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costs. That’s what Doug and Jane Popp June is dairy month, a month when The did on their Holstein dairy near Royalton, Land salutes our Minnesota and Iowa Minn. They updgraded to energy efficient dairy farmers. Being a dairy farmer is one lighting, fans and dairy equipment and of the most demanding professions in installed wind turbines and a solar array. farming. On average, cows are milked two All were good for the bottom line. to three times per day. In 2008, the dairy industry established Joan Lee, our From The Fields producer a voluntary goal to reduce greenhouse gas from McIntosh, Minn., sold their organic emissions by 25 percent by 2020, reported dairy herd in 2014 and she is now able to Midwest Dairy. The goal is based on a do some traveling. I have talked to many LAND MINDS 2007-08 Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy farmers at shows, meetings and on farms study that showed best management who have told me they used to have cows; By Marie Wood practices make the biggest difference in but they like the freedom of crops better. reducing emissions while delivering Those who have sheep operations say, direct economic benefits. The Popps can “It’s not like cows, we are only tied to attest to that. the farm during lambing.” In this issue, you can read about the new MinWhen farmers and livestock folks say dairy farmnesota Water Quality Certification Program. Rest ing is a hard job — it’s a hard job! assured that dairy farms are among the more than So we thank all those family dairies that provide us with great products year-round. Pizza, ice cream, 150 farms that have been certified. As an added incentive to apply for certification, Minnesota livegrilled cheese, smoothies, yogurt and string cheese stock farms can jump to the head of the line for Minare family favorites in my house. Then of course nesota Pollution Control Agency feedlot permits if there’s butter. And the classic after-school snack of they also apply for their water quality certification. milk and cookies. While lower milk prices are positive for most U.S. Milk prices were at record-high levels in 2014, but families, it’s the opposite for dairy families. They plunged 28 percent according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the trend has continued in 2016. wonder how low milk will go and when the cycle will Dairy farmers are milking cows at a time when turn- turn. According to Midwest Dairy Association, 97 percent of U.S. dairy farms are family owned and ing a profit is difficult at best. operated. The value of all milk products sold from Based on the 2012 Census of Agriculture, MinU.S. dairy farms is more than $40.2 billion, with nesota has 4,746 dairies housing 463,312 milk cows. dairy production responsible for more than 900,000 A Minnesota Department of Agriculture 2010 study jobs in the United States. estimates the dairy industry and related activities Best of all, your milk is farm fresh and local as it provide at least 38,000 jobs. And check these stats only takes about 48 hours for milk to travel from from the Iowa State Dairy Association. In Iowa, dairy farms to the store, reports the Midwest Dairy there are 1,403 dairy farms according to 2014 data. The number of milk cows in production is estimated Association. at 204,000. Iowa State University estimates the Iowa So the next time you drink a glass of milk, think of Minnesota and Iowa dairy families and all they do to dairy industry provides 22,000 jobs. get the milk to your table. It’s no small task. Like hog and crop farmers, Minnesota and Iowa Marie Wood is the associate editor of The Land. She dairy farmers have found ways to improve efficiencies, save water and energy and reduce their carbon may be reached at mwood@TheLandOnline.com. ❖ footprint. In the process, they also lower production

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 6 — From The Fields reports 7 — Dairy man shares 94 years of wisdom from his family farm 9 — Redhead Creamery excels in making farmstead cheese 11 — Northfield farmer Dave Legvold lets nature take the lead 12 — Strategies for managing your dairy’s profitability 13 —Learn how to be a Minnesota Water Quality Certified Farm

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Happy June Dairy Month from Mielke Market Weekly Here we are at another June record highs of just two years Dairy Month and most conago. Plus, they face an eversumers don’t give it a second increasing threat from so-called thought. They have never seen environmental activists — a day when they walked into many of whom have a vegetartheir local grocery store and ian agenda. found the dairy case empty Dairy Month 2014 saw U.S. and probably never will. dairy farmers in a position they Like so many things in this Lee Mielke hadn’t been in many years. country, we take it for Namely, farm milk prices granted and we assume actually paid the bills. But there’ll always be rows they were short-lived. and rows of gallon jugs of milk sitting Those prices set record highs and prothere, as well as the numerous varivided badly-needed relief from the last eties of cheese proudly displayed and painful lows which occurred in 2009 and the awesome selection of premium ice put many operations out of business. creams in flavors we may never have There are bright spots for dairy farmeven heard of. ers today and dairy products are as popBut while consumers are never really ular as ever. Butter has been exonerated concerned about the future of the dairy and is replacing margarine as the industry “because they get their milk spread of choice at home and in fast food at the grocery store,” dairy farmers chains which now proudly boast of their walk a very fine financial line every use of butter in today’s menus. day — especially considering where Whole milk sales have also seen posimilk prices are today compared to the tive growth as new health studies show

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that dairy fat is not the demon it was once made out to be. Unfortunately, fluid milk consumption overall is still slipping. But there have been some promising powerful new efforts, even by nondairy companies, to stem the tide and bring consumers back to the milk beverage category so fluid milk consumption has not been surrendered. Cheese consumption remains very strong in the United States, but we still have a ways to catch up to many other countries in the world in per-capita consumption. New product innovations will hopefully boost that category even more. The song from many years ago said, “The times, they are a changing,” and they are. A very small percentage of the U.S. population today is involved in agriculture or even has ties with it — a huge contrast to what it was not that long ago. But consumers still have an affinity to the farm and farmers, who for the most part, are held in high regard.

Consumers also have a new zeal to know more about their food, where their food is coming from and how it is produced. Dairy has an excellent story to tell and is doing so. As I have said before, to fully appreciate the availability and wholesomeness of today’s dairy case, today’s consumer needs to know what’s on the other side of the dairy case, especially the long, hard hours and dedication that dairy producers throughout the country put into their product. June Dairy Month tells that story. Dairy products continue to offer consumers a wonderful nutrient package for newborns to seniors. Thanks to this dedicated industry, they will always be available any day of the week at any time of the day. Because, even as you read this, there’s most likely a dairy farmer somewhere at work on your behalf. Lee Mielke’s weekly column Mielke Market Weekly is feature in The Land. He may be reached at lkmielke@juno.com. ❖

Letter: Are dairy farmers punished for producing? To the Editor: I went to a dairy meeting in late March, several speakers were from the University of Minnesota. The first speaker was going to give us tips on dealing with low milk prices. Before he did that he talked about some causes of low milk prices. When Russia closed its borders to NATO nations, cheese that Europe normally sent to Russia came here instead. In 2015, we imported 300 million pounds of cheese from Europe. That was a major factor in destroying our price. I asked, “What the U.S. population was?” He said, “350 million.” So I asked him, “Do you mean to say less than one pound of cheese per person per year destroyed our price?” He shrugged and said, “Yes.” But it gets worse. When other people started questioning him, he said we always import about 200 million pounds of cheese from Europe, mostly specialty cheeses that are not made here. So we let just over quarter-pound of cheese per person per year destroy our price. (100 million pounds shared by 350 million people) But more than supply and demand are at work here. I bet that the dairy specialist that was presenting does not suffer a drop in wages when the colleges graduate a new crop of dairy spe-

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cialists. In my lifetime farmers have been treated as second class citizens, or

worse. We are told we have a growing population, farmers need to produce more, and then when we do we are punished with low prices and poverty. Most everyone has heard of Rosie the Riveter, the icon that symbolized women who worked in the factories to make war material for World War II. They were given goals to reach and when they reached them they were rewarded. If they had been treated like farmers are treated today, they would have been punished. I would be writing this in German or Japanese, or would not be allowed to voice my thoughts. If the American farmer does not demand better, he will continue to be punished for doing a good job. It should be obvious that all the university system wants to teach is how to produce. It they cared about us as people with hopes, dreams and families to share those dreams they would teach us how to keep the market just a little bit hungry, so we could realize those dreams, with continued prosperity. Mark Rohr Bluffton, Minn.

Questionable numbers put ‘con’ in econometric

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members than contributing to farmer and rancher welfare or Congressional understanding,” says Taylor. “They are crude models well-recognized for what they do: they just follow dollars around without ever looking at all parts of the market like profit, consumer choice or government payments.” For example, says Taylor, even a cursory look at U.S. corn exports and foreign exchange rates (a crucially important factor in any ag export market), clearly shows the overseas value of the dollar has far more impact on our corn exports than do our trade policies. Taylor adds, no one in Congress, the intended audience of the report, will ever find that out reading the Informa report. Instead, they just hear “all trade is good no matter what. And that clearly isn’t the case.” But that’s “the ‘con’ in econometric studies,” says Taylor, himself an econometrician of national reputation. “You can make econometrics show whatever you want. And if no one questions the numbers — no matter how unreasonable or irrelevant they appear — the numbers stand.” At least until we all fall. The Farm and Food File is published weekly through the United States and Canada. ❖

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While American farmers and ranchers to take up the Obama Administration’s were eyeball-deep in spring planting and major pending trade deal — the Transfirst-cutting hay, their commodity groups Pacific Partnership. and federal government were knee-deep in “The objective of this work,” the report narrowly-focused studies filled with meannotes, “is to clearly demonstrate the degree ingless numbers and unchallenged econoto which individual states and congressional metric puffery. districts benefit from exports of agricultural For example, the National Corn Growers products that are produced within their borAssociation and U.S. Grains Council ders. This study quantifies (that value) to released a privately “commissioned” report FARM & FOOD FILE selected congressional districts in those May 24 that proclaimed the 2014 “export of states.” By Alan Guebert corn and corn products increased the U.S. Not by chance the 52 “selected congresgross domestic product by $29.8 billion sional districts” singled out in the report over what would have occurred without include every corn-dominant House dissuch exports.” trict that arguably has never, and will While no one would argue that $29.8 billion isn’t real never, elect an anti-ag trade member to Congress. money; it is, by comparison, the proverbial drop in the The report’s questionable, unconfirmed numbers and ocean when measured against 2014 U.S. GDP — a stag- its overt political pandering point to just how common gering $17.42 trillion. this type of cookbook economics has become with farm Neither that number, nor that comparison however, is and commodity groups today says C. Robert Taylor, the ALFA eminent scholar and professor emeritus of ag included in the 28-page report prepared by Informa Economics IEG. The reason is simple. If included, corn’s economics at Auburn University. almost $30 billion export kick to U.S. GDP (an unverifi“These so-called studies are really more about trying able number determined only by Informa’s unreviewed to influence political votes for the commodity groups’ econometric model) shrinks to insignificance — less than 0.2 of 1 percent of overall GDP that year. But it’s more than insignificant. It’s irrelevant. Because no one anywhere — not in Congress, not any U.S. farm or commodity group, not one American farmer or rancher, has suggested any policy shift that might cut U.S. corn exports. So why would your farm groups spend your money with a Beltway report-for-hire company to gin up rubbery numbers that have no bearing on current or future farm policy? Because, Informa explains on page 2 of its report, the numbers do have real political value as Congress looks

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Joan Lee, McIntosh, Minn. June 5

Back from her European holiday, Joan Lee hasn’t had much time to rest and reflect. The Land spoke with Lee on June 5 as she was happy to report that her European trip was a success. “It was wonderful.” Her time in Berlin and Munich was her favorite with “all the history that was there.” Lee got back to Minnesota on May 27 and was a speaker at the McIntosh Memorial Day program on May 30. She has also been busy driving to Princeton to spend time with her Mother since then. As for what’s been going on in the field, “We did get some rain.” Over 2-and-a-half inches fell. “It can hold off for a while now,” she said. Though the “soil was dry enough that it did absorb the rain” but “some of the lower places are pretty wet.” The rain put haying on hold, though Lee’s husband Mark was optimistic that he would cut later on June 5. “Mark has been cultivating the corn already,” she said. Lee is hopeful that in the next couple of weeks that the soybeans will be high enough to start cultivating them as well. The start of the growing season has brought optimism, “I think it’s a good year again.” Though Lee said she knows that “It’s a long ways out until harvest.”

Andy Pulk, Roseau, Minn. June 2 Planting is complete on the Pulk Farm. The Land spoke with Andy Pulk on June 2 as he reported, “Everything that we wanted to get accomplished we got done.” Pulk finished planting soybeans on May 25. Ever since then “we’ve had rain on and off.” That’s between 2-and-ahalf to 3-and-a-quarter inches of rain around the farm. The crops are doing “for the most part really good.” Though with all the rain, the rye grass is looking “fair.” The weeds are loving the moisture. “We really need to get some herbicide on it,” Pulk said. The crops “need five or six days of sunshine.” Unfortunately, scattered showers are forecasted. The corn is “all up” with “excellent emergence.” Pulk is going to get it side dressed in the next two weeks. The soybeans are “all basically poking through.” The wheat “looks beautiful.” However, Pulk will need to do a little re-seeding due to few skips with the planter. The beginning of growing season this year is “definitely the best start in three years across the board.” With temperatures in the 70s to low 80s, it has speed up emergence in the crops. Corn and beans came out of the ground in eight to nine days. Pulk’s focus will be on spraying and fertilizing in the next few weeks. As well as “start working on harvest equipment.” It’s never too early to plan for a bountiful harvest.

Kent Moser, Rock Rapids, Iowa May 27 Kent Moser knows that it sometimes all comes down to location, location, location. Moser reported “In the region recently there’s been some strong wind and hail events.” As for Moser’s family farm: “So far we’ve just been getting a half inch at a time.” The corn and soybean planting is complete on the Moser farm and in the area corn is done and beans are 85-95 percent planted. Moser is currently working on “getting pre-emerge spray done for beans.” Moser noted that the “Pre-emerge herbicides are working really good. That is evident in the fields that haven’t been sprayed as all the warm and wet weather is growing weeds and growing them fast. It’s looking like it could stay wet for another week.” The temperatures are expected to remain above average as well.

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On the dry days, Moser said he has “been busy in between rain showers.” He’s been able to get spraying done on some “good calm days.” The corn crop “varies a lot.” The beans are “coming up good.” They are “just starting to poke through.” Moser said that this year’s crops compared to last year’s crops are roughly two weeks behind. Moser said, “We already are setting ourselves up for a behind average year.” That’s due in part to planting after the ideal planting date. “I don’t think we’re going to have a record breaking crop,” he said.

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John Nielsen, Albert Lea, Minn. May 26 A spring frost can be a harsh slap in the face to crops trying to emerge and gain strength. John Nielsen unfortunately got to see frost in action. He reported the farm got frost on May 15 with an overnight temperature of 28 F. After that it took “six days until it (the corn) started looking better.” Thankfully it has “been great since.” The corn “was beat up pretty good by the frost.” The heat and rain have helped the corn recover, though it did “set it back seven to 10 days.” Nielsen said that the corn “can make it up pretty fast by weather like this.” While the corn has rebounded, the soybeans are taking their time emerging this year; bean emergence has taken “the longest I’ve seen.” As for weather: “We are really in a lucky area.” Timely rain with “no ponding, is almost what the doctor ordered,” he said. More rain is forecasted. Some of Nielsen’s neighbors are replanting but for Nielsen’s crops it will take some time to know if the frost caused any damage. “We had our agronomist out here; we walked a lot of fields,” he said. Nielsen made the decision not to replant. Nielsen made a unique discovery when walking the fields: “The corn on the north side of the hills were hurt worse than the low grounds.” In farming, you never quit learning; but Nielsen would be happy to not learn anymore about the harsh effects of frost on crops. Lesson already learned.

