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Dick Hagen at the Minnesota Cattle Industry Convention Iowa’s Start to Farm Program Variable Rate Equipment from France Kent Thiesse on ARC-CO Payments Robots in the Dairy Barn Coming to Mankato

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crunch in the spring, making it difficult to It’s that time of year when the stores plant new crops and pay the bills after run sales on active wear, athletic shoes, several years of low grain prices. yoga mats and water bottles. Our favorite magazines and grocers feature In addition, $690,000 would go to the healthy “lite” recipes. Gone are the roast Agricultural Utilization Research beef dinners and delectable appetizers Institute to build a developmental kitchen made with crescent rolls. Cookie and desfor food entrepreneurs at AURI’s facility sert recipes are replaced with homemade in Crookston and add new equipment and granola bars. technology to Waseca and Marshall faciliLAND MINDS ties that will be used to develop new prodAfter sliding from Halloween candy to ucts from unusable ag waste. the Thanksgiving feast and then on to By Marie Wood Christmas cookies at each meal and Let’s hope our legislators and governor snack, even I am ready to lower my can get the job done. Many of you are still waiting sugar intake — but not so fast. I need to wean for health care and property tax relief. Both issues myself slowly. My kids and I are working through a are still on the agenda. container of frozen Christmas cookies that we liked Subscription drive least this year. My husband compared our leftover cookies to a nicotine patch. January brings our annual subscription drive at Thank goodness for farm meetings. I get to attend The Land. Thank you for sending in your subscripworkshops and meetings in the Mankato region and tion cards and whatever you can afford to give. We especially enjoy reading your notes. Many express enjoy meeting farmers and learning about markettheir appreciation for our informative articles, coling, crops, soil health and financial information. I have never been to a farm meeting that didn’t offer umns and for keeping them connected with the farming community. We love those notes. Thank you. sweet rolls, cookies, coffee, pop, bottled water and often a hot lunch. It’s important to feed the mind We also receive complaints about our content. One and body! Both farmers and reporters appreciate the reader took us to task for preaching about environhospitality. mental issues. After all, he said, farmers are the first environmentalists. We received a similar comMinnesota Legislature plaint last year. In 2016, we strived to bring you Just as we are all back to work, the Minnesota multiple viewpoints on the Minnesota buffer law Legislature is back in session. On Jan. 4, Gov. Mark and Gov. Dayton’s executive order on neonicotinoid Dayton and Lt. Gov. Tina Smith released their jobs insecticides. bill — a $1.5 billion bonding bill that would build During the 2016 subscription drive, one reader more than 240 projects across Minnesota, supporting local communities and improving infrastructure. expressed disappointment in our lack of coverage of farm families. After all, our tagline is “Since 1976, He urges quick passage. Where Farm and Family Meet.” I agreed and made it According to the governor’s office, the bill address- a point to do more stories on family farms this year. es many of the state’s critical infrastructure needs, Please keep your subscription cards and notes including potable water, roads, bridges, rails, farms, coming! We are listening. college and university facilities and community buildings. The bill identifies specific projects; 35 perRemember, when you return your form by Jan. 31, cent of projects are in Greater Minnesota, 30 percent you will be entered in a free drawing for a Stihl BG in the Twin Cities Area and 35 percent have impacts 50 handheld blower from Smiths Mill Implement. statewide. Call (800) 657-4665 if you need us to mail you a subscription card or visit www.TheLandOnline.com. Of note, the Dayton-Smith bill proposes financial assistance for farmers — a $35 million investment Marie Wood is the associate editor of The Land. to the Minnesota Rural Finance Authority to assist She may be reached at mwood@TheLandOnline.com. Minnesota farmers who will likely face a credit v

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16 — Estimating 2016 ARC-CO corn and soybean payments 22 — Robots aid large herd managment for Upsala dairy

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Beef checkoff spending should be transparent the very existence of the beef checkoff. Yes, the money is public. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled long ago that federally-chartered, non-refundable commodity checkoffs are “government speech.” That should mean that “government” dollars collected and spent by federal checkoffs on public research, public promotion, public communications, and public market-building programs is, in fact, open to public oversight. But no, NCBA will likely argue, we can’t tell you — the public — how we spend your money as the checkoff’s decades-long, hired hand because telling you might hurt us, it, or both. That, of course, is the best argument for full disclosure and the worst argument for a continued cover-up that anyone could make. What is so secret in NCBA’s dark checkoff closet that it can’t show It was enough, however, to make Jim wonder how 9,300 or so pages of financial documents related to you — the people who’ve bought and paid for that long Bob had been skimming company cream. Worse, how it used public money — beef checkoff dollars. closet, because it will destroy the checkoff? the brothers had two out-of-state sisters as partners The filing is the next step in the ongoing legal batand Jim knew both would have to be told the truth tle between the Organization for Competitive If it’s nothing, you should know. If it’s something, about Bob. that’s an even greater reason for you to know. Markets and USDA’s Office of Inspector General NCBA knows. You don’t. Why? So Jim confronted Bob and Bob made a tearful over documents surrounding OIG’s 2011 investigaconfession of his “mistake.” He repaid the $21,500 tion into a government audit conducted by the It is, after all, your USDA, your checkoff, and your and the brothers moved on. Cattlemen’s Beef Board — known as the beef check- money. You should know. But the sisters didn’t. They asked Jim for a multi- off — and the Board’s principle contractor, NCBA. The Farm and Food File is published weekly year audit of the company’s books to ensure that NCBA has questioned public disclosure of the doc- through the United States and Canada. Past colBob had not stolen more than $21,500 and to make uments because, it claims, going public with how it umns, events and contact information are posted at certain other “mistakes” had not occurred under spent millions in beef checkoff dollars will give away www.farmandfoodfile.com. v Jim’s aging eyes. proprietary information and, worse, might threaten Both brothers balked. An audit would be expensive, disrupt business for months, and — who knew? — might turn up some expenses the sisters would object to. Reluctantly, however, Jim agreed to the audit. A year went by and the sisters heard nothing from Jim other than his constant complaint that the audit “would kill the business.” The sisters hired an attorney who, in court, pressed for the audit’s results. It was, he argued, the sisters’ legal right to know how their money had been spent.

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The allegory: Moreover, the attorney added, not disclosing the results because it might “kill Not long ago, a man named Jim was in the business” was the very reason the business with his brother Bob. Jim was results must be disclosed. “What were the the hardworking, money-making side of brothers hiding?” he asked. the firm; Bob was the always smiling, money-spending side. How did the fight end? And, sure, Jim knew the arrangement The way fights like this usually end. was lopsided; but he loved and trusted The brothers continued their stonewalling FARM & FOOD FILE of the facts and the sisters continued Bob and Bob was Jim’s greatest admirer and biggest promoter. their legal pursuit of those same facts By Alan Guebert until, indeed, both the business and the The business did well for years until family imploded. one day, by pure chance, Jim discovered Bob had been stealing money The true story: from the company. It wasn’t much, By Feb. 17, the National Cattlemen’s about $21,500 out of the $21 million in revenue the Beef Association will file with the U.S. Department company had earned over the past three years. of Agriculture reasons it might have to keep private

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Life lessons taken from corn plants We see it all the time. We admire it, we when the time is right, pull back the drive past it, we walk in it, we eat it, we “husks” to reveal your brightness on the feed it to our livestock and pets, we hear inside and on the outside. it, we pop it, we haul it, we heat our feet Time takes its toll: As corn grows, the and our homes with it, we fuel our cars ear eventually droops, the stalk becomes with it, and we wear it. shorter and husks change from green to Corn is all around us — standing there a yellowish-brown color. It reaches full like some kind of humble, work-a-day maturity. Still, the stalk continues to peasant, virtually clueless as to its imporstand and do the job it was meant to do TABLE TALK tance in our lives. But as it stands there so regardless of what Mother Nature doles quietly in the sun and wind, it’s teaching By Karen Schwaller out. It can be battered and worn, but the us all about life. Here are a few examples: corn stalk knows it has a job to do, and does it until the very end. Have patience: Every tall corn stalk begins as a tiny seed. Whatever we’re waiting for, it Be versatile: Be willing to mix with other people, will happen in time. hear new ideas and try new things. It makes us betPut down roots: A corn stalk can’t even think about ter, more valuable people if we open ourselves to the growing into prosperity unless it shoots out roots to value that others can bring. give it strength to stand. Those who have walked Have a purpose: A corn stalk has one purpose: to before us and paved the way for us are our roots in grow an ear of corn. But that one purpose affects so agriculture. We must remember them and learn from many other parts of life. Spend your life accomplishtheir successes and mistakes. And then we must ing your purpose, even if your growing season isn’t shoot and be the roots for the next generation. Make as long as you had hoped. You never know who you them strong roots. Life will not always be kind. are inspiring. Fertilizer is a must: No person grows into a Black layering isn’t always good: While it’s good in healthy adult on their own merit. It takes the help, the life cycle of a corn plant, just remember to wash tolerance and encouragement of parents and an it off before coming to the supper table. entire community to grow a child into a well-roundBloom where you are planted: The corn does this. ed adult. Praise and discipline must both be in the You may not be where you want to be in life, but it’s sprayer tank for the fertilizer that has the optimum important to be your best person — no matter post-emergence performance. where you have been planted. Cultivate, cultivate, cultivate: We are all tempted And lastly, Give life a whorl: The corn plant grows from time to time to do things we shouldn’t do. one leaf at a time out of a whorl. It will always put Sometimes we are stronger than the temptation, 100 percent of its energy into being productive, even and sometimes not. Corn teaches us that we need to if some leaves have been damaged along the way. remove bad influences from our lives in order to Giving up is usually not an option. A corn plant is grow strong. much like a farmer. Yellow is nice: The color of corn is yellow and bright. Without this kind of thinking, it would certainly Whatever your mood as you go through life, be yellow. be a corn dog’s life. Everyone likes a person who shows their sunny side. Err ... yeah. Something like that. Husks are important: Corn husks protect the Karen Schwaller brings “Table Talk” to The Land growing ear and hold in moisture. Choose the right from her home near Milford, Iowa. She can be people to be the “husks” in your life — ones who will v protect you and give you life in all of its forms. And reached at kschwaller@evertek.net.

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Organic producers and handlers will have improved access to organic certification cost share assistance starting in spring of 2017. By moving the program from the Agricultural Marketing Service to the Farm Service Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has expanded the means by which interested producers can apply. FSA has over 2,100 offices nationwide where applicants can apply, ask questions, or get more information. Access to the National Organic Certification Cost Share Program and the Agricultural Management Assistance Organic Certification Cost Share Program will be available in nearly every rural county nationwide. Applicants will also have the option to apply via mail.

According to USDA, currently only half of the nation’s organic operations participate in the certification cost share program. By expanding their access and outreach in this manner, USDA will be able to reach many growers and producers who may have never connected with the Agency in the past. FSA will accept applications from states for funds for cost-share assistance between Jan. 3 and Feb. 17. Beginning on March 20, producers and handlers can apply for reimbursement for their certification costs at all FSA county offices, and through all state agencies that choose to continue to participate. This article was submitted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. v

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Books feature best TV programs from pre-cable era with shows like “The The weather outside is Fugitive” and, later, with frightful. “Dallas” and its spin-offs. That’s all right. You’d Here, we read about how rather stay inside anyhow many of Hollywood’s biggest — and winter is a great seastars made their transition son for catching up on all to the small-screen; how the programs you’ve DVR’ed talk shows became so popufor the past few weeks. But THE BOOKWORM lar; how innovators changed where do you start? How SEZ the way we watch TV; and about with two books: “Television: A Biography” by By Terri Schlichenmeyer why crime shows will never, ever go away. David Thomson and “TV (The Book)” by Alan Sepinwall and This book, remember, is a biography. Matt Zoller Seitz. Yes, you’ll find a bit of history inside “Television: A Biography,” and a few Once upon a time, televisions were opinions. But it’s really nothing like turned on manually. You’d then (also you might expect in a book about TV. manually) dial up one of three availIt’s actually better. able channels (more, if you were very lucky) and you settled in (“Not too Okay, say you want a book about the close! You’ll ruin your eyes!”) to watch shows themselves. What do you think is programming in black-and-white. In the best television show ever? A little bit 1949, a TV set cost roughly 10 percent of argument is inside “TV (The Book).” of the average U.S. salary. And yet, we Under a wide group of genre umbrelcouldn’t get enough of it. las, Sepinwall and Seitz debate which In “Television: A Biography,” Thomson series top their lists, based on a points looks at the different kinds of fare with system which takes innovation, perforwhich we’ve entertained ourselves mance, consistency, influence, and stothrough the decades. Movies gave us rytelling into account; as well as when the cliffhanger, for example, but televi- the show was at its “absolute best.” sion refined the until-next-week craze They considered U.S. shows only; and

“TV (The Book): Two Experts Pick the Greatest American Shows of All Time” by Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz c.2016, Grand Central Publishing $19.99 / $25.99 Canada 432 pages looked at “narrative fiction,” rather than reality shows, children’s programming, or talk shows. And aside from a few obvious programs that should be on every “Best-Of” list (“The Honeymooners” and “The Twilight Zone,” for example), they mostly focused on television from the 1980s. What’s fun about this book is that the authors dissect the programs as only fans can. There are quotes flung about in each chapter, along with serious examinations of why we can put “The Simpsons” in front of “The Sopranos” (or not); why we so loved a show with a “black comic heart” and “shallow” characters; how “M*A*S*H” lasted longer

than the war it was ostensibly about; and why “South Park” got more points than “Taxi.” And if your favorite show isn’t in this book, there’s a reason for that. Read on … In fact, while it might seem counterintuitive to read about something you’re supposed to be watching, you can do two things at once, you know. Look for “Television: The Biography” and “TV (The Book)” and settle in. Both are frightfully good. The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer. Terri never goes anywhere without a book. She lives in Wisconsin with three dogs and 10,000 books. v

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Jan 25-26 – MN Ag EXPO – Mankato, Minn. – Minnesota Corn and Soybean growers host trade show, seminars, events and annual meetings – Visit www.mnagexpo.com

Feb. 1 – Tour de Forage Workshop – Royalton, Minn. – Forage opportunities with Jan. 23 – Cow/Calf Days Seminar Tour MN buffer law, effect of rakes on ash conand Trade Show – Mora, Minn. – Informa- tent and quality, crop insurance options, tion on managing scours in calves, hay reduced lignin alfalfa, integrating cover rake designs, grazing, impact of hay feeder crops and manure, panel of farm producdesign, updates from the Minnesota State ers – Contact Dan Martens at U of MN Cattlemen’s Association, trade show – Extension at 800-964-4929 Contact Eric Mousel, U of MN Beef Team, at emmousel@umn.edu or 218-398-1916 Feb. 3-4 – Farm Bureau Leadership Conference – Bemidji, Minn. – Conference Jan. 24 – Cow/Calf Days Seminar Tour designed to raise awareness of agriculand Trade Show – Starbuck, Minn. – Infor- ture issues, provide advocacy tools and mation on managing scours in calves, hay enhance networks, leadership skills and rake designs, grazing, impact of hay feeder professional development; tours available design, updates from the Minnesota State for Bemidji Woolen Mills, Norbord Inc. Cattlemen’s Association, trade show – and North central Door Co. – Contact Contact Eric Mousel, U of MN Beef Team, Ruth Meirick at (651) 768-2115 or ruth. at emmousel@umn.edu or 218-398-1916 meirick@fbmn.org or visit www.fbmn.org

