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Among the many advantages of rural ACTA recommends these four best life is the absence of Christmas decorapractices when displaying a live or artifition frenzy. This is not to say farm folks cial tree: don’t appreciate a good seasonal display.

1. Place the Christmas tree a minimum Many farms will brighten up an otherof three feet from heat sources — includwise bleak landscape with lights, statues, ing lamps, heating vents, radiators, firesnowmen and giant candy canes. places and candles.

But decorating in the country is done 2. Check outlets and light cords for any at the families’ timetable. There’s no fraying or damage.

LAND MINDS scramble to keep up with the neighbors 3. Avoid the use of lit candles to decoor fear of being the only home on the

By Paul Malchow rate Christmas trees — artificial or live. block with no festive fodder. On the Do not place lit candles underneath or other hand, one wants to take advannear Christmas trees; never leave tage of unseasonable warm days to burning candles unattended. erect this year’s display. Hanging lights or positioning the giant inflatable snowman 4. Turn off Christmas tree lights before leaving in 20-below windchills is no fun. the house or going to bed.

Whether it’s peer pressure or a genuine love for Also a good reminder to be safe when installing all things Christmas, holiday decorating is upon us. outdoor displays. Use weather-proof extension cords No sooner than Halloween costumes disappear from and be sure to keep them out of standing water if store shelves, Christmas fare takes their place. I we get melting snow. Don’t overload electrical outcan’t really blame the stores for pushing the merlets. Maintain good balance when climbing ladders. chandise. There isn’t anywhere to keep it out of A moment of caution can prevent a catastrophic sight and no one wants to be the last one out of the Christmas for everyone. gate. n From the American Christmas Tree Association’s Surprise, surprise … less than a month after new2023 Consumer Report, 70 percent of consumers ly-elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson start displaying their Christmas and winter decora- assured a new farm bill by the end of the year, Ag tions — including their Christmas tree — before Committee leadership in the U.S. House and Senate December. recently called for a one-year extension of the curNow, if you buy your tree from a local tree farm, rent farm bill. having a dead tree in your living room for a month While the news generated a collective sigh of relief isn’t much of an issue — especially if you cut it from just about all parties involved, it is another yourself. But in other cases, your Christmas tree prime example of Washington’s penchant for “kickmight have already been cut for a few weeks; and ing the can down the road.” (A phrase becoming so with ongoing drought conditions, may already be common during government shutdown scares it is dry in the first place. turning into white noise.)

Between 2016 and 2020, the National Fire The massive piece of legislation regularly draws Protection Association estimated an average of 160 fire from all sides. Fiscal conservatives say we can’t home structure fires per year. Electrical distribution afford it. Health and nutrition experts say it doesn’t or lighting equipment was involved in more than 44 do enough to help the growing number of those in percent of home Christmas tree fires. need. City folks say the farm bill is making farmers “For those with a live Christmas tree, place your rich. Farmers say the legislation is five years old tree in a sturdy stand that holds at least one gallon and needs an update. of water to ensure your tree stays moist. Live From what I’ve read, farm organizations and comChristmas trees will last around four weeks after modity groups are happy keeping what they’ve got purchasing, and keeping a dry tree in the home for another year (at least). I find it hard to believe a increases the likelihood of a fire,” says Jami Warner, new farm bill will magically appear immediately Executive Director of ACTA. “Although artificial after the 2024 elections. New senators and congressChristmas trees are created to be fire retardant, it men are going to want to have their say too. With is still crucial to check your outlets, tree light bulbs, everyone so eager to ignore the farm bill for a year, and light cords to decrease the chance of a spark See LAND MINDS, pg. 6 being introduced in the home.”

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Freedom was my cornucopia of plenty Demeter is a common name in the was no corn in ancient Greece — or, in grain trade. For example, Indianafact, in all of Europe — until Christopher centered Demeter LP was a familyColumbus carried it back from Mexico in owned, regional grain business for more 1493. than 50 years before its purchase by There were no cornucopias (or goat Wisconsin-based DeLong Co. in 2019. horns either) at the Thanksgiving dinAnother Demeter-themed company, ners on the southern Illinois dairy farm Demeter Grains, currently exports “aniof my youth. In fact, I don’t clearly mal feeds, grains and pulses for human remember more than one or two FARM & FOOD FILE Thanksgivings on the farm while growconsumption” from Perth, Western Australia to most of east Asia and the ing up. My mother, an excellent cook, let

By Alan Guebert American West Coast. other relatives do that holiday hosting while she did that holiday’s visiting.

It’s not a coincidence that these companies (there are several more) share And who could blame her? A day of the name. Revealingly, Demeter is the Greek godtrue thanksgiving to her was any day that didn’t dess of agriculture, grain, and bread who, mythology put her in the kitchen for most of it while making maintains, “sustained mankind with the earth’s rich meal after meal for a husband, six children, and bounty.” She is “depicted as a mature woman…

Dad’s ever present Uncle Honey. bearing a sheaf of wheat or a cornucopia and a I caught on early to Mom’s “go-to-Grandma’s” torch…”

Thanksgiving pattern and usually volunteered to It’s the cornucopia that Americans have made its remain home so my father or one of my older brothcenterpiece at Thanksgiving celebrations. We ers wasn’t forced to leave the feast mid-afternoon to weren’t the first. The ancient Greeks filled their cor- do the evening milking. nucopia (a goat’s horn they called the “horn of plenIt wasn’t a sacrifice; I sought it out for several reaty”) with “flowers, fruit, and corn,” notes my 1937 sons. edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.

First, I was a free bird from late morning until our The Oxfordians, however, were doing some myth4 p.m. milking time every Thanksgiving. That making of their own with that explanation. There thought alone was sweeter than Grandma’s pecan pie because it held adventure-filled possibilities like hiking to the woods along the river, eating a lunch of thick, just-made chocolate pudding, or lighting up one of Dad’s unfiltered Camels for a dizzying puff or two.

Then there was the money. I was paid 50 cents an hour for farmwork and I fought my older brothers

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to get as many hours a week as they conceded. The small earnings were vital to finance my modest independence. They paid for the clothes I wanted to wear, the movies I wanted to see, and the expected $1-per-week church donation my parents wanted to see.

Only much later did I learn that those days were really about love. I loved being on the farm. I loved being depended upon by my father. I loved being alone anywhere any day, whether it was cultivating soybeans at two miles an hour on a hot summer afternoon or milking cows so my family could have an enjoyable, unpressured afternoon and evening off the farm some winter holiday.

Being alone also gave me permission to daydream, and later, believe that those dreams weren’t daydreams but real possibilities and reachable hopes.

And I really loved being with Howard, the quiet, kind herdsman who I had been around since my grandfather had hired him when I was a small boy.

Milking with Howard any day meant three hours of pipe tobacco smoke and long, often-interrupted stories about his growing up in the Mississippi River bottoms 50 years earlier.

Maybe I was too naive or too self-important to either feel or see that love back then, but it was there.

And I suspect it’s still there and I wouldn’t need to be paid 50 cents an hour to relive another day of it again.

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Life on the Farm: Readers’ Photos Deb Lange sent in this photo taken on the farm of Dick and Donna Lange in North Mankato, Minn. “In the midst of a dry spring and summer as we headed into harvest season we are reminded of the beauty around us,” Deb writes. “This photo taken at sunrise during the heavy morning fog did just that.”

Regular contributor Al Batt of Hartland, Minn. shared a bit of information for fellow bird watchers. “The American Ornithological Society is changing all English-language names of birds within its geographic jurisdiction that are named after people (eponyms) and other names deemed offensive and exclusionary. A name that doesn’t describe a bird well can make it harder to identify and remember. It will be interesting to see what name this stellar Steller’s jay ends up with.”

Keep the photos coming!

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Just like people, some earthworms are helpful, others not There is likely more than one kind of Red wigglers Eisenia fetida are a worm worm inhabiting the soil of our gardens. species used in containers to digest There are over 4,000 species of earthkitchen scraps. This process is called worms. vermicomposting — using worms whose specialized digestive systems produce During the prehistoric ice age, the glacompost used in gardening. It allows ciers that covered most of the state killed composting to be done indoors or in any earthworms which may have existed. smaller spaces. It also produces benefiEuropeans then brought earthworms to GREEN AND cial bacteria and macro and micronutriGROWING this continent as early as 1600 — hitchents. hiking in the soil around plants. All By Linda G. Tenneson worms live in the top 15 to 20 inches of The most harmful earthworm is the soil. jumping worm which has arrived in this country recently and is migrating west. There are The University of Illinois has a series of websites multiple species in the genus Amynthas. It may be about worms designed for children; but are full of up to eight inches in length and its clitellum, a interesting information about common or what we cloudy-white ring about one third of the way down call angle earthworms (Aporrectodea, Octolasion spp). They tunnel through the soil eating the body, is flat in contrast to the raised ring on organic material, leaving channels for air and water common earthworms. to enter. The tunneling action brings some organic Jumping worms are extremely active when above material from the surface to below ground level and ground and move in an “S” pattern like a snake. may contribute to soil fertility in gardens. However, Jumping worms eat plant roots and organic materithey are considered harmful in hardwood forests al in the soil, leaving behind castings or manure because they eat the layer of leaves which are best that looks like coffee grounds. However, these castallowed to compost naturally on the forest floor. ings do not contribute to soil health.

