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costs. That’s what Doug and Jane Popp June is dairy month, a month when The did on their Holstein dairy near Royalton, Land salutes our Minnesota and Iowa Minn. They updgraded to energy efficient dairy farmers. Being a dairy farmer is one lighting, fans and dairy equipment and of the most demanding professions in installed wind turbines and a solar array. farming. On average, cows are milked two All were good for the bottom line. to three times per day. In 2008, the dairy industry established Joan Lee, our From The Fields producer a voluntary goal to reduce greenhouse gas from McIntosh, Minn., sold their organic emissions by 25 percent by 2020, reported dairy herd in 2014 and she is now able to Midwest Dairy. The goal is based on a do some traveling. I have talked to many LAND MINDS 2007-08 Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy farmers at shows, meetings and on farms study that showed best management who have told me they used to have cows; By Marie Wood practices make the biggest difference in but like the freedom of crops better. Those reducing emissions while delivering who have sheep operations say, “It’s not direct economic benefits. The Popps can like cows, we are only tied to the farm attest to that. during lambing.” In this issue, you can read about the new MinWhen farmers and livestock folks say dairy farmnesota Water Quality Certification Program. Rest ing is a hard job — it’s a hard job! assured that dairy farms are among the more than So we thank all those family dairies that provide us with great products year-round. Pizza, ice cream, 150 farms that have been certified. As an added incentive to apply for certification, Minnesota livegrilled cheese, smoothies, yogurt and string cheese stock farms can jump to the head of the line for Minare family favorites in my house. Then of course nesota Pollution Control Agency feedlot permits if there’s butter. And the classic after-school snack of they also apply for their water quality certification. milk and cookies. While lower milk prices are positive for most U.S. Milk prices were at record-high levels in 2014, but families, it’s the opposite for dairy families. They plunged 28 percent according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the trend has continued in 2016. wonder how low milk will go and when the cycle will Dairy farmers are milking cows at a time when turn- turn. According to Midwest Dairy Association, 97 percent of U.S. dairy farms are family owned and ing a profit is difficult at best. operated. The value of all milk products sold from Based on the 2012 Census of Agriculture, MinU.S. dairy farms is more than $40.2 billion, with nesota has 4,746 dairies housing 463,312 milk cows. dairy production responsible for more than 900,000 A Minnesota Department of Agriculture 2010 study jobs in the United States. estimates the dairy industry and related activities Best of all, your milk is farm fresh and local as it provide at least 38,000 jobs. And check these stats only takes about 48 hours for milk to travel from from the Iowa State Dairy Association. In Iowa, dairy farms to the store, reports the Midwest Dairy there are 1,403 dairy farms according to 2014 data. The number of milk cows in production is estimated Association. at 204,000. Iowa State University estimates the Iowa So the next time you drink a glass of milk, think of Minnesota and Iowa dairy families and all they do to dairy industry provides 22,000 jobs. get the milk to your table. It’s no small task. Like hog and crop farmers, Minnesota and Iowa Marie Wood is the associate editor of The Land. She dairy farmers have found ways to improve efficiencies, save water and energy and reduce their carbon may be reached at mwood@TheLandOnline.com. ❖ footprint. In the process, they also lower production

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Happy June Dairy Month from Mielke Market Weekly Like so many things in this country, we take it for granted and we assume there’ll always be rows and rows of gallon jugs of milk sitting there...

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Here we are at another June Dairy Month and most consumers don’t give it a second thought. They have never seen a day when they walked into their local grocery store and found the dairy case empty and probably never will. Like so many things in this counLee Mielke try, we take it for granted and we assume there’ll always be rows and rows of gallon jugs of milk sitting there, as well as the numerous varieties of cheese proudly displayed and the awesome selection of premium ice creams in flavors we may never have even heard of. But while consumers are never really concerned about the future of the dairy industry “because they get their milk at the grocery store,” dairy farmers walk a very fine financial line every day — especially considering where milk prices are today compared to the record highs of just two years ago. Plus, they face an ever-increasing threat from so-called environmental activists — many of whom have a vegetarian agenda. Dairy Month 2014 saw U.S. dairy farmers in a position they hadn’t been in many years. Namely, farm milk prices actually paid the bills. But they were short-lived. Those prices set record highs and provided badly-needed relief from the last painful lows which occurred in 2009 and put many operations out of business. There are bright spots for dairy farmers today and dairy products are as popular as ever. Butter has been exonerated and is replacing margarine as the spread of choice at home and in fast food chains which now proudly boast of their use of butter in today’s menus. Whole milk sales have also seen positive growth as new health studies show that dairy fat is not the demon it was once made out to be. Unfortunately, fluid milk consumption overall is still slipping. But there have been some promising powerful new efforts, even by nondairy companies, to stem the tide and bring consumers back to the milk beverage category so fluid milk consumption has not been surrendered. Cheese consumption remains very strong in the United States, but we still have a ways to catch up to many other countries in the world in per-capita consumption. New product innovations will hopefully boost that category even more. The song from many years ago said, “The times, they are a changing,” and they are. A very small percentage of the U.S. population today is involved in agriculture or even has ties with it — a huge contrast to what it was not that long ago. But consumers still have an affinity to the farm and farmers, who for the most part, are held in high regard. Consumers also have a new zeal to know more about their food, where their food is coming from and how it is produced. Dairy has an excellent story to tell and is doing so.

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Letter: Are dairy farmers punished for producing? To the editor: I went to a dairy meeting in late March, several speakers were from the University of Minnesota. The first speaker was going to give us tips on dealing with low milk prices.

Before he did that he talked about some causes of low milk prices. When Russia closed its boarders to NATO nations, cheese that Europe normally sent to Russia came here instead. In 2015, we imported 300 million

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pounds of cheese from Europe. That was a major factor in destroying our price. I asked, “What the U.S. population was?. He said, “350 million.” So I asked him, “Do you mean to say less than one pound of cheese per person per year destroyed our price?” He shrugged and said, “Yes.” But it gets worse. When other people started questioning him, he said we always import about 200 million pounds of cheese from Europe, mostly specialty cheeses that are not made here. So we let just over quarter-pound of cheese per person per year destroy our price. (100 million pounds shared by 350 million people) But more than supply and demand are at work here. I bet that the dairy specialist that was presenting does not suffer a drop in wages when the colleges graduate a new crop of dairy specialists. In my lifetime farmers have been treated as second class citizens, or worse. We are told we have a growing population, farmers need to produce more, and then when we do we are punished with low prices and poverty. Most everyone has heard of Rosie the Riveter, the icon that symbolized women who worked in the factories to make war material for World War II. They were given goals to reach and when they reached them they were rewarded. If they had been treated like farmers are treated today, they would have been punished. I would be writing this in German or Japanese, or would not be allowed to voice my thoughts. If the American farmer does not demand better, he will continue to be punished for doing a good job. It should be obvious that all the university system wants to teach is how to produce. It they cared about us as people with hopes, dreams and families to share those dreams they would teach us how to keep the market just a little bit hungry, so we could realize those dreams, with continued prosperity. Mark Rohr Bluffton, Minn.

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June dairy month tells farmer’s story MIELKE, from pg. 3 As I have said before, to fully appreciate the availability and wholesomeness of today’s dairy case, today’s consumer needs to know what’s on the other side of the dairy case, especially the long, hard hours and dedication that dairy producers throughout the country put into their product. June Dairy Month tells that story. Dairy products continue to offer consumers a wonderful nutrient package for newborns to seniors. Thanks to this dedicated industry, they will always be available any day of the week at any time of the day. Because, even as you read this, there’s most likely a dairy farmer somewhere at work on your behalf. Lee Mielke’s weekly column Mielke Market Weekly is featured in The Land. He may be reached at lkmielke@juno.com. ❖

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cent of U.S. corn seed market, and 28 percent of the American soybean seed market. And too, the combined company’s genetic material would be present in 80 percent of all corn sold in the United States and 90 percent of soybeans. Consumer groups in the United States and Europe see that size as the key reason antitrust regulators on both continents should either kill the deal or require the newly merged company to heavily pare its joint holdings. They shouldn’t hold their collective breath. A merged Bayer/Monsanto would be about equal in size of merged ChemChina/Syngenta, or about $67 bil-

lion in annual sales. Green lighting one would likely green light both. Also, while global GMO seed sales are down one percent this year, at first it’s hard to imagine any nation taking antitrust action against any global biotech company or merger of companies that argues scale is a vital element in the discovery of new and innovative ways to feed the world. That means a year from now, six of the biggest Big Ag companies will likely be only three, and those Bigger Still firms will dominate 60 percent of the global seed market and 75 percent of the world’s ag chem market. All however, will find their research efforts undermined by the new debt each used to buy their bigger market position. Still, it’s prom time and these pairs came to dance and dance they are. The Farm and Food File is published weekly through the United States and Canada. Past columns, events and contact information are posted at www.farmandfoodfile.com. ❖

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sweet offer of $122 per Since late last summer, Big share, investors didn’t lift Seed’s big players have the stock to that level even looked more like anxious after the buyout went public high school kids hoping to — a rarity. pair off for the senior prom than international busiSensing the deal might be nesses investing in new headed for trouble, Bayer’s products and markets. Baumann took to cable network CNBC on May 23 to The first to go courting was sell it directly to the AmeriSt. Louis-based Monsanto. Last August it offered nearly FARM & FOOD FILE can public. “The beauty of this combination,” the Ger$46 billion for its Swiss By Alan Guebert man explained in pitch-perclassmate, Syngenta, only to fect English, “is that both be spurned. Syngenta later businesses are highly comsold itself to China plementary… (each) with National Chemical Corp., great science and great peoor ChemChina, for $43 bilple…” lion. Next, in December, DuPont (owner of And, he added, Bayer isn’t just GerPioneer) and Dow Chemical agreed to a man. It, in fact, “… has a 150-year her“merger of equals.” The influential mag- itage in the U.S. as a good corporate citazine Economist saw it differently. It izen that has more employees in the called the deal “a bad romance” pushed U.S. than Monsanto…” by “activist investors” looking for a fast But Baumann’s instincts were right. buck instead of by management with a Monsanto rejected the Bayer offer May plan “to concentrate on higher-margin 24. Hugh Grant, Monsanto’s CEO, products.” curtly explained the kiss-off by saying Either way, the new company, called the “current proposal significantly DowDupont, believes it will pass undervalues our company and also does antitrust muster by mid-summer to not adequately address or provide reassurance for some of the potential become a $130-billion-a-year giant. Monsanto returned to the dance floor financing and regulatory execution in March to make a pass at Bayer’s crop risks related to the acquisition...” science unit for a reported $30 billion. Bloomberg News, however, did note Like Syngenta though, Bayer declined that Grant “remains open to further deal talks…” Monsanto’s overtures. Two months later, Bayer took the In other words, if you want to date lead. On May 22, its boss, Werner Bau- Monsanto, Herr Baumann, bring more mann, confirmed that Bayer hoped to money. buy Monsanto, the world’s biggest How much more? biotech seed company, for $62 billion, or a fat 37 percent premium to its May 9 Some analysts say Bayer could boost its $122 per share bid to $140 because share price. the combined firm (about 40 percent agThe proposed deal didn’t get much based) would control nearly 30 percent love on Wall Street. Despite Bayer’s of the global pesticide market, 36 per-

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Farmers don’t need a gym; they have the farm workout With the fitness craze that has people flocking to gyms — sporting their cute workout clothing and carrying their water bottles everywhere — it’s been an ongoing struggle for the farm family as to how they’re going to fit that into their schedules. Around here the only flockTABLE TALK ing that gets done is when we’re working with the sheep. By Karen Schwaller Unless there’s cheesecake. It seems rational to think that farmers invented physical fitness — and the best (and most ingenious) part for them is that it’s all done in the grandeur of the great outdoors. If we were to follow a farmer through the year, we’d see that they start out lambing and calving. Anyone who has wrestled to get a stuck calf out of its mother has to know that it’s an “all-in” event. It takes just about every muscle in the body to get that calf out and on the ground, and limber legs to amble yourself away from all that’s coming out with it. Yeesh. Lambing isn’t quite as strenuous if the lamb is normal sized, but after a ewe has lambed you need to make sure she has a good milk supply — and that can be a test of wills — and strength. Truthfully, if someone came after me to test me like that, I’d run, too. Poor mama. Then there’s the worming and shearing of sheep. Last time we sheared, our sons grabbed clippers to

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considered by the International Olympic Committee as a new world competition. When summer arrives farmers are out on the hay It takes just about every muscle racks loading bales. That mostly makes for strong in the body to get that calf out backs, arms, thighs, backsides and smell, all in one and on the ground, and limber efficient outdoor workout. legs to amble yourself away Soon fall is here and they’re out weaning calves. from all that’s coming out with it. Separating moms from their babies is risky business and one needs to be able to escape and scramble up a help. They stood up from each finished ewe — tired, fence in short order. sore and sweaty. And with the coming of fall comes the crowned They now don’t know if that job keeps people fit or jewel — harvest. Farmers climb up and down their combines, tractors, wagons and semi trucks a billion turns them into old people. times each season. We have a cab-over truck that After that they get right into the planting and always tests my skills. I pray a “Hail Mary” for the spraying season, where they climb up into and down upper arm strength to hoist myself up into the truck from tractors and implements. Anyone who uses seed and pray that the rest of me follows. Our guys just bags knows the load it can be to carry them around climb in. and empty them into the planter, time after time, It’s really annoying. until the planter is full. Changing tractor and semi tires is also an all-over And there’s the rock picking. If we were meant to workout, even with long socket wrenches and power do that God would have kept His “long-armed” vertools that try to keep the job from seeming like handsion of human ancestry. That job would have killed to-hand combat. It explains why our local tire repair the Vikings off. service guy eats like he does. He needs the carbs just Anyone who has milked cows knows that, back in so his pants will stay up when he coughs. It’s that the day, farmers had strong hands and forearms physical. from all that hand milking. They also had keen aim A lot can be accomplished in the great outdoors. from shooting some milk into the mouths of nearby For farmers, it’s where family ties begin, and are waiting cats. Today with the new parlors, farmers secured. And farmers wouldn’t want to do those have strong hands, upper arms and shoulders from things anywhere else. working with the milkers that are at eye level. Karen Schwaller brings “Table Talk” to The Land Wrestling hogs up the chute and closing the trailer from her home near Milford, Iowa. She can be door behind 24 head of them should be something reached at kschwaller@evertek.net. ❖

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June 4 – Tasseldega Nights – Elko Speedway, Elko New Market, Minn. – Free admission for a night of racing and family fun from Minnesota Corn Growers Association to promote clean, renewable, homegrown, ethanol fuel – Visit www.mncorn.org or call Minnesota Corn at (952) 460-3610 June 6 – Sheep Facility Tour – Pipestone, Minn. – The Pipestone Sheep Facility Tour provides producers an opportunity to see various types of sheep facilities, latest innovations, lambing barns, feeding systems and more; tour begins at Minnesota West Pipestone Campus – Visit www.pipestonesheep.com or call Mike Caskey at (507) 825-6808 or e-mail mike.caskey@mnwest.edu June 6 – Dairy Days Parade – Lansing, Iowa – Celebrate June Dairy Month in Lansing – Contact Jeremy Peake at (563) 568-6345 or visit www.extension.iastate.edu June 7 – Taste of the Farm – Waseca, Minn. – Taste of the Farm celebrates agriculture in a fun family event on Harguth Farms – Contact Jennifer Bartelt at (507) 461-1750 or tasteofthefarm@gmail.com June 8-10 – World Pork Expo – Des Moines, Iowa – World’s largest pork trade show with seminars, swine shows and sales and

networking with pork professionals at Iowa State Fairgrounds – Visit www.worldpork.org June 17 – 2016 Biodiesel Open & Bean Blast Tournament – North Mankato, Minn. – Minnesota Soybean Growers Association hosts a golf and sporting clays tournament to include lunch and dinner – Visit www.mnsoybean.org or contact Veronica at veronica@mnsoybean.com or (888) 896-9678 June 18 – Breakfast on the Farm – Calmar, Iowa – Fun family event to learn about Iowa’s dairy industry at NICC Dairy Center – Contact Jenn Bentley at (563) 382-2949 or jbentley@iastate.edu or visit www.extension.iastate.edu June 20-22 – Young Leaders in Agriculture Conference – Bloomington, Minn. – Minnesota Pork Board is hosting the Fork to Farm conference for 18 to 22 year olds with a focus on consumers influence on our food – Contact (507) 345-8814 or www.mnpork.com/pork-youth/youth-in-agriculture-conference/ June 21 – 2016 Agronomy Field Tour – Waseca, Minn. – U of M Southern Research and Outreach Center hosts a field tour highlighing weed control, P and K fertilization, insect pests, soybean production issues – Contact Deanne Nelson at (507) 8353620 or nelso191@umn.edu or visit www.sroc.cfans.umn.edu June 23 – Northern Iowa Research Farm Summer Field Day – Kanawha, Iowa – Iowa State University hosts field day on crop management, nitrogen management and soil health – Contact John Sjolinder at (641) 423-0844 or sjolinde@iastate.edu or visit farms.ag.iastate.edu/research-farms-field-days/2016

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When Europe calls, you got to answer. Joan Lee is currently on a European adventure with her daughter, Samantha while her husband, Mark is on his own planting adventure at home. The Land spoke with Mark Lee on May 20 as he was planting organic soybeans. “I’ll finish up in an hour or so,” he reported. He’s been busy this week in the field as weather conditions have been close to ideal. “I dragged my corn fields on Tuesday, cultivated my soybean fields on Wednesday and started planting on Wednesday,” he said. With temperatures in the 70s this week, it was a far cry from the flurries that were around the previous week. Two weeks ago Lee’s farm saw temperatures in the 90s, then flurries the following week and now 70s, this is just another spring in Minnesota. There’s a chance of rain on May 22 which would be a welcome sight for Lee, who said “we could use a little bit.” Until then Lee will continue in the field, “I’ll be dragging my corn field again.” With Memorial Day right around the corner, Lee is also gearing up for the first cutting of hay which he hoped to do “probably right after Memorial Day.” Planting for Lee this spring has been “good, not any major breakdowns.” With soybeans just about finished being planted, Lee is looking forward to putting the planter away. “It’s always a good feeling,” Lee said.

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Joan Lee, McIntosh, Minn. May 20

Corn planting for 2016 is coming to a close for Andy Pulk. The Land spoke with Pulk on May 19 as he was “just finishing up today.” Once corn is complete Pulk will start planting soybeans. Planting conditions this week have been excellent. “The weather has been beautiful, a person can’t complain about it at all,” he said. That’s a far cry from what was falling from the sky on May 13 — snow showers. For Pulk, “it felt more like October than May.” Those cold temperatures are now long gone and Pulk said he believes that “the weather is going to stay fairly warm.” That’s good news for getting those beans in the ground. On May 17-18, Pulk spread 650 tons of turkey litter on his corn ground. He currently has “three-fourths of the bean ground worked.” For bean planting, he’ll have two planters going. Pulk expects that in “four or five days we’ll have the beans done.” Pulk will also be spreading urea on rye grass soon. While Pulk still has some work to do in the field, the end is in sight. “It feels really good,” he said. Pulk has faced some challenging planting conditions in previous springs so when a spring is this nice, he really appreciates it. “This has been an extraordinary beautiful spring. This is a blessing,” he said. The most tangible sign of a great spring for Pulk is that “we haven’t even had a stuck tractor.” Better knock on wood, just in case.

Kent Moser, Rock Rapids, Iowa May 27 Kent Moser knows that it sometimes all comes down to location, location, location. Moser reported “In the region recently there’s been some strong wind and hail events.” As for Moser’s family farm: “So far we’ve just been getting a half inch at a time.” The corn and soybean planting is complete on the Moser farm and in the area corn is done and beans are 85-95 percent planted. Moser is currently working on “getting pre-emerge spray done for beans.” Moser noted that the “pre-emerge herbicides are working really good. That is evident in the fields that haven’t been sprayed as all the warm and wet weather is growing weeds and growing them fast. It’s looking like it could stay wet for another week.” The temperatures are expected to remain above average as well. On the dry days, Moser said he has “been busy in between rain showers.” He’s been able to get spraying done on some “good calm days.”

FOLLOWING THE 2016 GROWING SEASON By KRISTIN KVENO The Land Correspondent

A spring frost can be a harsh slap in the face to crops trying to emerge and gain strength. John Nielsen unfortunately got to see frost in action. He reported the farm got frost on May 15 with an overnight temperature of 28 F. After that it took “six days until it (the corn) started looking better.” Thankfully it has “been great since.” The corn “was beat up pretty good by the frost.” The heat and rain have helped the corn recover, though it did “set it back seven to 10 days.” Nielsen said that the corn “can make it up pretty fast by weather like this.” While the corn has rebounded, the soybeans are taking their time emerging this year; bean emergence has taken “the longest I’ve seen.” As for weather: “We are really in a lucky area.” Timely rain with “no ponding, is almost what the doctor ordered,” he said. More rain is forecasted. Some of Nielsen’s neighbors are replanting but for Nielsen’s crops it will take some time to know if the frost caused any damage. “We had our agronomist out here; we walked a lot of fields,” he said. Nielsen made the decision not to replant. Nielsen made a unique discovery when walking the fields: “The corn on the north side of the hills were hurt worse than the low grounds.” In farming, you never quit learning; but Nielsen would be happy to not learn anymore about the harsh effects of frost on crops. Lesson already learned.

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The corn crop “varies a lot.” The beans are “coming up good.” They are “just starting to poke through.” Moser said that this year’s crops compared to last year’s crops are roughly two weeks behind. Moser said, “We already are setting ourselves up for a behind average year.” That’s due in part to planting after the ideal planting date. “I don’t think we’re going to have a record breaking crop,” he said.

John Nielsen, Albert Lea, Minn. May 26

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Dairy man shares wisdom of 94 years on his farm By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor GOODHUE, Minn. — At 94 years old, Francis McNamara has seen many changes on the farmstead where he was born, which is just down the gravel lane from where he lives today in Belle Creek Township near Goodhue. “We farmed with horses,” said Francis. We had eight to 10 horses that we used for all our field work. We had a plow, spring tooth, drag and a corn planter. Our first tractor was a 1020 McCormick on steel. My dad and his brother John bought it together by each trading a horse and paying cash for the rest, wrote Francis in a short family history. Born in the winter of 1922, Francis was the second eldest of 10 children born to Raymond and Mary Leona McNamara. All six brothers farmed their whole lives within about two

miles of each other. The farms are still being run by members of the family today. Francis and his sons incorporated their family farm and named it MacLane Farms because McNamara cousins live up and down the road leading from St. Columbkill Church. Today, Francis lives in a house just across the road from Mac-Lane Farms. His son Bruce with his wife Marie McNamara operate Mac-Lane Farms as an organic dairy and grain farm. We can learn a lot from old farmers and longtime readers of The Land like McNamara. He has survived The Great Depression, the Dust Bowl and the Farm Crisis. Wisdom, self-reliance, family, church and hard work resonate in his story. Growing up The home where Francis was born had no electricity, water or indoor plumbing until 1938. Francis recalls that winter lasted a good six months

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Francis McNamara lives in a home on the Belle Creek farmstead where he was born in 1922. when he was a boy and snow piled high. “We always had a car, but we didn’t use it for five months in winter,” he said. Usually just after Thanksgiving, the family traveled by horse and sleigh. The kids often had a sleigh ride to their country school. When they walked, they cut across the field. When Francis began high school in 1935, he boarded in the town of Goodhue for the week. Growing up, the family farm grew grain and hay to feed the animals: cows, pigs, chicken and sheep. They butchered pigs and roosters, but they rarely butchered cows. They sold eggs, wool and lambs. He husked corn by hand. They hand-milked 20 cows, separating and selling the cream, which they stored in the basement, then hauled to the corner to be picked up once a week. The skim milk went to the calves and pigs. Even though we milked cows, we never had milk on the table to drink, wrote Francis. “We didn’t know we were poor. Everyone else was the same. We always had enough to eat. That’s farmers,” he said. And Mom made everything. She bought flour to bake her own bread. Even during World War II, they had sugar because each person in their large family received a ration. Three of his brothers served during the war.

