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economists who study this issue say this: By Managing Editor Paul Malchow had the time every Boomer is collecting Social some dicey comments for us to chew on in Security and Medicare, those two programs his July 22 Land Minds. One particular will be eating up about half our entire fedquestion Paul asked cuts to the core. Has eral budget and both will be broke! the chasm between law enforcement and the public become too wide to bridge? I Why? Because the ratio of taxpayers to think not, but continued ignorance on this retirees will have fallen to its lowest level entire issue of racism in America certainly ever — about 2 to 1. When Social Secusuggests that’s what is happening. Today rity first went into effect, the ratio was we use attorneys instead of handshakes more than 20 to 1. But renegotiating the wrote Paul. And he was certainly right on. LAND MINDS social contract between these generations will be a tall order. Because these days, Both Democrat and Republican convenBy Dick Hagen young and old in America don’t look tions are now history. Are we to be alike, act alike or vote alike. encouraged about the future of America? Yes, simply because we need to be. No surprise, America’s Millennials are But the mountains of rhetoric from the most diverse generation ever. More these two conventions certainly points out that our than four in 10 are nonwhite; many are the children dear nation is hurting. You’ve heard these three of waves of Hispanic and Asian immigrants who short sentences which suggest the direction of our began arriving half a century ago. Compared with us current government and cultural environment. elders, Millennials are political liberals; they’re digital wizards; they’re not particularly religious; they’re • We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics. But we are encouraged slow to marry and have kids, and they’re broke. to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few According to this Pew research, we Boomers (eldlunatics. Funny how that works. ers) don’t have a big obsession about sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll. It’s having enough money for our golden • It seems we constantly hear about how Social years. Amen, amen. Security is going to run out of money. Why do we never hear about welfare and food stamps running Perhaps a surprise however, economic insecurity is out of money? What’s interesting is the first group a thread that binds both of these two massive gener“worked for” their money, but the second didn’t. ations. As you know so well, many Boomers haven’t • Why are we cutting benefits for our veterans, no saved enough for retirement. Meanwhile, Millennials pay raises for our military and cutting our army to a have lower incomes, less wealth, higher unemployment, and greater debt than we boomers had at the level lower than before WWII; but we are not stopsame stage of life. They’re at risk of being the first ping the payments or benefits to illegal aliens. Yes, I suspect we’re all eagerly looking forward to the generation in modern American history to have a national presidency vote in November. Will the Millen- lower standard of living than their parents. So what’s ahead? Some hard political bargaining nials be the decision makers that dictate the future of on Social Security and Medicare are inevitable. America? Or will we crusty and decidedly older Which president will be the task master? I don’t Boomers still call the shots? Little doubt that socialism, even without Bernie Sanders’ presidential ambi- believe it will be a social liberalist. Some combination of cuts in benefits and increase in taxes will be tions, seems irreversible within our current culture. the pain. We’ve got a $19 trillion debt hanging on us According to Pew Research, 10,000 Americans each day cross the threshold from Baby Boomer into senior right now. Today’s young people will bear the burden. For you producers of food, fiber and fuel, you’re feelcitizen ranks. This will keep happening every single ing the crunch of continued hard times. Yes, we have day between now and 2030. We don’t know what old good-looking crops across Minnesota and Iowa right age holds for individuals. But what does this gray tsunami mean for our country? Demographers and See LAND MINDS, pg. 3
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The Land Calendar of Events Aug. 9 – Horse Field Day – St, Paul, Minn. – University of Minnesota Extension program includes Animal Science horse pastures, fly control options, low carb forages, managing overweight horses, forage and weed ID – Contact (800) 876-8636 or register online at www.regonline.com/HorseFieldDay2016 or visitwww.extension.umn.edu/agriculture/horse/ Aug. 9 – Summer Dairy Field Day – Morris, Minn. – The University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center showcases
the latest advancements in organic dairy research including integrating livestock into cropping systems and organic corn silage variety plots – To pre-register, contact Brad Heins at (320) 5891711 or hein0106@umn.edu or visit www.wcroc.cfans.umn.edu Aug. 10 – Summer Dairy Field Day – Brooten, Minn. – Tour the Rademacher Dairy, which milks 185 cows and a Mycogen test plot so the field day will include a discussion and demonstration on growing silage corn in sandy soils – Contact Jim Salfer at (320) 203-6093 or salfe001@umn.edu or visit www.extension.umn. edu/agriculture/dairy/ Aug. 17 – Summer Dairy Field Day – New York Mills, Minn. – Tour the Mursu Fairy which has milking robots that achieve the high level of 6,000 pounds of milk per robot per day – Contact Jim Salfer at (320) 203-6093 or salfe001@umn.edu or visit
www.extension.umn.edu/agriculture/dairy/ Aug. 17 – Summer Dairy Field Day – Rice, Minn. – Tour the O & S Dairy to learn about their strategies for growing, harvesting, feeding and storing forage for their 250-cow dairy – Contact Jim Salfer at (320) 203-6093 or salfe001@umn.edu or visit www.extension.umn. edu/agriculture/dairy/ Aug. 17 – The Best Flowers for your Cutting Garden – Morris, Minn. – Visit the Horticulture Display Garden at the U of M West Central Research and Outreach Center for the Come Grow with Us series – Contact (320) 589-1711 or visit www.wcroc.cfans.umn.edu Aug. 19-21 – Heritage Hill Threshing Show – Montevideo, Minn. – Steam threshing machine demos, exhibits, flea market, Cockshutt Tractors – Contact (320) 894-9149 or visit www.heritagehill.us
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Hagen: ‘Dog days of summer are biting livestock hard’ cent. • Market value of ag products sold increased 61 percent over 2007. Total production expenses increased 50 percent. Net cash farm income averaged $94,345. • Beginning farmers (less than 10 years operating) accounted for 17 percent of all farm operators. • The only increase in farm size during this fiveyear period was in farms of 2,000-plus acres, up 14 percent. What happened in Iowa during this same five-year period? Corporate ownership of Iowa farms climbed. About 8 percent of Iowa’s 88,637 farms were owned by corporations, which is up from 7 percent in 2007. Corporations, which can be family ventures, owned about 7,200 Iowa farms in 2012. Family and individual-owned farms remained around 80 percent of the total number of farms in Iowa which declined by 4,291. Average size of farms grew to 345 acres in 2012 from 33l acres in 2007. And this final snort from us Renville County habi-
tants: We planted 272,500 acres of corn last year; harvested 270,000 acres; had an average yield of 190.8 bushels per acre, and produced 51,621,000 bushels. Yes, that was number one in Minnesota again — putting Renville County as one of the top five corn producing counties in America. Now you know why Olivia proudly flies the banner of the Corn Capital of Minnesota. Okay, now kick back and relax for a few days. If a cold beer works better than hot coffee during this summer sizzle, so be it. Many of you will attend Farmfest. No beer, no coffee at The Land booth, but lots of chatter and it’s all free. Stop by. Dick Hagen is staff writer of The Land. He may be reached at rdhagen35@gmail.com. �
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LAND MINDS, from pg. 2 now. Storms aplenty, but scattered. Some scattered hail damage. Also a few dumps of way too much rain in a few areas. But overall moisture has been timely and temps have been great — good growing degreedays and moderate night-time temps. Crop sprayers at the Olivia airport have been busy, busy. First was the thousands of acres of sugar beets needing some killing action on the oats or rye cover crops which earlier had been interseeded by these same applicators. Then the rush to kill off weeds in corn and soybean fields. Then aerial attacks on fungus disease which thrive in this hot and sticky environment. Almost certainly next up is the spraying to control soybean aphids. But it looks to me like most of you have a terrific crop in the making and your commodity prices are telling you much the same. The dog days of summer are biting livestock hard. Right now, margins on cattle or hogs is mostly nonexistent. Yes, you piled up some equity during that golden era of 2008 to 2014. But as we all know, you can live on equity only so long! We salute your continued determination. Just for coffee talk, here’s data from 2012 Census of Agriculture showing trends in Minnesota: • 74,542 of farms, down 8 percent from 2007 (last previous ag census). • 4,746 dairy farms and 463,312 milk cows, down 7 percent and up 1 percent respectively. • Farm land totaled 26 million acres, down 3 per-
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Agriculture issues ignored at both political conventions The Texas rancher was rehashing his ences than search for common solutions. Capitol Hill meeting over a cold beer and For example, the House Ag Committee, a not-much-warmer steak at a swanky either meeting as a full committee or in restaurant a block or two from the White separate subcommittees, has held 17 House. hearings on every aspect of the Supple“It was pretty discouraging,” he said as mental Nutrition Assistance Program , or he sliced into the slab of red rib-eye. the old Food Stamp program, since Janu“That guy” (his congressman) “had no ary 2015. Seventeen. more idea of what he was talking about Why? Because majority Republicans than a bluebird in a tree. But that didn’t FARM & FOOD FILE have long held that SNAP is too expenkeep him from talking.” sive, too bloated and too infested with By Alan Guebert I liked the picture the rancher had fraud to justify its cost. SNAP costs, howpainted — an always-warbling bluebird ever, have dropped from $80 billion in rather than an ever-listening owl, so I 2013 to $74 billion in 2015. And accordcomplimented him. ing to government forecasts, will continue to decline well into the 2020s. “Fact is,” the rancher said after a long pause, “I failed. You don’t hear a thing when your Still, the majority’s too-expensive view persists — a mouth’s open. He didn’t hear a word I said.” holdover from the last farm bill debate when dozens of tea party House members fought a hard (and That 30-year-old picture came to mind after two weeks of non-stop talk from political candidates and eventually failing) battle to “reform” the program. pundits in Cleveland and Philadelphia. For anyone That fight was not forgotten. It delivered the current other than the most addicted political junkie, it was Committee’s obsession over SNAP where one-in-five too many days of too many shouters not listening to ag hearings in the last two years has been used to xray federal food assistance programs. too many speeches with too few facts and ideas. Meanwhile, back on American farms and ranches, What both party conventions did showcase howU.S. net farm income over that same period has ever, is a big reason why almost half of all Ameridropped like a proverbial rock. It has cratered from a cans choose not to vote. Today’s political arena looks record high $123.3 billion in 2013 to a forecasted more like a scream-filled asylum to avoid, than an open marketplace of ideas to enter. Political discus- $54.8 billion in 2016. sion, debate and decision, hallmarks of a functionIn almost any other sector of the American econing republic, have given way to partisan boasting, omy, a three-year, 65 percent crash in overall net bullying and baloney. income would be seen as a disaster — a cataclysmic event so devastating that Congress could be counted And that goes for members of both political paron to quickly swing into action to examine its underties who are more ready to dig for divisive differlying causes and develop soon-to-be-needed solutions. Not so in agriculture today. Neither farming or
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ranching — or even food, for that matter — merited more than a passing mention at either recent political convention. At some level, that was to be expected. Because today’s political conventions, like today’s politics, are broken. They don’t exist anymore to nominate a candidate, debate a party platform or explain new ideas. They exist to slander an opponent, ridicule an ideology and preempt debate. Worse, this breakdown of politics is now seen by some as a root cause behind the breakdown of civic behavior. If leaders don’t lead, why should anyone follow? In other words, if politics won’t fix growing public problems (crumbling roads, worsening schools, widening income gaps) people will find other ways, oftentimes violent, they believe will fix them. Real fixes, however, aren’t that simple. Most involve less hard talk and more hard listening. And that’s something we didn’t hear at all from the bluebirds in either Cleveland or Philadelphia. The Farm and Food File is published weekly through the United States and Canada. Past columns, events and contact information are posted at www.farmandfoodfile.com. ❖
Free pesticide collection sites ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is hosting a series of free waste pesticide collections available to 11 Minnesota counties. Residents from Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, and Roseau counties may attend any of the four collection sites in mid-August. The program accepts unwanted, unusable agricultural and consumer type pesticides including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides and rodenticides. However, crop oils, adjuvants, pesticide rinsate, fertilizer, treated seed, contaminated soil and empty pesticide containers will not be accepted. The collections are open to farmers, homeowners, commercial pesticide applicators, golf courses, lawn care companies, structural pest control operators and other pesticide users. No pre-registration for MDA events is required. The MDA collections will be held: • Aug. 16, 2-4 p.m., Rothsay Farmers Co-op, 15551 Hwy 9 S., Barnesville • Aug. 17, 9-11 a.m., CHS Ag Service, 33388 190th Ave. S.E., Erskine • Aug. 17, 2-4 p.m., CHS Ag Service, 420 S. Main, Warren • Aug. 18, 9-11 a.m., CHS Northwest Grain, 314 First St. N., Greenbush Collection sites will accept up to 300 pounds of eligible product at no cost. Call (651) 201-6562 in advance if you wish to drop off more than 300 pounds of product. This article was submitted by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. ❖