Dairy man shares wisdom of 94 years on his farm Even though we milked cows, we never had milk on the table to drink, wrote Francis. “We didn’t know we were poor. Everyone else was the same. We always had enough to eat. That’s farmers,” he said. And Mom made everything. She bought flour to bake her own bread. Even during World War II, they had sugar because each person in their large family received a ration. Three of his brothers served during the war.

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Francis began high school in 1935, he boarded in the town of Goodhue for the week. Growing up, the family farm grew grain and hay to feed the animals: cows, pigs, chicken and sheep. They butchered pigs and roosters, but they rarely butchered cows. They sold eggs, wool and lambs. He husked corn by hand. They hand-milked 20 cows, separating and selling the cream, which they stored in the basement, then hauled to the corner to be picked up once a week. The skim milk went to the calves and pigs.

By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor GOODHUE, Minn. — At 94 years old, Francis McNamara has seen many changes on the farmstead where he was born, which is just down the gravel lane from where he lives today in Belle Creek Township near Goodhue. “We farmed with horses,” said Francis. We had eight to 10 horses that we used for all our field work. We had a plow, spring tooth, drag and a corn planter. Our first tractor was a 1020 McCormick on steel. My dad and his brother John bought it together by each trading a horse and paying cash for the rest, wrote Francis in a short family history.

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Francis McNamara was photographed as a child on the Belle Creek farm. His daughter, Cindy Eppen, preserved the photo in a family scrapbook.

Born in the winter of 1922, Francis was the second eldest of 10 children born to Raymond and Mary Leona McNamara. All six brothers farmed their whole lives within about two miles of each other. The farms are still being run by members of the family today. Francis and his sons incorporated their family farm and named it MacLane Farms because McNamara cousins live up and down the road leading from St. Columbkill Church. Today, Francis lives in a house just across the road from Mac-Lane Farms. His son Bruce with his wife Marie McNamara operate Mac-Lane Farms as an organic dairy and grain farm. We can learn a lot from old farmers and longtime readers of The Land like McNamara. He has survived The Great Depression, the Dust Bowl and the Farm Crisis. Wisdom, self-reliance, family, church and hard work resonate in his story. Growing up The home where Francis was born had no electricity, water or indoor plumbing until 1938. Francis recalls that winter lasted a good six months when he was a boy and snow piled high. “We always had a car, but we didn’t use it for five months in winter,” he said. Usually just after Thanksgiving, the family traveled by horse and sleigh. The kids often had a sleigh ride to their country school. When they walked, they cut across the field. When

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McNamara built many homes, buildings on family farm McNAMARA, from pg. 7 “I married the school teacher,” said Francis with a smile. After Francis was well out of country school, Marjorie Nelson of Vasa, Minn., became the country school teacher who taught three of his siblings. Vasa was a Swedish settlement in Goodhue County. Francis and Marjorie were married in June 1950, but he has been widowed for five years now. Raising a family Francis and Marjorie McNamara raised four children on a dairy farm that housed about 50 Holstein cows. Starting out, they also had pigs and chickens. In 1957, Francis got his first bulk milk tank. He had a milking parlor, which he remodeled when his kids were growing up. Prior to the tank, milk was stored in 10-gallon cans and picked up in an open truck. “One farmer had ten 10-gallon cans. He was a big farmer,” he said. He also bought a plot of 160 acres planted all to hay. Again all the crops were fed to the animals. His daughter, Cindy Eppen, lives just down the road on a hobby farm. Cindy and Bob Eppen own Eppen’s Auto Service in Red Wing. The family raised sheep for 4-H projects. Their daughter, Amanda Sommers, got the sheep in 2007 and now she raises sheep and cows with her husband Derrick Sommers. They operate a 400-head dairy called Sommertime Dairy in rural Waseca, and she is 4-H

program coordinator for Blue Earth County. Instead of going to daycare, Sommers went to her grandparents’ house. “We spent a lot of time on the farm because they milked cows,” said Sommers. “Some of my favorite memories are spending time in the garden with Grandma and Grandpa. Growing up on her grandparents’ dairy and raising sheep influenced her whole life. “I always wanted to be in agriculture,” said Sommers. “I always wanted to be involved with educating people on what happens on a farm.” His daughter, Deb Stanton, works for Mayo Clinic in Rochester. His son, Steve McNamara, works for Belle Creek Township and raises organic beef on his 160-acre farm — his dad’s former hay plot. “He can’t raise enough for demand,” commented Francis. At Mac-Lane Farms, son Bruce McNamara is running an organic dairy. The McNamara family bought that farm in an auction in 1947, which newlyweds Francis and Marjorie took over in 1950. Interestingly, the house on that farm had once been the rectory from St. Columbkill Church. Francis wrote: So the house where Marjorie and I raised our family and where my youngest son Bruce lives, was the original church rectory! The couple went on 38 dairy tours with the University of Minnesota. They also traveled extensively Submitted

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Redhead Creamery excels in farmstead cheese That’s the best time to eat cheese curds; when they are still warm and they haven’t been refrigerated yet. That’s when they squeak.

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— Alise Sjostrom

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Alise Sjostrom holds a block of Lucky Linda aged cheddar cheese in the Redhead Creamery cheese shop. The award-winning cheddar is developing a world-wide following.

salt them and stir in the salt. That’s the best time to eat cheese curds; when they are still warm and they haven’t been refrigerated yet. That’s when they squeak. A lot of people say they only eat squeaky cheese curds.” Alise generally has fresh and squeaky curds available by 2 p.m. on cheese making days. Curd connoisseurs who insist on squeaky curds may come to the Redhead’s cheese shop to get their squeaky fix at that time. “If we just make cheese curds that day we package them up and our distributor has them in the Twin Cities the next day,” Alise said. Whether curd customers are in the Twin Cities or from nearby Sauk Centre, they all love Redhead Creamery cheese curds not only because they are fresh but because they are bigger than your average curd. “They are large because we have a manual curd mill and because we don’t shovel them around much so we don’t break them up,” Alise said. “We See REDHEAD, pg. 10

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By TIM KING The Land Correspondent BROOTEN, Minn. — On cheese making days, warm 90-degree milk starts arriving in the Redhead Creamery around 5:15 a.m. The milk is flowing through a below-ground pipeline from the adjacent barn. The barn houses the Jennissen family’s 200cow Jer-Lindy Holstein herd. Jerry and Linda Jennissen have owned Jer-Lindy Farms since 1983 and can trace the farm’s ownership back to 1875, when it was originally homesteaded. Partnering with their daughter Alise, and her husband, Lucas Sjostrom, the family opened the doors to the creamery in 2013. “My dad has been breeding our cattle for high butterfat and protein for 30 years,” Alise said. “He thought that someday he’d get paid for that and not just for volume. He was right. Now the creamery is paying him for that. We’re getting a higher cheese yield because of that. The average Holstein cheese yield is 10 percent. We’re getting in the high 11s and there are some months where we’re getting 13 percent.” When that warm high butterfat milk is in the cheese plant, which has large windows overlooking the farm’s 4-acre pond, Alise is ready to go to work making cheese. “We always pasteurize our milk,” she said. “I like to start with the warm milk because it saves time and energy. The milk is also fresher because I didn’t have to cool it down in a bulk tank and then heat it back up again.” Once the milk is pasteurized the cultures are added. Each type of cheese requires a different culture. “The culture determines the texture and flavor,” Alise said. The Redhead Creamery, which is named for Alise’s flaming red hair, uses cultures to produce three types of cheddar; Garlic, Lucky Linda Cave-Aged, and Red Temper Cayenne Rubbed Cheddar. Alise also makes Little Lucy Brie and North Fork Whiskey Washed Munster. After the cultures are added Alise adds rennet. “That’s what coagulates the milk and makes it thick,” Alise said. The next step is to cut and separate the curd from the watery whey. Whey is a good source of carbohydrates and also has some protein. “We mix whey into the TMR mix and feed it to the cows,” Alise said. Curd is at the heart of any cheese making process. Alise says that some people think curds are a cheese making by-product. Not so! “If we’re making cheddar we go through the cheddaring process after we separate the curd from the whey,” she said. “Cheddaring is actually a verb. What we do is stack slabs of matted curds on top of each other. That forces out more whey and also produces lactic acid which is that taste in cheddar that is distinct from other cheeses.” This stacking, or cheddaring, also gives cheddar cheese its distinctive texture. “Next we put those slabs of curds in a curd mill and we make chese curds,” Alise said. “Cheese curds are actually the beginning of cheddar. We form them and

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Proper temperature, humidity vital for quality cheese REDHEAD, from pg. 9 want to make sure that when you deep fry your curds there’s still cheese left and not just batter when you’re done.” In addition to deep fat fried curds, Alise suggests frying curds on the stove top in a non-stick skillet. “If you get the pan really hot you can toss your curds around and they’ll get a nice crisp skin on the outside and be real gooey inside,” she said. “You can pour some honey or mustard over them.” Cheddared curds that don’t end up in the deep fryer or skillet will become one of the creamery’s cheddar varieties. “If we’re making cheddar that

day we put the curds inside a cylinder shaped cheese mold that will form eight to ten pound wheels,” Alise said. “We’ll set them in a press and we’ll press them over night and the next day we’ll put them on racks and cart them into our aging room. We have a room dedicated to just cheddar.” The Redhead’s Garlic Cheddar is aged for at least three months and the Lucky Linda ages for at least six months and sometimes longer. While the cheddar wheels are aging they require care. Young wheels need to be turned daily. “They still have a lot of moisture in them and if you don’t flip them the wheel will become deformed,” Alise said. “It will kind of belly flop. After

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Dairy, creamery gets environmental award Jer-Lindy Farms and Redhead Creamery, a partnership between two generations of the Jennissen family, have been recognized with a 2016 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award for outstanding dairy farm sustainability.

The farm has also achieved Minnesota agricultural water quality certification, improving water quality of the nearby Crow River for local residents and wildlife.

The Brooten farm was acknowledged for its multi-generational commitment to a number of innovative sustainable practices. Highlights include reducing the farm’s energy use by 20 percent, not using any commercial fertilizer on any of its 258 acres, and feeding whey byproduct generated while making artisan cheese at their on-site cheese processing operation back to their cows.

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awhile you flip it every other day and later maybe once a week. You also flip them so as to be sure they have even mold growth and they develop evenly.” In addition to flipping wheels Alise has to maintain the right temperature and humidity in the aging room. “If it gets too dry in there the cheese doesn’t continue to develop,” she said. “The low humidity this spring has been challenging. I add water to the floor on a daily basis and there is a humidifier in there.” The creamery’s offerings have been an immediate hit, both locally and globally. Its cheese is available at more than 80 stores across the Midwest, and the Lucky Linda Clothbound Aged Cheddar took home a sixth-place fin-

ish in its category at the 2016 World Championship Cheese Contest. Alise is happy to explain the cheese making process to visitors who come by their on-farm tasting room and shop. Redhead Creamery’s summer hours are 12 to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, with 3 p.m. tours on Saturdays. “We’re happy to have visitors and to explain cheese making and the dairy industry to guests,” she said. The Redhead Creamery shop also carries handmade cheeses from other cheese makers, craft beer, maple syrup, gourmet chocolates, and other items. To learn more, visit redheadcreamery.com. ❖

Tips for reducing ash content in your haylage FOLEY, Minn. — Wisconsin Extension Forage Specialist, Dan Undersander, points out ash content in forage feeds, particularly hay crops, runs about 8 percent in alfalfa and 6 percent for grass. Higher levels of ash indicate contamination from soil. A summary of haylage samples at the University of Wisconsin Forage Lab averaged 12.3 percent ash with a range from 5.7 to 18 percent. Dry hay samples averaged 10.3 percent with a range from 8.8 to 17.6 percent. At 18 percent, we’d be feeding almost one pound of dirt with each five pounds of hay or haylage. Undersander suggests looking at the following opportunities for minimizing excess ash content in forages. Raise the cutter bar of a disc mower. You will be giving up a little bit of yield, but gaining quality. Research suggests you can cut as short as 1.5 inches for alfalfa to maximize yield. Many grasses will regrow better with a three to four-inch cutting height. Use flat knives on the disc mower. Knives are angled or curved to create some lift for picking up down hay. Ash is more of an issue with dry soil. Avoid harvesting lodged forage. There might be opportunities to select varieties which stand better and still provide suitable quality. Some people lean toward cutting early with a good weather opportunity to avoid getting delayed by weather having more lodging.

Watch ground speed, especially on rough fields, to reduce header bounce that shaves the ground. Keep the windrow off the ground. Cutting a little taller might help. Laying a wide swath on a dense stubble might help. Some people prefer to cut to the same swath width they chop for haylage, hoping that raking won’t be necessary for chopping. Some people don’t like to lay hay in a swath so wide that they have to drive on it when soil conditions are wetter because they find that they pick up more dirt in the hay if they need to drive on it in raking it together again. Keep rake tines from touching the ground. This has to do with height adjustments and ground speed. You can think about baler and chopper pickup teeth the same way. Use a windrow merger or inverter rather than raking. Store bales off the ground. Some people, even in storing dry hay bales on concrete in a shed, will put a plastic sheet under the hay to prevent it from picking up moisture from the concrete. Put piles and bags on a concrete or asphalt surface to minimize soil picked up during feeding. Do what you can to reduce muddy conditions. If combining three swaths, move two swaths on top of a third in the middle rather than moving all three swaths. This article was submitted by University of Minnesota Extension. ❖

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and subject to wind erosion. As I saw the Soil Warrior at work, I also saw how this rig incorporates fertilizer while preparing a great seedbed,” he said. Legvold also worked as a John Deere employee and knows the costs of new equipment, especially tractors and tillage tools. Power on his farm is a John Deere 4650 coming up on 25 years of age yet with less than 6,000 hours. This rig pulls his Soil Warrior. “That’s a huge economic benefit to me. One pass

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Dave Legvold checks the water level at the saturated buffer located on his farm. The buffer collects water from field tile as a means of denitrifying the water before it drains into an adjoining ditch.

and we’re ready to plant,” he said. His strategy on soil and water conservation boils down to “letting nature do what it does best.” Bonuses are rebuilding and maintaining soil organic matter, improved aggregate stability, better bulk density, more favorable nutrient recycling, better water retention and much more microbial activity. “I do a fair amount of research with an environmental group at St. Olaf College on yields and nutrient management,” Legvold added. “We’ve learned together that my yields are comparable or better because of the increased organic matter, more nutrient cycling and better moisture retention when needed in late spring and early summer. It’s a great water conservation tool that builds soil organic matter which increases moisture retention. Net result is cleaner water into our tile lines and surface waters.” Legvold suggested farmers shouldn’t be concerned about added costs going into a water quality certification program because reduction in costs is usually the reward. He has mentored 10 area farmers through the process of giving up their heavy tillage and moving toward strip tillage — not necessarily the Soil Warrior but something similar. There is apprehension about changing. He tells them to mentally make the decision, then do it and don’t look back. Legvold recommends getting involved in the Conservation Stewardship Program, which will supply some funding. He encourages interested parties to go to their Natural Resources Conservation Service and find out what programs are available which provide cost sharing on any of the needed corrections. Fuel savings alone could be substantial. His land preparation fuel costs are 0.6 gallons per acre compared with 6 gallons per acre with conventional tillage and planting systems. Legvold joked, “Earth worms are annoyed when they have to come up to the soil surface to satisfy their appetite. Yet that’s what happens when today’s heavy farm equipment makes repeated trips See LEGVOLD, pg. 12

