THE LAND ~ Dec. 18, 2015 ~ Southern Edition

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I was feeling nostalgic the other day andstarted flipping through past editionsfrom my early days at The Land. Eventu-ally I came across the following — myfirst column after my wife and I adoptedour amazing children from foster care ...

•••Introducing our “city girl” daughters to

life on a farm, and the slower-paced coun-try life in general, has been rather enter-taining for my wife and me.

A long drive south into Iowa recentlygave them the opportunity to ask lots ofracing-down-the-highway, staring-out-the-window questions like: “What’sthat?” Corn. “And that?” Corn. “How ’boutthat?” That’s corn, too. “Is everything here corn?”Yeah, pretty much.

At my family’s farm we hiked around the buildingsand bins; the girls marveled at all the machinery’ssize and complexity. I haven’t been actively engagedin the farm’s operation for manyyears, so I dug deep into the cob-webby recesses of my mind todescribe to them how a planterplanted, a baler baled and a tractor... tract’d.

While I was giving my family thenickel tour, my father and eldestbrother were actually trying to getsome work done. On this day, Popswas tasked with hauling grain totown, and the two of them were inthe bin, shoveling soybeans into thesweep to get ’er cleaned out beforethe combine started rolling.

Stepping back and pointing upward, I shared howas a kid I would climb all the way to the top of thebins to open or close the lid. “Were you scared?”asked one of the girls, well aware of my acrophobia.You’re darn tootin’ I was scared, I said, but explainedthat not climbing the bins was never an option. Hey,my dad was no dummy; why do something dangerouswhen you can make your kid do it for you?

The noise and dust from the auger got to be a bitmuch for the girls, so we moved on down to the pond.There we walked around the grassy edges, startlingdozens of frogs into the water while dodging cowpiesand bull thistles. Frogs, cowpies and thistles buildcharacter, I think.

A week or so later we were on another farm, thisone my wife’s uncle’s beef-corn-soybean operation insouthern Minnesota. First to capture the girls’attention were the barn cat and kittens — what girldoesn’t like a cute little kitten? — followed closelyby the penned-in orphan calf, which vigorouslysucked on my mother-in-law’s thumb to the absolutedisgust of our two farm neophytes. (These are thesame girls who gladly let any dirty dog slathersloppy kisses all over their faces, so I guess “disgust-ing” is a matter of opinion.)

We walked into a brown, leafless field of soybeans,and on this beautiful late summer day could seenothing but farmland and scattered homesites in

every direction. My wife popped a crustybeanpod off a stem and pried the fuzzycontainer open, revealing to the girls thatthe contents — still green and a little slip-pery, eliciting a girly “ewww!” — weren’tquite ready for harvest.

The younger lass soon found the old tireswing, and was thrilled to gently swingaway the afternoon. We found the eldergirl chasing butterflies through the flowergarden, her teen drama temporarilywashed away within this peaceful ruralsetting.

Big cities may have a lot to offer butthe country life can’t be beat. You just

need to slow down, pull off the highway,and take a closer look.

•••About a billion years later, in 2015, our girls are all

grown up — working hard, going to college, gettingmarried, pursuing dreams — but they still find time

to chase butterflies. These two youngwomen made our house a homethanks primarily to encouragementfrom a friend who herself hasadopted twelve children from fostercare.

There are more than 100,000 chil-dren in the foster care system acrossthe United States; those who “ageout” of the system at 18 are left withno family and no home. Finding aforever family in rural Iowa or Min-nesota wouldn’t just completelychange a child’s life for the better; itwould give your life a meaning you

never thought possible.It doesn’t have to be “someone else” who takes the

leap of faith and adopts a child (or children!) fromfoster care; it could be you. I encourage you to visitwebsites such as www.AdoptUSKids.org orwww.DaveThomasFoundation.org to learn more.

Speaking of change, as another year ends and anew one stands ready to begin, some changes arecoming to The Land. Our general manager, KathyConnelly, is retiring after an incredible 45 years withwhat is now called the Free Press Media, and I ammoving on to other opportunities as well.

It truly has been an honor to work with all of the“Land animals” here, and to serve you, our readers.We are well aware that most of you receive numer-ous farm publications each week; providing you withuniquely informative, entertaining, and thought-pro-voking content is a mission we do not take lightly.

Every story may not be for everyone, but turn thepage and you’re sure to find something of interest tosomeone in your family.

From our family to yours... Merry Christmas andHappy New Year.

Tom Royer has been managing editor of The Landfor the last year and half. Prior to that, he was theassistant editor for about a decade. His successor canbe reached at [email protected]. ❖

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LAND MINDS

By Tom Royer

It truly has beenan honor to workwith all of the‘Land animals’here, and toserve you, ourreaders.

The birth of Jesus foretoldIn the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel

Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, to a virgin named Mary. She wasengaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of KingDavid. Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! TheLord is with you!”

Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel couldmean. “Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have foundfavor with God! You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you willname him Jesus. He will be very great and will be called the Son of theMost High. The Lord God will give him the throne of hisancestor David. And he will reign over Israel forever; hisKingdom will never end!”

Mary asked the angel, “But how can this happen? Iam a virgin.”

The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come uponyou, and the power of the Most High will overshadowyou. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will becalled the Son of God. What’s more, your relativeElizabeth has become pregnant in her old age! Peopleused to say she was barren, but she has conceived ason and is now in her sixth month. For the word of Godwill never fail.”

Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. Mayeverything you have said about me come true.” Andthen the angel left her.Mary visits Elizabeth

A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country ofJudea, to the town where Zechariah lived. She enteredthe house and greeted Elizabeth. At the sound ofMary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, andElizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary,“God has blessed you above all women, and your child isblessed. Why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should visitme? When I heard your greeting, the baby in my womb jumped for joy.You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what hesaid.”The Magnificat: Mary’s song of praise

Mary responded, “Oh, how my soul praises the Lord. How my spiritrejoices in God my Savior! For he took notice of his lowly servant girl,and from now on all generations will call me blessed. For the Mighty Oneis holy, and he has done great things for me. He shows mercy fromgeneration to generation to all who fear him. His mighty arm has donetremendous things! He has scattered the proud and haughty ones. Hehas brought down princes from their thrones and exalted the humble. Hehas filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away with emptyhands. He has helped his servant Israel and remembered to be merciful.For he made this promise to our ancestors, to Abraham and his childrenforever.”

Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back toher own home.The birth of John the Baptist

When it was time for Elizabeth’s baby to be born, she gave birth to ason. And when her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had beenvery merciful to her, everyone rejoiced with her.

When the baby was eight days old, they all came for the circumcisionceremony. They wanted to name him Zechariah, after his father. ButElizabeth said, “No! His name is John!”

“What?” they exclaimed. “There is no one in all your family by thatname.” So they used gestures to ask the baby’s father what he wanted to

name him. He motioned for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s surprisehe wrote, “His name is John.” Instantly Zechariah could speak again,and he began praising God.

Awe fell upon the whole neighborhood, and the news of what hadhappened spread throughout the Judean hills. Everyone who heard aboutit reflected on these events and asked, “What will this child turn out tobe?” For the hand of the Lord was surely upon him in a special way.Zechariah’s prophecy

Then his father, Zechariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and gavethis prophecy: “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visitedand redeemed his people. He has sent us a mighty Savior from the royalline of his servant David, just as he promised through his holy prophetslong ago. Now we will be saved from our enemies and from all who hateus. He has been merciful to our ancestors by remembering his sacredcovenant — the covenant he swore with an oath to our ancestorAbraham. We have been rescued from our enemies so we can serve Godwithout fear, in holiness and righteousness for as long as we live.

“And you, my little son, will be called the prophet of the Most High,because you will prepare the way for the Lord. You will tell his peoplehow to find salvation through forgiveness of their sins. Because of God’s

tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,and to guide us to the path of peace.”

John grew up and became strong in spirit. And he lived in thewilderness until he began his public ministry to Israel.The birth of Jesus

At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a censusshould be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was the firstcensus taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) All returned to theirown ancestral towns to register for this census. And because Joseph wasa descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’sancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee.He took with him Mary, his fiancée, who was now obviously pregnant.

And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. Shegave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips ofcloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging availablefor them.The shepherds and angels

That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guardingtheir flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared amongthem, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They wereterrified, but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “Ibring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior —yes, the Messiah, the Lord — has been born today in Bethlehem, the cityof David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a babywrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.”

Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others — the armies

of heaven — praising God and saying, “Glory to God in highest heaven,and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”

When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to eachother, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened,which the Lord has told us about.”

They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And therewas the baby, lying in the manger. After seeing him, the shepherds toldeveryone what had happened and what the angel had said to themabout this child. All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished,but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about themoften. The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praisingGod for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had toldthem.Jesus Is presented in the temple

Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was namedJesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived.

Then it was time for their purification offering, as required by the lawof Moses after the birth of a child; so his parents took him to Jerusalemto present him to the Lord. The law of the Lord says, “If a woman’s first

child is a boy, he must be dedicated to the Lord.” Sothey offered the sacrifice required in the law of theLord — “either a pair of turtledoves or two youngpigeons.”The prophecy of Simeon

At that time there was a man in Jerusalem namedSimeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerlywaiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel.The Holy Spirit was upon him and had revealed tohim that he would not die until he had seen theLord’s Messiah. That day the Spirit led him to theTemple. So when Mary and Joseph came to presentthe baby Jesus to the Lord as the law required,Simeon was there. He took the child in his arms andpraised God, saying, “Sovereign Lord, now let yourservant die in peace, as you have promised. I haveseen your salvation, which you have prepared for allpeople. He is a light to reveal God to the nations, andhe is the glory of your people Israel!”

Jesus’ parents were amazed at what was being saidabout him. Then Simeon blessed them, and he said toMary, the baby’s mother, “This child is destined tocause many in Israel to fall, but he will be a joy tomany others. He has been sent as a sign from God,but many will oppose him. As a result, the deepest

thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce yourvery soul.”The prophecy of Anna

Anna, a prophet, was also there in the Temple. She was the daughterof Phanuel from the tribe of Asher, and she was very old. Her husbanddied when they had been married only seven years. Then she lived as awidow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the Temple but stayedthere day and night, worshiping God with fasting and prayer. She camealong just as Simeon was talking with Mary and Joseph, and she beganpraising God. She talked about the child to everyone who had beenwaiting expectantly for God to rescue Jerusalem.

When Jesus’ parents had fulfilled all the requirements of the law ofthe Lord, they returned home to Nazareth in Galilee. There the childgrew up healthy and strong. He was filled with wisdom, and God’s favorwas on him.

— Luke 1:26-2:40 New Living Translation

The Christmas Storyfrom the book of Luke

Merry Christmasand happy holidays toyou and yours, from

everyone at The Land

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On Nov. 30, the Environmental Protec-tion Agency finally announced the long-awaited Renewable Volume Obligationsfor 2014, 2015 and 2016. These numbers determinehow many gallons of renewable fuel, like ethanol,will be blended into the fuel supply. I am pleasedthat these numbers are a move in the right directionand will finally break the oil industry’s self-imposedbarrier of 10 percent ethanol use in the UnitedStates.

But this was not a total victory. Although we will beable to move beyond the 10 percent “blend wall,”these numbers still fall short of what is called for byfederal law. Our industry is poised to offer driversgreater choice in fuel options than have ever beenavailable to Americans since the introduction of theautomobile. These published numbers help, but couldhave gone even further.

To this end, our company and our community willcontinue to demonstrate not only to the Obamaadministration, but to the nation, that ethanol is avital component to reducing our nation’s dependenceon foreign oil and combating climate change.

I know many of your readers reached out to theEPA to tell personal stories about how the biofuelsindustry and POET are making a difference in ourrural economies, for our national security and for ourenvironment. I have no doubt that these commentsmade a big difference as EPA finalized its decision.

In fact, we saw a 700 million gallonincrease in the amount of renewable fuelto be blended into the fuel supply in 2016

over the EPA’s earlier May proposal.POET is proud to be a member of this community,

and we thank each of you who joined with us to fightfor our way of life. To those of you who were unable toengage, there will be many battles ahead, and wewould love to have you on the team.

But for now, we should all be proud of our collectiveeffort to stand up to Big Oil and defend the Renew-able Fuel Standard. From every one of us — thankyou, and happiest of holidays.

This commentary was submitted by Jim Lambert,General Manager of POET Biorefining, Lake Crystal,Minn. ❖

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Commentary: Thank you for fighting for RFS

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To the Editor:I am writing in response to the Letter to the Editor

about farm payments and buffer strips in the Dec. 4issue of The Land. Payments are higher this yeardue mainly to pricesdropping in half. Mostrecent year paymentshave been almost noth-ing due to higher prices,which is good.

The rest of the story isthat farmers pay aboutdouble that amount inreal estate taxes eachyear, not the two-yearhigher payments wemay get. These realestate taxes go mainlyfor schools of whichfarmers pay up to 70 percent in many rural districtsin which many can not even vote. These go on for-ever.