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Francis McNamara was photographed as a child on the Belle Creek Township farm. His daughter, Cindy Eppen, preserved the photo in a family scrapbook. “I married the school teacher,” said Francis with a smile. After Francis was well out of country school, Marjorie Nelson of Vasa, Minn., became the country school teacher who taught three of his siblings. Vasa was a Swedish settlement in Goodhue County. Francis and Marjorie were married in June 1950, but he has been widowed for five years now. Raising a family Francis and Marjorie McNamara raised four children on a dairy farm that housed about 50 Holstein cows. Starting out, they also had pigs and chickens. See McNAMARA, pg. 9

McNamara built many homes, buildings on family farm remodeling to the house, where he still lives. These days, he isn’t building barns or houses. He’s a cabinet maker and woodworker. People often bring him broken chairs to fix. On request, he once made a headboard out of an old door. “I slowed down a little now. I got to making wine racks,” Francis said. The racks are made from free pallets. He is still reusing lumber! His granddaughter calls him “crafty.” He stamps every piece with “Handcrafted by Francis McNamara.” ❖

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Francis and his younger brother Cecil are shown here with a cart full of corn. They husked corn by hand. This photo was also included in the scrapbook made by his daughter, Cindy Eppen.

Carpenter Francis always has been a carpenter. He built the barns and buildings at Mac-Lane Farms. When he looks out his window, he also sees homes and barns that he, his dad and brothers built together. In 1948, the McNamaras tore down the old house where he was born and used the lumber to build a new house, which is still there today. One of the barns dates back to 1880, which precedes him, but was built by his ancestors. In 1989, Francis and Marjorie moved across the road to a house that his parents built when they moved from the home farm. Francis did extensive

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Growing up on her grandparents’ dairy and raising sheep influenced her whole life. “I always wanted to be in agriculture,” said Sommers. “I always wanted to be involved with educating people on what happens on a farm.” His daughter, Deb Stanton, works for Mayo Clinic in Rochester. His son, Steve McNamara, works for Belle Creek Township and raises organic beef on his 160-acre farm — his dad’s former hay plot. “He can’t raise enough for demand,” commented Francis. At Mac-Lane Farms, son Bruce McNamara is running an organic dairy. The McNamara family bought that farm in an auction in 1947, which newlyweds Francis and Marjorie took over in 1950. Interestingly, the house on that farm had once been the rectory from St. Columbkill Church. Francis wrote: So the house where Marjorie and I raised our family and where my youngest son Bruce lives, was the original church rectory! The couple went on 38 dairy tours through the University of Minnesota. They also traveled extensively abroad and visited their ancestral homelands of Ireland and Sweden together.

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McNAMARA, from pg. 8 In 1957, Francis got his first bulk milk tank. He had a milking parlor, which he remodeled when his kids were growing up. Prior to the tank, milk was stored in 10-gallon cans and picked up in an open truck. “One farmer had ten 10-gallon cans. He was a big farmer,” he said. He also bought a plot of 160 acres planted all to hay. Again all the crops were fed to the animals. His daughter, Cindy Eppen, lives just down the road on a hobby farm. Cindy and Bob Eppen own Eppen’s Auto Service in Red Wing. The family raised sheep for 4-H projects. Their daughter, Amanda Sommers, got the sheep in 2007 and now she raises sheep and cows with her husband Derrick Sommers. They operate a 400-head dairy called Sommertime Dairy in rural Waseca, and she is 4-H program coordinator for Blue Earth County. Instead of going to daycare, Sommers went to her grandparents’ house. “We spent a lot of time on the farm because they milked cows,” said Sommers. “Some of my favorite memories are spending time in the garden with Grandma and Grandpa.

Redhead Creamery excels in farmstead cheese By TIM KING The Land Correspondent BROOTEN, Minn. — On cheese making days, warm 90-degree milk starts arriving in the Redhead Creamery around 5:15 a.m. The milk is flowing through a below-ground pipeline from the adjacent barn. The barn houses the Jennissen family’s 200-cow Jer-Lindy Holstein herd. Jerry and Linda Jennissen have owned Jer-Lindy Farms since 1983 and can trace the farm’s ownership back to 1875, when it was originally homesteaded. Partnering with their daughter Alise, and her husband, Lucas Sjostrom, the family opened the doors to the creamery in 2013. “My dad has been breeding our cattle for high butterfat and protein for 30 years,” Alise said. “He thought that someday he’d get paid for that and not just for volume. He was right. Now the creamery is paying him for that. We’re getting a higher cheese yield because

of that. The average Holstein cheese yield is 10 percent. We’re getting in the high 11s and there are some months where we’re getting 13 percent.” When that warm high butterfat milk is in the cheese plant, which has large windows overlooking the farm’s 4-acre pond, Alise is ready to go to work making cheese. “We always pasteurize our milk,” she said. “I like to start with the warm milk because it saves time and energy. The milk is also fresher because I didn’t have to cool it down in a bulk tank and then heat it back up again.” Once the milk is pasteurized the cultures are added. Each type of cheese requires a different culture. “The culture determines the texture and flavor,” Alise said. The Redhead Creamery, which is named for Alise’s flaming red hair, uses cultures to produce three types of cheddar; Garlic, Lucky Linda Cave-

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Aged, and Red Temper Cayenne Rubbed Cheddar. Alise also makes Little Lucy Brie and North Fork Whiskey Washed Munster. After the cultures are added Alise adds rennet. “That’s what coagulates the milk and makes it thick,” Alise said. The next step is to cut and separate the curd from the watery whey. Whey is a good source of carbohydrates and also has some protein. “We mix whey into the TMR mix and feed it to the cows,” Alise said. Curd is at the heart of any cheese making process. Alise says that some people think curds are a cheese making by-product. Not so! “If we’re making cheddar we go through the cheddaring process after we separate the curd from the whey,” she said. “Cheddaring is actually a verb. What we do is stack slabs of matted curds on top of each other. That forces out more whey and also produces lactic acid which is that taste in cheddar that is distinct from other cheeses.” This stacking, or cheddaring, also gives cheddar cheese its distinctive texture.

“Next we put those slabs of curds in a curd mill and we make chese curds,” Alise said. “Cheese curds are actually the beginning of cheddar. We form them and salt them and stir in the salt. That’s the best time to eat cheese curds; when they are still warm and they haven’t been refrigerated yet. That’s when they squeak. A lot of people say they only eat squeaky cheese curds.” Alise generally has fresh and squeaky curds available by 2 p.m. on cheese making days. Curd connoisseurs who insist on squeaky curds may come to the Redhead’s cheese shop to get their squeaky fix at that time. “If we just make cheese curds that day we package them up and our distributor has them in the Twin Cities the next day,” Alise said. Whether curd customers are in the Twin Cities or from nearby Sauk Centre, they all love Redhead Creamery cheese curds not only because they are fresh but because they are bigger than your average curd. “They are large because we have a manual curd mill and because we don’t shovel them around much so we don’t See REDHEAD, pg. 11

Proper temperature, humidity vital for quality cheese 10 pound wheels,” Alise said. “We’ll set them in a press and we’ll press them over night and the next day we’ll put them on racks and cart them into our aging room. We have a room dedicated to just cheddar.” The Redhead’s Garlic Cheddar is aged for at least three months and the Lucky Linda ages for at least six months and sometimes longer. While the cheddar wheels are aging they require care. Young wheels need to be turned daily. “They still have a lot of moisture in them and if you don’t flip them the wheel will become deformed,” Alise said. “It will kind of belly flop. After awhile you flip it every other day and later maybe once a week. You also flip them so as to be sure they have even mold growth and they develop evenly.”

Dairy, creamery gets environmental award The farm has also achieved Minnesota agricultural water quality certification, improving water quality of the nearby Crow River for local residents and wildlife.

The Brooten farm was acknowledged for its multi-generational commitment to a number of innovative sustainable practices. Highlights include reducing the farm’s energy use by 20 percent, not using any commercial fertilizer on any of its 258 acres, and feeding whey byproduct generated while making artisan cheese at their on-site cheese processing operation back to their cows.

In place of commercial fertilizer, the farm uses manure produced by its 200 cows to fertilize crops and utilizes a weekly monitoring service to scan for weeds and harmful pests, saving unnecessary herbicide and pesticide application. Furthermore, the farm uses a soil sampling method called “gridding,” which reduces the amount of lime applied to alfalfa fields, applying it only in the areas where it is needed. — Midwest Dairy Association

— Alise Sjostrom In addition to flipping wheels Alise has to maintain the right temperature and humidity in the aging room. “If it gets too dry in there the cheese doesn’t continue to develop,” she said. “The low humidity this spring has been challenging. I add water to the floor on a daily basis and there is a humidifier in there.”

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Jer-Lindy Farms and Redhead Creamery, a partnership between two generations of the Jennissen family, have been recognized with a 2016 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award for outstanding dairy farm sustainability.

If you get the pan really hot you can toss your curds around and they’ll get a nice crisp skin on the outside and be really gooey inside.

The creamery’s offerings have been an immediate hit, both locally and globally. Its cheese is available at more than 80 stores across the Midwest, and the Lucky Linda Clothbound Aged Cheddar took home a sixth-place finish in its category at the 2016 World Championship Cheese Contest. Alise is happy to explain the cheese making process to visitors who come by their on-farm tasting room and shop. The Redhead Creamery currently conducts tours every Saturday and the cheese shop is open every Friday and Saturday afternoon. The Redhead Creamery shop also carries hand made cheeses from other cheese makers, craft beer, maple syrup, gourmet chocolates, and other items. Visit redheadcreamery.com to learn more. ❖

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REDHEAD, from pg. 10 break them up,” Alise said. “We want to make sure that when you deep fry your curds there’s still cheese left and not just batter when you’re done.” In addition to deep fat fried curds Alise suggests frying curds on the stove top in a non-stick skillet. “If you get the pan really hot you can toss your curds around and they’ll get a nice crisp skin on the outside and be real gooey inside,” she said. “You can pour some honey or mustard over them.” Cheddared curds that don’t end up in the deep fryer or skillet will become one of the creamery’s cheddar varieties. “If we’re making cheddar that day we put the curds inside a cylinder shaped cheese mold that will form 8 to

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Mastitis management: What about dry cows and heifers? ST. CLOUD, Minn. — A successful dairy farm gives care and attention to each area of its operation. One such area is milk quality and mastitis management. Mastitis can have several negative effects: decreased milk production, high bulk tank somatic cell count, potential loss of milk quality premiums, and an overall decrease in farm profitability. Milk quality and mastitis management tie in to several aspects of the farm: parlor management, cow comfort, facilities cleanliness, hygiene, and, most importantly, milk production and profitability. Mastitis management is considered to be most important in our lactating cows. However, have you ever considered how you manage for mastitis in your heifers and dry cows? These two groups are sometimes overlooked, which can be detrimental to future milk production. Of the two groups, heifers are most often ignored when it comes to mastitis management. However, taking the time to manage your pregnant heifers for mastitis really does matter. Milkproducing tissues in the udder undergo the most development during the first pregnancy. Mastitis during this time of development can cause permanent damage and lead to reduced lifetime production.

There are several causes of mastitis in heifers. Bacteria which are present on the udder skin surface can enter through the teat orifice. If your calves suckle on each other, the bacteria from their mouths can transfer onto the teats. There is also the threat of bacteria that are present in a dirty environment, including those on biting flies that may congregate on teat ends. When it comes to fighting bacteria the most important thing you can do is keep the environment clean. Regularly remove manure, change bedding, and check that the pen heifers are in is dry. One additional thing to watch for is calves sucking on each other. If you notice it regularly or with a specific calf, take steps to prevent it from happening, such separating the problem calf from the rest of the group. If a heifer does come down with mastitis, you are able to treat it. Heifers can be treated during any of their three trimesters without any effect on calving. However, treatment should not be administered within 45 days of expected calving date. When treating heifers, it is best to use a non-lactating cow product. You should always consult with your veterinarian before administering any sort of mastitis treatment to a heifer. Besides your heifers, you should also be thinking about mastitis manage-

ment for your dry cows. Fifty to 60 percent of all new infections caused by environmental pathogens occur during the dry period. In addition, over 50 percent of clinical coliform mastitis events in the first 100 days in milk originated during the dry period. Mastitis contracted during the dry period can result in an estimated loss of $200 per cow per year. Causes of mastitis in dry cows are similar to those in heifers. Environmental organisms can infect the cow during lactation and/or during the dry period. Included is the spread of mastitis-causing bacteria on biting flies that congregate on teat ends. Another cause can be contagious organisms that spread through the herd. There are number of risk factors that can also increase a cow’s chance of coming down with mastitis during the dry period. These risk factors include the cow’s lactation number, if she had a high milk yield at dry off, and the method used for drying off. Risk factors related to the udder quarter include teat end exposure to bacteria, teat end condition, and the timely formation of the keratin plug. There are several prevention measures for dry cow mastitis. Maintaining a clean environment for your dry cows is key. Cows with known infections should be separated from the rest of the group to prevent transfer of contagious pathogens. As flies can be a threat to udder health, using an effec-

tive fly management program can also help reduce instances of mastitis. Lastly, maximize immune defenses with vaccinations that have gram negative core antigens. Many options are available for dry cow mastitis treatment. The first is an intramammary infusion at dry off. This will eliminate existing infections and prevent new infections early in the dry period. However, these infusions will not prevent infections caused by resistant bacteria. They are also not effective against infections that occur in the late dry period. Another option is an internal teat sealant. They are insoluble in milk and thus have excellent persistence. Internal sealants can be hand-stripped out of the quarter after calving. If they aren’t stripped out in time, they can be safely ingested by the calf. Lastly, there are no antimicrobial properties or residue issues with internal teat sealants. There are also external teat sealants that can be used. These are made of a plastic polymer and form a physical barrier around the teat. They are easy to apply, dry quickly, and are non-irritating and non-toxic. External sealants will shed off the teat in three to seven days. For full benefit, external teat sealants should be applied at dry off, and then re-applied at 10 days before calving. This article was submitted by University of Minnesota Extension. ❖

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Strategies for managing your dairy’s profitability a plan for how you will market your milk in future months based on this breakeven price. Additionally, you can go a step further and also lock in prices for your feed and energy inputs. Risk management is NOT about beating the markets; it IS about creating a plan that allows you to escape some of the volatility that exists in the dairy markets. Furthermore, it allows you to establish a margin level that works on your farm, so you can ensure profitability. To answer the last question “When will it get better?”, I will say it is hard to know. It comes down to — you guessed it — supply and demand. A drought and hot temperatures in the United States could cause milk supply to decline and push prices back up. Likewise, continued renewed buying from Asian markets could cause demand to surge. Conversely, strong European production or a decline in demand from overseas markets could cause low prices to stay longer. It is important to take a little time each day or week to read up on market factors and understand what is driving supply and demand for dairy products. Times of low prices are not easy for any dairy farmer. Take it one day at a time. Do your best to proactively manage your finances. It will not change the milk price, but it will give you some control and hopefully options to help you survive in difficult times. This article was submitted by Betty Berning, University of Minnesota Dairy Extension regional educator, St. Cloud, Minn. ❖

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and demand to bring prices back to equilibrium. Now I would like to turn to the question of “What should I do?” First and foremost, know your cost of production. That is, how much money does it take for you to make a hundredweight of milk? Carefully examine your expenses. Are there areas where you are overspending? Are there surprises? Are there any “nice to haves” in your budgets? You can use FinBin data to compare other farms’ costs to your own. Sometimes comparing your operation to another can provide new ideas or opportunities. Be sure to cut costs wisely. Cutting feed costs or other items associated with a cow’s milk production will lead to a decrease in your income! Second, be sure to talk to your lender, if you have one. Make sure you are on the same page. Your lender can be a very important partner in managing costs. There may be an opportunity to restructure debt or adjust payments. Third, look for ways to maximize your assets. Are you breeding cows back quickly? Do you have equipment that you could rent out or share with another producer? What are you doing to ensure optimal cow health? Finally, create a risk management plan. There may not be much you can do about today’s milk price, but risk management is a way for you to proactively manage your future milk price. If you know your cost of production, you can determine your “breakeven” milk price. This becomes your price floor or minimum price you’ll accept for your milk. You can create

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One of the most common questions I receive from dairy farmers is “What is the price of milk going to do?” A close runner-up is “What should I do given the current milk price?” Finally, in times like this, the question often is “When will it get better?” There are no easy answers to any of these questions. I always joke that I do not have a crystal ball and I am not omniscient. And although the price of milk certainly matters since it is revenue, a farmer’s cost of production or expenses matter too. First, let us talk about what establishes price: supply and demand. Simply put, if we supply the market with more product than it is demanding, prices fall. If we produce less than the market demands, price increases. Supply and demand are dynamic, which means they can change. For example, if dairy exports increase, this causes demand for dairy to increase. Similarly, if there is poor weather in Ireland and feedstuffs are in short supply, milk supply may drop, and price may increase. So what is driving the market right now? Just like I mentioned above, supply and demand drive markets. In 2015, China imported less dairy products and this drove markets lower. Chinese imports have picked up in 2016 and it remains to be seen if this trend will continue for the duration of this year. Additionally, milk supplies have been strong both domestically and internationally. With demand down and supply growing strong, this causes prices to drop. I often get the question “Does this mean farms need to go out of business in order to regulate supply and demand?” Not necessarily. That is only one side of the equation. If China, or anywhere else for that matter, continues to consume more dairy products, then demand will balance out the supply. And often times it is an adjustment of both supply

Taste of the Farm event is June 7

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WASECA, Minn. — The 10th-annual Taste of the Farm event will be held on June 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Harguth Farms, located three miles south of Waseca on Highway 13. Attendees will learn about the agricultural groups and businesses in Waseca County and meet local farmers. Taste of the Farm will also include games and activities for youth, educational booths, live music and a free meal. “Taste of the Farm is an exciting way for community members to meet local farmers and learn more about the importance of agriculture in Waseca County,” says Sue Harguth, local farmer and chair of the Taste of the Farm event committee. “My husband, Greg, and I are very excited to celebrate the event by having it back at Harguth Farms, where the concept all began.” Harguth Farms raises field corn and dairy beef steers. For more information about the event, visit Waseca County Taste of the Farm on Facebook. This article was submitted by the Taste of the Farm committee. ❖

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Grain Outlook Brazil corn crop at risk

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Grain Angles What’s behind corn, bean rally?

The following marketing analysis is for the week ending May 27. CORN — July corn has closed higher in 11 out of the last 14 trading sessions and for the last three weeks on the continuous chart! The July contract posted a new high for the move when it hit $4.13.5 per bushel heading into the long Memorial Day weekend. Factors behind the strength continue to be concerns over how badly Brazil’s safrinha corn crop has been hurt by dryness, decent old crop demand and spillover strength from the soy complex. On the continuous corn chart, which fol- PHYLLIS NYSTROM lows whichever contract is the CHS Hedging Inc. St. Paul lead contract, closed above $4.00 for the first time since July 2015. For the week, July corn was up 18.25 cents at $4.12.75 per bushel and the December contract rallied 13.75 cents to settle at $4.13.5 per bushel. The size of Brazil’s safrinha corn crop is an unknown. There have been suggestions it could be as low as 47 to 48 million metric tons. Conab’s last forecast was 52.9 mmt with Safras projecting 52.1 mmt. The trade has put a risk premium in the market as harvest there is just getting underway. Their price of domestic supplies is setting new records at $7.00 per bushel. In some areas of southern Brazil, there is no corn available at any cost and there have been reports of chickens starving for lack of feed. This situation sets the United States up for a possible increase in the U.S. Department of Agriculture export forecast unless a strong dollar acts as a coun-

For quite some time, the livestock markets have been in a downward trend after making all-time new price highs back in 2014. Several attempts have been made to retrace those moves to the highs and so far all have failed. Looking back through history of commodity price action after such moves to new all time highs, usually result in a protracted long-term term correction of approximately three to five years. It therefore appears history would suggest the bottom of these livestock prices is still ahead. As far as the cattle market is concerned, this scenario would suggest cattle prices have not JOE TEALE managed to find their lows at this Broker time. All things considered, this Great Plains Commodity does not mean that rallies won't Afton, Minn. occur, but the general price direction will likely continue to drift lower over time. The supply of cattle has lately been on the increase as evidenced by the recent cattle-on-feed report. It indicated a surprise of a bigger-than-expected placement number which sent the futures market sharply lower. On the demand side of the market, beef sales have been sporadic. As beef cutout prices go up, the volume of sales go down. And as prices go down, sales go up. The unfortunate thing is the total volume of sales is down considerably over the past several years. Export business has also been very uneven which is reflective of a strong U.S. dollar. The outlook for cattle prices seems to be mired in a continued drift to lower levels over an extended period. This does not

As most producers in the Midwest are finishing up their planting, new crop corn prices are 30 to 40 cents higher than the end of March. New crop soybean prices are up about $1.00 to $1.50 from late March. Just when we think the soybean market has stabilized, it shoots up or down 20 cents in one day. What’s driving this volatility? Many things are influencing the latest rally including currency strength in Brazil, and a smaller South American crop due to dryness in Brazil and a wet harvest in Argentina. Another major factor affecting these markets is the number of speculative funds willing to bet on higher KURT LENSING prices. Remember, for every seller AgStar Assistant VP & Industry Specialist there must be a buyer. So why are Waite Park, Minn. we only hearing about these speculative funds being big buyers? While speculative funds are buying corn and soybean contracts, the “commercial” users of grain are sellers of futures contracts as they buy physical bushels. Speculative funds help provide liquidity and volume to the market. More money flowing in commodities helps ensure grain buyers, and others trying to sell futures, that there’s someone willing to take the other side. With speculative funds near record long (bought) positions in soybeans, the question remains: how long will it last and/or how high can it go? No one can answer this question with certainty. Is it time to sell? I will pose a few considerations to help you in your decisions: What is your cost to produce a bushel of corn or soy-

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

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Hog numbers in expansion mode ual increase in supply of pork. Like the beef, pork exports have been sporadic due to the strength in the U.S. dollar. Thus, overall with the recent rally in cash hog prices and the subsequent rallies in the pork cutout, it appears demand for pork has eased in recent days. Seasonally, the hog market tends to peak in the spring to early summer months. At present, the hog market appears to be stalling at these current levels as well as the pork cutouts. It would appear that producers should be cognizant of the current seasonal tendencies and stay current on overall market conditions and protect inventories as warranted. ❖

