October Union Farmer 2014

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Mission Statement: North Dakota Farmers Union, guided by the principles of cooperation, legislation and education, is an organization committed to

the prosperity of family farms, ranches and rural communities.

October 2014 – Volume 61 • Number 10

Sunset near Medina – Photo courtesy of Tyrel Schlecht, NDFU

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Governor Jack Dalrymple proclaimed October as “Co-op Month” on Monday, Sept. 29, at an official proclamation signing event in Bismarck. The proclamation recognizes the valuable contributions that cooperatives bring to North Dakota.

Cooperatives are part of a tradition in America. Cooperatives are businesses organized by people to provide needed goods and services. When people join together to form a cooperative, the business is founded on their values and needs: democratic principles; community commitment and interaction; cooperative buying power and economic advantage; people helping

Celebrate Co-op Month!

people. While investor-owned businesses have a structure that pushes them to deliver profits to shareholders, cooperatives have a structure that pushes them to meet their customers’ needs. Cooperatives put people ahead of profits. Cooperative earnings are returned to members through improved services, lower prices or refunds. Cooperatives come in

all sizes, from small buying clubs to businesses included in the Fortune 500. Many cooperatives are household names, for example Land O’Lakes, Ocean Spray, Sunkist, ACE Hardware, Nationwide Insurance and the Associated Press.

In the United States, there are 29,000 cooperatives with more than 100 million members. Cooperatives operate in every industry including agriculture, energy, financial services, food retailing and distribution, health care, child care, insurance, housing, purchasing and shared services, telecommunications and others. p

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Strong North Dakota stewardshipCHS is committed to supporting the communities in which we do business. For decades, CHS and the CHS Foundation have made substantial contributions to North Dakota programs (including flood relief) to help build vibrant communities, improve agriculture safety and develop future leaders. Since 2011, CHS has also honored and rewarded individuals in North Dakota through our Cenex® Tanks of Thanks® program.

Sharing success with area farmersAs a farmer-owned cooperative, CHS shares a portion of its earnings directly with farmers, ranchers and local co-ops. In the last five years, CHS has returned nearly $2 billion to its owners across the country.

Dedicated to safe operationsCHS is a Fortune 100 company and the nation’s leading farm supply cooperative, supplying crop nutrients, grain marketing services, livestock feed, food, food ingredients, business solutions and energy products (including Cenex® brand refined fuels, lubricants and propane). For more than 80 years, CHS has served the petroleum and agricultural industries with a strong track record of safely handling chemicals. Visit chsinc.com to learn more about CHS and visit chsstewards.com to read about the health and safety commitment at our refineries, pipelines and other facilities.

If you have questions, please contact Annette Degnan, Marketing Communications Director, at (651) 355-6126 or [email protected].

Plant Chronology

September 2012 Joint press announcement by North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple and CHS President and CEO Carl Casale

December 2012 Phase 1 (Pre-FEED) study completed – including economic feasibility, technology and safety considerations

January 2014 Phase 2 (FEED) – (Front End Engineering and Design) study completed – including preliminary engineering and facility layout, and related initial cost estimates

June 2014 Air permit granted by North Dakota Department of Health

September 2014 CHS Board of Directors approved plant construction

First Half 2018 Commissioning and start-up of plant

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NORTH DAKOTA,$390 million

CHS PATRONAGE

CHS stewardship in 2013: $1.4 MILLION Rural youth leadership programs such as

North Dakota 4-H, FFA and Ag in the Classroom

$1.3 MILLION North Dakota Farmers Union Camping and Generation KEY programs

$920,000 Support for North Dakota State University

$150,000 Precision ag curriculum at Bismarck State College

$130,000 Scholarships at Bismarck State College, Dickinson State University, Minot State University and NDSU; plus college club mini-grants

$30,000 Local ag safety grants, including grain bin extraction equipment for rural communities

$4 MILLION TO NORTH DAKOTA COMMUNITIES

SINCE 2008

CHS and CHS Foundation GivingCASH DISTRIBUTIONS IN

2000–2013


The strength and power of co-opsCooperatives thrive in big

cities, small towns and rural areas. From child care to senior housing, insurance to agricultural marketing, financial services to utilities, cooperatives operate in most sectors of the economy. Co-ops are driven by service rather than profit. They are all guided by the same core principles: 1. Open Membership

Cooperatives are formed by people looking for solutions to shared problems. They are open to all who use their services and are willing to accept the responsibilities of membership. 2. Democratic Control

Co-ops are controlled by those who use the co-op’s goods and services. Each member gets one vote to help make the organization’s policies and decisions. 3. Economic Participation

Members equally buy in and democratically control the capital based on the amount of business they conduct rather than the dollars they invest. 4. Independence

Cooperatives are independent, self-help organizations. If a co-op enters into an outside agreement or raises external capital, it still retains autonomy and democratic control. 5. Education and Training

Cooperatives train their members, directors and employees so they can best contribute to the co-op’s development. They also educate the general public about cooperatives. 6. Cooperation

Cooperatives work together through strong local, national and regional structures to most effectively serve members. 7. Concern for Community

Cooperatives focus on local development through policies and programs directed by their members.

Here’s some other facts: • About 30 percent of farm

products and farm supplies in the United States are marketed through more than 3,000 farmer-owned

cooperatives. CHS Inc., a Fortune 100 company, is the country’s largest cooperative.

• Electric cooperatives serve 12 percent of the nation’s population.

• About 7,000 federally insured credit unions serve approximately 9.2 million members.

• More than 250 purchasing co-ops offer group buying and shared services to more than 50,000 independent businesses.

• More than 6,400 housing cooperatives provide dwellings for some three million residents.

• Food cooperatives have been innovators in the marketplace in

the areas of unit pricing, consumer protection and nutritional labeling.

• 260 telephone cooperatives provide service to 1.2 million households and are often the first to provide advanced telecommunication services to rural areas.

• Some 700 purchasing cooperatives offer group buying and shared services to more than 6,000 members.

• There are more than 1,000 mutual insurance companies that total more than $80 billion in net written premiums. s

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No longer with beef checkoff groupNational Farmers Union’s

(NFU) recent announcement that it is withdrawing immediately from a USDA beef checkoff working group was met with support by North Dakota Farmers Union (NDFU).

“Our national organization has been at the table for three years, trying to reform the way checkoff dollars are administered,” said NDFU President Mark Watne. “Consensus is not in the cards and at some point, you have to redirect your time and resources elsewhere.”

The group was designed to bring together vested parties from across the beef industry to reach a consensus on reforms. At issue is whether to raise the current $1-per-head checkoff to $2 and the process for deciding how the Cattlemen’s Beef Research & Promotion Board (CBB) spends that money. Currently, the CBB contracts with just six organizations to carry out all of its promotion and research efforts. Chief among them is the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a policy-driven organization.

“NCBA will not give up control of the CBB purse strings and allow ranchers to determine the best use of checkoff funds,” said Watne. “Ranchers should not be paying to fund overhead for policy-driven organizations that oppose their interests.”

As a member of the NFU Board of Directors, Watne voted for the following reforms and recommended that the secretary of agriculture rewrite the program under the Commodity, Promotion, Research and Information Act of 1996.

· Give the CBB authority to carry out checkoff projects on its own, similar to other checkoff oversight boards.

· Allow the CBB to enter into checkoff contracts with non-policy organizations and private companies, such as ad agencies and public relations firms, in order to prevent policy-driven organizations from using checkoff

dollars to fund overhead for political activity.

· Make the beef checkoff completely refundable.

· Hold a referendum on the continuation of the beef checkoff every five years.

USDA’s beef checkoff working group included: CBB, NFU, NCBA, American Farm Bureau Federation, American National Cattlewomen, Federation of State Beef Councils, Livestock Marketing Association, Meat Importers Council of America, National Livestock Producers Association, National Milk Producers Federation, and the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association.

The beef checkoff became mandatory in 1988.

Other Insight:• The lion’s share of checkoff

dollars – between 90 to 99 percent – go directly to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). NCBA has become a mouthpiece for the meat packing industry and is frequently opposed to issues important to family farmers and ranchers. The beef industry desperately needs a separation wall between the policy organization and the promotion organization.

• While most cattlemen support Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL), NCBA sued USDA to stop the implementation of the rule, costing taxpayers and NFU dearly. NCBA also opposed the farm bill, which was supported by nearly every farm group in the nation.

• NCBA opposed Livestock Disaster Assistance and GIPSA. NCBA supports the proliferation of larger feedlots, more vertical integration and increased industry concentration, all of which slowly squeeze family farmers and ranchers out of business.

• After three years of pushing for reforms in the beef check-off program, NFU decided that the process had become a bridge to nowhere. Sadly, it became clear that there is no willingness from the key player within the group – NCBA – to allow real reforms to take place. NFU remains willing and eager to engage with others who are interested in reforming the beef checkoff, such that it operates in a manner like other checkoff programs.

• USDA needs to reform the checkoff system from the top down. The new system should allow the CBB to operate on its own; the CBB must have the autonomy to enter checkoff contracts with various agencies on its own; the beef checkoff must be completely refundable; a referendum on the continuation of the checkoff should be held every five years.

• NFU recommends that USDA consider rewriting the beef checkoff program under the 1996 Generic Research and Promotion Act.

• In the late 1990s, the pork industry’s policy organization was completely separated from its checkoff income stream and that has benefitted pork producers and the industry as a whole. s


The North Dakota Truck-Weight Education and Outreach Program will be holding workshops this month. The program promotes voluntary truck-weight compliance to reduce damage to public roads and highways from overweight vehicles. Concerns from state, county, city and township transportation authorities regarding damage from heavy trucks will be addressed and road weight restrictions explained for various times of the year. The

goal is to provide information and explanations to attendees on how to haul the most legal weight, without violating the truck-weight laws. How you configure your truck, with proper axle spacing and tire size, makes a difference.

Workshops will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 7, in Minot; Wednesday, Oct. 8, in Mandan; and Tuesday, Oct. 14, in Stanley.

To find other workshops and get detailed information, go to: www.ndltap.org or call 701-328-9855. s

Truck weight workshops

The National Corn Growers Association’s Corn Board recently announced that Fargo will be the site of the National Agricultural Genotyping Center.

North Dakota Farmers Union and Farmers Union Enterprises teamed up to donate $100,000 for the project. NDFU will have a representative serve on the board.

“This is a first-time-ever, huge step for a farmer-led association

that gives growers more influence on research agendas,” said Dr. Richard Vierling, director of research at NCGA. “This can help growers increase production and lower costs. We’re really excited about Fargo and the commitment from the many forward-thinking people involved in this project. The commitment from North Dakota State University, North Dakota Corn Growers, Gov. Jack Dalrymple, the

state’s congressional delegation and many others really helped sell the plan to our team.”