Non-GMO trend may affect sugar beet growers The actual demand for beet sugar has not decreased substantially, but the sugar is often traveling farther to reach an acceptable destination. — Megan Stevens Submitted
because sugar has all the proteins removed during the refining process. Since it is the proteins that carry the altered genetic material, there is absolutely no difference between white sugar from cane and white sugar from sugar beets. This has been corroborated by 44 international samples and multiple samples from the 23 North American factories. There is no evidence to suggest that cane sugar and beet sugar are any different. Stevens attends the University of Minnesota, where she is working on a double major in chemistry and ag economics. She is a member of the American Chemical Society, Beta of Clovia, and treasurer for Gopher Crops and Soils Club. She has advocated for the sugar beet industry in Washington, D.C., and published articles on the ethics of genetically engineered food production. Visit Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative at www.smbsc.com for more information. ❖
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requires that domestic sugar Megan Stevens is pictured in a sugar beet field. be utilized before imported sugar and since GE sugar beets make not safe or unhealthier than cane up 55 percent of domestic production it sugar for people? will be difficult for large sugar-consumStevens: Sugar derived from GE ing companies to avoid GE sugar. How- sugar beets is unique to other GE crops ever, if lawmakers are pressured to adjust this policy to accommodate the desire for non-GE sugar there could be a large decrease in demand for GE sugar production. Q: As Hershey and other candy manufacturers look to replace beet sugar with cane sugar based on consumer preferences, is there any way to change the tide with education? Stevens: Absolutely, there is a lot of optimism among sugar producers that education and engagement among consumers can make a large difference in consumers’ perception of GE foods. Many of the sugar beet cooperatives, including Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, have invested in public outreach through events and social media to bring their story to the consumer. Q: Will sugar beet farmers return to growing non-GE sugar beets? If so, how difficult will this transition be? Stevens: In short, yes, but only if absolutely necessary. GE beet sugar will have to sustain large price cuts before it Brad Krumrey would become economically sensible to Owner return to conventional sugar beets. In 320-979-9221 other words, if the premium for non-GE sugar was enough to offset the decrease Phone: in productivity, such a transition would 320-833-2228 be considered. However, the cooperative would probably lose some beet farmers FAX: if that transition was made. 320-833-2204 Q: GE sugar beets have been grown since 2008, is there any rea217 E. Hall Ave. / P.O. Box 126 / Buffalo Lake, MN 55314 • www.ksmillwrights.com son to believe that beet sugar is
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By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor More companies want to label their products as free of genetically modified organisms. Hershey Kisses, milk chocolate and milk chocolate with almonds are made with cane sugar and no longer contain beet sugar. Minnesota is a major supplier of beet sugar from genetically engineered sugar beets, with cooperatives that include Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative in Renville and American Crystal Sugar in Moorhead. Co-op members are family farmers like the Stevens family of Chippewa County. Megan Stevens is involved on the family farm, along with her brother and father. They raise sugar beets, corn, soybeans, and sweet corn. She answered The Land’s questions on gentically engineered sugar beets and the trend toward cane sugar. Q: What are the benefits of growing genetically engineered sugar beets? Stevens: GE sugar beets are better for the environment and increase productivity for the farmer. With glyphosate resistance, sugar beet producers can reduce the amount of herbicides they use on their fields, often replacing more harmful chemicals with the less toxic glyphosate. GE sugar beets also reduce or eliminate the need for manual weed management. Q: How has the decision by Hershey to use non-GMO cane sugar affected the sugar beet market? Stevens: Hershey itself has not had a huge impact on the market. Right now roughly 45 percent of sugar in the United States is derived from GE sugar beets so even if one major company decided to source non-GE cane sugar, it will not have a huge effect on the market. However, Hershey’s decision has led several other companies to make similar statements and the fear is that the market will experience a large shift in that direction. Q: Is there less demand for GE sugar beets and do you believe demand will continue to decline? Stevens: In the short term, the actual demand for beet sugar has not decreased substantially, but the sugar is often traveling farther to reach an acceptable destination. This adds transportation cost that will be passed on to the consumer. The long-term demand will depend on what sugar policy the government decides to maintain. In simple terms, the current policy
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Andy Pulk, Roseau, Minn. July 31
Joan Lee, McIntosh, Minn. July 29 It’s all about hay right now on the Lee farm. The Land spoke with Joan Lee on July 29 as she admitted that this hay crop has been a challenge. “We’ve been having issues.” said Lee, “Started baling on Tuesday or Wednesday and it’s become a drawn-out process.” The main cause is “trouble with the baler, with loose bales,”she said. As for the other crops, the corn is currently “tasseling and silking.” Lee sees a definite difference in the two varieties of corn that they planted. Some of the crop is 7 to 8 feet tall and some of the corn is “really short stuff yet.” The soybeans have “come along really well.” The cultivating was finished two weeks ago. The oats have “really started to turn.” However, “there’s still green in them.” Lee expects to start harvesting the oats in a few weeks. Strong storms seem to have been abundant in the area recently. “We’ve been fortunate and missed a lot of these storms.” Just east of the Lee farm, storms caused power outages and downed trees. Lee’s mother’s farm in Princeton, Minn., was not so lucky as a narrow swath of storms caused straight line winds to take down pine trees on the farm that were over 100 years old. The storm “took a couple trees down into the corn field,” she reported. Cleanup is underway and thankfully no buildings were damaged. Lee’s focus right now is to finish baling hay then begin preparing for oat harvest in a few weeks. This will most likely be the last hay crop of the season. “I think we’ll just go with two crops and call it good,” she said. Lee’s ready to be done with hay for a while and definitely ready to give the baler a rest.
Kent Moser, Rock Rapids, Iowa July 22 The dog days of summer have arrived and that means temperatures and humidity that are “pushing 110 to 115 degree heat index.” The Land spoke with Kent Moser on July 22 as he was trying to keep cool on another high-humidity, high-temperature day. Thankfully the rain has not shied away during this heat spell. Moser reports that the crops “caught about a half to three-fourths (of an inch) of rain” earlier in the week. The corn is “moving along well.” It’s currently in the middle of pollinating and is all tasseled. Moser estimated that the corn crop is “a week to 10 days ahead of normal.” The soybeans “look excellent.” Moser compared the beans from last year to this year’s crop. “A lot more disease that showed up this time last year,” he said. Moser is starting fungicide application now on the beans. Overall, “the heat has definitely been above average” while the “precipitation is now closer to normal,” he reported. The rain that has fallen has given the crops the needed moisture to grow in these excessive heat conditions. Even with the heat, Moser said he “feels good about the condition of the crops.”
FOLLOWING THE 2016 GROWING SEASON By KRISTIN KVENO The Land Correspondent
“Harvest started up here.” The Land spoke with Andy Pulk on July 31 as he was four days into rye grass harvest. Pulk estimates that it will take two weeks to complete. The first field he harvested was “below average” but the rest look to be above average. The weather has finally started to cooperate just in time for harvest, it “has been beautiful” with no moisture for a week. The soybeans are “setting pods.” Overall for the beans: “Some look really good, some look below average,” Pulk reported. The wheat is “going to be well above average.” Pulk said he believes:“It’s going to be better than I anticipated.” Wheat harvest should begin for Pulk in two to three weeks. The earlier maturity corn is all tasseled out. With the rest of the crop, Pulk said, it’s “all over the board.” One field still needs nitrogen but due to the wet condition of the field Pulk may not be able to get it sprayed. From July 17-22, Pulk and his family spent quality family time away from the farm. It was Roseau County fair time and it was a “really nice week for fair week.” There were 135 kids that participated in the Power Wheels derby that Pulk organized. Daughter Madi placed first in her division for the pedal pull. A great time was had by all Pulks. “It’s fun while it’s here but glad it’s only one week,” Pulk said. Overall, Pulk “definitely feels better (about the crops) than last month.” With the sun shining and harvest in full swing, things are moving in a positive direction at the Pulk farm.
John Nielsen, Albert Lea, Minn. July 21 John Nielsen doesn’t like hail. He certainly doesn’t like it when hail strikes his crops for the second time this growing season. The Land spoke with Nielsen on July 21 as he reported: “The hail went on the same path as it went before.” Hail hitting the same crops twice just isn’t nice. There was some corn damaged in the storm. The corn is “almost all tasseled.” Fungicide was delivered to the airport today so the plane could start spraying Nielsen’s corn. The crop is “definitely ahead of the curve.” Nielsen said he believes: “It’s pretty much pollinated and setting ears pretty good.” The corn “looks unbelievably good,” he reported. The soybeans “are super tall.” That has a lot to do with rain. “Every week we get a half an inch or more even in July.” Even with that amount of rain, “we have been able to handle it.” The rain has allowed the crops to flourish even in this excessive heat. “The heat is going to last a couple more days,” Nielsen said. On July 24, whether it’s raining or just plain hot, nothing will stop Nielsen and his wife Sue in celebrating 45 years of wedded bliss. Nielsen, Sue and their children will gather to revel in this major milestone. With the crops looking good and 45 years of marriage to celebrate, Nielsen is one happy producer.
Maps show landowners where buffers are needed Online resources Minnesota DNR buffer page for buffer maps, requirements, landowner Q & A: www.dnr.state.mn.us/buffers/ Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources for buffer program, law, alternative practices, landowner financial options: bwsr.state.mn.us/buffers/
That’s where your local SWCD comes in. Staff will help landowners understand the maps, provide technical assistance and identify funding streams. Some districts will John Jaschke have equipment such as seed drills for rent, noted Jaschke. A sticking point with landowners and farmers has been compensation for installing buffers, loss of crop acres and land values. “We want to make sure we give those landowners a chance to participate in any conservation programs that will give them a payment option,” said Jaschke. Jaschke directs people to the BWSR website at www.bwsr.state.mn.us/ buffers/. Conservation Reserve Program, Continuous CRP, Reinvest in Minnesota buffer easements, EnviSee BUFFERS, pg. 8
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all, but this is where we are at,” Weeks Duncanson said. “Because of the timeline, people are going to have to go ahead and get going. I think it’s time to make a plan and do what you need to do.” The first deadline is Nov. 1, 2017, for buffers on lands adjacent to public waters identified on the map. The second deadline is Nov. 1, 2018, for one rod buffers on lands adjacent to public ditches identified on the map. The DNR webpage lays out the process to amend the buffer map. Local Soil and Water Conservation Districts are working with landowners to create the right size buffer or select an alternative water quality practice. If the area in question is public waters, landowners should contact their SWCD. If it’s the public ditch, then landowners can contact their drainage authority. If the SWCDs, drainage authorities or other local governments identify errors in the map during landowner conversations, they will notify the DNR. The DNR will make corrections where appropriate and maintain an accurate map. According to a DNR press release, over 1,440 corrections were made during the public comment period for the preliminary maps while a small number of comments could not
be addressed prior to the July publication date because they require further field review. So the DNR will release updated maps in October and January. Installing buffers John Jaschke is executive director of the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources, the agency implementing the buffer program. Jashcke said he believes that the maps will be clear to landowners, SWCDs and drainage authorities. Many have already viewed the preliminary maps. “Certainly the maps were crucial when the legislation was being put together so everyone can understand where the buffers will be required,” said Jaschke. Most people will be able to use the online map. If you need internet access or help understanding the map and how it affects your property, your local SWCD can help, explained Jaschke. “What it really comes down to is individual landowners fitting that buffer or alternative water quality practice on to their property,” said Jaschke.
