Trader's Dispatch - December 2022

DECEMBER 2022

Vol. XXIII No. 11 P.O. Box 997 Conrad, MT 59425-0997

Phone 406-271-5533 Fax 406-271-5727 website: tradersdispatch.com E-MAIL: advertising @ tradersdispatch.com

Ag land leasing workshops

By Todd Whitney, UNL The new Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Highlights for 2021-2022 are now available in Nebraska Extension offices or for download on the Center for Ag Profitability (CAP) website at: cap.unl.edu. Rental rate increase range from 15% in the panhandle to 16% in the SE corner to 21% in Northeast Nebraska. A new report feature accounts for higher input expenses impacting cropland leases and statewide flexible lease considerations and arrangements For those seeking more in-depth farm and ranch leasing guidance, twelve public meeting locations have been scheduled for the new UNL Ag Land Leasing Management series beginning in December through early February 2023.

These sessions will provide landlords and tenants timely information regarding irrigated and rainfed cropland as well as pasture leases. Featured speakers will be Allan Vyhnalek, UNL Extension Farm and Ranch Transition educator, and Jim Jansen, UNL Extension Ag Economist.

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Workshops on basics of land management

The Nebraska Women in Agriculture program, in conjunction with women in agriculture programs at Purdue University and Kansas State University, will host a four-part extension workshop on the basics of land management, leasing and conservation for landlords and tenants.

“The Power of Negotiation and Communication: Land Leasing Strategies for Midwestern Ag Women” will begin Jan. 18 at numerous sites in Indiana, Kansas and Nebraska.

The series will focus on writing agricultural lease agreements, landlord-tenant relationships, negotiations and conservation practices.

Workshops will be held on January 18, January 25, February 1, and February 8.

According to Department of Agriculture census data from 2017, there are over 90,000 women producers and over 51,000 female landlords in the three states.

“Women represent an important and growing demographic in agricultural land management and this workshop series will teach essential management information while providing women the chance to ask questions, connect with each other and share their experiences,” said Jessica Groskopf, director of the Nebraska Women in Agriculture program Each state will host a number of satellite workshop sites with local extension personnel. Keynote speakers will be simulcast to each location and each site will provide additional speakers and hands-on activities. Dinner will be included.

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MSU Extension Cropping Seminars January Montana State University Extension will host a free, annual cropping seminar series January 9-13 in Great Falls, Choteau, Conrad, Cut Bank, Shelby, Chester, Havre, Fort Benton, and Stanford. Speakers will cover cereal grain varieties, pulse management, soil fertility management and estate planning.

Cereal grain varieties update will be presented by Dr. Jed Eberly from MSU Central Agricultural Research Center, Peggy Lamb from MSU Northern Agricultural Research Center and Wyatt Medina from Western Triangle Agriculture Research Center.

Presentations will cover local test plot results and Integrated Pest Management of the wheat stem sawfly. Dr. Eberly is an Assistant Professor in Agronomy and Soil Microbiology. His responsibilities include managing the small grain variety trials and conducting research in soil microbiology for improving plant and soil health. Peggy Lamb is a Research Scientist in charge of the Variety Testing Program. Current collaborative research activities include variety development and testing of small grains and many other crops. She also conducts research on sawfly management, crop fertility, insecticides, fungicides, and crop management. Wyatt Medina is a Research Associate in charge of managing all on and off-station variety trials under the supervision of Dr. Justin Vetch. He is a recent graduate from Oklahoma State University, where he received a degree in plant and soil science, along with a concentration in crop production and management.

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Montana will be presented by Dr. Kevin McPhee, MSU Pulse Breeder. Dr. McPhee’s research goals include development of high-yielding pulse crop (pea, lentil, and chickpea) varieties using conventional breeding approaches. New varieties are targeted with good agronomic characteristics, resistance to disease, and adaptability to environmental stresses present in Montana and regionally.

Soil fertility management be presented by Dr. Clain Jones and Dr. Manbir Rakkar. A variety of topics will be addressed including the 4Rs, acidity and volatilization of foliar applications. Dr. Jones is the MSU Extension Soil Fertility Specialist. He teaches a range of nutrient management topics, including cropping systems, economics of fertilizer use, and reducing nutrient losses.

Dr. Rakkar is an Assistant Research Professor at Montana State University. Her research program is focused on resolving soil acidification issues. She is investigating various techniques to prevent, mitigate and adapt to soil acidification in Montana.

Estate planning will be presented by Dr. Marsha A. Goetting. Dr. Goetting is a Professor and Extension Family Economics Specialist at Montana State University in Bozeman. Dr. Goetting is well known throughout the state for her authorship of 50 MontGuides (fact sheets) in the estate planning area.

There is no charge for the seminars, and all producers are encouraged to attend. The Great Falls seminar will begin at 9:30 a.m. with registration. The Choteau, Conrad, Cut Bank, Shelby, Chester, Havre, Fort Benton, and Stanford seminars will begin at 8:30 a.m. with registration.

Both commercial and private pesticide licensing recertification credits will be available.

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Salary Range: Negotiable depending on qualifications and experience.

Location: Helena Valley Irrigation District, Helena, Montana.

Closing Date: Open until filled, return application promptly for consideration. Please provide current resume.

Minimum Qualifications: Credentials in engineering preferred but not necessary, business and agriculture or closely related field complimentary to irrigation district management. Supervisory experience is strongly desired. Current driver’s license required. CDL license required within 6 months of being hired.

Job Summary: Administer the federal water right and manage the operation and maintenance, improvement and replacement of HVID’s infrastructure which includes the storage, carriage, distribution and drainage systems necessary for the irrigation of 20,000+ acres. Work is directed by the Board of Commissioners and as influenced by the Bureau of Reclamation and the laws of the State of Montana. Job includes the supervision of approximately 6 employees and management of the annual budget, equipment and other assets.

For further information and to request an application: Helena Valley Irrigation District, 3840 North Montana Avenue, Helena, MT 59602 (406) 442-3292

Workshops on basics of land management CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

Groskopf said the program’s structure is intended to strengthen networks of women in rural areas, which can provide opportunities for building trust and sharing information. “Connections are so important to women farmers,” she said. “We have seen the benefits that come from knowing your peers, having a place to share difficulties and mitigate the isolation that so many of us in agriculture often feel.”

These workshops seek to help participants increase their awareness of local land values and cash rental rates and the factors that influence them. They will also cover the importance of having a written lease and the items that should be included in it to ensure an equitable agreement for all parties. Participants will learn negotiation strategies as well as best practices to improve relationships between landlords and tenants.

Conservation programs will also be covered, so that participants will have a greater understanding of compliance requirements and increase their awareness of voluntary conservation programs that are available to them.

The workshop costs $50 per person and participants should plan to attend each session. A virtual option is available for those unable to attend a workshop site for $75 per person, although in-person attendance is highly encouraged to better network with other attendees and interact with speakers. Registration is required by January 13. The link for registration detailed information about the locations can be found online at https://wia.unl.edu/negotiation

Ag land leasing workshops CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

Location and dates are: Albion – December 12; Norfolk – December 19; West Point – December 20; Saunders County – December 21; Holdrege – January 4; Hastings – January 5; O’Neil – January 6; Beatrice – January 9; Hartington – January 17; Lincoln – February 1; and Lyons – February 20. Each meeting is free, but starting times vary. Workshop topics will include: Pasture Leasing; Creating an Equitable Written Lease; Tips for Communication and Negotiation; Cash Rental Rates; Crop Share Lease Strategies; and Land Management Updates.

Please pre-registration through your local Extension office or online at: https://cap.unl.edu

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DECEMBER 2022 — Vol. XXIII No. 11 Published monthly by Trader’s Dispatch Inc., PO Box 997, Conrad, MT 59425-0997. Free on request to farmers, ranchers, heavy equipment owners and truckers in the Western United States.

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MSU Extension Cropping Seminars January

for each cropping seminar are listed below.

Monday, January 9: Great Falls at Great Falls College MSU’s Heritage Hall at Great Falls, MT 59401. Contact Rose Malisani at 406-454-6980 Tuesday, January 10: Choteau at the Stage Stop Inn located at 1005 Main Avenue North Choteau, MT 59422.

Contact Jenn Swanson at 406-466-2491.

Conrad at the Pondera Shooting Sports Complex at 972 Granite Road Conrad, MT 59425. Contact Dan Severson at 406-2714054.

Wednesday, January 11: Cut Bank at the Glacier County Library basement located at 21 1st Ave SE Cutbank, MT 59427. Contact Kari Lewis at 406-8732239.

Shelby at the Comfort Inn Conference Room at 455 McKinley Ave, Shelby, MT

59474 Contact Kim Woodring at 406-424-8350.

Thursday, January 12: Havre at the Hill County Fairgrounds 4-H Chuckwagon located at 1676 US Highway 2 West. Contact Colleen Pegar at 406-400-2333 Chester at United Methodist Church located at 510 West Monroe Avenue. Contact Jesse Fulbright at 406-759-5625.

Friday, January 13: Fort Benton at the Ag Center located at 1205 th 20 Street Ft. Benton, MT 59442. Contact Tyler Lane at 406-622-3751.

Stanford at the City Hall located at 102 Central Avenue, Stanford, MT 59479. Contact Katie Hatlelid at 406-566-2277. ##### The Christmas carol “Silent Night” originated in Austria, it was played on a guitar as the organ was too rusted.

Public input on Implementation of IRA funding The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is asking for public input through a Federal Register request for information on implementation of more than $19 billion provided by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will use the investments provided through IRA-funded conservation programs to support farmers and ranchers in adopting and expanding climate-smart activities and systems. NRCS asks for comments on how to target program benefits, quantify impact, and improve program delivery and outreach, especially for underserved producers. Comments are due December 21, 2022. NRCS will identify immediate changes that can be made in fiscal year 2023 and will continue to identify and adopt additional changes in future years.

“Agriculture is at the forefront of the nation’s effort to address climate change, and we want to hear from people on the ground how to implement our programs to maximize climate benefits, promote equity and assist all producers,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “From climate-smart agriculture, to supporting healthy forests and conservation, to tax credits, to biofuels, infrastructure and beyond, this legislation provides USDA with significant additional resources to lead this historic charge.”

The Inflation Reduction Act provided unprecedented funding levels for several of the existing programs that NRCS implements. The increased funding levels begin in fiscal year 2023 and rapidly build over

four years, totaling these additional amounts: $8.45 billion – Environmental Quality Incentives Program $3.25 billion – Conservation Stewardship Program $4.95 billion – Regional Conservation Partnership Program $1.4 billion – Agricultural Conservation Easement Program $1 billion – Conservation Technical Assistance NRCS is asking for public input on to how to best maximize benefits for climate mitigation, including targeting practices and programs that provide quantifiable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, NRCS is requesting feedback to help identify strategies and provide recommendations on how to maximize, target, monitor, and quantify improvements to soil carbon, reductions in nitrogen losses, and the reduction, capture, avoidance, or sequestration of carbon dioxide, methane or nitrous oxide emissions associated with agricultural production. NRCS is also seeking ideas for how to further streamline and improve program delivery to increase efficiencies and expand program access for producers, especially underserved producers.

Public comments can be submitted to NRCS.IRA.Input@usda.gov until December 21, 2022. More details are available in this Federal Register notice. funds to immediately provide relief to qualifying distressed borrowers whose operations are at financial risk while working on making transformational changes to loan servicing.

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In the 16th Century in northern Europe, after the reformation, the stories and traditions about St. Nicholas became unpopular.

But someone had to deliver presents to children at Christmas, so in the UK, particularly in England, he became ‘Father Christmas’ or ‘Old Man Christmas’, an old character from stories plays during the middle ages in the UK and parts of northern Europe. In France, he was then known as ‘Père Nöel’.

In some countries including parts of Austria and Germany, present giver became the ‘Christkind’ a golden-haired baby, with wings, who symbolizes the new born baby Jesus.

In the early USA his name was ‘Kris Kringle’ (from the Christkind). Later, Dutch settlers in the USA took the old stories of

St. Nicholas with them and Kris Kringle and St Nicholas became ‘Sinterklaas’ or as we now say ‘Santa Claus’!

Many countries, especially ones in Europe, celebrate St. Nicholas’ Day on 6th December.

In The Netherlands and some other European Countries, children leave clogs or shoes out on the 5th December (St. Nicholas Eve) to be filled with presents. They also believe that if they leave some hay and carrots in their shoes for Sinterklaas’s horse, they will be left some sweets.

St. Nicholas became popular again in the Victorian era when writers, poets and artists rediscovered the old stories.

Herbicide supplies and storage during the winter

By Dwight Lingenfelter, Extension Associate, Weed Science, Penn State Extension Again, this year, there is a lot of speculation about potential herbicide shortages and price increases on some products for the 2023 growing season. Overall, it does not seem as grim as last year, but indications are that supplies of glyphosate (Roundup, others) and metribuzin should be adequate but likely not back to levels and costs prior to the pandemic. Products such as glufosinate (Liberty, others), metolachlor (plus other group 15 herbicides), atrazine, dicamba, and 2,4-D might be in shorter supply and with higher prices. Also, some products that are packaged in smaller sizes (e.g., 2.5-gallon jugs) might be limited but other sizes such as totes should be more readily available. Furthermore, with volatile supply chain issues involving many aspects of production ag these days, some are asking if it is wise to purchase bulk inventory of herbicides and/or other pesticides.

The short answer is yes, if it makes sense economically, it could be a good idea to start making purchases on some of these inputs. Begin now by working with your dealer to discuss these issues. The intent is not to stockpile products but to have a modest supply for use during the next growing season. However, you must keep in mind appropriate storage parameters, namely issues regarding freezing of pesticide products during the winter months. In general, freezing temperatures can change and negatively affect the chemistry of some pesticides inside the container and can also damage the container itself. Premixed liquid products that contain multiple active ingredients seem to be affected more so by low temperatures than single active ingredient products. Some premixes tend to separate in the container and can be difficult to get back into a homogeneous liquid prior to use in the spring. Make sure to read the label for storage instructions. But as a general rule, pesticides are best stored between 40-90°F. For more details and many useful links, please refer to the National Pesticide Information Center’s Storage of Pesticides webpage.

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By Lisa Moser, K-State Research and Extension news service On occasion, athletes experience injuries or stresses on their body that require them to rest and recover. This is a time for the athlete to evaluate their training regimen and nutrition plan.

In much the same way, beef producers need to rest their bulls following the breeding season and make those evaluations on their health and nutrition, said the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute on a recent Cattle Chat podcast.

“Like offensive linemen, bulls are big, heavy animals, which makes them prone to feet and leg issues, especially if they’ve been walking and breeding in rough pastures,” said veterinarian Bob Larson.

He said that producers should assess the movement of the bulls when they walk, focusing attention on the bulls’ hooves and legs.

“It takes good observational skills to look for swelling or an injury in those areas and that can cause restrictions in the bull’s movement,” Larson said. “Sometimes it is hard to detect lameness even if the problem is serious.”

If an issue is suspected, Larson encourages producers to reach out to their veterinarian to help identify the source of the problem.

Along with musculoskeletal issues, bulls may be coming off the summer pastures thinner than normal due to the drought that much of the country is experiencing, said beef cattle nutritionist Phillip Lancaster.

“If the bulls are at a body condition score of five or less, they will need an energy supplement to get them back in condition for the next breeding season,” Lancaster said.

“This is especially true if the hay quality is poor because of the drought.”

If producers are adjusting nutrition, it is recommended that they separate the bulls from the cows if the facilities will allow for that, according to Larson.

“As we get later into the winter and closer to breeding season for a spring-calving herd, the bulls and cows need to be separated because the late gestation and lactating cows will have high nutritional demands and the bulls will get over-conditioned if they are supplemented the same way,” Lancaster said Larson added that there are other benefits for separating the bulls and cows for a period in terms of rest, but he said it is important to keep the bulls together from a social standpoint.

“Bulls need to figure out the dominance hierarchy and it is best for them to do that before the start of the breeding season,” Larson said, adding that if new bulls are added to the operation in the fall, they should be integrated into the bull pasture prior to turnout.

“I want those new bulls to acclimate with the feed and other bulls that are already on the operation soon after they arrive,” Larson said.

Protect trees and shrubs from rabbits this winter

By Maddy Rohr, K-State Research and Extension news service As winter approaches and vegetation is more scarce, it becomes even more important to provide protection to newly planted trees and shrubs from rabbits and other pests, says Kansas State University horticulture expert Ward Upham.

He said rabbits, in particular, love to nibble at the base of small trees and shrubs.

“Protect your investment with at least 2-foot-tall cylinders of 1-inch-mesh, chicken wire or similar barrier,” Upham said.

The barrier can be removed in the spring or left for an extended period of time, but Upham warns to remove the barrier before it constricts the tree’s trunk.

Other forms of protection include plastic tree wraps and liquid rabbit-repellent sprays. A repellent spay requires another application after it rains, Upham said. ##### Mahatma Gandhi often walked barefoot which produced an impressive set of callouses on his feet. He also ate very little, making him rather frail and with his odd diet he often suffered from bad breath. This made him a super calloused fragile mystic hexed with halitosis.

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By Troy Walz, Nebraska Extension Educator Bloat When grazing alfalfa in the fall, bloat remains a potential problem, especially during the first three to five days after alfalfa has been exposed to freezing temperatures. In general, the risk of bloat will be minimal only after a significant portion (about 50-70 percent) of the alfalfa top growth has been frozen and dried. The fall freeze-down is often a slow process with many freezes over several weeks. The time it takes to reach the point where 50 to 70 percent of the alfalfa top growth has been frozen and dried will depend on the severity of the freezes and amount of standing alfalfa.

Prussic Acid When grazing sorghums (forage or grain), sorghumsudangrass hybrids, and sudangrass, certain conditions may cause livestock to be poisoned by prussic acid (hydrocyanic acid or cyanide). Frost is one of these conditions. Plants that are frozen may release high concentrations of prussic acid for several days. After the plant wilts, prussic acid release from the plant tissues will decline. Thus, you should remove cattle before a frost and then wait several days (5-7) after a frost to turn livestock onto these species to graze. When tops have been frosted, new shoots may regrow at the base of the plants. These can be high in prussic acid. Thus, do not graze frosted sorghum or sudan species regrowth until regrowth is 15-18 inches tall for sudan species and 24 inches tall for sorghum species. Another option is to wait several days after the entire plant and shoots are killed by subsequent frosts.

Sorghum species contain the highest amount of prussic acid while sudangrass generally has the least amount. Sorghumsudangrass hybrids are usually intermediate. Prussic acid production potential may increase with high nitrogen rates.

Pearl millet and foxtail millet have not caused prussic acid poisoning and prussic acid has not been found in these plants.

Nitrates Frost interferes with normal plant growth and can cause nitrates to accumulate in plants that are still growing, especially grasses like oats, millet, sorghums, and sudangrass.

If high nitrates are present in the plants when they undergo a total killing freeze, that nitrate level will remain in those plants and testing the forage is recommended.

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By Ben Beckman, UNL Making, transporting, and feeding hay is a large investment in time, equipment and money. At current prices, even reducing wase a small amount can mean big savings. Can you be doing more to save hay?

While there will always be some loss during storage, keeping hay out of the elements and packed tightly is critical. Hay stored in a barn can expect 6-9% losses, while hay outside, directly on the ground, and loosely wrapped can have up to 40% loss. Visually, loss is easy to underestimate. In a 5.5 ft. round bale, 1/3 of the bale’s mass is found in the outer 6 in.

When it comes time to feed, losses can add up as well.

If hay is fed unrestricted, cattle can waste 45% of the hay they are provided. While this “waste” can be beneficial as bedding or a soil amendment, it’s an awful expensive way to put cover on the ground. Limit feeding hay so only daily requirements are provided will significantly reduce waste right away. Studies show that cattle fed daily versus fed every four days needed 25% less hay. This can be as labor intensive as a daily feeding, or something as simple as limiting access to hay in a feeder for a few hours each day.

Limiting access by physical barriers is another way to decrease hay loss. Bale rings, racks, fences, or another form of limited access can all decrease waste. The most effective physical barriers have solid side bottoms. This prevents the hay being pulled out onto the ground. Studies by the University of Missouri, Oklahoma State, and Michigan State on feed loss from bale feeders all found open bottom ring feeders resulting in 20% losses, closed bottom ring feeders had 13% loss, and cone feeders with only 5% loss. While these methods are effective, they require the purchase of additional equipment that can add significant time and money for large herds or changing feeding location.

Between storage and feed losses, it’s easy to lose half of every bale purchased or produced. To give value to even a 25% improvement, take your current hay bill and subtract 25%. At the current $180/ton, that’s $45/ton. Reducing hay losses means better returns on your hay investment.

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USDA scientists address soil moisture challenges

USDA-ARS The topic of soil moisture is not a new thing to Michael Cosh. He grew up on a dairy farm in northern New Jersey and understood at an early age that knowing the amount of surface soil moisture was useful when trying to prevent his truck from being stuck in the mud. But he soon learned that fickle soil moisture could tip the proverbial scales for farms that grapple with higher crop insurance and drought conditions.

Today Dr. Cosh is a research hydrologist for the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), and he is leading the agency to inform farmers and engineers about the side effects of soil moisture so that farms have a chance to thrive under agricultural challenges.

“There can be severe financial consequences for farmers if there is too much or too little soil moisture,” Cosh said. “This means farmers cannot easily manage their crops due to ‘prevented planting.’ Prevented planting occurs when tractors cannot traverse fields to plant because the soil is too wet. When this happens, the farmer loses money and wastes resources. Likewise, a ‘delayed harvest’ occurs when harvesters cannot harvest crops at the end of the season due to soil moisture or drought. Both scenarios have severe financial impacts on farmers, the agriculture industry, and the food on our dinner tables.”

A part of the severe financial impact includes higher crop insurance and the high cost of water for irrigation.

Since 2008, the USDA’s Livestock Forage Disaster Program has offered over $7.6 Billion in assistance to farmers to offset this cost. But monitoring soil moisture can provide farmers with over 70 percent cost savings on irrigation. These challenges are some of the reasons why Dr. Cosh pulled together a research team of colleagues from federal agencies and higher education The research is conducted jointly with teams from the National Coordinated Soil Moisture Monitoring Network, the Marena Oklahoma In Situ Sensor Testbed, and the annual National Soil Moisture Workshop. The shared data are compiled from in-ground and satellite sensors that have been placed in the ground across multiple states. Station data collected by several national and state networks provide information to the National Mesonet Program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The sensors accurately rate the soil’s moisture so that USDA and NOAA can determine and monitor the drought status. These data also inform water managers in basins with significant irrigation and water usage.

Some farmers directly access data from the USDA’s Soil Climate Analysis Network or NOAA’s Climate Reference Network.

Individual farmers rely upon the government’s decisions regarding the drought monitor to be accurate and in-ground monitoring is the key to that. Once the committees translate the data, farmers can prepare their soil for a pending drought, improve crop insurance decisionmaking, gauge the probability of flood and flood damage, and monitor the impact of climate change.

Additionally, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expanding soil moisture monitoring in the Upper Missouri River Basin by adding over 300 stations to the national footprint. These stations will help Midwestern and Western states, as well as local farms, to monitor their soil moisture and improve flood prediction and crop yield forecasting.

“We’re interacting with network operators regularly to develop end-user listening sessions and soil moisture standards,” Cosh said. “River forecast centers and state climatologists are some of the primary users of soil moisture information at the regional level. The findings ultimately help certain parts of the country to better manage their water resources.”

Cosh is a leader in many of these networks, steering the teams toward successful resolutions in some of the nation’s most hard-hit agricultural areas.

In addition to national soil moisture networks, there are ongoing region-focused efforts designed to solve national agricultural challenges. A consortium of state soil researchers in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama are continually increasing their monitoring programs to better capture soil moisture status across their regions. They are also exploring ways to better increase the quantity and quality of soil moisture stations in the southeast so they can capture the changing dynamics of soil moisture distribution.

First irrigation system The Mesopotamians built the first simple irrigation system around 7000 B.C. The earliest large-scale irrigation system was created around 4000 B.C. in southern Russia. This system had canals up to 10 feet across and more than a mile long.

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Jon Molitor family (left to right) Carrie Molitor, Lynsie, Noah, Nick and Landon accepting the award on Jon’s behalf.

Hill County 4-H Leader of the Year

The Hill County 4-H program recently held its End-of-the-Year 4-H Celebration in Havre, Montana, where we recognized a “4-H Leader of the Year”. The “Leader of the Year” exemplifies the 4-H motto “making the best better” through their actions and support of 4-H members. “Leader of the Year” award recipients are nominated

by Hill County 4-H members and leaders.

On that evening we celebrated Jon Molitor as our 2022 4-H Leader of the Year and remembered him for the large part of the Hill County 4-H program that he was.

We recently lost Jon in an ATV accident and there has been a huge hole left in our hearts and in our 4-H program. Jon had been deserving of this award for years.

His dedication to 4-H had always been steadfast.

Jon was involved with the Hill County 4-H Livestock program since 2014 when he became the Swine Superintendent also known as the “Pig Boss”. Jon moved into the Chair position of the Livestock Committee in 2019 and it was a position he held with integrity.

Jon’s work ethic was an example for us all. He was always the first one to arrive and the last one to close the gate at any event he helped with. He was the one everyone looked to for direction. He never asked anyone to do anything he wouldn’t have done himself.

Jon was also a very involved 4-H club leader and the ringleader for fun activities enjoyed by his club members, leaders and parents. He had a knack for getting the kids excited about 4-H and he always asked the questions that made the kids think and expand on what they were learning.

Jon was kind, honest and genuine. He always greeted you with a smile and he was ready to help in any capacity. No one had a dumb question. He was always welcoming and appreciative of everyone. Jon was a great listener and took every idea and concern into consideration.

He did his best to take care of all the kids in our 4-H program and wanted to make sure every kid knew they were important.

Jon was a mentor to us all. We are all better people for knowing Jon as he was the example of what we all want to be. Regretfully, Jon was not presented with this honor while he was with us. We hope he knew how much we appreciated his dedication to our kids and the 4-H program.

Thank you, Jon … you will be missed.

MWBC hires executive vice president

The Montana Wheat and Barley Committee (MWBC) is pleased to announce Kent Kupfner has been chosen as the new Executive Vice President.