This may change soil chemistry which stops it from Jumping worms strip vital nutrients from the soil supporting native plant species. This may stop and kill many garden plants. They produce cocoons native trees from growing while encouraging undein the fall, and hatch out the following spring. The sirable and non-native plants like buckthorn. adults die in the fall. Jumping worms can look like

European nightcrawlers (Lumbricus terrestris).

Jumping worms have been reported in Stearns County and may exist in Benton County. If jumping worms are found, they should be reported to the Department of Natural Resources.

Extension Master Gardeners who are attempting to stop the spread of jumping worms rinse the roots of their plants free of soil and then replant them in sterile soil before donating them to their plant sales.

The worms sold as fishing bait are a different species from jumping worms; but can still be harmful to forest soil. They should be destroyed when no longer needed instead of being discarded onto the ground.

Tools and clothing used in gardening should be cleaned before being used in new locations to avoid inadvertently moving worms.

More information on these and other worm species can be found online at extension.umn.edu/ identify-invasive-species/earthworms; extension. oregonstate.edu/catalog/pub/em-9034-compostingworms; extension.umn.edu/yard-and-garden-insects/ nightcrawlers and web.extension.illinois.edu/worms/ anatomy.

Linda G. Tenneson is a University of Minnesota master gardener and tree care advisor. v

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1700s or today, English can be a tricky language While cleaning at my parseems to me that one soon ents’ former home, I came realized that in France, across a copy of the 1777 nouns have genders.

The New England Primer.

How these genders were Obviously my copy is a assigned, is something that more recent printing or I might be interesting to look wouldn’t have dared to open into further. But now it is its covers. The book is a enough to remember that a camera reproduction of the book is considered mascuFROM MY original printing, republine; so to say the book, a FARMHOUSE lished by Wallbuilders. person would say le livre.

KITCHEN It would have been a In my crazy sense of humor,

By Renae B. shame not to peer at the does that suggest that men Vander Schaaf pages of this book, because enjoy reading books and there is so much dining on liver? good stuff in this The liver would, pocketsize hard of course, be eaten cover book. The at the kitchen New England table. Table hapPrimer was first pens to be femiintroduced in nine. Why not? We Boston in 1690 by women are generBenjamin Harris. ally the ones conIt is quite possibly cerned with the the first textbook food and table covprinted in America. erings on la table.

Although written (Did you notice the in English, it takes difference in the a bit of effort to spelling of the decipher this book before the mascuwhich was used to line or feminine teach students to subject?) read.

In high school, it The following is an example of the was a fun challenge to study the writing: “An Alphabet of Leffers for charts of French words. Oh, how did Youth.” we get from Latin to all the different A Wife fon maketh a glad father, but intricacies of each language, which I happen to enjoy. And I delight in the a foolifh fon is the heavenefs of his peculiarities in this English language. mother.

Who knows what I really mean and Because the style of English used in it is not really mean to remind my the book was different than I was farmer to watch out for the deer when accustomed to, it required me to read he leaves in whatever means of travel at a much slower pace. It almost he chooses. But could it actually be a seemed to be a foreign language. subtle warning about the so-called Learning any new language can be ‘dears’? difficult. I remember very little of the It’s unlikely he rode a horse down French I learned in high school; but it

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the road. It’s plain to see that he did not fly a plane over the plain or sea as he doesn’t own one. We do not have a building empty enough to store one.

He has no plans on building a new structure partially because we do have the means to do so, nor do we plan to say bye bye to the dollar bills it would take if we were to go to a plane-selling store to buy one. Although he might consider flying to be a nice escape from that one last pesky fly, which seem to know that winter is coming.

It’s often easier for my farmer to answer my questions of “where are you going?” to my just-as-often asked question of what shall I wear….

Yes, life can be rough and tough at times, but it is still a good idea to get off your duff to earn some dough.

I remember one pastor had this to say in his sermon about weddings. He had noticed that the groom mostly worries about losing the ring at that moment it needs to be placed on the bride’s finger. But the bride has three things to concentrate as she makes that walk to her soon to be husband who is waiting at the altar.

According to this pastor, they were the Aisle, Altar, Hymn. Or was he saying I’ll Alter Him. I didn’t see the spelling, so the meaning is ambiguous, wouldn’t you agree?

When square baling was popular on every farm on the hottest, most humid day of the summer, how many farm youth wished they could post bail rather than lift another bale? Or

turned pale at the thought of carrying another pail of water to the thirsty, over-protective angry mother sow.

There are so many things that make me happy. There is joy when it is time to sow the seed in the garden each spring, and contentment on snowy, wintry days when there is time to sew.

Too often in my house, a library book becomes overdue, because my daily work list strongly recommends that I over do.

At times I wish my waist would waste away just a tidge or two.

Enough is enough of proving that the English language is definitely a source of humor at times.

It doesn’t matter if its olde or new English, or even a different language it would be beneficial if all students were to read this from The New England Primer: Good children must, Fear God all day, Parents obey, No false thing say, By no sin stray, Love Christ alway, In secret pray, Mind little play, Make no delay In doing good.

Renae B. Vander Schaaf is an independent writer, author and speaker.

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Kicking the can ... again LAND MINDS, from pg. 2 what’s to prevent them from ignoring it again in 2024?

Proponents of SNAP and WIC programs might have dodged a bullet — at least for the time being. There has been a big push to raise eligibility requirements and promises were made in that regard when the new debt ceiling was passed last June. As it is, inflation is widening the gap between the haves and have-nots. It stands to reason more people will be eligible for nutrition benefits a year from now.

Plus … who can tell what’s coming

down the pike in the next year? Mass murder in the Middle East has even pushed Ukraine and Russia off the front page. China is China and who knows who will be President of the United States in November?

Tacking another year onto the 2018 farm bill isn’t the worst thing to happen; but Washington’s inability to stand up and make a decision might be.

Paul Malchow is the managing editor of The Land. He may be reached at editor@TheLandOnline.com. v

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Concrete markings leave a lasting impression of growing up A few weeks ago, Karl and I tackled the thought it would be fun to press his hand task of pouring a small concrete pad for a in while Mom wasn’t looking! water fountain in our cattle barn.

I remember being proud of my handAlthough it was not the most thrilling print on that pad, often placing my hand project we had completed, my excitement into it to see how much my hand had grew as we neared the end. We have grown. I have shown my kids those handpoured concrete together before; but prints; they place their hands into my every time before this, it was not my conprint and try to imagine me at that age. crete. I had never poured my very own DEEP ROOTS A couple of times throughout our marconcrete pad before, which meant I could scratch anything I wanted into the wet

By Whitney Nesse riage, Karl and I have poured concrete.

First, when we built an addition to our cement! home. At that time, we had four children, our Around 1986, my Dad built a machine shed and youngest being a newborn. As sleep-deprived parpoured a concrete apron in the front. I do not ents, neither of us had the mental capacity to conremember the shed being erected or the concrete sider handprints in the cement. being poured. I was merely one year old and still The second was when we built our shed. The conwet behind the ears. At that time, our family consisted of my parents, my older twin sisters, and me. crete had just been poured and was looking beautiful. Our kids were gone at school, and I was looking My mother had three children under the age of forward to them getting home so I could solidify two at the time, but she had the smarts to march us their existence with handprints in the concrete. The down to the wet cement, press our hands into it, team who had poured the cement went on their and scratch out our initials and the year. I am lunch break, so Karl and I went out to admire it. grateful that she did! My children marvel at the fact Surprised, we found that our cat also wanted to that my hand was once so small or that I was ever a child at all! Now and again, the concave handprints will fill in with dirt and debris; but with a quick squirt of compressed air, they reappear and remind Minnesota Dairy Initiative (MDI) will be hosting me of where I came from. two farm couple retreats available to dairy farmers My parents were building again, in 1991. This across Minnesota. MDI will also be hosting a 2.0 time, it was a house for our expanding family. As Farm Couple Retreat for past retreat attendees. they poured a concrete apron for the garage, my The farm couple retreats are Feb. 9-10 at the mother herded all five of us children together. I Country Inn and Suites West in St. Cloud, Minn. and remember this day. It was hot outside, and my two younger brothers and I rode bikes around the yard. Feb. 23-24 at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Rochester, Minn. The 2.0 retreat will be held March My mom held on to the waistbands of each of our 1-2 at the Best Western Plus Kelly Inn in St. Cloud. pants as we bent over and pressed our hands into the concrete, just to make sure no one fell in.

The purpose of the retreat is to have couples come together to enjoy a mini vacation away from the farm This time, she did not scratch our initials into the wet cement, but she pressed our hands in order from with each other. The focuses of the retreat will oldest to youngest. There is even an extra handprint include communication with your partner, communication with family, relationship building, handling on that concrete apron where my youngest brother

solidify her existence, so she waltzed across, around, over, back, and through the wet cement. Thankfully, once the team returned from lunch, they could erase the paw prints; but unfortunately, Karl said there would be no more prints in the cement.

Finally, it was my turn. I would get the chance to have my kids’ handprints in the concrete. But, it turns out, the concrete pad was so small that the handprints would have been covered. So, instead, I carved KN+WN 2023.

Although my kids may never get their hands pressed into wet cement to serve as a time capsule, I hope someday they will look back at their tree forts, swings, sandboxes, and other remnants as reminders that they, too, were once young. I hope they will someday return to our farm with their own kids and recall where they played, hid, and learned about life on the farm. And I hope they see my concrete scratches as a reminder of how much their parents love them and love each other.