Iowa Extension program assists wanna-be farmers Ag Link matches up fledgling farmers with a retiring farmer who plans to retire within the next five to 10 years, but does not have anyone to continue the farm business.

cation, and goals do you expect and want from someone joining your farm business? An Ag Link coordinator can assist in getting a clearer picture of what is involved in transitioning your farm business. Learning networks Iowa Extension also offers 18 Farmer Learning Networks for beef, swine, dairy, farm management and commercial horticulture. These networks are established around the state to train new farmers in achieving an edge on growing and managing their new farm business. The groups will meet several times a year for workshops addressing See BEGINNING FARMER, pg. 8

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services for beginning farmers across the state. By assessing the needs of beginning and retiring farmers, the center is able to develop, coordinate and deliver targeted education to beginning and retiring families. These programs encompass a broad spectrum of topics, from financial management and planning to human health and the environment. Ag Link Iowa Extension has also developed the Ag Link service to help preserve the family farm business by matching beginning farmers, who do not own land, with retiring farmers who do not have heirs to continue the family farm business. Ag Link maintains a database of potential beginning farmers and landowners. Ag Link is for a beginning farmer who wants to find a way to pursue or continue a farming career. The individual has a desire to farm, but lacks the financial means. Wanting to avoid the large debt needed for start-up costs, he or she is willing to invest time, energy, resources and sweat equity in return for an opportunity to farm. Ag Link matches up fledgling farmers with a retiring farmer who plans to retire within the next five to 10 years, but does not have anyone to continue the farm business. In addition to allowing for the farm business to continue, the retiring farmer can benefit from tax savings, such as reduced capital gains and income tax. To start the Ag Link process, beginning farmers complete an online application. Complete a financial analysis of assets and resources so you are prepared to discuss what you can contribute to the farm business. Your assets may be mainly in labor and educational skills. Or you may have some of your own machinery. You need to be able to show what you can contribute toward the farm business. Ag Link will help complete a financial analysis in order to determine whether there is enough income for

everyone involved to feel secure, and that the finances are sufficient to meet expectations. If the applicant is not an Iowa resident, there is a $50 registration fee to be entered into the Ag Link database. Retiring farmers who wish to be entered into Ag Link will also complete an online application. If you are not an Iowa resident, there is a $100 registration fee. Retiring farmers should have a goal for the future of their farm business. Is there enough income to bring a younger farmer into the business and to allow you to retire later with the income you expect? What values, edu-

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By Carolyn Van Loh The Land Correspondent NORA SPRINGS, Iowa — Gone are the days when farmers simply assume one or more of their children will take over the family farm. Children growing up on the farm were accustomed to helping tend to the animals and growing or harvesting field crops, so the transfer was relatively simple. Because of the complexity of the 21st-century farming industry, a number of young adults earn a college degree in a specific area of agriculture before embarking on a farming career. A young person interested in farming may not have the training needed to establish their own farm; nor an older family member to provide financial assistance. After discussions concerning this issue, the 1994 Iowa legislators put a law into effect which brought together older farmers with young people interested in farming. The law created the Beginning Farmer Center to facilitate the transition of farming operations from established farmers to beginning farmers. Another goal of the legislation was to develop models to increase the number of family farms in Iowa. The Beginning Farmer Center, a part of Iowa State University Extension, brings young and older generations together. Aaron and Laura Cunningham, of Nora Springs, Iowa, exemplify the benefits of the program. The Cunninghams own SkyView Farms, a pasture-to-plate beef operation in Floyd County. They market their beef directly to consumers under their own label. They hope Aaron’s father will be able to transition the management of the family corn and soybean farm to them. “Our family attended a series of Farm Bureau workshops a few years back, and it helped get our transition planning process started with tools to discuss individual and family goals, business structure, skills evaluation, financial and estate planning,” Laura recalled. “While it sounds simple and easy to go from father to son/daughter-in-law, for us and many young farm families we’ve met, it’s no simple or quick task. Both Farm Bureau and the Beginning Farm Center offer resources to help engage in the tough conversations needed to work on these types of plans.” The Beginning Farmer Center works to coordinate education programs and

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Beef’s future hinges on finding new global markets By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Many miles separate Minnesota from Washington, D.C., but the upcoming changes in our federal government are close to home. According to Colin Woodall, vice president of government affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the hottest issue right now is the Trump administration. “Lots of uncertainty, even though much of what we have heard so far is enlightening and optimistic for our cattle industry,” he said. Interviewed at the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association annual meeting on Dec. 3, Woodall indicated the next secretary of agriculture, the next head of the Environmental Protection Agency, the next face at the Department of Interior are announcements likely to influence priorities of this new administration. “(Trump) has already made it clear

he wants to roll back the all of these issues.” burdensome regulations of Woodall touched on federal government,” said another huge concern of Woodall, “especially the cattlemen, immigrant EPA’s Waters of the United labor. “We in the cattle States rules. His business business have a workforce mind and understanding that we rely on because that regulations stifle they are skilled labor. We business I think will be do everything we can as very beneficial to us in the an industry to make cerlivestock industry.” tain this is a legal work Woodall said he believes Colin Woodall force,” he said. “We underTrump will be a strong stand sometimes people advocate for rolling back proposals slip through the process. We don’t want dealing with state estate tax planning to see our work force deported, so we provisions which are available to cattle are very supportive of his efforts to producers. He also suggested changes have border security. But we want in federal dietary guidelines reflecting assurance this will be a legal work real science rather than political agen- force available for all segments of our das. industry.” “And we’re concerned about public Woodall noted cattle feeding is movland issues, especially use of the ing back to the upper Midwest, primarAntiquities Act to lock up both public ily because of large supplies of dependand private land,” said Woodall. “Also able feedstocks. New technologies such reforming the Endangered Species Act as hoop barns are providing cattle needs to happen. I think the Trump comfort even better than the open feedadministration will look favorably on lots of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. The NCBA also admits more beef export opportunities are needed. Today, only about 13 percent of U.S. beef production gets into export markets. “That’s extremely important because that equates to about $335 per head extra revenue,” Woodall said. “Much of that is because processors can charge premiums for products that we don’t eat here in the United States — beef tongue, livers, hearts, kidneys. Those bring premiums in international marBIG YIELDS, LOW CROP PRICES, LOW STEEL PRICES & kets. WINTER DISCOUNTS MAKE IT THE PERFECT TIME TO “Our job is not only to maintain existEXPAND YOUR GRAIN STORAGE! ing markets, but to find new markets. We know that 96 percent of the world’s consumers live outside of the United States,” he said.

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NCBA also pushes against the growing influence of anti-ag activists. Woodall said many animal activists find roles on the boards of major agricultural companies. “We need to expose these organizations for what they are,” he said. “The Humane Society of the United States, for example, claims to be out there helping dogs, cats, and other pets. Yet less than 1 percent of the millions they raise goes towards helping animals. The rest gets directed toward their political activism nationwide.” To counter the narrowing margins in cattle feeding, Woodall indicated a committee of producers and marketing specialists are promoting price discovery and mandatory price reporting to provide useful information to cattle producers. At the same time, the committee is constantly exploring additional market opportunities. “The reality is, we are deeply into a supply and demand environment,” said Woodall. “We need to continually up that demand. One of the best ways is to get more international customers eating U.S. beef. We know from feedback that once these overseas people get a taste of U.S. beef, they invariably want more.” Woodall said government regulations on the environment, production technologies, even the use of veterinary drugs (especially antibiotics) continue to irritate and add cost to U.S. cattle producers. On a positive note, he is encouraged with the increasing number of younger producers he sees at livestock meetings everywhere. “They’re getting involved,” he said. “They want to share their opinions. These young folk certainly aren’t bashful.” v

Annual conference is Feb. 4 BEGINNING FARMER from pg. 7 current issues in each commodity group. Participants share new methods and ideas related to their particular farming interest. Network groups are organized by location and product focus. “Young farmers today more often than not fall in a millennial category, and as a rule, place value on peer-topeer learning,” said Laura Cunningham. A Beginning Farmers Conference takes place annually at Iowa State

University in Ames. This year’s conference will take place on Feb. 4 and is designed for beginning and experienced farmers to come together, network, and share ideas. The conference will feature speakers on topics including commodity marketing, government programs for beginning farmers, animal agriculture and farm succession. Iowa young farmers interested in joining one of the network groups should contact their ISU Extension and Outreach county office for details.v

Kuhn brings variable rate equipment to United States

Keep cattle comfy in the cold metabolic rate to create more body heat. Simply put, they need to use more energy for warmth, taking energy away from other functions, like lactation. The major effect of cold stress is increased dietary requirements. The elements, especially wind and rain or snow, are what make cattle uncomfortable. Providing them with shelter from the elements is one way to help combat cold stress. A wind break is one simple solution. Providing a roof overhead is ideal. The other major management tip for cold stress is focusing on nutrition. Cold stress increases maintenance energy requirements but does not impact protein, mineral or vitamin requirements. The general rule of thumb is to increase the energy density of the ration by 1 percent for each degree below the lower critical temperature. One of the ways that cattle respond to cold stress is by increasing voluntary feed intake. To support this, make sure water is available, make sure enough feed is available, and make any diet changes incrementally. Managing cold stress effectively will keep your cattle warm and comfortable all winter long. This article was submitted by University of Minnesota Extension. v

“They distribute in over 100 countries,” he added. “They’ve been Chuck Friedlie around since 1828 having started as a blacksmith shop in France by Joseph Kuhn. A very stable company and tremendous diversity. Currently in the United States, about 750 different Kuhn brand machines are offered,” said Friedlie. v

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ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The recent weather has proven it — winter is upon us. You hear quite often, “cattle do better in colder temperatures.” But have you ever wondered what that actually means? Research has shown time and again that the range at which a cow feels most comfortable is broad. Anywhere between 25 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit is comfortable. At 25 F, we are usually wearing winter coats along with gloves and hats. A thick winter hair coat, rumen, and average body temperature around 101 F makes cattle more comfortable in cooler weather. When is it “too cold” for cattle? The answer should be 25 F. However, that’s not the full story. Cattle can remain comfortable at lower temperatures with thicker hair coats. For example, in wet conditions with a summer coat, the lower critical temperature is 59 F. So this is when the cattle would start to feel cold stress. With a dry fall coat, the lower critical temperature is 45 F. With a dry winter coat, cold stress starts at around 32 F. Lastly, with a dry, heavy winter coat, cattle’s lower critical temperature is 18 F. With good body condition, a good coat, and dry conditions, cattle can stay comfortable to fairly low temperatures. Under cold stress, cattle need to increase their

Fluegge has a seven-man shop at his Mora home base. He’s a Monday through Friday, 8 to 5 operation with Saturdays open until noon. “We’ve always offered reasonable prices,” stated Fluegge. “I’ve been doing this for 41 years. People know our service. We’re dependable. We always give a fair price for a fair product.” Warranty on Kuhn farm equipment is one-year full replacement; 10 years on box spreaders and floor warranty against rust-through or wear-out. Chuck Friedlie, territory rep for Kuhn, said the firm has five factories in France; a baler factory in the Netherlands; two factories in South America and two factories in the United States: Brodhead, Wis., and Hutchinson, Kan.

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often get directly into multiple applications on the same field. “If the field shows some sore spots because of population issues, they get back with this 3-point spreader and do some prescription treatments,” he noted. France is the country of origin for Kuhn Equipment, with U.S. distribution from Brodhead, Wis. The biggest sellers for Fluegge have been Photos by Dick Hagen vertical mixers and manure spreaders, either side slingers or box spreaders. Balers too are part of that equipment mix, either square bales or on-the-go wrapping for haylage bales, fielddried alfalfa or even corn stalk bales. Round bales have taken over the market, but Fluegge said squares are coming around again. “There are some storage advantages with the squares. Round bales are more acceptable for outside storage,” he said. Fluegge makes no bones about the fact that shrinking livestock, milk and commodity prices are shrinking his equipment sales also. “Farmers are carefully watching their spending these days. They’ll spend for repairs. If new doesn’t pencil out, they’ll do the repairs,” he said.

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — It seems like just a few years back, writing about variable application rates of fertilizer, seed, even pesticides was a phenomenon with just a few early adaptors. Fast forward to 2017 and it’s now the thinking — and the reality — of virtually every farmer. At the recent Minnesota Cattle Industry Conference in Bloomington, Rod Fluegge’s display booth fea- Rod Fluegge tured a variety of Kuhn Equipment banners and handouts. But the attention centered on a video showing a new 3-point hitch fertilizer applicator which featured on-the-go variable application. Fluegge’s Ag, Inc., in Mora, Minn., deals in farm material handling equipment. “We’ve sold three different systems to three different farms this season,” said Fluegge. “And the payoff is real … three to five bushels per acre increase in corn yields where fertilizer rates were matched to field grids reflecting both soil type and soil fertility.” New equipment comes with a price tag, like $40,000 for these 3-point fertilizer units; more for trailer-mounted units with bigger capacity. But famers getting into variable rates aren’t bashful. They

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Foundation boosts education opportunities for children By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer MARSHALL, Minn. — At the Dec. 15 Grow Your Own Summit, nearly 600 people crowded into the Southwest Minnesota State University Robert Conference Center to Thurston address closing the achievement gap for youth in southwest Minnesota. Sponsored by the Southwest Initiative Foundation, the Summit focused on supporting all southwest Minnesota children and the communities they call home. Attendees learned the United States is becoming more economically segregated, with the chaos of poverty feeding on itself. One in six children residing in southwest Minnesota lives in poverty. According to the foundation, these youth are our

future employees, community leaders, homeowners, volunteers and taxpayers and our region’s economy depends on their success. Robert Thurston chairs the Southwest Initiative Foundation. “We are not immune to poverty here in southwest Minnesota. It is sometimes simply harder to recognize. Too often we think, ‘out of sight, out of mind,’ and also, ‘it’s their problem, not mine’. But we’re now realizing this growing achievement gap is the new horizon for many of us,” he said. Discovering poverty in our own backyards is painful, admitted Thurston. He noted that in the 17 counties of southwest Minnesota, there are 156 communities; but only four with populations of 10,000 or more. Most are communities of less than 2,000 people; yet 30 percent poverty levels are common today. “The trend is worsening,” Thurston said. “We’re trying to stop the worsen-