As for the buffers he mentioned, these will go onforever as well with no payments in most cases.Farmers have done many practices better thanbuffers and put in buffers where needed. Buffers arenot needed in all cases, like the law requires. No onewill say what water quality standards buffers areaddressing, or what the expected results will be.That is what farmers are upset about.Greg Mikkelson Lake Crystal, Minn.

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Chelsea Market, a block-long, block-wide brickbuilding in New York’slower west side, was built120 years ago on the edgeof the city’s then-bustlingmeatpacking district tohouse a rising food power-house, the National BiscuitCompany.

It was no accident thatthe-state-of-the-art foodfactory was located nearthe city’s slaughter-houses; the neighborhoodwas knee-deep in one keyNabisco input: lard.

Today, Nabisco’s roaring ovens,bustling loading docks, and loud tinshop are long gone. The huge buildingstill serves as a food palace, though; itnow is home to dozens of restaurantsand retailers selling everything fromSunday brunch to everyday kitchenknives. Six million shoppers visit iteach year.

Walking through the old factory-turned-new market is a walk through

the evolution of the Ameri-can food system. A centuryago, its nearness to inputs,an endless river of immi-grant labor, and the nation’sgrowing population com-bined to make this new-fan-gled concept — a food fac-tory — an enormous success.Today, however, the buildingis all new-fangled food.

Even more striking is thattoday’s “new” food looks a lot

like yesterday’s “old” food.Chelsea Market’s bakery,butcher shop, and fish-

monger look more like 1915than 2015. But that yesterday, the yes-terday of Big Food pioneer Nabisco, wasall about scale, efficiency, and profitabil-ity. Today’s New Food yesterday is moreabout quality, experience, and flavor.

As such, many of New Food’s farmers,retailers and restaurants don’t seethemselves as competitors to Big Food.Instead, they see themselves more asan alternative to Big Food.

Growing evidence supports that view.

Retail organic food sales alone thisyear will top $40 billion. That’s about10 percent larger than estimated farmvalue of the 2015 American soybeancrop, figures the U.S. Department ofAgriculture.

Even more surprising, players no oneeven knew existed a decade ago areexpanding their New Food reach. InJune, Costco passed Whole Foods as thenation’s largest organic food seller, mov-ing about $4 billion of retail organicfood through its stores last year. Otheraspects of New Food are getting trac-tion, too. The just-completed annualYoung Farmers Conference at StoneBarns Center for Food and Agriculture,now in its eighth year, had twice asmany applicants — 500 — than it couldaccommodate. The lucky 250 who wereinvited to attend listened to New/OldFood sessions like “Whole AnimalButchery” and “Edible Ecosystems.”

Ten years ago, a young farmers con-ference like this would not have suc-ceeded, let alone succeeded this wildly,on the East Coast. “In fact,” confirmsDan Barber, executive chef and co-owner of Blue Hill at Stone Barns, “wetried it then and it didn’t work as well.Now, though, it’s just incredible.”

Why? Because the how and what this

nation eats and drinks is changing andchanging rapidly. A handy, if not heady,example is beer. A decade ago fourAmerican brewing giants — Miller,Anheuser-Busch, Coors, and Pabst —dominated the U.S. beer market.

Today, only one, Pabst, remainsAmerican-owned and all have lost mar-ket share to the nearly 3,300 or so U.S.regional breweries, microbreweries,and brewpubs that didn’t exist whenyour father punched two holes in asteel can of cold Budweiser 40 yearsago.

It’s the same with almost everyaspect of food — from farm food to fastfood. For example, McDonald’s Corp.,which uses 1.8 billion eggs per year,announced in September that it plansto switch to only eggs from “cage free”hens in its restaurants as “quickly” aspossible.

The reason for the switch isn’t thatMickey D’s has gone all gushy over“happy” hens or, as some ag com-menters have suggested, it’s beingpressured by animal welfare groups.It’s far simpler than that: customerswant the eggs and the fast food giantknows it has to deliver ’em or riskbecoming a dead duck.

If farming and ranching is really aboutfood, then farmers and ranchers shouldbe at the forefront of New Food, not inthe lead ranks of the Old Guard. Theirnew customers, after all, already are.

The Farm and Food File is publishedweekly through the United States andCanada. Past columns, events and con-tact information are posted at www.far-mandfoodfile.com. ❖

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By Alan Guebert

Chelsea Market’s bak-ery, butcher shop, andfishmonger look morelike 1915 than 2015.

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By RENAE B. VANDER SCHAAFThe Land Correspondent

ORANGE CITY, Iowa — It was thefirst really cold, miserable day of thefall. Rainy, foggy, the thermometerbarely reaching 40 F. Not a good dayfor riding on an open tractor with asteel seat.

Yet, seven men, onedevoted wife andseven tractors took tothe streets of OrangeCity with a mission inmind. Their goal wasto visit the residentsliving in a nursinghome facility and tworetirement communities.

“This is our fifth year for thisplanned tractor ride for the last Satur-day of October,” said Ron Brink, unoffi-cial organizer of events for local tractorenthusiasts. “We do it not just for thefun of it, but for the people. Every trac-tor has a memory; we grew up withthem.”

And it makes a great venue for swap-ping tractor stories. Brink asked eachparticipant to submit an anonymousshort story that he would share withthe residents and later they wouldguess the writer over dinner together.

“After church last week,” said Brink.“I was telling one of the stories aroundthe table. It went like this, the contrib-utor he would hook up the tractor andmanure spreader, but when he got tothe Six Mile Creek, he would fish forbullheads. One of the gentleman at thetable, said that is exactly what he haddone, too! Turns out the story’s writerwas a brother to Peter Statema whohad written down this memory.”

Brink told his audience at PrairieRidge Care Center that he has gone onmany rides. His wife, Bev, accompanieshim on almost every single one. He hascustomized his 300 Farmall tractor sothat they can sit comfortably side-by-side. The coldest ride was theOcheyedan Polar Bear Ride, when in

January of 2011 the temperature waszero F. The warmest was in 2012, whenthe thermometer reached 103 F. Heenjoyed sharing these memories withthe residents.Swapping stories

Loren Veldhuizen had a special storyon his Farmall H tractor.

“In World War II everything wasrationed. It wasn’t possible to justdrive up to a dealership to buy a trac-tor, as it is today. My parents lived inMahaska County, Iowa, with theirshade tree mechanic skills kept theirmachinery running through the war.

“After the war, things were stillscarce. People would put their nameson the list for getting any availabletractor. I suspect a few shenanigansoccurred. But one night their tele-phone gave their ring, one long andfour shorts. Their neighbors ring wasone long and five shorts, so you alwayshad to listen closely. It was the DrostJohn Deere Dealership calling. Theirname was on the top of the list for whohad first opportunity to by the avail-

able tractor.“Well, my dad’s older brother got

wind of this, and said he needed thetractor more than his little brother. My

father asked what it was worth him.With a bit of dickering, my dad soldhis brother the ration stamp for a new

Tractor ride cultivates stories from old farmers

Photos by Renae B. Vander Schaaf

Left: Tractors getting ready to leave Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City, Iowa. Right: Residents at the Pioneer MemorialHome in Orange City share their tractor memories.

Ron Brink

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TRACTORS, from pg. 7Atractor for $800.

“Six months later, machinery prices were back tonormal, dad went to the Farmall dealership inEddyville. With that $800 he purchased a brand new1947 H Farmall, 2-16 bottom plow, eight foot diskand a four section harrow.

“That Farmall never left the farm until I brought itto my home here in Orange City. That’s my tractor’sstory,” concluded Veldhuizen.

But it wasn’t only the tractor drivers who had sto-ries.

Rev. Jim Van Roekel, a retired Reformed Church inAmerica pastor living at the Landsmeer RidgeRetirement Community, noticed that no John Deeretractors were among the seven tractors.

“We had a John Deere tractor on our farm,” he said.“It was 1938 and Highway 75 was being built. Theoverseer needed dirt around the culverts, my dadsaid he could do that. With his John Deere Model Gand a four-horse scraper he moved dirt around everyculvert between Sioux Center and Perkins Corner.

“He got stuck once. A caterpillar operator said hecould easily push him out. In the process he pushedon the tractor’s pedestal, resulting in a permanentmark.”

Fifty years later an advertisement caught VanRoekel’s eye. It had a John Deere Model G. He talkedto his brother, and said they would know that it wastheir dad’s tractor if it had this certain imprint eventhough the advertisement was several hundredmiles from their original home.

Van Roekel couldn’t resist checking it out. Sureenough, it was the tractor.

“They were asking $2,400 for that old tractor,” saidVan Roekel. “The very tractor dad had purchased for$1,200, but that also included a cultivator. I didn’tbuy the tractor.”Changes

Memories came flooding back for 90-year-old BenSchiebout. He has witnessed many changes in agri-culture through his 75 years of farming.

“But my greatest experience happened when I wasjust a boy. I would get the land ready for plantingwith a B John Deere. My dad was still planting withhorses. One day he said to me, you are getting quitea ways ahead of me. Why don’t you plant while I goget a fresh team of horses and dinner.

“For two hours, I planted with that two row cornplanter and horses. When I quit farming, we wereusing a 12-row planter. Now my grandson Mitchellcalls me and tells me he just planted 35 to 40 acresin one hour with a 24-row planter.”

Schiebout had one Farmall tractor he used forfeeding cattle. He has owned many John Deere trac-tors from an A to a 4430. His all-time favoriteremains the John Deere 4020.Women farmers

The tractor stories did not just come from the driv-ers or the men at Landsmeer Ridge RetirementCommunity. The ladies were just as interested in theold iron with their shiny new paint, and had a few

stories of their own.Wilma Foreman, residing in the Pioneer Memorial

Home, said that when she and her husband werefirst married, their machinery was old. She drove thetractor with lug wheels while her husband planted

oats. He had to be in the wagon broadcasting.Their first years of farming were spent near Mon-

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TRACTORS, from pg. 9Awho began a Reformed Church. They always gavetheir children money for the Sunday School offer-ing. One Sunday morning their son told his teacherthat he just couldn’t give the dime he had beengiven today because his daddy needed a new trac-tor. Precious memories. Later the Foremans relo-cated back to Orange City.

It was the war that took Leola Te Grotenhuis outof the kitchen and on a tractor.

“I was the youngest of 11 children,” said TeGrotenhuis. “One day my dad came to the house,and said to Mom, you don’t need two girls in thehouse. So I became Dad’s boy as the other childrenwere no longer living at home.”

She learned to milk cows, do the haying; whateverfarm work there needed to be done, she learned anddid it.Memories

In the clusters of conversation that day, memoriesof tractors, such as the Happy Farmer or Theimanstheir fathers had owned, came back. Or the daywhen a load of hogs sold for $2,300 which wasenough to buy a new 1953 WD45 Allis Chalmers,plow and cultivator were relived again.

Rachel Chandler, activity director at LandsmeerRidge noticed some Landsmeer dwellers were at thewindows early to watch the tractors drive up. Oncethe tractors arrived the lobby area filled up.

“They enjoyed reminiscing about farming,” saidChandler. “Over cups of coffee they talked abouttheir days on the farm and the tractors their fathershad used.”

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Jeff Boersma, of 212 Seedand Ag, in Bird Island andSacred Heart, Minn., is anexpert in precision agriculture.He has three years experiencein using unmanned aerialvehicles to scout farm fieldsand use the imagery to makeon-farm decisions. He has named hisUAV services 212 Sky Solutions.

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The two UAVs he purchasedtwo years ago are pretty muchobsolete, he said, but the costof UAVs have dropped about50 percent in that time.

“Now we’re building behindthe scenes a platform to putthe imagery to work. Thatmeans combining imagery andalgorithms with the software

to make data quickly accessible andfunctional in the field,” said Boersma.

Boersma happened to have the rightrig at the right time. When spotty butintense winds whipped through someRenville County fields, Boersma got acall from a client asking if he wouldcheck the damage on a particular field.

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“This quad flew his field in about sixminutes. When we checked theimagery it showed 75 acres of windloss. These quads are ideal for a quickvisual inspection,” he said. “I can havethem in the air 30 seconds after I stopmy pickup.”

His two quad copters (five pro-pellers) are mass marketed by TGI, aSilicon Valley, Cal. firm, but they aremanufactured in China, which to dateis doing very little with UAVs. Thequads cost $900 to $1,500 dependingupon camera selection. Boersma hasequipped his quads with a thermalsensor which adds another $2,500. Thethermal sensor offers a quick read on

crop health since it quickly detectsstress areas. His total cost is about$5,000 per quad.

His more conventional “airplane”UAV cost $25,000 and can do 160acres on one battery charge as com-pared with about 20 acres and 18minute flight time for his quad.

“This is proven technology and theyneed to start applying it on their ownfarming program. Making believersout of non-believers is my biggesttask,” said Boersma.Useful data

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UAVS, from pg. 11Atomers want to be spoon fed every drop of informa-tion that he can provide when it comes to preparing acropping program.

Others say: “Just get me started and I’ll see if Ican’t jump-start my own abilities. Show me the wayand then cut me loose.”

Some want Boersma to handle the whole load. Theywant Boersma to figure out variable rate applicationson both planting and fertility; crop season monitoringand recommended crop protection applications asneeded; even genetic packages to best fit accumulatedknowledge on soil types and soil fertility.