“I’m excited to continue promoting Montana’s top commodities to the rest of the world,” said Kupfner. “The wheat and barley industry has been a part of my life for many years, and I’m thrilled to enter the next chapter in my career. Working on behalf of Montana’s wheat and barley growers has always been and will continue to be a top priority.”

Kupfner officially took over the role as Executive Vice President of the MWBC on

Wednesday November 16, 2022.

“Kupfner brings over 30 years of industry knowledge to the committee and we’re excited to welcome him aboard,” said Denise Conover, Chairwoman of the MWBC. Before joining the MWBC, Kupfner merchandised wheat and managed grain assets for multiple major companies around the United States. The last 25 years of his career have been spent in Montana.

The mission of the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee is to promote local research and develop trade relationships around the world.

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Cattle compaction in cropland

By Ben Beckman, UNL Are you looking for additional income from your corn acres or feed for cattle?

Grazing corn residue is a low-cost winter feed source for cattle and a source of additional income for farmers without negative effects on the cropland.

Many crop producers are concerned that trampling from cattle grazing corn residue negatively affects crop yields. When grazed at proper stocking rates however, small but positive effects on crop production after grazing have been observed.

Research conducted at the University of Nebraska has shown that grazing corn residue at the recommended stocking rate does not reduce corn or soybean yields in irrigated fields the following growing season.

In fact, a long-term study in eastern Nebraska at the Eastern Research and Extension Center showed 2 to 3 bushel per acre improvements for soybean production following grazed corn residue in a corn-soybean rotation. This result was the same whether cattle grazed in the fall from November through January or spring from February through April.

A five-year study in western Nebraska measured corn yields from continuous corn after cattle grazing in the fall and found no negative effects on corn yields the following year.

It must be noted that minor surface compaction can result from grazing during wet weather. However, this compaction often disappears through the natural wetting and drying and freezing and thawing processes. Additionally, this compaction does not restrict root growth and does not carry over into the following growing season.

Grazing corn residue benefits both cattle and crop producers. Corn residue should be viewed as an economical source of winter roughage for cattle that can provide an extra source of income for corn producers that does not affect next year’s crop production. ##### A disciple went to his master and said, “I have served you faithfully for ten years. Now I have a wish: give me something to eat which will never end.”

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North Dakota canola farmer reaches far with TikTok

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Farming can be an isolating occupation. From long nights in the tractor making sure the seed gets put into the ground to early sunrise equipment checks, it’s a full-time venture that much of the world does not partake in.

Tim Mickelson knows the toll those lengthy nights and early mornings can take on a farmer. He wanted to find a way to connect with others in the agricultural industry and find a way of communication to those producers all around the country. Much to Mickelson’s surprise, he was able to do just that, without ever leaving his canola field.

Technology has been sweeping through the agriculture industry at a rapid pace over the past decade. GPS systems, cutting edge varieties and many other developments have helped farmers have a better farming experience. When Mickelson’s son decided to download a new app to his phone, the canola farmer wanted to see what all the hype was about.

He downloaded TikTok in 2019 and has never looked back.

“I realized within one month that there were a lot of farmers on TikTok. So then I fell into the hashtag or the group Farmtok,” Mickelson said. “It has been just a blast.”

Mickelson began making videos about canola for his followers and was much surprised by the popularity of the short videos. He saw the app as a good way to get out the story of agriculture to the general public as well as a way to connect to his fellow farmers.

With almost 10,000 followers on the platform, Mickelson educates about life on the farm, particularly his canola. Each week he goes to his favorite canola field of the season and gives updates on the current standing of the crop and any issues it may be facing in real time. Mickelson has responded to countless videos on farmtok when a producer is facing an issue and wants the advice or expertise of a fellow farmer on the issue, such as equipment troubleshooting.

While on a roadtrip through the Midwest, Mickelson said he found himself wondering how the operations he was passing by did things. TikTok has helped him answer those questions.

“I thought, I wonder what that guy is doing for planting or this, or I wonder what he does with his combine or how does he do the no-till operations,” he said. “When you follow the other farmers on farmtok, TikTok basically completed the dots for all those questions.”

For Mickelson, it has been rewarding to show consumers where their food comes from and give them an inside look to all that happens on the farm.

“TikTok is connecting the farmers that are raising the food to the consumers,” he said. “It’s the voice that brings us from the field right to America’s table. It’s direct.”

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Alfalfa as a supplemental protein

Brad Schick, UNL Choosing the right protein may help bring the cost of feed down and more accurately meet the needs of our cattle. In some rations, alfalfa might be that choice.

Whether cattle are on winter range, corn stalks, or being fed prairie/grass hay, they often will need extra protein in their diet. Protein sources vary in cost and effectiveness. Protein is important because it is used by the rumen microbes to help break down low quality forage and then used by animal itself as microbial protein as they pass through the digestive tract. It’s essentially used twice Many times alfalfa is one of the cheapest natural source of protein, easy to use, and doesn’t require additional equipment. Non-protein sources of nitrogen such as urea may be cheap but won’t be as effective with low quality forage. The first steps to finding out how much extra protein your cattle need include testing your feeds and forages for protein and estimating consumption rate. Then determine the amount of supplementation needed which will depend if you are dealing with weaned growing calves, dry pregnant cows, or lactating cows and nursing calves.

Some winter diets such as winter range, corn stalks, or grass hay may require approximately one pound of extra protein per day. This can be supplemented every day or every other day and still keep cows productive, healthy, and meet requirements.

Feeding the right amount and choosing the right protein you need can save money. Alfalfa might just be the golden ticket.

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Like many farmers this year, Mickelson got a late start to planting his canola crop due to the excessive moisture and snow that made its way to his region during April. Due to the late planting date, his harvest also will be later than average this year. While he normally harvests his canola acres in mid August, he predicts that it will be closer to the second week of September this year.

Despite the late planting date, the canola was able to catch up due to the amount of growing degree days the north central North Dakota received. While canola is a crop that prefers cool and mild temperatures, Mickelson said the heat-filled days were a blessing.

“The crop has done an amazing adaptation for the growing season,” he said.

Mickelson was elected to the U.S. Canola Board two years ago and has been a part of the Northern Canola Growers for over a decade. He is excited to see where the canola industry is headed, as canola is in the final stages of being approved by the EPA for renewable fuel. This will expand the demand for canola greatly.

“The aviation industry has set an aggressive goal to be into a renewable fuel source, a renewable jet fuel, by 2028. If that holds true, the future for canola as a feed stock for renewable fuel source is huge,” Mickelson said.

North Dakota is a big player in the canola industry. According to Mickelson the state makes up 78% of total canola acres in the United States. Of the 2.24 million total acres of canola in the country, North Dakota makes up 1.76 million acres of the crop.

Mickelson originally implemented canola into his operation in the late 1990s, when he needed an additional rotation in his fields and was fighting scab terribly in his spring wheat fields.

“We needed a crop in the worst way to break up the disease cycle and just a good crop for rotation,” he said.

He also raises spring wheat, malting barley, golden flax, soybeans and yellow peas. Some years the operation may encompass five to six different crops, allowing Mickelson to not put all his eggs into one basket.

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Sampling bales for forage quality analysis

By David Hartman, Extension Educator, Livestock, Penn State Extension Most ruminant livestock owners recognize that feed is the largest single expense in raising livestock. And within those feed costs, for owners of beef cows, sheep, and goat herds, winter feeding is the largest percentage of total feed costs. Having some advance knowledge of the quality of the stored forages being used for wintering can be important to understand the order in which the forages should be fed and whether our animals may benefit from supplemental feeding to make up for deficiencies in forage quality.

We occasionally are contacted by livestock owners who want to test forages but are not sure where to begin. Sampling stored hay and baleage is a simple process and can easily be done with a little advance planning. For purposes of this article, we will focus on forage stored as dry or wrapped bales.

Borrow a coring device if you can find one locally. These are commercially available for purchase, but by checking around you may be able to find one that can be borrowed from a neighboring farm, feed distributor, or the county Extension office. Most coring devices are made to attach to an electric drill, as shown in the photo.

Bales should be sampled in logical lots. For example, we should consider one test lot to be bales made from the same field the same day. A later cutting from the same field should be tested separately. Two different fields baled the same day should probably be tested separately, especially if they have different forage species.

For large round bales core toward the center of the bale from the curved edge. For both small and large square bales, core from the end of the bale through the middle of the bale.

In each case we are sampling through bale layers to get a more representative sample. The more samples we take, the more we reduce variability of results. For large bales we should sample at least 10 bales and for small bales, 20. Mix the cored samples in a clean bucket and take a composite sample to send to the lab. Zip-lock plastic bags work well for holding the forage sample.

Wrapped wet bales can be sampled either before or after wrapping and fermentation. Research has shown (University of Wisconsin 1988-89) no significant change in crude protein or fiber levels in samples taken before and after fermentation in various forages.

Samples from wet bales, before or after fermentation, should be mailed early in the week to assure they get to the lab as soon as possible. Squeeze air from the sample bag and properly seal it. Forage that has undergone adequate fermentation should have enough acid to preserve the sample as it travels to the lab. Wet forage that has not been fermented may benefit from being frozen first and mailed in an insulated container.

We need to decide ahead of sampling time where we are going to have our samples tested. Deciding on a lab and contacting that lab ahead of time will allow them to get an information sheet to you so you can indicate which test options you need. This sheet needs to be completed and sent with your sample. You can also have test results mailed to individuals or companies that you work with on livestock nutrition. If you are not sure which test(s) to request, contact a person knowledgeable in animal nutrition.

Once you receive your results, if you are not sure about what the information means, seek input from fact sheets or individuals who have expertise and experience in animal nutrition.

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On average, Americans eat more than “Ultimately, we want to help cattle producers 50 pounds of beef each year (according make informed choices on which forage opCall for to USDA estimates). But what do beef tions fit their operations best,” says Keyser.

Trailer Parts cattle eat? In the eastern United States, beef Using heifers for the study allowed the cattle often eat tall fescue, a “cool-season” researchers to rigorously assess different grass. As the name suggests, cool-season warm-season grasses. “Young animals – like grass grows best in temperate conditions: heifers – are very sensitive to forage nutritemperatures between 65 and 75 degrees tion because they are growing quickly at this Fahrenheit and abundant rainfall. But it’s stage of their lives,” says Keyser. For heifers, 10,000# jacks........... $150 7000# backing plates..$70 not always cool and wet in the eastern U.S., achieving target growth rates is important and come the summer months, cool-season to ensure they become a productive part of grasses tend to not do well. the herd as soon as possible. “To meet these On the other hand, there are also “warmtarget growth rates, forage nutrition is critiseason” grasses, like big bluestem or bermucal,” says Keyser. “These animals make a dagrass. These grasses grow well in warmer, great “measuring stick” for warm weather drier conditions during summer in the eastgrasses as summer forage.” ern U.S. “Cattle farmers can benefit from The study also included an annual having strong summer forage production warm-season grass: crabgrass “Crabgrass Hillsboro Pickup Flatbeds In Stock from warm-season grasses,” says Patrick is a highly preferred forage,” says Keyser.

Keyser, a researcher at the University of “Including it allowed us to compare benefits Tennessee, Knoxville. “Such warm-season of both perennial forages and an annual.” grasses can help them remain in business.”

One of Keyser’s next steps is researchKeyser is the lead author of a new study ing how some of the warm-season grasses that assessed the strengths and weaknesses work in the context of annual grazing cycles. of five warm-season forage grasses. The “Specifically, we are evaluating complestudy was published in Agronomy Journal, menting a tall fescue, cool-season forage a publication of the American Society of base with some of these warm-season native Agronomy. grasses.”

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MT State changes name of its foundation seed program

A program at Montana State University that researches and develops foundation seed varieties for the state’s agricultural producers has a new name.

An extension of the crop breeding programs in the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, the Montana Foundation Seed Program’s name is now officially the Montana State University Foundation Seed Program. The name change was approved unanimously at MSU’s September University Council meeting.

Sreekala Bajwa, vice president of agriculture and dean of the College of Agriculture, said the name change accurately reflects the high-quality research conducted by Montana Agricultural Experiment Station, or MAES, plant breeding programs to create new crop varieties “This new name gives Montana State University better recognition and ownership of the research we conduct and the public varieties we produce for crop producers across the state,” Bajwa said. “Our new crop varieties are the result of scientific research conducted by MAES scientists and tested across the state to ensure they are best suited to address production challenges in Montana, from pests to drought and more.”

Foundation seed, also known as basic seed, is the direct descendent of breeder seed and is produced under conditions that ensure its genetic purity and identity. The MSU Foundation Seed Program provides foundation seed to statewide producer partners, primarily winter and spring wheat, barley, durum, peas, lentils and chickpeas, with contributions also in safflower, alfalfa, sainfoin, triticale and oats.

According to Doug Holen, MSU Foundation Seed Program manager, each new variety produces between 600 to 1,200 bushels of foundation seed to start and then is sold to seed producers to sell to Montana producers. The more popular MSU wheat varieties, such as Yellowstone, Warhorse and Vida, produce millions of dollars in revenue via increased yield for the Montana agricultural economy.

Seed varieties are developed based on the needs of Montana growers facing climate, pest and soil challenges in the diverse agroecosystems of the state. The plant breeding programs are supported by MAES and by grower organizations such as the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee. The university responds with varieties specifically bred and adapted to meet these challenges, initially released as MAES varieties in the foundation stage of production. The MSU Foundation Seed Program has been in existence helping producers for nine decades and has had six program managers in that span of time. Holen has been with the program since 2016.

“This program is only as good as our breeders, and MSU has had incredible ones over the years,” Holen said. He added that the name change is long overdue and gives credit back to the breeders and the research they create at MSU. “This seed goes across Montana and is sold in other states. So, when it shows up at a producer’s doorstep and says MSU Foundation Seed Program, they will know it is quality seed from our institution.”

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Genome sequencing of Moraxella bovis

By Maribel Alonso, USDA Scientists have revealed that there are two different variants, or genotypes of Moraxella bovis (M. bovis), a bacterium known to cause pinkeye in cattle. This finding helps scientists understand how different types of M. bovis cause infection in livestock and can help develop preventative measures to protect U.S. cattle against this disease.

Cattle pinkeye, or bovine infectious keratoconjunctivitis, is a very contagious eye infection that causes redness, itchiness, pain, and discomfort in the eyes of affected animals.

Severe cases can result in blindness and impair weight gain in calves, and thus are a concern for animal well-being and have negative economic impacts on the beef industry.

USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) scientists sequenced and compared the genomes of a collection of M. bovis variants and found that they consisted of two major genotypes. They identified DNA differences between the genotypes. In addition, they found substances that can potentially be used as targets to control the disease.

“We found major differences in virulence factors between the two genotypes,” said Emily Wynn, ARS research microbiologist. “For example, M. bovis has a toxin, called hemolysin toxin, which it uses to penetrate the eye. We found that the two genotypes have different versions of the toxin.

This difference and others among the collection of M. bovis variants could mean that there are variations in their ability to cause disease.”

In addition, the scientists identified proteins (substances) located on the outer membrane of the bacteria cell.

“The specific location of these proteins makes them available to the host immune system because they are located on the outer membrane. Proteins that are unique to one or both genotypes can be used as a target to develop specific preventative actions against any of the genotypes, if necessary,” added Wynn.

This is important because for years scientists have been closely looking at another substance in this bacterium to develop interventions against the disease, called pilin proteins.

Pilins facilitate the attachment of M. bovis to the eye. However, using pilins to develop interventions could be tricky.

“The pilin gene of M. bovis can undergo an inversion,” said Mike Clawson, ARS research molecular biologist at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, NE. “This is where parts of the gene flip and are rearranged on the bacterial chromosome. As a result, a newly formed pilin gene is created that encodes a new protein version of itself, which helps M. bovis avoid recognition by the immune system. Pilin gene inversions have been thought to be a relatively rare process. However, we saw evidence that multiple M. bovis strains were undergoing the inversions during our study. This makes the pilin gene a challenge to use as a target and emphasizes why the outer membrane proteins identified in this study are an important discovery.”

The team sequenced M. bovis strains isolated from cattle from seventeen U.S. states and one Canadian province that were assembled by Dustin Loy, UNL professor and veterinary diagnostic microbiologist.

“The first finished genome of M. bovis was produced by this collaboration on an experimental strain in 2018,” said Loy. “Since then, we haven’t seen much progress in comprehensive sequencing of this bacterium until this study between ARS and UNL.” Loy has dedicated years of research to understanding this infectious disease, collecting samples directly from veterinarians working with cattle—for testing and identifying variabilities between the strains.

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By Martha Zepp, Program Assistant, Part-time, Penn State Extension Holiday food safety guidelines are the same as at other times. Prevent food spoilage by temperature control, cleanliness, and time management.

Cleanliness Avoids Cross-contamination Start with cleanliness to avoid cross-contamination. In the midst of festivities, it is easy to place the roasted turkey on the counter where the raw meat was a few hours before or to pick up the spoon used to mix the bread, egg, and broth for the stuffing to stir a fruit salad. As a result, the cooked turkey and ready-to-eat fruit salad are contaminated with bacteria from the raw food ingredients prepared earlier. To avoid this cross contamination, remember to: Start with clean hands and be sure to wash them as you go from task to task in preparing foods.

Work on a clean and sanitized counter or work surface.

Use clean platters, knives, spoons, or other utensils when handling the cooked food that you plan to wrap for storage.

Temperature Control Bacteria can grow quickly at temperatures between 40°F and 140°F. Quickly chilling the food after a meal reduces the risk of foodborne illness.

Discard any turkey, stuffing, and gravy left at room temperature longer than two hours.

Divide cooked foods into shallow containers for rapid cooling.

Divide a large cut of meat or whole poultry into smaller pieces and wrap separately or place in shallow containers before refrigerating.

Stir soups and stews to speed the release of heat.

Deep pans can be placed in a sink of cold water to hasten cooling; replace the surrounding water as it absorbs heat from the food.

Cover storage containers when the food is cooled. Placing warm food in the refrigerator does not harm the food, but it warms the refrigerator and foods already in the refrigerator.

Avoid overfilling the refrigerator. Allow space between foods in the refrigerator for cold air to circulate.

After the meal, remove any meat from the carcass, cut into small pieces and refrigerate or freeze immediately. Refrigerators should be 40°F or below, and freezers should be 0°F or lower. Stuffing must be removed from the turkey carcass before it is refrigerated or frozen. The moisture content and the density of the stuffing is a good medium to support the growth of bacteria. Removing it from the turkey allows it to cool more quickly.

How Long to Keep Leftovers?

Pies with a custard base such as pumpkin need to be refrigerated and used within 3 days.

Fruit pies that do not contain eggs, evaporated milk, condensed milk, other milk products, sour cream, cream cheese, or custard should be loosely covered and kept at room temperature for up to 2 days. To keep a few extra days or if the pies are in a warmer climate, put fruit pies in the refrigerator.

Cooked turkey, side dishes and gravy can be refrigerated for 3 to 4 days.

Slices or pieces of plain turkey can be frozen for up to 4 months.

Turkey covered with broth or gravy can be frozen for up to 6 months.

Cooked poultry dishes, stuffing and gravy can be frozen 4 to 6 months.

Freezer storage times are based on quality; if they remain frozen, they will be safe indefinitely.

Date packages before storing, and always use the oldest first.

Use safe practices when reheating leftovers. Thaw frozen foods in the refrigerator; never defrost foods on the kitchen counter. Reheat to an internal temperature of 165°F checking the temperature with a calibrated thermometer.

Honeybees can recognize human faces

For a long time, we believed that only large-brained mammals could distinguish faces. But the humble honeybee shook that theory up!

Bees can distinguish between many different flowers, so it was theorized that they might tell people apart.

Scientists discovered that honeybees could recognize a familiar face, even days after being trained to do so.

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McMURRY CATTLE Added Genetic Balance Trait And Carcass Value ONLY THE BEST SELL Private Treaty Bull Sales

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Without trust, how does a family function?

Many of us that work with farm families hear stories like this: the son is home from college to start his career on the farm. He visits with his parents on a change in the course for action or management. The son identifies a field to be converted to “no-till,” and while he goes into town for parts, his father starts disking the field. In cases like this, the son will feel like he has not been trusted to make decisions. Lack of trust among family members can be a huge issue for any family moving forward, especially if they are working on farm/ranch succession plans.

Rousseau et al. 1998, offer a more indepth definition, based in part on accepting your own vulnerability when trusting someone: “trust is a positive psychological state comprising the intention to accept vulnerability based upon positive expectations of the intentions or behavior of another.”

Lewicki et al. 1998, describe trust as compelling us to act based on our perceptions of another: “an individual’s belief in, and willingness to act on the basis of, the words, actions, and decisions of another.” These descriptions offer two important characteristics of trust. First, the level of trust one is willing to invest in a relationship relates to our perceptions and assumptions of how another person will act. And second, we accept a level of vulnerability when we choose to trust another.

Family relationships can carry over to the family business, while business relationships can, in-turn, affect family relationships. This is amplified on the family farm or ranch, where family members work together in high stress situations, far outside of the 8-5 workday.

Trust is not easily given and is even harder to earn back once broken. Understanding the factors that can affect trust in a relationship is a great place to begin to understand how to build, or rebuild, trust. Vaz lists seven barriers to trust in relationships: 1. Desire to Control- A situation where one person in a relationship attempts to control the actions, thoughts, or emotions of another. This clearly results in a situation of unequal position or power.

2. Dishonesty- One or more individuals are hiding information, providing only halftruths, or are attempting to be purposefully misleading.

3. Self-centeredness- The focus is on self and one’s own needs, wants and desires.

4. Lack of openness- A situation in which

one or more persons are not open and free in expressing their opinions, describing their position on issues, or relating information.

5. Communications- Required for trust to develop. Failure to communicate effectively leads to a failure of trust.

6. Empathy- Difficulties in relationships definitely happen. The failure to identify with the troubles experienced by the injured person and willingness to work together to address the problem leads to reduced trust.

7. Positive Feelings- Focusing on the negatives, becoming jealous of success, or allowing suspicious feelings to fester can all lead to a reduction of trust in others.

There are three common characteristics of families who can sustain a culture of trust: 1. Family members are reliable. They do what they say they will do. Mean what you say and say what you mean.

2. They demonstrate feelings of intimacy.

They care about each other and they like being together.

3. They are honest with each other. They have open, direct communication — they are willing to speak and to listen when difficult things need to be said.

Trust also goes together with respect.

We are often more likely to lash out at those we are closest to. Making it even more important to emphasize respect in our close relationships. However, we must also be willing to give our family members the benefit of the doubt. We all have bad days, and it is essential to be able to look past it when family members are experiencing one themselves.

Action or inaction can speak volumes.

Beginning the process of building or rebuilding trust may be as simple as a handshake and an invitation to talk. The other person may want the same thing but is unsure about where to start or if anyone even cares. It takes someone to be the catalyst to begin the process, someone who can lead people to develop trust. The catalyst may even be someone not in the family business.

Often, however, that someone is the mother in the family.

Adapted from: Why is Trust Important in an Ag Legacy? Volume 5, Issue 3 October 2020, By Caleb Carter, consultant to the Department of Agricultural and Applied, Economics in the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

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Producers can now take a nationwide survey to help the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) improve and increase access to its programs and services for America’s farmers, ranchers, and forest managers. The survey includes new and existing customers.

USDA encourages all agricultural producers to take the survey, especially those who have not worked with USDA previously.

The survey gathers feedback on programs and services available through USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Risk Management Agency (RMA).

The survey is available online at farmers. gov/survey, and producers should complete

by March 31, 2023. Stakeholder organizations are also encouraged to share the survey link through their networks. The survey is available in 14 different languages including Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Hmong,

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In addition to the online survey, the FPAC Business Center, which is administering the survey, will also mail 11,000 printed surveys to various local state stakeholder organizations and farmers markets.

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By Debbie Kuenning, UNL Extension Educator Reducing food waste can help individuals save approximately $370 per year. The average American family of four may be able to save close to $1,500 annually by preventing food waste. The USDA and the Environmental Protection Agency have a goal to cut our nation’s food waste by 50% by the year 2030. Food waste can occur along any part of the food chain. Consumers contribute to food waste through preparing more food than needed and throwing away the extra.

Here are 14 tips to help keep food safe, edible, and out of the trash can: 1. Shop the refrigerator before going to the store. Make sure to use the food at home before buying more. Allow one night a week to be a ‘Clean Up Meal’, using any leftovers you have before they become waste.

2. Move older food products to the front. Keeping the older items in plain sight helps ensure they are used before they go bad.

3. Keep your refrigerator at 40 degrees Fahrenheit or below to maintain food safety and integrity. Frozen foods can last indefinitely, if kept below 0 degrees Fahrenheit, although the quality of the food will decrease over time.

4. Freeze, can or dry surplus fresh produce using safe, up-to-date food preservation methods. Not sure what the current methods are? Ask your local UNL Extension Office.

5. Take restaurant leftovers home and refrigerate within two hours of being served. Eat or freeze within 3-4 days.

6. Dish up reasonable amounts of food at buffets. Don’t let your eyes be bigger than your stomach. Start with smaller portions and go back for more if you are still hungry.

7. Compost food scraps for use in the garden. Ask for the “Garden Compost” NebGuide from your local UNL Extension Office to learn more about composting.

8. Check product date labels on foods. Confusion over date labeling accounts for over 20 percent of food waste.

9. Buy misshapen fruits or vegetables at Farmer’s Markets. Fruits and vegetables that have a less desirable shape are often the first to be thrown away.

10. Rather than buying an ingredient for one recipe, check to see if a substitute is available from items you already have.

11. Look in your garbage can! What items are you often tossing out? Do you need to eat them sooner or buy less of them?

12. Donate safe, nutritious food to food banks, food pantries and food rescue programs.

13. Make a casserole or soup from what you have on hand. If you have several foods nearing their end at the same time, think of how you can combine them into a creative casserole or soup.

14. Look for recipes on websites that can be searched for by ingredient to use up what you have at home.

Managing food waste can make a difference in your refrigerator and trash can, as well as impact food security and the environment. Take time to look at your food choices today!

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By Samantha Daniel, UNL With elevated fertilizer prices, determining the current fertility of pastures and hay fields through soil sampling is more important than ever. Sampling now, before the ground freezes can help with planning this winter and give time to develop a fertility plan if soil tests show fertilizer is needed.

