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Big game hunting and Willmar, Minn.

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acres of hunting ground. We’ve got access Attending agricultural conferences to over 500,000 acres, so we take you to these days, you usually know what to areas where your success rate is very good. expect based on who’s hosting the event.

Yes, we can almost guarantee what you But could you imagine learning all are looking for.” about African big game hunts at the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s “We can’t lawfully guarantee your hunt.

Association convention? I couldn’t But because there is such an abundance of either. But at the December event in animals you are going to be successful …

Willmar, Minn. I did an interview with and have too much fun!”

Walter Smit. He and partner Jack LAND MINDS So what do American hunters hunt Sieben had a most inviting display at

By Dick Hagen when they get to Africa? the convention.

“On just about everybody’s list is a Why is an operation from warthog.

And every second hunter would Thabazimbi, Republic of South Africa also want a gemsbuck, at a cattlemen’s show? or kudu, or impala or Smit responded, “I presable. Horns on the fer your event because kudu measure over 50 your people are people inches on a mature bull. like us. You are really Also, very important, we good people and I can shoot only old animals. build a long-time relaIt’s all about managetionship with your kind ment and conservation. of people.”

This way we are making Smit is a good-sized space for the new genes critter himself, standing to come in. That’s why about 6’4” hitched to a in South Africa wild stout 250-pound body. game hunts are such a And he’s extremely success story. We are friendly. He speaks not hunting females; we English, but that west only hunt old male aniAfrica twang is most mals.” notable. And he enjoys “There are now 10 Photo by Dick Hagen a good chat too. times more animals Walter Smit (left) and Jack Sieben “Last week we were than ten years ago!” at the South Dakota cattlemen’s event,” he said.

Smit went on to say. “That’s because of hunting for “You are meeting more and more people with a good male animals only. You guys in the states hear understanding about wild game hunting. And if we about zebras and giraffes becoming extinct. Not so. do a good job we know it’s going to look after us too!” They are everywhere. It’s a different story once you get into our plains. Wild animals are everywhere.”

Smit continued, “Our name is Numzaan Safaris.

We’ve been around for 25 years. Tonight, at the So how do these animals taste compared to a Minnesota Cattlemen’s dinner, we are awarding a Minnesota deer or Minnesota corn-fed beef critter?

Safari trip to some lucky winner. It includes seven Smit responded, “The feedback we get from our clihunting days for two clients. All lodging, skinning ents is they love to taste all our game. For them, and taping of your animals, all your drinks … many say it tastes like beef. But that’s because in everything is included.” our camp we know how to prepare our meats. Each has a chance to taste our game. This is aged venison The skinning of your animal certainly suggests a kill is virtually guaranteed. And wild game is indeed from the previous hunt so it’s matured and treated available in South Africa. Said Smit, “We have over right and really cooked well.”

55 different species that can be hunted. We hunt on See LAND MINDS, pg. 4 private lands ranging between 10,000 and 30,000

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This is what we know as we start a new year lion, or nearly two times China’s previous The best way to begin a new year record buy – are, indeed, unbelievable. (without feeling overwhelmed by what we don’t know) is to start with what we Second, almost every analysis of do know.

USMCA shows that any gain in U.S. ag exports to both Canada and Mexico will be For example, we know the U.S. so modest that it likely will be unnoticeDepartment of Agriculture’s December able. A 2019 International Trade World Agriculture Supply and Demand Commission report claims USMCA, when Estimate shows that about 14 percent, fully implemented a decade from now, will or one in seven bushels of the 2019 U.S. FARM & FOOD FILE deliver $435 million, or just one percent, corn and soybean crops will be “carried more in U.S. ag exports than NAFTA. over,” or remain unsold, when the 2020

By Alan Guebert harvest begins next fall.

Worse, that tiny increase shrinks even more when you subtract the expected While neither amount is historically boost of $80 million in U.S. ag imports large, each is large enough – barring some unpredictable man-made or natural event – to under USMCA. After that, the net increase ($335 keep the lid on both markets through then, guesses million) becomes less than rounding error.

USDA. It estimates the average 2019-20 season The ITC also forecasts USMCA will generate only price for corn at a rock bottom $3.85 per bushel; 1,700 “new jobs in (U.S.) agriculture.” Interestingly, and, likewise, pegs soybeans’ season average price that’s almost the exact number of Wisconsin dairy at an equally low $8.85 per bushel. farms (1,654) that went out of business in the last three years, according to that state’s ag department.

We also know that last year’s awful spring planting weather dropped soybean plantings from 91 million acres in 2018 to 76.5 million acres in 2019.

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Together, though, the combined impact would be a huge game changer. In 2019, for example, the massive trade mitigation payments alone added 24 perMinor cent, or $22.5 billion, figures USDA, to the year’s Roof Leaks? forecasted net farm income of $92.4 billion.

CALL US! Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has already noted, however, that he “hopes” no trade payments will be needed in 2020. For that to happen, though, he knows China needs to buy preTrump levels of U.S. ag exports and the new U.S.Mexico-Canada trade agreement needs to deliver more U.S. ag sales than most trade analysts predict.

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First, while China and the United States have a Phase One deal in principle, neither has yet to reveal, let alone sign, a detailed written deal to end their bitter, 18-month-old tariff war. That troubling fact only adds to current speculation that the amount of purchases the White House claims China will make in each of the next two years – $50 bil-

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And that’s the good USMCA news. Here’s the bad: In November, USDA predicted Canada’s 2020 per capita Gross Domestic Product will increase a paltry 0.4 percent while Mexico’s GDP likely will be flat after shrinking 0.8 percent in 2019.

The USMCA upshot is that neither neighbor will be a bigger buyer next year or in the next decade.

Oh, and we know one more thing: 2020 is a presidential election year. That means, given today’s erratic, parochial politics, everything we know today could be absolutely meaningless by tomorow morning.

