THE LAND ~ Feb. 27, 2015 ~ Southern Edition

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Jes Rollins of Pemberton,Angela Guentzel of Kasota,and Chelsea Honnette ofJackson attended a seriesof Annie’s Project sessionsin Mankato, Minn.

Annie’s Project is helping empower farm womenacross Iowa and Minnesota — Stories on 0A, 14A

As a mom who used to be the sole gro-cery-getter in a household of five, I haveenjoyed reading the articles on the debatebetween genetically modified and non-genetically modified foods; organic versusconventional farming.

I do not buy organic food myself, but Imade the mistake of telling my friendwho buys organic milk that I can’t affordit for my family. She answered “How canyou not afford it?” At that time, I wasn’tbuying two gallons per shopping trip, butI still knew milk at $6 per gallon wasn’tan option and a dairy inspector had toldme it was a waste of money.

Proofing and reading Lee Mielke’s dairyindustry column, I have noticed that the bright spotin the dairy industry is increased sales in organicdairy products — about 10 percent more in 2014 over2013. That’s a good thing for certified dairies thatcan sell their products at premium prices.

For many families, buying organic isn’t in thebudget. An acquaintance who buys organic is havingher fourth child and will become a stay-at-homemom after this birth. She said she will not be able toafford organic on one income.

Luckily, Cheerios now uses non-GMO oats — read iton the back of the cereal box — so she doesn’t have toskimp there. Minnesota-based General Mills is on-trend, as is Wisconsin-based Kwik Trip with its hor-mone-free milk that is usually the lowest price in town.

As a child of the 1970s who grew up on Cocoa Puffs,Lucky Charms, high fructose corn syrup, white bread,bologna, margarine and other taboo foods of the newmillennium, I turned out to be a healthy adult. I wasa teenager before I had real butter for the first timeand I still remember the creamy taste of the butteron the restaurant cracker. I only buy butter now.

My palate has matured. I like hummus, all kinds oflettuce, salmon, broccoli and other whole superfoods.I even eat lower-sugar cereal (mostly) — Cheerios,Chex, non-frosted shredded wheat — but I sprinklegenerously with non-organic berries, which havebeen shipped from warmer climes using gallons offuel and therefore increasing my carbon footprint

and adding to global warming.I do try to eat fruit that’s in season, but I

enjoy oranges from Florida and grapefruitfrom Texas every winter. My family alsobuys and eats bananas weekly, whichagain is not good for our environment.

Now that my husband is doing more gro-cery shopping, meal and snack planning, weare eating more vegetables, fruits and wholegrains. His grandpa Collova had a truckfarm so he grew lots of vegetables andtrucked them into farmer’s markets weekly.

My husband grew up with a freezerstocked with frozen veggies from the farmand shelves of home-grown canned goods.

I can vouch for his mom’s pickled beets.It really is true that fruit, vegetables, whole grains

and lean proteins fill you up and make you feel betteroverall. When I make my own pizza or breads, I evenadd one third wheat flour to white flour.

Yet, sometimes a grilled cheese must be made withKraft American Singles on white bread. As for theall-natural peanut butter that you stir before youcan spread and eat, no thank you. My roommatebought it and when I was stirring the jar all the oilspilled over the top and landed on my new leathershoes. They were ruined.

Now I am a choosy mother who chooses Jif. How-ever, if you’re in the market, the all-natural Skippypeanut butter requires little stirring and can bestored in your pantry. The jar is small though.

I once packed a lunch for my toddlers and met anothermom with her kids at the zoo. When we sat down to eat,I broke out the Fig Newtons, which I said I buy whenI’m on a health kick. Next came the Kraft Easy Cheeseand Ritz crackers. My friend was horrified.

For the record, I no longer buy cheese in a can. AndI prefer the whole wheat Ritz.

The bottom line is Americans want choices —whether it’s organic food, fresh fruits and veggies, orCheetos. Keep growing and raising and we will keepeating, debating and judging.

Marie Wood is associate editor of The Land. Shecan be reached at [email protected]. ❖

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10A — Annie’s Project helping makestrong farm partners in Minnesota14A — Empowering Iowa farmwomen through Annie’s Project15A — Ken Cook: Organic farming‘no longer just a hobby’ in U.S.16A — Youth learn directly fromfarmers at Ag in the Classroom

18A — MCGA’s Adam Birr: Corncheckoff focus on education, research20A — Ahead of the curve:Precision planting tool adjusts seedpopulation on the fly21A — Q&A with Ag PhD’s Brian Hefty on proper soil testing

LAND MINDS

By Marie Wood

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We celebrate National Agriculture Day — March 18 — with a cornucopia of storiesexploring agriculture’s abundance across Minnesota and Iowa. More at www.agday.org.

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As winter’s icy hands again stranglemost of the country, I toss another log inthe stove and grab the stack of old news-papers, aging magazines and new booksthat has grown tall during winter travels.

The newspapers take little time. Notrick to reading a two-weeks-old dailynewspaper: headline… headline… recy-cling bin. The magazines are more of ameander; they take more time, morewood and more naps.

Finally, near the bottom of the pile aretwo books I had hoped to read earlier;one purchased late last year by daughterMary Grace, the other sent by its author, a friend, amonth ago. A couple of cold Saturdays of popcornmunching and sentence-crunching take me throughboth.

Interestingly, while the first was written by arenown chef with little farming knowledge and thesecond by a nationally-known agronomist who wasnever a chef, both books focus on the straight linethat once connected local farming to food and farm-ers directly to local eaters. That now nearly goneroute, each predicts, likely will re-emerge in thefuture as the simplest, tastiest route between farm-ers and consumers.

“The Keeney Place: A Life in the Heartland” is byDennis R. Keeney, the one-time Iowa farmboy and,now, a retired Iowa State University agronomist. It’san easy-to-read memoir of his upbringing on a

small, diversified Midwestern farm of the1940s and ’50s and his intellectual jour-ney off that farm and, decades later, hisspiritual rediscovery of his deep roots toits ethics and “place.”

Increasingly, Keeney’s journey became adecades-long balancing act that weighedwhat his academic training taught himabout agronomy, economics and policyagainst what his boy’s heart increasinglywhispered to him about family, farm com-munities and a rural life.

After a distinguished teaching andresearch career at the University of Wis-

consin, Keeney finally bridged the two by becomingthe first director of the Leopold Center for Sustain-able Agriculture at Iowa State University. It was ahomecoming, often rewarding, sometimes challeng-ing. (Go to http://farmandfoodfile.com/in-the-news/for more information on each book, their authors andother observations.)

Unlike Prof. Keeney’s non-academic book, ChefDan Barber’s book, “The Third Plate: Field Notes onthe Future of Food,” could be a textbook for studentsboth at Iowa State University and the CulinaryInstitute of America. At its core, Barber’s book is ajournal of his search for where tomorrow’s goodfarming will cross paths with tomorrow’s good eat-ing.

It’s that crossroads where Barber finds his “ThirdPlate.” The first plate is how we Americans have

eaten most of the last 50 years: a “corn-fed steakwith a small side of vegetables.” The second plate is“where we are now… farm-to-table” with its grass-fed steak and “heirloom carrots grown in organicsoil.”

But just as the first plate evolved into the second,the second will evolve into a “third” as farmers andfarming change, Barber expects. This change willreflect the “need to grow nature” a farmer tells Bar-ber, the executive chef of Blue Hill, one of New York’smost revered restaurants.

That third plate then, imagines Barber, will feature“a carrot steak dominating the plate, with a sauce ofbraised second cuts of beef.”

Most of the book follows Barber on his quest to dis-cover and learn the art and science — the “agricul-ture” — of his vision of this new nature-centeredfarming.

Since Barber also serves as executive chef at StoneBarns Center for Food & Agriculture near Tarry-town, N.Y., however, he is uniquely positioned to notjust theorize about tomorrow’s plate, he can both stirthe pot and the public about food’s future.

And like scientist-thinker Keeney, chef-thinkerBarber thinks that future lies somewhere in thedeep, fertile past.

The Farm and Food File is published weeklythrough the United States and Canada. Pastcolumns, events and contact information are postedat www.farmandfoodfile.com. ❖

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FARM & FOOD FILE

By Alan Guebert

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:23A — Globe-trotting soybeanbacker retires to the family farm24A — Smell of money: Turkey litterturned into electricity, fertilizers26A — Bubbling up! Minnesotawinery numbers double in five years28A — Strong prices, demand forlamb meat creating tasty profits31A — Removal of antibiotics fromfeed gaining traction6B — Farm Programs:How county NASS yields in 2014 affect your ARC-CO payments11B — Trimmer handles dairycows’ hooves with care14B — Grain storage quickly rebuiltfollowing weather disaster

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By SARAH JOHNSONThe Land Correspondent

What, exactly, is “farm cooking?” Isit garden-fresh produce, eggs newlylaid, milk and beef produced a fewyards away? Is it meat and potatoes,hearty breakfasts, homemade jamsand ice cream, three meals a dayplus pie and coffee?

These are some stereotypes offarm cooking, but the reality is thatthe food on farm family tables isanything but stodgy. Looking atcookbooks written for farm cooksproves that being a “rural chef ”doesn’t mean skimping on style orflavor.

Just like firefighters have a repu-tation for excellent cuisine, preparedsimply, with loving care and inhearty quantities, farmers too havelong reaped the benefits of an edu-cated palate and up-to-date nutri-tional information. In other words,farmers have always loved to eat,and they love to eat well.

So with a grateful nod to the inspiring MinnesotaWomen for Agriculture’s “Cook Around the Clock”(date unknown, 1970s?) I discovered while thrifting:Bon appétit!

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Making fresh, homemade breakfast sausage is won-derfully easy, and you don’t need a meat grinder to doit. Just use ground beef or pork sausage and somesimple seasonings and you’ll be ready to create some-thing that will garner oohs and aahs. Here’s anovernight recipe featuring beef, as spicy as you like it.

Breakfast Sausage1 1⁄2 teaspoon marjoram1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or more,

to taste)1 pound ground beef1 small onion, grated1⁄4 cup cold water1 teaspoon saltMix all together well. Shape into roll

about 2 1⁄2 inches in diameter and 7inches long. Wrap in wax paper; chillseveral hours or overnight until firmenough for slicing. Cut sausage roll into1⁄2-inch slices with sharp knife. Cookslices in skillet until well browned.

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For a refreshing frozen treat that’s 100percent fruit, you can’t beat the FrozenFruit Cup featured below. I call thiskind of food “stealth health” because youlove it so much you don’t even notice howgood it is for you.Frozen Fruit Cup

2 (10-ounce) packages strawberries,thawed

2 (13 1⁄2-ounce) cans crushed pineapple with juice1 (12-ounce) cans frozen orange juice1 cup water2 (6-ounce) cans mandarin oranges with juice1 cup sugar1/3 cup lemon juice 5-6 bananas, slicedMix all ingredients together. Freeze in 5-ounce

plastic cups; cover with plastic wrap or foil. Makesabout 24.

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Tired of the same-old-same-old, I found some nicetilapia fillets on sale and fixed up a mess o’ fish forsupper. It was superb, almost too rich for the likes ofme. Make sure you serve this dish with rice or pota-toes to sop up that wonderful sauce. Four out of four“yums” from the Johnson crowd!

Farm cooking is big on taste, nutrition, variety Cookbook Corner

The Johnson clan gives four out of four ‘yums’ to Dill-icious Fillets of Fish

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Have an opinion aboutwhat you’ve read?

Let us know!Send letters to the editor to:

The Land, P.O. Box 3169, Mankato, MN 56002 or e-mail: [email protected]

Please keep letters to 250 words or less ~ we reserve toright to edit for length and clarity. Letters must be signedoriginals. Letters must have the writer’s name, addressand telephone number (for verification purposes). Let-ters sent anonymously will be discarded.

COOKBOOK, from pg. 6ADill-icious Fillets of Fish

2 pounds of white fish, any kind1⁄2 cup mayonnaise1 cup plain yogurt1 tablespoon lemon juice1⁄2 teaspoon crushed dill1⁄2 teaspoon curry powderSauteed mushrooms, optionalArrange fillets in shallow, oiled baking dish. Mix

other ingredients and pour over all. Bake at 350 Ffor 35 minutes.

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Here’s a microwave recipe for beets that’s a littledifferent: Honey is the sweetener/thickener instead ofsugar. I’ve been using more and more local honeythese days, both for the taste and the health benefits,so finding recipes like this is a real day-brightener.Honeyed Beets

1 tablespoon cornstarch1⁄2 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon water2 tablespoons white vinegar1/3 cup honey1 tablespoon butter or margarine2 cups cooked beets, diced or slicedIn a small microwave-safe bowl, combine corn-

starch and salt. Blend in water. Add vinegar, honeyand butter. Stir occasionally while cooking inmicrowave until thickened, about 1 minute and 15seconds. Add sauce to beets in a 1 1⁄2-quart coveredcasserole. Heat in microwave 1 1⁄2 minutes. Letstand about 10 minutes to blend flavors. Reheatuntil hot.

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Don’t let the name fool you: Macaroni and CheeseSalad is served cold, not hot. If you don’t haveexactly all the ingredients listed, go ahead and sub-stitute (or just leave them out). The important thingis the first three ingredients.Macaroni and Cheese Salad

3 ounces macaroni, cooked, drained and cooled1 (12-ounce) can chopped ham, cut up1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, cubed1⁄2 cup celery, sliced1/3 cup green pepper, chopped1⁄4 cup green onions, sliced2 tablespoons pimento, chopped1⁄4 cup pickle relish, drained1⁄2 cup mayonnaise1 tablespoon mustard1⁄4 teaspoon saltCombine first eight ingredients. Blend mayon-

naise, mustard and salt. Add to rest of ingredients.Toss lightly. Chill. Serve on greens.

If your community group or church organizationhas printed a cookbook and would like to have itreviewed in the “Cookbook Corner,” send us a copyto “Cookbook Corner,” The Land, P.O. Box 3169,Mankato, MN 56002.

Please specify if you wish to have the cookbookreturned, and include information on how readersmay obtain a copy of the cookbook. Submission doesnot guarantee a review. ❖

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ST. PAUL — Harvesting sustainable naturalresources is integral to the heritage of many Min-nesotans. For a growing number of others, though,interest in tapping into our state’s abundant buffetof resources is reaching new levels. How to harvestwisely?

Developed by the University of Minnesota Exten-sion, the newly released “Minnesota Harvester Hand-book” has answers. Contributions come from a broadbase of experts in this 118-page guide covering a widearray, including mushrooms, maple syrup and berries,as well as non-edibles such as wood for crafting.

“This guide isn’t just for people who own woods. It’sfor those who have an interest in learning how toconnect with nature through harvesting non-timbernatural resources and doing so responsibly,” saidMike Reichenbach, Extension natural resources edu-cator.

Resources are divided by the season of their har-vest; its chapters delve into details such as where

resources grow and how-to tips on harvesting. Pho-tos throughout the guide help readers correctly iden-tify items.

In addition, the handbook offers exhaustive infor-mation on resources and their cultural importance,marketing, regulations regarding public and privateland and more.

“Each chapter puts an emphasis on environmentalbenefits, sustainability and regrowth,” said GaryWyatt, Extension natural resources educator.

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Award-winning plants for2015 have been announcedand are being showcased inseed displays, garden maga-zines and newspaper articlesand nurseries. Just as motionpictures have their Oscar andGolden Globe Awards, plantshave their own red carpetwith advance publicitynotices, too.

The All-America Selectionsis an organization that over-sees a testing program usinghorticulture professionals throughout the UnitedStates. Each year the judges evaluate entries at testgardens looking for qualities such as novel flowerforms, better disease and pest tolerances, hardinessand length of flowering. Vegetables are judged fortraits leading to higher total yield, taste, plant habitand disease and pest resistance.

Entries need to have at least two significantlyimproved qualities to be considered for an AASAward.

Pepper Pretty N Sweet F1 is a current AAS awardwinner that intrigues me. This charming pepperserves a dual role as an ornamental, container-friendly plant as well as a delicious edible and isdescribed as having a fantastic sweet flavor.

Planting ornamental peppers in containers is com-mon but harvesting delicious usable fruits is new.

The red, orange and yellow fruits are great eatenfresh in salads or for snacks. The plant size is 18 to24 inches and the small conical fruits are 1 to 1.5inches long. The seeds should be started indoorsabout five weeks before setting out in the gardenafter all danger of frost is past. The roots on pepperplants are rather shallow so uniform watering isimportant especially if they are grown in containers.

Other vegetables awarded the AAS winner title for2015 include Beet Avalanche, Broccoli Basil PersianArtwork F1, Chives-garlic Geisha, Squash BossaNova, Tomato Chefs Choice, Radish Roxanne, SquashButterscotch F1, Pepper Hot Sunset, Lettuce Sandy,Pak Choi Bopak F1 and Oregano Cleopatra.

The ‘F1’ notation behind some of the plants meansit is a hybrid and had controlled pollination to pro-duce very specific characteristics and consistenttraits. F1 hybrids cost more because of the extrawork to produce them. They have what is called“hybrid vigor,” producing higher yields and growinglarger and stronger than non-hybrids. The disadvan-tage of hybrids is the seeds cannot be saved fromyear to year with consistent results. Offspring ofhybrids tend to show unpredictable mixtures of char-acteristics that don’t mirror the parent plant.

The red carpet gets rolled out annually from yetanother organization showcasing superior plantcharacteristics.

The Perennial Plant of the Year organizationselects one outstanding perennial plant each yearthat satisfies the following criteria:

• Suitability for a wide range of climatic conditions• Low maintenance requirements• Relative pest and disease resistance• Readily available the year of promotion• Multiple seasons of ornamental interestThe POY 2015 Perennial Plant of the Year is Gera-

nium X Cantabigiense Biokovo. This charmingground cover reaches about eight inches in heightand blooms in late spring. The blossoms are massesof five-petaled white with a tinge of blush pink. Theoverall effect is that of a blushing pink geranium.

The awards and red carpet advertising for plantsfrom the AAS and POY organizations are welldeserved. They have been test-grown and evaluatedby experts. Look for these 2015 award winners inyour seed catalogs and plant nurseries this season.

Sharon Quale is a master gardener from centralMinnesota. She may be reached at (218) 738-6060 [email protected]. ❖

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Photo courtesy All-America Selections

IN THE GARDEN

By Sharon Quale

Sometimes columns flowfrom the fingertips. Othertimes they move at the speedof sap. I stepped away fromthis one for a bit. I doubted ifit would resonate or be wor-thy of your time or the pub-lisher’s ink.

After a sufficient stretch inmy easy chair, I excusedmyself to my office. “I betterget back to my column,” Isaid.

“What’s it about?” Mikeasked.

“Listening.” Then I paused. Andwaited. You can’t make this stuff up.

After a minute or more, he pulled hisattention away from the TV, back tome, and asked, “What did you say?”

“Listening.”I laughed. He groaned. Here we go...During a recent health exam, the

nurse asked Mike a number of back-ground questions. When she said,“How’s your hearing?” He nodded yes.

His hearing was just fine,thank you very much.

I gave a weak smile; shegave a knowing wink. Thehearing may be fine, butthe listening? Debatable. Tobe fair, he could say thesame about me.

The thing is, just becausewe can hear, doesn’t meanwe really listen. And evenwhen we do listen, it doesn’tmean we really hear whatis being said. Being an

active listener takes work. And one ofthe many tips toward engaged listen-ing is to provide feedback.

• What I’m hearing you say is...• It sounds like you are saying...• What do you mean when you say?That holds true for our words and our

lives. For those within our sphere ofinfluence — especially spouses andchildren — think about potential feed-back when they listen to our actions.Are they asking aloud or to themselves:

• When I see you pay more attentionto your phone, device, or the TV thanmaking eye contact or conversationwith me, what I hear you say about ourrelationship is...

• When I see how much energy youpour into work and how lethargic youare at the dinner table, what it soundslike you are saying about our familyis...

• When all your free time is about“me” instead of “us,” what it seems likeyou are saying about your prioritiesis...

Jon Bloom writes, “Your actionsspeak. Your works are words. The ques-tion is what are they saying?” Give thatquote time in the think tank. Is theredisconnect between what we think

we’re saying and what people areactually hearing? There’s a simple andstraightforward way to know for sure.

Ask.A young mom who worked from her

home office did just that. When sheasked her kids if they could changeanything about her career, theiranswer surprised her. She thoughtthey would resent her occasionalflights and overnight motel stays.What she discovered was that theydisliked her online Monday morningmeetings while they were gettingready for school. This she couldchange! And small changes can makebig differences in the lives of those welove the most.

So go ahead. Ask and then listen.What do your family and friends hearloudest and most from the way you live?

Lenae Bulthuis muses about faith,family, and farming from her backporch on their Minnesota grain andlivestock farm. She can be reached [email protected] or @LenaeBulthuis. ❖

What do our actions say to friends and family? Ask them

THE BACK PORCH

By Lenae Bulthuis

Even when we do listen, it doesn’t meanwe really hear what isbeing said.

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By MARIE WOODThe Land Associate Editor

When farm women get together, you can learn alot — such as “a veterinarian is a farmer’s bestfriend” and the 12th Commandment (“Thou shaltnot compare yourself to thy neighbor”). Above all,you learn that women are strong partners in thefamily farm.

For six Thursdayevenings in the deadof winter, 19 womengathered at AgStarFinancial Services inMankato, Minn., aspart of Annie’s Pro-ject, a national pro-gram that connectswomen in agricultureand educates them infarm operation.

Annie’s Project isnamed after AnnetteFleck, an Illinoiswoman married to afarmer for 50 years, from 1947 until her death in1997. Annie spent her lifetime learning how to bean involved business partner with her farm hus-band. Today Annie’s Project, founded in 2003, edu-cates farm women across 34 states.

This was AgStar’s first Annie’s Project session,which was capped at 20 participants. Amy Durand,AgStar product manager, was enthused by the fullclass and the wide cross section of demographicsand roles on the farm. Of the 19 participants, 11women were under age 30.

“I’m pretty impressed by these young gals who aredoing work on the farm; combining, hauling grain,”

said Sharon Speck-Edwards, an Annie’s Project par-ticipant who lives in Good Thunder, Minn.

At the first session, women were quick to introducethemselves and get to know each other. Laughterflowed and friendships formed. For Durand, thoseconnections are the most important aspect of Annie’sProject.

“The relationships that I see have bloomed fromthe first day on,” she said.

Angela Guentzel, Chelsea Honnette and JesRollins, found they had a lot in common as young

women on corn and soybean farms. They sat at atable together and settled in to a catered supper, vis-iting and learning.

“It’s good to connect to other women in the area insimilar situations,” said Guentzel, who lives andfarms north of Mankato.

“I’m not alone in this island of farming,” said Hon-nette, who made the trip from Jackson, Minn., everyweek, noting that Annie’s Project was a place whereshe was comfortable asking questions.

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Annie’s Project participants, including Rice and Le Sueur (Minn.) County farmer Sara Hewitt (center) got a crashcourse in grain marketing at AgStar in Mankato, Minn.

See ANNIE’S, pg. 11A

I’m prettyimpressed bythese younggals who aredoing work onthe farm; com-bining, haulinggrain.

— Sharon Speck-Edwards

ANNIE’S, from pg. 10AThe young women found informa-

tion they could take back to theirfarm. Rollins, of Pemberton, Minn.,learned a lot from the session onfinancial statements, working capi-tal, crop inputs, liabilities andassets.

During one Annie’s Project class,AgStar brought in experts on grain marketing andusing social media to tell the story of family farms.Grain marketing

Edward Usset, grain marketing specialist at theUniversity of Minnesota and columnist for Corn &Soybean Digest charmed his way through a presen-tation on the Five Common Mistakes in Grain Mar-keting.

“If I can just get people to quit messing up,” hesaid. “A marketing plan is a proactive plan to priceyour grain. Reactive is when you move a few trucksof beans because you need to pay bills.”

After the price spikes of the last seven years, Ussetsaid that prices are coming back down to earth andhe’s worried about new farmers whose only experi-ence is this last “golden age” of farming.

Usset identified five marketing mistakes: 1) Reluc-tance toward pre-harvest pricing; 2) Failure to

understand and track your basis; 3) Lack of an exitstrategy; 4) Holding grain in storage too long; 5)Thinking you avoid storage costs when you sell grainand buy a call.

The takeaway was to create a pre-harvest andpost-harvest marketing plan. The pre-harvest planis from January to June and includes contractingand hedging corn and beans based on a price that isabove your production price.

The post-harvest marketing plan seeks strategiesthat balance risk and reward, and places a set num-ber of bushels in storage to sell the carry with Mayfutures.

“I can’t guarantee you can beat the market everyyear,” said Usset, but added that over 25 years, witha proactive marketing plan based on market pat-

terns and selling throughout the year,you will do well.

Above all, he preached the 11th Com-mandment: “Thou shall not holdunpriced corn or soybeans in the binbeyond July 1.”

July represents the transition from oldcrop to new crop economics and thereare many historic examples of Julybeing the ugliest month to sell, saidUsset.

Participants were quick with questions on savinggrain for livestock, foreign exports and acceleratedcontracts.Blogging

With only 1-2 percent of Americans involved infarming, a disconnect exists between family farmersand consumers.

Wanda Patsche, a corn, soybean and pork pro-ducer and “rural grandmother” from Welcome,Minn., is the blogger behind Minnesota Farm Liv-ing. Her goal is to connect consumers with the peo-ple who grow and raise their food.

“That disconnect is really gonna hurt us,” shesaid. “We need lots more people telling their story.”

‘Thou shalt not hold unpriced corn in bin beyond July 1’

Ed Usset

A marketing plan is a proactive plan toprice your grain. Reactive is when youmove a few trucks of beans because youneed to pay the bills.

— Ed Usset

See ANNIE’S, pg. 12A

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ANNIE’S, from pg. 11ACombining her passion for ag

with her experience in informa-tion technology, Patsche hasmade social media her platformto bridge the gap.

“I find there’s a lot of ques-tions and confusion out therewhen it comes to food. I reallywanted to show what do modernfarms look like,” she said.

Patsche blogs about hot topicssuch as factory farms, geneti-cally-modified organisms, ani-mal rights, hormones andantibiotics. Readers will alsofind her sharing about ruralfarm living — the lighter side of things that happenon the farm.

She will call out an organization spreading lies,but said she is respectful and takes the high road.Patsche tells her readers why it is safe to feed yourfamily GMOs, reminds them that 96 percent offarms are family-owned, and explains why hogfarmers give sick pigs antibiotics.

“If you read my blogs it’s like me sitting down atthe table and having a conversation,” she said.

Patsche puts a face on the family farm and encouragedthe women at Annie’s Project to do the same. She said it’simportant for the public to hear the ag story from farmwomen, not agribusiness or the media. In fact, sheaccepts no advertising on her blog to ensure credibility.

“Tell your story,” she said. “What happens on yourfarm and why you do it. Be authentic.”

Due to biosecurity issues, Patsche can’t invite folksout to the farm so she brings her farm to them. Sheshows her readers how she cares for her animals.

“Between writing, picturesor videos, I want them to seewhat we see, hear what wehear, feel what we feel,” shesaid.

While many of the women atAnnie’s Project weren’t readyto blog, AgStar senior commu-nications specialist JessicaFenske offered tips to becomemore active on social media.

She said Pinterest is theplace to reach females, whichmakes the online bulletinboard a good place for farmwomen to post info-graphicsor photos from their farm.

Fenske also advised becoming an advocate fororganizations, following bloggers like Patsche, shar-ing posts on Facebook and Twitter, and telling yourfriends why you are sharing.

“That’s a way to drive home those messages with-out doing quite as much work,” she said. “Stayengaged in the conversation. Don’t just post andwalk away.”

To learn more about Annie’s Project, visitwww.anniesproject.org. ❖

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Theresa Appel, who workson her family’s dairy farm inrural Blue Earth County,was at Annie’s Projectbecause she has the driveand knowledge to start herown farm. A second option isworking for an aunt who isready to retire.

“Dairy farming is a lot ofwork. Milking cows twice a day is the easypart,” said the 31-year-old Appel, who foundgood information in the marketing and blog-

ging presentation.As a dairy farmer, Appel said she is well

aware of the online negativity regardingdairy farming so it’s likely that social mediawill play a role in her operation.

“It’s a way to get yourself out there,” shesaid.

For Appel, Annie’s Project is one tool to helpher be successful after start-up, and she plansto complete the next two phases in theAnnie’s Project curriculum.

