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The spit is hitting the spam as activists campaign will focus on four main imperacontinue to butt heads with U.S. livestock tives: Stop taxpayer subsidies going to producers concerning the treatment of Big Ag polluters — instead, invest in the animals we eat before they become healthier farms; Protect and improve the animals we eat. vital anti-hunger programs; Increase federal investments in organic agriculture; I recently received a press release from and Expand federal programs to revitalan organization called the Environmental ize land and reduce food waste.

Working Group. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Environmental Interestingly, the release mentions litLAND MINDS Working Group’s mission is “to empower tle of anti-hunger, organic agriculture or people to live healthier lives in a healthifood waste. The release does, however,

By Paul Malchow er environment. With breakthrough take a few more swipes at “profit-focused research and education, we drive conagribusiness.” sumer choice and civic action. We are a Which reminds me of a sign I saw at nonprofit, nonpartisan organization a car-repair garage: “This is a nondedicated to protecting human health and the envi- profit organization. It’s not intended to be, but that’s ronment.” the way it is.”

Hard to argue with, right? Who doesn’t want Closer to home, farming — more specifically hog health? farming — was taking its lumps at Minnesota State For the sake of brevity, I’ll share with you the first University, Mankato on March 2. The Protecting two paragraphs of the press release.

Animal Rights Committee, a campus student group, sponsored “Factory Farming in Minnesota: Time for “Every five years, the government passes an a Change” — a four-person panel extolling the horalmost-trillion-dollar piece of legislation that profoundly impacts food and farm policy (I’m assuming rors of modern hog operations. Marie Wood has an excellent report on the event which can be found on they’re referring to the federal farm bill). For decades, big agribusiness has dominated the process, page 13 of this issue. with its interests taking precedence over public The panel consisted of attorney Sonja Trom Eayrs health and the environment. who is involved in a lawsuit (!) between her family’s farm versus neighboring hog operations and Dodge Today, to reclaim the debate, the Environmental County; Tim Culver, attorney and legal fellow with Working Group and Food Policy Action Education the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy; Fund are launching the Plate of the Union Jeff Johnson, philosophy professor at St. Catherine campaign. It aims to awaken a new audience of University in St. Paul; and Chris Petersen, who American consumers to become activists for policies that make food safer, make healthy food more acces- raises Berkshire pigs near Clear Lake, Iowa. sible and make food production better for our enviAfter Trom Eayrs tugged on our heartstrings with ronment.” photos of farming in the 1960s, Culver spoke of See LAND MINDS, pg. 3 The release goes on to say the Plate of the Union

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cite your sources. Is that a million gallons a day? Is that a million gallons a year? Is that a million gallons at all?

Trom Eayrs spoke of animal units, but never explained to the university students what an animal unit is. (Hint: one pig is not one animal unit. So a feedlot with 2,000 animal units isn’t as enormous as one might think.) And not all water pollution comes from agriculture. Other human activities play a role. Ask Scott Sparlin of the Coalition for a Clean Minnesota River what lawn clippings do to the phosphorus levels in our water.

This isn’t 1960. Farm production has changed. And short of apocalyptic consequences, it’s not going back. You can’t munch on your BLT sandwich and complain about pig manure. You can’t cry “vegan” and wash your hands of water pollution.

If you want to educate students about “factory farms,” come off the mountain and tell the whole story.

Pigs are a product and not pets. They need to be managed as efficiently as an automobile plant or a university for that matter. Your neighbor isn’t raising 1,000 hogs just to inconvenience you. Farmers are smart people who are well aware of pollution, health and the economic impact they play a part in. Many have families.

Many want a better world for their children. In the topsy-turvy world of supply and demand, they know exactly what they need to produce in order to survive. Learning the best ways to achieve that survival is an ongoing and ever-changing process — for everyone.

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LAND MINDS, from pg. 2 nitrogen and phosphorus runoff into our lakes and streams, causing a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico.

Johnson began his presentation on feedlot cruelty by showing a photo of his pet cat.

Petersen crowed about how well he treats his pigs. Although he admitted he had a market for those pigs which paid double of what hogs are selling for. Nor did he say what he did with his manure.

This is not to belittle the panel, The Environmental Working Group, or even their message. We need clean water. No one wants to see animals suffer. A healthy nation is a strong nation. My problem with lobbyists such as EWG or the panel is the simplification of a very complex industry of agriculture.

Many times during the Mankato State event, the panelists referred to “them” and “they” in ominous terms, but never said exactly who them and they are. The hog producers? The processors who buy the pigs? Government officials?

It seems the un-named ag monster is also alive and well in Washington.

In their press release and on their website, EWG loves to throw around terms such as “big agribusiness.” To quote their press release, “huge agribusinesses that heavily pollute drinking water with synthetic fertilizers, manure and pesticides.” Conveniently, they leave it up to us to fill in the blanks as to who and how this pollution is being done.

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As agriculture swoons, Farm Credit System booms On Feb. 28, the agriculture subcommitIf the not-yet-public plan is approved tee of the U.S. House of Representatives by association borrowers/owners in a very Appropriations Committee held a “Farm quick, hoped-for April vote, the resulting Credit Administration Oversight $18-billion lender would be named Hearing.”

Compeer Financial.

Remarkably, it was the first public It would be also largely unnecessary, questioning of FCA leaders by the subsays Bert Ely, a banking consultant who committee in 19 years. The subcommittee writes “Farm Credit Watch,” a fact-filled, was seeking information as to how the FARM & FOOD FILE monthly analysis of the FCS for the FCA regulates the nation’s biggest agriAmerican Banking Association.

By Alan Guebert cultural lender, the $240-billion Farm “Part of all these merger deals seems Credit System. to be one-upmanship among System In the intervening, unchecked bankers,” explains Ely in a March 1 decades, System banks more than doutelephone interview. “Another part is bled their lending (from $106 billion in 2005 to $236 that these mergers enable CEOs to pay themselves billion in 2015), increased their share of U.S. ag much bigger salaries.” debt by half (from 23.3 percent in 2000 to 40.4 perMillions in the case of the proposed, three-way cent in early 2016), and rose to dominate ag lendupper-midwest deal. ing: 16 of today’s top 20 American ag lenders are “I’m very skeptical, however, that any system System members. merger leads to greater lender profits or better Another FCS lender is about to join that club. lender service.”

Beginning last summer, three System associations Ely would know. He’s been analyzing and writing — AgStar Financial, the huge lender in Minnesota about the Farm Credit System since before its midand western Wisconsin; Badgerland Financial, the 1980s crack-up and subsequent government bailout.

FCS lender in Wisconsin’s southern half; and Recently he’s seen System banks balloon into some1st Farm Credit, the lender in western and thing bigger and richer than Congress ever envinorthern Illinois — have worked to create a single sioned. association that would stretch from east of St. Louis “The System’s credit line has increased and to north of St. Paul. increased to now where one member can borrow up

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to $1.5 billion,” he relates. “What farmer do you know borrows $1 billion? Clearly, it isn’t meant for farmers or ranchers.”

Recent System lending proves Ely correct. In the last decade, several FCS banks loaned money to various non-farm businesses and corporations — including Verizon, the Cracker Barrel restaurant chain, and a carwash, according to an April 2016 Washington Post story — whose tenuous ties to agriculture seem to be the forgotten uncle of great grandma’s adopted half-sister.

All this rule-stretching, claims Ed Elfmann, the vice president of Congressional relations for the American Bankers Association, violates the System’s taxpayer-supported mission and allows System lenders to unfairly compete against commercial banks in local, regional and national ag lending markets.

I’m very skeptical ... that any system merger leads to greater lender profits or better lender service.

— Bert Ely, “Farm Credit Watch” “Even worse, I think,” offers Elfmann, “Farm Credit has doubled its lending in the last 10 years with virtually no oversight and no controls. How will it hold up if the farm economy continues to flag?”

System bankers quickly note that their balance sheets are solid, at least for now.

What they don’t talk about, however, is how their special status as a Congressionally-chartered lender — and what Elfmann and Ely both say is lax oversight by both the Farm Credit Administration and Congress — allows System banks to pick big winners in Big Ag and Big Agbiz.

“Given the size of most of today’s System loans,” opines ABA’s Elfmann, “can taxpayer-subsidized financing be justified for any of these massive borrowers?”

That’s a good question for the tight-fisted, Trumpbowing Congress to address in 2018 Farm Bill hearings.

Before then, however, the borrower/owners of the not-yet-merged Compeer Financial should ask their hired hands at AgStar, Badgerland and 1st Farm Credit just how much the new bosses will be paid and how little the new deal delivers to them and their rural communities.

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Farm Credit System is committed to rural America

Grants available for fair facilities Mankato, Minn. — The AgStar Fund for Rural America, the corporate giving program of AgStar Financial Services, ACA, is again offering $70,000 in grants to support county fair facility upgrades. Each county in AgStar’s local service area can apply for up to $3,000 to be used toward agricultural buildings located on their fairgrounds.

The program aims to support rural areas by funding county fair organizations as they maintain or upgrade livestock buildings, 4-H buildings or livestock judging arenas.

Applications for funding may be submitted online at AgStar.com through March 31. County fair associations and 4-H groups located in one of the 69 counties within AgStar’s chartered territory are eligible to apply if they have not received a grant from AgStar in the past two years.

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of the single associations can do on their own.

In the true spirit of collaboration, it’s the old adage that together we’re better. I think about this proposed merger like Henry Ford thought about his business: “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” I believe this is true of my farm and family and I look for partners that want to offer me the same. I’m excited about the approach AgStar is taking and I believe there is opportunity for my farm, and yours, in through this collaboration.

The next step for the three organizations is for stockholders to vote on the proposed merger.

Stockholders will be receiving a disclosure packet with the specific information about the proposed merger in the near future. Stockholders should review the disclosure closely and get answers to any questions before voting.

The bottom line is that Farm Credit is committed to the success of agriculture, rural communities and most importantly, us — the farmers. This is a partnership. I think about this in terms of my relationship today with my loan officer. When he’s out visiting me, he offers insights and guidance that challenge me to enhance my operation. I believe the proposed merger matches the strides of all of us — constantly evolving and growing together to better our cooperative.

Dale Holmgren is a self-employed grain and livestock farmer from North Mankato and vice chairperson of the AgStar board of directors. v

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Credit associations have been evaluating how to best evolve to continue offering clients the very best products, services and return for their investment.

The Boards of Directors of AgStar Financial Services, Badgerland Financial and 1st Farm Credit Services identified an opportunity last year which has the potential to help both our clients and the organizations continue to grow into the future. As cooperatives owned by their stockholders, all three boards have unanimously approved recommending a merger to their stockholders.

So what does that mean for farmers around here?

I wholeheartedly believe a merger of AgStar Financial Services, Badgerland Financial and 1st Farm Credit Services is all about providing the very best opportunities and service to farmers across the three states.

Because the three associations are all currently part of the Farm Credit System and partners in what they do today, the merger provides an opportunity to combine their values and commitment to rural communities and agriculture. Each association has a distinct chartered territory so farmers will have the same competitors for their lending business after the merger as before. Together, the merged association should offer even more options and expertise; and have the opportunity to develop and leverage technology for farmers — to a degree much greater than any

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By DALE HOLMGREN As agriculture moves through cycles, it’s important that farmers have partners who are committed to their success. This is particularly true today, when lower commodity prices, higher input costs and volatile land prices bring uncertainty. Reliable, trusted expertise and resources are critical when it comes to financing an operation focused on producing the food, fuel and fiber that sustain our communities.

The Farm Credit System is a cooperative system that was established 100 years ago to do just that: provide a stable source of credit and financial services, in good times and in bad, to this vital industry. Regardless of economic cycle, for the past century Farm Credit has stood beside rural communities and agriculture, helping them to weather the storms they have faced. As a long-time client of Farm Credit through AgStar Financial Services, I appreciate this commitment and expertise. As a farmer, I know they understand my business and are with me for the long-haul.

Just as I look for ways to improve yields and decrease input costs with my operation, three Farm

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Livestock Angles Grain Outlook Grain Angles Focus areas for Is bullish cattle E15 order rumor spikes corn market market ending? beginning farmers The following marketing analysis is for the week ending March 3.

CORN — Lots of action this week which resulted in one of the largest weekly trading ranges we’ve seen since November! After a mildly lower start to the week, the market reacted quickly on Feb. 28 when talk surfaced that President Trump was considering an executive order which would allow E15 to be sold year-around. The order would limit any biofuels credits to only U.S. products, and the possibility of switching the obligation for complying with RFS rules would be passed from refineries to PHYLLIS NYSTROM CHS Hedging Inc. blenders. Prices skyrocketed in St. Paul reaction. The White House later denied there was any change in the works. However, legislation in both the House and Senate to extend E15 sales to 12 months a year was introduced on March 2.

Even if a waiver to sell E15 all year gets passed, unless it carries a usage mandate, it doesn’t necessarily mean we will see demand for corn increase exponentially. Infrastructure to dispense it and consumer acceptance would have to be addressed. Some traders estimate that any extension of E15 sales into the summer months would only add 100-150 million bushels to U.S. demand for corn for ethanol. If any change is made, it would likely take up to a year to go into effect.

The BAGE this week pegged Argentina’s corn crop at 37 mmt, unchanged from their previous estimate.

Informa Economics updated Brazil’s corn crop from 89 See NYSTROM, pg. 7

The livestock market seems to be in a transition mode at the current time. Both the cattle market and the hog market appear to be moving from bull to bear markets. The futures market in both cases are well discounted to the actual cash sales of each and seem relentless in attempting to close the basis in each. The fact is that the basis will get closer together as we move closer to the actual delivery or settlement of the nearby contracts.

The cattle market has been nothing more than a study in contrasts. The cash market has seen very firm cattle prices the JOE TEALE past several weeks, while the Broker futures market has experienced Great Plains Commodity very good pressure on prices. It Afton, Minn. would appear that the futures market is doing what it is named for — looking ahead of the current situation and anticipating where the cash market might be in the weeks ahead. The current situation is a firm cash trade as packers scramble to acquire inventory, while a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture report suggests more inventory of cattle in the weeks ahead. This has left the basis abnormally wide at the present time.

The fact remains that the wide basis will contract as we approach the delivery period against the lead contract. The action in both the futures and the cash trade do suggest the possibility that the recent bull trend in the cattle market may be coming to an end.

With the potential increase in beef supplies in future weeks and no real change in demand for beef products,

There’s an old saying that life is “10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent our reaction to it.”

Those words, by Charles Swindoll, have never been more relevant than they are today — especially when it comes to farming and the situations faced by so many young and beginning farmers.

But what can young producers do when their passion and circumstances are seemingly at odds? Many young farmers did not experience the last major industry down cycle. So, experience and learning through past mistakes isn’t really an option.

What they can do is look at the MIKE PATTERSON positive and leverage the knowlAgStar Sr. Financial edge, skills, work ethic, connecServices Executive tions and determination they Northfield, Minn. possess. When I talk to young clients, I’m in awe of their common sense, drive, practicality and creative problem solving skills. If these young people are any indication, the future of farming is in good hands.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, beginning family farms have, on average, higher total household incomes than established family farms; though they receive a much greater share of their incomes from off-farm jobs. They are also more likely than established farmers to have at least a four-year college degree. Fifteen percent of beginning farmers jointly operate established farms with experienced farmers.

Additionally, young and beginning farmers in Minnesota and Wisconsin have an advantage. Twothirds of mid-sized, and almost half of large-scale

See TEALE, pg. 8

See PATTERSON, pg. 7

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.

Brazilian soybean production estimates increased due to loading delays.

This is not a totally unique situation and no one appears ready to panic at the present time. Remember, this is a logistical issue. The soybeans are still in play and early reports indicate their oil content is fantastic. There were reports that the road had reopened on March 3.

As to Brazil’s soybean production, a leading U.S. consultant, Informa Economics, upped their production estimate from 106.5 mmt to 108 mmt!

The February USDA estimate was 104 mmt, which will likely be increased on the March 9 WASDE report. Brazil exported 6.1 mmt of soybeans in February, a new record for the month, and an increase of 72 percent for the same time frame last year. In Argentina, the BAGE left their soybean production forecast unchanged at 54.8 mmt.

Informa Economics left their outlook unchanged from last month at 55 mmt.

The USDA is currently at 55.5 mmt.

Argentina’s soybean harvest should begin in about a month.

Weekly export sales of 15.7 million bushels were the fourth lowest of the marketing year, but within estimates.

Total sales commitments continue to run 24 percent ahead of last year. Total export commitments at 1.9 billion bushels represent 94 percent of the USDA’s 2.05 billion bushel export projection. We need to average 6.3 million bushels of sales per week for the balance of the marketing year to hit the target. This would be the highest average from this point forward in a non-

South American crop problem year of the last seven years.

New crop sales were nil this week.

Total sales for new crop at 55 million bushels versus 51.3 million bushels on the books last year at this time. NASS’s January crush report showed 170.6 million bushels of soybeans crushed and higher than the trade estimate of 169.3 million bushels. Soyoil stocks were bigger than expected at 2.09 billion pounds.

Outlook: Rumors about RFS changes, weak demand, a stronger U.S. dollar (it hit a seven-week high), potential U.S. acreage increases and improving South American crop estimates combined to give us a volatile week. But in the end, prices were higher week-on-week. For the week, May soybeans were up 13.25 cents at $10.37.5, July rallied 12.75 cents to $10.46 and the November contract led the way higher with a 15 cent gain to $10.22 per bushel. May soymeal was down $2.70 to $333.00 for the week with May soyoil up 1.71 ticks at $.3438 cents per pound. The range in the May contract for the week was $10.17 to 10.56.25 per bushel.