Most farmers are still learning how digest all thedata their UAV imagery can provide.

“It’s a continuous learning curve,” said Boersma.Boersma noted that fertilizer recommendations

take time and patience to provide good results. Itstarts with soil probes and soil testing. Boersma rec-ommends a soil test about every five acres. That’swhy he’s gone the route of hydraulic probing unitswith his Polaris ATV.

“My comfort zone was only about 25,000 acres ofUAV maps and fertility recommendations when Istarted two years ago. Last year, thanks to newtechnologies and better software, we did about40,000 acres of mapping and recommendations. Thisyear we’re at about 60,000 acres,” he said. “There areabout 135 different elements that are involved in thepreparation of a good soil map.”

Boersma is also big on check strips or check blocksto monitor their work.

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UAVS, from pg. 12AVariable fertilizer applications are coming on fast.

In 2014, only about 10 percent of growers were evenwilling to try a few acres of variable rate fertilitywork. Already this fall, about 25 percent of customersof a local co-op fertilizer are requesting variable rateapplicaitons, even of fall anhydrous ammonia work.

“This is a direct measure of the squeezing impactof lower grain prices. But the added bonus is muchless likelihood of runoff or leaching losses too,” saidBoersma.Packages

A unique marketing feature of 212 Seed and Ag isthat farmers can buy into the crop technology pack-age only or purchase DuPont Pioneer products, bothseed corn and soybeans, to complete the deal.

“Growers are quick to see value when it comes tocrop production,” he said. “The initial interest andfascination with using UAVs keeps expanding as wedevelop quicker ways of putting this vast amount ofinformation to work.

“And with that added service I’m seeing a biguptake on putting our seed products to work also.Farmers see the value of this total service into theirfarming strategy. I’m venturing maybe 100 percentof my field cropping services will be using our seedproducts too next cropping season.”

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By MARIE WOODThe Land Associate Editor

For 33 years, Jim Ertl, began everysummer with a new Minnesota StateFFA Officer Team to train, with thegoal of taking them from where theywere to where they needed to be.

Ertl, executive secretary of Min-nesota FFA Association since 1981, isretiring in early January, leavingbehind a legacy of leaders. For Ertl,the “whole FFA experience” of watch-ing the students go through the sys-tem, become officers, college studentsand community leaders is the high-light of his career. He has witnessedmembers give back as ag teachers,volunteers or through Minnesota FFAAlumni.

“They make wonderful community

leaders when they return home. Wecan’t have everyone moving to thecity,” said Ertl.

Ertl has been livingthe FFA motto of“Learning to Do,Doing to Learn, Earn-ing to Live, Living toServe” since he was anFFA member, recitingthe creed at WaconiaHigh School. Heearned the awards that most FFAmembers receive and showed dairycattle and hogs. He was also active in4-H.

After serving as a Morse code inter-cept operator in the Army from 1968-71 he came back home to Minnesota,but his two younger brothers wereworking on the farm with his parents.The farm couldn’t feed another mouthso Ertl earned his agricultural educa-tion degree and began a career as anag teacher in 1977. Since then, his

entire career has been inspired byyouth.

“You can’t say no when you see whatkind of work happens with the possi-bility of preparing youth,” said Ertl.

Val Aarsvold, executive director ofMinnesota FFA Foundation, hasworked for many years with Ertl. Shewas an FFA member, regional andstate FFA officer, andan ag educationinstructor.

“Jim has been com-mitted to helping allFFA members andadvisors during hisyears of service. He isready to troubleshootproblems big andsmall. He sees poten-tial in others andworks to help themdevelop into leaders,”said Aarsvold.

At conferences andconventions, Ertlworked behind thescenes to help others be their verybest.

“Jim truly exemplifies the FFAmotto’s last line, ‘Living to Serve,’” saidAarsvold.

Ertl led the state officers on theirbusiness, industry and education tour,which included visits to agriculturecompanies and chapters. Officersgained experience in public speakingand saw parts of Minnesota where theyhave never been. For instance, an FFAofficer from southern Minnesota mayhave never seen the potatoes and sugarbeet fields of the Red River Valley.

“We found every gravel road in Min-nesota,” said Ertl.

On one tour, Ertl’s officers got a “realeye opener” when they met an Amishfarmer near Spring Grove, Minn. In aplace with no electricity, he was shoe-ing his draft horses and his wife wasmaking candles and leather goods.

“That’s a learning experience thatyou never forget,” hesaid.Daily duties

Ertl managed theday-to-day activities ofMinnesota FFA: con-ferences, membership,camps, state andnational conventions,media, documents,newsletters, imple-menting board recom-mendations. These arejust a few of the longlist of duties in the jobdescription.

“Every day is a dif-ferent day. No two days

were alike,” said Ertl.For instance, every Minnesota State

FFA Convention has thousands ofpieces — certificates, documents, pinsand plaques.

“I handle everything a least fivetimes from ordering to printing, tostuffing to packaging to sending backin the mail if it wasn’t picked up,” saidErtl.

That’s why he has hundreds of boxesof FFA documents, mementos, newspa-per clippings, etc. This winter, he will

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Jim Ertl (far right) with the Kasson Mantorville FFA chapter in the late 1970s.

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He sees potentialin others andworks to helpthem developinto leaders. ...Jim truly exem-plifies the FFAmotto’s last line,‘Living to Serve.’

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ERTL, from pg. 14Abe sifting, sorting and categorizing. The result willbe a searchable document on the Minnesota FFAand Minnesota Historical Society websites. Withhelp from the current officer team, Ertl has trans-ported two van-loads of archives to the MinnesotaHistorical Society.

“That’s my attempt to clean everything up and geteverything in order,” said Ertl.

At 66 years old, Ertl has seen computers and theinternet make his work more efficient.

“When hard mail was the only way of gettingthings done, you cannot believe how many hours Ispent stuffing envelopes in the pre-internet era,”said Ertl. “We spent a whole lot of money on mailingand documents and the preparation. We had whiteout or we typed it over.”Growth

Ertl experienced the decline of chapters during thefarm crisis of the 1980s — from 281 chapters downto 165.

“During the complete downfall of the ag economy,parents said ‘You’re not coming back to the farm;find another livelihood,’” said Ertl. “I think we arestill suffering from that.”

Ertl is seeing chapter numbers come back,upwards of 180 currently. Meanwhile, the number ofFFA programs and opportunities have increased. Forinstance, 200 members attended the State Leader-ship Conference for Chapter Leaders last summer.

“We’re adding new events and the events are for allmembers, all students to be involved in,” Ertl said.

FFA programs — Supervised Agricultural Experi-ence, Career Development Events and the Min-nesota State Fair — still offer the greatest opportu-nities for teens interested in ag careers.

“We have to have those students that are ready forcollege, they know what they’re talking about, theyknow where they want to go,” said Ertl. “We’repreparing them for those careers. That’s the heartand soul of what FFA is all about.”Family

With his wife, Jane, Ertl has raised two sons, Jonand Jason, who also have careers in agriculture.They went through 4-H and FFA programs in Ran-dolph, Minn. Jane is recently retired so the couplewill have some more free time together. Christmaswill bring celebrations with extended families.

Come spring, Ertl will be gardening. He raises

dahlias and gladiolas for show.“It’s one of those things I remember grandma grow-

ing — dahlias.All those years of dragging dahlias intothe basement and digging them up was a real pain inmy youth,” said Ertl. “Then I’m doing it myself.”

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Juleah Tolosky is the new executive secretaryof Minnesota FFA Association. Tolosky beganher post on Nov. 6 and has been working withJim Ertl, outgoing executive secretary, to learnas much as possible.

“It’s been a great opportunity to spend timewith Ertl as he transitions out and to learnabout the culture here,” said Tolosky.

Tolosky commended Ertl on his success andlifelong dedication to FFA and ag educationacross the state.

Originally from upstate New York, Toloskyspent the last eight years serving as the FFAexecutive secretary there.

“I’m really excited to be in Minnesota,” saidTolosky.

Juleah Tolosky can be reached [email protected]. ❖

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The Minnesota Agricultural Education LeadershipCouncil awarded $3.3 million to eight MinnesotaState Colleges and Universities Farm Business Man-agement programs. These grants are part of a newprogram designed to maintain and increase the num-ber of farm business management instructors andstudents in local programs.

The MnSCU Farm Business Management programis important to the state’s farm economy. The numberof FBM instructors has decreased over the past 10years, leading to a shortage. To address these chal-lenges, the Minnesota Legislature and MAELC cre-ated the FBM Challenge Grants program. Thesefunds were made available through the AgricultureResearch, Education, Extension, and TechnologyTransfer grant provided by the Minnesota Depart-ment of Agriculture.

Institutions awarded a Challenge Grant includeAlexandria Technical and Community College, Cen-tral Lakes College, Minnesota West Community andTechnical College, Northland Community and Techni-cal College, Ridgewater College, Riverland Commu-nity College, South Central College, and St. CloudTechnical and Community College.

MAELC also will award $425,000 for AdditionalInstructor grants in January. These grants aredesigned to cover costs of hiring a new instructor.

Established in 1997, MAELC is comprised of educa-tors, legislators, government officials, and agribusi-ness and community representatives. Since its estab-lishment, MAELC has provided over $7.3 million ingrants, scholarships, sponsored projects and awards.

This article was submitted by the Minnesota Agri-cultural Education Leadership Council. ❖

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By TIM KROHNMankato Free Press

MANKATO, Minn. — There hasbeen a bumper crop of technology togather data about farm fields andcrops in recent years and a lot more ison the way.

The engineers, agronomists and pro-grammers at a new ag-tech business inMankato are figuring out ways tomake sense of all that data to helpfarmers and ag professionals makedecisions that will improve crop pro-duction, protect soil and save moneythrough what is called “precision agri-culture.”

“In ag there’s just a ton of data, fromsatellites, produced by combines, soiltest data. But getting information tohelp farmers understand what is goingon in their fields is really elusive,” saidJerry Johnson of Aglytix.

Johnson started working on the busi-ness a few years ago after listening toa MPR story about drones used to flyover farm fields and record data.

“We can actually give farmers a weedmap, which they couldn’t get before.We can tell them when to spray, howmuch to spray and where to spray. Wecan give them a stand count of whereplants are missing,” Johnson said ofthe software they have developed.

Programs also analyze everythingfrom soil temperatures, rainfall, thequality of seed, tillage practices, soilcompaction, drainage and disease.That, he said, can be used to pinpointwhy some areas of a field or differentfields didn’t produce as well as others.

Johnson, who has 20 employees, is nostranger to breaking new ground intechnology (he has dozens and dozensof patents to his name). He and RayTuomala started Clear With Comput-ers in 1983, developing the first pro-grams that could be used by salespeo-ple to do sales presentations.

CWC went through many transfor-mations and ownership structuresover the years, becoming Firepond andthen FPX, which still has a Mankatooffice. Johnson is no longer affiliatedwith that business, but several of thepeople who worked with him then arein on the new project, which is beingfinanced by several investors.

While combines, sprayers, tractorsand other farm equipment are nowroutinely outfitted with high-tech gearusing satellites and GPS to gatherdata, much of the focus for Aglytix hasbeen on drones.

“Farmers are walking their fields

now or sometimes they hire planes.But drones are a game-changer,” John-son said.

Johnny Vangsness has used manydifferent drones in tests and workedwith drone companies as he helpsAglytix find better ways to get andanalyze data. He points to severaldrones hanging from the ceiling or onworkbenches in their office inMankato. There are large plastic, fiber-glass and light metal drones, four-prophelicopter-like drones and many oth-ers. But Vangsness points to a simple,small drone made of Styrofoam.

“It looks like a toy but it’s been thebest just for ease of use and reliability.It can fly in 20 mph winds,” Vangsnesssaid.

Inside the drone fits a small Canonpoint-and-shoot camera with imagestaken with normal lens settings or ininfrared.

“The infrared shows crop health — itshows biomass. So if there is an area ofa field that has less biomass than theothers there may be disease there.Then you can go in and look closer tosee what’s going on,” he said.

They follow FAA guidelines — whichare still evolving for drones — by fly-ing under 400 feet and keeping thedrone in sight. Johnson has been askedto testify before the Legislature asthey fashion drone regulations. Hesaid safety and privacy are the biggestissues and he wants to ensure thatdrones used in rural areas — wherethere are fewer safety and privacy con-cerns — aren’t hit with more stringentregulations that might make sense fordrones used in a city.

Tyler Nigon, who is earning his Ph.D

in agronomy at the University of Min-nesota and is working part-time atAglytix, is working on algorithm devel-opment to find ways to make the dronedata more useful for farmers after thecrop is out in the fall.

“We’re looking at how to measure the

residue on a field after it is harvested.We are working on quantifying thevariability of the residue,” Nigon said.

Farmers want to leave the idealamount of residue, which is the shred-ded stalks of corn or soybean plants,because it protects from soil erosionover the winter and in early spring.

“They may want anywhere from 30percent to 70 percent (residue)depending on the farmer and soil.”

The amount of residue can affecthow fast the soil warms up in thespring and how much moisture is heldin the topsoil — so too much or too lit-tle residue matters.