The process for taking soil samples is straightforward. Pull 10-20 cores at a consistent depth of 8 inches for every 40 acres sampled. These samples can be taken in a representative area of the field or arranged by soil type and topography.

Mix the samples together and take about a pint’s worth out to send off for analysis.

Soil cores and recommendations are often based on cores taken down to 8 inches. However, if previous samples have been taken at a different depth, such as 6 inches, continue with the consistent historical depth and adjust accordingly by communicating your actual sampling depth with your soils lab to assure accurate fertilizer recommendations.

Due to mineralization, soils have more nutrients readily available nearer the soil surface; so deeper sampling depths can dilute the samples and increase nutrient supplement recommendations.

Keep in mind that soil sampling may not reduce the overall cost of fertilizer needed but will help ensure appropriate application rates, which can result in a better yield.

Additionally, moisture is the most limiting factor in pasture production, not fertility. You can apply all the fertilizer in the world but doing so in a drought won’t help plants grow.

Fertilizer applications on dry land areas, especially for nitrogen, should be based on expected moisture.

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Recipe Patch by Geri Cherry Snowballs

1 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 tablespoon water 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup quick-cooking oats 1/2 teaspoon salt 36 maraschino cherries, well drained coating: 2 cups confectioners’ sugar 1/4 to 1/3 cup whole milk 4 cups sweetened shredded coconut, finely chopped Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in water and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, oats and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture.

Shape 1 tablespoonful of dough around each cherry, forming a ball. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until bottoms are browned, 18-20 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Stir together confectioners’ sugar and enough milk to reach a smooth dipping consistency. Dip cookies, then roll in coconut. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.

Hot Chocolate Cookies

3/4 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 2 large eggs, room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup instant hot cocoa mix (3 packets) 3 tablespoons baking cocoa 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup vanilla marshmallow bits 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa mix, baking cocoa, salt, baking soda and baking powder; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Gently stir in marshmallow bits and chocolate chips.

Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until set, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

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1 cup sugar 3-1/2 ounces almond paste, cut into small pieces 4 large eggs, room temperature 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup butter, melted and cooled 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 6 to 8 drops red food coloring 6 to 8 drops green food coloring 1/4 cup seedless raspberry jam GLAZE: 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 teaspoon shortening Preheat oven to 375°. Place sugar and almond paste in a food processor; process until combined. Transfer to a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar mixture 2-3 minutes or until thick and lemon-colored. Gradually add flour, butter, salt and extract.

Divide batter into thirds. Tint one portion red and one portion green; leave remaining portion plain. Spread one portion into each of three well-greased 11x7-in. baking dishes.

Bake 7-11 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and edges begins to brown. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

Place red layer on waxed paper; spread with 2 tablespoons jam. Top with plain layer and remaining jam. Add green layer; press down gently.

For glaze, in a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Spread half over green layer.

Refrigerate 20 minutes or until set. Turn over; spread remaining glaze over red layer. Refrigerate 20 minutes or until set.

With a sharp knife, trim edges. Cut rectangle lengthwise into fourths. Cut each portion into 1/4-in. slices.

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Corn stalk quality after weathering

Jerry Volesky, UNL Fall rain and snow are good for wheat and next year’s crops, but it does have its drawbacks. One challenge is its impact on corn stalk feed quality.

While this fall has been relatively dry, there has and will continue to be areas that receive some rain or snow events.

Rain reduces corn stalk quality several ways. Most easily noticed is how fast stalks can get soiled or trampled into the ground if the fields become muddy.

Less noticeable are nutritional changes. Rain or melting snow soaks into dry corn stalk residue and leaches out some of the soluble nutrients. Most serious is the loss of sugars and other energy-dense nutrients, which lowers the TDN or energy value of the stalks. These same nutrients also disappear if stalks begin to mold or rot in the field or especially in the bale. Then palatability and intake also decline.

Another factor that affects cornstalk grazing is wind.

Throughout the fall, there always seems to be those days where excessively high winds will easily blow corn leaves and husks off the field. This of course, can impact the amount of feed, and after grain, those leaves and husks contain the highest nutritional quality.

There is little you can do to prevent these losses. What you can do, though, is to closely monitor cow and field conditions while adjusting your supplementation program accordingly. Since weathering by rain reduces TDN more than it reduces protein, consider the energy value of your supplements as well as its protein content.

Weathered corn stalks still are economical feeds. Just supplement them accordingly.

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2018 John Deere S790 with 857 engine/647 separator hours, Combine Advisor, Active Yield, dual tilt fixed speed feederhouse, leather seat, Premium cab, LED lights, complete GPS system with Premium activation, regular wear TriStream rotor, advanced PowerCast tailboard, 28.5-ft. unload auger, axle spacers, extended warranty until 12/2023 or 1750 hours. Stock #79419... $407,000 (1)

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2020 John Deere S780 473 hp, 2WD, Pro Drive transmission, advanced PowerCast tailboard, TriStream rotor, 28.5-ft. unloading auger, Combine Advisor, Premium Activation with Gen 4 monitor and SF6000 receiver, 520-85R 42 tires with duals, and 750/65R26 rear tires. Stock #81411............................. $450,000 (12) 2020 John Deere S780 no receiver or extended monitor, 4600 display with AutoTrac Activation, Contour Master with fore & aft, 580/85R42 duals, Combine Advisor, Active Yield, power folding grain tank, 28.5-ft. unloading auger, advanced tailboard, TriStream rotor (standard wear), LED lights, cloth seat, premium radio, sidehill performance kit, small grain cleaning shoe. Stock #80883............................ $427,500 (14) 2019 John Deere S780 580 duals, Active Yield, Combine Advisor, dual display with Premium Activation, 6000 receiver (SF1), manual folding tops, premium residue, 28.5-ft. unloading auger, Contour Master with fore/aft, LED lights, small grain wind board, side hill performance kit. Stock #73426..$417,500 (11)

1=Conrad: 888-397-6851 2=Cut Bank: 888-673-9310 3=Choteau: 888-728-9254 4=Dillon: 888-213-2793

11=Lewistown: 800-823-3373 12=Havre: 800-621-5701 13=Chester: 406-759-5010

14=Great Falls: 888-760-2005 15=Belgrade: 866-282-3337 16=Livingston: 800-824-3932

2019 John Deere S780 combine with extended wear package, Premium cab, Combine Advisor, Active Yield, Pro Drive transmission with Harvest Smart, TriStream rotor with extended wear package, power folding covers, 28.5ft. unloading auger, fine cut chopper, side hill performance package. Stock #79043.............................. $358,000 (1)

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Now is the best time to upgrade your equipment. Don’t wait until you’re in the thick of the busy season to realize that your equipment isn’t going to get the job done! Call or stop in today!

4WD and ROW CROP TRACTORS

Make your Fall-Winter field work easier. Take a look at our selection of 4WD, loader and row crop tractors that we have available!

Anything to match your operation and budget!

2021 John Deere 9620RX track tractor, 120” spacing, 36” tracks, 6500 DuraDrive tracks, 115 gpm dual pump, 8 remotes with hydraulic IPM, 1000 PTO, ACS steering, 4600 display with premium 3.0 activation, no receiver, premium lighting, leather, refrigerator, electric mirrors, 1/2 power beyond. hydraulic trailer brake. greaseable steering pins.

Stock #83071.................. $675,000 (14)

#82293

2021 John Deere 9620RX track tractor, 4600 display with Premium Activation, no receiver, E18 18/6 transmission, 1000 PTO, 5 rear remotes (59 gpm pump), 36” 3500 Series tracks, 87” spacing on track, Premium cab with suspension, leather trim, Premium lighting, greasable steering pins. Stock #82293.. ......................................... $582,500 (14) 2021 John Deere 9570RX track tractor with 36” 6500 Series tracks on 87” spacing, poly mid rollers, 1000 PTO, 5 remotes (59 gpm pump), 4600 display with Premium Activation (no extended monitor) no receiver, Premium cab with suspension, leather trim, Premium lighting, 1/2 power beyond, greasable steering pins, radar, Cat 5 drawbar, E18 18/6 PowerShift transmission. Stock #82273. ......................................... $560,000 (15) 2008 Case IH Steiger 535 Quadtrac with 535 hp, Cummins QSX15 6-cylinder engine, 3-point hitch, rear tracks in good condition, rear hydraulic remotes, clean cab. Stock #82884............. $257,500 (1)

BALE FEEDERS

2000 Vermeer BP8000, bale processor, left hand discharge, 1000 PTO. Stock #81062..................................$12,500 (15) 2006 Vermeer BP7000 bale processor-feeder, 1000 PTO, hydraulic deflector, roller beater, 11L-15 tires. Stock #80044............ ..............................................$10,250 (14) 2011 Haybuster 2650 bale processor, processes 2 large round bales, one at a time, 1000 RPM PTO, right hand discharge, hydraulic bale deflector. Stock #82462......... ..............................................$17,500 (16) 2017 Haybuster 2660 1000 PTO bale feeder, right hand delivery, hydraulic deflector.

Stock #83096........................$21,500 (14)

2021 John Deere 6155M row crop tractor with 20/20 CommandQuad Plus with TLS, standard cab with Command Arm, MCS Plus, 114 L/min hydraulic pump, 3 SCVS, PTO, 600/65R38 rear tires, 540/65R24 front tires, cold start pkg, premium light package, Isobus ready, (2) pair 450# rear weights, 640R loader, SN 1P0640RXTMC013020, extended warranty 7/1/2024 or 1500 hours. Stock #81768.............................. $175,000 (1) 2021 John Deere 6175M row crop tractor, MFWD, 20/20 Powergard transmission, AutoTrak ready, 3 SCVs, 540/1000 PTO, 480/80R46 rear tires, 420/85R30 front tires, light package, loader ready.

Stock #82603.................... $172,000 (4) 2000 John Deere 7810 row crop tractor, cab, MFWD, 16/16 PowrQuad transmission with LH reverser, 540/1000 PTO, 3 SCVs, 420/80R46 rear tires with duals, 14.9R30 front tires, rear weights, loader/grapple. Stock #79485.... $65,000 (4) 2021 John Deere 8R280 row crop tractor with PowerGuard 6-year/4000 hour, IVT, 540/1000 PTO, Cat 4 3-point with quick coupler, dual 480/80R50 rear tires, dual 420/85R34 front tires, 6 SCVs, air seat with cab suspension, large hydraulic pump, 1400# rear weights and 22 front weights, GPS-AutoTrak complete.

Stock #79610.................... $325,000 (4)

2021 John Deere 8R310 row crop tractor with extended warranty 4000 hours/6 years to October 2027, IVT, full GPS, 5 SCVs, air seat with cab suspension, large hydraulic pump, 1000 PTO, Cat 4 3-point with quik coupler, dual 480/80R50 rear, dual 420/85R34 front, 22 front weights, 1400# rear weights. Stock #79612.............................. $365,000 (4) 2020 John Deere 8320R, 320 hp, IVT transmission, 6 SCVs, 85 GPM hydraulic pump, 4600 processor/Starfire receiver, front and rear weights, 3-point hitch with Quik coupler, 1000 PTO, 480/80R50 rear tires with duals, 420/85R34 front tires with duals. Stock #78854.............................. $339,000 (4)

#79965

2012 John Deere 8360RT 360 hp, row crop track tractor with 16” tracks, (very good condition), IVT, 4 SCVs, 3-point, 1000 PTO, 60 gpm hydraulic pump, deluxe cab, work lights, 22 front weights, 80” track spacing, no GPS included.

Had rebuilt transmission, hydraulic pump, and engine harness completed this winter. Stock #79965.. $139,000 (4)

1997 John Deere 8400 250 hp, MFWD, 7067 hours, rear duals, 4 rear SCVs, 20 front weights, 1000 PTO. Stock #82239. ............................................$84,000 (11) 2013 Massey-Ferguson 7624 Classic, cab, self-leveling loader with bucket and grapple, MFWD with suspension, IVT, rear PTO 540/1000, 4 SCVs, rear fenders, duals, rear weights. Stock #81856.. ......................................... $120,000 (15) 1986 Ford TW15 row crop tractor with cab, Synchro transmission, Ezee-On loader with bucket and grapple, 3-point hitch, PTO, 2 SCVs. Stock #82177........ ........................................... $25,000 (15) 1992 Cat Challenger 65B tractor, 2 track, 10 speed power shift transmission, 4 SCVs, 7754 hours, 285 hp, 30” tracks.

Stock #82840.....................$23,500 (11)

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#81715

2013 Case IH Puma 200 row crop tractor, 200 hp, CVT transmission, front fenders, 3 mid mount SCVs, 3-point hitch, rear SCVs, PTO, loader ready, but no loader, hood guard. Stock #81715......... ..........................................$110,000 (11) 2012 New Holland TV6070 bidirectional tractor with 155 hp tractor, rear PTO, 3-point, 2 hydraulics on engine end, 480/85R34 tires, fenders, 84 lb. loader, 8-ft. bucket with grapple, also 16ft. hay header. Stock #82251..... $102,500 (12)

SELF PROPELLED SPREADERS & SPRAYERS

Several used John Deere and competitive self-propelled sprayers and applicators in stock! Variety of boom and widths available.

Several units are ready to roll with turnkey GPS!

#82885

2018 John Deere R4045 with 132-ft. carbon fiber booms, Exact Apply nozzles, 20” spacing, 5 sensor BT, boom air purge, eductor, front fill, auto solution control, wheel slip, hydraulic tread adjust, radar, LED lights, Premium cab/ radio, VF420/95R50 tires includes armrest display with AutoTrac and section control. Does not include a receiver.

Stock #78946.................. $380,000 (14) 2003 John Deere 4710, 90-ft. boom, 20” spacing, poly boom pipe, 800 gallon poly tank, 5 boom sections, 3 tip nozzle bodies, manual air ride, hydraulic tread adj., fenders, 420/80R46=20%, Trimble CFX750 w/Field IQ, ATU Style steering wheel kit. Stock #77704.... $54,000 (14) Apache AS1220 with 120-ft. booms, 20” spacing, boom leveling, Raven Viper 4 rate controller, VF380/90R46 tires.

Stock #81278.....................$118,900 (1) 2012 Terragator TG8400 spreader, 70-ft. boom, CVT transmission, single box, section control, electric roll tarp, Raven GPS, foam marker. Stock #79261........... ..........................................$110,000 (11)

John Deere F4365 applicator with granular box and electric tarp, no SF6000, no extended display, AR485 dual bin, 70-ft. air boom, premium cab and radio. Stock #82885.............................. $329,000 (1) John Deere 4940 spreader with 300 cu. ft.

New Leader dry box with tarp, includes full GPS system (2630 display, SF3000, AutoTrac activation, 620/70R46 tires, hydraulic tread adjust, traction control.

Very nice unit, call today. Stock #82882.. ........................................... $180,000 (1) 1998 RoGator RG854 self-propelled sprayer, 5100 hours, 800 gallon stainless tank, 90-ft. booms, 20” spacing, poly plumbing, hydraulic tread adjust, less foam marking system, less eductor, Trimble FMX guidance system. Stock #82579...............................$31,000 (11)

#82921 Haybuster 2660 bale feeder, 1000 PTO, right hand discharge, hydraulic deflector.

Stock #82921........................$25,500 (15) 2018 Highline CFR650 bale processor with 1000 PTO, right hand discharge, hydraulic deflector. Stock #79479......... $18,000 (11) 2016 Bale King 8100 bale processor, processes large round or square bales, one in chamber and one on the loading forks, 1000 RPM PTO, right hand discharge, dual roller feed system, hydraulic deflector, adjustable slug bars. Stock #82248.... ..............................................$21,500 (16) 2003 Bale King Vortex 3100, 1000 RPM PTO, hydraulic deflection shield, right hand discharge, carries two bales. Stock #81401..................................$10,250 (12)

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14=Great Falls: 888-760-2005 15=Belgrade: 866-282-3337 16=Livingston: 800-824-3932

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YEAR END SALE AmeriLite 7-ft. x 25-ft.

Price Reduced $15,600

2022 Iron Bull 36-ft. 12k GN Price Reduced $22,500

Farm King Snowblower Price Reduced $3700

US Cargo 8.5-ft. x 20-ft.

Price Reduced $12,300

*Good While Supplies Last 2022 Kinze Grain Cart Price Reduced $123,000

2022 Iron Bull 20-ft. 14k GN Price Reduced $10,000

2022 Iron Bull 36-ft. 10k GN Price Reduced $20,600

US Cargo .5-ft. x 24-ft.

Price Reduced $18,500

2006 Versatile 435 4WD 36-ft. 10k GN Price Reduced $140,000

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After a hard freeze, horseradish is ready to dig

By Maddy Rohr, K-State Research and Extension news service Horseradish, a root vegetable cultivated and used worldwide as a spice and condiment, is ready to be dug and used in the kitchen after a hard freeze kills the foliage, said Kansas State University horticulture expert Ward Upham, That typically means it is ready to harvest in November or December.

“The large roots can be harvested, while smaller, pencilsized roots can be cut in 6-8 inch long sections as seed or sets, which should immediately be re-planted for next year’s crop,” Upham said.

He said another option is to leave roots in the ground until needed but recommends mulching around the plant to prevent freezing.

To prepare horseradish for consumption, peel the large, fleshy roots and cut them into sections. Add a small amount of water and ice cubes to a blender or food processor along with the roots, and chop.

“Vinegar or lemon juice can be added to stop the process that produces the ‘bite’ of horseradish,” Upham said. “Add immediately after blending for a mild flavor, or wait up to three minutes to give the horseradish more kick.”

He suggests using 2-3 tablespoons of vinegar or lemon juice per cup of horseradish sauce. Add salt for additional flavor.

“Horseradish has an extremely strong odor and so you may wish to open the blender or food processor outdoors and to keep your face away from the container when opening,” Upham said.

Store horseradish in a tightly sealed jar and refrigerate.

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2W Spreading, Choteau MT .................. A8 3V Distributing, Conrad MT .................C11 A-Plus Auto, Great Falls MT ................C20 Accelerated Metal Solutions, Brady Smelser, Glendive MT ..................................C4 Action Toys, Billings MT ......................B18 Affordable Construction Equipment, Billings & Bozeman MT ..................................C3 Ag Trucks & Equipment, Great Falls MT.... .........................................................C17 Ag Wise, Kremlin MT ...........................C27 Badland Truck Sales, Glendive MT ..... A13 Basin Seed, LLC, Stanford MT............ A15 Bass Auction Co. Inc., Lewistown MT....A19 BC Trucking & Livestock, Milt Hartman, Highwood MT ..................................B20 Ben Taylor, Valier & Shelby MT ..............C1 Big Equipment Co., Havre MT............. A27 Big Horn Sainfoin Seed Co., Powell WY ... .........................................................B19 Big Sky Equipment, Conrad MT....A32, C19 Big Sky Pipe, Great Falls MT.................B6 Big Sky Sawmill & Wood Products, Vaughn MT ....................................................B11 Billings Farm & Ranch Supply, Billings MT .........................................................C12 Bjorn Johnson Construction, Missoula MT .........................................................C24 Bobcat of Mandan, ND ....................... A36 Bobcat of Williston, Ironhide, Williston ND ........................................................... A2 BTI Feeds, Cut Bank MT .......................C1 Buckley Auction MT ............................B14 Burks Tractor, Twin Falls, Caldwell, Idaho . ......................................................... A10 C & B Operations, LLC, Billings, Culbertson & Plenywood, MT, Sheridan, WY, Powell, WY ...........................................A22, A23 Cascade Machine & Supply, Great Falls MT ....................................................C13 Centrol Crop Consulting LLC, Brady & Conrad MT ......................................... A4 Circle G Salvage, Walhalla, ND ...........B20 Circle S Seeds, of Montana, Three Forks MT ......................................................B4 Clearview Seed, Denton MT................ A14 Courtesy Ford, Conrad MT....................B7 Crown Agro, Graham Seed Treating, Center ND .................................................... A24 Cut Bank Tire, Cut Bank MT ...............C14 Dakota Truck & Farm, Minot ND.......... A36 DBL Sales & Service, Dave & Brock Linker, Coffee Creek MT ......................... B8, C5

Index Doane Western of Montana, Bozeman MT ...........................................................C2 Double Diamond Truck & Equipment Sales, Missoula MT ......................................C7 Dry Fork Ag, Ledger MT ...................... A25 Ear Mountain Machine, Choteau MT...C34 Exchange Services, Inc, Whitefish MT....A4 First State Bank, Shelby, MT ............... A32 Fisher Metal Products, Fort Benton, MTA5 Flaman Rentals, Power MT ........ A16, C22 Fox Ford, Wolf Point MT......................C35 Fraser’s Oil Inc., Inverness MT ..............C8 Frieling’s Agricultural Equipment, Great Falls MT .....................................A9, C15, C33 Frontline Ag Solutions Dillon, Dillon MT .... ......................................................... A31 Frontline Ag Solutions, Choteau, Conrad, Cut Bank, Dillon, Lewistown, Havre, Chester, Great Falls, Belgrade, Livingston MT ............................................A34, A35 Gateway Arch & Fence, Wayne Thiem, Bozeman MT....................................C12 Glasgow Rental, Glasgow MT ............. A33 Glass Trucking, Denton MT .................B14 Golden Harvest Seeds, Big Sandy MT....A24 Golden Triangle Rental, Great Falls MT...A33 Gordon Repair, LLC, Miles City MT ..... A18 Graham Seed Treating, Crown Agro, Center ND .................................................... A24 Greenway Seeds, Caldwell ID ............... A2 Greyn Fertilizer, Choteau, Dutton, Valier MT ........................................... A26, C31 Grossenburg Equipment, Winner, Pierre, Philip, Belle Fourche SD, Wayne, Bloomfield, Harrington NE, Sundance WY....... .................................................. A20, C5 Heartland Ag Systems, ID, KS, MT, ND, NE, SD, WA.............................................C25 Hedman, Inc, Grass Range MT ........... A17 Helfert’s Helena Farm Supply, East Helena MT ....................................................C26 Henke Enterprises, SprayFlex & Big Dog Mowers, Chester MT ......................B16 Hi-Line Rental, Havre MT .................... A33 Hoven Equipment Co., Great Falls MT...... ................................................ B12, B13 Hwy 12 Equipment & Repair, Baker MT .... ......................................................... A18 Ironhide, Bobcat of Williston, Williston ND ........................................................... A2

J & T Equipment Sales, John Jones, Stevensville MT .....................................C28 J Bar T Bins & Steel Buildings, Jeremiah Johnson & Thad, Chester MT ..........B20 Jamieson Motors, Inc., Chinook MT ......... .................................................. A8, C10 Jim Nielsen Trucks & Parts, Butte MT....A10 Johnsen Trailer Sales, Inc., Bismarck & Fargo ND..........................................C21 Krogmann Mfg.....................................C18 Lattin & Sons, Power MT............ A16, C22 Lewistown Honda, Lewistown MT ........ A6 Lewistown Rental, Lewistown MT ....... A33 M & M Auto, Trailers, & Welding, Stevensville MT ....................................................C10 M & W Machine, Three Forks MT ........B19 MDS Construction Supply, Great Falls MT ......................................................... A14 MEDA .................................................. A25 Missouri River Realty, Glasgow, Malta, MT ...........................................................B8 Montana Fence, Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, Kalispell MT ............................C30 Montana Ag Safety Program ...............B18 Montana Holster & Shoulder Rig, Norm Schertenlieb, Great Falls MT ...........B17 Montana Metal Fabrications, Great Falls MT ......................................................B4 Mountain Equipment, Cody WY .......... A30 Mountain View Metal Works, Wilsall MT ... .........................................................C35 MT Tractors, Matt Pendergast, Stevensville MT ....................................................B17 Musselshell Valley Equipment, Roundup MT .............................. B3, B16, C7, C36 New Homes of the Future, Billings MT ..B2 North Star Equipment, John Myers, Simms MT .................................................... A11 Northern Ford, Cut Bank MT ...............C29 Northern Prairie Auto Sales, Wolf Point MT ......................................................C2 Norwood Sales, Inc., ND & NE ............B17 Pete’s Auto Sales, Great Falls MT .......C13 Platinum Auto Center, Big Timber MT....A16 Power Motors Implement, Fort Benton MT .........................................................B21 Precision Truck & Trailer, Havre MT ..... A21 Price Truck & Equipment Sales, Missoula MT .................................................... A20 R & L Seed & Machine LLC, Geyser MT ... ......................................................... A18

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R & M Exterminators, Cheney WA.......C33 RDO Equipment, Kalispell, MT ..............B7 RDO Equipment, Missoula MT ..............B7 Reddig Equipment & Repair, Kalispell MT. ................................................ C32, C34 Rehbein Ford, Inc., Plains MT .............C22 Reinke, RPH Irrigation Services, Choteau MT .................................................... A34 Rockwell Scales, Simms MT ............... A12 Roger Rader, Inc, Sun River MT ..........B22 RPH Irrigation Services, Reinke, Choteau MT .................................................... A34 Severinsen Irrigation, Zimmatic & GSI, Fairfield MT ............................................C23 Shop Specialties, Valier MT.................C25 Shortline Ag, Scobey MT.....................B18 Sod Buster Sales, Polson MT .......A5, A12 SprayFlex, Doug Henke Chester, MT....B16 Steel Etc, Great Falls MT ......................B5 Stock Drive Trailer Sales, Dillon MT ......C6 Stokes Fencing, Conrad MT................ A30 Sullivan Brothers Construction, Conrad MT ......................................................B3 Sunrise Hoppers, Bow Island AB Canada ...........................................................C4 Super SmartRooms/Superform ICF, Jerry Gangstad, Avon MT ................ A32, C23 Sustainable Oils...................................C18 T & T Farm Supply, LLC, Chester MT..C23 Taylor Farm Store, Shelby MT ...............C1 TCB Transport LLC, Todd Bedosky, Geyser MT ....................................................C32 The Gear House, Helena MT ...............B16 Tiber Tractor Co., Chester MT .............C21 Tom’s Shop, Grass Range MT...............B2 Treasure State Seed, Fairfield MT .........B1 Treasure State Wood Boilers, LLC, Charley Bucklin, Bigfork, MT ........................B22 Tri County Implement, Sidney MT ....... A29 Triangle Ag Service, Fort Benton MT... A19 Triple T Sales, Chinook MT........... B9, C14 TT&E Inc, Victor MT.............................C16 Valley Trailer Sales, Belgrade MT ........C27 VW Mfg, Loren Hawks, Chester MT ......C9 Weaver Grain Bins, Power MT ............ A28 Western Montana New Holland, Missoula MT ....................................................C34 Wichman Ag Supply LLC, Hilger MT ... A18 XB Trailer Sales, Great Falls MT ..........B15 Zimmatic, Severinsen Irrigation, Fairfield MT ....................................................C23 Zimmerman Manure & Silage Hauling, Fairfield MT ..............................................B8

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Flexi-Coil 5000, 39-ft., 12” spacing, front and rear carts, double shoot....................................................... $17,500 2008 John Deere 1895 air drill, 43-ft., 10” spacing, mid row banders, 430 cart, lots of upgrades.................... $95,000 Conveyor 15x100-ft., with drive over........................ $7500 Tires and rims 520/85R38 10-bolt rim, 11 inch center....... ....................................................................... Make offer Phone (406) 390-4695, Joplin, Montana

BRANDS and Equipment FOR SALE Cattle: right rib Horses: left jaw

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Cattle: right rib Horses: right jaw

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John Deere 8630 tractor, dozer blade............................................ Offer Wheels and tires off of Case Patriot sprayer, brand new (380/90R46)..... ...............................................................................................$15,000 Reasonable offers considered - Call or text Jackie (406) 366-5958

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Jacynta Bomgardner of the Stir, Stitch N Stirrup 4-H Club in Chouteau County received the top placing in the carcass division of the 2022 Montana Certified Lamb contest. The breeder of the lamb is Patty’s Club Lambs out of Missoula, Montana. Photo crdit goes to Jacquelynn Bomgardner Photography.