Nystrom’s Notes: Contract changes for the week ending March 3: May Minneapolis wheat fell 6 cents to $5.47.75, while Chicago gained 5.5 cents to $4.53.5 and Kansas City was 4.75 cents higher at $4.71.75 per bushel. April crude oil was down 66 cents at $53.33, ULSD fell 5.5 cents, RBOB dropped 8.5 cents and natural gas was 4 cents higher. The U.S. dollar was up .230 for the week at 101.350. v

area of focus is for 2017.

The results were interesting. By far, maximizing profits was a key area of focus. 51.7 percent have interests in diversification; better grain marketing training employees to decrease turnover and increase engagement; take advantage of the downturn in agriculture; and be as efficient as possible.

17.98 percent have a focus on cutting costs in 2017. Popular statements in this category include cutting input costs on inputs; eliminating excess household and farm spending; and working with landlords to help them understand more about farming and create a better relationship. Close behind, 15.73 percent of responders have a focus on fam-

ily in 2017. This may include family relationships; making more time for farm and family; and finding a balance between farm and family. 12.4 percent had priorities in the estate planning category, such as: transitioning the family farm from one generation to another; succession planning; and how to convince the current generation to start planning for the next generation.

Surprisingly, only 2.2 percent had technology as an area of focus for 2017.

There’s a lot of talk in the media concerning millennials being the entitled generation. From our experience at AgStar with our young and beginning clients, nothing could be further from the truth. The young farmers we have

worked with couldn’t be more dedicated and willing to pay their dues. They understand that not everything will be handed to them and they are eager to take responsibility to build and grow the businesses they are so passionate about. If our discussions and information we’ve cultivated are any hint as to what lies ahead, this generation will make great contributions to the agriculture industry.

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mmt previously to 91 mmt! They have Argentina at 35.2 mmt, unchanged from their previous forecast. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s February Brazilian estimate was a lowly 86.5 mmt with Argentina at 36.5 mmt.

Current weather conditions don’t hold any big red flags to reduce traders’ estimates.

The trade community is already anticipating an interest rate hike at the Federal Reserve’s March 14-15 meeting. Federal Chairwoman Yellen as much as confirmed it when she spoke on March 3 in Chicago. The U.S. dollar tumbled lower into the weekend, but still posted a higher close for the week.

Weekly export sales were the fourth lowest of the marketing year and below estimates at 27.3 million bushels. Total export commitments are 1.7 billion bushels or 76 percent of the USDA’s 2.250 billion bushel forecast. This year’s exports are running 57 percent ahead of last year. Even at this pace, we need to average 22 million bushels per week through the end of the marketing year, which is historically an ambitious number. Weekly ethanol production was unchanged at 1.034 million barrels per day for the week ended Feb. 24. Ethanol stocks were up 422,000 barrels to 23.1 million barrels. The record stocks number is 23.3 million barrels. Gasoline demand year-to-date is down 5.9 percent from last year.

Outlook: For the week, May corn was a dime higher at $3.80.75, July gained 9 cents at $3.87.25 and the

December contract was 8.25 cents higher at $3.99.25 per bushel.

For any upside to be continued, the funds will need to keep participating on the buy side. The market is also building in a weather risk premium heading into planting season.

However, the fundamentals lean to the negative side with South American numbers holding their own to moving higher. This week’s range in the May contract was $3.67.25 to $3.86.25 per bushel. Prices may be contained in this box until we see the updated balance sheets on March 9.

SOYBEANS — Soybeans saw the same reaction to the biofuels rumors that corn did, spike higher, retreat, repeat and ease lower into the weekend. When the calendar flipped to a new month, we also saw fresh money enter the market and the Dow traded through 21,000 for the first time ever!

Did you think we forgot about Brazil this week? Pictures and videos of the water-logged, washed-out BR-163 highway that trucks use to transport soybeans from the interior to the northern ports circulated around the trade this week. Approximately 3,000 trucks were stranded on the road at one time. This road usually isn’t used until after the rainy season, but with harvest earlier this year, the road was needed earlier. It was reported that 11 ships were waiting to load and some, if not all, had been diverted to other ports for loading. There was also trade chatter that at least two cargoes had been switched from Brazil to the U.S.

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beginning farms located in the Midwest are cash grain farms, which on average are larger than farms specializing in other types of commodities.

Our team recently had the opportunity to gather some information, insights and points of view from some of our young and beginning clients.

During our GroundBreaker’s Conference (a two-day workshop specifically designed for young and beginning farmers), we conducted a social experiment to get to the core of what issues were important our clients.

Eighty-nine farmers participated in the experiment. Each was asked to share, in a brief sentence, what their

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Yields indicate little change in ARC-CO payments Most crop producers in the Upper Midwest are enrolled in the county yield-based Ag Risk Coverage (ARC-CO) farm program choice on their corn and soybean base acres. Many producers in the region earned a significant 2014 corn ARC-CO payment, while farm operators in some counties also earned a substantial 2015 ARC-CO payment on their corn base acres.

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As farm operators finalize their cash flow estimates for 2017, they are wondering what level, if any, the 2016 ARC-CO payment will be.

2016 ARC-CO payments for a given crop are paid when the actual 2016 county revenue for the crop falls below the 2016 county benchmark revenue guarantee. The actual county revenue is the final 2016 county FSA yield

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times the final market year average price for 2016. The 2016 market year average price is the national average corn or soybean price from Sept. 1, 2016 to Aug. 31, 2017. The market year average price is then “weighted” at the end of the year, based on the volume of bushels sold in each month. The market year average price will be finalized on Sept. 30. As of Feb. 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is estimating the 2016 market year average prices as $3.40 per bushel for corn and $9.50 per bushel for soybeans.

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service recently released the 2016 estimated average county yields for corn, soybeans, and other crops. The NASS county yields offer a good estimate of where final 2016 ARC-CO farm program payments are likely to end up, depending on the final 2016 market year average price level. The NASS yields may be adjusted slightly by the USDA. However, any adjustments in the final 2016 county yields will likely be lower than the NASS yield estimates, which will increase the likelihood for ARC-CO payments — especially for corn. The 2016 NASS county yields are available at www.nass.usda. gov/.

Because of above-average yields, ARC-CO payments for soybeans were much lower and less likely for the 2015 crop year. This is a trend which will continue for 2016 payments.

The benchmark prices for the 2016

crop year are $4.79/bushel for corn and $11.87/bushel for soybeans. This is down from $5.29 per bushel for corn and $12.27/bushel for soybeans in both 2014 and 2015. The benchmark prices are adjusted each year, using the USDA market-year average price for the preceding five years, dropping the high and low price. The benchmark county yield for 2016 is calculated by taking the average county yields for the previous five years (2011-2015), dropping the high and low yield, and averaging the other three yields. The 2016 county benchmark revenue for a given crop is the county benchmark yield times the 2016 benchmark price, which is then multiplied by 86 percent (.86) to calculate the county revenue guarantee.

The county benchmark corn yields in most Minnesota counties in 2016 will be similar to 2015. The county benchmark corn yields in 2015 and 2016 lowers the potential maximum ARC-CO payment per crop base acre. County soybean benchmark yields did not vary greatly from 2015 to 2016, except in a few counties. Due to two consecutive years of very strong corn and soybean yields in 2015 and 2016, the benchmark yields should increase for the 2017 crop year in most counties.

The relationship between the final 2016 county yield and the 2016 county benchmark yields is extremely important in calculating potential 2016 ARCSee THIESSE, pg. 9

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this would confirm a change in direction in the recent up trend. Producers that are hedged are urged to keep a close eye on the basis and move inventory to take advantage of the generous difference in the current wide basis.

The hog market is looking as if it has run out of steam in the past couple of weeks. The futures market has turned lower and the basis has widened as the April contract took over as the lead contract. Cash prices have also slipped recently along with the pork cutouts which have dropped from their recent highs. The fact that the most recent USDA Hogs and Pigs Report indicated that there were more hogs than earlier estimated has changed the supply/ demand picture for pork.

The increase in the supply of hogs will likely offset the current demand for pork, despite the fact that the thirst for bacon has become a major component in the demand picture. There is the potential for increased slaughter capacity starting sometime this summer as new slaughter plants are completed. This could bring in renewed demand for animals as the competition for live inventory increases. The fact will remain however, that the demand for pork will have to increase to offset the increase in numbers. As like the cattle, hog producers who are currently hedged should be cognizant of the current wide basis and take advantage as warranted. v

2016 ARC-CO corn payments will vary county to county CO payments. Expressing the 2016 county yield as a percentage of benchmark yield is actually more important than the final county yield in determining estimated ARC-CO payments.

Below is a guide on the likelihood of 2016 ARC-CO

2016 Corn ARC-CO Payment Estimates for Minnesota Martin = $22/acre McLeod = $16/acre Meeker = $6/acre Mower = $30/acre Nobles = $27/acre Olmsted = $70/acre Rice = $48/acre Steele = $18/acre Swift = $3/acre Wabasha = $55/acre Waseca = $24/acre Washington = $28/acre Watonwan = $75/acre Winona = $9/acre

Notes: All other counties in Minnesota are estimated to receive a zero 2016 corn ARC-CO payment. These estimates are based on 2016 NASS county yield estimates, and a 2016 market year average corn price of $3.40/bu. Final payment levels could change by Sept. 30. 2016 ARC-CO payments will be paid in October, 2017. 2016 ARC-CO payments will likely be subject to a 6.8 percent federal sequestration reduction. These estimates were prepared by Farm Management Analyst Kent Thiesse.

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High soybean yields make ARC-CO payment unlikely THIESSE, from pg. 9 benchmark yield of 121 percent or higher will likely not receive a 2016 ARC-CO payment.

Soybeans: Any county that has a percentage of benchmark yield of less than 94 percent will likely realize the maximum 2016 ARC-CO payment for that county. Counties with a percentage of benchmark yield of 95 to 101 percent will likely receive 50 to 99 percent of the maximum payment. Counties with a percentage of benchmark yield of 102 to 107 percent will likely receive 1 to 49 percent of the maximum 2016 ARC-CO payment. Counties with a percentage of benchmark yield of 108 percent or higher will likely not receive a 2016 ARC-CO payment.

There will likely be a large difference in the 2016 corn ARC-CO payments from county-to-county, depending on the final 2016 county yield. It appears that most counties in south-central and southeastern Minnesota, as well as some counties in central Minnesota, will get a partial ARC-CO payment. Very few will get the maximum. Many counties in this region had 2016 yields that were similar or lower than 2015 yields. Most counties in southwest and

west-central Minnesota will not receive a 2016 corn ARC-CO payment, due to the very high 2016 yields.

No counties in the Upper Midwest are expected to receive a 2016 soybean ARC-CO payment, as a result of very strong 2016 yields, and the increase in soybean 2016 market year average price.

Remember, the current 2016 corn and soybean ARC-CO payments are still estimates, and final payments could vary, based on the following situations: Market year average price levels change between now and Aug. 31. If market year average prices decline, the likelihood or the level of ARC-CO payments increases, and vice-versa if the market year average price increases. Given the current corn and soybean market situation, we are not likely to see major movement in the market year average prices from current levels by the end of the marketing year.

Adjustments are made by the USDA in the announced NASS yields to arrive at the final 2016 FSA county yields. 2014 corn yields in some counties were adjusted considerably downward due to a large number of unharvested acres in those counties. This

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There will likely be a 6.8 percent federal sequestration reduction on all 2016 ARC-CO payments.

Previous county yields for corn, soybeans, and other crops, benchmark yields and revenues, FSA yields, 2014 and 2015 ARC-CO payment levels, and other farm program information is available on the FSA ARC-PLC web site: www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc. Kent Thiesse has prepared an information sheet entitled, “Estimating 2016 Corn and Soybean ARC-CO Payments,” which contains several tables relating to 2016 ARC-CO payments. He has also prepared 2016 ARC-CO Payment Estimate Tables for most counties in Minnesota and northern Iowa, as well as eastern North and South Dakota. To receive a free copy of the information sheet and the payment tables, send an e-mail to: kent.thiesse@minnstarbank.com Kent Thiesse is a government farm programs analyst and a vice president at MinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal, Minn. He may be reached at (507) 726-2137 or kent.thiesse@minnstarbank.com. v

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Anhydrous ammonia is a highly concentrated nitrogen source of 82 percent. The second step of nitrification is inhibited and higher levels of nitrite can form to quickly create N2O. There have been many studies done to look at polymer-coated urea and microbial products. In rain-fed systems, PCUs are not as reliable as in irrigated systems. After a large rainfall event, a study showed a high release of N2O. “These PCU products respond mainly to weather conditions, which

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may not be necessarily in sync with the crop nitrogen demand,” said Venterea.

Microbial inhibitor products are urease inhibitors and nitrification inhibitors. Both are designed to slow down the microbial process so the crop has more opportunity to take up the nitrogen.

“Generally we found the inhibitors to be more effective than the polymercoated products in reducing N2O,” he said.

In terms of urea banding, which may not be common in Minnesota, you get substantially more losses of N2O, he noted.

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produced three ways during nitrification through low soil moisture and denitrification through high soil moisture. To measure N2O, soil chambers are used to sample and test soil.

Rod Venterea In his presentation, Venterea summarized research conducted at U of M research and outreach stations over the last 15 years.

Researchers have found that large precipitation events and heat can increase N2O emissions.

“These large fluxes can occur even when the crop is present and welldeveloped because the reactions that are happening are very fast,” said Venterea.

To manage N2O emissions, research has been focused on the 4 Rs of nitrogen management: Apply nitrogen fertilizers at the right source, right rate, right time and right place.

Rate Nitrogen rate is the strongest factor that will affect N20 emissions. Early studies showed a linear response in N2O total flux as nitrogen rate was increased. On average, a 1 percent emission rate was measured. However, in data from the Rosemount station, non-linear fluctuations of 0.6 percent to 1.6 percent were recorded, said Venterea.

“This makes it a bit more difficult to estimate N2O emissions due to this non-linearity,” said Venterea.

The first step is to optimize your N rate to bring that nitrogen rate down and bring the N2O emission down, he said.

Source Anhydrous ammonia or urea? Venterea said that anhydrous ammonia can cause greater N2O emissions than broadcast or incorporated urea. Urea reduced N2O emissions by 30 to 80 percent less over the growing season.

“We found pretty consistent results on this,” he said. “We know why this is

THE LAND, MARCH 10, 2017

By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor MANKATO, Minn. — Reducing nitrogen loss is a challenge and opportunity for Minnesota farmers. That’s why farmers and certified crop advisors gathered in Mankato for the third annual nitrogen conference presented by the University of Minnesota Extension on Feb. 16.

Clete Goblirsch, who farms near Lafayette, was there to learn more so he can be more responsible in nitrogen use.

“I wish more non-ag people would experience these things because their food comes from here,” said Goblirsch.

Goblirsch would like folks in the Twin Cities to understand issues like what genetically modified organisms really are and the efforts farmers are making to be good environmental stewards.

One of the sessions Goblirsch attended was “Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Fertilized Soil: Can We Manage It?” presented by Rod Venterea from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service.

Nitrous Oxide, known as N2O, can be released from the soil in natural ecosystems, but nitrogen fertilizers do play a major role in that more nitrogen is added to the soil.

“N2O from soil depletes ozone in the stratosphere,” said Venterea.

While the emission of N2O from soil is small, estimated at only 1 percent, the impact can be large because N2O contributes to global warming at a rate of 300 times more than carbon dioxide. N2O emissions from human activities account for 6.2 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, more than 55 percent of GHG emissions from agriculture come from N2O emissions, said Venterea. He noted that the future of N2O regulations in the United States is uncertain.

Venterea explained that N2O can be

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Reducing nitrogen rate may greatly lower emissions NITROUS OXIDE, from pg. 11 shown greater losses with spring as opposed to fall applications. Additionally, a long list of studies have not found a benefit of later or split applications for reducing N2O, Venterea said.

More recently, the Extension has been looking at combining split applications, lowering N rates by 15 percent and using inhibitors. When all three were done, a 50 percent reduction in N2O was found.

“That might be the type of intensive approach that’s needed here,” he said.

Tillage Venterea described results on reduced tillage as “all over the map.” A recent study tried to make sense of this.

“They found that the length of time that reduced tillage was used had a big effect on the N2O emissions,” Venterea said.

When reduced tillage had been practiced for less than 10 years, the N2O emissions increased, but when reduced tillage had been practiced for 10 years or more, N2O emissions decreased.

“We are not quite sure why that’s happening,” said Venterea.

At a site in Rosemount that compares no-till to conventional-till soil over 30 years, the data suggests a shift in the microbial community and functionality over time in the no-till soil.

Best practices “Any practice where you can reduce your N rate

obviously is a good thing,” said Venterea.

The good news is that based on the non-linearity, Venterea said you likely will get a disproportionate and large decrease in N2O emissions for any reduction in N rate.

In addition, microbial inhibitors have proven to be very reliable in reducing N2O emissions. Modifying the timing alone has not proven to be reliable, but combining with other practices looks promising.

Banding urea has a high risk, so that’s why using inhibitors with banding is recommended.