Spread your risk; sell in increments LENSING, from pg. 14 beans? If the price of soybeans allows you to lock in a positive margin today, would you do it? Two months ago, I spoke with numerous producers who had a $9 or $10 dollar price target where they felt comfortable selling soybeans. Today it seems many of those price targets have moved up with the market. Should you sell all of your grain at once? In most cases, I would advise against it. History has shown it’s usually best to sell in increments. Selling in increments spreads out your price risk. If you decide to hold all of your grain and not sell anything you are speculating (or betting) 100 percent of your production that prices will increase. Is this something you are willing to do? The bottom line is, prices are better than two short months ago. Most analysts continue to advocate for pre-harvest sales or hedging on a certain percentage of the 2016 crop that is growing now. We cannot predict what the market will do. We can however, manage price risks by using a wide range of grain marketing tools. One question I ask myself when considering grain marketing options is: am I reducing or assuming risk? If you are looking for a free tool to help you organize your 2016 and 2017 crop budgets, and equipment or fertilizer cost calculators, see AgStar’s margin manager. For more industry insights, visit www.AgStar.com/Edge. AgStar Financial Services is a cooperative owned by client stockholders. As part of the Farm Credit System, AgStar has served 69 counties in Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin with a wide range of financial products and services for more than 95 years. ❖

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TEALE, from pg. 14 mean price rallies are out of the question; but more than likely disappointing in their duration and level attained. Producers should keep aware of current market conditions and protect inventories as needed. The hog market has a similar outlook as the cattle market. The strong prices in 2014 and the following decline suggest a similar pattern of a long-term correction in prices. Like the cattle, even though the herd size in going at a slow pace, the herd is in an expansion mode. The increase in supply is likely to inhibit any prolonged rally at this time unless demand for pork increases enough to offset the grad-

on the arbitrage at this time as they are going hand to mouth and there may be uncertainty over the quality. The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange left its soybean crop forecast unchanged at 56 mmt compared to the USDA’s 56.5 mmt projection. In Brazil, dryness likely has cut their yields. Conab is predicting Brazil’s bean crop at 96.9 mmt compared to USDA’s 99.0 mmt forecast. U.S. soybean planting was 56 percent complete as of May 22. As of May 29, it is anticipated to be 68-70 percent complete vs. 66 percent on average. OUTLOOK: Nearby, soybeans have closed higher for seven consecutive weeks — the longest streak since 2009! The trend has turned higher once again with support at the 20-day moving average of $10.60.5 per bushel as of May 27, and first resistance remaining at $11.00 per bushel. If first resistance is punctured, a trip toward $11.50 will be eyed. For the November soybean contract, first support is near $10.25 per bushel with resistance from $10.75 to $10.80 per bushel. Meal will continue to have a big impact on soybeans. ❖

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ber 2014. But July soybeans were unable to penetrate the $11.00 barrier and were held at $10.98 per bushel. For the week, July beans were up 12.25 cents at $10.86.5 per bushel and the November contract pushed 6.75 cents higher to close to $10.56.25 per bushel. July meal rallied $9.90 per ton for the week, closing at $402.60 per ton. U.S. crush margins are excellent with the board crush at $1.45 per bushel at the end of the week and soybean basis levels were firm. While there is chatter about meal demand switching from South America to the United States, meal basis at the Gulf is higher than in Argentina and Brazil. There were meal barges at the Gulf waiting for demand to pop up. China imported 7.1 mmt of soybeans in April, a record for the month. The majority were sourced from Brazil. Weekly export sales were on the low side of expectations at 16.8 million bushels for old crop and 5.5 million bushels for new crop. Old crop sales have now met the USDA outlook for 1.74 billion bushels. New crop sales continue to run behind last year with 131.1 million bushels on the books vs. 167 million bushels last year at this time. New sales announced by the USDA during the week totaled 390,000 metric tons — all for the 2016-17 crop year. In addition, 100,000 metric tons of new crop meal and 20,000 metric tons of old crop soyoil were announced. The Commitment of Traders report as of May 24 showed funds had cut their net long position by 2,000 contracts to 197,000 contracts. Since the report cutoff, funds have added to that length. On the same report, funds added 7,000 contracts to their meal position for net length of 64,000 meal contracts as of May 24. The record meal position for funds is just over 70,000 contracts, meaning we could see some month-end positioning as the calendar flips to June. There has been trade chatter about Argentina meeting its meal export commitments, but we have not yet seen significant switching. Its harvest is lagging due to wet conditions and there is concern about quality. Was this a “buy the rumor, sell the fact” occasion? Was someone getting squeezed in the meal market? Argentina’s soybean harvest is estimated between 70 percent and 75 percent complete vs. 90 percent complete at this time last year. The average pace is 87 percent complete. It worked on paper this week to import meal from Asia into the California feed market. Meal users are not jumping

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NYSTROM, from pg. 14 terweight. China held its first of what will be several corn auctions this week. The sales of 889,000 metric tons out of 2 mmt offered was better than anticipated. The corn will likely be used for ethanol and feed production. The intention is to hold a weekly auction of corn reserves over the next few months. In their daily export sales reports, the USDA announced the sale of 318,000 metric tons of old crop corn and 65,000 metric tons of new crop corn this week. U.S. corn is the cheapest origin through August. Weekly export sales as of May 20 were once again very good at 54.4 million bushels, bringing total commitments to just 3 percent behind last year. The USDA is forecasting a year-on-year decline of 7.4 percent. New crop corn export commitments are ahead of last year at 138.9 million bushels compared to 89.4 million bushels last year on this date. On the Commitment of Traders report as of May 24, funds increased their net long position by 51,000 contracts to 75,000 contracts. Since the report cut-off, funds have continued to add to their length. The NOAA forecast for June through August does not indicate any negative effects from La Niña. There is not a historically strong correlation of La Niña’s effect on U.S. weather in the June through August time frame. OUTLOOK: The $4.00 level will now become both technical and psychological support for the July contract. The 10-day moving average was $3.99.5 at the close on May 27. Resistance comes in the $4.20 per bushel area. For December corn, support is seen at $4.04 with resistance also in the $4.20 per bushel area. Weather will continue to be an issue with the calendar moving to June and the eastern Corn Belt playing catch-up on planting. The first crop conditions will be reported on May 31. If the report shows better than expected conditions, in tandem with possible month-end profit taking, it will compete with good demand for corn and spillover strength from the soy complex to drive the next direction for corn prices. SOYBEANS — Soybeans had a choppy week despite the on-going uptrend in soymeal. Meal spiked to $419.80 per ton during the week, hitting its highest level on the continuous chart since Septem-

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U.S. cheese glut makes ‘The Late Show’ with Colbert The central region is at the peak of The following marketing analysis is for spring flush and cheese manufacturers the week ending May 27. are running full schedules to manage high I hope the bears like butter as they levels of milk intakes, according to Dairy have plenty to feed on. Stocks were up Market News. A few manufacturers report considerably from March and April 2015, small decreases in sales outside of conaccording to preliminary data in the U.S. tracts. However, they are optimistic for Department of Agriculture’s latest Cold sales in upcoming weeks. “Even though Storage report. April 30 stocks were sales are helping move cheese out of pegged at 298.2 million pounds, up 55 stocks, high production levels are filling million pounds or 23 percent from MIELKE MARKET inventory spaces right back up,” Dairy March, 65.8 million pounds or 28 percent WEEKLY Market News states. Some industry conabove a year ago, and the highest butter tacts believe a lower price could help By Lee Mielke inventory since June 2013. move a considerable amount of cheese The 55 million pound build out of storage while others believe between March and April is an allbuyers are holding off on making purtime record for that time frame, chases to see where cheese prices will according to HighGround Dairy’s Eric Meyer. April move in the near future. There are also reports of ending stocks are only 11 million pounds (3.7 pergrowing international interest in cheese, according to cent) behind 2013’s highs. “There is at least one or Dairy Market News. two more months of inventory growth before the Western cheese makers report retail sales are still second half draw-down begins,” he warns. “Which strong and cheese is moving well. “Demand for snack means the 322 million pound stocks record (May cheese items and mozzarella has slowed slightly as 2013) is at risk.” Demand still looks good, he says, more schools end spring semesters. Production is “But HighGround remains concerned that the strong butter purchases so far in 2016 might be for running full, but a few cheese makers are looking for use later this year, curbing demand when stocks are ways to curtail production. Inventories for most cheese varieties are long and manufacturers are supposed to be drawn down.” seeking ways to control inventories.” There’s plenty of cheese too and stories have been Cash butter also appears to have brushed off the numerous on the glut of U.S. cheese that even comebearish Cold Storage report. It closed Friday at dian Stephen Colbert called on Americans to eat the $2.0650 per pound, down a half-cent on the week but extra three pounds it’d take to reduce the surplus. 6 cents above a year ago when it jumped 13.5 cents. American type cheese, at 738.7 million pounds, Only five cars exchanged hands on the week at the was up 12.9 million pounds or 2 percent from Chicago Mercantile Exchange. March; and 94.6 million pounds or 15 percent from Dairy Market News says butter production is April 2015. The total cheese inventory stood at 1.2 steady for many manufacturers. “Retail and food billion pounds — up 22.6 million pounds or 2 percent from March, 128.1 million or 12 percent from a service demand is consistent. Some sellers report increases in sales due to the holiday weekend. year ago, and larger than in any month in more than 32 years, according to the Daily Dairy Report. Cream remains plentiful and spot loads are readily available. Several participants are capitalizing on Checking prices, the bearish April Cold Storage low cream prices and making more butter than report didn’t seem to have much impact the week needed for the short term. Overall, butter stocks are before the Memorial Day holiday. The cash 40building, but remain at comfortable levels as warmer pound block cheddar cheese closed May 27 at $1.38 months approach.” per pound, up 6.5 cents on the week but 31.5 cents Western butter contacts say they are closely monibelow a year ago. The 500-pound cheddar barrels toring supplies and production to be in balance with finished at $1.44, up 8.5 cents on the week, 23 cents below a year ago, but 6 cents above the blocks. Nine late year butter needs. A few butter makers are purchasing extra loads of cream to run churns at full cars of block traded hands on the week and 15 of capacity. Cream is readily available and most procesbarrel. sors can get what they need. Production remains ■ active. Inventories, although higher than last year,

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are increasing along seasonal trends, but “do not seem to be a major concern to industry contacts.” Reports of a cold wet spring across Europe are pushing butter prices higher and, if temperatures are hot here this summer, U.S. butterfat prices may remain high. ■ Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed May 27 at 79.5 cents per pound, down 2 cents on the week and 9.5 cents below a year ago, with 25 cars sold this week. Milk production varied across the regions the week of May 16, according to USDA’s weekly update. The Northeast was reaching seasonal peaks while Southeast producers faced warm temperatures and tapering production. The North Central area reported little to no signs of slowing production. California milk output has plateaued. Arizona production is declining because of high temperatures while Pacific Northwest milk production continues to climb. ■ USDA’s weekly Crop Progress report shows 86 percent of the corn crop was planted as of May 22. This is up from 75 percent the previous week, but lags a year ago by 4 percent and is 1 percent ahead of the five-year average. Sixty percent of the corn is emerged, up from 43 percent a week ago, but 9 percent behind a year ago, and is 5 percent ahead of the five-year average. Regarding soybeans, 56 percent are planted, up from 36 percent the previous week, dead even with a year ago, and 4 percent ahead of the five-year average. ■ Looking globally, New Zealand data shows Kiwi milk production in April was down 2.5 percent from last year. Their production this season is down 1.8 percent from June 2015 to April 2016, “much better off than initial estimates,” says FC Stone’s Dave Kurzawski. “With Oceania milk production tapering down, traders will keenly watch northern hemisphere production. The U.S. milk production report showed a 1.2 percent increase with most of the increase from the Midwest regions while California still trails behind 3.3 percent. EU milk production in March showed a 5.8 percent increase in production,” according to Kurzawski. See MIELKE, pg. 17

Russian ban affected EU market MIELKE, from pg. 16 New Zealand-based Fonterra Cooperative announced an opening forecast Farmgate milk price of $4.25 per kilogram of milk solids for the 2016-17 season this week. This is an increase of 35 cents on the forecast for the current season. Chairman John Wilson said the forecast took into account a range of factors including the high NZD/USD exchange rate, supply volumes from other major dairy regions, global inventory, and the economic outlook of dairy importers. Wilson admitted that “Conditions on farms are very challenging.” But as one source told me, these predictions have not been real accurate and most importantly, is below the New Zealand cost of production which is around $5 per kilogram. In other global dairy news of interest, the European Commissioner for Agriculture announced the EU Commission will propose a further increase in the skim milk powder intervention ceiling to 350,000 tons after the current ceiling of 218,000 tons was reached May 24. The Russian news agency, TASS, quoted Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev as saying agribusiness “will remain competitive in case of a food embargo cancellation. We probably had an illusion some time ago that we will go to the bad if sanctions are lifted (and Russia cancels its food embargo against Western nations). I think it is not so. We already managed to produce fairly competitive

foods," Tkachev said. “There is no room in Russia for European meat because Russian agricultural producers are currently making higher quality and cheaper meat products. Consumers got accustomed to the domestic meat,” the Minister added. The report referenced grains. No mention was made of dairy. However, the May 16 Daily Dairy Report states Russia’s imports of dairy products are “showing small signs of improvement with most volumes higher than last year with some products reaching levels commensurate to those prior to the 2014 ban. Russia imported 49,339 metric tons, or 108.8 million pounds of cheese, up 29.3 percent versus a year ago after adjusting for Leap Year according to Global Trade Information Systems.” “Still, cheese imports are 51 percent less than those in the first quarter of 2014,” the Daily Dairy Report says. “Similarly, Russia’s butter imports totaled 21,065 metric tons, up 67.8 percent over the same period last year. But, like cheese, butter imports trail first-quarter 2014’s pre-ban level by 54 percent.” That Russian ban has left a lot of EU dairy products looking for a home. ■ Meanwhile, U.S. lawmakers were called upon to improve the so-called safety net for U.S. dairy farmers. Speaking before the House Subcommittee on

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U.S. lawmakers called to improve federal safety net MIELKE, from pg. 17 Livestock and Foreign Agriculture on May 24, National Milk Producers Federation Chairman Randy Mooney stated, “The challenging economic conditions affecting America’s dairy farmers call for improvements by Congress to the federal safety net program created in the 2014 Farm Bill.” The hearing focused on the state of the livestock sectors in America, according to an NMPF press release, including dairy farming which is “facing the worst global turndown in milk prices since 2009.” Mooney, a dairy farmer from Rogersville, Mo., who also serves as chairman of Dairy Farmers of America, urged the committee to work with NMPF to reassess how the dairy Margin Protection Program can be improved. “I’m confident that the MPP is the right dairy program for the future,” Mooney said of the program, which was developed following the recessioninduced dairy price crash seven years ago. The program offers dairy farmers the ability to purchase insurance-type coverage against poor margins caused either by low milk prices or high feed costs. “But the program is not completely fulfilling its intended objective as an effective safety net,” Mooney went on to say. “For many farmers, the MPP is simply not enough to protect them in this economic environment.” Mooney explained that when the farm bill was written, the MPP formula for calculating feed costs was altered, which understated the true cost of feeding a dairy herd. At the same time, while the feed cost element was diminished, the farmer cost of insurance premiums was not reduced. The MPP “has been less effective as a result,” Mooney said. A hearing orchestrated by the Progressive Agriculture Organization was also held in Tunkhannock, Pa., where 16 dairy farmers testified and “Told it like it is down on the farm,” according to Pro-Ag manager Arden Tewksbury. The hearing was attended by aides to Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.) Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Rep. Lou

Barletta (R-Pa.), State Rep. Karen Boback, and Wyoming County Commissioner Tom Henry. Tewksbury said, “We tried to get some real dairy farmers to testify at the D.C. hearing. However, as usual, the presenters at the D.C. hearing were mostly not real dirt farmers. But they represented the industry, not the real farmers.” Those who testified at the Pro-Ag hearing supported the re-introduction of the Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act (formerly the Specter-Casey bill) according to Tewksbury. ■ California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross announced that she has ordered a permanent change to the dry whey scale of the State’s Class 4b pricing formula, effective June 1, 2016. The decision comes after an April 11 milk price hearing in Sacramento where dairy producer groups and cooperatives voiced support for the measure. Ross stated that, “Once dairy product markets improve, this adjustment will provide a needed increase in revenue to producers to promote a stable milk supply. I still believe adjustments to the pricing formulas are inadequate to address long-term structural challenges facing the dairy industry. However, we must continue to respond to changing conditions in our industry by using the only tools available through the current milk pricing system." Western United Dairymen stated in its press release that, “If the announced adjustments to the Class 4b formula had been in place the past five years, it would have resulted in a Class 4b price that would have been 96 cents per hundredweight higher.” It also represents 44 cents on the overbase price. WUD adds that, while Ross’s action does not bring the Class 4b whey value exactly in line with the Class III whey value like the joint cooperatives proposal requested, “It will bring the two closer than the previous formula would have.” Meanwhile, the process of forming a California Federal Order continues. ■ Cooperatives Working Together accepted 12

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The (Margin Protection) program is not fulfilling its intended objective as an effective safety net. For many farmers, the MPP is simply not enough to protect them in this economic environment. — Randy Mooney requests for export assistance the week of May 23 from members who had contracts to sell 2.78 million pounds of cheese; 771,618 pounds of butter and 88,185 pounds of whole milk powder to customers in Asia, the Middle East, Oceania and South America. ■ The International Dairy Foods Association acknowledged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s update of the Nutrition Facts panel, “welcoming the agency’s willingness to make some reasonable revisions to the Nutrition Facts panel prior to issuing its final rules, while continuing to express concern regarding the declaration of added sugars now required on the label” according to an IDFA press release. Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who resides in Everson, Wash. His weekly column is featured in newspapers across the country and he may be reached at lkmielke@juno.com. ❖

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Be sure to evaluate crop population issues early For 1/1000th of an acre in 36-inch rows, examine a section 14-feet, 6inches long. For 30-inch rows, 17-feet, 5-inches; in 22-inch rows, 23-feet, 9inches; in 20-inch rows, 26-feet, 2inches; in 15-inch rows, 34-feet, 5inches. Compare yield potential with replant yield potential. Table 1 indicates planting corn around May 30 could provide 82 percent of the potential yield compared to planting at the end of April. Table 2 shows that a population from 18,000 to 20,000 could provide 80 to 84 percent of full yield. So we might con-

clude that a population reduced to 18,000 to 20,000 could be as good as replanting May 30, strictly based on yield. Table 3 serves a similar purpose for soybeans. Some references suggest a stand of corn that is 75 percent of the intended stand is more economical to keep than replanting. Consider the cost to replant, yield prospects, crop prices, any crop insurance replant payments, potential for increased drying cost with late planted corn. Consider whether any soil applied herbicides might create problems for reseeding.

Reducing ash content in hay and haylage is more of an issue with dry soil. Avoid harvesting lodged forage. There might be opportunities to select varieties which stand better and still provide suitable quality. Some people lean toward cutting early with a good weather opportunity to avoid getting delayed by weather having more lodging. Watch ground speed, especially on rough fields, to reduce header bounce that shaves the ground. Keep the windrow off the ground. Cutting a little taller might help. Laying a wide swath on a dense stubble might help. Some people prefer to cut to the same swath width they chop for haylage, hoping that raking won’t be necessary for chopping. Some people don’t like to lay hay in a swath so wide that they have to drive on it when soil conditions are wetter because they find that they pick up more dirt in the hay if they need to drive on it in raking it together again. Keep rake tines from touching the ground. This has to do with height adjustments and ground speed. You

can think about baler and chopper pickup teeth the same way. Use a windrow merger or inverter rather than raking. Store bales off the ground. Some people, even in storing dry hay bales on concrete in a shed, will put a plastic sheet under the hay to prevent it from picking up moisture from the concrete. Put piles and bags on a concrete or asphalt surface to minimize soil picked up during feeding. Do what you can to reduce muddy conditions. If combining three swaths, move two swaths on top of a third in the middle rather than moving all three swaths. This article was submitted by University of Minnesota Extension. ❖

Table 2 — Corn Population and Yield Potential At Lamberton/Waseca 2005-08 Plants Grain Yld Per Acre %Potential %Loss 36,000 . . . . . . . . .100 . . . . . . . . . . .0 34,000 . . . . . . . . . .99 . . . . . . . . . . .1 32,000 . . . . . . . . . .99 . . . . . . . . . . .1 30,000 . . . . . . . . . .97 . . . . . . . . . . .3 28,000 . . . . . . . . . .95 . . . . . . . . . . .5 26,000 . . . . . . . . . .93 . . . . . . . . . . .7 24,000 . . . . . . . . . .91 . . . . . . . . . . .9 22,000 . . . . . . . . . .88 . . . . . . . . . .12 20,000 . . . . . . . . . .84 . . . . . . . . . .16 18,000 . . . . . . . . . .80 . . . . . . . . . .20 16,000 . . . . . . . . . .76 . . . . . . . . . .24 Table 3 — Soybeans Planting % Yield % Yield Date Loss Potential May 1 . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 May 15 . . . . . . . .3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 May 30 . . . . . . .13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 June 4 . . . . . . .18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 June 14 . . . . . . .30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 June 24 . . . . . . .43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 This article was submitted by University of Minnesota Extension. ❖

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FOLEY, Minn. — Wisconsin Extension Forage Specialist, Dan Undersander, points out ash content in forage feeds, particularly hay crops, runs about 8 percent in alfalfa and 6 percent for grass. Higher levels of ash indicate contamination from soil. A summary of haylage samples at the University of Wisconsin Forage Lab averaged 12.3 percent ash with a range from 5.7 to 18 percent. Dry hay samples averaged 10.3 percent with a range from 8.8 to 17.6 percent. At 18 percent, we’d be feeding almost one pound of dirt with each five pounds of hay or haylage. Undersander suggests looking at the following opportunities for minimizing excess ash content in forages: Raise the cutter bar of a disc mower. You will be giving up a little bit of yield, but gaining quality. Research suggests you can cut as short as 1.5 inches for alfalfa to maximize yield. Many grasses will regrow better with a three to four-inch cutting height. Use flat knives on the disc mower. Knives are angled or curve to create some lift for picking up down hay. Ash

Table 1 — Corn Planting Date and Grain Yield At Lamberton 1988-2003 Date Yield % Yld Loss% April 25 . . . . . .100 . . . . . . . . . . .0 May 15 . . . . . . .95 . . . . . . . . . . .5 May 20 . . . . . . .92 . . . . . . . . . . .8 May 25 . . . . . . .87 . . . . . . . . . .13 May 30 . . . . . . .82 . . . . . . . . . .18 June 4 . . . . . . .77 . . . . . . . . . .23 June 9 . . . . . . .71 . . . . . . . . . .29

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FOLEY, Minn. — Because of this spring’s frost or cold soil issues, farmers should evaluate corn stand potential. Count viable plants at several places in the field. Frosted corn should be showing signs of new growth by now. There are some questions about how well some plants will grow up to be viable stalks. Evaluate potential for emergence if plants have not yet emerged. Large gaps in the stand result in more yield loss than evenly spaced losses. If there are a lot of large gaps (2.5 feet or more), add 5 percent to the yield loss.