And that means that 2019’s challenges were just a warm-up act for what appears to be an even more challenging 2020.

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Tractor wisdoms can apply to most situations in life A wise man who grew up farming with power whatever is behind it. Be a source down. And keep that air filter blown out. horses once told me he was happy when of power for whatever you are doing in But you might want to do that in private. tractors came onto the scene. this life, so others can’t help but thrive as Sunday clothes vs. work clothes — There is a time a result of what you are doing. The tracHe said it could sometimes be frustrating for both, and it’s important to know when to wear tor is a farmer’s steady companion.

When working with animals that had emotions them. Show up appropriately ready to do the sweaty there is work to be done, show up and and attitudes throughout the day, and that work, and show up ready to be part of your commupower up for whatever that job is, and sometimes became tired and had to have a nity. Present yourself to the world in a way that help carry the load. rest and something to eat and drink. Farm shows them you know and respect your work, and laborers had those same things going on.

Less is more — When the pressure is on, that you know and respect your community.

TABLE TALK And when the two clashed during the work we are sometimes tempted to turn up the Tractors do what they are told to do — Pay attenBy Karen Schwaller heat. Sometimes the result is productive, day, anything could happen. tion and your tractor can accomplish great things but excessive heat can sometimes serve to As this same centenarian was telling me for the benefit of the farm. But don’t pay attention be harmful to people and projects. how tractor loaders once used belts to work Remember the mantra of the tortoise and the tractor: and the tractor can have a mind of its own, leading (and couldn’t work once they were wet with snow) I us down dangerous paths. Don’t text and farm. slow and steady wins the race when it comes to was thinking about how tractors have changed over climbing steep field hills.

A lower gear means more And remember that big wheels and small wheels the years, and about all the things we can learn from productivity sometimes. both have their place on the tractor and on the today’s tractors.

Be versatile — Tractors can do lots of jobs and are farm. Always work together to keep the wheels movUse your horsepower — We are all stronger than we ing in the same direction, regardless of their size. also made to pull all kinds of implements behind think, and our strength will be tested from time to Wheels of all sizes are important on the farm. Know them.

Be open to new ideas and be ready to do the time. Always show up ready to do the job, and push when and where you need to be a big wheel … and work, no matter what you have to push or pull in the throttle ahead when the load weighs you down when and where to pull the throttle back and let order to get it done. under pressure. Use the right amount of power, others lead. though — too much and you may not accomplish what Always fuel the tank — You don’t get far on a Karen Schwaller brings “Table Talk” to The Land you had hoped … with farm work and with people. tractor without fuel in the tank, and you don’t get from her home near Milford, Iowa. She can be far in life with an empty stomach or too much cloudHydraulics are indispensable — A tractor can reached at kschwaller@evertek.net. v have all the horsepower in the world, but if there is ing the mind. Fuel your body to do the job, and find a way to clear out your mind from all that weighs it nothing enabling the implements to do their jobs, the tractor would be less useful. Always be connected to what you need to make sure you are as useful for the job as possible.

You can be the steering wheel or the hitch bar — Visit www.TheLandOnline.com to view our complete calendar and In life, we all have choices to make. We can look ahead and steer ourselves in the direction in which enter your own events, or send an e-mail with your event’s details to we want to go, or we can see life from a rearview editor@thelandonline.com. perspective, seeing where life has taken us, waiting Jan. 13 — Farm Bill Crops Education Meeting — Jan. 14 — Women In Ag: Alternative Crops/Marfor someone else to put their load on us. Be the Olivia, Minn. — Meeting will help crop producers kets — Cherokee, Iowa — Women landowners, farmsteering wheel, but also know when to carry the understand decisions regarding the 2018 farm bill ers and ag retailers will have the opportunity to meet load — yours, or someone else’s. And it doesn’t hurt reauthorization of ARC and PLC programs. — Contact to learn more about agronomy and related agricultural to let someone else take the wheel now and then.

Katie Carr at katiec@umn.edu or (612) 625-1964. topics through distance-learning sessions of AgronPull your weight — The tractor’s job is to pull or Jan. 13 — Farm Bill Crops Education Meeting — omy in the Field. — Contact Mary Tuttle at mtuttle@ Maynard, Minn. — Contact Katie Carr at katiec@ iastate.edu or (712) 225-6196. umn.edu or (612) 625-1964.

Jan. 14 — Agronomy in the Field — New Hampton, Iowa — Profitability and considerations for growJan. 14 — Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training — Emmetsburg, Iowa — Topics include introduc- ing alternative crops in Iowa. — Contact Val Horner at The Land office will be closed tion to produce safety; worker health, hygiene and vhorner@iastate.edu or (641) 394-2174. training; soil amendments; wildlife, domesticated aniJan. 14 — Women’s Agronomy in the Field — on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day mals and land use; agricultural water; post-harvest Garner, Iowa —This session will share results of ecohandling and sanitation; and developing a farm food nomic returns from 3 and 4-year crop rotations with safety plan. — Contact Ellen Johnsen at (515) 294- discussion on adding, removing, or modifying a farm 6773. enterprise as well as how to plan ahead to avoid forefor The Land on Jan. 24 Jan. 14 — ISU Crop Advantage Meeting — Oko- seeable pitfalls in the process. — Contact Taylor Nelboji, Iowa — Topics include market outlook for 2020; son at nelsont@iastate.edu or (641) 923-2856.

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Author tells tales of Renville County’s grisly past

By DICK HAGEN the crime. Yes, crime incidents have always The Land Staff Writer Emeritus fascinated me. I don’t know why, but I recall always wondering, ‘Why the crime?’ I’m askYes, a certain amount of uncertainty crept ing what’s the motive? Yes, I write about the into my mind as I ventured down to Morton, gory details too. But it starts with finding the Minn. and the Renville County Heritage facts of the case. And if there is a court trial Building. Why? Because I was going to meet on the murder case, then I try to find the the author of a book with the enticing title, court transcripts if they are still available. If “Murder and Madness.” Patricia Lubeck is the author’s name and this book covers 75 Patricia Lubeck not at the local courthouse, they are usually found in the Minnesota History Center.” years of crime and punishment on the prairie in Renville County, Minnesota!