“We need to better understand at the microbial level what is responsible for controlling these processes,” said Venterea. v

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March 10-11 – Farm-City Hub Club Farm Show – New Ulm, Minn. – Largest indoor farm show in south central Minnesota – Contact (507) 233-4302 or visit www.farmcityhubclub.net or hubclubfarmshow@ yahoo.com March 11 – Horticulture Day – Northfield, Minn. – Rice County Master Gardeners host a day featuring speakers on orchids, common plant diseases, landscaping and hydroponic gardening – Contact (507) 332-6109 March 13-May 1 – Living on the Land – Belle Plaine, Minn. – 8-week course aimed toward people new to land ownership to address soil, plant, livestock and water basics – Contact Colleen Carlson at U of M Extension at traxl042@umn.edu March 13-14 – North Central Avian Disease Conference – St. Paul, Minn. – Symposium and a variety of scientific presentations – Contact Carol Cardona at

ccardona@umn.edu or visit www.midwestpoultry.com/ attendees/ncadc/ March 14-16 – Midwest Poultry Federation Convention – St. Paul, Minn. – Largest regional poultry show in the United States for all segments of the poultry industry – egg layer, broiler, turkey and organic/specialty poultry production; trade show, education and pre-show events – Visit www.midwestpoultry.com March 14-15 – Willmar Ag Show – Willmar, Minn. – Ag displays including crop inputs, feed, material handling, building, swine and dairy equipment along with seminars on commodities and estate planning – Contact (320) 231-1470 or visit www.wcagsales.com March 16 – AgStar Women’s Seminar – Rochester, Minn. – Women farmers can network and learn about succession planning and leadership – Contact (866) 577-1831 or visit www.agstar.com/edge March 16-18 – North American Farm and Power Show – Owatonna, Minn. – Large trade show, free ag seminars from University of Minnesota Extension – Visit www.tradexpos.com March 20 – Women Land and Legacy Learning Session – Pocahontas, Iowa – Peter Bixel from SciMax

Solutions will present – Contact Holly Frerk at hfrerk@ iastate.edu or (712) 335-3103 March 21-22 – New Uses Ag Innovation Forum – Plymouth, Minn. – Experts, research and development professionals will speak on value-added and new-uses agriculture – Contact Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Michael Gottsacker at michael.gottsacker@ russellherder.com or visit www.auri.org March 22 – Swine Industry Outlook Meeting – Two locations: Worthington and Fairmont, Minn. – AgStar swine industry experts provide information on trade and exports for 2017, market insights and benchmarking data – Contact (866) 577-1831 or visit www.agstar. com/edge March 27 – Agricultural Drainage and Future of Water Quality Workshop – Willmar, Minn. – Workshop features innovative practices from experts and peers on drainage system buffer strips acquisition, altered hydrology, drone services, new drainage records database, MN Public Drainage Manual Update – Contact ISG at rsvp@is-grp.com or www.is-grp.com/ag

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“When you put too much of anything in one spot, you have problems,” said Petersen. “I don’t want Minnesota to become another Iowa.”

Petersen is on the Iowa Farmers Union board.

But niche producers like Petersen cannot meet the national and global demand for pork. From 1959 to 2009, U.S. farmers have doubled pork production to meet demand, according to the National Pork Board.

Compared with 50 years ago, farmers are using less land and water to produce pork: 78 percent less land, 41 percent less water and 35 percent smaller carbon footprint.

Environment Attorney Sonja Trom Eayrs discussed her family’s lawsuit against the 11th hog barn in a 3-mile radius around their farm in Dodge County. She said the manure produced by the pigs equal a city of 7,000 people or 1 million gallons per year. No more family reunions or wedding receptions are held on the farm.

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Chris Petersen Protecting Animal Rights Committee, a campus student group, was an event sponsor. John Neitge, PARC president, has been a vegan for eight years and opposes factory farms. “It was cool to see all of the community members turn out even though they had different views than me,” he said.

Farmers expressed frustration that the panel presented only one Sonja Trom side of the story. In a question and Eayrs answer session, both farmers and students stood up with comments and questions. Initially, each question could only be one minute with five minutes for rebuttal.

Panelist Chris Petersen raises Berkshire pigs near Clear Lake, Iowa, in a setting where they can come and go from the barn. He challenges the industrial practices of farmers who raise pigs for large corporations. Petersen said Iowa has 750 impaired waterways, 9,000 documented factory farms and is 49th in water quality.

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By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor MANKATO, Minn. — The factory farming debate is heating up in southern Minnesota. Factory farming is a term used by animal activists to describe animals raised in high densities with a focus on profit and efficiency at the expense Janet Sparks of animal welfare.

The term offends southern Minnesota farmers who raise their hogs in barns that dot the rural landscape.

The divide between farmers, consumers and environmental and animal rights was brought to light when regional farmers and pork producers attended “Factory Farming in Minnesota: Time for a Change” at Minnesota State University, Mankato on March 2.

Panelists challenged impacts of factory farming.

“Can you people stop calling it factory farming?

This is still family farming,” said Janet Sparks at the event.

Sparks, of Ceylon in Martin County, is human resources director for New Fashion Pork, headquartered in Jackson. New Fashion Pork markets 1.4 million hogs annually and contracts growers to raise and care for the animals.

Sparks said raising hogs in hog barns represents advancements in the raising of livestock. She said that in the 1980s, when many farm families were going broke, they built hog barns to grow a product that could make them money. They used the manure to fertilize their crops.

Minnesota has 3,300 pig farms and 98 percent are family owned, according to the Minnesota Pork Pro-

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Animal rights activist challenges use of gestation crates FACTORY FARMING, from pg. 13 farm, but 11. They open those curtains at I don’t miss a day in the night, the stench rolls across the countrybarn because I like it. And I side,” said Trom Eayrs. take good care of them.

There are 234 feedlots in Dodge County, — Warren Krohn 18,000 statewide, producing the manure of 50 million people. “We are living in a third world country folks,” she said. that chicken, pigs and cows can engage in Jeff Johnson natural behaviors and socialize.

A family farmer who lives on a farm with 3,000 pigs said she does not experience the stench He showed a large scale sow confinement facility that Trom Eayrs described. Curtains go up when the where sows are in 2-by-7 foot gestation crates, where temperature gets warm in the barn. She even opens they can move a step forward or back. They are conthe windows in her home. fined for roughly four months. To give birth, they are Farmers challenged Trom Eayrs on her numbers, moved to a farrowing crate, where she spends about noting that 2,400 pigs likely put out 600,000 gallons three weeks nursing her piglets. Then her piglets of manure, not 1 million. They pointed out that 1 are taken away and the process begins again for million gallons is the permit, which can be a limit, about eight carries. not an actual amount.

“And that’s her life,” he said.

When it comes to water quality, Tim Culver, attorJohnson contends that when producers say they ney and legal fellow with the Minnesota Center for care about their animals and welfare, that offers us Environmental Advocacy, said only 1 percent of feed- “moral cover” to make this OK to do to animals. lot runoff contributes to water quality, but 73 perConfinement methods are approved by the Americent of cropland runoff does. Manure is applied to can Veterinary Medical Association. Crates allow crops to fertilize, providing nitrogen and phospho- individual feeding, reduce competition for food, rus. reduce aggression and promote good body condition, When these nutrients run off the field, they cause said Johnson. However, he cited a University of Minalgae growth in our waters. He cited the man-made nesota Extension study that showed aggression is dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, where fish can’t sur- short-lived in group housing and that after 24 hours, vive. Other human activities do play a role, noted stable social groups form.

Culver.

“Wouldn’t it be better for them to fight for that Minnesota has 120 million farm animals, so it’s brief period of time so they can live together?” asked crucial that manure is being applied at a consistent Johnson. rate and not surpassing the amount of nutrients that The problem, according to the AVMA, is in that the soil can contain, said Culver. Currently a feedlot 24-hour period, sows can lose embryos. permit over 1,000 animal units requires a mandaJohnson concludes that animal welfare is tethered tory environmental assessment worksheet, but there’s a bill in the Minnesota Legislature that will to maximum productivity. raise that number to 2,000 animal units, he said.

Some of those skirmishes also can end in death, according to Wanda Patsche, who lives on a pig, soyManure management is regulated by the Minnesota Pollution Control Authority and county feedlot bean and corn farm near Welcome. They have 2,200 officers. University of Minnesota Extension recom- pigs on their farm. She also serves on the Minnesota Pork Board and writes a blog called Minnesota Farm mends application rates.

Living.

Animal Care “If people have any questions, they should ask a Jeff Johnson, philosophy professor at St. Catherine University, St. Paul, spoke on animal ethics. He farmer,” said Patsche. defined factory farming as high densities of animals Patsche recalled raising their pigs outdoors and in extreme confinement. For Johnson, it’s important indoors, moving them to stalls in the barn when it

was time to give birth. One summer day, despite their best efforts to move them, a sow gave birth outside. Another sow drowned each piglet in a mud puddle.

Nicollet County farmer Warren Krohn, 67, has been caring for livestock since he was 10. “I love working with animals,” Krohn said. “I take one vacation every five years. I don’t miss a day in the barn because I like it. And I take good care of them.”

When Krohn walks into the barn on cold days, it’s 66 F in there. The water’s not frozen, the pigs have feed and they don’t fight. “They’re all friends. They’re happy,” he said.

Krohn used to raise sows and found advantages to crates for safety. He would have 20 sows in a pen while moving them into crates. In pens, sows bite each other; they get sliced open with 3 to 4 inch gashes.

Farrowing crates also lower mortality rates of piglets who can be accidently laid or stepped on by the sow.

In addition, many producers are Pork Quality Assurance Plus certified which addresses food safety, animal well-being, environmental stewardship, worker safety, public health and community. The certification requires a training program and site audit. At New Fashion Pork, all growers are PQAPlus certified and all farms are assessed on an annual basis, internally audited on a quarterly basis, according to the company website.

Consumers Many students wanted to know how they can help our environment and change the way animals are produced.

“Vote with your fork,” said Trom Eayrs. “Be intentional with your food choices.”

She advised students to go their food co-op and get informed about conservation and animal care practices. Politically, she urged students to contact local officials and get involved at the township level where local planning takes place.

Many large companies including General Mills, Wal-Mart and McDonald’s are reflecting the values of consumers who want eggs, meat and milk from animals who live in cage-free environments.

“They’re exerting pressure on the industry to change their ways,” said Johnson. v

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Comparing grazing practices to build soil nutrients Adaptive grazing land can retain approximately 35,000 gallons more water per acre than the soil on the no rotations farm. the other farms. Likewise, soil texture, aggregation, and appearance was significantly better at the AHSD farm.”

Laboratory analysis showed additional differences between the soils from the different farms. The soil organic matter at the adaptive grazing farm had increased from 1.5 percent (when the grazing system was implemented) to 4.26 percent at the time of the test. The farm that had two to fourweek grazing rotations had 3.28 percent soil organic matter and the farm with no rotations had 2.72 percent.

That means that the adaptive grazing land can retain approximately 35,000 gallons more water per acre than the soil on the no rotations farm.

Additionally, the AHSD farm had a soil pH of 7.9 which is slightly alkaline.

The two other farms were acidic at 5.9 and 5.5 respectively. Nutrient uptake with those low pH values is very limited, according to research.

“Results show that with just five years of AHSD grazing, significant results can be achieved in terms of building soil organic matter, soil carbon, and overall soil health,” Williams wrote. “Even with what are considered (by traditional standards) good grazing practices, AHSD grazing appears to yield results and benefits that far exceed more relaxed grazing rotations.

The ability to build such significant differences within a relatively short period of time make AHSD grazing an attractive tool for land improvement and remediation.”

“We can’t keep seeing the loss of soil and the leaching of nutrients that we have been seeing,” Williams said. “We need to change the way we’re doing business in agriculture.” v

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“We are replacing from 0.6 to 1 percent of the organic matter in the soil per year,” he said. “This year we had a long drought and high temperatures, but we didn’t have to start hay until Allen Williams feeding December. Our neighbors started feeding hay in August.”

The pastures at Joyce Farms held up so well because of that increased organic matter. When adaptive grazing was started on the farm, the soil could only hold about a half-inch of rain before starting to puddle and run off.

“Now we can absorb and hold water from a 10-inch rainfall,” Williams said.

“Research by USDA’s Agricultural Research Service showed that for every one percent increase in soil organic matter, an acre of land can hold an additional 25,000 gallons of water.”

Williams has taken the practical results from his experience at Joyce Farms and combined it with data from agencies and organization like USDAAgricultural Research Service, along with data from his own research, to establish a consulting, speaking and writing career with the goal of improving soil health on a large scale.

In 2015, he reported on a study in Mississippi that compared three farms.

The first farm had been using adaptive high stock density (AHSD) grazing for five years with stocking rates between 100,000 to 500,000 pounds per acre.

Prior to going to adaptive grazing, the farm had been in row crops and the soil had 1.5 percent organic matter.

The second farm had been in pasture for 50 years and was using a grazing system that rotated cattle every two to four weeks. The third farm had been in pasture for 40 years and the cattle had continuous access to the entire pasture.

In November 2014, researchers dug three-foot deep pits in random locations on the three farms.

“Root growth was observed all the way down to and past the three-foot depth on the AHSD farm,” Williams wrote in an article for The Grassfed Exchange. “On the other farms, root growth did not reach the three foot depth. In addition, there were noted differences in apparent soil life with earthworms immediately present in the soil of the AHSD farm. Earthworm populations were significantly lower at

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By TIM KING The Land Correspondent FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Allen Williams’ family has been farming and ranching in the southern United States for six generations.

“I want my grandkids to have an opportunity to carry on our family’s agricultural heritage,” he told attendees at the Sustainable Farming Association’s annual Soil Summit on Feb. 15 in Fergus Falls.

Williams, who admits he is a recovering academic who previously taught agricultural subjects at southern universities, is concerned that his grandkids, as well as yours and mine, won’t be able to farm because the soil won’t be able to support agriculture.

“All over North America, as well as South Africa and South America, we’re finding soil degradation,” he said. “It’s quite alarming. We’ve lost significant organic matter. Soils in Indiana and Illinois and across the Midwest used to have soil organic matter in teens but now it’s measuring less than three and sometimes only one percent.”

Williams is working to address the dramatic decline in soil health on two fronts. On his family’s farm near Tupelo, Miss., he raises grass-fed beef as well as pastured pork and heritage poultry.

The products are sold for good prices to top chefs, artisanal butchers, and what Williams calls educated consumers.

The livestock are raised using a grazing system called adaptive high stock density grazing, Williams told the Soil Summit audience.

Adaptive grazing is a biologicallybased system that involves high stocking rates and close observation of plants and animals along with moving livestock to new paddocks on a daily basis. Although he advises daily livestock movement, Williams warns grass and livestock managers not to fall into a routine or a rut.

“Don’t settle into a routine because you’ll go backwards,” he tells farmers.

“Keep good records and base your actions on keen observation. Elite athletes change their routine to build their strength. You can do the same. Keep changing, use your powers of observation and be adaptive.”

Adaptive grazing has produced results at his family’s farm, known as Joyce Farms.

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By TIM KING The Land Correspondent FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — When Scott Haase was a boy, he enjoyed playing in the woods along the Blue Earth River near the family farm just north of the Iowa border. The lessons he learned from watching natural systems at work along the river Scott Haase helped form his thinking about farming as an adult. At the Sustainable Farming Association’s Soil Summit in Fergus Falls on Feb. 15, Haase shared some of those lessons with the audience.

The Haase family farm, which is operated by Scott, his brother, and his father, is the subject of an on-farm research project to improve soil quality and health using cover crops and livestock. The project is led by the Pasture Project of the Wallace Center in Virginia.

“The Sustainable Farming Association is one of three cooperators under a Conservation Innovations Grant gathering data on the economic and soil health benefits of cover crops and managed livestock grazing in row cropping systems,” Kent Solberg of SFA said. “SFA has four cooperating farms we are working with and Scott Haase being one of them. Dr. Allen Williams, of the Pasture Project, is the lead researcher on the project.”

“The Haase family farm is a pretty conventional corn and soybean farm totaling around 1,400 acres,” Haase told the conference attendees.

But conventional, Haase believes, may not be sustainable. He believes the lack of living organisms, especially microbes such as fungus and bacteria, in the farm’s soil are one sign that business as usual may not have a future.

“I was just looking at a biology test done on our soil,” Haase said in an interview before the conference. “I got the initial results from 2015 and they’re not very impressive. One of the numbers is the total microbial biomass. Gabe Brown (a Bismark, N.D., farmer) has 80,000. Dr. Williams told me that agricultural land on this continent is closer to 2,000 and our farm was in that range. Once you start getting to 5,000 or 6,000, you can really start cutting back on your fertilizers.”

By rebuilding the total microbial biomass soil aggregation, tilth, nutrient availability, and water retention will follow, Haase explained. The way to do that is to have living roots in the soil during as much of the year as possible. If the roots are from a variety of plant species, that’s even better.

When Haase started on the Pasture Project in 2015, the farm was also enrolled in NRCS’s Conservation Stewardship Program. With the two programs in place, the Haase family was able to set aside 50 acres of corn.

“We inter-seeded a cover crop mix into 93-day corn in early to mid-June,” he said. “It didn’t look like much under there during the growing season, but a few weeks after we harvested the corn it really exploded in growth. The annual rye grass really took off.”

There were five other species in the 2015 cover crop mix including turnips and brassica species. At the end of October 2015, Scott set up fencing for rotational grazing in the 50-acre plot of corn stubble and cover crops. The fencing project took a day to complete, he said. Then he borrowed some cattle from a neighbor.

“In the first week of November, we moved the cattle out there and we kept them out there until the day

before New Year’s Eve,” he said.

The next spring, the Haases no-tilled soybeans into that 50-acre plot.

“You can’t expect much for results in one season, but I believe there was a little better aggregation in that soil as compared to the soil in the 20-acre control plot,” he said.

The year was unusually wet and Haase kept putting off seeding a cover crop.

“We finally flew on a cover crop in September,” he said. “It germinated well, but we couldn’t graze it because it wasn’t mature enough. At least we got some roots in the ground. We used a more complex pasture mix including some legumes and oats.”

Haase hopes he can graze the bean stubble/pasture mix acreage this spring. Whether he can or not depends on how well the pasture mix survived the 2016-17 winter.

“I looked out there in December and some of the legumes were green,” he said hopefully.

The Haases will plant corn in the 50-acre plot in 2017. One strategy under consideration is to plant a shorter season corn variety so that some grazing can take place before tillage. Scott is also thinking about using strip tillage to make a seed bed.