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By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor Kristin Weeks Duncanson, of Duncanson Growers, raises beans, corn and hogs with her husband Pat Duncanson, near Mapleton, Minn. They are taking a good look at the buffer maps released on July 12 by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. She advises other farmers to do the same. “Producers need to take some time to look at the map. If they are going to challenge something, they need to do it pretty quickly,” said Weeks Duncanson. “They do have a process in place.” The long-awaited buffer maps identify the public waters and public ditches that require permanent vegetative buffers or alternative water quality practices. With maps in hand, the buffer initiative moves into implementation. The law requires a 50-foot average buffer width, 30-foot minimum width on public waters and a 16.5 foot (one rod) minimum width on public ditches. More than 90,000 miles of waters in Minnesota require buffers or alternative water quality practices. The buffer maps are online at www.dnr.state.mn.us/buffers/. The webpage includes common landowner questions and answers. “I have to hand it to the DNR for putting the page together with questions that people are going to ask,” said Weeks Duncanson. In April, Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill that clarified the law, taking out language referring to private ditches,a clarification that helped, noted Weeks Duncanson. She serves on the executive committee of the AgriGrowth Board and Blue Earth County Water Task Force. Pat Duncanson is involved in the Le Sueur River Watershed. “Buffers might not be the be-all, end-
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Redetermination of ditches may result in compensation BUFFERS, from pg. 9A and land use. They drive the roads and walk the banks to determine the updated benefits and ronmental Quality Incentives Program, Mindamages. The drainage system must acquire nesota Agricultural Water Quality Certificaland rights for the buffer strips and landowners tion Program are some options. receive payment for the right-of-way easements. “We are constantly looking for opportunities The cost is shared by all the landowners that and where we can employ conservation pracbenefit from the ditch, but only landowners who tices. Often times we do them without reimhave buffer strips on their land receive a damage bursement,” said Weeks Duncanson. “We cerpayment. The new buffer law states that tainly keep up to speed on what’s out there.” landowners can be paid by the drainage system Weeks Duncanson said the buffer law may in advance or retroactively for their buffer strips. help get others up to speed on conservation Used after the fact, the value of the land is based practices. on the land use before the buffer was installed. That’s good for farmers and landowners. The Minnesota Corn Growers Association is informing members about CRP. According to The land still belongs to the owners. The the Minnesota Cornerstone webpage, the Farm landowners and drainage system must control Service Agency maintains that when producweeds, but the land can be hayed or grazed. ers re-enroll in CRP the first one-rod buffer Submitted For example, Freeborn County completed the will not be paid for in subsequent contracts. Grass seed drills may be available for rent from your local Soil redetermination procedure on its drainage sysThat means that if a producer has a 100-foot and Water Conservation District. tems between 1995 and 2011. Buffer strips are buffer enrolled in CRP and chooses to re-enroll now in place along its public ditches, 350 miles after the contract expires in 2018 when the Redetermination of Benefits and Damages to redefine new law goes into effect, they will only be elgible for the benefitted lands, monetary benefits and assess- in all. Jaschke noted that other counties and watercompensation of 83.5 feet, which is 100 feet minus ment paid by landowners who benefit from a public shed district drainage authorities have started redethe 16.5-foot buffer. Stay tuned though; this inter- drainage system. Redetermination often results in termination procedures. pretation may change. “I expect most will be doing this over the next sevadditional benefitted acres due to private drainage eral years,” said Jaschke. Redetermination that feeds into the public ditch. Drainage authorities can use a procedure called In the meantime, landowners may enroll in conserAccording to a 2011 BWSR brochure, redeterminavation programs. tion requires the establishment of one-rod buffer Dennis Mikkelson, a Lake Crystal, Minn., farmer, strips of perennial vegetation along the public ditch. Ditch viewers study a ditch system, soils, topography questions the legality of the buffer law and redetermination. The county does not own the ditch, he said. He’s right in that public ditch is a misnomer that really means publicly administered, noted BWSR Chief Engineer Al Kean. Mikkelson also contends that buffers do not improve water quality. “If there is a berm, there is no benefit of a buffer. Where will we get benefits? I don’t have a mower. I don’t put up hay. Who’s going to seed?” said Mikkelson. “We’ve been testing with soil and water people. Most contaminants to lakes are coming from stormwater systems.” Jaschke said buffers treat water running over the land and increase bank stability. “There are places where it’s not the best practice. That’s why there are alternatives in the statute,” said Jaschke. Both Mikkelson and Jaschke agree on one thing — the importance of clean water. “I’m not against cleaning water. I fish, I hunt, I farm,” said Mikkelson. Jaschke praised Minnesota’s combination of highly productive soil and abundance of water. “We are the headwaters of the nation, the continent,” said Jaschke. “We’ve got a lot of water, most is in relatively good shape, but there are some places where we need to turn the trend around and get better.” Expect more news from BWSR this fall as staff develops the buffer program to include compliance tracking and penalties. A public comment period on the draft policy closed July 27. ❖
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Grain Outlook Markets show little movement
Livestock Angles Beef prices can’t compete
Grain Angles Expanding land base As a business consultant at AgStar, I’ve had multiple opportunities to visit with a wide range of clients and other professionals in the ag industry. It probably comes as no surprise that acquiring additional farmland is often on the minds of producers. Some producers, while interested in expanding their land base, are understandably concerned about taking on additional debt during the current period of compressed margins. Other producers, through sound risk management, professional financial management strategies or just luck, have positioned their businesses well to take advantage of potential AL BENNETT real estate opportunities on the AgStar Principal horizon. Regardless of where your Business Consultant operation stands, it is always a Mankato, Minn. smart idea to consider what we think are the best practices when considering a land acquisition. Given that 2-3 percent of the ag real estate changes hands on an annual basis; 30 percent of farm operators today are 65 and older; and 40 percent of those in that age group will retire in the next four to five years; there will be opportunities — particularly for the younger generation — to be investing in real estate going forward. I want to assume that, if you’re interested in a parcel, you're doing basic due diligence such as drainage, fertility, impacts relative to Farm Service Agency, and any easements or setbacks that impact the use of the parcel. Also, check with your local planners for any roads or trails being planned that might impact the property in the future. It is vital to
See NYSTROM, pg. 10
See TEALE, pg. 10
See BENNETT, pg. 10
Information in the above columns is the writer’s opinion. It is no way guaranteed and should not be interpreted as buy/sell advice. Futures trading always involves a certain degree of risk.
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It has been a rough couple of weeks in the livestock markets as both cattle and hogs prices were under pressure the entire time. This has put these markets in oversold conditions giving the idea that some sort of rebound could be in the offing in the weeks ahead. The cattle market has continued its long-term slide in prices due to a continued slow demand for beef. With cattle numbers continuing to grow ever so slightly, it has made ever so popular beef not so popular due to the comparative meats at the current price structure at the retail level. This has been the continuing problem for the cattle market over the JOE TEALE past several years and until beef Broker becomes more price competitive Great Plains Commodity Afton, Minn. at the retail level, it seems that a sustained rally in cattle prices is not very likely at the present time. There was a little good news on July 22 at the release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Monthly Cattle on Feed report. The findings are as follows: On feed was put at 101 percent, placements 103 percent; marketed 109 percent. This compares to estimates prior to the report for on feed at 101.6, placed at 106.5 and marketed 109.4. The placement number being lighter than anticipated should help the futures market reduce the discount that it currently sustains and provide some optimism that the cash market could at minimum hold steady to improve in the next few weeks. The long term outlook would still suggest that problems still lie ahead mainly due to the slow demand for beef.
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The following marketing analysis is for the week ending July 29. CORN — December corn closed within 3 cents either side of last week’s close every day this week as it moved sideways. The weekly trading range was only a dime. There were no sharp features in the news or in the weather to push it outside a small trading band. Grower sales essentially dried up for both old and new crop. This kept basis levels firm early in the week as users needed to stem the pipeline. However, the feel was softer heading into the weekend. The dollar was weaker mid-week PHYLLIS NYSTROM CHS Hedging Inc. on news the Federal Reserve was St. Paul leaving interest rates alone, but left the door open for a possible hike in September. The late week U.S. gross domestic product second quarter growth number was reported at a measly 1.2 percent annualized gain, adding confidence that an interest rate increase is unlikely to happen in September. The industry had been expecting a 2.6 percent increase. The dollar plunged lower on the GDP announcement. This action helped limit the downside in commodities, as did firm basis levels as a result of very slow grower selling. The United States is also the market for anyone looking for corn. On the negative side, less threatening heat and additional chances for rain kept pressure in place, as well as disappointing export sales and excellent crop conditions. Weekly export sales were within expectations at 17.3 million bushels and maintaining the 3 percent
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Bean basis levels firm as producers stop selling NYSTROM, from pg. 9 lead ahead of last year. Total sales were 1.917 billion bushels with 370 million of the total still outstanding. The U.S. Department of Agriculture export forecast is 1.9 billion bushels. New crop sales were 18.8 million bushels, bringing total new crop commitments to 281.8 million bushels. This is well ahead of the 169 million sold by this time last year. After a sales vacuum of corn export sales announcements from the USDA since July 7, unknown stepped in to buy 74,000 metric tons of old crop corn and 173,800 metric tons of new crop corn. There are rumors in the industry of China possibly imposing an import tax on dried distillers’ grains of up to 25 percent. For the last three years, China has taken an average of 45 percent of our DDG exports, so far this year they are at 22 percent. U.S. weekly ethanol production fell 31,000 barrels per day to 998,000 bpd. Ethanol stocks dropped 800,000 barrels to 20.4 million barrels. The International Grains Council this week increased world corn production to 1.017 billion metric tons versus 1.003 billion metric tons previously for 2016-17. World corn stocks are expected to
rise 6 million metric tons to 213 mmt. Earlier the stocks had been anticipated to decline by 2 mmt. OUTLOOK: Without a fresh, bullish weather outlook, corn will have a difficult time pushing higher and maintaining it. Demand, a lack of grower sales, and a weaker dollar are supportive, but seem to be just a snack for the bull. Any weather issue would have a lesser impact on corn than soybeans, especially with corn ratings as of July 24 at their second highest in 22 years! The corn crop was rated 76 percent good/excellent with 79 percent silking versus 70 percent on average. Corn in the dough stage at 13 percent was right on the average. For the week, September corn fell 0.5 cents to $3.34.5 per bushel. The December contract was up a penny at $3.42.75 per bushel. For the month of July, December corn was 28.5 cents lower. The December contract low at $3.33.25 per bushel set last week is in danger of being taken out, but will act as first support. If that is broken, the $3.00 per bushel level will be the focus. First resistance in December corn is this week’s high at $3.46 per bushel, then $3.52 per bushel, the 20-day moving average. SOYBEANS — November soybeans began the week on a soft note, but found support and set a double bottom at $9.63 per bushel. This number didn’t have any technical significance, but buyers emerged to hold the level about a dime above the 200-day moving average. As in corn, producers are unhappy with the flat price of commodities and shut the door on making additional sales. Basis levels have firmed in response. The overall weaker dollar also helped to limit the downside in futures. Weekly export sales were a big disappointment when they showed net cancellations of 100,000 bushels for old crop, but total commitments at 1.9 bil-