—Marie Wood

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March 6-7 – Minnesota Hop Growers AssociationConference & Meeting – Shakopee, Minn. –Workshops on hop yard establishment, harvesting,drying and marketing; discussions on pestmanagement, large-scale packaging, fieldmaintenance and more – Contact John Brach [email protected] or visit www.mhga.orgMarch 6-7 – New Ulm Hub Club Farm Show –New Ulm, Minn. – Showcase for ag-relatedproducts and services, Farm Show Market, babyanimals and games for kids, door prizes, seminars– Contact Jenny Eckstein at [email protected] (507) 233-4302March 7 – 21st Annual Horticulture Day –Waseca, Minn. – Topics include sustainablegardening, vermiculture, seed-saving; deciduoustrees – Contact Deanne Nelson [email protected] or (507) 835-3620March 9 – Third Crop Producer Meeting: SmallFruits – Fairmont, Minn. – Topics includeelderberry production, making vinegar, blue fruits,befriending bumblebees, and more; registration at

9:30 a.m., speakers from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,lunch on your own – Contact Kylie Saari at (507)238-5449 or [email protected] 12 – Dairy Producer Series-Beginning theProcess of Farm Transition – Gaylord, Minn. –Join your fellow dairy producers for this free eventfeaturing speaker Gary Hachfeld – Contact JulieSievert at (507) 237-4100 or [email protected] orhttp://z.umn.edu/registerdairyMarch 17-19 – Midwest Poultry FederationConvention – St. Paul, Minn. – Largest regionalpoultry convention – Contact Lara Durben [email protected] or (763) 682-2171March 19 – 2015 Soybean Symposium – Chaska,Minn. – Gathering of soybean researchers andleaders in the soybean production community –Contact Seth Naeve at [email protected] or(612) 625-4298March 19-21 – North American Farm & PowerShow – Owatonna, Minn. – Products, equipmentfor working farms and country living – [email protected] or (800) 347-5225

By MARIE WOODThe Land Associate Editor

Annie’s Project, the national pro-gram that empowers farm womento solve problems and make deci-sions, has taken root in Iowa.

One Annie’s Project participantstarted growing pumpkins andpainting them after attending anAnnie’s Project session a few yearsago. She now hosts a pumpkin festival each yearand returned to an Annie’s Project course in Ames,Iowa, that combined the core curriculum with thewriting of a business plan. She wanted to take herbusiness to the next level.

Madeline Schultz, Iowa state coordinator ofAnnie’s Project, loves to hear these stories from herAnnie’s Project participants. After reviewing thenew farm bill in the fall, another participant wentto her county Farm Service Agency to reallocate herbase acres — with all the necessary paperwork inhand.

Iowa State University Extension and Outreachoffers Annie’s Project in multiple counties. Six edu-cational sessions cover five key farm managementareas: financial, legal, human resources, productionand marketing. Annie’s Project Phase II: Managingfor Today and Tomorrow also is available in several

Iowa counties.You can even like the Annie’s Project-Iowa Facebook

page. And Iowa farm women are showing their pridewith the ISU Extension T-shirt — “Farm like a Girl.”Results

The results of Annie’s Project are two-fold: educa-tion and networking.

“Women see the big picture of the farm business,”said Schultz. “They really appreciate building a localnetwork of other farm women who share similar con-cerns, passions and joys.”

Participants also meet local ag professionals fromlenders to the FSA executive director, she said.

“We know this program is making huge differ-ences,” said Schultz. “They gain confidence to take onnew challenges with the farm business and attendother courses or programs on the farm business.”

In 2014, 321 women attend 20 programs in Iowa,which included Annie’s Project and four other cur-riculums developed by the ISU Extension team.

One of these programs was Moving Beyond theBasics. Annie’s Project participants wanted more in-depth information on farm finances.

So Kristen Schulte, ISU farm and ag managementspecialist, teamed up with colleagues in Iowa andOhio and received a grant for a four-class session on

money attitudes and goal setting; balance sheets andincome statements; financial record keeping in acomputerized system; and cash flow and financialratios.

Like Annie’s Project, the program was designedspecifically for women with the goal of building anetwork among women and creating a safe learningenvironment.

“We developed this program because we know theyhave a different learning style and learning needsthan the typical male or large educational audience,”said Schulte. “Women typically learn better insmaller groups where they can socialize and be com-fortable asking questions.”

After conducting two pilot programs, she offered theprogram free of charge in Floyd County last Novem-ber. The participants gained a better understanding offinancial statements and using online tools to projectprices and assess their financial position.

“Women generally have positive feedback from thecourse,” said Schulte.

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ISU Extension also hosts the Women in Ag learn-ing network, a website that connects women farmersand ranchers nationwide with each other and landgrant university educators. For more informationvisit http://www.extension.org/womeninag.

Visit http://www.extension.iastate.edu/annie/ to learn more about Annie’s Project in Iowa. ❖

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By DICK HAGENThe Land Staff Writer

Blood samples from 10 people onone collection day contained 413chemicals from toxic and industrialwaste sources and, more alarming,287 of those chemicals showed up inprenatal testing of baby’s blood,according to environmentalist KenCook.

As a speaker at the Minnesota Organic Conferencein St. Cloud, Minn., in January, Cook was rallyingorganic farmers. Cook is president and co-founder ofthe Environmental Working Group, a public interestresearch and advocacy organization focused onspreading information to protect human health andthe environment.

Cook offered these four ques-tions to organic farmers:

• Where is the organic foodsindustry today?

• What are the challenges?• What are we trying to

accomplish?• How will we get it done?According to Cook, U.S. organic

product sales in 2014 totaled $35billion, with food representing about90 percent of that market. There are13,000 certified organic growers inthe United States farming about 5.2million acres. Minnesota has roughly 550 certifiedorganic growers farming 15,000 acres.

Food sales nationally are relatively flat, said Cook,

but growth in organic food salesare growing rapidly.

“Today 11 percent of the nation’sfood and vegetable sales areorganic,” he said. “Organic dairyproduct sales are ramping up vig-orously; less so for meats and fish.But what you growers here todayneed to realize is that you are nowmainstreaming into the U.S. foodchain. You are no longer just a hobby.”

He said more and more stores, espe-cially in areas California, Texas, onthe East Coast and even some in theTwin Cities, provide preferred shelf space for organicfoods. A growing number of stores only offer organic.

Cook said some food retailers arecalling organic foods the mostexciting, dynamic and desirableportion of the entire food chain.

“We are viewed as a robust, prof-itable and modern food productionsystem that reduces risk to bothhuman health and the environ-ment,” said Cook. “Organic applesare a rising star in all food outlets.Yes, our critics contend we areoverpriced and we can’t verifyhealth benefits. But more and moreconsumers are viewing organicfoods as being simpler and cleaner.”

Cook showed nutritional data comparing the num-ber of ingredients in conventional foods versusorganic foods. Baby foods, for example, average 11.6

ingredients with conventionalsources versus 8.4 ingredientsusing organic sources. Frozenpizza averaged 42.3 ingredi-ents conventionally versus 29ingredients via organics.

“Our health footprint mustkeep expanding to increase ourrelevance and impact,” he said.

Cook also challenged con-sumers to wake up and realizethe potential gap between whatis sold as “natural” versus “100percent natural.”

Cook called out farmer’s markets — there are nowmore than 9,000 of them in the United States — tobe careful in how they market. Some vendors havebeen caught attempting to pass off supermarketproduce as their own, he said.

In California’s Los Angeles County, home to morethan 150 certified farmers markets, the countyAgricultural Commissioner’s Office issued 72 viola-tion notices to vendors in 2014 for transgressionsincluding selling products they didn’t grow.

“So we’ve got to keep our noses clean,” Cook said.“Critics out there are looking for every opportunityto throw some challenges. I favor GMO labelingwithin the organic food industry. This is becoming aconsumer-driven issue, and when you’re in the foodbusiness, you make every effort to accommodatethat person who is buying your product.”

E-mail [email protected] or visit www.ewg.org for moreinformation. ❖

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Ken Cook

Today 11 percent of thenation’s food and veg-etable sales are organic.... What you growershere today need to real-ize is that you are nowmainstreaming into theU.S. food chain.

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(GMO labeling) isbecoming a consumer-driven issue, and whenyou’re in the food busi-ness, you make everyeffort to accommodatethat person who is buy-ing your product.

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GRANITE FALLS, Minn. — Yellow Medicine,Lyon and Lac Qui Parle County farmers cometogether every spring to teach 4th and 5th gradersabout agriculture for Minnesota Ag in the Class-room. Last year the event convened at MinnesotaWest Technical and Community College in GraniteFalls; students and farmers will return to the cam-pus March 10 for their 2015 edition of Ag in theClassroom.

Nobody tells the story of American agriculturebetter than farmers themselves, which is why in2014, 18 farmers, a rural electric technician, andtwo conservation specialists took over a wing of thecampus to talk agriculture to 470 students from 11area schools across the three counties.

“We’ve been doing this program since the late1980s,” said Roger Dale, co-chairperson of Min-nesota Ag in the Classroom and longtime YellowMedicine County Farm Bureau activist.

Last year marked the first year the event washeld at the Minnesota West campus, which provedto be an ideal facility to accommodate studentsalong with displays on farm safety equipment andelectrical safety.

“This is definitely the most schools and the mostkids we’ve ever had participating,” said Dale.

Feedback from teachers, some of whom accompanytheir students, was terrific.

“Teachers see real quickly how great a learningsession this is for their students, and our farmerteachers love doing this,” Dale said. “Nothing betterthan a farmer telling his students how they go aboutmilking 80 cows every morning and night; or howthey put seed into a corn planter and six months

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Above: Roger Dale (left) speaks with Al Withers, pro-gram director of the Minnesota Department of Agri-culture’s Ag in the Classroom program.Right: Fourth and fifth grade students listen to anelectricity demonstration at last year’s Ag in theClassroom event in Granite Falls, Minn.

later that seed is producing bushels and bushels ofcorn. Farmers are the best teachers because they arespeaking from the heart, and it shows.”

Students were asked to score each learning ses-sion.

“I liked to listen to farmers tell about what theyare doing, and how they do it, and why they do it,”said Emily Otto, 5th grader from Canby. “I think itmade all of us better understand where our foodcomes from. They certainly know what they are talk-ing about. And they’re good at answering our ques-tions, too. We kids ask lots of questions.

“I enjoyed the guy talking about electricity. Heshowed us lots of interesting stuff, even electricityjumping from pole to pole. And we learned howimportant electricity is in our lives every minutewhether we’re awake or asleep.”

Students were even introduced to the life of aturkey farm. The young people expressed amazementthat one farm could raise about 200,000 turkeys eachyear. They now have a better understanding of wheretheir turkey sandwiches come from.Agricultural literacy

Al Withers, director of Minnesota Department ofAgriculture’s Ag in the Classroom program since itsinception, visited the 2014 Granite Falls event.

“This is an incredible example of volunteer power,” he

said. “We are a two-person staff directing our Ag in theClassroom program statewide so we need ambassa-dors. Here we have 20 farmers doing the educating.This is a remarkable demonstration of Minnesotafarmers being ambassadors for Minnesota agriculture.”

Bringing farmers and kids together for this mis-sion on agricultural literacy makes a tremendousimpact on young minds, Withers said.

As part of Ag in the Classroom, the MinnesotaDepartment of Agriculture mails Ag Mag regularlyto Minnesota schools. These updates on Minnesotaagriculture were mailed to 500 participatingschools in Minnesota with 38,000 students on thereceiving list. Ag Mag Junior, a special magazinejust for 1st graders, was mailed to about 18,000Minnesota kids in March.

Minnesota stands alone with its own publicationdesigned to enrich the agricultural literacy of stu-dents and their teachers, said Withers.

Minnesota Ag in the Classroom impressed LindaDeGriselles, former dean of the Minnesota Westcampus.

“This is truly a wonderful event,” she said at the2014 event. “It’s so much fun to see these kids enjoy-ing every class, every topic, and especially thosebreaks with fresh chocolate chip cookies and milk.... These farmers are good teachers.” ❖

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Adam Birr’s former positionas Minnesota Corn GrowersAssociation research directordefinitely prepared him for his“new” gig as MCGA’s executivedirector and CEO. On the jobsince September, Birr overseesthe administration of thestate’s corn checkoff and representsthe interests of Minnesota’s 25,000corn farmers.

With a Ph.D. degree in waterresources science from the Universityof Minnesota, Birr has been solidlyentrenched in Minnesota agriculturefor 17 years. Originally from ruralMichigan, Birr earned an M.S. degree

in water resources from CalvinCollege in Michigan.

From his nearly two-yearstint as research director, Birrputs a nutrient managementproject with Fabian Fernandezat the top if his list. Fernan-dez’s work centers on nitrogenutilization involving N rates, Ntiming and N forms including

stabilizers. Of high priority is the qual-ity of water being discharged intodrainage systems.

“Minimizing losses and our environ-mental footprint are included in thisspecial project,” said Birr.

This project is just one of severalresearch projects funded by the Min-

nesota corn checkoff program.Aware of the challenges of the Min-

nesota River watershed, Birr said hewas surprised when Gov. Mark Daytondeclared that a 50-foot buffer adjacentto Minnesota rivers, streams anddrainage ditches would be a goodstarting point for restoring habitat forpheasants. Birr said that more infor-mation regarding Dayton’s strategy isneeded.

“We’ve done some research in certain

landscapes where even wider strips,like 300-foot-wide buffers are neededsimply because of the slope of theland. In other situations, a five-footstrip might do the job,” said Birr.“However from a practical viewpoint,it’s important to understand a ‘onesize fits all’ recommendation isn’t theanswer to clean water and morepheasants.”

When it comes to tiling, Birr under-stands the negative impact of blackdirt strips dominating newly tiledfields on non-farmers.

“Give that field one season of cropproduction and those pattern tilingswatches pretty much disappear,” hesaid. “We know this is an ongoingissue. Again with checkoff funds we’reworking with an extension expert,Brad Carlson, whose focus is ondrainage and water quality issues.”

“In terms of how we spend our

Education, research focus of corn checkoff dollars

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BIRR, from pg. 18Acheckoff dollars education is always atthe forefront. Farmers are quick learn-ers. They pick up quickly on technologythat drives better practices on how tohandle their soils.”Corn technology

When it comes to the economicsqueeze facing crop farmers today, Birrlooks to MCGA board members whohave been through these situationsbefore and say this isn’t a long-termsituation.

“We’re into discoveries on more newuses for corn,” he said, “like what is thenext significant source of ethanol. Andhow can corn be more involved in newproducts, such as bio-based plastics. Oradded value from co-products from ourethanol industry. So new opportunitiesare always coming to the table. So toonew and expanded exports.”

For instance, furfuran, a plasticpotentially made from corn, is beingresearched by University of Minnesotascientists.

“These 3D printers apparently get

the base for their capabilities from thisfurfuran plastic product. The chem-istry of corn gets beyond my expertisebut stay tuned to this area. It might bevery rewarding,” said Birr.

He is also enthused by the success ofSyngenta geneticists in altering themakeup of a kernel of corn to producean enzyme to make more ethanol perbushel of corn. Less cost would beincurred by ethanol plants that wouldno longer need to purchase theenzyme.

“So as we continue to explore theseco-products of the ethanol industry,there might be other discoveries that

help optimize the values of these co-products,” said Birr. “Our productiontrend continues upward to providefood, feed, fiber and fuel for an increas-ing world population so investing innew research will continue as a majorobjective of Minnesota Corn GrowersAssociation.”Uniting farmers

As organic farming grows, Birr saidthe trend shows a changing consumerworld that wants more nutritionalbackground and value for every fooddollar that goes into the food chain.

“We need it all and it’s all part of theagricultural landscape,” he said. “Weneed to be careful that we don’t pit one

particular farming strategy againstanother. We have enough challengesoutside of agriculture; the infightingisn’t healthy for us.”

Education must be at the forefrontin consumer backlash against geneti-cally modified organisms.

“When they make a decision they’remaking an informed decision basedon good science and the best informa-tion. If this is the route of consumersthen we need to recognize this andproceed accordingly,” said Birr.

With livestock being the biggestuser of corn, MCGA will continue tofund research projects.

“We have a very active livestockresearch program involving beef, dairycattle, swine and even turkeys, whichare very big in Minnesota,” he said.

Adam Birr was interviewed at theMinnesota Corn Growers AssociationAnnual Meeting in January.

E-mail [email protected] or visitwww.mncorn.org for more informa-tion. ❖

Birr: Consumers need good science to make good choices

We need to be careful that we don’t pit one particularfarming strategy against another. We have enoughchallenges outside of agriculture; the infighting isn’thealthy for us.

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DES MOINES — A vDrive motor attachedto each row of your planter runs each indi-vidual row by itself. You won’t need clutcheson each row; you won’t need your head shaft.A self-contained electric motor preciselymonitors seed drop by the row.

“It’s thinking and making adjustmentscontinuously for proper populations,” saidCaleb Bissen, precision specialist at theHeuss Distributing Inc. display at the IowaPower Farming Show in February.

“In essence these units make every row ofyour planter a precision planting machine,”he said. “Even when planting around acurve, the inside rows will be slowing down abit to maintain that same population as theother rows. On shaft driven units, that isn’talways so.”

Individual farmers can attach these vDriveunits or hire a local planter supply dealer.The unit costs about $1,300 per row and willlast for about 1,000 acres per row.

“Time to replace vDrive units is when your moni-tor starts showing uneven planting,” said Bissen.“When it’s done simply take off the old and replacewith a new unit. Mud doesn’t affect the vDrive

motor. So a planter equipped with these units can doa more accurate planting job regardless of soil condi-tions.”

Moving to the front of the planter display, Bissenpointed out a new system that automatically adjusts

hydraulic down-pressure in each row on the go.This is called the Delta Force Hydraulic DownSystem which works with each vDrive motor toturn each row into its own individual planter.

“The brains of the operation are what we callour Single Row Module,” he said, “which is tak-ing readings from its weigh pin five times persecond; then taking those readings into theSRM which sends data to your hydraulic cylin-der making downward pressure adjustmentsfive times per second for each row unit.”

This precise system assures the correct downpressure on each kernel as it falls into its plant-ing channel.

“For example, if it’s reading 100 pounds, thatmeans 100 pounds of excessive down force isbeing applied on your planter. It may triggeruplift to your cylinder just so you are not com-pacting the soil,” said Bissen.

These by-the-row hydraulic assist units areavailable for any brand of planter, be that JohnDeere, Case, Kinze, New Holland, Bauer, etc.Warranties currently are one year and one day.

On the market for the 2014 season, the Delta Forcesystem has been beta tested two years prior.

Conservatively speaking Bissen said these twoprecision planting tools can result in seven to 14bushels corn yield response.

“Our aim is to get that entire first year investmentpaid back that first year,” he said.

Heuss Distributing Inc. is in Audubon, Iowa. Formore information visit www.precisionplanting.comor e-mail [email protected]. ❖

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An Ag PhD soils clinic hostedby Hefty Seed Company is ashort course on how to growcrops and generate revenue.On Feb. 17 roughly 800 farm-ers filled the Exposition Cen-ter at Jackpot Junction Casino,in Morton, Minn. A 50-pagebooklet was the take-home dic-tionary that included:

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tion quiz.The Land interviewed Brian Hefty,

who with brother Darren delivered thesoil clinic. Here are some excerpts:

Q: With a skeptical corn/soybeanprofit outlook ahead, how do youadvise farmers on crop inputs?

Hefty: That’s exactly what we’retalking about today, essentially whereto best invest your dollars for theupcoming crop season. That includescrop protection programs, seed choices,and today we’re talking fertility. Fertil-ity is very misunderstood. There’s a lotof bad information out there, or simplyno information. Today that’s whatwe’re trying to do. Sharing informationso that individual producers can makegood choices on fertility, both majornutrients and micronutrients. Once

you understand this input,then you know where best toinvest those dollars to get max-imum return this year.

Q: And that really startswith proper soil tests?

Hefty: We see a lot of inaccu-rate or incomplete soil tests. Itstarts with properly pulling

that soil sample. Today at ourclinic farmers had to actuallypull a soil sample. After seeingresults, producers could see whatthey are actually dealing with.With incomplete soil tests it’s like

only getting half the equation. We needthe full equation to make proper solu-tions.

Q: Today you even suggestedonce in a while pulling soil sam-ples to 14 inches deep.

Hefty: The key words are once in awhile. We realize it costs money to testsoils and we also understand that youdon’t need to do soil tests that deepevery year in every soil. But do a littleso you do have some idea of what’s inyour soils at these greater depths. Welooked at the history of soil testing ofHerman Warsaw, the first guy to raise300 bushels per acre; and FrancisChilds, the first to grow 400-bushelcorn. They both had fertility deeperinto the ground. The point being cornroots grow deep. But if all those rootsare extracting is water, that won’t gen-erate yields like if that plant is alsoextracting nutrients at these 18-24inch depths.

Q: Is there a best time to add fer-tilizer?

Hefty: It completely depends uponyour situation. Let’s say I have heavyground and am in a low-rainfall envi-ronment, much like around our Baltic,S.D. area where we farm. I can get byquite well with fall fertilization. I’malmost never going to lose anything inthe spring because we just don’t haveenough rain and our ground staysfrozen almost up to early spring. Idon’t get much mid-summer rain soside dressing is challenging. We often

can go a month without rain in thesummer so side dressing a week ortwo early is a better choice. If youdon’t have rain, the nutrients don’tget into the plant. Here today in southcentral Minnesota, you get 5 to 6inches more rain than we do at Balticso applying nutrients closer to whenthe plant is going to use them is goodpractice. The environment just won’tsupport a blanket statement of put-

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HEFTY, from pg. 21Ating on your nutrients right when thecrop is going to need them.

Q: Is there getting to be a widerwindow for foliar feeding?

Hefty: We’ve had difficulty makingfoliar feeding work in non-irrigatedground. We do a little bit of foliar feed-ing but making your soils richerthrough other means is a better rev-enue generator.

Q: Should I try to save $100 onseed costs by going non-GMO?

Hefty: We look at that much likeother input decisions. The traits aretools. If you need the tools, then it’sjust a cost benefit analyses. If you

have only used trait hybrids for 15years you really have no comparison.That’s why we say, ‘Hey, if there’ssomething you haven’t tried for a longtime, you might want to start out a lit-tle slower. Just do a few acres thisyear.’ All we’re trying to do is kill theweeds, kill the bugs, kill the diseasesand get the soil in good shape so wecan raise a good crop.

Q: Continuous corn demandsmore inputs. Is it still cost effec-tive?

Hefty: Absolutely. I can build a goodcase for almost anything I want to doin crop production. I can build a goodcase for no-till; for tillage; for traits; forno traits; again they’re all tools with

each requiring specific managementconsiderations. If I’m in a continuouscorn situation, I’m looking for differenthybrids. I’m looking for different fertil-ity programs. I’m doing a differenttillage program. I might even combinedifferently.

There are a lot of things to look at.Once you’ve stepped through all thoseissues, everything should be fine. Butif you’re going to farm continuous cornthe same as you farm corn and soy-beans, it’s not going to work so well.

Q: If the forecast of a dryerspring prevails, should I cut backon planting populations?

Hefty: The odds makers say it’s a 50-50 bet. I believe it’s a better choice touse the technology that’s already onour modern planters and tractors andvary the population as we go acrossthe field. Variable rate technology issimply smarter than betting on theweather. I may have some sandy areas

on some of our fields where we’re cut-ting back to 16,000-18,000. But on myhighly productive ground, the lastthing I want to do is sacrifice yield bycutting back on population. Doing cut-backs on all my inputs and likely allI’ve done is cut my profitability.

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Lincoln County, Minn., soybean and cornproducer Bob Worth is a world traveler whohas promoted U.S. soybeans from Washing-ton, D.C., to China. Wherever he goes, thisfull-time farmer knows how to sell soy.

Recently retired after 12 years on theAmerican Soybean Association Board, Worthis still an advocate for U.S. beans and knowl-edgeable about the world market. Worth remains astrong supporter of Minnesota’s soybean and corngrowers associations, but he said it was time for himto step down so he could spend more time with hisfamily.

“I’ll still be involved with soybeans; I still want tobe a spokesman for agriculture,” he said. “I believe somuch in what ASA is doing, especially in interna-tional trade. I believe in the many research projectsthat MSGA is doing; the same for the Corn Growers.We’ve all got to work to tell our story better andthat’s what I intend to keep on doing, for all com-modities, for agriculture in general.”Globe treker

Last August, Worth traveled to China.“China is raising less soybeans and growing more

corn because they want to import soybeans from theUnited States,” said Worth. China is growing morecorn because the country needs corn for its growinglivestock industry.

“That’s the mentality of the Chinese government, Ithink. Farmers over there don’t think for them-selves,” he said. “They’re pretty much told what todo.”

China likes U.S. soybeans because we have goodquality and supply, said Worth, who added that someforeign countries prefer U.S. beans to South Ameri-can beans.

“I don’t know specifically why,” he said. “But whenin Europe a year ago, they told us U.S. soybeans arebetter because we have higher protein content andcarry more oil, too. The protein and oil have gonedown on South America soybeans.

“And now we talk about the amino acids of our soy-beans, especially our Minnesota-grown soybeans.Maybe our slightly warmer climates are why ourproteins and oils are getting better, too. We’re raisingsoybeans up into the Canadian provinces now. Theselonger seasons are making a difference it seems.”

Worth predicted that more soybeans will be grownthis year.

“I think that the additional three million moreacres getting talked about could happen,” he said.

“The reason mostly being that input costs to grow anacre of soybeans are considerably less than growingan acre of corn. Prices are still jockeying around.Weather can be a factor. But pretty certain we’ll seelots more beans this spring.”

Despite new faces in Washington, D.C., he saidthere is reason to believe that Congress understandsthat fair trade is the keystone to U.S. agriculturesince it is the largest food provider in the world.

Worth relished his many trips to Washington, D.C.,but he won’t miss the internal politics or the traveling.

“I loved going to D.C. and talking to our Congressmen and women,” he said. “They do understand agri-culture, at least the ones we visited. So we alwayshad good dialogue talking about issues.”Full-time farmer

Worth still considers himself a full-time farmer,with his son being a great help in the business.

“We won’t be bumping up soybean acres,” he said.

“We’ve been on the basic 50-50 corn/soy pro-gram. But if I was corn-on-corn I definitelywould be switching to more soybeans.”

When it comes to soybean brands, geneticsin the bag and yield on his own fields deter-mine where he goes for soybean seed.

“Getting the right bean for my farm, formy soils is how I make choices,” Worth said.“I have two major companies that I buy soy-beans from — Producer Hybrids and Mon-santo. I price other seed choices and even

give some a try, but if they don’t work, they don’t geta second chance. If they perform, they get into myrotation. But if they don’t, they’re gone.”

Worth endorses Minnesota soybean checkoff dol-lars being used for genetic research by the Univer-sity of Minnesota. But a fair amount of money fromthe national soybean checkoff goes to private com-panies especially geared to research on high oleicoils, especially Pioneer and Monsanto, he said.

Worth remains bullish on soybeans and confidentof profits. Why?

“Because my son does our marketing,” he said. “Wehave 2015 crop pretty well sold out; we have 2016half sold out; and we’ve got a good start selling our2017 crop. If this was up to me, I’d probably havethree-year-old beans still sitting in some of my binswaiting for a better price. I want that top dollar.”

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BENSON, Minn. — In the early 1990s a Min-nesota legislative mandate permitted Xcel Energy tocontinue the use of its two nuclear plants at Monti-cello and Red Wing in exchange for agreeing to gener-ate 110 megawatts of power annually from biomass.

Eventually this led to the 2007 birth ofFibrominn, the first poultry litter-fired power plantin the United States, located on the northwest edgeof Benson. As the New York Times reported at thetime, “It sits at the intersection of two nationalobsessions: an appetite for lean meat and a demandfor alternative fuels.”

Eight years later, Fibrominn continues its missionas a major provider to Xcel, producing 55 megawattsof electric power. But the story doesn’t end there.

This new energy source also prompted the cre-ation of the North American Fertilizer Company,sitting next door to Fibrominn. It’s the job of NAFCto take the constant flow of raw ash from the broil-ers at Fibrominn, condition it for better storage andhandling, and then move it into the agriculturalmarket as a commercial fertilizer product.

And the product is going great — every ton getsmarketed.

“We’re sold out every year,” said Steve Miller, CEOof NAFC, noting that other than during times ofheavy snow, field applications have been going onall winter-long. “Ground is frozen so they don’t needbe concerned about compaction either.”

Field rigs do a 40-foot pattern. Nutrient content ofthe fertilizer can change because of changingsources of biomass Fibrominn is burning. Waste

wood and other paper products get used because theavailability of turkey litter has been a challenge inrecent years simply because farmers are bidding upthe price of locally available turkey litter. But nutri-ent content is always a known.

“Every day, seven days a week, we send in ash sam-

ples to test the nutrient analyses,” said Miller. Theyspend about $40,000 a year on daily nutrient analy-ses, alternating between AgVise labs in Benson or A& L Great Lakes of Fort Wayne, Ind.

“We check data every day against each lab to makecertain we are always delivering a guaranteedanalysis,” he said.

Miller mentioned phosphate content of turkey lit-ter changes day by day. When wood biomass is a bigportion of the total feedstock going into the broilersthere is little impact because potash, microbes and

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FERTILIZER, from pg. 24Asulfur aren’t an issue with wood stock.

“But the phosphate could change,” hesaid, “so we have a system that contin-uously monitors the phosphate levelsof the ash as it enters our warehouses.Every six minutes it blends in theamount of triple super phosphateneeded to maintain our label.”