Haase’s long-range goal is to convert the entire farm to this system of cover crops and grazing. By doing so, he hopes to increase the fertility on the family farm and to protect the river that was so much a part of his childhood.

“For every one percent of increased soil organic matter, you can store 20,000 gallons of water or more per acre in the soil,” he said. “We have such a problem with all of the silt in our river and with how it rises and then drops down so rapidly. Nature’s hydrology has been short circuited and I’d like to help it start working again.”

If he can begin doing that on the Haase family farm, Scott hopes that the neighbors will notice and start taking action on their farm. v

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But I give him credit … he’s already coming With ethanol blends continuing to grab headlines, through on some of those promises. He’s not owing will E15 become a new standard in America? any IOUs to anyone,” he said. “I’ll have to just rely “That’s a big thing even in Washington these on his business skills to keep us strong in these days,” Haag replied. “Our new EPA guy, Scott trade deals with our two closest neighbors too. I’m Pruitt, when he was the attorney general in hoping he has good people advising him. Just Oklahoma was deathly against the RFS (Renewable maybe he can cut a better deal even in agriculFuel Standard). He’s made comments now, however, tural trade.” when being interviewed by Senate members about Haag has attended three National Corn Grower his new position, that he supports renewable fuels Board meetings so far. But hasn’t yet met Sonny just like President Trump does. But the opponents, Perdue, Trump’s pick for secretary of agriculture. our oil companies, are always pushing their agenda “We’ve endorsed him,” Haag said. “He comes from too.”

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer OLIVIA, Minn. — Eden Valley farmer Tom Haag, past president of the Minnesota Corn Growers, is a new board member of the National Corn Growers Association. Haag spoke about key issues facing agriculture at the Feb. 20 combined Tom Haag meeting of the Redwood and Renville counties Corn Growers.

“We desperately need some help with property tax relief on these school bond referendum issues,” he said. “Health insurance issues continue even though some help is coming through the recent legislative issue signed by our governor. Right now it seems the easiest way to get health insurance is to not be making any money. Have some income and net assets like farmers and the costs are still deplorable, plus deductibles are incredibly high.”

Another big issue is transportation.

“We’ve got to get some highway and bridge building underway out here in rural Minnesota. Seems like we’re always fixing the problems of the cities but nothing happens in the country. We’ve got a $1.4 billion state surplus. Let’s put some of that money to work,” he said.

Haag was asked if record corn yields will continue to be the norm. He politely credits good weather, the good Lord and the remarkable technology that comes with new seeds.

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Cheese block and barrel prices continue to drop This column was written for the marketing week ending March 3.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the February federal order Class III benchmark milk price at $16.88 per hundredweight. This is up 11 cents from January, $3.08 above February 2016, and the highest February Class III price since 2014.

The two-month Class III average

stands at $16.83, up from $13.76 at this time a year ago and compares to $15.82 in 2015. And, it equates to about $1.45 per gallon, up from $1.44 in January and $1.19 a year ago.

March 3 Class III futures portended a March Class III at $15.94; April, $15.83; May, $15.95; June, $16.25; with a peak of $16.91 in September.

The Class III price is also $1.07

above California’s comparaMilk continues to be abunble 4b cheese milk price, dant for Midwest cheese prothe highest gap since ducers, according to Dairy September 2016, and comes Market News. Some expect despite the temporary state discounted milk prices in the mandated whey pricing fornear term and are buying mula adjustment. spot milk when the price is favorable. Cheese production The February federal is steady to active while order Class IV price is cheesemakers try to mainMIELKE MARKET $15.59 per cwt., down 60 tain production and manage WEEKLY cents from January but increasing inventory. $2.20 above a year ago. The

By Lee Mielke Demand varied from productwo-month Class IV er to producer the last average, at $15.89, is week of February, but up from $13.40 a year was generally improvago and $13.53 in 2015. ing this week. Dairy Market News says The four-week, USDA-surveyed cheese the seasonal lull has begun to fade and price used to calculate the month’s orders are slowly trending upward.

Class prices averaged $1.6871 per Pizza cheese producers are also seeing a pound, down 1.4 cents from January. demand turnaround, with orders edging Butter averaged $2.1760, down 8.1 up compared to the past two to three cents, nonfat dry milk averaged 99.26 weeks. The market tone is unsteady cents per pound, down 3 cents, but dry but, with block prices back above the whey averaged 48.94 cents per pound, barrels, some contacts believe that is a up 4.7 cents from January. sign of stability.

California’s comparable Class 4b Western cheese makers report cheese cheese milk price is $15.81/cwt. This is is moving well through existing condown 18 cents from January, $2.76 tracts. They are hopeful that softening above a year ago, and the lowest 4b prices may provide more opportunities price since October 2016. for exports. Domestic sales have slowed somewhat and new international sales The Class 4a butter-powder price is could be a shot in the arm. Contacts $15.40/cwt., down 27 cents from say inventories are long for both barJanuary but $2.12 above a year ago.

The 4b two-month average stands at rels and blocks and there’s plenty of $15.90, up from $13.07 a year ago and milk moving into the cheese vats. n $13.77 in 2015. The 4a average now stands at $15.54, up from $13.27 a The resilient butter closed at $2.1625 year ago and $13.28 in 2015. per pound, up 3.25 cents on the week and 12.25 cents above a year ago, with n 24 cars trading hands on the week.

Cheese fell for the fourth consecuCream is plentiful in the central tive week. The blocks closed March 3 U.S., according to Dairy Market News. at $1.48 per pound. This is down 9.5 Class II producers continue to show cents on the week, 4 cents below a interest in cream but some butter year ago, and the lowest price since makers report the abundant cream June 2016. The barrels lost 8 cents supply has not deviated from previous and are 2.25 cents below a year ago. weeks. Demand for butter in the cenThe blocks have plunged 26 cents since the end of January and the bar- tral region is strengthening and spring holiday orders are in full swing. rels have lost 27 cents. Eight cars of block were traded and 21 of barrel.

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Milk powder prices might dip to stimulate export interest whole milk powder in January.” But added; “Despite that good news, however, the combined total of Some butter producers are beginning to increase down 1.75 cents, but 2.5 cents above a year ago. Eight 310.7 million pounds of milk powder was 8 percent bulk inventories for the fall. The market tone is lower than the previous year.”OUR STALLS RIGHT! cars found new homes on the week at the CME. WE BUILD termed steady.

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Are we forcing our cows into early retirement?

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer WILLMAR, Minn. — A veteran dairyman says overfeeding concentrates to dairy cows is the primary reason why Minnesota dairy farmers are now getting only 2.2 lactations per cow.

Sherman Schueler, 71, used to be a Sherman 250-cow dairy farmer in Kandiyohi Schueler County. Farming a few miles southeast of Willmar, those cows disappeared a few years ago and converted Schueler Farms into an alfalfa/grass hay producer. Schueler felt his cow life was shrinking!

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“Way too much corn is the reason for fewer lactations,” said Schueler.

But he added alfalfa haylage also is not really conducive to the rumen. “We’ve got people believing alfalfa is a super forage,” he said, “but in typical American fashion, if a little is good, a lot more is even better. And between too much corn and too much haylage, we’re killing our cows.”

Schueler confessed that in his early dairying years, feeding for maximum milk per cow per day was the process. But he was averaging less than three lactations per cow.

“It took us about five years to get our forage production and feeding program turned around because there was no blueprint out there. Nobody talked about feeding fewer concentrates to get longer cow life,” he said. “The universities don’t do that kind of research.

They focus on more milk per cow, or bushels per acre.

That’s understandable. However, you learn you have a healthy herd when you are culling cows because the daughters are out-producing their mothers.”

Schueler learned the more variety of feed products in the cow’s gut, the more he could enhance the productive life of his dairy cows.

“For instance, replacing 20 percent of our ground corn with barley produced a big improvement in our herd health. Why? Every crop has a different set of micronutrients,” he said. “A cow needs that variety.

We used to just be concerned with protein and energy levels in our ration; but it’s these additional micronu-

trients in the cow’s digestive tract that builds health.

The improved health of our cows was visible within the first two years.”

The first bonus was about one dollar less feed costs per cow per day.

“But we didn’t realize any increase in milk production until we culled out the cows we had already damaged by overfeeding concentrates,” he said. “You damage the rumen, the liver and other portions of the cow’s digestive tract because of too much corn.”

He agrees corn silage is a good feed, “But the problem comes from dumping a whole bunch of ground corn on top of that silage. That’s what really is the killer,” he said.

Besides lower daily feed costs, Schueler said the additional bonus was an increase in milk protein and butterfat. “Those two indicate a healthier cow plus they bump up your milk check too,” he added.

But it wasn’t just the addition of barley in the ration that was successful for Schueler. He also added grass into his alfalfa seedings — starting with orchard grass, then switching to tall fescue (meadow fescue). The deeper tap root of the tall fescue keeps it from going dormant during hot, dry summer periods.

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was up 0.8 percent from a year ago while Minnesota was off 0.8 percent.

Italian cheese totaled 451.9 million pounds, down 1.5 percent from December, but 3.8 percent above a year ago. Mozzarella, at 352.2 million, was up 4.5 percent.

Total American-type cheese hit 412.9 million pounds. This is down 1.2 percent from December, but up 3 percent from a year ago. Cheddar output, the kind traded at the CME, amounted to 306.8 million pounds, up 3.5 percent from 2016.

Butter churns produced 177.8 million pounds, up 8.5 percent from December and 1.2 percent above a year ago.

Yogurt output hit 375.4 million pounds, down 4.9 percent from a year ago and dry whey output totaled 82.2 million pounds, down 1.3 percent.

Nonfat dry milk production totaled 155 million pounds, unchanged from December but up 13.1 percent from a year ago. Skim milk powder, at 50.5 million pounds, was down 1.4 percent from a year ago.

The report also showed January nonfat dry milk stocks at 229 million pounds, up 0.5 percent from December and just 1.1 percent above those a year ago.

n Higher corn and soybean prices offset a slightly higher all-milk price to pull the latest milk feed price ratio a little lower. According to USDA’s Ag Prices report, the January ratio slipped to 2.69, down from 2.70 in December, but is up from 2.18 in January 2016.

The January U.S. average all-milk price was $18.90/cwt., up a dime from December and $2.80 above January 2016. California had the lowest at $17.54, unchanged from December, $2.42 above a year ago, and $1.76 below the Wisconsin price.

Wisconsin averaged $19.30/cwt., down 40 cents from December but $3.30 above a year ago. New Mexico had the second lowest price, at $17.90, up $1.80 from December and $2.90 above a year ago.

Looking at the cow side; the report shows the January cull price for beef and dairy combined averaged $64 per cwt., up $2.90 from December, $10.20 per cwt. below January 2016, and $7.60 below the 2011 base average of $71.60 per cwt.

Prices received for milk cows in 2016 averaged $1,760 per head, down $230 from 2015.

Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who resides in Everson, Wash. He may be reached at lkmielke@juno.com. v

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They are switching to organic hay production because Illinois and Iowa, we got up to $300 a ton,” he said. “But they are also getting into organic sweet corn produc- good hay right now is running $125 or thereabouts. You within the dairy industry would question the impact tion for Seneca. Going organic is a three-year transi- can sometimes get to $150, but today everything stops on herd health. tion, so his first organic sweet corn won’t be until 2019. at $150 a ton, regardless of how good it is.”

“When we switched to a 55 percent forage and a 45 Schueler has enjoyed some great markets for his Seeding rate for Schueler’s alfalfa/grass mixture is percent concentrate program, our herd started to hay crop, often weather induced. two-thirds alfalfa and one-third grass by weight. He recover,” he said.

“In 2012 when that drought came across Indiana, uses an old Melroe drill with an alfalfa seeding box.

Schueler credits Cornell University for research on His email address is shkagchu@frontiernet.net. v how to extend cow life and total production.

“They’re more into these improvements in cow life,” he said. “The University of Wisconsin, Madison, is also getting into this more productive efficiency research work.”

So what happens to forage yield when you stick some grasses into the seeding?

Schueler said, “Over a three to four-year period, you’ll be getting a 20 percent increase in yield.

Because alfalfa keeps dying off every year while the grass keeps getting stronger.”

However, he discourages going for a four-year lifespan on this alfalfa/grass mixture. “You have likely produced the maximum amount of nitrogen for corn after two years — for certain after three years. We’re on a three-year rotation because we grow corn with no additional nitrogen fertilizer — just relying on what our alfalfa/grass forage crop provides.”

Steffes Auction in Litchfield is Schueler’s primary marketing firm for his 500-acre hay crop. Steffes use Dairyland Laboratories for determining nutrient content values of the hay offerings to be auctioned.

Dairyland Labs puts a relative feed quality and relative feed value on each sample. RFQ meaures the quality of the grass that is part of the total forage.

“RFV is good for alfalfa; but we need the RFQ also because in grass, a higher percentage of non-digestible fiber is digestible over a longer period in the digestive tract. And that is what makes it so healthy SINCE 1859, GEHL HAS CREATED INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS for the cow. It stays in the rumen creating a rumen FOR EQUIPMENT OWNERS AND USERS IN AGRIBUSINESS. mat which is important in extending a cow’s producToday, Gehl carries the tradition forward with a complete line of tive life span,” he explained. skid loaders, track loaders, articulated loaders and compact But Schueler noted another reality of dairying excavators designed with productivity and efficiency in mind. today in that only the smaller dairy farms still feed hay as they know the value of grass.

A full line of EDGE attachments are available for Gehl loaders “The big mega-cow dairy farms today all use TMR and compact excavators for added versatility around the jobsite. programs (total mixed ration) so their cows don’t have choice. It’s often a matter of labor efficiency. It’s CHOOSE simply faster and easier going the TMR route. Or they say you put grass in there and it’s going to boil FOR YOUR GEHL EQUIPMENT over faster because it’s bulkier. But that is why it’s good for the cow,” he said. “The rumen needs to be full. When you feed mostly corn, it falls to the bottom of the rumen. You put forage in there and you keep that rumen churning. That’s a healthy cow.”

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MDA now accepting food hub grant applications ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Food Hub Grant Program.

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“There’s a lot of interest in using food hubs as a way to help aggregate and distribute locally produced foods,” said Paul Hugunin, Interim Director of the MDA’s Agricultural Marketing and Development Division. “In the last few years, Minnesota has seen lots of innovative, community-based approaches that are working toward offering more locally produced foods to

This grant program will provide much needed financial assistance to help further these efforts.

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hubs are in the early startup phase, often sponsored or supported by nonprofit organizations. Food hubs vary in scale, stage of development, definition of “local,” seasonal versus year-round operation, market channels, and more.

For-profit and not-for-profit food hubs and other alternative community-based food distribution businesses may apply for grants to develop or update their business plans, conduct feasibility studies, or create marketing plans. Grants are also available for equipment purchases or physical improvements to allow more purchasing, processing, and distributing of Minnesota grown and raised foods.

Proposals for this one-time grant must be submitted by April 19. To learn more and to apply online, visit bit.ly/AGRIHubgrant.

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North American Farm and Power Show schedule The North American Farm and Power Show returns to Owatonna, Minn., for its 2017 ag show Thursday, March 16, Friday, March 17, and Saturday, March 18. March is the perfect time to catch up on agriculture trends for 2017. Capture the latest in technology, know-how and excitement in the ag industry.

Agriculture has changed over the years, and the NAFP Show has grown to meet these challenges.

Producers, families and distributors come together for three days of education at the Four Seasons Centre at the Steel County Fairgrounds.

If you’re looking for new farm and ranch technology, feed and seed data, building technology, free educational seminars, field sprayers/planting updates, drainage/tile management, the NAFP Show provides all that.

Thursday, March 16 10 a.m. — Farm and Business Succession Planning Tony Schmit of Pluto Legal, PLLC, is the feature speaker. This seminar will discuss the importance of estate planning for farm and business owners. Topics covered include how and when to transfer the operation and land to participating and non-participating family members, a Minnesota and federal tax update, the importance of maintaining an updated estate plan and long-term care concerns.

Schmit also will answer questions as this is an in-

North American Farm and Power Show March 16-17, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

March 18, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Four Seasons Centre, Steele County Fairgrounds Owatonna, Minn.

Free admission and parking www.tradexpos.com depth discussion. This session sponsored by Linder Farm Network Friday, March 17 10 a.m. — Key Fundamental and Technical Factors Influencing the Market in 2017 Eric Fransen, director of Market360 Grain Team of Stewart-Peterson, West Bend, Wis., will review the markets for the upcoming year and what that means as producers approach their farm marketing efforts.

Fransen is responsible for driving the analytics and strategy development for Market360 producers.

Because Fransen understands that the grain in the field is a producer’s most powerful farm marketing tool, Fransen focuses Market360 efforts first and foremost on cash, complemented by Board of Trade tools when it makes sense. This session sponsored

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12:30-3:30 p.m. — Nitrogen Smart The University of Minnesota Extension will present Nitrogen Smart. Presenters are Brad Carlson and Greg Klinger, Extension educators.

12:30 p.m. — Registration 1 p.m. — Nitrogen related water quality issues in Minnesota 1:45 p.m. — How nitrogen behaves in the environment 2:30 p.m. — Nitrogen application practices and recommendations 3:20 p.m. — Using science to adapt your managment and evaluate new technology.

Farmers are welcome to attend any of the programs, but must be in attendance for the entire program if they wish to receive Nitrogen Smart Certification.

Friday, March 17 Noon — Current Issues in Manure Management Current Issues in Manure Management is sponsored by Minnesota Association of County Feedlot Officers. Attendance at this program will meet the education requirements for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Commercial Waste Technician Licensing Program.