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Hog market is very oversold TEALE, from pg. 9 With the release of the latest cold storage figures, there is an increase in beef as well as other meats in storage which will keep the competition by the consumer as well as the export market likely in favor of the best value in protein to the other meats. Producers should remain aware of current market conditions and protect inventories as needed. The hog market has been in a price slide for weeks which more than likely confirms a seasonal top in the market. The futures market, which a month ago was at a premium, moved to a discount the past several weeks signaling an end to the extended price rally. The pork cutout has also stagnated and has begun to slip back under the $90.00 level hundredweight which indicates consumer resistance to the higher retail prices. Hog numbers have also been on an ever so slight increase which has made the packer a little more selective in the price discovery. The fact that the latest cold storage report indicated an increase in pork in storage will likely keep the hog market from any sustained rallies for the time being. However the market was extremely oversold prior to the report and the futures market actually showed a reversal on July 22. This could help stabilize the prices for the short term and bring the futures market out of the discounts that are now present. From a seasonal standpoint however, the overall trend may continue lower into the fall months. Therefore, producers are suggested to monitor current market conditions and use strength to consider protecting inventories. ❖
lion bushels are still ahead of the USDA 1.795 billion bushel export outlook. Shipments and how many bushels of sales get carried over into the next crop year will be more closely monitored. Current outstanding sales are 236 million bushels versus 96 million bushels unshipped last year at this time. New crop soybean sales were neutral at nearly 25 million bushels. We have 361 million bushels on the books for next year compared to 293 million bushels last year. We did see buyers re-enter the market after a lengthy absence. The United States is the cheapest source of soybeans in the world and was rewarded with both new and old crop sales. This week, old crop sales of 131,000 metric tons were made to China and 131,000 metric tons to unknown; new crop sales of 129,000 metric tons were made to China and 326,000 metric tons to unknown. These were the first announced soybean sales since July 15. A news poll suggests Brazil’s soybean acreage will only grow by 2 percent to 83.7 million acres this coming crop year. This would be the slowest pace in 10 years. Limited availability of credit and high corn prices were cited as factors for the reduced pace. The promised export tax cut in Argentina may not happen until 2017 due to economic concerns. This has firmed Argentina’s bean offers in the export arena for the fall. If this continues, it may allow U.S. exports to pick up additional sales. OUTLOOK : Without a crystal ball, prices likely still need to have some premium in them for possible detrimental effects from weather in August. For the week, November soybeans were 14.75 cents higher at $10.03 per bushel, thanks to a month-end surge. The weekly trading range in November beans was 43 cents. The January contract rallied 13.75 cents to also close at $10.03 per bushel. For the month of July, November soybeans fell 50.25 cents. ❖
Consider impact on your cash flow BENNETT, from pg. 9 review all these findings with your legal professional, CPA and loan officer prior to developing a formal plan for acquisition. More specifically, it’s critical to consider the financial impacts. What are the tax, cash flow, liquidity implications to your business? Take a realistic look at taking on additional debt — even if it might work well at $4.50 or $5.50 corn. Ask yourself: “Do I have adequate reserves to make it work during a period of $2.50 corn lasting two or three years?” Will your financial position allow you to sustain the debt payments without compromising other areas of the business and/or your personal lifestyle? Another consideration that often gets overlooked is long-term strategic planning. How does the land purchase integrate with your estate plan? Your succession plan? If you’re working on bringing another generation into the business, make sure their involvement is considered and the opportunity for financing as a young beginning farmer is explored. If the next generation will be a partner in the acquisition, a comprehensive buy-sell agreement will be needed to deal with the potential risks of departure,
divorce, disability, death, and retirement. Work closely with your legal professional to cover this base. Lastly, I want to make sure that as you consider a major step like this for your business, it’s more than just a “good” deal. We often see clients in pursuit of the “love property” next door. While it may not be the best property, because of its proximity the producer believes it to be a “great” deal. This sometimes results in overextending the operation financially such that when the “great” deal finally evolves, they are no longer in a position to compete for it. Following the best practices outlined above and keeping in contact with your trusted advisors will give you an advantage to make sound decisions and move you in a positive direction. For more insights from AgStar experts, check out AgStarEdge.com, where you’ll find grain and livestock industry news, legislative happenings, and financial preparedness guidance. 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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Down on the farm, USDA’s weekly update reports that “Farm-level milk production is trending lower across the country as seasonally high temperatures advance. However, milk supplies are ahead of demand in most locales. Northeast producers are contending with developing drought conditions. Manufacturers in the Pacific Northwest are transferring milk to a few neighboring states. Spot loads in the Midwest are increasingly difficult to come by, as summer temperatures move higher. Milk marketers are anticipating the current weak-to-steady Class I demand to rise. School pipelines are looking ahead to the beginning of another calendar year in several weeks.” ■ Bottom line for U.S. dairy farmers: the July 22 Daily Dairy Report says “Dairy producers have toughed out the worst months, and they are determined to capitalize on the recovery. The
steady trickle of herd dispersals has dried up. Even after a hellish start to the year, the cull rate is 1.7 percent behind last year’s pace. If we couldn’t pare the herd with $13 milk, we’re probably not going to do it at $15 or $16 — especially with feed prices falling.” ■ Bob Gray, editor of the Northeast Dairy Farmers Cooperatives newsletter, reports that a Congressional letter was sent to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting him to consider financial assistance to the dairy industry. The effort was spearheaded by senators from Vermont and Pennsylvania and a congressman from Connecticut. 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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demand and are sold out. The following marketing American and processed analysis is for the week endvarieties are also doing well ing July 29. and contacts attribute this Record amounts of cheese to the grilling and fair seaand butter remain in storson. The high levels of sales age. The U.S. Department of have resulted in turning Agriculture’s latest Cold buyers away from interest Storage report shows June in fresh loads of cheese due 30 butter stocks at a record to lack of stocks. But, inven326 million pounds. This is MIELKE MARKET tories in the Midwest are up for the seventh consecuWEEKLY still long and the majority of tive month, up 1.1 million the stocks have some age on By Lee Mielke pounds from May, and 70 them. million pounds or 27 ■ percent more than June 2015. Cash butter saw more meltdown, closing July 29 at $2.1350 FC Stone’s Dave Kurzawski points out that the average drawdown of but- per pound. This is the lowest spot price since June 3, down 15.75 cents on the ter stocks in June the past five years week, but still 14.5 cents above a year was 4.1 million pounds and average holdings were about 84 million pounds ago, with 12 cars trading hands on the lighter than we have today. “This time week at the CME. around, we added 1.1 million pounds,” Butter production is steady, reports he said. Dairy Market News. Manufacturers are Kurzawski reports that the American running at or near full schedules. Cream is available on the spot market cheese supply at the end of June was equivalent to 60 days’ worth of use, com- and several manufacturers are capitalizing on that, maxing out production pared with 59 days last month and 54 schedules. Demand is solid. days last year. He doesn’t view the report as bullish, “not even neutral, conSpot Grade A nonfat dry milk finsidering the pricing action in June,” ished the week and the month at 85 adding: “The U.S. American cheese sup- cents per pound, which is up a halfply is running about 91.9 million pounds cent on the week and 12.75 cents above heavier than the five-year average.” a year ago. On the week, 16 cars traded hands at the CME. ■ ■ Cash cheese prices continued their climb the last week of July, though Checking dairy demand, foodservice there wasn’t a lot for the markets to sales appear to be weakening, accordfeed on other than the weather. The 40- ing to the July 22 Dairy and Food Marpound Cheddar blocks closed July 29 ket Analyst. The Analyst says “During and the month at $1.7325 per pound. May, full-service restaurant sales were This is the highest level since Oct. 6, up just 3.4 percent year-over-year, 2015, up 2.5 cents on the week, but 1.5 which is the smallest rate of increase cents below a year ago. The 500-pound in 29 months. Limited foodservice sales cheddar barrels held all week at (the cheese-friendly, fast-food side of $1.7750 — the highest barrel price the business) were up 4.3 percent yearsince Nov. 19, 2014, 7.75 cents above a over-year, the smallest increase in 28 year ago, and 4.25 cents above the months.” blocks. Only four cars of each traded “Restaurant analysts are blaming hands on the week at the Chicago Mercivil unrest and social anxiety for the cantile Exchange. slowdown in sales growth,” according to Midwest cheese production is active, the Analyst, so, “Instead of eating out, according to Dairy Market News. Some consumers are ordering from home. manufacturers report falling milk This happens to be very good for the intakes and are running one to two less pizza business with Domino’s vats a week. Others are seeking addiPizza posting sales up a whopping 9.7 tional loads of milk to maintain full percent during second quarter, on top production schedules. While manufac- of last year’s second quarter increase of turers anticipated spot loads of milk to 13 percent year-over-year. be difficult to come by at this point in “Pizza sales have a big impact on the the season, they do report being able to U.S. cheese market. Twelve percent of find them with little difficulty. this country’s cheese consumption is Cheese sales are strong. Several from pizza.” manufacturers of specialty cheeses ■ report difficulty keeping up with
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Rancher finds raising diverse livestock mix rewarding By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer BECKER, Minn. — Tom Barthel’s business card reads: “Bison, Cattle, Hogs and Damn Fine Horses”. His 225-acre farm called Snake River Farm is near Becker on the Anoka Sand Plain. His soils need lots of “tender loving care” and perennial prairie plants and native grasses have been the recipe that works best. But those soils got a bunch better when his animals started grazing those depleted upland pastures. Barthel is chief caretaker for this unique assembly of crops and animals on land settled by Scandinavian farmers about 1900. He keeps promising his wife he intends to make things easier each year. But the fact that Snake River Farm direct sells to over 400 customer families doesn’t exactly sound like a cake walk. “We keep only as many animals as our grazing land can handle,” said Barthel. Talk about a menu that squeaks with variety. For 2015, Snake River Farm harvested 16 bison, 113 beef cattle, 138 hogs, 600 chickens, 70 ducks, 12 geese, 42 turkeys and 50 rabbits! “We also keep 10 horses for enjoyment and for farm work,” added Barthel. “Most of our horses are Mustangs trained to ride and drive. All our animals live in low stress, natural environment. They are in herds or flocks that meet their social needs and are rotated through more than 70 pastures.” At 70, Barthel seems to thrive on this mixture of species and crops. “I love farming and improving the land. Getting this Anoka Sand’s soils to be productive has been very rewarding. Raising such an interest-
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Gail and Tom Barthel of Snake River Farm ing variety of animals is also rewarding,” said Barthel. “Our biggest joy is our customers just love the meat from these animals. Our livestock are pasture-raised plus some oats. We use a broad mix of plants including legumes which I’ve found are crucial to the restoration of organic matter and fertility.” Interseeding is really paying off in terms of an earlier and longer-lasting grazing season. “Improving your grasslands is the key to making pasture production really work,” Barthel said. “And the beauty is these pastures keep getting better because of the diversity of the mixture out there.” Pigs on pasture Barthel experiments on his farm. He has pasture-raised pigs; but those pig pastures are rotated every two to three days.
“I don’t let them start eating down into the root structure,” he said. “That leads to the natural instinct of a pig — rooting.” And he doesn’t feed corn to his pigs. “Corn is great if you want to finish your pigs fast. But I like a slowergrowing animal. The added maturity improves the taste,” said Barthel. “Even the fat flavor is better. My customers talk of a different, softer texture which makes a better lard — a more useable lard.” He calls corn a “hot feed” and when minimizing the time to market is important, corn is the right choice. “But I wanted to improve their life and produce tasty animals,” Barthel explained. “So I use oats just to slow the growth rate. Oats make me feel better when I eat it. The pig has a similar simple stomach so I believe it experiences the same good feeling.” Barthel grows his pigs big — up to 450 pounds live weight! And longer — average age is about 8-1/2 months. Average hanging weight on his hogs last year was 260 pounds. Because of their pasture existence without corn, these animals are well muscled and lean. Bison or grass-fed beef used to be the mainstay of his retail meat business. However, even though he never advertises his grass-fed pork, he now sells as much or more pork than his beef and bison combined. “Word of mouth is a powerful advertising technique,” he said with a smile. Marketing Because of the reputation of Snake River Farm, every animal is pre-sold. There is no carry-over inventory. His customers determine his starting numbers each season because he only stocks what his customers tell him they will be buying.