He added thatconsistency andquality are anabsolute mustwhen you’re sellinga product for cropland applications.

NAFmicro is thetrade name oftheir product.Because it is soldas a guaranteedanalysis of readilyavailable, solubleplant nutrients,Miller said theyoften label to the lowest analysis.

“This often results in a fertilizer thatexceeds label by 10 percent to 25 per-cent or more,” he said, noting that thefeed originally supplied to turkeys con-tained a balance of nutrients, thus thelitter produced is also balanced.“NAFmicro is simply returning to thesoil some of what the previous cropremoved, minus the nitrogen which isconsumed by broiler heat.”

On the day of The Land’s interviewwith Miller, the system was adding 6.23lbs./minute of triple P. This condition-ing process includes adding a meteredamount of water to minimize dust andimprove handling characteristics.

Despite crashing corn prices this sea-son, Miller said he doesn’t see much, ifany drop in pricing of their fertilizer.

“There are only so many mining compa-nies in the world that produce phosphatefertilizers,” he said. “If it gets to the pointwhere they’re not making money, theylikely will just shut down the mines.”

Nor does he see producers backing offmuch, if any, on fertilizer for their 2015corn crop.

“It’s still bushels per acre that paysthe bills,” said Miller. “And farmersrealize they pulled off record yields onmany fields last year so those soils gotdrained of nutrients too.”

Because of logistics, virtually all ofNAFC fertilizer is locally used in Swift,Pope and Chippewa counties plus dis-tribution into the Renville, Redwoodand Kandiyohi County areas. When you

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Nearly all NAFC fertilizers are con-tract sold. Current output is 60,000 to70,000 tons a year, which translates toover 100,000 acres of corn getting fer-tilized each year with this product.According to Brad Aaseth, generalmanager of Bird Island Soil Service,

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Ronald Barnes, a grape growerwith 1,800 vines in his three-acrevineyard in Lonsdale, Minn., willbe pruning his vines in March. Formany hobby growers like Barnes,pruning is a manual task involvinggood help and sharp pruningshears.

“There’s some romance in the process of develop-ing your own vineyard,” he said, “but that goes awayvery quickly because establishing your own vine-yard is a lot of work.”

Barnes is optimistic about the 2015 season as thewinter weather has been favorable and, barringanother polar vortex, this season should get off to agood start. Unfortunately, some of 2014’s growthdidn’t harden off properly last fall.

“It might diminish the fruiting wood available forthe 2015 season so that’s a concern,” said Barnes.

Before pruning season, Barnes, past president of theMinnesota Grape Grower Association, attended theCold Climate Conference in Minneapolis in February.

“In the last five years, we’ve doubled the number ofwineries in the state,” he said. “We’re now close to 50licensed wineries. And we’re now between 2,500 and3,000 acre of grapes.”

The four cold-hardy vines developed by the Univer-sity of Minnesota continue to dominate total grape

acres in Minnesota and are largely responsible forthe ongoing expansion of vineyard acres in NorthDakota, South Dakota, even Iowa and Wisconsin,said Barnes.

Those varieties are: Frontenac, introduced in 1996;La Crescent, a 2002 release; Frontenac gris, 2003;and Marquette, a 2006 variety which may be the sin-gle most popular grape currently producing in Min-nesota.

“Frontenac is still perhaps the most widely grownvine in Minnesota and is also widely plantedthroughout the Midwest, New England, even Que-bec,” said Barnes.

Good rosé and port wines express the versatility ofthis grape, he added.

Marquette, a cousin of Frontenac and grandson ofPinot noir, has become a favorite of new growerspartly because its open, orderly growth habit makesvine canopy management more efficient.

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WINERIES, from pg. 26AWine industry growth

Wine isn’t just for middle-age folks.“I think wine had spread to all age populations,

including the younger generation,” said Barnes.“They’re even more receptive to different kinds ofclosures, like the screw cap. The wine industry per-haps is not so romantic in their image. They seem tobe more acceptable and accessible to these newideas of wine presentation.”

One reason the wine industry continues to expandis people enjoy the opportunity of adding wines totheir dining experiences, he said.

As for the expansion in Minnesota, Barnescredits the University of Minnesota for thedevelopment of cold-climate grape vari-eties.

At the University of Minnesota’s Hor-ticulture Research Center in Chanhas-sen, over 12,000 experimental vines on12 acres of research vineyards encom-pass the University’s wine grape breed-ing program, which was formally initi-ated in 1978. Over 3,000 vines areplanted each year and over 100 advancedselections are being tested, as well as over400 cultivars and selection from otherbreeding programs. In addition to cold hardi-ness and disease resistance, viticultural traitssuch as productivity, cluster size, growth habit, budbreak and ripening times are evaluated.

Barnes said this center is recognized as one of thetop wine grape programs in the United States.

So could the Minnesota grape industry eventuallybecome self supporting?

A few Minnesota wineries may be self-sustainingusing only Minnesota grown grapes, but early bud-ding and late frosts occurrences of the 2014 springseason caused most wineries to bring in juice fromoutside sources, notably California, said Barnes.

“The polar vortex last season really decimated thecrop for many of us. Some vineyards north of theTwin Cities were virtually totally wiped out. My

vineyard was half of what it was the year before andthat happened throughout much of southern Min-

nesota,” he said.In addition, as wineries become moresophisticated in their offerings, specialblends with other grape sources providea more diversified selection, he added.

Barnes is optimistic about the of theMinnesota grape industry.

“We’ll continue to put the emphasis onbest practices within each vineyard forbetter quality,” he said. “We’re also lob-

bying for some extension service; ideallya full-time University of Minnesota Exten-

sion viticulturist and enologist who can pro-vide information and assistance for every

grower. We’re talking to the Legislature. We’re confi-dent it will happen.”

Iowa State University has provided a full-timeextension staff member to help grow their state’sindustry. They have almost 100 wineries withtourism and community economic development partof the criteria for enthusiastically promoting this newindustry.

As for the proposed legislation to legalize Sundayliquor sales, Barnes said it’s not an issue for Min-nesota wineries since they can be open Sundays asthe present law exists.

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In 1940, there were just over 1,000 wineries in theUnited States; in 2010 there were more than 7,400.According to Wine Business Monthly data, as of April2013, the number was 8,582. Since 1998, therehas been a 384 percent increase in U.S. wineries.

Wine consumption increased steadily in the 1970sand 1980s, but decreased in the 1990s. From 1989to 1995, per capita consumption dropped from 2.3gallons to 1.7 gallons. By 2012, U.S. wineconsumption was 2.7 gallons per person and totalconsumption was 856 million gallons.

In 2012, the United States produced 752.4million gallons of wine with 88 percent beingproduced in California. The European Union is theworld’s dominant wine producer. The United Statesimports 32 percent of total wines consumed inAmerica. Imports totaled $5.9 billion in 2012,according to the Wine Institute.

Wineries exist in all 50 states however Californiaaccounts for 47 percent of all U.S. wineries. Basedon February 2013 listing in Wine Business Monthly,the Top 10 states in number of wineries are:California with 3,532; Washington, 670; Oregon,543; New York, 306; Virginia, 222; Texas, 204;Pennsylvania, 166; Ohio, 142, Michigan, 131 andNorth Carolina, 129.

— Dick Hagen

We’re lobbying for some exten-sion service; ideally a full-timeUniversity of Minnesota Exten-sion viticulturist and enologistwho can provide information andassistance for every grower.

— Ronald Barnes

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The Border Cheviot is awhite-faced small meat breednative to Scotland. The breed isknown for the mild flavor of its meat.

“We like them for their smallstature. They work well on smalleracreages and that’s what we have.

They’re efficient in feed conver-sion,” said Bernard, who raisessheep with her husband, Mark.

The Bernards both work off-farm jobs so their Border Cheviotoperation might better bedescribed as a hobby. She grewup on a dairy farm but alwayswanted sheep; her husband hadsheep growing up so when they

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the Minnesota landscape, there hasbecome a growing market for sellingindividual lambs to consumers.

“We process that lamb for them. Con-sumers are pleased about this verydirect approach to providing tastylamb into their food habits,” she said.

Bernard is in the midst of lambingseason, which begins around Feb. 10and continues until the end of March.

“Sheep are very hardy,” she said. “Youget some warm milk into that lamb andthey’re up and going in no time. Youwant to be out there making sure theewe is not having any problem, anddrying that newly born lamb quickly.But they are every resilient. Twins arevery common and we expect our ewes

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Because market lamb prices arestrong and feed prices favorable,Bernard said that raising lambs formeat is a profitable industry.

“I think some will be increasing theirflock size,” she said. “There’s an ethnicmarket that likes a lighter-weight lamb.Also delayed marketing of the lamb cropsometimes creates space issues for theewe flock coming in off pasture.”

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SHEEP, from pg. 28A“If I have a lamb that has pneumo-

nia, for example, I’m going to treat thatlamb. In my heart if I know I can givesome medicine to that lamb to save it,I’m going to do it,” said Bernard.Youth mentorship

The Bernards don’t have children,but Jo and her husband enjoy workingwith youth.

“We’ve mentored to a lot of 4-H kidsto give them a good exposure and posi-tive influence about animal agricul-ture. Yes, we’ve helped a few getstarted with their own breeding herdstoo,” said Bernard.

Her interests in the sheep industrycover a wide range. Bernard is sheepsuperintendent of the Minnesota StateFair Open Class.

“Our Minnesota State Fair continuesto be the most dominant of all statefairs for the sheep industry. Our StateFair staff is very committed to animalagriculture,” said Bernard.

“We get a lot of purebred producers atour State Fair. Marketing of breeding

animals is a big event. We are blessedin Minnesota to have some of thesoundest genetics and a reputation ofproducing quality genetics so sheeppeople from across the Midwest cometo show and see sheep at our State Fair.If they win at the Minnesota State Fairthey know they have won at one of thebest shows in the nation,” she said.

Over 1,000 different sheep breedshave been identified worldwide. Thereare over 50 breeds in the UnitedStates. At the Minnesota State Fair,the Hampshire breed is one of themost common breeds.

Bernard credits the Pipestone Lamb

and Wool Management Program atMinnesota West Community and Tech-nical College as key to the overallgenetic quality of Minnesota sheep.Minnesota also has several sheep fam-ilies dedicated to the industry. Thisgets passed on from generation to gen-eration so quality improvement is acontinual process amongst these sheepbreeders said Bernard.

In 2014, at the Louisville, Ken., show,the “world series” of the sheep world,Minnesota breeders and other UpperMidwest breeders dominated in sev-eral different breeds.

Bernard serves on the ExecutiveCommittee of the All American JuniorSheep Show.

“It’s become a huge event. It’s an all-volunteer organization. It’s for youth21 and under held in various parts ofAmerica. It’s not just showing sheep.

We make it a fun-filled weekend forfamilies. We give the kids a chance todo some livestock judging of sheep atthe show. We have scholarship pro-grams; we have essay contests; wehave photo contests. It’s a very wellrounded weekend for the young per-son and his family,” said Bernard.

In 2015, the event will be in Massa-chusetts. Scheduled over the Fourthof July weekend, the event returns tothe Midwest in 2016.

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According to Minnesota Depart-ment of Agriculture, the Jan. 1, 2013inventory of sheep and lambs was135,000 with Minnesota rankingnumber 12 nationwide. Texas is tradi-tionally No. 1, California is No. 2.

Jo Bernard was interviewed at theShepherds Conference and TradeShow in December in Chaska, Minn. ❖

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Consumers’ resistance toantibiotics in livestock feedcontinues to gain momentum,so much so that feed manufac-turers are scrambling withnew remedies should the U.S.Food and Drug Administrationeventually make a rulingagainst antibiotics.

Antibiotics are commonly used totreat sick livestock, prevent diseasesand promote growth.

The FDA has given the feed industrya timeframe that is less than threeyears away, but not all antibiotics willbe affected, said Gary Asche, directorof nutrition with Form-A-Feed, a 40-year-old Minnesota firm that providesspecialty feeds for the enrichment of abasic diet.

“There are four or five categories ofantibiotics that won’t be changed;Ionophores and Carbondox are men-

tioned,” said Asche. “On theruminant side this is known asRumensin; in poultry it’s usedfor coccidiostats. Elanco has aproduct approved for poultrycalled Narasin; for swineusage it’s called Skysis. This isa new growth promotion prod-uct. These are the newer prod-uct positioning happening

because of these pending rulechanges.”

According to National Hog Farmer,the FDA estimates 32.2 million poundsof antibiotics were sold for animal usein 2012, more than four times the 7.3million pounds of antibiotics sold forhuman use in 2011.

The extensive use of antibiotics inlivestock may contribute to theincrease in drug-resistant pathogensin animals that can potentially betransmitted to humans and negativelyimpact human health. The EuropeanUnion banned antibiotics for growth

promotion in 2006.A struggle for the feed industry is

that there is no scientific evidence thatcontinued use of antibiotics in livestockrations possess any threat to humanhealth. New guidelines from the FDAto voluntarily withdraw medicallyimportant antibiotics from growth pro-motion is challenging the feed industryto evaluate the benefits and costs ofanimal antibiotics to society.

“We’ve been doing research on a vari-ety of essential oils,” Asche said.“They’re quite effective because theyhave anti-microbial activity at low con-centrations. Plus they are alreadyapproved as natural flavors. Some areactually spice derivatives used as fla-vor enhancers in human foods — likethyme, oregano and carvocal.

“When used in swine rations we’reseeing reductions in salmonella,clostridium and even E. coli. We con-tinue to look at other products that canbe used in place of animal proteins. We

have some products that use hyper-immunized egg antibodies in lieu offeeds with animal plasma thatreduces the risk of PEDv.”

In view of questions connecting ani-mal plasma to the Porcine EpidemicDiarrhea virus, Form-A-Feedremoved the product from their feeds.The replacement has been all-veg-etable oil.

Asche credits Pipestone Clinic ofPipestone, Minn., as an industryleader on researching PEDv controlmeasures through nutrition.

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Jamie Wyeth is one of America’smost well-known and lovedartists. Among his favorite sub-

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“Some peoplelove it and othersthink it’s reallyscary,” said a secu-rity guard at themuseum.

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Gray, an artist,fisherman andboat captain bornin Nova Scotia wasalso inspired byislands off Maine. His paintings ofboats, fishermen and water there, andelsewhere, are breathtaking. They areon display at MMAM until March 29.

The Wyeth painting is part of a largepermanent collection at the MMAM.That collection includes painting byartists like Wyeth’s father, Andrew, aswell as Georgia O’Keefe and WinslowHomer. The permanent collection alsoincludes European artists such asPicasso, Renoir and Van Gogh.

The Jack Gray paintings are part ofa series of exhibitions. A two-room col-lection of Ansel Adams photosdeparted MMAM on Jan. 11. Now

there’s an exhibition of paintings byAmericans made during the mid-19thcentury. These artists belonged to theHudson River School. Not surpris-ingly, they painted the Hudson RiverValley.

When we visited we learned aboutboats from Jack Gray, laughed withPicasso at his painting, and discussed

the Hudson Riverschool with secu-rity guards. Mywife and I had adiscussion about acolorful 8-foot-tallpainting of somepretty farm girls.In the backgroundis an old guyapparently dig-ging potatoes.

“He’s a lech. Heshouldn’t be star-ing at those girlsthat way,” I said.

“They’re hisdaughters. He’sworried they willslip and fall in thestream,” she said.

“See, one has an empty basket andthe other has a full basket. Why isthat?” asked the security guard.

“They’d better pay attention or theywill fall in the water,” I said.

A really good painting, like the onethat inspired our conversation, tells astory and creates mysteries. TheMMAM also teaches history. To showMinnesotans that railroad magnateJ.J. Hill also owned a steamship line,the museum commissioned a big can-vas of Hill’s ship, The Minnesota, inSeattle Harbor.

A trip to Winona’s MMAM is fun,educational and unforgettable. ❖

This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Correspondents Tim King (story) and Jan King (photo)Maritime mysteries

Minnesota Marine ArtMuseum, Winona, Minn.

Do you have a Back Roads story suggestion? E-mail [email protected] or write to Editor, The Land, P.O. Box 3169, Mankato, MN 56002.

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$13.24

Local Corn and Soybean Price Index

Grain prices are effective cash close on Feb. 23. The price index chart compares an average of most recently reported local cash prices with the same average for a year ago.*Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.

Grain AnglesDollar influencesexports, prices

The U.S. dollar index tells us the value of our cur-rency versus the currency of our major trading part-ners. Recently the U.S. dollar index rose to a decadehigh of 95.43. This strength has numerous impactson both our export volumes andthe competitiveness of our agri-cultural commodities in theglobal marketplace. Lately wehave seen much market volatil-ity, especially in commoditiessuch as soybeans where about 40to 50 percent are exported. Onthe other hand, only about 10 to15 percent of the total corn pro-duction is exported. Additionally,with corn ethanol’s expansionover the past decade, crude oilhas shown a correlation to cornprices.

Since the demand for soybeans is heavily depend-ent on exports, currency fluctuation affects the pric-ing of this commodity more directly than a commod-ity that is primarily consumed or used domestically.Aside from an expected record or near-record pro-jected South American soybean crop, prices havebeen negatively affected by the strong dollar.

For example, new crop soybean futures are around$9.50 per bushel right now, and the U.S. dollar hasappreciated approximately 17 percent since lastFebruary. If I am a foreign buyer of soybeans I maybe looking at buying soybeans from the UnitedStates versus a South American country, but after aquick currency calculation I need to add $1.62 centsper bushel versus last year’s currency valuation tothe price I pay ($9.50 x 117 percent = $11.12). This is

Grain OutlookUSDA releases2015 estimates

The following market analysis is for the week end-ing Feb. 20.

CORN — Corn rallied to begin the holiday-short-ened work, establishing a higherrange for the week, but it strug-gled the balance of the week tomaintain those gains. As of closeon Feb. 20, March corn was 2cents lower for the week at 3.851⁄4 per bushel. December cornmoved 1 1⁄4 cents lower to closethe week at $4.16 1⁄4 per bushel.

The U.S. Department of Agri-culture held its annual OutlookForum Feb. 19-20. On the firstday, the USDA released plantedacreage estimates for 2015. Theseinitial numbers are ideas beforeany official collection or surveys. The corn acreagenumber was in line with private forecasts at 89 mil-lion acres, down 1.6 million acres or 18 percent from2014 planted acreage of 90.6 million acres.

On the second day of the forum, the USDA released2015-16 balance sheet projections. Plugging in ayield of 166.8 bushels per acre for a crop of 13.595 bil-lion bushels, carryout was forecasted at 1.687 billionbushels. This year’s carryout is projected at 1.827 bil-lion bushels. The national average price for 2015-16is $3.50 per bushel, down from this year’s $3.65 perbushel outlook. The eight major crops area for 2015-16 were predicted to be down 4.7 million acres whenConservation Reserve Program acres are included.

Weekly export sales and ethanol production wereeach delayed a day due to the Presidents Day holi-

Livestock AnglesDemand for beef

shrinkingThe livestock markets are still at odds going in dif-

ferent directions. However, this time it is just theopposite that has been occurring over the past fewmonths. Cattle are slipping lower while the hog mar-ket is improving.

The cattle market is beginningto feel the effects of a shrinkingdemand for beef despite the factthat cattle numbers are stilltight. For weeks now, the move-ment of beef has been muchslower than previous months andthe fact that the cold storage ofbeef is expanding signifies thechange in consumer attitudes.Cattle numbers are expected toremain lower than a year ago forthe near-term future.

However, that is not the main factor any longer inthe major determination of price paid for live inven-tory by the packers. It boils down to the simple factthat if you cannot move product out the back dooryou decrease what comes in the front door. Therecent U.S. Department of Agriculture Cold StorageReport indicated a more than expected increase inbeef stocks which would support the idea thatdemand is shrinking. This could be partly due to thestrong U.S. dollar than has made export businessalso contract.

Now factor in the latest USDA Monthly Cattle onFeed Report that indicated placements were greaterthan anticipated while the numbers of cattle on feedwere slightly greater than a year ago. This gives theindication that demand is now out-trumping supply

JOE TEALEBroker

Great Plains CommodityAfton, Minn.

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

PHYLLIS NYSTROMCHS Hedging Inc.

St. Paul

See NYSTROM, pg. 2B See TEALE, pg. 2B See LENSING, pg. 2B

KURT LENSINGAgStar Assistant VP

and Industry SpecialistWaite Park, Minn.

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NYSTROM, from pg. 1Bday. Friday’s weekly exports saleswere 36.7 million bushels, bringingtotal commitments to 1.341 billion bushels of theUSDA forecast for 1.75 billion bushels of exports.We need to average 16.4 million bushels of saleseach week to achieve the USDA target. Weeklyethanol production was up 3,000 barrels per day to964,000 barrels per day. Ethanol stocks were twomillion gallons lower at 886 million gallons.

Based on the first ever USDA National Agricul-tural Statistics Service Grain Crush report, corncrushed for ethanol for October-December totaled1.317 billion bushels. Using U.S. Energy Informa-tion Administration monthly ethanol production,ethanol yield was 2.8 gallons per bushel. The USDAis using 2.75 gallons per bushel on the balancesheet. This suggests we could see a lower grind inthe end. However, the President of SovEcon saidthis week that 2015-16 Black Sea corn exportscould fall significantly from 21 million metric tonsthis year, which could push more export interest tothe United States. During this week’s USDA Out-look forum, the Environmental Protection Agencysaid they expect to issue a proposal for RenewableFuel Standard requirements for 2014-16 sometime

this spring. He said “for the next fewmonths, we are regrouping.”Argentina’s corn crop is coming in

better than anticipated. There are forecasts the cropcould be as large as 25-26 mmt compared to the lat-est USDA estimate of 23 mmt. If true, this could cutinto the U.S. export outlook.

OUTLOOK: Since Feb. 4, March corn has beenstalled within a $3.79 1⁄2 to $3.91 3⁄4 range. Any sig-nificant upside in old crop corn is likely limited withupcoming South American supplies, approachingmonth-end position squaring, and an anticipated fallin ethanol production. Events in the Black Sea regionshould be monitored since that area accounts for 20percent of world feed grain exports. Ideas that 2015-16 corn acres may be lower than the USDA expectsshould limit short-term setbacks in the new cropmonths. Funds continue to liquidate length asreported in the Commitments of Traders report.Overall, look for continued choppy, rangebound short-term trading. If any U.S. spring weather problems areperceived, we could see a pop in new crop prices asthe carryout is expected to fall year on year.

SOYBEANS — Wide daily trading ranges weretypical this week, with higher highs established eachday. A strong meal market (partly weather based),March option expiration, and some harvest delayingrain in Brazil were factors in the strength. Growersales increased as board prices improved to the high-est level in over a month and basis levels also cooper-ated to encourage sales. Brazil’s soybean harvest isestimated at 11 percent complete versus 15 percenton average. The soybean vessel line-up is growing inBrazil with 5.8 mmt on deck versus 7 mmt a year ago.A slowdown on the main highway in the Mato Grossoregion of Brazil is occurring as truckers protest risingfuel costs. Their diesel taxes were increased 20 centsper gallon. Brazil’s logistics get disrupted every yearit seems, so this shouldn’t be any surprise.

From the USDA Outlook Forum, 2015 planted soy-bean acreage was pegged at 83.5 million acres. This isdown 200,000 acres or 0.2 percent from last year’s83.7 million acres. This goes against most private esti-mates for increases in next year’s planted acres.Informa’s latest projection was for 88 million acres oran increase of 4.5 million acres, the CongressionalBudget Office used 86 million in its budget assump-tion, and in the baseline pro-jection, the USDA used

84 million acres. Will growers base their plantingdecisions entirely on financial returns? I believe that’sunlikely, as spring planting weather and rotationpractices will factor heavily into the final decision.

Also released at the USDA Outlook forum were2015-16 balance sheets. The USDA used an averageyield of 46.0 bu./acre for a crop of 3.8 billion bushels.Carryout for 2015-16 is projected at 430 millionbushels versus this year’s 385 million bushels. Theaverage national price for the 2015-16 marketingyear is $9 per bushel.

The January National Oilseed Processors Associa-tion crush report was neutral with 162.675 millionbushels crushed, in line with pre-report expecta-tions, but still a monthly record. Soyoil stocks totaled1.228 billion pounds. China began their Lunar NewYear holiday week at mid-week, so don’t expect muchnews from that sector for a few more days. Weeklyexport sales of 18.6 million bushels bring total com-mitments to 1.715 billion bushels. The USDA is fore-casting export sales of 1.79 billion bushels for themarketing year. Sales need to average just 4.4 mil-lion bushels per week to hit that level.

OUTLOOK: March soybeans were 8 3⁄4 centshigher for the week, closing at $9.99 1⁄4 per bushel.The November soybean contract gained nine cents toclose at $9.80 per bushel. Lower 2015-16 soybeanacreage and short covering were factors cited in thisweek’s rally; however, lurking in the shadows is ahuge South American crop. Keep an eye on the mealmarket and for any interruption in South America’sharvest for day-to-day moves, but overall at somepoint the South American crop should cut into U.S.demand and limit upside opportunities.

Nystrom’s notes: Contract changes for the week end-ing Feb. 20: Chicago wheat plunged 22 3⁄4 centslower, Minneapolis was 20 1⁄4 cents lower, andKansas City dropped 29 1⁄2 cents. Crude oil declined$2.44 to $50.34 per barrel, ultra-low-sulfur dieselrallied 14 cents in the front month, reformulatedblendstock for oxygenate blending was only 1 1⁄2cents higher and natural gas jumped 14 3⁄4 centshigher. The Outlook Forum’s wheat balance sheet for2015-16 shows ending stocks of 763 million bushelscompared to this year’s carryout of 692 millionbushels. Egypt bought 180,000 metric tons of Frenchand 60,000 metric tons of Romanian wheat thisweek, nothing from the United States. ❖

South American soybeans to cut into U.S. demand

TEALE, from pg. 1Bat this juncture. This has been foreseen by thefutures market over the past several months by thefact that futures have been such a discount to thecash sales. While it would seem that cash andfutures will narrow over the next few months, thehow they come together is the question at hand.Therefore, producers are urged to keep an eye onthe trends in both cash and futures and protectinventories as needed.

For the first time in weeks, the cash hog prices actu-ally showed signs of stabilizing as they finishedhigher for the week ending Feb. 20. Hog prices havebeen on the decline since last July mainly due toincreased numbers of available hogs for market. Sosupply has been a major factor effecting hog prices forquite some time. It does not appear that the supply ofhogs will make any significant changes in the monthsahead which could limit any price appreciation. How-ever, as compared to competitive meats, pork is a fairvalue which could help stabilize the demand.

The major problem will be the amount of porkproduced as reflected in the recent USDA Cold Stor-age Report. This indicated more pork in storagethan anticipated, which will continue to be a burdenon any price appreciation. As mentioned above, thestrong U.S. dollar has been a negative on exportbusiness and with the ample supply of pork andreduced export demand, this is not a formula for asustained rally in hog prices.

All things considered, producers should be cog-nizant of market conditions and protect inventorieson strength in the market. ❖

Hogs show signsof stabilizing

LENSING, from pg. 1Bpart of the reason why we are seeing optional origincontacts switch from U.S. origins to South Americanorigins (sometimes referred to cancellations). Ironi-cally, last year’s 2014 crop insurance projected price,set in the month of February, was $11.36 per bushel.

Although currency is only part of the many reasonswhy we are seeing lower prices today, it will be animportant factor to watch going forward. As otherdeveloped countries’ economies struggle and intro-duce new stimulus packages, investors seem to favorthe U.S. dollar over other currencies, which in turnhelps support a strong dollar. With the agriculturaleconomy heavily influenced by exports and energy, it

may be wise to look at these economic indicators andtheir influence on commodity markets. As agricul-tural trade becomes more globalized, energy and cur-rency markets will be important markets to follow,just like considerations given to global supply anddemand numbers.

Visit www.agstar.com/edge for more industryexpertise.

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This column was written for the market-ing week ending Feb. 20.

The U.S. Department of Agricultureannounced the March Federal order ClassI base milk price Thursday at $15.56 perhundredweight, down 68 cents from Feb-ruary, $8.08 below March 2014, and thelowest Class I since July 2012. The priceequates to about $1.34 per gallon, downfrom $1.40 last month. The three monthClass I average is now at $16.79, downfrom $22.38 at this time a year ago andcompares to $18.33 in 2013.

The two-week National Dairy Products Sales

Report-surveyed butterprice used to calculate theClass I value was $1.6585per pound, up 10.6 cents from February.Nonfat dry milk averaged $1.0213, downfractionally. Cheese averaged $1.5408,down 4.5 cents, and dry whey averaged54.15 cents per pound, down 4.9 cents.