The National Agricultural Genotyping Center will translate scientific discoveries, such as the information from the maize genome project, into solutions for production agriculture, food safety, functional foods, bioenergy and national security. s

NDFU, FUE donate $100,000 –Fargo chosen as site for national ag center

People’s Law School at four state sites Family law, wills, estate

planning, human rights and housing discrimination, landlord-tenant issues, domestic violence and criminal law are among the topics that will be covered in free People’s Law School classes beginning in October.

The classes are sponsored by the State Bar Association of North Dakota (SBAND), and will be held in Williston, Devils Lake, Fargo and Bismarck.

“Many people have questions about legal issues, and the answers are not always easy to get,” says Tony Weiler, executive director of SBAND. “These People’s Law School classes will provide information and explanations on

many legal topics.”The People’s Law School will

be taught by volunteer lawyers during a five-week period beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Each two-hour session will cover at least one topic.

Weiler says time will be reserved during the presentation for questions. “The instructors may discuss privately any legal problems participants may have or will refer them to an attorney who specializes in that area of the law,” he says.

There is no charge for the Tuesday evening classes, but registration is required online at https://www.sband.org Resources%20for%20the%20Public/people-law-school.aspx.

Participants can enroll in all classes offered, or only for the topics that interest them, Weiler says.

The locations are:• Bismarck – Oct. 7 through

Nov. 4 at the Sanford Health Conference Room, 701 East Rosser Ave.

• Devils Lake – Oct. 7 and 14 at the Chatauqua Gallery at Lake Region State College.

• Fargo – Oct. 7 through Nov. 4, at Lofstgard Room 114, North Dakota State University.

• Williston – Oct. 7 and 15, at Williston State College.

The topics scheduled for each class can be found at www.sband.org or call 701-255-1404. s


Your vote is your voice as an American citizen. It’s your opportunity to be heard, to hold elected officials accountable for their decisions and to have a say in important issues that affect your community. On election day, every vote matters. This year, the general election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

All North Dakota voting information may be accessed through the official portal web site: https://vip.sos.nd.gov/VoterInformationPortal.aspx. Proper identification is also required at voting time.

North Dakota does not have voter registration. However, in order to vote in North Dakota, you must be:• A U.S. citizen• At least 18 years old on the

day of election

• A North Dakota resident• A precinct resident for 30

days preceding the election.Many counties also allow

for early voting. Dates and availability differ by county. To find your local voting place and times, go to: https://vip.sos.nd.gov/WhereToVote.aspx?tab=0 or contact your local county courthouse for more information.

All eligible North Dakotans have the option to request a ballot before the day of an election in a process known as absentee voting. An application is required to be submitted anytime within the calendar year of an election. Ballots are not available until the fortieth day before an election. For more information or to access the application, go to: https://vip.sos.nd.gov/absentee/.

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Dakota Farmers Union has organized questions and answers from the Democratic and Republican candidates for the United States Senate and Congressional races, the North Dakota Governor’s race and the Public Service Commission. p

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Is the office of agriculture commissioner equally important to urban and rural North Dakotans? Why or why not?GOEHRING: The office is import-ant to all North Dakotans and I am proud of the work we do every day to help grow our state’s economy and assist our farmers and ranch-ers to be successful through the numerous programs we oversee and the services we provide.

Agriculture is a large consumer of supplies, equipment, technology and services that support our farmers and ranchers and their families. Agriculture supports almost 25% of the workforce in the state. North Dakota agricultural exports have grown by over 70% since. That’s important to all of North Dakota, rural and urban.

In addition, we can’t forget about the multitude of farm products, where value is added off the farm, and distributed for mass consumption, such as food, composites, energy and clothing. As a result, our state’s farmers and ranchers are feeding and fueling our nation and world and adding important value to our national and global economies.TAYLOR: I believe the race for agriculture commissioner is, first and foremost, about agriculture, which plays a critical role in the main street economies in every one of North Dakota’s 53 counties. So I believe the success of agriculture affects everyone in the state, rural and urban, and we know that everyone gets to vote for the office of agriculture commissioner. An effective agriculture commissioner finds common ground to bring together rural and urban constituents

to both preserve our strong agricultural heritage, and ensure a modern and successful enterprise that sustains families and communities across North Dakota. Obviously, the ag commissioner has one of three votes on the IC (oil and gas development, Bank of N.D., Housing Finance Agency, State Mill & Elevator to name a few) and the Water Commission, and that vote can have positive impacts for both rural and urban folks. Our ancestors gave the ag commissioner a seat at those tables for a reason, and that reason was to advocate for agriculture.

Do you support the state’s anti-corporate farming law? As ag commissioner, how will you use your position to preserve this law?GOEHRING: I am opposed to organizations such as Ducks Unlimited and other activist groups owning agricultural land. I support farmers and ranchers having access to a small percentage of outside capital but only for purchasing equipment and for operating costs but not for purchasing land.TAYLOR: I have long supported our state’s anti-corporate farming laws, going back to my 10 years as a state senator. There, I represented a large, rural farming district in north central North Dakota, and I have a voting record and public statements as evidence of my commitment. I would use my voice as agriculture commissioner to continue that support for family farming and ranching. I would, however, also use my seat on the Industrial Commission (IC), which oversees our state-owned Bank of North Dakota to help farms with the credit and capital needs that some would say is the reason

our anti-corporate farming laws should be changed. The Bank of North Dakota, under the IC, could help with those credit needs, and other legal structures, such as LLCs and LLLPs, which can be utilized while keeping our family farm focus.

Through your seat on the North Dakota Industrial Commission, how will you ensure North Dakota landowners are being treated fairly during this unprecedented oil boom?GOEHRING: One of our most precious resources is our farm and ranch land. And, balancing our interest to preserve and protect our land while upholding one’s constitutional right to develop their minerals is among our greatest challenges on the Commission today. I believe we are accomplishing that by focusing on mitigating risks, minimizing impacts, and enforcing existing laws and regulations, all while reducing the footprint on our prairie.

As it relates to ensuring landowners are being treated fairly, the department’s mediation program has been very successful helping landowners address their concerns and resolve their disputes with oil and gas related companies and avoid costly litigation.TAYLOR: I’ve made my commitment to landowners a focus of the campaign from the beginning when we announced our Landowner’s Bill of Rights (www.taylor4nd.com/LBOR). During this oil boom, we need to balance the needs of farmers and ranchers who are working to raise a crop and graze cattle above the ground with the work

RYAN TAYLOR Dem-NPL

DOUG GOEHRING Republican

AgricultureCommissioner


As North Dakota’s lone voice in the U.S. House, what are your priorities and how will you be heard?SINNER: My top priority in Congress will always be to represent the best interests of the people of North Dakota. We have a diverse cross section of agricultural, energy and other economic interests in our state, so we must find a way to work together.

As the lone congressional representative, I will work tirelessly to make sure the voice of those I represent is heard. Right now there is far too much gridlock and partisan bickering at the federal level. Washington needs more people who are willing to reach across the aisle in the spirit of compromise and represent the people, not party politics. Whether it’s sponsoring legislation important to North Dakotans or listening to my constituents, I want my voice to be a voice for North Dakota.CRAMER: While North Dakota priorities are always my priorities, many national priorities must also be worked on. I had a productive freshman term passing farm and water development legislation. Other bills to help farmers also passed the House like delaying implementation of Obamacare for individuals and small business owners and making bonus depreciation and 179 expensing permanent. The Senate has yet

to consider any of these pro-farmer bills.

We have cut spending three years in a row for the first time since the Korean War, much more needs to be done. The threat of radical Islamic terrorism has been ignored for six years and must be addressed. We must restore America’s military readiness.

Being North Dakota’s only member of the House is a privilege I don’t take lightly. The solutions to our nation’s challenges are available to me through the people I represent. Staying in touch makes me and America better.

How will you advocate for fair and adequate rail service for agriculture in this state?SINNER: I have been in private business for 35 years, and I know that there’s nothing like competition to motivate businesses to do better. There is currently no penalty for delivering grain cars late and railroad contracts are too one-sided, leaving elevators and agriculture producers at a disadvantage.

In North Dakota, the rail system is our lifeline to the global marketplace. BNSF and CP currently have monopolies over-seen by the Surface Transportation Board. When railroads are not performing, we have no other re-course nationally than to work with the STB and ask that they level the playing field.

That’s why I asked the STB to return to North Dakota to hold

a public hearing, where I asked them to open the rail lines to allow other rail companies to service the current backlog. Along with long-term investments in infrastructure, positive intervention from the STB will provide relief to our famers in the short-term. CRAMER: I’ve been engaged daily since last winter with the railroads, regulators, shippers and farm groups. I was the first member of Congress to file comments at the Federal Surface Transportation Board, advocating for agriculture commodities. I meet regularly with railroad executives keeping pressure applied on the people most able to improve service.

My team and I communicate weekly with STB Commissioners and staff finding ways to utilize their powers. Since mid-April I publish weekly service updates provided by BNSF and CP. My reports are re-published every week by major agriculture communications outlets. Good information is critical.

I remain committed to using all of the influence of my office to advocate in as effective a manner as possible for North Dakota’s agriculture producers and shippers, including with our Canadian neighbors who must work with us, not against us.

Rhetoric is easy, results require measured leadership.

of the energy companies who are extracting oil and gas from below the ground. This won’t happen without a dedicated and passionate voice on the Industrial Commission advocating for our

surface owners. As they say, good fences make for good neighbors, and good policies will make for good neighbors between the agriculture and energy sectors. It’s

not a balanced debate to simply take the side of the oil industry and try to convince others that it suits agriculture when it doesn’t. p

KEVIN CRAMERRepublican

GEORGE SINNERDem-NPL U.S. Congress


The farm bill has been passed but it is still in the rulemaking phase. As Congressman, how will you ensure that this farm bill will continue to be beneficial after the rulemaking phase, and be implemented in a timely manner?SINNER: First and foremost, I won’t vote to derail the farm bill as our current Congressman did.

After Congress passes a farm bill, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture is charged with writing the actual rules for how the programs will be implemented. In order to ensure that the rulemaking and implementation phases are efficient and ultimately effective, we must first draft legislation that

charts a path toward success for North Dakota’s, and our nation’s, farmers.

I grew up on a farm and have worked in agricultural finance for the past 35 years. I know what is important to these hardworking men and women, and I will take my decades of experience with me to Washington. I plan to serve on the House Committee on Agriculture, and it will be a top priority, after passage, to provide the necessary oversight to ensure farm bill initiatives are carried out in a way that will be most beneficial to our nation’s farmers.CRAMER: The farm bill was a major legislative victory. Passage of the Cramer amendment is critical to rule making, limiting agency discretion in wetland mitigation. I monitor the process regularly, staying in contact with

agriculture stakeholders including producers to gain feedback on the implications of various scenarios. We call, write and meet with senior USDA and key committee staffers to share what we learn and to advocate for North Dakota agriculture.