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CIH 500 Quad, ‘11, 1580 hrs....... $272,900

TRACTORS AWD/MFD

CIH 500 Quad, '11, 1580 hrs .................................................... $272,900 CIH 485 Quad, '09, 1950 hrs .................................................... $246,500 CIH 380 Mag, '15, 280 hrs ....................................................... $269,900 CIH 485HD Steiger, '10, 1065 hrs ............................................ $219,900 CIH 340 Ma CIH 380 Mag, '15, 280 hrs ................................... $269,900 CIH 485 Quad, '08, 1595 hrs .................................................... $231,900 CIH 340 Mag RowTrac, '14, 345 hrs ........................................ $265,000 CIH 340 Mag, '14, 345 hrs ....................................................... $207,500 CIH 340 Mag, '14, 665 hrs ....................................................... $245,000 CIH 340 Mag, '13, 1600 hrs ..................................................... $183,900 CIH 340 Mag, '13, 1125 hrs ..................................................... $219,900 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 2105 hrs ..................................................... $169,900 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 1965 hrs ..................................................... $173,900 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 2325 hrs ..................................................... $167,900 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 2760 hrs ..................................................... $159,900 CIH 335 Mag, '11, 1060 hrs ..................................................... $179,900 CIH 335 Mag, '08, 990 hrs ....................................................... $129,900 CIH 335 Mag, '14, 415 hrs ....................................................... $198,500 CIH 315 Mag, '14, 2680 hrs ..................................................... $158,000 CIH 315 Mag, '14, 2700 hrs ..................................................... $137,500 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 480 hrs ....................................................... $219,900 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 545 hrs ....................................................... $224,900 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 945 hrs ....................................................... $211,900 CIH 315 Mag, '12, 2175 hrs ..................................................... $195,900 CIH 310 Mag, '14, 415 hrs ....................................................... $207,500

CIH 485 Quad, ‘08, 2160 hrs......$225,900

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

TRACTORS AWD/MFD Continued

CIH 620 Steiger, '13, 190 hrs ................................................... $325,000 CIH 600 Steiger, '13, 25 hrs ..................................................... $275,000 CIH 600 Quad, '13, 1100 hrs .................................................... $335,000 CIH 600 Steiger, '12, 1005 hrs ................................................. $275,000 CIH 600 Quad, '12, 1720 hrs .................................................... $287,900 CIH 600 Quad, '12, 1795 hrs .................................................... $287,900 CIH 600 Quad, '11, 1550 hrs .................................................... $295,900 CIH 600 Quad, '11, 3100 hrs .................................................... $241,900 CIH 550HD Steiger, '14, 2215 hrs ............................................ $245,900 CIH 550HD Steiger, '14, 2255 hrs ............................................ $245,900 CIH 550 Quad, '12, 910 hrs ...................................................... $296,900 CIH 550 Quad, '11, 1210 hrs .................................................... $283,900 CIH 550 Quad, '11, 1260 hrs .................................................... $282,000 CIH 550 Quad, '11, 1785 hrs .................................................... $268,900 CIH 550 Quad, '11, 2380 hrs .................................................... $270,900 CIH 535 Quad, '10, 1500 hrs .................................................... $267,900 CIH 535 Quad, '10, 2240 hrs .................................................... $234,900 CIH 535 Quad, '10, 2850 hrs .................................................... $235,000 CIH 535 Quad, '10, 3720 hrs .................................................... $189,000 CIH 535 Quad, '09, 3075 hrs .................................................... $235,000 CIH 535 Quad, '08, 1945 hrs .................................................... $245,900 CIH 535 Quad, '08, 1955 hrs .................................................... $225,900 CIH 530 Steiger, '07, 2425 hrs ................................................. $179,900 CIH 350 Steiger, ‘12, 1115 hrs..... $195,900 CIH 290 Mag., ‘14, 180 hrs......... $204,900 CIH 500 RowTrac, '14, 505 hrs ................................................ $324,900 CIH STX430, '07, 4550 hrs ....................................................... $125,000 CIH 500 Quad, '11, 1430 hrs .................................................... $269,900 CIH STX325, '03, 2100 hrs ....................................................... $109,000 CIH 240 Mag, '14, 225 hrs ....................................................... $190,750 CIH 235 Mag, '13, 595 hrs ....................................................... $149,500 CIH 9370, '98, 4415 hrs ............................................................. $69,900 CIH 9370, '96, 6775 hrs ............................................................. $64,500 CIH 9330, '96, 6925 hrs ............................................................. $57,900 Case 2870, '78, 2285 hrs............................................................ $13,900 JD 9630T, '10, 2770 hrs ........................................................... $204,900 JD 9630T, '09, 2005 hrs ........................................................... $207,000 JD 9630T, '09, 2415 hrs ........................................................... $204,900 JD 9560RT,'14, 595 hrs ............................................................ $312,900 JD 9560RT, '14, 610 hrs ........................................................... $312,900 JD 9560RT, '14, 670 hrs ........................................................... $312,900 JD 9560RT, '12, 1040 hrs ......................................................... $269,900 JD 9430, '07, 3180 hrs ............................................................. $163,500 JD 9400, '00, 4185 hrs ............................................................... $79,500 JD 9400T, '00, 4235 hrs ............................................................. $70,000 JD 8650, '83, 9150 hrs ............................................................... $23,900 JD 8640, '81, 8600 hrs ............................................................... $18,500 JD 8440, '81 ............................................................................... $17,500 NH T9.560, '11, 1100 hrs ......................................................... $215,000 NH 9882, '98, 5000 hrs .............................................................. $59,900

CIH 485 Quad, '08, 2160 hrs .................................................... $225,900 CIH 485 Quad, '08, 2905 hrs .................................................... $209,500 CIH 480 RowTrac, '14, 640 hrs ................................................ $309,900 CIH 450 RowTrac, '13, 555 hrs ................................................ $299,900 CIH 450 Quad, '11, 1555 hrs .................................................... $275,000 CIH 435 Steiger, '10, 1795 hrs ................................................. $179,900 CIH 435 Steiger, '09, 1850 hrs ................................................. $174,900 CIH 435 Quad, '08, 3230 hrs .................................................... $175,900 CIH 420 RowTrac, '14, 1075 hrs .............................................. $289,900 CIH 400 RowTrac, '13, 715 hrs ................................................ $293,900 CIH 385 Steiger, '10, 2550 hrs ................................................. $170,000 CIH 350 Steiger, '12, 1115 hrs ................................................. $195,900 CIH 350 Steiger, '12, 1300 hrs ................................................. $191,900 CIH 350 Steiger, '12, 1400 hrs ................................................. $195,900 CIH 350HD Steiger, '11, 795 hrs .............................................. $186,500 CIH 350HD Steiger, '11, 1055 hrs ............................................ $182,900 CIH 335 Steiger, '09, 3420 hrs ................................................. $139,000 CIH 335 Steiger, '08, 1910 hrs ................................................. $149,500 CIH STX53Q, '06, 3500 hrs ...................................................... $183,500 CIH STX500Q, '05, 3990 hrs .................................................... $198,000 CIH STX450Q, '03, 4670 hrs .................................................... $137,500 CIH STX450Q, '02, 4980 hrs .................................................... $142,900

CIH 310 Mag., ‘14, 670 hrs......... $239,500 CIH 310 Mag, '14, 670 hrs ....................................................... $239,500 CIH 305 Mag, '10, 1825 hrs ..................................................... $149,900 CIH 305 Mag, '10, 2180 hrs ..................................................... $139,900 CIH 305 Mag, '09, 2015 hrs ..................................................... $139,900 CIH 290 Mag, '14, 405 hrs ....................................................... $189,900 CIH 290 Mag, '14, 790 hrs ....................................................... $194,500 CIH 290 Mag, '14, 815 hrs ....................................................... $195,900 CIH 290 Mag, '14, 180 hrs ....................................................... $204,900 CIH 290 Mag, '13, 445 hrs ....................................................... $185,900 CIH 290 Mag, '11, 1780 hrs ..................................................... $141,900 CIH 280 Mag, '15, 750 hrs ....................................................... $199,500 CIH 280 Mag, '15, 525 hrs ....................................................... $199,500 CIH 275 Mag, '10, 2585 hrs ..................................................... $133,900 CIH 260 Mag, '14, 595 hrs ....................................................... $157,500 CIH 260 Mag, '14, 665 hrs ....................................................... $167,500 CIH 260 Mag, '13, 960 hrs ....................................................... $146,500 CIH 260 Mag, '12, 490 hrs ....................................................... $165,000 CIH 250 Mag, '14, 250 hrs ....................................................... $199,000 CIH 245 Mag, '10, 2145 hrs ..................................................... $135,900 CIH 240 Mag, '14, 405 hrs ....................................................... $157,500

CIH 225 Mag., ‘14, 130 hrs......... $169,000 CIH 225 Mag, '14, 130 hrs ....................................................... $169,000 CIH 220 Mag, '14, 225 hrs ....................................................... $155,900 CIH 215 Mag, '08, 5075 hrs ....................................................... $90,000 CIH 215 Mag, '07, 2025 hrs ..................................................... $115,000 CIH 200 Mag, '14, 305 hrs ....................................................... $148,250 CIH 190 Mag, '11, 2005 hrs ..................................................... $111,900 CIH 190 Mag, '09, 3840 hrs ....................................................... $99,900 CIH 180 Mag, '15, 255 hrs ....................................................... $153,500 CIH 180 Mag, '13, 1415 hrs ..................................................... $118,900 CIH 180 Mag, '13, 2140 hrs ..................................................... $109,500 CIH 180 Mag, '11, 670 hrs ....................................................... $126,900 CIH 180 Mag, '09, 1995 hrs ....................................................... $99,900 CIH MX305, '06, 2800 hrs ........................................................ $137,900 CIH MX285, '04, 5175 hrs .......................................................... $97,500 CIH MX270, '99, 6950 hrs .......................................................... $66,900 CIH MX255, '04, 6705 hrs .......................................................... $79,000 CIH MX220, '01, 6640 hrs .......................................................... $67,500 CIH MX210, '05, 4390 hrs .......................................................... $84,500 CIH MX200, '01, 6905 hrs .......................................................... $64,500 CIH 170 Puma, '12, 3385 hrs ................................................... $112,000 CIH 165 Puma, '09, 3945 hrs ..................................................... $82,000 CIH 140 Maxxum, '14, 320 hrs................................................... $85,000 CIH 140 Maxxum, '13, 1680 hrs................................................. $80,000 CIH 140 Maxxum, '09, 2150 hrs................................................. $69,500 CIH 140 Pro, 2265 hrs ................................................................ $78,500 CIH 125 Maxxum, '11, 1400 hrs................................................. $79,900 CIH 105C Farmall, '14, 500 hrs .................................................. $49,900 CIH 105U Farmall, '13, 1060 hrs ................................................ $54,500 CIH 105U Farmall, '13, 1170 hrs ................................................ $53,500 CIH 105U Farmall, '13, 1330 hrs ................................................ $52,500 CIH 95 Farmall, '10, 1440 hrs..................................................... $33,900 CIH 8940, '98, 7055 hrs ............................................................. $62,000 CIH 8930, '97, 4300 hrs ............................................................. $73,900 CIH 7220, '94, 10,720 hrs .......................................................... $59,500 CIH 7210, 6570 hrs .................................................................... $54,500 CIH 7110, '89, 4560 hrs ............................................................. $49,500 CIH 7140, '89, 6800 hrs ............................................................. $49,500 CIH 7140, '87, 7430 hrs ............................................................. $45,500 IH 3788, 5960 hrs......................................................................... $7,500 JD 8345RT, '10, 1485 hrs ......................................................... $209,500 JD 8320RT, '10, 1600 hrs ......................................................... $199,900 Kubota M9660, '13, 400 hrs ....................................................... $41,750 McCormick MC130, 1740 hrs ..................................................... $55,000 NH TG230, '07, 2815 hrs ............................................................ $79,500 NH T8040, '10, 1145 hrs .......................................................... $139,900 NH T8010, '08, 2195 hrs ............................................................ $99,900 NH T8.330, '11, 1045 hrs ......................................................... $145,000 NH T7.210, '11, 740 hrs ........................................................... $117,500 NH T6070, '12, 1045 hrs ............................................................ $75,500 White 6-145, 7345 hrs ................................................................ $32,000

TRACTORS 2WD Continued

SPRAYERS SELF PROPELLED Co Ag Chem 1074SS, '07, 2025 hrs ..................................... JD 4830, '09, 525 hrs ...................................................... JD 4730, '08, 2520 hrs .................................................... JD 4038, '15, 830 hrs ...................................................... JD 4030, '15, 265 hrs ...................................................... Miller 4365, '10, 825 hrs ................................................. Miller 4365, '09, 2060 hrs ............................................... Miller 4275, '08, 1240 hrs ............................................... Miller 4275, '08, 2110 hrs ............................................... Millerpro 2200HT, '05, 1675 hrs ...................................... Millerpro 2200TSS, '05, 1820 hrs ................................... Miller 200HT, '00, 2710 hrs ............................................. Miller Condor A75, '08, 1740 hrs .................................... Rogator 1084SS, '09, 2650 hrs ....................................... Rogator 1074, '06, 3700 hrs ........................................... Rogator 854, '98, 3490 hrs ............................................. Rogator 854, '97, 4900 hrs ............................................. SpraCoupe 220, '85, 1700 hrs ......................................... Tyler 150, '98, 3900 hrs................................................... Tyler Patriot, '96, 3845 hrs ..............................................

NH T5070, ‘08, 1100 hrs. .............. $35,500

COMPACT TRACTORS/RTV's

SPRAYERS - PULL-TYPE

Demco 1200 Nav ............................................................. Fast 9500, 1850 Gal .........................................................

Case 411B, 620 hrs ...................................................................... $4,800 Ford 4000, '66 .............................................................................. $6,995 Ford 1600, '78, 605 hrs ................................................................ $5,250 JD 4720, '05, 1300 hrs ............................................................... $32,750 JD 2210, 295 hrs ........................................................................ $11,900 Kubota B7100HST, 1310 hrs......................................................... $4,995 Kubota B2320HSD, '11, 125 hrs................................................. $18,500 Kubota BX2230, '05, 765 hrs........................................................ $8,500 Kubota BX2230D, '05, 1050 hrs ................................................... $9,599 Kubota L4400HST, '08, 145 hrs.................................................. $22,500 Kubota L3830HST, '05, 515 hrs.................................................. $22,750 Coleman HS500, '13, 85 hrs......................................................... $5,900 JD 620I, '08, 995 hrs .................................................................... $6,400 Kubota RTV900, '05, 1455 hrs ..................................................... $7,499 Polaris Ranger 570 EFI, '15, 10 hrs ............................................ $11,500 Yamaha G22A, '05 ........................................................................ $2,995

PLANTING & SEEDING

CIH 1265, 36R22 ...................................................................... $215,900 (3) CIH 1260, 36R22 ...............................................starting at $177,500 CIH 1260, 36R20 ...................................................................... $159,900 CIH 1255, 16R30 ...................................................................... $110,000 (6) CIH 1250, 24R30 .................................................starting at $58,000 (5) CIH 1250, 16R30 .................................................starting at $69,900 CIH 1250, 12R30 ........................................................................ $69,500 (3) CIH 1240, 24R22 ...............................................starting at $110,000 CIH 1240, 24R20 ...................................................................... $125,900 (3) CIH 1240, 16R30 .................................................starting at $49,900 CIH 1230, 16R22 ........................................................................ $59,900 CIH 1220, 8R30 .......................................................................... $39,500 CIH 1220, 6R30 .......................................................................... $37,500 CIH 1200, 16R30 ........................................................................ $49,750 CIH 1200, 16R22 ........................................................................ $33,000 (2) CIH 1200, 12R30 .................................................starting at $19,900 CIH 1200, 6R30 .......................................................................... $26,900 CIH 900, 12R30 ............................................................................ $6,500 CIH 900, 8R30 .............................................................................. $5,950 CIH 800, 8R30 .............................................................................. $9,900 (2) JD DB44, 24R22 ................................................starting at $119,500 JD 7200, 16R30 .......................................................................... $15,000 JD 1780, 24R22 .......................................................................... $39,900 (3) JD 1770NT, 16R30 ...............................................starting at $50,000 JD 1700, 8R30 ............................................................................ $15,000 (2) Kinze 4900, 16R30 .............................................starting at $112,000 Kinze 3600, 16R30 ..................................................................... $45,950 NH SP480, 8R30......................................................................... $27,900 White 8816, 16R30 ..................................................................... $79,900 White 8722, 12R30 ..................................................................... $39,900 White 8200, 12R30 ..................................................................... $45,500 White 8180, 16R30 ..................................................................... $56,900 White 6700, 16R22 ..................................................................... $16,000

SPRAYERS SELF-PROPELLED Rudy Lusk - (507) 227-4119 CIH 4420, '08, 2075 hrs ........................................................... $165,000 CIH 3330, '14, 565 hrs ............................................................. $226,500 CIH 3330, '14, 715 hrs ............................................................. $225,000 CIH 3240, '14, 400 hrs ............................................................. $197,500 CIH 3230, '14, 340 hrs ............................................................. $167,500 CIH SPX4410, '06, 2925 hrs..................................................... $115,000 Ag Chem Rogator 854 ................................................................ $39,500

TRACTORS 2WD CIH JX70, '07, 1980 hrs ............................................................. $22,900 Case 1290, '81, 2315 hrs.............................................................. $7,250 IH 706, '66, 8000 hrs.................................................................... $5,900 IH Hydro 84, 4990 hrs ................................................................ $14,000 Ford 3930, '90, 2415 hrs .............................................................. $8,900 JD 3020, '64, 3145 hrs ............................................................... $10,900 NH T5070, '08, 1100 hrs ............................................................ $35,500

WILLMA 320-23 NO. MANKATO, M 507-387-5515

CIH 4420, ‘08, 2075 hrs. ............. $165,000

Top Air 1200, 90’ Boom .....................

(3) Hardi Commander, 1200 Gal ................................star Hardi NP1100, 90' ........................................................... Redball 680, 1350 Gal ..................................................... Spray Air 3600, 120' ........................................................ Top Air 1600, 120' ........................................................... Top Air 1200, 90' ............................................................ Top Air 1200, 88' ............................................................. Top Air TA1100, 60' .........................................................

SPRING TILLAGE

(5) CIH TM 200, 60.5' Fld Cult...................................star CIH TM 200, 50.5' Fld Cult .............................................. (5) CIH TMII, 60.5' Fld Cult .......................................star (4) CIH TMII, 54.5' Fld Cult .......................................star CIH TMII, 52.5' Fld Cult ................................................... (4) CIH TMII, 50.5' Fld Cult .......................................star (2) CIH TMII, 48.5' Fld Cult .......................................star CIH TMII, 46.5' Fld Cult ................................................... (3) CIH TMII, 44.5' Fld Cult .......................................star CIH TMII, 40.5' Fld Cult ................................................... CIH TMII, 34.5' Fld Cult ................................................... CIH TMII, 30.5' Fld Cult ................................................... CIH TMII, 22.5' Fld Cult ................................................... CIH 4900, 52' Fld Cult...................................................... CIH 4900, 44' Fld Cult...................................................... CIH 4800, 30.5' Fld Cult................................................... CIH 4300, 32' Fld Cult...................................................... CIH 4300, 30' Fld Cult...................................................... DM TMII, 60.5' Fld Cult ................................................... DMI TMII, 54.5' Fld Cult .................................................. DMI TMII, 50.5' 3 Bar Fld Cult ......................................... DMI TMII, 44.5' Fld Cult .................................................. JD 2210, 65' Fld Cult ....................................................... JD 2210, 64.5' Fld Cult .................................................... JD 2210, 55.5' Fld Cult .................................................... (2) JD 2210, 54.5' Fld Cult ........................................star (7) JD 2210, 50.5' Fld Cult ........................................star JD 2210, 45.5' Fld Cult .................................................... (3) JD 2210, 44.5' Fld Cult ........................................star JD 2210, 38.5' Fld Cult .................................................... JD 2210, 34.5' Fld Cult .................................................... JD 2210, 30.5' Fld Cult .................................................... JD 2200, 37.5' Fld Cult .................................................... JD 1000, 33' Fld Cult ....................................................... JD 985, 54.5' Fld Cult ...................................................... JD 985, 49.5' Fld Cult ...................................................... JD 985, 48' Fld Cult ......................................................... JD 980, 44.5' Fld Cult ...................................................... JD 980, 41.25' Fld Cult .................................................... JD 980, 36.5' Fld Cult ...................................................... JD 960, 24.5' Fld Cult ...................................................... Kewanee 380, 28' Fld Cult ............................................... Krause 5635-50 Fld Cult .................................................. Wilrich Excel, 27.5' Fld Cult ............................................. Wilrich Quad 50.5' Fld Cult .............................................. Wilrich QuadX, 42' Fld Cult .............................................. Wilrich QuadX2 Fld Cult ................................................... Wilrich Quad5, 38' Fld Cult .............................................. Wilrich 3400, 36' Fld Cult ................................................ CIH 183, 12x30 Row Crop Cult........................................ CIH 183, 8X30 Row Crop Cult ......................................... CIH 3950, 33' Disk........................................................... CIH 3900, 21' Disk........................................................... CIH 496, 32' Disk.............................................................

ontinued

......... $136,000 ......... $219,900 ......... $125,000 ......... $299,000 ......... $259,900 ......... $245,000 ......... $179,900 ......... $149,900 ......... $159,500 ......... $109,000 ........... $78,900 ........... $59,000 ......... $149,000 ......... $149,500 ........... $82,000 ........... $46,000 ........... $34,000 ............. $6,300 ........... $27,500 ........... $36,000

........... $14,900 ........... $34,900

GLENCOE, MN 320-864-5531 ALDEN, MN ST. CLOUD, MN 507-874-3400 320-251-2585 SPRING TILLAGE Continued

SP FORAGE Continued

CIH 496, 30' Disk........................................................................ $13,500 CIH RMX370, 31' Disk ................................................................ $49,900 CIH RMX340, 34' Disk ................................................................ $37,700 CIH RMX340, 31' Disk ................................................................ $37,500 CIH 330, 42' Disk........................................................................ $59,995 (5) CIH 330, 34' Disk .................................................starting at $39,900 IH 4500, 24' Disk .......................................................................... $2,500 IH 496, 25' Disk ............................................................................ $6,900 (2) JD 2620, 26.5' Disk .............................................starting at $38,000 JD 635, 16' Disk ........................................................................... $8,900 JD 215, 15' Disk ........................................................................... $4,500 Kewanee 1020, 21' Disk ............................................................... $2,500 Summers 40' Disk ...................................................................... $49,900 (2) Wishek 862NT, 26' Disk .......................................starting at $54,900 CIH 4200, 12.5' Combo Mulch ..................................................... $5,950 JD 2310, 45' Combo Mulch ........................................................ $54,950 (3) CIH 110, 50' Crumbler .........................................starting at $10,900 Unverferth 1225, 57' Crumbler ................................................... $34,900 JD 400 Rotary Hoe ....................................................................... $6,950

Claas 850, '05, 3455 hrs........................................................... $148,500 Claas 830, '11, 1400 hrs........................................................... $195,000 Claas 830, '06, 4075 hrs........................................................... $125,000 JD 7980, '13, 1375 hrs ............................................................. $259,000 JD 7780, '14, 350 hrs ............................................................... $299,000 JD 7780, '13, 365 hrs ............................................................... $299,000 JD 7400, '05, 3860 hrs ............................................................. $112,000 JD 7500, '04, 2840 hrs ............................................................. $129,500 (6) Claas PU380HD Hayhead .....................................starting at $12,500 (6) Claas PU380 Hayhead ..........................................starting at $12,000 Claas PU300 Hayhead ................................................................. $13,000 JD 645A Hayhead ....................................................................... $10,900 JD 645C Hayhead ....................................................................... $24,500 JD 640B Hayhead ....................................................................... $13,500 (10) Claas Orbis 900 Cornhead..................................starting at $98,500 (9) Claas Orbis 750 Cornhead....................................starting at $65,000 (5) Claas Orbis 600 Cornhead....................................starting at $59,000 (13) Claas RU600, 8R30 Cornhead............................starting at $15,500 (5) Claas RU450 Cornhead ........................................starting at $22,500 (2) JD 690 Cornhead .................................................starting at $92,000 Kemper 6008 Cornhead .............................................................. $51,500 (3) Kemper 4500 Cornhead .......................................starting at $15,000 Kemper 360, 8R30 Cornhead...................................................... $15,000 NH 3PN Cornhead ......................................................................... $8,500