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Grab a spoon and try these delicious soup recipes (I have not had as much success What do the words borscht, with commercial canned tomachowder, bisque, gumbo, toes). An immersion blender is mulligatawny, gazpacho, and perfect for this, and while the most bouillabaisse all have in tedious part is peeling and seeding common? They’re all part of the tomatoes, the end result is the soup family, and might worth the effort. Fresh herbs be hot or cold; thick, or thin; (parsley, thyme, and basil) are smooth or chunky; vegetarioptimal, but dried is a more ecoan or meatless. Like last KITCHEN nomical option in winter. This is month’s column about potaCLASSICS especially good with chunks of toes, soups are another longcrusty bread, croutons, and freshly lived culinary staple crossing

By Diane Lochner shredded Parmesan sprinkled on borders and oceans. top. For gluten-free: substitute all-purpose flour During an age when soup is readily with your preferred flour alternative). You also available frozen, canned, and fresh in can’t go wrong pairing this with a gooey and the deli section, there is still somebuttery grilled cheese sandwich. thing satisfying about preparing soup from scratch. And, soup is a great way Garden-fresh Tomato-Basil Soup to use up bits of this and that leftover “The Big Book of Soups and Stews,”

by Maryana Vollstedt, 2001 from other meal prep.

3 tablespoons butter or margarine First up is my favorite tomato soup, which works well with fresh or home-canned tomatoes 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion

2 cloves garlic, minced 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 3 pounds medium tomatoes, (9 or 10, peeled, seeded, and chopped) 3 sprigs parsley, chopped 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme or ½ teaspoon dried thyme 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil 1/4 teaspoon paprika 1 bay leaf 2 or 3 drops Tabasco sauce Freshly ground pepper to taste Light sour cream or plain nonfat yogurt for topping (optional) Thinly chopped fresh basil leaves for topping (optional) In a soup pot over medium heat, melt butter.

Add onion and garlic and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour and blend until bubbly. Add stock and stir until slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Add remaining ingredients, except toppings. Reduce heat to mediumlow, and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.

Locate and remove bay leaf; discard it before continuing.

Transfer in batches to a food processor or blender and puree (or use an immersion blender to accomplish the same thing, and not have to clean an appliance afterwards). Return to pot to reheat. Ladle into bowls and top with garnishes of your choosing.

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a rolling boil. Reduce the heat and summer until the squash is very tender, about 25 minutes.

Stir in as much cream as desired.

Use an immersion blender to blend the soup until it is smooth and velvety. (Alternatively, let cool slightly and — working in small batches as necessary — process in a stand blender until smooth, filling the blender no more than half full and removing the little steam vent in the lid.

Ladle into bowls and top each with, as desired, a drizzle of heavy cream or other garnish to your preference.

Serves six. n In the interest of full disclosure, I hereby disclose that we don’t eat fish in our house (not for any particular reason other than we’ve just never cared for it) so I am not able to offer detailed notes on the next recipe. Thus excused, I will proceed with the assumption that most readers of The Land are pro-walleye and know how to work with it. This one comes from Food. com via someone named Chuck in Killbuck, N.Y..

Walleye Chowder

1 large onion, chopped 1 stalk celery, chopped 1/4 cup flour 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced large 1/2 cup white wine 2 cups fish stock or 2 cups chicken stock 2 cups milk 1/2 of a green pepper, chopped 1/2 of a red pepper, chopped 1 cup frozen corn 1 bay leaf Salt and pepper to taste Autumn Butternut Squash Soup 2 pounds deboned walleyed pike fillet, diced “Magnolia Table,” by Joanna Gaines, 2018 large (same size as potatoes) 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter In a large saucepan, sauté bacon until crisp.

1 garlic clove, minced Remove, drain, crumble bacon, then set aside.

1 small white onion Remove fat from pan, leaving one tablespoon 2-1/2 pounds peeled butternut squash, cut into in pan. Add celery and onion to pan and sauté half-inch chunks until tender. Sprinkle with flour, stirring conOne 32 ounce box chicken broth stantly, for 3 minutes. Add potatoes, stock, 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg wine, and bay leaf. Simmer until potatoes are barely soft. Add all remaining ingredients. Cook 1 teaspoon kosher salt, or as needed until the walleye is just tender. Do not overcook.

1 teaspoon ground white pepper Locate and remove the bay leaf. Remove 1/2 to 1 cup heavy cream plus about 3 tablefrom heat, ladle into bowls, and sprinkle crumspoons for garnish bled bacon on top.

In a large soup pot, melt the butter over Serves four. medium heat. Add the garlic, onion, and squash and sauté until the onion is translucent and tenDiane Lochner is a librarian and der, about 10 minutes. home cook, living on a century farm in Add the broth, nutmeg, salt, and white pepper. southern Minnesota. Reach her at 507bookcook@gmail.com. v Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to

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Farmamerica’s ‘Santa Experience’ slated for Dec. 9 Gonzales said she got find things that are made from or conBy ASHLEY HANLEY The Land Correspondent involved to give back to her nected to agriculture. community, “Farmamerica As any farmer knows, the “Our mission is to share the evolving puts on fantastic events for story of agriculture through hands-on work on the farm is never done our community. I participated experiences,” Wadd said. “During — even in the winter season. in one for Halloween and spring, summer and fall, visitors can And for the busy workers over immediately knew that their explore our historic farm sites (1850s at Farmamerica in Waseca, team was one I wanted to and 1930s), visit our farm animals, Minn., they are hoping to bring partner with. The holidays are and learn how agriculture impacts the winter experience of the so magical and it’s hard to them every. During the winter months, farm to all — farmers and nonexperience that inside a mall. we host events like this to share a bit of farmers alike. The education I’m excited to see the happi- the farm in a condensed way. It’s not center is hosting its first Santa ness that Santa and his rein- always about connecting to the farm; Experience on Dec. 9 from 4-7 deer can bring to our little some of our events and field trip opporp.m. town.” tunities are designed to connect people Kari Wadd is Farmamerica’s The December event may be to the supply chain and careers conprogram coordinator. She said the first opportunity for visi- nected to agriculture, food, and natural the event will bring the winter tors to tour Farmamerica’s “Ag resources.” charm of the farm to all who Around You” discovery center. come to visit.

To get tickets or to learn more about This new exhibit space opened Farmamerica, visit the website, “This event will be a true last year and was made possi- farmamerica.org. Tickets are $5 for holiday experience. We are ble by over 100 supporters. The children of all ages (to cover the costs of welcoming families out to Discovery Center features supplies and activities) and adults are Farmamerica to visit with hands-on exhibits designed to free. You can also check out their Santa and have the opportuPhoto submitted connect visitors to agriculture nity to visit farm animals and Visitors to Farmamerica’s ‘Santa Experience’ can also view the edu- in their daily lives. Children Facebook and Instagram pages to learn more about the event. v see live reindeer. Santa will be cation center’s new “Ag Around You” exhibit area which opened can open drawers like they see with families in our Prairie last year. at home, and in them, they will carriage event in February, but what Barn and nestled right outside our prairie barn will be live farm ani- better way to celebrate the holiday seamals. Visitors can warm up by one of son and winter than with a visit from our bonfires while sipping complimen- Santa. He always visits malls and local tary hot chocolate on our festively lit community centers, but it’s not very patio. Light concessions will be avail- often you get to meet him next to farm able inside our Visitor Center. Children animals. Plus, winter evenings by a will also be able to frost holiday cook- bonfire on our patio and outdoor space is magical. We want the community to ies,” Wadd said.

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ARE HERE goal is to give a better understanding Farms generally do not just rest of how agriculture shaped Minnesota’s because of the winter season. However, past and how it continues to provide the farm animals for our Santa our communities with food, fiber, Experience are visiting us for the day Trust In 56 Years Of Happy Customers and will return to our neighboring renewable fuels, and jobs.

Contact One Of Our Locations Today Wadd said she hopes when visitors farmers when Santa and his reindeer depart.” come to the Santa Experience, they will (800)246-6094 (507)-530-2365 To help make the Santa Experience a learn how the farm operates and that Litchfield MN Cottonwood, Mn they will want to come back during the successful event, Farmamerica staff mdoering@agri-systems.com bjeseritz@agri-systems.com are partnering with local insurance other seasons. www.agri-systems.com www.agri systems.com “We were looking for events to cele- agent Katie Gonzales, area FFA membrate winter on the farm. We already bers, as well as Waseca County Dairy have a snowshoeing and horse-drawn Princesses.

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Senior horses need special winter care As horses age, changes in their health needs can affect how you care for them. Winter can be especially hard on senior horses. However, there are some steps you can take to set your senior horse up for success this winter.

Before cold weather arrives, schedule a routine exam with your veterinarian. Have them assess your horse’s general health, bodyweight, teeth, and soundness. Your veterinarian can also provide recommendations for managing newly discovered or pre-diagnosed health conditions such as arthritis, heaves, or metabolic disease during the winter months.

Senior horses are more prone to parasitic infections, which can cause weight loss, diarrhea, and colic when left untreated. Work with your veterinarian to conduct a fecal egg count and develop a targeted dosing plan for your horse. Ask your veterinarian about controlling parasites such as bots or tapeworms that may not appear in a fecal egg count.

