THE LAND ~ March 18, 2016 ~ Northern Edition by The Land

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If you’ve given up on your New Year’s The Land correspondent Carolyn Van resolution to eat healthy and get more Loh takes us to Westbrook Sanford Medexercise, this issue is for you. This is The ical Center where a rural hospital offers Land’s healthy rural lifestyles issue. As local care to local farm families. Access to the days get longer and the sun gets health care makes a difference in the stronger, we have stories and columns to health of a community. And meet homeget you motivated. town Doc Andy Kopperud who returned to practice medicine there. I had the pleasure to talk to Maddie Schafer, a freshman at South Dakota Our columnists also got in the spirit. In State University Brookings, who has run Table Talk, Karen Schwaller brings us her LAND MINDS half marathons with her mom, Monica humorous stories of walking and waistSchafer. Representing Pork Power, a group line woes. She also shares a laugh about By Marie Wood of Minnesota pork producers, they parbuying a bike at a garage sale so she ticipate in Grandma’s Marathon in could keep up with her young children. Duluth, Minn. And you may find hope in her revelation that when she stepped up her walkYou may find a lot of similarities between the ing regimen, she lost 15 pounds. Schafers and your own family. The Schafers have four children and raise cattle and pigs near GoodSarah Johnson, wrote a bonus Cookbook Corner hue, Minn. They have the same challenges as you do filled with “soy” healthy recipes that are so tasty you in running a family farm and raising busy kids. will not believe they are good for you. Finding time to work out is not easy for any one. You Small changes make a difference. One of the best can also learn how Monica and Brandon Schafer ways to improve your health is by eating more fresh have instilled a love for activity and the outdoors in fruits and veggies and making moderate activity their four children. part of your day. So bite into a juicy fruit and enjoy a I also caught up with Mary Jo Forbord, coordinator walk before your day begins. of Morris Healthy Eating. The initiative, which And let us know how your health journey is going. began in 2009, has inspired a resurgence in their Post a photo from your morning walk, a healthy farmers market. Fruit and vegetable gardens have snack or favorite recipe on The Land’s Facebook sprouted up on the Morris campus and they’ve found page. Go to Facebook and search thelandonline. a fun way to introduce youngsters to colorful foods. Marie Wood is associate editor of The Land. She The goal is to make healthy eating the easy choice. may be reached at mwood@thelandonline.com. ❖

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Letter: Let’s be fair about buffers To the Editor, A recent article in the paper about Gov. Dayton and his buffer bill prompts me to write these comments. Maybe Dayton should do his duty and uphold the law. As I remember from school days, the government cannot take private property without just compensation. The government can take private property under eminent domain for roads and airports, etc. But the government must pay a fair price for the property. I know the Farm Bureau was against this bill when it was debated. Where was the Farmers Union? I think they buddied up with Dayton. The ditch which runs through my land has a bank which slopes away from the ditch. Now let’s go to the

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Cities. Lake property slopes right into the lake. First, let’s put a 16.5-foot buffer along this property before coming out to western Minnesota and telling us farmers what we must do. I have to make a living off of this land. I pay taxes on this land. Buffer strips earn zero dollars. As far as providing cover for the pheasants, forget it. Every winter I see cottontails along my grove. This year I have not seen a rabbit. Not even a track. My neighbors say the same thing. We have so many coyotes around that we lost some of our cats last summer. Coyotes will eat pheasants too. Victor Leppke Minneota, Minn.

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To the Editor, Student loans are an important issue today and some candidates for president have proposed free tuition for public fouryear colleges. I believe this is not the best choice for America to address this problem. This will attract a lot of marginal students who are not well prepared for four-year schools, who will linger there for two or perhaps three years without ever getting a degree. The market for a college dropout is not much more than that of a person who never attended college in the first place. Yet these college students can have massive debt loads and no additional earning power to cover these payments. I believe this would be a poor investment of public funds and make college students worse off in the long run. On the other hand, the Minnesota

legislature had an opportunity to pass, under the direction of the DFL leadership, what I thought to be a wonderful model which the rest of the country should follow. This program provides grants for two-year technical degrees in high demand programs. This program demands the student maintain a 2.5 grade point average and a family income to be less than $90,000. Technical school students are introduced to the realities of the field much earlier in the program, which forces the student to make decisions much earlier in the program. This tends to limit the amount of student debt accumulated. Estimates of the value of a technical education vary, however. Students from high-demand programs can easily outearn four-year college students. Earl Schealler Cosmos, Minn.

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Commentary: There’s a new blog in farm country Collection of new informainformation generated by the tion in agriculture continues Discovery Farms Minnesota at a fast pace. Distribution of initiative. The blog is also usethis new information is a chalful to discuss principles of soil lenge. In years gone by, this fertility which pertain to crop information was distributed by production in Minnesota. It is using somewhat standard hoped the blog will be a tool to avenues. There were public identify and evaluate various meetings, the popular press, foo-foo juice products (a phrase George Rehm radio programs, news articles I’ve used over the years to and newsletters. In past years without describe products which have been computers, blogs were not thought marketed for crop production, but have about. That’s changed. Today, a subabsolutely no economic value). Finally stantial amount of information is disthe blog can be utilized to document the tributed via blogs. They are used to sell amount of sediment, phosphorus, and product as well as provide new infornitrogen leaving the landscape. Various mation in a rapid manner. topics could become political at times — but there’s nothing wrong with that. We are attempting to deliver information that has been generated from There will be an opportunity for feedthe Discovery Farms Minnesota initia- back so participation is welcome and tive. There is also a very real need to encouraged. Any and all comments are distribute information about water encouraged. It is hoped that this new issues in agriculture. So, a new blog blog will be helpful for Minnesota agrihas been launched. It can be accessed culture. from: agwaterexchange.com. This commentary was submitted by One of the goals for launching a new George Rehm, Discovery Farms Minblog is to summarize and distribute nesota coordinator. ❖

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ily’s farm for the weekend, he was struck by our “modern” plumbing; our big, 70 horsepower, tractors; our sixIt was my first, noncow milking parlor and its 1,000-galfamily trip anywhere lon stainless bulk tank; and tall, silent and I was so excited silos. to go to Marvin’s That’s just the way it was for us — a house for the weekend high-contrast sameness. Later, I went that I doubt my feet to college. He stayed on the farm. I married once. He married, well ... even touched the more than once. My life was writing, lane’s uneven rock. his was sweating. We last saw each other this past our schoolbooks. It too, was wonderDecember. Weakened by a final round fully different. The kitchen was plain. A of cancer, Marvin spent days gathersmall sink, with just one faucet, hung ing the strength required for us to on its north wall. A nearby stove, as big visit. And so it was. For an hour his and black as an undertaker’s Buick, thin voice was strong again, his brown burned wood to cook food, heat water eyes sparkled again, and his colorful and warm the room. A box of kindling stories made us laugh again. Three and a bucket of corncobs sat near it. weeks later my very best childhood A quick survey turned up something friend died. He was 60. missing — no bathroom. Oh, they had Age, however, has no claim on love. one, Marvin explained. It was “over Until the day I die, he and I forever yonder behind the chicken coop.” And will be 10 years old walking down a so it was. farm lane toward the greatest weekEach of these old ways offered new end in our young lives. adventures. That night we chased all And, you bet, I drove that AC tractor the chickens into their house, fed the and Chevy pickup that weekend. My sheep, made “slop” for the hogs, ate best friend, Marvin, showed me how. supper cooked on a woodstove, and The Farm and Food File is published slept under a half-a-foot of featherbeds weekly through the United States and in an unheated upstairs bedroom. It Canada. Past columns, events and conwas the best day of my young life for tact information are posted at years afterwards. ❖ Later, when Marvin came to my fam- www.farmandfoodfile.com.

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On a sparkling blue FriAnd, you bet, I was going day afternoon in October to drive both that weekend 1965, I stepped off a noisy and it didn’t matter how school bus with my best well or how far. friend Marvin, to walk the As we approached the long lane to his family’s farmhouse, my hopes for a farm. It was my first, nongreat weekend soared family trip anywhere and I higher. Marvin’s farm was so excited to go to Marsquawked, clucked and gobvin’s house for the weekend bled with life. Its barnyard FARM & FOOD FILE that I doubt my feet even was a disorganized parade of touched the lane’s uneven By Alan Guebert strutting chickens, wary rock. guinea fowl and staring Marvin and I had been turkeys. best friends from the time Beyond them, in a small we discovered each other pasture alongside a huge in the first grade. We were barn, a tiny Jersey cow stood in brown a curious pair – as much alike as long- silence. Nearby, a cloud of wooly sheep lost twins and as different as night and floated in ankle-high grass. I could also day. hear the grunts and squeals of unseen We were both small for our age, both pigs. farmboys and both borderline smart For a kid from a mostly sterile, blackalecks with our teachers and parents. and-white dairy farm, all this scratchMarvin however, was an only child. I ing, cackling, and on-the-move color had four brothers and a sister. His fam- was like a cartoon. There were sheep to ily’s farm was small and rented, ours ride, hogs to feed, eggs to gather, cats to was huge and ours. School came easy chase, a cow to milk (by hand!) and — for me. Marvin struggled. holy smokes — a tractor and pickup None of this mattered, however, as we truck to drive! It was heaven and my all but floated toward his house. I delivering angel was a 10-year-old couldn’t wait to get there because Mar- Lutheran named Marvin. vin already had two privileges I could And then it got better. The farm had only dream about: he could drive the a windmill. Oh my, the adventures it farm’s Allis Chalmers tractor and its could provide! fat-fendered Chevrolet pickup truck. We went into the house to drop off

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Mom, daughter take on half marathons together By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor When Maddie Schafer runs three to four miles on the gravel roads by her family farm near the small town of Goodhue, Minn., she starts off going down a big hill knowing full well she’ll be running up the hill at the end of the run. “No matter how many times I do it I will always take that hill,” said Maddie. That hill is a lesson to Maddie that she can do more than she ever realized, which carries through in school, family and work. “The greatest satisfaction is completing that hill and getting a big glass of chocolate milk, sit out on the deck and watch the sun go down,” said Maddie. Often she will stretch and enjoy looking at the beautiful place where she grew up.

Maddie, a freshman at South Dakota State University Brookings, belongs to the seventh generation raised on Schafer Farms founded in 1886. Today, Schafer Farms is operated by her dad, Brandon Schafer and his brother’s family. Her grandparents are still involved. The family breeds Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle and operates two farrow-to-wean sow units, raising 56,000 pigs per year. Maddie, who is double majoring in agricultural communications and agricultural leadership, is a pork ambassador for the Minnesota Pork Board. Through Minnesota Pork, she has combined her passion for running with her passion for closing the gap between consumers and farmers. As a runner, Maddie has represented Pork Power at Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth for three summers: after seventh grade, after junior year and after graduation. She runs the Gary Bjorklund Half Marathon. For the entire 13

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miles, people line the streets to cheer on the runners. “No matter how fast or slow you’re going, they’re cheering you on and wanting you to succeed,” said Maddie. “That’s a really awesome feeling and makes you keep going those last few miles.” Training When Monica Schafer, Maddie’s mom, learned Minnesota Pork Board would be a Grandma’s Marathon sponsor in 2010, she asked Maddie if she wanted to run the half marathon. At the time, Monica had only run short distances. Maddie was game. So Monica printed out a training plan and they stuck to it. One rainy day, they headed to a hill near their house to run hills — a drill where you run up as hard as you can, walk down and do it again and again. With baseball caps on to keep the rain out of their eyes, they ran the hill on muddy gravel. Monica thought our neighbor must think we are crazy. “Lots of adventures out running,” said Monica. “Many hours of training were really a great bonding time.” For the June events, Maddie begins training with her mom in March. Having a partner who is counting on you to show up pushes you to run a little faster and work a little harder, said Maddie.

“For me that was my mom. And I really enjoyed that,” said Maddie. On the curvy roads near the farm, Maddie would say hi to the neighbors, run by a few bad dogs and watch for tractors and trucks. “Pedestrians have to yield to the tractors and cars and everything else,” said Maddie. Making time to train isn’t easy. Monica handles human resources on the farm, runs a home and raises four children. Maddie had school, an off-farm job and showed pigs and cattle at the county fair. Maddie said you have to be flexible to make it work. You also have to make sure your family is on board. “If my siblings weren’t willing to cover my night shift of chores, that makes it a lot more difficult,” said Maddie. For the 10-12 mile runs, they would go to nearby Hay Creek Trail. Maddie thinks about her aspirations, dreams and goals on runs. A strong Christian, she calls on her faith when she thinks she can’t go any further. “Then you just have to dig a little deeper, then you’re not just running on your physical strength, you’re turning it over to God,” said Schafer. “You pray on the run and the miles just slide by faster.” See RUNNERS, pg. 7

Pig farming families promote pork at marathon events Monica is one of the bloggers. Here’s an excerpt from her blog on her first half marathon with Maddie in 2010: The first miles flew by as we jockeyed for position and settled into a comfort-

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Pork Power Pork Power is a group of Minnesota pork producers who use marathons to promote pork as a lean protein choice and share their experiences as pig farmers. The Minnesota Pork Board is a Grandma’s Marathon sponsor and has a booth at the expo there. For Maddie, working the pork booth is a highlight of marathon weekend. She said, people expect to see old men in overalls. “I love being able to go and diminish those misconceptions,” she said. The Schafers and other families offer samples of grilled pork loin seasoned with “Martin County Magic.” They get rave reviews on tenderness and taste. “Pork loin is leaner than a boneless chicken breast. To most people that is a shocker,” said Maddie. Maddie talks to runners about the nutritional value of pork since athletes care about what’s in their food. Maddie pointed out that many runners are moms who choose what’s for supper every night. “Pork is a lean, wholesome, tasty product that if cooked well can be really delicious and nutritious and a great way to refuel your body,” said Schafer. Now visiting the “Pork People” has become a marathon tradition for many runners. To keep the connection between runners and farmers going year-round, Pork Power members blog on porkpower.worldpress.com.

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RUNNERS, from pg. 6 Along with strength and stamina, Monica sees a strong connection between running and mental health. “Running’s all about mental toughness,” said Monica Monica has many half marathons and a full marathon to her credit. She runs two to three days a week yearround, often hitting the road at 5:15 a.m. and meeting a neighbor halfway. For safety reasons, dangerous road conditions will keep her home. “You can run through just about any weather,” said Monica. “We’ve been out at 20 below. If there’s no wind, it’s actually pretty nice.” Nutrition Healthy food is easy to come by on the farm. “We always have a freezer stocked full of meat and my grandparents have quite a large garden. We were allowed to have as much fruits and veggies as we wanted. That’s really enhanced my running ability and enjoyment of the sport as a whole,” said Maddie. Monica makes food a non-issue in their home and no foods are off limits. “In moderation, everything is OK. I stay away from buying a lot of processed foods and pre-made meals,” said Monica. She strives to serve three nutritious meals a day and naturally cooks a lot of pork and beef. A run through McDonald’s is fine now and again. And Monica always has dessert in the house.

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Leading by example is key to raising active kids RUNNERS, from pg. 7 Rasing active kids Monica, mother of four children, attributes her family’s active lifestyle to three things. “First and foremost is that farming is an active occupation. We don’t ever leave our job,” said Monica. At Schafer Farms, Monica does the administrative and human resources duties. Her husband, Brandon, works the farm. Second, is that Monica really enjoys being outside and active. She leads by example such as her 5 a.m. runs. When the kids were young, the family would go on bike rides together. “They’ve picked up that it’s fun to be outside and active and doing things,” said Monica. Her eldest daughter Kendrah, who is a sophomore at South Dakota State University Brookings, didn’t like running when Mom and daughter first ran a five mile race together. Monica relayed Kendrah’s words: “Horrible. Never again.” Then in college, she caught the running bug. This year, Kendrah is running Grandma’s half marathon with her mom. When Maddie was a junior, Goodhue High School offered cross country, so Maddie joined the team. Her brother Kenny joined in seventh grade and the two ran together. Meanwhile her 17-year-old brother Max is very active on the farm. He works nine to 10 hours a day, moving the entire time. Maddie and Kendrah have opposite schedules at SDSU, but when possible they run or work out at the campus wellness center together. They bought inline skates before school began and in the fall

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Left to right: Kenny, Kendrah, Maddie and Max Schafer are following their parents’ lead. Like Monica and Brandon, they like to be active and outdoors. they skated about three times a week on a beautiful trail that winds through Brookings. “We’ve really caught on to rollerblading. It’s enjoyable so we can have a conversation while we’re working out,” said Maddie. The third factor in the family’s active lifestyle is that Monica and Brandon didn’t grow up playing video games and decided to never have video games in their home. While the kids asked for video games during their grade school years, they came to accept that Mom and Dad were not budging. “Now as they’ve gotten older, they really appreciate no video games in the house,” said Monica. “That is

one thing that helped keep them active and doing other things.” The kids did play video games at cousins and friends. And Monica said the family watches plenty of TV. In the end, leading an active lifestyle comes down to the Nike tagline – Just do it. “What your kids will believe are your actions. You have to live it,” said Monica. Share your tips on raising an active family on our Facebook page. Join us online at Facebook.com/The LandOnline. ❖

Register for Farm Camp Minnesota Registrations are now being taken for the fifth annual Farm Camp Minnesota. Farm Camp is an educational day camp for youth entering grades three-six. Campers are given the opportunity to learn about today’s agriculture, where their food comes from, how it is grown and how farm products are used in our daily life. Attendees can learn about various types of livestock and crop farms, including pork, beef, dairy, turkey, corn, soybeans and pollinators. They will also learn about the equipment used on farms. There are three locations for this year’s Farm Camp. On July 26, the event takes place near Rice, Minn., on the Schmitt Family Farm. On Aug. 8 and 9 it will be held in the Waseca area at Farmamerica; and on Aug. 16, the camp will be held near Dundas, Minn., at Wolf Creek Dairy. At the Dundas and Waseca sites each participant will get a ride in a tractor.

Farm Camp takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Preregistration is required. Register online at farmcampminnesota.org. Early bird registration is $10 per camper by June 10. After June 10 registration is $20. Registration includes lunch, snacks, a free T-shirt and a fun bag to take home. Space is limited. Registration will close July 8 for the Rice site and July 22 for the Dundas and Waseca sites or when full. Visit farmcampminnesota.org for more information or to register. E-mail farmcampmn@outlook.com. Registrations may also be sent to Farm Camp Minnesota via postal mail at P.O. Box 93, Janesville, MN, 56048. For questions, call (507) 351-9348. The camp is put on by and sponsored by farmers, farm organizations, agribusinesses and volunteers. This information was provided by the Minnesota Farm Bureau. ❖

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Morris makes healthy eating the easy choice By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor The goal is simple: healthy eating, healthy people. In 2009, University of Minnesota Morris led the charge to implement Morris Healthy Eating with funding from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. Mary Jo Forbord According to the Morris Healthy Eating website, unhealthy eating and physical inactivity are the second leading cause of death and disease in the United States. They contribute to obesity, cancer, cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes. Two-thirds of Minnesotans are now overweight or obese and obesity-related health conditions are projected to cost the state an extra $3.7 billion by 2020 if trends continue. It was time to make a system-wide change and create a community where fresh fruits, vegetables and healthy food are the easy choice. Mary Jo Forbord, registered dietician and certified organic farmer, is the Morris Healthy Eating coordinator. “Minnesota, true to form, decided to innovate and say what can we do as a community to improve the food system that we live in,” said Forbord. Individual choice plays a role, but national research shows that changes in a food environment

Alyssa Thooft (left), registered dietician from Stevens Community Medical Center leads Power of Produce for children at the Morris Area Farmers Market.

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can increase healthy eating. The first step was reaching out to students, city and county residents to identify the barriers to healthy eating. For students, cost was the biggest barrier to healthy food. Community members wanted a place to garden and farmers markets. The Healthy Eating team learned that more than one third of Stevens County residents rely on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known more commonly as food stamps. “We took on that charge of making a farmers market more visible, enacted SNAP benefits at farmers markets, employed college students and joined with partners in the community,” said Forbord.