Speaking of fluid milk, December 2014packaged fluid milk sales totaled 4.37 bil-lion pounds, down 1.2 percent fromDecember 2013, according to USDA’s lat-est data. December sales of conventionalproducts, at 4.16 billion pounds, were

down 1.5 percent from a year ago; organic products,

at 210 million, were up 5.7 percent.Organic represented about 4.8 per-

cent of total sales for the month.January-December 2014 total packaged fluid milk

sales, at 50.12 billion pounds, were down 3.0 percentfrom the same period a year earlier. Year-to-datesales of conventional products, at 47.64 billion, weredown 3.6 percent. Organic products, at 2.47 billionpounds, were up 9.2 percent. Organic representedabout 4.9 percent of total milk sales in 2014.

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MIELKE, from pg. 3Bcent of total fluid milk sales in theUnited States.

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Cash cheese prices were mostlysteady in the Presidents Day holiday-shortened week. The block Cheddarclosed Friday at $1.5450 per pound,up 1.5 cents on the week but 61.75cents below a year ago. The barrelsclosed at $1.4850, unchanged on theweek but 67.25 cents below a year ago.Three cars of each traded hands onthe week. The lagging NDPSDR-sur-veyed U.S. average block price hit$1.5258, down 1.2 cents. The barrelsaveraged $1.5251, up 0.7 cent.

Many Midwest commercial cheesebuyers continue to have an activeinterest in building inventory at cur-rent cheese prices, according to DairyMarket News. Dairy manufacturerswith multiple dairy product manufac-turing options in their plants gener-ally favor diverting milk into cheeseover other dairy products at the pres-ent time for profitability reasons. Rel-atively stable cheese prices are help-ing sustain manufacturer marginsrelated to what is paid for milk com-pared with cheese sales prices. More-

over, with surplus milkin the Midwest sellingat below Class prices,cheese manufacturing is at very heavylevels in most plants.

Cheese sales for western manufactur-ers are good, both name brands andstore brands. Production schedules arerunning full with cheese typicallybeing the favored dairy product formanufacturers with multiple productmanufacturing options in plants.Exports are not a significant factor insales. Manufacturers of cheese have allof the milk they want. At currentprices, there is noticeable interestamong buyers in building inventorylevels for retail sale as well as for ched-dar and provolone aging programs.

Cash butter finished Friday at$1.7225 per pound, up a quarter-centon the week but 6.25 cents below ayear ago. Twelve cars were sold on theweek. NDPSR butter averaged$1.6976, up 6.8 cents.

Central retail butter sales wereslower in January but have been mov-ing up, according to Dairy MarketNews. The market tone is steady. Manyoperators are churning heavily, takingadvantage of plentiful cream suppliesand the favorable pricing. Some manu-

facturers are focused onrebuilding stocks.Some Western manu-

facturers are churning available inter-nal cream this week, not selling or buy-ing any cream for churning on spotmarkets. Print orders for retail salesare good ahead of the Easter/Passoverseason, a time when butter demandhas a spike. Butter production issteady this week.

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Cash Grade A nonfat dry milkreversed four weeks of gains, startingthe week with a 5 cent gain only to giveit back Thursday and lose another 4cents Friday, closing at $1.11 perpound, down 4 cents on the week.NDPSR powder averaged $1.0230, up0.4 cent and dry whey averaged 52.7cents, down 3.3 cents.

Falling milk prices continue to incen-tivize heavier dairy cow culling. USDA’slatest Livestock Slaughter report issuedThursday shows an estimated 275,000dairy cows were slaughtered under fed-eral inspection in the month, up 18,000head from December and 5,000 headmore than January 2014.

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Looking internationally, Tuesday’sGlobal Dairy Trade auction saw theweighted average for all products jump10.1 percent, following a 9.4 percentjump on February 3. It is the fifth con-secutive gain and again likely drivenby Fonterra’s announcement late Janu-ary lowering its milk production esti-mate by 3.3 percent.

All products offered saw gains led,believe it or not, by Cheddar cheese, up16.8 percent, following a drop of 11.1percent in the February 3 event. Wholemilk powder was next, up 13.7 percent,following a 19.2 percent jump last time.Next was skim milk powder, up 5.7 per-cent, which follows a 6.7 percent jumplast time. Anhydrous milkfat was up6.4 percent, following a 5.4 percentdecline last time, buttermilk powder,up 1.9 percent, following a slip of 0.4percent last time, rennet casein, up 1.2percent, following a 7.7 percent jumplast time, and butter was up 1.1 per-cent, following a 6.1 percent advancelast time.

FC Stone reports the average GDTbutter price equated to about $1.7340per pound U.S., up from $1.7160 in theFeb. 3 event. Contrast that to ChicagoMercantile Exchange butter whichclosed Friday at $1.7225 per pound TheGDT Cheddar cheese average was$1.3854 per pound U.S., up from

$1.1956. The U.S. block Cheddar CMEprice closed Friday at $1.5450 perpound. GDT skim milk powder, at$1.2445 per pound U.S., is up from$1.1782, and the whole milk powderaverage at $1.4844 per pound U.S., isup from $1.3035 in the last event. TheCME Grade A nonfat dry milk priceclosed Friday at $1.11 per pound.

FC Stone dairy broker Dave Kurza-wski says “The surge in price increasesover the past several GDT events hascome at a time of lower volume offer-ings. While we see dairy productdemand as stable to increasing in cer-tain global markets, China remainsnoticeably quiet and it remains unclearas to the long-term impact of GDT auc-tion on U.S. based prices. At this point,we suggest that such an auction eventwill continue to inspire U.S. buyers, buttheir interest is expected to be well sat-isfied with available product.”

The Daily Dairy Report has alsopointed out, the number of winningbidders is slipping and so is the quan-tity of product being sold on the GDT.So, is the GDT an accurate barometer?

“Yes,” said Kurzawski in Friday’sDairyLine and he likened the GDT tothe Chicago Mercantile Exchange, andsaid, while they operate differently,they both essentially operate as a“price discovery or price transparencymechanism;” the GDT being the one forinternational prices.

Kurzawski said the GDT is “Thefinest one we have outside of anecdotaldiscussions with traders and brokersand companies that are actually mov-ing the product. From that aspect, itserves a purpose and has value,” hesaid, but “Whether or not, week toweek or event to event it has a longterm bearing on what prices are goingto do is up for debate.”

I also asked about the strength ofbutter, which likely is a result of theupcoming Easter-Passover holiday.Kurzawski said inventory building isoccurring and there’s pipeline refillingin preparation for upcoming cheesepromotions, “and you have some whogot caught short on nonfat dry milk.”

“When the market is very bearishaccording to everybody you talk to andeverywhere you turn,” Kurzawskiexplained, “like in early January, themarket was so super bearish it creepsits way into buyer behavior and peoplestep aside from the market and thinkthey can come back next week or nextmonth or in the next six months andget stuff bought.”

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Cheese prices steady; GDT dairy prices jumped again

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MIELKE, from pg. 4BHe said buyers felt they “didn’t

have to get real aggressive but thatchanged on January 28th when that letter wasreleased (Fonterra’s milk output prediction) and dis-cussions of the expectation that New Zealand wouldbe down 3.3 percent.”

“People said they didn’t have enough coverage andnow they need more so buyer behavior has gone fromsomewhat greedy to somewhat more worried andthat’s happened in a very short period of time, notonly here but globally,” he said.

“Will it calm down?” he asked. “I think so. We stillhave plenty of milk and we have plenty of inventoryof product right now. Eventually that may not be thecase but it is the case today,” he concluded.

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Cooperatives Working Together accepted sevenrequests for export assistance this week to sell 2.94million pounds of 82 percent butter to customers inAsia, Europe and the Middle East. The product willbe delivered March through August 2015 and raisedCWT’s 2015 cheese exports to 4.64 million poundsplus 18.45 million pounds of butter to 16 countries.

Speaking of international trade, there’s some bigbucks “sitting on the dock of the bay,” due to a dock-workers strike on the West Coast. The U.S. Dairy

Export Council, National Milk Pro-ducers Federation and the Interna-tional Dairy Foods Association sent a

joint letter to Congress addressing the dispute overconcerns that the strike is hurting U.S. business,including agricultural interests.

A letter to President Obama stated: “The nine-month-old contract dispute between West Coastdockworkers and port operators is a growing eco-nomic calamity that necessitates White House inter-vention. As a result of the dispute, West Coast portshave been operating at less than 50 percent of theirnormal volumes and recently the threat of total stop-page has become a reality. That is crippling criticallyimportant U.S. maritime exports, including agricul-ture products. Financially, the losses are likely toreach billions of dollars. And that doesn’t countlosses in jobs, export markets and income for familyfarms and businesses across the country.

“U.S. dairy products are among the many time-sen-sitive goods caught up in this congestion. Asia is ournumber one overall destination, and our fastestgrowing — helping our exports grow 6 percent for afifth straight record year. Yet, the port slowdown hasweakened the business cycle, and foreign buyershave become severely concerned about our reliability.

“Our competition for overseas customers is intense,and any threat to a reliable supply line forces them

to look quickly at other ways to fill their needs.Once gone, these customers don’t necessarily comeback. The United States can grow and raise the bestfarm products in the world. But, if we can’t deliverthem dependably and affordably, the customers willgo elsewhere.

“The economic value of increased American dairy,food and agricultural exports has been extremelybeneficial to the terminals and to the thousands ofdockworkers who handle the shipments. Theirinability to settle their contract dispute is causingtremendous collateral damage, to say the least.

“Working with a number of coalitions, our organi-zations have urged the International Longshore andWarehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Associa-tion to resolve their differences as quickly as possi-ble. However, given that there has not been a solu-tion despite current involvement from theDepartment of Labor, we urge you, Mr. President, toinsist the parties involved in the dispute to acceptthe outcome of mediation.”

Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who residesin Everson, Wash. His weekly column is featured innewspapers across the country and he may bereached at [email protected]. ❖

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The U.S. Department ofAgriculture’s NationalAgricultural StatisticsService released the 2014estimated average countyyields for corn, soybeansand other crops on Feb. 19.These yields will offer apretty good estimate ofwhere final Ag Risk Cover-age-County farm programpayments are likely to endup for the 2014 crop year.

ARC-CO paymentsfor 2014 will not be

finalized until after Sept.30, 2015, and paymentswill occur in October.

The 2014 NASS countyyields for corn, soybeans,and other crops are availableon the NASS website. Onceon the website, click on thedesired state, find the appro-priate crop and county, andlook for the 2014 yield.

The attached Charts No. 1,2 and 3 list 2014 countybenchmark yields and2014 county NASS yields

for The Land’s entire coverage area.ARC-CO payments for 2014 for a given

crop will be paid when the actual 2014county revenue for that crop falls belowthe 2014 county revenue guarantee forthat crop. The actual county revenue isthe 2014 NASS county yield times thefinal market year average price for 2014.The 2014 MYA price is the national aver-age corn or soybean price from Sept. 1,2014 to Aug. 31, 2015. The MYA prices

are finalized on Sept. 30, 2015.Refer to Table A for steps to cal-culate estimated 2014 ARC-COpayments for corn and soybeans.

The estimated 2014 MYAprices range from $3.60-$3.90per bushel for corn, and $9.70-$10.25/bu. for soybeans. As ofmid-February, the USDA was

estimating the 2014 MYA prices at$3.65/bu. for corn, and $10.20/bu. forsoybeans. By comparison, Kansas StateUniversity is estimating the 2014 MYAprices at $3.77/bu. for corn, and$9.74/bu. for soybeans.

As the 2014 estimated MYA price forcorn or soybeans increases, the likelihoodof a 2014 ARC-CO payment decreases,and vice versa. The MYA price estimatealso influences the potential ARC-COpayment amount for corn or soybeans.Refer to Tables B and C for the likelihoodof 2014 ARC-CO payments for corn andsoybeans at various MYA price levels.

The relationship between the 2014NASS county yields and the 2014 countybenchmark — denoted as “BM” — yieldsis extremely important in calculatingpotential 2014 ARC-CO payments forcorn and soybeans. Expressing the 2014NASS county yield as a “percent of BMyield” is actually more important than

County NASS yields in 2014 affect ARC-CO payments

Chart No. 1: County benchmark yields and 2014 NASS yields for Northern & Central Minnesota

————— Corn ————— ———— Soybeans ————County BM 2014 % of BM BM 2014 % of BM

yield NASS yield yield NASS yieldBecker 126 116.2 92 33 32.6 99 Benton 131 90.3 69 37 27.3 74 Big Stone 156 155.0 99 39 43.0 110 Carver 171 123.4 72 45 34.7 77 Chippewa 177 164.4 93 46 50.3 109 Chisago 136 113.7 84 33 28.1 85 Clay 137 131.4 96 35 35.6 102 Douglas 43 137.0 96 36 37.6 104 Grant 164 144.9 88 39 43.0 110 Isanti 130 98.2 76 30 21.8 73 Kanabec 123 118.2 96 31 34.0 110 Kandiyohi 175 150.3 86 45 41.7 93 Lac Qui Parle 164 167.3 102 43 49.3 115 Mahnomen 135 122.4 91 32 33.2 104 Marshall 123 119.2 97 32 29.2 91 McLeod 172 128.6 75 44 33.0 75 Meeker 164 145.4 89 43 39.4 92 Mille Lacs 125 113.7 91 34 26.9 79 Morrison 138 117.3 85 37 36.2 98 Norman 119 125.2 105 32 36.1 113 Otter Tail East 131 128.3 98 36 34.0 94 Otter Tail West 137 128.3 94 36 34.0 94 Pine 129 97.3 75 35 32.4 93 Polk 120 127.0 106 34 36.7 108 Pope 157 157.8 100 38 45.0 118 Sherburne N/A 128.8 N/A N/A N/A N/AStearns 151 133.9 89 41 36.1 88 Stevens 162 164.3 101 41 47.6 116 Swift 171 157.8 92 41 44.3 108 Todd 123 100.4 82 33 32.6 99 Traverse 156 146.3 94 37 39.1 106 Wadena N/A 126.0 N/A N/A N/A N/AWilken 136 136.2 100 33 37.4 113 Wright 158 129.4 82 41 35.1 86

Table A: Calculating Estimated 2014 ARC-CO Payments

Following are the “steps” to calculate estimated 2014 ARC-CO payments for corn and soybeans:

Step No. 1: Determine the county benchmark (BM) yield for corn or soybeans

• Use attached Chart No. 1, 2 or 3 to find the 2014 BM County corn or soybean yield.° Chart No. 1: Northern & Central Minnesota° Chart No. 2: Southern Minnesota° Chart No. 3: Northern Iowa

• Determine the 2014 County corn or soybean BM yield, by going to the following website:www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc

° Go to “County Yields” for ARC-CO Program; Find the appropriate State and County.° Find corn or soybean County yields for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.° County BM Yield = Drop the high yield and low yield, and average the other three yields.

Step No. 2: Determine the ARC-CO county BM revenue for corn or soybeans• County Corn BM Revenue = County BM Yield x $5.29/bushel• County Soybean BM Revenue = County BM Yield x $11.27/bushel

Step No. 3: Determine the ARC-CO county revenue guarantee• County Revenue Guarantee = County BM Revenue x 86 percent (0.86)

Step No. 4: Determine the maximum ARC-CO payment per acre• Max. ARC-CO Payment/Acre = County BM Revenue x 10 percent (0.10)

Step No. 5: Determine the maximum ARC-CO payment per base acre• Max. ARC-CO Payment/Base Acre = Max. ARC-CO Payment/Acre x 85 percent (0.85)

Step No. 6: Determine the 2014 NASS County yield for corn or soybeans• Use attached Chart No. 1, 2 or 3 to find the 2014 NASS County corn or soybean yield.• Determine the 2014 County corn or soybean BM yield, by going to the following website:http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/

° Find the appropriate State, Crop, County, and Yield (corn or soybeans).

Step No. 7: Determine the estimated 2014 Actual County Revenue for corn andsoybeans• 2014 County ACR per Acre = 2014 NASS County yield x Est. MYA Price

° Likely 2014 MYA Prices: Corn = $3.60-$3.90/bu.; Soybeans = $9.70-$10.25/bu.° 2014 MYA price for corn & soybeans is the national ave. price from Sept. 1, 2014 to Aug. 31, 2015.

Step No. 8: Determine the estimated 2014 ARC-CO payment per base acre• Est. 2014 ARC-CO Payment/Base Acre = County BM Revenue - County ACR x 0.85

° If the above calculation is equal to, or above, the Max. ARC-CO payment per base acre, the maximum2014 ARC-CO payment would be paid.

Step No. 9: Determine the likelihood of 2014 ARC-CO payments (refer to Table B or C)• Use attached Chart No. 1, 2 or 3 to find the 2014 “% of BM yield” for a County.• Go to Table B or C and find the likelihood of ARC-CO payments at various MYA prices.

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NASS county yield websitehttp://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/

See THIESSE, pg. 9B

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Chart No. 2: County benchmark yields and 2014 NASS yields for Southern Minnesota


yield NASS yield yield NASS yieldBlue Earth 177 158.2 89 47 43.7 93 Brown 170 168.2 99 44 49.1 112 Cottonwood 170 175.7 103 45 51 113 Dakota 174 168.5 97 44 46.8 106 Dodge 187 185.3 99 49 52.1 106 Faribault 177 164.4 93 48 45.7 95 Fillmore 174 176.1 101 48 52.7 110 Freeborn 176 167.3 95 45 49.8 111 Goodhue 183 182.0 100 49 54.8 112 Houston 171 169.4 99 48 48.0 100 Jackson 179 167.7 94 47 47.5 101 Le Sueur 168 148.1 88 45 44.4 99 Lincoln 154 154.1 100 41 47.5 116 Lyon 155 152.4 98 42 44.9 107 Martin 184 168.4 92 49 46.5 95 Mower 173 175.9 102 45 47.5 106 Murray 174 158.7 91 47 45.6 97 Nicollet 168 154.3 92 45 46.4 103 Nobles 172 157.2 91 47 44.7 95 Olmsted 182 185 102 48 53.7 112 Pipestone 160 145.8 91 44 42.9 98 Redwood 170 165.8 98 46 46.9 102 Renville 176 150.9 86 46 42.7 93 Rice 179 157.1 88 46 47.3 103 Rock 176 155.0 88 50 47.4 95 Scott 161 137.9 86 45 40.7 90 Sibley 173 135.7 78 44 41.0 93 Steele 177 168.5 95 45 48.7 108 Wabasha 182 178.3 98 49 52.2 107 Waseca 181 160.2 89 48 43.7 91 Washington 168 155.7 93 42 43.2 103 Watonwan 182 186.3 102 48 52.8 110 Winona 176 175.6 100 50 53.9 108 Yellow Medicine 166 153.6 93 42 44.9 107

Chart No. 3: County benchmark yields and 2014 NASS yields for Northern Iowa


yield NASS yield yield NASS yieldAllamakee 167 175.6 105 51 51.0 100 Bremer 179 159.0 89 50 48.6 97 Buena Vista 172 172.1 100 48 49.6 103 Butler 181 167.7 93 50 46.8 94 Cerro Gordo 167 168.3 101 45 50.8 113 Cherokee 181 183.6 101 53 56.3 106 Chickasaw 171 157.6 92 48 47.0 98 Clay 177 !66.3 94 50 48.2 96 Clayton 174 176.7 102 55 52.0 95 Dickinson 169 157.9 93 48 44.4 93 Emmett 172 165.0 96 48 42.9 89 Fayette 165 170.9 104 50 50.0 100 Floyd 173 162.8 94 49 48.1 98 Franklin 172 165.8 96 48 47.8 100 Hancock 175 173.9 99 48 48.1 100 Howard 169 164.4 97 47 49.2 105 Humboldt 165 176.9 107 46 46.9 102 Kossuth 177 176.6 100 49 47.0 96 Lyon 186 172.9 93 54 54.2 100 Mitchell 172 175.1 102 46 49.8 108 O’Brien 188 180.3 96 54 56.2 104 Osceola 184 175.4 95 50 52.7 105 Palo Alto 173 164.6 95 49 46.2 94 Plymouth 177 187.3 106 53 57.2 108 Pocahontas 173 174.2 101 47 48.2 103 Sioux 182 187.4 103 55 60.9 111 Winnebago 173 172.7 100 48 48.2 100 Winneshiek 173 174.0 101 48 50.6 105 Worth 168 181.5 108 45 50.0 111 Wright 167 169.4 101 46 43.1 94

Thiesse: Benchmark yields ‘extremely important’

All tables and charts prepared by Kent Thiesse.

Table B: 2014 ARC-CO Payment Likelihood For CornAssumptions

• 2014 Benchmark (BM) MYA Corn Price = $5.29/bu.• Likely 2014 Corn MYA Price = $3.60 - $3.90 per bushel• See Charts No. 1, 2 & 3 for 2014 ARC-CO County BM Yields• See Charts No. 1, 2 & 3 for 2014 NASS County Yields• See Charts No. 1, 2 & 3 for 2014 County NASS Yields as a % of BM Yields• 2014 ARC-CO payments paid on 85% (0.85) of Corn Base Acres

County Corn Benchmark (BM) Yields190 175 160 145 130

Est. Revenue Guar./Acre $864.39 $796.15 $727.90 $659.66 $591.42Max. ARC-CO Payment $ 85.43 $ 78.69 $ 71.94 $ 65.20 $ 58.45(Per Base Acre)

Actual 2014 Corn NASS Yields (% of BM Yield)Final 2014 MYA Price 100% 90% 95% 105% 110%(Price/Bu.) Est. 2014 ARC-CO Payment (% of Max. Paymt./Base Acre)$3.60 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%$3.70 100% 100% 100% 100% 91%$3.80 100% 100% 100% 100% 70%$3.90 100% 100% 100% 86% 49%

Table C: 2014 ARC-CO Payment Likelihood For SoybeansAssumptions

• 2014 Benchmark (BM) MYA Soybean Price = $12.27/bu.• Likely 2014 Soybean MYA Price = $9.80 - $10.25 per bushel• See Charts No. 1, 2 & 3 for 2014 ARC-CO County BM Yields• See Charts No. 1, 2 & 3 for 2014 NASS County Yields• See Charts No. 1, 2 & 3 for 2014 County NASS Yields as a % of BM Yields• 2014 ARC-CO payments paid on 85% (0.85) of Soybean Base Acres

County Soybean Benchmark (BM) Yields55 50 45 40 35

Est. Revenue Guar./Acre $580.87 $527.61 $474.85 $422.09 $369.33Max. ARC-CO Payment $ 57.37 $ 51.15 $ 46.94 $ 41.72 $ 36.51(Per Base Acre)

Actual 2014 Soybean NASS Yields (% of BM Yield)Final 2014 MYA Price 100% 90% 95% 105% 110%(Price/Bu.) Est. 2014 ARC-CO Payment (% of Max. Paymt./Base Acre)

$9.80 62% 100% 100% 22% 0%$9.95 50% 100% 90% 9% 0%

$10.10 38% 100% 79% 0% 0%$10.25 25% 100% 67% 0% 0%

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THIESSE, from pg. 6Bthe final county yield in determiningestimated ARC-CO payments.

If the 2014 NASS county yield,expressed as a “percent of BM yield” isbelow 100 percent, it increases the like-lihood of a 2014 ARC-CO payments forcorn or soybeans. However, if the “per-cent of BM yield” is above 100 percent,it decreases the likelihood of a ARC-COpayment for corn or soybeans. Theattached Charts No. 1, 2 and 3 list the2014 county “percent of BM yield” forcorn and soybeans.

The likelihood of 2014 ARC-CO pay-ments for corn or soybeans, and the2014 ARC-CO payment estimates, arebased on the relationship between theestimated 2014 MYA price and thecounty NASS yield expressed as a “per-centage of BM yield.” Please refer toTables B and C for the likelihood of2014 ARC-CO payments for corn andsoybeans at various MYA price levelsand “percentage of BM yield.”

Observations on the likelihood of2014 ARC-CO payments for corn andsoybeans:

• Corn: Any county that has a “per-cent of BM yield” of 105 percent or lesswill likely realize the maximum (100percent) estimated 2014 ARC-CO pay-ment for that county.

• Corn: Counties with a “percent ofBM yield” of 106-110 percent will likelysee an estimated ARC-CO paymentthat is 50-100 percent of the maximumARC-CO payment.

• Corn: Counties with a “percent ofBM yield” of 111-115 percent will likelysee a partial ARC-CO payment,depending on the final MYA price.

• Corn: Counties with a “percent ofBM yield” above 120 percent will likely

see either a very smallARC-CO payment, orpossibly no 2014 ARC-CO payment.

• Soybeans: Any county that has a“percent of BM yield” of 95 percent orless will likely see the maximum 2014ARC-CO payment, or a very high per-centage of the maximum.

• Soybeans: Counties with a “percentof BM yield” of 96-100 percent willlikely see an estimated ARC-CO pay-ment of 40-90 percent of the maximumpayment.

• Soybeans: Counties with a “percentof BM yield” above 105 percent willlikely see either a very small ARC-COpayment, or possibly no 2014 ARC-COpayment.

There can be a significant differencein the estimated 2014 ARC-CO pay-ments from county to county, depend-ing on the 2014 county NASS yield,expressed as a “percent of BM yield.” Itappears that most Minnesota andnorthern Iowa counties are likely toreceive the maximum 2014 ARC-COpayment for corn, or very close to themaximum payment. The ARC-CO esti-mates for corn may be different instates such as Illinois and Indiana thathad much higher county NASS cornyields in 2014, and probably a muchhigher 2014 “percent of BM yield.”

The estimated 2014 ARC-CO pay-ments for soybeans in Minnesota andnorthern Iowa is significantly differentthan corn, and will be totally dependenton the 2014 “percent of BM yield” for agiven county. There can even be a widevariation in neighboring counties. Forexample, Renville County in SouthwestMinnesota is likely to receive close tothe maximum 2014 ARC-CO paymentfor soybeans, due to having a 2014 “per-

cent of BM yield” of only93 percent. However,

neighboring RedwoodCounty had a 2014 “percent of BMyield” of 102 percent, and will likelyreceive a very small 2014 ARC-CO pay-ment for soybeans, if any at all. Be sureto check out the 2014 soybean “percent

of BM yield” for a county before mak-ing assumptions on potential 2014ARC-CO payments for soybeans.

Kent Thiesse is a government farmprograms analyst and a vice president atMinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal, Minn.He may be reached at (507) 726-2137 [email protected]. ❖

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Cattle and calves on feed for slaughtermarket in the United States for feedlotswith capacity of 1,000 or more headtotaled 10.7 million head on Feb. 1. Theinventory was slightly above Feb.1,2014.

Placements in feedlots during Janu-ary totaled 1.79 million, 11 percentbelow 2014. Net placements were 1.71million head. During January, place-ments of cattle and calves weighing

less than 600 pounds were 405,000,600-699 pounds were 340,000, 700-799pounds were 477,000, and 800 poundsand greater were 565,000.

Marketings of fed cattle during Janu-ary totaled 1.63 million, 9 percent below2014. January marketings are the low-est since the series began in 1996.

Cattle and calves on feed for slaughtermarket in the United States for feedlotswith capacity of 1,000 or more head rep-resented 81.6 percent of all cattle andcalves on feed in the United States onJan. 1, 2015, up from 81.3 on Jan. 1, 2014.

Marketings of fed cattle for feedlots withcapacity of 1,000 or more head during2014 represented 87.2 percent of all cattlemarketed from feedlots in the UnitedStates, up from 86.9 percent during 2013.Iowa

Cattle and calves on feed for slaughtermarket in Iowa for all feedlots totaled1,275,000 on Feb.1,2015,according to theNASS Cattle on Feed report. The inven-tory is up 5 percent from Jan. 1, 2015, andup 5,000 head from Feb. 1, 2014. Feedlotswith a capacity greater than 1,000 headhad 660,000 head on feed, up 3 percentfrom last month but unchanged from lastyear. Feedlots with a capacity less than1,000 head had 615,000 head on feed, up6 percent from last month and up 1 per-cent from last year.

Placements during January totaled195,000 head, a decrease of 3 percent

from last month but up 9 percent fromlast year. Feedlots with a capacitygreater than 1,000 head placed 100,000head, down 1 percent from last monthand down 12 percent from last year.Feedlots with a capacity less than1,000 head placed 95,000 head. This isdown 5 percent from last month but up46 percent from last year.

Marketings for January were 134,000head, up 7 percent from last month andup 2 percent from last year. Feedlotswith a capacity greater than 1,000 headmarketed 78,000 head, down 2 percentfrom last month but up 10 percent fromlast year. Feedlots with a capacity lessthan 1,000 head marketed 56,000 head,up 24 percent from last month butdown 8 percent from last year.

MinnesotaCattle and calves on feed for slaughter

market in Minnesota for all feedlots witha capacity greater than 1,000 head totaled139,000 head on Feb. 1, 2015, according tothe NASS Cattle on Feed report. This isup 2,000 head from last month and up3,000 head from last year. Placementsduring January totaled 15,000 head,down 12 percent from last month anddown 17 percent from last year.

Marketings for January were 12,000head, down 8 percent from last monthbut up 20 percent from last year.