Record Kansas net farm income in 2021

By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service • Southwest Kansas -- $465,123, up from A combination of farmers buying inputs $236,591 in 2020 at lower prices in late 2020 and capitalizing • Northcentral Kansas -- $271,362, up on strong crop yields and robust grain prices from $173,013 in 2020 in mid-2021 has led to the highest net farm • Southcentral Kansas -- $265,191, up income ever recorded in Kansas, according from $188,231 in 2020 to data from the Kansas Farm Management • Northeast Kansas -- $304,045, up from Association. $147,381 in 2020 KFMA executive director Kevin Herbel • Southeast Kansas -- $306,825, up from said the statewide average net farm income $196,571 in 2020 in 2021 was $310,230, a 78% increase over KFMA’s report also indicated that for the average of $173,972 in 2020. The new 2021: figures represent the sixth straight year that • Government payments had a smaller Kansas net farm income has grown since impact in 2021 than recent years, totaling 2015, when income plunged to its lowest 21% of net farm income. Without governaverage in 30 years, $6,744. ment payments, Kansas’ net farm income The report summary is now availwould have been $242,512 per farm – up able online (https://agmanager.info/kfma/ from the past three years when governwhole-farm-analysis/kfma-executivement payments were a larger portion of net summary/2021-executive-summary). income received.

“The income earned in 2021 put our • Crop insurance net income was negative farms, on average, in a very strong financial for 2021, which means the amount farmers position coming into 2022,” Herbel said. received for crop losses was, on average, “Even with the high levels of risk and conless than they paid for insurance premiums. cern we have (in 2022), we began the year • Total debt per farm increased $50,621, in a very strong financial spot.” continuing a trend of increased debt for The numbers reflect average net farm nearly every year since 1990 (there were income for 853 Kansas farms working with slight decreases in 2011 and 2020). HowKFMA economists in six regions of the ever, the net worth for the average KFMA state. KFMA economists work individually farm increased by $261,000 from the beginwith farm families to provide farm-specific ning to end of 2021. production and financial management infor• The top 25% of KFMA farms generated mation that can be used in making decisions. a net farm income of $805,162, while the KFMA was formed in 1931. bottom 25% earned $15,104 – the first time Herbel and KFMA economists across the the bottom 25% had a positive net return state have termed 2021 a “perfect storm” for since 1979.

Kansas farmers, noting that many of them Herbel cautioned that KFMA’s annual purchased farm inputs – fertilizer, seed, feed report paints a picture of Kansas agriculture, and more – in late 2020, prior to a drastic but each farmer needs to make decisions bump in input prices leading into 2021. based on their own farm’s records on such Then, he said, the 2021 production year factors as management strategies, producwas a good one for many crop producers, a tion costs and market factors. time when yields were high and prices for “Investing time into this process is impormany commodities were sturdy. tant to successfully manage the uncertainty “Those factors,” Herbel said, “worked and volatility of today’s production and together to produce very strong income for economic environment,” he said. the year.”

Herbel and economists from six KFMA Livestock operations, which faced inregions recently gave an overview of net creased feed costs due to higher prices for farm income during an interview on the grains and other feed source, faced financial weekday radio program, Agriculture Today, pressure across Kansas. However, accordwhich is available online (https://agtodayking to Herbel, the total value of livestock su.libsyn.com/1186kansas-farm-manageproduced by the average KFMA farm inment-association-reports-record-2021-kancreased 12% to $131,247 – its highest level sas-farm-income). since 2014 -- helping to recover some of the More detail is also available online in the increased costs.

2021 KFMA Executive Summary (https:// Every region of Kansas experienced large agmanager.info/kfma/whole-farm-analysis/ increases in net farm income, according to kfma-executive-summary/2021-executivethe KFMA report. By region: summary).

• Northwest Kansas -- $399,378, up from $145,390 in 2020

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Salt can be obtained through several different production methods, including primitive solar evaporation, mining, and complex refining techniques. The most common method of obtaining salt is by mining. Many countries have salt mines, and one of the oldest such mines can be found near Krakow, Poland. Salt was first mined in the area around 1044. During the Middle Ages, salt was one of Poland’s chief exports.

Eight miles southeast of Krakow is the tiny town of Wieliczka. Founded in 1290, the town is built atop one of the world’s oldest salt mine operations. Legend has it that the mine was a wedding gift present to the Polish Prince Wstydliwy from his bride-to-be, the Hungarian Princess Kinga.

Tons of salt have been taken from the ground under the town over the course of 700 7ears. Tyho8ugh thye jie ceased operations in the late 1990s, the site was designated a Uhited Nations Educational, Scientific nad Cultyu8ral Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Cultu8ral site in 1978 and now operates as a tourist attraction.

The mine consists of nine levels, more than 120 miles of tunnels, and more than 2,000 chambers. At its deepest, it rests 1,073 feet below the surface. Visitors to the site travel a two-mile route that winds through three levels of the mine.

On display are several chapels, life-size statues, and scenes replicating famous pieces of art, including Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper–all carved out of salt. A sanatorium and museum complex are also housed underground.

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Agriculture producers with Federal crop insurance for crops in transition to organic or a certified organic grain or feed crop are eligible to receive premium assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the 2023 reinsurance year. The Transitional and Organic Grower Assistance (TOGA) Program, offered by USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA), reduces a producer’s overall crop insurance premium bills, and helps them continue to use organic agricultural systems.

RMA’s TOGA — a nationwide program — is part of USDA’s Organic Transition Initiative, a group of programs that build more and better markets for American growers and consumers and improve the resilience of the food supply chain. Through the Organic Transition Initiative, USDA will provide support in three main areas: mentoring and advice, direct farmer assistance, and organic market security.

“The demands on our agricultural producers and their subsequent needs are always growing and evolving, we want to make sure that the programs, policies, and benefits UDSA offers grow and evolve with our producers,” said RMA Administrator Marcia Bunger. “Organic farming is one of the fastest growing areas of agriculture in the country today and RMA’s Transitional and Organic Grower Assistance program is a great example of how we, at RMA, are supporting those producers interested in transitioning or are already involved in organics with beneficial and effective risk management options.”

Premium benefits for TOGA include: 10 percentage points of premium subsidy for all crops in transition, $5 per acre premium benefit for certified organic grain and feed crops, and 10 percentage points of premium subsidy for all Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) policies covering any number of crops in transition to organic or crops with the certified organic practice. Producers who have additional individual crop insurance policies will also receive the applicable premium assistance on those policies.

Eligible organic grain and feed crops are: alfalfa seed, barley, buckwheat, canola, corn, cultivated wild rice, dry beans, dry peas, flax, forage production, forage seeding, fresh market sweet corn, grain sorghum, hybrid corn seed, hybrid popcorn seed, hybrid sorghum seed, hybrid sweet corn seed, millet, oats, crops insured under the Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage policy, peanuts, popcorn, rice, rye, safflower, sesame, silage sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers, sweet corn, triticale, and wheat.

Producers can receive both RMA’s

TOGA and premium assistance from other premium subsidy programs. To be eligible for RMA’s TOGA, producers must purchase an additional coverage policy. If a producer purchases an underlying policy and an additional endorsement, RMA’s TOGA premium subsidy only applies to the underlying policy. There is no enrollment paperwork to apply for TOGA. Producers will automatically receive the premium assistance on the billing statements for the 2023 reinsurance year, which covers applicable policies with sales closing dates from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023. For most eligible crops, the 2023 reinsurance year is also the 2023 crop year.

Eligible producers who already have an insurance policy for the 2023 reinsurance year will still receive the TOGA premium subsidy. For example, for some potato, strawberry, and cabbage producers, the sales closing date for the 2023 reinsurance year has already passed. Since there is no enrollment paperwork, the premium assistance will still be automatically applied to eligible insurance policies.

USDA’s Support for Organic Producers USDA unveiled the Organic Transition Initiative earlier today, which in addition to premium benefits on crop insurance also includes farmer-to-farmer mentoring and direct support through conservation financial assistance.

Meanwhile, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is currently accepting applications for two programs that help organic producers and handlers with the cost of organic certification, along with other related expenses. Applications are due Oct. 31, 2022, for both the Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program (OTECP) and Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP).

More Information Producers can visit the TOGA webpage for more information, including frequently asked questions, and the TOGA fact sheet.

While TOGA automatically provides premium assistance to producers who insure their crop during the 2023 reinsurance year, RMA encourages producers to contact a crop insurance agent to discuss all crop insurance opportunities. A list of crop insurance agents is available at all USDA Service Centers and online at the RMA Agent Locator.

Crop insurance is sold and delivered solely through private crop insurance agents. A list of crop insurance agents is available at all USDA Service Centers and online at the RMA Agent Locator. Producers can learn more about crop insurance and the modern farm safety net at rma.usda.gov.

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Why we are a USDA Zone 4 not 5 and other tips for gardening in Laramie County

By Catherine Wissner, UW Extension Office Laramie County.

When the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) set up the plant hardiness zone they only took into account the mean average low temperature. Most zone 5 plants here in Laramie County are just annuals as they cannot handle the following environmental issues.

Temperature This mean average temperature doesn’t take into accounts temperature fluctuations to much colder spells in the winter. This area has dipped as low as minus 45.

Soils They did not take into account our soils.

Which can vary from a pH of 7.5 to 8.5.

Our soils are alkaline and need sulfur or other pH lowering products. Plants typically do best in a soil pH of 6.5 to 7.5. Over 7.5 and nutrients start to tie-up in the soils. Never add lime or fire place ash to the soil.

Moisture Another very important area left out is average annual moisture. Here in Laramie County we are always in a drought. Some years are better than others. On average 9 to 15 inches including the moisture found in snow. By September of 2022 this area has only received a little over 5 inches of moisture, putting us in a severe drought or D3 drought. See https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ for more details of current conditions.

Elevation The average elevation of Laramie County is around 6,000’ above sea level, this changes bloom time, first and last frost.

Wind Never even given consideration in the equation. Winter winds can dry out a plant very quickly causing tip die back or even death of the plant. Trees especially should

be hardy to zone 4.

A bit of history behind the USDA Zone maps During the Depression, two researchers at two different agencies thought of making a map to guide farmers as to what crops would grow best in their area. One at the U.S. National Arboretum work on a map that would divide the United States into zones that were separated by ten degrees Fahrenheit. The other researcher, Donald Wyman of the Arnold Arboretum, worked on a map that divided the U.S. into eight zones that had a temperature difference of five, ten, or fifteen degrees. Before the USDA hardiness zone map, most farmers were guided by family traditions of the Farmer’s Almanac. This map has been updated many times to the current one we now use.

Lawns Lawns took a big hit this year with the summer heat. Many yards turned brown, went dormant to escape it, causing a lot of concern with homeowners. Heat is a huge stress factor for bluegrass lawn, which love cool weather. How to help your lawn. First and importantly; do not fertilize a stress lawn it only makes the problem worse.

Instead use a product called Revive ™. It can be used once a month and helps the water penetrate the soil for better water uptake by the plant. Stop mowing for the rest of the year. Let the grass get long this helps the roots to go deep, hold moisture and protect the soil and roots from out dry windy winters. Go play instead of mowing.

Do not mow the prairie, this will only dry it out. You will lose top soil and invite ground squirrels and weeds to your property

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What is Infectious Coryza in chickens

Freedom Ranger Hatchery Raising chickens is a rewarding, profitable, and exciting experience. While there are many positive attributes to having chickens in your backyard or farm, it doesn’t come without its share of issues. One of the most critical issues chicken farmers want to address is how to keep their flock healthy and prevent diseases.

Coryza in chickens is one disease of which you should be aware. Chickens with this infectious disease will have what appears to be an upper respiratory infection. The good news is that this acute respiratory disease of chickens can be treated, and most birds will recover. However, older birds or those with weaker immune systems may not be so lucky.

What Is Infectious Coryza?

Infectious coryza is a fairly common infection of the respiratory tract in chickens. It’s sometimes called roup, catarrh, pip, or IC. It is caused by the bacterium avibacterium paragallinarum, once known as haemophilus paragallinarum.

It appears as a severe cold but can affect your farm’s sustainability and egg profitability.

It affects chickens worldwide, and in the United States, it primarily affects pullets, laying hens, and occasionally broilers. Coryza in chickens is more common in commercial flocks in California and the southeastern states. Chickens of all ages can get coryza but become more susceptible with age. The incubation period (the time between exposure to when systems and signs show) is one to three days, with the disease lasting for two to three weeks.

How Can You Tell if a Chicken Has Coryza?

Some of the clinical signs that a chicken has coryza include: Decreased activity Foul-smelling nasal discharge Sneezing Facial swelling Watery eyes Diarrhea

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What is Infectious Coryza in chickens CONTINUED FROM B7

In mild forms of the disease, it may be hard to spot the signs. The facial swelling may only be slight, and the chickens may not be as active as normal. However, as the disease progresses, one or both infraorbital sinuses will continue to swell, preventing the eyes from opening completely. In adult birds, especially males, the swelling may spread to the jaw and wattles and last for 10 to 14 days.

What Are the Common Causes of Coryza in Chickens?

Coryza in chickens is caused by bacteria that can be spread from bird to bird. Carrier birds with this bacteria spread the disease through direct contact with other birds, airborne droplets, and contaminated feed or drinking water.

Transmission cannot occur via eggs, so if an infected bird lays an egg, it won’t have the disease. However, chickens with this disease will likely have decreased egg production.

How Do You Treat Coryza in Chickens?

If bacterial cultures come back positive for coryza or you highly suspect your flock may have the disease, you must isolate the infected chickens. Some farming operations choose to move all the chickens of the same age out to isolation so that they can all be exposed to the pathogen and develop some resistance to it. In the meantime, the facilities are deep-cleaned and disinfected before new, healthy birds are introduced to the environment.

It would help if you immediately administered antibiotics to the chickens via drinking water until you can get medicated feed. Antibiotics, such as erythromycin and oxytetracycline, can help treat infectious coryza in chickens. Your veterinarian will be able to prescribe the right antibiotic for your birds. Once recovered, the chicken can still be a carrier and infect other birds in your flock.

Is Coryza in Chickens Curable?

If you spot coryza in chickens early enough, you may be able to get rid of the disease with antibiotics, as mentioned above. However, it’s best to begin the isolation and identification of the disease early to not spread it further on your farm.

If you do not isolate and treat the disease in the chickens, it will continue spreading until your entire flock is infected.

The mortality rate is around 20% in most flocks. For older chickens, ones with compromised immunity, or ones with another type of infection, coryza can be deadly. It may be more humane to cull those chickens rather than let them suffer with coryza and eventually die. Additionally, other birds on your farm, such as ducks, quail, or pheasants, may not survive this disease or overcome it as quickly as chickens can.

How Can You Prevent Coryza in Your Flock?

Sound farm management and biosecurity practices are essential to prevent this upper respiratory disease. Once the infected birds and those near it are removed, and the coop is disinfected, replacement birds can be obtained from clean flocks (but quarantine them for 30 days first to ensure they don’t catch the disease). Vaccines are available to give your chickens, which should be administered about four weeks before outbreaks typically occur.

Keeping coops free from soil, spilled water, and feces is essential to preventing coryza. The bacteria thrive in atmospheres with little to no oxygen, so a damp, dirty coop can be the ideal place for the bacteria to grow and flourish.

Can Humans Get Coryza from Chickens?

No, coryza cannot be spread from chickens to humans.

There is no public health risk if your flock has coryza, unlike other diseases, such as the bird flu, which only poses minimal risk to humans. However, you may want to warn neighboring farms if your flock has coryza, since it can be spread through air droplets. Just be sure to change out of any clothing you wore when you were around the infected birds before going over there.

A Healthy Flock Starts with Healthy Chicks Keeping healthy chickens is essential to having a sustainable chicken operation. That’s why you need to be aware of the signs and symptoms of coryza in chickens. Not only can this disease decrease your egg production output, but it may also kill some of the birds in your flock. Keeping a clean and sanitized coop, practicing good biosecurity, and starting with healthy chicks or healthy eggs can help prevent this disease from infecting your farm. ##### Researchers from India recently discovered a new species of green pit vipers. They named the snake after Salazar Slytherin, one of the founders of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter universe.

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FAQ for fire damage to unharvested crops and harvested ground

By Ben Beckman - Extension Educator; Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nate Dorsey - Extension Educator; Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist; Leslie Johnson - Animal Manure Management Extension Educator; Mitiku Mamo - Extension Crops and Water Educator; Jeremy Milander - Water and Crops Extension Educator; Nathan Mueller - Extension Educator; Jenny Rees - Extension Educator; Gary Stone - Extension Educator; Amy Timmerman - Extension Educator Fires have been widespread in Nebraska this harvest season. We’ve received questions on what to do when both unharvested and harvested fields have been burned.

Additional information about range/pasture damage and stocking rates were shared in this May 2022 FAQ. Make sure to contact your insurance company.

Q: What to do with unharvested corn?

A: Fire damage to unharvested fields can leave stalks remaining with a combination of ears attached to them and on the ground.

One could take a sample of corn ears from across the pivot and send them in for feed analysis and also grain analysis. Ultimately, our recommendation is to harvest the corn like you normally would. Your local grain elevator may have insight into whether they would accept grain from an affected field and how this could affect quality or pricing.

Depending on grain analysis, one could take the grain to the elevator or mix with other grain in a ration for feeding. Cattle have been fed burnt corn grain before. The biggest concern would the loss in protein availability, depending on the extent of kernel damage. A fast fire may not have had enough time to burn through the starch and into the germ. That appears to be the case from the pictures we see. A measure of acid detergent insoluble crude protein would confirm how available crude protein is.

Q: What to do with corn ears on the ground? How to safely graze this?

A: One thought was to harvest what they could and disk the field. Then consider getting the ground covered with rye or wheat.

For those who would like to graze, Dr. Mary Drewnoski, beef systems specialist, shares the following recommendations: Fire-damaged grain, if not completely destroyed, will have an appearance ranging from a slight brownish tint to black. This grain can be salvaged and fed to cattle.

Common methods used by commercial labs for evaluation of energy content such as NIR analysis will not provide an accurate estimate of the energy availability from heat-damaged corn. However, color can be used as a crude indicator of the relative en-

ergy available for cattle. Based on research conducted at Iowa State, the amount of starch from brown and black corn that was digested in the rumen was about 30% less than normal corn. However, this corn would still have a significant amount of energy and can be used as an energy source.

The corn in burnt fields can be gleaned through grazing. However, cattle will need to be adapted to corn — similar to working cattle onto a finishing diet before turnout — or have limited access to avoid acidosis.

Strip grazing is one method. Due to the fire removing the residue in the field, cattle will need to have a roughage source, such as hay, provided when grazing.

Grazing weaned calves on burnt corn fields could be a great way to use this feed resource. It is recommended to have them used to consuming at least 5 lbs of corn before turnout. In addition to a roughage source, these calves will need supplemental protein to make use of the best energy in the corn. Alfalfa hay could be used as a source of protein and roughage. Another option would be to provide free-choice grass hay plus 2 lbs of dried distillers.

Cull cows would be the next best option, as the corn can be used to put on extra weight and increase their value. Before turnout, producers should start feeding grain and work them up to at least seven to 10 lbs/hd of grain over a week to 10 days. If you don’t want to feed corn before turnout, then strip grazing can be used to adapt the cows to consuming corn. This Excel tool can be used to determine how much area to allocate.

Q: How will the fire impact my soil?

A: Please see the following article from Dr. Clain Jones from Montana State University on fire impacts to soil. The picture below of Table 2 from his article shows the N, P, K, and S in the top six inches of soil compared to nutrient removal in the grain or from stover that’s harvested or burned. In short, he shares that a small amount of nitrogen and sulfur are lost to the atmosphere, but increased nitrogen and other nutrients are made available due to quick mineralization

from the fire. Additional nitrogen may be available next spring due to the combination of fire and drought conditions experienced.

Microbes at the soil surface will be killed but will recolonize quickly deeper in the soil. We’d recommend taking a soil test including macro and micronutrients to determine nutrient availability. It may be wiser to do that next spring to see what’s available closer to the planting season as soil erosion from wind will most likely be a problem.

Ash may clog soil pores and wind erosion can cause a “sealing” of the soil surface, which reduces water infiltration from rain/ irrigation. Drilling a small grain may help in disturbing the ash. Conducting a soil infiltration test may also be of benefit to know how one’s soil is impacted.

Q: How can soil be protected from erosion in burned fields?

A: We realize we’re in the middle of a drought. We still recommend trying to get winter small grains (winter wheat, triticale or cereal rye) planted as a cover crop in these fields. Rye will germinate at soil temperatures of 34°F, while winter wheat germinates at 39°F. Later than ideal, winter small grains can still be planted until the soil freezes, usually sometime in December.

They likely won’t provide any cover this late fall and winter but will emerge in the spring to provide much-needed protection from erosion (wind and water).

Seeding depths of 1.0 to 2.0 inches and seeding rates of at least 50 pounds per acre are recommended. However, higher seeding rates (80-100 lbs/ac) could be warranted to provide quicker cover and biomass in the spring. Fungicide/insecticide seed treatments are usually not necessary when seeded as a cover crop.

If you haven’t seeded cover crops before or want to learn more, Nebraska Extension and the Midwest Cover Crop Council has “getting started on cover crop guidelines” after soybean and corn.

Spreading manure — especially manure with any bedding in it — can also be beneficial if one has availability to this at a large scale.

Soil disturbance reduces resilience of rangelands to climate change

By Maribel Alonso, ARS USDA’s Agricultural Research Service invasive plants were added to disturbed (ARS) scientists and collaborators from prairie plots to represent colonization of the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environthe disturbed area by new species. Over a ment tested how soil disturbance influfive-year period, scientists measured plant ences the response of U.S. Great Plains production, plant diversity, and soil carbon rangeland to climate change. The results levels after plots were continually exposed showed that disturbance and subsequent to high levels of carbon dioxide and warm plant invasion are key factors to consider temperatures. when predicting the impact of climate The main result was that elevated carbon change on these ecosystems. dioxide more than doubled plant producRangelands, the grasslands that we detion in the disturbed prairie, primarily due pend on for livestock production, biologito the rapid growth of diffuse knapweed cal diversity, and many other ecosystem (Centaurea diffusa), an unpalatable inservices, are being altered by climate vasive species causing problems in U.S. change. While researchers have studied rangelands. This large increase in producthese changes, including the influence of tion then led to a decline in plant diverrising carbon dioxide and warmer temperasity. In contrast, elevated carbon dioxide tures, the focus has historically been on inincreased plant production by only 18% tact or relatively undisturbed ecosystems. in intact prairie, while increasing plant The study published in Global Change diversity. The scientists also observed Biology shows that effects of increased greater carbon loss in the soil of the discarbon dioxide and warming differ signifiturbed prairie when exposed to warmer cantly in disturbed rangeland compared to temperatures. intact native rangeland.

“We saw that these disturbances, com“We know that disturbing rangeland bined with plant invasion, greatly reduce causes various problems, including plant the resilience of mixed-grass prairie to cliinvasion and loss of plant diversity,” said mate change. That tells us that disturbance Dana Blumenthal, a research ecologist is a key factor that should be accounted for and lead author with the ARS Rangeland when predicting effects of future climatic Resources & Systems Research. “What conditions in these ecosystems,” said this new study demonstrates is that rising Blumenthal. carbon dioxide makes it more difficult to The research is part of a series of studrecover from that type of change.” ies (Nature 2011; Global Change BiolThe study, conducted in mixed-grass ogy 2016; Ecology Letters 2016) on the prairie in southeastern Wyoming, used influence of climatic conditions and plant circular plots of intact native prairie or invasion on native and disturbed rangeland disturbed prairie. Seeds of native and ecosystems.

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From 2002 to 2014, Hoven Equipment and Tractor and Equipment sold the same equipment, aside from different color paint and decals.

The exception being AGCO allowed Tractor and Equipment to sell AGCO’s application equipment, track tractors and four-wheel drive tractors under the Challenger brand, while Hoven Equipment could only sell the Massey Ferguson and Gleaner brands, which did not offer a full line of equipment.

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Hoven Equipment continues as a strong competitor in the farm equipment industry with the New Holland, MacDon, Versatile, Vermeer, Morris, Haybuster and Bobcat brands. We will continue to do everything we can to provide service to our customers and solve problems.