Today, the Morris Area Farmers Market has become a place where people across the community come together: older people who can’t grow produce anymore, young families, college students and farmers. “The farmers market is a great meeting place for that,” said Forbord. Morris Healthy Eating and Stevens Community Medical Center joined forces to offer Power of Produce at the Morris Area Farmers Market. Children are invited to learn more about the farmers market and a registered dietician prepares tastes and samples. See MORRIS, pg. 11

Farmers market, campus gardens offer local produce Online resources • Morris Healthy Eating: www.morris.umn.edu/healthyeating/ • Minnesota Food Charter: www.mnfoodcharter.com Choose the Share tab to learn how to host a Food Charter Launch Event in your community. You can also sign up for a newsletter with news and ideas to make change. Follow #mnfoodcharter on Twitter or like mnfoodcharter on Facebook.

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Thanks to Morris Healthy Eating, University of Minnesota Morris students grow their own fruits and vegetables in the campus garden. “Our farming systems are dynamic and changing whether we realize it or not,” said Forbord.

As a registered dietician, Forbord sees an opportunity for agriculture. “The food system has suffered from being disconnected. Aligning agriculture with what happens in health outcomes — that will benefit us all,” said Forbord. ❖

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or how to prepare healthy meals. One strategy is to offer more teaching about healthy eating in schools and daycare settings. Another strategy is to expand farm-to-school programs in which farmers sell and deliver locally grown products to schools. Forbord recommends visiting the Minnesota Food Charter website and then bringing the ideas back to the community through a local meeting. Choose the Act tab and you can join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Use the Resources tab to download guides on how to employ strategies in your school, workplace or community. “In rural communities, that connectivity can seem far away. These discussions are going on in other places. Copy what we did. However it works in your local setting,” said Forbord. The Minnesota Food Charter is supported by the Statewide Health Improvement Program of the Minnesota Department of Health with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and the Center for Prevention at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. Agriculture At Praire Horizons Farm near Starbuck, Minn., Forbord and her husband, Luverne, raise rotationally grazed grass-fed cattle on certified organic pastures and native prairies. They also grow heritage fruits and vegetables. Forbord said that her family is here because of the Homestead Act of 1862. All her ancestors and husband’s ancestors were farmers. On the Forbord farm, they rely on the native prairie ecosystem to guide what they do.

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MORRIS, from pg. 10 “Power of Produce is just the most joyful thing. Watch the kids try grilled beets. The kids are just going for it,” said Forbord. “Let’s give our kids more variety of fruits and vegetables when they are young and they will be better eaters in the future and healthier people.” The children are given a $2 token to purchase produce directly from farmers. “The children are talking to the people that produce the food. That’s where the real magic happens,” said Forbord. In addition, students on campus wanted a chance to grow their own food. Forbord said 60 percent of Morris students had never put a seed in the ground, so they are learning those skills in a garden on campus. Native American students wanted access to land so they can learn to grow, cook and share traditional foods. A Native American garden was planted in 2011. University of Minnesota Morris began as an Indian boarding school, explained Forbord. “We want our children and students to know and to understand our origins before the railroad came 150 years ago,” said Forbord. “How sustainability was done for thousands of years by the people who lived there before us.” The grant funding ended in 2013, but the work continues and the partners and collaborators within Morris Healthy Eating have stayed in the game. “The community got it,” said Forbord. Minnesota Food Charter Communities across Minnesota and Iowa can make changes to support healthy eating. The Minnesota Food Charter is a great resource. The charter can guide communities to provide equal access to affordable, safe, and healthy food regardless of where they live. Over 3,000 Minnesotans helped develop the food charter and experts offered the most effective strategies to make healthy food accessible to all. “It gives us a good road map and direction. This is our food system and we need many more voices, finding solutions, raising up issues and working together,” said Forbord. The charter offers strategies to make food accessible, affordable and available to all. The charter also addresses food skills. At home, many children are not learning what’s in a balanced diet

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Rural medical center has deep agricultural roots By CAROLYN VAN LOH The Land Correspondent WESTBROOK, Minn. — Westbrook’s Sanford Medical Center has strong rural roots that began growing nearly 100 years go. Henry Schmidt grew up near Westbrook, left home to get an education and moved back to the area in 1918 prepared to practice medicine. He and his father Daniel had dreams of establishing a hospital, but that dream was tabled when the young doctor died during the flu pandemic that year. Daniel Schmidt remembered their dream and later donated a large amount to the Westbrook community’s hospital fund. In the hospital’s 1947 papers of incorporation, a provision stipulated the hospital be called Dr. Henry Schmidt Memorial. Westbrook residents and farmers in surrounding areas rallied their forces and began contributing not only money, but also material supplies

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Sanford Westbrook Medical Center in Westbrook, Minn. needed for the smooth operation of a gown — for the future hospital. The hospital. auxiliary president donated a room in Fifty women formed a hospital auxil- her home to store supplies until they iary on Nov. 29, 1949. In less than a found a home in the new hospital’s year, 450 women from the area had closets or cupboards. Some of the first joined one of the more than 20 auxil- supplies collected included sheets, piliary units. Churches had units, and lowcases and home-canned foods. the rural area was divided into several Over the years, rummage sales, bake more units. When the units met, mem- sales and a popular apron auction genbers often brought a small item —such erated funds for the hospital to puras a package of Jell-O or a hospital chase new equipment. Homemade pies and treats brought premium prices at ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ the auction. ★ ★ The fundraising fervor birthed Hos★ ★ pital Days in the 1960s. A weekend event of food and fun amassed funds ★ ★ for hospital equipment. In 1987, the ★ ★ festivities raised $12,000. Ironically, 50th Hospital Days in 2001 was ★ the ★ also the last one because Henry ★ Schmidt Memorial Hospital had ★ 1200SS Tank, a part of the Sioux Valley hos★ 120’ Booms, 1539 Hrs., ★ become $ pital system in 1995. Finally, in 2007, of★Tires ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2★Sets ★ ★★★ ★★★★★★ ★ the Sanford system purchased Sioux Valley hospitals. Community hospital ‘08 Agco ‘06 Case IH While Westbrook’s clinic and hospital 8244, 4410, 4x4, 2554 hrs., 90' booms, may carry the SanAir Spread 5651 hrs., ford name, the buildViper, Smart Viper Pro, ing is still owned by Trax, 1200 gal. the community. A Very Clean tank board composed of $85,000 $57,500 Westbrook area residents oversees the ‘09 Agco ‘05 Ag building, and Sanford SS884, Chem 9203, pays a monthly lease 90' booms, 4398 hrs., payment to the board. Gordy 3458 hrs., Air Max 1000, Sanford donated a Kopperud 865 gal. tank, Viper Pro used CT machine $49,500 380 tires, when the board built a CT room. This Viper Pro month a new machine, purchased with $67,500 a $300,000 Helmsley Charitable Trust grant, will replace the old scanner. Ask for PAUL LENZ Gordy Kopperud, a third generation farmer, started working as a janitor and light maintenance worker at the SYSTEMS, INC. hospital in 1992. He stopped crop farming about 10 years ago, but still has a cow-calf operation that he calls a 1180 State Hwy. 7 East • Hutchinson, MN hobby. www.agsystemsonline.com While working at the hospital, he

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Video telemedicine provides access to specialists WESTBROOK from pg. 12 Being a part of the Sanford system is beneficial to area residents because of Sanford’s extensive resources. Instead of driving 200 miles round trip for a medical appointment in Sioux Falls, a number of Sanford specialists come to the Westbrook facility on a regular basis. Thanks to modern technology and interactive video telemedicine, a specialist can also see the patient and ask pertinent questions about his health without the patient traveling to Sioux Falls. “This technology provides our patients access to specialty services by allowing them to be seen in Westbrook, while ensuring the continuum of care between facilities,” said Josh Sammons, Sanford Westbrook Clinic director. The eight bed hospital may not carry its original name, but the Sanford Westbrook Medical Center is well received by staff and patients. They are quite aware of the area residents who worked so hard to build and maintain the facility. “The community support, for the size of our com-

Video shows tax options for farm financial stress ST. PAUL, Minn. — University of Minnesota Extension has created a 10-part video series on the basics of taxation in agriculture, discussing the impact of farm liquidation, debt forgiveness and bankruptcy on farm taxes. It is anticipated that 2015 will be the third consecutive year that Minnesota farmers experience low net farm income due to poor commodity prices and a high cost structure. This downturn has led to financial stress in the agricultural community. Most farm operating loans are renewed in March.

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munity (700-plus people) is incredible. Even Sanford has noticed this,” said Gordy. Luther Tostengard, a farmer of retirement age, farms about 10 miles from the hospital. He appreciates having his hospital in the Sanford system. “It’s given us a lot of advantages,” Tostengard said. Tostengard speaks from experience because he benefited from the hospital three years in a row. In December 2011 he injured his hand while working in his shop with a metal lathe. Then in May 2012, he was stabilized in the Westbrook hospital after a heart attack. He credits the weekend doctor on duty with having a part in saving his life. At the beginning of bean harvest in October 2013, he injured his hip. Each time Sanford Westbrook was the first stop before being transferred to Sioux Falls, S.D. Since the nearest hospital is 25 miles away, the convenience of Sanford Westbrook plays an important role in the health of Westbrook area residents like Luther Tostengard and the part-time grape farmer who cares for them all. ❖

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deferred tax liability for Minnesota farmers was $87,000. In 2014 that deferred tax liability had swelled to over $283,000. This growth is a result of a number of factors, including increased land prices, increased levels of prepaid expenses and deferred commodity sales. The video series begins with a basic discussion of how everything is taxed in the farming operation. The videos also address the sale and taxation of depreciable and non-depreciable assets, installment sales, cancellation of debt and bankruptcy. “When dealing with farm financial stress, the manager with good data for his or her operation combined with a tax and financial management skill set is well equipped to make quality management decisions,” Holcomb said. The video is available here: http://goo.gl/DnjYsW. This article was submitted by the University of Minnesota Extension Ag News Wire. ❖

From the Fields coming soon Every year from spring planting to fall harvest, THE LAND talks with farmers from across Minnesota and northern Iowa. We share their short reports throughout the growing season. Do you want to be a “From the Fields” farmer? All grains, vegetables, livestock and methods of farming welcome. We invite you to share your story with our readers. Contact editor@TheLandOnline.com or call Paul Malchow at (507) 344-6342.

Walking and waistline woes can take humorous path plishment until later that year one of our sons needed to cut some weight for wrestling. It took him all of about three weeks. Oh, the injustice of it all. Life was so much easier as a farm kid. We walked beans all summer long in Dad’s contour-farmed fields. I cheated at map skills class in the fifth grade at our parochial school; but I’m telling you — if the fields were not very

weedy, it was hard to know where we had been and where we were going next. The more we walked, the longer we could wear our clothes — and the beans all got walked. Twice each year. Dad was a genius. Karen Schwaller brings “Table Talk” to The Land from her home near Milford, Iowa. She can be reached at kschwaller@evertek.net. ❖

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Author found ‘Being black can be bad for your health’ Lately, you haven’t been feeling like yourself. You’ve always been a bounce-out-ofbed kind of person, but not anymore. You’re achy now, tired, and you can’t think straight. Did you pick up a bug of some kind or — as you’ll learn in the new book “Black Man in a White Coat” by Damon Tweedy, M.D. —does the color of your skin have something to do with it? Damon Tweedy knew he was a rarity. In 1996, the year he entered medical school at Duke University, just 7 percent of all medical students in the United States were black. That minority-within-a-minority, he says, led to unintended racism in the classroom. Working at the hospital, he also saw racism’s effects. Many of Tweedy’s

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The Land of 10,000 Lakes could also be known as the land of 10 bajillion soybeans. Minnesota grows 1.7 billion bushels of the little gems annually. A whopping 97 percent of them are converted into animal feed, while 3 percent go to feed humans. This article is about that delicious, nutritious and elite 3 percent. Soybeans are found in many processed food products, including margarine, vegetable oil and salad dressings. However, the healthiest way to cook with soybeans is to use the whole bean itself. I like to use them as a nifty, thrifty substitute in all sorts of my favorite recipes with beans, such as bean soup and chili. I find my soybeans in the bagged bean aisle and also in bulk. Like most dried beans, they are super cheap and feed a ton of people, so go nuts and grab an extra can or bag. First, they need to be soaked and then cooked, like all dried beans. A slightly more expensive option is using canned soybeans, which are ready to drain and use. Whole soybeans are powerhouses of iron, fiber, vitamin K, magnesium, copper, phosphorus, manganese and especially protein. They’re one of the best sources of plant-based protein in the world. And they’ve been shown to actually lower cholesterol. We really should be eating more of these. And in many countries, they do. Soybeans are known as “meat of the fields” or “meat without bones” in Japan, China and Korea, where they are a traditional part of the diet. We're accustomed to seeing dried soybeans in their light tan or pale yellow color, but mature dried soybeans can be found in black, brown and blue. Fresh (undried) soybeans, however, are always green in color and when cooked — either in the pod or out — turn an even richer and brighter shade of green. In our area, these are usually called edamame and can be found in the freezer section or, occasionally, the produce section. We’ll save this type of soybean for a later article and focus on the dried variety. Try some of these flavorful ideas using nutty soybeans instead of kidney beans or peanuts. And we’ve thrown in an extra recipe for an amazing, silky-smooth Alfredo sauce you won’t believe is made with healthful tofu instead of cream. These recipes are courtesy of the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council. ■ Four Bean Salad 12 servings 1 cup canned green beans, drained 1 cup canned wax beans, drained 1 cup canned kidney beans, drained 1 cup canned or cooked fresh soybeans, drained 1/2 cup diced celery 1/2 cup sliced onion Mix together dressing: 1/4 cup soy oil 1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar, to taste 1/2 cup vinegar Boil dressing ingredients. Pour over bean mixture. Refrigerate 24 hours before serving.

minutes longer. Bacon may be omitted and 1/4 cup bacon-flavored soybits added just before serving. ■ Microwavable Soynut Brittle 1 1/2 cups unsalted soynuts 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup corn syrup 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon margarine 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon baking soda In a 1-1/2 quart casserole dish, combine the sugar, corn syrup and salt. Microwave for four minutes. Add soynuts and stir. Microwave three minutes. Add margarine and vanilla. Microwave 60-90 seconds. Stir in baking soda until light and foamy. Pour mixture onto a greased baking sheet. Break apart when cool. ■ Tofu Alfredo Sauce 1 (10.5 ounce) package soft tofu 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons grated Romano cheese 2 tablespoons soy oil 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 tablespoon dried parsley 1 clove garlic 1/4 teaspoon white pepper 1 teaspoon basil Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Blend until creamy, about 30 seconds on high. Heat sauce and serve over hot cooked fettucine noodles. Sarah Johnson’s regular Cookbook Corner column will be in your next issue. ❖

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Calico Chili 4 servings 1 pound dried soybeans 2 tablespoons soy oil 1 cup chopped carrots 1 cup chopped green pepper 1 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped celery 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 cans (16 ounces each) spicy or Mexican-style diced tomatoes 1 can red kidney beans, drained 3 tablespoons chili powder 1 teaspoon dried oregano Condiments: shredded cheddar cheese, chopped cilantro and onions Soak dry soybeans in 8 cups hot water to one pound dry soybeans. Bring to a boil for three minutes; cover and set aside for one to two hours. Drain and rinse. Cook soaked soybeans in enough water to cover for about two hours or until tender; drain and rinse again. Heat oil in large pot with lid over medium-high heat. Add carrots, green pepper, onions, celery and garlic. Sauté until vegetables are tender. Add soybeans and remaining ingredients except condiments; bring to boil. Cover and cook over low heat 45 minutes. Garnish with condiments. Makes 4 servings. ■ Boston Baked Soybeans 8 servings 3 cups cooked soybeans, drained 1/4 pound bacon, diced, or 1/4 bacon-flavored soybits 1/2 cup onion, chopped 2 tablespoons molasses 1/2 cup catsup 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/4 cup cooking liquid from soybeans (or water) Combine all ingredients (except soybits, if using) in a 1 1/2-quart casserole. Cover and bake at 325 F for 30 minutes. Stir and then bake, uncovered, for 30

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Legislator seeks funding for farm safety program By TREY MEWES Mankato Free Press Staff Writer ST. PAUL — Though Minnesota’s 2016 legislative session started with a whole lot of disagreement, Rep. Clark Johnson is hoping people agree with his idea to get the state started on farm safety initiatives. Clark Johnson Johnson, DFL-North Mankato, is proposing a farm safety program through the state Department of Agriculture, which would hopefully kickstart more safety initiatives for ag industry workers. “Let’s just start looking at what we can do and get going,” Johnson said. As the farm industry gets more technologically advanced, increasing demands and a dwindling workforce means more stress on farmers. That, in turn, can lead to more accidents in dangerous situations, according to safety experts. During an emergency personnel training event at

Let’s just start looking at what we can do and get going. — Clark Johnson South Central College on March 5, numerous firefighters worked on drills involving rescuing people from grain bins. That training has become more important than ever, said fire safety consultant Bobby Scheidt. “They used to be 30 feet,” he said. “Now they’re 80footers, 100-foot bins. So we need to incorporate with rope techniques, and safely packaging the victim, how to get them through a small hole. Everything needs to be done through that small hole.” State and federal agencies have rules in place governing safety at large-scale farms, but those rules don’t apply to operations with fewer than 11 employees. While farm safety solutions have been proposed — the National Institute on Occupational Safety and

Health estimated in 2008 that installing a “roll bar” on tractors would cut fatalities due to tractor rollovers by at least 71 percent — those solutions aren’t always cost-effective for farmers. That’s why ag advocates are welcoming any help the industry can get. “There is definitely a need for agricultural safety on farms and agribusinesses,” said Brad Schloesser, dean of agriculture for the Southern Minnesota Center of Agriculture inside SCC. “To raise the awareness and to provide resources certainly would have benefits for those involved in the industry for all of us in the business.” Johnson is asking for $100,000 to start the program this year, so department officials can collect information determine how best to move forward — which could include safety campaigns, funding for roll bars and more educational opportunities for Minnesota farmers. Trey Mewes is a staff writer for The Free Press. The Land and The Free Press are sister papers owned by Free Press Media. ❖

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Create simple emergency action plan for your farm ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Weather and life on the farm can be totally unpredictable, so it’s important we plan for even the most unexpected of circumstances. Creating an emergency action plan for your farm might seem like a time-wasting task, but it could save lives if the unexpected does happen. Take the time to get together with everyone who works on your farm, and start planning. Creating an emergency plan doesn’t have to be complicated. Having just a few key pieces of information can help you create a quick and simple plan. Here are five steps to creating a plan for your farm. First, determine what kind of plans you need. In Minnesota, farmers should consider having emergency plans in place for tornadoes, floods, severe snowstorms, and fires. Also, know what alert plans are in place for your community, and figure out the best way to alert one another in order to set your plan into action. Second, create a map of your entire farm site. Include all buildings and structures as well as access routes. Access routes include roads, lanes, and driveways to the farm site itself as well as different areas of the farm. Other items that are

important to include are all fences and gates, locations of all livestock, locations of all hazardous substances, and locations of shut-offs for electricity, water, and other utilities. Of course you know where everything is, but seeing it drawn out in front of you will help you see the opportunities and challenges when making your plan. Third, make lists. You will want lists for a few different things. One of those is a full list of your farm inventory. Include all livestock on the farm, listing species and number of each species. Also include crop types, number of acres, any whatever crops you have stored on the farm. All machinery and equipment, including serial numbers, should be on the list as well. Your inventory should also include hazardous substances such as fuel, fertilizer, and medicines. You should also make an emergency contact list. Include phone numbers for your vet, county emergency management, Extension office, and your insurance agent. One final list to make is all of the businesses that supply services to or for your farm. Include your milk processor, feed and fuel delivery, and anyone else who is on the farm regularly and should be alerted after something happens on the farm. Fourth, understand your current position. Contact your insurance agent and review your coverage for emergency and disaster situations. Check what you have for supplies you may need in an emergency, such as tools, fire extinguishers, and generators. Determine what areas you can utilize in an emergency situation for livestock and equipment relocation. This is also a time to review buildings for any structural compromises or loose materials. Repairing weak areas or cleaning up unused materials laying around could help keep animals and people safe during adverse weather conditions. Fifth, create the action plan. You will most likely have two scenarios to review: one of sheltering in

place, and another of evacuation. If are going to be sheltering in place, plan for what to do if resources are cut off. Do you have backup power? Backup fuel? What will you do if an access route gets blocked? Determine what actions will need to be taken and who will need to be contacted if this happens. When creating an evacuation plan, look at the map you created. What is the best escape for animals? Which gates need to be opened? What happens if an identified route is blocked? Also consider where your hazardous materials are stored. If you are dealing with a fire, anything that is potentially explosive should be stored as far away from animals as possible. If you are able to gain access to these materials before they are reached, where should you move them to? Along with your animals, make a plan for your people. Where is a safe place to take shelter? Where should they evacuate to? Make sure these are made clear to everyone working on the farm so that everyone stays safe. The important thing when making an emergency action plan is to make sure everyone is involved. Keeping everyone informed and assigning tasks will ensure that the plan is put into action promptly and that every component of the plan is completed. Also, take the time to review your plan periodically. Perhaps you have added a new building to the farm site, or moved animals around to different areas. Keeping things up to date will help avoid confusion if the plan ever needs to be used. I hope you and your farm are always safe from disaster, but if bad weather or fire does strike, it’s important to be prepared. Having a plan can make the difference between losing it all or saving everything. This article was written and submitted by Emily Wilmes, Extension educator, University of Minnesota Extension. ❖