With bison, the farm raises 450-500pound yearlings on perennial forage pastures which can include a mixture of legumes such as clovers, alfalfa and vetches — plus forbs, several different flowering species which might number up to 40 different species. “The bison and the beef eat these flowering plants in small quantities purposely,” said Barthel. “I think we’ve fooled ourselves. These animals do not want a monoculture. They graze with diversity. They’ll take two mouthfuls of a particular flowering plant, then a mouthful of another plant, then a mouthful of clover, and even go over and take the top of a milkweed — which is toxic. But they gobble it down purposely. They eat much different than we think if they are given choices. “Bison meat really seems to be capturing more consumer attention,” Barthel said. “It might be a stretch to say it is now recognized as a health food, but paying attention to your customer’s taste trends is always the first rule in making direct marketing work for you.” His bison count decreased by one for the National Bison Association Summer Conference at Elk River. A unique bison versus beef carcass-cutting demonstration was one of the unusual live presentations. Two talented meat cutters explained the why and where of each cut and the resulting preparation for the home grill. Snake River Farm also hosts various youth and adult attractions. The second floor of the Snake River Barn is a museum with farming, food preservation and household devices dating from mid-1800s to 1950. Snake River Farm is located at 18251 62nd St., Becker, Minn. Visit Snake River Farm Minnesota on Facebook or e-mail snakeriverfarmer@gmail.com. ❖
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Tiny hummingbird has big following in Henderson in the valley,” Hagen said. Hagen, a journalist and newspaper publisher, provided a storefront on Main Street and a telephone line that was a birding information service. Bird sightings were disseminated to birders. That was the beginning which grew into an admirable collection of activities. Retired teachers Art and Barb Straub had been conducting Nature’s Neighbors for years, providing summer environmental education sessions “Children know more about creatures of Australia, South America, and Africa than they do about those out
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Uniting forces Working with the town of Henderson and its Park Board, Henderson Feathers was granted an area on the river’s floodplain to establish a community Hummingbird Garden. Planted with hummingbird-attracting flowers, supplemented with hummingbird feeders, it is maintained by volunteers. Benches welcome people to sit and admire the feeding birds and other pollinators. Hagen took the lead in establishing Henderson Feathers, a 501(c)3 organization, an all-volunteer group. “It started out with an idea that I wanted a tourist attraction, something to make Henderson a center of activity
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Henderson’s Hummingbird Garden is just off the corner of Fourth and Oak streets. HUMMINGBIRD from pg. 13 their bedroom window,” Art Straub said. “The goal is to make the children aware of their immediate surroundings.” In addition to the summer program, the Straubs take presentations to schools, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities around southern Minnesota. Last year they shared with 3,000 listeners. Some of their materials and specimens are on view at the Mini-Birding Science Museum housed in the J.R. Brown Minnesota River Center (also located in downtown Henderson). All of their specimens died natural deaths and the Straubs are licensed to display them. Busse coordinates the center and the Sibley County Museum. Other Henderson Feathers programs are the Back Yard Bird Count, the Eagle Alert, Photo Displays, and an environmental education curriculum called Youth for the Arts provided free of charge to schools. Recently they created the Henderson Feathers Refuge Friends group to support the expansion of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge system in the Minnesota River Valley. Another project is a false chimney built at the Hummingbird Garden. It is part of an Audubon Society effort to draw people’s attention to the plight of
the Chimney Swifts, who have difficulty finding a place to nest now that most chimneys are capped. The chimney provides an overnight stop for the migrating birds. An interest in birds, especially hummingbirds, a concern for and love of the natural environment, and a desire to draw people to the rivertown of Henderson have all played a part in motivating a group of citizens that come together in Henderson Feathers. Working with other groups like the Audubon Society, the Minnesota Ornithological Union, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, they are educating and awakening their community and others to the treasure of their natural world. You can visit their websites at www.hendersonfeathers.org and www.hendersonhummingbirdhurrah. com or Henderson Hummingbird Hurrah on Facebook. Editor’s note: After struggling with illness, Dolores Hagen passed away on July 9. Several years ago, Dolores and her late husband Budd transformed the backyard of their home to provide food and sanctuary for not only hummingbirds, but a large number of native bird species. She was passionate about the Bald Eagle as scores of them migrate through Henderson each year and some set up residency in the river valley. Dolores was 78. ❖
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FARM W/ BLDG SITE w/modern home contains 76.13 ac. Exceptional top notch farmland. Bldg site has a ranch-style home, Morton 48’x64’ machine shed & other good outbuilding right on Hwy 15. Acreage will be offered separate from farmland if interest is shown to do so. LEGAL - S ½ of NE Ÿ Sec 19 Antrim Twp., Watonwan Co. TERMS - 20% down night of auction, remainder Oct. 3, 16. EARL BENCK FARM MACHINERY - Exceptional nice line, wellmaintained. TRACTORS - White 120 MFD, Cab & air, 3 pt, 3430 hrs; White 2-88, 4852 hrs, cab, air, 3 pt; Oliver 1650 gas, 4852 hrs, 3 pt, WF; Farmall M, live hyd, PS, WF w/Oliver 1609 all-hyd loader; AC WC Unstyled w/Woods L306 Belly Mower. COMBINE - IH 1420 Axial Flow, approx. 3600 hrs., AC; IH 820 20’ Plat- form; IH 943 4-30 Cornhead. MACHINERY - White 5100 8-30 Pull-type Planter, hyd fold wings, well-equipped; Wilrich 2500 25’ Field Cult; White 43510’ Disk Chisel; White 598 5 Bottom Vari-Width & White 588 4-18� Plows;Oliver 253 19’ Disk; (3) EZ-Flow & Lundell Gravity Wagons; NH3 30’ Applicator; Feterl 8x60’, Kewanee 8x50’ & Allied 7x51’ PTO Augers; DRYER - Tox-O-Wick 570 Grain Dryer - always shedded. TRUCKS, TRAILER & HOND A - 1965 Chev C-60 16’ B&H 327 V8; H&H 20’ Car Trailer w/Dovetail; Honda 125 4-Wheeler. LAWN MOWERS & MISC - Dixon 42 Zero-Turn & Jacobson Commercial 54� front deck Lawn Mowers; JD Drag & Cart; 500 gal. Water Tank & Trailer; (2) Econo Lift Pneumatic Pallet Jacks, Tools, Pickup & Storage Fuel Tanks; 350 Chev motor w/low miles; Honda motors; Antique Items including: old bicycles, barn beams, farm collectibles; (4) Large Picture Windows; New Wood Siding; Cement Mixer & Many other items too numerous to mention.
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FOR SALE: 07 Case IH 2020, 30' flexhead, $7,900; Case IH 25' 1020 flexhead, dual drive, oil bath, $2,900; Case IH 1083 8x30 cornhead w/ GBL polly, $5,750; IH 460 gas tractor, IHWF, low hrs, $2,900; J&M 375 bu gravity box, truck tires & brakes, $2,750; Westendorf run- FOR SALE: Fantini chopninggear, 12.5x15, $1,450. ping 8R CH; 70' Elmer 320-769-2756 drag, Merritt alum hopper grain trailers; '89 IH 1680 FOR SALE: 1991 9500 JD combine; 690 Killbros grain combine, 925 soybean head, cart; 24R30� JD pl on Kinze 4306c Harvester chopping bar; Big A floater; 175 cornhead; Brent grain Michigan ldr; IH 964 CH; twain 450 gravity wagon; White 706 & 708 CH & 1980 Chev grain truck, 20' parts; White plows & box, 3 axles. 320-226-3405 parts; (3) 4WD drive pickups ('78-'80); JD 44' field FOR SALE: 7130 Case IH cult; 3300 Hiniker field Magnum, 6600 hrs, 1300 on cult; IH 260 backhoe; new engine; 1660 Case IH header trailer. 507-380-5324 combine, 2900 hrs, 6R CH & 20' bean head; 527 DMI; FOR SALE: Gehl 3510 skid, 1061 Butler Farmking nice; Westfield 8x26 auger, auger, good cond; 31' Butlike new; JD 3020, nice; JD ler Farmking w/ 7.5 horse 148 loader, sharp; JD 1065 motor; 500 BU Killbros running gear; Demco 365 gravity box, new flotation gravity wagon; 8N Ford w/ tires & roll-up tarp. Reall hyd ldr, sharp; 16' glass tired. 507-317-4571 or 507tron bolt, 90 HP, consider 326-7652 trade on farm equipment. Peterson Equipment, 507276-6958 OR 507-276-6957
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FOR SALE: 9400 JD, 5300 hrs, w/ auto steer, $72,000; 512 JD 9 shank ripper, $28,000; JD 3710 10 bottom plow, $26,000; JD 9650 STS, RWA, AHHC, auto-steer, 2600 monitor, coutour master, $75,000; JD 630F beanhead, hydroflex, used 2 seasons, $28,000; JD 606C cornhead, late model, $41,000; Unverferth header trailer, like new, $5,500, all machinery is field ready, tractor & combine have been through JD shop. 320-278-3507
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445 Case Series 3 skid ldr, FOR SALE: NI 8465 round FOR SALE: 6' x 20' bunk JD 3020 D Tractor, JDWF, JD 925 flexhead w/ poly 5115M JD Cab MFD joystick, RHINO #405PT 4 Basket Hay hyd quick-tach, ride conwagon, & also two self unbaler, exc cond, $1,850;IH 3pt, $6,450; 98 JD 9610 comTedder (for Wet Hay). left hand reverser, 540-1000 snouts or JD 643 6x30 oil trol, 2spd, 3650 hrs, still loading 16' Meyer boxes. bine RWA, duals, mower 435 small square baler w/ w/ economy PTO. 11 drive low tin cornhead, BRENT #420 Grain Cart w/ used daily, $18,900. 715-223Always shedded. 715-796bale thrower, shedded, bin ext, 2,900 sep. hrs, months old. 715-223-3664 $4,900/ea; AC 185D tractor, Tall Extension w/ Screen 2761 3664 nice, $1,950; NH 1033 bale $34,500; 2000 JD 930 F full 3pt, 2 hyds, $5,450; IH 5500 23.1x26 Tires, Shedded, wagon, always shedded, finger flexhead, PTO 13' chisel plow or IH 710 FOR SALE: IH 527B disk Real Good. 319-347-6677 Can FOR SALE: IH 800 10 botripper; Ringsted welding $4,900; NH 258 rake w/ dolly Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Redrives, $5,450; JD 643 6x30 6x18 onland spring reset Deliver. tom plow, $8,900/OBO; JD stalk smasher; Orthman pair Repair-Troubleshootwheel, $2,250; IA 8 bale dollow tin cornhead, $4,900; plow, can be 5 bottom, 3600 8 bottom plow, lift assist. 507-236-3623 ing Sales-Design Custom ly wheel type bale trailer JD 2800 8 bottom, Veri$1450/ea, Westfield 8x71 We buy $6,500/OBO. Both field hydraulic hose-making up $2,250, JD 1065 a runwidth, spring rest on land auger w/ elec motor, $1,750. NH 7635 MFD, cab, ldr, Salvage Equipment ready. Feterl rotary grain to 2” Service calls made. ninggear , $750. 320-769-2756 plow, $2,900. 320-769-2756 320-769-2756 Parts Available 85HP, 2900 hrs, nice! 20' screener, elec 3hp, $390; STOEN'S Hydrostatic SerHammell Equip., Inc. Balzer 3pt chopper; White 16R30” hooded band vice 16084 State Hwy 29 N (507)867-4910 445, 13 shank tandems, very Thank you for reading sprayer w/ 300 gal tank & Glenwood, MN 56334 320good; Kinze 2100 vert fold Redball monitor, $3,900. THE LAND! 634-4360 12-30. 507-764-2127 507-327-6430