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer NORTHFIELD, Minn. — Dave Legvold was first in hopes that his Northfield farm would last. On April 14, the Minnesota Agricultural Water Certification Program (MAWQCP) celebrated its first anniversary. Dave Legvold’s farm was the first farm to be certified in the program. “I’m honored and excited to be hosting this event,” beamed Legvold. “It started with a phone call from a fellow conservationist, Mark Root in Fillmore County. He wanted to see my farm and visit to see if I might be interested in this new water certification program. I had no idea what the adventure would be. It has been a delightful adventure and the rewards to my farmland, to our environment and to my mental concerns about the legacy of agriculture are never ending. “This excitement happened when I started listening to what my land had been telling me,” Legvold continued. “Sitting on the front porch with Mr. Root, the certification process sounded intriguing. We talked earnestly about how I farmed the 21 land parcels that I rent. We talked tillage, fertility management, pest management and all the various benchmarks that need to be measured in the certification process.” Root then took all the information back to his work station to run the numbers. “He did a printout on each parcel on how I was doing on the various parameters of certification. I recall you needed a minimum 8.5 score to qualify. My numbers came in at 9.4. And that qualified me to be certified as a water quality farmer,” Legvold said. Perhaps Mark Root did his first testing with a potential client whom he already knew would have favorable results. Not a single correction was needed for Legvold to qualify. After all, Legvold had been both a student and a preacher on many of these land management and water quality issues for 23 years. In fact, his business card reads, “Educator, Presenter and Biological Farmer Mentor.” A retired middle school teacher, Legvold obviously still enjoys connecting with students. Some science students from nearby St. Olaf and Carleton colleges are making on-farm visits to study biological activity in his soils, pesticide and nitrogen runoff in his drainage lines. Students are even mentoring insect activity — particularly monarch butterflies and honey bees. Legvold abandoned the moldboard plow years back. The same for chisel plows and rippers. Even field cultivators are history. “I have no tillage equipment. My system is the Soil Warrior, a machine built by Environmental Tillage Systems in Faribault, Minn. The term Warrior is an acronym for water, air, residue retention and incorporation of residue,” said Legvold. “I saw that first Warrior operate in a stubble field and I thought, ‘Finally someone has hit the dinner plate.’” Legvold does a fair amount of driving across the corn belt and sees how Minnesota treats its soil. “From fall to spring it is mostly barren and black

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Changing tillage practices leads to major fuel savings LEGVOLD, from pg. 11 across that soil. You’ve created soil compaction and tough living for the earth worms who create tilth and porosity for your soils.” Legvold is active in community outreach, often inviting members of the community to his farm to see soil, water and other conservation practices in motion. He also enjoys educating children at area schools and on field trips to his farm. Enrolling acres One of the visitors to Dave Legvold’s farm was Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson. “I’m excited about this program,” Frederickson said. “My expectations are to have every acre of Minnesota farmland enrolled. Yes, perhaps an

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Dave Legvold and Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson. impossible task, but with the enthusiasm I am seeing, especially from newly enrolled farmers, I think this program will expand rapidly.” Getting the message out that this

program is voluntary is vital, said Frederickson. “I tell farmers and landowners: If you don’t like this program, which is totally voluntary, I can’t guarantee what might be coming in the future,” said Frederickson. “Farmers are always saying, ‘You guys in government are always moving the goal posts.’ So I replied, ‘Okay, let’s not move the goal posts. Let’s work through a program that gets you certified and then you’re good to go for the next 10 years. If you do this, you’ll be ready and eager to establish any new practice 10 years from now and then you’ll be recertified for another 10 years.’ So that takes care of the goal post issue.” Frederickson said he firmly believes in this day and age, with water quality on the minds of everyone, we should

recognize that “offense is the best defense”. “So let’s accept this new water quality program as the best,” urged Frederickson. “That message sent up and down the Minnesota River or any river, would be incredible. Minnesota is the headwater state of the entire Mississippi River drainage system. We have an obligation and I see our farmers stepping up to the plate. “We measure in the aggregate. But farmers farm individually. Many are already outstanding conservationists. This program is the perfect means for validating their stewardship as we move forward.” To learn more about his farming practices, contact Dave Legvold at dlegvold@rconnect.com or call (507) 319-5610. ❖

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Strategies for managing your dairy’s profitability One of the most common questions I receive from dairy farmers is “What is the price of milk going to do?” A close runner-up is “What should I do given the current milk price?” In times like this, the question often is “When will it get better?” There are no easy answers to any of these questions. So what is driving the market right now? Supply and demand drive markets and price. In 2015, China imported less dairy products and this

drove markets lower. Chinese imports have picked up in 2016 and it remains to be seen if this trend will continue for the duration of this year. Additionally, milk supplies have been strong both domestically and internationally. With demand down and supply growing strong, this causes prices to drop. I often get the question “Does this mean farms need to go out of business in order to regulate supply and demand?” Not necessarily. That is only

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one side of the equation. If China, or anywhere else for that matter, continues to consume more dairy products, then demand will balance out the supply. And often times it is an adjustment of both supply and demand to bring prices back to equilibrium. Now I would like to turn to the question of “What should I do?” First and foremost, know your cost of production. That is, how much money does it take for you to make a hundredweight of milk? Carefully examine your expenses. Are there areas where you are overspending? Are there surprises? Are there any “nice to haves” in your budgets? You can use FinBin data to compare other farms’ costs to your own. Sometimes comparing your operation to another can provide new ideas or opportunities. Be sure to cut costs wisely. Cutting feed costs or other items associated with a cow’s milk production will lead to a decrease in your income! Second, be sure to talk to your lender. Your lender can be a very important partner in managing costs. There may be an opportunity to restructure debt or adjust payments. Third, look for ways to maximize your assets. Are you breeding cows back quickly? Do you have equipment that you could rent out or share with another producer? What are you doing to ensure optimal cow health? Finally, create a risk management plan. There may not be much you can do about today’s milk price, but risk

management is a way for you to proactively manage your future milk price. If you know your cost of production, you can determine your breakeven milk price. This becomes your price floor or minimum price you’ll accept for your milk. You can create a plan for how you will market your milk based on this breakeven price. Additionally, you can go a step further and lock in prices for your feed and energy inputs. Risk management is not about beating the markets; it is about creating a plan that allows you to escape some of the volatility that exists in the markets. Furthermore, it allows you to establish a margin level that works on your farm, so you can ensure profitability. To answer the last question “When will it get better?”, I will say it is hard to know. It comes down to — you guessed it — supply and demand. A drought and hot temperatures in the United States could cause milk supply to decline and push prices back up. Likewise, continued renewed buying from Asian markets could cause demand to surge. Conversely, strong European production or a decline in demand from overseas markets could cause low prices to stay longer. It is important to take a little time each day or week to read up on market factors and understand what is driving supply and demand for dairy products. This article was submitted by Betty Berning, University of Minnesota Dairy Extension regional educator, St. Cloud, Minn. ❖

Producers partner with local districts to certify needed practices. Dollars allocated for particular projects depends upon the program. But Fitzgerald is amazed at how many farmers don’t even go that route. “More and more are just going ahead and installing the recommended practice without even inquiring about financial assistance,” he said. “It’s easier to their lives not to go through the process of signing contracts is the feedback I get.” So far, Minnesota is the first and only state to implement a water quality program with landowners and farmers working directly through their local SWCD staff. Two states following after the Minnesota program are Vir-

ginia and Maryland. Both of these states are in the Chesapeake Bay area which has shown major water quality problems for several years. “Ours is quicker and easier,” said Fitzgerald. “I think we will definitely cover more acres in a shorter time.” Payments for implementing certification measures are made to producers after the design practice is approved and installed. It is then checked out by Natural Resources Conservation Service or local SWCD personnel. Once approved, cost-share money is directed via a direct deposit payment into the producer’s bank account. ❖

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water quality.” By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer She explained that the certiThe process for the Minfication program went through nesota Agricultural Water an 18-month pilot phase. Then, Quality Certification Program July 1, 2015, the program was begins with contacting your initiated statewide. local Soil and Water ConservaEarly results tion District. Farmers and landowners are Marcie Weinandt is opera- Marcie on board with this new protions coordinator for the Min- Weinandt gram as evidenced by increasnesota Agricultural Water ing certification numbers. As of Quality Certification Program. May 25, 165 farms have been certified “Certification means you are in com- totaling 90,000 acres. About 330 conpliance with local and state regula- servation practices have been impletions — be that your fields, feedlots mented into the lands now enrolled. and home septic tank and drain field. Another 400 applications are pending. Usually you are in contact with only Bill Fitzgerald is field operations and one person from your local Soil and training coordinator of the MAWQCP. Water Conservation District who will He said with so many farms now complete the application form on your enrolled, water runoff from fields going behalf,” explained Weinandt. directly into open ditches is sure to Weinandt said a local SWCD will draw a lot of attention. contact the area certification specialist Conservation practices already who will then sit down with the pro- installed include water quality inlet ducer and go through the production protection, water and sediment control management practices field by field, basins, agricultural waste-handling crop by crop. The purpose is to identify facilities, terraces, stream bank protecwhere there might be opportunities to tion, conservation cover/pollinator improve a practice. plantings, grassed waterways, filter “In essence, the certification is all strips, field borders, cover crops and about risk management,” Weinandt contour buffers. said. “If there is something that needs For instance, a saturated buffer was to be fixed, we’ll find the resources and installed on Dave Legvold’s certified the folks to assist you with the fix.” farm near Northfield. The saturated Important to the growth of the pro- buffer collects water from field tile as a gram is that the producer feels confi- means of dentitrifying the water dent about working with a trusted per- before it drains into an adjoining ditch. son who thoroughly knows the He reported that these conservation program. practices have resulted in reduction of Once each field is taken into account more than 5.2 million pounds of sediand any corrections made if needed, ment entering water bodies each year. the producer is certified. That means About 6.2 million pounds of soil is for the next 10 years, any new regula- maintained on agricultural acres each tions which appear on the landscape year. More than 3,000 pounds of phosphorous is prevented from entering means this producer is in compliance. the state’s waters per year. And “Many producers come to these infornitrate-nitrogen losses have been mation meetings because they wish to reduced by up to an estimated 49 perhave their entire farming program cent. planned to protect and improve local However, 330 new structural conserwaters and to honor their land legacy,” said Weinandt. “Others appreciate the vation practices come with a price. recognition. Certified farmers and Who pays the bill? landowners may use their status to Fitzgerald said there are several promote their businesses as protective cost-sharing possibilities such as Conof water quality. They are proud to dis- tinuous Conservation Reserve Proplay signs that show their role in program practices, grass waterways and tecting Minnesota waters. Plus, some filter strips. Also, a dedicated fund seeking certification are aware of the through Environmental Quality Incentechnical and financial assistance to tives Program covers costs of getting implement practices that promote livestock pastures enrolled with

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Livestock Angles Price bottom still ahead

Grain Angles What’s behind corn, bean rally?

The following marketing analysis is for the week ending June 3. CORN — Corn traders returned from their long weekend with their selling shoes on. But that was short-lived as the soybean market took off for the clouds and pulled corn along with it. On the continuous chart, the lead corn contract reached heights not seen since July 2015. For just the July contract, resistance still lies at $4.21 per bushel, which was the high on Oct. 5 and also a key reversal lower on the chart that day. Concerns over the size of the Brazilian corn crop continue PHYLLIS NYSTROM to lend a supportive air to the CHS Hedging Inc. St. Paul corn market. Livestock producers in Brazil are reducing herd and flock sizes due to the high cost of feed. It’s estimated 15 percent of Brazil’s pork and poultry processing capacity has been closed as animal herds and flocks are reduced. Brazil exports more poultry than any country in the world and is the fourth largest exporter of pork. Excellent weekly export sales confirmed strong demand for U.S. corn. Weekly corn export sales were excellent at 52 million bushels, narrowing the gap behind last year’s pace to just 1 percent. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is forecasting a year-onyear decline in exports of 7.4 percent. No one will be shocked if the export category is increased in the June 10 crop report. New crop sales were 5 million bushels, bringing total commitments for next year to 144 million bushels. Last year we had only commit-

For quite some time, the livestock markets have been in a downward trend after making all-time new price highs back in 2014. Several attempts have been made to retrace those moves to the highs and so far all have failed. Looking back through history of commodity price action after such moves to new all time highs, usually result in a protracted long-term term correction of approximately three to five years. It therefore appears history would suggest the bottom of these livestock prices is still ahead. As far as the cattle market is concerned, this scenario would suggest cattle prices have not JOE TEALE managed to find their lows at Broker this time. All things considered, Great Plains Commodity this does not mean that rallies Afton, Minn. won't occur, but the general price direction will likely continue to drift lower over time. The supply of cattle has lately been on the increase as evidenced by the recent cattle-on-feed report. It indicated a surprise of a bigger-than-expected placement number which sent the futures market sharply lower. On the demand side of the market, beef sales have been sporadic. As beef cutout prices go up, the volume of sales go down. And as prices go down, sales go up. The unfortunate thing is the total volume of sales is down considerably over the past several years. Export business has also been very uneven which is reflective of a strong U.S. dollar. The outlook for cattle prices seems to be mired in a continued drift to lower levels over an extended period. This does not

As most producers in the Midwest are finishing up their planting, new crop corn prices are 30 to 40 cents higher than the end of March. New crop soybean prices are up about $1.00 to $1.50 from late March. Just when we think the soybean market has stabilized, it shoots up or down 20 cents in one day. What’s driving this volatility? Many things are influencing the latest rally including currency strength in Brazil, and a smaller South American crop due to dryness in Brazil and a wet harvest in Argentina. Another major factor affecting these markets is the number of speculative funds willing to bet on higher KURT LENSING prices. Remember, for every seller AgStar Assistant VP & Industry Specialist there must be a buyer. So why are Waite Park, Minn. we only hearing about these speculative funds being big buyers? While speculative funds are buying corn and soybean contracts, the “commercial” users of grain are sellers of futures contracts as they buy physical bushels. Speculative funds help provide liquidity and volume to the market. More money flowing in commodities helps ensure grain buyers, and others trying to sell futures, that there’s someone willing to take the other side. With speculative funds near record long (bought) positions in soybeans, the question remains: how long will it last and/or how high can it go? No one can answer this question with certainty. Is it time to sell? I will pose a few considerations to help you in your decisions: What is your cost to produce a bushel of corn or soy-

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After mild start, soybean sales, prices took flight

Hog numbers in expansion mode ual increase in supply of pork. Like the beef, pork exports have been sporadic due to the strength in the U.S. dollar. Thus, overall with the recent rally in cash hog prices and the subsequent rallies in the pork cutout, it appears demand for pork has eased in recent days. Seasonally, the hog market tends to peak in the spring to early summer months. At present, the hog market appears to be stalling at these current levels as well as the pork cutouts. It would appear that producers should be cognizant of the current seasonal tendencies and stay current on overall market conditions and protect inventories as warranted. ❖