As for Johnson, he’s reveling in thenew high-tech challenge — the samekind he helped foster 30 years ago atCWC.

“We’re doing some really uniquethings here.”

Tim Krohn is a reporter for The FreePress of Mankato, Minn., a sisterpaper to The Land under The FreePress Media. Krohn can be reached [email protected]. ❖

New business makes sense of farm drone data

Darren Gibbins/Mankato Free Press

Aglytix owner Jerry Johnson and his staff develop state-of-the-art software to helpfarmers make sense of information that is gathered from monitors on their com-bines and machinery or from drones, like this one, that are increasingly beingflown over farm fields.

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By DICK HAGENThe Land Staff Writer

A few questions withMichael Swanson, chief agri-cultural economist for WellsFargo in St. Paul, alwaysyields bushels of information.The Land interviewed MichaelSwanson at the AgriGrowthAnnual Meeting in November2015 in Minneapolis.

Q: You and others note toughtimes ahead for U.S. agriculture?The obvious question: How long?

Swanson: Strength of the U.S. dol-lar is likely to be the strongest windagainst us for the next three to fouryears. And it could get stronger. Justone example: biofuels have been favor-able for agriculture and land values.But we’ve peaked at about 5.3 billiongallons it seems. We’ll see some mar-ginal growth but not enough to offsetthe pressures of our strong dollarwhich is slowing commodity exports.Unless we get a significant weatherscare we’re going to be dealing with $4corn for some time. We’re trading $4corn on the 2016 contract, the ’17 con-tract, the ’18 contract and the ’19 con-tract right now.

Q: Is this partly becausetechnologies have explodedworldwide and, with that,so has food production?

Swanson: When you look atlong-term trends we’re growingour grain supply as fast as orfaster than global population.That’s not likely to tightengrain prices. Oil seeds, however,have a brighter outlook because

people want more oil, more protein astheir living standards improve.

Q: Is this suggesting worldwideconsumption patterns are drivingwhat foods are being produced?

Swanson: You hear a lot of peoplewanting more protein in their diets.But when you look at world proteinproduction, few countries are as goodas the United States. Look at pork pro-duction, for example. We just take itfor granted that our producers can do24-26 pigs per sow per year. That’s themarvel of good genetics and goodnutrition. But in many countries,maybe five to six pigs per litter and 11pigs per year is where they’re at. Sowhen you talk about meat consump-tion there are a lot of wheels to change.

Q: In view of the industrializa-

tion of U.S. and world agriculture,and thanks to North Dakota’sBakken Basin, is natural gas rap-idly becoming the key driver ofenergy?

Swanson: Yes, the United States isnow a net exporter of natural gas. Gasis cheap. This year we will generatemore electricity from natural gas thanfrom coal. It’s a cost factor: $2.30 permillion BTU Gulf Price right now. Atthat price I’m going to run my electri-cal plants on natural gas all day longplus there is less of a penalty thanwhen burning coal. If needed, I’ll usemy coal plants as “peaking plants” dur-ing periods of high electricity demand.

Q: We have an aging farm popu-

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Swanson: We’ll see agriculturestructured differently. Yes, withparental or other assistance, youngpeople are getting into agriculture.But they want good education fortheir kids; they want good restau-rants; they want a lifestyle that isrewarding and enjoyable. They’re notopposed to driving 60 miles to do theirfield work. That suggests we’ll seefewer small towns; we’ll see biggerrural towns and we’ll see expandingregional centers for shopping, recre-ation and special events. You’re goingto be seeing more ‘remote operations’

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Q: Technology now permits ‘dri-verless’ tractors. Is this a realitylikely to happen?

Swanson: Sure, you may not need tobe in the cab. But you need to financethem and fix them. The ‘two Fs’ aren’tgoing away anytime soon. Yes, thischanges the game. And in some areasthe very challenge of finding good farmhelp is what’s driving remote opera-tions.

Q: Like the past, agriculture con-tinues to have some financial fail-ures. Who will be survivors?

Swanson: Look at it this way. If Icould have given you $4 corn 10 yearsago, you would have gladly taken itwithout thinking about your cash rent.Cash rents will adjust. Fertilizer priceswill adjust. Seed corn prices willadjust. Machinery costs will adjust.Those four categories represent 70 per-cent of your total cost structure. How

well you control those categories basi-cally determines your future in farm-ing.

Q: Younger farm families like tolive as well as or better than theirparents. Is this part of the finan-cial squeeze now happening?

Swanson: Perhaps to some degree.But the key question is this: Are theygood at what they do? They can affordtheir lifestyle if they are good at whatthey do. The person saying that farm-ing has become easy just isn’t closeenough to the challenges of this verydemanding profession.

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Swanson noted that we have thesame amount of grain per person todayas the world had in the 1970s.

He expects the dairy industry willcontinue to face financial challengesbecause there is one world price fordairy products. While Mexico is thenumber one importer of U.S. dairyproducts, foreign dairy suppliers areeven bigger in the Mexican market.

Swanson indicated a buyer’s marketis slowly developing worldwide sug-gesting a gradual upbeat in the worldeconomy. ❖

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Candles are so romantic.Their light softens everything in the

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Flip a switch, there’s illumination.Turn a faucet, there’s water. Click, andyou’ve done your banking. We’vebecome so used to the instantaneous-ness of these things that we barelygive thought to having them. Flip,turn, click, done.

And that, says Koppel, is a big prob-lem.

What we don’t know or, more likely,don’t think much about is that our elec-trical grid and the nation’s internetinfrastructure are both unsecure andextremely vulnerable to attacks by anation, group, or individual willing torisk what he says is basically an “act ofwar.” We’re in this situation becauseprofit has preference over prepared-ness, because we haven’t been thor-oughly warned of the facts, andbecause some government officialsdon’t believe cyberattack is possible.

But it is, says Koppel; in fact, it’salready happened. He cites the Sonybreach of a year ago, and a power lossin California in which a break-inoccurred that affected a large portionof the state. The former example, hesays, served as a warning of whathackers were capable of doing; the lat-ter should be considered as the same.

It would be easy to think that thegovernment, with its alphabet-soup ofagencies, would step in, should half thecountry (including a major city) endurecyberattack, but Koppel says that maynot be the case.

Generally speaking, we are woefully

underprepared, hediscovered throughinterviews with cur-rent and former officials, and his find-ings note a lot of buck-passing. Gov-ernment officials did learn fromdisasters like Hurricane Katrina and9/11 — just not enough.

The solution — and if there is one, itmay only be temporary — is surpris-ingly easy, as Koppel lays it out. Sur-vival in a when-not-if scenario is possi-ble, and it’s found by looking inWyoming and Utah …

Oh, my. Next time there’s a poweroutage in my area, I might hyperventi-late a little bit. The outage might beaccidental, but I’ll have “Lights Out”on my mind.

Yes, it’s the stuff that post-Apocalyp-tic novels are made of, but this is obvi-ously no fictional tale. Author Ted Kop-pel, in fact, says “This book reflects theassessment of those in the militaryand intelligence communities and theacademic, industrial, and civic authori-ties who brought” him to his conclu-sions.

Though they might sometimes seemoverwrought or even a bit Chicken Lit-tle-ish, those conclusions are backedup with sobering facts, as well as pre-

answers to naysayers.My eyes were opened, my

hair was raised, and I finished thismake-you-think report wishing therecould be classroom-like readingassignments for Congress and Senate.If you like lights, heat, and internet, Ithink you’ll like “Lights Out,” too. Forsure, no thriller can hold a candle toit.

Look for the reviewed book at abookstore or a library near you. Youmay also find the book at online bookretailers.

The Bookworm is Terri Schlichen-meyer. Terri has been reading sinceshe was three years old and never goesanywhere without a book. She lives inWisconsin with three dogs and 10,000books. ❖

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AMES, Iowa — Before gift givingmorphs into gift grabbing, parentscan help their children move fromgreedy to grateful, say the Science ofParenting bloggers from Iowa StateUniversity Extension and Outreach.

“Children can get caught up in aholiday frenzy of opening gifts andsearching for more, without reallypaying attention to the gifts them-selves or the gift givers. They canseem to be on a greedy quest,” said

Janet Smith, a human sciences spe-cialist in family life.

The experience can leave parentsdazed and wondering how to encour-age old-fashioned gratitude and gra-ciousness in their children, Smith said.

Helping others and being generousare two important strategies for creat-ing grateful kids, said Lori Hayungs,also a human sciences specialist infamily life.

“If children are encouraged to helpothers, they’ll become more connectedto those they are helping and will learnto develop and nurture friendships andrelationships,” Hayungs said.

In December, Smith and Hayungsare blogging about strategies parentscan use to model and teach gratitude.Visit the Science of Parenting atwww.scienceofparenting.org.

Parents can join in the conversation

and share thoughts and experiences,as well as how they handle parentingresponsibilities.

The Science of Parenting from ISUExtension and Outreach also is avail-able on Twitter at @scienceofparentand via text message.

This article was written by JanetSmith, Lori Hayungs and Laura Stern-weis and submitted by the ISU Exten-sion and Outreach. ❖

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I became acquainted with anolder woman this past summerwho was here with her daugh-ter and son-in-law. Actually,this woman was our landlady,and we had not previously met.So as we dined on some localcuisine, we sat next to eachother and visited up a storm.

The fact that she had workedhard in her life showed in herslow and paced walk. Yet, shewas determined to get whereshe was going. Life linesshowed on her face, tattling on years of working out-side in the sun, along with all the facial lines thatfarming and family give us over the years — lines ofworry, laughter, fear, stress and hard work.

As we sat side by side getting to know each other,we got to talking about our husbands, since theyboth chose the same vocation — albeit, in differentgenerations. Her husband had been gone for sometime, but it was plain to see that their lives togetherhad been happy.

Let me say next that there are men who know howto woo a woman, and then there are men who justget out there and cut right to the chase. Thiswoman’s farmer husband orchestrated both of thosefollies one Christmas with great thought and cat-likeprowess.

For all their years together, this woman workedalongside her husband, getting the farming done.She had her own tractor, and he had his. She wasvery proud of having her own tractor, and was possi-bly Iowa’s original version of Gloria Steinem.

She told of one year when her husband had pur-chased a new tractor. The tractor was very nice, shesaid, but was too big for their much smaller field cul-tivator, which she operated. She said she couldn’tbelieve he would buy such a big tractor for a compar-atively smaller field cultivator, yet they used itbecause they had it.

One Christmas morning in the time following thatpurchase, she discovered that her gift from her husbandwouldn’t fit under the tree. She couldn’t have imaginedit, but sitting outside was a new tractor for her.

When the business world started up again followingthe holiday, she dialed up their insurance agent toput her new tractor on their policy. She said, “I needto get some insurance for my Christmas present.”

Her agent chuckled and said, “How many carats isit?”

The woman laughed slyly and peered at me as shesaid boldly, “I told him, ‘I’m not talking carats. I’mtalking horsepower.’ “

Farmers are creative people. He aced his holidaygift-giving that year by making her happy with anew tractor and increasing his popularity rating inone smooth move. He could get the work done, writeit off on their taxes, take it out for a spin himself andenjoy thinking about his wife bragging of histhoughtfulness to all her friends.

He was a genius. And she was back beside him in

the field.By comparison, I was just as happy the Christmas

my husband made me a hand-crafted trash barrel,complete with a lid and an incinerator-like exhaustpipe. I didn’t have to chase the burning trash thatflew out of the barrel anymore and all of the trash fitin there in one trip.

He was a genius. And I gained 10 pounds from not

chasing the trash around and carrying it all out inone trip.

Apparently wife-wooing comes in many forms. Butour landlady and I were both happy. And thereweren’t even any carats involved.

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Most crop producers in Min-nesota and northern Iowa enrolledin the county yield-based Ag RiskCoverage farm program choice on their corn andsoybean base acres for the 2014 to 2018 crop years.

Most producers in the Upper Midwestearned significant 2014 corn ARC-CO

payment, while farm operators in somecounties also earned a substantial 2014 ARC-COpayment on their soybean base acres. Even though

average corn and soybean pricelevels have remained quite low,2015 corn and soybean ARC-CO payments in the UpperMidwest are likely to be muchmore variable, due to the verystrong 2015 corn and soybeanyield levels in many areas.

The benchmark prices forcorn and soybeans for the 2015crop year remained the sameas 2014 BM prices, which are$5.29 per bushel for corn and$12.27 per bushel for soybeans.The BM prices are adjusted each year, using the U.S.Department of Agriculture market-year averageprice for the preceding five years, then dropping thehigh and low MYA price, and averaging the otherthree MYA prices. Please refer to Tables A and B forMYA prices from 2009-2014, and the 2014 and 2015BM price calculations. (Editor’s note: All tablesreferred to in this column are located on page 31A.)

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Servicewill likely release the 2015 estimated average countyyields for corn, soybeans, and other crops in late Feb-ruary 2016. The NASS county yields will offer apretty good estimate of where final 2015 ARC-COfarm program payments are likely to end up,depending on the final 2015 MYA price level, whichwill be finalized on Sep. 30, 2016. The NASS yieldsmay be adjusted slightly by USDA to arrive at thefinal 2015 county FSA yields, which are used to cal-culate the 2015 ARC-CO payments. Previous countyyields for corn, soybeans, and other crops, benchmarkyields and revenues, 2014 ARC-CO payment levels,and other farm program information are available onthe FSA ARC-PLC website, which is atwww.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc.