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Cash Grain Markets corn/change* soybeans/change* Sauk Rapids Madison Redwood Falls Fergus Falls Morris Tracy Average: Year Ago Average:

$3.13 $3.14 $3.23 $3.11 $3.09 $3.23

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Grain Outlook Corn moves higher

Livestock Angles Livestock markets quiet

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See TEALE, pg. 20

For seasoned ag professionals, there is little need to remind them to buckle down during tough times. What about the new leaders who may be experiencing the erosion of their equity or loss of working capital for the very first time or, worse yet, seeing the stress of current economics put pressure on their marriage, their family, their health, or their peace of mind? Here are five basic steps to leading professionally through tough times. 1. Take care of “you” first View this portion of your life as a learning opportunity and know AL BENNETT that while everyone faces chalAgStar Principal lenges, the decisions you make Consultant daily will shape the outcome and Business Mankato, Minn. quality of the journey. To make the best decisions, even under stress, it is critical you maintain balance physically, mentally, and spiritually. Develop a plan to stay connected to these three pillars and have the awareness that your ability to lead professionally will be proportional to keeping these factors in the non-negotiable arena. While circumstances are different for everyone, to allow any of these pillars to become fragile will immediately compromise the ability to support the roof over yourself, your family and your business. 2. Define and get grounded in core values Core values act as the guard rails for the journey. It is critical you are clear on what those core values are, that they are communicated to your team, and people on your team are held accountable to honor them. See BENNETT, pg. 20

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It seemed as if the livestock markets this past few weeks have become very tentative. There has been very little price movement during that period as opposed to the high volatility we have seen in previous weeks. This might be the calm before the next wave of extreme volatility or the beginning of much calmer markets. The cattle market has started the month of March in a very quiet manner. Both the cash and futures market prices are little changed over the past few weeks. Yet the struggle continues between supply and demand which in previous weeks has JOE TEALE caused high volatility in price Broker movement in both cash and Great Plains Commodity Afton, Minn. futures. Little has changed in these fundamentals as supplies of cattle remain relatively tight and demand continues to wane. These fundamentals are not likely to change for the next several weeks so the benign action is not likely to change much either. This type of action will likely continue until changes take place in either side of the demand and supply equation. The fact that the demand has been weak is well represented by the continual increase in the supply of beef in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cold Storage reports. On the other hand, The USDA Cattle on Feed Report and the USDA Cattle Inventory Report suggest cattle numbers are on the increase. Combine these reports and the analysis would suggest despite further short term rallies, the cattle market is likely to head lower in the long term unless

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The following marketing analysis is for the week ending March 11. CORN — Corn was the follower of soybeans and wheat this week. Fund short covering was thought to be behind part of the support. Strong wheat and soybean markets, a slipping dollar and heavy rain in the Delta (which could delay corn planting) were also factors for the move higher. The monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report was a non-event; but the upcoming release of the Prospective Planting and Grain Stocks as of March 1 will be closely watched for any signal of market direction. The PHYLLIS NYSTROM CHS Hedging Inc. report will be released March 31. St. Paul Weather forecasts are becoming increasingly popular around the trade table as field work begins in the United States. The latest drought talk has eased somewhat, along with the slower pace of transition from El Niño to La Niña. The odds for a hot, dry summer in the Midwest are declining from earlier outlooks. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s latest outlook projects a 43 percent chance of La Niña during June through September — skirting the critical pollination-growing season. Total export sales continue to drag behind last year, but this week’s number at 46.2 million bushels was the second-best of the marketing year. This week’s sales bring total commitments to 20 percent below last year when the USDA is forecasting an 11.4 percent year-on-year decrease in exports. This has helped to keep corn rallies in check, but may likely lead to a cut in the export category next month.

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Fund short covering pushes soybean price higher NYSTROM, from pg. 19 Cofco’s head has asked the Chinese government to begin releasing their massive corn reserves as soon as possible. Weekly ethanol production fell by 9,000 barrels per day to 978,000 bpd, which is still a record for this week. Ethanol stocks reached a new high at 23.3 million barrels. Lower production and higher stocks were not a good sign for the bulls. U.S. ethanol exports in January at 87.1 million gallons were the highest since November 2014. Ethanol margins were reported as positive in the western Corn Belt but negative in the East. China bought roughly one-third of our exports. But as China’s own ethanol production ramps up to absorb the country’s huge corn reserves, U.S. ethanol exports to that destination should decline. China’s second largest ethanol producer suggested China should quadruple current production to 14 million metric tons by 2020 to use up corn inventories and fight air pollution. China’s ag minister says they will no longer push for higher grain production over the next five years due to huge reserves. They will instead focus on supply side reform — including increasing farm incomes. The March USDA crop report did not change anything on the U.S. 2015-16 balance sheet. The carryout remained at 1.837 billion bushels, but was

below the 1.865 billion bushel trade estimate. Both Argentina and Brazil’s corn production numbers were unchanged from last month at 27 mmt and 84 mmt, respectively. South Africa’s outlook was cut 0.5 mmt to 6.5 mmt due to their drought. The world carryout number fell 1.8 mmt to 207 mmt (a record) vs. estimates for 209 mmt, but the fresh number is still nearly 2 mmt higher than last year. The Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute released its average 2016-17 price projection for corn at $3.75 per bushel, $8.73 for soybeans and $4.97 per bushel for wheat. OUTLOOK: May corn closed the week 6.75 cents higher at $3.65, July was up 6 cents at $3.69.5 and the December contract gained 4.75 cents to settle at $3.82.75 per bushel. The next resistance in the May contract is $3.66, then $3.74 per bushel. Support lies at $3.56 per bushel. The latest Commitment of Traders report as of March 8 showed funds had added to their net short and were holding a net short position of over 265,000 contracts — a new record short position. I would look for prices to consolidate ahead of the March 31 reports with support from short-covering and rallies limited by the absence of weather problems. Looking ahead to the March 31 grain stocks report, corn stocks have been higher on the report than trade estimates in two of the last three years.

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Be clear on your vision, mission BENNETT, from pg. 19 Examples of core values could be Faith, Family, Integrity, Teamwork, and Legacy. I would challenge you to do an internet search for core values and select from the list four or five which would fit for you and your business. Create your own language to define each and share with your team and important stakeholders. 3. Get clear on the mission You should be able to describe where the lighthouse is to your team so when the seas are rough and there are rocks to avoid, the crew is not worried the ship will run aground. To initiate dialogue, consider the following questions: • What is the ultimate reason we are in business? • What are the essential characteristics which we would never knowingly violate? • What specifically does our company do? • How do we differentiate us from our competitors and give us an advantage? • What is most important, right now? • What three to five words describe our reason for existing? • What should never change? Challenge your team to discuss these questions and distill their input into a statement which will provide direction to the organization. It should accurately reflect the philosophy and principles of those involved and become the guidepost by which the organization evaluates any directional changes. 4. Define and articulate a vision A vision gives shape and direction to your future.

It establishes a shared purpose and gives the team direction for making decisions and establishing priorities. It helps you get over hurdles and turn down opportunities which can distract you. Having a clear vision will eventually remove those who do not share your vision and helps you maintain hope and build character. A clear vision also motivates and attracts others to a winning team. 5. Communicate, communicate, communicate We typically make the worst decisions and the biggest mistakes while under stress. When faced with a pivotal decision, take a moment to just breathe and check to see if the deadline might be negotiable. Perhaps you could bargain for more time and secure the counsel of your trusted advisors before taking action. Know that you are not in this alone. Maybe others know of options you haven’t even considered. If you are not already doing so, commit to regular meetings. This could be with your spouse, kids, team members, stakeholders, etc. The more you invest in developing these relationships while times are good, the more you will have in the bank to withdraw on the bad days. Invest time in developing contingency plans for continued tight margins. Beta test your budget against sustained low crop prices. Create strategies for best and worst cases, and be positioned to move to action. AgStar Financial Services is a cooperative owned by client stockholders. As part of the Farm Credit System, AgStar has served 69 counties in Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin with a wide range of financial products and services for more than 95 years. ❖

SOYBEANS — Soybeans closed higher for eight consecutive sessions as of the close on March 11, rallying from a low of $8.56 on March 2 to a high of $8.96.75 per bushel on March 11. Fund short covering has been the major factor in the push higher in soybeans, as well as a weaker U.S. dollar and stronger Brazilian real. South American soybean harvest is moving along with Brazil’s harvest around 50 percent complete as of March 11. Conab raised their Brazilian soybean production estimate from 100.9 mmt to 101.2 mmt. If correct, Brazil’s crop would be 5.2 percent higher than last year’s record. The Rosario Grain Exchange increased Argentina’s soybean production outlook from 58.5 mmt to 59.0 mmt. This week’s USDA report was a moot issue and traders largely ignored it. The 2015-16 crush line was cut 10 million bushels and residual was lowered 5 million. But an increase in seed use offset the residual change, all of which resulted in an increase in ending stocks from 450 million bushels to 460 million bushels. Based on the crush pace and exports running behind last year, we could see another ending stocks increase next month. As with corn, both Argentina and Brazil’s production forecasts were unchanged at 58.5 mmt and 100 mmt respectively. China’s imports were notched 1.5 mmt higher to 82.5 mmt. This may prove higher with Cofco standing at 83 mmt. This increase was taken off South American carryout numbers. World ending stocks fell 1.5 mmt from last month to 78.87 mmt, but are still 1.8 mmt higher than last year. Based on yield and harvest reports from South America, next month could see the South American ending stocks See NYSTROM, pg. 21

Pork cutouts key to price changes TEALE, from pg. 19 significant changes to this scenario take place. Therefore, producers should consider the long term outlook and protect inventories when available. The hog market has continued to inch higher over the past several weeks aided by the continued demand for pork. However, as the pork cutouts reach the mid-$60s level, resistance begins to show to these price levels. Unless the cutout moves higher, the packer margins will begin to be squeezed and this could amount to topping action in the cash market. This may indicate the next several weeks could be crucial to the advancement in hog prices over the next few months. Seasonally, it seems early for a top in the market which typically comes in the May-June time frame. Considering all the factors influencing the hog market, the slow methodical trade which has been seen recently may end abruptly sometime in the future and more volatility may beset the market. As with the cattle, this may be the calm before the storm, so to speak. Producers should be cautious and pay close attention to market conditions and protect inventories as needed. ❖

Nystrom: Prices to consolidate ahead of reports $9.05.5 level with support at $8.80$8.75.25 per bushel. Fundamentally, nothing has really changed in the soybean landscape. Funds have been exiting their short positions and growers have been rewarding the market with cash sales. Until this past week’s extended rally, soybeans were trapped in a range which extended back to just before Christmas. Can the market continue to climb at this pace? I would expect prices to begin to consolidate as we head toward the March 31 reports. In seven out of the last nine years, the trade has over-estimated the March

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prospective planting number. Nystrom’s Notes: Contract changes for the week ending March 11: May Chicago wheat rallied 15 cents, Minneapolis shot 17.5 cents higher and Kansas City climbed 14.25 cents as weather forecasts and short covering supported prices. April crude oil pushed $2.58 per barrel higher to $38.50, ULSD gained nearly 5.75 cents, RBOB jumped 11.25 cents higher and natural gas surged 15.5 cents higher. The U.S. dollar index declined approximately 0.8 points for the week. ❖

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NYSTROM, from pg. 20 return to their previous higher figures. The COT report as of March 8 showed that speculators had covered nearly 47,000 contracts of their net short position and were net short approximately 88,000 contracts. Weekly export sales were another disappointment at 17.5 million bushels. Total export commitments are 10 percent behind last year and the USDA is predicting a year-on-year decrease of 8.3 percent. Watch the political events in Brazil. There are calls for the arrest of former President Lula, which in turn could topple his protégé and successor current President Rousseff. The Brazilian real has rallied as a result and there are ideas that Brazil’s bean exports could decline. This situation has prompted short covering in the futures market since Brazil’s stronger currency makes its exports more expensive. According to reports going into the weekend, the rally in the real had put U.S. soybeans a few cents cheaper than Brazilian soybeans on the world market. OUTLOOK: May soybeans surged 17.25 cents higher for the week to close at $8.5.75 per bushel. July beans closed at $9.01.5 for a gain of 17 cents and the November contract was 15.75 cents higher at $9.06.75 per bushel. May soybeans have rallied 32.25 cents over the last two weeks while at the same time the U.S. dollar index has declined 1.2 points. Next resistance in the May contract is $9.00-

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County yields, ARC-CO payment estimates for 2015 Most crop producers in the Upper Midwest are enrolled in the county yield-based Ag Risk Coverage farm program choice on their corn and soybean base acres for the 2014-18 crop years. A number of these producers earned a significant 2014 corn ARC-CO payment, while farm operators in some

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similar actual corn yield levyield levels in many areas, as els in a given year. County well as lower 2015 benchsoybean benchmark yields mark yields in some coundid not vary greatly from ties. 2014 to 2015, except in a few The benchmark prices for counties in central Mincorn and soybeans for the nesota which had extremely 2015 crop year remained the low soybean yields in 2014. same as 2014 benchmark 2015 ARC-CO payments prices, which are $5.29 per for a given crop are paid bushel for corn and $12.27 FARM PROGRAMS when the actual 2015 county per bushel for soybeans. revenue for the crop falls Benchmark prices are By Kent Thiesse below the 2015 county adjusted each year, using the benchmark revenue U.S. Department of Agriguarantee. The actual culture market-year county revenue is the average price for the final 2015 county Farm preceding five years, dropping the high and low market year Service Agency yield times the final MYA price for 2015. The 2015 MYA average price, and averaging the remaining three. The benchmark county price is the national average corn or soybean price from Sept. 1, 2015 to Aug. 31, yield for 2015 is calculated by taking the average county yields for the previ- 2016. The MYA prices will be finalized on Sept. 30, 2016. As of Feb. 22, 2016, ous five years (2010-14), dropping the the estimated 2015 MYA prices are high and low yield, and the averaging the other three yields. The 2015 county $3.60 per bushel for corn, and $8.80 per bushel for soybeans. benchmark revenue for a given crop is the county benchmark yield times the The USDA National Agricultural Sta2015 benchmark price. tistics Service recently released the 2015 estimated average county yields County benchmark yields in most for corn, soybeans, and other crops. The Minnesota counties declined in 2015, 2015 NASS county yields will offer a due to the very low average county good estimate of where final 2015 ARCyields in much of the state in 2014. Another factor was the 2009 year, which CO farm program payments are likely to end up, depending on the final 2015 was a very strong yield year in most areas, was used in the 2014 benchmark MYA price level. The NASS yields may yield calculation, but was dropped in the be adjusted slightly by the USDA to arrive at the final 2015 benchmark 2015 calculation. Many counties in yields and county FSA yields. The 2015 south central, southwest, and central NASS county yields are available at Minnesota had the county benchmark http://www.nass.usda.gov/. corn yields decline by 8-12 bushels per acre from 2014 to 2015. The declining The relationship between the final county benchmark yield lowers the 2015 county yield and the 2015 county potential maximum ARC-CO payment benchmark yields is extremely imporper crop base acre, as well as lowering the potential for ARC-CO payments at See THIESSE, pg. 23

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MYA prices should hold to marketing year end crop yields. These tables are based on the current 2015 MYA price estimates. It is important to remember that 2015 ARC-CO payment estimates will change as the 2015 MYA price changes. Here is a guide on the likelihood of 2015 ARC-CO payments at various percent of benchmark yield levels. Corn — Any county which has a percent of benchmark yield of 111 percent or less will likely realize the maximum (100 percent) estimated 2015 ARC-CO payment for that county. Counties with a percent of benchmark yield of 112 percent to 119 percent will likely receive 50 percent to 95 percent of the maximum payment. Counties with a percent of benchmark yield of 120 percent to 125 percent will likely receive 5 percent to 45 percent of the maximum payment. Counties with a percent of benchmark yield of

2015 County Yields and 2015 Estimated ARC-CO Payments Central and Northern Minnesota SOYBEANS 2015 MYA Price Est. = $8.80/Bu. NASS % of Est. Benchmark County BM ARC-CO Yield Yield Yield Paymt.

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Becker 126 N/A N/A N/A 33 N/A N/A N/A Benton 107 167 156 % 0 33 47 142 % 0 Big Stone 153 174 114 % $ 59 40 47 117 % $ 7 Carver 157 200 127 % 0 42 58 138 % 0 Chippewa 173 193 111 % $ 78 48 50 104 % $ 50 Chisago 129 173 134 % 0 33 46 139 % 0 Clay 138 156 113 % $ 56 35 41 117 % $ 7 Douglas 143 178 124 % $ 8 37 47 127 % 0 Grant 158 176 111 % $ 71 41 47 115 % $ 16 Isanti 121 158 130 % 0 29 44 152 % 0 Kanabec 116 N/A N/A N/A 32 N/A N/A N/A Kandiyohi 163 185 113 % $ 64 44 54 123 % 0 Lac Qui Parle 162 175 108 % $ 73 45 50 111 % $ 29 Mahnomen 135 147 109 % $ 61 32 37 116 % $ 10 Marshall 125 141 113 % $ 52 32 32 100 % $ 33 McLeod 159 192 121 % $ 27 41 52 127 % 0 Meeker 153 186 122 % $ 22 42 51 121 % 0 Mille Lacs 107 171 160 % 0 31 48 155 % 0 Morrison 117 172 147 % 0 37 51 138 % 0 Norman 120 161 134 % 0 33 40 121 % 0 West Otter Tail 129 173 134 % 0 37 44 119 % $ 2 Pine 119 158 133 % 0 34 49 144 % 0 Polk 123 161 131 % 0 35 36 103 % $ 36 Pope 157 178 113 % $ 62 40 41 120 % $ 1 Stearns 132 172 130 % 0 38 52 137 % 0 Stevens 159 180 113 % $ 64 44 47 107 % $ 43 Swift 165 182 110 % $ 74 43 50 116 % $ 11 Todd 111 161 145 % 0 33 48 145 % 0 Traverse 152 176 116 % $ 49 38 46 121 % 0 Wilken 141 168 119 % $ 31 35 40 114 % $ 14 Wright 142 183 129 % 0 39 56 143 % 0 NOTE: Some counties are separated by irrigated and non-irrigated production, and there was not adequate data to estimate 2015 ARC-CO payments. Table was prepared by Kent Thiesse, Farm Management Analyst

could vary, based on a number of situations. If MYA prices decline between now and Aug. 31, the level of ARC-CO payments increases, and vice-versa. Given the current corn and soybean market situation, we are not likely to see major movement in the MYA prices from current levels by the end of the marketing year. 2014 corn yields in some counties were adjusted considerably downward by the USDA due to a large number of unharvested acres in those counties. This is not likely to be as significant with 2015 NASS yields. There will likely be a 6.8 percent federal sequestration reduction on all 2015 ARC-CO payments paid in October, 2016 — similar to the 2014 ARCCO payments which were paid in 2015. Producers must be enrolled in the 2015 ARC-CO program for corn and soybeans in order to be eligible for 2015 ARC-CO payments. 2015 ARC-CO payments will be made in October 2016. Producers must enroll in the 2016 ARC-CO program at local FSA offices by Aug. 1 in order to be eligible for 2016 ARC-CO payments. Given the current price levels, there will be a strong possibility of significant 2016 corn and soybean ARC-CO payments in many areas, especially if crop yields return closer to average levels. Previous county yields for corn, soybeans, and other crops, benchmark yields and revenues, 2014 FSA yields, 2014 ARC-CO payment levels, and other farm program information is available at www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc. Kent Thiesse is a government farm programs analyst and a vice president at MinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal, Minn. He may be reached at (507) 726-2137 or kent.thiesse@minnstarbank.com. ❖

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CORN 2015 MYA Price Est. = $3.60/Bu. NASS % of Est. Benchmark County BM ARC-CO COUNTY Yield Yield Yield Paymt.