Spread your risk; sell in increments LENSING, from pg. 14 beans? If the price of soybeans allows you to lock in a positive margin today, would you do it? Two months ago, I spoke with numerous producers who had a $9 or $10 dollar price target where they felt comfortable selling soybeans. Today it seems many of those price targets have moved up with the market. Should you sell all of your grain at once? In most cases, I would advise against it. History has shown it’s usually best to sell in increments. Selling in increments spreads out your price risk. If you decide to hold all of your grain and not sell anything you are speculating (or betting) 100 percent of your production that prices will increase. Is this something you are willing to do? The bottom line is, prices are better than two short months ago. Most analysts continue to advocate for pre-harvest sales or hedging on a certain percentage of the 2016 crop that is growing now. We cannot predict what the market will do. We can however, manage price risks by using a wide range of grain marketing tools. One question I ask myself when considering grain marketing options is: am I reducing or assuming risk? If you are looking for a free tool to help you organize your 2016 and 2017 crop budgets, and equipment or fertilizer cost calculators, see AgStar’s margin manager. For more industry insights, visit www.AgStar.com/Edge. AgStar Financial Services is a cooperative owned by client stockholders. As part of the Farm Credit System, AgStar has served 69 counties in Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin with a wide range of financial products and services for more than 95 years. ❖

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TEALE, from pg. 14 mean price rallies are out of the question; but more than likely disappointing in their duration and level attained. Producers should keep aware of current market conditions and protect inventories as needed. The hog market has a similar outlook as the cattle market. The strong prices in 2014 and the following decline suggest a similar pattern of a long-term correction in prices. Like the cattle, even though the herd size in going at a slow pace, the herd is in an expansion mode. The increase in supply is likely to inhibit any prolonged rally at this time unless demand for pork increases enough to offset the grad-

percent higher than the National Oilseed Processors Association crush number. NOPA participation is voluntary and USDA reporting is mandatory. U.S. soybean planting was 73 percent complete as of May 29 compared to 66 percent on average. Soybean emergence was 45 percent, compared to 40 percent on average. OUTLOOK: There is not much to change this week in terms of support and resistance. The $11.00 per bushel is an area of first support and $11.75 per bushel will be next resistance after the $11.50 level was punched through this week. July soybeans were up 45.5 cents for the week at $11.32 per bushel and the November soybean contract gained 29 cents to close at $10.85.25 per bushel. The July meal contract was up $11.70 per ton to settle at $414.30 per ton. The latest COT report as of May 31 showed fund length was nearing the record 225,000 contract level. The report indicated they were net long 204,000 contracts, up 7,000 contracts from the previous week. Basis was feeling some pressure as traders headed home for the weekend. ❖

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at $11.69 per bushel and the highest level for a lead contract since August 2014! In a quirky sense, on paper it pencils for Brazil to import U.S. beans to crush vs. buying domestically. It also works on paper for China to import Brazilian soybeans, crush them, and export soymeal into the U.S. West Coast. Meal buyers have been more inclined to go hand-to-mouth rather than buying at the current high price. Whether any of this happens is questionable, but it does add caution to how much higher the markets need to go. However, that could have been said last week too, and who wants to be the first to stand in front of a freight train? While nothing was reported on the daily USDA announcements, it was rumored that possibly up to 10 old crop soybean cargoes were traded out of the United States this week for early fall delivery. Late in the week, there was trade chatter centering on fresh business being done out of Brazil. Brazilian bean basis continued to show strength into the weekend. The huge inverse in July/November soybeans seems to be over a South American, not U.S., squeeze. The index roll begins June 7 and will likely narrow the inverse. Abiove in Brazil this week put their Brazilian bean production outlook at 97.9 million metric tons compared to the USDA forecast for 99 mmt. Brazil’s export projection is only 54.6 mmt vs. USDA’s 59.5 mmt prediction. The Buenos Aries Grain Exchange left its Argentine soybean production estimate unchanged at 56 mmt with harvest at 79 percent complete. Harvest progressed about 7 percent from the previous week due to rain. Old crop export sales were within expectations at 11.4 million bushels, keeping us at 5 percent behind last year. But total commitments of 1.752 billion bushels have already surpassed the 1.74 billion bushel USDA forecast. The USDA is estimating exports to be down 5.6 percent year-on-year. This week’s sales number does not indicate significant export switching from South America to the United States. A small export increase on the June 10 crop report is anticipated. New crop sales were huge and the biggest of the marketing year at 27 million bushels. Sales commitments for 2016-17 are 158.3 million bushels vs. 179.7 million bushels committed at this time last year. The April USDA crushings report showed 158.3 million bushels of beans crushed in April. This was slightly higher than expectations. This number is 7.3

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NYSTROM, from pg. 14 ted 87.3 million bushels by this time. The monthly Grains Crushing Report from the USDA indicated corn used for ethanol in April was 392 million bushels, which is down from March’s 431 million bushels. April ethanol production was 1.184 billion gallons compared to 1.172 billion gallons last year. The weekly ethanol report showed ethanol production was up 14,000 barrels to 960,000 barrels per day. Ethanol stocks were unchanged at 20.8 million barrels. U.S. gasoline demand is up about 4 percent from last year, keeping demand for ethanol intact. The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange pegged Argentina’s corn harvest at 30 percent complete, up only 1 percent from the previous week. The corn crop is in the ground and the focus turns to development. As of May 29, U.S. corn was essentially planted at 94 percent complete. Emergence was 78 percent vs. 75 percent on average. The first crop condition report of the year put the corn rating at 72 percent good/excellent compared to 74 percent last year. The Commitment of Traders report as of May 31 showed funds added 70,000 contracts to their length for a net long position of 145,000 contracts. This is their longest position since last July. OUTLOOK: The 10-day moving average has continued to provide support in the corn as it bounced off it again this week. The 10-day MA was $4.06.75 per bushel at the end of the week and will be viewed as first support. Mentioned previously, the $4.21 per bushel high in October is the next resistance point, then the $4.40 area. The focus for price direction will be driven by U.S. weather, perceptions about the size of the Brazilian crop, demand for U.S. corn, spillover support from the soy complex, and fund positioning. For the week, July corn was 5.5 cents higher at $4.18.25 per bushel and the December contract was up 6.25 cents at $4.19.75 per bushel. The monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report will be released June 10. The planted acreage as of June 1 report will be published June 30. SOYBEANS — The soybean market got off to a mild start to the week that lasted just a day as it easily sliced through upside resistance. Buyers came at the soymeal market “palms in” (that term will age me) to hit $432.50 per ton — a price not seen on the continuous meal chart since September 2014. Soybeans also took flight to set a new high for the move

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

TRACTORS 4WD Continued

CIH 500 Quad, ‘11, 1580 hrs....... $272,900

TRACTORS AWD/MFD

CIH 500 Quad, '11, 1580 hrs .................................................... $272,900 CIH 485 Quad, '09, 1950 hrs .................................................... $246,500 CIH 380 Mag, '15, 280 hrs ....................................................... $269,900 CIH 485HD Steiger, '10, 1065 hrs ............................................ $219,900 CIH 340 Ma CIH 380 Mag, '15, 280 hrs ................................... $269,900 CIH 485 Quad, '08, 1595 hrs .................................................... $231,900 CIH 340 Mag RowTrac, '14, 345 hrs ........................................ $265,000 CIH 340 Mag, '14, 345 hrs ....................................................... $207,500 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, '08, 990 hrs ....................................................... $129,900 CIH 335 Mag, '14, 415 hrs ....................................................... $198,500 CIH 315 Mag, '14, 2680 hrs ..................................................... $158,000 CIH 315 Mag, '14, 2700 hrs ..................................................... $137,500 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 480 hrs ....................................................... $219,900 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 545 hrs ....................................................... $224,900 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 945 hrs ....................................................... $211,900 CIH 315 Mag, '12, 2175 hrs ..................................................... $195,900 CIH 310 Mag, '14, 415 hrs ....................................................... $207,500

CIH 485 Quad, ‘08, 2160 hrs......$225,900

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TRACTORS AWD/MFD Continued

CIH 620 Steiger, '13, 190 hrs ................................................... $325,000 CIH 600 Steiger, '13, 25 hrs ..................................................... $275,000 CIH 600 Quad, '13, 1100 hrs .................................................... $335,000 CIH 600 Steiger, '12, 1005 hrs ................................................. $275,000 CIH 600 Quad, '12, 1720 hrs .................................................... $287,900 CIH 600 Quad, '12, 1795 hrs .................................................... $287,900 CIH 600 Quad, '11, 1550 hrs .................................................... $295,900 CIH 600 Quad, '11, 3100 hrs .................................................... $241,900 CIH 550HD Steiger, '14, 2215 hrs ............................................ $245,900 CIH 550HD Steiger, '14, 2255 hrs ............................................ $245,900 CIH 550 Quad, '12, 910 hrs ...................................................... $296,900 CIH 550 Quad, '11, 1210 hrs .................................................... $283,900 CIH 550 Quad, '11, 1260 hrs .................................................... $282,000 CIH 550 Quad, '11, 1785 hrs .................................................... $268,900 CIH 550 Quad, '11, 2380 hrs .................................................... $270,900 CIH 535 Quad, '10, 1500 hrs .................................................... $267,900 CIH 535 Quad, '10, 2240 hrs .................................................... $234,900 CIH 535 Quad, '10, 2850 hrs .................................................... $235,000 CIH 535 Quad, '10, 3720 hrs .................................................... $189,000 CIH 535 Quad, '09, 3075 hrs .................................................... $235,000 CIH 535 Quad, '08, 1945 hrs .................................................... $245,900 CIH 535 Quad, '08, 1955 hrs .................................................... $225,900 CIH 530 Steiger, '07, 2425 hrs ................................................. $179,900 CIH 350 Steiger, ‘12, 1115 hrs..... $195,900 CIH 290 Mag., ‘14, 180 hrs......... $204,900 CIH 500 RowTrac, '14, 505 hrs ................................................ $324,900 CIH STX430, '07, 4550 hrs ....................................................... $125,000 CIH 500 Quad, '11, 1430 hrs .................................................... $269,900 CIH STX325, '03, 2100 hrs ....................................................... $109,000 CIH 240 Mag, '14, 225 hrs ....................................................... $190,750 CIH 235 Mag, '13, 595 hrs ....................................................... $149,500 CIH 9370, '98, 4415 hrs ............................................................. $69,900 CIH 9370, '96, 6775 hrs ............................................................. $64,500 CIH 9330, '96, 6925 hrs ............................................................. $57,900 Case 2870, '78, 2285 hrs............................................................ $13,900 JD 9630T, '10, 2770 hrs ........................................................... $204,900 JD 9630T, '09, 2005 hrs ........................................................... $207,000 JD 9630T, '09, 2415 hrs ........................................................... $204,900 JD 9560RT,'14, 595 hrs ............................................................ $312,900 JD 9560RT, '14, 610 hrs ........................................................... $312,900 JD 9560RT, '14, 670 hrs ........................................................... $312,900 JD 9560RT, '12, 1040 hrs ......................................................... $269,900 JD 9430, '07, 3180 hrs ............................................................. $163,500 JD 9400, '00, 4185 hrs ............................................................... $79,500 JD 9400T, '00, 4235 hrs ............................................................. $70,000 JD 8650, '83, 9150 hrs ............................................................... $23,900 JD 8640, '81, 8600 hrs ............................................................... $18,500 JD 8440, '81 ............................................................................... $17,500 NH T9.560, '11, 1100 hrs ......................................................... $215,000 NH 9882, '98, 5000 hrs .............................................................. $59,900

CIH 485 Quad, '08, 2160 hrs .................................................... $225,900 CIH 485 Quad, '08, 2905 hrs .................................................... $209,500 CIH 480 RowTrac, '14, 640 hrs ................................................ $309,900 CIH 450 RowTrac, '13, 555 hrs ................................................ $299,900 CIH 450 Quad, '11, 1555 hrs .................................................... $275,000 CIH 435 Steiger, '10, 1795 hrs ................................................. $179,900 CIH 435 Steiger, '09, 1850 hrs ................................................. $174,900 CIH 435 Quad, '08, 3230 hrs .................................................... $175,900 CIH 420 RowTrac, '14, 1075 hrs .............................................. $289,900 CIH 400 RowTrac, '13, 715 hrs ................................................ $293,900 CIH 385 Steiger, '10, 2550 hrs ................................................. $170,000 CIH 350 Steiger, '12, 1115 hrs ................................................. $195,900 CIH 350 Steiger, '12, 1300 hrs ................................................. $191,900 CIH 350 Steiger, '12, 1400 hrs ................................................. $195,900 CIH 350HD Steiger, '11, 795 hrs .............................................. $186,500 CIH 350HD Steiger, '11, 1055 hrs ............................................ $182,900 CIH 335 Steiger, '09, 3420 hrs ................................................. $139,000 CIH 335 Steiger, '08, 1910 hrs ................................................. $149,500 CIH STX53Q, '06, 3500 hrs ...................................................... $183,500 CIH STX500Q, '05, 3990 hrs .................................................... $198,000 CIH STX450Q, '03, 4670 hrs .................................................... $137,500 CIH STX450Q, '02, 4980 hrs .................................................... $142,900

CIH 310 Mag., ‘14, 670 hrs......... $239,500 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, 790 hrs ....................................................... $194,500 CIH 290 Mag, '14, 815 hrs ....................................................... $195,900 CIH 290 Mag, '14, 180 hrs ....................................................... $204,900 CIH 290 Mag, '13, 445 hrs ....................................................... $185,900 CIH 290 Mag, '11, 1780 hrs ..................................................... $141,900 CIH 280 Mag, '15, 750 hrs ....................................................... $199,500 CIH 280 Mag, '15, 525 hrs ....................................................... $199,500 CIH 275 Mag, '10, 2585 hrs ..................................................... $133,900 CIH 260 Mag, '14, 595 hrs ....................................................... $157,500 CIH 260 Mag, '14, 665 hrs ....................................................... $167,500 CIH 260 Mag, '13, 960 hrs ....................................................... $146,500 CIH 260 Mag, '12, 490 hrs ....................................................... $165,000 CIH 250 Mag, '14, 250 hrs ....................................................... $199,000 CIH 245 Mag, '10, 2145 hrs ..................................................... $135,900 CIH 240 Mag, '14, 405 hrs ....................................................... $157,500