This article was submitted by theU.S. Department of Agriculture. ❖

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Justin Addy, professionalhoof trimmer of Sartell, Minn.,has impacted the comfort of100,000 cows on 500 dairyfarms. About 95 percent of hisclients are Holsteins, but hetrims all dairy breeds and beefcows when requested.

Being young and muscular like Addy,who is 6 feet 2 inches tall and 250pounds, is an asset in this physicaloccupation. Addy deals with yearlingson up to 1,800 pound Holsteins. Get-ting their “toes clipped” isn’t always afavorite occasion. Once the cow is inthe hoof trimming chute and turned onits side so each hoof is readily accessi-ble, the muscle work is mostly over.

At age 37, Addy has been trimmingfor 12 years, and serves as a marketingrepresentative for the National HoofTrimming Association. Addy startedout managing a dairy after studying

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“I managed a dairy for about five yearsbut didn’t see that going anyplace,” hesaid. “But in the process of those fiveyears working a dairy farm, I wasalways seeing the need for hoof care. Ididn’t know anyone doing that work. Ifinally convinced the dairy farmer Iworked for to get a hoof trimmer.

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TRIMMER, from pg. 11B“I learned real quick this is a com-

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I learned real quick this is a competitive business. Ithought I’d have this work all to myself when I startedbut I quickly learned that was not the case. But compe-tition is good.

— Justin Addy

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TRIMMER, from pg. 12Bbut this can be a very rewarding business finan-cially,” he said. “I’m usually working six days a week;there’s been an occasional Sunday too if that’s whatbest fits a particular herd.”Hoof health

Along the line, Addy has learned how dairy cowbedding affects hoof care and ailments.

“It’s all about consistency, but I’m a fan of sandbedding. It just seems to give them a more comfort-able base. There’s some give under their hoofs asthey stand up, or when they lie down,” he said. “Butevery farm is different. Sometimes even everycounty is different in terms of what they permit forbedding, especially if your dairy farm is adjacent to acreek or river.”

Setting up a schedule for a 200-cow dairy operationcan be a challenge.

“Every farm is different but most prefer to trimwhen cows are dry and at 120 days,” Addy said.“That hoof is more important when the cow is drybecause she has the added weight of that unborn calfadding to her total weight. Plus they go through somany changes in body conformation after they calve.

“As dairy farmers get bigger and more cows getinto that milk line, scheduling is more of a challenge.On some of my bigger dairy customers I’m out thereeven once a week to keep everything on schedule,sometimes even twice a week.”

Some dairy farmers have their heifers trimmed

before they are bred. Getting started that youngmakes a difference in terms of the ongoing health ofthe hooves.

“Nowadays, it’s fairly common for calves to be onconcrete from the day they are born,” said Addy. “Soif you don’t start trimming until they are milkingtheir feet are likely going to be foundered and that’sgoing to be pretty hard to fix.”

Heifers’ hooves need to be trimmed because theyneed flat toes when standing on concrete. Start themout with good feet and the benefits add up and maymean a couple more lactations, he said.

While calves and cows on pasture do tend toexhibit fewer foot problems, time on concrete isinevitable once they get into the milking line.

“When a heifer starts uddering up, she starts rock-

ing back and forth and those toes take a beating onconcrete,” said Addy. “It’s good insurance. It costsabout $2,000 to raise a heifer up to that first lacta-tion so what’s an extra $12 to $15 to make certainshe has good feet under her?”

Justin Addy was interviewed at the MinnesotaDairy Expo in St. Cloud, Minn. For more informa-tion visit www.addyhooftrimmingmn.com or call(320) 200-1221. ❖

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BY DICK HAGENThe Land Staff Writer

Between corn prices in the $3 rangeat harvest and summer wind stormsthat destroyed numreous grain bins,the demand for grain storage, han-dling and drying equipment gener-ated new sales last year for K & S

Millwrights of Buffalo Lake, Minn.Jackson County (Minn.) producers

John and Dustin Post, who harvestabout 3,600 acres of corn and soybeans,lost five bins, a tower crop dryer, twograin legs and overhead conveyors in asummer wind storm. They knew theyneeded to get a corn storage system up

and running by harvest. Sothey called K & S Millwrights.

“To do the magnitude of thework that they got done inabout 45 days was ratheramazing,” said John Post. “Iwanted to get some competitivebids from other firms. I figuredthis was going to be about a $1million project so both timeand quality of work was important.”

After committing to K & S Mill-wrights, the steel was on the groundwithin two weeks, ready for assembly.

“They’re sticklers for detail,” Post said.“The construction spreadsheet was a fewpages of details so I knew they weren’tfast-tracking any of the stuff needed togive us every piece of steel needed.”

Three steel bins with a 20,000,80,000 and 160,000 bushel capacity,conveyors, grain legs, cat walks, a wetcorn bin and dumping pit made up thesystem. M-C replaced the corn dryer.

The soybean crop went directly to thelocal elevator. But with 1,800 acres ofcorn to harvest, getting the system inplace was high priority.

“Because that K & S crew wason the job 12 hours per day, sixdays a week, we didn’t need tobe concerned,” said Post.

He said K & S Millwrightswas competitive in price andhe was impressed by ownerBrad Krumrey.

“He knew what to do andhow he was going to do it,” Post

said. “You need a comfort level aboutsuch a project, especially when you’reinvesting nearly a million bucks.”Meeting demand

K & S Millwrights designs, suppliesand builds grain handling equipmentand storage in Minnesota Wisconsin,North Dakota, South Dakota, IowaNebraska and Illinois.

“We saw strong demand this fall,”said Krumrey. “Farms were graspingfor ways to hold on to their grainrather than dump it into $3 corn and$9 bean markets,” says Krumrey.

Farmers expect to be facing similarprices for their 2015 corn crop, so

Grain storage quickly rebuilt following disaster

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STORAGE, from pg. 14Bdemand for on-farm storage shouldremain steady.

Krumrey founded K & S in 1994 whenhe decided that offering a completegrain handling system was better thanbeing one of the “grunt guys” pouringconcrete and bolting metal bin walls.Today K & S employs about 30 people.

Over the last 10 years completegrain handling facilities have driventhe business. Commercial elevatorsand grain handlers have been about 30

percent of revenue with farm construc-tion generating about 70 percent.Some farmers have upgraded theirsystems while others coming off highprofits invested in new systems.

A grain handling system includesdump pits, vertical elevators, graintemperature sensing electronics,scales, steel ladders and grain binswith 500,000 bushel bins becomingcommon. Krumrey deals in a widevariety of brands.

“All of our concrete and bins are sub-contracted to local crews wherever the

job happens to be. That could be 10-12people in the bin erection stage; maybefour- to six-man crews doing thecement. Local farmers in these sitesgenerally appreciate seeing localcrews, often including some guys theyknow, doing the job,” said Krumrey.

A 2012 wind storm wiped out a grainsystem for Hector area farmer JeffStamer. Stamer decided to build a newand enlarged system. And 28 days fromconstruction start to finish, K & S Mill-wrights erected a five-bin, 1.5-million-bushel setup with wet corn holding bin,1,400 bushel grain dryer, conveyers andlegs costing just short of $4 million.

“When a farmer loses a bin, or partsof his entire grain handling setup, hewants quick action. We make everyeffort to be there just as soon as heneeds us,” said Krumrey.

Hometown heroWhen the Hardware Hank store in

downtown Buffalo Lake was strug-gling, K & S Millwrights stepped up.

K & S was Hardware Hank’s bestcustomer in Buffalo Lake. So theybuilt a new Hardware Hank store tiedinto the K & S facility and hired KentScharmer, manager of the downtownstore, to run the new store.

“The downtown store was importantto our business,” Krumrey said. “It wasstruggling to maintain inventory andfloor space in its limited downtownlocation. We got together with theowner about building a new locationwith us and keeping him on staff to runthe store. I think a win-win situation.We needed it and our town needed it.”

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160.76 AC REDWOOD COUNTY FARMLAND

LAND AUCTIONTHURSDAY, MAR. 5, 2015 - 10 AM

LAMBERTON COMMUNITY CENTER101 2ND AVE E, LAMBERTON, MN

OWNERS: MARION ROLLOFF & BETTY TREBESCHListing Auctioneer: Joe Maidl, Lic #52-003, 507-276-7749Broker: Matt Mages, Lic #08-14-004, 507-276-7002Broker/Clerk: Mages Land Co. & Auction Service, LLC.FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: MAGESLAND.COM

Directions to Land: From Lamberton, go North on Co. Rd.6 for 6 miles to Co. Rd. 4, turn West for 4 miles to Co. Rd. 7(Garden Ave), turn South for 1 mile, land begins on the SouthEast corner of the intersection.This property will sell in 1 parcel: 160.76 deeded acres inWaterbury Twp., Section 30, with approx. 148.79 ac. tillableand approx. 7.45 CRP land. Prodex Rating of 91.7.Red Rock Central School Dist. #2884.In Case of Severe Weather Listen to 860 AM KNUJ at 8:30 theMorning of the Auction for Postponement & Rescheduling Info.Blizzard Date is Friday, March 6, 12 p.m. Noon.

REAL ESTATE AUCTION- LIVE & ONLINELocated at: N1593 10th St. Plum City, WI 54761 Directions: From Plum City take Cty. Rd.U 3.4 miles to 170th Ave. then east 1.6 miles to 10th St. Then south .3 miles to property

MONDAY, MARCH 16 @ 6PM

Open Houses: Fri., Feb. 27 from 3-5pm, Sat., March 7 from 10am - 12noon& Mon., March 16 from 4-6pm

REAL ESTATE: Certified organic farm on 30+ acres. Complete with a 30x40pole shed, 28x88 barn, 20x20 green house w/walk-in cooler and a 4bed/2bathhome. Farm is MOSA certified.

REAL ESTATE TERMS: 10% nonrefundable earnest money sale date, personalchecks accepted, with balance due in cash before closing, 30-45 days. Sold “asis where is” without any warranties or guarantees from sellers. Real EstateTaxes will be prorated at closing. Sale subject to seller confirmation. May besold prior to auction.

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TERMS: Cash, good check or credit card • EVERYTHING SOLD AS IS

Sale conducted by: HINES AUCTION SERVICE,218 N Broadway, Ellsworth, WI

715-273-3377 (O) or 715-307-1275 (C)

REGISTERED WI AUCTIONEERS, JEFF HINES, #1174, JACK HINES, #513

EXCELLENT LINE OF FARM MACHINERY: Shedded and Expertly Maintained. The machinery has gonethrough the shop and is field ready. Bill is an excellent manager. You can buy with confidence!

SHARP TRACTORS: JD 8420 MFWD Tractor (serial # P035086), Green Star and Auto Track ready, only3924 hours, power shift, power beyond hydraulics, hub mt duals, front weights, 4 remotes, quick hitch,buddy seat, 710/70 R42 rears (70%), 600/70R30 fronts, JD warranty (until 11/30/15 or 4840 hours,transferrable, $500 deductible), EX UNIT; JD 4960 MFWD Tractor (serial # P009577), 9011 hours,power shift, 3 remotes, quick hitch, 20.8-42 rears (60%); Ford NH 8770 2WD Tractor (serial # 406417),only 3882 hours, hub mt duals, power shift, 3 remotes, 18.4-42 rears (70%); JD Suitcase Weights &bracket for 4440.MINT SKID STEER: 2012 JD 320 D Skid Steer, only 1303 actual hours, full cab, 2 speed, new rubber,1-owner, MINT; Pallet Fork for skid steer.EXCELLENT SPREADER: 2011 Meyer 7500 Tandem Spreader, V-Force, implement floats, 1-owner,EX.COMBINE & HEADS: Case IH 2388 AFS Combine (serial # JJC0268832), 3064 engine hours, 2098separator hours, straddle duals, standard rotor (updated rotor cage, rasp bars, elephant ears andtransition); JD 843 Corn Head; JD 925 Flex Head, pipe reel; Unverferth Head Hauler.GRAIN TRUCK: 2000 Freightliner FLD120 Grain Truck (654,699 miles), N-14 Cummins, 10 speed trans,steerable lift axle, new ReCap tires w/Midland 22’ Combo Silage Box, silage end gate and roll tarp.SPRING EQUIPMENT: JD 1770 12R Corn Planter, no-till coulters, XP units, d. fert, 3 bu boxes, proshaft drive, cross auger, numatic down pressure, 1⁄2 shut off, EX UNIT; JD 714 11-Shank Disk Chisel,adjustable hyd front gangs, tandems; JD 2700 Semi Mt Trip Plow, 6 bottom, variable width; CIH 496261⁄2’ Disk w/harrow; 2010 JD 115 Stalk Chopper; Sunflower 5331 30’ Field Cultivator w/harrow; Hiniker6000 3 pt 6RN No-Till Cultivator; Century 750 gal Sprayer, tandems, 45’ booms, foam markers; 1300gal Nurse Tank w/transfer pump, on HD transports, LIKE NEW.SILAGE & HAYING EQUIPMENT: 2011 JD 568 Round Baler, done only 2481 bales, net wrap andtwine, big floats, mega-wide pickup, 1-owner, EX; (4) Rolls 9000’ JD Net Wrap w/cover edge; NHFP240 Chopper, processor, metal alert, tandems, new knives and cutter bar; NH PN 3RN Corn Head;NH 29P Hay Head; JD 343 Corn Head w/adapter to do earlage; Meyer 4516 Self Unloading Box, frontand rear unload w/Meyer tandem RG; Meyer 3216 Self Unloading Box w/Gehl tandem RG; Hesston1170 16’ Hydro-Swing Haybine.FARM MACHINERY: Killbros 387 Gravity Box w/Killbros 13T RG, truck tires, LIKE NEW; Killbros 1055Gravity Box w/HD RG, truck tires, brakes, 1-owner; Killbros 590 Grain Cart; Unverferth 16’ HydraulicFertilizer Auger, SS auger, LIKE NEW; Assortment of Hoppers.GATOR & 4-WHEELER: JD Gator, diesel, 6-wheel, elec dump; 2004 JD Buck 4-Wheeler, 500cc, 2800miles.

TERMS: Cash or good check.SEE PICTURES ON THE INTERNET: www.hagerauction.com

DUNN-WEST FARMS INC.BILL AND CHERYL TIFFANY - Owners

ELMWOOD, WISCONSIN 715-495-4534SALE CONDUCTED BY: HAGER AUCTION SERVICE • 715-273-4638

BARRY HAGER & TIM PRUSAK, Reg WI Auctioneers #105 & 479

LOCATED: E737 330th Avenue, Elmwood, Wisconsin.(11⁄2 miles north of Elmwood, Wisconsin on County P to330th Avenue (Asher Road), then east on dead end.)

THURSDAY, MARCH 12EXCELLENT MACHINERY DISPERSAL

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LAND FOR SALE: 112+/-acres 100 TILLABLEACRES, & some woods.This versatile land canbe used for farming,hunting &/or pasture.The property incl a verynice older home that hasbeen well cared for, agood barn & other bldgs.If you need property fora beef operation, farmingor hunting you'll want tomake it your own! Call:Glen Reiner, MinnesotaLakes Realty of Alexan-dria, Inc. for more infor-mation. 320-491-9069

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800 Beef Feedlot in St CroixCounty, needs experiencedperson w/ machinery/cattlefor long term employment.Good pay & exceptionalhousing on farm. Pleasecall Baldwin, WI 715-796-2713

Knowledgeable, passionateemployee to work on a rowcrop farm, must have ma-chinery & GPS background,able to obtain a CDL & dophysical labor. Candidatescan call 507-841-0506 If noanswer, leave messagewith phone number.

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Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys.100% financing w/no liensor red tape, call Steve atFairfax Ag for an appoint-ment. 888-830-7757

WANTED: 14' diametergrain bin & 15' diametergrain bin. 507-479-0680

WANTED: 3000 bu hopperbin in good shape. 952-292-2019

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FOR SALE: 300 bu Parkerwagon w/ Westfield bristlebrush for planter seed fill-ing, $2,700/OBO. Feterlgrain auger, 8”x66', PTO,$900. 507-327-6430

FOR SALE:Used grain bins,floors unload systems, sti-rators, fans & heaters, aer-ation fans, buying or sell-ing, try me first and alsocall for very competitivecontract rates! Officehours 8am-5pm Monday –Friday Saturday 9am - 12noon or call 507-697-6133

Ask for Gary

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'05 NH BR780 baler, twine &net wrap, hyd pickup,$7,750; Case IH 900 12x303pt planter, lift assist & in-sect, $3,450; JD 328 baler w/40 bale thrower, elec con-trols, $5,900, Will sellthrower separate; Rapet30' belt conveyor on trans-port, 5hp elec, like new,$2,900; 18.4x38 & 18.4x42 10bolt duals, $950/pr; 18.4x389 bolt duals, $250/pr. 320-769-2756

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ONLINE RESTAURANTEQUIPMENT AUCTIONS.Flour Mill Pizzeria -Twain's Wheelhouse Tav-ern Equipment Auction.Wabasha, MN. More Infor-mation at AcesBid.com

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FOR SALE: JD 5400-5830 &6000 & 7000 series forageharvesters. Used kernelprocessors, also, used JD40 knife Dura-Drums, &drum conversions for 5400& 5460. Call (507)427-3520www.ok-enterprise.com

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WANTED: Land & farms. Ihave clients looking fordairy, & cash grain opera-tions, as well as bare landparcels from 40-1000 acres.Both for relocation & in-vestments. If you haveeven thought about sellingcontact: Paul Krueger,Farm & Land Specialist,Edina Realty, SW SuburbanOffice, 14198 CommerceAve NE, Prior Lake, MN55372. [email protected]

(952)447-4700

WANTED: Land For Rentin South Central Min-nesota. 320-583-6983

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Sell your land or real estatein 30 days for 0% commis-sion. Call Ray 507-339-1272

We have extensive lists ofLand Investors & farm buy-ers throughout MN. We al-ways have interested buy-ers. For top prices, go withour proven methods over

thousands of acres. Serving Minnesota

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800-803-8761

Wooded 80 acres, ChippewaCounty, waterfront, LakeHolcomb, Jump River,prime hunting/fishing,building sites, black top,electric to property,$238,000. (715)965-1852

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Selling or Buying Farms or 1031 Exchange!

Private Sale or Sealed Bid Auction!

Call “The Land Specialists!”Northland Real Estate

612-756-1899 or 320-894-7337www.farms1031.com

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Large tracts of land for rent,Scott, Dakota & Blue EarthCounties. 612-968-3800 oremail:

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PASTURE WANTED: for upto 200 head. 715-664-8688

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FOR SALE: 150 acres (ap-prox.) of farm land inEllington Twp, DodgeCounty, MN ($9,200 ac.)Call 817-573-6734

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2014 Kelly Ryan 9' bagger,self contained hydraulics,250' of cable, filled 9 bags,$29,500. (608)214-1859

36 Ft Great Plains #6536(2006) Series 7Discovator/Finisher w/ 5Bar Hi-Residue Drag (5Section Fold), Very Good.2010 Farm King 13x36Auger for Elec Motor. 319-347-6138 Can Deliver

851 NH round baler, 970 Gehl16' chopper box on tandemwagon. $2,000/ea/OBO. 715-364-2568

Case Skid loader 1825, watercooled, very good; GravityWagons: Special: Parker,600 bu, $7,500; J&M, Park-er 2600, Barje wagon;Feterl 8-55 auger; JD 16'disc; Ford 800, 45hp. PlusMore! Peterson EquipmentNew Ulm MN

507-276-6958 or 6957

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Our TURNING CRADLESpecial Price $945 (FewLeft). Run/Corral & CreepPanels, Slide Gates, 2 & 3Way Sorting Gates, SaltFeeders Etc. Also All TheJigs 319-347-6282 Can DelAll To Be Discontinued.

FOR SALE: CIH 183 8RN30” cultivator, FF, RS,very good condition, shed-ded, $2,500; Feterl 7”x41'auger on transport, goodcondition, $700. 320-328-5794

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We’re your reliable source for what you needto keep farmingP.O. Box 3169

Mankato, MN 56002(800) 657-4665

Another Jark/Worlie AuctionRetirement Farm Machinery Sale

Location: From Hecla, SD (Jct. of Hwy 37 & 104th St.) – go 6 mi. West on 104th Street and 3⁄4 mi. South (398 Ave.).Watch for signs...

Saturday, March 7, 2015Sale Time: 11:00 AM Lunch Available

Tractors – LoaderCase IH 435 Steiger 4WD Tractor w/16-spd. Power Shift, 5 Hydr., PTO, Front/Rear Differential Locks, 710/70R42

Radial Tires/Axle Duals, Front/Rear Wgt. Pkgs. (not on), Zeon Light Pkg., Auto Steer ready, 699 hrs., SN Z9F113408(‘09) – Excellent

JD 8320 FWA Tractor w/16-spd Power Shift, 4 Hydr., 3 pt., 3 PTO, Quick Tach, ILS Front End, 480/80R46 RadialTires/Axle Duals, Front Wgts., Buddy Seat, Auto Steer ready, 2593 hrs., SN 22179 (‘04) – Excellent

AC 7020 Tractor w/Motor/Trans/Rear Overhaul, Power Shift, 3 Hydr., 3 pt., 540 PTO, 20.8x38 Radial Tires, Band Duals,Woods DuAl 3150 Loader, Bucket & Grapple

Farmall 400 & ‘Super MD’ TractorsTurbo Till – Disk – Land Roller

Great Plains 30’ Turbo Till 3000 w/Rolling Baskets, Rolling Harrow – ExcellentSunflower 1435 36’ Tandem Disk w/C-Flex Cushion Gangs, Walking tandems on wings, (less than 500 acres) – Like

NewWilrich 3400 30’ Field Cultivator w/New Summers 3 bar Harrow – NiceGreat Plains 2000 20’ No-Till Drill w/new Discs, Coulter Cart, Dry Fert, Markers, 71⁄2” Spacing – NiceJD 7200 Max Emerge II 8RW Planter w/Precision Meters, Trash Whippers, Single Disc Fert. Openers, Markers, D. John

Population MonitorDegelman 45’ Land Roller (large rolls) – GoodCase 22’ mounted Chisel PlowMelroe 903 7x16 Plow w/On Land Hitch, Packer

Seed Tender – Grain Vac – AugersConvey All BTS 290 Seed Tender w/Honda gas Motor, Roll Tarp, Tandem Axle Trailer (2011) kept inside – NiceREM 2100 Grain Vac. w/Hydr. Lift, 8” Pipes (kept inside) – NiceWestfield MK100-81, 100-61 & 100-35 Augers w/Swing Hoppers – NiceCammond 10’ Box Scraper w/Hydr. LiftTonutti 9 Wheel Rake w/Danish Tines – GoodIH 1100 Sickle Mower w/9’ bar, High Lift, Wobble Box, gone through

Combine – Heads – Grain CartCase IH 2166 Axial Flow Combine w/Big top Hopper, 24.5x32 Tires, Spreader, Auto Header Height, Fore/Aft, Yield

Monitor w/Moisture, 3 Concaves (round, small wire, large wire), 2 Sets of Grates, Buddy Seat, 2823 Rotor hrs.,3726 Eng. hrs., *Many 23 Series updates, Winter inspection yearly, SN 183646 (‘97) – Good

Case IH 1020 25’ Flex Head (‘05) – Very GoodIH 810 Dummy Head w/6 belt PickupIH 1044 & 844 Corn HeadsEZ Trail 672 21’ Header Trailer (4 Wheel)Parker 938 Grain Cart w/18” Unload Auger, Scale, Spout Control, Roll Tarp – Nice

Semi’s – Trailers‘98 Volvo 610 Semi tractor w/Ved 12, 13-spd., Air Ride, AC, Cruise, Wet Kit, Push Axle (Hvy. Haul), Headache Rack,

780,000 mi. (overhauled 100,000 ago), Fresh DOT – Nice‘91 Volvo WMN Semi Tractor w/3176 Cat, 9 speed, Air Ride, AC, Cruise, Push Axle (Hvy. Haul), Fuel Heaters, 855,000

mi., Fresh DOT – Good‘08 Timpte 38’ ‘Super Hopper’ w/Elec. Traps & Tarp, Ag Hopper, Tandem Axle – Nice‘98 Timpte 331⁄2’ ‘Super Hopper’ w/Elec. Traps & Tarp, Ag Hopper, Tandem Axle – Nice‘79 GMC 7000 Tandem Truck w/Push Axle, 427 Motor, 5x2 Trans, 24‚ Flatbed, Hvy. Hoist, New Brakes & Cyl., 3500

gal. Poly Water Tank (no chem), 300 & 400 gal. Poly Tanks, 2 elec. Chem Pumps, 2” Liq. Transfer Pump, Elec. HoseReel – Nice Unit

Note: Terry has decided to retire and rent his land. He has no further use for his tremendous line up of late modelequipment. This is an excellent opportunity to add top quality used equipment to your operation. This is a partial ad!For complete list contact auctioneers below or go to www.jarkworlie.com. Very little misc. items – BE ON TIME!Terms: Cash/Check on day of sale – Not responsible for accidents – SD Sales Tax applies

OWNERS: Terry & Wendy FrohlingPhone: (605) 994-2065 home • (605) 994-7605 cell

Photos on www.jarkworlie.com

Auctioneers:Merlin T. WorlieAberdeen, SD(605) 715-9200

Val W. JarkWarner, SD(605) 380-2244

Clerk:Jark/Worlie Auction, LLCAberdeen, SD(605) 225-1828

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Hesston stacker & mover,good condition, Priced rea-sonable; 16' cattle trailer,homemade & good shape;60' Kewanee elevator. 507-340-0967

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FOR SALE: White 6100w/splitter bar, 4R30 forcorn, 7R15 bean, dry fert,no/till, set up w/pop up. Callfor more info nice planterready to go to the field.$7,650. (920)988-7644 leavemessage.

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FOR SALE: Oliver & Whitetractor parts, just partingout a 105 White w/ cab &3spd & 3pt. 218-639-0315

FOR SALE: S160 Bobcat,new tires, A/C, radio, Pow-er Tach, rebuilt fuel pump,6600 hrs, asking $14,500.507-227-2602

FOR SALE: White 6100 6Rplanter w/ dry fertilizer,SM 3000 monitor; White 27320' disc w/ harrow. Both ex-cellent & shedded. 320-292-3170

Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Re-pair Repair-Troubleshoot-ing Sales-Design Customhydraulic hose-making upto 2” Service calls made.STOEN'S Hydrostatic Ser-vice 16084 State Hwy 29 NGlenwood, MN 56334 320-634-4360

JD 230 25' cushion gang disk,$4,450; JD 1760 12x30 hydfold planter, 3 bu boxes, 250monitor, min till coulters,$19,750; JD 4455 2WD trac-tor, PS, quick hitch, rockbox, exc cond, $34,500; JDBB 12' grain drill w/ grassseeder, $2,450; JD 1075 run-ning gear, $1,450; 500 &1000 gal fuel tanks from$250/ea. 320-769-2756

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FOR SALE: 40' Case IH fieldcultivator #4900, very goodshape, field ready; 20'gooseneck livestock trailer.507-427-3561

FOR SALE: John DeereWheel & suitcase weights.165-450-1500 lbs rear wheelwgts. Also JD 7000/8000 Se-ries front suitcase wgtsavail. 507-789-6049

FOR SALE: New Idea 3739manure spreader, 390 bu,tandem axle, end gates,poly floor, single beater,good clean condition. 507-475-1600

Ford TW35 MF WD 7505 hrs$28,500; triple hyd-newstyle air cond, new 525/85R38 rear tires Michelin-including duals, new 16.9x28front tires Michelin rockbox-both PTO shafts com-plete OH at 6350 hrs2/22/2006, new clutch &checked over at 7250 hrs10/24/2012. Very good trac-tor. DEMCO 365 gravitybox w/factory divider$6,750 w/roll tarp-Sudengabrush auger 12T runninggear w/385/65R22.5 trucktires, lights-very nice cond.JD 980 32 1/2 field cult$15,500. Walking tandemsall around, knock off shov-els 70%, 3 bar harrow, exccond. Call 320-221-0319

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PARCEL ONE: Consisting of 7.5 acres, more or less, building site, that may need a little TLC. Two-story,4-BR home that was remodeled in the 1990’s. Living-Dining rooms, 11⁄2 bath, permanent siding,detached 3-car garage. Several outbuildings including 32’x40’ shop, 56’x112’ pole shed, Submersiblewell, septic system was replaced in 2009.PARCEL TWO: Consisting of 84.5 acres, more or less, Bancroft Township, Section 23. Tillable Acres:81.77, CPI Rating: 86.PARCEL THREE: Consisting of 68 acres, more or less, Bancroft Township, Section 23. Tillable Acres:66, CPI Rating: 85. This parcel has a communication tower on the north end of this property.

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Auctioneers:Tracy Holland & Associates#7405002 • Ellendale, MN

(507) 684-2955or (507) 456-5128 (cell)

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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015 • 12:00 Noon

KEITH BJERKE - ESTATE24294 775th Ave., Albert Lea, MN

SECT. 23, TWP. 103, RANGE 21 – 68 & 84.5 ACRESFREEBORN COUNTY’S PRODUCTIVE FARMLAND

• 7.5 ACRE BUILDING SITE • 2-STORY HOME & OUTBUILDINGSOPEN HOUSE ON REAL ESTATE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015, 4:00-6:00 P.M.