126 percent or higher will likely not receive a 2015 ARC-CO payment. Soybeans — Any county that has a percent of benchmark yield of 106 percent or less will likely realize the maximum 2015 ARC-CO payment for that county. Counties with a percent of benchmark yield of 107 percent to 112 percent will likely receive 60 percent to 95 percent of the maximum payment. Counties with a percent of benchmark yield of 113 percent to 120 percent will likely receive 5 percent to 55 percent of the maximum payment. Counties with a percent of benchmark yield of 121 percent or higher will likely not receive a 2015 ARC-CO payment. There will likely be a large difference in the 2015 corn ARC-CO payments from county to county, depending on the final 2015 percent of benchmark yield. It appears most counties in southern and western Minnesota will get a partial 2015 corn ARC-CO payment. However, very few will get the maximum payment except for some counties in Southeast Minnesota. Several counties in Central Minnesota, as well as a few selected counties in other areas, will likely receive no 2015 corn ARC-CO payment. Except for a few counties in southeast and west central Minnesota, there will be little or no 2015 soybean ARC-CO payments. There can be a wide variation in the ARC-CO payment levels in neighboring counties. For example, Minnesota, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet and Waseca counties all had similar estimated 2015 NASS county yields. Yet corn ARC-CO payments will vary considerably, due to the difference in percent of benchmark yield. Remember the 2015 corn and soybean ARC-CO payments listed on the accompanying table are estimates based on the 2015 NASS county yield estimates and the current MYA prices. Payments

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THIESSE, from pg. 22 tant in calculating potential ARC-CO payments for corn and soybeans. Expressing the 2015 county yield as a percentage of benchmark yield is more important than the final county yield in determining estimated ARC-CO payments. Now that NASS has released the estimated county yields for 2015, it is possible to make some fairly accurate estimates for the 2015 benchmark yield and 2015 ARC-CO payments for each county. The adjoining table shows the 2015 county benchmark yields, the estimated NASS 2015 county yields, the estimated percent of benchmark yield and the estimated 2015 ARC-CO payments for corn and soybeans. The table is based on dry land crop yields. Some counties in central Minnesota have separate irrigated

KIMBALL, MN 320-398-3800 ST. MARTIN, MN 320-548-3285 TRACTORS 4WD

TRACTORS 4WD Continued

TRACTORS AWD/MFD Continued

CIH TM 200, 50.5’ Field Cult. ....... $59,000

CIH 385 Steiger, ‘10, 2550 hrs..... $170,000

SP FORAGE Continued

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 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, '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 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 140 Maxxum, '09, 2150 hrs..................................................$69,500 CIH 125 Maxxum, '11, 1400 hrs..................................................$79,900 CIH 105C Farmall, '14, 500 hrs ...................................................$49,900 CIH JX1100U, '05, 2160 hrs ........................................................$33,500 CIH JX95, '08, 4000 hrs ..............................................................$35,600 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 Kubota M9660, '13, 400 hrs ........................................................$41,750 Kubota M9540HDC, '11, 1790 hrs ...............................................$42,500 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

TRACTORS 2WD CIH 585, '87, 3480 hrs ..................................................................$7,500 CIH MX180, '00, 2885 hrs ...........................................................$64,500 CIH 115 Value, '08, 1555 hrs.......................................................$44,900 CIH JX70, '07, 1980 hrs ..............................................................$22,900 IH Hydro 84, 4990 hrs .................................................................$14,000 Ford 4630, '93, 2910 hrs ...............................................................$8,500 Ford 3930, '90, 2415 hrs ...............................................................$8,900 JD 7710, '99, 4610 hrs ..................................................................$4,610 JD 5055D, '12, 285 hrs ...............................................................$18,500 Kubota M4030SU, '98, 1835 hrs ...................................................$4,900 NH T5070, '08, 1100 hrs .............................................................$35,500

CIH 315 Mag., ‘13, 480 hrs......... $219,900 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

COMPACT TRACTORS/RTV's CIH DX45, '07, 1240 hrs..............................................................$22,500 JD 2210, 295 hrs .........................................................................$11,900 JD 650, 2670 hrs ...........................................................................$4,275 Kubota B3030, '10, 990 hrs .........................................................$13,950 Kubota B2320HSD, '11, 125 hrs..................................................$18,500 Coleman HS500, '13, 85 hrs..........................................................$7,900 JD 620I, '08, 995 hrs .....................................................................$6,400 Kubota RTV900, '07.......................................................................$8,500 Yamaha G22A, '05 .........................................................................$2,995

SPRING TILLAGE (4) CIH TM 200, 60.5' Fld Cult....................................starting at $39,500 CIH TM 200, 50.5' Fld Cult ..........................................................$47,500 (6) CIH TMII, 60.5' Fld Cult ........................................starting at $56,500 (6) CIH TMII, 54.5' Fld Cult ........................................starting at $45,900 CIH TMII, 52.5' Fld Cult ...............................................................$41,500 (4) CIH TMII, 50.5' Fld Cult ........................................starting at $29,900 (2) CIH TMII, 48.5' Fld Cult ........................................starting at $33,500

Top Air 1200, 90’ ........................... $27,500 Redball 580, 1600 Gal .................................................................$13,000 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

SP FORAGE CIH 1200, 16R22 ............................ $33,000 CIH TM 200, 36.5’ Field Cult. ....... $51,900 CIH 4900, 52' Fld Cult..................................................................$11,500 CIH 4900, 44' Fld Cult....................................................................$7,500 CIH 4800, 30.5' Fld Cult...............................................................$12,500 CIH 4800, 26' Fld Cult....................................................................$8,250 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 DM TMII, 60.5' Fld Cult ...............................................................$29,900 (2) DMI TMII, 54.5' Fld Cult........................................starting at $28,900 DMI TMII, 44.5' Fld Cult ..............................................................$29,900 DMI TMII, 39.5' Fld Cult ..............................................................$14,900 DMI TMII, 35.5' Fld Cult ..............................................................$13,900 JD 2210, 65' Fld Cult ...................................................................$68,500 JD 2210, 64.5' Fld Cult ................................................................$78,500 (2) JD 2210, 55.5' Fld Cult .........................................starting at $43,500 (3) JD 2210, 54.5' Fld Cult .........................................starting at $45,900 (7) JD 2210, 50.5' Fld Cult .........................................starting at $29,900 JD 2210, 49.5' Fld Cult ................................................................$51,500 JD 2210, 45.5' Fld Cult ................................................................$35,500 (4) JD 2210, 44.5' Fld Cult .........................................starting at $27,900 JD 2210, 34.5' Fld Cult ................................................................$31,000 JD 2200, 37.5' Fld Cult ................................................................$21,500 JD 985, 49.5' Fld Cult ..................................................................$15,500 JD 985, 48' Fld Cult .....................................................................$15,500 JD 980, 41.25' Fld Cult ..................................................................$9,500 JD 980, 36.5' Fld Cult ..................................................................$14,500 Krause 5635-50 Fld Cult ..............................................................$47,500 Wilrich Excel, 27.5' Fld Cult .........................................................$15,500 (2) Wilrich Quad 50.5' Fld Cult ...................................starting at $27,900 Wilrich QuadX, 42' Fld Cult ..........................................................$24,900 Wilrich QuadX2 Fld Cult ...............................................................$67,500 Wilrich Quad5, 38' Fld Cult ..........................................................$13,000 Wilrich 3400, 36' Fld Cult ..............................................................$8,500 CIH 183, 12x30 Row Crop Cult......................................................$2,900 CIH 3950, 33' Disk.......................................................................$21,900 CIH 3900, 21' Disk.......................................................................$11,500 CIH 496, 32' Disk.........................................................................$10,500 CIH 496, 30' Disk.........................................................................$13,500 CIH RMX340, 34' Disk .................................................................$37,700 CIH RMX340, 31' Disk .................................................................$37,500 CIH 330, 42' Disk.........................................................................$59,995 (5) CIH 330, 34' Disk ..................................................starting at $39,900 CIH 330, 25' Disk.........................................................................$35,900 CIH 10' Disk ...................................................................................$1,400 IH 4500, 24' Disk ...........................................................................$2,500 JD 230, 20' Disk ............................................................................$2,500 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 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

Bob Joubert, East - (507) 402-3147 Randy Olmscheid, West - (320) 583-6014

Claas 980, '14, 575 hrs..............................................................$362,000 Claas 980, '13, 960 hrs..............................................................$359,000 Claas 980, '13, 1270 hrs............................................................$325,000 Claas 980, '13, 1435 hrs............................................................$316,000 Claas 980, '13, 1780 hrs............................................................$265,000 Claas 980, '09, 2055 hrs............................................................$255,000 Claas 980, '09, 2575 hrs............................................................$222,000 Claas 980, '08, 1730 hrs............................................................$249,500 Claas 980, '08, 2945 hrs............................................................$220,000 Claas 980, '08, 3000 hrs............................................................$185,000 Claas 980, '07, 3030 hrs............................................................$175,000 Claas 970, '14, 870 hrs..............................................................$335,000 Claas 960, '14, 1405 hrs............................................................$298,500 Claas 960, '13, 1190 hrs............................................................$325,000 Claas 960, '13, 1470 hrs............................................................$278,500 Claas 960, '13, 1490 hrs............................................................$285,000 Claas 960, '12, 1250 hrs............................................................$298,000 Claas 960, '12, 1945 hrs............................................................$245,500 Claas 960, '10, 1440 hrs............................................................$269,500 Claas 960, '10, 2295 hrs............................................................$259,000 Claas 960, '09, 1870 hrs............................................................$264,000 CIH 4430, '14, 285 hrs ..............................................................$319,000 Claas 960, '08, 3765 hrs............................................................$169,000 CIH 4420, '08, 2075 hrs ............................................................$165,000 Claas 940, '15, 695 hrs..............................................................$285,000 CIH 4420, '08, 3060 hrs ............................................................$139,900 Claas 940, '10, 750 hrs..............................................................$269,000 Claas 900, '08, 4220 hrs............................................................$139,000 Claas 900 GE, '07, 3135 hrs ......................................................$135,500 Claas 900, '07, 3980 hrs............................................................$148,500 Claas 900, '05, 3450 hrs............................................................$158,000 Claas 900, '03, 2280 hrs............................................................$118,000 Claas 900, '03, 3300 hrs............................................................$125,000 Claas 900, '02, 1800 hrs............................................................$146,500 Claas 900, '02, 3955 hrs............................................................$118,000 Claas 900, '01, 4210 hrs............................................................$125,000 Claas 870, '04, 3035 hrs............................................................$156,000 Claas 870, '03, 2895 hrs............................................................$149,500 Claas 870, '03, 4165 hrs............................................................$112,500 Claas 850, '05, 3455 hrs............................................................$148,500 Claas 830, '11, 1400 hrs............................................................$199,000 Claas 830, '06, 4075 hrs............................................................$125,000 JD 7980, '13, 1375 hrs ..............................................................$269,000 JD 7780, '14, 350 hrs ................................................................$335,000 CIH 1200, 16R22 .........................................................................$33,000 CIH 1200, 12R30 .........................................................................$56,900 CIH 900, 12R30 .............................................................................$5,500 CIH 800, 8R30 ...............................................................................$9,900 CIH 800, 6R30 ...............................................................................$4,800 (2) JD DB44, 24R22 ...................................................starting at $79,900 JD 1780, 24R22 ...........................................................................$39,900 (3) JD 1770NT, 16R30 ................................................starting at $50,000 JD 1700, 8R30 .............................................................................$15,000 (2) Kinze 4900, 16R30 ..............................................starting at $112,000 NH SP480, 8R30..........................................................................$27,900 White 8816, 16R30 ......................................................................$79,900 White 8722, 12R30 ......................................................................$39,900 White 8200, 12R30 ......................................................................$45,500 White 8180, 16R30 ......................................................................$56,900 White 6200, 12R30 ......................................................................$16,500

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Case SR220, '12, 940 hrs ............................................................$36,900 Case SR220, '12, 2400 hrs ..........................................................$25,500 Case SR220, '11, 3090 hrs ..........................................................$27,000 Case SR210, '15, 805 hrs ............................................................$33,900 Case SR210, '14, 2000 hrs ..........................................................$27,700 Case SR200, '13, 550 hrs ............................................................$34,500 Case SR200, '13, 780 hrs ............................................................$33,900 Case SR200, '13, 1035 hrs ..........................................................$31,900 Case SR200, '13, 1605 hrs ..........................................................$34,500 Case SR200, '13, 2030 hrs ..........................................................$27,400 Case SR200, '13, 2385 hrs ..........................................................$27,400 Case SR200, '13, 2555 hrs ..........................................................$25,900 Case SR200, '12, 1300 hrs ..........................................................$29,500 Case SR200, '12, 1350 hrs ..........................................................$31,900 Case SR200, '12, 1415 hrs ..........................................................$29,900 Case SR200, '11, 1535 hrs ..........................................................$30,000 Case SR200, '11, 3385 hrs ..........................................................$23,900 Case SV300, '12, 2135 hrs ..........................................................$34,900 Case SV300, '11, 2365 hrs ..........................................................$37,500 Case SV250, '14, 1040 hrs ..........................................................$35,900 Case SV250, '14, 2100 hrs ..........................................................$29,000 Case SV250, '13, 145 hrs ............................................................$36,000 Case SV250, '13, 810 hrs ............................................................$31,000 Case SV250, '13, 825 hrs ............................................................$31,000 Case SV250, '12, 2170 hrs ..........................................................$30,500 Case SV250, '12, 3165 hrs ..........................................................$29,500 Case SV185, '12, 480 hrs ............................................................$31,900 Case TR320, '12, 870 hrs ............................................................$40,900 Case TR270, '12, 1195 hrs ..........................................................$36,500 Case TV380, '13, 415 hrs ............................................................$47,500 Case 465, '09, 1630 hrs...............................................................$29,900 Case 445CT, '08, 1055 hrs...........................................................$42,500 Case 445CT, '06, 1775 hrs...........................................................$35,500 Case 440CT, '08, 2200 hrs...........................................................$32,900 Case 95XT, '04, 4880 hrs.............................................................$23,500 Case 70XT, '04, 2330 hrs.............................................................$24,500 Bobcat S650, '10, 6415 hrs .........................................................$25,900 Bobcat T650, '12, 1050 hrs .........................................................$43,900 Bobcat T590, '13, 1025 hrs .........................................................$37,900 Cat 277C, '08, 5005 hrs ...............................................................$24,900 Cat 272D, '13, 760 hrs.................................................................$44,500 Cat 259B3, '11, 2170 hrs .............................................................$33,500 Cat 246C, '10, 2610 hrs ...............................................................$25,500 Deere 328D, '10, 4595 hrs...........................................................$25,900 Deere 250, '00, 3460 hrs .............................................................$12,900 Gehl 7810E, '11, 2300 hrs ...........................................................$34,900 Gehl 7810, '10, 1875 hrs .............................................................$39,500 Gehl 5640E, '12, 2030 hrs ...........................................................$29,500 Gehl 5640E, '11, 3615 hrs ...........................................................$25,750 Gehl 5640, '10, 3140 hrs .............................................................$23,500 Gehl 5640, '04, 4075 hrs .............................................................$19,900 Gehl 5240E, '11, 2800 hrs ...........................................................$22,900 Gehl 5240E, '08, 265 hrs .............................................................$24,750 Gehl 4835, '02, 575 hrs ...............................................................$21,900 Gehl R220, '14, 800 hrs...............................................................$34,000 Gehl R190, '14, 1170 hrs.............................................................$32,500

CIH 3330, ‘14, 565 hrs. ............... $226,500

CIH 3330, '14, 565 hrs ..............................................................$226,500 CIH 3230, '14, 340 hrs ..............................................................$167,500 CIH SPX4410, '06, 2925 hrs......................................................$115,000 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 4710, '04, 1890 hrs ................................................................$93,500 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 CIH 1265, 36R22 .......................................................................$220,250 Rogator 1074, '06, 3700 hrs .......................................................$82,000 JD 7780, '13, 365 hrs. ................. $356,000 (3) CIH 1260, 36R22 CIH 1265, 36R22 .....................................$215,900 Rogator 854, '98, 3490 hrs .........................................................$46,000 (3) CIH 1260, 36R22 ................................................starting at $177,500 Tyler 150, '98, 3900 hrs...............................................................$27,500 JD 7780, '13, 365 hrs ................................................................$356,000 JD 7400, '05, 3860 hrs ..............................................................$112,000 CIH 1260, 36R20 .......................................................................$159,900 JD 7500, '04, 2840 hrs ..............................................................$129,500 (2) CIH 1255, 16R30 ................................................starting at $110,000 JD 5400, '75, 6665 hrs ................................................................$16,500 (7) CIH 1250, 24R30 ..................................................starting at $58,000 Demco 1200 Nav .........................................................................$14,900 (6) Claas PU380HD Hayhead ......................................starting at $12,500 (7) CIH 1250, 16R30 ..................................................starting at $69,900 CIH 1250, 12R30 .........................................................................$69,500 Fast 9500, 1850 Gal .....................................................................$34,900 (9) Claas PU380 Hayhead ...........................................starting at $12,000 (2) CIH 1240, 24R22 ................................................starting at $110,000 (3) Hardi Commander, 1200 Gal .................................starting at $19,900 Claas PU300 Hayhead ..................................................................$13,000 CIH 1240, 24R20 .......................................................................$125,900 Hardi NP1100, 90' .......................................................................$23,500 JD 645A Hayhead ........................................................................$10,900 (2) CIH 1240, 16R30 ..................................................starting at $49,900 Redball 680, 1350 Gal .................................................................$16,500

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mates report, “as a smaller The following marketing decline in the cowherd is analysis is for the week endmore than offset by slower ing March 11. growth in milk per cow.” Dairy operations are The projection is now at under attack again in 211.6 billion pounds, down Washington State. You’ll 300 million pounds from last recall last year I reported month’s estimate, and comon some lawsuits in eastern pares to 208.6 billion pounds Washington that held in 2015 and 206.1 billion in dairies responsible for MIELKE MARKET 2014. If realized, 2016 outalleged groundwater conWEEKLY put would be up 3 billion tamination from lagoons By Lee Mielke pounds from 2015 or 1.4 perand the issue was raised of cent. The estimate for 2015, at 208.6 manure applied to field crops being billion pounds, is up 100 million considered a toxic waste. This same activist group has begun a pounds from last month, and 2.5 billion media campaign in western Washing- pounds above 2014, a 1.2 percent increase. ton, again casting dispersion on the “Fat and skim-solids basis exports dairy industry. Gerald Baron, spokesperson for www.savefamilyfarm- were reduced primarily on strong coming.org, reported in Friday’s DairyLine petition in international whey product markets,” the WASDE stated, “and the latest attack is outlined in a website (www.whatsupstream.com) report. exports of a number of other dairy Baron went on to say in addition to the products are facing increased competifalse information presented there, the tion. Imports were increased on both a fat and skim-solids basis. Continued effort is being funded in part by taxstrength of the U.S. dollar is expected payer dollars. to keep the U.S. as an attractive mar“They’re using, we believe, inapproket for dairy products.” priately, an EPA grant to the North“Expectations of a relatively wide west Indian Fisheries Commission to spread between U.S. and international attack farmers in a really vicious and butter prices will support increased malicious way,” Baron stated. When butterfat imports,” according to USDA, asked why this situation in Washing“while cheese imports will likely beneton State should be a concern for a fit from continued demand strength. dairy producer in other states, Baron Whey product exports are also likely to stated, “while we’re on the Left Coast with plenty of environmental activism, be pressured by large world supplies.” this kind of activity is happening all The butter price forecast was raised over the country.” as demand remains firm. Cheese and He warned it’s vital for dairy produc- nonfat dry milk prices were reduced as ers to “prepare and engage,” by coming supplies are expected to be large and in the case of NDM, international prices together in organizations like the one he represents and work together. “They will remain under pressure from large can’t afford to allow these groups to get global supplies. The whey price forecast such a head of steam that public opin- was unchanged. ion really turns against farming as this The Class III price projection was group is definitely trying to do,” said lowered on a lowered cheese price averBaron. age and is projected to range $13.60$14.20 per hundredweight, down 45-55 ■ cents from last month’s estimate. That The U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its 2016 milk production fore- compares to $15.80 in 2015 and $22.34 cast from last month in its latest World in 2014. Agricultural Supply and Demand Esti- See MIELKE, pg. 27