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ing gap. Immigration is here to stay. So our towns, our churches, especially our schools, need to adjust accordingly.” Thurston said he was surprised by the comment of the Summit’s key speaker Robert Putnam, professor of public policy at Harvard University. Putnam said America’s biggest educational deficiencies these days are children age zero to age 4. Putnam indicated the greatest learning gap in America today is with these infants; many living in single-parent homes. “We’re rapidly learning the tremendous impact of Pre-K programs in our schools. And also the tremendous shortage of quality day-care centers for children of working moms, working parents. Day care at this infant stage is a new era for most of us,” said Thurston. “Developing awareness of this crisis is where it starts,” Thurston added. “Communication and education are the tools. We can’t do it alone. This challenge needs a coalition of thinkers, talkers, and most importantly, doers. This is a total community challenge … churches, civic and commerce groups, schools and parents. We need them all together, community by community.” Thurston said the Southwest Initiative Foundation is calling everyone to action as the foundation cannot do it alone. “We can be a facilitator to help drive these new ambitions,” he said. “We’re doing special funding in several communities. Early child Initiatives are exciting for Southwest Initiative Foundation. We’re doing some grants, we do loans for special community projects. So we’re into it and we will do even more as we move forward.” Thurston sees the need for more hands-on curriculum to provide high school graduates with ready-to-work capabilities without additional college programs. “Stronger, more diversified technical training programs at the high school level are needed,” he stressed. “It’s amazing the number of jobs available throughout southwest Minnesota. But

we don’t have skilled workers – including high school graduates with some technical training that makes them ready to go to work.” Thurston questions if immigration is a critical issue because immigrants have been part of the Minnesota work force for several years already. Generally, these immigrants are a skilled work force often ready and willing to tackle jobs that Americans don’t want. “It’s a culture issue too … we need to start learning each other’s cultures and learning where the need fits for all groups. But particularly we need to step up the teaching to our less fortunate students, regardless their racial identity,” he said. “Learning how we can all fit together is the roadway to a better future.” Southwest Initiative Foundation is a single connection offering possibilities to grow and promote people, businesses, entrepreneurs and communities in rural southwest Minnesota. In response to the economic crisis of the 1980s, the foundation was established in 1986 by The McKnight Foundation. Since then, SWIF has awarded $38 million in loans, assisting 630 businesses and creating or retaining 8,000 jobs. The foundation has delivered $26 million in grants to nonprofits to support important services and projects. SWIF has also established 24 local community foundations, more than 80 designated funds, 16 Early Childhood Initiative coalitions, and more than 50 Youth Energy Summit teams. In his professional career, Thurston worked for Trojan Seed, RBA Seeds and owned his own seed brokerage business in Olivia. He holds leadership positions in Ridgewater Foundation, Corn Capital Trust, American Bank of Olivia and Renville, Minnesota Postsecondary Agricultural Students Organization, Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace – Alliance for Talent Development, American Seed Trade Association, Independent Professional Seedsman and other state and national agricultural organizations and committees. v

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MN Ag EXPO: Growers learn, connect, decide MN Ag EXPO 2017 Jan. 25: 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Jan. 26: 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Verizon Wireless Center, Mankato www.mnagexpo.com sense advice on family farm operation that is delivered with humor. Phipps is a longtime ag columnist. “We always learn something when we listen to them,” said Wolle. The event also features 20 University of Minnesota corn and soybean researchers who will present their 2016 research projects. Each day, 10 researchers will display their projects at the trade show. Gillie encourages growers to talk to researchers about what they experienced on their farms this year. For instance, this year was very wet. She said that helps researchers think outside the box.

Gillie said she hopes growers will take one or two things from the EXPO that will help them on their family farm in 2017. Above all, the Theresia Gillie event brings farmers together. On Jan. 25, at the Beano & Vino Casino Night, Minnesota soybean farmers have a good time and raise money for its political action committee. “It’s nice to know that we are all in this together and we need to work together,” said Gillie. “Farming is still a great occupation. We love what we do on our family farms and most of them have been in our families for many generations.” ❖

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Jan. 26. “We reflect on what we accomplished in the last year, what didn’t work and what we need to focus on in the years to come legislatively,” said Gillie. Harold Wolle With so many new legislators, it’s important that the Soybean Growers make a connection with them so that the new legislators come to the association for information on rural issues, explained Gillie. Gillie expressed enthusiasm for the many learning sessions on financing, family farm dynamics and succession planning. “Financing is going to be a little bit of a struggle this year,” she said. In addition, the Jan. 25 keynote panel on the economic impact of mergers in agriculture is an important topic. In 2016, DuPont proposed merging with Dow Chemical; Bayer AG with Monsanto; and ChemChina with Syngenta. These mergers are expected to close this year. “Mergers – how’s that going to affect our bottom line? Are we going to have choices taken away or with the mergers will there be more opportunity?” asked Gillie. Wolle is looking forward to national speakers John Phipps and Jolene Brown. Brown is known for common

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By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor MANKATO, Minn. — MN Ag EXPO 2017 brings together Minnesota’s farmers, agriculture companies and University of Minnesota researchers at Mankato’s Verizon Wireless Center on Jan. 25-26. A collaborative effort of the Minnesota Corn Growers and Soybean Growers associations, the event offers agronomy research, seminars and topical discussions, along with the associations’ annual meetings. At the annual meetings, delegates will pass resolutions for their 2017 legislative efforts. Harold Wolle, MCGA president, has been farming for more than 40 years near St. James. He encourages members to attend the annual meeting on Jan. 25. “They should take an interest in how they want our organization to proceed legislatively this year,” said Wolle. For many growers, the event is where they connect with other growers. Meanwhile, the trade show offers the latest products and technologies in one venue. “It’s an opportunity to visit one-onone with the people that know best about their products,” said Wolle. Theresia Gillie, MSGA president, farms near Hallock. She looks forward to finalizing resolutions and defining their vision at the annual meeting on

Keynote Speaker Jolene Brown: It’s a Jungle Out There! Blazing New Trails for Agriculture Thursday, Jan. 26, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Jolene Brown is an award-winning communicator, and an honored recipient of the Certified Speaking Professional. She's known as a champion for agriculture and a a spokesperson and consultant for the family-owned business. Brown understands the challenges facing parents, siblings, in-laws and “outlaws” who work together. Brown's popular book, “Sometimes You Need More Than a 2x4!” contains how-totips so those in agriculture can increase productivity, profitability and peace of mind. As co-owner on their eastern Iowa corn and soybean farm, her practical experience includes plugging a grain auger, hypnotizing chickens and entertaining Jolene Brown folks behind the equipment parts counter. Brown cares deeply about the ag industry and is on a mission to share best practices. Her audiences appreciate her humor and real-life stories.

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MCGA & MSGA Lunch featuring John Phipps Thursday, Jan. 26, 12:30-2:00 p.m. John Phipps was born in 1948 and raised on a six-generation farm in east-central Illinois. He earned a bachelor's in chemical engineering and a minor in economics. The next five years were spent as a nuclear engineering officer aboard the USS Seahorse, a fast-attack submarine. Phipps returned to his family's farm in 1975. At various times, he has sold computers and software to farmers, worked in a mortgage banking operation as a closing officer, and taught at the Danville Area Community College. He writes humor and commentary, appearing in Farm Journal and Top Producer magazines as a contributing editor. His columns have received numerous awards, including Best Humor, from the American Agricultural Editors Association. In 2004, he was named Writer of the Year. He also appeared regularly on Weekend Marketplace as a commentator. In 2005, he assumed the position of host of U.S. Farm Report, stepping down from the position in 2014 to spend more time on the farm. Also in 2005, Phipps began Incoming, a unique weblog for those who farm and those who like farms.

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MN Ag EXPO hotels Blocks of rooms have been reserved for Jan. 24-26. The special room rate at Mankato City Center Hotel and Hilton Garden Inn will be available until the group block is sold out. Both hotels are in downtown Mankato and connected via skyway to the Verizon Wireless Center. Mention MN Ag EXPO when reserving your room. • Mankato City Center Hotel: 101 East Main St., Mankato, (507) 345-1234 www.mankatomnhotel.com • Hilton Garden Inn: 20 Civic Center Plaza, Mankato, (507) 344-1111 • Best Western: (1.6 miles from the Verizon Wireless Center), 1111 Range St., North Mankato, (507) 625-9333, book.bestwestern.com

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MN Ag EXPO 2017 Sponsors • AGP • AgStar Financial Services • Anchor Bank • Bayer Crop Science • CHS Mankato • DuPont Pioneer • Gislason & Hunter • ISG • Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers • Minnesota Corn Research & Promotion Council • Minnesota Farm Bureau • Minnesota Farmers Union • Minnesota Pork • Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council • Mycogen Seeds/Dow AgroSciences • Northern Crops Institute • Pluto Legal • United FCS

MN Ag EXPO 2017 Schedule 1-1:30 p.m. Researcher Updates 1:30-2:30 p.m. Keynote Panel: The Economic Impact of Mergers in Agriculture with Moderator Phil Kunkel and Panelists Brian Buhr, Steve Koep, John Smith and Scott Partridge 2:30-3 p.m. Break 2:45-3:45 p.m. Houston Engineering Session on the Water Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Process with Mark Deutschman and Drew Kessler 3-3:30 p.m. MCGA Membership Meeting 4-5:30 p.m. MCGA Live Auction 5:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner 7-11 p.m. Beano & Vino Casino

Night ($) Thursday, January 26, 2017 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Registration 7-8 a.m. MN Corn PAC Breakfast ($) 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Trade Show 8-8:30 a.m. Breakfast Sandwiches 8-11 a.m. MSGA Delegate Session and Annual Meeting 9:30-10 a.m. Researcher Updates 10-10:30 a.m. Gislason & Hunter Session with Kaitlin Pals: Farming & Business Entities: Tips, Tricks, & Pitfalls 10:45-11:15 a.m. Valent Session on Assuring Tools for Tomorrow: Pesticide Registration with Joe Bischoff 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Markets

Session with Darin Newsom 12:30-2 p.m. MCGA and MSGA Lunch with John Phipps: Good News! We’re Going to Need Some New Tools! 2:30-3:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker is Jolene Brown: It’s a Jungle Out There! 3:30-4:00pm Tradeshow Reception The schedule of events is subject to change. Information was submitted by MN Ag EXPO 2017. ❖

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Events are at the Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato. Wednesday, January 25, 2017 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Registration 9 a.m.-12 p.m. MCGA Delegate Session and Annual Meeting 10-10:30 a.m. Pluto Legal Session with Lisa Pluto: Farm and Business Succession Planning 10:45-11:15 a.m. Speaker Session with Dan Dvorak: Keep It On Your Side Of The Fence. Dealing With Today’s Regulations 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Trade Show 12-4 p.m. MCGA Silent Fundraising Auction 12-1 p.m. Lunch 12:30-1 p.m. Variety Plot Meeting

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MN Ag EXPO 2017 Exhibitors

Minnesota Agriculture & Rural Leadership (MARL), 46 Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom, 80 Minnesota Corn Growers Association/Minnesota Corn Research & Promotion Council, 43-44, 57-58

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Linder Farm Network, 2 Mathiowetz Construction, 30 McPherson Crop Management, 16 MEG Corp, 17 Midwest Shippers Association, 13 Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program, 53

Minnesota Department of Agriculture, 54 Minnesota Farm Bureau, 40-41 Minnesota Farmers Union, 31 Minnesota FFA Foundation, 45 Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, 11, 26 Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council, 18-19 Minnesota Turkey Research & Promotion Council/Chicken & Egg Association of Minnesota, 63 MN Ag Water Resource Center, 50 Monsanto, 23-24 MZB Technologies LLC, 47-48 Novel Energy Solutions, 79 NuTech Seed, 7 Peterson Farms Seed, 4 Pluto Legal, 28 Principal, 78 Profinium, 34 Proseed, 77 Renewable Energy Group, 69 Renk Seed Company, 37 Southern MN Center for Agriculture/AgCentric, 71-72 Steffes Group Inc., 36 Syngenta, 33 The Andersons PureGrade, 49 U.S. Meat Export Federation, 5 University of Minnesota, 70 University of Minnesota - Art Killam, 1 USDA-NASS, 73 Ziegler Ag Equipment, 21

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Local Corn and Soybean Price Index

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

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Grain Outlook Corn price barely budges

Livestock Angles Weak demand halts prices

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The following marketing analysis is for the week ending Jan. 13. CORN — Corn tumbled in the first half of the week, but recovered ahead of the long anticipated World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report released on Jan. 12. In the end, corn traded within the previous week’s range in consolidation fashion from $3.52 to $3.60.75 per bushel. The larger recent trading range of $3.45.25 and $3.62.75 per bushel remains intact after the neutral to bearish corn reports. The index rebalancing buying did not appear to have much of an PHYLLIS NYSTROM effect on direction, suggesting CHS Hedging Inc. St. Paul that optimism was captured in the previous week’s rally. For the week, March corn was just 0.5 cents higher at $3.58.5, July was a penny higher at $3.72.5 and December was .75 cents higher at $3.86.25 per bushel. The January WASDE report was a non-event for the corn. Looking at the updated 2016-17 balance sheets, planted acres were cut 500,000 to 94 million acres, harvested acres were down 100,000 to 86.7 million and yield was dropped 0.7 bushels per acre to 174.6 bu./acre. The yield remained a record. Production slid 78 million bushels to 15.148 billion bushels and imports rose 5 million to 55 million bushels. On the usage side, feed/residual was cut 50 million to 5.6 billion bushels and ethanol rose 25 million to 5.325 billion bushels. The feed use number may still be too high with more competition from distillers dried grains and when implied feed usage

It would appear that the livestock markets are starting the year on a defensive note. Both the cattle and the hog markets seem to be exhausting their recent rallies as both are running into resistance at these higher prices. As far as cattle are concerned, the demand for beef at higher prices still appears to be the culprit that halts the rally in prices. No doubt that live inventories are on the tight side, but the fact that competitive meats are still a better value to the consumer at the retail level. That would lead one to the conclusion that until there is parity between beef and JOE TEALE the other meats, the rallies in Broker live prices may be limited. There Great Plains Commodity may be a question on why the Afton, Minn. packers step up at times to push their bids higher. There are two reasons that are possible at any point in time. The first is a need for immediate inventory and the other is the profitability of keeping the kill up and hedging that inventory as it's accumulated. The futures market has technically shown downward reversals in the daily, weekly and monthly charts, and the fact that the funds are currently long, leaves the futures market vulnerable to the liquidation of their positions if further weakness develops. Because of the current market conditions, producers should be very aware of those conditions and protect inventories if needed. The hog market has had a very good rally off of the lows made in the month of October. The recent cash trade for live inventory has shown a slowdown in

With the 2016 fiscal year behind us, many are busy trying to figure out how to fulfill our New Year’s resolutions. Before covering 2017 grain marketing plans/resolutions, I’d like to take a look at 2016 in regards to the price ranges we’ve seen in corn and soybeans over the past year. Corn prices (before basis) ranged from $3.11 to $4.36, which equates to cash prices about $2.60 to $4.00. Soybean prices (before basis) ranged from $8.62 to $11.82, which equates to cash prices about $7.90 to $11.10. It’s no secret the grain markets are volatile. With a $3.00 swing in soybean prices and $1.25 per KURT LENSING bushel in corn prices, grain mar- AgStar Assistant VP & keting remains one of the most Grain Industry Specialist Waite Park, Minn. important aspects of producing a crop. Do you have a desire to put a plan together to reduce price risk in 2017 for old and new crop? Will you be taking steps to identify tools to help you reduce risk, especially when the market offers you a profitable price? Changing how we think about grain marketing may be the first step. We’ve surveyed our clients and have found that producers who embrace a “reverse planning” mindset earn higher returns per acre. Reverse planning means starting at the desired end goal and working backwards in order to make intentional choices that ensure you get there. Leveraging crop insurance products to set an end goal for revenue per acre is a strategy top producers utilize. “Stacking products” or using multiple insur-