Generally, fall deworming is ideal after a hard frost

when the grazing season ends.

Healthy, adult horses should eat about 1.5 to 2.5 percent of their bodyweight in forages daily. If your horse is on pasture, remember to slowly transition them to preserved forage (e.g., hay) over the course of two weeks as grazing season comes to an end.

Gradual changes in diet allows microbes in the horse›s hind gut time to adapt, which can help prevent colic.

Horses with worn or missing teeth may not be able to effectively chew, swallow, and digest mature, longstem forage. Feedstuffs of smaller particle size such as hay cubes or pellets may be more manageable for these horses, especially when soaked.

The ability to ferment fiber and absorb nutrients may decline as a horse ages. Very mature, stemmy hay is high in fiber and can be harder for some senior horses to digest. Alfalfa or immature grass hay is easier for seniors to digest and is higher in digestible

energy and protein, which can help maintain body condition and muscle mass.

Fermentation of forages in the hind gut produces heat which helps horses stay warm in the winter.

Therefore, it is crucial your senior horse can access the feeder to help maintain their body temperature and prevent weight loss.

Senior horses may fall in ranking within a herd and become prone to getting pushed off the feeder.

Observe herd dynamics and make housing changes before winter to ensure your senior horse can freely access the hay feeder.

Very old horses may struggle to keep warm regardless of the amount of forage they receive. These horses might benefit from wearing a well-fitting, waterproof blanket.

This article was submitted by University of Minnesota Extension. v

Calendar of Events Visit www.TheLandOnline.com to view our complete calendar and enter your own events, or send an e-mail with your event’s details to editor@thelandonline.com.

Nov. 30 — Farmland Rent Workshop — Madison, Minn. — Presenters review historical rental rates throughout Minnesota and use data-driven decisions to help determine a fair value for land. Contact Dave Bau at bauxx003@umn.edu or (507) 372-3900 x3906.

Other Dates and Locations: Nov. 30 — Olivia, Minn.

Dec. 1 — Princeton, Minn.

Dec. 4 — Litchfield, Minn.

Dec. 4 — Buffalo, Minn.

Dec. 7 — Cologne, Minn.

Dec. 7 — Jordan, Minn.

Dec. 13 — Pipestone, Minn.

Dec. 14 — Gaylord, Minn.

Dec. 14 — Hutchinson, Minn.

Dec. 21 — Albert Lea, Minn.

Dec. 21 — Blue Earth, Minn.

Jan. 5 — Online (two sessions offered) Jan. 10 — Online (two sessions offered) Jan. 17 — Online (two sessions offered) Jan. 24 — Online (two sessions offered) Jan. 31 — Online (two sessions offered) Feb. 7 — Online (two sessions offered) Nov. 30 — Online Beef Quality Assurance Training — Online — Producers in attendance will receive their three-year BQA certification. Contact the UMN BQA Team by email at bqa@umn.edu.

Dec. 5 — Crop Management Input Seminar — Hutchinson, Minn. — Presentation topics will include Challenges with Alfalfa and Soybean Insect Management, Resistance of Insect Pests in Bt Corn, and Herbicide Resistant Waterhemp in Minnesota.

Contact Taylor Herbert at therbert@umn.edu or (612) 394-5229.

Dec. 5 — Starting a Cottage Food Production Business — St. Cloud, Minn. — During this workshop, attendees will learn about what foods are cottage foods in Minnesota, the advantages of cottage food production, and how to register as a cottage food producer.

Contact Haakon Lehn at hlehn@ifound.org.

Dec. 7-8 — Soil Management Summit — Alexandria, Minn. — Fifteen different sessions including fertility considerations for various soil health practices, understanding and harnessing soil biology, the utility of biological amendments, disease and weed considerations in cover crop systems, analyzing and applying manure and compost, economics of various soil health practices, and managing water in soil health cropping systems. For more information, visit z.umn.edu/sms, or contact Shane Bugeja at sbugeja@umn.edu.

Dec. 15-16 — Minnesota Cattle Industry Convention — Alexandria, Minn. — This annual convention and trade show will include speakers, a silent and live auction, the Best of Beef Banquet, trade show, and opportunities for networking. For more information, visit https://www.mnsca.org/convention.

Dec. 18-19 — Genetic Symposium — Ames, Iowa — This new event will educate producers on the tools available for making genetic improvements for their operation. Contact Randie Culbertson at rculber@ iastate.edu or (515) 294-6304.

Jan. 8 - Feb. 18 — Horse Certificate Courses — Online — The University of Minnesota Extension will offer seven self-guided courses focused on horse hay, weight management, biosecurity, manure management, basic nutrition, carcass composting, and pasture

management. Contact Krishona Martinson at krishona@umn.edu or (612) 360-4533.

Jan. 9 — Minnesota Beginning Farmer Institute — Clearwater, Minn. — This four-part course uses an interactive approach to teach participants farm management topics. Each workshop will have educational handouts and presentations. Contact Nathan Hulinsky at huli0013@umn.edu or (218) 828-2680.

Additional course dates: Jan. 16, Jan. 23, Jan. 30 Jan. 11-12 — Minnesota Organic Conference — St. Cloud, Minn. — The conference offers keynote speakers, more than 30 breakout sessions, and a trade show. Contact Cassie Dahl at cassie.dahl@ state.mn.us or (651) 201-6134.

Mondays, Jan. 15 - Feb. 19 — Annie’s Project — Preston, Minn. — This six-week risk management education series covers the business of farming and ranching including the five key areas of risk management: financial, human resource, legal, marketing, and production risks. Contact Katie Drewitz at wins0115@umn.edu or (507) 951-6609.

Jan. 17-18 — MN Ag Expo — Mankato, Minn. — At this annual event, there will be keynote speakers, breakout sessions, and nearly 100 booths on the trade show floor. For more information, visit https:// mnagexpo.com/.

Jan. 18 — Minnesota Beginning Farmer Institute — Detroit Lakes, Minn. — This four-part course uses an interactive approach to teach participants farm management topics. Each workshop will have educational handouts and presentations. Contact Nathan Hulinsky at huli0013@umn.edu or (218) 828-2680.

Additional course dates: Jan. 25, Feb. 1, Feb. 8

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Whalen Truck Scale takes the guesswork out of a load

By LAURA COLE ponents inside of the The Land Staff Writer enclosure, and then we just run a threeIt’s said that neceseighths air line back sity is the mother of to the air bags and invention. For Denny take that signal out Whalen of Austin, the back air bags.”

Minn., the proverb Whalen added, “We especially rings true. can do liquid tankHe is the inventor of ers, also — but mostthe Whalen Truck ly I sell to guys with Scale — an idea that grain trailers.” came to him while running a grain cart The scales are for a local farmer. manufactured in Minneapolis by a Prior to his invencompany called tion, Whalen worked Power/mation.

30 years completing Whalen stated, “They instrumentation for come with a polycarethanol, biodiesel, bonate rust-resistant and power plants enclosure, which is throughout Iowa, really kind of a nice Nebraska and South weather-proof encloDakota. In his retiresure so it’s not rusted ment, he began Denny Whalen is the inventor of the up down the road. working for Murphy Whalen Truck Scale.

They look like brand Farms, based out of new after they’ve Lyle, Minn. Whalen saw the need for the scale as he dealt with under load- been on the trailer for two or three ing and over loading the trailer. He years.” stated fines for overloading can be If customers are within 40 to 50 miles pricey, varying according to each state’s of Whalen’s Austin, Minn. location, he rules and regulations. has someone who will install the scale.

“The reason that I did this was to For customers outside that range, they help these farmers when they load out can have a local repair business install of their bin site to go to the ethanol it. If they choose to do the installation plant or grain elevator, they have a themselves, Whalen will walk them legal weight on their trailer,” said through the process.

Whalen.

“When (the scales) leave here, they’re already calibrated,” he explained, addWith a background in electronics, he began working on the idea in 2013, and ing that typically they don’t need to be spent time fine-tuning the model. He recalibrated — except for in the event stated that the scale’s accuracy is with- the customer changes their tractor and in one percent of an 80,000 pound load, the difference is a couple thousand and several hundred thousand bushels pounds. Even weather changes don’t of grain were hauled to make sure it make an impact. “It could be 30 below could hold up on a hopper bottom grain zero, or 95 or 100 above — it doesn’t bother the calibration at all.” trailer.

While there are other truck scales The Whalen Truck Scale was patented in 2017. The scale can be used on available, Whalen stated his is the only both air ride tandem axle trailers and one mounted on the front of the grain air ride tri-axle trailers. It cannot be trailer. It has a high visibility display; used on spring ride grain trailers. “All the numbers are two inches high by of my components are industrial com- eight inches wide. He explained this

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Whalen’s truck scales are the only models available which are mounted on the front of the grain trailer.

allows individuals to keep an eye on the weight from the cab, standing on the ground, and also if they’re loading with an auger or out of an overhead tank. He stated the scale has also been a benefit to farmers with new hires without experience loading a trailer.

The Whalen Truck Scale has made its way across Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The cost for the scale is $3,200.