So obviously Lubeck is not writing fictional stories According to Luebeck, Renville County’s early his- of crime. What’s her best source of info on local tory (1868 to 1940) included some serious crimes. crime? County newspapers. She has scoured the Poisonings, rapes, robberies, shootings, stabbings, front page of hundreds of Minnesota newspapers. suicides and other crimes of madness took place in “And in rural Minnesota newspapers, every crime story always made the front page,” she said. “By Renville County. scanning just the front page it is amazing how many She noted murder trials were more fully reported newspapers I can scrutinize in just a week. When than other crimes because they excited so much pub- gathering information for ‘Murder and Madness’ covlic interest. She told us, “If one killed another, there ers 75 years, I’m certain I visited every newspaper was a good chance that he would hang for it — regard- within a 100-mile radius of Olivia.” less of his intent, or even of his mental capacity. While Lubeck has authored three previous book titles: insanity has always been a valid defense to a charge “Murder in Gales, A Rose Hanged Twice;” “Murder, of a crime, the question of what constituted insanity Mystery and Mayhem in Minnesota;” and “Crime was once quite different from what it is today.” and Calamity In Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.”

She briefed, “Insanity was a legal, rather than a She sometimes contacts family relatives — hoping medical concept, and could be determined by applythey might be willing to share information on a paring certain legal tests. But 100 years ago, many a madman was hanged after he had slaughtered his ticular crime victim. “But often, a family descendent whole family under the belief that he had been may not want to talk about it because it was such a horrendous thing.” instructed by God to do it.

Lubeck related that in the 18th and 19th centuries, “This is a collection of true stories that tell us what happened in Renville County from 1868 to 1940. the most common weapons of death were the axe, the Some of these crimes remain unsolved, and a murder gun, the knife and poison. Often in those days the farmer would have arsenic or strychnine to kill rats victim was never been identified to this day.” or gophers. And often those concoctions were used to Strange coincidence that my first acquaintance do away with somebody — mixed in their food or a with Patricia Lubeck was Oct. 30. Yes, Halloween drink. She also noted, “In those days, murder was not Eve and here I am along with another 40 people a bail-able offense. Often the defendant remained in learning about 75 years of crime and punishment in jail until his trial, and if convicted, until his execuRenville County! tion.”

Lubeck was born and raised in Echo, Minn. After By now, Lubeck quite adroitly has hooked her audigraduating from high school, she moved to ence. Many are wondering what comes next from the Minneapolis and shortly thereafter to California author who obviously has enriched her knowledge of where she lived for over three decades. She returned the crime scene in rural Minnesota far beyond the to Minnesota in 2005 to care for her parents. She was imagination of any of us in her audience. then hired as director of the Yellow Medicine County Lubeck proceeded to give little snippets of informaMuseum in 2006 and later became director of the tion from various crimes. As she put it, “It might Redwood County Museum in 2009 until she retired prime you to buy the book. First I’ll tell you a bit in 2018. about Michael Dowling, certainly not involved in any So why the writing career? She simply said, “One criminal conduct, but a most fascinating life. He was day I decided I was going to write a book.” While liv- 14 years old in December of 1880. He got lost in a ing in California she earned a Bachelor of Arts blizzard and almost froze to death. He had both legs degree at the University of California, Berkley. Her amputated, his left arm four inches below the elbow, writing style was journalistic, meaning she and all the fingers and part of his thumb of the right researched her topic before writing. And she became hand. But he would not succumb to his misfortunes. fascinated with the criminal history one can learn Instead he became a prominent businessman.” just by digesting old American newspapers.

Those of us in the Olivia area know the Michael “I learned early on that history is meant to be docu- Dowling story. Only 14 at the time, Dowling agreed mented and shared with others,” said Lubeck. “I was to live independently if the Renville County Board of soon feeling like a reporter going back to the scene of Commissioners paid for artificial limbs for his miss-

ing legs and arm; and paid for his education at Carleton College — assuring them that if they accepted his proposition, he would never cost them another cent. By a vote of two to one, his offer was approved.

Dowling rapidly rose in the world. He became a high school teacher. In 1886 he worked as a school principal in Granite Falls, Minn. and the Renville schools in 1887. This led to the flattering offer to engage in the publication and editorship of the Renville Star. Later he became a banker and real estate agent in Olivia and became active in local Republican politics — including mayor of Olivia.

But his political career was just beginning. Dowling served as assistant clerk in the Minnesota State House of Representatives from 1892 to 1894, chief clerk from 1895 to 1898. Then he was elected as a Minnesota state representative. Later he became a prominent candidate for Congress and was once nominated as a candidate for governor.

A short, silent film of Dowling was made showing how he was able to live his life normally and go about his work despite his missing limbs. After World War I, he traveled to military hospitals to talk with veterans who had lost limbs. As an educator and legislator, he succeeded in having the first bill providing state aid for handicapped children in 1919.

See MURDER, pg. 8

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East coast metro meets Minnesota nice Moving stinks.

You pack your stuff in boxes and old newspaper, then you haul it to the next place and spend a year opening boxes and putting things away. If you’re smart, you keep the boxes because, statistically, you’ll move again soon. If THE BOOKWORM you’re lucky, as in the “If You SEZ Lived Here You’d Be Home by

By Terri Schlichenmeyer Now” by Christopher Ingraham, you’ll love where you land.

In his job as a data reporter for the Washington Post, Christopher Ingraham mined the internet for statistics, then he wrote columns about what he found. It was fun work which allowed him to play with words in his Washington D.C. office. When he discovered a livability ranking for each of the thousands of counties around the country, he poked a little fun at Red Lake County, Minn., way up in the state’s northwest corner.