Just as passing legislation requires a balance of advocacy and compromise, so working with rule-making agencies demands give and take. So far we have enjoyed good relationships and mutual respect.

Regarding “timeliness,” it is important for farmers to know the rules in time to make planting decisions. The USDA has provided a free year if you will, allowing time to gather enough information to make informed decisions. It is more important to make a good decision than a fast one. p

What is your vision of the state’s indemnity fund, and how can this fund best be structured to help North Dakota farmers? KALK: The Indemnity Fund was set up as a “Back Stop” to provide protection for farmers when warranted. It was not intended to insulate farmers from bad business decisions. Nor should it be a substitute for good business practices. The fund is working as envisioned by the Legislature. I would not change the fund. If greater aid is required, it should be brought to the Legislature for action.FEDORCHAK: We have discussed this issue frequently this year and we tasked Commissioner Christmann, who holds the portfolio in this area, to

develop specific recommendations. I will weigh in officially on his proposals. In general, I support changes that focus on key problem areas and minimize penalties to elevators that are doing business correctly and responsibly in our state. We can and I believe should improve the licensing and regulation of both roving grain buyers and processors to better reflect the risks associated with those business models that are different from traditional elevators, and to better protect farmers from potential losses. Additional measures that I will consider in consultation with industry is more strict enforcement of 45-day conversion of sales tickets and more in-depth evaluation of the financials of the businesses we regulate.REISENAUER: The challenges

faced by Belfield, ND, area farmer Kevin Kessel highlight why I am running for the Public Service Commission. In learning more how a seed company’s insolvency has put Kevin at a financial disadvantage and delayed his graduation from the “Beginning Farmer” loan program, I felt compelled to act. As a third generation North Dakotan, my father currently ranches on the same land we have owned since the late 1920s and Kevin’s circumstances hit close to home. Today we have major gaps in how the Indemnity Fund is administered and utilized to protect our farmers. I will not allow farmers to fall into the cracks of the system and risk their land and livelihoods. Compounding the problem, we have inattentive and unresponsive commissioners

TODD REISENAUERDem-NPL

BRIAN KALKRepublican

Public Service Commissioner

TYLER AXNESSDem-NPL

JULIE FEDORCHAKRepublican


at the PSC. My commitment is to bring true reform to the PSC and strengthen the agency’s consumer protection authority. Structure the state’s Indemnity Fund to work for farmers and not against them will be critical to this mission. AXNESS: I believe the Indemnity Fund is important because it provides safety and assurances for our farmers. However there are limitations set that need to be revised moving forward. One of those is the Indemnity Fund’s $6 million cap set in the 2007 legislative session, lowered from $10 million.

I would like to see the cap dramatically raised or potentially removed to provide for greater funds and assurance for our farmers. With the cap as low as $6 million, if the unfortunate circumstance of an elevator crises occurs the fund will be depleted rapidly. This situation must be avoided and we can do so by raising or eliminating the cap.

I also think it is wise to discuss the establishment of an adequately funded indemnity fund for noncredit-sales. Again, I’d stress the indemnity fund needs to be properly funded.

As public service commissioner, how will you use your position to advocate for agriculture in regard to rail service? KALK: Rail service for agricultural products is falling short of what is needed and what has been promised. Increased pressure from all stakeholders, Senators, Congressmen, the Surface Transportation Board, as well as the PSC, must be a priority. The long-term solution for our farmers and producers is to provide the means to ship more oil and gas by pipeline. I have worked hard to get pipelines properly located and constructed. With increased oil and gas production, the effort on pipelines becomes more urgent and necessary. As a retired U.S. Marine Corps logistics officer I know the importance of having an effective transportation system. I have called on our railroads to increase their capacity to move all types of products. This means more track, more engines, more crews, and more efficiency.

FEDORCHAK: I have been using my position consistently to pressure the railroads to improve service. I organized meetings with the railroads in April to quiz them about plans for addressing the backlog. Subsequently, we requested data comparing service between industries, which the railroads refused to provide. When the railroads failed to meet their deadlines for erasing the backlog, I drafted and my colleagues jointly signed a letter to the STB urging greater involvement. This helped lead to the historic STB field hearing in North Dakota in September. Also at my direction, the PSC secured legal council with extensive rail service to help target our actions with the STB for maximum results. At the STB hearing, I offered four specific actions to improve service. I will continue to use my position to pressure the railroads to improve both service and safety on their system in our state.REISENAUER: As Public Service Commissioner I will be a strong advocate for North Dakota farmers by ensuring producers have the ability to get their commodities to market via rail. This past August, I proposed a common sense set of solutions that restores accountability as well as providing a means to ending rail congestion, and modernizing rail infrastructure in North Dakota. Specifically here is what the Rail Access and Increased Line Safety (RAILS) plan calls for:• Require Railroad Commodities

Data and get a true understanding what is being shipped and if preferential treatment is occurring.

• Conduct an Infrastructure Investment Study that will be used to modernize and increase capacity.

• Creation of a State Rail Inspection Program that will give North Dakota local control of rail safety.

• Hold a First Responders Roundtable to address training, equipment needs of local departments.

AXNESS: It is important to provide strong leadership for North Dakota farmers in regard to equal rail access. North Dakota Century Code vests the PSC with broad oversight of railroads within our borders. In order to address the backlog emergency and prevent future congestion, I have

introduced Railroad Access and Increased Line Safety (RAILS).

RAILS requires railroads to submit the data related to volume of commodities shipped to the PSC. This action will provide transparency to the public and open up the dialogue between industries reliant on the rail system. We will bring everyone to the table.

We’ll also study the capacity needs and infrastructure inadequacies of our current rail system. Railroad companies, agriculture groups, oil and gas companies, and AMTRAK will be asked to submit their information to the PSC. Once it is determined what investments are needed, the state will match up to 25% of the rail upgrade investment.As oil production continues to increase, pipelines for oil, natural gas, and other materials will be developed. How will you balance the need for infrastructure with the rights of landowners?KALK: I am a firm supporter of property rights. Landowners must be protected and properly compensated when pipelines are constructed. I will continue to hold hearings well ahead of any decision deadline and will continue to encourage landowners to get involved early in the process, so their concerns can receive a fair hearing. All stakeholders must have a part in the decision making process. Local officials, grower groups, along with state agencies like the State Historical Preservation Office, all have a role to play in determining the impact of pipeline project construction and maintenance. We need more pipelines and I am committed to ensuring that landowners are a key part of that process. FEDORCHAK: Safe, efficient pipeline infrastructure is a key for living in harmony with the energy industry long term. We can balance infrastructure development with landowner rights by focusing on transparency and accountability. The public needs good information from companies seeking access to their land, and they need access to the Commission on projects we


site to express concerns. I am committed to listening ALWAYS, and responding whenever feasible to landowner requests on projects. My record shows many examples of advocating for project changes requested by landowners. Furthermore, I do not support expanding eminent domain authority to facilitate pipeline development. North Dakotans are reasonable and I believe will support projects if treated appropriately. Finally, pipeline companies must be held accountable for high-quality reclamation after pipeline construction. This issue will be a priority for me if elected in November.REISENAUER: As North Dakota’s crude production continues to increase, it is essential that the Public Service Commission develops a comprehensive pipeline plan.

Respect for and upholding the rights of individual landowners will be critical for how we can balance oil production and agriculture in our state. Increased transparency is the first step. Landowners need a voice and an authority that will listen and be responsive especially during the siting and permitting process. I believe that getting landowners engaged early in this process will prevent situations that seem to boil over all too often. Finally, landowners need to know that they have a partner that will work with to fairly recoup costs from surface damage, right of way maintenance and easement access. That is what I will bring to the PSC. AXNESS: Increasing pipeline capacity is important for this development. Pipelines have the ability to reduce crude traffic on our rails, opening up the system for our agriculture commodities. However

it is not enough to simply site a pipeline and walk away from oversight as this PSC has done.

Landowners deserve the assurance that their elected officials on the PSC are ensuring the best quality pipe is being constructed and the system is then monitored to prevent and minimize incidents that negatively impact the land. Our VIP plan consolidates and streamlines pipeline oversight, holds companies accountable for land reclamation to the highest standard, and gives landowners a one-stop-shop for all pipeline questions and concerns.

It is important to have leaders willing to stand up for landowners and protect their property. I promise to be available and responsive to landowner needs and concerns and refuse to say, “that’s not my jurisdiction.” p

Attorney GeneralWhy are you running for this statewide position, and why is this position important to North Dakota farmers and ranchers? KRAUS-PARR: I am running for Attorney General because violent crime has rapidly intensified, increasing every year since 2003. The current Attorney General, after 14 years in office, has become complacent and isn’t doing enough. We need to increase personnel and infrastructure to help combat crime. As Attorney General, I will effectively advocate for an increase in local law enforcement.

The Attorney General sits on the Industrial Commission. This Commission is an extremely

important organization tasked with sensibly shaping the future of North Dakota. Because the Commission oversees the oil and gas industry and the agricultural industry, it has the power to help guide the unprecedented growth in our state. As a member of the Commission I will be a voice supporting land reclamation, eliminating wasteful flaring, train congestion, and pipeline spills. I won’t allow special interests to run roughshod over the farmers, ranchers, and everyday North Dakotans that built this state.STENEHJEM: The Attorney General plays a critical role in promoting and preserving our agricultural heritage. Like most long-time North Dakota residents, my family is deeply rooted in our farming industry from the days we grew potatoes at Arnegard to our

wheat farm near Mohall. I will continue to vigorously

protect our ag sector, enforcing our corporate farming laws and prosecuting scam artists who target farmers with shoddy construction projects and phony paving operations.

On the Industrial Commission, I will continue to promote the operations of the Bank of North Dakota and its critical ag lending programs, and maintain unwavering support of the ND Mill and Elevator. I will closely monitor over-regulation by federal agencies, including the Waters of the U.S. rule, regional haze regulations among others. Working with NDFU and other ag interests, I will intercede when these efforts demand our involvement. p

WAYNE STENEHJEMRepublican

KIARA KRAUS-PARRDem-NPL


Secretary of State

Why are you running for this statewide position, and why is this position important to North Dakota farmers and ranchers? FAIRFIELD: My philosophy on public service is simple: you do the job the people elected you to do. That means…

As North Dakota’s chief business officer, you don’t close your office to catch up on paperwork, you don’t overspend millions of dollars on an I.T. project, and you make sure the public is well served.

As North Dakota’s chief elections officer, you make sure ballots are properly written, that

every candidate’s name is listed, that servicemen and women get their ballots on time, and voters are properly informed of their rights. And you defend every voter’s sacred right to vote: never pursuing any agenda that narrows those rights.