ARC-CO payments for 2015 for a given crop will bepaid when the actual 2015 county revenue for thecrop falls below the 2015 county benchmark revenueguarantee for that crop. The actual county revenue isthe 2015 final county yield times the final MYA pricefor 2015. The 2015 MYA price is the national averagecorn or soybean price from Sept. 1, 2015 to Aug. 31,2016. The MYA prices will be finalized on Sept. 30,2016. Refer to the “steps” on Page 29A to calculateestimated 2015 ARC-CO payments.

The relationship between the final 2015 countyyield and the 2015 county benchmark yields isextremely important in calculating potential 2015ARC-CO payments for corn and soybeans. Express-ing the 2015 county yield as a “percent of BM yield”is more important than the final county yield indetermining estimated ARC-CO payments. Once thecounty BM yield is determined for 2015, we canmake some 2015 ARC-CO payment estimates at var-ious final 2015 county yield levels. Tables C and Dshow the final 2015 county yields at selected BMyields, and at various “percent of BM Yield” levels.

The estimated 2015 MYA prices are $3.65 perbushel for corn, and $8.90/bu. for soybeans (as ofDec. 9). Refer to Tables E and F for the likelihood of2015 ARC-CO payments for corn and soybeans at the

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By Kent Thiesse

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See THIESSE, pg. 27A

THIESSE, from pg. 26Avarious final 2015 MYA price levels.

The likelihood of 2015 ARC-CO payments for cornor soybeans is basedon the relationshipbetween the esti-mated 2015 MYAprice and the final county yield expressed as a “per-cent of BM yield.” Please refer to Tables E and F forthe likelihood of 2015 ARC-CO payments for cornand soybeans at various levels of MYA prices, andvarious “percent of BM yield.”

Observations on the likelihood of 2015 ARC-COpayments for corn and soybeans:

• Corn: Any County that has a “percent of BMyield” of 110 percent or less will likely realize themaximum (100 percent) estimated 2015 ARC-COpayment for that county.

• Corn: Counties with a “percent of BM yield” of111 percent to 115 percent will likely receive 65 per-cent to 95 percent of the maximum 2015 ARC-COpayment.

• Corn: Counties with a “percent of BM yield” of116 percent to 120 percent will likely receive 30 per-cent to 65 percent of the maximum 2015 ARC-COpayment.

• Corn: Counties with a “percent of BM yield” of125 percent or higher will likely not receive a 2015ARC-CO payment.

• Soybeans: Any county that has a “percent of BMyield” of 105 percent or less will likely realize themaximum 2015 ARC-CO payment for that county.

• Soybeans: Counties with a “percent of BM yield”of 106 percent to 110 percent will likely receive 60percent to 95 percent of the maximum 2015 ARC-COpayment.

• Soybeans: Counties with a “percent of BM yield”of 111 percent to 120 percent will likely receive 25percent to 60 percent of the maximum 2015 ARC-COpayment.

• Soybeans: Counties with a “percent of BM yield”of 119 percent or higher will likely not receive a 2015ARC-CO payment.

There will likely be a significant difference in theestimated 2015 ARC-CO payments from county tocounty, depending on the final 2015 county yield,expressed as a “percent of BM yield.” Counties inMinnesota and northern Iowa are likely to have awide-range in 2015 ARC-CO payments for both cornand soybeans, with many counties getting some 2015ARC-CO payment, especially for corn. The estimatedARC-CO payments for corn and soybeans will be dif-ferent in many areas of Illinois, Indiana and Mis-souri. These states will likely have much lowercounty yields in 2015, and a lower “percent of BMyield,” which will likely result in many countiesreceiving the maximum, or close to the maximum,2015 ARC-CO payments for corn and soybeans.

There can also be a wide variation in the ARC-COpayment levels in neighboring counties. For example,one county may have a 2015 corn “percent of BM

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THIESSE, from pg. 27Ayield” of 108 percent, and thus receive the maximum2015 corn ARC-CO payment.However, the neighboring countymay have a 2015 corn “percent ofBM yield” of 120 percent, and will likely receive only30 percent of the maximum 2015 ARC-CO paymentfor corn. It is important to remember that 2015 ARC-CO payment estimates will change, as the 2015 MYAprice changes.Calculating estimated 2015 ARC-CO payments

Following are the “steps” to calculate estimated2015 ARC-CO payments for corn and soybeans:

Step No. 1 — Determine the county benchmarkyield for corn or soybeans.

• Determine the 2015 county corn or soybean BMyield, by going to the following website:www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc. Find the appropriate state,county and crop; and then find the desired yields.

• Find corn or soybean county yields for 2010,2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

• County BM yield = Drop the high yield and lowyield, and average the other three yields.

Step No. 2 — Determine the ARC-CO countybenchmark revenue for corn or soybeans.

• 2015 county corn BM revenue = County BM yieldx MYA BM price ($5.29/bu.)

• 2015 county soybean BM revenue = County BMyield x MYA BM price ($12.27/bu.)

Step No. 3 — Determine the ARC-CO county rev-enue guarantee.

• County revenue guarantee = County BM revenuex 86 percent (0.86)

Step No. 4 — Determine the maximum ARC-COpayment per acre.

• Max. ARC-CO payment/acre = County BM rev-enue x 10 percent (0.10)

Step No. 5 — Determine the maximum ARC-COpayment per base acre.

• Max. ARC-CO payment/base acre = Max. ARC-CO payment/acre x 85 percent (0.85)

Step No. 6 — Estimate the 2015 county yield forcorn or soybeans.

• Use Tables C and D to estimate 2015 county cornor soybean yields at various BM yields.

• Final 2015 NASS yields for corn and soybeanswill not be announced until late Feb., 2016.

• Final 2015 county FSA yields may vary slightlyfrom final 2015 NASS yields.

Step No. 7 — Determine the estimated 2015Actual County Revenue for corn and soybeans.

• 2015 Est. county ACR per acre = Est. 2015county yield x Est. 2015 MYA price

• Est. 2015 MYA prices: Corn = $3.65/bu.; Soy-beans = $8.90/bu. (as of Dec. 9).

• 2015 MYA price for corn and soybeans is the nationalaverage price from Sept. 1, 2015 to Aug. 31, 2016.

Step No. 8 — Determine the estimated 2015 ARC-

CO payment per base acre.• Est. 2015 ARC-CO payment/base acre = County

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Steps to calculating estimated ARC-CO payments

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TABLE A — Corn MYA price for the ARC-CO program

Year MYA Adj. MYA Five-year Likely range ofprice price (*) Olympic avg. five-year Olympic

price (**) avg. price2009 $3.55 $3.70 N/A N/A2010 $5.18 $5.18 N/A N/A2011 $6.22 $6.22 N/A N/A2012 $6.89 $6.89 N/A N/A2013 $4.46 $4.46 N/A N/A2014 $3.70 (final) $3.70 (final) $5.29 N/A2015 $3.65 (est.) $3.70 (est.) $5.29 N/A2016 N/A N/A $4.79 (est.) $4.79 - $4.90

(*) The $3.70 corn PLC reference price is used to calculated the five-year Olympic average price inany year that the MYA price is below $3.70 per bushel.

(**) The five-year Olympic average price takes the adjusted MYA price for the previous five years,drops the high and low prices, and averages the other three years.

TABLE C — Estimated 2015 corn yields at various percentages of BM yield

Assumptions:• 2015 Benchmark (BM) yield is the average yield for 2010-14.• Drop the high yield and low yield, and average the other three years.• 2015 yields for each year can be found on the FSA website at: www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc

County corn benchmark (BM) yields% of BM yield 180 170 160 150 140

Est. final 2015 county yield 100 180 170 160 150 140 105 189 178 168 157 147110 198 187 176 165 154115 207 195 184 172 161120 216 204 192 180 168

TABLE E — 2015 ARC-CO payment likelihood for corn (est.)

Assumptions:• 2015 Benchmark (BM) MYA corn price = $5.29/bu.• Est. Final 2015 corn MYA price = $3.65/bu. (est. as of Dec. 9) • 2015 ARC-CO payments paid on 85 percent (0.85) of corn base acres.• There will likely be a 6.8 percent sequestration reduction on 2015 payments.

County corn benchmark (BM) yields180 170 160 150 140

Est. revenue guar./acre $818.89 $773.40 $727.90 $682.41 $636.91Max. ARC-CO payment $80.94 $76.44 $71.94 $67.45 $62.95

(per base acre) Actual 2015 corn county yields (% of BM yield)

Final 2015 MYA price 100% 105% 110% 115% 120%(price/bu.) Est. 2015 ARC-CO payment (% of max. payment/base acre)

$3.50 100 100 100 100 66$3.65 100 100 100 66 32$3.80 100 100 70 34 0$3.95 100 75 39 0 0

TABLE B — Soybean MYA price for the ARC-CO program

Year MYA Adj. MYA Five-year Likely range ofprice price (*) Olympic avg. five-year Olympic

price (**) avg. price2009 $9.59 $9.59 N/A N/A2010 $11.30 $11.30 N/A N/A2011 $12.50 $12.50 N/A N/A2012 $14.40 $14.40 N/A N/A2013 $13.00 $13.00 N/A N/A2014 $10.10 (final) $10.10 (final) $12.27 N/A2015 $8.90 (est.) $8.90 (est.) $12.27 N/A2016 N/A N/A $11.87 (est.) $11.87 - $12.00

(*) The $8.40 corn PLC reference price is used to calculated the five-year Olympic average price inany year that the MYA price is below $8.40 per bushel.

(**) The five-year Olympic average price takes the adjusted MYA price for the previous five years,drops the high and low prices, and averages the other three years.

TABLE D — Estimated 2015 soybean yields at various percentages of BM yield

Assumptions:• 2015 Benchmark (BM) yield is the average yield for 2010-14.• Drop the high yield and low yield, and average the other three years.• 2015 yields for each year can be found on the FSA website at: www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc

County soybean benchmark (BM) yields% of BM yield 55 50 45 40 35

Est. final 2015 county yield 100 55.0 50.0 45.0 40.0 35.0 105 57.7 52.5 47.2 42.0 36.7110 60.5 55.0 49.5 44.0 38.5115 63.2 57.5 51.7 46.0 40.2120 66.0 60.0 54.0 48.0 42.0

TABLE F — 2015 ARC-CO payment likelihood for soybeans (est.)

Assumptions:• 2015 Benchmark (BM) MYA corn price = $12.27/bu.• Est. Final 2015 corn MYA price = $8.90/bu. (est. as of Dec. 9) • 2015 ARC-CO payments paid on 85 percent (0.85) of corn base acres.• There will likely be a 6.8 percent sequestration reduction on 2015 payments.

County corn 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 $52.15 $46.94 $41.72 $36.51

(per base acre) Actual 2015 corn county yields (% of BM yield)

Final 2015 MYA price 100% 105% 110% 115% 120%(price/bu.) Est. 2015 ARC-CO payment (% of max. payment/base acre)

$8.50 100 100 98 63 29$8.70 100 100 80 45 9$8.90 100 98 62 26 0$9.10 100 81 44 7 0

THIESSE, from pg. 29Athe maximum ARC-COpayment, a partial 2015ARC-CO payment would be paid.

• If the above calculation is a negative number, no2015 ARC-CO would be paid.

• ARC-CO payments for 2015 will likely besubject to a 6.8 percent sequestration reduction.Step No. 9 — Determine the likelihood of 2015

ARC-CO payments (refer to Table E or F).• Go to Table E or F and find the likelihood of 2015

ARC-CO payments at various 2015 est. county yield

levels (expressed as percent of BM yield) and vari-ous final 2015 MYA prices.

Kent Thiesse is a government farm programs ana-lyst and a vice president at MinnStar Bank in LakeCrystal, Minn. He may be reached at (507) 726-2137or [email protected]. ❖

NASS to release county yield estimates in FebruaryMARKETING

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Hole-in-the-Mountain County Park, lake Benton, Minn.

When William Taylor, the first white settler inthe area of Lake Benton, Minn., built a logcabin in 1871, he was constructing a shelter

with no thought for history. But Lincoln County seesit as an important piece of its history, and ParksManager Daryl Schlapkohl estimates it will take$5,500-$5,700 to restore the cabin so it doesn’t falldown. Restoration is planned for 2016.

The cabin sits in Hole-in-the-Mountain CountyPark at Lake Benton on land the county purchasedfrom George Anderson in the late 1960s. Andersonhad grown up in that log cabin. At one time it hadalso been the home of John Snyder, a founder of thetown of Lake Benton.

With all of that history, it provides an authenticbackdrop for the Te Tonka Ha Rendezvous that setsup camp in the park every August. David Huebner,

who lives across the border in Bushnell, S.D., is a furtrader re-enactor who participates in the ren-dezvous.