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Ford TW35 tractor. stk# 28433........(cons) (L) Versatile 800 tractor. stk#25280..... (cons) (G)

USED COMBINES

New Holland TR98 combine. stk# 19692... (G) Massey Ferguson 8570 with 30-ft. header. stk# 9896........................................................ (G) Case IH 2188 combine with 30-ft. header & 15-ft. pickup header. stk# 29206...........(cons) (G) Case IH 1660 combine. stk# 13168..(cons) (G) Massey Ferguson 850 combine with 24-ft. header, air reel. stk # 22248.........(cons) (G)

USED SWATHERS

Vermeer BPX8000 round only. stk#11189........ ................................................... $19,000 (L) Vermeer BP8000 round only. stk# 11240.... (L) Highline 7000 round only. stk# 29332......... (L) Degelman 4100 Bale King round or square. stk# 24628....................................(cons) (G)

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USED AUGERS

Buhler MKX 12x84 auger. stk# 29296........(G)

USED SPRAYERS

Miller 3275 HT 120-ft. front boom, 1000 gallon, 4WD, Raven Smart Trax. stk# 24819...... (G)

Case 8840 with 14-ft. header. stk# 28848... (G) New Holland 1118 with 14-ft. header. stk# 27582...................................................... (G)

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Morris 1400 Hay Hiker. stk#21195..... Call (G) Canola Roller 34371 adapter 9-ft. stk#28550.. ................................................................ (G) JCB 84” snow thrower. stk# 27476............. (G) Gradall telehandler forks, hydraulic angle.stk# 24230.....................................................Call Melroe 501 plow with Valmar. stk# 25282........ .................................................... (cons) (G) Gysler 46-ft. plow and rotary harrow. stk# 28579...........................................(cons) (L)

Spra Coupe 7650 full run Raven monitor, mechanical rear drive, front hydraulic assist, 90-ft. boom, hydraulic extend axle. stk# 9067........................................................ (G) Versatile SX275 100-ft. boom, Raven control, 1200 gallon tank. stk# 12327...... (cons) (G) Bourgault 950 100-ft. boom, 1000 gallon tank. stk# 18150................................... (cons) (G) New Holland SF115 110-ft. boom, 1500 gallon tank. stk# 28655.......................... (cons) (G)

830 vertical mixer in stock

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John Deere 560 net/twine. stk# 27796....... (G) Hesston 956A twine only. stk# 9821........... (G) Case IH RB564 net/twine. stk# 23763........ (G) Vermeer 605XL net/twine. stk# 20674........ (G) John Deere 566 net/twine. stk# 29080....... (G)

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2015 Polaris Ranger ($8000) 900 cc, full enclosed cab with heater, 12,000 miles.

2009 Summers Ultimate pull-type sprayer ($15,000) 110-ft. booms, 5 section control, induction cone mounted on sprayer, Raven 450 controller. Used for all of 2022 farm season.

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NDSU Extension family and community wellness professionals Mettan Pfilger, Julie Garden-Robinson, Ellen Bjelland and Shaundra Ziemann-Bolinske attend the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences award ceremony. (NDSU photo)

NDSU Extension nutrition, food safety and health outreach recognized nationally North Dakota State University Extension staff were recognized at the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences annual session held in Raleigh, North Carolina.

NDSU Extension family and community wellness professionals were recognized for the On the Move to Better Health Cooking and Baking Schools Go Virtual program.

They placed first in the central region and first in the nation. Team members were: Julie Garden-Robinson, food and nutrition specialist Donna Anderson, agent in Eddy and Foster counties Erin Berentson, agent in Bottineau County Ellen Bjelland, agent in Ward County Kari Helgoe, agent in Pembina County Marcia Hellendsaas, agent in McKenzie County Courtney Hoikkala, agent in McLean County Cindy Klapperich, (former) agent in Sargent County Sara Laite, agent in Ramsey County Deb Lee, agent in Ransom County Kendra Metcalfe, agent in McHenry County Susan Milender, agent in Barnes County Christina Rittenbach, agent in Stutsman County Rita Ussatis, agent in Cass County Shaundra Ziemann-Bolinske, agent in Burleigh County The program engaged youth in virtual afterschool lessons to increase their food preparation knowledge and skills and improve their knowledge of food science and nutrition.

“Eating nutritiously and knowing how to prepare food can increase quality of life and save millions of dollars in collective

health-care costs for North Dakotans,” said Carrie Johnson, NDSU Extension assistant director and family and community wellness program leader. “The team, led by Julie Garden-Robinson, provides valuable outreach to the citizens of North Dakota that provide practical, applicable tools for individuals and families.”

“We appreciate the numerous community partners who helped us implement these programs statewide. We also acknowledge the financial support from the National 4-H Council with funding from the Walmart Foundation, the North Dakota Department of Health, Department of Public Instruction, North Dakota Farmers Union and numerous North Dakota commodity groups,” says Garden-Robinson.

Garden-Robinson also received an individual Educational Curriculum Package award. She placed first in the central region and first in the nation for her On the Move to Stronger Bodies curriculum. The curriculum helps upper elementary students identify nutritious food options and develop a personalized physical activity plan.

“The participating children and their parents speak highly about both ‘On the Move’ programs, and we can see from their evaluations that these programs make a difference,” says Garden-Robinson.

Also during the conference, GardenRobinson began her one-year term as president of the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. She is the first person from North Dakota ever to serve as president.

The National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, with 1,800 active members, educates and recognizes Extension professionals who impact the quality of life for individuals, families and communities.

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The last tasks of center pivot irrigation

By Jeremiah Vardiman, University of Wyoming Extension Educator The bittersweet of late fall is here. Once again, the growing season is in the books and the last of the crops are being harvested. The declining temperatures indicate that it is time to prepare equipment for winter. In the scramble of tasks that need accomplished before winter slams home, do not forget to take time to assess and winterize center pivots.

Winterizing a pivot can be as simple as pulling plugs and draining water from all pumps and pipes. However, this is an appropriate time to do a thorough inspection of the entire irrigation system. Conducting a thorough inspection in the fall provides a fully serviced and functional pivot for the next spring, it allows time for ordering parts and correctly repairing issues, and operators are more likely to remember the issues from the previous growing season that need addressed.

A complete inspection and winterization process starts with assessing the uniformity of the sprinkler package prior to shutting the system down. This is done by setting cups or rain gauges in a straight line from the pivot point to the reach of the end gun, then run the pivot over this line and record the water collected per cup. This test indicates if a few nozzles or the complete sprinkler package needs replaced.

Contact your local extension office or me at jvardima@ uwyo.edu, for a publication detailing this procedure along with considerations.

While running the uniformity test, check for leaks, malfunctioning or missing sprinklers, leaking gaskets, damaged pipes, etc. Of course, these issues will affect the data collected during the uniformity tests and should be repaired for accurate data for the sprinkler package.

Prior to shutting off a center pivot that utilizes an irrigation well and has iron bacteria present, well maintenance should be considered and conducted annually. If the well screen, casing, and pumps are covered in a slimy gelatinous mass, the irrigation equipment has a rust color, or the water has a rotten-egg smell, then iron bacteria is a good possibility in the well. The only effective way to control these bacteria is by chlorinating the well at least once a year. Remember chlorine is a noxious and dangerous gas and can be explosive if it mixes with oil found in the top of the water in wells, typically found with oil-lubricated deep well turbine pumps.

It is recommended to use common household bleach (unscented) because it is the safest form and readily available.

Chlorination of the well should be done prior to winterizing your pipelines. Contact a local well company or your local extension office for information on the amount of chlorine required and procedures for chlorinating your specific well. Chlorine needs to be at appropriate concentration levels and let stand in the well for 24 hours for it to be affective.

Remember, chlorine is very corrosive to iron, so do not let the chlorine stay in the well or pipes throughout the winter.

Chlorinating the well will keep the production similar to when it was first drilled.

After the uniformity test and chlorination has been conducted, it is recommended to park the pivot into or with the prevailing wind to prevent storms from flipping the pivot.

Once parked in the desired position, shut down and lockout the power supply so the irrigation system cannot be turned on to pump water during freezing temperatures.

Remove plugs to drain all pipes, valves, pumps, pressure gauges, end gun systems, and anything else that is above ground and can hold water. After water has been drained, open all valves to the half open position. Service all engines that operate pumps, and pivot tower gearboxes, drive lines, and center drive motors by draining water from these items and filling oil to appropriate levels or conduct a complete oil change. Oil in gearboxes should be replaced every three to five years depending on the hours of use.

Check and maintain tire pressure at recommended levels, even going into the winter. In addition, lubricate all fittings, bearings, and shafts. Also loosen any belts or packing glands if they are used. Clean electrical contacts with a contact cleaner to prevent corrosion. This includes checking microswitches in the tower boxes for bee activity that may interfere with their function. This is especially true for areas that have leafcutter bees that are typically found around alfalfa seed production.

Close all openings on the system that might invite rodents or birds to use. An example of this, that many do not think of, is replacing the sand trap plug at the end of the pivot so birds do not utilize or build nests inside the pipe. It is recommended to fence livestock away from engines, pumps, CONTINUED ON PAGE B17

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and the pivot pad to keep livestock from damaging any components.

Lastly, record the end readings for flow meters and system panels, and include any notes from the servicing for your records. Record any parts that need ordered and repaired.

Conducting this complete inspection and winterization process provides the best conditions for the irrigation system to tolerate the weather and fluctuating temperatures between fall and next spring. It also provides a fully serviced and functional pivot ready to be utilized next spring in addition to saving valuable workdays in the spring.

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By Andrea Nisley City Codes: L = Lexington, C = Cozad, struction Best of Show plaque for her royal O = Overton, G = Gothenburg blue wool coat. The award was in memory These Dawson County 4-H’ers received of Alice Doane, past State Director of the the following ribbon placings at the NeNebraska Make It With Wool for 28 years.

4-H HORTICULTURE CONTEST braska State Fair in the 4-H Presentation The following Dawson County 4-H’ers Contest, Fashion Show Contest, Horticulparticipated in the State 4-H Horticulture ture Contest, Weed and Grass ID Contest, Contest. Intermediate Division blue ribTree ID Contest, Insect ID Contest, and Special Awards, according to Andrea Nisbon winners were Rieker Spradlin (C) and Wesley Thompson (L). Mollie Spradlin ley, UNL Extension Educator; Sarah Sivits, (C) received a white ribbon. Rieker SpraUNL Extension Educator; and Mike Wolff, Extension Assistant. dlin placed 10th. The Intermediate Team 4-H PRESENTATION CONTEST of Mollie Spradlin, Rieker Spradlin, and These Dawson County 4-H’ers earned Wesley Thompson ranked 3rd overall. the following in the 4-H Presentation Con4-H WEED AND GRASS IDENTIFItest. Purple ribbon winners were Brooklyn CATION CONTEST Reiman (C) – “The Weed Free Zone” and These Dawson County 4-H’ers particiCasey Wahlgren (G) – “HONK, HONK, pated in the Weed and Grass Identification BANG!”. Blue ribbons winners were Contest. The team of Brooklyn Reiman, Grant Wahlgren (G) – “The Importance Cassidy Reiman, Mollie Spradlin and of Handicapped Parking Laws” and Reid Rieker Spradlin ranked 2nd overall. In the Wahlgren (G) “A Day in the Life of a Intermediate Division, Brooklyn placed 3rd Farmer”. Brooklyn Reiman (C) received a and received a purple ribbon and Rieker premium award for Outstanding Illustrated placed 5th and earned a blue ribbon. Red Presentation from the Nebraska Departribbons: Cassidy Reiman (C) and Mollie Spradlin (C). ment of Agriculture.

4-H TREE IDENTIFICATION CON4-H FASHION SHOW Dawson County 4-H’ers Saidi RingenTEST These Dawson County 4-H’ers particiberg (L), Abbie Owens (L), Lorelai Rickertsen (L) and Aven Zimmerman (O) compated in the State Fair 4-H Tree Identificapeted in the 4-H Fashion Show. Saidi and tion Contest. In the Intermediate Division, Abbie received purple ribbons showcasing Rieker Spradlin (C) won a blue ribbon and their constructed garments. Aven received placed 5th. Wesley Thompson (L) also won a purple ribbon and Lorelai received a blue a red ribbon and placed 7th. ribbon showcasing their consumer skills 4-H INSECT IDENTIFICATION with a purchased garment. Saidi RingenCONTEST These Dawson County 4-H’ers particiberg received the 2022 Nebraska Make It With Wool 4-H Fashion Show plaque given pated in the State Fair Insect Identification in memory of Alice Doane, past State DiContest. In the Intermediate Division conrector of the Nebraska Make It With Wool test, Cassidy Reiman (C) earned 5th place for 28 years. and a blue ribbon and Brooklyn Reiman (C) 4-H DESIGN GALLERY EXHIBITS received 7th place and a red ribbon.

Sydni Ringenberg (L) STEAM Cloth4-H RAINBOW RIBBON RECOGNIing 3 - A Stitch Further (royal blue wool TION AWARDS coat); and Saidi Ringenberg (L) - STEAM Every 4-H exhibit at the Nebraska State Clothing 3 - A Stitch Further (heather gray Fair is unique and special in its own way. wool coat); were selected for exhibition in However, some really stand out in a crowd! the “4-H Design Gallery”.

The following list recognizes individuals in 4H CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION the various 4-H Exhibit Hall departments Sydni Ringenberg (L) received the 2022 that drew special attention.

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Now you don’t have to wait for smoke to know where fires are likely to occur

Kim Kaplan, ARS cheatgrass in the Great Basin.”

Scientists with the U.S. Department of While woody shrubs and trees like juniper Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service or pinyon-pine don’t really increase the odds (ARS) and the University of Montana have of a large fire occurring, their place in the fire developed a way to forecast which of the Great landscape still matters. Shrubs burn hotter, Basin’s more than 60 million acres have the causing more extreme fire behavior that puts highest probability of a large rangeland fire. lives and property at risk and makes wildfires The forecasts come from a model dedifficult to suppress. veloped by the researchers that combines Unlike weather and topography, which are measures of accumulated annual and perenmajor influences over rangeland fires, people nial grass vegetation that is potential fire fuel can directly and preemptively manage availwith recent weather and climate data. When integrated, this information can be translated able fuel. These new fire probability maps will into maps showing the likelihood of a large help land managers prioritize where it makes wildfire—greater than 1,000 acres—across the most sense to invest in fuel management. the Great Basin. These forecasts also can be “The maps can be used alongside other scaled down to predict fire risk for counties planning tools to decide where to focus limited or even single pastures. resources before the fire season begins,” Boyd Great Basin rangeland fire probability maps explained. “They also can help target annual for the rangeland fire season, roughly June efforts to reduce fine fuels like grasses, which through September, are posted on the Rangecan lessen the impacts of fire on the region’s wildlife and working lands.” land Analysis Platform. Two new research arFor more information about the forecasting ticles discussing details and utility of the new large rangeland in the Great Basin, check out model are part of a special issue of Rangeland https://www.sagegrouseinitiative.com/ask-anEcology & Management. The first paper used expert-getting-ahead-of-large-rangeland-firesvegetation data from the Rangeland Analyin-the-great-basin/. sis Platform alongside historical fire data from the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity dataset to build fire-prediction models for the Great Basin using 32 years of historical weather, vegetation, and fire data. The second paper extends the fire probability work from analysis into how practitioners can use this information to make decisions for the fire season.

“Accurate forecasting of rangeland fires depends, in large part, on our ability to quantify the buildup of grassy fuels from the previous year,” explained rangeland scientist Chad S. Boyd with the ARS Range and Meadow Forage Management Research Unit in Burns, Oregon, and a co-leader in developing the model.

Forest fires commonly only need an ignition event, such as a lightning strike, at most forest locations because they generally have enough vegetative fuels to burn every year.

“But with rangeland fires, whether there is enough fuel to feed a large-scale fire really varies from place to place and year to year across the Great Basin,” Boyd added.

Until recently, rangeland fire forecasting was limited by not having accurate measurements of how much annual and perennial grasses and forbs were produced each year. But satellite technology and remote sensing have made precise data readily accessible.

Joe T. Smith, a research scientist with the University of Montana and model designer co-lead, said, “I was a little surprised that accumulation of herbaceous plants from the previous growing season was the best predictor of large range fires. This gives new emphasis to fighting the spread of fast-growing invasive annual grasses like

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Winter honey bees show resistance to a common insecticide

Jessica Ryan, USDA Winter honey bees, compared to newly Researchers provided sublethal doses of emerged summer bees, have a better abilthe imidacloprid-laced syrup to bees as ity to withstand the harmful effects of a necessary. Winter bees showed a preferwidely-used insecticide in pest manageence to consuming imidacloprid-laced ment, according to a recent study pubsyrup over untreated sugar syrup while lished in Apidologie. summer honey bees made the safe choice United States Department of Agriand avoided consuming the laced syrup culture (USDA), Agricultural Research each time.

Service (ARS) researchers from the Bee According to Corona, it is important Research Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryto study the differences of summer and land, found winter honey bees’ consumpwinter honey bees’ diets. Honey bee tion of a nearly lethal, imidacloprid-laced colonies survive extreme seasonal difsyrup did not affect their survival during ferences in temperature and forage by the study. producing two seasonal phenotypes of Imidacloprid is an insecticide made workers: summer and winter bees. These seasonal phenotypes differ significantly to mimic nicotine and is toxic to insects.

This powerful insecticide is widely used in their psychological characteristics as in agriculture for pest management conwell as their susceptibility to disease and trol. Honey bees are likely to encounter ability to handle poisonous substances. imidacloprid while foraging in the field “Winter bees and summer bees undergo physiological changes to cope with drasor through contaminated hive products.

“Although imidacloprid toxicity to tic seasonal changes in temperature and honey bees is an important concern for the availability of nutritional resources,” beekeepers, our results provide good said Corona and Alburaki. “Our results news,” said Miguel Corona and Mosuggest that long-lived winter bees are hamed Alburaki, researchers at the ARS especially well-adapted to tolerate higher Bee Research Laboratory. “Our research levels of chemical stressors.” shows that winter honey bees have unCorona said that although the study’s recognized physiological mechanisms results show that winter bees could to counteract the effects of insecticides.” tolerate more intoxication by imidacloThe study assessed differences in diet prid, they are still susceptible to higher behaviors for summer and winter honey concentrations of this insecticide in field bees in a controlled laboratory setting. settings.

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Penn State Extension for better timing of artificial insemination, While management practices of raisthus, increased pregnancy rates. The video ing cattle over winter months vary, most system could double over as a heat detection include some form of shelter and housing. tool while working fields or at an off-farm Many producers confine the beef cow herd job. If cows remain in confinement through continuously when animals cannot graze, to synchronization, those cows would be near mitigate the damage to pasture lands caused a chute/handling system at time of breeding by foot traffic in congregation areas. In addiallowing for less stress on the cows and, tion to the land management benefits, there potentially, increasing conception rates. are some reproductive, time management, Indoor confinement locations can vary and nutritional benefits to wintering cows from a retrofitted, existing barn or a new in confinement. This publication focuses on construction project specifically for winconfinement facilities, feeding options, herd tering beef cows. The first consideration health, and environmental considerations that should be acknowledged is the amount for producers that house cattle during the of pen and bunk space available. Ideally, winter. mature beef cows need 35 to 50 ft2 of pen Confinement Facility Considerations space per head and 24 to 30 linear inches Confinement for beef cattle can be deof bunk space per head. fined as a barn or sacrifice lot. Typically, Feeding Options a sacrifice lot will be an area that cows are While beef cows in confinement can be confined in to prevent overgrazing or damfed a balanced diet, or total mixed ration age to pasture. One challenge with using a (TMR), consisting of different on-farm feed sacrifice lot within a pasture is that heavy ingredients, such as corn and soybeans, most animal traffic during non-growing seasons beef cattle producers choose to simplify cow can cause muddy, less sanitary conditions diets. In many cases, simply putting a bale for the cows, especially entering spring of hay out with a location for free-choice calving season. Mud can contain pathogens minerals and a location for water will meet that cause health issues in cows and calves. the needs of the mature beef cow. Further If muddy areas are not contained, then understanding of hay quality can be found nutrient runoff will cause water pollution Penn State Extension publication entitled problems. Furthermore, soil compaction Forage Quality and Testing. Pricing for will challenge the establishment of desired feed commodities used in sample diets are pasture vegetation later in the season. For listed in Table 1. Table 2 provides some these reasons, it is recommended that cows example diets for comparison purposes. are confined indoors or on outdoor lots While the feeding and feed management that have been designated as sacrifice lots strategies will vary greatly from farm to through the packing of crushed limestone or farm, this table details 4 potential diets to some other material to improve the surface. meet the energy and protein requirements By using indoor or managed lots, pasture of beef cows (7 to 9 months post calving). grasses and soil profiles can be protected, These diets range in ingredients to fit a and manure nutrients remain properly connumber of scenarios. Thus, diet 1 represents tained. a more traditional, hay-based cow diet. Diet In addition, some may justify adding a 2 would be one example of how to meet a video monitoring system to the inside of mature beef cow’s needs using straw. Diet the barn to be able to check cows at anytime 3 assumes a poor forage year and makes from anywhere. The system would pay for recommendations for feeding corn. And, itself quickly if calves can be saved from finally, diet 4 is one example of how corn dystocia in a timely manner. Live calves can silage may be used to feed mature cows. also be monitored more easily and closely The daily intake varies greatly between for colostrum intake. During the winter these diets and should be noted. Feed more breeding season for fall calving herds, cows or less than is recommended will result in that are kept in a well-ventilated, cool enweight gain or loss to the cows. vironment will display more signs of heat

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All the aforementioned examples are presented as TMR, but these diets could be hand-fed as individual components.

One advantage of feeding a TMR is that cows will have a more consistent intake of vitamins and minerals. Some cattle that are on free-choice mineral may not visit the mineral station, which can result in cows not consuming the mineral. Thus, although a TMR requires more time to feed than a hay bale and a free-choice mineral supplement, cattle can be target-fed the correct amount of protein, energy, vitamins, and minerals that they need. Consistent and accurate vitamin and mineral consumption will prevent deficiencies and diseases.

Feeding beef cows a TMR, while not all that common, allows the producer to make more dynamic decisions. The producer can

capitalize on the opportunity cost of selling hay or other feed commodities and purchasing a cheaper feed commodity. Diets 3 and 4 are examples of alternative cow diets, which rely on corn or corn silage as a base.

Both diets would likely require restricting cow intake to avoid increased weight gain.

Numerous protein products are available, and the diet could easily be adjusted to that specific product. For example, diet 2 uses feed-grade urea to provide rumen degradable nitrogen that microbes can convert to protein for the cow whereas diets 3 and 4 use soybeans, common in many operations.

These diets could also use dried distiller’s grains with solubles (DDGS) from the ethanol industry for protein rather than urea or soybeans.

Table 3 shows the economic evaluation of the diets provided. Limit-feeding a corn-based diet to cows often results in cost savings, particularly if the price of hay increases to $205/T or $220/T because forage supply is limited (see footnote). However, limit-feeding corn means the cows will clean up a ration in short order and additional considerations should be given to bunk space and managing boss cows. See Consider Corn-Based Diets as Alternative to Hay for Beef Cows for more information.

Herd Health Wintering beef cows in confinement can bring both challenges and opportunities LLC to cow and calf health.

When installing/ constructing a confinement facility for beef animals, the first step in optimizing animal health is to establish safe handling facilities. Handling facilities will allow for Tr management easur e of cow health while better St workers at e safe. It is a good idea to keeping Wood consult with veterinarians or local extension Boi for l er s LLC professionals advice on which handling equipment may work best at a farm, since these professionals can draw on experience from other farms they work with.

In addition to handling facilities, flooring and ventilation are other aspects of facility design that can significantly impact animal health. The choice of flooring for a beef confinement facility will affect both hoof health and biosecurity. In terms of hoof health, few studies have evaluated differences between dirt-base and concrete-base bedded pack. Though concrete could cause greater hoof wear than a dirt floor, with adequate bedding, both bases can work well for beef cow facilities. Research has demonstrated that fully or partially slatted flooring can be associated with negative hoof issues. From a biosecurity standpoint, a concrete base has a clear advantage because the bedding can be removed, and the concrete underneath is thoroughly cleaned. Most of this benefit to the concrete-base is afforded to the calf as pens are typically cleaned when cows are out on pasture for the summer, providing a clean environment for the next winter and the next crop of calves housed in confinement.

Another aspect of housing design is to assure there is adequate ventilation, especially in cold weather. Poor ventilation increases the risk of respiratory disease for cattle

housed indoors. Risk increases if barns are closed to keep animals warm during cold weather. With reduced air flow rates, bacterial counts in the air increase, which may not be problematic for adult cattle but does contribute to increased rates of respiratory disease for calves housed indoors.

Though confinement can pose challenges in terms of animal health, it does provide opportunities to optimize preventative programs to help improve animal health. As cows come off pasture in the fall, they likely harbor parasites in their intestinal tract.

These parasites reduce feed efficiency and can slow weight gain in growing animals.

When in confinement, cattle are unlikely to acquire new parasites, so deworming cattle at the time of entry to confinement can provide a parasite-free winter, improving feed efficiency and animal health. Veterinarians are likely to take fecal samples to determine which parasites are present to determine the best deworming product and administration timing for the herd.

Another opportunity of confinement, particularly with farms that include handling facilities, is the optimization of vaccine program. Which vaccines to give and when will depend on several factors, including time of cattle entry into confinement facilities for the winter, whether or not indoor calving is expected, how and when cows will be bred, biosecurity risk of the herd, and disease issues already known to be present. As there is no single vaccine protocol that works for every farm, the herd veterinarian is the best resource to help build a program that will work best for a specific operation. Vaccines included in a protocol will likely fall into one of three major categories: reproductive vaccines, respiratory vaccines, and vaccines to benefit the calf.

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against a variety of viral respiratory pathogens, with the option to add protection against bacterial pathogens if needed for the operation. These vaccines are particularly important in confined herds that bring in outside animals, especially those from sale barns. In beef cows, these vaccines are not only important to protect cows, but they also help booster the antibodies that will go into colostrum, therefore, they protect the calf, too.

The final category of vaccines to consider are those that are designed specifically to protect the calf. These most often protect against scours in the calf. They work by increasing antibodies in the cow against scours pathogens that impact calves. As the cow produces colostrum, these antibodies will be included in the colostrum, providing protection to the calf early in life. Cows begin to produce colostrum prior to calving, so we typically aim to booster these vaccines about 5 weeks prior to calving so that cows reach peak antibody production during colostrum production. The herd vet should be consulted for how to best time these products to maximize the benefits to the calf.