I will be a voice for North Dakota family farmers in state government as a member of the Land Board and Emergency Commission. As I did during my 10 years in the Legislature, I will stand with farmers, ranchers, rural communities and Farmers Union.

I’m running for Secretary of State because North Dakotans deserve better. After 22 years of mismanagement and mistakes, it’s time for new leadership. JAEGER: My reasons for running are the same as they were in my first election. That is, I believed then and I still do now that my work experience and my specific gifts and talents match up well with the duties of the Secretary of State. And, I was right, they do. Although elected through a political process,

it is important that the over 40 different duties of the office are handled in a nonpartisan manner with integrity, commitment, and statesmanship.

In addition to facilitating well run elections and processing important business documents, I have another role essential to the successful operation of farms and ranches. That is, the Secretary of State maintains the central database recording thousands of security agreements executed by farmers and ranchers providing them with the means to purchase equipment, seed, livestock, and supplies. It is part of the agricultural economic engine and we handle it well. p

Why are you running for this statewide position, and why is this position important to North Dakota farmers and ranchers? RAUSCHENBERGER: Since joining the Tax Department in 2009, I have worked closely with the Legislature and the Governor to deliver $2.4 billion in historic income and property tax relief. This has meant North Dakota families have been able to keep more of their hard-earned money, seniors on fixed-incomes have been able to remain in their homes, businesses have been able to expand, and our state’s farmers and ranchers have been able to invest more in their operations.

And, because our economy remains strong, we are in an enviable position to deliver even more tax relief. That’s why I have proposed boosting the state’s commitment to state paid property tax relief from $857 million to $1,357 billion. This further reduction in property taxes will ensure that North Dakota remains an exceptional place to live, work, and raise a family. That’s why I’m excited, and committed, to running for Tax Commissioner.ASTRUP: I am running for Tax Commissioner because I feel our state’s taxpayers deserve an independent advocate on tax policy. We are receiving unprecedented amounts of tax dollars from our booming ag and energy economies. One party

control is not good for debating the issues and that is why we see people left behind in our prosperity. It is crucial that our state develops a tax policy that provides meaningful tax relief and provides funding for infrastructure investments that benefit all North Dakotans.

The Tax Commissioner’s office is important to North Dakota farmers and ranchers because the Commissioner is positioned to use the office as a bully pulpit to advocate for and protect the interests of farmers and ranchers. Although we are collecting record amounts of tax dollars from the energy sector, I feel it is important to remember who made our state great in the first place: farmers and ranchers. p

Tax CommissionerRYAN RAUSCHENBERGERRepublican

JASON ASTRUPDem-NPL

APRIL FAIRFIELDDem-NPL

AL JAEGERRepublican


Initiatedballot measures

In the November election, North Dakotans will also be voting on eight special measures. Information has been compiled on the main measures so voters may make an informed decision that will support NDFU policy.The ballot will include:

4 no position• Measure No. 1 Amends the constitution with the “inalienable right to life” at every stage of human development.

4 vote NO• Measure No. 2 Amends the constitution to prohibit the state or political subdivisions from imposing mortgage, sales or transfer taxes on real property.

4 vote NO• Measure No. 3 Amends the constitution to eliminate the current seven-member Board of Higher Education and replace with a three-member commission.

4 vote NO

• Measure No. 4 Places language into the constitution that requires initiated measures that have an estimated “significant fiscal impact” be placed on the general election ballot. Additionally, the measure prohibits the approval of any constitutional amendment that makes a direct appropriation of public funds.

4 vote NO• Measure No. 5 Amends the constitution to direct 5 percent of the oil extraction tax revenue to a fund for conservation projects.

4 no position• Measure No. 6 Amends Century Code to “create a presumption that each parent is a fit parent and be entitled to be awarded equal parental rights and responsibilities.”

4 vote NO• Measure No. 7 Removes the requirement in statute that the majority of ownership in a pharmacy must be retained by a registered pharmacist.

4 vote NO• Constitutional Measure No. 8 Mandates that school classes in North Dakota begin after Labor Day.

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ryan Taylor,Democratic Candidate

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The event is free and open to the public. The North Dakota Heritage Center will be extending its hours on Oct. 6 so those who are attending can also visit the newly renovated facility. Those who cannot attend in person can hear the debate live on Prairie Public radio.

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North Dakota Farmers Union has developed a new program to create better connections between NDFU youth and their communities.

NDFU Project manager Katie Ogaard explained, “The idea is to have NDFU youth promote Farmers Union and camp through the activities that they are already involved in. Our goal is to have NDFU be a supporting pillar in youth activities within the community other than just a summer program.”

Dubbed the “Kommunity Kids” program, it allows participants to apply for up to $500 to be donated to any organization within their community. In turn, the organization must agree to share information about Farmers Union Camp with its members. The donation is to be used to purchase items that will carry the NDFU logo.

Proposals should be submitted to a Member Relations Specialist (MRS). If you do not have your local MRS’s information, please contact Ogaard at 701-320-6043 or e-mail [email protected].

The program will be accepting applications beginning Oct.1,

2014. All applications should include the following data:

1. Name of organization that funds will be donated to. Be sure to include the proper name of the organization and who the donation check should be made out to.

2. Brief description of why you feel the donation to this organization is important. This can include the impact of the organization on the community and other reasoning.

3. Your name and contact information including phone number, e-mail address and mailing address, so we can send you the check to deliver to the organization.

4. County in which you are a NDFU member.

5. Name of the vendor that we send the NDFU logo to.

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Apply for funds to sponsor a team, merchandise or apparel. Up to $500 is available from North

Dakota Farmers Union.

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The purpose of the Clean Water Act is to restore and maintain the integrity of the nation’s waters by preventing pollution discharges. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) are charged with regulating people who use or could pollute the nation’s waters, known as Waters of the United States (WOTUS). Last spring, EPA and the Corps issued a proposed rule to clarify current permitting and regulation of WOTUS. Since then, many agriculture groups, including NDFU, have raised concerns about whether the proposed rule goes too far. The EPA/Corps is accepting public comments on the proposed rule until Oct. 20, 2014. NDFU encourages members to submit comments. Click on www.regulations.gov and search

for docket number EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 or “Definition of Waters of the United States.”

NDFU does not support expansion of the WOTUS jurisdictional waters. So at this point we stand opposed to the rule. The following are common questions we’ve heard from members. NDFU has participated in a number of meetings and calls with EPA about the rule and continues to raise these questions both in those meetings and in our official comments.

1. How might I be affected by this rule?

If you plan to dump pollutants into a WOTUS, you will need to get a permit from the EPA/Corps. The issue, then, is what activity you’re planning – and whether it

is exempt from regulation – and whether your water is a WOTUS. “Normal farming practices” that involve dredged or fill material are specifically exempted and do not need a permit even if done in a WOTUS. Those practices include plowing, seeding, and harvesting, for example, and a number of conservation practices that NRCS and the EPA/Corps agreed are exempt. However, converting a wetland is not exempt. That wetland, then, could be considered a WOTUS.

For example, if you have a wetland that is a WOTUS, you can seed and harvest in it without getting a permit. But you will probably need a permit to apply pesticides. If you plan to convert that wetland, that will likely also require you to seek a permit. The

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permitting process is difficult, and depending on the activities, you could be denied – not allowed to do the activities – or meet other requirements.

2. If NRCS has determined that something on my land is not a wetland, does that mean it is not regulated by the EPA/Corps under the Clean Water Act?

Not necessarily. This is a great concern raised by NDFU. Even though the agencies all use the same basis for defining a wetland – it has (1) hydric soil, (2) hydrophytic vegetation, and (3) meets the hydrology requirements – the agencies do not defer to each other on their determinations. That means the EPA/Corps could determine an area is a wetland under its jurisdiction where NRCS said it is not a wetland. We have told EPA that one of the greatest areas of distrust is failure of each agency to recognize and support each other’s wetland determinations and mitigation requirements.

3. Will this rule affect wet-lands in the “Prairie Pothole Region?”

EPA/Corps has said it is proposing this rule to provide “clarity” and “certainty” in determining what waters are regulated. The agencies already regulate discharges into certain wetlands that are adjacent to other WOTUS, but we are concerned that attempts to provide certainty mean that more wetlands will be regulated under a blanket approach. One proposal is to aggregate “similarly situated” waters – that is, to determine that a group of waters are so similar that they should be viewed as one for purposes of determining whether they will significantly impact a downstream WOTUS. NDFU is very concerned this will result in large areas in the Prairie Pothole Region falling under EPA/Corps jurisdiction just because they are near each other. We have insisted that each water has to be viewed on its own to determine whether pollution in that water will impact the downstream water’s integrity.

4. I keep hearing that ditches are now going to be regulated. Is that true?

The EPA/Corps has said that it is specifically excluding certain ditches from regulation under this proposed rule. It is true that the rule specifically excludes ditches in “uplands” that don’t flow to a WOTUS with less than perennial flow. In reality, very few drainage ditches and drainage tile systems are solely in uplands. NDFU’s concern is that other parts of the rule appear to expand to include ditches no matter how often they flow. For example, we are concerned that a wetland with drainage tile that only periodically allows water to flow to such a ditch would now become jurisdictional just because it is close to the ditch. We encourage EPA/Corps to exclude all ditches with less than perennial flow.

5. Can EPA and the Corps regulate groundwater?

No. NDFU is concerned, though, that EPA and the Corps will use groundwater flow to find a connection between a water and a downstream WOTUS. If that connection creates a situation

where the Corps determines that pollution in the upstream water significantly affects the downstream WOTUS, the Corps could find the upstream water is also under its jurisdiction.

6. Will my stockpond now be considered a WOTUS and subject to regulation?

The rule used to be that, if you built your stock pond in a wetland that was under EPA/Corps jurisdiction, it would be regulated. It appears that the proposed rule specifically excludes all stock ponds, so it would not be regulated.

7. Why is the EPA/Corps proposing this rule?

The agencies have said they intended to provide clarity and certainty to people who would be regulated. The Corps, which is the agency that makes wetland determinations for purposes of the Clean Water Act jurisdiction, has enormous backlogs of permit applications and jurisdictional determinations of up to a year in some areas, so “clarity” is a noble goal. However, NDFU continues to push to make sure that any such clarity does not inappropriately burden farmers and ranchers. s


Roughly 250 Farmers Union members gathered in Washington, D.C., Sept. 7-10 for the national fly-in. North Dakota sent 40 members to the event.

The fly-In featured briefings by top officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and members of Congress and staff.

While in Washington, D.C., fly-in participants heard from U.S. officials and concentrated on sharing information on four priority issues including opposing any legislative changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and rejecting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s flawed proposal for 2014 blending targets; stopping any effort to undermine Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL); bringing attention to rail issues in the Midwest;

and ensuring the Trade-Pacific Partnership (TPP) between the U.S. and the Asia-Pacific region is not supported in its current form.