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‘13 JD 7280R, IVT, triple link front susp., 59 GPM hyd. pump, 4 remotes, 540/1000 PTO, 480/80R50 duals, 3400 hrs..................................$98,500 ‘13 JD S670 Combine,RWD, 76x5032 tires, chopper, 972 sep. hrs. ............................................. $155,000 ‘13 Wil-Rich 5830 37’ Chisel Plow, 3-bar harrow, 12” shank spacing, Unused ...................................$36,000 ‘11 JD 608C, 8x30 non-chopping cornhead ................................$24,000 ‘05 Case 410 Skid Steer, 208 hrs. ................................................$14,900 ‘98 JD 9200, 12-spd., 520/85R42 duals, 8 new tires, 4850 hrs. .$49,500 ‘07 NH TG275, super steer, mega flow hyd., 540/1000 PTO, 380/90R54 rear duals, 380/80R38 front duals, guidance ready, 2430 hrs. .....$79,500 ‘15 NH T4.115, 2WD, cab, air, 12x12 power shuttle trans., 85 hrs., Warranty till December 2018 $36,500 ‘07 JD 9760 Combine, 520/85R42 duals, RWD, Contour Master, 1788 sep. hrs., Just Through Service Program .................................$82,000 ‘13 CIH Magnum 290, 380/90R54 duals, front duals, 6 remotes, wgts., 3570 hrs..................................$82,500 ‘10 CIH Magnum 225, CVT trans., 380/90R54 duals, 4600 hrs., Just Through Service Program .....$69,000 ‘10 NH T8010, super steer, 480/80R46 duals, 380/85R34 single fronts, 540/1000 PTO, 1200 hrs. ................................................$94,500 ‘01 JD 7610, 2WD, 16-spd. PQ trans., new 18.4R42’s, 5470 hrs. ......$42,500 ‘96 JD 8870, 24-spd., 710/70R38 duals, 3-pt. hitch, 7580 hrs. ..$35,000 – AgDirect Financing Available –
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AGCO-ALLIS #5670 Diesel Tractor (60HP) 3Pt/540 PTO, 2 Remotes, Approx 5000 Hrs, All Good Rubber, Runs Great, Sharp, Cheap Horsepower. AC 7 Ft Sickle Mower (Pull Type) Good One. 319-347-6138 Can Del
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‘01 Great Dane, 53’, SX, AR, Alum. Floor, Alum. Crossmembers, Sandblasted & Painted .......... $8,000 ‘02 Great Dane, 48/102, AR, Closed Tandem Slider, Sandblasted & Painted, All Steel .................... $8,500 ‘97 Wilson, 48/96, SX, AR, Alum. Floor, Alum. Crossmembers, 80% T&B, Sandblasted & Painted........... $7,000 ‘95 Utility, 48/102, SX, AR, Alum. Floor, Sandblasted & Painted........... $5,500 ‘03 Great Dane Alum. Combo, 48/102, AR, Closed Tandem Slider, Good Paint ...................................... $8,000 ‘89 Great Dane, 48/96 Steel Trailer, SR, Closed Tandem................. $5,500
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‘97 XL Specialized Double Drop, 48/102, 29’6” Well, New 255/22.5 RGN, Mechanical Detach RGN ............................................. $19,000 (30) Van & Reefer Trailers On Hand, 48/102 - 53/102, Water, Storage, or Over The Road ........$3,500 to $5,500
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‘97 Raven, 36’, 60” Sides, Alum. Box, Alum. Frame, New Bed Liner, AR, 90% T&B, Complete Rebuild $22,500
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‘06 Dodge Caravan, 3.3 EG, 165K Mi. ............................................... $1,750 ‘01 Ford 350 Pickup, 2WD, Alum. Tool Box & Rack, 70% Tires, Tuned Up ............................................... $3,750 ‘70 Kenworth Conv., 270 Cummins, 9-Spd., PS, AR, New Tires, Alum. Whls., Runs Great!.................. $6,500 ‘10 Honda Civic, 80K Mi., Clean ND Car .................................... $8,500
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Corn Heads (B) ‘14 JD 618, 18 Row 20”, chopping ............................. $149,900 (B) ‘13 JD 618, 18 Row 20”, chopping ............................. $129,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 612, 12 Row 20”, chopping............................ $99,900 (H) ‘14 JD 612, 12 Row 30”, chopping ............................... $94,900 (B) ‘11 Geringhoff RD1230, 12 Row 30”............................. $69,900 (OW) ‘13 Geringhoff RD830, 8 Row 30” ............................. $67,500 (B) ‘09 JD 612, 12 row 20”, chopping ................................ $59,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 612, 12 Row 30”, Chopping ........................... $59,900 (B) ‘08 JD 612, 12 row 20”, chopping ................................ $49,900 (OS) ‘05 Drago, 6 row 30” chopping................................... $28,900 (B) ‘00 Geringhoff RD630, 6 Row 30”................................. $24,900 JD 608, Chopping .............................................. starting at $34,900 JD 608 Non-chopping ........................................ starting at $34,900 JD 893 8 row 30” ............................................... starting at $12,500
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Platforms (OW) ‘15 JD 640FD, 40’ Draper .......................................... $84,900 (N) ‘13 JD 640FD, 40’ Draper.............................................. $75,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 640FD, 40’ Draper .......................................... $72,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 635FD, 35’ Draper .......................................... $68,900 (H) ‘13 JD 625F, Air Reel..................................................... $39,500 (OS) ‘14 JD 630F, low acres ................................................ $32,500 (N) ‘15 JD 625F, 700 acres.................................................. $32,000 (N) ‘12 JD 630F, Air Reel..................................................... $29,900 (OW) ‘09 JD 635F, Air Reel ................................................. $27,900 (OS) ‘09 JD 635F ................................................................ $19,900 (H) ‘04 JD 625F................................................................... $16,900 (B) ‘08 JD 630F ................................................................... $15,900 (OW) ‘07 JD 635F ............................................................... $14,900
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‘94 Wilson, 42/66, SR, 11/24.5, 80% T&B, Good Tarps, New 5th Whl. Plate, Clean .................. $12,750 ‘11 Maurer, 42/66 Alum. Ag Hopper, AR, 11/24.5 Alum. Whls., New T&B ............................................. $21,500 ‘06 Merrit, 42/66 Ag Hopper, AR, New 22.5, Nebraska Trailer .. $21,500 ‘92 Timpte, 42/66, AR, 80% T&B ............................................. $10,000 ‘88 Wilson, 42/66, SR, 75% T&B ............................................. $10,000
‘96 Wabash Drop Deck, 53/102, SX, AR, Alum. Floor, Alum. Crossmembers ..................... $16,900 Engineered 5’ Beavertail Kit: Includes: Paint, LED Lights & All Electrical ............$5,750 Installed ......................................... $3,750 Kit
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FOR SALE: '04 NH TG230, 2010 JD tractor, w/ ldr, WF, Mustang 1000 skidldr, $2,600; 530 Case backhoe/ldr tracgood running condition. MFD, 3500 hrs, 5 remotes, tor, $5,700; Gehl 4510 skidlCall for more details. (715) mega-flow, super steer, 3pt dr w/ attachments, $4,200; 962-3870 PTO auto-steer & radar, New 72” dirt/grapple buckwgts, $68,000. 507-327-0858 FOR SALE: JD 7420, MFWD et, $1,200. 320-766-3758 tractor w/ JD 741SL ldr, FOR SALE: Case IH 7250, joystick & 3rd function. PQ MFD, 7600 hrs, 18.4x46 du037 trannie w/ LH reverser, Harvesting Equip als, good rubber, 3 re18.4x42 tires, front tires 1500 gal fast sprayer w/ 80' motes, 3pt, PTO, wgts, nice new. Everything works, boom, exc cond. $5,900; IH paint & interior, field very nice mechanically 1680 w/ rock trap, chopper, ready, $45,000. 507-327-0858 sound tractor. $36,900. 507low hrs, $13,000; JD 9400 789-6049 tractor, $45,000; JD 3700 10 bottow plow, auto reset, JD 2950, 6471 hrs, fresh eng $8,500. 507-236-4925 OH, new 18-34 tires, rear wheel wgts, 2 post ROPS. AUGER SALE! (715)334-6120 Buhler Farm King FOR SALE: JD 6400 PQ NEW AND USED TRACTOR trans, cab, new tires, Most Sizes On Hand PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 540/1000 PTO, 6900 hrs, ex55, 50 Series & newer trac- 10-12-13” x 31 Thru 60-70-85-95 cellent condition, $18,900. Plus 112 Ft On Hand tors, AC-all models, Large 218-389-6961 or 218-428-9139 We Deliver Anywhere Inventory, We ship! Mark A.L. Buseman Industries Heitman Tractor Salvage 319-347-6282 Let It Ring 715-673-4829
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1988 Titan II 7720 combine, FOR SALE: '09 Case IH 3412 heavy rear axle, chopper. cornhead, $32,500. 507-383(815)543-1890 3447 FOR SALE: '79 M2 Gleaner CIH 2366 combine, sep hrs combine, field ready, 1687, eng hrs 2666, specality $2,500; '73 GMC truck, good rotor, long unloading auger, 16' box & hoist, $3,500. 507field tracker, grain loss 995-2513 monitor, header control, heavy duty final drives, FOR SALE: '82 8820 combine, field ready, $9,000. JD chain oilers. 605-359-6205 730 gas tractor, WF, fenders, good rubber & paint, FOR SALE: '06 JD 30' 630F $7,000. 507-391-5127 grain head, low acres, field ready, $13,900/OBO. 507- FOR SALE: '90 Gleaner R50 327-6430 combine, 13' dummy head, 315 bean head & 436 cornFOR SALE: '11 JD 9570 comhead. Norwood, MN. 612bine, loaded, PRWD, CM, 202-7944 $165,000. '13 606C chopping cornhead, $43,900. 625F FOR SALE: CIH 2206 cornhead, 30R, like new, best ofbeanhead, $15,000. Will sepfer; Case IH 1020, 25' beanarate and always shedded. head, exc cond, best offer; 507-238-1309 952-445-6140 FOR SALE: Duetz/Allis 15' soybean flex head, plastic teeth, fits L2 or M combine. Call 608-625-2439
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JD 638 22' disc, asking FOR SALE: Black Angus bulls also Hamp, York, & $7,500/OBO. (608)792-8051 Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts. 320-598-3790 Machinery Wanted 040 055 All kinds of New & Used Dairy farm equipment – disc chisWANTED TO BUY: Dairy els, field cults, planters, heifers and cows. 320-235soil finishers, cornheads, 2664 feed mills, discs, balers, haybines, etc. 507-438-9782 Cattle 056 Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712, Glencoe 7400; Field Cults Black Angus cows w/calves at side, summer now bred under 30': JD 980, small back. (715)483-3866 grain carts & gravity boxes www.teamjsi.com 300-400 bu. Finishers under 20', clean 4 & 6R stalk chop- Breeding age Polled Herepers; Nice JD 215 & 216 ford bulls for sale. (715)532flex heads; JD 643 corn4246 or (715)492-3742 heads Must be clean; JD corn planters, 4-6-8 row. FOR SALE OR LEASE 715-299-4338 REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS Bulls, 2 year old & WANTED: 8-12' Erway aerayearlings; bred heifers, tor. 218-924-2337 calving ease, club calves & balance performance. Al Feed Seed Hay 050 sired. In herd improvement program. J.W. Riverview Angus Farm Glencoe, MN Alfalfa square baleage indi55336 Conklin Dealer 320vidually wrapped 160 to 190 864-4625 RFV delivered by truck load; clean 3x4 straw bales FOR SALE: Due to owner also available. 866-575-7562 health issues, must sell; (1) purebred yearling Polled Alfalfa, mixed hay, grass Hereford bull, (4) purebred hay and straw, medium Polled Hereford cows w/ squares or round bales, denursing heifer calves. 320livered. LeRoy Ose, call or 796-0000, Spicer, MN. text 218-689-6675