OR BY APPOINTMENT ONLY • CALL HOLLAND AUCTION AT (507) 684-2955

FOR COLOR AERIAL & SOIL MAPS GO TO WWW.HOLLANDAUCTION.COM OR FORMORE INFORMATION CALL HOLLAND AUCTION AT (507) 684-2955 OR (507) 456-5128

Real Estate Terms: Successful bidder shall be required to pay $8,000 down on Parcel 1, $40,000 down onParcel 2, $40,000 down on Parcel 3 (ALL PARCELS NON-REFUNDABLE) and sign a purchase agreementfollowing the conclusion of the real estate auction. The balance on Parcel 1 shall be due on or before May15, 2015. The balance on Parcel 2 and 3 shall be due on or before April 27, 2015. Doug Peterson, attorney forreal estate & handling all earnest monies. Any verbal announcements made day of auction takes precedenceover print. NO BUYER’S FEE ON THIS AUCTION.

160 ACRES FARMLAND7.5 ACRE BUILDING SITE

FREEBORN COUNTY

Auctioneer’s Note: Here’s two very good parcels of Freeborn County’s farmland, including a71⁄2-acre building site with lots of potential. Hope to see you at the auction. Tracy Holland

Auction and PropertyLocations: From Albert Lea, MN, 3 miles north, or from Clarks Grove, MN,3 miles south on Cty. Rd. 45, then 1⁄2 mile east on Cty. Rd. 25 (or 255th St.) then 1 mile southon 775th Ave. WATCH FOR AUCTION SIGNS!

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Case IH 9270, 4 remotes,20.8-42s 70%, 12spd manual,radar, 9000 hrs, serviced,$34,500.

Case IH 7130, 2WD, 3 re-motes, 3pt, PTO, 18-42 du-als at 60%, fresh OH, 8600hrs, new paint, nice,$33,500.

Case IH 8910, 2WD, 3 re-motes, dual PTO, 3pt, 14.9-46s at 70%, automotivepaint, 9000 hrs, all re-condi-tioned, must see, $47,500.All units field ready. www.kruegerdiesel.com

507-327-0858

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JD 7000, 6RN planter, no fer-tilizer, $5,000; 8', 3pt, PTO,$1,250; 8x32 auger, 5hp mo-tor, like new, $1,200. 507-330-3945

We buy Salvage Equipment

Parts Available Hammell Equip., Inc.

(507)867-4910

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'77 JD 401B, same as 2030,ind ldr, 62HT dsl, 3pt,LPTO, reverser trans, 2400hrs, gd cond, $7,250; Oliver880 gas, WF, LPTO, NI ldr,runs good (PS weak),$3,295. 320-543-3523

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FOR SALE: JD Gator 620Iexcellent shape, 330 hrs,$8,000. 320-979-6313

Navigator row crop guidancesystem for row crop culti-vating, $1,500/OBO. Wilmer4T fertilizer spreader,$900/OBO. Farm King 10”hyd transfer auger,$900/OBO. 507-327-6430

Schwartz 150 bu bunk feed-er wagon, reconditioned,w/ 20” wheels; Smidley

hog & sheep scale; Used Smidley hog feeders;

JD #33 spreader, VG Sorensen's Sales & Rentals

Hutchinson, MN

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Deutz-Allis corn planter notill, dry fertilizer, insecti-cide, trash whippers, 6R30"4 sets of plates, $5,000/OBO.651-380-3734

FOR SALE: '97 White 670018R - 22" planter, mounted,vertical fold, Sunco rowopeners, liquid fertilizer,dry insecticide, 3000 Moni-tor, nice. (507) 430-5144

FOR SALE: JD 1750, 6R30”,vacuum conservationplanter, w/ Unverferth striptill attachment, in-furrowliq, trash cleaners, 250monitor, exc cond, fieldready, $19,000. 612-210-3685

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FOR SALE: JD 7730 MFD,IVT trans, 177hp, 4300 hrs,sharp & dependable,$89,500. 715-572-1234

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FOR SALE: Loftness 20'stalk chopper, semi mount-ed, good condition, $4,500.507-744-2472

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FOR SALE: '97 Kinze model2000 8R30” w/ interplantunits, trash whippers, hasliq fert tanks & insecticideboxes on planter, veryclean, always shedded. 507-456-1868

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DX110, 4WD, Dietz BuhlerLoader. Ed Schultz, 715-257-7275

FOR SALE: JD 9630 2011,1666 hrs, case drain, deluxeinterior, 4 SCVs, front/backwheel weights, suitcaseweights, Cat 5 drawbar,Michelin tires, like new!$225,000 OBO (or bestoffer) (320) 212-7882

NEW AND USED TRACTORPARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50,55, 50 Series & newer trac-tors, AC-all models, LargeInventory, We ship! MarkHeitman Tractor Salvage715-673-4829

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FOR SALE: 240 Int'l utilitytractor w/ fast hitch; Far-mall 504 tractor; ALSO:bred Polled Hereford cows& 2 Polled open heifers.WANTED: Set of Int'l flattop fenders. 320-282-4846

FOR SALE: CIH 260 Mag-num Tractor, 1300 hours,750 auto steer, 3 PTOs, du-als, all around 50" tires, ful-ly loaded. (507) 430-5144

FOR SALE: JD 9620 2005,3666 hrs, 4 SCVs, front/rearwheel weights, Greenstarready, active seat, veryclean. $140,000 OBO (orbest offer) (320) 212-7882

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Cash IH 8940 MFD $41,500.Case IH 7150 MFD $33,000.Case IH 7140 MFD $29,000.Case IH 7130 2 WD $28,500.Cash IH 7110 2 WD $28,000.Coming in Case IH 7120.Case IH 7230. JD 8410MFD. (608)987-2373

FOR SALE: '51 A JD, pa-rade or plow; '38 A JD w/road gear, parade or plow;'38 B JD, mechanically per-fect, needs paint. 507-831-1308

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WANTEDANYWHERE

We buy damaged corn andgrain any condition

- wet or dry -TOP DOLLAR

We have vacs and trucksCALL HEIDI OR LARRY

NORTHERN AG SERVICE INC800-205-5751

Interested Parties Please Call:

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FOR SALE:Kiester Implement

Kiester, MinnesotaLocated in South Central Minnesota

2 miles from the Iowa border.Established in 1971.

Former IH, Case IH Dealer.

CURRENT BUSINESS OFFER:* Parts * Repair

* Used Equipment Sales

M.S. [email protected]

Fairfax, MN800-432-3565 • 320-894-6560

www.ms-diversified.com

PRE-OWNED EQUIPMENT‘13 JD 9460R, 4WD PS, 885 Hrs., PTO,Hi-Flow (78 Gal.) w/5 Remotes, 520/85R42’sw/Triples, WARRANTY ....................$229,500

‘12 JD 9410R 4WD PS, 725 Hrs., PTO,Hi-Flow (78 Gal.) w/5 Remotes, 480/80R50’sw/Duals, WARRANTY ....................$209,500

‘11 JD 9670STS w/RWD, 661 Hrs., CM,20.8x38’s, Chopper, Maurer Bin Ext.,Through Shop 12/2014 ..................$189,500

‘08 JD 9670STS, 1135 Hrs., Premier Cab,CM, 20.8x42’s, 600/65R28 Rears, Chopper,Maurer Bin Ext. ..............................$129,500

‘13 JD 606C StalkMaster, ChoppingCornhead, HHS, Row-Sense, 700 Acres..........................................................$45,000

‘13 JD 635F, Hydra-Flex, Low Dam,One Season Use, (1,000 Acres)........$29,500

‘12 JD 612C, Non-Chopping Cornhead,HHS, Row Sense, Nice Head! ..........$45,000

‘09 JD 608C StalkMaster, ChoppingCornhead, HHS ................................$34,500

TRACTORS• ‘14 MF 4610, cab, 99 hp., ldr.• (2) ‘14 MF 6616, MFD, cab

w/ldr. • ‘08 MF 6497, 195 hp., duals,

1078 hrs.• ‘05 MF 451, 45 PTO hp.,

400 hrs.• ‘05 MF GC2300, MFD,

60” deck• ‘14 MF 1754 Compact, MFD,

w/ldr., hydro• MF 1736 HL, hydro, ldr.• 18.4-38 duals off JD 4440,

75% rubber

CORN HEADS• (3) Geringhoff 1622RD • (9) Geringhoff 1222RD • (5) Geringhoff 1220RD • ‘08 Geringhoff 830NS• (9) Geringhoff 830RD • ‘98 Geringhoff 822RD• (4) Geringhoff 630RD • ‘12 CIH 3412, 12R22”• ‘12 CIH 2608, chopping • ‘04 Gleaner 1222, GVL poly• ‘84 JD 843, LT• ‘96 JD 893, KR, HDP• ‘96 JD 693, reg. rolls• JD 622, GVL poly

COMBINES• ‘13 MF 9540 RWA, duals• ‘07 MF 9790, RWA, duals,

1440/1001 hrs.• ‘98 MF 8780, duals, RWA,

2087 sep. hrs.• ‘91 MF 8570, RWA,

5007 hrs.• ‘86 MF 8560, 4941 hrs.• ‘92 Gleaner R62,

4210/2643 hrs.

• ‘10 Cat Challenger 670B,auto-steer, 1231 eng. hrs.

GRAIN HANDLING• Brandt augers: 8x35, 8x40,

8x47, 8x62, 10x35• ‘02 Brandt 8x62, SC, PTO• Brandt 8x45, 18 hp. Briggs• ‘11 Hutchinson 10x61• (3) Brandt 1070XL swing

hoppers• Brandt 1080XL swing hopper• ‘13 Buhler 1282 swing

hopper• Brandt 1390 swing hopper

XL & HP• Brandt 20 Series drive over

deck• Brandt, 1515LP 1545LP,

1585 grain belts• ‘03 Brandt 4500 EX, grain

vac.• Parker 839 grain cart• A&L 850S grain cart,

850 bu.• ‘08 Unverferth 5000 • ‘05 Demco 650 gravity box• ‘05 Parker 625 gravity box• Parker 165-B gravity box• Parker 2620 seed tender• Parker 1020 seed tender,

bulk boxes

HAY & LIVESTOCK• Kodiak SD72 rotary cutter• Everest 5700 finish mower• Sitrex RP2, RP5, 3 pt. rakes• Sitrex 12-wheel rakes on

cart• JD #5, sickle mower• Chandler litter spreaders,

26’ & 22’

MISCELLANEOUS• Degelman 7200 & R570P

rock pickers• Degelman 6000HD rock

picker• Degelman RR1500 rock

picker• Degelman RR320 rock

digger• Degelman LR7645 Land

Roller - Rental Unit• Degelman 5’ skidsteer

buckets• JD 520 stalk chopper,

high speed• Loftness 20’ stalk chopper,

SM• Loftness 240 stalk chopper• Wil-Rich 25’ stalk chopper• JD 520 press drill, 20’• Maurer HT42, HT38, HT32 &

HT28 header trailers• WRS 30’ header trailers• SB Select 108 snowblowers,

540 & 1000 PTO• Lucke 8’, snowblower• Loftness 96” & 84”

snowblowers

TILLAGE• Sunflower 1550-50,

1435-36 & 1435-21 discs• Sunflower 5035-36,

5056-49 & 5056-63 fieldcultivators

• Sunflower 4311-14,4412-07, 4412-05 discrippers

• Sunflower 4511-15 discchisel

• Sunflower 4212-13 coulterchisel

• WINTER SERVICE PROGRAMS •DISCOUNT OF 5% ON

AGCO OR GERINGHOFF PARTSAnd Choice of FREE TRUCKING

within 100 Mile Radius or

10% DISCOUNT ON LABOR

WILLMAR FARM CENTERWillmar, MN

Phone 320-235-8123

ELITE SERIES ROTA-DISC CORNHEADSGENERATIONS AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION1) Slices stalks vertically with 15 serrated discs. No swing blades2) Ground speed and moister have very little effect on material size.3) Much lower horse power requirements than competition.4) Corn head driven with drive shafts and gear boxes. No chain and sprockets like the competition.5) Aluminum alloy gear boxes to reduce weight and dissipate heat.6) Self-tightening gathering chains.7) Double acting stripper plates with welding on hardened edge.8) Large diameter auger that turn slower, reducing ear loss.9) Corn stalk stubble in field is splintered to reduce tire damage if driven over.10) Optional Integrated Crop Sweeper and End Row Augers for improved crop.

#1 Dealer in the USA

Tillage Equip 039

C-IH 41 ½ Ft DMI Tiger-mate Field Cult w/ NewStyle Drag Very Good.Brent #540 Wagon (550 Bu)w/ Truck Tires (GoodTires) Shedded Real Nice.319-347-6138 Can Deliver

FOR SALE: 38 ½' JD 2210field cultivator, heavyshanks, always shedded,excellent condition. 507-364-7970

FOR SALE: 48 1/2' CIH 4700Field Cultivator, doublefold, field ready. Also,Melroe 36' Multiweeder, 3rank. (507) 430-5144

FOR SALE: CIH 3900 30'Disk, new 22" blades andbearings 500 acres ago withSummers 104 3-bar drag,$22,000. (507) 430-5144

FOR SALE: JD 455 16' offsetdisc, 24” blades, good con-dition, $6,500. 507-523-3305or 507-450-6115

FOR SALE: JD 9630 2011,1666 hrs, case drain, deluxeinterior, 4 SCVs, front/backwheel weights, suitcaseweights, Cat 5 drawbar,Michelin tires, like new!$225,000 OBO (or bestoffer). (320) 212-7882

Planting Equip 038

FOR SALE: IH 5400 20' soy-bean special, SI belts, w/Elk Creek cart, $10,800. 612-390-2643

FOR SALE: White 850016R30" planter, AgcoSM4000 monitor, 3 bu. box-es, front fold, liquid fert., 2-300 gal. mounted tanks,ground driven pump, float-ing Martin row cleaners.Precision planting seedtubes w/ wave vision sen-sors. Keeton seed firmers,w/ fert splitters. RetiringJan. 2015. 320-226-3324

JD 7100 Soybean Special,13R20" skip row, can con-vert to 12R22", lift assistwheels, flat fold markers, 3bu. boxes, tw, Radial BeanMeters, monitor, many re-cent updates, excellent con-dition, $8,500. 612-760-2546or 320-221-0786

Tillage Equip 039

(2014) 35 Ft Great PlainsTurbo-Max (500 Acres).Also 24 Ft Turbo-Max(2014) 900 Acres (Hyd ToTurn Blades 0-6 Degrees)Both Have Warranties.Dealer 319-347-6282 WeTrade/Deliver Anywhere

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‘13 CIH Magnum 340, front susp., cab susp.,19-spd., 480/80R50 rear duals, 380/80R38front duals, wgts., 1850 hrs. - can change to380/90R54 tires if needed ..........................$137,500

‘11 NH T8.390, Luxury cab, 520/85R46 duals,480/70R34 front duals, HID lights, 2070 hrs.....................................................................$119,000

‘13 NH T8.300, Luxury cab, cab susp., hi-flowhyd., 5 remotes, 540/1000 PTO, 480/80R50 duals,480/70R34 single fronts, complete auto steersystem, front wgts., 315 hrs., Warranty,Low Rate Financing ....................................$134,000

‘11 JD 8285R, powershift, 1500 front axle,380/90R54 rear duals, 380/80R38 front duals,60 GPM hyd. pump, 5 remotes, front wgts.,3250 hrs., Powertrain Warranty till November2015 or 4000 hrs. ........................................$134,000

‘09 JD 8430T, narrow stance, 24” tracks,4 remotes, wgts., excellent tracks, 3780 hrs.$97,500

‘98 JD 8400, 480/80R46 duals, wgts., 4 remotes,11,000 hrs., just through service program ....$55,000

‘00 JD 8410, 420/80R46 duals, 4 remotes,wgts., 9900 hrs. ............................................$64,000

‘01 JD 8110, 380/90R50 duals, wgts., 12,000 hrs.......................................................................$47,500

‘11 JD 637, 26.5’ rock flex folding disk,Very Nice ........................................................$32,500

‘15 JD 825i Gator, green & yellow, power steering,bed lift, alum. wheels, bench seat, 5 hrs. ......$12,500

‘13 JD 825i Gator, camo, power steering, bed lift,alum. wheels, bench seat, 58 hrs. ................$10,900

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Keith BodeFairfax, MN 55332507-381-1291

‘01 JD 1770NT, 16R30, vacuum,3.0 bu, fert............................$60,000

‘13 JD 9560RT, 598 hrs, TRACK,560 hp, 36”, 4 hyds............$345,000

‘12 JD 9510R, 371 hrs, 4WD, 510hp, 76x50..................................CALL

‘13 JD 8360R, 548 hrs, MFWD, 360hp., 380-90R54, 5 hyds. ....$285,000

‘09 JD 7130, 480 hrs, MFWD, 121hp, 480-80R38, 3 hyds, ldr ..$89,900

‘13 JD 5075E, 1534 hrs, MFWD, 75hp, 16.9x28, 2 hyds..............$36,000

‘13 JD 1770NT, 24R30, CCS,front fold ............................$165,000

‘10 JD 9630, 958 hrs, 4WD, 530 hp,800-70R38, 4 hyds ............$277,000

‘14 JD 9510R, 126 hrs, 4WD, 510hp, 800-70R38, duals, 5 hyds ..CALL

‘01 JD 8410, 6881 hrs, MFWD, 235hp, 18.4-46, duals, 4 hyds....$95,900

‘13 JD 7200R, 412 hrs, MFWD, 200hp, 380-90R50, 4 hyds ......$177,000

‘13 JD 5100E, 2948 hrs, MFWD, 100hp, 18.4x30, 2 hyds ..........$38,000

‘12 JD 1790, 3600 hrs, 24R30, CCS,Seedstar ............................$124,000

JD 1710, 16R30, 1.6 bu seed box,K&M bar ..............................$29,900

‘12 JD 9530T..................CALL FOR BEST PRICE!

‘79 JD 8640, 4450 hrs, 4WD, 275hp, 20.8-38, 3 hyds ..............$21,900



‘12 JD 6125R, 345 hrs, MFWD, 138hp, 460-85R38, 3 hyds, ldr $108,000

‘09 JD DB44, 24R22, CCS, Seedstar..........................................$144,900

‘09 JD DB60, 24R30, Seedstar 2,fert ......................................$154,500

‘13 JD DB66, 36R22, CCS, rowcommand ..........................$236,000

‘94 JD 980 Field Cult, 36’6”,7” shovels, harrow ..............$14,900

‘08 JD 2210 Field Cult, 50.5’,101 shanks, harrow..............$55,000

‘06 JD 1770, 24R30, CCS, liquid fert..........................................$117,900

‘13 JD 9560R, 176 hrs, 4WD, 560hp, 850-42, 4 hyds ............$333,000

‘13 JD 9460R, 372 hrs, 4WD, 800-70R38, 5 hyds ............$295,000


‘11 JD 7430, 4045 hrs, MFWD, 166hp, 480-80R42, 3 hyds, ldr.$110,000

‘13 JD 6170R, 763 hrs, MFWD, 170hp, 380-90R50, 3 hyds ....$129,000

‘’13 JD 4720, 671 hrs, MFWD,66 hp, 16.9x24, 2 hyds ........$37,900

‘’05 JD 4720, 276 hrs, MFWD,66 hp, 1 hyd, loader ............$28,000

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‘96 JD 8100, 5105 hrs, 2WD, 160 hp, 14.9R46, duals, 4 hyds............$59,000‘05 JD 8120, 2050 hrs, MFWD, 170 hp, 380-54, duals, 5 hyds ........$120,900‘02 JD 8220, 7205 hrs, MFWD, 190 hp, 380-90R50, duals, 4 hyds ..$104,000‘14 JD 9510R, 167 hrs, 4WD, 510 hp, 800-70R38, duals, 5 hyds............CALL‘13 JD 9560R, 731 hrs, 4WD, 560 hp, 800-70R38, duals, 4 hyds ....$332,000‘79 CS/IH 2290, 8457 hrs, 2WD, 129 hp, 20.8-38, duals, 3 hyds ........$11,900‘66 JD 3020, 2WD, 71 hp, 16.9-34, loader, 1 hyd ..................................$8,200‘13 Cat Challenger, 832 hrs, Track, 285 hp, 30” belts, 5 hyds ..........$247,500

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FOR SALE: Wishek Disk 30ft., Gates spike tooth har-row, new 30" disks/bearings2 seasons ago, nice. $35,000OBO (or best offer) (320)212-7882

Harms Mfg. Land Rollers,Brand New, 12'-$6,500; 14'-$7,000; 16'-$7,500; 24'-$14,000; 32'-$16,500; 42'-$19,500. Any size available.715-296-2162

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All kinds of New & Usedfarm equipment – disc chis-els, field cults, planters,soil finishers, cornheads,feed mills, discs, balers,haybines, etc. 507-438-9782

Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712,Glencoe 7400; Field Cultsunder 30': JD 980, smallgrain carts & gravity boxes300-400 bu. Finishers under20', clean 4 & 6R stalk chop-pers; Nice JD 215 & 216flex heads; JD 643 corn-heads Must be clean; JDcorn planters, 4-6-8 row.715-299-4338

WANTED TO BUY: Graindrill w/ 6” or 7 1/2” spacing,20, 25 or 30' w/ foldabletransport. 320-293-5607

WANTED TO BUY: JD 530,running or not. Also, Spar-row trap that works. 507-831-1308

WANTED Tractors: Run-ning, non-running, parts &salvage tractors, 1960-1980's, prefer JD, will con-sider other brands and oth-er years. 507-317-6760 Callanytime.

WANTED: 30' pull typerolling basket. 320-587-3572

WANTED: Blacksmithtriphammer, anvils, cones,swage block. 260-724-7554 or260-413-0626

WANTED: JD 10' grain drill,in exc cond. 715-821-1975

WANTED: JD 235 31' Duracushion disk; 2 or 4 Fire-stone 710x38 tires, at least50%; also WANTED cheap25' header trailer; 2 JD15x38” beveled rims. 218-756-2220 or cell 218-371-7050

Spraying Equip 041

L & D 60', 450 Raven, 1000gal, 13-38 tires, nice shape,$5,500. 507-995-9676

Wanted 042

LOOKING TO BUY: Collec-tions of cast iron seats;Also, old gas engines, horsemachinery & threshing ma-chines. Call 218-493-4696 oremail [email protected]

Feed Seed Hay 050

2015 SEED CORN SALE.Proven hybrids starting at$94. Full lineup of Conven-tional & Bio-tech varieties.

Volume discount, & 6%cash savings to Feb 28.

or call (320)237-7667. KLEENACRES is the home

of affordable hybrids!

4x5 packed net round bales,no rain, grass, $70/ea;Leafy soybean stubble, $45;great feed or beddingstalks, $35. Delivery &quantity discounts. 320-905-6195

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United Farmers Cooperativewww.ufcmn.com

(L) Lafayette 507-228-8224 or 800-642-4104(G) Gaylord 507-237-4203 • (W) Waconia 952-442-7326

Main Office: Ag Service Center, 840 Pioneer Avenue • PO Box 4 • Lafayette, MN 56054-0004

USED DRYERS & AUGERS ..........Good Selection of Used Dryers-CALL!(L) Feterl 12”x72”, swing hopper auger$8,995(L) Feterl 10”x60”, PTO ........................$3,150(L) Feterl, 10”x34”, electric ..................$2,400(L) Feterl, 8”x34”, electric ....................$2,400(L) Westfield WR, 100”-51’, PTO ............CALL(L) Westfield 10x71, swing dr. ..............$7,400(L) Hutch 10”x72’, swing hopper..........$5,900(L) Sheyenne 13”x70’, swing auger dr.,

w/hanger bearing ..........................$13,900(L) Sudenga 10”x31’, electric................$3,495(L) Sudenga 10”x41’, PTO ....................$4,600(L) Sudenga 10”x56’, electric................$4,995

SKID LOADERS ......................(L) Bobcat S850, heat, A/C ................$47,800(L) Bobcat S650, heat, 2-spd. ............$41,500(L) Bobcat S630, heat, 2 spd., 400 hrs.

......................................................$34,800(L) Bobcat S550, heat, 2-spd. ............$29,800(L) ‘13 Gehl R220, heat, 2-spd ..........$34,800(L) ‘13 Gehl R220, heat, 2-spd ..........$34,800(L) ‘12 Gehl V330, heat, AC, 2400 hrs $34,600(L) Gehl V330, heat, 2-spd. ................$40,900(L) Gehl 4240E (2), heat............From $18,900(L) Gehl 5640E, heat ..........................$22,900(W) ‘05 Gehl 5640 ..............................$18,100(L) Gehl 5240E, heat, 2-spd. ..............$24,900(L) Case 430, 2-spd. ..........................$26,800(L) OMC 320 w/bucket ..........................$4,375

SPREADERS ..........................(W) New Idea 3709 ..............................$3,499(W) New Idea 352, (23035) ..................$1,899(L) H&S 560........................................$13,900(L) H&S 270..........................................$6,450(W) Knight 8124, slinger spreader......$15,500(W) Knight 8114, (A088) ......................$8,400(W) Knight 8132, (B0077) ..................$19,200(W) Knight 8132 ................................$17,500(W) Knight 8018 ................................$10,900(L) JD 370 ............................................$5,950(W) Meyer 3954, (1250) ......................$4,500(W) NH 185 ..........................................$5,650(W) Gehl 329 Scavenger ......................$4,200

TILLAGE ..............................(G) Wilrich 957, 9-shank ....................$33,900(L) Wilrich 957, 5-shank ....................$16,500(L/G) Wilrich 957 (3), 7-shank ..From $20,600(L) Wilrich 513, Soil Pro, 9-24............$39,600(W) Great Plains, Turbo chisel

7 & 11-shank ....................................CALL(W) Great Plains 24’ Turbomax................CALL(L) Glencoe DR 8600, 7-shank..............$8,500(L) Krause Dominator, 21’ ..................$36,500(L) Krause Dominator, 18’ ..................$34,900(L/G) (2) Krause 18’ Rippers ..............$44,800(L) Krause Dominator, 18’ ..................$33,900(L) DMI Tigermate II (2), 38.5’, 4-bar $29,900(L) DMI Tigermate II, 42.5’, 3 bar ......$20,600(G) DMI 730 (2) Rippers ....................$10,900(L) DMI 530 ..........................................$9,900(L) Wishek 16’ disc w/harrow ............$24,800(L) JD 2700, 9-24 ripper ....................$25,900(G) JD 2700, 7-shank..........................$23,900

(L) JD 2400 chisel plow, 33 shank......$29,950(L) JD 2210, 38.5’, 4-bar ....................$31,900(L) JD 985, 49.5’, 4-Bar ......................$21,600(L) JD 985, 49.5’, 3-bar ......................$20,700(L) JD 980, 44.5’, 3-bar ......................$17,500(L) JD 960, 3-bar, 36.5’ ........................$5,600(G) JD 3 pt. Plow, 5-bottom..................$2,850(L) CIH 730B ......................................$19,800(L) CIH 54.5, 8 bar Tigermate II..........$39,900(L) CIH 4900, 36.5’, 3-bar ....................$6,975(L) CIH 4800, 36.5’, 3-bar ....................$6,975(L) CIH 4600, 27.5’, 3 bar ....................$4,700(L) CIH 4300, 26.5’, 3 bar ..................$11,950(L) CIH 4300, 34.5’, 3 bar ..................$13,400(L) Wishek disc, 26’ ............................$59,500

TMR’S ................................(W) Knight 5073, tow..........................$17,199(W) Knight 3042 ................................$12,500(W) Knight 3050 ................................$11,499

SPRAYERS ............................(L) Hardi 1000 gal., 60’ boom ............$14,400(G) Century 750 gal., 60’ boom ............$9,500(L) Century 750 gal., 60’ boom ............$7,950(L) Demco 700 gal., 66’, front fold ....$14,900(L) Redball 670, 1200 gal., 66’ boom $13,800(L) Top Air 800 gal., 60’ boom..............$9,350

MISCELLANEOUS ....................(L) Parker 938 Grain Cart....................$24,500(L) Frontier 750 Grain Cart..................$19,900(L) H&S 18’ Power Box ........................$6,950(L) Loftness 20’ Chopper ......................$9,600(G) Minnesota 250, 10-ton gear............$1,900(G) Gehl 1410 Spreader ........................$8,250(L) Gehl 920, 16’ Box............................$1,850(G) Used Grain Legs ................................CALL(L) Woods 20’ Chopper, 3 pt.................$5,950(L) EZ-Flow 300 bu. Box ......................$1,950(L) Unverferth 400 bu. Cart ..................$7,950(W) Unverferth 400 bu. Grain Cart........$7,550(L) Used Snowblowers ............................CALL(L) Tonutti 5’ Disc Mower ....................$4,500(W) Meyers 4618 Forage Box’s

..........................................4 @ 12,900 Ea.(W) Brillion 10’ Seeder..........................$5,500(W) J&M 875 Grain Cart ..........................CALL(W) 74” Grapple, skid steer, universal

attachment ......................................$1,850(W) 72” Box Blade, skid steer, universal

attachment ......................................$2,899(W) 72” Dump Bucket, skid steer, universal

attachment ......................................$3,299(W) Thundercreek 3” Portable Welder ..$4,950(W) Westin 84” Snow Bucket, skid steer,

universal attachment ..........................$975(W) ‘80 Allied 8’ 3 pt. Single Auger

Snowblower w/hyd. chute ..............$1,999

STOP IN TOSEE THE KUHN/KUHN KNIGHT/KUHN KRAUSEEQUIPMENT!