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

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Hog exports rocky TEALE, from pg. 14 packer aggressiveness in acquiring live inventory as we moved into the new year. The pork cutout has found some resistance above the $80.00 level in recent days which has resulted in slower movement of pork products. With the futures market carrying a fairly decent premium to cash, the futures have also seen some weakness develop especially in the nearby contracts. There seems to be some optimism developing toward the hog market as the addition of more slaughter capacity is being developed. However, the demand for pork will have to also increase to provide a strong bullish condition. With the current strong U.S. dollar, the export market is questionable regarding expansion. The latest USDA Hogs and Pigs Report suggest that the hog herd is continuing to expand. Therefore, until demand grows from current levels, the possibility of any significant price appreciation for the live inventories seems remote at the current time. Producers are urged to consider the overall situation in the hog market and protect inventories if warranted. ❖

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LENSING, from pg. 14 ance products can give you more options and give growers greater decision-making power. An example of a different approach would be thinking about selling crops at a profit, which isn’t always the highest price. This means, producers know their margins and don’t just try to guess the high of the marketing year. Here are a few examples of resources we can use to develop a grain marketing plan. Remember, it doesn’t have to be complicated. Write it down — Determine your end goals. Consider both time and price, and then document them. For example, if 2017 soybean cash prices hit $9.00, I’ll sell 20 percent of my expected production. If prices reach $9.25, get another 10 percent sold for a total of 30 percent. Start marketing your crop before harvest — Take advantage of pricing opportunities over a longer period of time. Have a marketing plan for your crop 12 months before its harvested. Look at the seasonality of markets; Nobody can predict mar-

the crop. The trade estimate for Argentina was 56.2 mmt. As of Jan. 13, bean harvest in the Mato Grosso state in Brazil is reported at 5.3 percent complete, the fastest pace in five years. Coincidentally, Brazilian truckers began a strike which is blocking the road to the ports of Santos and Paranagua. Weekly soybean export sales were terrible at just 12.8 million bushels and the second lowest of the marketing year. The pace of sales vs. last year fell from 26 percent ahead to 24 percent ahead. Total commitments of 1.775 billion bushels are 86.5 percent of the USDA’s 2.05 billion bushel export forecast. Outlook: The market reacted bullishly to the smaller U.S. ending stocks number. For the week, March soybeans rallied 51.5 cents to $10.46.25, July jumped 50.75 cents higher to $10.61.5 and November beans closed 36 cents higher at $10.18.5 per bushel. March soymeal surged $22.60 higher to $333.90 and soyoil was up 0.62 at 35.60 cents per pound. The $10.00 level in soybeans will act as first support until the market is assured of South American production, particularly in Argentina. Resistance in the March soybean contract lies close to $10.75 per bushel. Moving toward the spring, forecasts for soybean acreage will also provide direction. Early trade chatter suggests a 5-6 million increase in soybean acreage this year. Keep in mind we are planting the lowest wheat acreage since 1909 this year and the corn/soybean ratio favors planting soybeans. The other main feature to monitor is the pace of Chinese buying and whether they continue to take what they have already bought. Our exports are well ahead of what we need to hit the 2.05 billion bushel export forecast, it may be a stretch to hit, depending on China’s pace of offtake and if they actually take everything they have purchased from the United States. ❖

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American production comes to fruition, it will be difficult to make a case for prices to stay at current levels. If soybeans had not rallied significantly in postreport trading, many doubt corn would have maintained a weekly gain. Countering negativity could be fund short covering and slow producer selling in the face of decent nearby demand. Bottom line, more range bound, sideways prices will be expected as we monitor South America’s crop and we evaluate producers’ spring planting intentions. If the market perceives the need to attract corn acres, we could see a push toward $3.75 per bushel. SOYBEANS — In contrast to corn, soybeans bounced off support to begin the week and pushed higher into the reports. And if you were looking for a surprise in the Jan. 12 report, look no further than to soybeans. Both planted and harvested acres in 201617 were reduced 300,000 acres to 83.4 and 82.7 million acres respectively. Yield was cut 0.4 bushels per acre to 52.1 bu./acre, which still remains a record. Minnesota farmers averaged a record 52.5 bu./acre! Production was 54 million bushels lower than last month at 4.307 billion bushels, but remained a record. Imports were lowered 5 million bushels and residual use was increased 1 million bushels. This slashed the ending stocks number to 420 million bushels from 480 million last month and the trade estimate for 468 million bushels. Ending stocks at 420 million is more than double last year’s 197 million bushel carryout. Dec. 1 soybean stocks were near trade expectations at a record 2.895 mmt vs. 2.935 mmt estimated. World ending stocks were above projections at a record 82.3 mmt compared to 80.90 mmt predicted. Brazil’s soybean crop increased by 2 mmt (73 million bushels) to 104 mmt, well above the 102.7 mmt trade forecast. With current weather conditions and forecasts, this crop may increase even further. Argentina’s soybean crop was left unchanged at 57 mmt despite reports of weather problems affecting

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NYSTROM, from pg. 14 for the rest of the year will need to be 13 percent bigger than last year to hit the new figure. The final result was a drop in ending stocks of 48 million from 2.403 billion to 2.355 billion bushels. For Dec. 1 stocks, corn was a record at 2.073 billion bushels, but was close to the 2.056 billion bushel estimate. On the world scene, world ending stocks were pegged at 221 million metric tons compared to the pre-report trade estimate of 221.94 mmt. Argentina’s corn crop was unchanged at 36.5 mmt vs. 36.0 mmt estimated. Brazil’s corn crop held steady at 86.5 mmt vs. 87.4 mmt forecasted. China released its final ruling on U.S. DDGS, upping their anti-dumping duty to a range of 42.2 percent to 53.7 percent and its anti-subsidy duty to a range of 11.2 percent to 12 percent. The duties will be in effect from Jan. 12 to January 2022. The final duties were higher than the preliminary rates announced in September. U.S. DDGS are uncompetitive into China, but other destinations may make up for at least a portion of the loss. If the export side can’t absorb what would have gone to China, DDGS will work their way into the domestic feed side and replace corn and feed wheat. U.S. ethanol production was a record at 1.049 million barrels per day for the week ending Jan. 6. Ethanol stocks were up 1.3 million barrels to 20 million and are the biggest since September. The crush margin for ethanol was 10 cents per gallon, up 2 cents on the week. With the big build in stocks, will production begin to slow? Weekly corn export sales were weak at 23.8 million bushels, dropping the pace ahead of last year from 75 percent ahead to 72 percent ahead. Total commitments of 1.43 billion bushels represents 64 percent of the USDA’s 2.225 billion bushel outlook. Outlook: Even though the U.S. Department of Agriculture reduced U.S. ending stocks, if South

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Many variables influence your ARC-CO payments per bushel for corn and $11.87 per bushel Cash flow margins for most crop farm for soybeans. This is a decline from the operators in the Upper Midwest will 2014 and 2015 benchmark prices of $5.29 remain quite tight for the 2017 growing per bushel for corn and $12.27 per bushel season. Producers are now in the process for soybeans. of doing their crop income and expense estimates for their 2017 crop budgets. The lower benchmark prices for 2016 One of the big questions for many farm will lower the potential maximum ARCmanagers is how much, if any, 2016 corn CO payments, and will reduce to likeliand soybean Ag Risk Coverage (ARC-CO) hood of receiving 2016 payments in many payment to expect in October 2017. In the FARM PROGRAMS counties. However, the fact that the 2016 previous two years, the ARC-CO paybenchmark prices are still considerably By Kent Thiesse ments, especially for corn, have been sighigher than the projected final 2016 marnificant in some counties, but have been ket year average prices, especially much smaller in other counties. That for corn, increases the likelihood of trend will likely continue with the 2016 ARC-CO payments, particular2016 ARC-CO payments for corn. ly in counties that were closer to county benchmark corn yields in 2016. Most crop producers are enrolled in the ARC-CO farm program choice on their corn and soybean base The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National acres for the 2014-18 crop years. A large percentage Agricultural Statistics Service will likely release the of crop producers in the region earned a significant 2016 estimated average county yields for corn, soy2014 corn ARC-CO payment, while farm operators beans and other crops in late February. The NASS also earned a substantial 2015 ARC-CO payment on county yields will offer a good estimate of where their corn base acres. ARC-CO payments for soyfinal 2016 ARC-CO payments are likely to end up, beans have been much lower and less likely, espedepending on the final 2016 market year average cially for the 2015 crop year. This is due to aboveprice level, which will be finalized on Sept. 30. The average soybean yields in most areas, which is a NASS yield estimates may be adjusted slightly by trend that will continue for 2016 payments. the USDA, based on 2016 planted acres, to arrive at the final 2016 County FSA yields, which are used to The ARC-CO program utilizes national average grain prices and average county yields to determine calculate the 2016 ARC-CO payments. payments which are received when the actual counThe 2016 market year average price for corn and ty revenue for a crop in a crop year falls below the soybeans is the national average price from Sept. 1, calculated county revenue guarantee. The actual 2016, to Aug. 31, 2017, with prices being finalized on county revenue is the final FSA county yield times Sept. 30, 2017. As of Dec. 1, USDA is projecting 2016 the final national market year average price for the market year average prices at $3.35 per bushel for year. Each county also has a maximum ARC-CO corn and $9.45 per bushel for soybeans. These price payment for each crop. estimates will continue to be adjusted by the USDA in the monthly World Agricultural Supply and The revenue guarantee for a given crop is the benchmark revenue times 86 percent. The benchmark Demand Estimates report which is usually released around the 10th of each month. revenue is the five-year county average yield, dropping the high and low yield, times the benchmark Many counties in Minnesota and Iowa will have the price, which is the five-year average market year same county corn benchmark yield for 2016 as existaverage price, again dropping the high and low price. ed for 2015. Soybean county benchmark yields are The national benchmark prices for 2016 are $4.79 also likely to be similar for 2016 as the previous year.

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Table A - Estimated 2016 Corn Yields at various percentages of benchmark yield Assumptions: • 2016 benchmark yield is the average yield for 2011-2015. • Drop the high yield and low yield, and average the other three years. • 2016 yields for each year can be found on the FSA web site: www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc

County Corn Benchmark Yields 180 170 160 150 140

180 189 198 207 216

Percentage of Benchmark Yield

100% 105% 110% 115% 120%

Estimated Final 2015 County Yield

170 178 187 195 204

160 168 176 184 192

150 157 165 172 180

140 147 154 161 168

Table B - Estimated 2016 Soybean Yields at various percentages of benchmark yield Assumptions: • 2016 benchmark yield is the average yield for 2011-2015. • Drop the high yield and low yield, and average the other three years. • 2016 yields for each year can be found on the FSA web site: www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc

Percentage of Benchmark Yield

100% 105% 110% 115% 120%

County Soybean Benchmark Yields 55 50 45 40 35 Estimated Final 2015 County Yield

55 57.7 60.5 63.2 66

50 52.5 55 57.5 60

45 47.2 49.5 51.7 54

40 42 44 46 48

35 36.7 38.5 40.2 42

Tables prepared by Kent Thiesse, Farm Management Analyst

The relationship between the final 2016 county yield and the 2016 county benchmark yields is extremely important in calculating potential 2016 ARC-CO payments. Expressing the 2016 county yield as a percentage of benchmark yield is more important than the final county yield in determining estimated ARC-CO payments. Once the county benchmark yield is determined for 2016, we can make some 2016 ARCCO payment estimates at various final 2016 MYA price levels. Tables A and B show the final 2016 county yields at selected benchmark yields, and at various percentage of benchmark yield levels. Tables C and D show estimated ARC-CO payment levels at various 2016 market year average prices and variable final percentage of benchmark yields for counties. Likelihood of 2016 ARC-CO payments Note: These ARC-CO payment estimates are based on MYA price estimates as of Dec. 1 which are $3.35 per bushel for corn and $9.45 per bushel for soybeans. Corn — Any county that has a percentage of benchmark yield of 108 percent or less will likely realize the maximum (100 percent) estimated 2016 ARC-CO payment for that county. Counties with a percentage of benchmark yield of 109 percent to 115 percent will likely receive 57 percent to 99 percent of the maximum 2016 ARC-CO payment. Counties with a perSee THIESSE, pg. 17

Final market yield averages will be released in September

Table C - 2016 ARC-CO Payment Likelihood for Corn (Estimated) Assumptions: • 2016 benchmark market yield average corn price = $4.79/bushel. • Estimated final 2016 corn market yield average price = $3.35/bushel. • 2016 ARC-CO payments paid on 85 percent of corn base acres. • There will likely be a 6.8 percent sequestration reduction on 2016 payments.

ARC-CO Payment $73.29 $69.22 $65.14 $61.07 $57.00

Actual 2016 Corn County Yields

Final 2016 ( Percentage of benchmark yield) Market Year Average 100% 105% 110% 115% 120%

Price (per bushel)

Estimated 2015 ARC-CO Payment

(Percentage of maximum payment per base acre)

$3.20 $3.35 $3.50 $3.65

100% 100% 100% 98%

100% 100% 92% 59%

100% 93% 89% 57% 55% 21% 20% 0

59% 22% 0 0

acre, 2016 corn ARC-CO payments would be initiated at a final 2016 county yield of approximately 195 bu./ acre. The maximum payment would occur at a final will likely receive 1 percent to 49 percent of the county yield of about 172 bu./acre. maximum 2016 ARC-CO payment. Counties with a There likely will be a significant difference in estipercentage of benchmark yield of 109 percent or mated payments from county to county, depending higher will likely not receive a 2016 payment. on the final 2016 county yield. Assuming a $3.35 per bushel corn market year Based on the current 2016 soybean market year average price level, 2016 corn ARC-CO payments average price estimate, and the fact that most areas would begin at approximately 122 percent of the county benchmark yield. Counties which were at 108 of the Upper Midwest had above-average soybean percent of the county benchmark yield or lower would yields in 2016, it is not likely that very many counties will receive a 2016 soybean ARC-CO payment. receive the maximum payment. This means that for counties with a benchmark yield of 160 bushels per Resources Kent Thiesse has developed and updated an inforTable D - 2016 ARC-CO Payment mation sheet, Estimating 2016 Corn and Soybean Likelihood for Soybeans (Estimated) ARC-CO Payments, which looks at the final 2015 Assumptions: • 2016 benchmark market yield ARC-CO payments for corn and soybeans, as well average soybean price = $11.87/bushel. as other information on ARC-CO payments. To • Estimated final 2016 soybean market yield receive a copy of this information sheet, send an average price = $9.45/bushel. e-mail to: kent.thiesse@minnstarbank.com • 2016 ARC-CO payments paid on 85 percent of soybean base The USDA FSA ARC/PLC web site contains 2014 acres. and 2015 ARC-CO payment maps, as well as a • There will likely be a 6.8 percent sequestration reduction on spreadsheet with actual yields, benchmark yields, 2016 payments. and payment rates for all crops for every county in Estimated Revenue County Soybean Benchmark Yields the United States, and other farm program inforGuaranteed/Acre 55 50 45 40 35 Maximum $561.45 $510.41 $459.37 $408.33 $357.29 mation. It should be noted that the payment rates listed on this website have not been factored by 85 ARC-CO Payment $55.49 $50.45 $45.40 $40.36 $35.31 percent to arrive at an ARC-CO payment per base Actual 2016 Soybean County Yields acre, and the 6.8 percent federal sequestration Final 2016 ( Percentage of benchmark yield) reduction has not been applied to the listed pay Market Year Average 100% 105% 110% 115% 120% ment rates. The FSA ARC/PLC website can be Price (per bushel) Estimated 2015 ARC-CO Payment found at: www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc (Percentage of maximum payment per base acre) Kent Thiesse is a government farm programs ana $9.00 100% 70% 23% 0 0 lyst and a vice president at MinnStar Bank in Lake $9.25 81% 48% 0 0 0 Crystal, Minn. He may be reached at (507) 726-2137 $9.45 64% 31% 0 0 0 or kent.thiesse@minnstarbank.com. v $9.60 51% 17% 0 0 0