High inventories concern cheese manufacturers California’s April Class I milk price was announced prices since 2010. by the California Department of Food and AgriculThe four month average is $15.88 for the north, ture at $15.26/cwt. for the north and $15.53 for the down from $17.54 at this time a year ago and south. Both are down 12 cents from March, $1.68 below April 2015, and are the lowest April Class I See MIELKE, pg. 28

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MIELKE, from pg. 26 The Class IV milk price was unchanged at the midpoint as the higher butter price offsets a lower NDM price; however, the range is narrowed. Look for the Class IV price to average $13.05-$13.75/cwt. That compares to the $13-$13.80 expected a month ago and compares to $14.35 in 2015 and $22.09 in 2014. ■ Cash dairy product prices were mostly lower the second week of March. Block Cheddar cheese closed the second Friday of the month at $1.50 per pound, down 2 cents on the week on offers and 7 cents below a year ago. The Cheddar barrels closed at $1.47, up a penny on the week but 7.5 cents below a year ago. Only two cars of barrel traded hands on the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Cheese manufacturers are voicing concern about increasing inventories yet acknowledge that CME cheese pricing has remained in the recent range, reports Dairy Market News. “Sales are stable and sales volume is still pretty good. The challenge in the overall mix is the strong volumes of milk produced during a relatively mild winter and into early spring. The near term looks like the present, with hopes that domestic customers will continue buying cheese. But, there will be a point that cheese storage is essentially full unless one of three eventualities, or some combination, occurs: milk flows decline so less cheese is made; domestic consumption increases further; or export sales increase.” Cash butter dropped to $1.96 on March 9, then rebounded some, and closed March 11 at $1.9875, down 5.25 cents on the week but still 29.25 cents above a year ago, with 11 cars trading hands on the week at the CME. Central region butter production is lower than a few weeks ago, says Dairy Market News, and operators indicate cream offerings from eastern and western sources are less available. Butter sales into retail outlets are reportedly “robust.” Western butter makers say that aside from regular contracts, butter demand has eased somewhat. Holiday orders are getting filled but inventories are building. Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk finished the week at 77 cents per pound, up 3 cents but 23 cents below a year ago, with 25 cars finding new homes this week. USDA’s latest data shows American cheese demand was down 2.95 percent from December and 0.4 percent below January 2015. However, total cheese demand was up a record for January, jumping 3.8 percent from a year ago, though it was down 6.2 percent from December. FC Stone’s Dave Kurzawski warned in his Friday Early Morning Update that “These numbers are still a rather strong showing for demand. But imports also remained largely strong in January. American cheese imports were up 51.4 percent from last year and total cheese imports were up 65 percent. Total cheese imports did fall from 14.3 percent from last month, but American cheese imports were still 21.7 percent above December.” ■

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Number of California dairies continues to drop MIELKE, from pag. 27 $24.05 in 2014. The southern average, at $16.15, is down from $17.82 a year ago and $24.32 in 2014. The Federal order Class I base price is announced

by USDA on March 23. Meanwhile; the CDFA’s latest annual statistics report shows a decline in the number of dairies in the No. 1 milk producer in 2015, down 32 operations.

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Western United Dairymen stated in its member newsletter that “In the past, as the number of dairies declined, the average number of cows per dairy went up. This year, the trend stopped in its track as the number of cows per dairy did not go up (in fact it went down by 2 cows, to 1,215 cows per dairy). It appears cows were retired or left the state as those dairies went out of business. While Stanislaus County lost the most dairies, down 11, Kern lost the most cows, down 10,575 head. According to the report, there was 41,670 less cows in California at the end of 2015 compared to 2014, for a total of 1,747,770 cows left.” The CDFA called for a public hearing

on its own motion this week to consider amendments to the dry whey scale found in its Class 4b pricing formula. The hearing will be held April 11 in the Department Auditorium in Sacramento. You’ll recall that CDFA mandated a temporary price adjustment from August 2015 to July 2016, which resulted from a July 3, 2015, public hearing on the formula. Reacting to the announcement, the Milk Producers Council’s Rob Vandenheuvel stated: “We are happy to see the Secretary’s interest in extending the temporary Class 4b calculation beyond its current July 31 expiration. While the modified calculation has provided See MIELKE, pg. 29

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National Federation supports Trans-Pacific Partnership He reports, “The CME Group has reduced the margin, or good-faith deposits required to hold futures and short options in certain markets largely because of lower prices and reduced market volatility lately. Butter futures, however, saw a slight uptick in the margin requirement of $100 per contract.” “Sometimes a change in margin requirements is followed by a trading reaction as traders either adjust positions in light of either a higher or lower margin situation,” Kurzawski said. “The most recent change, however, shouldn’t affect a producer’s overall hedging program and will likely have little impact on these markets. The CME is simply asking for less money to hold hedge positions,” he concludes. ■ In politics, the National Milk Producers Federation voted Tuesday to support the Trans-Pacific Partnership

The National Milk Producers Federation expressed opposition to moving forward with the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership ‘in light of Europe’s continued refusal to remove barriers to U.S. dairy exports.’ agreement. An NMPF press release called it “a historic pact between 12 countries containing features which will help America’s dairy farmers in the future.” The Board also expressed opposition to moving forward with the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership “in light of

Europe’s continued refusal to remove barriers to U.S. dairy exports.” In other global news, New Zealandbased Fonterra reduced its forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2015-16 season from $4.15 per kilogram milk solids to $3.90/kgMS. When combined with the forecast earnings per share range of 45-55 cents, this means a total forecast available for payout of $4.35-$4.45/kgMS. It would also currently equate to a forecast cash payout of $4.25-$4.30/kgMS for a fully shared-up farmer after retentions. HighGround Dairy’s Eric Meyer says a $3.90 milk price plus the dividend equates to a sub-$9/cwt. U.S. Farmgate price when adjusting for fat and protein and exchange rate. He adds Fonterra forecasts New Zealand milk production will be at least 4 percent lower than last season. Farmers are responding to ongoing low prices by See MIELKE, pg. 30

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MIELKE, from pg. 28 only a limited positive impact on producer prices in the seven months it has been in place, it is nonetheless much better equipped to keep the Class 4b price in a closer relationship with the Federal Order Class III price than the previous calculation. We continue to work on the long-term goal of a California Federal Order that would put our producers on a level playing field, but in the meantime, this California hearing is an opportunity to shape the current pricing formulas that we must live under and try and maintain as close a relationship between California prices and Federal Order prices as possible.” ■ In other dairy news: dairy producers who sell Class III and/or buy corn and soybean meal futures will find their risk hedging on the exchange to be a little less capital intensive, according to FC Stone dairy broker Dave Kurzawski.

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MPCA report details groundwater contamination By PAUL MALCHOW The Land Managing Editor A recent report by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency drives home the fact there isn’t a lot of quality in our water quality. Last year, the MPCA determined half the lakes and streams in southern Minnesota are not safe for fishing or swimming. The new report ups the ante — stating nearly twothirds of test wells in central Minnesota are contaminated with excessive levels of nitrates. Gov. Mark Dayton’s recent water summit generated a lot of interest from a broad spectrum of constituents. More than 800 people gathered in St. Paul to share ideas and concerns for the future of Minnesota’s water — above and below the ground. While farmers, legislators and activists had varied opinions on priorities for addressing water quality issues, most everyone agrees it will not come cheap. Minnesota’s agriculture community is a big focal point of the Governor’s water quality concerns and the recent MPCA report isn’t shy about pointing fingers at ag for the presence of nitrate contaminants in the state’s groundwater. Titled “Groundwater Protection Recommendations,” the report highlights the current state of Minnesota’s groundwater and provides recommendations for ways to reduce and prevent groundwater contamination. The MPCA cites a number of sources of contamination: fertilizers, pesticides, urban runoff, septic systems, road de-icing salts, antibiotics, pharmaceuticals and agricultural practices. Other contaminants, such as arsenic, radium and manganese are naturally occurring. “Groundwater is complicated because it is interconnected to surface water like our lakes, streams and wetlands,” said MPCA Groundwater Monitoring Supervisor Paul Hoff. “The bottom line is the things we do on land have a huge impact on our groundwater.”

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The MPCA report was prepared with consultations from the Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Metropolitan Council, and the Board of Water and Soil Resources. The report states, “The Department of Health and DNR estimate groundwater provides nearly 75 percent of Minnesotans with their primary source of drinking water. Monitoring of Minnesota’s groundwater by state agencies has found that activities on the land have contaminated surficial aquifers with nitrate, volatile organic compounds, chloride, pesticides, contaminants of emerging concern, perfluorochemicals, and viruses. In addition, naturally occurring contaminants are also found in Minnesota’s groundwater in certain geologic settings. These contaminants include arsenic, manganese, and radium.” Studies show nitrate and arsenic are the two contaminants most prevalent in Minnesota’s groundwater. To mitigate the level of nitrogen input in water systems, the report recommends increasing the

adoption of cover crops, growing perennial crops such as alfalfa, retiring land from production, and conservation easement practices. The controversy in implementing these practices centers around whether they should be government-regulated or voluntarily adopted by farmers. Volatile organic compounds Urban areas also play a part in groundwater quality as they produce a large amount of volatile organic compounds which can find their way into our water systems. VOCs are a broad group of organic chemicals that are contained in a variety of products, including fuel oils, gasoline, solvents, cleaners, degreasing agents, paints, inks, dyes, refrigerants, and pesticides. The largest contaminated sites are located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, but there are numerous small localized areas of groundwater contamination scattered across the state. Chloride contamination is an emerging groundwater pollution problem. While chloride is not believed to be very toxic to humans, high concentrations give water a salty taste people dislike and do not want in their tap water. The likely major source of chloride to Minnesota’s groundwater is salt from deicing chemicals. In the metro area alone, about 349,000 tons of deicing chemicals are applied each year to melt ice from roadways, sidewalks and parking lots. Unlike many other common groundwater contaminants, chloride See GROUNDWATER, pg. 31

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USDA: Milk production costs dropped in January MIELKE, from pg. 29 reducing herd size and feeding significantly less supplementary feed which impacts this autumn’s production. Fonterra Chairman John Wilson said difficult conditions in the globally traded dairy market have put further pressure on the forecast. Wilson said, “This further reduction in the forecast Farmgate Milk Price is the last thing farmers want to hear in what is proving to be a very challenging season. At times like this the business needs to do everything it can to drive every last cent back to farmers.” Chief Executive Theo Spierings said “dairy exports and imports had been imbalanced for the past 18 months due to European production increasing more than expected, and lower imports into China and Russia, the two largest importers of dairy." ■ Back home, the USDA’s latest National Milk Cost of Production report shows January’s total costs

were down from December and January 2015. Total feed costs averaged $10.27/cwt., down 46 cents from December, down 90 cents from November, and $1.18 below January 2015. Purchased feed costs, at $5.37/cwt., were down 19 cents from the December level, down 63 cents from November, and 70 cents below January 2015. Total costs (including feed, bedding, marketing, fuel, repairs, hired labor, taxes, etc.) at $21.94/cwt., were down 60 cents from December, down $1.22 from November, and 93 cents below a year ago. Feed costs made up 46.8 percent of total costs in January, down from 47.6 percent the month before and down from 50.1 percent a year ago. Feed costs should remain low, according to Penn State’s James Dunn’s latest Dairy Outlook. Dunn reports, “Corn markets have dropped a little in the past month, and soybeans and soybean meal have stayed the same. The world economy and its challenges continue to hang over all major agricultural markets. The large world feed inventories do not sug-

gest higher prices, and both Brazil and Argentina are expected to produce record crops, so beans and corn should remain low for the foreseeable future.” ■ Cooperatives Working Together accepted six requests for export assistance this week from Dairy Farmers of America, Land O’Lakes, Maryland-Virginia Milk Producers Association and Northwest Dairy Association to sell 1.58 million pounds of cheese and 2.32 million pounds of 82 percent milkfat butter to customers in Asia, North Africa, the Middle East and Central America. The product has been contracted for delivery through September and raises CWT’s 2016 exports to 9.815 million pounds of cheese, 7.716 million pounds of butter and 6.848 million pounds of whole milk powder to 13 countries. 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. ❖

Arsenic concentrations render water unsafe for drinking This report is another warning indicator about our water quality challenges. We know that prevention is key. It costs between 10 to 30 times more to fix contaminated groundwater than to prevent contamination in the first place. — John Linc Stine

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the contamination of some of the state’s drinking water supplies and fish. The manufacture of the most hazardous PFCs has been phased out by many companies. To date, most of the drinking water supplies located away from the eastern Twin Cities suburbs which have been tested have no detectable PFCs. Although perfluorobutanoic acid was detected in several wells, the concentrations were below levels of health concerns established by MDH. Results over the past several years indicate the areas of groundwater contamination are not expanding and concentrations are not increasing. Arsenic Long-term exposure to arsenic from drinking water is a serious and widespread public health concern in Minnesota. Inorganic arsenic is classified as a known human carcinogen by the Environmental Protection Agency, and exposure to this chemical can increase the risk of bladder, lung, skin, kidney, nasal passage, liver, and prostate cancer as well as cause nervous system problems, high blood pressure, and diabetes. The groundwater in many parts of Minnesota contains high enough arsenic concentrations to render the water unsafe for drinking. Research by the University of Minnesota found that about 14 percent of the sampled wells in the state have arsenic concentrations that exceed the EPA’s maximum contaminant level. West-central and south-central Minnesota have a high percentage of wells which contain excessive arsenic concentrations. In west-central Minnesota, approximately 50 percent of the 869 domestic drinking water wells sampled had arsenic concentrations that exceeded safe levels. Research has found that most of the arsenic in Minnesota’s groundwater occurs naturally and does not result from spills or the improper disposal of chemicals. The state’s soils and rocks naturally contain arsenic, and this arsenic can dissolve into groundwater under the right conditions. Minnesotans are encouraged to test any drinking water obtained from a private well at least once for arsenic. Groundwater contaminated with arsenic

has no taste, odor, or color and laboratory testing is the only way to know if a well contains this chemical. Radium Radium is a naturally-occurring radioactive metal produced by decay of geologically abundant uranium or thorium. Studies of radium in groundwater across many parts of North America and within Minnesota indicate southern Minnesota is within a zone where radium is present at high levels. Public water systems monitor radium and treat as needed. “Groundwater is one of our most precious resources. This report is another warning indicator about our water quality challenges,” said MPCA Commissioner John Linc Stine. “We know that prevention is key. It costs between 10 to 30 times more to fix contaminated groundwater than to prevent contamination in the first place.” After the water summit, Dayton said he plans to hold a Water Action Week sometime in April to get citizens more engaged on water issues. He did not expound on exactly what that will entail. Much of the information in this article was taken from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s “Groundwater Protection Recommendations” report which was released in January. The report in its entirety can be found online at www.pca.state.mn.us/news. Paul Malchow is the managing editor of The Land. He may be reached at editor@TheLandOnline.com. ❖

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GROUNDWATER, from pg. 30 often is referred to as a “permanent pollutant” because it will not degrade in the environment. The only way to reduce chloride concentrations in the groundwater is to minimize its use. Pesticides Pesticides in drinking water may be harmful to human health, depending on how much is present, the length and frequency of exposure, and the toxicity of the specific pesticide. Overall, of the 37 different pesticides detected in groundwater across the State in 2014, none exceeded drinking water limits or other available drinking water benchmarks. In the fall of 2014, the MDA began collecting samples for pesticide analysis in private wells where nitrate was detected in previous sampling efforts. The sampling is scheduled to continue through at least the summer of 2017, and the results will be reported on a regular basis. Preliminary data has shown pesticide detections above method reporting limits in six of the approximately 1,800 wells sampled in eight counties (Benton, Dakota, Morrison, Olmsted, Sherburne, Stearns, Wadena, and Washington) since September 2014. All detections were below Health Risk Limits. Contaminants of emerging concern Contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) are synthetic or naturally-occurring chemicals that have not been commonly monitored or regulated in the environment. Common classes of CECs include antibiotics, detergents, fire retardants, hormones, personal care products, and pharmaceuticals. In some cases, the release of these CECs into the environment has occurred for a long time, but laboratory techniques sensitive enough to measure relevant concentrations were only developed within the last decade. Several investigations have found CECs in Minnesota’s groundwater. The majority of this monitoring has been conducted by the MPCA. To date, the agency has sampled almost 250 wells — searching for over 200 different CECs. So far, 35 different chemicals have been detected and the measured concentrations generally have been low. No concentrations measured to date exceeded any established human health guidelines. However, guidance has not yet been established for all of the CECs measured in the groundwater. PFC chemicals Perfluorochemicals are a family of synthetic chemicals that have been used for decades to make products that resist heat, oil, stains, grease, and water. The presence of PFC chemicals in the groundwater is problematic because animals accumulate these chemicals in their systems faster than they can excrete them. Minnesota is one of the few places in the nation where these chemicals are manufactured and the legal disposal of wastes generated by fluorochemical manufacturing several decades ago caused

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NOTE: JOHN PETERNELL OWNER OF ALBANY FARM EQUIPMENT LLC IS RETIRIENG AFTER 60 YEARS IN THE EQUIPMENT BUSINESS. THIS AUCTION WILL INCLUDE ALL EQUIPMENT INVENTORY PLUS TRUCKS, TRAILERS, FORK LIFTS COLLECTIBLES, TOOLS, LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT & MORE. THIS AD INCLUDES ONLY A FRACTION OF ITEMS BEING OFFERED. YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS THIS MAJOR SPRING MULTI-RING AUCTION EVENT.