The list placed Red Lake County dead last.

Column done, column posted, and fun poked, it wasn’t ten minutes before Ingraham’s inbox was flooded with protest. Red Lake County citizens were Minnesota-nicely upset. Minnesotans as a whole were aghast that he would say something callous without a visit. And so, Ingraham checked with his bosses, booked a plane to nearby South Dakota, rented a car, and visited Red Lake County, where he was warmly embraced.

Weeks later, after a conversation with family about the future, Ingraham and his wife, Briana, realized that they couldn’t tolerate life in a 953-square-foot Maryland house with twin toddlers anymore. He couldn’t withstand his three-to-four hour daily commute. They longed for a yard and a wider-open place than Baltimore to raise their kids.

“If You Lived Here You’d Be Home By Now”

by Christopher Ingraham c.2019, Harper $24.99 / $31.00 Canada 288 pages Red Lake County started looking better and better.

And so they packed up kids, pets, and belongings and moved to the corner of Minnesota, where housing cost two-thirds less than in Maryland, everybody knew everybody else, and winter is no joke. It was culture shock, done with love, lutefisk, lefse, and ice-fishing lessons. But with four-star restaurants and major medical facilities hours away, was Minnesota really so nice?

No doubt, you can answer that already. These fishout-of-water, Green Acres-type tales always (spoiler alert!) turn out happy. “If You Lived Here You’d Be Home by Now” is no exception, but it doesn’t entirely unfold as you’d expect.

Author Christopher Ingraham gives balance to this memoir, which is both a good thing, and a bad one. Seeing two sides of the proverbial coin, he writes of things he loves about the upper Midwest: kindness, elbow room and great neighbors; and he writes of things he dislikes: Minnesota cuisine and lack of convenient amenities. Balance is good, but it has its limits. Constant comparisons to a place halfway across the country doesn’t always seem fair and it comes to be relentless.

Fortunately, abundant humor rescues this book, making it both a love song to a new hometown and something middle-country residents can ship to either-coast relatives. “If You Lived Here You’d Be Home by Now” is an easy read and if you love your small town, it might almost be moving. v

Book details crimes from 1868-1940 MURDER, from pg. 7

These snippets about the amazing Michael Dowling involve just six pages of Lubeck’s book. “Murder and Madness” is 142 pages and includes several photos of crime scenes, a few historic buildings of Renville County, and fascinating accounts of some remarkable, intriguing, amazing and even grizzly crimes occurring during this 1868-1940 era.

She teased us a bit more as she read a few of the Table of Contents. First Lawsuit in Renville County, page 5; Michael J. Dowling, page 15; Wife Slayer, page 20; Bullets and Poison, page 37; Double Murder and Suicide, page 57; Murder on the Railroad Tracks, page 94; Charred Body Found, page 112; Hacked in Bed, page 125.

Lubeck reminded us, “All the stories in this book are true and yes, many involve diseases of the mind.

I look for all the missing pieces and I write about what I find. It’s an amazing adventure. Every story is different. What once was lost now is found, always remains a real treasure.”

Lubeck intends to continue this unique passion of researching and writing about the ‘behind the scenes’ adventures of criminal conduct in our rural landscapes. She’s a healthy 67 years of age and admits her life is somewhat of a continuous adventure. Her books are available at Outskirts Press, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other book distributors.

For those who have a story idea to share, Lubeck’s phone number is (507) 640-2408. Her email address is plubeck@m5n.com. v

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Mankato, Minn. hosts MN Ag EXPO Jan. 22-23

MN Ag EXPO continues to be a ‘can’t miss’ event

MN Ag EXPO 2020: Making friends, building connections

As president of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association, I am excited to have you join us for MN Ag EXPO 2020. This trade show is always a highlight of the winter for myself, and this year will once again be a can’t-miss event for the state’s farmers.

Each year, MCGA partners with the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association to bring attendees a buzzing trade show floor, engaging keynote speakers, exciting research on display, and of course the opportunity to catch up with your peers in Minnesota agriculture.

I encourage you to visit the MCGA booth where we will be highlighting initiatives to make 2020 a banner year for biofuels, helping us reach the environmental goals shared by all Minnesotans. MCGA grower leaders and staff will also be on-hand to chat about the latest from Minnesota Corn and priorities in the year ahead.

Researchers shaping the future of agriculture will be presenting their projects during both days of the show.

Take a moment to chat with each about their project to learn how your check-off investment is improving on-farm practices and increasing sustainability.

We also look forward to honoring the work of our 52 county corn organizations with a reception held on the first day of MN Ag EXPO. MCGA members are invited to stop by for light refreshments and a silent auction as we celebrate your accomplishments.

Finally, I hope you join me for MCGA’s Annual Meeting. It is a great opportunity to hear grower leaders recap what was an eventful 2019, and learn about the many efforts fueled by our members that increase profitability on the farm while elevating the issues impacting our operations.

See you on January 22-23!

Les Anderson President Minnesota Corn Growers Association

As president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, it’s my privilege and responsibility to represent Minnesota soybean farmers at all types of meetings throughout the year.

This past fall, events included: a round-table hosted by Gov. Walz in Crookston to find ways to support harvest operation; an “ag partners” meeting with the Board of Water & Soil Resources; and an “urban-ag partnership” meeting with the Pollution Control Agency to discuss conditions in the Minnesota River (this was unfortunately held during the thick of harvest, so even two of the four farm panel speakers were absent).

Beyond the subject of each of these meetings, they were also an important opportunity to remind non-agriculturalists how hard Minnesota’s farmers worked during the 2019 harvest – fighting rain, snow, ice, and mud to bring in their crops.