CIH 225 Mag., ‘14, 130 hrs......... $169,000 CIH 225 Mag, '14, 130 hrs ....................................................... $169,000 CIH 220 Mag, '14, 225 hrs ....................................................... $155,900 CIH 215 Mag, '08, 5075 hrs ....................................................... $90,000 CIH 215 Mag, '07, 2025 hrs ..................................................... $115,000 CIH 200 Mag, '14, 305 hrs ....................................................... $148,250 CIH 190 Mag, '11, 2005 hrs ..................................................... $111,900 CIH 190 Mag, '09, 3840 hrs ....................................................... $99,900 CIH 180 Mag, '15, 255 hrs ....................................................... $153,500 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 180 Mag, '09, 1995 hrs ....................................................... $99,900 CIH MX305, '06, 2800 hrs ........................................................ $137,900 CIH MX285, '04, 5175 hrs .......................................................... $97,500 CIH MX270, '99, 6950 hrs .......................................................... $66,900 CIH MX255, '04, 6705 hrs .......................................................... $79,000 CIH MX220, '01, 6640 hrs .......................................................... $67,500 CIH MX210, '05, 4390 hrs .......................................................... $84,500 CIH MX200, '01, 6905 hrs .......................................................... $64,500 CIH 170 Puma, '12, 3385 hrs ................................................... $112,000 CIH 165 Puma, '09, 3945 hrs ..................................................... $82,000 CIH 140 Maxxum, '14, 320 hrs................................................... $85,000 CIH 140 Maxxum, '13, 1680 hrs................................................. $80,000 CIH 140 Maxxum, '09, 2150 hrs................................................. $69,500 CIH 140 Pro, 2265 hrs ................................................................ $78,500 CIH 125 Maxxum, '11, 1400 hrs................................................. $79,900 CIH 105C Farmall, '14, 500 hrs .................................................. $49,900 CIH 105U Farmall, '13, 1060 hrs ................................................ $54,500 CIH 105U Farmall, '13, 1170 hrs ................................................ $53,500 CIH 105U Farmall, '13, 1330 hrs ................................................ $52,500 CIH 95 Farmall, '10, 1440 hrs..................................................... $33,900 CIH 8940, '98, 7055 hrs ............................................................. $62,000 CIH 8930, '97, 4300 hrs ............................................................. $73,900 CIH 7220, '94, 10,720 hrs .......................................................... $59,500 CIH 7210, 6570 hrs .................................................................... $54,500 CIH 7110, '89, 4560 hrs ............................................................. $49,500 CIH 7140, '89, 6800 hrs ............................................................. $49,500 CIH 7140, '87, 7430 hrs ............................................................. $45,500 IH 3788, 5960 hrs......................................................................... $7,500 JD 8345RT, '10, 1485 hrs ......................................................... $209,500 JD 8320RT, '10, 1600 hrs ......................................................... $199,900 Kubota M9660, '13, 400 hrs ....................................................... $41,750 McCormick MC130, 1740 hrs ..................................................... $55,000 NH TG230, '07, 2815 hrs ............................................................ $79,500 NH T8040, '10, 1145 hrs .......................................................... $139,900 NH T8010, '08, 2195 hrs ............................................................ $99,900 NH T8.330, '11, 1045 hrs ......................................................... $145,000 NH T7.210, '11, 740 hrs ........................................................... $117,500 NH T6070, '12, 1045 hrs ............................................................ $75,500 White 6-145, 7345 hrs ................................................................ $32,000

TRACTORS 2WD Continued

SPRAYERS SELF PROPELLED Co Ag Chem 1074SS, '07, 2025 hrs ..................................... JD 4830, '09, 525 hrs ...................................................... JD 4730, '08, 2520 hrs .................................................... JD 4038, '15, 830 hrs ...................................................... JD 4030, '15, 265 hrs ...................................................... Miller 4365, '10, 825 hrs ................................................. Miller 4365, '09, 2060 hrs ............................................... Miller 4275, '08, 1240 hrs ............................................... Miller 4275, '08, 2110 hrs ............................................... Millerpro 2200HT, '05, 1675 hrs ...................................... Millerpro 2200TSS, '05, 1820 hrs ................................... Miller 200HT, '00, 2710 hrs ............................................. Miller Condor A75, '08, 1740 hrs .................................... Rogator 1084SS, '09, 2650 hrs ....................................... Rogator 1074, '06, 3700 hrs ........................................... Rogator 854, '98, 3490 hrs ............................................. Rogator 854, '97, 4900 hrs ............................................. SpraCoupe 220, '85, 1700 hrs ......................................... Tyler 150, '98, 3900 hrs................................................... Tyler Patriot, '96, 3845 hrs ..............................................

NH T5070, ‘08, 1100 hrs. .............. $35,500

COMPACT TRACTORS/RTV's

SPRAYERS - PULL-TYPE

Demco 1200 Nav ............................................................. Fast 9500, 1850 Gal .........................................................

Case 411B, 620 hrs ...................................................................... $4,800 Ford 4000, '66 .............................................................................. $6,995 Ford 1600, '78, 605 hrs ................................................................ $5,250 JD 4720, '05, 1300 hrs ............................................................... $32,750 JD 2210, 295 hrs ........................................................................ $11,900 Kubota B7100HST, 1310 hrs......................................................... $4,995 Kubota B2320HSD, '11, 125 hrs................................................. $18,500 Kubota BX2230, '05, 765 hrs........................................................ $8,500 Kubota BX2230D, '05, 1050 hrs ................................................... $9,599 Kubota L4400HST, '08, 145 hrs.................................................. $22,500 Kubota L3830HST, '05, 515 hrs.................................................. $22,750 Coleman HS500, '13, 85 hrs......................................................... $5,900 JD 620I, '08, 995 hrs .................................................................... $6,400 Kubota RTV900, '05, 1455 hrs ..................................................... $7,499 Polaris Ranger 570 EFI, '15, 10 hrs ............................................ $11,500 Yamaha G22A, '05 ........................................................................ $2,995

PLANTING & SEEDING

CIH 1265, 36R22 ...................................................................... $215,900 (3) CIH 1260, 36R22 ...............................................starting at $177,500 CIH 1260, 36R20 ...................................................................... $159,900 CIH 1255, 16R30 ...................................................................... $110,000 (6) CIH 1250, 24R30 .................................................starting at $58,000 (5) CIH 1250, 16R30 .................................................starting at $69,900 CIH 1250, 12R30 ........................................................................ $69,500 (3) CIH 1240, 24R22 ...............................................starting at $110,000 CIH 1240, 24R20 ...................................................................... $125,900 (3) CIH 1240, 16R30 .................................................starting at $49,900 CIH 1230, 16R22 ........................................................................ $59,900 CIH 1220, 8R30 .......................................................................... $39,500 CIH 1220, 6R30 .......................................................................... $37,500 CIH 1200, 16R30 ........................................................................ $49,750 CIH 1200, 16R22 ........................................................................ $33,000 (2) CIH 1200, 12R30 .................................................starting at $19,900 CIH 1200, 6R30 .......................................................................... $26,900 CIH 900, 12R30 ............................................................................ $6,500 CIH 900, 8R30 .............................................................................. $5,950 CIH 800, 8R30 .............................................................................. $9,900 (2) JD DB44, 24R22 ................................................starting at $119,500 JD 7200, 16R30 .......................................................................... $15,000 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 Kinze 3600, 16R30 ..................................................................... $45,950 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 6700, 16R22 ..................................................................... $16,000

SPRAYERS SELF-PROPELLED Rudy Lusk - (507) 227-4119 CIH 4420, '08, 2075 hrs ........................................................... $165,000 CIH 3330, '14, 565 hrs ............................................................. $226,500 CIH 3330, '14, 715 hrs ............................................................. $225,000 CIH 3240, '14, 400 hrs ............................................................. $197,500 CIH 3230, '14, 340 hrs ............................................................. $167,500 CIH SPX4410, '06, 2925 hrs..................................................... $115,000 Ag Chem Rogator 854 ................................................................ $39,500

TRACTORS 2WD CIH JX70, '07, 1980 hrs ............................................................. $22,900 Case 1290, '81, 2315 hrs.............................................................. $7,250 IH 706, '66, 8000 hrs.................................................................... $5,900 IH Hydro 84, 4990 hrs ................................................................ $14,000 Ford 3930, '90, 2415 hrs .............................................................. $8,900 JD 3020, '64, 3145 hrs ............................................................... $10,900 NH T5070, '08, 1100 hrs ............................................................ $35,500

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CIH 4420, ‘08, 2075 hrs. ............. $165,000

Top Air 1200, 90’ Boom .....................

(3) Hardi Commander, 1200 Gal ................................star Hardi NP1100, 90' ........................................................... Redball 680, 1350 Gal ..................................................... Spray Air 3600, 120' ........................................................ Top Air 1600, 120' ........................................................... Top Air 1200, 90' ............................................................ Top Air 1200, 88' ............................................................. Top Air TA1100, 60' .........................................................

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(5) CIH TM 200, 60.5' Fld Cult...................................star CIH TM 200, 50.5' Fld Cult .............................................. (5) CIH TMII, 60.5' Fld Cult .......................................star (4) CIH TMII, 54.5' Fld Cult .......................................star CIH TMII, 52.5' Fld Cult ................................................... (4) CIH TMII, 50.5' Fld Cult .......................................star (2) CIH TMII, 48.5' Fld Cult .......................................star CIH TMII, 46.5' Fld Cult ................................................... (3) CIH TMII, 44.5' Fld Cult .......................................star CIH TMII, 40.5' Fld Cult ................................................... CIH TMII, 34.5' Fld Cult ................................................... CIH TMII, 30.5' Fld Cult ................................................... CIH TMII, 22.5' Fld Cult ................................................... CIH 4900, 52' Fld Cult...................................................... CIH 4900, 44' Fld Cult...................................................... CIH 4800, 30.5' Fld Cult................................................... CIH 4300, 32' Fld Cult...................................................... CIH 4300, 30' Fld Cult...................................................... DM TMII, 60.5' Fld Cult ................................................... DMI TMII, 54.5' Fld Cult .................................................. DMI TMII, 50.5' 3 Bar Fld Cult ......................................... DMI TMII, 44.5' Fld Cult .................................................. JD 2210, 65' Fld Cult ....................................................... JD 2210, 64.5' Fld Cult .................................................... JD 2210, 55.5' Fld Cult .................................................... (2) JD 2210, 54.5' Fld Cult ........................................star (7) JD 2210, 50.5' Fld Cult ........................................star JD 2210, 45.5' Fld Cult .................................................... (3) JD 2210, 44.5' Fld Cult ........................................star JD 2210, 38.5' Fld Cult .................................................... JD 2210, 34.5' Fld Cult .................................................... JD 2210, 30.5' Fld Cult .................................................... JD 2200, 37.5' Fld Cult .................................................... JD 1000, 33' Fld Cult ....................................................... JD 985, 54.5' Fld Cult ...................................................... JD 985, 49.5' Fld Cult ...................................................... JD 985, 48' Fld Cult ......................................................... JD 980, 44.5' Fld Cult ...................................................... JD 980, 41.25' Fld Cult .................................................... JD 980, 36.5' Fld Cult ...................................................... JD 960, 24.5' Fld Cult ...................................................... Kewanee 380, 28' Fld Cult ............................................... Krause 5635-50 Fld Cult .................................................. Wilrich Excel, 27.5' Fld Cult ............................................. Wilrich Quad 50.5' Fld Cult .............................................. Wilrich QuadX, 42' Fld Cult .............................................. Wilrich QuadX2 Fld Cult ................................................... Wilrich Quad5, 38' Fld Cult .............................................. Wilrich 3400, 36' Fld Cult ................................................ CIH 183, 12x30 Row Crop Cult........................................ CIH 183, 8X30 Row Crop Cult ......................................... CIH 3950, 33' Disk........................................................... CIH 3900, 21' Disk........................................................... CIH 496, 32' Disk.............................................................

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SP FORAGE Continued

......... $136,000 ......... $219,900 ......... $125,000 ......... $299,000 ......... $259,900 ......... $245,000 ......... $179,900 ......... $149,900 ......... $159,500 ......... $109,000 ........... $78,900 ........... $59,000 ......... $149,000 ......... $149,500 ........... $82,000 ........... $46,000 ........... $34,000 ............. $6,300 ........... $27,500 ........... $36,000

CIH 496, 30' Disk........................................................................ $13,500 CIH RMX370, 31' Disk ................................................................ $49,900 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 IH 4500, 24' Disk .......................................................................... $2,500 IH 496, 25' Disk ............................................................................ $6,900 (2) JD 2620, 26.5' Disk .............................................starting at $38,000 JD 635, 16' Disk ........................................................................... $8,900 JD 215, 15' Disk ........................................................................... $4,500 Kewanee 1020, 21' Disk ............................................................... $2,500 Summers 40' Disk ...................................................................... $49,900 (2) Wishek 862NT, 26' Disk .......................................starting at $54,900 CIH 4200, 12.5' Combo Mulch ..................................................... $5,950 JD 2310, 45' Combo Mulch ........................................................ $54,950 (3) CIH 110, 50' Crumbler .........................................starting at $10,900 Unverferth 1225, 57' Crumbler ................................................... $34,900 JD 400 Rotary Hoe ....................................................................... $6,950

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Buttermilk powder led at Global Dairy Trade Auction The following marketing analysis is for since December 2015. the week ending June 3. The May 4a butter-powder price is The U.S. Department of Agriculture $12.57/cwt., up 3 cents from April but announced the May federal order Class $1.34 below a year ago. The five-month 4a III benchmark milk price at $12.76 per average now stands at $12.81, down from hundredweight, down 87 cents from $13.45 a year ago and $22.89 in 2014. April, $3.43 below May 2015, the lowest ■ Class III since September 2009’s $12.11; Hopes were strengthened at Wednesbut is $1.39 above California’s comparaday’s Global Dairy Trade auction, first one ble Class 4b cheese milk price. It equates MIELKE MARKET of the 2016-17 season. The June 1 event to about $1.10 per gallon, down 7 cents WEEKLY saw the weighted average for all products from April. The five month Class III By Lee Mielke offered up 3.4 percent, following a 2.6 average stands at $13.53, down from percent uptick May 17. $15.84 a year ago and $22.94 in 2014. Only two products lost ground. Whole milk powder was down a disapClass III futures on the morning of pointing 1.7 percent, following a 3.0 percent increase June 3 portend a June Class III price of $13.18; last time. Rennet casein was down 1.6 percent, after July, $13.67; August, $14.38; and September at inching up 0.3 percent last time. $14.82/cwt. The 2016 peak was only $15.15 in December. Leading the gains was buttermilk powder, up 1.4 percent after pole-vaulting 16.2 percent last time. The May Class IV price is $13.09, up 41 cents Skim milk powder followed, up an encouraging 12.1 from April but 82 cents below a year ago. The five month average is at $13.06, down from 13.65 a year percent, after inching 0.9 percent lower last time. GDT cheddar cheese was up 7.8 percent Wednesday, ago and compares to $23.08 in 2014. after slipping 0.8 percent May 17. Lactose followed, California’s May 4b cheese milk price is up 4.7 percent, after jumping 3.9 percent last time. $11.37/cwt., down $1.34 from April, $3.26 below a Butter was up 3.2 percent. That follows a 3.8 percent year ago, and the lowest 4b price since March 2010. boost last time, and lastly, anhydrous milkfat was up The 2016 4b average stands at $12.69, down from 2.8 percent, following a 4.9 percent boost last time. $14.07 a year ago and $20.94 in 2014. FC Stone equates the average GDT butter price to You’ll recall that California Department of Food about $1.2529 per pound U.S. Chicago Mercantile and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross ordered a Exchange butter closed June 3 at $2.10 per pound. permanent change to the dry whey scale of the GDT cheddar cheese equated to about $1.2106 per State’s Class 4b pricing formula, effective June 1. pound U.S. and compares to the June 3 CME block Be that as it may, the May shortfall is the biggest cheddar at $1.44. GDT skim milk powder was at 84.69 cents per pound U.S., and the whole milk powder average was at $1.0004 per pound U.S. The CME Grade A nonfat dry milk price closed June 3 at 81.25 cents per pound. CME block cheddar closed the Memorial Day holiday-shortened week at $1.44 per pound, up 6 cents on the week but 27.5 cents below a year ago. The barrels finished at $1.445, up a half-cent on the week and 19.75 cents below a year ago. On the week, 16 18’ + 2’, 2-7000# Axles Dovetail cars of block traded hands and 17 of barrel. From Adjustable coupler LED lighting ■ Fold up ramps Cheese vats are running at or near full capacity in Goosenecks Drop the Midwest, says Dairy Market News. ManufacturDual Jacks, Torque Tube, ‘N Locks ers forecast full schedules for June, as milk producLockable Chain Box, Combo Dove, LED Lights & more tion shows little to no sign of slowing. But contacts Gooseneck are optimistic for continual growth in sales and pro-