SP FORAGE Bob Joubert, East - (507) 402-3147 Randy Olmscheid, West - (320) 583-6014 Claas 980, '13, 960 hrs............................................................. $349,000 Claas 980, '13, 1270 hrs........................................................... $325,000 Claas 980, '13, 1435 hrs........................................................... $316,000 Claas 980, '13, 1780 hrs........................................................... $275,000

Claas 850, ‘05, 3455 hrs. ............ $148,500

HAY & FORAGE

CIH WD2303, '08, 985 hrs.......................................................... $86,900 CIH WD1903, '09, 1195 hrs........................................................ $69,900 Claas 8700, '04, 2015 hrs........................................................... $98,500 JD W235R, '15, 65 hrs ............................................................. $129,000 NH H8080, '12, 340 hrs ............................................................ $102,500 NH H8080, '11, 885 hrs .............................................................. $89,000 NH H8060, '12, 305 hrs .............................................................. $98,500 (4) CIH DC132, 13' MowCond ...................................starting at $27,900 Claas 9300C MowCond ............................................................... $44,500 Claas 9100RC MowCond ............................................................ $55,000 Claas 9100C MowCond ............................................................... $65,000 (2) Claas 8550 MowCond ..........................................starting at $39,000 Claas 8550 MowCond ......................................................... AS IS $9,900 (3) Claas 8400RC MowCond .....................................starting at $46,500 NH 1475, 14' MowCond ............................................................. $11,500 NH 1441, 15' MowCond ............................................................. $16,750 Pottinger Novacat MowCond ...................................................... $44,000 (2) CIH FXH300 PT Forg Harv ...................................starting at $34,500 Gehl 1085 PT Forg Harv ............................................................. $17,500 NH FP230 PT Forg Harv.............................................................. $32,500 CIH 600 Forg Blower .................................................................... $6,500 Kuhn GMD800 Disc Mower .......................................................... $7,900 Kuhn GMD700 Disc Mower .......................................................... $9,000 Kuhn GMD700HD Disc Mower ..................................................... $9,500 Massey 1328, 7'10" Disc Mower .................................................. $7,400 (2) Millerpro 14-16 Wind Merg..................................starting at $31,500 (4) Oxbo 14-16 Wind Merg........................................starting at $48,500 (2) Oxbo 334 Wind Merg .........................................starting at $121,000 (5) Oxbo 330 Wind Merg ...........................................starting at $97,000 CIH WR101 Rake .......................................................................... $6,250 Bobcat 3SC72 Rock Rake ............................................................. $6,500 Claas Liner 1750 Rake ................................................................ $22,000 Krone Swadro 10 Rake ............................................................... $14,900 Kuhn GA7301 Rake ....................................................................... $8,900 Pottinger 185A Rake ................................................................... $15,000 Tonutti RCS8 Rake ........................................................................ $2,200 CIH RB565, 5x6 Rnd Baler.......................................................... $35,900 CIH RB564, 5x6 Rnd Baler.......................................................... $27,900 CIH RB465 Rnd Baler ................................................................. $39,500 CIH RS561, 5x6 Rnd Baler.......................................................... $10,750 (3) Claas 280RC Rnd Baler ........................................starting at $17,900 Claas 255 UNI Rnd Baler ............................................................ $31,000 Claas Rollant 62, 4x5 Rnd Baler ................................................... $4,000 Gehl 1475, 4x5 Rnd Baler ............................................................. $7,950 JD 568 Rnd Baler........................................................................ $27,000 NH BR7090 Rnd Baler ................................................................ $32,900 NH BR780, 5x6 Rnd Baler .......................................................... $12,900 NH BR760 Rnd Baler .................................................................. $22,600 Vermeer 605XL, 5x6 Rnd Baler .................................................... $8,500 CIH LB333 Rec Baler .................................................................. $59,000 Claas 3300 Rec Baler ................................................................ $145,000 (2) NH BB940A Rec Baler ..........................................starting at $39,500 NH 590, 3x3 Rec Baler................................................................ $22,500

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Producers partner with local districts for certification The process for the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program begins with contacting your local Soil and Water Conservation District. Marcie Weinandt is operations coordinator for the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality CertiMarcie fication Program. Weinandt “Certification means you are in compliance with local and state regulations — be that your fields, feedlots and home septic tank and drain field. Usually you are in contact with only one person from your local Soil and Water Conservation District who will complete the application form on your behalf,” explained Weinandt. Weinandt said a local SWCD will contact the area certification specialist who will then sit down with the producer and go through the production management practices field by field, crop by crop. The purpose is to identify where there might be opportunities to improve a practice. “In essence, the certification is all about risk management,” Weinandt said. “If there is something that needs to be fixed, we’ll find the resources and the folks to assist you with the fix.” Important to the growth of the program is that the producer feels confident about working with a trusted person who thoroughly knows the program. Once each field is taken into account and any cor-

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Visit www.mda.state.mn.us/awqcp or contact your local Soil and Water Conservation District to learn how to become a certified farm. rections made if needed, the producer is certified. That means for the next 10 years, any new regulations which appear on the landscape means this producer is in compliance. “Many producers come to these information meetings because they wish to have their entire farming program planned to protect and improve local waters and to honor their land legacy,” said Weinandt. “Others appreciate the recognition. Certified farmers and landowners may use their status to promote their businesses as protective of water quality. They are proud to display signs that show their role in protecting Minnesota waters. Plus, some seeking certification are aware of the technical and financial assistance to implement practices that promote water quality.” She explained the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program went through an 18month pilot phase. Then, July 1, 2015, the program was initiated statewide. Early results Farmers and landowners are on board with this new program as evidenced by increasing certification numbers. As of May 25, 165 farms have been certified totaling 90,000 acres. About 330 conservation practices have been implemented into the lands now enrolled. Another 400 applications are pending. Bill Fitzgerald is field operations and training coordinator of the MAWQCP. He said with so many

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farms now enrolled, water runoff from fields going directly into open ditches is sure to draw a lot of attention. Conservation practices already installed include water quality inlet protection, water and sediment control basins, agricultural waste-handling facilities, terraces, stream bank protection, conservation cover/pollinator plantings, grassed waterways, filter strips, field borders, cover crops and contour buffers. For instance, a saturated buffer was installed on Dave Legvold’s certified farm near Northfield. The saturated buffer collects water from field tile as a means of dentitrifying the water before it drains into an adjoining ditch. He reported that these conservation practices have resulted in reduction of more than 5.2 million pounds of sediment entering water bodies each year. About 6.2 million pounds of soil is maintained on agricultural acres each year. More than 3,000 pounds of phosphorous is prevented from entering the state’s waters per year. And nitrate-nitrogen losses have been reduced by up to an estimated 49 percent. However, 330 new structural conservation practices come with a price. Who pays the bill? Fitzgerald said there are several cost-sharing possibilities such as Continuous Conservation Reserve Program practices, grass waterways and filter strips. Also, a dedicated fund through Environmental Quality Incentives Program covers costs of getting livestock pastures enrolled with needed practices. Dollars allocated for particular projects depends upon the program. But Fitzgerald is amazed at how many farmers don’t even go that route. “More and more are just going ahead and installing the recommended practice without even inquiring about financial assistance,” he said. “It’s easier to their lives not to go through the process of signing contracts is the feedback I get.” So far, Minnesota is the first and only state to implement a water quality program with landowners and farmers working directly through their local SWCD staff. Two states following after the Minnesota program are Virginia and Maryland. Both of these states are in the Chesapeake Bay area which has shown major water quality problems for several years. “Ours is quicker and easier,” said Fitzgerald. “I think we will definitely cover more acres in a shorter time.” Payments for implementing certification measures are made to producers after the design practice is approved and installed. It is then checked out by Natural Resources Conservation Service or local SWCD personnel. Once approved, cost-share money is directed via a direct deposit payment into the producer’s bank account. ❖

Northfield farmer lets nature do what it does best concerns about the legacy of agriculture are never ending. “This excitement happened when I started listening to what my land had been telling me,” Legvold continued. “Sitting on the front porch with Mr. Root, the certification process sounded intriguing. We talked earnestly about how I farmed the 21 land parcels that I rent. We talked tillage, fertility management, pest management and all the various benchmarks that need to be measured in the certification process.” Root then took all the information back to his work station to run the numbers. “He did a printout on each parcel on how I was doing on the various parameters of certification. I recall you needed a minimum 8.5 score to qualify. My numbers came in at 9.4. And that qualified me to be certified as a water

ren and black and subject to wind erosion. As I saw the Soil Warrior at work, I also saw how this rig incorporates fertilizer while preparing a great seedbed,” he said. Legvold also worked as a John Deere employee and knows the costs of new equipment, especially tractors and tillage tools. Power on his farm is a John Deere 4650 coming up on 25 years of age yet with less than 6,000 hours. This rig pulls his Soil Warrior. “That’s a huge economic benefit to me. One pass and we’re ready to plant,” he said. His strategy on soil and water conservation boils down to “letting nature do what it does best.” Bonuses are rebuilding and maintaining soil organic matter, improved aggregate stability, better bulk density, more favorable nutrient recycling, better water retention and much more microbial activity. “I do a fair amount of research with an environmental group at St. Olaf College on yields and nutrient management,” Legvold added. “We’ve learned together that my yields are comparable or better because of the increased organic matter, more nutrient cycling and better moisture retention when needed in late spring and early summer. It’s a great water conservation tool that builds soil organic matter which increases moisture retention. Net result is cleaner water into our tile lines and surface waters.” Legvold suggested farmers shouldn’t be concerned about added costs

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quality farmer,” Legvold said. Perhaps Mark Root did his first testing with a potential client whom he already knew would have favorable results. Not a single correction was needed for Legvold to qualify. After all, Legvold had been both a student and a preacher on many of these land management and water quality issues for 23 years. In fact, his business card reads, “Educator, Presenter and Biological Farmer Mentor.” A retired middle school teacher, Legvold obviously still enjoys connecting with students. Some science students from nearby St. Olaf and Carleton colleges are making on-farm visits to study biological activity in his soils, pesticide and nitrogen runoff in his drainage lines. Students are even mentoring insect activity — particularly monarch butterflies and honey bees. Legvold abandoned the moldboard plow years back. The same for chisel plows and rippers. Even field cultivators are history. “I have no tillage equipment. My system is the Soil Warrior, a machine built by Environmental Tillage Systems in Faribault, Minn. The term Warrior is an acronym for water, air, residue retention and incorporation of residue,” said Legvold. “I saw that first Warrior operate in a stubble field and I thought, ‘Finally someone has hit the dinner plate.’” Legvold does a fair amount of driving across the corn belt and sees how Minnesota treats its soil. “From fall to spring it is mostly bar-

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer NORTHFIELD, Minn. — Dave Legvold was first in hopes that his Northfield farm would last. On April 14, the Minnesota Agricultural Water Certification Program (MAWQCP) celebrated its first anniversary. Dave Legvold’s farm was the first farm to be certified in the program. “I’m honored and excited to be hosting this event,” beamed Legvold. “It started with a phone call from a fellow conservationist, Mark Root in Fillmore County. He wanted to see my farm and visit to see if I might be interested in this new water certification program. I had no idea what the adventure would be. It has been a delightful adventure and the rewards to my farm land, to our environment and to my mental

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Changing tillage practices leads to major fuel savings LEGVOLD, from pg. 23 going into a water quality certification program because reduction in costs is usually the reward. He has mentored 10 area farmers through the process of giving up their heavy tillage and moving toward strip tillage — not necessarily the Soil Warrior but something similar. There is apprehension about changing. He tells them to mentally make the decision, then do it and don’t look back. Legvold recommends getting involved in the Conservation Stewardship Program, which will supply some funding. He encourages interested parties to go to their Natural Resources Conservation Service office and find out what programs are available which provide cost sharing on any of the needed corrections. Fuel savings alone could be substantial. His land preparation fuel costs are 0.6 gallons per acre compared with 6 gallons per acre with conventional tillage and planting systems. Legvold joked, “Earth worms are annoyed when they have to come up to the soil surface to satisfy their appetite. Yet that’s what happens when today’s heavy farm equipment makes repeated trips across that soil. You’ve created soil compaction and tough living for the earth worms who create tilth and porosity for your soils.” Legvold is active in community outreach, often inviting members of the community to his farm to see soil, water and other conservation practices in motion. He also enjoys educating children at area

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Dave Legvold and Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson. schools and on field trips to his farm. Enrolling acres One of the visitors to David Legvold’s farm was Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson. “I’m excited about this program,” Frederickson said. “My expectations are to have every acre of Minnesota farmland enrolled. Yes, perhaps an impossible task, but with the enthusiasm I am seeing, especially from newly enrolled farmers, I think this program will expand rapidly.” Getting the message out that this program is voluntary is vital, said Frederickson. “I tell farmers and landowners: If you don’t like this program, which is totally voluntary, I can’t guarantee what might be coming in the future,” said Frederickson.

“Farmers are always saying, ‘You guys in government are always moving the goal posts.’ So I replied, ‘Okay, let’s not move the goal posts. Let’s work through a program that gets you certified and then you’re good to go for the next 10 years. If you do this, you’ll be ready and eager to establish any new practice 10 years from now and then you’ll be recertified for another 10 years.’ So that takes care of the goal post issue.” Frederickson said he firmly believes in this day and age, with water quality on the minds of everyone, we should recognize that “offense is the best defense”. “So let’s accept this new water quality program as the best,” urged Frederickson. “That message sent up and down the Minnesota River or any river, would be incredible. Minnesota is the headwater state of the entire Mississippi River drainage system. We have an obligation and I see our farmers stepping up to the plate. “We measure in the aggregate. But farmers farm individually. Many are already outstanding conservationists. This program is the perfect means for validating their stewardship as we move forward.” To learn more about his farming practices, contact David Legvold at dlegvold@rconnect.com or call (507) 319-5610. ❖

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Guide outlines organic buffers WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition announces the publication of its Organic Farmers’ Guide to the Conservation Reserve Program Field Border Buffer Initiative. The guide is intended to be a free resource for organic farmers interested in accessing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new Organic Buffer Initiative. NSAC’s guide includes eligibility and application information, program basics, detailed descriptions of key conservation practices and associated payments, as well as two producer profiles and resources for additional information. The buffer initiative, which is administered by the Farm Service Agency as part of the Conservation Reserve Program’s Continuous Sign-up, aims to establish up to 20,000 acres of new conservation buffers. Through the Organic Buffer Initiative, FSA provides farmers with rental payments, cost-share payments, and in many cases incentive payments for land that is set-aside for conservation buffers for a period of 10-15 years. The initiative helps organic producers limit the impacts of pesticide drift, enhance

their conservation systems, and meet National Organic Program certification requirements for natural resource and biodiversity conservation. Unlike the general sign-ups that occur under other CRP programs, CCRP producers may enroll at any time throughout the year. The program also has no bidding and ranking system, and the land is enrolled automatically if it meets the eligibility criteria. CCRP eligible practices include riparian buffers, wildlife habitat buffers, wetland buffers, filter strips, wetland restoration, grass waterways, shelterbelts, windbreaks, living snow fences, contour grass strips, salt tolerant vegetation, and shallow water areas for wildlife. Under the new organic initiative, farmers are free to use whichever CCRP eligible practice or suite of practices that best suits their particular needs. Visit http://sustainableagriculture.net to learn more. This article was submitted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ❖

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Serbus served with Lakeland and Agri Sales for 24 years. In 1995 he moved to Bird Island to manage the edible bean plant of ConAgra. In 2000, ConAgra downsized their edible bean business, closing 40 percent of its plants including the Bird Island facility. Serbus knew this was a great area with many farmers still wanting to grow some edible beans. He partnered with two growers to buy the plant and contracted with ConAgra to market its beans. Five years ago, he agreed to a new marketing agreement with Kelly Bean Company, a Scottsbluff, Neb., family operation with 80 years of experience. “They are the biggest firm in Great Northern edibles, one of the biggest in pinto beans,” Serbus said. 2015 was a good edible bean growing year. According to Serbus, his growers averaged about 2,700 pounds per acre on about 5,300 acres of navy bean production despite some heavy hail damage on a couple of big irrigated producers. Disregard those two big losses and growers averaged over 3,000 pounds! “It’s a challenge every year,” Serbus admitted. “You see different things every year. We’ve had early frost. Some damaging hail storms do happen. Just about everyone in the industry has installed electric-eye color sorters because quality is the main issue with edibles. Plants are required to do AIB inspections. The USDA comes through unannounced. The Food and Drug people make some visits. Everything needs to be clean.” Serbus said even with corn and soybean markets being squeezed, few growers are adding edible beans to their production because of tight regulations. “We can only market so much each year,” he explained. “Navy beans are easy to get into since they just use the regular equipment of a soybean producer. Navy beans are non-GMO. Roundup is often used as a desiccant if you have a weed problem, but there are other desiccants out there also. Farmers do a good job.

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Above average temperatures aided crop development, but multiple rain showers made it difficult to complete planting and cut hay in some areas of the state during the week ending May 29, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Frequent showers limited field activities across Minnesota, with 3.2 days suitable for fieldwork. Field activities for the week included planting, applying herbicides, and cutting hay. Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 2 percent very short, 9 percent short, 77 percent adequate, and 12 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were rated 1 percent very short, 10 percent short, 78 percent adequate, and 11 percent surplus. Emergence of Minnesota’s corn crop was 92 percent, a day behind last year, but 13 days ahead of the five-year average. Corn condition rated 71 percent good to excellent, up 6 percentage points from the previous week. Soybean planting was 95 percent complete. Sixty-seven percent of the soybean acreage had emerged, equal to last year and 11 days ahead of average. Forty-four percent of the spring wheat acreage was at or beyond the jointing stage, slightly behind last year, but two weeks ahead of average. Spring wheat condition rated 70 percent good to excellent. Sixty-four percent of the oat crop was at or beyond the jointing stage, with scattered reports of oats heading. Oat condition rated 81 percent good to excellent, up slightly from the previous week. The barley crop was 29 percent at or beyond the jointing stage This article was submitted by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. ❖

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We’ve had years where growers planted on the Fourth of July and got a harvestable crop. Last year a grower planted June 26 and harvested 2,600 pounds per acre!

Weeds are usually not a problem when the crop is brought to our processing facility.” Most edibles are grown in 22-inch rows with a few growers even drilling them into the soil. In March, Serbus said contract price for 2016 crop was $23 per hundredweight, locked in on the first 1,000 pounds of production.The balance of a grower’s crop is offered open market or stored. “It’s not uncommon for a grower to store two, even three years of his crop,” he noted. He’s cautious about predicting a black ink year for edibles, but suggested that if your land costs are in the $250 range, it should be a black ink year. Stokely -Van Camp and Del Monte Foods are the main customers of edibles brought to his Bird Island plant, but a few other canners also purchase from him. And despite the likelihood of an early spring, he recommends growers wait until May 15-25 before planting. “We've had years where growers planted on the Fourth of July and got a harvestable crop,” Serbus recalled. “Last year a grower planted June 26 and harvested 2,600 pounds per acre!” Dry edible beans come in a variety of market classes including kidney bean, navy bean, pinto bean and black bean. Though differing in size and coloring of seed, all are just different types of a single species: Phaseolus vulgaris L. Originally domesticated in Central and South America over 7,000 years ago, dry beans moved northward. Today, North Dakota, Minnesota and Michigan are principal producers of navy beans though Texas, California, Idaho and Nebraska lead in all dry beans. Bird Island Bean Company can be reached by calling (320) 365-3070. Visit www.bibcllc.com. ❖

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer BIRD ISLAND, Minn. — Forty-three years in the business of marketing edible beans gives Larry Serbus of Bird Island Bean Company an encyclopedia of experience in this somewhat unpredictable industry. Serbus began his career in 1972 with Lakeland Bean Company in Olivia. Two years later he moved on to Appleton to start a new edible bean plant for Lakeland Bean. Appleton is an irrigated farming area and Serbus contracted 1,800 acres of irrigated beans from a temporary office in the International Harvester equipment dealer’s building. Contract pricing looked good to area farmers who were growing this crop for the first time. But construction on the new bean handling plant didn’t go so well. “High winds blew down a scale wall under construction onto our silos,” recalled Serbus. “So suddenly, we were facing a serious dilemma. Hundreds of acres of navy beans were soon to be harvested and we had no structure for handling them. I hired 20 people off the street and we put up a 160-foot by 60-foot, doublewalled and insulated building in short time. I bought a couple of gravel conveyors, dug a free pit for quick unloading of the beans, and we were ready for harvest.”

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Vetch shows potenial to lower nitrogen costs By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer LAMBERTON, Minn. — Making a buck in today’s farm economics is challenging, but eliminating your nitrogen bill for corn production could make a dent in your input costs. You could try interseeding a legume cover crop like vetch into your soybean crop this fall. Cottonwood County farmer Phil Batalden is optimistic for vetch’s nitrogen-producing potential. “I like what I’m seeing so far,” he said. “I seeded hairy vetch with some oats last fall in September. By waiting until about May 10 before destroying the vetch, it looks like this cover crop will be generating about 130 pounds of nitrogen per acre. That would be all my corn crop would need.” Two years of survey results from over 2,500 farmers in the United States have clearly demonstrated yield benefits of cover crops. In 2012, corn yields increased 9.6 percent when planted after a cover crop. Soybean yields improved 11.6 percent according to Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education data. It should be noted that SARE data was for general use of cover crops; not specifically a legume cover crop. Batalden’s farm hosted a cover crop plot event on April 27, a cold, wet and windy spring day, near Lamberton. What prompted Batalden to try vetch in his first effort with cover crops? “I was looking for a cost-efficient source of nitrogen for my corn crop. Chicken litter is labor intensive, plus we have a long hauling distance. We had an easy winter, so survival doesn’t appear to be an issue. We had only one sub zero snap but we had good snow cover at that time. “We went the 20 to 30 pound seeding rate because we felt the higher seeding rate produced more plant mass which in turn should generate more nitrogen

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Here’s a close-up look at vetch. enhancement. Vetch seed from Albert Lea Seed House cost about $2.60 per pound. But if this pretty much eliminates the purchase of commercial nitrogen we’re definitely dollars ahead and building better soil in the process,” said Batalden. Ramont Harder Schrock, who farms north of Mountain Lake, attended the event. Schrock said he would be drill-planting 20 acres of cover crops this fall in soybean stubble right after harvest. “I’ll try oats because they are really cheap and probably cereal rye if I can get it for a reasonable price. The oats to get fall cover, the rye for coverage both fall and spring which I’ll then spray before planting my corn,” said Schrock. Schrock has read up on cover crops and talked to researchers at North Dakota State University and elsewhere.