We now turn the page to a new year and new decade and look forward in anticipation to MSGA’s meeting held during MN Ag EXPO in Mankato Jan. 22 - 23. As a non-partisan, grassroots organization, our annual meeting is a chance for our members to voice their priorities and finalize our resolutions for the year. But Ag EXPO is more than just an annual meeting. From the trade show to keynote speakers to annual grower meetings and training, Ag EXPO has something of interest for every Minnesota farmer. But I find the best parts of AG EXPO aren’t always on the robust agenda, and it starts with just getting there – I annually hitch a ride on the Red Lake Falls-to-Mankato grower bus. For folks like me, who are skittish of committing to a January Minnesota road trip, the free bus ride has proven a great way to meet and spend time with devoted Minnesota soybean and corn growers. I will hear stories about the trials and triumphs of harvest, and plans to stay busy this winter. MSGA Vice President and amateur comedian Mike Skaug will commandeer the microphone, subjecting the captive bus to delightful groaner jokes. And by the time the bus enters Mankato city limits, we have new friends to chat with in the hallways of the Mankato Civic Center, and to meet-up with at our legendary fundraiser at the Loose Moose Saloon (this year’s fundraiser is carnival-themed; as always all proceeds go toward funding MSGA’s advocacy efforts in St. Paul and Washington, D.C.).

The best moments of Ag EXPO happen when we sit side-by-side hearing what research has been accomplished with checkoff-funded programs; we stand shoulder-to-shoulder in the back of the trade show floor listening to a Beck’s Hybrid learning session and shake hand-in-hand as we sign-up new MSGA members. This year, with a pivotal election season on the horizon, we are also eager to visit with state and federal legislators at Ag EXPO to discuss ag-related policy priorities and concerns during this crucial moment in agriculture.

We are excited to turn the page on the 2010s as we roar into the 2020s. The dawn of a new era in agriculture begins at the 2020 MN Ag EXPO. We hope you’ll join us along the way.

Jamie Beyer President Minnesota Soybean Growers Association

MN AG EXPO Schedule of Events Wednesday, January 22

MN AG EXPO Schedule of Events Thursday, January 23

9 a.m. – Noon – MCGA Delegate Session and Annual Meeting – Banquet Hall West 10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Opening Keynote – Michelle Miller – Trade Show Stage 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Trade Show Open Noon – Buffet Lunch 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. – Beck’s Hybrid Learning Session – Meeting Room 245 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. – Solar Energy Panel – Trade Show Stage 3 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. – Profinium Learning Session – Meeting Room 245 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. – Minnesota Corn Growers Association Silent Auction and Reception 5:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. – Dinner 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. – MSGA Carnival – Loose Moose Conference Center

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. – MCGA PAC Breakfast – Reception Hall 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Trade Show Open 8:15 a.m.-9 a.m. – Positioning for Success in the Economic Reset – Trade Show Stage 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. – MSGA Delegate Session and Annual Meeting – Banquet Hall West 10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Gislason and Hunter Learning Session – Meeting Room 245 11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. – Impaired Waters: What Does It Mean & How Do You Engage? – Meeting Room 247 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. – Lunch featuring Dr. Cindra Kamphoff – Banquet Hall 3 p.m. – Bayer Dicamba Training – Banquet Hall

More information on the MN Ag EXPO is available online at mnagexpo.com

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Grain Outlook Iraqi drone attack hits corn market

Cash Grain Markets corn/change* Stewartville Edgerton Jackson Janesville Cannon Falls Sleepy Eye

$3.41 -.04 $3.87 -.04 $3.66 +.01 $3.65 -.06 $3.55 +.04 $3.54 -.04

soybeans/change* $8.65 $8.84 $8.86 $8.88 $8.65 $8.79

+.04 +.06 +.08 +.02 +.02 +.11

Financial Focus

Enhance farm management for 2020

As a dad, I am an expert at dad jokes. You know, the The following marketing analysis is for the week jokes that are so cheesy they are followed by the kids ending Jan. 3. groaning and then giggling; because let’s face it, CORN – Happy 2020! I hope the year brings you Average: $3.61 $8.78 they’re funny. My favorite one recently, “What did the good health, happiness, and prosperity! Corn began farmer say when he was frustrated that all his grain Year Ago Average: $3.36 $8.24 2020 by extending its sideways trading pattern. disappeared?” “Migraines!”

March corn has traded from $3.85 to $3.92 per Grain prices are effective cash close on Jan. 7.

2019 brought plenty of headaches and uncertainty. bushel since Dec. 17. With another holiday-short*Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.

In my years of working with farmers, I’ve seen many ened week, trading volumes were relatively thin ways of handling the farm manwith many traders off the desk. News was tame until agement process. In many cases, making enhancements to the end of the week when U.S. drones killed Iran’s top secucurrent practices can yield more strategic decision-making rity and intelligence officer General Soleimani in Iraq. throughout the year and keep financial plans on course.

According to reports, he was planning imminent attacks on These enhancements help farms weather the economic storm U.S. personnel. as they can forecast and adjust their annual plan as the year On Jan. 3, corn traded nearly its entire recent trading progresses. range and eliminated all the gains made earlier in the week.

The first step is to know where you are financially. In prepFor the week, March corn closed 3.5 cents lower at $3.86.5, ping for tax season, it is typical to compile your revenues and July also fell 3.5 cents to $3.99.25, and December corn was expenses and update your balance sheet. An additional 2.75 cents lower at $4.00.75 per bushel. The high in PHYLLIS NYSTROM enhancement is to have a process in place to track year-over- DAVID THAMERT CHS Hedging inC. December 2020 corn this week was $4.04.75 per bushel.

Profinium year results. Benchmark your progress with peers via online St. Paul With expectations for strong increases in this year’s corn Owatonna, Minn. resources such as FinBin. For those of you with a competitive plantings, watch for opportunities to begin new crop sales edge, consider this your scorecard. What can you do this year over the next 30-60 days. to improve over last year?