North Dakota participants

shared their personal stories on how legislation affects their family farms. They also dined at Founding Farmers’ restaurants and toured the city. s

Senator John Hoeven met with the North Dakota delegation during the fly-in and accepted the “Golden Triangle” award from National Farmers Union. Members traveled to Washington, D.C., in September for the event.

Members fly-in to Washington, D.C.

Three members of the 2014-15 National Youth Advisory Council are from North Dakota and they helped welcome Senator Heidi Heitkamp at a meeting where she received a “Golden Triangle” award from National Farmers Union. Pictured is Nicollette Bitz, Sen. Heitkamp, Lexie Weber and Raelyn Leier.

North Dakota’s Summer Staff members pose with NFU President Roger Johnson during the first day’s briefing. From left to right: Kyle Knutson, NFU President Roger Johnson, Rochelle Bitz, Nathan Willer, Alyssa Steiner and Dallon Bitz.

NDFU Member Advocacy Director Kayla Pulvermacher and NDFU President Mark Watne discuss issues with Legislative Assistant Tyler Jameson at Sen. Heitkamp’s office.

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Congress was in town for only a few short weeks before taking another recess for campaign season in October. This is despite the number of issues important to family farmers needing to be addressed.

Country-of-Origin LabelingWe are now awaiting an

October ruling from the World Trade Organization on COOL’s compliance with international trade agreements. After the ruling, there is a 60-day window for an appeal before the WTO issues a final, binding ruling. NFU contends that U.S. trade negotiators should pursue all options available to ensure that COOL remains in effect, and that there will likely be flexibility in whatever findings the WTO announces. Even if the WTO rules partially against the United States in this case, there are still more avenues for trade officials to explore to preserve basic consumer-right-to-know labels like COOL.

Renewable Fuel StandardThe fate of the RFS remains

in limbo. Last November, EPA proposed to reduce the 2014 blending targets for the RFS. Yet, observers are still waiting on the Obama administration to finalize targets that were supposed to be completed in June.

Rail IssuesFarmers are considered

“captive shippers,” in instances where they only have one railroad as an option and competitive market structures do not exist. In the upper Midwest, where shipping by rail is often the only option for the region’s farmers, rail transportation is month’s behind schedule, resulting in farmers and cooperatives being assessed hefty fines for late deliveries.

Sens. Thune, R-S.D., and Rockefeller, D-W.V., have introduced a bipartisan bill that would improve the functioning of the Surface Transportation Board (STB) and ensure that the agency

is more responsive to the needs of its many customers.The STB Reauthorization Act of 2014 would establish STB as an independent agency, streamline rate case procedures, give STB limited investigative authority, and codify arbitration procedures for disputes between shippers and railroads.

Trade Promotion AuthorityNFU favors thoughtful

consideration of trade agreements by Congress and will continue to advocate for U.S. agriculture in trade negotiations. Agriculture trade runs a surplus for the United States while there is a large trade deficit in other sectors. NFU also supports requiring the U.S. Trade Representative to balance trade every time they intervene.

Voting Records Are In!Check out our biennial voting

records for Congress online at www.nfu.org. Find out how well your members of Congress did on issues that are important to you. s

North Dakota’s agriculture industry is sustaining heavy financial losses due to substandard shipping service by BNSF Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway.

A Surface Transportation Board (STB) field hearing was held in Fargo on Sept. 4. During the meeting, Gov. Jack Dalrymple shared that a North Dakota State University study showed that railway shipping delays have resulted in at least $67 million in lost farm income on crops sold between January and April 2014. The study, completed before the current harvest, also found the potential for an additional $95.4 million in lost income from the sale of on-farm grain stocks.

Other leaders and elected officials testified during the field hearing including NDFU member Roger Zetocha. He shared his personal story of lost income due to rail delays.

During the National Farmers Union Fly-in Sept. 7-10, North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne, along with Member Advocacy Director Kayla Pulvermacher and Farmers Union Insurance General Manager Mark Anderson, had a chance to sit down with members of the STB as well.

During their conversation, Watne was able to relay how vital action from the STB is needed for North Dakota. “Although the STB has little power over the

railroads, they do have the power of an emergency order,” Watne said. “They have only used this option once since its inception in the 90s and they are hesitant to use it. That being said, it is our duty to relay to the board how the lack of transportation is affecting our members, and I think that message was sent clearly.”

The STB is a bipartisan, three-member committee that assumes some regulatory functions that had been administered by the Interstate Commerce Commission before its abolition. Created in 1996, the board’s mission is to resolve railroad rate and service disputes and review proposed railroad mergers. s

Meetings with STB in Fargo and D.C.

A great success!


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The third annual WILD (Women in Leadership Development) Conference was held Sept. 17-18 at the NDFU Conference Center with over 200 women in attendance.

Three women received a free personal makeover from the Layered Salon in Jamestown and selected clothing from the Sugar Rush Boutique. The before and after results were revealed during the pre-conference party. Makeover participants Ranee Gienger of Center, Shelly Ziesch of Pettibone

and Robyn Shock of Ashley were randomly selected from the list of registrations.

Nationally known speaker Taniya Nayak energized the crowd with encouraging words that fit into the conference theme of “It’s a Flippin’ Good Life.” Nayak is the host of HGTV’s “House Hunters on Vacation.” Local Jamestown business woman, Tanea Clocksene, led a humorous interview with Julie Powell in the afternoon. Powell is the author of the bestselling book

and movie, Julie & Julia. Life coach Cari Rauch talked to the group about making positive changes.

The conference began with a Ladies’ Night celebration on Wednesday. Hors d’oeuvres and wine were served prior to a Dress for Success presentation and fashion show.

Area vendors set up booths for women to purchase merchandise throughout the conference. Door prizes were also distributed. s

BEFORE THE MAKEOVER – AFTER

Ranee Gienger

Shelly Ziesch

Robyn Shock

Robyn Shock, Ranee Gienger and Shelly Ziesch won a free makeover at the Layered Salon.

Sugar Rush Boutique set up a booth to sell clothing and accessories. The store also provided outfits for the makeover.

Keynote speaker Taniya Nayak from HGTV inspired the group and shared great tips.

Tanea Clocksene of Jamestown led a humorous interview with Julie Powell in the afternoon.

More than 200 women attended the third annual fall conference and learned ways to a “Flippin’ Good Life.”


BY PAM MUSLAND, NDFU

Jana Linderman grew up knowing a thing or two about character building. That’s what her father called 10 acres of newly planted trees on their farm near Carrington that required constant weeding. “The exercise lasted for three summers,” she says straight faced before cracking a smile. “We had a lot of character.”

Throw in lively discussions around the dinner table, involvement in North Dakota Farmers Union’s youth program, and a quest for knowledge, and you’ve got the makings of a Farmers Union state president.

“As a young person, we had conversations at home about politics, ideas, concepts,” said Linderman, who was elected president of the Iowa Farmers Union in November of 2013. “My parents respected me as an equal. They were not condescending. I participated in the conversation,” she says, acknowledging what a great gift it was that they listened to her voice.

For an impressionable youth, witnessing ideas take root at NDFU state conventions during the policy and action debate was also a leadership gift.

The debate “boils the organization down to its most essential notions,” she says with passion. “Democratic. Grassroots. Diversity of age and types of farms. It’s a clear vision of what we stand for and the value we bring to the table,” especially when an individual can bring an idea and “have people coalesce around that idea. It was a powerful experience growing up in North Dakota Farmers Union.”

For Ellen Linderman, Jana’s mother and state secretary on the NDFU board of directors, having a child as a Farmers Union state president is “extremely gratifying. It validates our youth program here in North Dakota, big time.”

After graduating from high school as a National Merit Scholar,

Linderman earned a full ride to Iowa State University. She met her future husband there, Phillip Burgart, and earned degrees in French and international studies. Then it was on to Georgetown University, where she earned her law degree.

She and Phillip settled in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for his career and soon became Iowa Farmers Union members. She was in private practice several years before joining an environmental nonprofit that litigated energy and utility regulation.

In 2011, their son Samuel was born. She then took a break from lawyering and stayed active in IFU, eventually becoming the organization’s executive director and now president.

“The challenge is getting people enthused and energized,” said Linderman of her role as president. “It takes a lot of energy to keep people moving forward… and a diverse set of leadership skills and ideas that don’t necessarily have to reside just with me as the president. It needs to be a team effort.”

There also is the challenge of building membership numbers, which she likens to the current demographic challenge facing agriculture. “We have loyal, longtime members retiring and moving out of state. How do we bring new people into farming?” she asks.

With farmland around $20,000 an acre in Iowa, Linderman said economics dictate the necessity of small farms for beginning farmers in her state – those who grow for

the local food movement or grow specialty crops.

“It is labor intensive farming. They are not gardeners,” she says, of some longtime members’ hostility toward the idea of bringing these new farmers into the fold. “And some of those beginning farmers don’t have enough understanding of conventional farming. It’s common ground we have to figure out if we want to retain a strong organization.

“A willingness to listen and learn is important to growing and adapting. We have to be open to new ideas to move the organization into the future.”

Now 34 years of age, Jana had a transitional “aha moment” herself several years ago, shortly after her son was born: to find a way to farm the land that is so much a part of her character.

“It’s something we’re trying to wrestle with as a family; it would be hard for us to re-settle permanently in North Dakota right now, but maybe I can commute seasonally for a while until we figure out something better,” she explains. “I’ve changed course a few times with my education and my career… but I feel like I’m heading in the right direction because it’s bringing me back to where I started from.”

To a piece of land, where her son Samuel can play in the shade of those now grown trees, building his own character in other ways on the Linderman family farm. s

Jana Linderman: North Dakota grown leader is planted in Iowa

Jana Linderman (at right) with her mother, Ellen, husband Phillip and son, Samuel.


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FROM FOUNDING FARMERS

At Founding Farmers and Farmers Fishers Bakers restaurants, our culinary team embraces the fall season (and the new offerings of fresh produce and other delicious ingredients) to add some variety to the menus.

Experimenting with inspirational ingredients to create dishes your family can enjoy is a great way to spend chilly fall evenings together. Here are a few menu ideas to get started:

• Top grilled chicken with a fresh, sweetly tart apple-cranberry relish.

• Create a savory roasted fennel and honey-ginger squash puree to pour over ravioli or a similar hearty pasta.

• Embrace the wonderful hues of the season by serving a chopped beet and sliced red onion salad tossed with a light vinaigrette dressing.

• Sauté and combine

chopped eggplant, tomatoes, zucchini, onions, and spinach for a flavorful farmhouse ratatouille-style side dish.

• Roast sweet potatoes and mix filling with curried apples for a new twist on a seasonal favorite.