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Brian Welke Agency of American Family – 115 Bridgestone/BF Goodrich Tire Co. – 255 Broskoff Structure – 302, 1220 Buckey’s Sales & Service – 401 Butler Mfg – 624 C C & C Steel Roofing – 705 Calmar Corn Heads – 324 Case-IH – 202 Caterpillar Mfg. – 216 Cenex – 617 Central Advantage/Central Farm Service – 427 Central Farm Service – 617 Challenger Farm Equipment – 216 Changing Times – 428 CHS, Inc. – 814 Claas of America – 202 Clean Burn/Derson – 139 Clean Fuel Resources – 514 Cloverdale Equipment – 719 Club Car – 601A Conklin Products – 812 Copperhead Agricultural Products – 314 Courtland Waste Handling – 609 Creatherm – 425 Cub Cadet Corporation – 122 Culpitt Roofing – 510 D Dairyland Seed Co. – 732 Dan’s Custom Welding Tables – 534 Dean’s Towing – 538A Decisive Farming – 101 Delux Grain Dryers – 612 Demco-Dethmers Mfg. – 624 Dixon Industries – 122 Doda USA – 206 Doosan Infracore – 112 Double Coin Tire Mfg. – 255 Drago/Dragotec USA – 202 DuPont Pioneer – 606 E Eat Em’ Concession – Main Lobby Echo Mfg. – 832 Elektro Assemblies – 405 Ellingson Drainage – 251C Endura-Plas Mfg. – 206 Energy Panel Structures (EPS) – 624 Envirotech Ag Systems – 113 Erskine Attachments – 401 Exmark Mfg. – 122 Express Pressure Washers/Alkota Cleaning Systems – 433

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30 F Fairchild Equipment – 634 Farm Bureau – 409 Farm Works Software – 602 Farm Fans – 737 Farmstar Mfg. – 609 Fast Distributing – 206 Fastline Publications – 253A Felling Trailers – 334 Ferris Mfg. – 624 Firestone Mfg. – 255 Firestone Tires & Ag Tracks – 802

Flex-Till – 236, 1210 For-Most Livestock Equipment – 613 Freeborn’s Pride Builders – 628 Fusion Ag Solutions – 135 G Gard Specialists/Share Corp – 903 GEA Houle – 609 Gehl – 122 Geringhoff US Division – 429 Girl Scouts of USA - Main Lobby Glacial Lake Organics – 632 Gleaner Mfg. – 624

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Gold Country Seed – 825 GPS Services/Farm-Tech – 402 Grain Handler USA – 737 Grasshopper Company – 601A Great Plains Industries – 617 Great Plains Manufacturing – 624 Green Energy Products – 520 Greener World Solutions – 508 GSI Group – 302 H H & H Trailers Mfg – 334 H & S Mfg. – 624 Hagie Mfg./Saddle Butte Ag Precision Planting – 616, 904 Hardi North America – 624 Haulmark Trailers – 334 Hazelwood Enterprises – 837A Heatmaster SS/Steeltech – 261A Hewitt Drainage Equipment – 712 HH Fabrication & Repair – 416, 1212, 1213 Highland Hills Repair – 324 Hiniker Co. – 334 Hi-Pro Mfg./Thorp Marketing – 635 Hodgman Drainage Co – 131 Holmes Ag Supply – 404

Hoover Tarp Sales – 637 Hud-son Forest Equipment – 516 Husky Farm Equipment – 401 Husqvarna Outdoor Power Equipment – 601A Hutchinson Manufacturing – 628 Hutton Inc. Drainage & Excavating – 728 Hydro Engineering – 206 I IBA Dairy Supplies – 726 Innovative Seed & Consulting – 618 International Steel Erectors – 737 Intuicom – 402 Isaacson Implement Co. – 608, 908, 910 J J & S Repair – 810, 810A J & D Manufacturing – 726 J & M Manufacturing – 429 Jamesway Mfg. – 316 Janesville Tire Service – 802 JCB Construction Equipment – 634 Jemco-Maxair – 302 John Deere Company – 102 Justice Brother Additives/Lubricants

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Mahindra Tractors USA – 1208 Manitou Americas – 122 Manke’s Outdoor Equipment & Appliances – 832 Massey Ferguson – 608 Massop Electric – 612 Mathews Company – 630 Mathiowetz Construction – 703 Maverick “Tile Finder” – 712 Maverick Drone Systems – 418 McCormick USA – 624 M-C Dryer Mfg. – 624 McPherson Crop Management – 602 Medford Wood Pellet Grills – 731 Mealman Farm Toys – East Lobby MFS/York/Stormor Mfg. – 737 Michelin Ag Tires & Tracks – 802 Midwest Autosteer – 335 Midwest Power Up of MN – 631 Midwest Plastic Products – 504 Midsota Mfg. – 1208 Mike’s Repair – 123 Miller Nitro Mfg. – 202 Miner’s Outdoor – 601A Minnesota Farm Guide – 259 Minnesota Elk Breeders Association – 823

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Minnesota FFA Foundation – Main Lobby Minnesota Farmers Union – 722 Minnesota Truck & Tractor – 1208 MK Service & Repair – 625 Montag Mfg. – 402 Morton Buildings – 512 Mustang Manufacturing Company – 122 N Neco, Divison of Gobal Industries – 302 New Holland Construction – 429 New Holland Corporation – 429 Nilfisk-Advance Co. – 634 Nordaas American Homes – 406 Northland Buildings – 414 Northland farm systems – 122 Nuhn industries – 206 Nutech Seed – 620 O O’Connell Farm Drainage Tile Plows – 316 Osakis Silo Repair – 809 Owatonna Groundsmasters – 502A Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – Main Lobby P Penta One – 122 Pioneer Seeds – 606 PJ Trailers Mfg. – 334

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Q Quality Craft Tools – 522 R Raven Industries – 206 Raven Precision Ag – 316 Real-Tuff – 119 Reinke Irrigation – 402 Richland Repair – 801 Rite Way Mfg. – 608 Rob-See-Co – 326 Ross Equipment – 719 RTK Connect – 402 Rueter’s – 429 S Saddle Butte Ag – 616 Salford farm machinery – 429 Sanco Equipment – 112, 1204, 1205 Scag Power Equipment – 1208 Schaeffers Specialized Lubricants – 730 Schaffert Mfg. – 635 Schlagel Mfg. – 624 Shivvers – 624 S.I. Feeders – 328 Simplicity Co. – 624 Skarpohl Pressure Washer – 711 Soil-Max – 712 South Central Heating – 261A South Dakota State University-College of Ag-Bio – 117 Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation – 407 Southern MN Irrigator’s Association – Seminar Room Southern MN Center of Agriculture – 724 St. Joseph Equipment – 310 Star Building Systems – 737 Steffes Group Inc. – 805 Steinbauer Performance Products – 123 Stewart-Peterson – 127, Seminar Room Stor-Loc – 819 Structural Buildings – 706 Sudenga Industries – 628 Sukup Manufacturing Co. – 624 Summers Manufacturing Co. – 608 Sunflower Manufacturing – 624 Sunpower Solar Systems – 520 Sunopta Grains & food – 627 Superb Energy Miser Dryers – 302 Swift Hitch Mfg. – 635

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T Takeuchi-USA – 1208 Teamco Mfg. – 401 Teejet Technologies – 206 Temple Electric Motor Service – 133 The Andersons Pure Grade – 420 The Fine Twine Co. – 253 The Food, Agricultural & Biological Center of Riverland Community College – 633 The Hay-Mizer & Mad Ramps – 902 The Land Magazine – 502 The Last Glue – 538 Thompson’s Garage Door & Openers – 261 Timewell Drainage Products – 504 Timpte – 103 Titan Pro – 708 Today’s Alternatives – 411 Todd Norton Construction/Wick Buildings – 808 Top Air Sprayers – 608 Toppers & Trailers Plus – 334, 914 Torey’s Resturant & Bar – Main Lobby Toro Mfg. – 832 Traeger Pellet Grills – 731

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9:30-10:30 a.m. — Irrigation 101 for Minnesota Alan Peterson, president of the Irrigators Association of Minnesota will be the speaker. Get the facts regarding irrigation in Minnesota. Dry weather of recent years has farmers across the Corn Belt considering the economic benefits of additional water for their crops. Learn more regarding irrigation in Minnesota, including acres, equipment, required permits and more.

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NAFPS, from pg. 26 This is a training session for commercial manure applicators and livestock producers who want to learn more about the developments in manure application. Cost for registration will be $10 per person.

Noon-1 p.m. — Registration 1 p.m. — Welcome 1:05 p.m. — CAWT License Program Update with Alison Rossow of Minnesota Department of Agriculture 1:35 p.m. — Nitrogen Managment Update — Greg Klinger of University of Minnesota 2:20 p.m. —Application Timing and Nitrification Inhibitors — Jeff Vetsch, University of Minnesota Extension 2:35 p.m. —Break 2:50 p.m. — Public Perception — Rick Martens, Minnesota Custom Applicators Association 3:35 p.m. — Minensota Pollution Control Agency Update —Steve Schmidt of MPCA 4:30 p.m. —Final remarks and instructions

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One short yield will tighten up grain markets

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer MARSHALL, Minn. — After three years of record grain production, one shortfall will create some quick tightness in markets and accelerate prices, predicts Jim Emter, CEO of Van Ahn and Company, in Alexandria.

“I recall some statistics indicating that by 2035 we would completely outpace the production side of this equation. In essence, world demand would exceed world supply,” said Emter.

He spoke at the Farm Outlook and Education Seminar at Southwest Minnesota State University, Feb. 15, in Marshall.

“Genetic engineers are trying to prove that theory wrong. But as I look at the equation, we can’t control Mother Nature. Those problems will create dynamics which will still trigger some up trends in the market,” he said.

Undeveloped lands around the world might counter this future.

“Some of the biggest production measures are going to come from elsewhere than the United States. We’ve

To count agriculture down for the next four to five years, I think would be a huge mistake.

— Jim Emter seen that progression in Brazil and Argentina,” Emter said. “We’re going to see it in Africa and India too. But these are areas where we’ll also see increased demand. Once their consumers get a taste of going from rice to protein-type products, it’s tough to reverse those equations. And with a growing world population, these trends will continue.”

He also pointed out China is losing production acres, 5 to 7 million acres in the past two years, due to air pollution. Smog and pollution is contaminating the soils which impacts the crops. China also is losing acres to urban sprawl.

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“We have not seen production below the trend line the past four years,” said Emter. “But if that happens, things can get real tight very quickly. Prices will jerk around aggressively. The Index Fund money is really looking at commodities right now. That is the biggest influx of buying currently. For the near term, I see a negative outlook for agriculture. But to count agriculture down for the next four to five years I think would be a huge mistake.

“For right now, I think producers need to look at the bearish side of things but be ready to act when and if it occurs. We’ve had some good prices for February which is important to crop insurance,” he said.

Emter recommends getting some base marketing done now and then get ready for the summer seasonal. His philosophy is 20 percent marketed now and another 40 percent by July 15.

Emter explained the importance of not trying to outguess the trend lines.

His firm’s goal is to protect what they consider to be profitable levels.

“The importance is sticking to a sound marketing plan and that’s what we at the Van Ahn Company strive to provide,” he said.

Global market Brazil is looking to be above average in soybean production this year and both Brazil and Argentina now outpace the United States in overall pro-

duction, said Emter.

“The major components of world agriculture will continue to be Brazil, Argentina, China and the United States,” he said. “But when it comes to corn, the U.S. is king. Our world carryout is huge — 53 percent of our world carryout is tied into Chinese inventory which is not being exported right now. So if we have a problem, where is the grain going to come from?

The U.S. is corn king and will continue to lead the world.”

If President Trump goes with a 35 percent tax on all imports from Mexico, and Mexico threatens to quit buying U.S. corn, will that crash U.S. corn prices? Emter thinks not because if Mexico switches to buying corn from Brazil, Brazil will start buying U.S. corn to meet this new demand.

He sees ethanol production continuing at current levels which means about 38-40 percent of the U.S. corn crop goes into fuel production. So Emter still looks at 5.3 to 5.4 billion bushels for domestic usage of corn.

Opportunities for young people interested in farming still exist, but advances in equipment and technology are slowing the transition.

“We’ve seen this good income scenario bring the youth back to the farm which I hope can continue indefinitely,” he said. “But we are seeing an aging producer. Farming today is less physically challenging so it’s not an issue to continue another year, or two or five. So start-up opportunities are

Milroy student scores high in Farm Bureau competition round basis. The current H-2A program is seasonal. That’s a difficulty. You as a dairy farmer work hard to train these workers and then they go home and you need to train a new batch,” he said.

Hicks explained immigration is highly politicized and filled with red tape.

“Ideally, we need a program that lets migrant workers stay here, get trained, and have a pathway to citizenship,” he said. “However, based on current politics, we probably won’t see that. So a year-round Visa program is needed until something more permanent can be provided.”

Hicks comes from a fifth-generation farm which today is a corn, beans and hay farm on the Cottonwood River, just outside of Milroy. They don’t have livestock so hay is a cash crop.

“We got out of cattle in the early 2000s because that apparently was the time to get out — my Dad tells me,” he said.

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Hicks acknowledges making a profit in farming is questionable these days.

“But weather, genetics and technology has been great in recent years. So hopefully we’ll keep getting good yields, enough to overcome the low prices for our commodities,” he said. “I’m positive about the future of farming for us younger people. I know there are tough issues about transferring farm land to this next generation; that there can be big tax burdens for the parents,” he said.

Hicks will graduate in December with degrees in biology and agronomy.

He would like to pursue a master’s degree at the University of Minnesota in plant pathology and do research.

“Because in my dream world, I would like a garden patch of just a few acres where I might be doing some of my own research on my own ground,” Hicks said. v

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about peaches and the struggles with that particular crop. The Arizona delegation discussed immigration issues and the challenges of labor.”

Hicks said he thinks this diverse background is the very essence of the new agriculture.

“More people with more ideas are great!” he said. “Getting everybody’s opinion is important in finding a solution that works for everybody.”

Hicks said competitors had three topic choices: food labeling; farm data ownership, collection and protection; and immigration since 76-78 percent of ag labor is migrant labor.

“Finding a way to a secure, steady supply of labor is imperative because today, with large numbers of undocumented labor, there is always the chance they can be deported and farmers can be left with crops in the field or dairy cattle not getting milked,” he said.

Hicks said 50 percent of the labor on Minnesota dairy farms is migrant labor, especially on the larger, mega-dairy farms. “So this tells us why it is important to have a labor program that allows us to keep these workers on a year-

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer MARSHALL, Minn.

— At 20 years old, Jakob Hicks isn’t bashful about speaking up for agriculture.

Majoring in agronomy at Southwest Minnesota Jakob Hicks State University in Marshall, he recently was a national winner in the American Farm Bureau “Speak Up For Agriculture” competition.

“I credit my Mom who was involved in this youth program back in the early 2000s. So it’s been in my blood,” he said.

A collegiate discussion meet at SMSU ignited his fire last year. Hicks went on to state competition at the Minnesota Farm Bureau annual meeting in November. His success continued and from there he participated in the national competition at the American Farm Bureau Federation Fusion Conference in Pittsburgh. Hicks was one of 52 competitors.

“People took part from across the nation,” he said. “So lots of diversity.

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Life on the mat: The best of times, the worst of times First of all, let me just say that the Anthem is played and everyone in the Schwallers are a wrestling family. gym becomes one people under one flag if Farmers have a good chance of raising only for a few minutes. I’m certain God is successful wrestlers because every day is very busy hearing prayers at that time. weightlifting day on the farm.

Former wrestlers remember that exciting and awful rock-in-the-gut feeling.

Wrestling does wonders for a mother’s prayer life — especially when her son Once the tournament begins, the gym wrestles heavyweight at 210 pounds and comes alive. Wrestlers have six minutes faces someone on the mat who weighs all to make their dreams happen. Bodies get TABLE TALK of 285 pounds. slammed, arms get twisted, wrestlers Wrestling matches often seemed biblical By Karen Schwaller sometimes lie injured on the mat and parents’ hearts leap into their throats. in nature; although I never snuck a slingNoses bleed and eyes are blackened. shot into my purse to use from the stands Coaches watch the clock and yell back, “Short time!” in case our son needed a little help with all of those Goliaths he faced. With the weight difference Brackets begin to take shape. Overtime matches between competitors and ferocious take-down veloc- are intense, especially in the finals round. Everyone ity involved, some days I felt I would only need a wants to be the best in the district, then take it to spatula.

Wells Fargo Arena.

Even though the letters for the heavyweight Wrestlers in the consolation brackets still have a bracket read, “HWT,” our son wrestled some oppochance to get to Des Moines. Wrestle-backs are the nents whose weights could have been measured by longest possible road to Des Moines, and winning in “CWT.” Still, we learned through his experience that that way can be just as sweet. But losing that way size doesn’t always matter. He held his own. He was hurts just a little more. Those kids wrestle with the a strong farm kid. most heart.

Wrestlers have seen the sign at the sectional meet When district wrestlers fall short of the mark, saying, “The Road to Des Moines Begins Here.” It they might lay on the mat for a moment, letting helps them remember why they are there. Physics what just happened soak in while the crowd for the class comes to the mat. winner is cheering wildly all around him. He knows it’s his loss, and his loss alone. And so it is with the Once they make it to the district meet, they’re close enough to a state tournament berth to taste it; sport of wrestling. but far enough away that it will still be a fight.

Yet he gets up, shakes the hand of his opponent Emotions run high. Nervous stomachs ensue. It’s and leaves the mat — and his state wrestling the whole enchilada. It’s all or nothing. dream — behind. Some leave for a season, and some (if they are seniors) for the last time ever. It’s heartWaiting to compete, wrestlers pace the floor — focused, knowing what they have to do. The National wrenching to watch. Wrestling fans share in their pain.