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Trans-Pacific Partnership is vital for market growth By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Despite President-elect Donald Trump’s lack of support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, TPP has rapidly emerged as a number-one concern of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. In a Dec. 3 interview with NCBA Tracy Brunner President Tracy Brunner at the Minnesota Cattle Industry Convention, Brunner said, “Trade is very important to us. We’ve been the strongest proponent of the Trans-Pacific Partnership as a way to level the playing field for beef producers in all countries and also to expand our competitiveness and market access.” Brunner cited Japan as the most lucrative market for U.S. beef. “But we’re currently at a trade rate disadvantage with our Australian competitors. The American cattle industry is losing $400,000 a day to Australia because of the trade rate advantage they enjoy,” he said. He said rhetoric between Congress and the Trump team is discouraging at this point. “If not TPP, then what? We have grown supplies of beef and competitive meats here in the United States. We need expanded market access.” In addition, Brunner said U.S. cattlemen are working to do business in an environmentally friendly manner. “Cattlemen are the original environmentalists. We care about our resources. We care about our water

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not vegetables or nuts. None of these imitators provides the same high quality and quantity of nutrition offered by real milk. Senator Baldwin’s bill will simply ensure that FDA enforces current law by requiring marketers of imitation products to call them something other than milk.” n The U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its 2016 milk production forecast from a month ago due to a slightly higher milk cow estimate in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. 2016 production and marketings were projected at 212.5 and 211.5 billion pounds respectively, up 100 million pounds from last month’s report on production. If realized, 2016 production would be up 3.9 billion pounds or 1.9 percent from 2015. 2017 production and marketings were projected at 217.1 and

216.1 billion pounds respectively, up 300 million pounds on production and A joint press release stated, “Sen. up 200 million pounds on marketings Tammy Baldwin’s (D-Wis.) Dairy Pride from last month. If realized, 2017 proAct would protect the integrity of food duction would be up 4.6 billion pounds standards by prompting the Food and or 2.2 percent from 2016. Drug Administration to enforce existFat and skim-solids basis exports for ing labeling requirements, specifying 2016 were raised on recent trade data. foods labeled as ‘milk’ and ‘cheese’ Imports were unchanged. Exports on a have to come from dairy animals.” fat basis were reduced slightly for The Baldwin bill would “require FDA 2017, but raised on a skim-solids basis. to issue a guidance for nationwide Import forecasts were unchanged for enforcement of these definitions within 2017. Dairy product prices and Class 90 days and would require FDA to prices for 2016 were adjusted to incorreport to Congress two years after the porate December price data. 2017 butbill’s enactment to hold the agency ter, cheese, nonfat dry milk, and whey accountable for this update in their prices were raised from last month on enforcement obligations,” according to demand strength. Class prices for 2017 the press release. were raised, reflecting higher product NMPF’s Mulhern stated, “For too price forecasts. long, the FDA has turned a blind eye Look for the 2017 Class III price to to the misbranding of imitation dairy average $16.35-$17.15 per hundredproducts, despite the decades-old fedweight. This is up 50 cents from last eral law that milk comes from animals, month’s report and compares to $22.34 in 2014, $15.80 in 2015 and $14.87 in 2016. The 2017 Class IV price was forecast at $15.25-$16.15/cwt., which is up $1.05 from last month’s projection and compares to $22.09 in 2014, $14.35 in WOULD YOU LIKE A PUSHING THE LIMITS OF AGRIBUSINESS PERFORMANCE 2015, and $13.77 in 2016. FREE FLEET OF NEW EQUIPMENT? Mustang skid steer loaders come ready to work with the SECTION 179 & BONUS DEPRECIATION ALLOW right power needed to tackle the biggest tasks. Building its n UP TO $500,000 IN TAX INCENTIVES* first skid-steer in 1965, Mustang loaders have pushed the *Check with a tax professional for more details. limits of durability, setting new industry standards. Dairy prices saw ups and downs during the second week of 2017. With anticipation of Super Bowl demand and the possible after-effects of rains in CALL YOUR AREA MUSTANG DEALER TODAY! California not seen in a decade, Chicago Mercantile Exchange block cheddar climbed to $1.75 per pound on Jan. 12, but was offered lower the next day to close at $1.7250. This is up 5.5 w w w . m u s t a n g m f g .c o m cents on the week and 23 cents above a year ago. The barrels closed at $1.64, up 6.5 cents on the week, 11.5 cents above a year ago but 8.5 cents below the blocks. Five cars of block were traded on the week and seven of barrel. Abundant milk is flowing from bottling WOULD YOU LIKE A plants to cheese vats as colleges and uniPUSHING THE LIMITS OF AGRIBUSINESS PERFORMANCE FREE FLEET OF NEW EQUIPMENT? versities return from the holiday break, Mustang skid steer loaders come ready to work with the according to Dairy Market News. Some SECTION 179 & BONUS DEPRECIATION ALLOW right power needed to tackle the biggest tasks. Building its UP TO $500,000 IN TAX INCENTIVES* expect milk to be readily available into first skid-steer in 1965, Mustang loaders have pushed the *Check with a tax professional for more details. the third week of January, but then a limits of durability, setting new industry standards. slowdown around the end of the month. CHOOSE Food service demand is a bit slow this time of year, as contacts expected. However, most producers report steady to strong retail sales, particularly in CALL YOUR AREA MUSTANG DEALER TODAY! packaged ready-to-eat cheese. MN Truck & Tractor Northland Farm Systems Producers of process cheese are also Lake Henry Implement SE Skid Loader Lodermeier’s St. Charles, MN Mankato, MN Owatonna, MN Lake Henry, MN Goodhue, MN reporting a strengthening demand.

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Exports are vital to expand agricultural revenue By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — “Certainly there will be change; not only at the national level, but here in Minnesota too. Besides a new president, we’ll be seeing lots of new faces in Congress and the same right here in our state Legislature with over 40 new folks filling chairs in St. Paul Kevin Paap starting in January.” That’s what Kevin Paap, Minnesota Farm Bureau president, shared with members at the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting, held Nov. 17-19. Q: So how do you go about making inroads with these new faces? Paap: It simply boils down to building relationships. Meet and talk and listen perhaps best describe how this political process really works. At the front end is basically an information sharing stage where they learn to understand who we are, what we do, how things affect us — such as the buffer law, property taxes on school referendum issues … it’s a variety of things but they’ve got to hear our story. I remember a comment by Dennis Osman, a former state representative. He said, ‘Why do people think we wake up smarter the day after the election? In politics, education is a day-after-day continuum.’

Q: As you already know, President-elect Donald Trump is not a supporter of the TransPacific Partnership and the North American Free Trade Agreement. How can American Farm Bureau impact the thinking of this Ag Advisory Committee? Paap: We’ll just have to start with some basics. We have to remind them that here in Minnesota and much of the U.S. agricultural world, we are growing more than we can use. Exports have been the bulwark of U.S. agriculture for many years. One out of every three rows we plant is planted for the export market. We export about half of our Minnesota soybean crop each year. We’ve got to educate Mr. Trump and his advisory board that 90 percent of the people in this world don’t live in the United States. These people are our customers. We’ve got low prices now. If we want to raise prices, we have to raise demand. It needs to be fair. We have to look at other things besides agriculture. We continue to be the envy of the free world when it comes to agriculture. NAFTA has quadrupled since its start about a dozen years back. Hopefully, this new president and our new Congress understand that the economic well-being of American agriculture directly impacts the economic health of our country. Q: Trans Pacific Partnership involves 11 countries plus the United States. If the United States rejects the proposal, is TPP dead? Paap: The problem is that China is not in. If we chose not to join, China will want to take over if the United States doesn’t wish to become a major supplier. It’s difficult for people to compare where we are today without TPP and where we would be with TPP. The reality is these other 11 countries are going to go ahead and work on trade with or without us. Q: Is the strength of the U.S. dollar a positive or a negative when it comes to world trade, particularly expanded trade if TPP were to happen? Paap: As a corn and soybean farmer, I’m most concerned what the cash price is when I deliver to my local elevator. That’s so very basic in this business of farming. But in today’s agriculture, with exports so vital, we need to also consider what is the cost of getting that corn and soybean bushel delivered to where they (the buyer) want it. A high dollar makes that part of the process more expansive. Also, transportation costs impact and that is why rebuilding the infrastructure that moves U.S. farm products from farm to consumer, regardless of a domestic consumer or a foreigner, is also part of this total agreement. The locks and dam structures on our rivers even impact a potential membership with TPP. Q: So did you generate some positive breakevens on the 2016 Paap farming operation? Paap: My story is the same as everyone else’s. Without such great yields, negative break-evens would have been likely. The best way to get better break-evens is to raise more bushels. If I could take my break-evens and divide it amongst those fields where we had top yields, I guess we’d be OK. But I’ve got to divide over our whole farm including those fields, those areas where — thanks to generous rains

— yields weren’t so good. Where we drowned out, that break-even is a zero. Q: Is agricultural productivity ramping up too fast? Is yearly production getting ahead of yearly demand? Paap: We’ve been very blessed with demand from overseas. By far, our biggest safety net is probably China. Yet China is now a major exporter of corn, and soon pork exports too. It tells us that we need to keep looking at new markets. Right now we are growing more than we can use. Right or wrong, the safety net in our Farm Bill has been the provider. Q: As a Washington ‘Insider,’ can you tell us who will be the next Secretary of Agriculture? Paap: A confidante who knows the D.C. beltline very well once told me: ‘Many times the people that are talking don’t know and the people that know aren’t talking.’ Lots of names being floated out there. From a Farm Bureau perspective we want to make certain that whoever that person is they know agriculture and the importance of rural. Not knowing rural certainly made a difference in this election apparently. Agriculture is food and food is common with everyone. So the American Farm Bureau will make a big statement, not just to this new ag secretary, but to EPA, the Department of Interior, even land acquisition agencies. Q: How many years have you been state president? Paap: I was re-elected into my sixth term as president of Minnesota Farm Bureau at this November annual meeting. Each term is a two-year period alternately with the state vice president. I loved being president that first term. I’m enjoying it even more this time. It’s easier now, especially with my two sons (now 25 and 28) pretty well handling what needs to be done at the farm. Now we can be at various Farm Bureau meetings and things are getting done back home too. I love the interaction of policy discussions, policy implementation but also the consumer interaction that is so important in getting our story told to the right audiences. Being able to tell people what we do to produce our food is both satisfying and at times humbling. Q: So how do you see the future for young people wanting to get established in agriculture? Paap: There is always opportunity in agriculture because the dimensions of agriculture keep expanding. Certainly there won’t be farming opportunities for all who wish to farm. But for every farmer today, there are a legion of others providing support, products, marketing assistance, new technologies in production and such. I’ve heard there are now at least two dozen off-farm jobs for every farmer. Look at the ag colleges today. There are more jobs than there are graduates. Certainly with the science, the technologies and all the inter-related elements and agencies, the scope of agriculture keeps expanding. It’s not just growing the food. It’s all those other jobs of processing, packaging, and marketing the products of agriculture. v

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SPRAYERS & APPLICATORS TRAC, 893 HRS-LIKE NEW

RIPPERS & CHISELS 2013 KUHN KRAUSE 4850-18 DOMINATOR 2009 KRAUSE 4850-15 DOMINATOR 2011 JD 2100 7SH INLINE RIPPER JD 915 5SH TOGGLE TRIP 2014 UNVERFERTH 132 7SH PT RIPPER1000 ACRES UNVERFERTH 130 5SH INLINE RIPPER DMI TIGER TWO 5SH RIPPER KRAUSE 4809 9SH DISC CHISEL JD 1600 12SH CHISEL PLOWS & CULTIVATORS WHITE 588 5X PLOW ASR JD 845 8R30 CULTIVATOR HYD FOLD JD 85 12R30 CULTIVATOR HYD FOLD WHITE 378 12R20 CULTIVATOR FIELD CULTIVATORS & FINISHERS JD 726 27FT FINISHER 3 BAR SPIKE W/BASKET SUNFLOWER 6331 22FT FINSHER W/5 BAR SPIKE KRAUSE 6150 20FT FINISHER W/5 BAR SPIKE KENT VI 12FT FINISHER W/ 5 BAR SPIKE 2014 KRAUSE 5635 40FT 3BAR COIL W/ BASKET-1000 ACRES SUNFLOWER 5035 24FT CULTIVATOR 3 BAR COIL TINE DMI TIGERMATE 2 27FT CULTIVATOR 4 BAR COIL TINE JD 1010 24FT CULTIVATOR 3 BAR COIL TINE PLANTERS & DRILL 2012 JD 1770NT 12R30, 1200 TOTAL ACRES 2006 JD 1760 12R30 NT W/LIQ JD 7200 6R30, NT W/LIQ CIH 1200 24R30 W/LIQ 2005 JD 1790 12/23 NT 1998 JD 1780 16R31 2005 KINZE 3500 8-15 NT 2003 JD 1590 DRILL 15FT W/MARKERS 2014 JD 1590 DRILL 10FT W/SEEDER- LIKE NEW 1994 JD 750 DRILL 15FT W/SEEDER 1991 JD 750 DRILL 15FT JD 455 30FT DRILL JD 1520 3PT, 10” SPACING GP 1520P 15FT 10” SPACING PRECISION DRILL GP 1006NT, 10FT W/SEEDER 1614 TOTAL ACRES BRILLION SSD10 10FT SEEDER DISCS 2010 KRAUSE 8200 31FT RF DISC W/ BASKET-NICE KRAUSE 4990 27FT RF DISC SUNFLOWER 1232 27FT RF DISC 2010 FRONTIER DH1615 15FT RF DISC JD 621 9FT DISC