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Batco 45' belt conveyor, Katolight 55 KW, 85 KW generators. MF 1135 cab & air, JD 915F bean head, Brent 5-shank ripper. (320)7601634 FOR SALE: 12 Yetter trash whippers, only used 2 years. 763-682-4462 FOR SALE: Calumet 3200 gallon tank spreader, w/ 21.5 L-16.1 tires in real good shape, unloads from top, $7,500. 608-778-6026 FOR SALE: Case IH 1660 combine, 50 hrs on new Cummins motor, 24.5x32 tires, chopper, Maure bin ext & Maure hyd spreader, always shedded, $17,900; Case IH 1020 20' flexhead, new auger & pans, always shedded, $3,750; Case IH 1020 25' flexhead, double drive w/ oil bath, $3,500; Dawn 1572 combo, screw adjust coulters & row cleaner, JD Mounts $150 each (320)-769-2756

FOR SALE: IH 510 12' grain drill w/ grass feeder, $5,000; Arps 730 3pt backhoe, $2,500, call after 6pm. (507)-834-6927 FOR SALE: JD 980 field cultivator, 44' late model w/ 2200 shanks, JD multcher, $11,900; JD 1760 12x30 hyd fold planter, 3 bushel boxes, HD down pressure, Min. Till coulters, $15,900; 12 yetter finger type trash whippers, $125 each; 380-9050 tires on JD and 12 bolt rims, $2,900 a set; 380-90-54 tires on JD 10 & 12 bolt rims, $3,450. (320)-769-2756

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20 acre farmette w/ 10 additional acres, 2 story farmhouse & outbuildings w/spring water, $265,000. Lafayette County. Call 608669-7879

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WANTED: Land & farms. I Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys. have clients looking for 100% financing w/no liens dairy, & cash grain operaor red tape, call Steve at tions, as well as bare land Fairfax Ag for an appointparcels from 40-1000 acres. ment. 888-830-7757 Both for relocation & investments. If you have 034 even thought about selling Grain Handling Equip contact: Paul Krueger, Farm & Land Specialist, FOR SALE:Used grain bins, floors unload systems, stiEdina Realty, SW Suburban rators, fans & heaters, aerOffice, 14198 Commerce ation fans, buying or sellAve NE, Prior Lake, MN ing, try me first and also 55372. call for very competitive paulkrueger@edinarealty.com contract rates! Office (952)447-4700 hours 8am-5pm Monday – Friday Saturday 9am - 12 Hay & Forage Equip 031 noon or call 507-697-6133 640 NH 4x5 round baler, 499 Ask for Gary NH 12' hydra-swing haybine, New Idea and IH hay 035 rakes. 3 legged windmill. Farm Implements (320)396-2054 2 right hand unload, chopper FOR SALE: Gehl 2418 18' boxes, Miller Pro 2150, disk bine, excellent condiMeyers 1800. Both have JD tion, $11,500, Brooten, MN. 1075 wagons, $1,950/ea. JD (320)-293-7821 660 hayrake, $1,550. (715) 285-5818 FOR SALE: John Deere 328 baler w/ thrower, like new. FOR SALE: '92 Hayside $12,900 320-275-2202 Magnum 130 tractor, 8000 Hesston 4750 3x3 baler, 37,000 hrs, 1000 hrs on new eng; bales, Harvest Tech appliWhite 6100 6R planter w/ cator, good condition, splitter; Hayside 4200 20' $18,800. 651-380-0799 combo mulch. 507-317-4571 or 507-326-7652 Bins & Buildings 033 FOR SALE: '99 955 Case IH Barn roofing Hip or round 12 row corn planter, herbiroof barns and other buildcide, insecticide, liquid ferings. Also barn and quanset tilizer, exc cond; 5400 Case straightening. Kelling Silo, IH 20' bean drill w/ moni1-800-355-2598 tor, 15” spacing, 3pnt hitch, exc cond; Yetter carrier New GSI Grain Bins. for 5400 Case bean drill or Steel is at an all time low! 955 Case corn planter, retirCheck on a new grain bin ing, call 507-317-9593 or 507before you buy a used one. 278-3774 507-256-7501 Broskoff Structures

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Steffes Auction Calendar 2016 For More info Call 1-800-726-8609 or visit our website: SteffesGroup.com Opens: March 14 & Closes March 21: Emanuelson Family Farms, Drayton, ND, Excess Inventory Online Auction Tuesday, March 22 at 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! Opens March 15 & Closes March 22: Plamp Farms, Mitchell, SD, Farm Reduction Online Auction Wednesday, March 23: David & Barbara Krumm Farm Retirement Auction, Zeeland, ND, Tractors, Skid Steer Loader & Attach., Wheel Loader & Attach., Harvest Equipment, Air Seeder & Press Drills & Much More! Thursday, March 24 at 9 AM: AgIron Ames Event, Farm Progress Site, Boone, IA Opens March 16 & Closes March 24: Velde Farms, Granite Falls, MN, Timed Online Downsizing Auction

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Monday, March 28 at 10 AM: Roger & Sandy Malsam, Hosmer, SD, Farm Retirement Tuesday, March 29 at 10 AM: Mark & Lori Schmidt Farm Auction, Hazelton, ND, Track & 4WD Tractors, 2WD & HFWD Tractors, GPS Equipment, Harvest Equipment, Grain Cart, Planter, Semi Tractors, Trailers & Much More! Opens March 21 & Closes March 29: Lieser Farms, Hawick, MN, Excess Inventory Online Auction Thursday March 31 at 10 AM: AgIron Litchfield Event, Steffes Group facility Litchfield, ND, Consignment, Multi-ring event selling Tractors, Combines, Tillage, Hay & Forage Equipment & More! Friday, April 1 at 11 AM: Don & Eileen Geske Farm Auction, Verona, ND, Tractors, Harvest Equipment, Grain Carts, Drills, Planter, Tillage Equipment, Semi Tractor & Truck, Trailers, Sprayers & More! Opens March 28 & Closes April 4: Kenny & Anne Stahl, Bridgewater, SD, Farm Equipment Reduction Online Auction Opens March 28 & Closes April 5: KKCC Spring Select Cattle, Litchfield, MN, Semen, Embryo & Live Cattle Online Auction Tuesday, April 5 at 11 AM: Mark Schumacher, Reynolds, ND, Farm Retirement Opens March 30 & Closes April 6: Stahl Collector Tractor & Implement, Bridgewater, SD, Timed Online Auction Thursday, April 7 at 10 AM: Dan Marquart Estate Farm Auction, Lakota, ND, Track Tractors, MFWD, 2WD Tractors & Attachments, GPS Equipment & Camera System, Combines, Heads & Swather, Planter, Tillage Equipment & Much More! Opens March 29 & Closes April 7: Park River Implement, Park River, Cando & Rolla, ND locations, Timed Online Auction “Where Farm and Family Meet”

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Friday, April 8 at 10 AM: Paul & Belinda Biermann, Belgrade, MN, Farm Retirement Tuesday, April 12 at 10 AM: Tim & Colleen Gemar, Detroit Lakes, MN, Farm Retirement Opens Wednesday April 6 & Closes Wednesday April 13: April Online Auction, Upper Midwest Locations Thursday, April 14 at 11AM: Corey & Clayon Brown, Leonard, ND, Farm Retirement Wednesday, April 20 at 10 AM: Rendezvous Region Construction, Edinburg, ND

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Thursday March 24, 2016 • 9:30 AM Sale Site: Gehling Implement & Auction Co., 27741 State Highway 16 • Preston, MN

Live On Line Bidding Available On GehlingLive.Com Loan / Lease Financing Available – Tractors – * ‘08 JD 8330, MFWD, 3189 hrs., IVT, ILS, 46” duals frt. & rear • * ‘10 7330 Premium, MFWD, 1107 hrs., partial P.S., LH reverser, 42” – * Indication these items qualify for 3.65% fixed financing to prequalified buyers, call for more info., – ‘92 Ford 5610 Series II Special, 576 actual hrs. w/ 7210 loader • ‘90 Case IH 7110, 2 wheel, 8810 hrs. – Sprayers – ‘00 Ag Chem 1254, 3741 hrs., 90’ boom • * ‘98 854, 4224 hrs., 90’ boom • * ‘95 854, 3473 hrs., 60/80’ boom • Fast 6400, 1000 gallon w/60’ booms • Best Way Field Pro IV, 1000 gallon w/60’ boom • Best Way Field Pro III, 1200 gallon w/80’ boom • Top Air 112 w/60’ • Top Air 1200 w/ 80’ boom • JD 1750 12R30” planter w/dry fertilizer, single disc, Pneumatic down force, row cleaners, min-till coulters, seed firmers • JD 7000 12R30” frt. fold planter • JD 7000 6R30” conservation planter, liquid fert., D.D. openers • (2) Case IH 1063 Cornheads, completely rebuilt, • ‘11 Wink Inovator 40’ end dump trailer, very good

– (3) Partial Farm Lines – Clement Farms Partial Farm Line - Selling At Approx. 12:00 Noon – For More Information Call Clement Farms 1-507-346-2800, Including: ‘14 JD 9560RT, 1078 hrs., 36” belts • ‘12 Case IH 500 Quadtrac, 1382 hrs., 30” belts • ‘10 JD 8345R, 2000 hrs., IVT, ILS, 50” w/duals frt. & rear • ‘11 JD 4830 sprayer, 1281 hrs., 90’ boom, loaded • JD 2623VT, 40’8” w/hyd. raise rolling basket • (2) JD 2310, 45’9” mulch finishers w/rolling baskets • JD 2210, 55’ field cultivator w/4 bar • JD 2410, 50’ chisel plow w/ Raven NH3 kit, (2) coolers, 15” spacing • Sunflower 4511, 15 shank chisel plow, • Krause 45’ Landsman TL6200 soil finisher w/rolling basket • JD 3710, 10 bottom plow • Blue Jet AT 5000 52 ½’, NH3 applicator w/2 Raven coolers & controllers • Unverferth 3750 seed tender w/scale on tri-axle trailer • Unverferth 3750 truck mount seed tender • (3) JD 1770, 24R30” CCS planters, liquid fertilizer, piston pump, Seed Star var. drive, row shut offs, tru-v openers w/walking gauge wheels, air down force, Dawn adjustable row cleaners, liquid ins., tire scrapers, Pro Max 40 flat disk-soybean metering disk-markers - 2014-2012 & 2010 – 2010 has refuge tank • Grain Carts - Brent 1396 w/30” belts, scale, pistol grip contols, (2) cameras • Brent 1394 w/30” belts, scale & (2) cameras • JD 612C cornhead w/knife rolls & hyd. deck plates • JD 520, 20’ stalk chopper w/end transport • (2) Timpte Hopper Bottom Trailers 2011 & 2009 • Timpte H4222, 42’ w/ag hoppers, 66” sides, S.S. corners & rear-ladders, Sur-loc roll tarps, 22.5 w/aluminum wheels – – For more information call Clement Farms 507-346-2800 Mark Sedelbauer Partial Farm Line - Selling At Approx. 11:00 AM – For More information call Mark 715-299-2529, including: ‘83 JD 4850 MFWD, 12,580 hrs., 38” w/duals • ‘83 JD 4850 2 wheel, 12,200 hrs., 38” w/duals • IH 656 gas • JD 9550 Side Hill combine, 2425 sep./3550 eng., 4x4, 60 Series updates, chopper, 30.5x32 •JD 620 hydra flex • Drago N6 cornhead • EZ Trail 680 head trailer • ‘12 JD R450 windrower, 548 cutter hrs., 792 eng. hrs., w/995 16’ head • ‘14 Krone Big Pack 890 High Speed Big Square Baler w/steerable tandem axles – like new • ‘14 Vermeer R 2800 Rake, like new • Vermeer BP 8000 bale processor • JD 1760 12R30” flex frame planter w/liquid fertilizer, row cleaners, HD down pressure, 3 bu. boxes • JD 1590, 15’ drill w/15” spacing, grass seed, markers, dolly wheel hitch, • Landoll 850, 19” soil finisher w/5 bar • Phillips 43’ rotary harrow • Knight pro twin 8030 slinger • Ag Systems 1000 gallon nurse tank on tandem axle trailer • UFT 400 grain cart • Woods 315, 15’ bat wing mower • ‘94 IH 9200, M11, 10-speed, twin screw, like new 22.5 tires w/Dakota 20’ aluminum box, new tarp & Scott Hoist • ‘14 Big Tex 25’ gooseneck trailer w/48” spread tandem axles, dual wheels, dove tail & ramps Bill Rowkamp Partial Farm Line Including: ‘01 Agco Allis 9755, MFWD, 6503 hrs., 42” w/duals • Valtra 900, MFWD, 5533 hrs., 16.9x34 • Valtra 900, MFWD, 9500 hrs., 16.9x34 – Skid Loaders – JD 318D, 6320 hrs., cab • ‘07 NH L170, approx. 8000 hrs., cab • ‘02 NH LS170, 11,843 hrs. • NH H7460 discbine • Gehl 520 12-wheel rake • Valmetal H5600 bale processor • Knight Kuhn 8132 slinger spreader – – for more information call Bill 507-458-7890 Terms: Loan / Lease financing through Ag Star Financial Services – call Terry Keller to prequalify 1-866-577-1831 or 1-877-381-0906. All other items cash or good check day of sale.

For more information call Gehling Auction Co. 1-800-770-0347 Gehling Auction Co.

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FOR SALE: Precision plant- Retiring: JD 980, 30' field ing hyd air compressor w/ cult; JD 7100 8 row 30 or 15 16 up down air bags for JD row bean planter; JD 8300 planter, $4,500 firm; Willtractor; 74 Mack straight rich 2500 field cultivator, truck, 24' box & hoist; 1980 39', good condition, $3,000 C70 straight truck, box & OBO 507-380-2346. hoist; 1971 C50 straight truck, box & hoist; 70' Harms Mfg. Land Rollers, Fetril, 8” auger w/ hyd lift; Brand New, 12'-$6,500; 14'45' grain or hay elevator, $7,000; 16'-$7,500; 24'6620 hydro combine. (507) $14,000; 32'-$16,500; 42'639-5070 $19,500. 715-234-1993 We buy Salvage Equipment Hydrostatic & Hydraulic ReParts Available pair Repair-TroubleshootHammell Equip., Inc. ing Sales-Design Custom (507)867-4910 hydraulic hose-making up to 2” Service calls made. 036 STOEN'S Hydrostatic Ser- Tractors vice 16084 State Hwy 29 N 1991 Agco-Allis #5670 Diesel Glenwood, MN 56334 320Tractor WF, 3 Pt, 2 Re634-4360 motes, 60 HP, 5000 Hrs, All Killbros pull type crumbler, Good Rubber, Runs Great, 33', round bar baskets, adNice Unit. Great Plains 10 justable pole, exc cond, Ft 3 Pt NT Drill (2015) 7 $7,500; (4) 3 bu boxes for 1/2” Rows w/ Grass/Native JD 7000 planter. 612-760Grass. 319-347-6138 Can Del 2546 or 320-221-0786 FOR SALE: '05 JD 8320 3850 Lindsay post pounder 3 pt w/ H480 new loader; DMI mount, in exc. cond, $1,475. 17 shank & anhydrous bar; 715-237-2518 '12 Drago cornhead, 8 row;'13 Case IH 3020 beanNew Idea loader & bucket, head w/ crary air reel w/ good condition, will fit 40-65 Unerverth transport. (651)hp tractors, $1,000/OBO. 345-4362. (262)473-2067

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2000 Bushel Holding Tank Soil Mover 5 Yard Pull Type Dirt Scraper Super B 1000 Automatic Batch Grain Dryer J & M 620 600 Bushel Grain Cart 24.5x32 Good Rubber 1 Owner

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'75 JD 830 Diesel Utility w/ FOR SALE: '98 JD 893 corn- FOR SALE: '56 520 JD, runs head w/ wedge kit & PTO & looks good, good rubber, JD 145 Loader, Cab, 3pt, adaptors, nice condition, $5,000 OBO. (952)-873-2761 $5,500. 320-543-3523 asking $15,500. (507)-2272602 FOR SALE: '09 JD 7830, FOR SALE: 1991 7140 MFWD, 1750 hrs, E range, FWD 6129 hrs, Q.H. new duals, rock box, all options, FOR SALE: '98 JD 9100, 4562 18.4x42 rears, 18 front hrs, 12 spd, bare back, diff like new, very clean, weights, 3 hyd remotes, lock, steering & hinge pins $128,000. 507-542-4245 or 507hyd dump return line have been replaced, all new 450-7105 large 1000 PTO, new filters & fluids, ex cond, paint, $52,500. (507) 920looks like new, $67,500 OBO FOR SALE: '79 MF, 20C in9946 (507)359-9045 507-276-3772 dustrial loader, 48HP, Perkins dsl, shuttle, 3pt, LPTO, PS, 1400 hrs, utility FOR SALE: 1206 8032 Wheat- FOR SALE: 1991 CIH Magland tractor, pro body shop tractor w/ lots of muscle, num tractor, MFWD, duals, painted, new tires, cab & $8,995. 320-543-3523 wts, 6400 hrs, very clean tractor, fully restored, shape, $46,900. (612)-220FOR SALE: '83 JD 4240 $18,000. (507)692-2126 4514 MFD, 466 engine, cab, air & heat, quad transmission, FOR SALE: 1971 AC 220, FOR SALE: 8630 JD, duals, 3pt, hitch, triple hyd, outlock box, quick hitch, 18.4x38 rubber, dual hyd, lets, PTO, 65% rubber, 16.9x26 front tires, 18.438 3pnt, 3500 hrs, repainted, good condition, call 507-317rears, band duals, $17,000. $21,7500, Brooten, MN 9593 or 507-278-3774 (507)-848-5430 (320)-293-7821

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RETIREMENT AUCTION Saturday, April 2 • 10:00 A.M. Location: 5015 60th Ave. SE, Maynard, MN

From Maynard, MN – 2 1/2 Miles N on Cty Rd 4 From Clara City, MN – 5 Miles W on State Hwy 7 & S on Cty Rd 4, 1/4 Mile From Montevideo, MN – 11 Miles E on State Hwy 7 & S on Cty Rd 4, 1/4 Mile

Tractors & Tractor Parts 1973 Farmall 1468 Diesel w/Standard Hitch, 710-38 Rear Rubber & 7010 Hrs., New Injectors, Fuel Pump, Torque (2 Valve), New Paint, Completely Reconditioned, Wt. Bracket, SN 9331 1967 Farmall 1256 “Wheatland” Diesel - Turbo w/Standard Hitch, 32.5-32 Rear Rubber, 9240 Hrs., Wt. Bracket, Complete OH at 9180 Hrs., New Radiator, 2 Valve Torque & Clutch, SN 8175 1966 Farmall 1206 “Wheatland” DieselTurbo w/Standard Hitch, 4650 Hrs., 2 Valve Torque, Front Wt. Bracket., SN 8964SY Farmall 300 Gas w/W.F., Good Rubber, & 7’ Side Mtd. Sickle Mower IHC 600 Diesel, (Complete But Not Running) 1957 Farmall 350 “Wheatland Special” Gas, SN 5854 S – (Excellent Condition) 1958 Farmall 350 HI-Utility Gas w/Fast Hitch, P.S., Good Rubber, SN 160666HU • Farmall “H” Tractor For Parts • Numerous Tractor Parts, Including: Pulleys, Battery Boxes, Grills & Tin, Wheel Wts., Front Wts. & More

Skid Loader

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

2005 463 F Series Bobcat, (Diesel) w/400 Hrs., 2 Buckets, Forks, Grapple, Cab, Windows, Door, Heater, Radio, Kubota Diesel (1 Owner), SN 538914487

Auction Note:

N.I. 362 Model Manure Spreader w/Single Axle, Hyd. End Gate, Poly Lined Floor • (2) IHC Running Gears (1 w/Hoist) Cub Cadet Model 169 Hydro., 16 H.P., • Portable Cattle Scale (Complete OH) • 11/12’ Steel 6 Bar Livestock Panels (2 International Cub Cadet, 8 H.P. Lawn Styles) Tractor w/Complete OH Machinery • Equipment • Many Miscellaneous Cub Cadet Parts, Including: Seats, Tires, Hood, Transmission • Miscellaneous & Rear End • JD Model 9300 20’ Press Drill w/6” Spacing 2009 Yamaha Electric Golf Cart, 48 Volt & Markers w/charger • 4 Tire Track Wacker Customized Cub Cadet 149 Hydro 14 H.P. • Wil-Rich 22’ Field Cultivator w/Walking • Honda 185 3 Wheeler Tandems & Mulcher • Scag 18 H.P., Gear Drive, Front Cut, 48” • Melroe 3 Rank Multiweeder 28’ Mower w/New Deck Bearing & 5 Yr. Old • Kewanee 15’ Chisel Plow Motor • IHC 470 Model 19” Tandem Disk • Estate Finish Mower 5’, 15 H.P. (Pull Type) • IHC 60 Model 15’ Stalk Chopper, 1000 RPM • 3 Pt. Homemade Blade For Garden Tractor • Snolander 7-1/2’ 3 Pt. Snowblower, Hyd. • 4’ Sod Roller Spout • 42” Lawn Sweeper PLOWS • Garden Digger For Lawn Tractor • IHC 770 5/16 Auto Reset Pull Type Plow • Jari Mower • IHC 60 & 70 Model Pull Type Plows (4/14, • 6.5 H.P. Walk Behind String Cut Mower 4/16, 5/14, 5/16) • IHC 411 Model 3/14 Plow w/Fast Hitch Trailers • Livestock • No. 8 3/14 Pull Type Plow Equipment • 500 Gal. Diesel Barrel w/Elec. Pump Shop Built 8 Bale Trailer w/Hvy. Duty M.F. • Several Tires & Wheels For Trailers & Industries Running Gear Implements P.J. 21’ Tilt Bed Car Trailer w/17’ Tilt 8’x12’ Chain Link Dog Kennel & Insulated • ATV 2 Wheel Trailer 4’x7’ w/Wooden Floor Dog House • 200 Bu. Gravity Wagon w/8 Ton Gear & • Many JD & IHC Plastic Planter Seed Plates Roll Tarp • Other Tools & Miscellaneous • Flatbed w/Running Gear

Lawn Tractors • Lawn Mowers • Golf Cart • ATV

Larry & Eunice are retiring & will be moving off the farm. Larry has farmed & repaired & reconditioned farm equipment for many years. This auction offers an excellent selection of useable & collectible equipment. Plan to attend early! Not a lot of miscellaneous, but several nice collectible pieces

Owners:

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Larry & Eunice Hinrichs • 320-367-2710

“YOUR #1 AUCTION PROFESSIONALS” 74.7 ACRES FARMLAND CASE IH 7120 COMBINE • HEADS GRAIN CART • TRUCK • TRACTORS FARM EQUIPMENT

THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016 • 10:00 A.M.