Advancing at districts is surreal. It’s been a season (or for some, many years) of work to get there. A sweaty hug between coaches and wrestlers says what words cannot say — for both.

This year, our only state-bound wrestler (a freshman) became ill just before the state tournament and had to forfeit his spot. He was devastated. But the dreams of the district wrestler in third place who had just missed out on advancing that day were now resuscitated. One man’s loss is another man’s gain. And again, so it goes.

Wrestling does wonders for a mother’s prayer life — especially when her son wrestles heavyweight at 210 pounds and faces someone on the mat who weighs all of 285.

Close only counts in horseshoes — and sometimes in wrestling.

John Wayne spoke wise words when he said, “Courage is being scared to death, and saddling up anyway.” Wrestlers know that. The sport also demands John Wayne-like “true grit” from young people who dare to take on a sport that can be so life-giving, and so unforgiving.

It can be the best of times and also the worst of times. Just ask any wrestler.

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1990 John Deere 4555 MFD, 6,236 hours, 15 sp., 18.4x46 with axle duals, 90% inside, rock box, 1,000 PTO, 3 hyd., 3 pt., SN#: P004346; 1999 John Deere 7410 MFD, 13,675 hours, 18.4x38, 30%, power quad, 3pt., 2 hyd., 540/1000 PTO, joy stick, SN#: H002818; 2002 John Deere 7410 MFD, 10,700 hours, 480/80R38, 35%, 2 hyd., 540/1000 PTO, 3 pt., power quad, SN#:H074063, sells with John Deere 740 loader, 9â&#x20AC;&#x2122; bucket and hyd. grapples fork; 1999 John Deere 7210 MFD, 11,375 hours, 18.4xR38, 3 pt., 2 hyd., 540/1000 PTO, SN#: H024905; 1981 John Deere 4440 2WD, 7,875 hours, 20.8x38, 70%, 3 pt. QH, 3 hyd., 2 hyd., 10 front weights, quad range, SN#: 042159R; 1979 John Deere 4240 2WD, 10,685 hours, quad range, 3 pt., 2 hyd., 540/1000 PTO, SN#: H008996R; 1979 4240 2WD, 10,370 hours, quad range, 18.4xR38, 3 pt., 2 hyd., 540/1000 PTO, SN#: H013247R; 1980 John Deere 4040 2WD, 8,310 hours, quad range, rock box, 3 pt., 2 hyd., 2 hyd., SN#: H006660R; John Deere Year-A-Round cab, fits 10-20 series; John Deere 740 loader. ALL TRACTORS WERE BOUGHT NEW OR NEXT TO NEW AND THEY ALL RUN VERY GOOD. 1989 FORD F250 DIESEL PICKUP, 1992 REDI HAUL TRAILER 1989 Ford F250 4x4 diesel pickup, 7.3 p/s, reg. cab, 4-speed trans. with overdrive; 1992 Redi Haul gooseneck flatbed trailer, 16â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x96â&#x20AC;? brakes; 1960 Span American fiberglass boat w/40 hp. merc. and single axle trailer.

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After 55+ years of farming the Dubans have sold their dairy and leased out their cropland, therefore they will have a complete auction. AUCTION LOCATION: 9626 Hennepin Ave., Lonsdale, MN. From Lonsdale at Hwy. 19 and Railway St. S.W. take Railway St. S.W. south (turns into Independence Ave. ) Go south 2.2 miles to 90th St. W., turn east on 90th St. W. 0.6 miles then turn south on Hennepin Ave. 0.6 miles. Watch for auction signs.

1998 IHC 2674 DIESEL TRUCK w/SUPREME 1000T TRUCK MOUNT MECHANICAL TMR 1998 IH 2674 diesel tandum axle truck, Cummins dsl., automatic trans., 22.5 rubber, 17,903 hours, 132,152 miles with 2008 Supreme 1000T TMR mixer, front door, twin screw w/2 Digi Star, RD 2500 scales and Digi Star EZ 3500 in cab indicator, very good cond.

IHC & GMC TRUCKS w/ULTRACEL SILAGE BOXES 1994 IHC 4900 tandum axle diesel truck, IHC 530 diesel, 7 sp. trans., 22.5 rubber, 110,475 miles with newer ultracel steel, silage box hoist, 21â&#x20AC;&#x2122; hyd. end gate, grain door, cargo door, good condition; 1993 GMC TopKick tandum axle diesel truck, cat diesel, 9 speed trans., 22.5 rubber, with newer Ultracel steel silage box 21â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, hoist hydr. end gates, grain doors; 1980 GMC Brigadier tandum axle diesel truck, Cat diesel, with Crysteel 17â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x96â&#x20AC;?x72â&#x20AC;? silage/grain box.

(2) CASE 1845C SKID LOADERS Case 1845C skid loader, 2,810 hours, cab heat, aux. hyd., SN#: F0251633; Case 1845C skid loader, cage cab, aux. hyd., 11,700 hours, SN#: 01974347; Skid loader 72â&#x20AC;? grapple bucket.

JOHN DEERE 567 ROUND BALER, OTHER HAYING MACHINERY, CIH 8610 TUB GRINDER, MANURE SPREADER, FORAGE & HARVESTING MACHINERY John Deere 567 round baler, net or twine wrap, 540 PTO, 6,719 bales, JD monitor; Case IH 8610 tub grinder, 1000 PTO; John Deere 3970 forage chopper, iron guard, 1000 PTO, hydro torque w/6â&#x20AC;&#x2122; hay head; John Deere 3R 30â&#x20AC;? corn head (green in color) SN#: E000RCX985413; H+S Model TWM2 hay merger, 32â&#x20AC;&#x2122; belt, 540 PTO, hydraulic drive swing bar, SN#: 302077; H+S HP 425 hydro push tandum axle manure spreader, double beater, slop gate, poly floor, 540 PTO; John Deere 785 hydro push manure spreader, tandum axle, 540 PTO; John Deere 300 picker w/JD 343 corn head, 3 row, 30â&#x20AC;?, 540 PTO; (2) John Deere 716A forage chopper boxes w/12 ton gear; Meyers 500 TSS forage chopper box, 16â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 540 PTO; John Deere 336 baler w/40 kicker, 540 PTO; Case IH 600 silage blower; IHC 56 silage blower; (2) Hesston 1160 hydro swing haybine 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and 14â&#x20AC;&#x2122;; Patz 375 mixer, 540 PTO, left discharge; New Holland 56 hay rake; 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; throw bale rack w/10 ton gear; 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; flatbed w/10 ton gear; MN 250 bushel gravity box w/10 ton gear; Huskee 175 bushel gravity box w/7 ton gear; Walsh flair box w/hoist and gear; JD stack mover.

JOHN DEERE 6620 SIDEHILL COMBINE AND HEADS John Deere 6620 Sidehill combine, 28L26 tires, 2,210 hours; John Deere 8 row 20â&#x20AC;? poly snout corn head; John Deere 15â&#x20AC;&#x2122; head w/4 belt pickup.

PLANTING AND TILLAGE MACHINERY John Deere 7100 planter, 12R, 30â&#x20AC;?, liquid pump bean and corn cups; John Deere 7000 6R, 30â&#x20AC;?, dry fert.; John Deere 220 center fold disk, 20.5; John Deere 2800 plow veri-width, 3 pt.; Loftness 1800 BP stalk shredder, 18â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 1000 PTO; John Deere BWA 16.5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; tandum disk; John Deere 10, 15.5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; field cult.; John Deere 12R30â&#x20AC;? row crop cult., 3 pt.; John Deere 960 field cult., 26.5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 3-bar harrow; John Deere grain drill, 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x7â&#x20AC;? grass seeder, hydraulic lift; Clark 500 gal. sprayer, 45â&#x20AC;&#x2122;xboom, 540 pump; Brillion 3 pt. seeder, Model SSLF 96-01; RiteWay Model 250 hyd. reel rock picker; John Deere 7100 planter, 3 pt., 12Rx20â&#x20AC;?, lift assist wheels.

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133 HEAD OF OUTSTANDING OFFICIAL DHIA HOLSTEIN CATTLE SELL UNDERCOVER OFFICIAL DHIA RECORDS: 2 X 27,464 M, 3.3% 99F FAT, 3.1 % 852 P, 96 # TANK AVG, SCC AVERAGES LOW 200'S, 23 MILKING OVER 100 # PER DAY. MANY FIRST & SECOND LACTATION. EXCLUSIVELY AI BRED FOR OVER 50 YEARS USING LEADING NM & TPI SIRES. EXCELLENT HERD HEALTH PROGRAM. FOR CATALOG DETAILING BREEDING AND PRODUCTION INFORMATION, PLEASE PH. 320-760-2979 OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT www.midamericanauctioninc.com INCLUDES 66 FANCY YOUNG WELL UDDERED HIGH PRODUCING COWS 26 LARGE FRAME BRED & SPRINGING HEIFERS DUE SALE TIME THROUGH SEPT. 41 HIGH QUALITY OPEN HEIFERS ALL AI SIRED & OUT OF TOP FIEDLER DAMS TRACTORS & FARM MACHINERY â&#x20AC;&#x2122;89 CIH 7110 DSL, CAB, GOOD 42" RUBBER, DUALS, 3 HYD., 1250 HRS. ON ENGINE OH, NICE COND; â&#x20AC;&#x2122;95 CIH 5250 DSL, CAB, 3 HYD., 1314 HRS. ON ENGINE OH, 38" RUBBER, NICE; â&#x20AC;&#x2122;69 IH 656 GAS, NF, 3 PT, FENDERS, WEIGHTS, NICE; MELROE 773 DSL. BOBCAT, 4386 HRS, (SEVERAL ATTACHMENTS SELL SEPARATELY); â&#x20AC;&#x2122;07 NH BR 740 CROP CUTTER ROUND BALER, NET WRAP OR TWINE, EXTRA SWEEP PU, ONE OWNER; NH 1411 DISCBINE, ONE OWNER; 8 WHEEL RAKE; CIH 3800 16' CUSHION GANG DISC; CIH 6500 9 SHANK DISC CHISEL CIH 900 6RX30 PLANTER, DF; NH 185 TANDEM AXLE SPREADER; KOVAR 24' HARROW ON HYD. CART; KOVAR 19' PONY DRAG; PLUS FULL LINE OF FARM EQUIPMENT, LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT, FEED, TOOLS

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Saturday, March 18, 2017 10 AM SHARP The Topps have decided to retire from farming and therefore they shall sell all equipment listed.

VIEWING FROM MARCH 11 THROUGH AUCTION DATE 8 AM to 5 PM

AUCTION LOCATION: 6222 115th Street East, Northfield MN JOHN DEERE 8300MFWD, JOHN DEERE 8440 4WD, JD 4630, JD 168 LOADER, 4020 TRACTORS John Deere 8300MFWD Tractor, 480/80R46 Duals, 34â&#x20AC;? Front Duals, Power Shift, 10,262 Hours + John Deere 8440 4WD Tractor, 3pt., 1000PTO, 5,565 Hours + John Deere 4630 Tractor, 8,219 Hours + John Deere 4020 Diesel Tractor + John Deere 168 Hydraulic Loader, With Bucket & Brackets, HD Root Grapple Loader Bracket.

JOHN DEERE 7720 RWA COMBINE, 920 BEAN HEAD, DUMMY HEAD John Deere 7720 Diesel Combine, RWA + John Deere 920 Bean Head + John Deere 212 Head With 5 Belt Pickup Head.

JOHN DEERE 1760 PLANTER, JD 1520 & 8300 DRILLS John Deere 1760 Conservation Planter, 12 Row 30â&#x20AC;?, Liquid Fertilizer + John Deere 1520 Drill, 3pt., 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122; With 10â&#x20AC;? Spacings + John Deere 8300 Drill, 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122; With 6â&#x20AC;? Spacings.

1981 FORD 9000 GRAIN TRUCK, 1992 FORD L9000 DAY CAB SEMI, JET 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; GRAIN TRAILER 1981 Ford 9000 Grain Truck, Tandem Axle, 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Scott Box & Hoist + 1992 Ford L9000 Day Cab Semi, 3406 Cat + 1994 Jet Hopper Bottom Grain Trailer, 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x96â&#x20AC;?x64â&#x20AC;? + Air Lift Tag Axle, Complete Rebuild.

SUMMERS & RITE WAY ROCK PICKERS, WHITE 270 ROCK FLEX DISC, JOHN DEERE 610 CHISEL PLOW, DMI RIPPER & TILLAGE EQUIPMENT Summers Rock Picker, Hydraulic Tongue + Rite Way Rock Picker, Hydraulic Tongue, + White 270 Tandem Rock Flex Disc, 24.5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; + Kewanee 750 Tandem Rock Flex Disc, 16.5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; + John Deere 610 3pt.

Chisel Plow, 11 Shank + DMI 2500 3pt. Ripper, 5 Shank + IH 710 Plow, 7x18s, Coulters, On Land Hitch + John Deere 725 Front Mount Cultivator, 8 Row 30â&#x20AC;?.

L/D CROP SPRAYER, POLY TANKS & CHEMICAL INDUCTOR L/D Land Manager 1000 Gallon Crop Sprayer, 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122; X-Fold Booms + (2) 1,050 Gallon Poly Tanks.

2004 CHEVY 2500 DIESEL PICKUP, JD 70 TRACTOR, DISCBINE, MISC. FARM EQUIPMENT, POWER & HAND TOOLS 2004 Chevy 2500HD Pickup, Duramax Diesel + John Deere 70 Gas Tractor + John Deere 260 3pt. Discbine + 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Flat Bed Wagon On 12 Ton Tandem Running Gear + John Deere 65 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Box Blade 3pt. + New Holland 258 5-Bar Hay Rake, Front Dolly Wheel.

TERMS: Cash, check, all major credit cards. Photo ID required. All items sell as-is where - is condition. All items must be paid for same day as auction. All sales final.

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06 NH BR780A 5x6 baler Net, Twine, Bale ramp, 1000 PTO, 8,700 Bales, $12,500. (651)380-0799 FOR SALE: New Holland 166 hay inverter, excellent condition, Asking $3,500/OBO. 320-995-6571

Hesston 4755 26,090 bales, '02 NH BB940 Standard, Big roller chute, bale eject, apSquare baler, big 1000 PTO, plicator, $19,800. (651)38029,700 bales, slide chute, 0799 Harvest Tec, $24,500. (651) 380-0799 Bins & Buildings 033

LOCATION: TWO MILES WEST OF HOLDINGFORD, MN, ON COUNTY #17 NOTE: OWNERS HAVE SOLD FARM. NICE LINE OF WELL MAINTAINED FARM EQUIPMENT & EXCEPTIONAL HERD OF OFFICIAL DHIA HOLSTEIN CATTLE. ONLINE BIDDING ON FARM EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY PROXIBID.

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21,500 bu bin only w/ staircase; 18,000 bu level bin w/ floor & power sweep; (2) 12,000 bu level bins w/ floor & power sweep; (4) 10,500 bu level matching Brock bins w/ floors & unload; 10,500 bu level bin w/ floor & unload; (2) 9,500 bu level bins w/ floors & unloads; (2) 48' floors complete, $5,700/ea; (2) 10â&#x20AC;? Grain Handler power sweeps for a 48' bin, $3,000/ea; 2 auger DMC stirator for 30' bin, $1,250; Several smaller bins. Call for details. 507-697-6133 www.usedbinsales.com FOR SALE: (2) wean to finish 1200 head hog barns, 10yrs old, need floor repair, located 1.5 miles east of Fairfax, MN, off hwy 19, call Dan Merkel for info., 507-381-9568 Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys.

100% financing w/no liens or red tape, call Steve at Fairfax Ag for an appointment. 888-830-7757 Grain Handling Equip

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FOR SALE: '02 Freightliner Century Class S/T, 289,000 miles, Red day cab, Cummins ISX 400STZ eng, 10spd Eaton/Fuller trans, 190" wheel base, call or text for more info or pictures, $19,300. (641) 590-1102 FOR SALE: 40' Wilson Grain Trailer, New Ag hoppers w/ new rear axle & dollies in 2012, Budd wheels, spring suspension, New Shurco Electric roll tarp & electric traps in 2016. Call or text for info or pictures, $20,500. (641) 590-1102 FOR SALE: Wilson Grain Trailer 38' Dual Ag hoppers, tandem axle , new hoppers w/ rebuilt rear axles & dollies in 2011.

Spring suspension, Dayton wheels, New Shurco electric roll tarp & electric traps in 2016. Call or text for info or pictures, $17,500. (641) 590-1102 FOR SALE:Used grain bins, floors unload systems, stirators, fans & heaters, aeration fans, buying or selling, try me first and also call for very competitive contract rates!