The McDonald’s Corporation hired Huebner toplay a mountain man in a 2007 winter commercial.They were looking for a log cabin with a fireplace toserve as the mountain man’s home. Huebnerpointed them to the Lake Benton cabin. He remem-bers the day they shot the commercial.

“They built a fire in the fireplace, then we wentoutside to shoot me tramping through the snow, car-rying a McDonald’s bag,” he said. “The bag wasstuffed with newspaper, not hamburgers.”

The next scene to be shot was to be of the moun-tain man by his fireplace.

“When we went inside, the cabin was full ofsmoke,” he said. “The fireplace didn’t work that well.”

The interior shot was made with the fireplace inHuebner’s living room.

Not just the fireplace needs repair. With logs sepa-rating and old age taking its toll, the landmark isgoing to get help. The cabin that was home to earlysettlers and backdrop in a television commercialwill soon be refurbished and stabilized and ready tomake more history.

Contributions towards the restoration can be madeto Lincoln County Parks Dept., PO Box 29, IvanhoeMN 56142. The commercial can be viewed onYouTube; search for “McDonald’s Mountain Man.”David Huebner operates Dakota Stoneware; the web-site is www.dakotastoneware.com. Check “LocalEvents” at www.lakebentonminnesota.com for infoon Benton-Fremont Days/Te Tonka Ha Rendezvousat Hole-in-the-Mountain County Park. ❖

Cabin in the woodsThis week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Correspondent Richard Siemers

Cash Grain Markets

DoverEdgertonJacksonJanesvilleCannon FallsSleepy Eye

Average:

Year AgoAverage:

corn/change* $3.25 +.06$3.32 +.03$3.39 +.07$3.43 +.04$3.35 +.05$3.38 +.04

$3.35

$3.77

soybeans/change*$8.20 -.05$8.14 -.21$8.24 -.07$8.08 -.21$8.10 -.13$8.14 -.12

$8.15

$9.98

Local Corn and Soybean Price Index

Grain prices are effective cash close on Dec. 14. 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 AnglesYear-end

financial check This time of year the grain producer’s attention

shifts from production to financial records. Harvestis complete, machinery is maintained and stored,and now is the time to sit down and see how theyear looks from a financial view-point. There are multiple levelsof meaningful information rela-tive to financial reports. Theyrange from the basic balancedcheckbook records to the complexrecords that track enterpriseswith intercompany transactionsand tie to the end-of-year balancesheets.Records for tax planning

It is typical for grain producersto complete their tax planning forthe year in December. They willupdate their check registers andcategorize revenue and expensesto provide a summary for the tax preparer. Thesetax basis records provide cash flow information butlack true profitability information.Income statement

An accrual based income statement trackschanges in inventories, account payables, accountreceivables and other accounts. The income state-ment ties to the retained earnings on the balancesheet. This type of reporting level provides you withthe financial story of the business for the full year.The preparation of these reports at the end of eachyear gives you consistency in your reports so youcan track trends and better understand the busi-ness’s ability to generate profits. I emphasize theword “end” of year since a lot of financial activity

Grain OutlookCrude oil

moves marketsThe following market analysis is for the week

ending Dec. 11.CORN — The week began with a sharp key rever-

sal lower on the charts, sending prices to support atthe 10-day moving average. Ahuge $2.32 per barrel sell-off inthe crude oil was an instigator.The balance of the week, priceseased higher but closed near the10-day moving average of $3.75per bushel on four of the fivetrading sessions.

The mid-week December U.S.Department of Agriculture cropreport brought about a negativesurprise, but the trade didn’treally react as expected. Nochanges are made to the supplyside on December reports, butusage categories are open to adjustments. The 2015-16 export forecast was cut by 50 million bushels to1.75 billion bushels. This is in addition to the 75 mil-lion bushel cut in November. Exports for 2014-15were 1.864 billion bushels. Corn for ethanol wasincreased 25 million bushels to 5.2 billion bushels(the same as 2014-15). This offsets a portion of the75-million-bushel decrease made last month in thiscategory. The 2015-16 carryout projection result wasan increase of 25 million bushels to 1.785 billionbushels, much higher than the 1.768 billion bushelestimate. This compares to last year’s carryout of1.731 billion bushels. On the global scene, world end-ing stocks were forecasted at 211.85 mmt, a record,but down slightly from last month’s 211.91 mmt.

The USDA also released their baseline balance

Livestock AnglesWeak demand

fells cattleThe month of December has not started well for the

livestock markets, if one was looking for improve-ment in prices in all facets of the industry. Cash,futures and wholesale prices have all suffered weak-ness in price during the last sev-eral weeks. The volatility that hasbeen present in the markets overthe past few months is still pres-ent and is not likely to abate forthe near future.

The cattle market has recentlyfallen to lows not seen for overtwo years, mainly due to weakdemand for beef. The other factoraffecting the weakness in the cat-tle market is the persistence ofheavier cattle coming to market.This is helping to offset the lackof numbers available for slaugh-ter due to the increased tonnage produced by theincreased weights.

The weak demand for beef is reflected in the beefcutout price which has dropped significantly inrecent weeks and the decreased number of boxedbeef moved during that same period. The crux of thematter boils down to the fact that beef is dispropor-tionately high priced in comparison to the other com-petitive meats available such as pork and chicken.

With the economy still in a weakened condition, itappears that the retail sales have moved to the lowerper pound meats instead of beef. The probability ofthe parity between the competitive meats is likely tocontinue for the near future, and will continue topressure the cattle market until that parity is met.

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 OLSON, pg. 2B

CATHY OLSONAgStar Senior BusinessCounseling Specialist

Mankato, Minn.

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NYSTROM, from pg. 1Bsheets for 2016 through 2025. Acreagefor 2016-17 is forecasted at 90.5 mil-lion acres with trendline yield at 168.1bushels per acre for production of 13.9billion bushels. Carryout for 2016-17was initially set at 1.755 billionbushels. This compares to 2015-16acreage of 88.4 million acres, a yield of169.3 bu./acre, production of 13.654billion bushels and carryout of 1.785billion bushels. In fact, carryouts allthe way through 2025 fall between1.73 and 1.79 billion bushels. Theseoutlooks are skeptically viewed, but doprovide the trade with a starting pointfor what will be said at the USDA’sFebruary Outlook conference.

Conab on Dec. 11 revised theirBrazilian corn production number100 tmt higher for this year’s crop to82.0 mmt. The USDA is at 81.5 mmt.Brazil also reported record cornexports for November at 4.9 mmt.More increases are expected inDecember as wait times for vessels toload have ballooned to 56 days at

their largest port ofParanagua. Corn ves-sels need to get loaded tomake way for soybean shipments. Andin China, they may move their auc-tions of reserve corn up to this month,when normally they would restart auc-tions in April, after they had concludedtheir purchase of this year’s crop. It’sbeen estimated their corn stocks maybe as high as 200 mmt by April. Oldcrop stock quality is questionable, andwill likely be sold at below-marketprices to ethanol makers and feedmanufacturers.

Weekly export sales were extremelygood at 43.1 million bushels, higherthan expectations and the second high-est of the marketing year. We need 28.4million bushels of sales every week tohit the 1.750 billion bushel export pro-jection meaning we have to average 15percent higher than we did last yearthrough August. Year-to-date sales are23 percent behind last year, an improve-ment of two percent from last week. TheUSDA is forecasting a year-on-yeardecline in exports of six percent.

Weather forecasts fornext summer in the

United States includeanywhere from 13 percent to 31 per-cent odds in favor of La Niña develop-ing from May through September.According to meteorologists, the cur-rent El Niño has matured and shouldenter a neutral phase by late spring orearly summer. The faster and strongerwe go from El Niño to La Niña, thehigher the odds of a warm, dry sum-mer for the Corn Belt.

SOYBEANS — Soybeans this weekgave back all of the previous week’sgain, plus a touch more. Soybean mealand crude oil were on the defensivethroughout the week, while soyoiltraded sideways/lower. The weekstarted on a sour note in soybeanswith a key reversal lower which set thestage for lower consolidation tradingthe remainder of the week. The mid-week monthly USDA crop report wasneutral for the soybean market.

The 2015-16 balance sheet was leftentirely unchanged, which was whatthe trade was anticipating, with theexception of the average farm priceoutlook. The ending stocks number at astatic 465 million bushels is the high-est since the 2006-07 crop year. The2014-15 carryout was 191 millionbushels. The average farm price waslowered from $8.40-$9.90 to $8.15-$9.65 per bushel. Global soybeansstocks were revised lower to 82.58 mmtfrom 82.86 mmt, but still record large.

The USDA left Brazil’s soybean pro-duction number at 100 mmt whileConab later in the week upped theirestimate from 102 mmt to 102.5 mmt.Conab also increased their export out-look from 56.7 mmt to 57.5 mmt. SouthAmerican weather is not an issue with

the exception of some dryness in thenorthern region of Brazil, but everyyear there is an area that is not ideal,and this year is no exception.Argentina’s bean crop was also leftunchanged at 57 mmt.

Argentinean President Macri wasinaugurated into office Dec. 10 and asof this writing we haven’t seen anychanges to export taxes, quotas, or thepeso. To what extent and how quicklyhe delivers on his campaign promisesof cutting export taxes and devaluingthe peso will have an impact on prices.If he delivers, we could see a flush ofgrower sales from Argentina.

The USDA this week also releasedtheir baseline projections for 2016through 2025. For 2016-17, soybeanacreage is pegged at 82.0 million acres,yield at 46.7 bu./acre, and productionat 3.785 billion bushels. The 2016-17carryout is projected at 421 millionbushels. In 2015-16, soybean acreagewas 83.2 million acres, yield was 48.3bu./acre, production 3.981 billionbushels with carryout at 465 millionbushels.

Weekly soybean export sales werebetter than expected at 53.4 millionbushels. Total commitments gainedtwo percent this week to only 15 per-cent behind last year. The USDA’s out-look is for a seven percent decline inyear on year exports. Sales need toaverage 12.6 million bushels per weekto achieve the 1.715 billion bushel pro-jection. This means we have to average29 percent higher in weekly sales forthe balance of the marketing year.China currently has an estimated 20.3mmt on the books with the UnitedStates compared to 25.2 mmt last yearat this time. ❖

Ending soybean stocks highest since 2006-07

TEALE, from pg. 1BProducers should continue to be

leery of the market and monitor condi-tions and protect inventories whenappropriate.

The hog market has experiencedsome weakness lately as pork cutoutshave slipped in the past few weeks. Itappears there are ample supplies oflive inventories of market ready hogsand pork in the coolers is sufficient tomeet current retail demand.

The strong U.S. dollar lately hasslowed export demand which is a largecomponent in the demand equationand is assisting in the weakening pricestructure in the last several months.

With the fact that the market has beenunder adverse price movement forquite some time, the market isapproaching what appears to be anoversold condition. The month ofDecember could prove to be a turningpoint in the hog prices as we move intothe New Year.

The problem to this scenario is thatseveral things need to happen to sup-port any upward turn in the hog price.Hog numbers need to tighten and theU.S. dollar needs to slip in value anddemand for pork at minimum needs toremain steady or grow. Until theseevents take place, producers should becautious and protect inventories asneeded. ❖

Pork cutouts slipping

OLSON, from pg. 1Bcan happen the last two weeks ofDecember and the first two weeks ofJanuary.Enterprise analysis

Many grain producers also haveother income generating enterprisessuch as hog, dairy, cattle, seed, truck-ing or others. Tracking the profitabilityof each enterprise can get more chal-lenging as “sales” and “purchases”from one enterprise to another enter-prise may not be reflected in the check-book. However, to understand whereyour money comes from and whichenterprises are considered profit cen-ters or cost centers requires anotherlayer of management information fromwhich decisions can be made.Balance sheet

Preparing solid year-end balancesheets takes time, energy and com-mitment. Balance sheets shouldreflect what the operation looks likeon Dec. 31 or Jan. 1 from year to year.The balance sheet accounts such ascash, inventory, loans, and invest-ments should tie to the source docu-ments after adjusting for outstandingtransactions that have been bookedbut have not yet been recognized onthese statements (example: outstand-ing checks written out on Dec. 31).

The inventory accounts should

include details regarding the type ofinventory at either the contractedprice or the year-end cash price. Listaccount payables, prepaid expensesand account receivables. The liabilitysection should include details for eachloan such as balance, interest rate, cur-rent portion, payment amount andmaturity date. The payment informa-tion can be included in the budget forthe upcoming year.Get started

All producers have different levels ofinterest in preparing financial reports.Some are hands on and others prefer tooutsource. There are many financialsoftwares, models and templates avail-able for people to use in financialreporting. Your lender, accountant, orfinancial advisor may also be aresource. Regardless of how you chooseto prepare your financial records,invest the time and energy to get com-prehensive end of year financialreports that can provide you with man-agement information for years to come.

Visit www.agstar.com/edge for moreindustry expertise.

AgStar Financial Services is a coop-erative owned by client stockholders. Aspart of the Farm Credit System, AgStarhas served 69 counties in Minnesotaand northwest Wisconsin with a widerange of financial products and serv-ices for more than 95 years. ❖

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– Advertorial –Planning well in advance of your tax return preparation can help generate tax savings, head off any surprises, and even assist in managing the tax burden for the upcoming year. And staying on topof changes in tax law and exploring the opportunities available to you can help you make the most of what you have, and maximize the benefits from these opportunities in this ever-changing taxplanning environment.