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Implications of the Farm Bill extension In mid-November, the U.S. House and cussed, it will need to be passed by both the U.S. Senate passed a continuing resohouses of Congress and signed by lution which provided additional federal President Biden before it can be enacted. funding to avoid a government shutdown It was not realistic to complete this proat the federal level. The continuing resocess on a timely basis in order to avoid lution passed and signed into law by gaps in the continuation of some imporPresident Biden also extends the current tant USDA programs, which is why a Farm Bill for one year through Sept. 30, one-year extension was passed by 2024. This means that the current farm Congress. The continuing resolution will FARM PROGRAMS also maintain funding for most federal program and crop insurance provisions will remain in place through the 2024 agencies, including those that are part of

By Kent Thiesse crop year. It also will keep other imporUSDA, until either mid-January or early tant federal programs such as the February of 2024.

Dairy Margon Coverage program, When most people hear of a “Farm Conservation Reserve Program, Bill”, they think of the commodity Environmental Quality Incentives programs and payments that affect crop producers.

Program, and other popular U.S. Department of Some people may be aware that crop insurance and Agriculture programs in place for at least another conservation programs are included under the Farm year. The extension will also limit any immediate Bill, and some are knowledgeable that changes to the Nutrition Title of the Farm Bill, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and which funds food assistance programs through food stamps are part of the Farm Bill legislation.

SNAP, WIC, and the school lunch program.

However, very few people outside of government The current Farm Bill, known as the “Agriculture officials and policy experts are aware that the Farm Improvement Act of 2018”, expired on Sept. 30, Bill also covers funding for rural fire trucks and 2023. Even though both houses of Congress held ambulances, export promotion, international food multiple hearings and listening sessions during the aid, forestry programs, ag research and extension past year, no formal legislation for a new Farm Bill education at land-grant universities, and school has been proposed in either house of Congress. lunch programs.

Once a formalized Farm Bill is proposed and disThe current Farm Bill passed in 2018 was over

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1,000 pages in length, and contains 12 separate Titles, which cover a multitude of programs that are administered by USDA. The “Agricultural Act of 1949”, which is also known as the “permanent farm legislation”, was originally passed in 1938 and later updated in 1949 and was never repealed or allowed to expire. The 1949 legislation would be enacted for many commodity programs if a new Farm Bill is not passed, or if the existing Farm Bill is not extended when a Farm Bill expires. Some dairy support programs and support prices (reference prices) for corn, wheat and other commodities are protected by the socalled “permanent farm legislation.”

Failure to pass a new Farm Bill or to extend the current Farm Bill would require the federal government to revert back to the provisions in the permanent farm legislation. This law would set the milk support price to more than double the current support price, which could result in major increases in the cost of milk and other dairy products at the retail level.

The 1949 legislation would also increase support prices for corn, wheat, and other commodities to much higher levels than today’s prices, which could impact livestock producers and cause major upheaval in the food industry. The 1949 legislation did not include commodities such as soybeans, did not contain a Nutrition Title, and did not include popular conservation programs such as CRP and EQIP. The potential impacts of reverting back to farm legislation which was passed decades ago usually serves as a catalyst for Congress to either pass a new Farm Bill or extend the existing legislation after the current Farm Bill expires.

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74009XF is a medium tall variety that adapts well to soils east and west.

7401XF

AE00940 is a medium-tall, bush type plant with strong, high yielding lateral branches and XtendFlex good standability that will perform well in all yield Relative Maturity: .1 7401XF has strong iron deficiency chlorosis environments. AE00940 is a very early line with tolerance, moderate brown stem rot resistance very good stress tolerance, strong iron deficiency and above average soybean white mold tolerchlorosis and stem canker resistant. ance 7401XF is a medium tall variety with solid AE0140 overall agronomics plus soybean cyst nematode Enlist E3 tolerance.

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AE0140 is a medium-tall, medium type plant with very good standability. AE0140 has good XtendFlex stress tolerance, very strong iron deficiency chlo- Relative Maturity: 1.2 7412XF is a medium tall variety with aggresrosis tolerance, above-average soybean white mold tolerance, brown stem rot and stem canker sive lateral branches, excellent emergence and resistant. A strong potential to dominate this RM brown stem rote resistant. 7412XF has a strong overall disease and agronomic package. The iron slot. deficiency chlorosis tolerance is solid plus outstanding early vigor and stress tolerance.

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Plant Z1204E in the tough areas. Best-in-class stress tolerance and phytophthora protection with field tolerance and RPS 3A. Great vigor and www.heftyseed.com early push. Takes high pH and iron deficiency Z1004E chlorosis head-on. Taller and bushier to hold up Enlist E3 Variety in all conditions. PEKING soybean cyst nematode Relative Maturity: 1.0 resistance gene. Brown stem rot resistance and This Zinesto variety is a national line with all one of the better charcoal root rot tolerant varietthe goodies. Yields well in high and low yield ies. environments, with PEKING soybean cyst nematode resistance gene for improved security and H12XF4 above average iron deficiency chlorosis toler- XtendFlex Variety ance. Fast emergence and strong early vigor with Relative Maturity: 1.2 Hefty Brand 12XF4 is a yield monster, Thrives a powerful phytophthora protection package including RPS 3A gene. Performed well in char- west of Hwy. 71 in Minnesota with nice height coal root rot trials and resistant to brown stem and width to fill rows quickly. Fast emergence, very good standability, and has the agronomics to rot. hold up well under stress.

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Hefty Brand 12C4 makes great yields nationwide.

Boasts a solid overall defense package including SDN, iron deficiency chlorosis, phytophthora tolerance, charcoal root rot, and even sudden death syndrome. Adds sulfonylurea tolerance for additional weed control options.

Zinesto 1304E is the iron deficiency chlorosis bean for your high pH fields. Really good yields across environments with a big, bushy bean handles both heavy and light soils well. Soybean cyst nematode resistant. Quick canopy helps with weed control. RPS 3A phytophthora protection, as well as excellent field tolerance.

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H13XF4 XtendFlex Variety Relative Maturity: 1.3

This variety brings yield plus iron deficiency chlorosis and soybean white mold protection.

H13XF4 is a national line with the yield and defense to go just about anywhere. Very likely the best white mold tolerance you’ll find in XtendFlex. Best-in-class standability. Aboveaverage iron deficiency chlorosis tolerance.

H15C4 Conventional Variety Relative Maturity: 1.5

Hefty Brand 15C4 is an all-around stud variety with top yields and great agronomics. Fast out of the ground and handles iron deficiency chlorosis, white mold, brown stem rot, sudden death syndrome, and phytophthora very well. Stands great.

Deserves to be on your best ground.

H16E4 Enlist E3 Variety Relative Maturity: 1.6

This Enlist E3 variety has Peking soybean cyst nematode protection and powerful yields. H16E4 has great protection from phytophthora root rot with a 1K + RPS 6 stack. Very good iron deficiency chlorosis protection and standability.

H16XF4 XtendFlex Variety Relative Maturity: 1.6

Hefty Brand 16XF4 is a national line with yield, very good standability, good sudden death syndrome tolerance, above-average iron deficiency chlorosis and strong phytophthora protection.

Fast out of the ground with a tendency to produce large beans, contributing to more yield.

H19C4 Conventional Variety Relative Maturity: 1.9

with top-end potential. Responds very well to additional potassium applications and higher K base saturations. Stress tolerance is remarkable for a bean at this yield level. Above-average tolThis conventional bean that works is a national erance to high pH and iron deficiency chlorosis, line with strong agronomics. H19C4 has great brown stem rot-resistant, and handles charcoal emergence and stress tolerance with excellent root rot well. RPS 1C gene spreads your risk by field tolerance to phytophthora root rot. Moves diversifying your phytophthora protection. north and south out of maturity zone well. Brown stem rot and soybean cyst nematode resistant.

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A new 0.3 RM Enlist soybean that sets the yield bar at the early 0 RM. This variety also contains the salt excluder gene for higher levels of salt This XtendFlex soybean is a national line with tolerance to fit broad acre needs. key defensive gems. H22XF4 has very strong National line with excellent top-end yields and sudden death syndrome tolerance, as well as 06E434 great standability. H19XF4 brings a strong defenabove-average tolerance to sclerotinia white Relative Maturity: 0.6 sive package with protection from sudden death mold. Soybean cyst nematode resistant. Very A new 0.6 RM Enlist soybean that is a solid mix syndrome, phytophthora, brown stem rot, chargood drought tolerance and standability. of yield and agronomics. This variety offers coal rot, and more. Quick out of the ground with Peking cyst resistance as well as strong iron defigood plant health through the season.

Z2404E ciency chlorosis tolerance.

H19XF4 XtendFlex Variety Relative Maturity: 1.9

XtendFlex Variety Relative Maturity: 2.2

H20C4 Conventional Variety Relative Maturity: 2.0

Enlist E3 Variety Relative Maturity: 2.4

AE0840

Zinesto 2404E is a national line that just plain Relative Maturity: 0.8 beats everything else. Place on all soils where A new 0.8 RM Enlist soybean that performs Outstanding yields! Hefty Brand 20C4’s bigger soybeans are grown. Good height and width to fill well in both high and low yield environments and and bushier plant type fills the rows fast and wide or narrow rows. Resistant to soybean cyst offers Peking cyst resistance. helps the fields stay cleaner late in the season. nematode and brown stem rot. RPS 1K gene for Dependable defensive package with the 1K gene phytophthora protection with above-average field AE1240 for PRR, above-average sudden death syndrome Relative Maturity: 1.2 tolerance. protection, and soybean cyst nematode resisA new 1.2 RM Enlist soybean with fits broad tance.