FOR SALE: JD 224 grain platform, used last year, works good, better than average condition, was on an 8820, $2,500/OBO. 507-2761488 FOR SALE: JD 634 30” cornhead. 507-383-9565 Buyers & Sellers of hay, FOR SALE: Half Angus/ half Simmental bull, two years straw, corn, wheat, oats & FOR SALE: JD 643 cornold. 715-234-3954 other grains. Western Hay head, '92 knife rollers, side available. Fox Valley Alfal- FOR SALE: Summer special deflectors, oil bath, fa Mill. 920-853-3554 straight, $4,500. 507-317-3396 Limousin semen tested bulls, red or black, low FOR SALE: JD 7720 turbo, birth weight, super growth. 4604 hrs, set up for Integra John Goelz, Franklin, MN. monitor, always shedded, 507-557-8394 Larry 507-820good cond, $16,000/OBO. 2571 (507)828-7012 FOR SALE: JD 9650STS Distiller's Corn Oil MDGS Limousin & Red Angus and DDGS. Feed Use. Bulls. Delivery avail. Hamcombine, 2WD, AHH, DAS, MN/IA/SD/ND ethanol mond, WI. 715-821-3516 mower hopper ext, Greenplant origins. Truck Star ready, thru JD shop Performance and semen quantities. Call RPMG to yearly w/ service records, tested Black Angus bulls. learn more. (877) 77618.4x42 duals, 2189 sep/3293 (715)483-3866 4334 en hrs, long auger, new www.teamjsi.com concave & wear items, very nice, always shedded, FOR SALE: Small squares Registered Texas Longhorn $59,700. 320-359-2692 breeding stock, cows, grass hay, $3.50/bale. 507heifers or roping stock, top 380-3676 FOR SALE: L2 Gleaner blood lines. 507-235-3467 combine, AWD w/ 6RN Organic corn MOSA certified cornhead, 15' bean head, FOB SW WI. Call with of- WANT TO BUY: Butcher pickup head, hydro drive, fer. Stan 702-203-9564 cows, bulls, fats & walkable $6,000. 218-943-5651 cripples; also horses, sheep & goats. 320-235-2664 054 FOR SALE: MF 850 com- Livestock bine, 4428 engine hrs, been Horse 057 through shop feb. 2013, 1163 conrhead, 9118 flex beanFOR SALE: Yearling Belhead, only did 200 acres of gium gelding out of good beans since 2013. 320-226pulling stock, $2,200. Daniel 1161 DEAD STOCK REMOVAL Borntreger, 21395 Cty N, FOR SALE: MF 860'sSERVICE BY PAT Kendall, WI 54638 MF1163's – MR1859's, IH WENDINGER SERVING 990-JD7000 FF 12-30 c-65 all RENVILLE, SIBLEY, 060 grain trucks, single & tanCARVER, WRIGHT, Sheep dem. 319-240-3552 MEEKER, MCLEOD, STEARNS & SCOTT FOR SALE: 2 year old black FOR SALE: New Hyd deck face ram, call for details. COUNTIES. CHARGES: plate kit for 1083 Case IH 320-864-4453 $35 PER STOP (NOT PER cornhead, asking $2,000. ANIMAL) OR $200 PER Jackson Hillside Farm for 507-327-0858 QUARTER, CRANE PICKsale Suffolk & Suffolk cross UP, NO MESS, FAST, Tillage Equip 039 yearling ewes, ewes & FRIENDLY SERVICE rams. Home of the 2014 GUARANTEED. CALL FOR SALE: '12 2700 JD ripWisconsin State Fair STATION 800-767-2569, OFper, 9-24, low acres, $29,000. wether ram. Scott 920-229FICE 507-430-2506 Will trade for truck tractor. 4997 WENDINGERTRUCKING.Also JD 158 ldr w/ 8' buckPolypay Rams Feb. & Mar COM, FACEBOOK et, $3,200. 320-522-0589 born Purebred Registered Polypay Ram Lambs. FOR SALE: 8 bottom 3710 FOR SALE: Balzer 14' self unloading silage box w/ 4' Dam & Sires are out of JD plow, stored inside, feeder extension & new NSIP Flocks. Some are out excellent condition, running gear; IH 56 Ensiof high selling ram lamb at $18,300. Call or text (507) lage blower, like new, relast year's sale. All should 829-5255 tired farmer. 952-872-5566 be at least R. (320) 986-2645
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FOR SALE: Blue Heeler pups $50/ea. Daniel C Borntreger, 21395 Cty Hwy N, Kendall, WI 54638
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‘07 Geringhoff 16R22” chopping cornhead ....................................................... $29,000 ‘12 JD 9560R, 921 hrs., HID lights, 4 hyd., ‘05 Geringhoff 6R30” chopping cornhead Michelin 800x38” tires & duals .... $220,000 ....................................................... $22,500 ‘13 JD 9460R, 1377 hrs., 1000 PTO, 3 pt. hitch, 5 hyd. valves, Hi-Flow, 620x42” tires ..................................................... $220,000 ‘13 JD 680, 942 eng./643 sep. hrs., 4x4, ‘13 JD 9410R, 640 hrs., 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., CM w/5-spd. feederhouse, chopper, long big pump, 480x50” tires & duals . $209,000 unloading auger, 520x42” tires & duals ‘12 JD 9410R, 675 hrs., 3 pt. hitch, 1000 ..................................................... $205,000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, 480x50” tires & ‘09 JD 9670, 1842 eng./1181 sep. hrs., CM, duals ............................................. $219,000 chopper, extended wear................ $110,000 ‘12 JD 9410R, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., ‘10 JD 9870, 1500 eng./1220 sep. hrs., HID lights, 520x46” tires & duals. $179,000 5-spd. feederhouse, Pro-drive, chopper, ‘12 JD 9360R, 1075 hrs., 1000 PTO, 3 pt. 1250x32” single tires ................... $125,000 hitch w/coupler, 520x42 tires & duals ‘00 JD 9650TS, 3611 eng./2645 sep. hrs., ..................................................... $175,000 chopper, 20.8x38” duals................. $57,000 ‘12 CIH 400HD, 366 hrs., 1000 PTO, 6 hyd., ‘98 JD 9510, 4819 eng./3359 sep. hrs., big pump, 480x50” tires & duals . $185,000 Dial-a-matic, chopper, Maurer bin ext. ‘12 CIH 400HD, 320 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump, 520x46” tires & duals................... $175,000 ....................................................... $37,000 ‘13 JD S660, 527 eng./308 sep. hrs., CM, ‘02 CIH 425, 3465 hrs., 12-spd. manual, chopper, 480x42” tires & duals .... $193,000 4 hyd., 710x38” tires & duals......... $95,000 ‘12 JD S670, Hilko Sidehill, 630 eng./361 sep. hrs., chopper, HID lights, power cast tailboard, 520x42” tires & duals... $199,000 ‘08 JD 7830, MFWD, 4117 hrs., 540/1000 ‘12 CIH 7230, 605 eng./434 sep. hrs., Lux. PTO, 3 pt., 380x50” tires & duals .. $81,000 cab, rock trap, chopper, 520x42” duals ‘13 JD 8260R, 1000 PTO, 3 pt., 4 hyd., big ..................................................... $185,000 pump, 480x50” tires & duals ....... $124,500 ‘12 CIH 7130, 1839 eng./1355 sep. hrs., ‘13 JD 6170R, cab, IVT trans., 540/1000 tracker, chopper, 520x42” duals ... $118,000 PTO, 480x46” tires & duals, (has JD H380 ‘12 CIH 8230, 4WD, 969 eng./777 sep. hrs., loader w/joystick) ......................... $125,000 rock trap, chopper, power topper . $195,000 ‘10 JD 8270R, 3888 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, ‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs., 3 hyd., 18.4x46” tires & duals...... $105,000 rock trap, chopper, 520x42” duals $160,000 ‘12 JD 7200R, MFWD, 1685 hrs., 12-spd., ‘09 CIH 7088, 1193 eng./895 sep. hrs., 3 pt., 4 hyd. valves, 540/1000 PTO, rock trap, chopper, 30.5x32” singles 18.4x46” duals ............................... $95,000 ..................................................... $125,000 ‘12 CIH 315, 481 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, ‘13 Challenger 560C, 489 eng./278 sep. 4 hyd., big pump, 480x50” duals . $145,000 hrs., (Has ATI Track System), 36” belts, ‘12 CIH 290, 434 hrs., PT, 3 pt., 540/1000 4WD, chopper, lateral tilt, HID lights PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, front duals, ..................................................... $179,000 480x50” rear duals ....................... $145,000 ‘09 NH CR9060, 2400 eng./1800 sep. hrs., ‘12 CIH 260, 1784 hrs., Deluxe cab, 19-spd. tracker, chopper, 520x42” duals .... $79,000 PS, susp. front axle, 3 pt., 4 hyd., Hi-Flow, ‘08 NH 9060, 4x4, 1786 eng./1332 sep. hrs., 1000 PTO, 480x50” duals ............ $110,000 rock trap, chopper, 620x42” duals . $95,000 ‘13 CIH 260, 577 hrs., PS, 3 pt., 540/1000 ‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs., PTO, 4 hyd., big pump, 420x46” tires & tracker, chopper, chaff spreader, air duals ............................................. $122,000 compressor, 520x42” tires & duals $59,000
COMBINES
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NEW Fantini chopping cornhead.... Specials Fantini Pre-Owned 8030 chopping cornhead ....................................... Specials ‘10 Gleaner R76, Loaded ................ Specials ‘08 Gleaner R75, Nice...................... Specials ‘01 Gleaner R72 ............................... Specials ‘03 Gleaner R65 ............................... Specials ‘02 Gleaner R62 ............................... Specials
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New Hesston & NH Hay Tools - ON HAND
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NEW Salford RTS Units ................... Specials NEW Salford Plows ......................... Specials NEW Unverferth Seed Tenders ....... Specials NEW Westfield Augers .................... Specials NEW REM 2700 Vac. ....................... Specials NEW Hardi Sprayers........................ Specials NEW Riteway Rollers ...................... Specials NEW Lorenz Snowblowers.............. Specials NEW Batco Conveyors.................... Specials NEW Brent Wagons & Grain Carts.. Specials NEW E-Z Trail Seed Wagons........... Specials NEW Rock Buckets & Pallet Forks . Specials REM 2700, Rental ............................ Specials Unverferth 8000 Grain Cart ............. Specials Pre-Owned Snowblowers, 7’-9’ ...... Specials Pre-Owned Sprayers ....................... Specials
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SMITHS MILL IMPLEMENT Hwy. 14, 3 miles West of Janesville, MN
Phone (507) 234-5191 or (507) 625-8649 Mon. - Fri. 7:30-5:00 • Sat. 7:30-Noon www.smithsmillimp.com
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LARSON IMPLEMENTS 5 miles east of Cambridge, MN on Hwy. 95 763-689-1179
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NEW White Planters ........................ Specials ‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded .......... Specials White 6122, 12-30............................ Specials ‘06 White 8222 w/3 bu., res. mgr. ... Specials
‘05 CIH MX255, 4282 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 480x46” duals, front duals .... $65,000 ‘12 CIH 550 Quad Track, 3582 hrs., ‘03 CIH MX210, 5550 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, Lux. cab, cab suspension, 4 new tracks 4 hyd., 380x46” tires & duals......... $59,000 30”, 4 hyd., diff. lock, big pump... $169,000 ‘11 NH T8.300, 1644 hrs., Lux. cab, HID ‘04 Cat. 765, 4602 hrs., 18” tracks, 120” lights, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd. valves, spacing, 3 pt., PTO, front wgts., Very Clean! Auto Steer Complete, 520x46” duals ....................................................... $79,000 ....................................................... $94,000 ‘02 Challenger 765, 3650 hrs., 18” tracks, ‘12 Kubota M110, MFWD, 240 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, front wgts., 4 hyd. valves, PTO, loader w/8’ bucket ................. $55,000 Very Nice! ....................................... $78,000 ‘10 Challenger 765C, 2866 hrs., 3 pt., PTO, 6 hyd., 18” tracks ......................... $120,000 ‘03 CIH 1020, 30’ flex ........................ $6,000 ‘12 JD 9560RT, 1250 hrs., 30” tracks, ‘09 NH 74C, 35’ flex ......................... $14,500 4 hyd., front wgts. ........................ $199,000 ‘05 JD 643, 6R30”, low tin ................. $6,000
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‘03 Sunflower, 32’, 5-bar spike ....... Specials Sunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo... Specials Sunflower 4233-19 w/3-bar harrow Specials DMI 530B ......................................... Specials DMI/NH 775, 7-shank ...................... Specials ‘12 JD 3710, 10-bottom................... Specials ‘08 JD 3710, 10-bottom................... Specials ‘08 JD 2210, 44.5’ w/3-bar harrow.. Specials