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Stormor Holding Bin 18' diameter, 5 rings high, 4,000 bu., to be moved or taken down, $3,750/OBO (or best offer). (507) 220-1014 Farm Implements

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15 Ft #1510 Great Plains NoTil Drill w/ Grass, Harrow, Etc Good Cond. MANDAKO 15 Ft Pull Type Land Roller (Pull Behind Implement) 319-347-6282 9 Shank Bush Hog soil saver, Excellent blades and bearrings, Shovels new 2016, $3,450. 715-556-0045

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FOR SALE: IH 186 hydro, 5300 hrs, 50 hrs on over haul, allied, 595 hydraulic loader. 507-380-9580

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LOCATION: 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF STARBUCK, MN OR 18.5 MILES NORTH OF BENSON, MN ON STATE HWY 29 THEN ½ MILE EAST ON COUNTY #118 NOTE: OWNERS RETIRING AFTER 34 YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL DAIRYING. CATTLE SELL UNDERCOVER

191 HEAD OF OUTSTANDING HIGH PRODUCING HOLSTEIN & COMPOSITE DAIRY CATTLE SELLING OFFICIAL DHIA RECORDS: 2 X 20,425 M, 4.2% 857 F, 3.2% 650 P, 67 # TANK AVG. NO BST, SCC 216,000. COWS RECEIVING JUST A 17% RATION. REAL POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION. 40 FRESH IN THE PAST 90 DAYS. 25 DUE SALE TIME THROUGH MAY. 103 HEAD FIRST & SECOND LACTATION. AI SINCE 1988 USING LEADING NM & GTPI SIRES WITH REGISTERED RED HOLSTEIN HERD SIRE FROM THE DEBOERS USED AS CLEAN UP ON HEIFERS. EXCELLENT HERD HEALTH PROGRAM. PHONE 320-352-3803 TO RECEIVE CATALOG WITH LATEST BREEDING AND LACTATION INFORMATION. INCLUDES: 150 FANCY DAIRY COWS. APPROX 75 HOLSTEIN WITH ADDITIONAL 75 HOLSTEIN JERSEY COMPOSITES. MANY RECENTLY FRESH OR DUE SOON AFTER SALE TIME. BRED HEIFERS 50% HOLSTEIN & 50% HOLSTEIN JERSEY COMPOSITES 1 DUE BY SALE, 2 DUE APRIL, 29 DUE MAY, 9 DUE JUNE.

LEE & PAM TANGEN OWNERS PH. 320-808-8693 28970 COUNTY 18 STARBUCK, MN FOR MORE INFO. PHONE

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Excavator: 1998 Caterpillar 330BL, 15K hrs, OH 2016, 54â&#x20AC;? bucket. Payloader: Case w/14B, 5982 Hrs. Tile Plow & Tile Stringer: 2002 Dynapac 786, 6605 hrs, 6â&#x20AC;? boot, power feeder, cab, wired for GPS & laser; Tile stringer w/ plow mount (sold separately). Tile Boots & Trailer: 18â&#x20AC;? dual-wall tile boot; 4â&#x20AC;?, 8â&#x20AC;? & 12â&#x20AC;? tile boots on trailer. 2013 3-pt Trench Closer. Tile Stringers: (3) Tandem-axle Agri-Drain tile stringers; 1988 Dodge LE 250 dsl, 4WD, auto, w/ mounted tile stringer. Bulldozer: 1998 Caterpillar D5MLGP, 6-way blade, AC, cab. Backhoes: 2008 Case 590 Super M Series 2, 4293 hrs, extendahoe, 4WD, ps, AC, ride, pilot, & pattern control; 2001 Case 590 Super M, 4052 hrs, extendahoe, 4WD, 4-spd shuttle, AC, 2-lever & ride control, run-flat fronts. (7) Backhoe Buckets: 44â&#x20AC;? (bio-diffuser); 36â&#x20AC;?; 35â&#x20AC;?; 29â&#x20AC;?; (2) 16â&#x20AC;?; 12â&#x20AC;?. Semi Tractors: 2007 Volvo, day cab, 10-spd, Vectro, wet kit, 926K, clean; 1998 Kenworth W900, day cab, 13-spd, Detroit 12.7, wet kit, air lift 3rd axle, Nov 2011 OH, salvage title; 1991 Freightliner FLC-112, day cab, 9-spd, Detroit 11.1. Semi Trailers: 2013 HaulAss LB35T single drop w/ beaver tail & ramps, nice; 1998 Dynaweld 50T lowboy de-tach, triple axle, new rubber; Pin-on 4th axle (sells separately); 1988 Roadmaster belly dump, 3 axle; 46â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Single-axle tile trailer; 1988 48â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fruehauf enclosed trailer. Trailers: 2000 Keifer 5th wheel, 1000 series, 24â&#x20AC;&#x2122; + 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;; 1989 Redi Haul, pintle hook, 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122; + 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;; Sled Bed 2-place alum snowmobile trailer. Tile locator, GPS & Laser Equipment: Maverick tile locator; Laserplane Survey Equipment (updated 9/16); Latec GPS tile mapping system w/ globe; Apache BullsEye receiver; Trimble light bar; Grade sticks. Skidloader Attachments: Cat 90â&#x20AC;? 6-way dozer blade; 2013 72â&#x20AC;? brush cutter; 84â&#x20AC;? Brush rake w/ grapple; 91â&#x20AC;? snow bucket. Equipment: Boss 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122; V-plow blade; CIH #4300 42.5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; field cult; Light plant generator, 6KW; 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122; pull box scraper; Fabric silt fence plow. Fuel Tanks: (2) 1000-gal dsl tanks w/ 110v pump; 500-gal dsl tank w/ 12v pump; 1600-gal dsl tank. Tile, Culverts, & Poles: Full coil 10â&#x20AC;?; Partial coil 12â&#x20AC;?; Steel culvert & plastic pipe; 120+ elec poles. Shop Equipment: Thermal Dynamics plasma cutter; Eagle 3â&#x20AC;? trash pump; Eagle 208cc 8-gal air compressor; Eagle 9000 (elec start) & 8500M gas generators; 8-hp portable hyd unit, elec start; Husq chainsaw-style chop saw; Honda 2â&#x20AC;? trash pump; Welder; Siebel 50T press; Plus more.

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FOR SALE: Degelman RR1500 15' rock rake, like new condition, also Haybuster H106 rock picker.

320-360-4458 FOR SALE: JD 5520 MFW tractor, cab & ldr, $29,000.

7000 6RN planter, no fert, $3,000; 4020D engine, WF, fenders, 2x hyds; 40' spiked toothed drag on cart, $750.

507-330-3945 FOR SALE: JD Equip. 5520 MFD tractor w/ cab & ldr, $30,000; 7000 6RN planter, no fert, $3,000; 40' harrow drag on cart, $750; WANTED: 336 or 24T baler for parts. 507-330-3945

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FOR SALE: '59 JD 530 tractor; '59 JD 830 tractor; '67 JD 3020 diesel Wheatland; JD 148 loader; JD 158 loader; JD 46A loader; Case IH '11 JD 8235R, 1996 hrs, FWA, FOR SALE: 2007 CIH mag2255 loader; Ford Ferguson num 275, 1810 one owner 16spd PS, Auto Track 3pt 7' cult. 507-399-3006 ready, exc cond, hrs, 380/85R34 front duals, $199,900/OBO; 7000 Allis 480/80R46 rear duals, front FOR SALE: CIH 4800 field tractor, 7200 hrs, engine weights & rock box. 507-236cultivator, 24' three bar OH'd, $5,900.

507-327-6430 7531 or 507-236-3338 harrow, $5,000; JD 7000 planter, 8-30, no fertilizer, like new openers, $2,500.

Foley 320-968-7314 FOR SALE: Dakon #213 gravity box w/ brush auger, $900. 507-327-1948

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'07 JD 9330, 1,800 hrs. no '93 JD 7700 tractor, FOR SALE: 98 NH 8770 FOR SALE: JD 5410 tractor, FOR SALE: 1959 Oliver 990 MFWD, power reverse, PTO. $130,000 641-640-0453 tractor, w/ GM motor, has FWD, 3867 hrs., frnt wts, cab/air/heat, 2WD, 42" rub1000 hrs., canopy, very hyd, PTO, & good tin work, duals, PS; 04 McCormick ber w/factory duals, PS, 1RETIRING: White 8524 nice; JD 370 flail mower runs good. 218-639-0315 MC 115 MFD, 1813 hrs., PS, owner.

Would consider 24x20, JD 8760, Steider also available. 507-847-2710 left hand reverse, both exsmaller tractor in trade, ST251, CASE 1370, JD 960, cellent condition, shedded, asking $28,500. (608)792-8051 40', IH 480 21', IH 800 11x18, call evenings. 320-693-7302 USED MAGNUMS IH 700, 7x16, NH 430 16x18, Low Hours & Clean 6 yard scraper, all in good 8400 JD MFD, buddy seat, FOR SALE: Case IH 7120 CIH 8920 MFD, 5200 Hours NEW EQUIPMENT new hydraulic pump, nice condition. Roger: 218-790tractor, duals, 3pt, 3hyd, CIH 7240 MFD, 4660 Hours & tight, high hrs, $34,900.

2488 or David: 218 280-9677 remotes, dual PTO, 2 reâ&#x20AC;˘ Sunflower Tillage CIH 7240 MFD, 3770 Hours (715)223-3664 verse, 7300 hrs., $28,000.

STATIONARY JOHN CIH7120 2WD, Complete â&#x20AC;˘ Hardi Sprayers 641-373-1929 DEERE 404 ENGINE; FOR SALE: '62 JD 4010 dsl Rebuild â&#x20AC;˘ REM Grain Vac Non-turbo, on skid, runCIH 215 Magnum, 5600 Hrs JDWF, 3pt, 440 act hrs, FOR SALE: Steiger KM225, TW35 MFWD, 4x4 IH 4386, â&#x20AC;˘ Woods Mowers ning, complete with radiaAll Units Serviced & dual, 3000 qt. loader & 1486, 1066, JD 7000 & 7100 tor, starter, alternator, batField Ready! grapple, 6 wts straight origâ&#x20AC;˘ J&M Grain Carts planters; thrower racks; teries, tach & gauges. 5,585 inal tractor, 8,250; '64 JD 507-327-0858 â&#x20AC;˘ Westfield Augers 1600 chisel plow; IH 470 hrs. Available tail shaft as4020 gas JDWF, 3pt, 3600 www.kruegerdiesel.com disks, 18' & 21'. 320-266-6569 sembly with 6-V pulleys, â&#x20AC;˘ Summers Equipment act. hrs, good, 16.938 tires, $3,500. (715)878-9858 $5,750, consider trades. 320â&#x20AC;˘ White Planters 543-3523 We buy â&#x20AC;˘ Wilrich Tillage Salvage Equipment FOR SALE: 1984 MF 4880, USED EQUIPMENT Parts Available 4WD, good running condiHammell Equip., Inc. â&#x20AC;˘ White 8524-22 planter tion, $10,000. Retiring. All (507)867-4910 Equipment for Sale. 507â&#x20AC;˘ Alloway 22â&#x20AC;&#x2122; shredder 995-8110 Tractors 036 â&#x20AC;˘ Tebben land roller, 45â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;˘ J&M 750 grain cart '10 JD 7930 IVT, 3450 hrs, FOR SALE: 1990 JD 8760 5,900 hrs, 12 spd, 4 hyd, â&#x20AC;˘ Brent 1194 grain cart front hitch and PTO, 20.8x42 tires ex. cond, GreenStar ready, 540/1000 â&#x20AC;˘ Kill Bros 1170 grain cart $37,500; JD 7150 8-30; IH PTO, front suspension, 183 8-30. 507-478-4221 â&#x20AC;˘ Sheyenne 1410, 10x70 hopper $84,500. (651)380-0799

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FOR SALE: 2000 Freightliner FLD 120, 809,000 miles, White day cab, Series 60 Detroit 12.7 L eng, 9spd Eaton trans, tandem axle, 170' wheel base, call or text for more info or pictures, $13,700. (641) 590-1102

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FOR SALE: JD 620 flex JD 8320 MFWD tractor, 6100 NEW AND USED TRACTOR head, cut 1000 acres, single PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, hrs, 18.4R46s w/ duals- good pt hookup. 320-360-1240 55, 50 Series & newer tracrubber, Auto Trac ready tors, AC-all models, Large (Plug & Play), big hyd Inventory, We ship! Mark pump, 4 hyd remotes.

Heitman Tractor Salvage Clean tractor all around.

715-673-4829 Call 507-789-6049

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Vintage Tractors Farmall "C" & 450 For Sale.

Great restoration projects. Both have been stored inside shed. (507) 461-0614

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4 rows of May-Wes Stalk Stompers w/ bracket kit for 12-22 Geringhoff cornhead, $500; Parts book for 9500 JD combine, $85; Tech Manual for 94-959610 combines, $105; Parts book for 9610 combine, $70. (320) 583-8470

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FOR SALE: 1989 JD 9500 24R22â&#x20AC;? JD 7200FF, 500LF, Keeton Precision units, 250combine 5877/3782 hrs, 50 mon, 7.50-20, ½ shut off series feeder hookup, 2000 markers; Fast 3pt .88' JD 925F W/AWS air syssprayer, 22â&#x20AC;? 3 way, spactem, 2002 Geringhoff factoing, Tjet 844 4 w/ controls, ry 10R22, all nice condition. $8,500 for both 507-847-3622 320-766-0285

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FOR SALE: 2005 CIH 1200 PT, AFS, 16R30â&#x20AC;?, bulk fill, Pro 600 monitor, residue management wheels, infurrow liquid fertilizer, units rebuilt 2016. 507-384-1722

Location: 24400 MN Hwy 22 S /LWFKĂ&#x20AC; HOG 01

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‘13 CIH Magnum 190 CVT, 380/90R54 duals, 4700 hours, warranty ..............................$66,000 ‘12 JD S690 combine, 650/85R38 duals, 2WD, chopper, 1357 sep. hours ..................... $161,500 ‘08 JD 9870 combine, 4WD, 520/85R42 duals, chopper, 1858 sep. hours .......................$95,000 ‘13 JD 7210R MFWD, 20 speed command quad trans., 18.4R46 duals, 380/85R34 single fronts, all new Firestone radials, 4 remotes, 5440 hours .......................................................$79,000 ‘07 JD 8430T, narrow stance, 24” tracks, 6400 hours, through service program, tracks and mid rollers are worn .......................................$59,000 ‘10 JD 7630 MFWD, IVT trans., 380/90R50 singles, 2700 hours .................................$76,000

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www.ufcmn.com United Farmers Cooperative

(L) Lafayette 507-228-8224 or 800-642-4104 (G) Gaylord 507-237-4203 • (W) Waconia 952-442-7326

Main Office: Ag Service Center, 840 Pioneer Avenue • PO Box 4 • Lafayette, MN 56054-0004

USED DRYERS & AUGERS ............

STOP IN TO SEE THE KUHN/ KUHN KNIGHT/ KUHN KRAUSE EQUIPMENT!

Good Selection of Used Dryers-CALL! (L) (L) (L) (L) (L) (L) (L)

Feterl 12”x72’ swing hopper.............. $8,995 Westfield WR, 80x51, elec. ............... $2,995 Westfield WR, 80x26, elec. ............... $1,695 Westfield, 10”x31’, J elec.................. $1,850 Hutch 8”x62”, swing hopper ............. $6,495 Hutch 10”x72’, swing hopper ............ $5,900 Sheyenne 13”x70’, swing drive, w/hanger bearing ............................ $13,900 (L) Sudenga 10”x31’, electric ................. $3,495 (L) Sudenga 10”x41’, PTO...................... $4,600 (L) Sudenga 10”x56’, electric ................. $4,995

(L) JD 980, 44.5’, 3-bar ....................... $17,500 JD Crumbler 200, 45’ ..................... $10,500 (L) CIH 600 PTX Chisel Plow, 38’ ......... $29,800 (L) CIH 370 Disc, 28’ ........................... $31,900 (L) CIH 730B ........................................ $15,900 (L) CIH Tigermate II, 45.5’, w/bskt. ....... $34,900 (L) CIH Tigermate II, 54.5’, 4-bar .......... $29,800 JD 510, Disc Ripper, 7-Shank ......... $10,500 SKID LOADERS ............................

JD 512, 7-Shank, 2013 ................... $29,900 Gehl R220, 2spd., joystick .......(2 from) $30,900 CIH Chisel Plow, PTX300, 34’ ......... $22,800 Bobcat 753, open cab, 2700 hrs.............. $9,500 TRACTORS ..................................

‘08 Bobcat S160, heat/AC...................... $17,900 Oliver Tractor 1365 .................................. $6,599 Bobcat S750, A71PKG, 2-spd. ............... $35,950 CIH Tractor 8950 ................................... $56,900 Bobcat S205, A71PKG, 2-spd. ............... $25,900 ‘13 Bobcat T750 heat/AC, 2-spd. ........... $40,900 TMR’S.........................................

‘13 Bobcat S300 heat, ACS control, 2-spd. .. $25,900 (W) Knight 5073, tow ............................ $17,199 ‘13 Bobcat T750, heat/AC, 2-spd., 900 hrs (W) Kuhn Knight 3300 ............................. $5,200 ....................................................... $40,900 (W) Kuhn Knight 5055 ........................... $14,900 Bobcat S590, heat/AC, 2-spd...(2 from) $31,900 (W) Kuhn Knight 5135 ................................CALL (L) Bobcat S850, heat, A/C................... $45,900 (W) ’14 Kuhn Knight RA142........................CALL (L) Bobcat S630, heat, 2 spd., 400 hrs.

SPRAYERS .................................. ....................................................... $34,900 (L) Hardi 1000 gal., 60’ boom .............. $14,400 (L) ’13 Bobcat S590, heat, 2-spd. ........ $31,600 (G) Century 750 gal., 60’ boom .............. $6,500 (L) ’14 Bobcat S550, heat, 2-spd. ........ $29,900 (L) Demco 700 gal., 66’ boom, ff ......... $14,900 Bobcat 610 w/bucket ........................ $3,250 (L) (2) Redball 1200 gal., 90’ boom ..... $19,900 Bobcat S550 Heat, 2-spd, 300 hrs .. $31,500 (L) Redball 670, 1200 gal., 66’ boom ... $13,800 Bobcat S130 Heat, 800 hrs ............. $24,500 (L) Top Air 800 gal., 60’ boom ............... $9,350 (L) ’13 Gehl R220, heat, 2-spd. ............ $34,800 (L) Gehl V330, heat, 2-spd. .................. $33,900 PLANTERS ..................................