H24XF4 acres across the farm that offers Peking cyst XtendFlex Variety resistance, strong iron deficiency chlorosis tolerH20XF4 ance, and Rps3a phytophthora gene.

Relative Maturity: 2.4 XtendFlex Variety This bean is an offensive dynamo with great AE1440 Relative Maturity: 2.0 yield expression. Hefty Brand 24XF4 handles Hefty Brand 20XF4 is a big yielder with very drought stress very well and is a very stable plant Relative Maturity: 1.4 good standability. Phytophthora resistance gene A new 1.4 RM Enlist soybean that offers an type with good standability. Strong field tolerance stack with strong field tolerance. Works well in upgraded iron deficiency chlorosis tolerance for to phytophthora along with the Rps 1c gene. no-till with strong emergence and stress tolerthe tougher acre and is a great counterpart to our ance. Brown stem rot and soybean cyst nemaproven high yielding AE1520 variety. tode resistant.

Z2104E Enlist E3 Variety Relative Maturity: 2.1

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05E453N Relative Maturity: 0.5

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11E453N Relative Maturity: 1.1

23E824 Relative Maturity: 2.3

16E543N Relative Maturity: 1.6

XF01223 Relative Maturity: 0.1

A 2.0 RM soybean from our 2023 launch that A 0.5 maturity soybean with great phytophthora resistance and great iron deficiency chloro- is a very high yielding soybean and also contains sis tolerance. Medium plant height with great Peking cyst resistance, strong iron deficiency chlorosis and white mold tolerance. standability.

A new 2.3 RM soybean that is the yield king in A 1.1 maturity soybean with solid iron defithe early 2.0 RM. This soybean is best placed in ciency chlorosis and white mold tolerance, it also medium-high yield environments. has Peking cyst nematode resistance.

A 0.1 RM soybean from our 2023 launch that A 1.6 maturity soybean with good white mold and iron deficiency chlorosis tolerance. Can han- will yield with 0.4-0.5 RM products. This soybean dle a wide range of soil types and still brings top also contains cyst resistance and can handle marginal iron deficiency chlorosis acres. end yield.

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XF03314 Relative Maturity: 0.3

A new 0.3 RM soybean that contains the excluder gene for higher levels of salt tolerance, is above average on iron deficiency chlorosis and white mold, and has great late season standability.

XF05524 Relative Maturity: 0.5

A new 0.5 RM soybean with above-average iron deficiency chlorosis and great recovery. It also contains the salt excluder gene for higher levels of salt tolerance.

XF17224 Relative Maturity: 1.7

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RS044NXF Relative Maturity: 0.4

G1980E A new 0.1 maturity E3 soybean for central and Relative Maturity: 1.9

RS124NXF Relative Maturity: 1.2

www.renkseed.com G0180E Relative Maturity: 0.1

northern Minnesota, this bean offers bulletproof disease tolerance, especially white mold and brown stem rot. It has great standability and lodging score, along with great iron deficiency chlorosis tolerance and fantastic stress tolerance.

G0380E A new 1.7 RM soybean setting the yield bar at Relative Maturity: 0.3

A new 0.3 maturity E3 soybean for central and the mid 1.0 RM in addition to above-average iron northern Minnesota, this variety offers extremely deficiency chlorosis, white mold, and late season strong disease tolerance for white mold. It has standability. the 3A gene for Phytopthora, strong standability, XF20724 good white mold and iron deficiency chlorosis Relative Maturity: 2.0 ratings for tough yield environments.

A new 2.0 RM soybean that is proven parent to our standout Xtend variety 24X728. This variety G0880E Relative Maturity: 0.8 offers great stress tolerance and high yields.

A new 0.8 maturity E3 soybean for Minnesota, this variety offer Peking source of cyst resistance for fields where cyst has been problematic. It has great stress tolerance, 3A gene for Phytopthora, and strong ratings for iron deficiency chlorosis and brown stem rot.

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G2180E Relative Maturity: 2.1

This new XtendFlex 0.4 maturity variety is an extremely high yielding product with great stress tolerance. It is a great standing bean, has good overall IDC tolerance and is highly resistant to brown stem rot.

A new 1.2 maturity XtendFlex soybean for 2024, this variety offers rock solid shite mold tolerance, very good tolerance to iron deficiency chlorosis and is highly resistant to brown stem rot. This high yielding product is broadly adapted to work in all row widths.

RS194NXF A new 2.1 E3 soybean offering for 2024, this Relative Maturity: 1.9

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Plant type is medium bush and will work in all row types.

RS014NXF Relative Maturity: 0.1

This new 1.9 maturity XtendFlex variety is a step change in yield for its maturity. It has very good tolerance to sudden death syndrome, white mold, and brown stem rot, while scoring very well for iron deficiency chlorosis as well. Drought stress and lodging are also fantastic with this variety.

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Drought stress and broad adaptability define this new 2.1 maturity XtendFlex offering for 2024.

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In spite of usual annual demand, cheese, butter prices down This column was written for the marketing week ending Nov. 17.

Dairy product prices were mixed the week before Thanksgiving. Chicago Mercantile Exchange cheddar block cheese closed Nov. 17 at $1.60 per pound — unchanged on the week, but News and information for Minnesota and Northern Iowa dairy producers 63.25 cents below a year ago. The barrels climbed to $1.68 on Nov. 14 (the isn’t the issue here. Too little demand is Western demand from retail cheese purchasers is MIELKE MARKET highest since Oct. 27), but plunged 11 driving the narrative.” strong, says Dairy Market News. Some contacts note WEEKLY cents Nov. 17, closing at $1.56. This is 9 that grocers have been utilizing retail ads to entice Dairy Market News reported spot milk

By Lee Mielke cents lower on the week, 36.75 cents customers ahead of Thanksgiving. The Dairy Market availability remained similar to much of below a year ago, and a more normal 4 early fall this week — tight and or closer to News Retail Report released Nov. 9 underscored cents below the blocks. There were 14 sales of block balanced. Mid-week spot milk price highs were at that as the total number of ads for conventional and on the week at the CME and nine of barrel. organic cheese increased from the prior week’s sur$1 over Class III. A number of cheesemakers say vey by over 60 percent. Food service cheese sales in “Cheese prices are disappointing considering that milk offers have defied their expectations, as they the region are softening somewhat as consumers we’re approaching the biggest selling season of the have not begun to come in ahead of the holiday are, reportedly, foregoing dining out due to high year,” StoneX stated on its Nov. 13 “Early Morning week. Nonfat dry milk usage in cheese processing menu prices. Contacts say cheese produced domestiUpdate.” “In November, the seasonal tendency is for has increased as a result. Cheese demand in the the block-barrel spread to widen, so it’s a bit odd Midwest is either unchanged or improving. Cheddar cally is priced at a premium to that produced internationally; and thus contributing to light export that is inverting.” and Italian pizza-style cheesemakers say orders See MIELKE, pg. 14 The Nov. 10 “Weekly Wire” stated, “Too much milk have picked up in recent weeks.

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Inflation ‘cooled’ a bit during the month of October

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ing their focus from retail to bulk butter. The number of retail ads for condemand. ventional and retail butter also n increased in the Dairy Market News Retail Report.

After plunging almost 51 cents the previous week, CME butter regained a n little ground and climbed to $2.69 per Grade A nonfat dry milk climbed to pound on Nov. 14, but closed Nov. 17 $1.22 per pound on Nov. 13 (the highat $2.49. This is down 11 cents on the est since Oct. 23), as global prices have week, 32 cents below a year ago, and strengthened; but then gave it back $1.0125 below its recent record high. later in the week and closed Nov. 17 at Sales totaled 10 loads for the week. $1.1925. This is down three-quarter Butter market tones started to brace cents on the week and 23.5 cents after a precipitous drop the past few below a year ago. There were 13 sales weeks, says Dairy Market News, but reported for the week. processors say demand has not been Dry whey climbed to 42 cents per as negatively impacted as some would pound on Nov. 14 (the highest since expect. Butter makers continue to April 4), but it closed Nov. 17 at 41 report upticks in cream availability; cents. This is 1.25 cents higher on the but some are still running micro-fixing week, but 3 cents below a year ago, schedules for retail demand. Churning with 10 loads finding new homes on rates are expected to increase nearthe week. term as cream tankers trade at lower The StoneX November Dairy Outlook multiples week to week. Mid-week stated, “While there are pockets of spot multiples remained in the low good demand, recent scanner data is 1.20s for high end, but the low end pointing toward a slowdown at retail slipped to 1.15. for butter and cheese and shipments Cream spin off is increasing in the of nonfat dry milk to Mexico have West because of seasonally rising but- slowed. The slower retail sales could terfat in farm milk and more loads are be temporary blips from consumers available. Butter makers in the West who are a little long on product after are utilizing available spot cream to some aggressive retail promotions increase production. Others are shift-

over the summer, or they could be a signal that consumer spending is slowing/shifting. Mexico is also a tough read. Their imports were running well above trend and a slowdown makes some sense, but the pullback for August and September is bigger than expected.” n Inflation reportedly cooled in October, with the U.S. Department of Labor reporting an increase of 3.2 percent in the Consumer Price Index.

But, the Nov. 10 “Weekly Wire” reported, “Federal Reserve Bank of New York data showing massive increases in third quarter consumer credit card balances; and rising delinquency rates don’t spark confidence in an immediate turnaround.”