Location: From Freeborn, MN, 2 miles west on Cty. Rd. 29.

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Auctioneer’s Note: Ron has decided to retire from farming and hold a public auction. This is by far some of Freeborn County's best producing farmland with top-notch soils representing a 92 CPI rating. Also selling some very well cared for farm machinery. Hope to see you at the auction. Tracy Holland

74.7 ACRES FREEBORN CTY., SECTION 33, FREEBORN TOWNSHIP REAL ESTATE: Farmland consisting of 74.7 acres, more or less, Freeborn Township, Section 33. Tillable acres: 73.97. High CPI rating of 92. Enrolled in ARC-County program. Estimated 2016 taxes are $2,548 (Homestead). Real Estate Terms: Successful bidder shall be required to pay $30,000 down (NON-REFUNDABLE) day of auction and sign a purchase agreement following the real estate auction. The balance shall be due on or before April 25, 2016. Seller's attorney for real estate and handling alll earnest monies. Any verbal announcements made day of auction takes precedence over print. Farm is available for 2016. NO BUYER'S FEE ON THIS AUCTION, WHAT YOU BID IS WHAT YOU PAY!

FARMLAND AUCTION AT APPROX. 12:30 P.M. FOLLOWING FARM MACHINERY VERY SHARP CASE IH COMBINE • HEADS • TRAILERS

• ‘10 CIH 7120, RWA, 1300 eng. hrs., 909 sep. hrs., 520/85R42” tires w/straddle duals, 600/65R28” rears, Maurer grain ext., long auger, (2) cameras, (NICE) • ‘11 CIH 3162 draper head, 35’ w/Sukup air reel (bought new) • ‘08 Drago N-8 cornhead, 8R30”, headsight sensing, 2 rows have choppers, 2 stompers (bought new) • Killbros 36’ high speed head trailer, tandem axle, Model HC362 • Case 22’ head trailer, 4-wheel.

TRUCK • GRAIN CART • TRACTORS • FARM EQUIPMENT • MISC.

• ’93 International grain truck, 350 Cummins eng., 10-spd. trans., air PTO, twin screw w/air pusher axle, 18’ box, roll tarp, 921,060 mi. • Demco 650 grain cart w/scale • IH 1486, 18.4”-38” tires w/axle duals, rock box • CIH 685, FWA, dual PTO's, dual remotes wCIH 2255 loader • Top Air 80’ X-fold sprayer boom, 3 pt., 4 sections, 20” spacing • Hiniker 5000 cultivator 8R30”, set up for side dressing, addt’l parts • REM 1026A grain vac • Thunder Creek 500 gal. fuel trailer, tandem axle, hose reel, w/meter, 61/2 hp. w/elec. start • Thunder Creek 50 gal. Def Transport Tote, 12-volt w/meter • IH 710 plow, auto reset • JD 400 rotary hoe, 30’ straight bar • 1,050 gal. poly tank, 31/2 hp. transfer pump, 2” hose w/tandem axle trailer • 191/2’ triple axle trailer, bumper hitch • 1,050 gal. horizontal tank • 51/2 hp. transfer pump • Approx. 40’ hose reel • Mixing tank • (2) 3,000 gal. vertical poly storage tanks • (2) 1,000 gal. fuel tanks w/pumps & meters • Articulating wagon, truck tires w/(2) 500 gal. poly tanks, used for side dressing • 30’ 3-pt. tool bar • Homemade tandem axle trailer • 1,550 gal. poly tank • Older Hahn Hiboy sprayer (needs work) • 6’ screener w/2 hp. elec. motor, 220-volt • Buffalo 3-pt. guidance system • 200 gal. fiberglass saddle tanks • 25 gal. lawn sprayer w/10’ booms • 12’ wood stepladder • Steel wheel wagon • Running gear w/wood box & hoist • 1” air impace • Bandsaw • Quick hitch • 3/4” impact • Light bar • Lincoln 180c mig welder w/cart & tank • Raven 450 controller, non-volatile memory • Spray controls & control valves • Misc. hand tools • Raven GPS Globe • MANY ITEMS TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION!! Terms: Cash or good check, picture ID required. No property removed until fully settled for. Any verbal announcement made day of sale takes precedence over print. Sales staff and owners not responsible for accidents. Lunch and restroom will be available on the grounds. Clerk: Holland Auction Company

RON JACOBSEN - OWNER 62789 285th St. Wells, MN • (507) 317-6647

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Auctioneers:

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

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FOR SALE: CIH Magnum 260, Lux Cab, 1430 hrs, cab susp, HID lights, 5 remotes, 540/1000 PTO, 700 Pro monitor & auto guide, 18.4x50 rears at 90% & duals, 18.4x34 fronts at 90% & duals, rear wgts, farmer owned. 507-430-5144 $122,000 FOR SALE: Deutz D6206 68 horse, good shape, 7100 hours on, $4,500/OBO. 608778-6026 FOR SALE: Farmall super M WF, new tires, brakes, 12 volt, $2,800. 715-754-5462 FOR SALE: I Farmall 706 gas tractor, 70 HP, rebuilt engine, cab w/ heater & radio, 3pnt hitch, 540 & 1000 PTO, good tires, everything including TA works, $4,700. 507-789-6637 FOR SALE: JD 4850 MFWD, 20.8x38 tires, 60%, PS, 8500 hrs, recently checked by JD shop, service field ready, very good condition, $31,900; Cat Challenger CH45 6200 hrs, PS, 16” tracks, 22” row spacing, exc cond, 3-pt PTO, $34,500, both are exc grain cart tractors. (701)-640-4697 FOR SALE: JD 830 dsl, dual hyd, good tires, tin, running cond, pony starts easily, perfect orig cond, $10,500; JD 5-16 pull-type plow, spring hitch, exc cond, $800. (507)-428-3572 FOR SALE: The beginning of Mustang skidloaders '65 model 1000 is the first of 24 built in Owatonna MN, works great, $3,200. Case 1070, PS, w/ Case 70 quick attach ldr, very nice, $8,700; Ford 9N, new tires all around, $2,500; 730 Case dsl, newer tires, $3,200; Large 8' Alloway SB96 snowblower, new $7,500, asking $1,800. Delivery possible. 320-766-3758

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FOR SALE: JD 4650 MFD, FOR SALE: 2012 Brent FOR SALE:'16 Case IH seed meters to fit Case Ih 120042'' rubber, 3 outlets, 3pt, 10802, tarp, scale, 20ply 1250 planter; 3pnt fork lift, rock box, powershift, 6100 tires, green, used 1 season, 3 stage; CMC non motorhours. (507)220-0999 $28,500. (715)797-9510 ized high capacity grain FOR SALE: Massey Ferguspreader to fit 30-60' bin son '65 gas utility model, JD 9650STS, AHH, DAS, 320-226-5067 Mauer hopper ext, Greenpower steering, weight Star ready, Thru JD shop bracket w/ 4 weights, 3pt FOR SALE:6100 White 12 yearly w/ service records, mounted MF, 3-14' plow. row vertical fold planter, 18.4x42 duals, 2189 sep hrs, 320-815-3495 nice, used mostly on 360 very nice, always shedded, acre farm, $8,500 OBO. 507FOR SALE: Used Oliver $62,500. 320-359-2692 848-5210 White tractor parts, incl parts for 1955 dsl, eng 038 FOR SALE:Case IH 5300 block, $750; cyl. Head, Planting Equip grain drill, 24' tandem unit, $550; reground crank shaft, $7,500; 3pt forklift, 3 stage, $700; also used parts in FOR SALE: Buffalo corn 20' reach w/ 4x8 platform, planter, 8R30", very good sheet metal for most Oliver $1,800; Seed vac w/ 2 sec condition. 920-410-6331 tractors & parts for White gravity box, $3,500; Case 2-105 tractor. (218)-564-4273 IH 1830, 12R30â€? row cult, FOR SALE: Complete dry or (218)-639-0315 exc cond, $5,000 507-240-0294 fertilizer set up for 8R 7000 FOR SALE:'86 JD 4450 P/S, JD planter; also 2 EZ Flow 18.42 Firestone deep tread fertilizer augers for gravity JD 7000 Corn Planter 2R, tires & duals, 3 hyd, 3pt, 3pt, $1,600. Fert. Avail, boxes. (507)-251-2344 new paint, frt wgts, 6011 $300/Row. 715-234-1993 hrs, exc cond, call, Rothsay FOR SALE: JD 1760 12R MN (218)-205-6357 Planter. E Set units, Row 039 cleaners, hydraulic fold, 3 Tillage Equip NEW AND USED TRACTOR bushel boxes. This Planter PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, is in good shape, Fairmont, 2009 GREAT PLAINS 26 Ft 55, 50 Series & newer tracMN, $17,500/OBO (or best #8326 Discovator/Finisher. 42 tors, AC-all models, Large Ft C-IH DMI (Red) Tigeroffer). (507) 236-1639 Inventory, We ship! Mark mate II Field Cult w/ 4 Bar Heitman Tractor Salvage FOR SALE: White 6100 12R Harrow (No Welds) Shed715-673-4829 planter, row cleaners, herb, ded. Both A-One Cond. 319WANTED TO BUY: 60-100 insect, liq fert, Mohawk 347-6138 Can Deliver Tractor: I am looking for closing wheels, PTO pump, 60-100 hp tractor any make. 3000 Monitor, low acres, 32 1/2' JD 960 field cultivator, What do you have? (612) 5 bar harrow, $4,900. (715) exc cond, $15,000/OBO. 320209-3912 223-3664 587-7332

AUCTION Kandiyohi County April 8, 2016 #1 40 Acres Kandiyohi Twsp Sec 15 2 Parcels: Parcel Parcel #2 75 acres Kandiyohi Twsp Sec 22 7KLV ODQG LV VRPH RI WKH WRS TXDOLW\ ODQG LQ .DQGL\RKL &RXQW\ &SL ZHOO WLOHG QLFH VTXDUH ÂżHOGV If youâ€™re in the market for top quality land you will want to check this out. The seller has the right to rent it back for 5 years at $270.00 per acre. This is a very good investment property. All bids must be submitted to: Ray R Rew, 301 14th Ave NW, Waseca, MN 56093 by April 1st 2016. $OO ELGGHUV ZLOO EH QRWLÂżHG DQG DWWHQG OLYH DXFWLRQ WR UDLVH WKHLU ELG DW SP RQ $SULO WK DW WKH Best Western Motel, Hwy. 169 North, 1111 Range St. in North Mankato. For Information Pack call Ray at 507-339-1272. Please inspect property at your leisure.

Rich Haas Real Estate Broker will handle all purchase agreements and earnest money. Property is being sold as is Condition.

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507-339-1272

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Location: 24400 MN Hwy 22 S /LWFKĹŽ HOG 01 0RELOH 3KRQH %LGGLQJ $SS 1RZ $YDLODEOH

THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2016 | 10AM AUCTIONEERâ€™S NOTE: Large multi ring event. Live online bidding available on major equipment. Contact auctioneers for owner information, new consignments, or changes at 320.693.9371.

Tractors & Loader / Wheel Loader & Tractor Loader Backhoe / Planters / Air Drills & Drills / Field Cultivators / Tillage Equipment / Semi Tractors / Pickups & Automobiles / Implement, Step Deck, & Flatbed Trailers / Belly Dump & Enclosed Trailer / Sprayer & NH3 Equipment / Hay Equipment / Forage & Livestock Equipment Grain Handling Equipment / Rockpickers / Skid Steer Attachments / Other Equipment Shop Equipment / Recreation / Tanks / Tires / Parts / Farm Support & Misc. 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. Canadian buyers need a bank letter of credit to facilitate border transfer.

Auctioneers & Clerk: Steffes Group Inc., 24400 MN Hwy 22 S, Litchfield, MN 55355 Ashley Huhn MN47-002, Eric Gabrielson MN47-006, Randy Kath MN47-007, Scott Steffes MN14-51, Brad Olstad MN 14-70, Bob Steffes MN 14-09, Max Steffes MN14-031 | 320.693.9371 | SteffesGroup.com

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‘12 JD 9410R, 1075 Hrs., Hi Flo Hyds. .....................$239,900

‘14 JD 8345R, 710 Hrs., IVT, ILS ..........................................$259,900

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

TRACTORS • Rental Return Tractors •

4WD Tractors ‘15 JD 8370R, 522 Hrs., IVT, ILS, (H) ’15 JD 9620R, 276 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..................$382,000 Ext. Warranty ...................$284,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 9560R, 443 hrs. .......................................$319,900 (N) ‘15 JD 9520R, 353 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..................$319,900 (B) ‘14 JD 9460R, 376 hrs., PTO .................................$299,900 (N) ‘15 JD 9470R, 172 hrs., 800/38’s ..........................$295,000 (OW) ‘14 JD 9460R, 595 hrs., PTO, Ext. Warranty .....$289,900 (OS) ‘12 JD 9510R, 1079 hrs., 800/70R38’s ...............$289,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 9510R, 636 hrs. .......................................$274,900 (B) ‘13 JD 9510R, 741 hrs. ..........................................$274,900 (N) ‘15 JD 9420R, 376 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..................$274,000 (OW) ‘13 JD 9560R, 1135 hrs. .....................................$259,900 (N) ‘13 JD 9460R, 374 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..................$259,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 9560R, 1045 hrs. .....................................$249,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 9560R, 1149 hrs. .....................................$249,900 ‘14 JD 4940, 592 Hrs., Dry Box, CPO ..................................$274,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 9410R, 1073 hrs., hi-flo hyds. ................$239,900 (B) ‘11 JD 9330, 617 hrs., 620/70T42’s .......................$219,900 (OS) ‘09 JD 9330, 2203 hrs., PTO ...............................$189,900 (H) ‘09 JD 9330, 1890 hrs., 3 pt. .................................$176,500 (OS) ‘05 JD 9620, 2119 hrs., 800/70R38’s, duals .......$175,000 (H) ‘05 JD 9520, 3590 hrs., 710/42’s ...........................$138,500 (OS) ‘98 JD 9200, 5200 hrs., 620/42’s, AT Ready ........ $84,500 (N) ‘97 CIH 9350, 3365 hrs. ........................................... $58,500

Track Tractors

Row Crop Tractors

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

‘12 Krause TL6200, 45’, R/Basket ............................................. $52,500

(N) ‘15 JD 8320R, 321 hrs., IVT, ILS ............................$277,000 (OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, 524 hrs., IVT, ILS ........................$264,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, 707 hrs., IVT, ILS ........................$259,900 (N) ‘15 JD 8270R, 157 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ...........$249,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 8310R, 735 hrs., PS, 480/50’..................$229,900 (B) ‘13 JD 8260R, 402 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ...........$202,900 (N) ‘15 JD 8270R, 250 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ...........$218,000 (OW) ‘10 JD 8345R, 1813 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$215,900 (N) ‘15 JD 8245R, 192 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ...........$215,000 (N) ‘15 JD 7270R, 250 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ...........$209,500 (OS) ‘14 JD 7270R, 444 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ........$209,500 (OW) ‘14 JD 8270R, 251 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty .......$208,900 (N) ‘15 JD 8245R, 81 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty .............$202,000 (OS) ‘10 JD 8245R, 1786 hrs., IVT, ILS .......................$179,900 (OS) ‘14 JD 7210R, 314 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ........$179,900 (OS) ‘14 CIH Magnum 260, 1163 hrs. ........................$167,500 (OS) ‘13 JD 7215R, 474 hrs., IVT ................................$164,900 (OS) ‘14 CIH Magnum 235, 214 hrs. ..........................$159,900 (OS) '08 JD 8430, 3100 hrs., PS, ILS ..........................$159,500 (N) ’15 JD 6150R, 150 hrs., Auto Quad, loader ..........$155,000 (OS) ‘09 JD 7930, 2358 hrs., Auto Quad ....................$124,900 (OW) ‘03 JD 8420, 3086 hrs., PS.................................$124,500 (H) ‘06 JD 8130R, 4742 hrs., 540/1000 PTO...............$112,500 (H) ’03 JD 8320, 3847 hrs, PS, AT Ready ...................$105,500 (N) '01 JD 8310, 7314 hrs. ............................................. $84,900 (OW) '00 JD 8310, 6141 hrs., MFWD, PS ..................... $83,500 (H) ‘93 JD 7700, 2544 hrs, MFWD................................. $54,900 (N) ‘94 JD 7700, 4460 hrs., 2WD, loader ...................... $47,500 (OS) ‘98 JD 7810, 7260 hrs., 2WD ................................ $45,900 (B) ‘90 JD 4755, 6889 hrs, 2WD .................................... $44,900 (OW) ‘81 JD 4640, 6483 hrs., 4x4 ................................. $23,500 (OW) ‘77 JD 4430, 5740 hrs. ......................................... $21,500

UTILITY TRACTORS

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

(OW) ‘08 JD 4930, 2233 hrs., AT ready .......................$135,000 (OW) ‘06 JD 4920, 6500 hrs., AT ready ......................... $65,000

• 120’ Boom • (N) ‘15 JD R4045, 210 hrs., Ext. Warranty ................$368,000 (OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1135 hrs., section control ............$218,900 (OW) ‘13 CIH SPX 4430, 900 hrs., Loaded ................$238,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1135 hrs., section control ............$218,900 (OW) ‘08 CIH Patriot 4420, 3600 hrs. ........................$125,900 (OW) ‘09 CIH Patriot 4420, 3600 hrs. ........................$125,900

• 100’ Boom • (H) ‘12 JD 4730, 1330 hrs., boom trac, SS tank.........$179,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4730, 676 hrs., One-Owner ....................$166,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 2050 hrs., 15” spacing, HTA.........$159,900 (OW) ‘11 Ag-Chem 994 Rogator, 1768 hrs................$137,900

• 90’ Boom • (N) ‘15 JD R4030, 154 hrs., section control ...............$265,900 (N) ‘13 JD 4830, 384 hrs., AT activation .....................$234,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 552 hrs., SS tank, 20” spacing ....$229,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 1156 hrs., SS tank, 20” spacing ..$199,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 4730, 923 hrs., Ext. Warranty .................$189,900 (OW) ‘15 JD 4630, 268 hrs., Ext. Warranty .................$187,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1020 hrs. .......................................$179,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1815 hrs., SS tank, 20” spacing ..$169,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1600 hrs. .......................................$159,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 4730, 2532 hrs. .......................................$154,500 (OW) ‘13 JD 4630, 1080 hrs., HTA, traction control ...$142,900 (OW) ‘12 Miller N2XP, 1700 hrs., SS tank...................$135,000 (OW) ‘06 Ag-Chem 874, 4400 hrs., SS tank, HTA ........ $69,900 (OW) ‘06 Ag Chem 1074 Rogator, 4600 hrs................ $59,900