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motions. Midwest cheese stocks are long despite strong sales and many participants believe it is going to take much larger growth in sales to alleviate inventory pressures across the region. The market undertone is mixed but international interest is steady. Western cheese output also remains strong as milk is readily available. Domestic demand is firm. But, without reliable export demand, inventories for almost all varieties of cheese continue to trend upwards. Retail and food service demand has been solid, says Dairy Market News, but some contacts are asking if this can hold through the summer. Many processors are hoping the difference between U.S. cheese prices and world prices will narrow and help stimulate export interest. ■ Cash butter finished the week at $2.10 per pound, up 3.5 cents, the highest spot price since April 29, and 20 cents above a year ago when it dropped 10.5 cents. Only three cars traded hands on the week at the CME. Butter production is steady for many manufacturers, says Dairy Market News, and retail and food service demand is consistent. Cream remains plentiful and readily available. Overall, butter stocks are building, but remain at comfortable levels as warmer months approach. Dairy Market News adds that western churns also remain active as cream is generally plentiful. Inventories are also building along seasonal trends but domestic demand remains steady. Addressing the question how the butter price can remain so strong in view of the large inventory, FC Stone dairy broker Dave Kurzawski wrote in his June 2 Early Morning Update, “One potential issue is that the butterfat available is not in 80 percent (butterfat) Grade AA salted form.” Kurzawski says, “We have plenty of anhydrous milkfat and butter oil and other types for industrial use. But of the 298 million pounds in storage, we’re willing to bet a bigger chunk of that is not in the form that is tradeable at the CME. It’s conjecture because the USDA doesn’t break stocks down, but that is one issue.” Another issue, he says, is “demand for butter is better than it was five-10-15 years ago. Because of that, and the price swing to $3.00 in 2014 coinciding, buying forward physical needs (and to some degree using futures/ forward contracts) has become more popular. Because of this era of ‘risk management,’ a great percentage of stocks continue to be owned by end-users than ever.” Finally, Kurzawski says “There is some element of wanting to see how summer unfolds. If all continues to go well with milk production, butter selling could actually increase in August or September. Buyers at that time could be less-than-enthusiastic, since many will have already pulled forward demand. We think this is a long-term consideration, but one that doesn’t matter much for today’s trade.” “Ultimately, demand for butter and fat has changed dramatically and the industry is trying to See MIELKE, pg. 19

Demand, new products changing butter market ifornia’s all-milk average hit $13.63, which is down 50 cents from March; while Wisconsin’s, at $15.60/cwt., was down 20 cents. April corn averaged $3.58 per bushel. This is up a penny from March, but 17 cents per bushel below April 2015. Soybeans averaged $9.04 per bushel, which is up 48 cents from March, but still 65 cents per bushel below April 2015. Alfalfa hay averaged $153 per ton, which is up $9 per ton from March, but $30 per ton below April 2015. Checking the cow side of the ledger, the April cull price for beef and dairy combined averaged $81.50/cwt., which is up $1.50 from March, $31.50/cwt. below April 2015, but compares to the 2011 base average of $71.60/cwt. Prices received for milk cows averaged $1,820 per head. This is down $10 per head from January 2016, down $150 from April 2015, but $400 above the 2011 base price. The Daily Dairy Report says the dairy Margin Protection Program margin for the March-April 2016 period is $7.15. This is down 86 cents from the prior two-month period, and triggers payments for producers who subscribed to MPP coverage above $7.50/cwt. ■ Looking globally again, Western European milk production remains above year ago levels. Reports Dairy Market News, “a continuing outcome following the termination of quotas last year, coupled with favorable production factors.” Eucolait reports January to March 2016 EU-28 milk production is up 5.4 percent from 2015. “Among the top Western European producing nations for March were Germany, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Ireland,” says Dairy Market News. “Supplies of cheese continue to tighten, primarily attributed to

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strong consumer demand. Demand for both packaged and bulk butter has been strong. Recent weaker dairy product prices have been cited as a significant factor in keeping the consumer price index in Germany negative as of the end of April.” “Among the top Eastern European producers were Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania and Romania. Global dairy exporters continue to discuss whether Russia, a former significant customer, will relax or rescind the ban on dairy product imports from western countries, and there are new developments.” “A deal has been announced for construction by a Thai company of what will be the largest dairy complex in Russia. To be located southeast of Moscow, the $1 billion dairy complex is planned to produce 400,000 tons per year of pasteurized milk, cheese and sour milk products,” reports Dairy Market News. ■ Cooperatives Working Together accepted two requests for export assistance this week from member cooperatives to sell 259,043 pounds of cheese and 41,888 pounds of butter to customers in Asia and the Middle East. The product has been contracted for delivery through November and raised CWT’s 2016 dairy exports to 23.2 million pounds of American-type cheeses, 8.5 million pounds of butter (82 percent milkfat) and 18.5 million pounds of whole milk powder to 20 countries on five continents. The sales are the equivalent of 541.12 million pounds of milk on a milkfat basis, according to CWT. Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who resides in Everson, Wash. His weekly column is featured in newspapers across the country and he may be reached at lkmielke@juno.com. ❖

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cent. Cheddar output amounted to 297 million pounds, which is up 3.3 percent from a year ago, with yearto-date at 1.1 billion pounds, up 0.1 percent. U.S. churns produced 176.0 million pounds of butter, down 3.3 percent from March. This is up a bearish 6.4 percent from a year ago, with year-todate output at 708.2 million pounds — up 6.9 percent. California, the nation’s biggest butter producer, saw output (at 51.6 million pounds) down 9.5 percent from March and 7 percent below a year ago. Nonfat dry milk production totaled 169.9 million pounds in April. This is down 1.3 percent from March, 6.0 percent below a year ago, with year-todate output at 619.1 million pounds — down 9 percent. Skim milk powder production, at 43.3 million pounds, was up 30.7 percent from a year ago, with year-to-date output at 175.3 million pounds — up 19.3 percent from 2015. The report also showed nonfat dry milk stocks at 250.5 million pounds, which is up 7.9 percent from March and 1 percent above a year ago. FC Stone pointed out two massive revisions in the report. The first was to whey protein concentrate inventories. Last month, inventories were initially announced at 107 million pounds; but this month showed a revision to 44.5 million pounds for March. Lactose was the other revision. The initial March inventory was at 187 million pounds and the revised estimate was just 116,000 pounds. ■ A lower all-milk price and higher feed prices lowered the latest milk feed price ratio. The April ratio is 1.97, down from 2.08 in March, up from 1.95 in April 2015, and the lowest ratio since May 2015, according to USDA’s Ag Prices Report. The index is based on the current milk price in relationship to feed prices for a dairy ration of 51 percent corn, 8 percent soybeans and 41 percent alfalfa hay. In other words, one pound of milk today purchases 1.97 pounds of dairy feed containing that blend. The April U.S. average all-milk price was $15.00/cwt., down 30 cents from March and $1.50 below April 2015. Cal-

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MIELKE, from pg. 18 figure out how to accommodate these changes while letting Grade AA salted represent the price of butter,” Kurzawski concludes. “You’ve got to remember, seven-eight years ago that’s all anyone made. Introduce new products, higher fat, unsalted products, get the U.S. consumer on board with it, open the manufacturers eyes to the export world and remove any sort of U.S. price support, and we’re all getting a first class ticket to a different type of butter show.” ■ Cash nonfat dry milk climbed to 82 cents per pound June 1, the highest price since October 2015; but closed June 3 at 81.25 cents per pound, which is up 1.75 cents on the week; but 6.75 cents below a year ago. On the week, 13 cars sold. ■ You’ll recall that preliminary USDA data reported April milk production in the 50 states is at 18.0 billion pounds, which is up 1.2 percent from April 2015. USDA’s latest Dairy Products Report shows where that milk ended up. April Cheese output totaled 991.7 million pounds, down 3.3 percent from March; but 1.4 percent above April 2015. Year to date production, at 3.98 billion pounds, is up 2.5 percent from a year ago. California produced 201.1 million pounds of that cheese, down 6.2 percent from March and 1.7 percent below a year ago. Wisconsin, at 261.4 million pounds, was down 2.6 percent from March; but 3.2 percent more than a year ago. Idaho was up 3.5 percent from 2015 and Minnesota was down 0.6 percent. Italian cheese output hit 436.9 million pounds, which is down 4.8 percent from March, up 3.7 percent from a year ago, with year-to-date at 1.75 billion pounds — up 4.2 percent. Mozzarella, at 340.5 million pounds, was up 2.8 percent from a year ago and year-to-date totaled 1.4 billion pounds, up 3.7 percent. Total American type cheese production, at 395.4 million pounds, was down 0.9 percent from March, 0.3 percent below a year ago, with year-to-date output at 1.6 billion pounds, up 0.6 per-

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Farmers don’t need a gym; they have the farm workout With the fitness craze that has people flocking to gyms — sporting their cute workout clothing and carrying their water bottles everywhere — it’s been an ongoing struggle for the farm family as to how they’re going to fit that into their schedules. Around here the only flockTABLE TALK ing that gets done is when we’re working with the sheep. By Karen Schwaller Unless there’s cheesecake. It seems rational to think that farmers invented physical fitness — and the best (and most ingenious) part for them is that it’s all done in the grandeur of the great outdoors. If we were to follow a farmer through the year, we’d see that they start out lambing and calving. Anyone who has wrestled to get a stuck calf out of its mother has to know that it’s an “all-in” event. It takes just about every muscle in the body to get that calf out and on the ground, and limber legs to amble yourself away from all that’s coming out with it. Yeesh. Lambing isn’t quite as strenuous if the lamb is normal sized, but after a ewe has lambed you need

Wrestling hogs up the chute and closing the trailer door behind 24 head of them should be something considered by the International Olympic Committee It takes just about every muscle as a new world competition. in the body to get that calf out When summer arrives farmers are out on the hay and on the ground, and limber racks loading bales. That mostly makes for strong legs to amble yourself away backs, arms, thighs, backsides and smell, all in one from all that’s coming out with it. efficient outdoor workout. Soon fall is here and they’re out weaning calves. to make sure she has a good milk supply — and that Separating moms from their babies is risky business can be a test of wills — and strength. Truthfully, if and one needs to be able to escape and scramble up a someone came after me to test me like that, I’d run, fence in short order. too. Poor mama. And with the coming of fall comes the crowned Then there’s the worming and shearing of sheep. jewel — harvest. Farmers climb up and down their Last time we sheared, our sons grabbed clippers to combines, tractors, wagons and semi trucks a billion help. They stood up from each finished ewe — tired, times each season. We have a cab-over truck that sore and sweaty. always tests my skills. I pray a “Hail Mary” for the They now don’t know if that job keeps people fit or upper arm strength to hoist myself up into the truck and pray that the rest of me follows. Our guys just turns them into old people. climb in. After that they get right into the planting and It’s really annoying. spraying season, where they climb up into and down from tractors and implements. Anyone who uses seed Changing tractor and semi tires is also an all-over bags knows the load it can be to carry them around workout, even with long socket wrenches and power and empty them into the planter, time after time, tools that try to keep the job from seeming like handuntil the planter is full. to-hand combat. It explains why our local tire repair service guy eats like he does. He needs the carbs just And there’s the rock picking. If we were meant to so his pants will stay up when he coughs. It’s that do that God would have kept His “long-armed” verphysical. sion of human ancestry. That job would have killed the Vikings off. A lot can be accomplished in the great outdoors. For farmers, it’s where family ties begin, and are Anyone who has milked cows knows that, back in secured. And farmers wouldn’t want to do those the day, farmers had strong hands and forearms from all that hand milking. They also had keen aim things anywhere else. from shooting some milk into the mouths of nearby Karen Schwaller brings “Table Talk” to The Land waiting cats. Today with the new parlors, farmers from her home near Milford, Iowa. She can be have strong hands, upper arms and shoulders from reached at kschwaller@evertek.net. ❖ working with the milkers that are at eye level.

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Visit www.TheLandOnline.com to view our complete calendar & enter own events, or send an e-mail with your event’s details to editor@thelandonline.com June 15 – Conservation Tour – Waite Park, Minn. – Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District is conducting a tour of conservation projects and practices in rural and urban Stearns County – Visit www.stearnscountyswcd.net or contact Brad Wenz at (320) 251-7800, ext. 3 June 16 – Minnesota Farmers Union Day Camp – Dawson, Minn. Minn. – An affordable and educational camp that teaches campers bout cooperative organizations and collaboration while having fun – Visit www.mfu.org or contact Glen Schmidt at glen@mfu.org or (651) 288-4066 June 17 – 2016 Biodiesel Open & Bean Blast Tournament – North Mankato, Minn. – Minnesota Soybean Growers Association hosts a golf and sporting clays tournament to include lunch and dinner – Visit www.mnsoybean.org or contact Veronica at veronica@mnsoybean.com or (888) 896-9678 June 20-22 – Young Leaders in Agriculture Conference – Bloomington, Minn. – Minnesota Pork Board is hosting the Fork to

Farm conference for 18 to 22 year olds with a focus on consumers influence on our food – Contact (507) 345-8814 or www.mnpork.com/pork-youth/youth-in-agriculture-conference/ July 11-15 – Junior High Leadership Camp – Erskine, Minn. – Minnesota Farmers Union Leadership Camp is for youth age 11 to 14 at Lake Sarah Campground where campers will learn to become good citizens by planting the seeds of responsibility, leadership and cooperation in a fun environment – Contact Glen Schmidt at (651) 288-4066 or glen@mfu.org or visit www.mfu.org July 28 – Horticulture Night – Morris, Minn. – Visit the Horticulture Display Garden at the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center for demonstrations and garden tours on annuals, hostas, shade trees, backyard birds, garlic, heirloom vegetables, small fruits, containers and more – Contact Steve Poppe at (320) 589-1711 or visit www.wcroc.cfans.umn.edu Aug. 13 – Minnesota Garlic Festival – Hutchinson, Minn. – Festival features Minnesota garlic growers fresh gourmet garlic crop, celebrity chefs, fantastic food, artisans, music and family fun – Visit www.sfa-mn.org/garlicfest/ Save the date!