Weekly exports were at the low end of expectations at 21.2 million bushels. We Next, know your cost of your production. It’s the beginning of 2020 and the are running 42 percent behind last year with total commitments of 722.6 milfirst priority is to know your cost of production for the upcoming year. Whether lion bushels. This is the second lowest commitment number for this time of year you do it yourself or work with your banker, prepare a budget to be your startin 33 years. We need to average 30.3 million bushels per week of sales to reach ing point for the year. You now know what price to sell your commodity at in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 1.85 billion bushel export target. Total new order to reach your projected net return. Enhanced budget planning includes crop commitments of 32.1 million bushels are close to last year’s 34.2 million preparing a monthly cash flow projection for the year, a quick reference bushels. There were no daily export sales announcements which sets the table throughout the year, even when things get busy. Are you on track and can the for a small number next week. Weekly inspections were 16.1 million bushels, new capital project can be built this summer; or, are you behind and maybe significantly below the nearly 40 million bushels per week needed to hit the need to put the new project on hold? Knowing monthly projections at the beginUSDA’s export forecast. We have not met the weekly number needed to attain ning of the year gives farmers options for decisions later in the year. the export forecast in any week of the marketing year thus far. Total export Revenues and expenses have been documented, the balance sheet has been shipments are running 55 percent below last year at 316.9 million bushels. I developed, and a budget is put in place. Now, take the time to review your would expect the USDA to reduce the export category on the January report to results. How did your results compare to your budget? How about a year-overreflect our trailing sales. year trend for the past five years? Enhanced planning is to do an enterprise Weekly ethanol production fell 17,000 barrels per day to 1.066 million bpd. analysis and separate your enterprises.

Margins plunged 11 cents per gallon to negative 6 cents per gallon.

Set goals for your operation. Based on Harvard Business Review data, 83 Argentina’s corn planting is 83.5 percent complete vs. 79 percent on average. percent of people do not have predetermined goals; 14 percent of us have Recent rains have improved conditions. Corn was rated 35.7 percent good/excelunwritten goals and are 10 times more successful than those with no goals; and lent, up from 32.3 percent good/excellent last week, but lower than last year’s 3 percent of us have written goals and are three times more successful than 47.8 percent rating. those with unwritten goals. Even if the goal is out in the shop on the white Outlook: Fund selling, renewed political uncertainty, and weak exports and board next to the to-do list; enhanced planning turns that goal into a SMART ethanol production have stymied the upside, but not completely wiped it out. goal. Make the goal simple, measureable, attainable, relevant and time-based.

The Jan. 10 reports may provide further support in the short term, but higher Time-based is crucial to enhanced planning as that helps to hold you accountU.S. corn acreage in the coming year make the longer-term outlook less optimisable in getting that goal accomplished. Even better, is to share the goal with tic. If opinions that Chinese demand for U.S. corn materialize, prices should your stakeholders. react, but we need confirmation. Nearby weak demand may curtail the rally, as This brings me to my last tip of taking your farm management to the next well as improving weather conditions in South America. Watch the Jan. level. You have teammates in key areas of your operation such as your agronoSee NYSTROM, pg. 18 See THAMERT, pg. 18 Information in the above columns is the writer’s opinion. It is no way guaranteed and should not be interpreted as buy/sell advice. Futures trading always involves a certain degree of risk.

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Better weather boosts Brazilian soybean crop estimates NYSTROM, from pg. 17 10 reports for the next step in prices, assuming political events don’t outshine everything else.

For comparison, March 2019 corn settled at $3.75 per bushel on the last trading day in 2018 and March 2020 corn closed at $3.87.75 per bushel on the last day in 2019.

SOYBEANS – Soybeans broke a four-week streak of higher closes with an unchanged week after trading as high as $9.61 in the March contract. The first three trading days of the week, soybeans were up 14.75 cents, inspired by anticipation of concluding a Phase 1 trade deal with China. However, we haven’t seen any significant new purchases announced in the last couple of weeks. Soybeans erased the week’s rally in one session on Jan. 3 in the wake of a U.S. drone airstrike in Iraq killing of the top Iranian military official. Political uncertainty breeds caution and funds sold to add to their net short position.

March soybeans were unchanged on the week, closing at $9.41.5 per bushel. Technically on the weekly charts, March soybeans posted a doji cross that can indicate consolidation or a change in direction. This sets up an interesting scenario heading into the Jan. 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report and Grain Stocks as of Dec. 1 report. Trade estimates were not yet available at this writing, but

I would expect a wide range of pre-report estimates.

Early expectations lean to a slightly smaller crop based on a minimal yield decline. The July contract managed to close a penny higher for the week at $9.67.75 and November soybeans were up 1.75 cents at $9.71.5 per bushel.

The trade agreement with China is scheduled to be signed Jan. 15 at the White House, according to President Trump. There would be a 30-day waiting period before the changes go into effect. China has not publicly confirmed agreeing to purchase $40 billion of U.S. agricultural goods in each of the next two years.

Traders are awaiting further details of the deal.

Weekly exports sales were the lowest of the marketing year at 12.2 million bushels. Total export commitments at 1.084 billion bushels are 5 percent behind last year. We need to average 20.2 million bushels of sales per week to reach the 1.775 billion bushel USDA forecast. New crop export commitments are running about half of last year at 6.6 million bushels. Weekly export inspections were 33.5 million bushels when we only need 27.3 million bushels per week to hit the USDA’s forecast. Total inspections for the marketing year are 761.3 million bushels and are up nearly 25 percent from last year. The November National Agriculture Statistics Service oilseed crush was lower than the lowest estimate at 174.6 million bushels compared to estimates for

175.9 million bushels. Soyoil stocks were 1.88 billion pounds vs. 1.839 billion pounds expected.