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“Right now I strip till corn and no-till beans. I just want to move farther along that spectrum of minimum tillage with no soil loss from wind erosion or other means,” Schrock said. “Ten years from now I’d like to be growing cereal crops, oats or wheat, with a three-year rotation of no-till on all my crops. We’re now no-till drilling our soybeans right into standing corn stalks stubble. After the soybeans we strip till and plant our corn into that strip.” Schrock is enrolled in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, a Natural Resources Conservation Service program that provides cost-share and technical assistance. “I’ve only been at this for about four years after moving back to get into farming with my father-inlaw. We’ve used various no-till drills and bought a JD 1590, 20-foot just last week. This year 100 percent of our soybeans will be no-till drill planted. I talk with the Albert Lea Seed House guys quite a bit.” Brian Pfarr, of the Redwood Falls NRCS field office, was on hand. He estimated the seed cost for cover crops, running about $29 per acre with aerial application an additional $10 to $12 per acre, so about $41 per acre total cost on EQIP. “Last year we had cover crops on about 6,300 acres in Redwood County,” Pfarr said. “I say it is still a trial-and-error process, so don’t just jump into it without checking with others, or trying a small acreage on your own.” Pfarr also noted benefits relatively soon in organic matter and reduced compaction. On 2.5-acre grids, he reported gains from one-half percent up to 1 percent improvement on organic matter plus reduced tillage. “Rye seems to tickle everything we want to do, so it’s emerging as a favorite cover crop. Rye isn’t that expensive. In spring, some graze it, some clip it and chop for forage feed,” he said. “It can be a problem when you drill into it because transpiration of the plant removes moisture out of the soil. Guys have had better luck leaving it green, drilling into it, and then killing it off with Roundup.” Pfarr has seen good results in aerial seeding rye, especially if seeded after rain. “Everyone wants to seed first, then hope for rain. Rye seed bounces when hitting dry soil and drops into the whorl of the corn plant, never getting onto the soil surface. Also, we’re recommending airplane rather than helicopter. Down pressure from a helicopter opens the whorl and the seed is stuck in there. Airplane opens up that space below the corn leaves so most seeds reach the soil surface due to the violent wind action from the airplane flying low over the corn. “Seeding rate for air is 120 percent of ground rate. But if it doesn’t rain, you might have major failure too. That’s just the risk you take with air seeding. We’re also trying different fly-on dates. July 15 range (V6 stage of corn) seems to fit with crop insurance timing. But check with your insurance agent on that issue,” said Pfarr. Pfarr cautions about using vetch interseeded with soybeans if soybean cyst nematodes are an issue. ❖

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Q: What is the reliability of aerial seeding cover crops? Grossman: This I have no data on. Q: How much rebuilding of organic matter content is there with a vetch cover crop program? Grossman: Despite faster breakdown from the nitrogen-rich legume cover crop, over many years vetch and other legumes can indeed conNitrogen movement graph from Julie Grossman, University of Minnesota tribute carbon to soils purpose of the cover crop. Albert Lea Seed has some and serve to enhance and build soil organic matter good recommendations on its website. pools. ❖ Q: Are the oat/vetch mixtures surfacing as Resources the better combination? Experts recommend talking to other farmers and starting Grossman: Cereal rye/vetch is the more common small as you fine tune your system. combination. Both overwinter fairly well (although • Visit www.sare.org/cover-crops as mentioned previously, vetch can be unreliable • Check with your local Soil, Water and Conservation from year to year). The vetch has a climbing habit District office and uses the rye as a trellis. If left to mature, cereal • Visit Albert Lea Seed at www.alseed.com rye can become bulky and difficult to manage. So care should be taken to ensure termination prior to stalk lignification which makes it difficult to chop and incorporate. Q: How much nitrogen fixing per crop does occur with vetch. Is it available to the new crop (assuming that crop is most likely corn) over a two to three year extended time frame? Grossman: It is estimated that in many soils about 50 percent of the nitrogen in a legume is made available in the first season. The rest is slowly made available over the next few years. For example, if you estimate that 100 pounds of nitrogen was in your cover crop legume stand, you can expect around 50 pounds of nitrogen to be made available that first year. Of course, not all of that is fixed nitrogen that originally came from the atmosphere. This will depend on the available nitrogen in the soil.

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At the April 27 spring cover crops event on Phil Batalden’s farm near Lamberton, Minn., Julie Grossman, Ph.D., University of Minnesota Department of Horticulture Science, shared information on U of M plot work on cover crops and the growing interest of using a legume cover crop as a nitrogen replacement for corn. The Land conducted a separate Q & A with Grossman. Q: Can nitrogen enhancement be a significant reason for getting into legume cover crops of any kind, but particularly vetch? Grossman: Yes, absolutely. When timing is such that biomass is maximized (early fall planting and late spring termination), certain legumes can produce as much as 180 pounds of nitrogen per acre. However, this is much easier in climates with longer growing seasons. Here in Minnesota, we are limited on both the planting and the termination ends of cover crop production so they do not interfere with cash crop production. Q: How much nitrogen fixation might a crop like vetch produce here in our Minnesota climate? Grossman: We do not yet have reliable estimates of how much nitrogen can be fixed in our climate. Our early preliminary data shows that in a poor year with cold winters and low snowfall to protect the wintered legume, biomass nitrogen can be very low — sometimes only around 20-40 pounds per acre. Of the nitrogen in the plant biomass, only a portion tends to be new nitrogen fixed from the atmosphere through biological nitrogen fixation, but this will depend on the available soil nitrogen. A legume will use more from the soil and fix less when adequate soil nitrogen is available. Q: Any particular type of vetch better suited for our Minnesota environment? Grossman: We do not yet have a totally reliable winter-hardy hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) available for our climate, but several efforts are underway to develop such cold tolerant cultivars through breeding efforts. Q: Any other crops that qualify as legume cover crops? Grossman: Yes! There are many different legumes growers can use as cover crops, but few are as winter hardy as hairy vetch. Red and white Dutch clover is fairly winter hardy in the northern states, and in other regions some of the more common species include Austrian winter pea and crimson clover in the southern United States. SARE has a summary publication with a variety of cover crop options. Q: Where does radish fit into these programs? Grossman: Tillage or forage radish, a brassica, is a unique cover crop with a large taproot that is often used to break up hard or compacted soils. In our region it dies back in the winter and the large root breaks down to provide nutrients such as nitrogen, and carbon to build soil organic matter. Q: What seeding rates, and when to seed for vetch? Grossman: This will depend on region and the

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Learn why we hang on to some junk, tossing other stuff You know exactly where you put your glasses. Well, kind of. You remember that you put them down in the kitchen, but then you piled mail, a plastic fork, a magazine, and a pair of gloves on them. Your glasses are right where you left them: under other things. And once you read “Junk” by Alison Stewart, you’ll see those things differently. Five decades of stuff. That’s what Alison Stewart and her sister faced when it came time to clear their parents’ home — a mess, the result of “fifty years of life” that filled the entire basement, packed to the ceiling. Why, she wondered, do we hang on to the things we keep? How come we collect some items and toss away others? Why do folks often happily accept other people’s cast-offs? Stewart decided to find out. To begin, she defines junk as “worthlessness.” Stuff is something you don’t want anymore but that someone else might find useful, and treasures “are any stuff or junk that appeals to you.” A third of us collect something, Stewart says, though professionals “make a distinction between collectors and clutterers.” Then there are packrats, while hoarders fall under a newly-created psychiatric category all their own. At “a giant 250-mile-long junk-a-

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and she learned some good news; if you have just too much stuff, there’s plenty of help available. When it comes to possessions, are you downsizing … or oversized? Whichever direction you’re heading, “Junk” can help you spot the bigger picture. It’s hard not to look around with a critical eye when you see what author Alison Stewart discovered; why you’ve saved tchotchkes from high school, broken tools, plastic silverware, and unfinished projects will never seem so puzzling. And then, turning things around, we get a serious (yet light-hearted) look at other people’s junk, how it’s tossed, and where it goes once it’s gone. In that, Stewart is respectful and doesn’t pick on anyone, but who can resist peeking? Who doesn’t want to

see a happy ending to still-useful things? Yes, this is interesting … um, stuff. This is not a self-help book. It won’t tell you how to empty your crammed closets, busting basements, glutted garages, or stuffed sheds, but it’s engaging and plenty fun to read, which makes “Junk” a great book to put in your hands. Look for the reviewed book at a bookstore or a library near you. You may also find the book at online book retailers. The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer. Terri has been reading since she was 3 years old and never goes anywhere without a book. She lives in Wisconsin with three dogs and 10,000 books. ❖

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adding more crops. Producers must still visit both locations to validate and sign acreage reports, complete maps or provide program-specific information. The common data from the first-filed acreage report will now be available to pre-populate and accelerate completion of the second report. Dolcini also reminded farmers and ranchers that they can now access their FSA farm information from the convenience of their home computer. "You can see your field boundaries, images of your farm, conservation status, operator and owner information and much more," said Dolcini. To enroll in the online service, producers are encouraged to contact their local FSA office for details. To find a local FSA office in your area, visit http://offices.usda.gov. This article was submitted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ❖

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JOHN DEERE 7920 MFA & JOHN DEERE 7330 PREMIUM MFA 2005 John Deere 7920 MFA, IVT, 1,731 act. hours, active seat, 18.4xR46 rear duals 90%, 1000/540 PTO, 3 hyd., 3-pt. QH, rock box, very clean tractor, SN: D033157; 2010 John Deere 7330 Premium MFA, 978 act. hours, 18.4x42 95%, 540/1000 PTO, 3-pt., 3 hyd., active seat, rock box, has weight bracket for front, 16/16 power quad, SN: K014894. LOW HOURED JOHN DEERE 9410 COMBINE & JOHN DEERE 693 CORN HEAD, JOHN DEERE 920 BEAN HEAD, E-Z TRAIL 25' HEAD TRAILER 1998 John Deere 9410 combine, 1,680 separator hours, 2,324 engine hours, 30.5x23 95%, chopper, spreader, Big Bin Topper, very clean combine, SN: X675517; 1999 John Deere 920 bean head, flex, 3" cut, SN: F681126; 1999 John Deere 693 corn head, hyd. deck plates, knife rolls, ear saver, all poly, SN: X681007, very good cond.; E-Z Trail 25' head cart, 4-wheel head trailer. JOHN DEERE 455 DRILL, JOHN DEERE 8300 DRILL, WHITE 6138 PLANTER, CENTURY 1000 GAL. CROP SPRAYER John Deere 455 drill, 25'x10", press wheel, markers, very clean, low acres, SN: X690484; John Deere 8300 drill w/small grass seed attachment, 13'x6", press wheels, markers; E-Z Trail 1074 gear with flatbed, 1,000 gal. poly tank, transfer pump, excellent tires; White 6138 planter, 8-row 30", hyd. fold, (2) 100 gal. liquid poly tanks, PTO pump, Thumper piston pump, SM4000 monitor, SN: 612707, very clean, low acres; Century HD1000 crop sprayer, 13.6x38 tires, 1,000 gal. poly tank, hyd. pump, foamer, 60' X-fold booms, hyd. level booms, rinse tank, Hiniker 8150 monitor, very good cond.; E-Z Flow gravity box, Model 220 with Westfield 6"x12' hyd. brush auger. JOHN DEERE 724 SOIL FINISHER, JOHN DEERE 230 DISK, JOHN DEERE 27 CHOPPER, OTHER MACHINERY John Deere 724 soil finisher, 23.5', 3-bar harrow, 200 gal. poly tank, Raven monitor, excellent cond.; John Deere 230 disk, 19.5', 19" blades,

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The Laabs have leased out their cropland; therefore, they will sell all their clean like new farm machinery at public auction. AUCTION LOCATION: 26451 296th Street, HENDERSON, MN 56044. From New Prague, MN go west on MN State Hwy. 19 - 10 miles, then south on 261st Ave. 1.5 miles, then west on 296th Street 0.4 mile; or from US Hwy. 169 go east on Hwy. 19 - 3 miles to 261st Ave., then south on 261st Ave. Watch for signs.

9" spacings, excellent cond.; John Deere 27 stalk chopper, 15', (4) transport wheels, 1000 PTO, good cond.; Kewanee 470 rotary hoe, 20' hyd. fold wings, 3-pt.; John Deere RM 6-row 30" cultivator. JOHN DEERE 512 DISK RIPPER John Deere 512 disk ripper, 5-shank, notched front disk, 12'6". BRENT 444 GRAVITY FLOW BOX, OTHER GOOD FARM MACHINERY, BETTER-BILT MANURE TANK Brent 444 gravity flow box, 425/65/22.5 rubber, lights, rear brakes, 14-ton gear, looks new; Better-Bilt 1,500 gal. liquid vacuum manure tank, 540 PTO pump, excellent cond.; Kilbros Model 385 gravity box, 12-ton gear, 10:00x20 tires; Hyd. hog cart 5'x12'; John Deere Model N manure spreader, PTO; Countyline 5 rotary mower, 540 PTO, like new; Behlen Countyline 6' tandem disc, 3-pt.; (2) Pax holding bins, 5-ton and 3-ton with unload auger, like new; 110 Gal. fuel cell w/hand pump; Steel flare box w/running gear; Knipco heaters; Electric motors. FARM FANS AB120 GRAIN DRYER WITH 1000 BUSHEL HOLDING BIN, WESTFIELD AUGERS Farm Fans AB120 grain dryer, single phase, LP gas, (2) new motors, 5,596 hours with 1000 bushel holding bin and loadout auger, very good condition (portable w/wheels); Westfield W80-31 auger, 8"x31' w/5 hp elec. motor; Westfield W80-51 auger, 8"x51', 7.5 hp motor; Westfield W70-51 auger, 7"x51', 5 hp motor.

Wednesday, June 1 at 10 AM: Gemstone Masonry Operating Company, Frazee, MN. Discontinuing the masonry & concrete portion of the business Opens Wednesday, June 1 & Closes Wednesday, June 8: June Online Auction, Upper Midwest Locations. See complete listing & photos online at SteffesGroup.com Opens Monday, June 6 & Closes Tuesday & Wednesday, June 14 & 15: Paul Arnleend Estate Online Auction, Litchfield, MN, Gun, Ammo, Traps & Fur Stretchers Wednesday, June 8 at 10 AM: Markota Farms Inc., Hendrum, MN, Farm Retirement Opens Friday, June 10 & Closes Friday, June 17: Deb & Gary Baasch Partnership, Oriska, ND, Inventory Reduction Online Auction Opens Friday, June 10 & Closes Monday, June 20: Secured Lender, Steffes Facility, West Fargo, ND, Construction Equipment Auction Opens Monday, June 13 & Closes Monday, June 20: Lloyd Einarson, Edinburg, ND, Timed Online Farm Auction Opens Monday, June 13 & Closes Tuesday, June 21: Litchfield School District, Litchfield, MN, New Home Online Auction Tuesday, June 14 at 10 AM: Robert & LeeAnna Tollefson, Crookston, MN, Farm Auction Wednesday, June 15 at 10 AM: Hutton Schumer Farms, Manvel, ND, Farm Auction Thursday, June 16 at 10 AM: Kelvin Krueger, Twin Valley, MN, Farm Auction Saturday, June 18 at 10 AM: Meeker County, MN Real Estate Auction, Watkins, MN, 65.23 +/Acres w/3 BR, 3 BA Home in Forest Prairie Twp. Saturday, June 18 at 11 AM: Broken Wheel Farms, Watkins, MN, Farm Retirement Tuesday, June 21 at 11 AM: Jerry Aanerud, Norcross, MN, Farm Auction Wednesday, June 22 at 11 AM: Quentin & Delores Georgeson, New Rockford, ND, Farm Retirement Tuesday, June 28 at 11 AM: David Schneidermann, Ulen, MN, Farm Auction Wednesday, July 6: AgIron West Fargo Event Advertising Deadline. Auction Event on August 3, 2016 Thursday, July 7 at 11 AM: Tony Nordick, Kent, MN, Farm Retirement Tuesday, July 12 at 11 AM: Larry & Lois Gangnes, Argusville, ND, Farm Retirement Wednesday, July 20 at 10 AM: Gussiaas Family Farm Inc., Carrington, ND, Farm Retirement Tuesday, July 26 at 10 AM: Secured Party Construction Auction, Litchfield, MN Thursday, July 28 at 11 AM: Jim & Joan Johnson, Mount Vernon, SD, Farm Retirement

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2004 NEW IDEA 4865 baler Barn roofing Hip or round Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys. 100% financing w/no liens with net wrap, $3,900. 715roof barns & other buildor red tape, call Steve at 878-9858 ings. Also barn & Quonset Fairfax Ag for an appointstraightening. Kelling Silo. FOR SALE: JD 338 square ment. 888-830-7757 1-800-355-2598 baler w/ chute, very good, always shedded, $3,200. 507FOR SALE: 4350 Bu GSI 18' Grain Handling Equip 357-6235 or 507-381-7900 034 dia 6 ring hopper tank, 3 FOR SALE: NH 1465 haylevel eyes, excellent condibine, exc condition, field tion, $7,500/OBO 507-380- FOR SALE:Used grain bins, floors unload systems, stiready, $6,400. 320-894-5342 0900 rators, fans & heaters, aerNH 851 round baler, nice, ation fans, buying or sellSILO DOORS $1,595; (2) 8x16' bale flat Wood or steel doors shipped ing, try me first and also racks, very good, on 8T EZ call for very competitive promptly to your farm Trail running gear & MN contract rates! Office stainless fasteners 6T running gear, both have hours 8am-5pm Monday â€“ hardware available. flotation tires; Allied 36' Friday Saturday 9am - 12 (800)222-5726 bale elevator on cart w/ 1hp noon or call 507-697-6133 Landwood Sales LLC elec motor, nice. 320-779Ask for Gary 4583 or 320-864-4583

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Lunch by Presbyterian Church Ladies 5 - 4x4 TRACTORS; 27 – MFD TRACTORS; 10 – 15 2WD TRACTORS; 5 – SKID LOADERS; 2 – PAY LOADERS; 2 - TRACTOR-LOADER-BACKHOES; FORKLIFTS; 50 – COLLECTOR TRACTORS; COLLECTOR EQUIPMENT; 20+ COMBINES; 25+ CORN HEADS; 25+ FLEX HEADS; RIGID HEADERS; 10+ HEADER TRAILERS (NEW & USED); 6 - GRAIN CARTS; GRAIN HANDLING ITEMS; 40 - ROUND BALERS; SILAGE CUTTERS; MOCO’S; SWATHERS; GRINDER MIXERS; MANURE SPREADERS; PLANTERS; DRILLS; ROGATOR SPRAYER; SPRAYERS; LOADERS; TILLAGE EQUIP.; MACHINERY; TRUCKS; TRAILERS; VEHICLES; ATV; MOWERS; MANY TIRES & FARM MISC.

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Auctioneers Note: A portion of the auction will be available on wiemanauction.com for online bidding with a 2.5% buyers’ premium with a max of $ 750.00 per item. Another large interesting sale! Bring a friend, come prepared. Misc. items start @ 8:15 with 3 – 4 rings. Machinery starts at 9:15 AM sharp with two auction rings all day, 3rd ring @ 11:00 will sell pay loaders-construction items-forklifts-augersvehicles-trailers-trucks. South Dakota sales tax of 4 ½ % will be charged. This ad is subject to additions and deletions. All consignments must have been approved by the Wieman’s. We have excellent loading and unloading equipment. We appreciate your business. We are in our 68th year of selling. Honest and fair treatment to all. Financing and trucking available. Sorry we are full! Come prepared to buy! If you are driving a good distance – call to make sure your item is here. (Welcome to the “Machinery Mall of South Dakota”). Our Next Auction is August 3, 2016!

WIEMAN LAND & AUCTION CO., INC. (SINCE 1949) MARION SD 605-648-3111 or 1-800-251-3111 AUCTION SITE: 605-648-3536 or 1-888-296-3536 EVENINGS: Richard Wieman 605-648-3264 Mike Wieman 605-297-4240 Kevin Wieman 605-648-3439 Derek Wieman 605-660-2135 Gary Wieman 605-648-3164 For a detailed ad and some pictures call our office or visit our website at: www.wiemanauction.com e-mail address: wiemanauction@yahoo.com

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FOR SALE: Farm Fan Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Repair Repair-Troubleshoot#1036, 10-16HP, works good w/ Hi Lo burner, retired, ing Sales-Design Custom must sell. 507-223-5532 hydraulic hose-making up to 2” Service calls made. STOEN'S Hydrostatic SerFarm Implements 035 vice 16084 State Hwy 29 N Glenwood, MN 56334 320Bobcat 642; JD 3020; JD 110 634-4360 disk; (2) JD 1065 running gears; Demco 365 gravity NH 258 rake w/ dolly wheel, wagon; 5' & 6' rotary cutrubber teeth, $2,300; Case ters. Peterson Equipment IH 1100 9' sickle mower, New Ulm, MN 507-276-6958 exc cond, $2,450; IH 625 8 or 6957 bale dolly wheel type hay trailer, $2,450; JD trailer w/ FOR SALE: #850 28' Landoll hoist & bed, $750; Case IH soil finisher, '06, excellent 183 8x30 Vibra tine cult, condition. 320-808-5723 $950; Yetter 12x30 flat fold Vibra tine cult, $1,250. 320FOR SALE: 70' Elmer drag, 769-2756 Merritt alum hopper grain trailers; '89 IH 1680 comWe buy bine; 690 Killbros grain Salvage Equipment cart; 24R30” JD pl on Kinze Parts Available bar; Big A floater; 175 Hammell Equip., Inc. Michigan ldr; IH 964 CH; (507)867-4910 White 706 & 708 CH & parts; White plows & Tractors 036 parts; (3) 4WD drive pickups ('78-'80); JD 44' field cult; 3300 Hiniker field cult; IH 260 backhoe; header trailers. 507-380-5324 FOR SALE: Case IH 4900 FOR SALE: '95 JD 7400 field cultivator, 36.5' wide, MFWD, 2469 hrs, had loadgood 3 bar harrow, walking er on for 1 yr then used for tandems on center & wings, just spraying, always shedgood frame, runs level, ded, 1 owner. 507-273-0870 could go to the field, good shovels, $4250/OBO. 507-340- FOR SALE: 2012 JD X748 lawn garden tractor, never 1001 been used, factory warranFOR SALE: JD 3020 D tracty through 4/25/17. (320)296tor, 3pnt JDWF, recent mo6159 tor work, $6,900;Case IH 1830 16x30 flat fold cult, FOR SALE: Farmall M, wide front, PS, dual live $8,750; Bloomhardt 1000 gal hyd. 12V, good rubber, nice sprayer, 90' booms $1,450; tractor, $3,650/OBO. 320-2951998 International 4700 7000 truck, dsl, 6spd, air cond, 18' van body w/ lift gate, FOR SALE: JD 4650, MFD, $4,900. 320-769-2756 6100 hrs, very good condition, PS, 18x42 rubber, 3 FOR SALE:1988 Case IH outlets, $31,000/OBO. 5079130 4WD tractor, 6,800 hrs, 220-0999 equipped w/ 3pt hitch, 1000 RPM PTO, steerable front FOR SALE: JD 630 tractor axle, Raven autoguide 3pt hitch, WF, fenders, 70% steering system, excellent tires, excellent original concondition. (507)-360-8610 dition. $6,250. 320-905-2058

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90’ Boom (OW) ‘09 JD 4730, 1400 Hrs, traction control.................................. $131,900 (OS) ‘15 JD R4030, 158 Hrs, SS Tank, 15” Spacing......................... $265,900 (N) ‘13 JD 4830, 384 Hrs, SS Tank, 15” Spacing, HTA ..................... $234,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 880 Hrs, SS Tank, 20” Spacing, TC .................... $203,500 (OW) ‘15 JD 4630, 269 Hrs, Power Gard Warr. ‘til 4-2020 ............... $187,900 (OW) 11 JD 4830, 2030 Hrs, SS Tank, 20” Spg, HTA........................ $179,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 4730, 1807 Hrs, SS Tank, 20” Spacing, TC .................. $139,500 (OW) ‘08 JD 4730, 3562 Hrs, Hi Flow, HTA, AutoBoom Trac ............ $112,900 (OW) ‘06 JD 4720, 4100 Hrs, 20” Spacing, HTA ................................. $84,900 (OW) ‘06 Rogator 1074, 4600 Hrs, SS Tank, 20” Spg ........................ $59,900