Dairy margins were mixed over the first half of November as Class III Milk futures were steady while Class IV contracts firmed, according to the latest Margin Watch from Chicagobased Commodity and Ingredient Hedging LLC. “Corn prices were steady while soybean meal continued to advance sharply on concerns of growing drought conditions in key soybean production regions of Brazil,” the Margin

Watch warned. “The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported total dairy export shipments of 460 million pounds during September, down 12 percent from last year with cumulative 2023 year-to-date shipments down 7.5 percent from a year ago. Cheese exports were the notable exception at a record 81.3 million pounds for the month of September, up 4.3 percent from last year led by strong sales to Mexico.”

“U.S. exports of nonfat dry milk at 117.4 million pounds were down 20.1 percent from a year ago and the lowest total for September since 2018.

Butter exports of 4.4 million pounds fell 58.4 percent year-over-year while whey exports of 95 million pounds were down 26.7 percent from last year and the lowest September total since 2019. Poor hog margins in China and continued struggles with African swine fever have negatively impacted whey demand from Asia.”

The Margin Watch also reported highlights from the latest Dairy Products report and concluded, “Our clients continue monitoring targets to extend margin coverage in deferred marketing periods with flexible strateSee MIELKE, pg. 15

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Providing a post-breeding recovery period and meeting the needs of bulls of all ages will give them the opportunity to be ready to effectively do their job during the next breeding period.

Mature bulls in good condition at the end of the current breeding season will easily recover any weight lost with access to quality feed. Having them back in tip top condition revolves around bulls having access to good quality grazing followed by good quality winter forage (i.e. hay) and not requiring grains or other supplementary feeding. Quality hay for this purpose should contain 8 to 10 percent crude protein when tested.

The body condition score for these intensely performing animals should range between 2.5 to 3 on a 1-to-5 scale

at the start of the breeding season.

Excessively thin animals at the end of the breeding season may need some dietary assistance. These bulls can be provided supplementary grains to help with weight recovery, depending on the nutritional quality of grazing and other available forages. Conversely, over-conditioned bulls at the start of the breeding season will commonly exhibit low sperm count and lower breeding activity when compared to bulls in ideal condition.

When planning to meet nutritional needs for young bulls, keep in mind they are still maturing and should be gaining 1.5 to 2 pounds per day — depending on the amount of weight loss during the breeding season. Winter diets should aim to deliver 10 to 12 percent crude protein.

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National Milk Producers Federation welcomes new president MIELKE, from pg. 14 gies that will allow for further margin improvement over time.” For details, log on to www.cihmarginwatch.com. n September total cheese disappearance was up from August and a year ago, according to HighGround Dairy economist Betty Berning in the Nov. 20 “Dairy Radio Now” broadcast, based on the latest Dairy Supply and Utilization report.

Cheese disappearance, at 1.2 billion pounds, was up 0.9 percent from September 2022, and Berning mainly credited “rebounding domestic consumption of American-style cheese, which was up 6.2 percent, following a dismal August. That, plus impressive ‘other-cheese’ exports which marked the highest September volume on record with data back to 2011, did the job,” she said.

Butter utilization totaled 170.7 million pounds, up 6.1 percent, thanks to domestic disappearance being up 10.6 percent. Exports were down a whopping 57 percent. Usage dropped from August to September, according to HighGround Dairy, “going against the five-year average increase of 1.3 percent.”

Nonfat dry milk utilization, at 182.5 million pounds, was up 1.4 percent from August’s nearly five-year low, but down 20.7 percent from a year ago. HighGround Dairy says, “Month-on-month, domestic consumption moved in opposition to exports. However, stateside nonfat dry milk demand remained well below the prior year, while exports tanked to the smallest volume since August 2019.”

Dry whey disappearance totaled 81.3 million pounds, up 6.8 percent, with domestic use up 78.4 percent. Exports, at 34.2 million, were down 31.2 percent. Exports to China and Southeast Asia were off, says HighGround Dairy, keeping year-on-year and year-to-date volumes down. Berning credited increased demand for whey protein concentrate and whey protein isolates for the overall increase in whey product demand.

When asked why cheese prices aren’t better than they are, Berning cited HighGround’s November Outlook and said, “There’s been a few different dynamics playing out.”

She said they too are surprised prices are lingering around $1.60, but says new processing capacity has come on line and exports, while better than August, were not great — and we’ve seen changes in product mix. Demand isn’t that great, and the rally we typically see in the fall period just did not materialize. “We still have Christmas coming, Hanukkah, and all the holidays, plus Super Bowl,” she concluded, “so perhaps we’ll see some lift and demand will pick up.” n The annual meeting of the National Milk Producers Federation, National Dairy Promotion

and Research Board, and United Dairy Industry Association took place this week in Orlando, Fla. NMPF’s incoming president and CEO, Gregg Doud, told attendees, “The future of U.S. dairy farming is bright as global growth and American capacity for innovation and production combine to create a powerhouse. In terms of the world of protein, dairy is a huge part of the future.”

Loux, head of the joint economics unit serving NMPF and the U.S. Dairy Export Council. “Things aren’t all roses, we still have really significant headwinds on the demand side both here at home and abroad, but we look at the world with a lot of optimism — especially in the long run.”

Meanwhile, Congress passed a continuing resolution this week to keep the government open. NMPF praised the measure stating, “Along with continuing critical programs for dairy farmers, the legislation allows the Dairy Margin Coverage program to concorn/change* soybeans/change* tinue operating without the uncertainty of a potenStewartville $4.41 -.05 $13.08 -.09 tial disruption. DMC is an important and effective safety net for dairy farmers nationwide. This legisEdgerton $4.50 +.06 $13.19 -.03 lation includes the 2019 production history update Jackson $4.44 +.06 $13.30 +.05 as part of the program, and we look forward to 2024 Hope $4.37 +.04 $13.17 +.05 DMC sign-up in the coming weeks.”

Cannon Falls $4.39 -.20 $13.00 +.74 Michael Dykes, president and CEO of the Sleepy Eye $4.42 +.04 $13.24 +.17 International Dairy Foods Association, pointed out, St. Cloud $4.28 +.01 $13.12 +.10 “The resolution includes an extension of the 2018 Madison $4.37 .00 $12.97 .00 Farm Bill that will allow important dairy-related Redwood Falls $4.50 +.01 $13.12 +.05 programs to continue to operate until Sept. 30, Fergus Falls $4.10 -.02 $12.77 +.12 2024. The Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects, a Morris $4.20 -.09 $12.92 +.15 dairy nutrition incentive program for SNAP particiTracy $4.43 +.04 $13.10 -.10 pants, will be eligible to receive additional appropriAverage: $4.36 $13.08 ations to continue its significant expansion to reach more communities across the country in 2024.”

Year Ago Average: $6.56 $13.87 “In addition, the Farm Bill extension permits Grain prices are effective cash close on Nov. 20.

USDA to restart the Dairy Forward Pricing *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.

Program as soon as the legislation is signed into Doud, who takes over NMPF’s reins on Jan. 1, is a law by the President, avoiding the need for a timeconsuming rulemaking process similar to the one former chief agricultural trade negotiator for the that was required to ‘restart’ the program after it Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. He said, “Opportunities are there for U.S. dairy’s taking with lapsed in 2018.”

“While the bill gives Congress another year to robust outreach and appeals to consumers worldwide. My message to you today is very simple. Let’s pass a strong Farm Bill, it only keeps the lights on at USDA and FDA for another two months. IDFA go. Let’s get it in gear.”

A NMPF press release stated, “Dairy producers in urges Congress to pass a FY2024 funding bill that the past year have faced operating margins at their fully funds Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects, lowest since the federal dairy safety net was adopt- retains milk and dairy benefit levels for WIC moms and children, and maintains dairy’s central role in ed in its current structure in 2014 as prices plummeted from record highs. In a panel of NMPF econ- the federal school meals program.”

Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who resides omists, forecasts showed an improving price outlook in Everson, Wash. His weekly column is featured in next year, even as inflation continues to pose chalnewspapers across the country and he may be lenges for consumers.” reached at lkmielke@juno.com. v “We see a road to recovery in 2024,” said Will

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Farm bill extension will make crop insurance choices challenging THIESSE, from pg. 12

er price loss covereage reference prices for the 2024 crop years for corn and soybeans. The the county-yield based ARC-CO program wheat reference price will likely remain at the choice, which is most popular, and the ARC-IC minimum level for 2024. The higher reference program, which is based on farm-level yields. If prices for corn and soybeans increases the like CORN SOYBEANS WHEAT no choice is made, the 2023 farm program lihood of potential price loss coverage payments Minimum choice will remain in place for 2024. The deadin 2024 if corn and soybean prices continue to price loss coverage $3.70 $8.40 $5.50 line to finalize the farm program choice and to decline beyond the current year. enroll for 2024 farm program benefits will likereference price Following are the estimated 2024 reference ly be March 15, 2024, at local Farm Service Maximum prices: Agency offices. As of this writing, USDA has Reference price $4.26 $9.66 $6.33 not yet made any official announcements Corn — $4.02 per bushel (maximum is $4.26 (Minimum price regarding 2024 farm program sign-up. per bushel and minimum is $3.70 per bushel).