Brazilian weather is still showing some dry areas in the central and southern regions. However, rain is in the forecast and we’re not seeing any reductions in production outlooks. A few private estimates have projected production up to 126 million metric tons compared to the USDA’s latest projection of 123 mmt.

Argentina’s dry areas have shrunk with recent rainfall. Their soybean planting is 84.3 percent complete vs. 89.7 percent last year. Conditions were rated 88 percent good/excellent vs. 62 percent last week.

Outlook: Traders may exercise caution ahead of the government reports at the end of the week in light of heightened political considerations with Iran.

How China may react is unknown, but many feel the trade deal will still be completed. Moving ahead, the soybean market will need to balance expected improved demand from China vs. competition from a possible record soybean crop in Brazil and a very good crop in Argentina. It could very well become a short term vs. long term price outlook depending on when Chinese demand enters the picture.

Year-end history, the March 2019 soybean contract closed at $8.95 per bushel on the last day of 2018 and March 2020 soybeans closed at $9.55.5 on the last trading session of 2019. v

Setting time-based goals keeps you accountable THAMERT, from pg. 17 mist, marketing advisor, crop insurance rep, CPA, banker, attorney, family members, or others. Meet with your team on a periodic basis throughout the year. It’s another excellent way to help keep SMART goals in check and give your team time to adjust operations based on monthly cash flow results vs. projections. This is a very important step — espe-

cially for those transitioning the farm to the next generation. Keeping everyone on the same page with what is happening with the farm will yield stronger and more successful transitions.

One of my favorite aspects of being an ag banker is to be able to have the conversation with a farm family and show them the implementation of their enhanced farm management is paying off as they

stay the course toward their financial goals.

Then, of course, I tell them a dad joke.

David Thamert is a Senior Vice President of Ag Banking at Profinium. To learn more about how Profinium is a full financial health solutions center offering banking, mortgage, insurance, trust, and wealth planning services in Southern Minnesota visit Profinium.com. v

Class III benchmark milk price looks strong in new year This column was written for the marketThe December Class IV milk price is ing week ending Jan. 3. $16.70 per cwt., up 10 cents from November, $1.61 above a year ago, and The U.S. Department of Agriculture the highest Class IV price since August. announced the December Federal order Its 2019 average is $16.30, up from Class III benchmark milk price on Jan. 2 $14.23 in 2018 and $15.16 in 2017. at $19.37 per hundredweight, down $1.08 from November, $5.59 above December Cash dairy product prices at the 2018, and the highest December price Chicago Mercantile Exchange started since 2007. That put the 2019 Class III 2020 mixed as traders awaited the MIELKE MARKET average at $16.96, up from $14.61 in 2018 November Dairy Products report on Jan. WEEKLY and $16.17 in 2017.

6 and the first Global Dairy Trade aucBy Lee Mielke tion on Jan. 7.

Late morning on Jan. 3, Class III futures portended a January price of The cheddar blocks climbed to $1.91 $16.93; February, $17.04; and March at $17.25. The per pound on New Year’s Eve, but closed the first January price was the low for 2020, with the peak Friday of the new year at $1.89. This is up 6 cents at $17.65 in September and October. on the holiday-shortened week and 47.25 cents above a year ago. The barrels hit $1.70 New Year’s

Eve but finished on Jan. 3 at $1.6425. This is up 4.25 cents on the week and reversing four weeks of decline, 34 cents above a year ago, but 24.75 cents below the blocks.

Spot Grade A nonfat dry milk saw a Jan. 3 closing at $1.2325 per pound – unchanged on the week, but 25.75 cents above a year ago. Seven cars traded hands on the week, with 27 on the month, down from 69 in November.

CME dry whey finished Jan. 3 at 31.5 cents per pound, also unchanged on the week, but 17.5 cents below a year ago.

Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who resides in Everson, Wash. His weekly column is featured in newspapers across the country and he may be reached at lkmielke@juno.com. v

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AURI unveils new sensory evaluation center

By DICK HAGEN ucts they come in with are safe within USDA The Land Staff Writer Emeritus or FDA regulations.”

The Marshall, Minn. office/lab of Minnesota’s So in view of this rush towards new foods, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute new synthetic ‘taste alikes,’ is there also an (AURI) now has a new function: a sensory increase in the numbers of food scams? evaluation center that does ‘taste testing’ on Swanson somewhat cautiously responded, a smaller scale.

“There are a lot of things people put weight Funded with bonding money from the into that might not be as healthy or nutriMinnesota Department of Agriculture, this Ben Swanson tionally enriching as the marketing lingo is new lab service can work with small and suggesting. I advise clients to simply tell it like it is. large-scale clients. The aim is to evaluate products to The FDA and USDA do have regulations prohibiting safely move them into potential consumer channels. certain claims — especially health claims — on the Explained Ben Swanson, Scientist of Food and label.”

Nutrition at the Marshall facility, “We’re just starting Both the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the up, but have a few interested clients already. As we Food and Drug Administration have standards of build up capabilities and interest, I’m certain there identity on many food products. Cheddar cheese and can be a steady increase in clients.” yogurts are examples of foods that have very strict Yes, this is a food-driven service. As consumer regulations on label identities such as fat content, interests in the nutrient value and sources of their proteins, additional taste additives, etc. many foods continues to grow, Swanson expects this With proteins a growing concern in health foods, new sensory evaluation service will get into remark- even breakfast foods, are certain crops growing in able diversity of foods — both plant and animal ori- value as a source of proper proteins? gin — and ‘synthetic’ foods.

“Soybeans are in the lead,” Swanson admitted. “Soy “The biggest concern will be safety of these various proteins have been used as fillers and extenders new foods,” Swanson said. “Lots of new ideas from since back in the ‘70s. Today, promoters of new foods people with great passion, great ideas coming in, but are often talking how soy plant proteins enrich the not a lot of food safety or food regulation background. nutritional value and health value of their foods.”

That is key with any clients … make sure the prodSo let’s talk hemp. Is it rapidly being discussed as

the new source of enrichment for consumer foods?