100’ Boom (OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 1011 Hrs, Power Gard Warr ‘til 4-2018 ............. $209,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4730, 676 Hrs, HTA, Foamer, 20” Spacing ................... $166,900 (OW) ‘11 Rogator 994, 1768 Hrs, SS Tank, 20” Spacing ................. $137,900

80’ Boom (OW) ‘13 JD 4630, 736 Hrs, Power Gard Warr ‘til 4-2018 ............... $146,900

120’ Boom (OW) ‘13 JD 4940, 1991 Hrs, Boom Trac.......................................... $212,500 (OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1138 Hrs, 2630 Display w/AT Activation ........... $218,900 (OW) JD Wet System off 4930, 120’ Boom ........................................ $28,900 (OW) ‘09 Wet System off 4930, 120’ Boom ....................................... $12,900

Dry Box (N) ‘15 JD R4045, 520 Hrs, PT Warranty ‘til 9-2019 ........................ $325,000 (OW) ‘06 JD 4920, 6500 Hrs, AT Trac Ready ...................................... $65,000 (OW) New Lader Multiapploer Insert................................................... $7,500

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Alfalfa, mixed hay, grass Dairy 055 hay and straw, medium squares or round bales, de- WANTED TO BUY: Dairy heifers and cows. 320-235livered. LeRoy Ose, call or 2664 text 218-689-6675 056 Buyers & Sellers of hay, Cattle straw, corn, wheat, oats & other grains. Western Hay Big, thick, Polled Hereford yearling bulls, semen testavailable. Fox Valley Alfaled, delivery avail. 715-597fa Mill. 920-853-3554 2036 Brookviewacres.com FOR SALE: Dairy hay 3x3x8 FOR SALE OR LEASE alfalfa, 3rd crop. Stored inREGISTERED BLACK side. D.H.I.A. Or Dairyland ANGUS Bulls, 2 year old & tests available. 320-808-5723 yearlings; bred heifers, calving ease, club calves & balance performance. Al Livestock 054 sired. In herd improvement program. J.W. Riverview FOR SALE: Black Angus Angus Farm Glencoe, MN bulls also Hamp, York, & 55336 Conklin Dealer 320Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts. 864-4625 320-598-3790

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‘15 JD L340, big square baler, precutter, tandem axle, silage kit, 3x4 bale size, 9088 bales, sells June 8th, 2016 on Auctiontime.com ‘12 Cat 272D XHP Skid Steer, cab, air, 2-spd., 1375 hrs. ........... $36,000 ‘10 CIH Magnum 225, CVT transmission, 380/90R54 duals, 4600 hours .......................... $69,000 ‘10 NH T8010, super steer, 480/80R46 duals, 380/85R34 single fronts, 540/1000 PTO, 1200 hrs............................... $94,500 ‘07 JD 8230, IVT trans., 480/80R50 duals, 380/80R38 single fronts, 1300 front axle, 4 remotes, 540/1000 PTO, 4460 hrs., Just Through Service Program ................. $89,500 ‘14 Case 580SN Tractor/Loader/ Backhoe, Extendahoe, 4WD, air, ride control, 2-stick controls, 196 hrs................................. $68,000 ‘11 Atlas Copco XAS185JD7 185 CFM Portable Air Compressor, JD dsl., 3890 hrs. .................. $7,500 – AgDirect Financing Available –

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FOR SALE:'90 Case 485 utili- 1937 JD B, good tank, origi- White 225 13' spring loaded ty, 50 HP dsl, 412 hours, digger; IH 6000 10 shank till nal engine, nice collector 3pt, LPTO, runs & looks plow; Gehl 2415 discbine tractor. 715-289-3836 good, $5,250.; '74 IH 674 dsl, center pivot. 715-962-3673 recent OH w/ quick attach Planting Equip 038 ldr, $7,500; Sharp IH 766 Machinery Wanted 040 dsl, 3pt, 6200 hrs, $8,250 '83 JD 7000 planter, 6R, OBO/Trade. 320-543-3523 monitor, fert, multiple sets All kinds of New & Used of plates, mint, approx. farm equipment – disc chis3,000 acres, $6,500. Convert els, field cults, planters, to finger pick up, add soil finishers, cornheads, $1,500. (715)234-1993 feed mills, discs, balers, haybines, etc. 507-438-9782 JD 70 dsl tractor, used less Tillage Equip 039 than 100 hrs on complete Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712, OH, used only for plow day, Glencoe 7400; Field Cults 3 btm JD 55ABH plow, FOR SALE: 6R Miller Pro under 30': JD 980, small cultivator, $950. 715-495-0757 beautifully restored by grain carts & gravity boxes owner, $7,500. 320-522-0493 JD 856 12R cultivator, like 300-400 bu. Finishers under new, $9,500. 715-821-2484 20', clean 4 & 6R stalk chopNEW AND USED TRACTOR pers; Nice JD 215 & 216 PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, MANDAKO flex heads; JD 643 corn55, 50 Series & newer tracheads Must be clean; JD tors, AC-all models, Large Land Rollers On Hand corn planters, 4-6-8 row. 20-34-40-42-46 Ft. Inventory, We ship! Mark 715-299-4338 Heitman Tractor Salvage Heaviest Built WANTED: JD 4420 combine 715-673-4829 3” SHAFTS (Not 2 7/16”). & Allis 7080 tractor, good Dealer 319-347-6282 condition, low hrs. 952-758Can Deliver 4798

June Price Location Stk# Was Asking SOLD $7,000 SL ........ W0361 ........ New Grasshopper Mid Mt 226V w/ 61” Deck ...........................$8,670 ........... SE ........ 19441S........ New Grasshopper 721DT w/ 61” RD PF Deck......................... $16,155 ......... $11,950 SE ........ 18848S........ New Cub Cadet Z-Force SZ60KW, 60” Deck ............................$5,999 ........... $5,250 SE ........ 14920S........ Red Devil Snow Blower 23409 9ft ........................................$6,250 ........... $4,500 (BL) NEW 2015 Case IH SL ........ A0583 ......... 2013 Magnum 235, 305 Hrs, 480/80R46 .............................$157,500 ........ SOLD $132,000 1255 Row Crop Planter SE ........ 18757S........ 2010 Magnum 245, 3113 Hrs, 380/90R54 ...........................$134,950 ........ $124,950 $149,950 SE ........ A0572 ......... 2012 Magnum 290, 816 Hrs, “CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED” ..........$179,950 ........ $149,950 SE ........ 15082S........ 2011 Magnum 340, 1905 Hrs, Suspended Front Ax ................$189,500 ........ $169,950 SE ........ 12699B........ 2005 MX285 Magnum, Only 2025 Hrs, 520/85R46 Like New .....$134,950 ........ $124,950 SOLD $139,950 SE ........ 17304S........ STX 450 Quad “New Tracks” ...........................................$149,950 ........ SE ........ JW075 ........ New 2013 Woods RD60 Finish Mower ...................................$3,400 ........... $2,600 SE ........ 12526B........ Bobcat 3FM60 3 Pt Finish Mower ........................................$1,500 ............. $995 SL ........ VB833 ......... Bobcat 55” Grapple .........................................................$1,600 ........... $1,300 SL ........ X0151 ......... New Bobcat SB200 78” Snow Blower ....................................$5,795 ........... $4,950 SE ........ 18062S........ TA-26B Westendorf Loader (Off of MX170) .............................$5,500 ........... $3,500 BL ........ 11585B........ MD82 Disc Mower 7’ 10” 6 Disc ..........................................$8,900 ........... $7,950 (BL) 2010 Case IH SE ........ JH073 ......... H&S AR0861 Wheel Rake 8 Wheel.......................................$4,950 ........... $3,950 1250, 24 Row 30” SL ........ 17064S........ New Demco 750 Gravity Box ............................................ $24,800 ......... $16,950 BL ........ 12755B........ Eruo Mount 48” Pallet Forks ..............................................$1,119 ............. $925 $69,950 SL ........ JR051 ......... New Kuhn GA4220TH Rotary Rake 13.5ft ............................. $11,075 ........... $8,950 SL ........ JH094 ......... New H&S CR12 Wheel Rake 12 Wheel ..................................$6,745 ........... $4,950 SL ........ JH091 ......... New H&S TR-9-3W Wheel Rake 9 Wheel ...............................$5,098 ........... $4,750 SL ........ VB899 ......... New Berlon SKL-72” Rock Bucket ........................................$1,490 ........... $1,250 BL ........ 11938B........ Red Devil 2S508-8 SSM 96” Snow Blr High Flow .....................$9,500 ........... $7,500 SL ........ V0535 ......... Bobcat 3400 UTV w/ 60 Eng Hrs ........................................ $12,400 ........... $9,950 SE ........ 18982S........ New 25ft CIH True-Tand 335VT............................................... Call ..............Call .............................. New Tiger Mate 200 24.5ft ................................................... Call ..............Call SOLD .............................. New Tiger Mate 200 32.5ft ................................................... Call ..............Call (BL) 2000 Kinze 3200, .............................. New Tiger Mate 200 40.5ft ................................................... Call ..............Call SOLD .............................. New Tiger Mate 200 50.5ft ................................................... Call ..............Call 12 Row 30”, Liquid Fertilizer .............................. New 1255 12R30 FF ........................................................... Call ...............Call $35,000 SOLD .............................. New 1255 16R30 FF .......................................................... Call ...............Call

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USED EQUIPMENT FROM A NAME YOU CAN TRUST! â€˜07 5600 Toolcat, glass cab w/AC, hi flow aux., 4500 hrs................$21,225 â€˜12 T-770, glass cab w/AC, hi flow aux., 1100 hrs. ...................................$49,000 â€˜14 T-650, 1 Million Ed., SJC controls, 900 hrs. .....................................$47,000 â€˜13 T-590, glass cab w/AC, 917 hrs. ..................................................$38,500 T-300, glass cab w/AC, 2900 hrs. ..................................................$29,500 â€˜12 S-770, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 1750 hrs. ...................................$41,900 (2) â€˜12 S-750, glass cab w/AC, 2100 hrs. & up........Starting at $30,900 (2) â€˜06 S-250, glass cab & heater, 2-spd. .....................Starting at $20,900 (5) â€˜12 S-650, glass cab w/AC ...............................Starting at $31,900 â€˜14 S-590, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 1875 hrs. ...................................$32,500

â€˜12 S-205, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 4500 hrs. ...................................$21,900 â€˜12 S-175, glass cab & heater, 2-spd., 280 hrs. .....................................$24,500 â€˜13 S-550, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 2700 hrs. ...................................$27,500 (3) S-160, glass cab & heater, 2-spd., 765 hrs & up...........Starting at $15,500 â€˜86 743 ...........................................$5,500 â€˜14 NH L-225, glass cab w/AC, 890 hrs. ..................................................$31,900 â€˜09 NH L-170, glass cab & heater, 6100 hrs. ...................................$10,900 â€˜06 JD 325, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 3200 hrs. ...................................$17,800 â€˜07 JD 320, glass cab & heater, 2800 hrs. ..................................................$17,500 (3) Warrior wood splitters .................................Starting at $1,750

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â€˜08 NH 1441, 15â€™ Discbine............................ $17,500 â€˜10 NH H-7230, 10â€™ Discbine, drawbar swivel .................................................................. $18,950 â€˜98 NH 1475, 14â€™ Haybine .............................. $6,250 â€˜95 NH 499, 12â€™ Haybine ................................ $4,950 â€˜00 NH 1465, 9â€™ Haybine ................................ $9,250 â€˜01 JD 946, 13â€™ Discbine .............................. $13,950 â€˜99 MacDon 5000, 12â€™ Haybine ...................... $3,750 Hesston 6450 Windrower, 12â€™ head ............... $2,950 (2) â€˜02 NH FP-240, Crop Pro, 3-row cornhead, hay head........................................... Each $27,500 â€˜10 NH FP-230, Crop Pro, 2-row cornhead, hay head.................................................... $36,500 â€˜02 NH FP-230, Crop Pro, 2-row cornhead, hay head.................................................... $20,900 â€˜79 NH 782, 2-row cornhead, hay head ......... $2,500 (2) â€˜05 H&S 7+4 16â€™ Forage Boxes & 412 Wagons ........................................................... Each $7,950 â€˜90 Meyers 500, 18â€™ Forage Box & Wagon..... $6,350 Agrimetal 5600 Tub Grinder ........................... $9,200 â€˜07 NH BR-740A Round Baler, wide pick-up $12,500 â€˜96 NH 644 Round Baler, wide pick-up, twine only .................................................................... $9,500 (2) â€˜86 NH 853 Round Balers..........Starting at 2,500 â€˜08 JD 468 Round Baler, twine & net wrap .. $20,900 â€˜13 Vermeer 604 Small Round Baler, net wrap .................................................................. $22,800 â€˜98 NH 570 Baler w/72 thrower ..................... $8,900 NH 258 Rake, New Rubber Teeth ................... $2,750 â€˜14 H&S TR9 Rake .......................................... $5,500 NH 144 Inverter .............................................. $2,750 â€˜04 H&S HSMP9 Inverter .............................. $10,500 Kuhn GA7302DL Rotary Rake ...................... $10,900

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LARGE SELECTION OF WHEEL RAKES IN-STOCK CIH Magnum 8920, FWA, 5000 hrs. ............................................. $65,000 CIH Magnum 190, FWA ................................................................. $10,500 CIH 7230, FWA, 3500 hrs., New 18.4-42 tires ............................... $76,000 CIH 7220, 2WA, 2200 hrs. .............................................................. $75,000 CIH 7220, 2WA, 6200 hrs. .............................................................. $46,000 CIH 7210, FWA, 5000 hrs. .............................................................. $59,000 CIH 7140, FWA, 4400 hrs. .............................................................. $53,000 CIH 7120, FWA................................................................................ $47,000 CIH MX200, 2WD, 4500 hrs., 18.4-46 tires .................................... $62,000 CIH MX110, FWA ............................................................................ $42,000 IH 5488, 2WA, 540/1000 PTO ......................................................... $21,000 IH 5288, 2WD, 7300 hrs., New Paint .............................................. $21,000 IH 5088, 2WD, 7200 hrs., 18.4-38, New Paint ............................... $21,000 IH 3688, Sharp - Turbo ................................................................... $22,000 IH 1566, 2WD, dual PTO, 6800 hrs., Nice ...................................... $17,000 IH 1256, New Clutch, New Paint - Recent Head Job, Nice ......... $17,500 IH 1086 w/loader ............................................................................. $13,500 CIH 4800, 24â€™ field cultivator ............................................................ $9,500 CIH 4800, 26â€™ field cultivator ............................................................ $9,500 CIH 4300, 39â€™ field cultivator .......................................................... $15,500 CIH Tigermate II, 26â€™ field cultivator ............................................. $26,000 CIH 3950, 25â€™ cushion gang disk ................................................... $23,000 CIH 3950, 25â€™ cushion gang disk w/mulcher ................................ $22,000 JD 1710 disc chisel........................................................................... $7,000 JD 714, 9-shank disc chisel ............................................................. $9,000 Glencoe 7400SS, 9-shank disc chisel ............................................ $9,500 IH 720, 6x18 plow, on-land ............................................................... $5,500 IH 720, 5x18 plow ............................................................................. $3,000 IH 720, 5x16 plow ............................................................................. $2,500 CIH 527B ripper .............................................................................. $17,500 H&S 170 grinder .............................................................................. $29,500 (2) Brent 544 boxes, Nice ................................................................ $9,800 J&M 385 box, New............................................................................ $8,000 Demco 550 box............................................................................... $10,500 Demco 550 box................................................................................. $8,200 Demco 365 box................................................................................. $4,500 Sitrex QR-12 rake, 1-year old .......................................................... $6,500 NH 1465, 9â€™ haybine........................................................................ $10,500 CIH 8530, in-line square baler w/thrower........................................ $9,900

New Sitrex Rakes Available Many New & Used Rakes Available

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â€˜13 White 8936, 36x20, tracks, liquid fert. . $205,000 â€˜10 White 8222, 12x30, liquid fert................ $49,900 (2) â€˜98 White 6100/6900, 8x36 twin row, dry fert. ......................................................... Each $11,500 White 5100, 4x38 twin row ............................ $4,500 â€˜06 Great Plains YP1625-32, 16x30 twin row, Precision units........................................... $59,900 USED MISCELLANEOUS â€˜14 Great Plains YP425A, 4x36 twin row, dry fert. .................................................................. $28,500 â€˜04 Unverferth 9200 Grain Cart, tarp ........... $28,500 IH 800, 6x30 ................................................... $3,750 Brent 472 Grain Cart, scale ............................ $9,900 â€˜08 Kinze 3800, 24x30, liquid fert. ............... $48,900 â€˜12 NH 165 Spreader ...................................... $8,500 â€˜08 NH 185 Spreader .................................... $7,950

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â€˜14 Wilrich Quad X2, 40â€™, w/rolling basket, 50 Acres .................................................... $59,900 â€˜15 Wilrich XL2, 34â€™, 4-bar harrow .............. $36,500 â€˜97 Wilrich Quad 5, 32â€™, harrow ................... $14,950 â€˜98 Wilrich 2800, 27â€™, 4-bar harrow............... $8,500 JD 960, 33.5â€™, 3-bar harrow ........................... $8,750 â€˜10 CIH Tigermate 200, 50.5â€™, rolling basket .................................................................. $48,000 â€˜12 Wishek 862NT, 16â€™ Disk ......................... $26,900 â€˜09 Wilrich 957 Ripper, 5-shank, harrow ..... $17,500 â€˜01 DMI 730B, levelers ................................. $10,900 JD 2800 Plow, 6-bottom, on-land hitch.......... $5,950

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â€˜13 NH T9.615, 775 hrs. ............................. $260,000 â€˜08 NH T-9050, 2100 hrs. ........................... $169,000 â€˜99 NH 8360, MFD, loader, 12,000 hrs.......... $19,900 â€˜08 NH TD-80D, MFD, 686 hrs. ..................... $19,900 â€˜12 JD 7330 Prem., MFD, IVT, 1500 hrs. .... $106,900 â€˜13 JD 6140M, MFD, cab, 1980 hrs. ............. $69,500 â€˜11 JD 5105M, MFD, cab, turf tires, 1125 hrs. .................................................................. $47,700 â€˜69 JD 2020, gas, loader, 3268 hrs. ............... $6,500 â€˜79 Steiger Couger 3 ST270 ........................ $16,900 MF 175, dsl., turf tires .................................... $3,250 IH 464, gas, power steering ........................... $5,500

Sitrex Rakes

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Feterl 12”x72’ swing hopper ......... $8,995 Feterl 10”x60’, PTO ....................... $3,150 Feterl 10”x34’, electric .................. $2,400 Feterl 8”x34’, electric .................... $2,100 Westfield WR, 100”-51’, PTO ...........CALL Westfield 10”x71’, swing drive...... $7,400 Hutch 10”x72’, swing hopper........ $5,900 Sheyenne 13”x70’, swing drive, w/hanger bearing ........................ $13,900 (L) Sudenga 10”x31’, electric ............. $3,495 (L) Sudenga 10”x41’, PTO .................. $4,600 (L) Sudenga 10”x56’, electric ............. $4,995

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SKID LOADERS ....................... (L) Bobcat S850, heat, A/C ............... $46,500 (L) Bobcat S650, heat, 2-spd. ........... $39,800 (L) Bobcat S630, heat, 2 spd., 400 hrs. .................................................... $34,900 (L) ‘13 Bobcat S590, heat, 2-spd. ..... $31,600 (L) ‘14 Bobcat S550, heat, 2-spd. ..... $29,900 (L) Bobcat S160, heat, 2-spd. ........... $21,900 (2) Bobcat T190, heatStarting at $22,900 (L) ‘13 Gehl R220, heat, 2-spd. ........ $34,800 (L) ‘12 Gehl V330, heat, AC, 2400 hrs. .................................................... $34,600 (L) Gehl V330, heat, 2-spd. .............. $38,900 (L) Gehl 3310, bucket/pallet fork ........ $5,750 (L) ‘14 Gehl 4240E, heat, new rubber .................................................... $22,900 (L) (2) Gehl 4240E, heat ......... From $18,900 (L) ‘12 Gehl 5640E, heat/AC, 2-spd. . $28,800 (L) Gehl 5240E, heat, 2-spd. ............. $24,900 (W) ‘96 Hydra-Mac............................... $5,500 (L) ‘14 Mustang RT175, 500 hrs. ..... $37,900 Mustang 940E, 800 hrs. ................ $9,900 (L) Case 430, 2-spd. ......................... $24,900 (W) Cat 226........................................ $17,000 (L) OMC 320, w/bucket ....................... $4,375

SPREADERS .......................... (W) Knight 8132................................. $17,500 (W) ‘08 Kuhn Knight 8118 ................. $13,500 (W) ‘08 Kuhn Knight 8114 ................. $10,500 (L) JD 370........................................... $4,950 (L) Meyer 3245, V-Max ..................... $12,900

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TILLAGE ............................... (2) Wilrich QX2, 60’, w/bskt. ..................................Starting at $52,900 (G) Wilrich 957, 9-shank ................... $33,900 (L) Wilrich 957, 5-shank ................... $16,500 (L/G) (3) Wilrich 957, 7-shank From $20,600 (L) Wilrich 513, Soil Pro, 9-24 ......... $39,600 (W) Great Plains Turbo Chisel, 7- & 11-shank .........................................................CALL (W) Great Plains 24’ Turbomax ...............CALL (L) Great Plains Turbo Chisel, 11-shank .................................................... $22,800 (L) Glencoe DR 8699, 7-shank ........... $7,900 (L) Krause Dominator, 18’................. $34,900 (L/G) (2) Krause 18’ Rippers ............. $39,500 (L) Krause Dominator, 18’................. $33,900 (L) ‘11 Krause Dominator, 12’........... $29,900 DMI Tigermate II, 36.5’ w/bskt.... $32,600 (L) (2) DMI Tigermate II, 38.5’, 4-bar .................................................... $29,900

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DMI Tigermate II, 42.5’, 3-bar..... $20,600 (2) DMI 730 Rippers ................... $10,900 (2) DMI 527 ................Starting At $9,300 Wishek 16’ Disc w/harrow .......... $24,800 JD 2700, 9-24 Ripper.................. $23,900 JD 2700, 7-shank ........................ $23,900 JD 2400 Chisel Plow, 33-shank .. $29,950 JD 2210, 45.5’, 4-bar .................. $42,900 JD 985, 49.5’, 4-bar .................... $21,600 JD 985, 49.5’, 3-bar .................... $20,700 JD 980, 38.5’, 3-bar .................... $23,800 JD 980, 44.5’, 3-bar .................... $17,500 JD 960, 36.5’, 3-bar ...................... $5,600 JD Model 230 Disk, 26’ ................. $4,750 CIH 600 PTX Chisel Plow, 38’ ..... $29,800 CIH 370 Disc, 28’ ........................ $34,500 CIH 730B ..................................... $17,900 CIH Tigermate II, 45.5’, w/bskt. .. $40,900 CIH Tigermate II, 54.5’, 8-bar ..... $29,900

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Calving ease purebred Black Angus bulls, late March weights up to 1200 lbs. (715) 483-3866

FOR SALE: Performance tested Charolais & Red Angus bulls, complete perf. info, scan data, fertility tested & guaranteed, delivery avail, backed by 54 yrs of seedstock production. Wakefield Farms, New Richland, MN, call Kyle 507402-4640

FOR SALE: 1 yearling, purebred, polled, Hereford bull. 320-796-0000. Spicer.