(L) ’12 Gehl 5640E, heat, AC, 2-spd. .... $28,800 White 8186, 16R30 ............................... $37,900 (W) Gehl 4240, 1100 hrs. ...................... $23,200 White 8202, 12R30, liquid fertilizer ........ $32,500 (W) NH LS150, 3200 hrs. ...................... $14,900 White 8202, 12R30, liquid fertilizer ........ $32,500 (L) ’14 Mustang RT175, 500 hrs. ......... $37,900 White Planter 8186 16R30 ..................... $32,900 (L) Case 430, 2-spd. ............................ $24,900 White Planter 8824 24R30 ..................... $83,900 (L) Gehl 4640, Heat ‘07. ....................... $15,500

SPREADERS ................................

COMBINES ..................................

Gleaner A75, 4WD, w/heads ................ $110,000 (J) H&S 430......................................... $19,800 Gleaner R62, w/heads.................................CALL (W) Kuhn Knight 1230 ............................. $9,900 Gleaner R62, w/heads............................ $39,500 (W) Kuhn Knight 8124 ........................... $18,500

TILLAGE ......................................

Wilrich Cultivator 13Qx2, 60’ w/basket .......................................... (2 from) $49,900 (G) Wilrich 957, 9-shank ....................... $29,900 (L) Wilrich 957, 5-shank ....................... $16,500 (L/G) (3) Wilrich 957, 7-shank ......From $20,600 (L) Wilrich 513, Soil Pro, 9-24 .............. $39,600 (W) Great Plains Turbo Chisel, 7- & 11-shank ............................................................CALL (L) Great Plains Turbo Chisel, 11-shank ....................................................... $22,800 (L) Glencoe DR 8699, 7-shank ............... $6,500 (L) Krause Dominator, 18’..................... $29,900 (L) Krause Dominator, 18’..................... $33,900 (L) ’11 Krause Dominator, 12’ .............. $29,900 (L) (2) DMI Tigermate II, 38.5’, 4-bar ... $28,900 (L) DMI Tigermate II, 42.5’, 3-bar ......... $20,600 (G) (2) DMI 730 Rippers ....................... $10,900 (L) (2) DMI 527 .................... Starting At $9,300 (L) JD 2700, 9-24 Ripper ..................... $23,900 (G) JD 2700, 7-shank ........................... $23,900 JD 2210, 45.5’, 4-bar ..................... $38,500 (L) JD 985, 49.5’, 3-bar ....................... $20,700

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Vicon Disc Mower ........... Starting at $5,950 Used Grain Legs ..................................CALL Woods 20’ Chopper, 3-pt. ................. $5,950 EZ-Flow 300 bu. Box ......................... $1,950 Used Snowblowers ..............................CALL Tonutti 5’ Disc Mower ....................... $4,500 H&S Rake ......................................... $4,700 H&S Gear.......................................... $4,399 H&S 9-Wheel Rake ........................... $3,499 Val-Metal Model 5600 Bail Chopper ...... $13,800 (L) J&M 1151, scale/tarp ..................... $48,900 (W) 72” Box Blade, skid steer, universal attachment ........................................ $2,899 (W) 72” Dump Bucket, skid steer, universal attachment ........................................ $3,299 (W) Westin 84” Snow Bucket, skid steer, universal attachment ............................ $975 (W) ‘80 Allied 8’ 3-pt. Single Auger Snowblower, w/hyd. chute ..................................... $1,999 (L) Steel Tracks, Fit S850 Skid................ $3,799 Hiniker 20ft 1700 4-wheel........................ $9,950 Brent Box 540, 425 tires .......................... $9,900 Parker 838, Grain Cart ........................... $19,900

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(OS) Osage, IA

641-324-1154

641-732-3719

(B) Belle Plaine, MN

(H) Hollandale, MN

952-873-2224

507-889-4221

(OW) Owatonna, MN

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

‘12 JD 4830, 880 Hrs, 90’ Boom.................$203,500

Your Sprayer Headquarters (N) ’16 JD R4045, 841 Hrs, Dry Box ........................... $329,000 (OW) ’15 JD R4045, 444 Hrs, 120’ Boom................... $319,500 (OS) ’15 JD R4030, 159 Hrs, 90’ Boom ...................... $265,900 (OW) ’14 JD R4038, 604 Hrs, Dry Box........................ $264,900 (OS) ’15 JD R4030, 149 Hrs, 90’ Boom ...................... $253,000 (OW) ‘14 JD R4038, 403 Hrs, Dry Box........................ $246,900 (N) ’13 JD 4830, 384 Hrs, 90’ Boom .......................... $234,900 (OW) ’13 JD 4830, 1011 Hrs, 100’ Boom ................... $209,900 (OW) ’12 JD 4830, 880 Hrs, 90’ Boom ....................... $203,500 (OW) ’13 JD 4830, 688 Hrs, 90’ Boom ....................... $189,900 (OS) ’15 JD 4630, 271 Hrs, 90’ Boom ........................ $187,900 (OW) ’13 JD 4830, 904 Hrs, 90’ Boom ....................... $184,500 (OW) ’13 JD 4830, 1752 Hrs, 90’ Boom ..................... $179,900 (OW) ’13 JD 4830, 2059 Hrs, 90’ Boom ..................... $179,900 (N) ’09 JD 4930, 1200 Hrs, 120’ Boom ...................... $175,500 (OW) ’12 JD 4830, 1688 Hrs, 90’ Boom ..................... $168,500 (OW) ’12 JD 4730, 676 Hrs, 100’ Boom ..................... $166,900 (OW) ’13 JD 4730, 1714 Hrs, 90’ Boom ..................... $165,900 (OW) ’12 Ag-Chem RG1100, 1680 Hrs ....................... $165,000 (OW) ’12 Case Patriot 3330, 1650 Hrs ....................... $165,000 (OW) ’13 JD 4730, 1888 Hrs, 90’ Boom ..................... $164,500 (OW) ’12 JD 4730, 1855 Hrs, 90’ Boom ..................... $154,900 (OW) ’12 Ag-Chem RG1100, Dry Box ......................... $150,000 (OW) ’13 JD 4630, 736 Hrs, 80’ Boom ....................... $146,900 (OW) ’14 JD 4630, 1578 Hrs, 90’ Boom ..................... $145,900 (OW) ’13 JD 4630, 1082 Hrs, 90’ Boom ..................... $142,900 (OW) ’13 JD 4730, 1501 Hrs, 90’ Boom ..................... $139,900 (H) ’12 JD 4730, 1330 Hrs, 100’ Boom ...................... $139,900 (OW) ’11 Ag-Chem 994, 1768 JHrs, 100’ Boom ......... $134,900 (OW) ’09 JD 4730, 1400 Hrs, 90’ Boom ..................... $131,900 (OW) ’11 CIH Patriot 4420, 3535 Hrs, 120’ Boom ...... $130,000 (OW) ’09 CIH Patriot 4420, 3600 Hrs ......................... $125,900 (OW) ’08 JD 4730, 3562 Hrs, 90’ Boom ..................... $112,900 (OW) ’08 Ag-Chem 1074SS, 2226 Hrs ......................... $94,900 (OW) ’06 JD 4720, 4100 Hrs, 90’ Boom ....................... $84,900 (OW) ’05 CIH SPX4410, 4440 Hrs, 90’ Boom ............... $81,500 (OW) ’06 JD 4920, 6500 Hrs, Dry Box .......................... $65,000 (OW) ’06 Ag-Chem 1074, 4600 Hrs ............................. $59,900

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‘13 JD Gator 8251, olive color, canopy, bench seat, 296 hours .........................................$6,900

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FOR SALE: 36 JD Promax FOR SALE: 24R Smartbox 40 XP pro drive row unit w/ system for JD mini hopelectric clutches & pneupers, $1,500. 507-649-1886 matic down pressure. Call for price. 507-649-1886 or FOR SALE: Fast S/S fertilizer tanks for inside tracks of 507-649-1888 JD 8000RT tractor, FOR SALE: 6 row narrow, $8,500/OBO. 507-649-1888 or 7,000 JD corn planter w/ 507-649-1886 dry fertilizer & cross auger, insecticide, approx FOR SALE: Flow EZ gravity box trailer w/ Parker ol110 acres a year, monitor lie cupped auger & roll excellent condition, always tarp, very nice unit, w/ 12.5shedded, $7,500. 507-220-4425 15 tires, $2,350. 320-269-6653

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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 84lb loader, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO...................$62,500 ‘12 Kubota M110, Cab, MFWD, 240 hrs., w/Kubota LA1953 loader, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO .............$55,000 ‘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

‘10 JD 8270R, 3888 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 3 hyd., 18.4x46” tires & duals, MFWD .......................$99,000 ‘14 CIH 260, 605 hrs, MFWD luxury cab, 4 hyd, 3 pt hitch, 1000 pto., 480x50 duals ....................$118,000 ‘12 CIH 260, 1784 hrs., Deluxe cab, 19-spd. PS, susp. front axle, 3 pt., 4 hyd., Hi-Flow, 1000 PTO, 480x50” duals, MFWD................................................$110,000 ‘08 CASE IH, 215 duals, front, rear, big pump 4441 hrs., 540, 1000 PTO, 184-46 ..........................$89,000 ‘13 NH T8.300, 801 hrs, MFWD, 4 hyd, 3 pt, 540/1000 pto., 480x50 tires & duals ............................$109,000 ‘13 CIH 260, 577 hrs., PS, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd., big pump, 420x46” tires & duals.....$115,000

‘94 FH 6640 SLE, MFWD, cab, loader ..............$25,000 ‘05 CIH MX255, 4282 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, I

TRACK TRACTORS ‘14 CIH 380 MAG row trac cut, 290 hrs, 4hyd, big pump, 3pt, 1000 PTO, 24” tracks, completely auto guideence equipped, suspended front, 24” belts .....

480x46” duals, front duals .............................$67,000 ‘03 CIH MX210, 5550 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., 380x46” tires & duals.........................$59,000 ‘13 CIH 290, 1250 hrs, 3PT, PTO, big pump, 480 front duals, 480x50 ...............................................$125,000

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FOR SALE: JD 7000, 4 row wide planter w/ dry fertilizer, herbicide, & insecticide, nice condition, field ready, $2,000. 507-375-3905 FOR SALE: JD 7100 corn planter, 6x30 herb insect soybean drum Dickey John monitor, $6500/OBO. 320568-2425 FOR SALE: JD 7100 corn soybean planter, 6R30” w/ insecticide box hyd markers, Dicky John Monitor, in very good condition, $3,975/OBO. 701-403-3360 FOR SALE: JD 750 no till drill, 15', 7.5” spacing, shedded, good condition.

320-239-4103 or 320-287-1285 GREAT PLAINS 10 Ft #1006NT pull No Till Drill 7 1/2” Rows, Grass, 3 Boxes.

30 Ft GREAT PLAINS Turbo-Till (2005) (Blades 19 1/2”) All Good Blades. Real Good. 319-347-6138

......................................................................$195,000 ‘13 CIH, 380 MAG Row Trac 1178 hrs, luxury cab, full guidance, suspended front, 24” tracks, 120 inch spacing 3 pt, 4 hyd. Hiflow, PTO .................$180,000 ‘14 CIH, 340 MAG Row Trac 287 hrs, luxury cab, suspended frt axle, 18” tracks, 76” spacing, 6 hyd

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remotes, 3 pt. 1000 pto, full guidance ........$195,000 ‘14 CIH, 310 MAG Row Trac 998 hrs, deluxe cab, powershift, 120” spacing, 16” trucks, suspended front axle, 5 hyd valves, hi-flow, complete

COMBINES ‘13 Care/In 670, 1294 eng/647 sep. hrs., premium cab, HID lights, Hitorque VSD, chopper, conturmaster, 520x42”duals ........................$167,000 ‘13 JD 660, 1180 eng/892 sep hrs., cm, HID lights, high torque USD chopper, 520x38” duals ..$157,500 ‘00 JD 9650TS, 3611 eng./2645 sep. hrs., chopper, 20.8x38” duals ...............................................$55,000

guidance ......................................................$165,000 ‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, 520x42” duals ...............................$149,000

4WD TRACTORS ‘14 JD9360R, PTO 480x50, 1950 hrs., power train warranty 2019 ..............................................$165,000 ‘12 JD 9410R, 1411 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., HID lights, 520x46” tires & duals ...................................$169,000 ‘11 NH T9.390, 905 hrs, powershift, diff lock, HID lights 480x50 tires and duals.................................$128,000

‘09 NH CR9060, 2400 eng./1800 sep. hrs., tracker, chopper, 520x42” duals ................................$72,500 ‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs., tracker, chopper, chaff spreader, 520x42” duals........$52,000 ‘96 CIH 2188, 4WD, tracker, chopper, bin ext., 3520 eng/2546 sep.hrs., 520X 42” tires & duals....$36,000 ‘11 Claas Lexior, 740, 1466 eng/899 sep hrs, 4x4 520x42 duals ................................................$109,000

‘10 JD 9330 1239 hrs, 1000 PTO, 4hyd powershift w/ diff lock, 480x50” tires and duals, 85% .........$155,00 ‘10 Case IH Steiger 385, 3145 hrs, powershift, 1000 PTO, 4hyd, valves, 62X42” tires & duals .....$119,000 ‘09 Case IH 385, 3071 hrs., 520x46.................$105,000 ‘02 CIH 425, 3465 hrs., 24-spd. manual, 4 hyd., 710x38” tires & duals .....................................$89,000 ‘97 JD 9200, 24sd, PTO, 208-42 duals .............$51,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS ‘11 Versatile 305, MFWD, 690 hrs., 4 hyd., 3 pt., 1000

TRUCKS ‘02 Int 4900 DT466, auto 3060p, tandem, 666k, can have PTO, 15 1/2’ cab to axle .......................$14,500 ‘06 GMC C6500, Dls, auto, 16’ flat bed, 328k .....$9,500 ‘12 Pete 587 Cummins, 13 spd, 72” sleeper, 406k ................................................................$40,000 ‘09 Columbia 120 Day Cab Detroit, 105 gal,

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‘08 7230 JD, 24 spd, power quad, 4300 hrs, MFWD.............................................................$55,000

JD 7000 Corn Planter, 2R, 3PT, $1,600; Fert Avail. $300/Row. (715)234-1993 Nurse tank 1350 gallon Ag systems nurse tank w/ pump on tandem trailer, always cleaned & shedded, $3,900; (2) 18.4R42 Coop brand 2 star tires, 25% tread, exc for duals, $250/pr. 320-583-8470 Planter Parts For Sale: exc cond, used 2 seasons, came off JD XP row unit- Schlagel closing wheels, drag chains w/ HD brackets & chain covers, 2x2 double disc fert. attach. from Precision fabrication, valion seed tube guard w/ fert. hose, precision planting wave vision seed tubes, keeton seed firmer w/ universal bracket & mojo wire, 36 rows of each item available, call (320) 226-0778 Tillage Equip

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423k ................................................................$29,000 ‘96 FL80 Cummins, Allison Auto w/ PTO 4x4, 88k ..................................................................$26,000

PTO, HID lights, front wts, fender ..................$99,000 ‘09 M2 Cummins, Auto 3000P Tandem w/ PTO gear .....

‘04 7420 JD, Cab, IVT, 184-42, 4670 hrs...........$60,000

Hiniker 4836 air seeder specifically designed for notill soybeans, can plant conventional also, 30' 15” spacing, poly cup fill auger, central fill seed hopper, exc shape, $18,500/OBO (or best offer). (715) 781-1255

........................................................................$28,000 ‘99 FL50 Dsl, 5 spd w/ crane, hyd air corp, 12 ft. body ........................................................................$16,500

1989 CIH 7140, MFWD, 5269 hrs, 18spd, PS trans, 3pt hitch, 3 remotes, radar, HD drawbar, 420/85R28 front singles, 18.4/42 rears w/ duals, Rubber 75%, $39,800. Call or text for info or pictures. (641) 590-1102

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

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History meets art

he Otter Tail County Historical Society’s museum is an absolutely mustsee for anyone who has a little time on their hands and is near Fergus Falls in west central Minnesota.

You’ll find their unpretentious onestory building at 1110 Lincoln Ave. W., just west of the historic downtown. But don’t let the plain facade fool you. The spacious interior is packed with exhibits — ranging from the Stone Age to the Space Age — that are attractive, entertaining, thought provoking, and educational.

We were at the museum at the invitation of the staff to view the museum’s permanent exhibit: “Agriculture, From Seed to Harvest: 1865-1945.”

But we also took a look at a traveling exhibit of astronaut Karen Nyberg’s spectacular photos from space, an extensive but temporary exhibit on World War I, and a permanent exhibit on a small town main street circa. 1890. A visitor to the museum could, like us, breeze through the exhibits in an hour and be entertained. Or they could spend hours studying each of them and be enlightened.

The same is true for the extensive agricultural exhibit. The diorama of the life-size paper mache horse and reaping crew is a centerpiece of the exhibit and in many ways typical. It is visually stunning and at the same time rich in detail.

“We had an artist design many of our exhibits,” Missy Hermes, the museum’s education coordinator, said. The apparent hand-in-hand relationship between artist and historian is made clear when a visitor takes a minute to

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review the explanatory booklet in front of the exhibit. Another important component to county museums across Minnesota is on display here as well.

“There are thousands of stems of wheat in the field,” Missy said.

“Volunteers glued each one of them in place. Volunteers are really important to the museum.”

Another signature display in the agricultural exhibit is the wooden threshing machine — along with another explanatory booklet. There’s also a barnyard with a wooden silo, a paper mache sow nursing piglets, a detailed display of different styles of barbed wire, and a woman milking a cow by hand. Within all the exhibits are the small details, tools and artifacts of daily farm life, including sound effects from chickens, a hand saw, and a cow mooing. There’s more and we encourage you to see it and learn from it. If you’re not in Fergus Falls, visit and support your own county historical society soon. v