• Make your own creamy apple butter and spread onto a freshly baked pumpkin spice muffin or in yogurt for a flavorful breakfast treat.

• Add a scoop of homemade pumpkin ice cream to warm apple pie for the ultimate in indulgence.

• Finish any meal with some warm, soothing yet flavorful autumn chai tea.

Taking inspiration from the farm-fresh flavors of the season is a great way to usher in fall, and a delicious way to add depth and variety to your kitchen creations. Of course, there’s always the Founding Farmers Cookbook to

turn to for reference…the holidays aren’t too far off and there’s a whole chapter of recipes for holidays on the farm.

Buy a cookbook by calling Eunice at the state office at (800) 366-8331 ext. 127. s

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AROUND STATETHE

Mercer County youth ride the Farmers Union float at the Beulah Centennial.

Alyssa M. Steiner (on left) and Jessica Simpson (pictured on right with keynote speaker Taniya Nayak) were each awarded $200 from Burleigh County Farmers Union for the WILD conference. Steiner has been very active with Farmers Union. She is the Bismarck Farmers Union Collegiate Chapter President, has worked at NDFU camp and has attended the NFU Fly-in to Washington, D.C.. She is a senior at University of Mary. Simpson and her husband live in Driscoll with their two children. She was also involved with youth activities in the past and would like to reconnect with NDFU.

Harris Saele of Devils Lake rode his rare tractor, a Shaw Du-All, in the Stump Lake Village Threshing Bee near Pekin.

Stutsman County Farmers Union sponsored a bus tour of the oil fields and included a couple from Indiana.

Farmers Union Insurance agents worked at the Big Iron booth. Valley City’s Kirk Olson and LaMoure’s Tatem Brandt modeled the sunglasses that were given away at the event.

Burke County Farmers Union President, Allie Sagness (right) presented a $500 check to Cindy Winzenburg of Bowbells Ambulance on Aug.12. This was part of the NDFU’s Community Stewards Program.

Another Community Stewards program recipient last month was the Great Plains Food Bank. The $500 donation helped provide materials for their 2014 partner agency regional meetings in Dickinson, Grand Forks, Jamestown and Minot. Directors and volunteers gathered together for a day of training sessions that focused on building community support and engaging volunteers.

County conventions have begun and in Sargent County, Ronda Throener gave a presentation. In December, a synopsis of every county convention will be published in the Union Farmer.


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Office of Vice President by Bob Kuylen

Greetings and thank you for electing me to serve as your vice president. It’s been another challenging year for farming. With very cold

and wet conditions in the spring, I was getting my drill stuck at least three times a day and planting went well into June. August brought us 10 inches of rain and cold; cloudy conditions make it difficult to harvest. On the positive side, Congress passed a farm bill with a nutrition title tied to it, which is very important to Farmers Union members. We are also very pleased that CHS, Inc. committed to building the nitrogen plant by Spiritwood.

Even though there are bountiful harvests in most of the state, the increased moisture has caused

Candidacy AnnouncementsNDFU elections will be held at the state convention Nov. 21-22 in Fargo for officers and even-numbered districts.

Office of President by Mark Watne

It has been a great honor to serve as North Dakota Farmers Union president, and I thank you for the privilege. There is no

other organization that has such a strong commitment to working for the benefit of its members and all citizens in the world.

This year has gone by fast and has been both challenging and rewarding. As president, I have had several goals. It has been essential to develop and maintain the funding for our projects. It has been important to have an educated, and passionate staff. We have been committed to creating effective tools to communicate with the membership, and it has been a necessity to carry out the policies adopted annually at the convention. Finally, we have continued to grow our insurance company in order to serve our membership and we will collaborate with other states to help enhance their Farmers Union organizations. I believe we have accomplished many of these goals and will continue to work on all organizational priorities. I thank you for your support and with your vote will strive to make this organization the strongest it can be.

many diseases and quality issues. In addition to those concerns, the increase in oil production in the western part of the state has inundated the rail system making it difficult to have rail cars available to haul grain. Farmers Union has been working with our congressional members and the Surface Transportation Board for resolution.

I look forward to seeing many of you at your county conventions. Brenda and I hope to visit with many of you at the state convention in Fargo. I would appreciate your support to continue to serve as your vice president.

District 2 Directorby Jim Teigen

My wife, Rita and I, farm near Rugby, and work with our son David, his wife Jennifer, and their three young sons. We have two other children, Jennifer

and Kevin, who work and live with their families in Fargo.

My involvement in Farmers Union began at the local level when I was in high school, then continued when we began farming after college. Our whole family has participated on several levels over the years, and my past two and a half years on the state board have been particularly meaningful.

I believe any organization depends on the knowledge and involvement of its members. NDFU does a great job of providing information for its membership and, in return, those members provide information and energy to the organization. Couple that with a dynamic staff, and you have the recipe for an effective and influential organization. I ask for your support to continue as District Director.

District 4 Directorby James Kerzman

Time is not standing still, before we know it the North Dakota Farmers Union convention will be upon us. I would like to thank you members for the

opportunity to represent you on the

Board of Directors. Being a Board member of this great organization is truly a great honor. I have always been impressed the way NDFU is driven by grassroots directives. You, the members, have a strong voice, I respect and encourage your input.

My spouse and partner, Jill, and I still farm and ranch northeast of Mott. Along with my brother Jerome we raise spring wheat, canola, barley, hay, cattle and sheep. Our family farm strongly supports the cooperative way of doing business, we are long time Farmers Union members. I am asking for your support to continue to represent District 4 on the NDFU Board of Directors. I will try my best to see that this organization remains a strong voice and advocate for family farmers, agriculture and the good of this country.

District 6 Directorby Ellen Linderman

It has been an honor and privilege to serve the members of District 6 as your director for North Dakota Farmers Union.

My current term is up and I am again a candidate for this position. North Dakota Farmers Union is a strong organization because of you, the members. I appreciate the importance of our youth program, parent and youth leader support, the strong connections between our organization, local co-ops and Farmers Union Insurance. Our organization has always been an active leader in promoting a better way of life. We have done this by taking an active role in seeking the passage of a farm bill. There are so many other NDFU projects such as our restaurants, the Precision Ag Conference and the WILD program. And we now have received the news that the fertilizer plant at Spiritwood will be built! NDFU has played an integral part in that as well. I would appreciate your consideration for another term. I am looking forward to visiting with all of you at the upcoming county conventions. p


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FOR SALE14.9x38 Firestone tractor tire, nearly new with tube, $500. 320-1783, Dale or Sue Karn, Wimbledon.FOR SALEVersatile 850 Series II tractor, sell reasonable; Versatile 400 20’ swather for parts; JD 14’ press drill with grass seed attachment; Blumhardt pickup mount sprayer with Honda engine. 840-0832, David Berntson, Valley City.FOR SALE8 row JD all-purpose header with trailer, $4,000; Morris 64’ drag w/sprayer, $3,000; 250 bu. King Chief grain dryer, $300; 400 International 8 row planter, 3 drums, $300; Dakota 8 row cultivator, $150. 839-8663, George Schiele, Minot.FOR SALE8N Ford tractor with 2 bottom plow & V type snowblower, 60” with 1 wing, $2,500 obo; 84 IH Hydro tractor, 3 pt. and 1 hyd. valve, $7,500 obo; JD 300 Ind. loader and box scraper, $4,500 obo. 218-791-2296, Dave Dennison, Grand Forks.FOR SALE1985 Massey combine, 865 converted to 860, adjustable air foil sieves, two heads - 9024 24’ and a 20’ JD sunflower header w/Bish adapter, 4,357 hrs, new front drive tires and many new parts the last 2 years, Redi-cop chopper spreads and chops straw and chaff all in one, all to go for $11,500 obo, have a few extra parts to go with also. 465-3221 leave message or e-mail [email protected], Terrance Al Rieder, Drake.FOR SALEVermeer 605 Super J, dual hydraulic, twine arms, cab monitor, one season on new bars and teeth, $4,500; JD 3960 pull-type forage harvester, cab monitor, 36” 2 row corn head, 6’ pickup head, $5,500; older Haybuster tub grinder, Model 011B, 1,000 pto., $1,500. 226-2977, Bruce Land, Sterling.FOR SALEJD 610, 20’, 3 pt., mounted chisel plow with harrows; 2,000 gal. Enduraplas tank, used for water only. 870-4427, Dean Helling, Golden Valley.FOR SALEWoods rotary mower, batwing Model B320, 1,000 pto., foam filled tires; snow pusher for Skid-Steer, 8’ wide, like new. 230-1203, Dean Bittner, Devils Lake.FOR SALE800 JD swather, 21’, good condition, needs hydraulic pump, $400; NH3 trailer, good tires, $300. 208-0217, Bob Fritel, Wolford.

FOR SALE81 AC 7580, 6,538 hrs., 18.4-38 tires - 50%, 3 hyds., pto., big shaft, 2,900 on new motor, Ser.# 2964, $15,000; 1958 Dodge truck, box & hoist, 8.25-20, 318 motor, $1,500. 680-2144, Michael Bunn, Sheldon. FOR SALE1984 IHC 2300 tandem grain truck, 20’ box & hoist, roll tarp, 3 piece endgate, new red paint on cab and box, L10 Cummins, 9 spd., new camshaft and in-frame overhaul 2008 - new head, $21,500, retired. 720-2809, Larry Huizenga, Burlington. FOR SALEEasy Trail 475 grain cart, excellent condition, $7,000 obo. 655-3647, Howard Strand, Brocket.FOR SALEJD 590 swather, 30’, auto fold, $3,000; 35’ Leon chisel plow w/NH3 kit, Ray-Mac hitch, harrows, $3,000. 240-1449, Erling Johnson, Minot.FOR SALEJD 4630 w/power shift, $10,000; JD 4010D, $4,000, both need some work; IHc Super M w/325 DuAl loader & heat houser, $3,500; Honey Bee loader, $2,000; 654 JD all-crop header, 36” rows, $4,000; 930 JD cutting platform w/Koehn trailer, $5,500; 200 Series JD pickup platform w/McCoy Wren pickup on trailer, $1,000; 1978 Versatile 400 windrower, $1,500; 4-whl. windrower transport for self-propelled windrower, $250; Concord hyd. soil probe, $750; Hesston 5500 round baler, $1,000; JD rotary hoe, $500; JD 21’ drill, $500; JD 24’ drill, $500; Melroe 50’ harrow, $500; Dalman 28’ heavy duty harrow, $500; Concord 40’ air seeder, $8,000; 750 gal. fert. tank on trailer w/ground drive pump & hyd. agitating drive pump, $1,000; 45’ rod weeder to mount on tool bar w/ 3 hyd. motors, $750; Berkeley pto. irrigation pump w/hand primer, 900’ - 4” aluminum pipe w/sprinklers & 30’ - 6” suction pipe, $3,000; JD 3 pt. bar, 4”x7”, about 25’, $750; 3 trailer house axles, $100 ea.; top for car lift hoist, $250; 1984 F250 Ford 4x4 pickup w/460 engine, 4 spd. trans., needs some work, $2,000. 373-5480, Donald Jorissen, Valley City.FOR SALETractor parts for Case LA, DC, D, SC, VAC, Minneapolis Moline UR: engine for old U w/solid block; variety of carburetors and magnetos; radiator and other parts for 1962 Rambler; antique Briggs & Stratton washing machine engine, runs well. 845-4303 after 10 a.m., Henrik Voldal, Valley City.FOR SALENew Holland 9’ sickle mower, Model 456, new bar, new guards, new style sickle sections, new skid plates, extra new 9’ sickle, extra sections and guards, very good condition, $2,800. 361-3319, Donald Triebold, Valley City.FOR SALE#70 JD gas tractor motor, stuck, wide front, good 14.9-38 tires, sell all or parts; other parts for JD & IH tractors; straight grills for IH A, H, & M. 240-8545, Lee Keller, Minot.FOR SALEJD A tractor, early 50s model, runs good with good tires; JD riding lawn mower, one owner, used very little; ‘79 1/2 ton Chevy pickup; electric meat saw. 348-3165, Rose Opp, Glen Ullin.FOR SALEFuel tanks – 1 - 2,000 gallon and 2 - 1,000 gallon. 763-6210, J Carlson, Cleveland.