12’-60’ LONG ROLLERS

• 5/8” drum roller wall thickness• 42” drum diameter• 4”x8” frame tubing 1/4” thick• Auto foldMANDAKO New Rock Wagons

AVAILABLE!

‘02 CIH MX200, FWA, 3-PTO, 18.4/50 tires, 2280 hrs., Nice! ..............$82,000CIH 8920, 2WD, 1850 hrs. ......................................................................$74,000CIH 8920, FWA, new 18.4x42, 6600 hrs.................................................$69,000CIH 8920, 2WD, 3750 hrs. ......................................................................$67,000CIH 7140, FWA, 3975 hrs. ......................................................................$62,000CIH 7140, FWA, 5188 hrs., New Tires, New Paint ................................$62,000CIH 7120, FWA, 3750 hrs., Sharp!..........................................................$62,000CIH 5240 Max, 2WD, 3138 hrs. ..............................................................$38,000CIH 5240 Max, FWA, 6600 hrs. ..............................................................$39,500IH 856, duals, no cab ..............................................................................$11,500CIH 7130 Magnum, FWA, 5400 hrs. ......................................................$59,000IH 3288, 5100 hrs., New Paint ................................................................$21,000IH 1256, New Clutch, New Paint - Recent Head Job, Nice ..................$17,500IH 1566, 2WD, dual PTO, 6800 hrs., Nice ..............................................$17,000CIH 4800, 24’ field cultivator ....................................................................$9,500CIH 4800, 26’ field cultivator ....................................................................$9,500CIH 3900, 24’ cushion gang disk............................................................$18,500JD 980, 26’ field cultivator ......................................................................$17,500CIH 527B ripper ......................................................................................$20,500CIH 530B, w/lead shank, cushing & disk gang......................................$23,000DMI 530C, w/lead shank, Nice ..............................................................$25,000DMI 530B ................................................................................................$21,000DMI 527B ................................................................................................$17,500CIH 496, 24’ ............................................................................................$16,500White disk chisel, 14- & 12- & 9-shank ....................................................$9,500CIH 6500 disk chisel, 9-shank ................................................................$6,500CIH 6750, 6-shank w/lead shank, w/hyd. lever ....................................$16,500‘13 CIH Tigermate 200, 32’ ..................................................................$32,500CIH 3950, 25’ cushion gang disk w/mulcher ........................................$26,500CIH Tigermate II, 26’ ..............................................................................$26,000DMI Tigermate II, 26’..............................................................................$22,000Artsway 5165 grinder, 1000 PTO ..........................................................$21,500CIH 496 w/mulcher, cushion ..................................................................$16,500J&M 385 box ..............................................................................................$5,500J&M 385 box, New ....................................................................................$8,000(2) Demco 365, New ................................................................................Coming(6) Demco 365 boxes........................................................From $4,500-$6,500(4) Demco 450 box, Red & Black, Green & Black ..................................$9,500New Demco 365 box ................................................................................$7,700Demco 550 box ......................................................................................$12,500Sitrex QR 12 rake, 1-year old ..................................................................$6,500

LARGE SELECTION OF WHEEL RAKES IN-STOCK

New Sitrex Rakes AvailableMany New & Used Rakes

Available

GREENWALD FARM CENTERGreenwald, MN • 320-987-3177

14 miles So. of Sauk Centre

Used Rollers• 40’ Roller - $32,000• 45’ Roller - $34,000

- Both 1 Year Old -

We carry a variety ofUSED Demco GravityBoxes – New ones are

always arriving!Midsota

Rock Trailers

AvailableUSED EQUIPMENT

Feed Seed Hay 050

Alfalfa baleage first, second,& third crop. Also,Japanese millet baleage,first & second crop; Also,wheat straw in 5x5 roundbales w/ plastic twine. 218-639-0315

Alfalfa, mixed hay, grasshay and straw, mediumsquares or round bales. De-livered. LeRoy Ose, call ortext. 218-689-6675

Dairy Quality AlfalfaTested big squares & roundbales, delivered from SouthDakota John Haensel (605)351-5760

Dairy quality western alfal-fa, big squares or smallsquares, delivered in semiloads. Clint Haensel(605) 310-6653

FOR SALE: 40 round balesof alfalfa/grass mix, $55 perbale. 507-744-2472

FOR SALE: Large quantityof round bales and bigsquare bales of grass hay.Also wrapped wet bales.Delivery available by semi.507-210-1183

FOR SALE: Mixed grasshay, big round bales, plas-tic twine. WANTED:Wheatland diesel tractors.605-237-0433 Hay in MN

Open pollinated seed corn.Outproduces hybrids forsilage, $65/bu. Plus ship-ping. Sweet, leafy stalks.217-857-3377

Premium tested, high pro-tein, high RFV alfalfasquare, wrapped baleage.Delivered by truckload.Call Wes at Red River For-age. 866-575-7562

TIMOTHY HAY FOR SALE:Small square bales, norain, less than 300 bales,$7/bale. 507-420-0409

WANTED AND FOR SALEALL TYPES of hay &straw. Also buying corn,wheat & oats. Western Hayavailable Fox Valley Alfal-fa Mill. 920-853-3554

Wheat straw for sale from2014 harvest 450 sq bales3x3x8 size located in theRice Lake area. Deliverynot available. 507-993-1804

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FOR SALE: 10 Jersey and 10Jersey cross bred springingheifers. Will trade for openheifers, feeder cattle orbeef cows. 608-792-9423 or608-788-6258

Reg. Holstein bulls, red andwhite available, Good ma-ternal lines and good sires.Merritt's Elm-Chris Farm(715)235-9272

WANTED TO BUY: Dairyheifers and cows. 320-235-2664

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Bulls (2) coming 2 yr oldsshiny black Polled Simmen-tal or Sim-Angus cross, bythe lb. Also, 10 yearlings,exc quality, good disposi-tion, Sires used: Upgrade600u Dream On. 40+ yrs ofbreeding. Gerald Polzin(320) 286-5805

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USED TRACTORSNEW NH T9.565, 4WD..................................CALLNEW NH T9.505, 4WD..................................CALLNEW NH T7.200, FWA..................................CALLNEW NH 65 Workmaster, w/loader ............CALLNEW Massey 7620, FWA ............................CALLNEW Massey 6615, FWA ............................CALLNEW Massey 4610, FWA, w/loader ............CALLNEW Versatile 450, 4WD..............................CALLNEW Versatile 310, FWA ..............................CALLNEW Versatile 305, FWA ..............................CALLNH TD80 w/loader ........................................CALLNH TV6070 bi-directional ............................CALLVersatile 895, 4WDV ....................................CALL

TILLAGESunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo ..............CALLSunflower 4412-07, 7-shank........................CALLSunflower 4412-05, 5-shank........................CALLWilrich 957, 7-shank ....................................CALLWilrich 513, 5-shank, Demo ........................CALL‘09 Wilrich QX2, 55.5’ w/bskt. ....................CALL‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom................................CALL‘08 JD 3710, 10 bottom................................CALLCIH 4900, 46.5’ ............................................CALL‘08 JD 2210, 44.5’ w/3-bar ..........................CALL

SKIDSTEERSNEW NH Skidsteers – On Hand ..................CALL‘11 NH 225 h/a, loadedV..............................CALLNH LS170......................................................CALL

PLANTERSNEW White Planters ....................................CALL‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded ......................CALL‘10 White 8186, 16-30 w/3 bu. ....................CALLWhite 6122, 12-30 ........................................CALLWhite 6108, 8-30 ..........................................CALLWhite 6100, 12-30 w/twin row ....................CALL

‘09 JD 1790, 24-20” w/liq. Esets 20-20 ......CALLJD 1780, 24-20, 3 bus., res 20-20 ..............CALL

COMBINESNEW Fantini Chopping CH ..........................CALLFantini Pre-Owned 8-30 Chopping CH ......CALL‘10 Gleaner R66, Loaded ............................CALL‘10 Gleaner R76, Loaded ............................CALL‘01 Gleaner R72, Just Thru Shop ................CALL‘03 Gleaner R65............................................CALL‘90 Gleaner R60 w/duals..............................CALL‘96 Gleaner R62 w/CDF rotor exc. ..............CALL

HAY TOOLSNew Hesston & NH Hay Tools On Hand

MISCELLANEOUSNEW Salford RTS Units................................CALLNEW Salford Plows ......................................CALLNEW Unverferth Seed Tenders....................CALLNEW Westfield Augers ................................CALLNEW Rem 2700 Vac ....................................CALLNEW Hardi Sprayers ....................................CALLNEW Riteway Rollers ..................................CALLNEW Lorenz Snowblowers ..........................CALLNEW Batco Conveyors ................................CALLNEW Brent Wagons & Grain Carts ..............CALLNEW E-Z Trail Seed Wagons ......................CALLNEW Rock Buckets & Pallet Forks..............CALLREM 2700, Rental ........................................CALLUnverferth 8000 Grain Cart..........................CALLKinze 1050 w/duals ......................................CALLPre-owned Snowblowers, 7’-9’ ..................CALLPre-owned Sprayers ....................................CALL

SMITHS MILL IMPLEMENTHwy. 14, 3 miles West of Janesville, MNPhone (507) 234-5191 or (507) 625-8649Mon. - Fri. 7:30-5:00, Sat. 7:30-Noonwww.smithsmillimp.com

and “Low Rate Financing Available”

NEW YEAR SPECIALS– On All Equipment –

RENTAL RETURNS‘14 NH T9.530 4WD, 710/70R42 duals, PTO, 300 hrs.

....................................................................................Call‘14 NH CR8090, 620/80 R42 duals, 200 hrs., loaded ..Call‘14 NH 880 CF, 46’ flex draper ....................................Call

TRACTORS & SKIDS‘09 NH T8020 Super Steer, MFWD, 1900 hrs.,480/80R46 duals ..............................................Coming In

‘13 NH T9560, 4WD, 800/70R38 duals, 275 hrs.,PTO ............................................................................Call

‘06 NH TC55, MFD w/loader, 1300 hrs. ................$24,900‘03 Buhler 2425, 710/70R38 duals, 425 hp. ......$101,900‘89 Deutz 5215, MFWD, diesel w/425 loader ..........$8,900‘87 Ford 2910, 2WD, 4147 hrs., w/loader ..............$8,900Allis Chalmers D17 Series 3 w/loader ....................$6,900‘99 NH TV140, bi-dir., 5600 hrs., w/7614 loader4 grapple bucket ..................................................$51,900

‘08 NH L170, NH SSL, 1350 hrs., cab, heat,hyd. Q.A. ..............................................................$22,900

‘82 Versatile 835, 4WD, 18.4R38 duals................$22,900‘04 NH LS170 Skid, 1669 hrs., cab, heat,hyd. Q.A. ..............................................................$18,900

‘88 Ford TW35, MFWD, 3900 hrs., duals..............$29,900‘90 Ford 8830, MFWD, 4875 hrs., 14.9R46 duals,Recent OH ............................................................$36,900

‘90 NH LS255, dsl. skid steer w/bucket ..................$6,900‘05 NH L170, cab, heat, hi flow, 2100 hrs. ............$22,900‘13 MDS RK500 Roto-King Bale Shredder for Skid

..............................................................................$7,500NEW Virnig 101” S.S.L. Snow Buckets w/Bio Edge

..............................................................................$1,995

HARVEST‘01 NH TR99, 18.4R42 duals, 1703 sep. hrs.,Field Ready, (2014 - $30K in repairs) ..................$69,900

‘12 NH CR8090, 620/80R42 duals, 600 sep.hrs. $265,000‘91 NH TR96, RWA, 420/80R46 duals ..................$29,900‘93 NH 974, 8R30” cornhead ..................................$7,900‘13 Parker 605 wagon w/tarp, Hold-Over ..............$16,900(2) NEW Parker AWS Head Trailers, 42’ ................$6,999(3) ‘11 NH 99C, chopping corn head, 8R30”

..................................................................From $60,900(3) ‘10 NH 74C, 35’ flex head ......................From $27,900

‘10 NH 74C, 30’ flex head......................................$24,900‘05 NH CR940, 800 tires singles, 1395 hrs., y/m..$99,900‘01 NH 96C, 8 row 30” corn head, Loaded............$25,900‘00 NH 996, 8 row 30” w/K&M chopper

..............................................$39,950 Reduced $31,900(3) ‘98 NH 973, 25’ flex head ........................From $7,900‘94 NH TR87 combine, 305-32, 3500 hrs., Nice!..$39,900NH 974, 10R22” cornhead ....................................$12,900(2) NH 974, 6R30” cornhead, Nice! ........................$6,900‘06 Harvest Tech 4308C, 8/30” chopping cornhead

............................................................................$27,900Westfield MK100-71GLP auger, swing hopper........$3,995Westfield WR80x61 PTO auger, Nice! ....................$2,900‘10 Parker 624 grain cart ......................................$17,900Brent 420 grain cart ................................................$7,900‘97 DMI 530B, 5-shank ripper ..............................$17,900

TILLAGE/PLANTING/HAYNEW Unverferth 18’ & 22’ Rolling Reels, On Hand ....Call‘13 Degalman LR7651, Demo’d (held-over) ........$39,900‘13 Great Plains 40’ Turbo Max vertical tillage

..............................................$79,900 Reduced $74,900‘11 Loftness 240 Semi-Mtd Shredder w/tow hitch

............................................................................$23,900‘09 Krouse Dominator 4850-21 ............................$40,900‘07 Parker 838, grain cart w/tarp ..........................$22,900‘11 NH H6750, 7 disc mower ..................................$8,500‘05 Great Plains 50’ Crumbler ..............................$14,900‘04 Wil-Rich 957 DDR, 5 shank (30” sp.) ripperw/harrow..............................................................$17,900

‘98 NH 617 Disc Mower w/shock Pro Hubs ............$4,900‘89 NH 855, round baler, Sharp! ............................$5,900‘93 DMI Tigermate, 45’ f. cult & harrow ..............$15,900‘93 JD 7300, 12 row 30 planter ............................$13,900‘00 NH 678 round baler, A.T.W...............................$10,900NEW Virnig 48” Pallet Forks ..............................$795 ea.‘95 DMI Tiger-Mate 381⁄2’ field cult. w/ harrow ......$16,900‘10 Wilrich 957 DDR, 9 shank ripper w/3 bar harrow

............................................................................$31,900Parker 450 wagon w/covers, brakes & float tires ....$6,250‘08 Parker HT36 head trailer....................................$3,995Friesen 220 seed tender w/Honda gas eng.,& tarp/cover ..........................................................$7,995

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TJOSVOLD EQUIPMENTTJOSVOLD EQUIPMENTSales & Service • West Hwy. 212 — Granite Falls, MN 56241800-337-1581 • 320-564-2331 • After Hours (320) 212-4849

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Limousin & Red AngusBulls. Delivery avail. Ham-mond, WI. 715-821-3516

Registered Texas Longhornbreeding stock, cows,heifers or roping stock, topblood lines. 507-235-3467

Top Quality Holstein Steers200-800 lbs. in semi loadlots. 319-448-4667

WANT TO BUY: Butchercows, bulls, fats & walkablecripples; also horses,sheep & goats. 320-235-2664

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Compart's total programfeatures superior boars &open gilts documented byBLUP technology. Duroc,York, Landrace & F1 lines.Terminal boars offer lean-ness, muscle, growth. Ma-ternal gilts & boars areproductive, lean, durable.All are stress free & PRRSfree. Semen also availablethrough Elite Genes A.I.Make 'em Grow! CompartsBoar Store, INC. Toll Free:877-441-2627

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Angus bred cows (38). Verynice set. 651-764-1281

FOR SALE OR LEASEREGISTERED BLACKANGUS Bulls, 2 year old &yearlings; bred heifers,calving ease, club calves &balance performance. Alsired. In herd improvementprogram. J.W. RiverviewAngus Farm Glencoe, MN55336 Conklin Dealer 320-864-4625

FOR SALE OR LEASE:Purebred RegisteredCharolais bulls, heifers, &cows. Great bloodlines, ex-cellent performance, bal-anced EPD's, low birthweights. Delivery avail-able.

Laumann Charolais Mayer, MN 612-490-2254

FOR SALE: 300 head of Hol-stein feeders weighing be-tween 550 & 600 lbs. Avail-able February throughApril. Raised by us. Allwith shots. 320-250-7720

FOR SALE: Purebred BlackAngus bulls, calf ease &good disposition. 320-598-3790

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USED PARTSLARSON SALVAGE

6 miles East of

CAMBRIDGE, MN763-689-1179

We Ship DailyVisa and MasterCard Accepted

Good selection oftractor parts

- New & Used -All kinds of

hay equipment, haybines, balers,

choppersparted out.

New combine beltsfor all makes.

Swather canvases,round baler belting,used & new tires.1409 Silver Street E.

Mapleton, MN 56065507-524-3726

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We carry a full line of Behlen& Delux dryer parts;

Mayrath and Hutch auger parts.Large inventory of Welda sprockets, hubs,

bearings, chains & pulleys

USED DELUX DRYERSDELUX 10’ MODEL 2515, LP/NG, 1 PH, 300 BPHDELUX 15’ MODEL 7040, LP/NG, 3 PH, 700 BPHDELUX 20’ MODEL 6030, LP/NG, 3 PH, 600 BPHDELUX 20’ MODEL 10060, LP/NG, 3 PH, 1000 BPH

USED DRYERSKANSUN 1025 215, LP, 1 PHBEHLEN 380, 1 PH, LP, HEAT RECLAIMBEHLEN 700, 3 PH, LP, HEAT RECLAIM

Port-A-Hut Shelters:• All Steel Shelters for Livestock & Other Uses

Notch Equipment:• Rock Buckets • Grapple Forks • Manure Forks• Bale Spears • Hi-Volume Buckets & Pallet Forks• Bale Transports & Feeder Wagons, 16’-34’• Adult & Young Stock Feeders & Bale Feeders• Land Levelers

Smidley Equipment:• Steer Stuffers • Hog Feeders • Hog Huts• Calf Creep Feeders • Lamb & Sheep Feeders• Cattle & Hog Waterers • Mini Scale

Sioux Equipment:• Gates • Calving Pens • Haymax Bale Feeders• Cattle & Feeder Panels • Head Gates

• Loading Chute• Hog Feeders • Sqz. Chutes & Tubs • Calf Warmer

JBM Equipment:• Feeder Wagons - Several Models• Self-locking Head Gates• Self-locking Bunk Feeders• Tombstone Horse & Horned Cattle Feeders• Skid Feeders • Bunk Feeders • Bale Wagons• Bale Thrower Racks • Flat Racks for big sq. bales• Self-locking Feeder Wagons • Fenceline Feeders• Several Types of Bale Feeders

• Field & Brush Mowers • Roto-Hog Power Tillers• Stump Grinders • Log Splitters • Chippers

• Power Graders • Power Wagons• Leaf & Lawn Vacuums • Versa-trailers• GT (Tox-O-Wic) Grain Dryers, 350-800 bu. -

EARLY ORDER DISCOUNT• Taylor-Way 7’ rotary cutter• Sheep & Calf Feeders• Livestock Equipment by Vern’s Mfg.• Steel Bale Throw Racks w/ Steel Floors• Peck Grain Augers • MDS Buckets for Loaders & Skidloaders• Powder River Livestock & Horse Equipment• Tire Scrapers for Skidsteers, 6’-9’• EZ Trail Wagons Boxes & Bale Baskets• Taylor-way 3 way dump trailer• MDS Roto King Round Bale Processor• Sitrex Wheel Rakes• Bale Baskets• SI Feeders, Wagons & Bunks• (Hayhopper) Bale Feeders • Calftel Hutches & Animal Barns• R&C Poly Bale Feeders• Amish Built Oak Bunk Feeders & Bale Racks• Goat & Sheep Feeders• Fainting goats & min. donkeysLorenz & Walco Snowblowers-PTO &

Skidsteer Models

Lot - Hwy 7 EOffice Location - 305 Adams Street

Hutchinson, MN 55350320-587-2162, Ask for Larry

~ NEW EQUIPMENT/BIG INVENTORY ~

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We will rebuild Your Smidley SteerStuffer or Hog Feeder. We also buyused feeders. We can also sell yourequipment for you on consignment.

Call for Details. We have a LargeInventory of Livestock Equipment

SiouxCalving Pens& Equipment

AVOCA SPRAY SERVICEGREAT – EASY TO FIND NEW LOCATION

HWY. 59 N • Slayton, MNWe are dealers for Top Air, Sprayer Specialties, Gregson Sprayers, new & used on hand Wheathart,

Westfield, FarmKing, Brandt Vacs & Balzer Equipment • We have NEW Balzer stalk choppers on hand• Truckload prices on NEW Westfield augers, Brandt grain vacs, Batch belts.

Planter Kits On Hand!Ph. 800-653-2676 or 507-335-7830

Fax: 507-335-7808 • Mobile: 507-227-6728

NEW SPRAYERSGregson 1000 gal., 60’ boom, Target Boom, Raven 440,12.4x38 tires ..................................................................$20,000

USED SPRAYERSTop Air 1600 gal., 120’ boom, inductor, Raven 450,380x46 tires, hyd. pump, adj. axle ..............................$60,000

Top Air 1600 gal., 120’ boom, 380x46 duals, Raven 450,Ht control ......................................................................$55,000

Top Air 1600 gal., 132’ boom, 22” duals, Raven 450,hyd. pump ....................................................................$53,000

Top Air 1600 gal., 120’ boom, Raven 450, hyd. pump,rinse tank, 14.9x46 tires................................................$33,000

Broyhill 1500 gal., 80’ boom ..........................................$30,000Broyhill 1500 gal., 90’ boom, Raven 450 ......................$29,500Brandt 1600 gal., 90’ boom, adj. axle, 46” tires ..........$29,000Schaben 1600 gal., 90’ boom, Raven 450, inductor,rinse tank ......................................................................$22,000

Sprayer Specialties 1250 gal., 80’ boom, 12.4x46 tires,Raven 440......................................................................$20,000

Sprayer Specialties 1250 gal., 80’ boom, Raven 450,hyd. pump ....................................................................$20,000

Sprayer Specialties 1000 gal., 90’ boom, Raven 450,foamer............................................................................$19,000

Red Ball 670, 1200 gal., 90’ boom, Raven 450,hyd. pump ....................................................................$19,000

Gregson 1000 gal., 90’ boom, 20” plumbing, Raven 440,hyd. pump, rinse tank, 72-120” adj. axle, 13.6x38 tires......................................................................................$18,000

Top Air 1100 gal., 80’ X-fold boom, Raven 440 ............$17,000Red Ball 670, 1200 gal., 90’ boom ................................$17,000Top Air 1100 gal., 80’ X-fold boom, Raven 440,hyd pump ......................................................................$16,000

Spraymaster 1000 gal., 80’ boom,, hyd. pump, rinse tank,Raven 440, 88-120” adj. axle, 13.6x38 tires ................$14,000

Red Ball 680, 1000 gal., 90’ boom, Raven 440, hyd. pump,380x90x46 tires - (Choice of 2) ....................................$13,000

Great Plains 1000 gal., 80’ Top Air X-fold boom, Teejetcontrol, hyd. pump, 120” axle, 13.6x38 tires ..............$12,500

USED AUGERS(3) Westfield MK13x111 GLP (Choice) ..........................$21,000Westfield MK FLex 13x71 GLP......................................$20,900Wheatheart 13x19 LP ....................................................$15,000Westfield MK13x71 GLP ................................................$14,650(3) Westfield MK13x91 GLP (Choice) ............................$12,300Westfield MK13x71 GLP ................................................$12,000Westfield MK10x91 GL ..................................................$10,000Farm King 13x85 ..............................................................$9,500Westfield MK13x91 GLP ..................................................$9,500Westfield MK10x81 GLP ..................................................$9,000Farm King 13x70 LP ........................................................$9,000Westfield MK13x81 GLP ..................................................$8,500(8) Westfield MK13x71 GLP (Choice) ..............................$8,000Sudenga 12x72 w/hopper................................................$7,000Sudenga 10x72 ................................................................$7,000Westfield MK10x61 GLP ..................................................$6,500Westfield MK10x61 GLP ..................................................$6,500(2) Westfield MK10x71 GLP (Choice) ..............................$6,500Westfield W13x51 SD ......................................................$6,500

(2) White Feterl 10x76 w/swing hopper (Choice)............$6,200White Feterl 10x76 ..........................................................$6,000Feterl 12x72 ......................................................................$6,000Sudenga 12x66 SD ..........................................................$5,900(2) Westfield MK10x71 GLP (Choice) ..............................$5,800Peck 10x71 LP..................................................................$5,500White Feterl 10x66 ..........................................................$5,500Farm King 10x70 ..............................................................$5,500Hutchinson 10x70 LP w/mover ......................................$5,500Westfield MK10x71 GLP ..................................................$5,500White Feterl 10x88 w/mover............................................$5,500

SNOWBLOWERSNew Hitchdoc 10’ triple auger ......................................$13,500New Hitchdoc 9’ triple auger ........................................$12,100Used Hitchdoc 9’............................................................$10,500New SB Select 9’..............................................................$7,920New HItchdoc 8’ ..............................................................$7,350Used Inland 9’ ..................................................................$6,500Used Farm King 9’............................................................$6,500Used Farm King 9’............................................................$6,000Used Schweiss 9’ ............................................................$5,500New Farm King 8’ ............................................................$4,200Used Lorenz 8’ ................................................................$3,800Used Schweiss 8’ ............................................................$2,200Used Schweiss 8’ ............................................................$1,500Used Schulte 8’ ................................................................$1,500Used Lundell 8’....................................................................$800

USED WAGONSJ&M 760 gravity wagon ................................................$17,000New Parker 605 gravity wagon......................................$16,700Used Parker 605 gravity wagon ....................................$14,500(2) Used Parker 6250 gravity wagons (Choice) ............$11,200Used Parker 505 gravity wagon ....................................$11,000(2) Used Parker 4800 gravity wagons (Choice) ..............$8,000Used Westendorf gravity wagon ....................................$4,500Kory 220 gravity wagon w/drill-fill ..................................$2,500Dakon gravity wagon ......................................................$2,500Used Gehl 910 silage wagon ..........................................$2,500Used J&M 250 gravity wagon..........................................$1,400

USED MISCELLANEOUSUsed Top Air 1600 gal., 40’ 16-row, 15-coulter, liq.......$39,500Fertilizer Attachment, Raven 440, hyd. pump ..................CALLDemco 650 grain cart w/scale ......................................$21,000Big-A Terragator, 3-wheel ..............................................$17,000New Hitchdoc 990 fuel cart ..........................................$16,500New Brandt drive-over grain decks ..............................$14,300Convey-All grain vac, Ultima 6 ......................................$11,000(3) Brandt 4500 grain vacs (Choice) ..............................$11,000New 42’ Head Hunter header trailers..............................$8,500JD 330 disc ......................................................................$7,500Grainmaster drive-over ....................................................$4,500Lely 8’ disc mower ..........................................................$3,500Batco 1314 transfer hoppper ..........................................$3,000Used 1500 gal. water wagon ..........................................$1,500JD 800 swather ................................................................$1,500Used 600 gal. water wagon ............................................$1,000Used Sudenga brush drill-fill, 32” hopper ......................$1,000

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FOR SALE: Yorkshire,Hampshire, Duroc &Hamp/Duroc boars, alsogilts. Excellent selection.Raised outside. Exc herdhealth. No PRSS. Deliveryavail. 320-568-2225

Show pigs, Sale March 28th.We have pigs for Countiesw/ weigh-in before thatdate. for more info, callRoger Guse 715-983-5763 orJamie Goplin 715-530-0875

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‘14 JD 9460R, 513 Hrs., PTO!, Ext. Warranty ..................$289,900

‘14 JD 8345R, 353 Hrs., IVT, ILS,Leather ............................$279,900

‘14 JD 6150R, 621 Hrs., IVT,Loader Prep Pkg ............$132,900

‘12 JD 2210, 45.5’, rolling basket............................................$65,000

‘14 JD 4940, 387 Hrs., Dry Box,Extended Warranty..........$320,000

‘07 JD 1770NT, CCS, 24R30”............................................$92,500

‘12 JD 9560RT, 960 Hrs.,Ext.Power Gard Warranty......$314,900

‘10 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30”............................................$89,900