Although the ease of access to handling facilities can bring benefits to both cow and calf health, calving in confinement poses several challenges in keeping calves healthy. One of the greatest challenges of calving in confinement is protecting calves from scours. Though there are multiple pathogens that cause scours, many impact calves early in life and can quickly become deadly without prompt treatment. Scours vaccines given to the cow protect against some, but not all, scours pathogens. They are a great tool, but they cannot be the only practice to prevent scours. The true cornerstone to calf health is colostrum consumption, which can provide protection against pathogens beyond those targeted in vaccines. Calves should be up and nursing soon after birth so that they get plenty of colostrum. When preparing for calving season, it is essential to have a good quality colostrum replacer on hand in case a calf does not get up to nurse quickly after birth. Though these products are expensive, they have a long shelf life and can be a lifesaver for a weak calf.

In addition to assuring calves get adequate colostrum, sanitation is another critical aspect of calving in confinement. Once cows begin calving in confinement, frequent cleaning is imperative to prevent the spread of scours pathogens. Moving sick calves out of the barn and into isolation can also help prevent the spread of disease. One sick calf can quickly infect an entire barn. For example, a calf with diarrhea caused by cryptosporidium, a parasite that spreads by ingestion of eggs called oocysts, can shed over 35 billion oocysts in just 6 days. A healthy calf can become sick from ingesting as few as 25 of those oocysts. By removing sick calves from the main barn and keeping bedding areas clean and dry, transmission of pathogens, like cryptosporidium, is minimized.

Overall, wintering beef cows in confinement brings both opportunities and challenges in animals health. Good facility planning and designing can improve both hoof and respiratory health. Working with veterinarians and industry experts from the very beginning can assure a safe, effective handling facility that will allow for a comprehensive herd health protocol to optimize the health of both cows and calves.

Environmental Management Good winter management of cattle involves nutrient management and environmental considerations. Retention of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), found in urine and feces, protects water quality, and saves the valuable nutrients for use during the growing season by pasture or crop plants.

Management goals to maintain herd health and retain manure nutrients can go together. Proper bedding practices keep cows healthy and dry by minimizing manure on the animals. When dry bedding areas are maintained, the carbon-based bedding material can help to hold N and P in place for later land application of solid manure. Moisture addition to bedding can be limited by controlling precipitation and spilled drinking water that enters the manure system. Routine monitoring and maintenance of drinking water systems can prevent water from entering the manure, which can also make handling the manure easier. Keep ‘clean water clean’ through the prevention of precipitation and snowmelt from running onto housing structures or lots. Remember that additional management steps may be necessary when watering system components are subject to freezing temperatures.

Storing manure until field conditions are favorable for application can provide agronomic, economic, and environmental advantages. Bedding systems often serve to store manure in solid form until it can be land-applied under the guidance of a Manure Management Plan. Manure should be routinely collected from other confinement areas, whether under roof or not. Collected manure should be stacked at a location where water does not run onto the stack and water that does leave the stack does not enter waterways. Storage and stacking requirements for Pennsylvania can be found in the Manure Management Plan and by exploring Penn State’s website that contains information on how a producer can write their own plan.

Some beef, and most dairy, operations manage manure in liquid or slurry forms. These farms typically have designed manure storage or containment systems that require routine monitoring and occasional maintenance. One important winter management aspect begins at the end of summer because producers should empty storage areas and apply manure to assure that ample manure storage capacity is available through the winter. In the mid-Atlantic and northeast regions, producers should plan for spring weather that will inhibit or delay manure removal and application until mid-April. All manure applications should be conducted under the guidance of a nutrient or manure management plan.

In places where cattle are housed outside, considerations for N and P retention remain critical, as does managing to assure that soil is not lost through erosion. Erosion and runoff from areas of bare ground where cattle concentrate have inherent risk for loss of dissolved and particulate pollutants. Areas where animal traffic contribute to bare soil are called Animal Concentration Areas or Heavy Use Areas, and include barnyards, feed areas, travel lanes, and stream crossings. Environmental runoff risks increase during winter months because nutrients are not being taken in by vegetation and soil infiltration can be low. For these reasons, careful management should strive to hold manure nutrients on site until they can be utilized for crop growth in the spring. Managing sacrifice areas, barnyards, lots, and pastures for nutrient and soil retention is in the best interest of producers and the environment. There are many options to improve outdoor congregation areas such as improving surfaces with stone or concrete or installing barnyard curbing to collect solid manure and direct runoff liquids in a manner that prevents water pollution. Since every cattle farm is unique, manure containment systems need to be specifically site designed. Local Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) offices can provide engineered designs that meet environmental and safety requirements.

Regulations in all states aim to prevent the release of N, P, and sediment from cattle operations. Containment of these pollutants when animals are housed outdoors during the winter can come in many forms. A foundational principle in all scenarios is to minimize water addition and run-on to manured and bare surfaces, while containing and filtering runoff from these areas.

In many cases, strategic location of items such as feeders, waterers, walkways, and bedding areas can be used to congregate animals in places that limit risk of negative impact. Providing vegetative buffers between these areas and surface water is always recommended. If the water is not in a concentrated gully, downslope vegetation can slow water flow, allow water to infiltrate the soil, and help retain nutrients and eroded particles on site. Animals can be fenced away from streams. Streambank fencing can be used to establish permanent conservation areas and limit cattle access to streams. The areas immediately adjacent to streams are often marginal in long-term pasture quality because they may degrade quickly with animal traffic, so there may be little benefit of allowing continued access to these areas.

It may be possible to utilize animal behavior to strategically place manure nutrients or minimize your workload in dealing with manure. An exemplary management strategy of this concept is termed bale grazing. Bale grazing is an option for wintering cattle outdoors that requires adequate fenced pasture area and careful monitoring of stocking density. The practice rotates the placement of hay on the ground across areas of a good pasture stand away from surface waters. Most producers accomplish this by unrolling a round bale in a long row across the ground. As cattle ‘graze’ on the hay at each location, the foot traffic, and manure deposits are concentrated near the strip of hay. The next time a bale is unrolled it is not placed in the same location, rather it is moved a few feet away. Over the course of the season, bale grazing utilizes animal behavior to routinely relocate heavy foot traffic and distribute nutrients somewhat evenly across the pasture. This practice does leave some hay behind that many would view as waste. However, the hay does provide a place where cows can lay with some insulation and dryness compared to surrounding ground without the hay. The hay also helps retain nutrients that can be utilized in the summer pasture stand and adds organic matter to the soil.

Wintertime is a great time to view operations with a critical and honest eye. It is a good idea to make these observations during, and immediately, after winter weather events such as snowmelt or runoff over frozen ground or spring rains on non-vegetated areas. Things can look their worst after animals occupy the same area for extended periods when vegetation is not growing, and soils cannot recover from concentrated traffic. Note any losses of manure nutrients or particles, water, and sediment and look upslope for contributing problem areas. Once problematic factors are understood, strategic plans can be made to implement changes to prevent future losses. Changes may be in the form of physical structures, water diversions, plans to relocate animals in the future, or items that animal behavior to place manure nutrients in a different location. Adopting this concept of continuous improvement will lead to management improvements over time.

Because of the societal importance of balancing agricultural production and environmental stewardship, cost-share funds are often available for installation of Best Management Practices like manure storages, barnyard curbing, or streambank fencing. It is always a good idea to contact local conservation and NRCS personnel who are knowledgeable about possible funding sources and have great experience with Best Management Practice installations. Tax breaks are also possible in some areas for lands that are put into permanent easement buffer programs. Accepting financial assistance can save the producer time and management expenses, provide healthier living conditions for cattle, lead to farm efficiency improvements, and retain nutrients for farm utilization.

Winter Cattle Summary Confining cattle during winter months can offer advantages to managers who may be able to save time while realizing benefits in production and reproduction efficiencies when cows are sheltered in areas where rations and health can be closely controlled. This type of management can protect lands for summer forage production, allow manure storage that conserves nutrients for timely spring application, and limit risk of manure nutrient and soil loss to waterways.

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Dead Zones are an area with no living beings. When a dead zone occurs within a waterbody, that zone has no aquatic life.

Dead zones can be found around the world.

They are a problem for coastal waters, bays, and lakes. The Soil Science Society of America’s (SSSA) May 1st Soils Matter blog reviews dead zones and practices that are reducing their size.

According to blogger Janith Chandrasoma, Dead Zones are typically caused by excess nutrients in the water, such as nitrogen and phosphorus. These nutrients cause an overgrowth of algae in a short period, commonly called “algae bloom.”

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Edge-of Field Practices Nitrogen and phosphorus are essential for agriculture. Without those, there will not be enough food to support the growing population. Famers provide nitrogen and phosphorus to their crops through fertilizer and animal manure. Because nitrogen is highly water-soluble and phosphorus attaches to the soil, these elements are highly vulnerable to moving away from the source with rainfall and runoff.

“Edge-of-field” practices are located at the edge of the farm field. They work to reduce the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus going to local water bodies such as streams, rivers, ditches, and lakes.

Vegetated Buffers A vegetated buffer is a section of land between a farm field and a water body (stream, ditch, or a small lake) that has natural or established vegetation. Filter strips and riparian buffers are types of vegetated buffers. They slow stormwater runoff and reduce soil and stream bank erosion. Prairie strips are also a vegetated buffer that protects soil from runoff water, improves soil water recharge, and provides habitat for pollinators and wildlife.

Grassed Waterway Grassed waterways are a section of farmland that grows grasses or other non-crop vegetation. They are graded (sloped) chan-

nels (man-made or natural) planted with perennial grass or appropriate vegetation.

The growing grasses and vegetation slow down the runoff water and trap sediments.

Grassed waterways are an excellent solution for gully erosion and stop phosphorus movement with sediment. Some consider grass waterways as an in-field practice.

Saturated buffers Saturated buffers are a conversion of a riparian buffer. Saturated buffers can treat tile drainage water to remove nitrogen while removing other nutrients from runoff water. Midwest farmland has drainage systems to drain excess water, which allows for planting earlier during wet springs.

These drainage outlets go through the buffers and discharge to nearby ditches or streams. Saturated buffers carry part of that tile drainage through the buffer by a perforated distribution pipe (underground, of course). The tile water slowly moves to the ditch or streams through the soil, and microbes in the soil convert nitrate in tile water to harmless nitrogen gas.

Denitrifying Woodchip Bioreactors Woodchip bioreactors are also engineered to remove nitrogen from tile drainage water. Like saturated buffers, the tile drainage is diverted into a woodchipfilled trench that lets the tile water move through the woodchip media. The microbes naturally live on soil which also presents in woodchips (and tile drainage water) convert nitrate in tile water to nitrogen gas as in saturated buffers. Practices like woodchip bioreactors need to have a tile drainage outlet to be installed. (Click here see a video about denitrifying woodchip bioreactors.)

Drainage water management Drainage water management reduces the annual tile flow volume through the outlet.

Reducing tile flow volume (tile drainage) also reduces the nitrogen and phosphorus that move out from the field. A water control structure installed intercepting the outlet enables the control of flow volume leaving the field. Like woodchip bioreactors, drainage water management needs to have a tile drainage outlet to be installed.

Constructed Wetlands Constructed wetlands are an artificially engineered environment that reduces nitrogen, phosphorus, other chemicals, and sediments from farm fields. They are designed in a way to intercept tile drainage and field runoff to prevent nutrients from moving downstream. They also provide habitat for wildlife, pollinators, and some aquatic species.

Two-stage ditches Two-stage ditches are designed to carry drainage from a field and modified by adding a vegetated floodplain bench. The vegetated benches reduce the flow speed downstream and increase sediment deposition. The growing vegetation use some nutrients for their growth.

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Unexpected cow death questions answered

K-State Research and Extension No matter whether it is a pet or livestock, an animal dying unexpectedly is sad and concerning. It often leaves owners with questions about what happened and whether other animals will be impacted.

To get to the bottom of what is going on, Kansas State University beef cattle veterinarians emphasize the importance of a producer working with their local veterinarian to determine the cause of death.

On a recent Cattle Chat podcast, the veterinarians discussed a listener question in which two cows recently died unexpectedly in the herd and anaplasmosis was determined to be the cause of death.

“Anaplasmosis is a disease of the blood in which a parasite causes the red blood cells to be destroyed and the animal can die due to a lack of oxygen,” veterinarian Bob Larson said.

Veterinarian Brian Lubbers added that this disease more significantly impacts cows older than age 2 than it does the others in the herd.

“With this infection, the immune system takes the damaged red blood cells out of circulation and younger animals do a better job of regenerating them more quickly,” Lubbers said.

Both veterinarians agree that the cattle death comes with little warning.

“Two days before they die, the cattle can appear normal, but then they fail quickly. It isn’t uncommon to have cattle death be the first sign of anaplasmosis in the herd,” Larson said.

The only visual sign of the disease prior to death is pale or yellow mucous membranes, Lubbers said.

Because the infection is spread primarily by ticks, the likelihood of disease is often greatest in the fall, a few weeks after tick populations peak. And, Larson said, the amount of anaplasmosis in the area will vary among geographic regions.

“If you live in an area that has anaplasmosis, then I would only buy replacement animals from areas that also expose replacements to the disease,” Larson said.

Once animals have recovered from this illness, they can be carriers of the disease, explains Lubbers.

Because this blood-borne disease is carried by ticks, it easily spreads through the herd. Syringe needles and palpation sleeves that are used with multiple animals in the herd can also spread the disease.

The K-State veterinarians also said cattle that do recover from this acute sickness may require a few months to build back healthy red blood cells.

Prevention is difficult, say the veterinarians, but prescribed feed additives can be used to mitigate the spread.

“This parasite is susceptible to some antimicrobials, and one FDA-approved drug used to treat it is tetracycline,” Lubbers said.

At this point in time there is not a good vaccine option to prevent this disease, said Larson.

“There is a lot of anaplasmosis vaccine research being done at K-State; this disease is difficult to build a safe and effective vaccine for, but I am hopeful that this research will lead to a better option in the future,” Larson said.

The Suez Canal: Grand Triumph The centuries-old dream of a canal linking the Mediterranean and the Read Sea became reality in 1859, when French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps struck the first shovel in the ground to commence the building of the Suez Canal.

Over the next ten years, 2.4 million laborers would move 97 million cubic yards of earth and build a 100-mile Sinai shortcut that made the 10,000-mile sea journey from Europe around Africa to India unnecessary.

De Lesseps convinced an old friend, Egypt’s King Said, to grand him a concession to build and operate the canal for 99 years. French investors eagerly bankrolled three-quarters of the project. Said had to kick in the rest to keep the project afloat because others, particularly the British, rejected it as financial lunacy. Their criticisms were seemingly justified when the canal’s final cost rang in at double the original estimate.

The Suez dramatically expanded world trade by reducing transportation time and cost. De Lesseps was proclaimed the world’s greatest canal digger. The British, leery of France’s new backdoor to their Indian empire, spent the 20 years trying to wrest control of the Suez from their imperial rival.

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Letting farmland recover may let air quality recover

University of Idaho The USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) that promotes sustainable agricultural practices to improve habitat may have an unintended benefit of improving air quality, according to new University of Idaho-led research published in American Geophysical Union’s journal GeoHealth, which investigates the intersection of human and planetary health for a sustainable future.

CRP provides funds for farmers to pause agricultural activity on enrolled lands for 10 to 15 years, letting the landscape recover. On land enrolled in the program, agricultural production is typically paused, and land managers are encouraged to plant species that will improve environmental health and boost biodiversity. The program, which has run since 1985, has resulted in improved water quality and reductions in soil erosion.

“Because the decommissioned land no longer requires all the inputs that agricultural land does, and because we know that translates into so many benefits, we wanted to see if that would translate into air quality benefits, too,” said Douglas Becker, an environmental health scientist at U of I who led the study.

The new study is the first to examine the potential impact of the CRP on air quality. No longer applying fertilizers could mean fewer nitrogen compounds being added to the atmosphere, where they can break down and form particulates.

Decreases in heavy machinery use, along with increased vegetative cover, typically reduce erosion, so less dust and other fine matter is sent into the air. The findings suggest a correlation, but the reasons for such a pattern remain to be determined.

To test whether there is a relationship between land enrolled in the CRP and air quality, Becker and his collaborators compared average, county-wide PM2.5 concentrations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network to the county’s percentage of arable land enrolled in the CRP. They studied nearly 2,300 counties in the contiguous U.S., looking at data between 2001 and 2016. CRP enrollment peaked in 2008, allowing the researchers to examine the potential role changes in the area of CRP land has on air quality.

After taking population density and wildfires — two significant factors for particulate air pollution — into account, Becker found average PM2.5 concentrations to be around 9.5 micrograms per cubic meter of air nationally. That concentration dropped by a small but significant amount, about 0.02 micrograms per cubic meter of air, with every 1% of land enrolled in the program.

“While this seems small, the overall impact in any county, and especially across the country, can be seen as surprisingly large,” Becker said. “This is especially true of health impacts,” which in large populations can show improvements even with small decreases in PM2.5.

Droughts, which typically dry out land and increase dust, can exacerbate PM2.5.

“Drought is so intimately linked to the formation of secondary atmospheric pollutants, like fine particulate matter,” Becker said. Still, based on the current literature, “we didn’t expect that the drought variable was going to play such a big role.”

Better air quality could also mean fewer deaths from particulate air pollution. The study found that based on peak CRP enrollment in 2008, over 1,300 deaths may have been avoided as a result of cleaner air in counties with more CRP land.

While the new study points out this relationship, the physical and chemical processes responsible still need to be studied. Future research could be improved by using smaller, sub-county scales and considering how agricultural emissions are transported by wind across county lines, the paper notes. Adding these could allow scientist to better understand the causes of the observed relationship between PM2.5 and CRP-enrolled farmlands.

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Improve feed efficiency, safety of weaned pigs

By Maddy Rohr, K-State Research and Extension news service A Kansas State University swine nutrition student is conducting research that focuses on potential alternatives to zinc oxide, a common ingredient in the diets of weaned pigs, in a project he says may contribute to the swine industry’s goal of improving the efficiency of pork production and animal welfare.

“Pharmacological levels of zinc from zinc oxide have been shown to improve growth performance and health status of the newly weaned pig,” said graduate student Ethan Stas. “However, there are growing concerns with the use of pharmacological levels on zinc in swine diets because of environmental concerns.”

Stas – who is working with feed ingredients with an acid binding capacity at a pH level of 4 (known as ABC4) - noted that the European Union has already banned the use of pharmacological levels of zinc and said that North America may follow a similar path.

“Different ingredients in the diets of swine bind more stomach acid than others, ultimately raising the stomach pH of the newly weaned pig,” Stas said. “A high stomach pH in newly weaned pigs decreases nutrient utilization and allows pathogens to invade the gastrointestinal tract.”

The gastrointestinal tract of newly weaned pigs is not fully developed and they cannot produce sufficient amounts of hydrochloric acid in the stomach to maintain a low pH, Stas said.

Stas describes the concept of ABC-4 as incorporating low acid-binding ingredients in weaned pig diets to try and maintain a low stomach pH and improve health status and growth performance.

“We conducted a study evaluating a low ABC-4 diet compared to a high ABC-4 with or without zinc oxide,” Stas said.

In Stas’ research, pigs were fed diets containing varying amounts of ABC-4 and zinc oxide for 21 days after weaning, with growth performance and health status evaluations from day zero to day 42.

“The study showed that when zinc oxide is present in the diet, there is no difference between ABC-4 level in terms of growth performance or mortalities/removals,” Stas said. “However, when zinc oxide is not present in the diet, pigs that were fed the low ABC-4 diet had improved growth performance and lower mortalities/removals than pigs fed the high ABC4 diet.”

Built around Stas believes this is a viable option for swine producers when pharmacological levels of zinc are banned from the diets of pigs. Utilizing low ABC-4 diets could assist producers in improving growth performance and health status when zinc oxide in not in the diet.

“Often times, pigs struggle for the first few weeks after weaning and I think improving performance and health status by utilizing ABC-4 diets is a large opportunity in the swine industry to improve efficiency,” he said. “We should always be thinking about potential ways to improve the welfare of the pigs we raise and if a low ABC-4 is able to improve health status and save more pigs, then it should be considered.”

Stas said ABC-4 will www.NDEco.com require further research to find the optimal level for a given weight range of a pig, evaluating how ingredients influence the ABC-4 level of the diet, and the role that water intake plays in maintaining a low stomach pH.

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By Ed Crow, Pesticide Regulatory Specialist, Penn State Extension Paraquat dibromide, generally referred to as paraquat, is a commonly used burndown and preplant herbicide for controlling emerged grass and broadleaf weeds in row crops, vegetables and specialty crops. Paraquat is the active ingredient contained in products such as Gramoxone, Quik-Quat, Paraq, Bonedry, Para-Shot, Firestorm, and Devour.

Toxicity Information Paraquat was first registered in 1964 and is classified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a restricted use pesticide due to its acute toxicity. Because paraquat is highly toxic, it has a Danger-Poison signal word.

The oral LD50 (lethal dose) for paraquat in humans is about 3 to 5 mg/kg, which means 1 to 2 teaspoons of the concentrate can be fatal for an adult. Remember, the LD50 is the dose or amount of a pesticide that can kill 50% of the test animals when eaten or absorbed through the skin. Because of the toxicity concerns associated with paraquat, product labels have the statements: “Danger – Fatal if swallowed or inhaled,” “Causes severe eye injury,” and “Corrosive to skin” under the Precautionary Statements section along with prominently being displayed on the front panel of most labels.

What are the effects and symptoms of paraquat poisoning?

This depends on the amount, route, and duration of exposure along with the person’s current health status. Acute localized dermal exposure causes the reddening, blistering, and wearing away of the skin. Prolonged chronic dermal exposure can result in systemic absorption with cuts and abraded skin increasing the rate of absorption. The prolonged inhalation of spray droplets has caused localized nose bleeds in some individuals. When paraquat is ingested, it damages the lining of the mouth, stomach, and intestines upon contact. It then spreads throughout the body damaging organs, but primarily the lungs, liver, and kidneys.

Some of the symptoms of a paraquat poisoning can occur within a few hours to days afterward include confusion, fast heart rate, muscle weakness, pulmonary edema (swelling caused by fluids in body tissues), seizures, coma, and respiratory failure. Immediate symptoms associated with ingesting large amounts of paraquat include pain and swelling of the mouth and throat, gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea) which can result in dehydration, electrolyte abnormalities, and low blood pressure.

Always Wear PPE Due to these significant exposure concerns, always wear the personal protective equipment (PPE) specified on the label. The PPE listed is based on the product’s toxicity, formulation, volatility, and exposure risk. Remember, PPE protects you and reduces your risk to exposure when using pesticides.

When using paraquat, the required PPE depends on whether you are applying or mixing and loading. The following is the PPE that must be worn when applying or handling paraquat (other than mixing and loading): Long-sleeve shirt and long pants Shoes plus socks Protective eyewear Chemical-resistant gloves made of: barrier laminate, butyl rubber ≥ 14 mils, nitrile rubber ≥ 14 mils, neoprene rubber ≥ 14 mils, natural rubber ≥ 14 mils, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) ≥ 14 mils, or Viton ® ≥ 14 mils NIOSH-approved particulate respirator with any N, R, or P filter, NIOSH approval number prefix TC-84A (particulate filtering respirator), or a NIOSH-approved powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) with a high efficiency (HE) filter with NIOSH approval number prefix TC-21 Individuals that are mixing and loading are required to wear the PPE listed above plus a chemical-resistant apron and a face shield instead of protective eyewear.

Risk Mitigation Requirements Over the years concerns have been raised relating to paraquat exposure. Approximately 1 to 2 deaths per year have occurred from the accidental ingestion of paraquat. These deaths have been primarily due to paraquat being illegally transferred and stored in beverage containers that were then mistakenly consumed. In addition, many severe injuries have resulted from contact with the skin or eyes of individuals who mix, load, and apply paraquat.

To minimize these exposures to paraquat, the EPA implemented risk mitigation requirements in 2016 that included changes to product labels, the distribution of supplemental warning materials, further restricting its use so it can only be used by a certified applicator, requiring certified applicators to take specialized training every three years, and requiring closed-system packaging on all non-bulk containers.

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Training Requirements All certified applicators using paraquat are now required to complete a paraquat-specific training program approved by the EPA. This training must be successfully completed before using any paraquat product. In addition, all certified applicators who handle paraquat are required to take the course every three years. Upon successful completion, a certificate will be issued that must be maintained by the applicator to document the training.

The manufacturers of paraquat have developed an EPAapproved training module, which is offered online in both English and Spanish. This training is offered through a third party, the National Pesticide Safety Education Center (NPSEC). Provisions have been made to offer the training as an in-person format. However, these in-person meetings must be administered by an individual that is registered with NPSEC as a trainer.

Note: Products may still be in the marketplace with the old labels that do not require the training. It is important that you read the label in order to know if you have a product with the old or new label. The training is only required for those products with the new label that references the training. You must follow the label directions that are on the container being used.

Protect yourself and others by never putting paraquat or other pesticides in food or beverage containers, wearing the required PPE, and always reading and following label directions.

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The H-2A program allows employers to address temporary labor needs by employing foreign agricultural workers when there are not sufficient workers who are able, willing, qualified, and available, and when doing so will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of workers similarly employed in the U.S. After the department proposed changes to the H-2A program’s regulations in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in July 2019, employers, employer associations, agents, business advocacy groups, state agencies, federal and state elected officials, worker advocates, labor unions, public policy and academic organizations, farmworkers and others submitted tens of thousands of comments. After considering them, the department published the final rule, which becomes effective on November 14, 2022.

“By improving H-2A program regulations, we are strengthening worker protections, meeting our core mission,” said Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh. “Today’s new rule makes several improvements to enhance the integrity of the H-2A program and provide employers and other stakeholders greater clarity.”

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Clarifies the housing certification process to allow state and local authorities to conduct housing inspections.

Establishes explicit authority to debar attorneys and agents for their misconduct, independent of an employer’s violations.

Makes electronic filing mandatory for most applications to improve employers’ processing efficiency.

Modernizes the methodology and procedures for determining the prevailing wage to allow state workforce agencies to produce more prevailing wage findings.

The changes in the final rule will also support the enforcement capabilities of the department’s Wage and Hour Division to address H-2A program fraud and abuse that undermines workers’ rights and hurts law-abiding employers.