FOR SALEH International tractor, good shape; A International tractor, good shape; 88 Massey tractor, fair shape, they all run. 320-5556, Joe Schumacher, Pettibone.FOR SALE2 row corn cultivator for H, M or SMN: 2 row corn planter, 3 & 4 bottom plow packer and press drills; 2 Heros grain cleaners; 1 row silage cutter; Van Vetter 300 - 300 gallon milk tank. 597-3730, [email protected], Larry Nagel, Shields.FOR SALE2 heavy duty hay bale feeders, 8’ x 8’ x 5’, made with 2” tubular steel, $200 obo. 445-7427, Doris Carlson, Mandan.FOR SALEHomemade 8’ cultivator, 3 pt., $50; 54’ Summers harrow tank and hyd. motor, no sections, $100; Glencoe cultivator, 10’, $100; IHC chisel plow, 10’, $100. 270-0184, Harold Severson, Lakota.FOR SALEWestfield fertilizer box; 2 ton fertilizer spreader; silage wagon with running gear; swather transport. 679-2135, Terry Kohler, Benedict.FOR SALEWoods 3180 15’ mower; JD 350 7’ mower, shedded; JD 530 baler, new belts, shedded. 845-1962, Ron Winkler, Oriska.FOR SALETires – 1 - 12.4-38, 1 - 15.5-38, 2 - 13.4-38 rear tractor tires. 728-6751, Don Keller, Norwich.FOR SALEMDS attachments for tractor loaders, payloaders, skid-steers, telehandlers; Rockbadgers for skid-steer or payloaders. 7’, 8’, 8.5’, 9’, 10’ scoops with skid-steer mounts, Euro-mounts, JD mounts, Case IH mounts, Farmhand mounts, Dual mounts, etc. w/grapples to fit or retro-fit; heavy-duty 8’ skid-steer manure fork w/grapple; heavy-duty 10’ skid-steer snow-pusher; heavy-duty MDS 7’ or 8’ rock/brush/scrap bucket w/grapple (skid-steer mounts); MDS 5,200 lb. pallet fork for JD 740 classic-tach; MDS Shur-lock quick-tach scoop mounting system for JD loaders (ie. 146, 148, 158, 168, 280, etc.); MDS Euro-Global attachment changer with skid-steer hookup; many other MDS attachments on hand or available; new Koyker 7’ quick-tach scoop; new Koyker 545 FWA loader with 8’ scoop & grapple, mounts available; JD 146 and 148 load-ers with mounts; used skid-steer scoops, F-11 & F-10 loaders & loader parts. 709-0103, Allen Wald, Edgeley.FOR SALE1959 F600 Ford 2 ton grain truck, 13’ wood box; 1958 JD 820 diesel tractor, very good condition, 1,597 hrs. on overhaul, always shedded, all complete; Emerson 1 bottom plow; 4 JD cast wheel weights, No. A3404R. 945-2379, Jack Vadnie, Clifford.FOR SALENew seat for International Model A or Super A tractor, $95; set of tractor chains 24” x 10’, good condition, $90. 663-5978, G. H. Schaner.FOR SALE4020 John Deere tractor, no cab, 2 hyd., new tires all around, 1968 or 1969 Model. 475-2858, Peter Glatt, Driscoll.


FOR SALEGear box drive from Westfield auger, sec-ondary drive for jump auger w/reverser, $400; garbage compactor for 1 ton truck, 6 yd. garbage compactor; 240 bu. feed wagon, 2 hoppers, 2 augers, hyd. drive, with or without heavy trailer; 400 amp Airco welder, 3 ph. electric, welds steel or aluminum, $300 of new tips and cones, rolls wire, on heavy cart, $1,200; 10’ wide 3 pt. blade, new cond., tilts, swivels, all hyd., very heavy duty, $2,300; new heavy duty 48” pallet & forks, $950. 789-0966, Allen Gruman, Cooperstown.FOR SALEIHC 50T baler; Schulte RS hyd. rock picker; F10 Farmhand w/weigh all Snoco bale loader; h.d. Russell Reliance 10’ grader; 10’ h.d. V packer; 5 bottom pack-er w/hitch; 8 steel grain bins w/steel floor, 1,000-12,400 bu.; Peterson dual rims, 18.4-34 to 232.1-30; 11’ wide push-all hay basket for DuAl loader; push-off hay basket for DuAl loader; Versatile 8”x50’ pto. auger; Feretl 6 “x36’ electric auger. 584-2025, Elmer Lemke, Bentley.FOR SALE2 – 6 ply, 16.9/30 New Power Torque Goodyear tires, never mounted, $500 obo. 663-3145, Joseph Bauer, Fort Rice.FOR SALEParker 938 grain cart, 1,000 bu., $30,000; JD 9560R 800 metrics, power shift, pto., low hrs., new, $285,000; JD 637 35’ disk, 3 bar harrow, $28,500; 2009 Westfield 13x71+ grain auger, low profile topper, $8,900; 2000 Freightliner, day cab, 400 hp. Cummins, 13 spd., wet kit, 395,000 mi., $13,900; 1990 Case 9150, 280 hp., 20.8x42 duals, power shift, field ready, $30,000; JD 4640, 50 Series engine, 18.4x42 duals, Quad range, 3 hyds., $24,500. 549-3420, Shane Heck, Cavalier.WANTED130-150 hp. tractor, Case or IH preferred, 540 pto., AC needs to work, in good shape; cattle squeeze chute, self catch in good shape. 748-2123, Kyle Riedemann, Hazen.WANTEDUsed 20.8R-42 tractor tires, good condition. 226-2977, Bruce Land, Sterling.WANTEDFlat bed hay trailer with a tongue hitch; 14’ disc; NH 456 mower for parts. 852-1150, Art Oen, Minot.WANTED806, 1206, 1256, 856, 1466 IH tractors; JD 5010, 5020, 6030; MM 1350, 1355; others also, running or not. 628-2130, Jerry Lumley, Stanley.WANTED4 - 16” semi-mounted plow; 8’ mounted disk. 882-3245, Roger Evanson, Lisbon.WANTED20’ of JD 9350 drills, must be in good condition; used 2010-2014 Yamaha Griz-zly 450 ATV, must be in excellent condi-tion. 945-2379, Jack Vadnie, Clifford.WANTEDF10 Farmhand snow scoop, 9’. 475-2858, Peter Glatt, Driscoll.

FOR SALE1994 Chevy Silverado in good cond., 4 wheel drive, 5 spd., extended cab, full seat in back, seats in good condition, 172,168 mi., 4.3L gas engine, $4,000. 848-2285, 835-2001, Jerry Landers, Kenmare.FOR SALE2007 CL 120 Freightliner, Cat 430 hp., Ultrashift, jake, cruise, air ride cab & susp., all alum., low miles; IH 9900, Cat 430 hp., 10 spd., Autoshift, 201” WB, all alum., air susp., cruise, jake, Pro sleeper, service records; Chevy 1 ton dually service truck w/6,000# auto crane, 300 gal. diesel & 100 gal. gas tank, air comp. & tank, excellent rubber, service records for both. 693-2371, Rick Frueh, Martin.FOR SALE1995 Dodge Dakota, 166,170 mi., loaded, $1,500. 680-2144, Michael Bunn, Sheldon.FOR SALE2005 Chevy crew cab, 1/2 ton pickup, white w/grey cloth, nerf bars, grill guard, Tonneau cover, 5th wheel ball plate-fold down type, lights, brake controller, 5.3 auto., 123 K mi., $12,500. 543-3843 leave message, Doug or Deb Hannestad, Hatton.FOR SALE2004 Chevy 2500 HD Silverado, 3/4 ton, V8, LS, crew cab, tonneau cover, nearly new tires, 112,000 mi., $13,000 obo; 2008 Pontiac G8 GT sedan, V8, 75,000 mi., Goodyear Eagle tires, sunroof, alum. wheels, Onstar, excellent, $16,000 obo. 230-4428, Raymond Nelson, Maddock.FOR SALE1970 Ford 750, 2 1/2 ton, 361 gas engine, 5 & 2 transmission, 900x20 tires, lift tag, 18’ box w/SRT 2 spool roll tarp, 72,000 mi., shedded. 208-1237, Jerry Blessum, Rugby.FOR SALE1996 Dodge Dakota SLT 4x4, 154,000 mi., V6, 3.9L engine, auto., AC, sliding rear window, power steering, windows & locks, cruise, tilt wheel, AM/FM cassette, bed liner, auto start, tonneau cover, good condition, $3,500 obo. 320-8695, Mike Scott, Spiritwood.FOR SALE1999 Mercury Sable, V6, good to excellent condition; 1999 Chevy S10, 4 cyl., 5 spd. manual trans., good condition. 337-2042, Dennis Ness, Garrison. FOR SALE1970 Chevy CST, 1/2 ton, 2 whl. drive, all original, 52,000 mi., good condition, $4,500: 1975 125 Yamaha 125 Enduro mo-torcycle, good condition, $600. 728-6751, Don Keller, Norwich.FOR SALE2007 Chevy Malibu, V6, LS sedan, 84,621 mi., new tires & brakes, fresh oil change, charcoal color, PW, PL, cruise, 30 MPG, $8,000. 789-0966, Allen Gruman, Cooper-stown.WANTED1966 - 1977 Ford Bronco or parts for one; also need 351W Ford V8 engine. 680-1079, Dylan Ekstrom, Forman.