‘11 JD 4930, 1725 hrs, 120’ boomon 20” ..............................$215,000

‘12 JD 4730, 694 Hrs.,90’ Boom..........................$215,500

‘12 JD 4830, 744 Hrs.,90’ Boom..........................$236,500

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0% for 60 Months on Used Self-Propelled Sprayers

TRACTORS4WD Tractors

(N) ‘14 JD 9560R, 250 hrs., Ext. Warranty ................$343,000(B) ‘14 JD 9560R, 419 hrs., 800/38’s ........................$339,900(B) ‘14 JD 9560R, 180 hrs., Ext. Pt. Warranty............$334,900(B) ‘14 JD 9560R, 456 hrs., Rental Return ................$334,900(OS) ‘13 JD 9560R, 250 hrs. ......................................$324,900(OW) ‘12 JD 9560R, 887 hrs., Ext. Warranty..............$309,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9510R, 573 hrs., Ext. Warranty..............$299,900(N) ‘14 JD 9460R, 349 hrs, Ext. Warranty ..................$294,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9460R, 513 hrs., PTO, Ext. Warranty ....$289,900(OW) ‘13 JD 9510R, 526 hrs. ....................................$289,900(OW) ‘10 JD 9630, 1360 hrs., 800/38’s ......................$261,500(N) ‘13 JD 9410R, 600 hrs., rear PTO ........................$259,900(OW) ‘13 JD 9410R, 570 hrs., Ext. Pt. Warranty ........$259,900(B) ‘10 JD 9630, 2138 hrs...........................................$212,900(OW) ‘10 JD 9630, 2000 hrs.......................................$212,900(H) ‘09 JD 9530, 2751 hrs., 800/38’s ........................$199,900(OW) ‘07 JD 9620 3890 hrs., PS ................................$169,900(OW) ‘04 JD 9320, 2154 hs, one owner ....................$144,900(B) ‘97 JD 9200, 4722 hrs., 710/38’s............................$94,500(OW) ‘98 JD 9400, 5128 hrs., 710/70R38’s ................$94,900(B) ‘97 JD 9400, 6500 hrs., 710/38’s............................$92,500(OW) ‘97 JD 9400, 7138 hrs., 710/70R38’s ................$79,900(B) ‘82 JD 8650, 3 pt., PTO..........................................$29,900(OS) ‘80 Versatile 935, 330 hp.....................................$18,900

Track Tractors(N) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 300 hrs. ......................................$379,500(OW) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 173 hrs., Ext. Pt. Warranty ......$354,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9460RT, 358 hrs., leather ......................$319,900(H) ‘12 JD 9560RT, 950hrs., PS ................................$314,900(OW) ‘13 JD 9460RT, 739 hrs., leather ......................$294,900(OW) ‘11 JD 9630T, 1544 hrs. ....................................$269,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8335RT, 567 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ..........$269,900(OW) ‘13 JD 8310RT, 430 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ..........$259,900(OW) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1202 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ........$255,900(B) ‘97 JD 9630T, 1431 hrs ........................................$249,900(B) ‘10 JD 9630T, 1907 hrs.........................................$249,900(OW) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1157 hrs., IVT, 25” tracks ........$245,000(OW) ‘09 JD 9630T, 1737 hrs. ....................................$239,900(OW) ‘10 CIH Quad Track 535, 4100 hrs ..................$224,900(B) ‘11 JD 8310RT, 1883 hrs., PS, 25” tracks............$214,500(N) ‘04 JD 9520T, 3268 hrs.........................................$157,000(H) ‘06 JD 9520T, 3874 hrs.........................................$149,900(OW) ‘00 JD 8410T, 4140 hrs., 25” tracks ..................$99,900

Row Crop Tractors(OW) ‘14 JD 8370R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..............$292,900(N) ‘14 JD 8360R, 254 hrs, IVT, ILS............................$287,500(OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, 387 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$279,900(H) ‘13 JD 8360R, 636 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ..........$278,000(OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..............$276,900(B) ‘11 JD 8360R, 350 hrs, IVT, ILS............................$269,900(H) ‘14 JD 8320R, 355 hrs., IVT, ILS ..........................$268,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 371 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$267,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 377 hrs., PS, ILS ......................$255,900(OS) ‘13 JD 8310R ....................................................$255,000(OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, PS, ILS, Rental Return ..............$253,900(OW) ‘13 JD 8310R, 412 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ......$244,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8295R, 340 hrs., PS, ILS ......................$234,900(H) ‘14 JD 8295R, PS, MFWD, Rental Return ............$221,900(OW) ‘12 JD 8310R, 916 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ......$217,900(N) ‘14 JD 8260R, 274 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ........$210,000(OW) ‘13 JD 8260R, 372 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ......$202,900(B) ‘14 JD 7230R, 300 hrs., IVT, lease return ............$189,900(OS) ‘12 JD 7260R, 1000 hrs., IVT ............................$188,500(N) ‘14 JD 8235R, 134 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ..........$186,500(OS) ‘12 JD 7260R, 371 hrs, IVT, 540/1000 PTO ......$185,000

(OW) ‘11 JD 8235R, 949 hrs., PS ..............................$179,900(OW) ‘11 JD 8235R, 950 hrs., PS, front duals ..........$169,900(B) ‘10 JD 8225R, 445 hrs., PS, AT ready..................$169,900(OS) ‘13 JD 7200R, 200 hrs., IVT ..............................$169,900(OW) ‘09 JD 7930, 1078 hrs., IVT ..............................$154,900(N) ‘14 JD 6150R, 250 hrs., loader ............................$143,500(B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 397 hrs., IVT..................................$138,900(B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 621 hrs., IVT, duals ......................$132,900(B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 390 hrs., auto quad ......................$126,900(N) ‘13 JD 6125R, 50 hrs., IVT ..................................$108,900(N) ‘00 JD 8110, 3800 hrs., PS, MFWD ......................$89,500(OW) ‘03 NH TG255, 4030 hrs., PS..............................$87,500(N) ‘14 JD 6115M, 93 hrs., power quad ......................$81,000(B) ‘04 JD 7820, 4391 hrs., 2WD, PQ ..........................$79,900(OW) ‘97 JD 8200, 7180 hrs, MFWD............................$69,900(OW) ‘11 Kubota M135X, 420 hrs., loader ..................$69,000(H) ‘05 CIH MXU135, 1875 hrs., loader ......................$66,950(OW) ‘09 JD 5105M, 1600 hrs., loader ........................$59,900(N) ‘14 JD 6115D, 115 hrs., p/reverser ........................$54,000(B) ‘77 JD 4230, cab, quad ..........................................$18,900

SPRING TILLAGE(OW) ‘13 JD 2210, 55.5’, R/basket ..............................$74,900(H) ‘12 JD 2210, 45.5’ R/basket ..................................$65,000(OW) ‘07 JD 2210, 55.5’, R/basket ..............................$64,900(OS) ‘08 JD 2210, 64.5’ ................................................$56,900(H) ‘11 Wilrich Quad 5, 60’ ..........................................$53,900(OS) ‘06 JD 2210, 58.5’ ................................................$49,000(OS) ‘04 Krause TL6200 M/finisher, 42’ ......................$46,000(OW) ‘09 JD 2210, 44.5’ ..............................................$44,500(OW) ‘09 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..............................................$44,500(H) ‘05 JD 2210, 58.5’ ..................................................$42,500(H) ‘09 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..................................................$42,500(OW) ‘12 JD 2210, 36.5’ ..............................................$39,900(N) ‘09 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..................................................$39,900(N) ‘08 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..................................................$39,500(OW) ‘05 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..............................................$38,900(B) ‘02 JD 2200, 44.5’ ..................................................$38,500(OW) ‘06 JD 726 M/finisher, 38’ ..................................$35,900(H) ‘10 JD 2210, 32.5’, R/basket..................................$35,000(OS) ‘09 JD 2210, 38.5’, harrow ..................................$32,500(H) ‘03 JD 2200, 38.5’ ..................................................$28,900(OW) ‘04 JD 726, M/finisher, 38’ ..................................$26,900(OW) ‘97 DMI, Tigermate II, 47.5’ ................................$24,900(OW) ‘00 Wilrich Quad 5, 45.5’ ..................................$22,900(B) ‘98 JD 980, 36.5’ ....................................................$21,900(OW) ‘98 JD 980, 41.5’ ................................................$21,500(OW) ‘97 JD 980, 38.5’ ................................................$18,900(B) ‘98 JD 985, 53.5’ ....................................................$18,500(H) ‘97 JD 980, 44.5’ ....................................................$17,900(OW) ‘02 JD 980, 27.5’ ................................................$17,500(OS) Wilrich, 37’ ..........................................................$14,900

SPRAYERS(N) ‘14 JD 4940, 166 hrs., 120’ boom........................$348,000(OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 52 hrs., 120’ boom ......................$330,000(OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 387 hrs, dry box ..........................$320,000(B) ‘12 JD 4940, 768 hrs., 120 boom ........................$283,750(OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 768 hrs., 120’ boom ....................$281,500(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 387 hrs., 120’ boom ....................$279,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 982 hrs., 120’ boom ....................$269,750(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 603 hrs., 120’ boom ....................$269,700(OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 1393 hrs., dry box ......................$267,500(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 413 hrs., 90’ boom ......................$259,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 552 hrs., 90’ boom ......................$257,750(OW) ‘13 CIH 4530, 568 hrs., dry box........................$244,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 1680 hrs, 90’ boom ....................$242,750(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 744 hrs., 90’ boom ......................$236,500(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 1155 hrs., 90’ boom ....................$235,750

(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 792 hrs., 90’ boom ......................$233,000(N) ‘13 JD 4730, 182 hrs., 80’ boom..........................$222,000(OS) ‘12 JD 4730, 694 hrs., 90’ boom ......................$215,500(N) ‘11 JD 4930, 1725 hrs., 120’ boom......................$215,000(OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 637 hrs., 100’ boom ....................$214,900(OW) ‘11 JD 4930, 1720 hrs., 120’ boom ..................$211,000(OW) ‘13 JD 4730, 888 hrs., 90’ boom ......................$208,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 1466 hrs., 90’ boom ....................$208,500(OW) ‘13 JD 4730, 1100 hrs., 90’ boom ....................$205,500(OW) ‘12 Ag-Chem RG1100, 90’ boom ....................$205,000(OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1815 hrs., 90’ boom ....................$198,500(OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 2050 hrs., 100’ boom ..................$182,900(OW) ‘09 JD 4930, 2403 hrs., 120’ boom ..................$169,900(OW) ‘08 JD 4930,3080 hrs, dry box ........................$169,500(OW) ‘13 JD 4630, 950 hrs., 80’ boom ......................$159,900(OW) ‘10 JD 4730, 1815 hrs., 90’ boom ....................$154,900(OW) ‘10 JD 4730, 2050 hrs., 90’ boom ....................$150,900(OW) ‘06 JD 4720, 3744 hrs., 90’ boom ....................$124,900(OW) ‘06 Ag-Chem 1074, 100’ boom..........................$77,900(OW) ‘02 Ag-Chem 854, 3619 hrs., 80’ boom ............$74,900(OW) ‘02 Ag-Chem 1254C, 2610 hrs., dry box ..........$54,900

PLANTERS/SEEDERS(N) ‘12 JD 1770NT, 24R30”, liq. fert...........................$154,000(B) ‘07 JD DB40, 24R20”, tracks ..............................$139,900(OW) ‘12 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert. ............$126,900(H) ‘13 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ..............................$119,900(H) ‘09 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30”, liq. fert. ................$119,000(N) ‘07 White 8524 CCS, 24R30”, liq. fert. ................$109,900(N) ‘14 JD 1990 CCS, 40’ @ 15” spacing ..................$101,500(OS) ‘05 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30” ..............................$97,900(OS) ‘07 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30” ..............................$92,500(OS) ‘09 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert ................$97,500(N) ‘10 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ................................$97,000(OS) ‘10 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ..............................$92,500(N) ‘10 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ................................$89,900(H) ‘04 JD 1770NT, 16R30”, liq. fert.............................$67,500(B) ‘04 JD DB60, 36R20” ............................................$66,900(B) ‘05 CIH 1200, 31R15” ............................................$55,900(OS) ‘03 JD 1590, no-till, 20’ 10” spacing ..................$42,000(OS) ‘97 JD 1770, 24R30” ............................................$39,900(OS) ‘98 JD 1760, 12R30”, liq. fert...............................$33,000(OW) ‘07 JD 1750, 6R30”, dry fert ..............................$25,900(OS) JD 7200, 16R30”, liq. fert. ....................................$24,000(OW) ‘95 JD 7200, 8R30”, liq. fert................................$20,900(B) ‘94 JD 7200, 16R30”, liq. fert. ................................$19,900(OS) ‘93 JD 7200, 12R30”, liq. fert ..............................$19,500(OS) JD 7200, 12R30”, liq. fert., WF ............................$17,500(B) ‘89 JD 7200, 8R30”, liq. fert. ..................................$15,900(OW) ‘91 JD 7200, 6R30”, dry fert. ..............................$13,900

SKIDSTEERS(N) ‘14 JD 333E, 137 hrs., tracks ................................$69,500(N) ‘13 JD 333E, 267 hrs., cab, AC, tracks..................$69,000(H) ‘11 Case TV380, 1000 hrs., tracks ........................$54,500(OW) ‘11 JD 329D, 529 hrs., tracks ............................$49,500(OW) ‘14 JD 320E, 65 hrs., cab w/AC ........................$47,500(H) ‘11 NH L230, 1031 hrs., cab, AC ..........................$45,500(B) ‘11 JD 323D, 817 hrs., tracks ................................$44,900(H) ‘12 JD 328D, 1103 hrs., cab, AC............................$41,500(OS) ‘11 JD 323DT, 1085 hrs., tracks ..........................$39,900(B) ‘12 JD 326D, 1107 hrs., cab w/AC ........................$35,900(H) ‘12 JD 328D, 1918 hrs., cab w/AC ........................$35,000(OW) ‘12 NH L220, 850 hrs., cab, heat ........................$30,500(N) ‘09 Gehl 5240E, 478 hrs., cab, heat ......................$27,900(OS) ‘06 JD CT332, tracks, cab w/AC ........................$25,000(OW) ‘04 JD 325, 1007 hrs., cab w/AC........................$20,500

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our friendly LANDstaff will gladly help.

CIH 260 Magnum tractor, Loaded,Like New ..............................$142,500

JD 930, 30’ flex head ..................$4,750JD 510 ripper, 7-shank................$9,500IH 720 plow, 7-18” ......................$5,500CIH 3900, 30’ disk ....................$19,500CIH 4700, 481⁄2’ field cult. ............$7,250Melroe 36’ multiweeder ..............$1,750Alloway-Woods 20’ stalk shredder,

pull type....................................$7,500EZ Trail 860 grain cart, red ......$17,500Unverferth 470 grain cart ............$6,500J & M 350 bu. wagon ..................$2,700

Westfield 1371 auger w/swinghopper walker, PTO ................$6,500

Hutch 8x60 swing hopper, Nice..$3,000Hesston 1170 mower conditioner

..................................................$5,700NH BR780A baler, Loaded ........$12,000‘13 Maschio 12 wheel high capacity

rake ..........................................$8,500‘13 SS-400 tender, scale ..........$21,500White 6700, 18R22” planter ......$16,500Donahue 37’ 4-axle machinery trailer

..................................................$3,500

*************** USED EQUIPMENT ***************

THINK SPRINGTHINK SPRING!! !! HAYMAKER SPECIALHAYMAKER SPECIAL!!$25,000

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(Baler, Rake& Mower)

*New Holland BR780A Baler,mega-wide pickup, flotation tires, moisture monitor,

net & twine, bale command, low bales*2013 Maschio Wheel Rake,

12-wheel high capacity*Hesston 1170 Mower Conditioner,

swing tongue, one steel one rubber roll,Excellent Condition

LARSON IMPLEMENTS5 miles east of Cambridge, MN on Hwy. 95763-689-1179

Look at our Web site for pictures & more listings -www.larsonimplements.com

4WD & TRACK TRACTORS‘12 JD 9560RT, 859 hrs., 1000 PTO,

36” tracks ..........................................$255,000‘12 JD 9560R, 921 hrs., 800/70/38 duals

............................................................$232,000‘12 JD 9510R, 1113 hrs, 5 hyd. valves,

710x42” tires & duals, (4) 1400/6 wheelwgts. ..................................................$205,000

‘13 JD 9460R, 721 hrs., 4 hyd. valves,1000 PTO, 710x42” tires & duals ......$213,000

‘12 JD 9410, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd.,480x50 tires & duals ..........................$199,000

‘13 JD 9410R, 640 hrs., 5 hyds., hi-flow,1000 PTO, 480x50” tires & duals ......$210,000

‘13 JD 8360RT, 414 hrs., 1000 PTO, 3 pt. hitch,25” tracks, Power Train Warranty ......$223,000

‘13 CIH 450HD, 535 hrs., Luxury cab,4 hyd., hi-flow, 710x42 tires & duals..$205,000

‘12 CIH 400HD, 366 hrs., Luxury cab,6 hyd., hi-flow, 1000 PTO, 480x50 tires& duals ..............................................$195,000

‘02 CIH STX425, 12-spd. manual, 4 valves,710x38 duals, 3465 hrs. ....................$105,000

‘12 CIH 350HD Steiger, 1630 hrs., Luxurycab, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd. valves, big pump,520x42” duals ....................................$147,000

‘12 CIH 400HD, 318 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump,520x46” tires & duals ........................$185,000

‘09 Challenger MT765C, 3363 hrs., 30” tracks,3 pt., 1000 PTO ..................................$127,000

‘09 Versatile 485, 1704 hrs., 4 hyd., 12-spd.,800x38 tires & duals ..........................$148,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS‘10 JD 8270R, MFWD, 3888 hrs., powershift,

3 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 380x50 tires & duals............................................................$110,000

‘11 JD 8285, 1324 hrs., PS trans., big pump,4 hyds., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 18.4x46” tires& duals ..............................................$149,000

‘09 JD 7630, MFWD, 4112 hrs., 3 pt.,540/1000 PTO w/JD 746 loader w/5 tinegrapple, 20.8x42 rear single tires ........$95,000

‘13 JD 6190R, 585 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO,IVT trans., 18.4x46 tires & duals ........$120,000

‘94 NH 6640SLE, MFWD, cab, air, 3 pt.,w/loader & grapple ..............................$27,000

‘11 CIH Magnum 315, 1998 hrs., Lux. cab,4 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 620x42” tires &duals ..................................................$119,000

‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 4100 hrs.,3 pt., 4 hyd. valves, 540/1000 PTO, 420x46rear tires w/480x42” duals....................$80,000

‘12 CIH 315, MFWD, 481 hrs., Luxury cab,4 hyd., big pump, 1000 PTO, 480x50” reartires & duals ......................................$160,000

‘12 CIH 315, 798 hrs., Luxury cab, suspendedfront end, 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump,480x50 tires & duals ..........................$160,000

‘12 CIH 290, MFWD, 390 hrs., Luxury cab,5 hyd., big pump, HID lights, front &rear duals, 480x50” rear tires ............$159,000

‘06 CIH 245, MFWD, 5100 hrs., 4 hyd.valves, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 14.9x46”tires & duals ........................................$75,000

‘11 Cat Challenger MT655C, 1176 hrs,MFWD, 3 pt, 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd,480x50” tires & duals ........................$100,000

‘14 CIH 105C, cab, air, 12-spd., 254 hrs.$39,500‘07 JD 6430, Premium IVT, MFWD, cab,

air, 5100 hrs. ........................................$48,000

COMBINES‘09 JD 9870, 1895 eng./1233 sep. hrs.,

Pro-drive, 5-spd. feederhouse, chopper,520x42” tires & duals ........................$140,000

‘08 JD 9770, 1380 eng./938 sep. hrs., chopper,Contour Master, 20.8x42 duals ..........$135,000

‘09 JD 9570, 1496 eng./904 sep. hrs.,Contour Master, chopper, 30.5x32 tires,Very Clean ..........................................$130,000

‘98 JD 9610, 3578 eng./2379 sep. hrs.,chopper, bin ext., 20.8x42 duals ..........$40,000

‘00 JD 9550, 3508 eng./2425 sep. hrs.,Contour Master, chopper, bin ext.,24.5x32 tires ........................................$57,000

‘02 JD 9750STS, 3359 eng./2271 sep. hrs.,updated feederhouse to 60 Series heads,Contour Master, chopper, duals, $29,000repairs in February ................................$65,000

‘12 CIH 8230, 4WD, 969 eng./777 sep. hrs.,well equipped, 520x42” tires & duals $205,000

‘11 CIH 8120, 934 eng./729 sep. hrs., Pro 600,well equipped, 520x42 tires & duals ..$180,000

‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs., Pro 600,well equipped, 520x42” tires & duals $180,000

‘09 CIH 7088, 1193 eng./895 sep. hrs.,rock trap, chopper, lateral tilt feeder,power bin ext., 30.5x32 tires ..............$139,000

‘08 CIH 7010, 1625 eng./1070 sep. hrs.,520x42” duals, Pro 600 moisture ......$109,000

‘08 NH CR9060, 1782 eng./1332 sep. hrs.,4x4, Terrain tracer, chopper, rock trap,620x42 duals ........................................$99,000

‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs.,tracker, chopper, 520x42” duals ..........$68,000

COMBINE HEADS‘05 Geringhoff Roto Disc 830, 8R30” ....$28,000‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head ....................$12,500‘05 JD 630, 30’ flex head ........................$13,000‘07 Geringhoff Roto Disc 600, 6R30” ....$29,500‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head ....................$11,000‘95 JD 893, 8R30” w/pixall rolls ............$13,500‘90 JD 643, 6R30” cornhead ....................$8,500

TILLAGE‘07 JD 512, 9-shank disc ripper..............$19,500

TRACTORS‘10 CIH 435 Quad, 600 hrs.- $255,000

‘11 CIH 550 Quad, 2600 hrs.,PTO, 36” tracks - $219,500

‘11 CIH 315 w/Soucey tracks,610 hrs. - $224,500

‘11 CIH 885, 2WD, cab,New TA28 loader - $19,900

COMBINES‘95 CIH 2166 - $42,900‘08 CIH 7010 - $159,500‘10 CIH 7088 - $197,500

‘04 CIH 2388, RWA - $89,500

TILLAGECIH Tigermate II, 44’ - $28,500CIH 1200, 16-30 pivot, bulk fill- $69,500JD 1760, 12-30, insect - $34,500Used Liq. fert. attach for Kinze3200, Complete - $2,950

MISCELLANEOUS‘14 CIH 550 Quad, 475 hrs.,Rental Return - $319,500

New Bush Hog 2815 rotarycutter - Invoice: $16,500

LOCAL TRADES LOCAL TRADES

RABE INTERNATIONAL, INC.1205 Bixby Road (across from fairgrounds), Fairmont, MN507-235-3358 or 800-813-8300 • Get the Rabe Advantage

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– SPECIAL OF THE WEEK –New Aluma 8218 tilt w/4800# axle - $6,395, plus tax & license‘14 CIH 870 w/reel, Demo - 50 Acres, Full Warranty - $79,500

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'12 Silverado 3500 HD, Dura-max Dsl, 4 Door, 28,000Miles, Blue Granite, Goose-neck Hitch, Back-up Cam-era, Heated Leather Seats,Engine Brake, AluminumRims, Side Steps, $42,000.715-296-2162

'99 Wilson 48' spread axleflat trailer 96",w/ 8 alum24:5x24 whls & (2) 2,500 galtanks, no plumbing,$16,000; also single trailerw/ (1) 1,200 gal tank & (1)1,600 w/ chem inductor & 2"pump & motor, $5,750; also48' enclosed dry van trailerw/ (2) 2,500 gallon tanks, noplumbing, $7,500. Call Mike507-383-9631

FOR SALE: '01 East enddump trailer, 39' framelessw/ roll tarp, $15,900/OBO.507-327-6430

FOR SALE: '94 Ford 350 7.3Turbo diesel, 4x4, auto,crew cab, new engine &transmission. 320-583-0881

FOR SALE: Donahue 37' 4Axle machinery trailer,$3,500. (507) 430-5144

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MASSEY HARRIS Combine& Horse Sleigh, both shed-ded. 608-558-3724

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Cummins M11 10-spd., 180” WB,New Front & Rear Tires, 80%Brakes, 636,000 Mi., Clean........................................$16,500

HOPPERS*‘02 Farm Master, Steel AG

Hopper, 36’, 80% T/B, 24” AgHopper, Clean ..................$12,500

‘97 Wilson Commander, 43/66,AR, 80% T/B, Elec. Roll Tarp,19” Hopper Height ..........$17,500

‘94 Wilson AL Hopper, 41’,66” Sides, 22” Hopper Height,80% T/B ..........................$16,500

FLATBEDS‘97 Wabash, 48/96, All Steel,

SX, AR ..............................$8,500‘97 Wilson, 45/96, AL Floor &

Crossmembers, SX, AR ....$7,500‘98 Fontaine, 48/102, AL Combo,

Closed Tandem HR Slider..$8,250‘95 Transcraft, 48/102, AL

Crossmembers, Wood Floor,Closed Slider Tandem, AR $8,250

‘90 Great Dane, 48/96, ClosedTandem, Steel, 80% T/B....$6,750

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‘80 Transcraft Double Drop,53’, 33’ Well Non-Detachable,AR, Polished AL Wheels, NewHardwood Decking, 80% T/B,Clean ..............................$11,500

Engineered 5’ Beavertail,Kit includes Paint, LED Lights

& All Electrical..........$3,750 Kit/$5,750 Installed

END DUMPS‘06 Aulick Belted Trailer, 42’,

54” Belt, 68” Sides, Roll Tarp,Painted ............................$28,500Unpainted........................$22,500

‘94 Cobra, 34’, New Rubber, 3/8”Plastic Liner, 2-Way Tailgate,Roll Tarp, AL Polished Wheels,Never Tipped, Clean ........$22,500

‘90 Load King Belly Dump,40’, New Brakes & Drums,80% Tires ........................$12,500

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......$500 SPR/$1,000 AR per axleTandem Axle Off Road Dolly

..........................................$2,000‘04 Dodge Caravan, Anniversary

Edition, 80,000 Miles, Loaded,Very Clean ........................$4,500

‘06 Dodge Caravan, Stow-n-Go,New Tires, State of Iowa vehicle..........................................$4,000

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‘14 C-IH Magnum 340, 1133 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites..$189,500‘14 C-IH Magnum 315, 19-spd., Lux. susp. cab, Full Pro 700 auto guide, HID lites, dual PTO, 480/50 tires, front duals,

susp. front axle ......................................................................................................................................................................$199,900‘14 C-IH Magnum 290, 23-spd., Lux. susp. cab, Full Pro 700 auto guide, HID lites, high cap. hyd., dual PTO,

480/50 tires, susp. front axle ................................................................................................................................................$194,500‘12 C-IH Magnum 290, 674 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 360 HID lites, 480/50 tires, front & rear duals, high cap. hyd.,

Full Pro 700 auto steer ..........................................................................................................................................................$178,500‘13 C-IH Magnum 260, 533 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites....$156,500‘12 C-IH Magnum 235, 325 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites....$149,900‘11 C-IH Magnum 235, 1163 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, front & rear duals, HID lites, auto steer ready....................................$129,900‘13 C-IH Magnum 235, 1451 hrs., dual PTO, auto steer ready, 4 remotes, rear duals ......................................................$119,900‘14 C-IH Puma 160, MFD, powershift, cab, C-IH 765 loader............................................................................................COMING IN‘14 C-IH Puma 145, MFD, powershift, cab, C-IH 765 loader............................................................................................COMING IN‘12 C-IH Puma 185, 705 hrs., MFD, CVT trans., C-IH loader, duals ....................................................................................$139,900‘08 McCormick MTX120, MFD, cab, loader, 105 PTO hp. ....................................................................................................$55,000‘14 C-IH Farmall 105C, 925 hrs., MFD, cab, power shuttle, w/loader, Rental Return Unit ..................................................$44,900

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‘13 Magnum 235, 1463 hrs., 235 hp.,195 PTO hp., 540/1000 PTO, high cap.hyd., 480/80R46 rear tires ....$119,500

‘12 Magnum 290, 679 hrs, lux. cab,Full Pro 700 auto guide, HID lights............................................$178,500

‘14 Steiger 450, 244 hrs., 710R42tires, full Pro 700 auto steer............................................$235,000

‘13 Magnum 260, 553 hrs., 260 hp., 215PTO hp., susp. Lux. cab, HD drawbar, highcap. hyd. pump, HID lights ........$156,500

‘15 Steiger 550, 288 hrs., Luxurysusp. cab, PTO ..................$277,900

‘13 CIH 7230, 450 eng. hrs.............................................$239,900

‘14 Steiger 350 RCQ, 870 hrs.,16” tracks, PTO..................$236,000

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