 480x50" rear duals ..................................... $149,000 ‘12 CIH 260, 1784 hrs., Deluxe cab, 19-spd. PS, susp. front axle, 3 pt., 4 hyd., Hi-flow, 1000 PTO, 480x50" rear tires & duals, 14 front wgts. ............................... $110,000 ‘13 CIH 260, 577 hrs., PS, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd., big pump, 420x46" tires & duals............................................. $122,000 ‘03 CIH MX210, 5550 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., 380x46" tires & duals ......... $63,000 ‘11 NH T8.330, 2155 hrs., Lux. cab, 480x50" duals, front duals, 4 hyd., Hi-Flow, Complete Auto Guidance System ................... $98,000 ‘11 NH T8.300, 1644 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lights, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd. valves, Auto Steer Complete, 520x46” rear tires & duals ........................................... $94,000

TILLAGE JD 512, 9-shank disc ripper ..............$15,000

COMBINES ‘09 JD 9670, 1842 eng./1181 sep. hrs., CM, chopper, extended wear ........ $110,000 ‘10 JD 9870, 1500 eng./1220 sep. hrs., 5-spd. feederhouse, Pro-drive, chopper, 1250x32" single tires.....................$125,000 ‘00 JD 9650TS, 3611 eng./2645 sep. hrs., chopper, 20.8x38" duals, Goood Combine ....................................................... $57,000 ‘13 JD 5660, 527 eng./308 sep. hrs., CM, chopper, 480x42” tires & duals .... $193,000 ‘12 JD 5670, Hilko Sidehill, 630 eng./361 sep. hrs., chopper, HID lights, power cast tailboard, 520x42” tires & duals... $205,000 ‘12 CIH 7230, 605 eng./434 sep. hrs., Lux. cab, rock trap, chopper, 520x42” duals............................................. $185,000 ‘14 CIH 7130, 511 eng./399 sep. hrs., lateral tilt feeder, rock trap, chopper, power bin ext., 800x32" drive tires ..................................................... $159,000 ‘12 CIH 8230, 4WD, 969 eng./777 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, power topper . $195,000 ‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, 520x42" duals $160,000 ‘09 CIH 7088, 1193 eng./895 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, 30.5x32" sgls. $125,000 ‘13 Challenger 560C, 489 eng./278 sep. hrs., (Has ATI Track System), 36” belts, 4WD, chopper, lateral tilt, HID lights ...... $189,000 ‘09 NH CR9060, 2400 eng./1800 sep. hrs., tracker, chopper, 520x42" tires & duals ........................................................$79,000 ‘08 NH 9060, 4x4, 1786 eng./1332 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, 620x42" duals .. $95,000 ‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs., tracker, chopper, chaff spreader, air compressor, 520x42" tires & duals $65,000

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REDUCED PRICES ON ALL OUR SHEEP & GOAT EQUIPMENT Turn Cradles, Run Panels Sorting & Sliding Gates, Mineral Feeders, JIGS Etc. $2,000 Purchase 20% Disc $3,000 Purchase 25% Disc $4,000 Purchase 30% Disc $5,000 Purchase 40% Disc 319-347-6677 Can Deliver WANTED TO BUY! USED BULK MILK COOLER, ALL SIZES. 920-867-3048 Trucks & Trailers

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'07 Freightliner sleeper, new clutch, new power divider, new trans drive, tires like new, $21,000. 715-235-9272 '93 Feather-Lite aluminum livestock trailer, 7x20, very good cond, $6,800/OBO. 651380-6921

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One call does it all! With one phone call, you can place your classified ad in The Land, Farm News, AND The Country Today. Call The Land for more info @ 507-345-4523 • 800-6574665. PARMA DRAINAGE PUMPS New pumps & parts on hand. Call Minnesota's largest distributor HJ Olson & Company 320974-8990 Cell – 320-212-5336 RANGER PUMP CO. Custom Manufacturer of Water Lift Pumps for field drainage Sales & Service 507-984-2025 or 406-314-0334 www.rangerpumpco.com REINKE IRRIGATION Sales & Service New & Used For your irrigation needs 888-830-7757 or 507-766-9590

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www.DuncanTrailersInc.com HANCOCK, MN Call: 320-212-5220 or 320-392-5361 • Will Consider Trades! • ‘05 Transcraft Drop Deck, 48/102, Steel Like New, SX, 255/22.5, AR, ‘02 Great Dane, 48/102, AR, Closed Tandem Slider.......... $8,750 Super Clean ....................... $22,500 ‘03-‘97-‘92 Wilson, 48/96, SX/AR, ‘96 Featherlite Alum. Combo, 48/102, Alum. Floor, Alum. Alum. Floor, Alum. Crossmembers, Crossmembers, SX, 255/22.5, 80% T&B, Sandblasted, Painted ...............................$7,250-$7,750 AR ...................................... $16,500 Engineered 5’ Beavertail Kit: ‘89 Great Dane, 48/96, Steel, Includes: Paint, LED Lights 70% T&B, Good Paint, Floor, Closed Tandem SR .............. $6,750 & All Electrical ............... $3,750 Kit ............................ $5,750 Installed ‘95 Utility, 48/102, Alum. Floor, SX/AR .................................. $6,000 DOUBLE DROPS ‘06 Transcraft, 48/102, Spread Axle, ‘99 XL Specialized Double Drop, AR, Lift Axle ......................... $9,000 48/102, 29’6” Well, New 255/22.5, RGN, Mechanical Detach RGN Hay Sides with any Flat or Drop Deck sales – $1,00000 – .......................................... $19,000