VEHICLES

MISCELLANEOUS

FOR SALEBaldwin Organ, Model 520, with organ music. 756-6166, Lois L. Johnson, Mohall.FOR SALELot of #1 1/2 coil spring, some #2 coil spring, some #2 long spring. 774-9706, Keith Zahn, Williston.FOR SALEChest type freezer, 123 CF, in good condition, 36”H x 62”L x 28” D. 520-1330, Sharol Rogalla, Minot.FOR SALEPurebred Norwegian Elkhound puppies, born June 26th, valued for intelligence, gentleness, loyalty and friendliness, ready for loving homes Aug. 10th. 674-3226 or 649-0265, Sharon Ludwig, New Rockford.FOR SALEBaldwin Chord organ with bench, 2 key-boards, 8 pedals, make offer. 748-6602, Delores Chase, Hazen.FOR SALEStudebaker hood for a 1949-1953 truck, off white - eggshell color, w/original hood ornament and name plate! 628-6949 or 314-640-1884, Mike Ryan, Stanley.FOR SALE2 Peacock spinning wheels, like new, ex-cellent for beginning spinners. 685-2269, Pauline Bergman, Jud.FOR SALEOld Sears twelve bass silver accordion with case, needs repair. 445-7427, Doris Carlson, Mandan.FOR SALEPrinter’s box; 25” x 30” ornate picture frames; country school desk; state bird quilt, stenciled to embroider; Concordia hymnal, 1932. 346-0170, Beaulah Sears, Casselton.FOR SALE1993 Nomad 24’ 5th wheel camper, good condition, 1 slide out, sleeps 4, AC, furnace, clean, non-smokers, $5,000 obo, upgrading to larger camper, pics. avail-able. 720-4297, Ken Bradley, Ryder.FOR SALEHalf price sale on books written by a farmer who is now 88 yrs. old. The first book “Hauling the Biggest Load” is about growing up during the Depression years, losing the farm and was written after losing his only son in an accident. The boy was 25 yrs. old and had spent over 4 yrs. in the Marine Corps. “Grief and Grieving” is a sequel and was inspired by the author being admitted to the hospital after the funeral. He found out later that he had “Broken Heart Syndrome”. Full price was originally $14.95 and $4.95. Now $10.00, postage $2.50, ND sales tax $.50 equals only $13.00. Send orders to J. Richard Hamann, 10468 95th St NE, Langdon, ND 58249-9007 or call 256-2406, Richard Hamann, Langdon.FOR SALEHomemade 6’x8’ horse drawn sled; 50 cement blocks; Homco Model AE1803, 4 hp. rider mower; horse drawn potato hiller; horse drawn dirt scoop, very good condition; antique horse saddle. 945-2379, Jack Vadnie, Clifford.

FEED AND SEED

FOR SALERound bales, prairie broom grass mix, $30 ea.; 70 square bales, $3.50 ea., squares stored inside. 240-8545, Lee Keller, Minot.

FOR SALE53 bales, prairie hay, poly tied. 845-1962, Ron Winkler, Oriska.


FOR SALEBrick building, 76’x26’, located in down-town Drake, ND, currently being used as a motorhome garage, call for info., $55,000 obo. 465-3400, Ron Cartwright, Anamoose.FOR SALEResidential house w/2 lots in Sheyenne, ND, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, living room, sun porch and kitchen, detached single car garage, 2 patios, very well kept and ready to move into. 341-0491, Jim Hvinden, Maddock.FOR SALE1995 modular home in Las Vegas, NV, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, completely remodeled and updated, new carpet in Jan. 2014, canopy deck and also a patio w/2 fruit trees & rose bushes, in a 55 and over, gated community, security 24/7, comes w/community salt water pool, tennis court, house shoe pit & workout room, park has a club house which is open to everyone, close to casinos, $35,000. 839-6529, Marvin Kossan, Minot.

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALENew tires – Titan 18.4x38x8 ply bias@$750 ea.; 4 Goodyear Dura Torque 18.4x38x8 ply bias@$690 ea.; 2 Titan 30.5x32,12 or 16 ply, buy 1 or 2; 8 GY Dyna Torque 480/80R42 radials@$1280 ea.; 2 GY Ultra Torque 520/85R42 radials @$1400.ea.; 2 Michelin Agri-Bib 520/85R42 radials@$1260 ea.; 2 Firestone 520/85R42 radials; 2 BKT 16.9x24x8ply bias@$490 ea. 709-0103, Allen Wald, Edgeley.FOR SALEHorse collars & related items; 45 used utility poles, 35’-50’ long; used tires - 6 Bridgestone tires 245-75-R16; 4 - 225-60-R16 M&S; 4 used Firestone P265-70-R16 M&S; 3 Michelin P225-60-R16 M&S; 4 Hercules Ultra 215-70-R15; 2 Co-op Ready Grip G78-15 MS studded, less than 2,000 mi. on Ford wheels; 2 Firestone L78-15 studded; 2 P25-75 R15 Cooper Weathermaster studded, less than 2,000 mi.; 2 P125-75 R15 Goodyear studded on Ford wheels; 2 P215-75 R15 Sears Snow Handlers; small cement mix-er. 584-2025, Elmer Lemke, Bentley.FOR SALEFour fiberglass dome tops off IH semis, will sell very reasonably, make offer. 693-2371, Rick Frueh, Martin.WANTED16’ or larger Scramper or Casita brand camper; 1980 Honda Model 90 trail bike, fair condition, running, $675. 663-5978, G. H. SchanerWANTEDOxygen tank for welding, prefer 80 CF or whatever. 256-2406, Richard Hamann, Langdon.WANTEDCrocks, jugs with store advertising; old metal advertising signs, gas pumps, old metal oil cans, old advertising clocks or thermometers; old road signs, traps, knives, shell boxes, guns, old pop or old medicine bottles; old highway road signs; old 1 lb. coffee tin cans; ND pottery, carnival glass; ND books - 50 yrs. in the saddle. 258-0420 or 220-5746, Val Ganje, Bismarck.WANTEDPrairie dog hunters to come and hunt on my land, make reservations now. 597-3730 or [email protected], Larry Nagel, Shields.

MISCELLANEOUS

COUNTY EVENTSBenson – Nov. 4 • 6 p.m. • Maddock Community Center • Annual meetingBottineau – Oct. 23 • 6:30 p.m. Norway House, Bottineau • Annual meetingBurke – Oct. 26 • Annual meetingBurleigh – Oct. 13 • Tumbleweed Grill, Lincoln • 5:30 p.m. registration, 6:30 p.m. supper • $2.50/person • Fly-in & youth report • Annual meetingGrand Forks – Oct. 27 • 6 p.m. Manvel Community Center • Annual meetingGrant – Oct. 30 • Annual meetingLaMoure – Oct. 24 • 6:30 p.m. Hakuna Matata, Edgeley • Annual meetingMcIntosh – Oct. 14 • Annual meeting 8 p.m. • Wishek ArmoryMercer – Oct. 16 • Oil field tourOct. 23 • Annual meeting • Golden Valley Community CenterMorton – Oct. 28 • Annual meetingSeven Seas, MandanRansom – Oct. 19 • Annual meetingRenville – Nov. 5 • Annual meeting The Club, MohallRichland – Oct. 12 • Fairmount local annual meeting • 2 p.m. • Fairmount Fire District HallSioux – Oct. 24 • Annual meeting Selfridge High School lunch roomTowner – Nov. 2 • 5:30 p.m. • Bisbee Senior Center • Annual meetingWard – Oct. 26 • Annual meeting Holiday Inn, Minot • registration 3:30 p.m., meeting 4 p.m., supper 5:15 p.m.Williams – Oct. 22 • Annual meeting The ARC, Williston

2015 Excursion Tours! Wisconsin Dells

Coming in June 2015 Limited seats available

??? Mystery Tours ??? #1 May 4 -7 #2 May 11-14 #3 May 18-21 Limited seats available

Go to www.ndfu.org for details or call800-366-8331, ext 108, Susan or ext 111, Jeff

CONVENTION NOTICE FORNORTH DAKOTA FARMERS UNION

To All Members: Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America, North Dakota Division.Pursuant to Article III. Section 2, of the Bylaws of this Association, you are hereby notified that the 88th Annual State Convention of the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America, North Dakota Division, will be held at the the Holiday Inn in Fargo, North Dakota, November 21-22, 2014.Official business at 10 a.m., November 21, 2014. – Mark Watne, President ATTEST: Ellen Linderman, Secretary

ANNUAL MEETING NOTICEOF FARMERS UNION MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.

Current policyholders are hereby notified that they are members of the above named insurance company and that the annual meeting of such company will be held at the Holiday Inn in Fargo, North Dakota, beginning Friday, November 21, 2014, and continuing on Saturday, November 22, 2014. – Mark Watne, President; ATTEST: Mark Anderson, Secretary


Every election brings about a number of choices for North Dakota citizens to vote. We seem to be in a period of time that not only do we have elections for our public officials, but we have a number of measures that are added to the ballot for consideration.

The Clean Water, Wildlife and Parks amendment is the number 5 measure. Our members are very clear on this measure. Our policy states, “We oppose the purchase of North Dakota farmland by environmental groups, investment groups and other outside investors.” (To access the complete Policy and Action book, go to www.ndfu.org under the green “Resources and Forms” tab.)

There are a number of troubling things with this measure. First, the dollars could be used to acquire

land that will put conservation groups in competition for farmland with farmers and ranchers. Second, we passed conservation funding last session called the Outdoor Heritage Fund. It includes up to $15 million per year for conservation projects. So far, all projects that have applied to this fund that meet the criteria have been funded and they still have dollars available to fund other projects. If there was a need for more money, would not the fund be depleted? Third, this is a constitutional measure that means 5% ($4.8 billion over 25 years) of the oil extraction tax goes directly to the fund without any oversight by the legislature.

Do not let the name of this measure fool you. It is simply a source of funds out of the general fund that could otherwise be used

for infrastructure and education, but instead could funnel to groups to potentially acquire land through purchase or easements, restricting the use for agriculture.

Members of Farmers Union: there will be a number of ads and propaganda supporting this measure. The majority of these dollars funding this effort are coming from out-of-state organizations that see our state as a refuge and not as a major food producer. It is time to get out the vote! Call your friends, city cousins and relatives and encourage them to oppose this measure.

Nearly every farm organization in North Dakota is opposing this measure. We are totally united.

Let’s work together to defeat this measure. p

Vote no on Measure 5!

Opposing the Clean Water Wildlife and Parks Amendment

We’re United AGAINST

The Clean Water Wildlife and Parks Amendment

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October Union Farmer 2014

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