MASSEY FERGUSON 25 3PT 8FT DISC BUSHHOG 8FT OFFSET DISC CIH 330 25FT VT PACKERS & CRUMBLERS UNVERFERTH 1225 24’ ROLLING HARROW LOW ACRES UNVERFERTH 225 28’ ROLLING HARROW J&M TF212 24FT ROLLING HARROW JD 200 30FT CRUMBLER DMI 22FT CRUMBLER BRILLION XL144 30FT PACKER BRILLION PDT16 16FT HIGH LIFT PACKER-NEW BRILLION 12FT PACKER BRILLION WM2602 21FT MULCHER- LOW USE BRILLION WM 2601 21FT MULCHER HAY EQUIPMENT 2008 NH 575 BALER-LIKE NEW 2005 NH 570 BALER 2013 NH BR7060 SILAGE SPECIAL, 1500 BALES 2004 JD 457 W/NET WRAP 2008 CIH RBX 453 SILAGE ROUND BALER 1993 CIH 8420 ROUND BALER 2012 CIH DC92 9’3 DISCBINE- LIKE NEW 2005 NH 499 12’1 HAYBINE 1996 JD 710 7FT HAYBINE- CLEAN MOWERS 2015 NH HM236 7FT DISC MOWER 2014 CIH MDX 41 8FT DISC MOWER- LIKE NEW 2015 CIH MDX 31 7FT DISC MOWER- LIKE NEW JD HX15 15FT BATWING MOWER BUSHHOG 12715 15FT BATWING JD 717 & JD 709 MOWERS BUSHHOG 207 7FT PT MOWER ALAMO 5FT PT MOWER WOODS RD 8400 FINISH MOWER WOODS RM 59 FINISH MOWER JD 370 6FT 3PT FLAIL MOWER IH 1100 7FT PT SICKLE MOWER (2) JD 737 LAWN MOWERS JD 485 LAWN MOWER GRAIN CARTS & WAGONS BRENT 1082 GRAIN CART BRENT 670 GRAIN CART UNVERFERTH 7000 GRAIN CART PARKER 6500 GRAIN CART UNVERFERTH 430 W/BRAKES J&M 425 W/TARP & BRAKES, 2 COMPARTMENT 2-KILLBROS 385 WAGONS KILLBROS 350 W/TARP, JD GEAR CONSTRUCTON CASE 21D PAYLOADER CAT 430D IT, CAH, MFD, 4500 HRS 2013 CAT 304ECR, CAH, 1600 HRS 2011 BOBCAT E45, CAH, 3300 HRS 2014 BOBCAT S590, CAH, 2SPD, 489 HRS

2004 BOBCAT 463, OS, 900 HRS 2011 DEERE 323D, CAH, 2 SPD, 2600 HRS 2006 DEERE CT322, CAH, 2000 HRS (2) BOBCAT 530, OS, GAS CASE 1835C, OS, 3300 HRS MISCELLANOUS EVERSMAN 650 DIRT PAN ROWSE 500 DIRT PAN MOWHAWK 7FT 3PT BLADE BUSHHOG SBX600 6FT GRADER BOX KING KUTTER BB60 6FT GRADER BOX FRIESEN 240T SEED TENDER- VERY NICE WOODS BH1050 BACKHOE TRAIL-EZE 24FT 12TON TRAILER SNOWMACHINE 7FT SNOWBLOWER GEORGE WHITE 7FT SNOWBLOWER KATOLIGHT 25KW GENERATOR WINPOWER 25KW GENERATOR WINCO 30KW GENERATOR

Local Motels in Warsaw, Indiana •Super 8 - 574-268-2888 •Wyndham Garden - 574-269-2323 •Comfort Inn - 574-269-6655 •Holiday Inn Express 574-268-1600 •Hampton Inn - 574-268-2600

Local Airport: Warsaw - 5 miles

Major Airports: South Bend or Fort Wayne - 50 miles

TERMS: Cash or Good Check on the day of the Auction. NO EXCEPTIONS ONLINE BIDDERS SHOULD PRE-REGISTER 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE at www.polkequipmentinc.com

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ALL ITEMS must be removed from the lot by February 12, 2017 • NO CONSIGNMENTS ACCEPTED! EVERYTHING SELLS! DIRECTIONS: 5 miles north of Junction US 30 & SR at Warsaw or 9 miles south of Junction US 6 & 15 at New Paris, 50 miles northwest of Fort Wayne, 50 miles southeast of South Bend, 110 miles from Chicago and Indianapolis.

NOTE: Due to early printing, there will be additions and deletions • NO SALES after January 7th, 2017 • AUCTIONEERS: Mike Berger AU#0870052 • Gary Olsen AU#01031658 • Roger Ford AU#01026697 • Kelly Hoffman AU#1010019 • Jeremy Edwards AU#09100129 • Gary Horras, Ringman • Steve Feldman, Clerk

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HARVEST EQUIPMENT 1993 CIH 1644, RT, CHPR, SR, RWA, 3700 HRS- NICE AVCO NI 323 PICKER- “1 OF A KIND” LIKE NEW 2010 CIH 3406, HDP, KR CIH 2206, HDP, KR 2007 CIH 2412 12R30, HDP, KR CIH 944 4R36 1997 JD 893, HDP, RR 1996 JD 693, HDP, KR 1995 JD 693, RR 1988 JD 643 2007 JD 630F 1988 JD 920 1992 JD 915 1986 CIH 1020 20FT NUMEROUS HEAD TRAILERS 20-30

HARDI CM1200 90FT 1200 GAL TANK CIH DMI 4300 16R30 NH3 APPLICATOR W/ RAVENS – LOW USE DMI 2800 11SH 28% APPLICATOR

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TRACTORS 2013 JD 8235R, PS, ILS, 1600 HRS 2008 JD 8430, PS, ILS, 3300 HRS 2002 JD 8520T, WG, 4830 HRS 2011 JD 7215R, PQ, 1800 HRS 2008 JD 7830, MFD, IVT, 2745 HRS 2008 JD 7830, PQ, MFD, 2080 HRS 2007 JD 7430P, MFD, PQ, LDR, 410 HRS 1997 JD 7810, PQ, MFD, 1477 HRS 2008 JD 6330P, MFD, PQ, LDR, 3800 HRS 2007 JD 6715, MFD, PQ, 3200 HRS 2003 JD 6415, TWD, LDR, 3530 HRS 2005 JD 5525, CAH, MFD, LDR, 2200 HRS 1992 JD 4760, MFD, PS, 4682 HRS 1991 JD 4455, TWD, PS, 3485 HRS 1982 JD 4650, MFD, PS, 6000 HRS 1983 JD 4450, TWD, QE, 5865 HRS 1983 JD 4250, TWD, PS, LDR, 6400 HRS 1969 JD 4020, OS, 7585 HRS 2009 JD 2520, HST, MFD, LDR, 675 HRS JD UNSTYED A, RESTORED 2011 CIH STEIGER 385, BB, GUIDANCE, 1200 HRS 2002 CIH STEIGER 450, BB, 3317 HRS 1996 CIH 9330, PS, 3PT & PTO, 4305 HRS 2010 CIH MAGNUM 305, PS, SUSPENSION, GUIDANCE, 2800 HRS 1996 IH 7240, MFD, PS, 7822 HRS 1996 CIH 7210, TWD, PS, 4980 HRS 1997 CIH 5250, CAH, MFD, PQ, LDR, 2730 HRS 2014 CIH 75A, OS, MFD, 600 HRS 2016 CIH 70A, OS, MFD, LDR 300 HRS 1972 IH 966, OS, FENDER 2013 NH T8.330, PS, SUSPENSION, 1100 HRS 2002 NH TJ450, PS, BB, 6465 HRS 2011 NH 3045, CAH, CVT, LDR, 850 HRS 1999 NH TC33D, OS, HST, LDR, 2150 HRS 2012 CHALLENGER 665D, CVT, SUSPENSION, 1600 HRS MF 275, OS, TWD, 1675 HRS CASE 4690 3PT & PTO, 5600 HRS

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‘13 JD 6170R, Cab, IVT trans, MFWD, 859 hrs., w/ H380 loader, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 18.4x46 duals ..... ......................................................................$123,000 ‘09 NH 6070, Bi-directional, 3543 hrs., cab air, w/NH

front axle, 3 pt., 4 hyd., Hi-Flow, 1000 PTO, 480x50” duals .............................................................$110,000 ‘13 NH T8.300, 801 hrs, MFWD, 4 hyd, 3 pt hitch, 540/1000 pto., 480x50 tires & duals ......................................................................$109,000

84lb loader, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 18.4x34 tires ........ ‘13 CIH 260, 577 hrs., PS, 3 pt., 540/1000 ........................................................................$62,500 PTO, 4 hyd., big pump, 420x46” tires &

‘12 Kubota M110, Cab, MFWD, 240 hrs., w/Kubota

‘04 JD 7320 Cab, MFWD, 16 spd., 741 loader, 6316 hrs...................................................................$57,000 ‘11 Challenger, MT 575 B, MFWD, 2242 hrs, ML98 loader .............................................................$75,000 ‘94 FH 6640 SLE, MFWD, cab, loader ..............$25,000

TRACK TRACTORS ‘04 Cat. 765, 4602 hrs., 18” tracks, 120” spacing, 3 pt., PTO, front wgts., Very Clean! ...................... $79,000 ‘13 CIH, 380 Row Trac 1178 hrs, luxury cab, full guidance, suspended front, 24” tracks, 120 inch

frt axle, 18” tracks, 76” spacing, 6 hyd remotes, standard pump, 3 pt. 1000 pto, full guidance............ ......................................................................$195,000

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480x46” duals, front duals .............................$67,000 ‘03 CIH MX210, 5550 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., 380x46” tires & duals.........................$59,000 ‘11 NH T8.300, 1644 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lights, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd. valves, Auto Steer Complete, 520x46” duals ............$89,000 ‘13 CIH 290, 1250 hrs, 3PT, PTO, big pump, 480 front duals, 250 rear ...............................................$12,500

COMBINES ‘13 Care/In 670, 1294 eng/647 sep. hrs., premium cab, HID lights, Hitorque VSD, chopper,

spacing 3 pt, 4 hyd. Hiflow, PTO .................$180,000 conturmaster, 520x42”duals ........................$167,000 ‘14 CIH, 340 Row Trac 287 hrs, luxury cab, suspended ‘13 JD 660, 1180 eng/892 sep hrs., Premium Cab, cm,

‘14 CIH, 310 Row Trac 998 hrs, deluxe cab, powershift, 120” spacing, 16” trucks, suspended front axle, 5 hyd valves, hi-flow, complete guidance ......................................................................$165,000

4WD TRACTORS ‘13 JD 9460R, 1377 hrs., 1000 PTO, 3 pt. hitch, 5 hyd.

HID lights, high torque USD chopper, 520x38” tires + duals.........................................................$157,500 ‘00 JD 9650TS, 3611 eng./2645 sep. hrs., chopper, 20.8x38” duals ...............................................$55,000 ‘09 CIH 8120, 2145 eng./1566 sep. hrs., Pro 600 Monitor, yield + moisture monitor, rock trap, tracker, chopper 900 x 32” single’ drive tires ............$99,000 ‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, 520x42” duals ...............................$149,000

valves, Hi-Flow, 620x42” tires ......................$215,000 ‘09 NH CR9060, 2400 eng./1800 sep. hrs., tracker, ‘12 JD 9410R, 675 hrs., 3 pt. hitch, 1000 PTO, 5 hyd.,

chopper, 520x42” duals ................................$72,500

big pump, 480x50” tires & duals .................$215,000 ‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs., tracker, ‘12 JD 9410R, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., HID lights, 520x46” tires & duals ...................................$169,000 ‘12 CIH 400HD, 320 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump, 520x46” tires & duals .................................................$165,000 ‘02 CIH 425, 3465 hrs., 24-spd. manual, 4 hyd.,

chopper, chaff spreader, air compressor, 520x42” tires & duals ...................................................$52,000 ‘96 CIH 2188, 4WD, tracker, chopper, bin ext., 3520 eng/2546 sep.hrs., 520X 42” tires & duals ........................................................................$36,000

710x38” tires & duals .....................................$89,000 ‘13 JD 660, 694 eng/603 sep, 520 & 38 duals .............. ‘97 JD 9200, 24sd, PTO, 208-42 duals .............$51,000

......................................................................$170,000

‘08 7230 JD, 24 spd, power quad, 4300 hrs, MFWD .... ‘11 Claas Lexior, 740, 1466 eng/899 sep hrs, 4x4 ........................................................................$55,000 520x42 duals ................................................$109,000 ‘04 7420 JD, Cab, IVT, 184-42, 4670 hrs...........$60,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS

TRUCKS ‘12...Pete 587, IS & 15 Cummins 406k .............$40,000

‘11 Versatile 305, MFWD, 690 hrs., 4 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 ‘11 Freighliner 125 DDIS Detroit, 217k..............$39,000 PTO, HID lights, front wts, fender ..................$99,000 ‘02 Freightliner FL, 6x6 w/ 18’ flat bed 8Ik ........$35,000 ‘10 JD 8270R, 3888 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 3 hyd., 18.4x46” tires & duals ....................................$99,000 ‘14 CIH 260, 605 hrs, MFWD luxury cab, 4 hyd, 3 pt hitch, 1000 pto., 480x50 duals ....................$118,000 “Where Farm and Family Meet”

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duals .............................................................$115,000

‘02 Int 4900 DT466, auto 3060p, tandem, 666k............. ........................................................................$14,500 ‘05 Sterling LT9500, C9 Cat, tandem, 7spd, 352k.......... ........................................................................$25,000

‘12 CIH 260, 1784 hrs., Deluxe cab, 19-spd. PS, susp. ‘06 GMC C6500, Dls, auto, 16’ flat bed, 328k .....$9,500

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Tractors

FOR SALE: '06 2210 BuhlerVersatile 210HP, FWA, 3558 hrs, 18spd PS, 4 remotes, nice, field ready, 358/85R-34 tires, duals, 480R/80R-46, Super Steer, HD rock box, $56,900/OBO. 507-327-6430 FOR SALE: '82 JD 4640, power shift, axle mount duals, 9300 hrs, well kept. 507276-4768 cell or 507-375-3194 home FOR SALE: 601 Ford tractor, 2spd tranny, no power steering, no live power, nice shape, $3,500. 763-2182797

‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded .............. Specials White 6122, 12-30 ............................... Specials NEW Massey 1726, w/loader ............. Specials ‘06 White 8222 w/3 bu., res. mgr. ........ Specials New NH T4.75 w/loader...................... Specials New NH TS 6.140................................ Specials NEW NH T9.645, w/Smart Trac .......... Specials NEW Fantini chopping cornhead ....... Specials NEW Versatile 310, FWA..................... Specials Fantini Pre-Owned 8-30 chopping NH T8.275, 495 hrs ............................. Specials cornhead .......................................... Specials NH 8870, FWA..................................... Specials NEW Gleaner S78 - On Hand, w/new NH TV6070, bi-directional .................. Specials chopping Gleaner cornhead ........... Specials ‘12 NH T9.390, approx. 850 hrs. ......... Specials ‘10 Gleaner R76, Loaded .................... Specials ‘12 NH T9.560, 4WD ........................... Specials ‘01 Gleaner R72 .................................. Specials 10’CIH 435 1735 hrs ........................... Specials ‘03 Gleaner R65 .................................. Specials ‘05 CIH MX210 1700 hrs ..................... Specials Allis 180 D ........................................... Specials ‘12 Challenger MT 665D ..................... Specials ‘10 Versatile 435, 1050 hrs ................. Specials New Hesston & NH Hay Tools - ON HAND

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SKIDSTEERS

‘15 NH 230 Skidsteer, new rubber ..... Specials ‘07 NH 170 w/ cab .............................. Specials Bobcat S650 w/575 hrs. ..................... Specials NEW NH Skidsteers - On Hand .......... Specials

PLANTERS

NEW White Planters ........................... Specials ‘12 White 8186, 16-30 w/liq. fert. ........ Specials ‘98 Kinze 2600, 12-23 w/liq. fert. ........ Specials White 8222, 12-30 w/liq. fert., sure stop row shutoff....................... Specials

MISCELLANEOUS

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 Pre-Owned Snowblowers, 7’-9’ .......... Specials Pre-Owned Sprayers .......................... Specials

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

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'11 JD 8235R, 1996 hrs, FWA, 16spd PS, Auto Track ready, exc cond, $125,900/OBO. '06 JD 8430, 3317 hrs, rear & front duals, ILS susp, tires 90%, 16spd PS, Auto Track ready, exc cond, $124,000/OBO. 507-3276430

USED TRACTORS

‘03 Sunflower, 32’, 5-bar spike ........... Specials Sunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo ...... 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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We buy Salvage Equipment Parts Available Hammell Equip., Inc. (507)867-4910

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LA1953 loader, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 18.4x30 tires.... ‘05 CIH MX255, 4282 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, ........................................................................$55,000

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16 Steiger 580Q 36” tracks, 930 hr - Full Pro 700 Auto Str .................... $289,900

‘15 Steiger 470, 729 hrs., PTO, 6 remotes, 120”

‘14 Steiger 620Q, 920 hrs., Lux Cab, 36” tracks,

Steiger 350 row trac, 3 PT PTO, lux cab, 845

spacing, full auto steer, DLX Cab ........ $229,900

6 remotes, hi cap hyd ........................ $289,900

hrs, 120” spacing .............................. $219,900

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We have Quad Trac & Combine Tracks in Stock

30” Ag Track 30” Scraper Track 36” Ag Track 16” Rowtrac 18” Rowtrac 24” Rowtrac

Matejcek’s announces after 44 years, Herb has retired.