Throughout the U.S., Wage and Hour Division violations of H-2A regulations and recovery of back wages have increased significantly over the past five years. In 2021, the Wage and Hour Division found H-2A violations in 358 cases and collected more than $5.8 million in back wages for more than 7,000 workers.

Read the unpublished final rule to amend H-2A temporary labor certification regulations at the Federal Register.

For more information about H-2A rules and other worker protections enforced by the Wage and Hour Division, contact its toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (866-4879243). Calls can be answered in over 200 languages.

Use the convenient search tool if you think you may be owed back wages collected by the division.

Download the agency’s new Timesheet App, now available for android devices, to ensure hours and pay are accurate.

Hawaiian pizza is a Canadian invention

First things first, we’re not discussing whether ham and pineapple belong on a pizza or not.

Sam Panopoulos emigrated from Greece to Canada in 1954. He became a chef at the Satellite Restaurant in Chatham, Ontario.

In 1962, Panopoulos had the idea to add canned pineapple to pizza. Chinese Sweet and sour style cooking was his inspiration for this strange combination.

The Hawaiian pizza was unpopular at first due to the unusual fruity ingredient. But, once people tried it, the new topping soon became a common choice worldwide!

Hawaiian pizza has nothing to do with Hawaii. It’s actually named after the brand of canned pineapples they originally used.

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By Daniel M. Kniffen, Assistant Professor of Animal Science, Penn State Extension The high cost of feed grains and many high-protein grains may make the use of urea as a protein source very cost-effective in many cattle diets. Several issues must be considered, though, to make its use most effective.

Urea is a non-protein nitrogen compound. That is, the nitrogen portion of urea is used as the building block for the production of protein by rumen microbes. Most urea contains about 45% nitrogen, and protein contains 16% nitrogen.

Therefore, when urea is converted to protein, the crude protein equivalent value of urea is about 281%. It must be recalled that urea contains no other useful feed components such as energy, minerals, or vitamins.

Cattle and other ruminants convert urea to protein through the production of ammonia and carbon dioxide. The ammonia that is released from urea can go two pathways in the animal. The first location is in the production of microbial protein, and the second is the liver where it is detoxified and excreted in the urine.

When too much ammonia escapes the rumen because the microbes are not able to utilize enough of it for protein, the capacity of the liver for excretion can be overwhelmed and a toxicity can occur. It is vitally important that the right level of urea is fed and that there will be sufficient bacterial action to produce protein. The level of bacterial action will be determined by the urea fermentation potential (UFP) of the total ration. When there is a higher level of fermentable energy available in the feed than what is required by the rumen to convert the ammonia in the feed to protein, the feed will have a positive UFP. If there is insufficient energy in the feed, or the feed already contains significant crude protein, the UFP will be negative. Thus, corn will have a positive UFP and fescue hay and soybean meal will both have a negative UFP. These results indicate feedlot rations high in energy will usually have the best potential for the use of urea as a protein source. However, combining several feeds that result in the dilution of urea as a protein source with other feeds can result in the formulation of a good protein supplement for many classes of cattle on high energy diets.

Precautions for Feeding Urea As previously shown, urea can be harmful to cattle if the proper precautions are not taken to insure success. These precautions include: Formulate diets precisely with feed components with known energy and crude protein values from laboratory analysis.

Use urea to provide no more than one-third of the total protein requirement in the ration.

Feed the ration at least twice daily to prevent an ammonia overload.

Weigh all feed components precisely and make sure the urea is mixed completely and uniformly in the ration.

Do not start feeder cattle on diets with urea. Rather, use plant proteins in starting rations and then convert to ureacontaining rations after 30 days of feeding. Cattle will often have a period of lower intake and lower weight gains during initial feeding of urea-containing rations.

Urea contains only nitrogen for protein, so mineral, vitamin, and energy values should be adjusted with other diet components.

Higher rumen-bypass proteins such as distillers grains (where the more of the protein is absorbed in the lower gut and outside the rumen) are complementary to urea in rations.

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(From left to right) Rieker Spradlin, Cozad, earned the gold medal, Jaden Hunke, Lexington, won the silver medal, and the bronze to Wesley Thompson, Lexington, in the Intermediate Basic Bow division.

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Figgy Pudding Recipe

Originating in England in the 16th century, Figgy Pudding can be baked, boiled, steamed, and even fried. There is a wide variety of ingredients that you can put into Figgy Pudding. But, it all begins with figs.

Similar to Fruitcake, Figgy Pudding is sticky and gooey. It is different from Fruitcake, in that it does not keep long. Fruitcake on the other hand, can be kept for a long time, and is humorously rumored to be kept for years!

Steamed Figgy Pudding Ingredients 12 dried figs, chopped 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup spiced rum 1/4 cup brandy 1 1/4 cups flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/ 4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 large eggs 1 cup brown sugar 2 cups bread crumbs 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted 1 cup dried cranberries 1 cup dried apricots, chopped (or other dried fruits) Whipped cream or whip topping How To Make Figgy Pudding: In a small sauce pan, add chopped figs, raisins, water, rum, and brandy. Bring to a simmer. Then, very carefully light the mixture and remove pan from heat. Burn off alcohol for about a minute. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and salt.In a third bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, bread crumbs, and melted butter. Once combined, stir in fig mixture (let it cool slightly). Add and mix in dry ingredients. Fold in other dried fruits. Butter a large Bundt (or angel food) pan. Add two to three cups of water into a pot large enough to hold the Bundt pan. Place the Bundt pan into the larger pot. The water should come at least halfway up the side of the Bundt pan. Remove pan from the larger pot. Scoop pudding batter into Bundt pan. Cover with foil.

Place the Bundt pan into the larger pot. Cover the large pot. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low and let pudding steam for 2 hours.

Check water levels every 30 minutes or so. After steaming, let the pan cool. Then, remove it from the larger pot. Remove foil. Flip pudding over onto a plate and remove Bundt pan. Cut into serving slices. Serve warm with whipped cream or whipped topping.

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Jaelynn Roberts, Lexington, earned the silver medal and blue ribbon in the Intermediate Freestyle division.

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CASCADE MACHINE & SUPPLY (From left to right) Kylee Kubert, Johnson Lake, won gold and Mickailee Reil, Overton, earned silver and purple ribbon in the Intermediate Bowhunter Freestyle division.

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Lawsuit launched to protect Montana’s Arctic Grayling

Conservationists filed a formal notice of their intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for once again denying Montana’s Arctic grayling population Endangered Species Act protections. The parties — the Center for Biological Diversity, Western Watersheds Project, and Butte resident Pat Munday — are represented by Earthjustice.

The service first determined in 1994 that Montana’s grayling population warranted listing as an endangered species, but it has continuously delayed granting it federal protection.

In 2014, the agency reversed its position and denied protection. Instead, the agency claimed there was sufficient state management and increasing population numbers and asserted that the fish could adapt to warming stream temperatures.

“It shouldn’t take nearly three decades to protect a fish like the grayling that’s so clearly on the brink of extinction,” said Noah Greenwald, endangered species director at the Center. “The Fish and Wildlife Service’s refusal to protect this beautiful fish is embarrassingly biased and thin on science.

And Montana’s opposition to protecting this unique fish as endangered doesn’t make it any less imperiled.”

Conservation groups challenged the 2014 denial of protection, eventually getting a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the agency’s claims of an increased population were not supported by evidence and that the agency had failed to consider the impacts of climate change on stream temperatures and flows. The service doubled down on these claims in 2020 and again denied protection, even though the threats persist.

“There’s really no question that the only population of grayling in the lower 48 states is imperiled,” said Emily Qiu, associate attorney with Earthjustice’s Northern Rockies Office. “Too much water is already taken out of the Big Hole River, one of the last places the fish survive, and climate change will only make the situation worse.”

Once found throughout the upper Missouri River drainage above Great Falls, native populations of Montana’s Arctic grayling are now mostly limited to a short stretch of the Big Hole River and a few small lakes. Extensive water withdrawals from the Big Hole River draw down river levels to a mere trickle every summer and continue to threaten the grayling. Grayling have been reintroduced to the Ruby River and survive in small numbers in Hebgen Lake, a reservoir on the Madison River, but both populations are struggling.

“I fish the Big Hole River often. Grayling are truly the jewel of the river,” said Pat Munday, a professor at Montana Tech who authored a popular book about the Big Hole River.

“It is incredibly sad that we must sue the Fish and Wildlife Service to follow the law and protect our natural heritage.”

“Voluntary measures are not enough to bring this unique fish back from the brink of extinction,” said Jocelyn Leroux, Washington and Montana director with Western Watersheds Project. “The compounding threats of water withdrawal, livestock degradation of key waterways, and climate change warrant bold federal action to protect the grayling’s last stronghold.”

In addition to water use, the grayling is threatened by habitat degradation from livestock grazing, urbanization, and non-native trout. Listing under the Endangered Species Act would require a federal recovery plan to be created to address chronic low flows in the Big Hole River, among other threats.

Background A member of the salmon family, the Arctic grayling is a beautiful fish with a prominent dorsal fin. The species thrives in cold freshwater streams and rivers across Canada and Alaska. Historically, fluvial populations of Arctic grayling existed in only two places in the lower 48 states: Michigan and the upper Missouri River of Montana. Populations in Michigan had gone extinct by the 1930s, and populations in Montana had become restricted to the Big Hole River and a few lakes by the end of the 1970s. Studies demonstrate that Montana grayling are genetically distinct from populations in Canada and Alaska.

The grayling was first petitioned for listing in 1991 by the Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, now part of the Center for Biological Diversity. In 1994, this led to the service’s first finding that the grayling warranted endangered status. ##### A biologist, a chemist, and a statistician are out hunting.

The biologist shoots at a deer and misses five feet to the left. The chemist takes a shot and misses five feet to the right. The statistician yells, “We got ‘em!”

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UW’s 2021 collegiate meat judging team. L-R McKensie Phillips, (coach), Danielle Freels, Karlie Rumbeck, Abby Vogl, Tanner Wright, Kyle Phillips (UW Meat Lab Manager).

UW collegiate judging program reports record enrollment, engagement In fall 2022, the University of Wyoming Department of Animal Science reported record enrollment in its introductory meat, wool and livestock judging courses. Engagement has skyrocketed, with many students planning to compete as members of the UW College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources collegiate judging teams next season.

“Collectively, we are training about 30 percent of the entire animal science student population to become skilled evaluators of our products and livestock,” says McKensie Phillips, coordinator of the meat judging program and an instructor in the UW Department of Animal Science. “Most importantly, we are developing professional skills necessary for career success after college.”

The three-credit intro classes are open to all students, regardless of experience. Classes meet once to twice a week, typically at the meat lab, wool lab or UW farm in Laramie.

Upon completing an introductory course, students are eligible to join the judging team in that focus area.

Practices, including “workouts” in a lab or field setting, require a 10- to 20-hour per week time commitment. Teams also travel extensively for competitions, often holding practices at other universities or industry sites along the way.

Students are only permitted to judge for one year in each discipline.

Phillips says there are three main benefits to participating in the judging program. “First, you get skill development,” she says. “We are training you in a field that has lots of career options.” Equally important is the opportunity for students to build communication and interpersonal skills.

Judging also offers students an opportunity to gain industry experience and network with professionals across the country. The meat judging team, for example, travels to eight national contests annually in locations ranging from Texas to Pennsylvania.

“Students who are on judging teams are highly sought after for jobs. They know what time commitment looks like, know that it takes a lot of effort to reach goals, and that early mornings are a fact of life,” Phillips observes.

Ashlynn Manuel, of Montrose, Colo., is a junior majoring in animal science with a concentration in meat science and a minor in ag business. She is one of 22 students taking the Intro to Meat Judging class this fall.

“I feel like in meat judging there is always something new and interesting! I am very excited for the competitions coming next year and can’t wait for practices to start,” she shares.

To learn more about UW’s collegiate judging program, contact McKensie Phillips at mckensie.phillips@uwyo.edu or (307) 7662334.

Soybean residue for forage

By Ben Beckman, UNL once harvest has been completed.

Forage this fall is tight and crop residues With these qualities, soybean residues are offer a cost-effective opportunity for cows to unable support the nutritional requirements graze or for baling and feeding later. We’ve of a dry cow even if there is some grain looked at corn and sorghum residues previleft in the field. There is still opportunity to ously, so let’s take some time to assess the graze soybean residue in conjunction with quality of soybean residues. a supplemented high-quality feed. Not only Soybeans themselves are very high in does this provides rest to pastures, but can protein and fat. At about 40% crude protein help stretch feed resources while still ensurand 20% fat, the beans alone can be a good ing the cow is properly fed. feed source when fed in moderation. The Baled soybean residue can be used as a high fat content can cause issues with ruroughage source in rations if needed. Just men function, especially in young calves, like grazing, baled soybean residue does so before letting animals out to graze a bean not meet cow requirements, with even lower field, clean up any piles of spilled grain. quality than baled corn stalk residues.

Soybean residues, on the other hand, have Soybean residue may not be the quality a much different feed composition. Empty we often think. While it can be used to rest bean pods and stems contain only 4 to 6% pasture and stretch feed resources, residue CP and the TDN is only 35 to 45%. Soybean alone will not meet even a dry cow’s nutrient leaves are slightly higher in protein at 12%, requirements. Supplementation will be need but the leaves break down quickly and are if you decide to utilize your soybean residue. usually no longer available for consumption

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Protein supplementation: What should I know

By Hannah Smith, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Extension Educator and Travis Mulliniks, UNL Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems crude protein per day during late gestation Daily energy intake can be a limiting to mature cows maintains cow performance factor for cow performance while grazing and fetal growth. winter range or dormant forages. As forSupplemental protein is available in many ages advance in stages of maturity, there forms including cakes, grain mixes, blocks, is an inadequate supply of crude protein, tubs, or forages, and ranges in overall crude which effectively limits energy intake and protein content. To make it more complioverall intake itself. Intake declines rapidly cated due to the rumen and rumen fermenas forage crude protein falls below about tation, not all proteins are created equal.

7%, a relationship attributed to a deficiency Crude protein can come from natural protein of nitrogen (protein) in the rumen, which sources, non-protein nitrogen sources (ie., inhibits activity of the rumen microbes. If urea or biuret), and frequently a mixture of the forage diet contains less than about 7% the two. An additional consideration may crude protein, feeding a protein supplement I believe the Krogmann BaleBed is the most outstandbe the ratio of ruminally degradable protein generally improves the energy and protein ing bed on the market. I like to rumen undegradable protein. Rumen destatus of cattle by improving their forage the features this bed has over the competition.” gradable protein is the type of protein that is intake and digestion. Consequently, cows - Roger Miller, Booker, TX degraded or utilized by the rumen microbes. consuming low-quality forages require Side toolboxes Rumen undegradable protein is protein that additional protein.

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In developing a protein supplementation strategy, it is important to consider what is the goal of feeding the protein supplement and that not all protein sources are equal. For instance, two 30% CP supplements can result in completely different performance depending on both type and percentage of the type of protein in those two supplements. As a reminder, the cow and the rumen microbes both have requirements for protein, which may not be the same Grow Sustainable Oils Camelina, the feedstock of choice for renewable diesel. Why? It works in many type of protein. Research rotation systems including summer fallow. It’s in high demand. It’s drought tolerant, provides all the has shown that meeting the biological benefits of ground cover, and it’s easy to grow. rumen microbe requirements for nitrogen first with Here’s another reason. As a first-time grower with a certified stand, we’ll pay you $350 per acre and the remaining portion of provide the seed at no cost. Learn more about how Sustainable Oils Camelina could boost profitability crude protein being rumen on your farm, while still protecting your soil, at susoils.com. undegradable can result in increased growth or weight gain, increased reproduc©2022 Sustainable Oils tion, and increased nitrogen or protein utilization.

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Terminating a verbal farmland lease

By Jessica Groskopf, PHREC Extension Educator, Agricultural Economist; Dave Aiken, Professor and Agricultural Water Law Specialist ; Allan Vyhnalek, Extension Educator, Farm & Ranch Transition and Succession Some farm leases are not written but are verbal — or “handshake” — agreements. Because nothing is in writing, the parties may have different recollections of their agreement, making lease disputes more difficult to resolve. The most common legal issue associated with verbal farm leases is how a lease may legally be terminated. For both year-toyear leases and holdover leases, six months advance notice must be given to legally terminate the lease. However, the lease date (the date from which the six months is counted) may be different. In contrast, the termination of a written lease is determined by the terms of the written lease.

Terminating verbal leases For year-to-year verbal leases, the Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that the lease year begins March 1. Notice to a tenant to vacate under a verbal or handshake year-toyear lease (legally referred to as a “notice to quit”) must be given six months in advance of the end of the lease, or no later than September 1. This rule applies regardless of the crop planted. Those with winter wheat should consider providing notice before it is time to prepare wheat ground for planting.

For example, for the lease year beginning March 1, 2023, and ending February 29, 2024, notice from the landlord that the lease will be terminated would have to be given to (and received by) the tenant no later than September 1, 2022. The lease would then expire February 28, 2023, with the new tenant (or new buyer) able to take over the lease March 1, 2023. If, however, the notice to quit were given (or received) after September 1, 2022, the existing tenant would have the lease until February 29, 2024.

It is recommended that the farmland lease be terminated

by Registered Mail™. This means that the person receiving the letter signs for it, providing evidence that the termination notice was received.

Pasture Lease Terminations Handshake or verbal leases are different for pastures. The typical pasture lease is for the five-month grazing season.

The lease is only in effect for that time, so the lease is terminated at the end of the grazing season. However, different lease length arrangements can be made in a written lease, and that would be followed if in effect.

Importance of Good Communication Regardless of the type of lease — written, verbal or even multi-year — the landlord should have clear communication with the tenant. By sending a termination notice before Sept. 1, even for written leases, you can avoid any miscommunication or pitfalls.

Written Leases In all instances, written leases would be preferred over oral or “handshake” leases. Sample leases are available in the Document Library at aglease101.org and can help both parties start thinking about the appropriate lease conditions for their situation. The site was developed by university extension specialists in the North Central Region.

To learn more about this topic and others visit cap.unl.edu.

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Joe Skierka, Guy Meiwald, and Butch Gillespie listened intently to Peter Kolb, MSU Extension forest specialist, as he shared his knowledge of trees and shelterbelts in a recent Glacier County Extension workshop.

Peter presented a lunchtime seminar on tree care and management and the evening session focused more on shelterbelt renovation and planning with site visits to Joe Skierka and Guy and Heather Meiwald’s operations west of Cut Bank. Photo by Kari Lewis.

MWBC welcomes a new director The Montana Wheat and Barley Committee (MWBC) is pleased to announce Keven Bradley of Cut Bank, Montana has been appointed as the director of district three.

“As a fourth-generation farmer from Glacier County, I’m excited to have the opportunity to represent district three on the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee,” said Bradley.

District three of the MWBC includes Liberty, Toole, Glacier, and Pondera counties.

The MWBC board is comprised of seven Governor appointed farmers who are tasked with representing the interests of Montana Farmers.

Directors’ tasks include seeking grower input, addressing industry problems and opportunities, and to serve on boards in which the MWBC funds.

Bradley included, “I look forward to working with the other directors on the board and utilizing my industry experience to guide and further the mission of the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee.”

Throughout the years Bradley has been very active in Montana agriculture leadership, serving on the Montana Grain Growers Association Executive Board, Montana Agricultural Experiment Station Advisory Board, Northwest Farm Credit Services Advisory Board, Glacier County Conservation District, and the Local Farm Service Agency Committee.

“Keven is a great fit for this position and his industry knowledge partnered with his time spent on the Montana Grain Growers board will be an asset to the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee,” said Kent Kupfner, Executive Vice President of the MWBC. Bradley’s first term will run through June 1st of 2025. ##### Teacher: “If you had one dollar and you asked your father for another, how many dollars would you have?”

Vincent: “One dollar.”

Teacher: “You don’t know your arithmetic.”

Vincent: “You don’t know my father.

##### Teacher: “Why does a stone sink in water when you thrown it in?”

Student: “Because it does not know how to swim.”

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Sioux Grain Bins are still available for this season!

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Technology in cow-calf production systems

By Yijie Xiong, NE Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management; Kacie McCarthy, UNL CowCalf Specialist; Travis Mulliniks, UNL Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems In the last few years, buzzwords like precision livestock management have been thrown around quite a bit. Although the official name of “precision livestock farming” debuted in a European conference in 2003, usage of technology in beef production systems isn’t a new thing. Artificial insemination began in the 1950s, use of growth implants became commercially available in 1957, and use of EPDs in bulls started in the 1970s. These 3 technologies adopted in commercial cow-calf systems would be considered precision livestock management tools. However, technology-based systems sometimes get a similar treatment that barbed wire received in the 1800s, which was fondly called devil’s wire.

Innovative technologies will continue to drive improvements in both production efficiency and sustainability in beef production systems. Digital technologies are already transforming agriculture, also known as digital agriculture, which particularly focus on precision cropping/farming.

The adoption of technology in beef production systems has been slower to evolve, but opportunities are quickly becoming available to increase production efficiency. In the last 30 years, genetic potential of the cowherd and production costs have steadily increased; however, production outputs (pregnancy rates and weaning weights) have been stagnant or declined. At the same time, cost of production continues to rise. Precision livestock management tools have the potential to address these long-term production and cost trends while potentially decreasing cost of production, increasing output traits and assisting in labor issues.

In the last few years, we have seen an increase in precision technology-driven systems being designed and developed specifically for cow-calf producers in mind.

There are pros and cons with these innovative technologies.

First adopters to many new technologies take on a big risk.

Since so many of these technologies are in some range of stages from infancy to fully developed, new technologies carry a bigger risk of failure and challenges that better technologies may come out after the initial investment.

With newer technologies, the cost to establish or maintain can be substantial with limited competitive markets.

Understanding the current market, specific technologies or companies, and the risk of investment is important in gaging what technology is right for your needs.

Computerized technologies comprise a substantial portion in today’s digital agriculture, regardless that each computerized system may represent its own challenges.

Broadband or connectivity issues in rural communities can limit the adoption, use, or the overall access to the tool.

Affordable and effective data integration and aggregation from multiple sources to a usable interface or package can also be a challenge. In these cases, not all technologies are a good investment, particularly for the short-term.

When considering investing in a new technology, some guidelines to think through would be: 1) production goal or gap that this technology addresses on your ranch or farm, 2) expected return on investment, 3) understanding the early adopters’ risk vs. reward, 4) ability of the specific technology to be remotely or otherwise upgraded as technology capabilities/innovations grow, and 5) was the specific tool developed or validated with grazing beef cows in a similar management/environment as your ranch.

At the end of the day, technology will not replace the human component and the ability to manage cattle properly at the ranch. Technology can provide the ability to go from reactive to pro-active management, may assist in labor issues, may improve animal health and well-being, and increase overall resource (land, feedstuff, people) efficiency. Technology can be a great thing, but it isn’t a silver bullet.

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The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced appointees who will serve on the Montana USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) state committee.

Members of the FSA state committee are appointed by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and are responsible for the oversight of farm programs and county committee operations, resolving program delivery appeals from the agriculture community, maintaining cooperative relations with industry stakeholders, keeping producers informed about FSA programs and operating in a manner consistent with USDA equal opportunity and civil rights policies.

Each FSA state committee is comprised of three to five members including a designated chairperson.

The individuals appointed to serve on this committee for Montana are: Committee Chair Ryan Lankford – Chinook Casey Bailey – Fort Benton Steve Carney - Scobey Sarah Degn – Sidney Jake Merkel - Whitehall “The FSA state committee members play an integral role in the continuity of operations, equitable and inclusive program administration and ensure the overall integrity of services to the nation’s agricultural producers,” said Marcus Graham, FSA Deputy Administrator for Field Operations. “These individuals have proven themselves to be leaders, early adopters and key influencers in the agriculture industry in their respective states – qualities that will serve them well in these key Biden-Harris Administration leadership positions.

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By Raequel Roberts, UM News Service Like a lot of kids growing up, Renee Kelly liked to play with toy trucks in the backyard dirt pile.

Unlike a lot of kids, her love for big rigs never went away.

Today, Kelly owns a small fleet of heavy machinery and operates her recently launched landscaping business called Rock on Groundworks.

She got her start in the University of Montana’s Missoula College heavy equipment operation and commercial driver’s license program, learning how to shift through 18 speeds and back up a cargo trailer with precision. The basic skills she learned there have been invaluable ever since, said Kelly, who graduated in May 2022.

“Driving a mixer truck with 10 yards of concrete is definitely a learning curve,” Kelly said. “Same with driving a semi with concrete blocks or picking up heavy equipment.

You can’t just change lanes; you have to think ahead. I like the challenge.”

Kelly, a 13-year U.S. Army veteran who served two tours in the Middle East, represents the broad diversity of students now enrolling in the CDL program at Missoula College, said Larry Reinholz, director of the college’s heavy equipment operation program.

“We definitely have more male students, but we are seeing more and more female students,” Reinholz said. “For some students it’s a second career, for some it’s a third, but also for some it’s a first. We see a diversity in ages too – from 18- to 70-year-old students enrolled in the program.”

Much has been written the past few years about the nation’s ongoing shortage of commercial truck drivers, which was made worse by the pandemic. In 2021 alone, trucking companies faced a deficit of 80,000 drivers according to the trade organization American Trucking Associations.

Estimates are the industry shortage could top 160,000 drivers by 2030.

While there are many reasons for the shortage, the need is very much real, said Reinholz, who’s worked in heavy equipment his whole life.

“I was driving an 18-wheeler when I was 8 years old, but that’s eastern Montana,” he said.

In the past 15 months, 55 students have completed the course, which requires completing federal paperwork and a physical and drug test before actual training starts. Most complete the course in 25 to 30 hours, learning to drive one of two semis – an 18-speed and a 10-speed.

Students just don’t learn to shift gears, they also learn what makes commercial rigs tick, said Andrew Tode, the program’s head instructor.

“We teach them the ins-and-outs of a trailer, how to add fluids and put on tire chains,” Tode said. “When you are on the road, you often have to be your own mechanic.”

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By Maddy Rohr, K-State Research and Extension news service While temperatures drop outside as winter approaches, indoor plants still need care. Kansas State University horticulture expert Ward Upham said houseplants require less water and fertilizer during the shorter days.