Learn why we hang on to some junk, tossing other stuff we get a serious (yet lighthearted) look at other people’s junk, how it’s tossed, and where it goes once it’s gone. In that, Stewart is respectful and doesn’t pick on anyone, but who can resist peeking? Who doesn’t want to see a happy ending to still-useful things? Yes, this is interesting … um, stuff. This is not a self-help book. It won’t tell you how to empty your crammed closets, busting Author Alison Stewart basements, glutted garages, or stuffed sheds, but it’s engaging and direction you’re heading, “Junk” can plenty fun to read, which makes “Junk” help you spot the bigger picture. a great book to put in your hands. It’s hard not to look around with a critThe Bookworm is Terri Schlichenical eye when you see what author Alimeyer. Terri has been reading since she son Stewart discovered; why you’ve was 3 years old and never goes anysaved tchotchkes from high school, bro- where without a book. She lives in Wisken tools, plastic silverware, and unfin- consin with three dogs and 10,000 ished projects will never seem so puzbooks. ❖ zling. And then, turning things around,

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You know exactly where you “Junk” by put your glasses. Alison Stewart Well, kind of. You remember that you put them down in the c.2016, kitchen, but then you piled mail, Chicago a plastic fork, a magazine, and a pair of gloves on them. Your Review Press glasses are right where you left $26.99 / $31.99 them: under other things. And Canada once you read “Junk” by Alison THE BOOKWORM Stewart, you’ll see those things 284 pages SEZ differently. By Terri Schlichenmeyer Five decades of stuff. That’s what Alison Stewart and her sister faced when it Stewart promised herself that she wascame time to clear their parents’ home n’t going to buy anything but, of course, — a mess, the result of “fifty years of she couldn’t resist. In Austin, Texas, she life” that filled the entire basement, visited The Cathedral of Junk and spoke packed to the ceiling. with the man who created the “creative, Why, she wondered, do we hang on to chaotic colossus.” the things we keep? How come we colShe learned humans weren’t the only lect some items and toss away others? creatures to be inveterate collectors. Why do folks often happily accept other In several different cities, Stewart rode people’s cast-offs? shotgun with junk collectors, clean-up To begin, she defines junk as “worthcrews, and haulers, to get a feel for the lessness.” Stuff is something you don’t kind of things people throw out and want anymore but that someone else what’s done with it. She met the World’s might find useful, and treasures “are First Official Spammer, she learned why any stuff or junk that appeals to you.” A we get so much “junk mail,” she asked third of us collect something, Stewart about space junk, spoke with professays, though professionals “make a dissional clutter-fighters and “freecyclers,” tinction between collectors and cluttertalked with TV producers about pawn ers.” Then there are packrats, while stores and picking, and she learned some hoarders fall under a newly-created psygood news; if you have just too much chiatric category all their own. stuff, there’s plenty of help available. At “a giant 250-mile-long junk-aWhen it comes to possessions, are you palooza” rummage sale in the south, downsizing … or oversized? Whichever

Scout corn for cutworm point. Crop consultant Rick Gilbertson reported some black cutworm damage in a corn field in Benton County. This was an alfalfa field in 2015 which was tilled in the fall with some plants escaping tillage. This might have been an isolated incident, but it’s good this time of year to check fields for many reasons. Black cutworms don’t survive winters in Minnesota. Moths come up each spring with weather systems from the south. Moth traps indicated more moths coming north this spring. Weedy patches in fields can be attractive for egg laying. Larvae feeding in the Benton County field could fit with a moth flight which occurred about March 28. For more information, call your County Extension office. This article was submitted by University of Minnesota Extension. ❖

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FOLEY, Minn. — Cutworms are nocturnal. During the day, they hide under soil clods, crop residue and loose soil. Cutworms will likely be deeper when soils are dry. University of Minnesota Extension Specialist Bruce Potter tells growers to carefully look under pieces of residue and soil clods close to cut or injured plants. If you don’t find a cutworm near the base of an injured plant, look near a couple plants on either side in the row. Do stand counts in areas of the field with damage and note the percentage of plants with leaf feeding and those cut. To help with your decision, you can flag row areas within the field and return the next day to determine if damage is ongoing. Cutworm infestations in small corn (three-leaf or less) require more aggressive management than large corn. Don't give up on scouting too early. Late instar black cutworms can kill up to six-leaf corn by burrowing into the growing

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Vetch shows potential to lower nitrogen costs By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer LAMBERTON, Minn. — Making a buck in today’s farm economics is challenging, but eliminating your nitrogen bill for corn production could make a dent in your input costs. You could try interseeding a legume cover crop like vetch into your soybean crop this fall. Cottonwood County farmer Phil Batalden is optimistic for vetch’s nitrogen-producing potential. “I like what I’m seeing so far,” he said. “I seeded hairy vetch with some oats last fall in September. By waiting until about May 10 before destroying the vetch, it looks like this cover crop will be generating about 130 pounds of nitrogen per acre. That would be all my corn crop would need.” Two years of survey results from over 2,500 farmers in the United States have clearly demonstrated yield benefits of cover crops. In 2012, corn yields increased 9.6 percent when planted after a cover crop. Soybean yields improved 11.6 percent according to Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education data. It should be noted that SARE data was for general use of cover crops; not specifically a legume cover crop. Batalden’s farm hosted a cover crop plot event on April 27, a cold, wet and windy spring day, near Lamberton. What prompted Batalden to try vetch in his first effort with cover crops? “I was looking for a cost-efficient source of nitrogen for my corn crop. Chicken litter is labor intensive, plus we have a long hauling distance. We had an easy winter, so survival doesn’t appear to be an issue. We had only one sub zero snap but we had good snow cover at that time. “We went the 20 to 30 pound seeding rate because we felt the higher seeding rate produced more plant mass which in turn should generate more nitrogen enhancement. Vetch seed from Albert Lea Seed House cost about $2.60 per pound. But if this pretty

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Here’s a close-up look at vetch. much eliminates the purchase of commercial nitrogen we’re definitely dollars ahead and building better soil in the process,” said Batalden. Ramont Harder Schrock, who farms north of Mountain Lake, attended the event. Schrock said he would be drill-planting 20 acres of cover crops this fall in soybean stubble right after harvest. “I’ll try oats because they are really cheap and probably cereal rye if I can get it for a reasonable price. The oats to get fall cover, the rye for coverage both fall and spring which I’ll then spray before planting my corn,” said Schrock. Schrock has read up on cover crops and talked to researchers at North Dakota State University and elsewhere. “Right now I strip till corn and no-till beans. I just want to move farther along that spectrum of minimum tillage with no soil loss from wind erosion or other means,” Schrock said. “Ten years from now I’d like to be growing cereal crops, oats or wheat, with a three-year rotation of no-till on all my crops. We’re now no-till drilling our soybeans right into standing corn stalks stubble. After the soybeans, we strip till and plant our corn into that strip.” Schrock is enrolled in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, a Natural Resources Conservation Service program that provides cost-share and technical assistance.

“I’ve only been at this for about four years after moving back to get into farming with my father-inlaw. We’ve used various no-till drills and bought a JD 1590, 20-foot just last week. This year 100 percent of our soybeans will be no-till drill planted. I talk with the Albert Lea Seed House guys quite a bit.” Brian Pfarr, of the Redwood Falls NRCS field office, was on hand. He estimated the seed cost for cover crops, running about $29 per acre with aerial application an additional $10 to $12 per acre, so about $41 per acre total cost on EQIP. “Last year we had cover crops on about 6,300 acres in Redwood County,” Pfarr said. “I say it is still a trial-and-error process, so don’t just jump into it without checking with others, or trying a small acreage on your own.” Pfarr also noted benefits relatively soon in organic matter and reduced compaction. On 2.5-acre grids, he reported gains from one-half percent up to 1 percent improvement on organic matter plus reduced tillage. “Rye seems to tickle everything we want to do, so it’s emerging as a favorite cover crop. Rye isn’t that expensive. In spring, some graze it, some clip it and chop for forage feed,” he said. “It can be a problem when you drill into it because transpiration of the plant removes moisture out of the soil. Guys have had better luck leaving it green, drilling into it, and then killing it off with Roundup.” Pfarr has seen good results in aerial seeding rye, especially if seeded after rain. “Everyone wants to seed first, then hope for rain. Rye seed bounces when hitting dry soil and drops into the whorl of the corn plant, never getting onto the soil surface. Also, we’re recommending airplane rather than helicopter. Down pressure from a helicopter opens the whorl and the seed is stuck in there. Airplane opens up that space below the corn leaves so most seeds reach the soil surface due to the violent wind action from the airplane flying low over the corn. “Seeding rate for air is 120 percent of ground rate. But if it doesn’t rain, you might have major failure too. That’s just the risk you take with air seeding. We’re also trying different fly-on dates. July 15 range (V6 stage of corn) seems to fit with crop insurance timing. But check with your insurance agent on that issue,” said Pfarr. Pfarr cautions about using vetch interseeded with soybeans if soybean cyst nematodes are an issue. ❖

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FOR SALE: #850 28' Landoll FOR SALE: S250 Bobcat, soil finisher, '06, excellent 2008 model. (651)-436-8901 condition. 320-808-5723 Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Repair Repair-TroubleshootFOR SALE: Case IH 4900 ing Sales-Design Custom field cultivator, 36.5' wide, hydraulic hose-making up good 3 bar harrow, walking to 2” Service calls made. tandems on center & wings, good frame, runs level, STOEN'S Hydrostatic Sercould go to the field, good vice 16084 State Hwy 29 N shovels, $4250/OBO. 507-340Glenwood, MN 56334 3201001 634-4360 FOR SALE: JD equip 5520 NH 258 rake w/ dolly wheel, rubber teeth, $2,300; Case MFWD tractor w/ cab, IH 1100 9' sickle mower, $22,000; 1380 hay bine, 12', exc cond, $2,450; IH 625 8 $1,500; 8RN cult, $600;4020 bale dolly wheel type hay fenders, $450; NH 790 trailer, $2,450; JD trailer w/ spreader, $3,000. (507)330hoist & bed, $750; Case IH 3945 183 8x30 Vibra tine cult, FOR SALE:1988 Case IH $950; Yetter 12x30 flat fold 9130 4WD tractor, 6,800 hrs, Vibra tine cult, $1,250. 320equipped w/ 3pt hitch, 1000 769-2756 RPM PTO, steerable front axle, Raven autoguide NH BR780A round baler excellent condition, $6,900; steering system, excellent NH 12' 499 hay bind, always condition. (507)-360-8610 shedded, good, $5,900; NH JD 336 sq baler, reg chute, 1033 bale wagon, shedded, always shedded, very nice like new, $6,450; Case IH cond, $4,250; E-Z Trail 3400 183 16x30, flat fold, Vibra gravity box, 400 bu, 1384-B shank cult, long gang, E-Z Trail running gears, $5,900; IH 460 gas tractor, 425x65 22.5 truck tires, IH-WF, $2,900. 320-769-2756 used very little, like new cond, $4,750; NH 962 N6, NOBLE (8-30 or 8RW) Danish Cultivator Hyd Fold. S/N 343441, 6R cornhead, Good Cond. John Deere 15 very straight, $650; NH Ft HX15 Flex Wing Cutter Model 27P forage hay head, (540 PTO) Real Good. 319S/N 46902, very little use, 347-6138 Can Deliver $2,150. 320-221-0319

(R) ‘13 JD 6125M, MFWD, Cab, H310 Loader, 90 Hrs........................................... $92,000 (R) ‘08 JD 6430 Premium, MFWD, Cab, Heat & AC, 16-Spd. Reverser, 3470 Hrs., JD 673 MSL Loader........................................................................................ $63,000 (I) ‘08 JD 5325, MFWD, Cab w/Heat/AC, 1781 Hrs. .............................................. $31,750 (I) JD 2550, 2WD, Open Station, JD 146 Loader, Joystick .................................... $16,950 (I) JD 468 Round Baler, Net Wrap, Flotation Tires ................................................. $27,500 (I) JD 568 Round Baler, Twine Tie, Mega Wide PU, Large Tires ............................. $21,900 (I) ‘08 JD 630 MOCO, 9’9” Cut, Impeller Conditioner, 540 PTO ............................ $14,500 (R) ‘14 JD 835 MOCO, 11’6” Cut, 3-Pt. Hookup, Only 200 Acres ......................... $28,900 (I) ‘03 JD 630F Flex Platform, Crary Air Reel, Unverferth Trailer .......................... $27,900 (I) ‘13 JD 320D Skid Steer, Cab, Heat/AC, 2-Spd., Joystick Control ..................... $32,900 (I) ‘14 JD 320E Skid Steer, Cab, Heat/AC, 2-Spd., Foot Control ............................ $32,500 (I) Isanti • (R) Rogers

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FOR SALE: Massey 1100 tractor w/ 2700 hrs, gas, good rubber, nice, w/ Allied Tractors 036 695 loader, also Allied 9620 snowblower, loader & blower showroom condition Home built heavy duty wood splitter, great splitting power, 16 HP motor; Small field sprayer, 150 gal, FOR SALE: '95 JD 7400 30' boom, 320-864-4583 320MFWD, 2469 hrs, had load779-4583 er on for 1 yr then used for just spraying, always shed- FOR SALE: Restored Farmall Super H, M, & Super ded, 1 owner. 507-273-0870 M; 10x71 Westfoe;d aiger FOR SALE: 2012 JD X748 w/ swing hopper; 8x36 lawn garden tractor, never Westfield auger, exc cond. been used, factory warran320-226-4294 or 320-269-8706 ty through 4/25/17. (320)296NEW AND USED TRACTOR 6159 PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, FOR SALE: Farmall M, 55, 50 Series & newer tracwide front, PS, dual live tors, AC-all models, Large hyd. 12V, good rubber, nice Inventory, We ship! Mark tractor, $3,650/OBO. 320-295Heitman Tractor Salvage 7000 715-673-4829 FOR SALE: JD 4650, MFD, 038 6100 hrs, very good condi- Planting Equip tion, PS, 18x42 rubber, 3 '83 JD 7000 planter, 6R, outlets, $31,000/OBO. 507monitor, fert, multiple sets 220-0999 of plates, mint, approx. FOR SALE: JD 630 tractor 3,000 acres, $6,500. Convert 3pt hitch, WF, fenders, 70% to finger pick up, add tires, excellent original con$1,500. (715)234-1993 dition. $6,250. 320-905-2058 FOR SALE: '02 JD 1560 20' no till drill w/ markers, 2pt FOR SALE: JD 6400 PQ trans, cab, new tires, hitch, 7 1/2” spacings, SI 540/1000 PTO, 6900 hrs, exmeters & drag attachment. cellent condition, $19,500. Very Good, $23,500/OBO 218-389-6961 or 218-428-9139 507-773-4501

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CIH 9370 Quad, Tracks, 7215 hrs. ............................................$49,900

Lease this tractor for 3 years for $32.43/hr. Lease this tractor for 3 years for $31.39/hr. for 600 hrs. per year for 600 hrs. per year ‘13 Magnum 315, Lux. Cab, Hi Cap. Hyd. Pump, ‘13 Magnum 315, Lux. Cab, Hi Cap. Hyd. Pump, Susp. Front Axle, 981 hrs. ..... $155,000 Susp. Front Axle, 1248 hrs...................... $150,000

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‘15 CIH Puma 165, w/CIH loader, PS, 399 hrs. .................... $119,900

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‘14 Puma 145, w/loader, PS, 919 hrs. ............................$85,500

Free preseason combine and tractor inspection. Call our Service Department for details. 507-334-2233. ‘15 CIH 8240, Lux. cab, auto ‘14 CIH 7230, 530 eng./410 sep. ‘15 CIH Farmall 105C, power ‘14 Case 580SN Extend-A-Hoe, guide, HID lites..............$285,000 hrs., HID lites, Loaded! .$229,900 shuttle, 90 hp. PTO .........$47,900 4WD, pilot controls .......$78,500