Many producers take advantage of the traditional year-end tax planning strategies; prepaying inputs, selling grain on deferred payment contracts, utilizing accelerated depreciation, deferring cropinsurance proceeds, etc. Here are a few strategies that you may not be thinking of.

Social Security Loopholes Coming to an EndUnder the “File and Suspend” method, married couples can choose to have the higher income spouse elect to file for benefits (currently age 66), but then suspend the benefits until a later date (usu-ally age 70), allowing Social Security credits to grow at 8% per year. The lower earning spouse can then claim benefits based on the higher earning spouse’s earnings record (which is more than hisor her own earnings record.)

The recently passed budget bill included a provision labeled “closure of unintended loopholes,” which effectively eliminates this option for claims filed after May 2, 2016. Therefore, if you will be age66 before that date, and meet the criteria for using this “File and Suspend” option, you should consider claiming under this method as it will pay more than other methods. However, keep in mind thatyou cannot file under this method after that date.

Under this “claim some now, claim more later” strategy, at full retirement age (FRA), you can restrict an application to spousal benefits only. At age 70, you can switch to your higher individual bene-fit, which has grown at 8% annually up to that point.

The new law will eliminate this option for those who turn 62 after January 1, 2016. If you are 62 or older in 2015, you can still “restrict an application” once you reach full retirement age (FRA). Withthe file and suspend option expiring, the husband or the wife will actually have to be receiving payments for you to receive spousal benefits.

It seems most people want to begin collecting benefits at age 62, primarily because they don’t trust that the benefits will be there for all of their life, or they are not sure how long they will live. If yourfamily history suggests a longevity of at least age 80 years, you generally should consider waiting until age 70 to start collecting. Age 80 is about the breakeven point for all Social Security startingdates (ages 62 – 70). If you anticipate living to be less than 80 years old, starting to collect at age 62 will pay the most; if you expect to live past age 80, waiting to collect until age 70 is usually thebest.

Social Security planning can be difficult to understand. Contact your accountant or financial advisor to learn more.

Re-thinking the Lease v. Buy StrategyGiven the availability of Section 179 expense and bonus depreciation, purchasing equipment has long been viewed by our farm clients as a tax savings tool. However, due to volatile commodity prices,the soft market for used equipment, and farmers’ concerns with their debt levels, leasing equipment is becoming an increasingly attractive option. That being said, if you are a cash basis farmer andwant to use equipment as a down payment for a lease, there can be a tax consequence, depending on how the lease is set up.

First a little background. There are two types of leases: Operating and capital. In simple terms, an operating lease is generally what most people think of when they hear the term “lease.” Paymentsare made for a period of time with the option to purchase the equipment at the end of the lease period for its fair market value. Overly-aggressive leasing terms can result in a capital lease. Under acapital lease, the farmer essentially has purchased the equipment and makes “lease” payments rather than payments toward principal and interest.

If you enter into a capital lease, the IRS views it as the purchase of new equipment. Because the farmer is deemed to have purchased the equipment, the traded equipment is eligible for like-kindexchange treatment. This results in no recognized gain or loss. However, you must depreciate the new equipment and not deduct the lease payments.

As the popularity of leasing continues to grow, understanding the tax consequences is critical. Leasing can be used as a powerful tax planning tool and may provide more benefits than depreciation.Prior to purchasing or leasing equipment, a discussion with your tax professional is advised.

Make Charitable Gifts of Grain Rather Than CashUsing the standard deduction makes it easier to fill out a tax return, but it also eliminates the tax advantage of charitable contributions. Fortunately, there is a way to take the standard deduction andstill use your charitable contributions to cut taxes: Make your major charitable contributions in unsold commodities rather than cash.

To determine whether this method will save you money, add up the eligible itemized deductions from last year’s Schedule A. If the sum is less than $12,600 (the 2015 rate for Married Filing Joint) or$6,300 (the 2015 rate for single filers) and you expect to be about the same this year, making a contribution in unsold commodities could cut your income tax.

It might also cut your Social Security tax, depending on your income. Although paying a smaller amount of Social Security tax now can reduce your benefits later, the full Social Security tax is leviedon only the first $118,500 of income in 2015. Therefore, a contribution in commodities cuts the tax only if it reduces income below that level.

In order to qualify, the following criteria must be met:

1. You must be a cash basis taxpayer. If you use the accrual method of accounting to determine your taxes, you have a tax basis in your commodities that negates much of the advantage.

2. You must be an active farm producer. This technique works for active farmers who have raised the commodity as inventory and does not apply to retired farmers who may have received grainon a crop share lease.

3. The charity you contribute to must sell the crop. Do not make the mistake of hauling your grain to the elevator and having the elevator issue a check to the charity. The IRS will treat it asthough you sold the grain yourself and contributed the cash.

Integrating new and employing traditional methods of tax planning (sometimes both!) are critical to maximizing your tax savings. But even more important than doing this right is being sure it’s theright thing to do. As always, consult your CPA or tax advisor before taking any of the above actions.

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP serves over 6,000 producers, processors, cooperatives, and ag service providers in tax and related planning, outsourcing, consulting, and other areas. Most of our agricultureteam members have been raised or employed in the ag industry, and bring that firsthand knowledge to our clients. As a top 10 firm, we are frequently consulted by outside accounting firms con-cerning agricultural issues, and provide training to other CPAs serving clients in the agricultural sector.

Terry Peterson is a CPA and Tax Engagement Director with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP in Mankato, [email protected] or 507-386-8800 www.cliftonlarsonallen.com

Jim Heilman is a CPA and Tax Principal with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP in Mankato, [email protected] or 507-386-8800 www.cliftonlarsonallen.com

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This column was writtenfor the marketing week end-ing Dec. 11.

Ramifications from gov-ernment legislation maysoon hit the dairy industry.A joint press release fromthe National Milk ProducersFederation and the DairyExport Council this weekstated: “In response to aWorld Trade Organizationdecision announcing thatCanada and Mexico areauthorized to apply atotal of over $1 billion inretaliatory tariffs to U.S. exports, dairyproducers and exporters renewed theircall for Congress to take swift action toeliminate the threat to dairy exports.”

The angst is over the U.S. Country ofOrigin Labeling law.

“The WTO decision makes it crystalclear that Congress must act immediatelyto prevent retaliation against the U.S.dairy industry and others whose productscould be targeted by Canada and Mexico,”said NMPF President and CEO Jim Mul-hern. “At a time of overall softening in theU.S. farm economy due to a drop-off inexport demand, we cannot afford furthererosion in income resulting from theunnecessary loss of markets that wouldresult from the WTO sanctions.”

The WTO decision establishes the levelof retaliation tariffs that Canada andMexico will be given to levy against awide range of U.S. exports due to a WTOfinding that parts of the U.S. COOL vio-lates international trade rules. U.S. dairyproducts are expected to be among theitems targeted for retaliation.

In anticipation of the announcement,the NMPF and the USDEC last weekurged House and Senate leaders tohead off the prospect of the new tariffs.

“Retaliatory tariffs would back upexports further onto the U.S. marketduring a time of overly abundant milksupplies,” said USDEC President TomSuber. “U.S. dairy producers andprocessors cannot lose this chance toavoid considerable damage to theexport markets they have invested soheavily in developing in recent years.”

Canada and Mexico are two of thelargest U.S. export markets andtogether import more than $2 billion inU.S. dairy products annually.

Senate Ag Committee Chairman PatRoberts introduced an amendment thisweek to repeal the COOL. The Ameri-can Dairy Coalition applauded Roberts:“If we are to grow and protect our

nation’s dairy industry, it isimperative we resolve thisissue with our trading part-ners Mexico and Canada.The House has alreadytaken the proper steps bypassing a bill to repealmandatory COOL; the Sen-ate must do nothing less.”

The WTO will hold a meet-ing Dec. 18 to formallyapprove Canada and Mex-ico’s retaliation.

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Checking the pricefront, Chicago Mercan-

tile Exchange cash Cheddar cheeseadded to the previous week’s losses astraders awaited next week’s GlobalDairy Trade auction.

The blocks closed the second Fridayof December at $1.4450 per pound,down 7.25 cents on the week and thelowest spot price in over four yearswhen it matched that level on Jan. 11,2011. It is 15.5 cents below a year ago.The barrels were down 6.25 cents onthe week, ending at $1.4225, 8.75 centsbelow a year ago. Sixteen cars of eachtraded hands this week at the CME.

Cheese production remains activeacross most of the Midwest, accordingto Dairy Market News, and a few man-ufacturers are seeing slight increasesin milk intakes. Plenty of milk is avail-able for processing, and cheese makerscan buy spot loads at Class to $1 over.In some cases, processors are skim-ming and selling the cream to increasereturns. Specialty cheese sales arestrong with many cheese makers sell-ing gift items for the upcoming holi-days. Deli, retail and food servicecheese sales have also remained solid.Barrel cheese demand has softenedsomewhat and inventories are long. Afew contacts say there has also been aslowdown in mozzarella sales but it’sunclear if actual demand is less or ifcheese coming out of second tier mar-kets is meeting the needs for pizza.

DMN says “A steady milk supply hashelped Western manufacturers maintainactive cheese production. Strong holidaygift sales are complementing gooddomestic demand in the retail and foodservice sectors. Production of cheeseused in processing however, is outstrip-ping demand. A few contacts report chal-lenges exist in finding available storage.”

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Dairy and Food Market Analyst edi-tor Matt Gould said in Friday’s Dairy-Line that the cheese “demand season”

for Thanksgiving and Christmas isbehind us and Super Bowl will com-plete it. Imports from New Zealand areadding to the supply, he said, the flushawaits us, and he warned that severalanalysts foresee a low of $1.40 perpound for blocks and $1.30 for barrels.

I never realized you could hear buttermelt but we did Thursday when the CMEprice plunged 49 cents and then lost adime Friday to close at $2.20 per pound,down 70.25 cents on the week, the lowest

spot price since Aug. 18, 2015, but still 31cents above a year ago. Only one car wassold on the week at the CME.

Interestingly, the Dec. 4 Daily DairyReport points out that, “In the past 30years, the spot U.S. butter price has neveraveraged more than $2 per pound in.December and the December NationalDairy Products Sales Report butter pricehas never settled above the $2 level.”

NMPF: U.S. dairy industry can’t afford COOL retaliation

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MIELKE, from pg. 5BGould said the butter price drop

marks the end of its demand season.Supply is being rebuilt, he said, andhe believes the price will fall even

more, considering its relationship toglobal levels but “when and how lowhas yet to be determined.”

Churn operators indicate they arehesitant to take in any spot cream loads

that don’t have butterorders attached to them,reports DMN. Sellersreport demand for butter is weak asholiday-related orders are already onthe books. Butter production is mostlylower as butter makers set limits on thenumber of spot cream loads they arewilling to take. Loads from the Eastand West were clearing to the Centralregion to find processing.

“Western butter makers are still buy-ing a few spot loads of cream to keepproduction full. Cream is more available,even though consumer demand for but-terfat remains strong across a variety ofdairy products. Production for FourthQuarter sales is wrapping up. Manufac-turers note domestic retail demand andmarket pricing for butter have extendedlate into the season. Many processorssay their stocks are committed and spotbutter loads are not readily available.”

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Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk gaveback most of the previous week’s gainsearly in the week but rallied some andclosed Friday at 77.25 cents per pound,down a penny and a half on the weekand 32.5 cents below a year ago. Ninecars exchanged hands on the week.

The U.S. Department of Agriculturereduced the 2015 and 2016 milk pro-duction estimate in its latest WorldAgricultural Supply and Demand Esti-mates report from last month, asgrowth in milk per cow in 2015 and2016 is slowed.

Production and marketings for 2015were forecast at 208.3 billion pounds and207.3 billion pounds respectively. Bothare down 400 million pounds from lastmonth’s report. If realized, 2015 produc-tion and marketings would be up 2.3million pounds or 1.1 percent from 2014.

Production and marketings for 2016are now projected at 212.4 and 211.5billion pounds respectively, both down500 million pounds from last month. Ifrealized, 2016 production and market-ings would be up 4.1 million pounds or2.0 percent from 2015.

Fat basis imports were reduced for2015 on slower butter imports; on askim-solids basis, imports wereunchanged. No change was made to2016 imports. Fat basis exports wereunchanged for 2015 but lowered for2016 as global supplies of dairy prod-ucts are expected to remain large andsales of cheese are expected to be pres-sured. On a skim-solids basis, exportswere lowered for 2015 as lactose andwhey protein concentrates sales to dateare limiting exports, and weaker

expected sales of cheeseand lactose in 2016 will

dampen skim-solidsexport growth in 2016.

Butter prices for remainder of 2015 andearly 2016 were raised as prices haveremained stronger than expected intoearly December. Cheese prices were low-ered slightly for 2015 and 2016 based oncurrent price movements and expectedlarger domestic supplies. Nonfat dry milkprices were reduced for 2015 and 2016 asdomestic and international supplies areexpected to pressure prices. Whey priceswere unchanged from last month.