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USED TRACTORS

PLANTERS

NEW NH Boomer 37, w/loader ...........................CALL NEW NH T9.645, w/Smart Trac...........................CALL NEW NH T8.320, FWA .........................................CALL NEW Massey 4610, FWA, w/loader ....................CALL NEW Massey 1736, w/loader ..............................CALL NEW Versatile 450, 4WD .....................................CALL NEW Versatile 310, FWA .....................................CALL NEW Versatile 260, FWA .....................................CALL ‘97 NH 8970, FWA ......................................... $63,900 NH 946, 4WD ................................................. $34,500 ‘12 NH T9.560, 4WD .................................... $210,000 ‘12 NH T9.390, approx. 650 hrs. ................. $189,000 NH TD5050 w/loader, Like New .................... $45,500 NH TV6070 bi-directional .............................. $84,000 Massey 1660 w/cab & loader, Nice .............. $30,500 ‘12 Versatile 280 w/F&R duals, 760 hrs...... $125,000 ‘12 Cat MT945C, 480 hrs. ........................... $235,000

NEW White Planters ............................................CALL ‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded ........................ $92,000 White 6122, 12-30 ......................................... $14,900 White 6100, 12-30 w/twin row ...................... $15,000 ‘06 White 8222 w/3 bus., res. mgr. ............... $38,500 SOLD $38,500 JD 1780, 24-20, 3 bus., res 20-20 ................

Deer Hunting Special ON SELECT JOHN DEERE EQUIPMENT ‘08 JD 3710, 10-btm. Plow, Nice Was $30,000.. NOW $23,000 ‘12 JD 3710, 10-btm. Plow........ Was $48,000.. NOW $41,000 JD 1780, 24-20 w/Fert., Ins., 20-20, 3-bu. boxes ........................ Was $38,500.. NOW $32,000

TILLAGE Sunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo ......................CALL Sunflower 4233-19 w/3-bar harrow ....................CALL ‘09 Wilrich QX2, 55.5’ w/basket ................... $48,500 ‘01 Wilrich Excel 36’ FC w/3 bar .................. $24,500 (2) DMI 530B’s .....................................................CALL ‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom................................. $48,000 ‘08 JD 3710, 10 bottom ................................. $30,000 ‘08 JD 2210, 44.5’ w/3-bar ............................ $35,500

COMBINES NEW Fantini Chopping CH .................................CALL Fantini Pre-Owned 8-30 Chopping CH ..............CALL ‘13 Gleaner S77 .................................. JUST TRADED ‘10 Gleaner R76, Loaded ............................ $210,000 ‘01 Gleaner R72, Just Thru Shop ................. $95,000 ‘03 Gleaner R65 ........................................... $115,000 ‘02 Gleaner R62 .............................................COMING

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 Pre-owned Snowblowers, 7’-9’ ..........................CALL Pre-owned Sprayers ...........................................CALL

SKIDSTEERS

SPECIALS

Bobcat S650 w/575 hrs................................. $35,900 NEW NH Skidsteers – On Hand..........................CALL ‘11 NH L230, Loaded ..........................................CALL

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Street hockey

Hockey Plaza Eveleth, Minn.

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

t’s Cold. It’s snowing. It’s a beautiful day in Eveleth, Minn., home of the Hockey Museum Hall of Fame and the world’s largest free-standing, builtto-scale, authentic hockey stick. We grew up playing baseball on the streets. So we’re going to believe the story that this town raised spunky and tough kids with big hearts who learned to play hockey on the streets and ended up with their stories and portraits in the Hall of Fame and on the sports pages of newspapers around the world. The Big Stick which commemorates and celebrates these remarkable players, championship teams, and the spirit of this iron mining town is very big. It weighs 10,000 pounds and is 110 feet long. The Big Stick is forever poised to slap a 5-foot diameter, 20-inch high puck across Monroe Street into a net. But this being Eveleth, that puck is not going to sail unopposed into the net. There is a 30 foot high by 80 foot wide goalie painted on the wall of the building across the street. He looks capable of stopping even 700 pound pucks. For good measure, a giant defensive player stands ready to assist. The Big Stick has been in place at Hockey Plaza, at the intersection of Grant

and Monroe, since September of 1995. It was replaced in 2001 with a stronger, slightly more gargantuan stick. In 2014, another mural was installed behind the stick. It’s called the Miracle Mural and it is made up of paintings, photographs and text which tell the story of Eveleth’s hockey history. There are mural sections for those Eveleth kids who went on to national fame such as John E. Connie Pleban, Mike Karakas, Frank Brimsek, John Mariucci and Willard Ikola. There is a section for those heroes who stayed close to home to show the kids how to be the best. Coaches Sergio Gambucci and Cliff Thompson are examples. Visiting the Big Stick and Hockey Plaza in downtown Eveleth in the summer is a pleasant thing to do. Then the Plaza is easily accessible and is an agreeable place to sit. In the winter there is no place to sit and it’s hard to get close to the Miracle Mural. But, if you listen closely as the snowflakes fall and the cold bites your nose, you may hear the sound of skates swooshing and kids voices as they play out their dreams on Eveleth’s back streets. ❖

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