Swanson reminded that hemp protein and hemp fiber and hemp oil have been around for awhile. “But the thing most under the microscope of the FDA is CBD. At this stage, it is not considered as generally safe by the FDA. Commodity groups and regulators are working with Congressmen to figure out the regulations. But for now, CBD in food is not legal.”

But will it soon be? Swanson thinks that could happen. Congress is under pressure right now to find a way, but there’s a myriad of things to look at when considering new ingredients for food. “CBD is somewhat the ‘wild west’ right now in the ongoing efforts to work it into food ingredients,” he said.

As consumers become more concerned about the sources of the many foods in their diets, are they more critical about where these foods are grown?

Swanson said definitely so. He’s concerned about what seems to be a growing misconception about today’s foods in food stores across America. “But I do think the growing interest of consumers in their food sources is a definite trend. And that is why a lot of food companies — both large and small — are reformulating their foods.”

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Protective equipment can reduce transfer of flu virus SWINE & U, from pg. 16 Population Department undertook the threepronged challenge of estimating the prevalence and seasonality of SIV, investigating the correlation between the prevalence of SIV and weather, and studying the genetic diversity of the SIV on the farms over time.

The team found that the prevalence of influenza in herds over five years ranged from 7 to 57 percent with a median presence of 28 percent. Herd-level influenza occurrences followed a cyclical pattern with levels increasing during the fall, peaking in December and May, and subsiding in the summer.

Researchers were able to correlate the prevalence of herd-level influenza with lower outdoor temperatures and low absolute humidity. The team’s research also showed that, over time, there were genetically diverse influenza viruses co-circulating within the herd. (Frontiers in Veterinary Science, October 2017).

Protect people and pigs Although influenza is not a federally reportable or regulated swine disease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service — in conjunction with the American Association of Swine Veterinarians and National Pork Board — have collaborated on the establishment of a national swine influenza virus surveillance program. Veterinarians can submit nasal fluid, oral swabs or lung tissue to a local lab to be evaluated. In Minnesota, the U of M Veterinary Diagnostic Lab on the St. Paul campus is the surveillance site. Information gathered there can help determine the presence of or changes in influenza virus on pig farms.

Because flu viruses can be transmitted between pigs and people, guidelines are in place for pig handlers and farm team members. As always, biosecurity is important to prevent the spread of influenza from pigs to people and from workers to pigs.

Wearing personal protective equipment like gloves and masks that cover nose and mouth can reduce the transfer of flu virus. Workers should not eat, drink or put anything in their mouth in pig areas.

Also important is hand-washing often with soap and running water before and after working with pigs. If soap and water is not available, an alcohol-based hand rub is recommended. Pig barn employees with flu-like illness should stay home for at least 24

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The National Pork Board and the U.S. Center for Disease Control recommend that people who work with pigs get a seasonal flu vaccination. Vaccinations are the most valuable tool for preventing flu transmission. Annual vaccination will prevent the spread of the flu between people and from people to pigs.

Flu season has arrived. Make sure that you, your family, and your pigs are protected against the disease.

Diane DeWitte is an Extension Educator specializing in swine for the University of Minnesota Extension. Her e-mail address is stouf002@umn.edu v

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Nature saved by the Bell

hile the Bell Museum unveiled a sparkling new facility in 2018 on the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus, the state’s museum of natural history has a much longer story.

The museum was established by the Minnesota state legislature 1872 to collect, preserve, display and interpret Minnesota’s diverse animal and plant life for scholarly research, teaching and for public enjoyment. It was first located in a single room in a building on the University of Minnesota’s Minneapolis campus. Fundraising efforts and a generous donation from General Mills founder

Throughout the museum there are videos and interactive activities for all ages. Activities are designed low to the ground to enable even the youngest visitor to take part.

A striking feature carried over from the old Minneapolis museum is the dioramas. Constructed between 1920 and the late 1940s, the Bell Museum’s dioramas illustrate what Minnesota was like before the ax and plow.

Displayed behind large panes of glass, the dioramas create an amazing sensation of depth and detail. Some of the wildlife featured are moose, elk, swans and beaver.

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James Ford Bell created the James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History which opened in 1940 in Minneapolis.

The building was expanded in the 1960s and 1970s, but by the 1980s the building was suffering from leaks, cracks, mold and water damage, which threatened the collections and the dioramas. After a decades-long planning and legislative process, the university broke ground on the current Bell Museum – located at 2088 Larpenteur Ave. W in Falcon Heights, Minn. – on April 22, 2016.

Bright and airy, the Bell Museum features a variety of collections with more than 4 million specimens. Exhibits take visitors from the earliest forms of life on earth to the challenges faced due to urbanization and climate change. Collections feature all manner of Minnesota life – from fungi and plants to reptiles, amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish and mammals.

In the museum’s Touch and See Lab, visitors can handle many artifacts as well as see live snakes, spiders, scorpions and cockroaches. The Lab was developed in 1968 to allow visitors – especially children – to get their hands on specimens which are traditionally behind glass in museums.

“Under the Fig Leaf” is a living rainforest and active research project. Many of the plants were grown from seeds collected in tropical forests around the world like Papua New Guinea. Visitors can get a ground floor and canopy view of the mini rainforest and learn about related University of Minnesota research.

The Minnesota Planetarium Society operated the Minnesota Planetarium from 1960 until it was closed in 2002 when the Minneapolis Central Library was torn down. In 2011, the Planetarium Society merged with the Bell Museum of Natural History with plans to create a digital planetarium. The 120-seat digital planetarium requires an admission separate from the museum admission.

The museum campus also features outdoor learning landscapes, classrooms and temporary exhibit galleries. The museum also recently launched the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas, an online, searchable interface containing over 400,000 scientific records and as many as 175,000 high-resolution images.

The Bell Museum is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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