2-Year Interest Waiver Or Low Rates Available • Call For Details ‘15 CIH 9240, 400 eng. hrs., Tracks, RWA, Lux. cab, HID lites ................................................. $349,900 ‘15 CIH 8240, 400 hrs., Luxury cab, HID lites, auto guide, folding unload auger, CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED UNIT - Coming In After Season ....................................................... $285,000 ‘15 CIH 7240, 278 eng. hrs., HD planetery drive, HD feeder lift, Lux. cab ............................... $259,900 ‘16 CIH 7240, 290 eng. hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites ........................................................................ $269,900 ‘14 CIH 7230, 530 eng./410 sep. hrs., 520x42 duals, leather, HID lites, Loaded Corn/Bean Machine, CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED UNIT - Coming In After Season ...................................................... $229,900 ‘13 CIH 8230, 1071 eng. hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites ...................................................................... $169,900 ‘13 CIH 8230, 1071 eng. hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites ...................................................................... $169,900

‘14 CIH 3162, 40’ Flex Draper ............................................$59,900

‘12 CIH Tigermate 200, 46’, 4-bar harrow ......................$45,900

‘11 CIH Tigermate 200, 50’, w/rolling baskets ...............$49,900

‘05 Bobcat T-250, 4520 hrs., Rebuilt Hydro ......................$19,800

‘13 Bobcat T-870, cab w/AC, hi flo hyd., 2-spd., roller susp. ....$54,900

Leon M1000 Scraper, 10-yard ............................................$22,500

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USED 2WD TRACTORS 2-Year Interest Waiver Or Low Rates Available • Call For Details ‘16 CIH Magnum 380 Track, CVT, Lux. cab, susp. front axle, 120” spacing, 5 remotes, hi-cap. hyd. pump, 24” tracks, front duals............................................................................................................................... $249,900 ‘16 CIH Magnum 380 Track, CVT, Lux. cab, susp. front axle, 120” spacing, 6 remotes, hi-cap. hyd. pump, dual PTO, 18” tracks ................................................................................................................................. $249,900 ‘16 CIH Magnum 340 Track, PS, Lux. cab, susp. front axle, 120” spacing, 6 remotes, hi-flo hyd. COMING IN ‘13 CIH Magnum 315, 640 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, high cap. hyd. pump, front & rear duals ................... $155,000 ‘13 CIH Magnum 315, 1298 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, high cap. hyd. pump, front & rear duals ................. $150,000 ‘13 CIH Magnum 315, 983 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, high cap. hyd. pump, front & rear duals ................... $155,000 ‘13 CIH Magnum 290, 1697 hrs., Lux. cab, susp. front axle, 50KPH trans., high cap. hyd. pump, HID lites ................................................................................................................................................................... $139,900 ‘13 CIH Magnum 290, 960 hrs., Lux. cab ................................................................................................ $138,000 ‘15 CIH Puma 165, MFD, 399 hrs., PS, cab, CIH 765 loader w/grapple bucket .................................... $119,900 ‘14 CIH Puma 145, MFD, 919 hrs., PS, cab, CIH 765 loader .....................................................................$85,500 ‘15 CIH Farmall 105C, 29 hrs., Dlx. cab w/hi-vis panel, dual PTO, 12x12 power shuttle........................$47,500 ‘14 Case 580SN, Extend-A-Hoe Backhoe, 272 hrs., cab w/AC, pilot controls, loader.............................$78,500

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FOR SALE: Simmental bulls, 2 yr old AI, son of the $50,000 Upgrade bull, most used bull in Simmental breed, by the pound, 5 cents over market, also 5 long yearling bulls, polled, Black, excellent quality & disposition, 45 yrs of Simmental breeding. Gerald Polzin, Cokato. 320-286-5805 Four Polled Hereford yearling steers, pasture ready. (715)879-5766 Elk Mound, WI Limousin & Red Angus Bulls. Delivery avail. Hammond, WI. 715-821-3516 Performance and semen tested Black Angus bulls. (715)483-3866 www.teamjsi.com Polled Hereford bulls, fertility tested. Also 10 registered Heifers ready to breed. larsonherefordfarms.com 715-772-4680 Purebred Black Angus cowcalf pairs, 1st calf heifers, $2,500. (608)386-0046 Purebred Shorthorn heifers For Sale, 100% natural, grass fed. Call 608-526-4195 Registered Texas Longhorn breeding stock, cows, heifers or roping stock, top blood lines. 507-235-3467

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(SE) 2004 Case IH STX450 QUAD

$139,950

(BL) 2005 Case IH STX325

$118,000

(SL) 2014 Case IH FARMALL 95C

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June Price Location Stk# Was Asking SOLD $7,000 SL ........ W0361 ........ New Grasshopper Mid Mt 226V w/ 61” Deck ...........................$8,670 ........... SE ........ 19441S........ New Grasshopper 721DT w/ 61” RD PF Deck......................... $16,155 ......... $11,950 SE ........ 18848S........ New Cub Cadet Z-Force SZ60KW, 60” Deck ............................$5,999 ........... $5,250 SE ........ 14920S........ Red Devil Snow Blower 23409 9ft ........................................$6,250 ........... $4,500 (BL) NEW 2015 Case IH SL ........ A0583 ......... 2013 Magnum 235, 305 Hrs, 480/80R46 .............................$157,500 ........ SOLD $132,000 1255 Row Crop Planter SE ........ 18757S........ 2010 Magnum 245, 3113 Hrs, 380/90R54 ...........................$134,950 ........ $124,950 $149,950 SE ........ A0572 ......... 2012 Magnum 290, 816 Hrs, “CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED” ..........$179,950 ........ $149,950 SE ........ 15082S........ 2011 Magnum 340, 1905 Hrs, Suspended Front Ax ................$189,500 ........ $169,950 SE ........ 12699B........ 2005 MX285 Magnum, Only 2025 Hrs, 520/85R46 Like New .....$134,950 ........ $124,950 SOLD $139,950 SE ........ 17304S........ STX 450 Quad “New Tracks” ...........................................$149,950 ........ SE ........ JW075 ........ New 2013 Woods RD60 Finish Mower ...................................$3,400 ........... $2,600 SE ........ 12526B........ Bobcat 3FM60 3 Pt Finish Mower ........................................$1,500 ............. $995 SL ........ VB833 ......... Bobcat 55” Grapple .........................................................$1,600 ........... $1,300 SL ........ X0151 ......... New Bobcat SB200 78” Snow Blower ....................................$5,795 ........... $4,950 SE ........ 18062S........ TA-26B Westendorf Loader (Off of MX170) .............................$5,500 ........... $3,500 BL ........ 11585B........ MD82 Disc Mower 7’ 10” 6 Disc ..........................................$8,900 ........... $7,950 (BL) 2010 Case IH SE ........ JH073 ......... H&S AR0861 Wheel Rake 8 Wheel.......................................$4,950 ........... $3,950 1250, 24 Row 30” SL ........ 17064S........ New Demco 750 Gravity Box ............................................ $24,800 ......... $16,950 BL ........ 12755B........ Eruo Mount 48” Pallet Forks ..............................................$1,119 ............. $925 $69,950 SL ........ JR051 ......... New Kuhn GA4220TH Rotary Rake 13.5ft ............................. $11,075 ........... $8,950 SL ........ JH094 ......... New H&S CR12 Wheel Rake 12 Wheel ..................................$6,745 ........... $4,950 SL ........ JH091 ......... New H&S TR-9-3W Wheel Rake 9 Wheel ...............................$5,098 ........... $4,750 SL ........ VB899 ......... New Berlon SKL-72” Rock Bucket ........................................$1,490 ........... $1,250 BL ........ 11938B........ Red Devil 2S508-8 SSM 96” Snow Blr High Flow .....................$9,500 ........... $7,500 SL ........ V0535 ......... Bobcat 3400 UTV w/ 60 Eng Hrs ........................................ $12,400 ........... $9,950 SE ........ 18982S........ New 25ft CIH True-Tand 335VT............................................... Call ..............Call .............................. New Tiger Mate 200 24.5ft ................................................... Call ..............Call SOLD .............................. New Tiger Mate 200 32.5ft ................................................... Call ..............Call (BL) 2000 Kinze 3200, .............................. New Tiger Mate 200 40.5ft ................................................... Call ..............Call SOLD .............................. New Tiger Mate 200 50.5ft ................................................... Call ..............Call 12 Row 30”, Liquid Fertilizer .............................. New 1255 12R30 FF ........................................................... Call ...............Call $35,000 SOLD .............................. New 1255 16R30 FF .......................................................... Call ...............Call

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FOR SALE: Red Angus yearling bulls, $1,700-$1,800 507-931-5758. Oehler Red Angus.

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FOR SALE: 6R Miller Pro Buyers & Sellers of hay, FOR SALE OR LEASE REGISTERED BLACK straw, corn, wheat, oats & cultivator, $950. 715-495-0757 ANGUS Bulls, 2 year old & other grains. Western Hay yearlings; bred heifers, available. Fox Valley AlfalMachinery Wanted 040 calving ease, club calves & fa Mill. 920-853-3554 balance performance. Al FOR SALE: Dairy hay 3x3x8 All kinds of New & Used sired. In herd improvement alfalfa, 3rd crop. Stored infarm equipment – disc chisprogram. J.W. Riverview side. D.H.I.A. Or Dairyland Angus Farm Glencoe, MN els, field cults, planters, tests available. 320-808-5723 55336 Conklin Dealer 320soil finishers, cornheads, 864-4625 feed mills, discs, balers, Livestock 054 haybines, etc. 507-438-9782 FOR SALE: Angus bulls yearlings & 2 yr olds. Stout, Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712, FOR SALE: Black Angus bulls also Hamp, York, & heavy muscled bulls with Glencoe 7400; Field Cults Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts. exc performance genetics. under 30': JD 980, small 320-598-3790 Fertility & performance grain carts & gravity boxes tested. Sullivan Angus, Kel300-400 bu. Finishers under FOR SALE: Hillsboro 5 logg MN. 507-527-1034 20', clean 4 & 6R stalk chopstock trailer, gooseneck pers; Nice JD 215 & 216 7x24', 2 gates, needs some flex heads; JD 643 cornwork, $750 OBO. 507-220- FOR SALE: Performance heads Must be clean; JD 0999 tested Charolais & Red corn planters, 4-6-8 row. Angus bulls, complete LOOKING to custom feed 715-299-4338 perf. info, scan data, ferFeeder Cattle for someone. tility tested & guaranI have feed & housing for WANTED: JD 4420 combine teed, delivery avail, up to 350 head. Fergus & Allis 7080 tractor, good backed by 54 yrs of seedFalls MN 218-770-4029 Dale condition, low hrs. 952-758stock production. Wake4798 field Farms, New RichDairy 055 land, MN, call Kyle 507402-4640 Feed Seed Hay 050 WANTED TO BUY: Dairy heifers and cows. 320-2352664 FOR SALE: Polled Hereford Alfalfa square baleage indibulls, big growth yearlings, vidually wrapped 160 to 190 056 most 205 day weaning RFV delivered by truck Cattle weight, 700lb+, semen testload; clean 3x4 straw bales Big, thick, Polled Hereford ed, Jones Farms, Le Sueur, also available. 866-575-7562 yearling bulls, semen testMN (507)-317-5996 ed, delivery avail. 715-597FOR SALE: Registered An2036 Brookviewacres.com Alfalfa, mixed hay, grass gus yearling bulls, bred for hay and straw, medium Black Angus cows w/calves well balanced EPDs, end squares or round bales, deat side, summer now bred growth, fertility tested. livered. LeRoy Ose, call or back. (715)483-3866 Miller Angus, Kasson MN text 218-689-6675 www.teamjsi.com 507-634-4535

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Yearling Black beef bulls, Angus cross, very nice. Joe 715-210-0723 or Mark 715877-3222

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Pearson automatic headgate, for Buffalo or cattle, Compart's total program $500/OBO; Also, Pearson features superior boars & 1970's model, $150/OBO. 715open gilts documented by 868-3698 or 715-415-4675 BLUP technology. Duroc, York, Landrace & F1 lines. WANTED TO BUY! USED Terminal boars offer leanBULK MILK COOLER ness, muscle, growth. MaALL SIZES. 920-867-3048 ternal gilts & boars are productive, lean, durable. Cars & Pickups 080 All are stress free & PRRS free. Semen also available 1991 Chevy Kodiak single axle grain truck. 16' grain through Elite Genes A.I. box w/ hoist. Low mileage, Make 'em Grow! Comparts new tires, 6spd transmisBoar Store, INC. Toll Free: sion. 715-896-1050 877-441-2627 FOR SALE: Yorkshire, Industrial & Const. 083 & Hampshire, Duroc Hamp/Duroc boars, also FOR SALE: JD 440 industrigilts. Excellent selection. al crawler diesel tractor, Raised outside. Exc herd dozer blade on front, excelhealth. No PRSS. Delivery lent shape, $6,000. 507-875avail. 320-568-2225 2482

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‘03 Sunflower, 32’, 5-bar spike .............. $18,500 Sunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo ...............CALL Sunflower 4233-19 w/3-bar harrow .............CALL DMI 530B ......................................................CALL DMI/NH 775, 7-shank ...................................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

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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 1726, w/loader.......................CALL NEW Versatile 450, 4WD ..............................CALL NEW Versatile 310, FWA ..............................CALL NEW Versatile 260, FWA ..............................CALL ‘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 ‘12 Versatile 280 w/F&R duals, 825 hrs. ........................................................... $125,000 Allis 180 D ..................................................$7,900

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WANT TO BUY: Butcher cows, bulls, fats & walkable cripples; also horses, sheep & goats. 320-235-2664

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Rolling through the years

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hen a group of Tracy citizens in 1977 started to collect wheels in an effort to preserve the history of their area, they probably did not envision the Wheels Across the Prairie Museum which now stands on the west end of their town. What began as a transportation museum of wheels from covered wagons, trains and cars, telling the story of the first pioneers and those who arrived later has now grown to be a village of historic buildings and artifacts so numerous some have to be rotated. There is not enough space to exhibit them all at once. “We have very good supporters,” said Jon Wendorff, president of the museum board, “and generous donors.” The land on which the buildings sit was a former sheep pasture which was donated. Wendorff said

a railroad boxcar provided the first exhibit space. Early immigrants who didn’t roll in by Conestoga wagon arrived in a Chicago and Northwestern Railway boxcar — people riding in one end and their livestock in the other. The old barn which was moved in to be the site’s first building was flattened by a windstorm. It was replaced by a barn-like structure which opened on June 1, 1985. A car barn was later built to house old cars, sleighs, tractors, and farm machinery. Most buildings were purchased or donated. There is a one-room country school, a summer kitchen, the post office from the nearby town of Amiret, and the Monroe Town Hall, where township voting still takes place. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church was moved from the center of Tracy. The town’s brick depot could not be moved, but a wooden C&NW depot of the same era was purchased in Volga, S.D., and moved to sit alongside an engine, tender, boxcar, and caboose — an eye-catching attraction. When an old farm building was to be demolished and the owners started tearing off the siding, underneath they discovered a two-story log cabin, with logs and chinking all in good shape. It now sits at the museum filled with period items. Wendorff said another building is going up this year to house a threshing machine which is being donated. But soon they will be out of space. “We are not done yet,” Wendorff said. “We have a bid on some adjacent land.” And so, the Wheels Across the Prairie Museum keeps rolling on and growing and showcasing area history. The museum is on Highway 14 on the west end of Tracy. The museum is open June through September daily from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is $6 for those 12 years and older, and $2 for anyone under 12. The website is wheelsacrosstheprairie.org. ❖

Wheels Across the Prairie Museum, Tracy, Minn.

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