Times 115 percent) Crop base acres for 2024 will likely remain at Soybeans — $9.26 per bushel (maximum is the same levels as 2023 for all crops on most Final price loss coverage reference price $9.66 per bushel and minimum is $8.40 per farms. The only adjustments in base acres will bushel).

2022 $3.70 $8.40 $5.50 likely be for crop acres that were added via Wheat — $5.50 per bushel (maximum is 2023 $3.70 $8.40 $5.50 land purchases or land rental agreements or $6.33 per bushel and minimum is $5.50 per acres no longer eligible for farm program pay2024 (estimated) $4.02 $9.26 $5.50 bushel). ments.

2025 (estimated) $4.26 $9.66 $5.64 The 2024 benchmark prices that are used for The 2023 farm program yields on individual the ARC-CO and ARC-IC programs are also FSA farm units, which were last updated in ARC-CO and ARC-IC benchmark price based on the five-year “Olympic average” mar2020, will likely be continued to calculate 2022 $3.70 $9.12 $5.50 ket year average prices for 2018 to 2022. potential price loss coverage payments. The However, the ARC benchmark prices are not 2023 $3.98 $9.57 $5.50 ARC-CO benchmark yields for 2024 will likely factored downward by 85 percent. The minibe based on the “Olympic-average” Risk 2024 (estimated) $4.75 $10.89 $6.21 mum benchmark price is the statutory referManagement Agency county average yields for 2025 (estimated) $5.13 $12.34 $6.78 ence price for a given crop. the 2018 to 2022 crop years. The national marFollowing are the estimated ARC-CO and ket year average price for those same years Note: USDA has not yet announced the price loss coverage reference ARC-IC benchmark prices for the 2024 crop (2018-2022) will be averaged to calculate the prices or ARC benchmark prices for the 2024 crop year. However, these year: 2024 benchmark price for the ARC-CO and price estimates are based on the price calculation formulas that existed ARC-IC programs. All potential ARC-CO payCorn — $4.75 per bushel $3.98 per bushel in ments will be based on data for the county that in the current Farm Bill for 2019 to 2023 crop years.

2023). a FSA farm unit is located in.

The 2025 estimates are based on similar price calculations to the curSoybeans — $10.89 per bushel ($9.57 per The calculation formulas, etc. for the 2024 rent formula and the 2023 market year average estimated prices for bushel in 2023). price loss coverage, ARC-CO and ARC-IC procorn, soybeans and wheat (as of Nov. 1, 2023). The 2023 market year Wheat — $6.21 per bushel ($5.50 per bushel grams will likely remain the same as in previaverage price is calculated from Sept. 1, 2023 through Aug. 30, 2024. in 2023). ous years. Price loss coverage payments for 2024 will be made if the final market year The bottom line? Another provision in the above the fixed reference price (fixed price times average price for 2024 falls below the reference 2018 Farm Bill allows farm operators to make year115 percent). The final effective reference price for a to-year decisions between price loss coverage, ARCprice for a given crop. ARC-CO payments for 2024 will be made if the final county revenue for the year given year is the higher of the fixed statutory price CO and ARC-IC for each eligible crop. Assuming or the five-year “Olympic average” price for a com(county yield multiplied by the final 2024 market that the price loss coverage and ARC-CO farm proyear average price) falls below the 2024 benchmark modity times 85 percent. The “Olympic average” gram provisions and calculations in 2024 and 2025 revenue (county benchmark yield multiplied by the price is calculated by taking the market year averstay relatively similar to recent years, farm operaage price for the five previous years (not including benchmark price) for a given crop. The calculations tors will want to do a bit more analysis before finalthe current marketing year), dropping the high and izing year-to-year farm program decisions for varifor the ARC-IC program are the same as for the the low price, and then averaging the other prices ARC-CO program, except ARC-IC uses farm-level ous crops. The potential for higher price loss coverfor the other three years. For the 2024 crop year, the age reference prices and increasing benchmark pricyield data and considers all crops on a farm unit “Olympic average” price is based on the market year es will make that decision a bit more challenging together for calculation of potential payments in a average prices for the years 2018 to 2022, which is given year. Price loss coverage and ARC-CO paythan in recent years. USDA has not yet announced then multiplied by 85 percent to arrive at the effec- the 2024 farm program sign-up dates at local FSA ments are paid on 85 percent of crop base acres, while ARC-IC payments are paid on only 65 percent tive reference price. offices. of base acres.

The final effective reference prices for the 2019 to For additional information, you can contact me at 2023 crop years were at the minimum statutory lev- (507) 381-7960); email me at kent.thiesse@ The 2014 Farm Bill established statutory referels of $3.70 per bushel for corn, $8.40 per bushel for minnstarbank.com; or look me up on the internet at ence prices for all crops that were used to calculate soybeans, and $5.50 per bushel for wheat, meaning price loss coverage payments. The 2018 Farm Bill http://www.minnstarbank.com/. set the fixed statutory prices as minimum reference that calculation for higher effective reference price Kent Thiesse is a government farm programs analevels was not triggered for any of those three crops. lyst and a vice president at MinnStar Bank in Lake prices and added the possibility for effective referHowever, market year average prices have been ence prices. The effective reference price allows the Crystal, Minn. He may be reached at (507) 726-2137 reference price to increase by as much as 15 percent high enough in recent years to likely result in high- or kent.thiesse@minnstarbank.com. v

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Date: December 6, 2023 at 10:00am Location: TB3’s in Freeborn, MN 160 acres +/Location from Freeborn, MN – 2 ½ miles North on County Road 6, ¼ mile East on County Rd 33 N1/4 of NE1/4 Sec 22, E1/2 of SE1/4 Sec 15 & NW1/4 of SW1/4 Sec 14 Freeborn TWP According to FSA, there are 155.74 tillable acres.

Corn base: 89.77 ac & Bean Base: 64.06 ac APH Corn - 2021: 235 Bu / APH Bean - 2020: 74 Bu 2022: 72 Bu The CPI rating is 92.7 which is absolutely Excellent Auctioneer Comment: Here is one very fine farm! Remember, you buy a farm for 50 years, 100 years or possibly many generations! Don’t pass this legacy farm up! Land like this doesn’t come up very often.

Owners: Gilbert Farm Trust Auctioneers: Greg Jensen 507-383-1067 & Sonny Jensen 507-402-9945 Terms: $100,000 down the day of the auction.

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Trained to entertain

he cover of their brochure states it plainly: Small Trains … Big Memories! The Twin City Model Railroad Museum is a volunteer-led non-profit with roots going back to 1934. Their Night Trains season has begun and will run every Saturday from 3 to 7 pm to February 24, as well as on Nov. 24, Dec. 18, 20, 22, 27, and 29.

During the holiday portion of this annual event, the floor lights are dimmed and the layouts get a full winter glow-up. Snowy scenes and decor are added to displays, and Santa is even expected to make appearances on Dec. 16 and 23.

The museum strives to entertain while also sharing the history of model railroading as well as Minnesota’s own railroad history.

Besides providing detailed information about the various layouts, the museum also offers a background on the hobby itself and on various terms used. Gauge and scale are frequently used words, and further explanation is provided on a display via an article featured in the Beginner’s Guide to Toy Train Collecting and Operating. “Technically, gauge refers only to the distance between the track running rails, while scale is a proportion, a comparative ratio of a model’s measurements to the dimensions of the full-size prototype.”

The museum’s largest layout is their O-Scale exhibit, which features landmarks specific to the Twin Cities from the 40’s and 50’s. A treasure hunt is available to guests who would like to search for various items throughout the exhibit including Betsy’s Cafe and a White Castle Restaurant. Within the layout is the fictional town of Mattlin — named after one of their charter members, Karl Mattlin. It includes several landmarks from throughout Minnesota, such as the two houses featured in the movie “Grumpy Old Men.” The new Mini-sota Gallery is currently under construction. Its two large layouts will be the Sogn Valley N-Scale and the Strauss Brothers HO-Scale. The Greater Midwest Lego Train Club has a display

featured at the museum with over 500,000 Lego pieces. Information provided states they are one of the oldest Lego Train Clubs in the world, if not the oldest.

Some of the other current features include an amusement park, the 1957 Lionel O Gauge, and the Milwaukee Road Hi-Rail. A sign next to the FAO Schwartz Märklin layout states this is the first time in nearly 50 years that it’s been available for public viewing. Each layout poster highlights individuals for their various contributions. A special thanks is given to Barry Krelitz and his family for loaning the FAO Schwartz Märklin layout, as well as the Z-Gauge layout.

Peter Southard is the current president of the museum’s board of directors, and also steps in as a train doctor. He specializes in working on Lionel models from the 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s, and explained there are individuals at the museum with various areas of expertise. Visitors can watch maintenance being completed on the various models, and by way of a camera/screen set-up, they’re even treated to a close-up view. If guests have a toy train that they’d like to learn more about, the train doctor will attempt to offer insight. They can also do some simple repairs to get it running.

Guests of any age can make their way throughout the museum at their own pace and in any order of their choosing. Instruction is given regarding not to touch items on the layouts.

Many displays indicate that buttons may be pushed to activate various features. There are also interactive train elements for hands-on play, as well as a train car for children to climb aboard. The museum has a hobby store and gift shop near the front desk.

Twin City Model Railroad Museum is located at 668 Transfer Road, Suite 8 in St. Paul, Minn.

For additional information including ticket information, and days/times of operation outside of the Night Trains event, visit their website at tcmrm.org. v

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