• 80’ Boom •

(OW) ‘12 JD 4730, 1372 hrs. .......................................$162,500 (B) ’13 JD 6125R, 111 hrs, MFWD ..............................$108,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 4630, 734 hrs., Ext. Warranty .................$146,900 (N) ’15 JD 6125R, 270 hrs.., MFWD ............................$104,000 (N) ’15 JD 6130D, 343 hrs., MFWD ............................... $64,000 (OS) JD 5100, 900 hrs., MFWD, cab.............................. $52,500 – More Can Be Found On Our Website – (OW) ’12 JD 5100M, 200 hrs., MFWD, cab .................. $51,900 (N) ’14 JD 5075E, 83 hrs., MFWD, cab ......................... $42,500 (OS) ‘13 JD DB60, 24R30”, liq. fert. ............................$195,000 (N) ‘15 JD 5075E, 185 hrs., MFWD, open station ........ $28,900 (N) ‘15 JD DB60, 24R30” .............................................$195,000 (OS) '14 CIH 1255 CCS, 24R30" .................................$159,900 (N) ‘12 JD 1770NT, 24R30”, liq. fert. ...........................$149,900 (B) ‘07 JD DB40, 24R20”, tracks .................................$124,900 (N) ’12 Krause TL6200, 45’ M/Finisher ........................ $52,500 (B) ‘15 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ................................$121,900 (OS) ’04 Krause TL6200, 42’ M/Finisher...................... $46,000 (B) '12 JD 1770 CCS, 16R30" .....................................$109,900 (B) ‘10 Wishek 8962NT, 30’ disk................................... $44,900 (N) ‘12 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ................................$109,900 (OW) ’09 JD 2210, 44.5’ ................................................. $44,500 (B) ‘13 JD 1770NT, 16R30", liq. fert. ...........................$105,900 (H) ’11 Wil-Rich Quad 5, 60’ ......................................... $43,900 (N) ‘15 JD 1990 CCS, 40’, 15” spacing ......................$102,000 (H) ’06 JD 2210, 58.5’ ................................................... $39,000 (H) '09 JD 1770 CCS, 24R30" ....................................... $99,900 (H) ’05 JD 2210, 45.5’ .................................................... $38,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” .............................. $89,900 (H) ’07 JD 2210, 45.5' .................................................... $36,500 (OS) '09 JD 1770 CCS, 16R30" .................................... $84,900 (OS) ’09 JD 2210, 38.5’ .................................................. $32,500 (N) ‘08 CIH 1250 CCS, 24R30” ..................................... $84,900 (N) ’08 JD 2210, 45.5’ .................................................... $29,900 (H) ‘14 JD 1770NT, 12R30", liq. fert. ............................. $84,500 (H) ’03 JD 2200, 38.5’ .................................................... $28,900 (OS) '07 JD 1770 CCS, 24R30" .................................... $79,900 (N) ’02 JD 980, 44.5’....................................................... $19,900 (OS) ‘08 JD 1790 CCS, 23 split row ............................. $79,900 (H) ’92 DMI Tigermate, 38’............................................ $16,900 (N) ’10 JD 1770 CCS, 16R30” ....................................... $69,900 (OS) ‘97 DMI Tigermate, 28’ ......................................... $12,500 (OS) ’05 JD 1770 CCS, 24R30” .................................... $59,900 (B) ‘97 JD 1760, 12R30”, liq. fert. ................................. $29,900 (H) ‘01 JD 1560, 20’, 10” spacing, no till ...................... $26,500 (OW) ‘98 JD 1750, 8R30”, dry fert. ............................... $24,900 – More Sprayers Listed On Our Website – (H) ‘98 JD 1530, 15’, 15” spacing, cart ......................... $17,500 (OS) JD 7000, 6R30” ........................................................ $4,500

PLANTERS/SEEDERS

SPRING TILLAGE

SPRAYERS • Dry Box •

(N) ‘15 JD R4045, 486 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..................$325,000 (OS) ‘15 JD 8370R, 264 hrs., IVT, ILS .........................$304,000 (OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 592 hrs., PT Warranty...................$274,900 ‘09 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30”, (N) ‘15 JD 8320R, 223 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ...........$282,500 (OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 952 hrs., Certified Pre-Owned .....$274,900 Liq. Fert. ............................. $99,900

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

(N) ‘15 JD 9570RT, 259 hrs., Ext. Warranty ................$397,500 (OW) ’15 JD 9470RT, 210 hrs, Ext. Warranty .............$354,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 473 hrs. .....................................$339,900 ‘10 JD 4830, 2050 Hrs., 100’ Boom, (OW) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 618 hrs. .....................................$329,900 15” Spacing ....................... $159,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 628 hrs. .....................................$329,900 (N) ‘13 JD 9460RT, 537 hrs., .1000 PTO .....................$297,500 (N) ‘13 JD 9560RT, 1385 hrs. ......................................$279,900 (OW) ’15 JD 8345RT, 586 hrs., 18” tracks ..................$279,900 (OW) ‘11 CIH 550 Quad, 2249 hrs., PTO ....................$277,900 (B) ‘12 JD 9560RT, 1264 hrs........................................$249,900 (H) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1695 hrs., IVT, 25” tracks ............$235,900 (H) '09 JD 9630T, 1857 hrs..........................................$199,900 (B) ‘11 JD 8310RT, 1928 hrs., PS, 25” tracks .............$195,000 (OS) ‘00 JD 8420T, 5755 hrs., 24" tracks ..................... $74,900

(OW) Owatonna, MN

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(N) ‘14 JD 9510R, 629 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..................$299,900 (OW) '15 JD ‘8370R, 466 hrs., IVT, ILS .......................$289,900 (N) ‘15 JD 8370R, 486 hrs., IVT, ILS ............................$289,900 (OW) ‘15 JD 8370R, 512 hrs., IVT, ILS ........................$289,900 (B) ‘15 JD 8370R, 516 hrs., IVT, ILS ............................$284,900 (OW) ‘15 JD 8345R, 491 hrs., IVT, ILS ........................$274,900 (OW) ‘15 JD 8320R, 350 hrs., IVT, ILS ........................$269,900 ‘05 JD 9620, 2286 Hrs., 800/38’s (OW) ‘15 JD 8320R, 371 hrs., IVT, ILS ........................$269,900 ..........................................$175,000 (OW) ‘15 JD 8345R, 778 hrs., IVT, ILS ........................$267,500 (OW) ‘15 JD 8295R, 737 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty .......$229,900 (OW) ‘15 JD 8295R, 600 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty .......$214,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 1157 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$199,900 (N) ‘14 JD 8320R, 944 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ...........$199,900 (H) ‘14 JD 8320R, 920 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ...........$199,900 (B) ‘15 JD 6150R, 342 hrs., AQ Plus, Ext. Warranty ..$124,900 (B) ‘15 JD 6150R, 379 hrs., AQ Plus, Ext. Warranty ..$124,900 (B) ‘15 JD 6150R, 394 hrs., AQ Plus, Ext. Warranty ..$124,900 (OW) ‘15 JD 6150R, 480 hrs., AQ Plus, Ext. Warr. .....$122,900 (B) ‘15 JD 6125R, 233 hrs., MFWD .............................$112,900

(H) Holland, MN

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(N) Northwood, IA

Tillage Equip

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FOR SALE: 2210 JD field cultivator, 200lb shanks, knock on sweeps, 4bar harrow, 34.5', like new, asking $27,500, (320)-834-2846 FOR SALE: 32' International 4600 field cultivator, new sweeps, shanks, & pivot bolts, very good condition. 507-460-9108

FOR SALE: Field Cultivator JD '12 2210, 45'6", 3 Sec 4 bar coil tine harrow, Permalock 7" sweeps, only used 2 seasons, retirement sale, ex cond, $40,900. (712) 2290677

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FOR SALE: JD 960 34' field cultivator. 507-450-6115 or 507-523-3305

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

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Machinery Wanted

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FOR SALE: '06 JD 726 39' JD 2210 field cult, 25.5' WANTED: Good used, well mulch finisher, like new, w/rolling basket, exc cond. cared for, IH886 or IH986. low acres, $27,900/OBO. JD 507-259-5741 or 507-754-5587 Please call (612)-554-2846. 235 cushion gang 30' disk, $8,900/OBO; 1000 JOHN DEERE 30 Ft #726 WANTED: JD 845 6 or 8R30” row crop cultivator (w/ Mulch-Finisher w/ 5 Bar Kongskilde '04 grain vac, screw crank for depth adHarrow (Good Blades). high capacity, used very litjusting gauge wheels). 507tle, $8,700/OBO; IH 800 10 Top-Air 1000 Gal 60 Ft Tri327-6430 bottom plow, nice, Fold Boom, Mon, Etc (Big $8,900/OBO. 507-327-6430 or Singles). Both Real Good. WANTED: Used Haybuster 507-461-4474 319-347-2349 Can Deliver rock picker. 715-644-2190

FOR SALE: Kent 25' field cultivator, self-level, 4 bar spring Harrow, set up for PPI w/ 300 gal tank, shedded, good cond. $4,900. (507)-381-2627 or (507)-5535861

Used parts for IH 720 plows, toggle/auto reset. ½ price of new or less. We ship anywhere. Call Maple Valley Farms Randy Krueger (715)250-1617

Spraying Equip

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FOR SALE: '03 JD4710 Ssection shut off, 3 way nozzle body, 800 gal tank, hyd tread adjust, fenders under frame shields, fence row nozzle RH 2025 hrs, $82,000. (507) 380-6796 WANTED: 4 section manual fold drag cart on wheels, w/ 042 or w/o drag sections. (507) Wanted 732-7420. Leave message. WANTED: 18.4 38 band duals w/ tri ring (320)-732-6280 Machinery Wanted 040 or (320)-760-5228 All kinds of New & Used WANTED: Good Patz or farm equipment – disc chisBurg clockwise cleaner els, field cults, planters, chain about 250'. (320)-837soil finishers, cornheads, 5395 or (320)-309-4609 feed mills, discs, balers, haybines, etc. 507-438-9782 Feed Seed Hay 050 Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712, Dairy quality western alfalGlencoe 7400; Field Cults fa, big squares or small under 30': JD 980, small squares, delivered in semi grain carts & gravity boxes loads. Clint Haensel 300-400 bu. Finishers under (605) 310-6653 20', clean 4 & 6R stalk choppers; Nice JD 215 & 216 FOR SALE: Hay, small bales; alfalfa, $3.50; mixed flex heads; JD 643 cornhay, $2.25; grass hay, $1.50, heads Must be clean; JD Grandberg 507-674-3255 corn planters, 4-6-8 row. 715-299-4338 FOR SALE: Oat straw & hay WANTED: 10 Wheel V-Rake bales, large squares, 3x3. in excellent condition. 715Delivery possible. 507-473821-1975 3613

Feed Seed Hay

050 Cattle

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FOR SALE: Black Angus bulls also Hamp, York, & Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts. 320-598-3790 Dairy

055

FOR SALE: British White Bull, 3 years old, very strong bloodline, gentle, easy keeper, $2,600. (320) 294-5268

55 certified organic springers, calving starts FOR SALE: Bulls 15 Black simmental polled, good disApril 15 - July, some cross position, well muscled, light breds, mostly Holstein, all to moderate birth weights, bred 100% Fleckvieh, service sires, upgrade & $2,675/head. Organic haydream on; 6 cows bred for lage & shelled corn. 715-429spring calving, 45 yrs of 1000 simmental breeding, RiverWANTED TO BUY: Dairy side Simmentals, Gerald heifers and cows. 320-235Polzin, (320)-286-5805. 2664

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FAST! Call Joan or Jessica to put your ad here.

507-345-4523

NEW

MANDAKO

12’-60’ LONG ROLLERS Used Rollers

• 40’ Roller • 45’ Roller

Sitrex Rakes In Stock!

Midsota Rock Trailers Available

We carry a variety of USED Demco Gravity Boxes

THE LAND, MARCH 18, 2016

FOR SALE: Open pollinated BueLingo yearling bulls Earseed corn, out produces hyly maturing: high yielding: brid for silage, $67 a bushel hardy calves: Blair's, Warplus shipping (217)-857-3377 ren IL. 815-745-2311 or 608214-7813 SEED CORN SAVINGS! Dependable, high yield, na- FOR SALE OR LEASE tional hybrids. Only $127.00 REGISTERED BLACK per bag! (conventional vaANGUS Bulls, 2 year old & rieties, 80 to 103 Day Mat., yearlings; bred heifers, 20 unit order placed by calving ease, club calves & March 31, 2016) balance performance. Al For free catalog: 320-237-7667 sired. In herd improvement MIDSTATE GENETICS program. J.W. Riverview www.KLEENACRES.com Angus Farm Glencoe, MN 55336 Conklin Dealer 320Livestock 054 864-4625

- Both 1 Year Old • 5/8” drum roller wall thickness • 42” drum diameter • 4”x8” frame tubing 1/4” thick • Auto fold

New Rock Wagons AVAILABLE!

New ones are always arriving!

USED EQUIPMENT LARGE SELECTION OF WHEEL RAKES IN-STOCK

USED TRACTORS

TILLAGE

Sunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo .................CALL Sunflower 4233-19 w/3-bar harrow ...............CALL ‘09 Wilrich QX2, 55.5’ w/basket .............. $45,000 ‘01 Wilrich Excel 36’ FC w/3 bar ............. $24,500 (2) DMI 530B’s ................................................CALL ‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom............................ $41,000 ‘08 JD 3710, 10 bottom ............................ $23,000 ‘08 JD 2210, 44.5’ w/3-bar ....................... $35,500

SKIDSTEERS

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

PLANTERS

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

SPECIALS – On All Equipment – and “Low Rate Financing Available”

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

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

New Sitrex Rakes Available Many New & Used Rakes Available

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

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

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

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

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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 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

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 7120, FWA...............................................................................................$47,000 CIH 7110, 2WD, 6800 hrs., 14.9-46 tires ......................................................$36,000 CIH MX200, 2WD, 4500 hrs. .........................................................................$58,000 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 (2) IH 1086 ......................................................................................$13,500-$15,500 IH 766 w/cab .................................................................................................... $8,500 CIH 4800, 24’ field cultivator ........................................................................... $9,500 CIH 4800, 26’ field cultivator ........................................................................... $9,500 CIH 4300, 39’ field cultivator .........................................................................$15,500 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 (2) Gehl 125 grinder/mixer .....................................................................Ea. $15,500 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

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TRACK TRACTORS

‘13 Challenger MT765D, 726 hrs., 3 pt., PTO, 25” tracks .......................... $179,000 ‘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. ................................................... $223,000 ‘12 JD 9560RT, 1250 hrs., 30” tracks, 4 hyd. front wgts. ....................... $205,000 ‘14 JD 8360RT, 865 hrs., IVT, 85cc pump, 1000 PTO, 25” tracks ................. $205,000

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4WD TRACTORS

‘12 JD 9560R, 1088 hrs., 4 hyd., 800x38” duals ........................................... $199,000 ‘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................. $189,000 ‘13 JD 9410R, 640 hrs., 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, 480x50" tires & duals $209,000 ‘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 ‘08 JD 9630, 2754 hrs., powershift, 800x38" duals ............................. $129,000 ‘12 CIH 400HD, 366 hrs., 1000 PTO, 6 hyd., big pump, 480x50" tires & duals ................................................... $190,000 ‘12 CIH 400HD, 320 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump, 520x46" tires & duals ................. $185,000 ‘02 CIH 425, 3465 hrs., 12-spd. manual 4 hyd., 710x38" tires & duals ....... $95,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS

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Cattle

Call today to place your classiﬁed ad in The Land 507-345-4523 or 800-657-4665

‘00 JD 7810, MFWD, 5065 hrs., PS, 3 hyd., 3 pt. hitch, 540/1000 PTO, 18.4x42" single tires, w/JD 740 loader w/joystick . $64,500 ‘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 .... $105,000 ‘04 JD 8220, 5083 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 3 hyd., 520x42" tires & duals ....... $75,000 ‘12 CIH 315, 481 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., big pump, 480x50" duals $145,000 ‘11 CIH 315, 2356 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., HID lights, 620x42" tires & duals, front & rear wgts. ....................... $105,000

‘12 CIH 290, 434 hrs., PT, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, front duals, 480x50" rear duals...................... $145,000 ‘12 CIH 260, 1784 hrs., Deluxe cab, 19-spd. PS, susp. front axle, 3 pt., 4 hyd., Hi-flow, 1000 PTO, 480x50" duals ........... $110,000 ‘13 CIH 260, 577 hrs., PS, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd., big pump, 420x46" tires & duals ........................................... $122,000 ‘06 CIH 245, 5245 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 149x46" duals ...................... $69,000 ‘05 CIH MX255, 4282 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 480x46" duals, front duals ... $69,000 ‘03 CIH MX210, 5550 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., 380x46" tires & duals ....... $63,000 ‘11 NH T8.300, 1644 hrs., Lux. cab, HID, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd. valves, Auto Steer Complete, 520x46” 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 ............... $57,000 ‘13 JD S660, 527 eng./308 sep. hrs., CM, chopper, 480x42” tires & duals .. $193,000 ‘12 JD S670, Hilko Sidehill, 630 eng./361 sep. hrs., chopper, HID lights, power cast tailboard, 520x42” tires & duals . $199,000 ‘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" 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" singles ................................................... $125,000 ‘13 Challenger 560C, 489 eng./278 sep. hrs., (Has ATI Track System), 36” belts, 4WD, chopper, lateral tilt, HID lights ................................................... $179,000 ‘09 NH CR9060, 2400 eng./1800 sep. hrs., tracker, chopper, 520x42" 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 ..................................................... $59,000

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

Look at our Web site for pictures & more listings - www.larsonimplements.com

056 Cattle

FOR SALE: Performance tested Charolais & Red Angus bulls, complete perf. info, scan data, fertility tested & guaranteed, delivery avail, backed by 54 yrs of seedstock production. Wakefield Farms, New Richland, MN, call Kyle 507402-4640

The LAND... We got you covered!

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Registered shorthorn bull, son of Homedale Creole, 2 yrs old, $2,475. 715-237-2518 Registered Texas Longhorn breeding stock, cows, heifers or roping stock, top blood lines. 507-235-3467 WANT TO BUY: Butcher cows, bulls, fats & walkable cripples; also horses, sheep & goats. 320-235-2664

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End-O-Line Railroad Park Currie, Minn.

ake two 4-H junior leaders, add two dedicated 4-H leaders, a community of hard workers and mix thoroughly with inspiration. Result: a county park listed on the National Register of Historic Sites. Murray County Poco-a-Poco 4-H junior leaders initiated a community pride project that put Currie on the tourist map. A brief summary of how End-O-Line Railroad Park and Museum developed demonstrates what happens when people in rural areas work together. 1901 — Chicago and Northwestern Railroad completed a 38-mile track in southwestern Minnesota connecting Bingham Lake with Currie. A manually-operated turntable in Currie, the end of the line, enabled an engine to turn around before the return trip. 1972 — Parents and area residents helped 4-H’ers restore the abandoned turntable for a community pride project. 1973 — 4-H leaders Louise Gervais and Dorothy Ruppert helped the club purchase CNW Railroad’s abandoned depot for $1. The community bought land owned by the railroad across the highway from the depot and around the turntable; then moved the depot to its current location. End-O-Line Park was born. 1974 — Area teens and adults formed the committee responsible for Currie being named a Bicentennial community, based on the park prospectus. Gervais served as park director for 38 years; Ruppert worked behind the scenes for 22 years. Visitors can tour original buildings, such as the first store, built by Archibald Currie in 1871; District No. 1 Sunrise School, the first school in the county; section boss home from Comfrey, Minn., built by CNW Railroad; and First Presbyterian Church, the first Protestant church in the county. A total of nine restored and modern buildings now provide visitors of all ages a glimpse of history, focusing on the railroad’s role in drawing settlers to Minnesota. Two farm women fostered two teenagers’ vision of preserving a dilapidated depot and abandoned turntable. Their vision spread to the parents and, ultimately, to area residents in and around the village of Currie, population under 400. Park visitors can ride on the turntable, the only working one of its kind in Minnesota. After relating the turntable’s story, a tour guide enlists the help of a fellow worker to demonstrate the ease of manually turning the table. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday, Memorial Day through Labor Day. Visit www.endoline.com for specific times for tours and for entrance fees. ❖

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