Upham said this is because longer days offer more light, which produces fuel for growth. More growth requires more water and nutrients.

“When light is limited, the need for water and nutrients decreases dramatically and it becomes easy to overwater and over-fertilize during the winter months,” Upham said.

Overwatering and excess nutrients could damage the root system.

“Overwatering can suffocate roots by eliminating oxygen, and excess fertilizer can burn roots,” Upham said.

He suggests fertilizing houseplants with a quarter of the recommended amount in November and February, and not at all in December and January.

“It is never wise to water on a set schedule. Rather, allow the potting soil to tell you when watering is needed,” Upham said.

To measure moisture, insert a finger into the potting mix, about one-inch deep. Only water the plant if the potting mix is dry.

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is nearly 100%, Reinholz said.

Local employer, Derek Miller, a driver and maintenance manager for GW Petroleum, has hired three drivers from Missoula College and works closely with college staff to identify top drivers who he can take the next level of training for endorsements to haul hazmat cargo and fuel.

“It’s very tough to get drivers these days,” he said.

“Without state-based schools like that at Missoula College, the country would come to a stop. No products, no fuel, no commerce.”

CDL graduate Danica Gorton enrolled at Missoula College following advice from her father, who operates a soil business in the Flathead Valley.

“I asked how I could help with the business, and he said he needed drivers with CDLs,” said Gorton, who earned a bachelors in psychology from UM. Today, the mother of two drives for Pro Sweep Plus and hauls asphalt in her Kenworth dump truck she’s named Kenny.

“I grew up driving a stick shift, but this is a different beast,” said Gorton, who earned her CDL in April. “I love it, I absolutely love being in the truck.”

Having a truck driving mom though has worn off on her kids, she added.

“We’ll pass a big truck and I’ll point it out and tell them it’s just like the one I drive, and they are like, ‘Yeah, Mom, we know,’” she said with a chuckle.

Kelly went to work for Diversified Materials & Construction right after graduation and had valuable opportunities to learn “practical stuff” like handling a truck while driving up steep hills.

“I am grateful that they gave me a chance to prove myself,” she said.

Like the true gearhead that she is, Kelly hopes to one day replace her smaller dump truck with something bigger and beefier.

“I like working outside and driving heavy equipment,” she said. “There is a real sense of power when you are sitting up in that cab.”

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UM scientist earns prestigious award for wildfire smoke research

By Cary Shimek, UM News Service our analytical skills – to improve our use University of Montana researcher Lu of mass spectrometry – to better quantify Hu contends our understanding of wildfire them. With all our current models, we still smoke is a bit hazy. But the atmospheric cannot predict the formation of ozone when chemist recently earned a prestigious fedwe have wildfire smoke.” eral award to take a deep dive into the true Some VOCs in wildfire smoke are classinature of the smoke that clouds our Western fied as a group of substances called furans, skies. which possibly can be carcinogenic. Furans Dr. Hu’s award is from the Faculty Early are produced during combustion processes Career Development Program. CAREER like power generation and burning fossil awards are among the most respected Nafuels. Hu said the lifetime for most furans is tional Science Foundation awards, given to about an hour, after which they “react out” promising early career faculty members to and transform into other things that also are provide a foundation for a lifetime of leadpotentially harmful. ership integrating education with research.

When the analytics improve, Hu then Hu will use the five-year, $800,000 hopes to update and improve air quality grant to improve the ability of researchers models. to analyze the true chemical composition “With big cities like Salt Lake City or of wildfire smoke, as well as improve airDenver, wildfires bring in additional polquality models. lutants – additional VOCs – and can mix “I feel pretty good about earning this with local pollutants to generate ozone award,” he said. “It’s nice to be recognized particulate matter,” he said. “All the current by my colleagues in the field, and it means air quality models don’t simulate these very what we do is really important. We need to reactive furans. Lacking those in the models study in smoke what we cannot see with are part of the reason we cannot predict our human eyes – especially when it causes ozone correctly. So that’s the direction we respiratory and other diseases.” are heading to.”

A native of China, Hu earned his Ph.D. As part of his research project, Hu will from the University of Minnesota before fund the continuation of a long-term, airbecoming a postdoc at Harvard for several monitoring site based on the fourth floor of years. He joined UM in 2017, where he and UM’s Clapp Building. He said Missoula is his collaborators immediately embarked an ideal location for the site because the area on a research project that involved flying a acts as a natural receptor for smoke traveling plane through smoke billowing off active from the West Coast and British Columbia. wildfires. The plane carried a mass specThe site was launched by his UM colleague trometer instrument to minutely analyze and researcher Dr. Bob Yokelson, with Hu what was in the smoke. adding in VOC measurements.

Hu is most interested in volatile organic The CAREER award also will fund a compounds. VOCs in their gas phase can wildfire smoke exhibit and curriculum with diffuse, transform and travel. Many can UM’s spectrUM Discovery Area, a handshave direct negative impacts on human on science center that inspires a culture of health. Science has the ability to measure learning and science for children and othabout 150 VOCs in the atmosphere, but ers. (On the day of this interview, Hu was there are many more to discover. Hu said excitedly ordering low-cost carbon dioxide mass spectrometry is used to identify and sensors for the exhibit.) quantify VOCs. While working the lab, Hu is assisted “When we look at smoke, we see the parby three graduate students. He also has ticulate matter,” he said. “The actual chemitwo postdocs on his team, and he said the cal composition is much more complex. So CAREER award will support one additional we can examine VOCs and rank them in graduate and another postdoc for two years. terms of what are the most important for He also recruits a UM undergraduate lab human health impacts. We also rank them worker from his chemistry classes. in terms of how reactive they are and their And when he isn’t studying wildfire ability to generate secondary pollutants.” smoke and teaching, he also co-directs the He said many VOCs are hazardous and statewide Montana Science Fair for middle regulated by the Environmental Protection and high school students, which has been Agency. Wildfires are the second leading held at UM since 1955. producer of VOCs. Trees – oddly enough Hu earned the CAREER award in his – are the No. 1 producer globally. last year of eligibility, so he feels fortunate.

“VOCs can be produced by plants for “Getting an award like this is good,” he many reasons – as byproducts of photosaid. “It’s a rewarding moment for a faculty synthesis, plant growth, defense, induced member, like seeing your students grow.” by various stresses or even for communication,” Hu said. “What you smell when walking in a ponderosa pine forest or cutting a ##### Christmas tree is VOC. You are fine around Four men are in the hospital waiting room that in remote areas. But VOCs are volatile because their wives are having babies. A nurse and can mix with human-caused pollutants approaches the first guy and says, “Congratulike NOx [nitrogen oxides]. So if you have lations! You’re the father of twins.”

VOCs from trees or wildfire smoke next “That’s odd,” answers the man. “I work to heavy traffic from cars, it becomes this for the Minnesota Twins!” perfect atmospheric cocktail where all these A nurse then tells the second man, “Coningredients come together in sunlight, and gratulations! You’re the father of triplets!” that can be bad.”

“That’s weird,” answers the second man.

Bad means formation of substances like “I work for the 3M company!” ozone. High in the atmosphere, ozone is good because it protects us from harmful ulA nurse goes up to the third man saying, traviolet radiation. But ground-level ozone “Congratulations! You’re the father of quais regulated by the EPA and can aggravate druplets.” lung problems such as asthma, emphysema “That’s strange,” he answers. “I work for and bronchitis. VOCs also may produce the Four Seasons hotel!” other harmful chemicals, like formaldehyde.

The last man begins groaning and banging “We cannot measure VOCs well,” Hu his head against the wall. “What’s wrong?” said. “This project will work to improve the others ask. “I work for 7 Up!”

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By Daniel M. Kniffen, Assistant Professor of Animal Science, Penn State Extension Many times a producer does not consider or appreciate the value of a good year-round herd health program until confronted with a difficult calving season or an unacceptable level of calf loss from health challenges.

Year-Round Herd Health Managing through a disease outbreak in a herd is significantly more costly than implementing a preventative health program. Understanding that many cow calf producers have employment away from the farm or ranch greatly reduces the amount of time available during the day to attend to management and health issues with the cow herd.

As a producer it is important to take an active role identifying health related issues particular to your area. Consulting with other producers in your area both beef and dairy are a good initial resource for not only someone new to the cattle business but also for individuals that have move and are new to an area. Your local veterinarian is also an excellent resource to help develop a herd health program During their life cattle develop 2 types of immunity passive immunity and active immunity. Passive immunity is immunity that passes from the cow to her calf in colostrum.

Active immunity is either naturally developed from exposure to a disease or as the result of an immunization program.

Additionally in the initial development of a herd health program it is good to establish a plan to meet the management needs of the herd. It is important to remember cattle need to be most protected as they enter times of stress or when their health will be challenged. Many times periods of stress are elevated when a change occurs in the weather or the management of animals. For example, stress occurs when calves are weaned or again when they are co-mingled with other animals. Calves will remain healthy as long as their level of protection or immunity is higher than the level of stress they are exposed to.

A good herd health program should begin in the cow herd prior to the calves being born. A cow herd vaccination program stimulates the immune system in the cow causing her to build the necessary antibodies to provide passive immunity to her calf in colostrum. This is the first line of protection for the new calf. It is important to remember several factors beyond a health program will impact the health and vitality of the new calf. For example changes in the body condition score of the cow will have a direct impact on the quantity and quality of the colostrum a cow produces. The industry established a body condition score of 5 - 6 is an optimum range for cow performance pre-calving. Cows in a lower body condition will not produce the same quantity or quality of colostrum. Calves born to these lower body condition cows will not receive the same level of protection as calves born to cows in a higher body condition score.

In addition to preparing the cow for calving it is important to establish a good health plan for the calves prior to being moved from the farm or ranch of origin. Calves will carry a level of natural immunity to the health challenges and diseases it will be exposed to where it is born. A good plan should also consider the future location of a calf if it is sold from the premises. So plan not only for where the calf currently resides but also build a vaccination plan for where the cattle are being shipped to if sold.

The following chart outlines the suggested times during the year and principal products to consider in a basic year round herd health program for the North East. No specific product names are identified. Producers can source products from numerous suppliers and should consult with a local veterinarian for the specific products available. Additionally, there are some specific products that should be included in a vaccination program for calves being shipped out of state to different parts of the country.

Year Round Herd Health Program for the Cow / Calf Herd Cows 45 - 60d pre-calving vaccinations Killed Virus complex (IBR BVD P13 BRSV) Clostridial complex Tetanus Toxoid Consider adding a pinkeye vaccine at this time All open Cows 30d prior to breeding A Modified Live virus complex (IBR BVD P13 BRSV) Clostridial complex (only required for the new breeding age heifers) Calves at time of vaccinating open cows Above Optional A Clostridial Complex consider including pinkeye vaccine Calves could be boostered with a second round of vaccine three to four weeks following this first round of vaccination CONTINUED ON PAGE C32

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Beef herd health CONTINUED FROM PAGE C30

Calves 45d prior to weaning A Modified Live virus complex (IBR BVD P13 BRSV) A Clostridial complex (consider including pinkeye) A Pasturella vaccine Tetanus Toxoid ALL calves should be re-vaccinated (Boostered) 14 - 21d following the initial vaccinations itemized above. This will improve the level of protection developed by the calves.

Wean 30d following the last round of vaccinations.

Expose calves to feed bunks and water tanks or automatic waters. Calves should be weaned a minimum of 30d prior to shipping.

Producers should always follow label directions for dosage and route of administration when working with food animal health products. Strict adherence to product label and withdrawal times must be practiced at all times. Producers should participate in and become certified in Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) training and employ good BQA practices when vaccinating and handling animals. Many times neighbors will help neighbors when working larger groups of animals. Particular attention should be paid to farm/ranch Bio-security as people enter and exit the premises. This includes people either coming over to help or entering the premises as visitors and potential customers.

Internal Parasites Internal parasite control in cattle is location specific and actually varies from herd to herd. Many times if the cow herd is managed in a rotational grazing program, on a sufficiently large enough area to avoid crowding and having a sufficiently long enough interval (24d) between repeat grazing periods on the same area, the herd may not require an intense parasite control program.

The most accurate method to determine the parasite load of the cow herd and the necessity to implement a de-worming program is through the use of a fecal egg count. This method will accurately determine the number of parasite eggs being shed in the manure from the cows. With optimum environmental conditions - moisture and warm temperatures - the eggs develop into infective larvae in two weeks or less, and move from the fecal pats onto surrounding vegetation. The larvae migrate up the grass leaves to the upper 2/3 of the leaf.

As the grass is consumed by the cattle they also ingest the waiting larvae. It is through this cycle animals in the herd become infected. Once ingested, larvae develop to mature egg-laying adults in 3 to 6 weeks and the cycle starts over again.

If de-worming is necessary or recommended it should occur approximately 6 weeks into the grazing season. A broad spectrum product should be used that kills the majority of adult and larval nematodes, as well as inhibited larvae. This system will be most economical as it will be effective on a wide range of the parasite life cycle. If the decision is made to only de-worm the cow herd one time per year, consider the fall as cows come off grass. De-worming at this time will kill any parasites picked up during the summer grazing season. This method will allow the cows to get through winter without the physical stress of worms. As an additional benefit it will also prevent egg shedding for the first part of the next grazing season.

There are several important facts to consider when selecting an anthelmintic. Delivery method is very important. A producer must select a product which fits into their particular management style.

Next the spectrum of parasite control. Different products will control different types of parasites. Make sure to choose a product that is effective on the parasites of the region.

Duration of activity, some products are longer acting as compared to other products. Also there will be a price consideration. Choose the most cost effective product not the cheapest product. Don’t be penny wise and pound foolish.

External Parasites The short list of external parasites which can affect cattle include lice, warbles (grubs) and flies. Lice are most prevalent in late winter. Lice can be a problem on all sizes/ ages of animals. Generally if they are identified on one size group most probably they are affecting all animals. The telltale signs of lice include; continuous severe itching and hair loss, primarily around the neck, shoulders and over the tail head. Because the louse spends their entire life cycle living on an animal, development of a control program is significantly easier.

There are three separate stages in the life cycle of lice: nit (egg) larva adult CONTINUED ON PAGE C33

Beef herd health CONTINUED FROM PAGE C32

All available products kill lice in both the larvae and adult stages. Unfortunately no products kill the nit. To completely eradicate lice from a herd, the cattle must be treated 2 times.

The same product may be used but the application must be done 2 weeks apart. Alternatively, the cattle can be treated with a product that has more than 2 weeks of persistent activity. There are numerous commercial products available that are approved for use on cattle. Some products will control more than one parasite. Shop for the most competitive price based on the needs of the particular cow herd. Lice problems will typically clear up as the ambient temperature rises in late spring and early summer. However they can still cause decreases in body condition and milk production if the infestation is severe enough.

Flies Fly control for the cow herd can be achieved through selection from a variety of different management tools. Some of the more common methods are outlined below.

Fly Tags Fly tags are similar in style and application method to an identification ear tag. Many commercially available fly tags have an effective life of 3 to 6 months depending on the tag and the product it contains. Tags may contain either pyrethrins or organophosphate compounds or a combination of both products. Fly tags are very popular with producers because of their ease of application and length of effectiveness. Producers should remove fly tags from previous years and reuse the same hole in the ear of the cattle to preserve the integrity of the ear.

Pour-ons Pour-on insecticides are a popular method of parasite/ insecticide control. Topically applied, pour on products many times provide convenience and ease of application when combined with other management processes requiring cattle be handled through a chute. Many will provide protection from multiple types of parasites. Pour-on products have numerous different formulations. These products typically provide protection from known resistant fly populations for 2-11 weeks of the year. As stated earlier one distraction to

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##### Why do seagulls fly over the sea?

Because if they flew over the bay, they would be called bagles

ALFALFA FOR SALE 1st and 2nd cutting irrigated alfalfa, 3x4x8 square bales, tarped, test results. Approximately 175 ton total.

Call Garrett Lalim (701) 641-3154 Close to Tioga, ND

Protect your crops with

ND BRA R&M POCKET GOPHER BAIT

MOUSE & VOLE BAIT

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL AG CHEMICAL DEALER OR VISIT US AT WWW.RMEXTERMINATORS.COM.

Proudly serving American agriculture since 1946.

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Frieling’s Agricultural Equipment is here for your grain vac needs!

The More You Buy The More You Save!

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Importance of career exploration

Reddig Equipment 2866 Highway 2 E Kalispell, MT

FINAL CLEARANCE Everything Must Go!!

College and career readiness have become a trending focus in many school systems, often starting exposure to college and career options in elementary school. While school systems are beginning this focus earlier and more often through their formal and informal opportunities with students, it’s also important for caretakers to understand the importance of introducing college and career readiness options to youth.

As children grow, they risk becoming less engaged in school. Making school less about jumping through academic hoops and more about what life will look like after high school can help kids feel more invested in what’s being asked of them. Gallup polls indicate student engagement falls dramatically from elementary to high school. As engagement falls, so do academic outcomes and even career prospects.

One route to engagement is through career exploration because it makes a connection between a child’s interests and skills and how they can contribute to the world.

Basic conversations about the importance of what happens after high school, the option of going to college and the reason of going is linked to learning skills and knowledge to prepare youth for a future career. While college may be daunting or intimidating, particularly if no one else in the family has attended, it is important to explain that college can mean different things for different people. Consider using the word “college” to be an easy way to explain that some people can go to college for a short term to do a certification program or a two-year college or longer for a four-year college and beyond. Explaining the general options is a good way to make college seem more achievable to youth unsure if they have what it takes to be successful in higher education and future careers.

Ways to introduce youth to college and career options could include: Enroll your youth in out of school time organizations such as 4-H. They typically incorporate career exposure through skill development or activity base learning.

Knowing a youth’s interest areas early can enable career discussions to encourage students to focus on doing well and understanding concepts learned in school.

Intentionally attempt to match youth interests to a specific career field.

If age appropriate and accessible, arrange for a tour of a local business that focuses on the career field the youth is interested in.

Youth can learn a lot about potential future careers through volunteering, apprenticeships and internships.

Explore Nebraska Department of Education Model and Career Clusters found at https://www.education.ne.gov/nce/ career-clusters/

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NEW Verminator ITD 6250

NEW, 80” grapple bucket, Euro-tach .................$2800 Used, 80” grapple bucket, Euro-tach .................$2400

Sale Prices good until 12/20/2022

Regular... $8160

Sale...$6700

NEW TS120 BE 48” tiller

Regular... $2790

Sale...$2280

Regular... $2900

Sale...$2400

NEW TS140 BE 55” tiller

New, 78” manure fork for skid steer.....................$950 New, 72” LPE bucket for skid steer..........................$1200 New, 80” loader bucket, skid steer.......................... $1100 New Holland T6.175 tractor with loader, grapple, 740 hours, used.......... $112,000

NEW, Woods SB74C 3-point snowblower, hydraulic chute rotate...............$4100 NEW, Woods SB74C 3-point snowblower, manual chute rotate.........................$3500

New, Enorossi Top300 rake/tedder.

Regular...6300 Sale...$4000

Western Montana New Holland Call Wayne 1-406-369-0348

using pour-on, cattle must be processed through a facility to allow direct application to each individual animal.

Back Rubs Back Rubs generally are constructed of an absorbent type material that will retain a volume of liquid. Back rubs have been constructed from large diameter cotton rope or absorbent fiber material packed inside a large sock type tube.

The back rub will be hung between 2 posts, elevated off the ground high enough so the cattle can stand under the rub and it will lie over their back. As cattle rub their back with the rope they will be coated with the insecticide contained in or on the rub. Many times the concentrates consist of either a pyrethrins or an organophosphate. These concentrate products are generally mixed with fuel oil as an extender and applied to the back rub to later be transferred to the cattle utilizing the device. To be utilized effectively back rubs should be erected in a high traffic area where cattle pass on a regular basis to ensure treatment application.

An inexpensive option in smaller cow herds is to apply insecticides using a Hand Sprayer. Concentrates can be mixed on an as needed basis in a sprayer and applied to cattle 2-4 times a month. Try not to apply spray immediately before a rain storm. This may reduce the effective time of the treatment.

Other options exist as a means to get insecticides applied to cattle. This is just a partial listing that provides some of the more common methods in use today.

Flies can develop resistance to products that contain pyrethrins and those containing organophosphates; rotation between these two types of insecticides on an annual basis is thought to reduce the likelihood of resistance occurring.

Pepper Pot Day Celebrated on: December 29th Pepper Pot, a thick and spicy soup that is an American staple dish, especially in the southern regions of the United States. What is Pepper Pot? Well, it’s a soup that contains twelve different ingredients.

History Of Pepper Pot Day In the modern world of today, Pepper Pot Soup has many, many variations to it. But the soups true origins began on December 29th of 1777 during the Revolutionary War. The Continental Army had been experiencing an exceptionally harsh winter during the battle of Valley Forge. The soldiers were low on food because the farmers in the area had gone and sold all their supplies to the British Army for cash rather than the weak currency that the Continental soldiers could offer them for their crops. Christopher Ludwick, a baker general of the Continental Army, gathered whatever food he could scrounge together to feed the cold and frail soldiers.

The chef was able to find scraps of tripe, meat, and some peppercorn. He then mixed the ingredients together with some other seasonings and created the hot, thick, and spicy soup we now know as pepper pot soup. It quickly became known as “the soup that won the war.” The soup gave the soldiers the warmth and strength that they needed to push the enemies back through the harsh winter weather.

How to celebrate Pepper Pot Day In order to celebrate this holiday, all we have to do is gather the necessary ingredients to make our own Pepper Pot Soup and share it amongst our friends and family.

Want to make your own? The ingredients are four cups of water, four tablespoons of chicken bouillon powder, two medium grated potatoes, two medium sized carrots which are also grated, two finely chopped celery stalks, one finely chopped onion, one and a half cups of finely chopped green, red, or yellow peppers, one half cup of all-purpose flour, two teaspoons of salt, one teaspoon of pepper, one more cup of water, and finally, six cups of milk.

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##### Why did the boy throw a stick of butter out the window?

Because he wanted to see a butterfly!

Winter Get Away!

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Start winter season 2023 at Kona Coast II Resort.

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$35,000

2019 Ford F150 XL

Regular cab, 4x4, 8-ft bed, only 22,215 miles, very clean

$19,900

1992 Freightliner FLD120

60 Series Detroit, 9 speed, adjustable 5th wheel, aluminum wheels, new transmission

$16,900

$29,500 2011 Neville 42-ft. manual cranks and tarps. Stock # 175052

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Call Mike Noel or Dylan Ryder for more information

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We want to wish all of our friends and customers a joyous Holiday Season.

We want to say “Thank You” for allowing us the opportunity to serve you this past year.

We look forward to serving you in 2023.

JUST TRADED!!!

2019 CASE IH MAXXUM 125

USED EQUIPMENT

with L765 loader/grapple Both units have Great Equipment.

2001 NEW HOLLAND 1432

disk mower conditioner, 13-ft. cut, 102: rubber conditioner rolls in great condition, 2 point swivel hitch, disc modules serviced with new blades. Nice unit, and it all works

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the utmost in density, capacity, get hay out of the field quicker, er nutrient value. Add toContact that you’ll find that when it comes LB4 series large square baler.

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2022 JOHN DEERE 3038E

Only 13 hours. Owner needed a bigger tractor. Hydrostatic drive, L300 loader, 3-point with Quick Hitch, 540 PtO. Comes with RC2072 rotary mower. Tractory warranty until 7/14/2028 Book says $34,550 MVE Price...$29,988

418 Main, Roundup, MT 1-888-423-2605 or 406-323-2605 Guy Maberry - cell 406-350-1167, home 406-538-3634 Mark Foote - 651-303-7129

2014 JOHN DEERE 569

round baler. Clean 5x6 baler with Coveredge surface wrap & twine, MegaWide Plus pickup with gauge wheels, 31.5L-16.1 tires, bale push bar, hydraulic pickup lift. Only 17,427 bales and stored inside.

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STYLE WITH SUBSTANCE. Contact Musselshell Valley LB4 SERIES LARGE SQUARE BALERS. Equipment for the latest in new Case IH equipment The LB4 series large square balers were created to provide the utmost in density, capacity, efficiency and productivity. So not only will you be able to get hay out of the field quicker, your end product will be higher in quality and provide better nutrient value. Add to that an easy to use design with superior reliability and we think you’ll find that when it comes to getting the best value, there’s no better choice than the LB4 series large square baler.

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Hard-working FarmallTM ulility. A series tractors combine high horsepower, advanced features, excellent All rights reserved. Case IH is a trademark registered in the United States and many other countries, owned by new or licensed models to CNH Industrial N.V., its subsidiaries from or affiliates.97 www.caseih.com comfort and outstanding value. Available in three ranging engine hp to 120 engine hp. Farmall 95A/105A/115A tractors are gugged, reliable and easy to operate - enabling you to tackle the toughest chores around your operation. Engineered with a heavier weight than the competition and the option of front 2WD or MFD, these tractors are available in a cab configuration or two options of non-cab configurations, standard or tow profile for poultry and specialty crop operations. To learn more contact your local dealer or visit caseih.com

NEW 2023 RB565 Premium Round Balers - On Order Call now to make a deal!

New 2023 Maxxums & Pumas - On Order Call now before they’re all sold.

WD5 Series Windrowers for 2023 Loaded with Great Features Like:

• NEW DANFOSS HYDRAULIC SYSTEM with Variable Displacement Ground and Header Drive Pumps • DRIVE BY WIRE GROUND DRIVE SYSTEM for Better Control @ Higher Speeds • NEW HEADER DRIVE SYSTEM with Central Distribution Point • NEW CAB AND REAR AXLE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS • NEW DANA H.D. PLANETARY FINAL DRIVES • NEW 20 MPH FIELD AND 30 MPH TRANSPORT SPEEDS • NEW 5 SERIES ROTARY DISC HEADERS Cut Cleaner & Faster • NEW ACCUSTEER AUTOGUIDANCE Faster Line Acquisition to Lock and Hold the Line • AND, BEST OF ALL, IT’S BUILT BY CASE IH

6 New WD 2105 & WD 2505 Windrowers & Rotary Disc Headers Coming this Fall.

Call for Pre-Season Pricing

2- New Case IH Puma 185 Tractors JUST ARRIVED! Note: Maxxums, Pumas, Balers & Windrowers are all by allocation per dealer.

We don’t know when we will get more units available.