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FOR SALE: Registered Angus yearling bulls, bred for well balanced EPDs, end growth, fertility tested. Miller Angus, Kasson MN 507-634-4535 FOR SALE: Simmental bulls, 2 yr old AI, son of the $50,000 Upgrade bull, most used bull in Simmental breed, by the pound, 5 cents over market, also 5 long yearling bulls, polled, Black, excellent quality & disposition, 45 yrs of Simmental breeding. Gerald Polzin, Cokato. 320-286-5805

Hardi 1000 gal., 60’ boom .......... $14,400 Century 750 gal., 60’ boom........... $6,500 Demco 700 gal., 66’ boom, ff ..... $14,900 (2) Redball 1200 gal., 90’ boom . $19,900 Redball 670, 1200 gal., 66’ boom .................................................... $13,800 (L) Top Air 800 gal., 60’ boom............ $9,350

MISCELLANEOUS .................... (L) Vicon 1240 Rake, 10-wheel .......... $4,150 (L) JD 327 Small Square Baler ........... $3,799 (L) Bobcat 3400 UTV, gas ................... $8,450 (L) Frontier 750 Grain Cart ............... $19,900 (L) Loftness 20’ Chopper .................... $9,600 (G) Minnesota 250, 10-ton gear .......... $1,900 (G) Used Grain Legs ...............................CALL (L) Woods 20’ Chopper, 3-pt. ............. $5,950 (L) EZ-Flow 300 bu. Box ..................... $1,950 (L) Unverferth 400 bu. Cart ................ $7,950 (L) Used Snowblowers ..........................CALL (L) Tonutti 5’ Disc Mower ................... $4,500 (W) (4) Meyers 4618 Forage Box’s Ea. $8,950 (L) J&M 1151, scale/tarp .................. $48,900 (W) J&M 875 Grain Cart .........................CALL (W) 72” Box Blade, skid steer, universal attachment .................................... $2,899 (W) 72” Dump Bucket, skid steer, universal attachment .................................... $3,299 (W) Westin 84” Snow Bucket, skid steer, universal attachment ........................ $975 (W) ‘80 Allied 8’ 3-pt. Single Auger Snowblower, w/hyd. chute ............ $1,999

Polled Hereford bulls, fertility tested. Also 10 registered Heifers ready to breed. larsonherefordfarms.com 715-772-4680

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Polled Hereford bulls for sale: Fine selection, Lemar Polled Herefords. 715-7817056 or 715-781-0927

FOR SALE: 25 Limousin semen tested bulls, red or Purebred Black Angus cowblack, low birth weight, sucalf pairs, 1st calf heifers, per growth. John Goelz, $2,500. (608)386-0046 Franklin, MN. 507-557-8394 FOR SALE: Polled Hereford Larry 507-820-2571 Registered polled Shortbull serviceable age, 2horned bulls for sale: top Polled Hereford heifers; AI sires, DNA tested, DSFOR SALE: Angus bulls (2) Int'l 240 utility tractor; free, TH-free, PHA-free, yearlings & 2 yr olds. Stout, Farmall Super MD & Subreeding age, call (715)202heavy muscled bulls with per MTAD tractors. 320- Four 500-600# approx, pure0594 or email exc performance genetics. 282-4846 bred Hereford steers, ksshorthorns@gmail.com Fertility & performance $1.80/lb. (715)879-5766 Elk tested. Sullivan Angus, Kel- FOR SALE: Red Angus Mound Registered Texas Longhorn logg MN. 507-527-1034 yearling bulls, $1,700-$1,800 Limousin & Red Angus breeding stock, cows, 507-931-5758. Oehler Red heifers or roping stock, top Bulls. Delivery avail. HamAngus. blood lines. 507-235-3467 mond, WI. 715-821-3516

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Lease this tractor for 3 years for $28.88/hr. Lease this tractor for 3 years for $32.43/hr. for 600 hrs. per year for 600 hrs. per year ‘13 Magnum 290, Lux. Cab, Hi Cap. Hyd. ‘13 Magnum 315, Lux. Cab, Susp. Front Axle, Pump, 962 hrs. ................................. $155,000 640 hrs. ............................................ $155,000

CIH 9370 Quad, Tracks, 7215 hrs. ............................................$49,900

Lease this tractor for 3 years for $32.43/hr. Lease this tractor for 3 years for $31.39/hr. for 600 hrs. per year for 600 hrs. per year ‘13 Magnum 315, Lux. Cab, Hi Cap. Hyd. Pump, ‘13 Magnum 315, Lux. Cab, Hi Cap. Hyd. Pump, Susp. Front Axle, 981 hrs. ..... $155,000 Susp. Front Axle, 1248 hrs...................... $150,000

‘13 CIH Magnum 290, 1698 hrs., Lux. cab, susp. frt. axle, 50KPH, full auto steer. $139,900

‘15 CIH Puma 165, w/CIH loader, PS, 399 hrs. .................... $119,900

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‘16 CIH Magnum 380, CVT, RowTac ........................... $249,900

‘14 Puma 145, w/loader, PS, 919 hrs. ............................$85,500

Free preseason combine and tractor inspection. Call our Service Department for details. 507-334-2233. ‘15 CIH 8240, Lux. cab, auto ‘14 CIH 7230, 530 eng./410 sep. ‘15 CIH Farmall 105C, power ‘14 Case 580SN Extend-A-Hoe, guide, HID lites..............$285,000 hrs., HID lites, Loaded! .$229,900 shuttle, 90 hp. PTO .........$47,900 4WD, pilot controls .......$78,500

2-Year Interest Waiver Or Low Rates Available • Call For Details ‘15 CIH 8240, 400 hrs., Luxury cab, HID lites, auto guide, folding unload auger, CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED UNIT - Coming In After Season ....................................................... $285,000 ‘14 CIH 7230, 530 eng./410 sep. hrs., 520x42 duals, leather, HID lites, Loaded Corn/Bean Machine, CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED UNIT - Coming In After Season ...................................................... $229,900

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CIH 4408, 8R30” chopping cornhead ......................................................................................$69,900 CIH 4408, 8R30” chopping cornhead ......................................................................................$64,500 CIH 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead ......................................................................................$29,900 Geringhoff, 8R chopping cornhead .........................................................................................$49,900 CIH 3408, 8R30” cornhead.......................................................................................................$39,900 CIH 3408, 8R30” cornhead.......................................................................................................$29,900 CIH 2208, 8R30” .......................................................................................................................$28,500 CIH 2208, 8R30” .......................................................................................................................$24,500 CIH 2020, 35’ platform..............................................................................................................$18,000 CIH 2020, 35’ platform w/Crary air reel ...................................................................................$23,900 CIH 3020, 35’ flex platform.......................................................................................................$24,900 CIH 3162, 40’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$59,900 CIH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$54,900 CIH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$59,900 CIH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$59,900 CIH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform...........................................................................................$59,900

USED 4WD TRACTORS 2-Year Interest Waiver Or Low Rates Available • Call For Details ‘08 CIH Steiger 435, 2674 hrs., Lux. cab, 800x38 duals, full Pro 600 auto steer ............................CALL ‘96 CIH 9370, 6327 hrs., powershift, triples ..................................................................................$79,000 Steiger Tiger, 525 hp. Cummins eng., Allison auto. trans., Like New 520/85R42 Triples ...........$59,900

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CIH 5400 Min Til drill, 20’ .............................................. $7,900

‘12 CIH Tigermate 200, 46’, 4-bar harrow ......................$45,900

‘11 CIH Tigermate 200, 50’, w/rolling baskets ...............$49,900

‘14 CIH 3162, 40’ Flex Draper ............................................$59,900

‘13 Bobcat T-870, cab w/AC, hi flo hyd., 2-spd., roller susp. ....$54,900

Leon M1000 Scraper, 10-yard ............................................$22,500

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USED 2WD TRACTORS 2-Year Interest Waiver Or Low Rates Available • Call For Details ‘16 CIH Magnum 340 Track, powershift, Lux. cab, susp. front axle, 120” spacing, 6 remotes, hi-flo hyd. ..................................................................................................................................COMING IN ‘13 CIH Magnum 315, 640 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, high cap. hyd. pump, front & rear duals ..... $155,000 ‘13 CIH Magnum 315, 1248 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, high cap. hyd. pump, front & rear duals ... $150,000 ‘13 CIH Magnum 315, 981 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, high cap. hyd. pump, front & rear duals ..... $155,000 ‘13 CIH Magnum 290, 1697 hrs., Lux. cab, susp. front axle, 50KPH trans., high cap. hyd. pump, HID lites........................................................................................................................................ $139,900 ‘13 CIH Magnum 290, 962 hrs., Lux. cab .................................................................................. $155,000 ‘15 CIH Puma 165, 399 hrs., w/loader & grapple bucket .......................................................... $119,900 ‘14 CIH Puma 145, MFD, 919 hrs., powershift, cab, C-IH 765 loader .........................................$85,500 ‘14 CIH Maxxum 125, MFD, 291 hrs., cab ....................................................................................$59,900 ‘15 CIH Farmall 105C, 29 hrs., Dlx. cab w/hi-vis panel, dual PTO, 12x12 power shuttle..........$47,900 ‘14 Case 580SN, Extend-A-Hoe Backhoe, 272 hrs., pilot controls, cab, A/C, loader ................$78,500

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‘05 Transcraft Drop Deck, FLATBEDS 48/102, Steel Like New, SX, ‘00 Great Dane, 53/102 Alum. AR, 255/22.5, Super Clean Combo, SX, AR, Alum Whls. ..................................$18,500 .................................... $9,250 ‘96 Featherlite Alum. ‘02 Great Dane, 48/102, Combo, 48/102, Alum. Floor, AR, Closed Tandem Slider Alum. Crossmembers, SX, .................................... $8,250 AR, 255/22.5 .............$15,000 ‘97-‘92 Wilson, 48/96, SX, Engineered 5’ Beavertail Kit: AR, Alum. Floor, Alum. Includes: Paint, LED Lights & Crossmembers, 80% T&B, All Electrical ..........$3,250 Kit Sandblasted, Painted ................... $5,000 Installed ...................... $7,250-$7,750 ‘95 Utility, 48/102, SX, AR DOUBLE DROPS .................................... $4,500 ‘99 XL Specialized Double Hay Sides with any Flat Drop, 48/102, 29’6” Well, New 255/22.5, RGN, or Drop Deck sales – Mechanical Detach RGN $1,00000 ..................................$17,500

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‘94 Wilson, 42/66, 11/24.5, 80% T&B, Good Tarps, SR .................................... $12,750 ‘11 Maurer, 42/66 Alum. Ag Hopper, AR, 11/24.5 Alum. Whls., New T&B ........$23,500 ‘06 Merrit, 42/66 Ag Hopper, AR, 22.5, Nebraska Trailer ..................................$21,500 ‘92 Timpte, 42/66, AR, 80% T&B ...................$10,000 ‘88 Wilson, 42/66, SR, 75% T&B ...................$10,000

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‘97 Raven, 36’ Alum., AR, New Liner, 90% T&B $22,500

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Custom Haysides: Stationary.................... $1,000 Tip In-Tip Out ............. $1,500 AR or SR Suspensions: 96” & 102” Axles ..................... $500 to $1,000 Vans, On Ground - For Storage .................................... $2,000 Alum. Wheels: 24.5/22.5 ................................ Ea. $125 DROP DECKS (30) Vans, 53/48 - For Water ‘07 Fontaine Drop Deck, 48/102, ............ Steel, SX, AR, Trailers, Storage, AR, SR, Wood Floor ...............$19,000 ‘05 to ‘90's, Road Ready ...................... $3,000-$4,000 ‘07 Fontaine Drop Deck, 53/102, Steel, AR, Spread TRUCKS Axle, Wood Floor, ‘05 GMC Quad Cab, Well Sandblasted & Painted, Maintained, 90% T&B, Beavertail ..................$22,500 195K Miles .................. $6,000

USED TRACTORS

NEW NH Boomer 37, w/loader ....................CALL NEW NH T9.645, w/Smart Trac....................CALL NEW NH T8.320, FWA ..................................CALL NEW Massey 1726, w/loader.......................CALL NEW Versatile 450, 4WD ..............................CALL NEW Versatile 310, FWA ..............................CALL NEW Versatile 260, FWA ..............................CALL ‘12 NH T9.560, 4WD ............................. $210,000 ‘12 NH T9.390, approx. 650 hrs. .......... $189,000 NH TD5050 w/loader, Like New ............. $45,500 NH TV6070 bi-directional ....................... $84,000 ‘12 Versatile 280 w/F&R duals, 825 hrs. ........................................................... $125,000 Allis 180 D ..................................................$7,900

TILLAGE

‘03 Sunflower, 32’, 5-bar spike .............. $18,500 Sunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo ...............CALL Sunflower 4233-19 w/3-bar harrow .............CALL DMI 530B ......................................................CALL DMI/NH 775, 7-shank ...................................CALL ‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom.......................... $41,000 ‘08 JD 3710, 10 bottom .......................... $23,000 ‘08 JD 2210, 44.5’ w/3-bar ..................... $35,500

SKIDSTEERS

Bobcat S650 w/575 hrs.......................... $35,900 NEW NH Skidsteers – On Hand...................CALL ‘11 NH L230, Loaded ...................................CALL

PLANTERS

NEW White Planters .....................................CALL ‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded ................. $92,000 White 6122, 12-30 .................................. $14,900 ‘06 White 8222 w/3 bus., res. mgr. ........ $38,500

COMBINES

NEW Fantini Chopping CH ..........................CALL Fantini Pre-Owned 8-30 Chopping CH .......CALL ‘13 Gleaner S77 ........................... JUST TRADED ‘10 Gleaner R76, Loaded ..................... $210,000 ‘01 Gleaner R72, Just Thru Shop .......... $95,000 ‘03 Gleaner R65 .................................... $115,000 ‘02 Gleaner R62 ......................................COMING

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TRACK TRACTORS

Anderson Seeds ....................................12

Letchers Farm Supply..........................18

Arnolds ............................................20, 21

M S Diversified ....................................38

‘12 CIH 550 Quad Track, 582 hrs., Lux. cab, cab suspension, 4 new tracks - 30”, 4 hyd., diff. lock, big pump ...................... $172,000 ‘04 Cat. 765, 4602 hrs., 18” tracks, 120” spacing, 3 pt., PTO, front wgts., Very Clean! ....................................................... $79,000 ‘02 Challenger 765, 3650 hrs., 18” tracks, 1000 PTO, front wgts., 4 hyd. valves, Very Nice! ....................................... $78,000 ‘10 Challenger 765C, 2866 hrs., 3 pt., PTO, 6 hyd., 18” tracks ......................... $120,000 ‘12 JD 9560RT, 1250 hrs., 30” tracks, ....... 4 hyd., front wgts. ........................... $199,000 ‘14 JD 8360RT, 865 hrs., IVT, 85cc pump, 1000 PTO, 25” tracks ................... $205,000

Bayer Truck & Equipment, Inc. ........19

Mages Auction Service ........................30

4WD TRACTORS

Big Gain ................................................25

Massop Electric ....................................33

Boss Supply, Inc. ..................................17

Matejcek ................................................37

Broskoff Structures ................................9

Mike’s Collision ....................................17

C & C Roofing ......................................25

Miller Sellner ........................................34

Cannon Falls Beacon............................31

Northland Building, Inc. ......................22

Courtland Waste Handling..................13

Northwestern Farm, Co. ......................29

Dahl Farm Supply ................................26

Nuss Truck & Equipment ....................23

Dan Pike Clerking ................................29

Property Brokers ..................................32

Ag Power Enterprises, Inc...................33

Lano Equipment-Norwood ..................35

Ag Systems, Inc.....................................10

Larson Brothers, Imp.....................29, 39

Pruess Elevator ....................................34

Doda USA, Inc. ....................................24

Rush River Steel & Trim ....................27

Double B Manufacturing ....................22

Schweiss, Inc. ........................................33

Duncan Trailers, Llc.............................38

Smiths Mill, Imp. ..................................38

Ediger Auction Service ........................29

Southwest MN K-Fence ......................26

Factory Home Center ..........................11

Steffes Group ........................................31

Farmer’s National, Co. ........................30

Syngenta ..................................................4

Greenwald Farm Center......................35

Timewell Drainage Systems ..................5

GSI Group, Inc. ......................................3

Triad Construction, Inc. ......................12

Hot Slat, Inc. ..........................................8

United Farmer’s Coop. ........................36

K & S Millwrights ................................28

University of MN Extension Service ..19

Keith Bode ............................................34

Wahl Spray Foam ................................11

Kerkhoff Auction & Real Estate ........30

WIeman Land & Auction ....................32

ROW CROP TRACTORS

‘06 JD 8330, MFWD, 5325 hrs., ILS, PS, big pump, 4 valves, 1000 PTO, 380x54” rear tires & duals, front duals......... $92,000 ‘04 JD 8220, MFWD, 5083 hrs., PS, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 520x42” tires & duals, 12 front wgts................................................ $75,000 ‘13 JD 6170R, cab, IVT trans., 540/1000 PTO, 480x46” tires & duals, (has JD H380 Loader w/Joystick) ....................... $125,000 ‘13 JD 6190R, 665 hrs., IVT trans., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd., 18.4x46” tires & duals, Warranty ............................ $115,000 ‘10 JD 8270R, 3888 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 3 hyd., 18.4x46” tires & duals...... $105,000 ‘12 CIH 315, 481 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., big pump, 480x50” duals . $145,000 ‘12 CIH 290, 434 hrs., PT, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, front duals, 480x50” rear duals ....................... $145,000 ‘12 CIH 260, 1784 hrs., Deluxe cab, 19-spd. PS, susp. front axle, 3 pt., 4 hyd., Hi-Flow, 1000 PTO, 480x50” duals ............ $110,000 ‘13 CIH 260, 577 hrs., PS, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd., big pump, 420x46” tires & duals ............................................. $122,000

PLANTERS

‘10 CIH 1250, 12R30” w/central fill, pneumatic down pressure, Dawn trash whippers, monitor screen, Planted 2320 Acres .............................................. $45,000

COMBINES

‘13 JD 680, 942 eng./643 sep. hrs., 4x4, CM w/5-spd. feederhouse, chopper, long unloading auger, 520x42” tires & duals ..................................................... $205,000 ‘09 JD 9670, 1842 eng./1181 sep. hrs., CM, chopper, extended wear................ $110,000 ‘10 JD 9870, 1500 eng./1220 sep. hrs., 5-spd. feederhouse, Pro-drive, chopper, 1250x32” single tires ................... $125,000 ‘00 JD 9650TS, 3611 eng./2645 sep. hrs., chopper, 20.8x38” duals................. $57,000 ‘98 JD 9510, 4819 eng./3359 sep. hrs., Dial-a-matic, chopper, Maurer bin ext., 30.5x32” duals, Shedded & Well Maintained ...................................... $37,000 ‘13 JD S660, 527 eng./308 sep. hrs., CM, chopper, 480x42” tires & duals .... $193,000 ‘12 JD S670, Hilko Sidehill, 630 eng./361 sep. hrs., chopper, HID lights, power cast tailboard, 520x42” tires & duals... $199,000 ‘12 CIH 7230, 605 eng./434 sep. hrs., Lux. cab, rock trap, chopper, 520x42” duals ..................................................... $185,000 ‘12 CIH 7130, 1839 eng./1355 sep. hrs., tracker, chopper, 520x42” duals ... $118,000 ‘12 CIH 8230, 4WD, 969 eng./777 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, power topper . $195,000 ‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, 520x42” duals $160,000 ‘09 CIH 7088, 1193 eng./895 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, 30.5x32” singles ..................................................... $125,000 ‘13 Challenger 560C, 489 eng./278 sep. hrs., (Has ATI Track System), 36” belts, 4WD, chopper, lateral tilt, HID lights ..................................................... $179,000 ‘09 NH CR9060, 2400 eng./1800 sep. hrs., tracker, chopper, 520x42” duals .... $79,000 ‘08 NH 9060, 4x4, 1786 eng./1332 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, 620x42” duals . $95,000 ‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs., tracker, chopper, chaff spreader, air compressor, 520x42” tires & duals $59,000

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‘12 JD 9560R, 921 hrs., HID lights, 4 hyd., Michelin 800x38” tires & duals .... $220,000 ‘13 JD 9460R, 1377 hrs., 1000 PTO, 3 pt. hitch, 5 hyd. valves, Hi-Flow, 620x42” tires ..................................................... $220,000 ‘13 JD 9410R, 640 hrs., 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, 480x50” tires & duals . $209,000 ‘12 JD 9410R, 675 hrs., 3 pt. hitch, 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, 480x50” tires & duals ............................................. $219,000 ‘12 JD 9410R, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., HID lights, 520x46” tires & duals. $179,000 ‘12 CIH 400HD, 366 hrs., 1000 PTO, 6 hyd., big pump, 480x50” tires & duals . $190,000 ‘12 CIH 400HD, 320 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump, 520x46” tires & duals................... $185,000 ‘02 CIH 425, 3465 hrs., 12-spd. manual, 4 hyd., 710x38” tires & duals......... $95,000

‘05 CIH MX255, 4282 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 480x46” duals, front duals .... $69,000 ‘03 CIH MX210, 5550 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., 380x46” tires & duals......... $59,000 ‘11 NH T8.300, 1644 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lights, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd. valves, Auto Steer Complete, 520x46” duals ....................................................... $94,000 ‘12 Kubota M110, MFWD, 240 hrs., 3 pt., PTO, loader w/8’ bucket ................. $55,000

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hen a group of Tracy citizens in 1977 started to collect wheels in an effort to preserve the history of their area, they probably did not envision the Wheels Across the Prairie Museum which now stands on the west end of their town. What began as a transportation museum of wheels from covered wagons, trains and cars, telling the story of the first pioneers and those who arrived later has now grown to be a village of historic buildings and artifacts so numerous some have to be rotated. There is not enough space to exhibit them all at once. “We have very good supporters,” said Jon Wendorff, president of the museum board, “and generous donors.” The land on which the buildings sit was a former sheep pasture which was donated. Wendorff said

a railroad boxcar provided the first exhibit space. Early immigrants who didn’t roll in by Conestoga wagon arrived in a Chicago and Northwestern Railway boxcar — people riding in one end and their livestock in the other. The old barn which was moved in to be the site’s first building was flattened by a windstorm. It was replaced by a barn-like structure which opened on June 1, 1985. A car barn was later built to house old cars, sleighs, tractors, and farm machinery. Most buildings were purchased or donated. There is a one-room country school, a summer kitchen, the post office from the nearby town of Amiret, and the Monroe Town Hall, where township voting still takes place. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church was moved from the center of Tracy. The town’s brick depot could not be moved, but a wooden C&NW depot of the same era was purchased in Volga, S.D., and moved to sit alongside an engine, tender, boxcar, and caboose — an eye-catching attraction. When an old farm building was to be demolished and the owners started tearing off the siding, underneath they discovered a two-story log cabin, with logs and chinking all in good shape. It now sits at the museum filled with period items. Wendorff said another building is going up this year to house a threshing machine which is being donated. But soon they will be out of space. “We are not done yet,” Wendorff said. “We have a bid on some adjacent land.” And so, the Wheels Across the Prairie Museum keeps rolling on and growing and showcasing area history. The museum is on Highway 14 on the west end of Tracy. The museum is open June through September daily from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is $6 for those 12 years and older, and $2 for anyone under 12. The website is wheelsacrosstheprairie.org. ❖

Wheels Across the Prairie Museum, Tracy, Minn.

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