Prices good while supplies last. Ask our Service Dept. about installation and alignment. USED 2WD TRACTORS 24 Month Interest Free • Call For Details ‘16 C-IH MAG 380 TRACK CVT, LUX CAB, SUS FRT AXLE, 120 INCH SPACED, 5

RDY, HD DBAR ......................................................................................... $96,500.00 ‘16 C-HI Maxxum 125 545 hrs, CAB, MFD, 16x16 Trans, 540/1000 PTO .......JUST IN

‘16 CIH Magnum 310 Row Trac, 88” spacing,

‘16 Magnum 340 row trac, lux. cab, suspension,

‘16 CIH Magnum 380 Row Trac, CVT 551 hrs,

HRS ........................................................................................................ $239,900.00

‘16 C-IH FARMALL 120C CAB, MFD, POWERSHUTTLE TRANS, with CASE-IH

308 hrs DLX Cab ............................... $199,900

front axel, 120” spacing, 536 hrs. ...... $219,900

lux. cab, sus, ft axel. .......................... $239,900

16 MAG 380 ROW TRAC 551 HRS FRT DUALS 24

1990 Steiger 9150

2012 JD 9560RT 2110 HRS LEATHER CAB 5

IN TRK 120 SPACED WITH BLADE .........$275,000

POWER SHIFT-PTO-7467 hrs............... $39,900

REMOTES 36 INCH TRKS ...................$199,900

15 STEIGER 470 358 HRS 800 TIRES PTO LUX

‘13 C-IH 9230 combine, 1049 hrs, Tracks, RWA.

2014 MAGNUM 220 lux cab, 19 speed, power

CAB FULL GUIDANCE ........................ $229,900

820 sep hrs ....................................... $279,900

shift, 2584 hrs ..................................... $96,500

‘16 C-IH MAG 340 TRACK POWERSHIFT, LUX CAB, SUS FRT AXLE, 120 INCH SPACED, 6 REMOTES, HI FLO HYD, 18 INCH TRKS, 536 hrs............. $219,900.00 ‘16 C-IH MAG 310 TRACK POWERSHIFT, DLX CAB, 88 INCH SPACED, 4 REMOTES, HYD, 18 INCH TRKS, 308 hrs ........................................... $199,900.00 ‘14 C-IH MAGNUM 220 2584 HRS, 480/80R46 REAR TIRES W/DUALS, AUTO STR

LOADER, 4 TO CHOOSE FROM ............................................................. $69,500.00 ‘15 C-IH FARMALL 55 CVT CAB, MFD, CVT TRANS, Case-IH loader ..... $39,900.00 ‘16 C-IH FARMALL 45 CVT CAB, MFD, CVT TRANS ............................... $32,500.00 ‘15 C-IH FARMALL 50 C 700 HRS, ROPS, HYDRO, MFD, LOADER............. $19,900 ‘15 C-IH FARMALL 40 C 418 HRS, ROPS, HYDRO, MFD, LOADER.............JUST IN

USED 4WD TRACTORS 24 Month Interest Waiver Or Low Rates Available • Call For Details ‘12 J0HN DEERE 9560RT 36 INCH TRACKS, LEATHER CAB, BIG HYD PUMP, XENON LITES, 5 REMOTES, JD AUTO GUIDE RECEIVER, 2110 HRS ................ $199,900.00 ‘16 C-IH STEIGER 580Q LUX CAB, HI CAP HYD, 360 LIGHT PKG, 595 hours, FULL AUTO STEER, Certified PreOwned, 36” Tracks .................................... $319,900.00 ‘16 C-IH STEIGER 580Q LUX CAB, HI CAP HYD, 360 LIGHT PKG, 910 hours, FULL AUTO STEER, Certified PreOwned, Excellent Tracks ........................... $299,900.00 ‘16 C-IH STEIGER 580Q LUX CAB, TWIN HYD PUMPS, 360 LIGHT PKG, 931 hours, FULL AUTO STEER, Excellent Tracks ................................................... $289,900.00 2014 C-IH STEIGER 500 RCQ 1120 HOURS, 6 REMOTES, PTO,LUX CAB, BIG HYD PUMP, 120 INCH SPACING, 24 INCH TRACKS, ................................... $249,900.00 C-IH STEIGER 470 RCQ 729 HOURS, 6 REMOTES, PTO, DLX CAB, BIG HYD PUMP, 120 INCH SPACING.................................................................... $229,900.00

C-IH STEIGER 350 RCQ 825 HRS, 3 PT, PTO, LUXURY CAB, 120 INCH SPACED, HD HYD PUMP, 18” TRACKS ................................................................. $219,900.00 C-IH STEIGER 470 358 HRS, LUX CAB, PTO, 800 TIRES, FULL PRO 700

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REMOTES, HI CAP HYD PUMP, SUS FRT AXLE with FRONT DUALS, 551

GUIDANCE, HID LIGHTS ....................................................................... $229,900.00 ‘02 STX 375 4333 hrs, deluxe cab, 710/70 R42 duals ................................ $85,000.00 C-IH STEIGER 370 572 HRS, LUX CAB, PTO, 480R50 TIRES,................ $189,900.00 C-IH 9150 7100 HOURS, POWERSHIFT, PTO ............................................ $39,900.00

USED COMBINES 24 Month Interest Waiver Thru Case Credit • Call For Details ‘13 C-IH 9230 1049 ENG HRS, 820 SEP HRS, TRACKS, RWA ............................................................. $279,900.00 ‘10 JD 9670 COMBINE 1269E/1009S HOURS, CORN & SOYBEAN MACHINE...........................................$125,000

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8 row 30 inch corn head ..................................................................................................$22,900.00 8 ROW 30 INCH ...................................................................................................................$15,900.00 8 ROW 30 INCH ...............................................................................................................$13,900.00 35 FT PLATFORM W/AIR REEL ........................................................................................$30,000.00 35 FT PLATFORM ............................................................................................................$13,000.00 30 FT PLATFORM ..............................................................................................................$6,900.00

LOW RATE FINANCING AVAILABLE thru

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2015 Farmall 55CV, 294 hrs., w/

16 MAXXUM 125 545 HRS CAB

16 Steiger 580Q 910 hrs Big Hyd Pump-6 Remotes-36

‘16 Steiger 580Q,595 hrs Lux Cab Hi Cap

CIH loader...........................$39,900

MFD

inch Trks-Full Pro 700 Auto Str.....................$299,900

Hyd Pump 36 inch TRKS ............ $319,900

CNH Capital’s Commercial Revolving Account provides financial assistance for parts and service when you need it, keeping your equipment running as its best with the quality parts and service you’ve come to expect from Case IH. Contact your local dealer or visit www.cnhcapital.com today for details.

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I-35 & Highway 60 West • Faribault, MN • 507-334-2233

United Farmers Cooperative

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USED DRYERS & AUGERS ............ Good Selection of Used Dryers-CALL! (L) (L) (L) (L) (L) (L) (L) (L)

Feterl 12â€?x72â€™ swing hopper.............. $8,995 Westfield WR, 80x51, elec. ............... $2,995 Westfield WR, 80x31, elec. ............... $1,950 Westfield WR, 80x26, elec. ............... $1,695 Westfield, 10â€?x31â€™, J elec.................. $1,850 Hutch 8â€?x62â€?, swing hopper ............. $6,495 Hutch 10â€?x72â€™, swing hopper ............ $5,900 Sheyenne 13â€?x70â€™, swing drive, w/hanger bearing ............................ $13,900 (L) Sudenga 10â€?x31â€™, electric ................. $3,495 (L) Sudenga 10â€?x41â€™, PTO...................... $4,600 (L) Sudenga 10â€?x56â€™, electric ................. $4,995

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JD 960, 32.5â€™, 3-bar ......................... $6,900 JD Crumbler 200, 45â€™ ..................... $10,500 (L) CIH 600 PTX Chisel Plow, 38â€™ ......... $29,800 (L) CIH 370 Disc, 28â€™ ........................... $34,500 (L) CIH 730B ........................................ $15,900 (L) CIH Tigermate II, 45.5â€™, w/bskt. ....... $38,900 (L) CIH Tigermate II, 54.5â€™, 4-bar .......... $29,800 JD 510, Disc Ripper, 7-Shank ......... $10,500 JD 512, 7-Shank, 2013 ................... $29,900 CIH Chisel Plow, PTX300, 34â€™ ......... $22,800 SKID LOADERS ............................ (L) Bobcat S850, heat, A/C................... $46,500 Krause Landsman 45ft w/Basket ............ $49,800 (L) Bobcat S630, heat, 2 spd., 400 hrs. ....................................................... $34,900 TRACTORS .................................. (L) â€™13 Bobcat S590, heat, 2-spd. ........ $31,600 Oliver Tractor 1365 .................................. $6,599 (L) â€™14 Bobcat S550, heat, 2-spd. ........ $29,900 CIH Tractor 8950 ................................... $56,900 Bobcat 610 w/bucket ........................ $3,250 TMRâ€™S......................................... Bobcat S650 A71 pkg., 2-spd, 450 hrs ....................................................... $34,600 (W) Knight 5073, tow ............................ $17,199 (W) Kuhn Knight 3300 ............................. $5,200 Bobcat S550 Heat, 2-spd, 300 hrs ....................................................... $31,500 (W) Kuhn Knight 5055 ........................... $14,900 Bobcat S130 Heat, 800 hrs ............. $24,500 (W) Kuhn Knight 5135 ................................CALL (L) â€™13 Gehl R220, heat, 2-spd. ............ $34,800 (W) â€™14 Kuhn Knight RA142........................CALL (L) Gehl V330, heat, 2-spd. .................. $38,900 (L) â€™12 Gehl 5640E, heat, AC, 2-spd. .... $28,800 SPRAYERS .................................. (W) Gehl 4240, 1100 hrs. ...................... $23,200 (L) Hardi 1000 gal., 60â€™ boom .............. $14,400 (W) Gehl 4625, 1600 hrs., Sharp! .......... $11,500 (G) Century 750 gal., 60â€™ boom .............. $6,500 (W) NH LS150, 3200 hrs. ...................... $14,900 (L) Demco 700 gal., 66â€™ boom, ff ......... $14,900 (L) â€™14 Mustang RT175, 500 hrs. ......... $37,900 (L) (2) Redball 1200 gal., 90â€™ boom ..... $19,900 Mustang 940E, 800 hrs. ................... $9,900 (L) Redball 670, 1200 gal., 66â€™ boom ... $13,800 (L) Case 430, 2-spd. ............................ $24,900 (L) Top Air 800 gal., 60â€™ boom ............... $9,350 (L) Gehl 4640, Heat â€˜07. ....................... $15,500 Gehl 5240E heat, 2-spd, 525 hr ............. $23,900 PLANTERS .................................. White Planter 8186 16R30 ..................... $32,900 SPREADERS ................................ White Planter 8824 24R30 ..................... $83,900 (W) H&S 430......................................... $19,200 H&S HyPush 425, verticle beaters .. $18,950 MISCELLANEOUS ........................ H&S 270 w/end gate ......................... $9,750 (L) Vicon Disc Mower ........... Starting at $5,950 (W) Kuhn Knight 1230 ............................. $9,900 (L) JD 1025R w/loader, 23 hrs. Cab/Mower/Snowblower ................. $23,900 (W) Kuhn Knight 8124 ........................... $18,500 (G) Used Grain Legs ..................................CALL TILLAGE ...................................... (L) Woods 20â€™ Chopper, 3-pt. ................. $5,950 (G) Wilrich 957, 9-shank ....................... $33,900 (L) EZ-Flow 300 bu. Box ......................... $1,950 (L) Wilrich 957, 5-shank ....................... $16,500 (L) Used Snowblowers ..............................CALL (L/G) (3) Wilrich 957, 7-shank ......From $20,600 (L) Tonutti 5â€™ Disc Mower ....................... $4,500 (L) Wilrich 513, Soil Pro, 9-24 .............. $39,600 (W) H&S Rake ......................................... $4,700 (L) H&S Gear.......................................... $4,399 (W) Great Plains Turbo Chisel, 7- & 11-shank H&S 9-Wheel Rake ........................... $3,499 ............................................................CALL Val-Metal Model 5600 Bail Chopper (L) Great Plains Turbo Chisel, 11-shank ....................................................... $13,800 ....................................................... $22,800 (L) Glencoe DR 8699, 7-shank ............... $7,900 (L) J&M 1151, scale/tarp ..................... $48,900 (L) Krause Dominator, 18â€™..................... $34,900 (W) 72â€? Box Blade, skid steer, universal attachment ........................................ $2,899 (L) Krause Dominator, 18â€™..................... $33,900 (L) â€™11 Krause Dominator, 12â€™ .............. $29,900 (W) 72â€? Dump Bucket, skid steer, universal (L) (2) DMI Tigermate II, 38.5â€™, 4-bar ... $29,900 attachment ........................................ $3,299 (L) DMI Tigermate II, 42.5â€™, 3-bar ......... $20,600 (W) Westin 84â€? Snow Bucket, skid steer, (G) (2) DMI 730 Rippers ....................... $10,900 universal attachment ............................ $975 (L) (2) DMI 527 .................... Starting At $9,300 (W) â€˜80 Allied 8â€™ 3-pt. Single Auger Snowblower, (L) JD 2700, 9-24 Ripper ..................... $23,900 w/hyd. chute ..................................... $1,999 (G) JD 2700, 7-shank ........................... $23,900 (L) Steel Tracks, Fit S850 Skid................ $3,799 JD 2210, 45.5â€™, 4-bar ..................... $39,900 Hiniker 20ft 1700 4-wheel........................ $9,950 (L) JD 985, 49.5â€™, 3-bar ....................... $20,700 Brent Box 540, 425 tires .......................... $9,900 (L) JD 980, 44.5â€™, 3-bar ....................... $17,500 Parker 838, Grain Cart ........................... $19,900