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NEW NH Boomer 37, w/loader ....... Specials NEW NH T9.645, w/Smart Trac ....... Specials NEW NH T8.320, FWA ..................... Specials NEW Massey 1726, w/loader .......... Specials NEW Versatile 450, 4WD ................. Specials NEW Versatile 310, FWA ................. Specials NEW Versatile 260, FWA ................. Specials ‘12 Challenger MT 665D .................. Specials ‘12 NH T9.560, 4WD ........................ Specials ‘12 NH T9.390, approx. 650 hrs. ..... Specials NH TD5050, w/loader, Like New ..... Specials NH TV6070, bi-directional ............... Specials Allis 180 D ........................................ Specials
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Compart's total program FOR SALE: Knight TMR FOR SALE: 26' 2006 Puma FOR SALE: 30.5x32 combine features superior boars & tires, make offer. 507-2765th wheeler w/slide out, exc feedmixer, real augie, modopen gilts documented by 9667 cond, has everything, reael 2170, weightronic scale. BLUP technology. Duroc, sonable. We are retired. $5,000/OBO. 507-236-5616 York, Landrace & F1 lines. (715)986-4653 One call does it all! Terminal boars offer lean- FOR SALE: New steer feedWith one phone call, you can ers, calf and finisher sizes Miscellaneous ness, muscle, growth. Ma090 place your classified ad in 1T to 8T cap. 920-948-3516 ternal gilts & boars are The Land, Farm News, www.steerfeeder.com productive, lean, durable. Featherman chicken proAND The Country Today. All are stress free & PRRS cessing system, killing Call The Land for more free. Semen also available SOLD COWS - Dresser roots cones, scolder, dunker, info @ 507-345-4523 • 800-657rotary blower milker through Elite Genes A.I. plucker, 2 mats, cooling 4665. pump, brand new model 53, Make 'em Grow! Comparts tank used once. Clean & $1,200. Mastitis tester, Boar Store, INC. Toll Free: complete, $2,800. (715)726used 3 times, $100. (574) 877-441-2627 1815 298-1545 FOR SALE: Yorkshire, & WANTED TO BUY! USED Hampshire, Duroc BULK MILK COOLER Hamp/Duroc boars, also ALL SIZES. 920-867-3048 gilts. Excellent selection. Raised outside. Exc herd health. No PRSS. Delivery Trucks & Trailers 084 avail. 320-568-2225
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‘09 Kenworth T660 Daycab, C13, 430 Hp., 10-Spd., Red ..........................................................................$37,900 ‘98 Timpte, 33.5’x66”, Ag Tub, Spring Ride ...............$16,900 ‘04 Timpte, 40’x66”, Ag Tub, Spring Ride, Elec. Tarp .$20,000 ‘06 Timpte, 40’x66”, Regular Tub, Air Ride ................$21,900 ‘09 Timpte, 40’x66”, Ag Tub, Spring Ride, Elec. Tarp .$24,900 ‘09 Stoughton, 40’x66”, Ag Tub, Air Ride ..................$19,900 ‘11 Timpte, 40x66” SL, Ag Tub, Air Ride, Black Skin ..$28,900 ‘12 Timpte, 40’x66”, Ag Tub, Spring Ride ..................$28,900 ‘12 Timpte, 40’x66”, Regular Tub, Air Ride ................$27,900 ‘14 Timpte, 40’x66”, Ag Tub, Spring Ride, Black Skin $29,900 ‘14 Timpte, 40’x66”, Ag Tub, Spring Ride ..................$31,900 ‘15 Tmpte, 40’x66”, Ag Tub, Spring Ride, Black Skin $31,900 ‘15 Timpte, 40’x66”, Ag Tub, Air Ride ........................$33,900 ‘10 Dakota, 41’x66”, Ag Tub, Air Ride ........................$21,900 ‘04 Timpte, 42’x72”, Regular Tub, Air Ride ................$18,900 ‘05 Timpte, 42’x72”, Regular Tub, Spring Ride ..........$16,900 ‘05 Timpte, 42’x72”, Regular Tub, Spring Ride ..........$17,900 ‘07 Timpte, 42’x72”, Regular Tub, Air Ride ................$23,900 ‘09 Timpte, 42’x66”, Ag Tub, Spring Ride ..................$24,900
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Lease this tractor for 3 years for $32.43/hr. for 600 hrs. per year ‘13 Magnum 315, Lux. Cab, Hi Cap. Hyd. Pump, Susp. Front Axle, 981 hrs. ..... $155,000
‘15 CIH 9240, Tracks, RWA, Lux. cab, ‘15 CIH 8240, Lux. cab, auto. 400 eng./321 sep. hrs. ......$349,900 guide, HID lites..............$285,000
Lease this tractor for 3 years for $32.43/hr. for 600 hrs. per year ‘13 Magnum 315, Lux. Cab, Susp. Front Axle, 640 hrs. ............................................ $155,000
‘13 CIH 8230, 992 eng./759 sep. hrs. ........................$189,900
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‘13 CIH 7230, 1150 eng./900 sep. hrs. ........................$169,900
‘14 CIH 3162, 35’ Draper ............................................$49,900
‘14 CIH 4408, 8R30 Chopping Cornhead ...........................$64,500
‘15 CIH Puma 165 w/CIH loader, PS, 399 hrs. .................... $119,900
‘16 CIH Magnum 380, CVT, RowTac ........................... $239,900
‘15 CIH Magnum 280, Lux. cab, susp. frt. axle, dual PTO, hi-cap. hyd. pump, 272 hrs.. $169,900
‘13 CIH Magnum 290, 1697 hrs., Lux. cab, susp. frt. axle, 50KPH, full auto steer. ..$129,900
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‘15 CIH 9240, 400 eng./321 sep. hrs., Tracks, RWA, Lux. cab, HID lites .................................. $349,900 ‘15 CIH 8240, 400 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, auto guide, folding unload auger, CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED UNIT - Coming In After Season ....................................................... $285,000 ‘13 CIH 7230, 680 eng./544 sep. hrs., 520x42 duals, leather, HID lites, Loaded Corn/Bean Machine, CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED UNIT - Coming In After Season ...................................................... $199,000 ‘13 CIH 7230, 1050 eng./900 sep. hrs., 520x42 duals, leather, HID lites, Loaded Corn/Bean Machine, CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED UNIT - Coming In After Season ...................................................... $169,900
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• • • FREE • • • CIH 4408, 8R30” chopping cornhead ......................................................................................$69,900 700 auto steer, 2108 hrs. $189,900 full auto guide, 2674 hrs. $129,900 duals, 3810 hrs. ..............$49,900 CIH 4408, 8R30” chopping cornhead ......................................................................................$64,500 CIH 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead ...........................................................................................CALL Geringhoff, 8R chopping cornhead .........................................................................................$49,900 CIH 3408, 8R30” cornhead.......................................................................................................$39,900 CIH 3408, 8R30” cornhead.......................................................................................................$29,900 CIH 2208, 8R30” .......................................................................................................................$28,500 CIH 2208, 8R30” .......................................................................................................................$24,500 Be Creative... CIH 2020, 35’ platform..............................................................................................................$13,000 Repurpose CIH 2020, 35’ platform w/Crary air reel ...................................................................................$18,000 CIH 9370 Quad, Tracks, ‘13 Bobcat T-870, cab w/AC, hi flo Leon M1000 Scraper, 10-yard CIH 3020, 35’ flex platform.......................................................................................................$24,900 7215 hrs. ........................$49,900 hyd., 2-spd., roller susp. ...$54,900 ........................................$22,500 Into Another Usage CIH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$49,900 CIH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$52,500 CIH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$56,500 CIH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$57,500 24 Months Interest Free • Call For Details CIH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$58,500 CIH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$59,500 ‘16 CIH Magnum 380 Track, CVT, Lux. cab, susp. front axle, 120” spacing, 5 remotes, hi-cap. hyd. pump,
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This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Managing Editor Paul Malchow
THE LAND, AUGUST 5, 2016
Taking care of the land
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erty is expected to be picked before the Expo. This will serve as the site for tillage and tiling demonstrations throughout the two days. Organizers are expecting 60 exhibitors, experts from the University of Minnesota and plenty of food. Tuesday’s lunch is being sponsored by Jennie-O Turkey and Wednesday’s fare is put on by the Minnesota Pork Producers. After the Expo shuts down for the day on Tuesday evening, the board will hold a banquet at the Blooming Prairie Servicemen’s Club. During the dinner the board will recognize the Young Farmer of the Year, the Farm Family of the Year, and the Communicator of the Year. County Extension offices from throughout the region nominated candidates for the awards. While banquet tickets are $20, the Expo itself is free to attend and Masching hopes attendance is not just limited to farmers. “How we take care of our land is important to everyone,” he said. “Sometimes farmers get a bad rap for chemicals and smell and polluting. We’re nothing without good land. This is a chance for people to come and see what’s being done.” ❖
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ver a decade ago, before land stewardship and water quality were common phrases, a handful of men began examining how manure was being applied to fields and wondering if there was a better, safer way. Through time, those efforts evolved and expanded into what today is known as the Southern Minnesota Land Use Expo. The 2016 edition of the event takes place Aug. 9 and 10 at a site just east of Blooming Prairie on State Highway 30. Up to this point, the Expo has had a nomadic existence — setting up camp wherever a suitable field was available. Expo organizers hope the present location has staying power. And for good reason. Not only is there plenty of acreage for demonstrations and a trade show, but the property butts against a small lake which comes in handy for the seminar on land use and water quality.
Other seminars scheduled during the Expo include a nitrogen study, cover crops, manure application and estate and succession planning. The first day closes with a legislative session featuring local, state and possibly even national politicians. “We want to have something for everyone,” said Jim Masching who serves as president of the Land Use Expo board of directors. It looks like the board has achieved its goal. In addition to all of the scheduled seminars, the Expo will feature the “Evolution of Agriculture” — a collection of various machinery farmers have used over the years. New machinery will be available for viewing as well. About $6 million of equipment will be on display. A large sweet corn field on the prop-
State Highway 30, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
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