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(OS) Osage, IA

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(B) Belle Plaine, MN

(H) Hollandale, MN

952-873-2224

507-889-4221

(OW) Owatonna, MN

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FOR SALE: JD 8400, 11R24â€? Monosen NGT MFWD, front & rear wts, planter, PT, PTO vac, sin11,000 hrs., 20.8 x 42 tires, gle Yetter row cleaners, $38,000. 320-510-0468 squeeze pump for liq starter, corn & bean seed disc; 6R24â€? IH 800 CH, FOR SALE: John Deere $5,500/both. 320-269-1451 5520, MFWD w/ loader, $29,000; Caterpillar D4 bulldozer, $6,000; JD 7000 6RN GREAT PLAINS planter, no fert., $3,000; JD DRILL SALE wide front, fenders & dual New 6 Ft 3PT #6006 Min-Till HYD for 3020. 507-330-3945 Drill (7 Â˝â€? Rows), DDO, (3x13) Grass. Sale...$12,739 NEW AND USED TRACTOR New 8 Ft Pull Type Min-Till PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, Drill (7 1/2â€? Rows) DDO, 55, 50 Series & newer trac(3x13) Grass. Sale....$17,793 tors, AC-all models, Large New 12 Ft 3Pt Min-Till Drill Inventory, We ship! Mark (7 1/2â€? Rows) DDO, (3x13) Heitman Tractor Salvage Grass. Sale...$22,951 715-673-4829 Sale Ends Jan 31, 2017 Other Sizes No-Till/Min-Till Harvesting Equip 037 We Trade/Del Anywhere A L Buseman 319-347-6282 FOR SALE: 9600 JD combine, stored inside, through shop every year, duals, Yield Monitor that makes map, $28,000. 507-532-2094

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'13 JD 4730, 1501 Hrs, 90' Boom .................$139,900

â€˜12 JD 4830, 880 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom.................$203,500

Your Sprayer Headquarters N) â€™16 JD R4045, 175 Hrs, 120â€™ Boom ....................... $365,000 (N) â€™16 JD R4045, 841 Hrs, Dry Box ........................... $329,000 (OW) â€™15 JD R4045, 444 Hrs, 120â€™ Boom................... $319,500 (OW) â€™16 JD R4038, 350 Hrs, 120â€™ Boom................... $309,900 SOLD $289,900 (OW) â€™15 JD R4038, 759 Hrs, 120â€™ Boom................... (OW) â€™15 JD R4045, 739 Hrs, Dry Box........................ $287,500 (OS) â€™15 JD R4030, 159 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom ...................... $265,900 (OS) â€™15 JD R4030, 149 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom ...................... $253,000 (N) â€™13 JD 4830, 384 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom .......................... $234,900 (OW) â€™13 JD 4940, 2127 Hrs, Dry Box ........................ $212,500 (OW) â€™13 JD 4830, 1011 Hrs, 100â€™ Boom ................... $209,900 (OW) â€™12 JD 4940, 120â€™ Boom ................................... $209,900 (OW) â€™12 JD 4830, 880 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom ....................... $203,500 (OW) â€™13 JD 4940, 1211 Hrs, Dry Box ........................ $202,500 (OW) â€™13 JD 4830, 688 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom ....................... $189,900 (OS) â€™15 JD 4630, 271 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom ........................ $187,900 (OW) â€™13 JD 4830, 904 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom ....................... $184,500 (OW) â€™13 JD 4830, 1752 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom ..................... $179,900 (OW) â€™13 JD 4830, 2059 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom ..................... $179,900 (OW) â€™12 JD 4830, 1688 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom ..................... $168,500 (OW) â€™12 JD 4730, 676 Hrs, 100â€™ Boom ..................... $166,900 (OW) â€™13 JD 4730, 1714 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom ..................... $165,900 (OW) â€™12 Ag-Chem RG1100, 1680 Hrs ....................... $165,000 (OW) â€™12 Case Patriot 3330, 1650 Hrs ....................... $165,000 (OW) â€™13 JD 4730, 1888 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom ..................... $164,500 (OW) â€™12 JD 4730, 1855 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom ..................... $154,900 (OW) â€™12 Ag-Chem RG1100, Dry Box ......................... $150,000 (OW) â€™13 JD 4630, 736 Hrs, 80â€™ Boom ....................... $146,900 (OW) â€™14 JD 4630, 1578 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom ..................... $145,900 (OW) â€™13 JD 4630, 1082 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom ..................... $142,900 (OW) â€™13 JD 4730, 1501 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom ..................... $139,900 (OW) â€™12 Miller N2XP, 1700 Hrs ................................. $135,000 (OW) â€™11 Ag-Chem 994, 1768 JHrs, 100â€™ Boom ......... $134,900 (OW) â€™09 JD 4730, 1400 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom ..................... $131,900 (OW) â€™09 CIH Patriot 4420, 3600 Hrs ......................... $125,900 (OW) â€™08 JD 4730, 3562 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom ..................... $112,900 (N) â€™05 JD 4720, 2079 Hrs, 80â€™ Boom ........................ $109,500 (OW) â€™08 Ag-Chem 1074SS, 2226 Hrs ......................... $94,900 SOLD $89,900 (OW) â€™08 JD 4830, 4160 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom ....................... (OW) â€™06 JD 4720, 4100 Hrs, 90â€™ Boom ....................... $84,900 (H) â€™98 JD 4700, 1454 Hrs, 80â€™ Boom .......................... $73,500 (OW) â€™06 JD 4920, 6500 Hrs, Dry Box .......................... $65,000 (OW) â€™06 Ag-Chem 1074, 4600 Hrs ............................. $59,900

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One call does it all! FOR SALE: 140 3x3 square 2-Sim/Angus bulls, 3 yrs. old, WANTED: Bou-matic vacuWANT MORE READERS 36 Ft KENT DISCOVATOR/ REINKE IRRIGATION alfalfa Hay, about 700lb TO SEE YOUR AD?? Finisher (2006) Double Fold, excellent breeders, um pump. German made With one phone call, you can Sales & Service place your classified ad in each; 153 RFV, $115/ton. Expand your coverage area! (350HP Min) Real Good. $2,500/ea/OBO. Call 651-380or ports on top. 715-926-5159 New & Used The Land, Farm News, 507-375-3194 home or 507The Land has teamed up MANDAKO 46 Ft Land 6921. For your irrigation needs AND The Country Today. 276-4768 cell with Farm News, and The Roller Hyd Floating Hitch 888-830-7757 or 507-276-2073 Call The Land for more 084 FOR SALE: registered Trucks & Trailers Country Today so you can Like New. 319-347-6677 info @ 507-345-4523 • 800-657Western Hay & Straw shorthorn beef cows, bred do just that! Place a classi4665. In large squares or round heifers & open heifers. 218- FOR SALE: '16 & '17 Neville fied ad in The Land and Winpower Sales & Service Machinery Wanted 040 bales by the semi load. Pro924-2337 have the option of placing it Built (NB) aluminum grain Reliable Power Solutions PARMA DRAINAGE tein 18-26%, RFV up to-200. in these papers as well. trailers, 38.5', new condiSince 1925 PTO & automatPUMPS New pumps & Also avail. small square Registered Texas Longhorn All kinds of New & Used More readers = better retion. For photo & info call ic Emergency Electric parts on hand. Call MinWestern Straw Smikrud farm equipment – disc chisbreeding stock, cows, sults! Call The Land for or text. $24,500. 218-791-3400 Generators. New & Used Galesville, WI 608-582-2143 nesota's largest distributor els, field cults, planters, heifers or roping stock, top more information. 507-345Rich Opsata-Distributor or 608-484-0916 cell HJ Olson & Company 320soil finishers, cornheads, blood lines. 507-235-3467 4523 • 800-657-4665 800-343-9376 974-8990 Cell – 320-212-5336 Recreational Vehicles 085 feed mills, discs, balers, (Over 23 years in the Hay Business) haybines, etc. 507-438-9782 WANT TO BUY: Butcher cows, bulls, fats & walkable FOR SALE: '07 JD 4X2 Livestock 054 Gator, w/ dump box, all cripples; also horses, WANTED: 9 to 12 yard pullgone through. Call for sheep & goats. 320-235-2664 type dirt scraper, forced in- FOR SALE: Black Angus more information. Andy jection, must be a nice unit, bulls also Hamp, York, & Chicos 507-381-1160 reasonably priced; 60' of 8” Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts. Swine 065 U-trough. If no answer, 320-598-3790 JD 400 snowmobile, like new leave msg. 507-354-3987 condition, 4th one made, Dairy 055 Compart's total program $2,000; 1904 Moline 3 box features superior boars & Wanted 042 wagon, museum quality, open gilts documented by WANTED TO BUY: Dairy $3,000. 320-396-2436 BLUP technology. Duroc, heifers and cows. 320-235WANTED: Young farmer York, Landrace & F1 lines. 2664 looking for 9500 or 9510 Terminal boars offer lean090 combine, low hrs., good Cattle ness, muscle, growth. Ma- Miscellaneous Ag Power Enterprises ....................................................................30 056 shape, looking to buy packternal gilts & boars are Agri-Systems....................................................................................8 age deal, bean & cornhead. FOR SALE OR LEASE productive, lean, durable. FOR SALE: Calf blankets, waterproof, washable made 952-292-2019 All are stress free & PRRS Allan Merkel ..................................................................................18 REGISTERED BLACK to last, call for information, free. Semen also available ANGUS Bulls, 2 year old & Anderson Seeds..............................................................................10 velcro in front, $28, 2 in through Elite Genes A.I. yearlings; bred heifers, Feed Seed Hay 050 buckle in front $30, includes Make 'em Grow! Comparts calving ease, club calves & Berens, Rodenberg, & O’Connor ..................................................25 tax and shipping. The Boar Store, INC. Toll Free: balance performance. Al 1st Crop Clean Grass Hay, Miller's Canvas Shop 920Courtland Waste Handling ............................................................19 877-441-2627 sired. In herd improvement 4x5 Round Bales, Net 787-1994 program. J.W. Riverview Dahl Farm Supply..........................................................................12 Wrap, $25/ea. 2nd Crop Angus Farm Glencoe, MN Grass Hay, Rained On, David Gass ....................................................................................25 55336 Conklin Dealer 320$25/ea. Delivery Available 864-4625 Diers Ag & Trailer Sales, Inc. ......................................................18 Within 135 Miles of Rice Lake. 715-296-2162 FOR SALE: Black cows, Doda USA, Inc...............................................................................24 Semitol & Sem-Angus. Due Freudenthal Dairy & MFG, Co. ....................................................23 to health reasons, we are ALFALFA, MIXED hay, downsizing after 45 years of grass hay, & feed grade ‘09 Kubota M135X MFWD, cab, air, loader, GEHL ............................................................................................21 AI breeding. Selling 20 of wheat straw. Medium Greenwald Farm Center ................................................................28 2900 hrs............................................... $39,000 our most productive cows squares or round bales. Debred for spring calving. livery available. LeRoy Henslin Auctions............................................................................25 Service Sires-Final Answer, Ose, call or text: 218-689‘15 CIH Tigermate 200, 30.5’ field cultivator, 2 Conealy's Capitalist, UpHotovec Auction Center ................................................................25 6675 grade, & DreamOn. Can bar coil tine harrow with round bar rolling K & S Milwrights, Inc. ..................................................................12 feed until spring, basket ................................................. $31,500 $1,995/OBO; (2) 18 Mo old CONVENTIONAL SOYKannegiesser Truck Sales ................................................................6 Black Pohl Bulls, 59 & 62lb BEAN SEED Certified Keith Bode ....................................................................................31 birth wts, dames-Upgrade, MN 1701 CN (1.7) and ‘07 John Deere 8430T, narrow stance, 24” Sire-DreamOn; (1) UpMN 1806 CN (1.8) High Larson Brothers Implement ....................................................25, 28 tracks, 6400 hours, tracks and mid rollers are grade senior herd sire; (11) yield varieties developed Letcher Farm Supply ....................................................................16 yearling Sem-Angus balby U of M Glen Iverson, poor .................................................... $55,000 ancer bulls, birth wts low Lamberton MN MN Matejcek ........................................................................................29 as 53 lbs, Sire-Final Answer Seed Permit #20172023 & Conealy's Capitalist; (507) 445-3388 Minnesota Soybean........................................................................11 ‘00 John Deere 8110 MFWD, 14.9R46 duals, Riverside Semitols. Gerald Minnwest Bank ................................................................................3 10,500 hours, just through service program Polzin. 320-286-5805

This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Correspondent Tim King. Photos by Jan King.

The little engine that could

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

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THE LAND, JANUARY 20, 2017

he steam locomotive at Locomotive Park in Mountain Iron, Minn., is an example of both American business and engineering brilliance and folly. O.I.M. Company No. 806 was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works of Eddystone, Pa., in 1910 and put to work on the Mesabi Iron Range. At that time Baldwin was the world’s largest and most influential manufacturer of steam railroad locomotive engines.

During its 45 years of service, No. 806, a relatively small engine known as a Class S-4 Switcher, served in the Proctor train yards, was employed on the ore docks at Lake Superior and worked in various open pit mines across the Range. It was a little work horse and, for its time, an engineering marvel. With a tender full of coal and water attached, it weighed 254,000 pounds and was 63 feet and 2 inches long. It had a cylinder bore of nearly 2 feet in diameter and a stroke of over 2 feet. In 1955, No. 806 was retired from service. At the time it was hauling iron ore out of the Mountain Iron open pit near the town. Mountain Iron, now known as the Taconite Capitol of the World, wasn’t standing still. Within a few years, as high grade iron ore was depleted, the new taconite processing technology was adapted there and across the Mesabi Iron Range. Meanwhile, the locomotive giant Baldwin was standing still. Company executives refused to accept that diesel locomotives would replace steam. As a result, business declined and the company closed its doors in 1972 after having produced more than 70,000 steam locomotives. Engine No. 806 could pull around 20 tons; less than 20 percent of its weight. That wasn’t good enough in the new age of taconite! Nowadays, at Mountain Iron’s gigantic Minntac mine, electric shovels pick up 85 tons of taconite ore in one scoop and load it onto trucks that haul 240 tons of ore. Monster trucks and electric shovels do the heavy

lifting at the bottom of today’s mines. But if you visit No. 806 at Locomotive Park you can stand in the sheltered overlook of an abandoned granite quarry and listen to the clang and toot of modern diesel electric locomotives as they haul taconite from the processing plant. And, if you wish, you can climb aboard the cab of No. 806 and imagine you are the train engineer you wanted to be when you were a kid. v

Mountain Iron, Minn.