Class III milk price forecasts wereunchanged for 2015 and 2016 as thecheese price change was small. The2015 range, at $15.75-$15.85 per hun-dredweight, is down from $22.34 in2014, and the 2016 range was projectedat $14.75-$15.55.

Class IV prices were raised for 2015due to the stronger forecast butter pricewhich more than offset the lower NDMprice. It is now projected at $14.30-$14.50/cwt., up 20 cents from last month’sestimate but compares to $22.09 in 2014.The 2016 Class IV forecast was loweredas the NDM price forecast was reduced.The 2016 average is now at $13.70-$14.60, down 25 cents from a month ago.

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The U.S. Dairy Export Council’s AlanLevitt wrote in a recent blog that “It’sbeen a tough year for global dairy mar-kets. The pendulum that swingsbetween supply and demand swungway too high to the supply side andnow appears to be defying gravity.While we know it will swing back, itsforce and timing remain unclear.”

“What we have today is most likelywhat we will have for 2016, a marketlooking for equilibrium, an equilibriumthat is sustainable for the entire sup-ply chain,” noted Marc Beck, USDECexecutive vice president, strategy andinsights. Speaking at USDEC’s recentGlobal Market Outlook webinar, Becksaid “It may be 2017 before we returnto a scenario where supply and demandare more closely aligned.”

Talking about exports, CooperativesWorking Together accepted nine requestsfor export assistance this week to sell2.166 million pounds of cheese, 176,370pounds of butter, and 176,370 pounds ofwhole milk powder to customers in Asia,the Middle East and Oceania.

Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnistwho resides in Everson, Wash. Hisweekly column is featured in newspa-pers across the country and he may bereached at [email protected]. ❖

Levitt: Supply, demand pendulum ‘defying gravity’

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TRACK TRACTORS‘15 Challenger 765D, 210 hrs., 25” tracks,

3 pt., 1000 PTO, 6 hyd. valves ......$190,000‘13 Challenger MT 765D, 726 hrs., 25”

tracks, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., front wgts.......................................................$180,000

‘04 Challenger 765, 4598 hrs., 18” tracks,3 pt., 1000 PTO, front wgts. ............$78,000

‘08 JD 9630T, 2483 hrs., 1000 PTO, 36”tracks, 4 hyd. valves, front wgts. ..$155,000

4WD TRACTORS‘14 JD 9560R, 963 hrs., 1000 PTO, 5 hyd.,

Hi-Flow, 800x38 tires & duals........$239,000‘13 JD 9560R, 685 hrs., 5 hyd., Hi-Flow,

HID lights, wheel wgts., 800x38” tires &duals, Ext. Power Train Warranty - 6/2/17or 2000 hrs. ..................................$229,000

‘12 JD 9560R, 921 hrs., HID lights, 4 hyd.,Michelin 800x38” tires & duals......$225,000

‘13 JD 9460R, 1377 hrs., 1000 PTO, 3 pt.hitch, 5 hyd. valves, Hi-Flow, 620x42” tires......................................................$220,000

‘13 JD 9460R, 336 hrs., 24-spd. trans.,1000 PTO, 5 hyd. valves, stand & pump,710x42” tires & duals ....................$192,000

‘13 JD 9410R, 640 hrs., 1000 PTO, 5 hyd.,big pump, 480x50 tires & duals ....$210,000

‘12 JD 9410R, 675 hrs., 3 pt. hitch, 1000PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, 480x50 tires &duals ..............................................$219,000

‘13 JD 9360R, 290 hrs., 3 pt. hitch, 1000PTO, 5 hyd., Hi-flow, 480x46” tires & duals......................................................$199,000

‘12 JD 9410R, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd.,HID lights, 520x46 tires & duals....$179,000

‘13 CIH 550, 235 hrs., Lux. cab, 1000 PTO,6 hyd., Hi-flow, HID lights, 800x38 tires &duals ..............................................$225,000

‘12 CIH 400HD, 366 hrs., 1000 PTO, 6 hyd.,big pump, 480x50 tires & duals ....$195,000

‘12 CIH 400HD, 320 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump,520x46 tires & duals......................$185,000

‘02 CIH 425, 3465 hrs., 12-spd. manualtrans., 4 hyd., 710x38 tires & duals $95,000

’09 Versatile 485, 1704 hrs., gear drive,12-spd., 4 hyd., front & rear wgts., 800x38tires & duals ..................................$140,000

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18-spd. PS, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd.,Hi-flow, 480x50 rears & duals, 480x34fronts & duals, front wgts. ............$135,000

‘12 CIH 290, 434 hrs., PT, 3 pt., 540/1000PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, front duals, 480x50rear duals ......................................$149,000

‘12 CIH 260, 1784 hrs., Deluxe cab, 19-spd.PS, susp. front axle, 3 pt., 4 hyd., Hi-flow,1000 PTO, 480x50 rear tires & duals,14 front wgts. ................................$115,000

‘13 CIH 260, 577 hrs., PS, 3 pt., 540/1000PTO, 4 hyd., big pump, 420x46 tires &duals ..............................................$129,000

‘03 CIH MX210, 5550 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO,4 hyd., 380x46 tires & duals............$63,000

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COMBINES‘11 JD 9670, 1116 eng./736 sep. hrs., CM,

chopper, 20.8x38 tires & duals ......$149,000‘10 JD 9870, 1500 eng./1220 sep. hrs.,

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‘00 JD 9650TS, 3611 eng./2645 sep. hrs.,chopper, 20.8x38 duals, Goood Combine........................................................$57,000

‘14 CIH 7130, 511 eng./399 sep. hrs., lateraltilt feeder, rock trap, chopper, power bin ext.,800x32 drive tires ..........................$159,000

‘12 CIH 8230, 4WD, 969 eng./777 sep. hrs.,rock trap, chopper, power topper ..$195,000

‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs.,rock trap, chopper, 520x42 duals ..$165,000

‘09 CIH 7088, 1193 eng./895 sep. hrs.,rock trap, chopper, 30.5x32 singles......................................................$129,000

‘10 CIH 9120, 4x4, 859 eng./615 sep. hrs.,field tracker, chopper, extended wear,HID lights, 620x42 tires & duals....$162,500

‘13 Challenger 560C, 489 eng./278 sep. hrs.,(Has ATI Track System), 36” belts, 4WD,chopper, lateral tilt, HID lights........$189,000

‘09 NH CR9060, 2400 eng./1800 sep. hrs.,tracker, chopper, 520x42 tires & duals........................................................$79,000

‘08 NH 9060, 4x4, 1786 eng./1332 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, 620x42 duals ....$95,000

‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs.,tracker, chopper, chaff spreader, aircompressor, 520x42 tires & duals ..$65,000

COMBINE HEADS‘05 Geringhoff 830 roto disc, 8R30”..$25,000‘10 NH 98D, 8R30” cornhead ............$24,500‘09 NH 74C, 35’ flex head ..................$14,500‘08 CIH 3408, 8R30”, hyd. deck plates

........................................................$23,000‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head................$12,500‘07 Geringhoff roto disc head, 16R22”,

for JD ..............................................$29,000

Grain Handling Equip 034

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

Farm Implements 035

1000 Gal Top-Air Sprayer w/60 Ft Tri-Fold Boom (BigSingles) Monitor, FoamerHyd Pump (Gone Thru).Mandako 46 Ft Land Roller(42”x5/8” Wall) AlmostNew. 319-347-2349 Can Del

FOR SALE: '83 JD 2950MFWD 12pt, 4-42 rear tires,ROPS, w/ canopy, runs,looks good. $13,900; SharpIH766 dsl 3pt, new, torque& PTO, cab avail, $8,700; 77Ford 7700, cab heat, AC,QT ldr, chains $11,900OBO/trade. 320-543-3523

FOR SALE: Buhler FarmKing 9';Allied 7'; gravitywagons: Demco 365, J&M,Killbros, 500 Feterl auger8x60 sharp; Ford 2000 dsl +more. Peterson Equipment507-276-6958 OR 507-276-6957

FOR SALE: JD 1760 12x30hyd fold flex planter, 3 buboxes, HD down pressuresprings, Minn-till coulters,250 monitor, $16,900; Red-ball 670, 850 gal sprayer, 60'hyd fold boom, 380x38 tires,Raven 440 monitor, $6,450;NH BR780 round baler,twine tie, hyd pickup,$5,750; Farm King 1080, 9'snowblower. $3,750 320-769-2756

FOR SALE: JD 50 w/ PS,WF w/ loader, chains, & 3ptduals w/ hubs to fit, 4020 or4010, size 16.9-34; JD frtmnt cult, 6RN; 9 tooth Fordchisel plow; JD 4-16 plow;Int'l 45 Vibrashank fieldcult; JD rotary hoe, 6 row,narrow; Flare box wagonon JD running gear. Call507-359-3065

CIH 620 Steiger, '13, 190 hrs..................................................$325,000 CIH 600 Quad, '14, 1105 hrs ..................................................$308,900 CIH 600 Quad, '13, 1100 hrs ..................................................$335,000 CIH 600 Steiger, '12, 1005 hrs................................................$275,000

CIH 600 Quad, '12, 1720 hrs ..................................................$287,900 CIH 600 Quad, '12, 1795 hrs ..................................................$287,900 CIH 600 Quad, '11, 1550 hrs ..................................................$295,900 CIH 600 Quad, '11, 3100 hrs ..................................................$241,900 CIH 550 Quad, '12, 910 hrs ....................................................$296,900 CIH 550 Quad, '11, 1210 hrs ..................................................$283,900 CIH 550 Quad, '11, 1785 hrs ..................................................$268,900 CIH 550 Quad, '11, 2380 hrs ..................................................$270,900 CIH 535 Quad, '10, 3720 hrs ..................................................$189,000 CIH 535 Quad, '09, 3075 hrs ..................................................$235,000 CIH 535 Quad, '08, 1945 hrs ..................................................$245,900 CIH 535 Quad, '08, 1955 hrs ..................................................$225,900 CIH 530 Steiger, '07, 2425 hrs................................................$179,900 CIH 500 RowTrac, '14, 505 hrs ..............................................$324,900

CIH 500 Steiger, '13, 300 hrs..................................................$265,000 CIH 500 Quad, '11, 1430 hrs ..................................................$269,900 CIH 500 Quad, '11, 1580 hrs ..................................................$272,900 CIH 485 Quad, '09, 1950 hrs ..................................................$246,500 CIH 485HD Steiger, '10, 1065 hrs ..........................................$219,900 CIH 485 Quad, '08, 2160 hrs ..................................................$225,900 CIH 485 Quad, '08, 1595 hrs ..................................................$231,900 CIH 480 RowTrac, '14, 640 hrs ..............................................$309,900 CIH 450 RowTrac, '13, 555 hrs ..............................................$299,900 CIH 450 Quad, '11, 1555 hrs ..................................................$275,000 CIH 435 Steiger, '10, 935 hrs..................................................$195,900 CIH 435 Steiger, '10, 1795 hrs................................................$179,900 CIH 435 Steiger, '09, 1850 hrs................................................$174,900 CIH 400 RowTrac, '13, 715 hrs ..............................................$293,900 CIH 385 Steiger, '10, 2550 hrs................................................$170,000 CIH 350 Steiger, '12, 1115 hrs................................................$195,900 CIH 350 Steiger, '12, 1300 hrs................................................$191,900 CIH 350 Steiger, '12, 1400 hrs................................................$195,900 CIH 350HD Steiger, '11, 795 hrs ............................................$186,500 CIH 350HD Steiger, '11, 1055 hrs ..........................................$182,900 CIH 335 Steiger, '08, 1910 hrs................................................$149,500 CIH 330 Steiger, '07, 1490 hrs................................................$135,000 CIH STX53Q, '06, 3500 hrs ....................................................$183,500 CIH STX500Q, '05, 3990 hrs ..................................................$198,000 CIH STX450, '04, 4000 hrs ....................................................$119,500 CIH STX450Q, '02, 4980 hrs ..................................................$142,900 CIH STX430, '07, 4550 hrs ....................................................$125,000 CIH 9380, '98, 6330 hrs ..........................................................$74,000 CIH 9370, '96, 6775 hrs ..........................................................$64,500 CIH 9270, '94, 6095 hrs ..........................................................$65,000 IH 3388, 9410 hrs ......................................................................$7,500 JD 9630T, '10, 2770 hrs ........................................................$204,900

JD 9630T, '09, 2005 hrs ........................................................$207,000 JD 9630T, '09, 2415 hrs ........................................................$204,900 JD 9560RT,'14, 595 hrs ..........................................................$312,900 JD 9560RT, '14, 610 hrs ........................................................$312,900 JD 9560RT, '14, 670 hrs ........................................................$312,900 JD 9560RT, '12, 1040 hrs ......................................................$269,900 JD 9430, '07, 3180 hrs ..........................................................$163,500 JD 940, '00, 4185 hrs ..............................................................$79,500 JD 9400T, '00, 4235 hrs ..........................................................$70,000 JD 9400, '97, 4045 hrs ............................................................$69,500 JD 9200, '97, 4125 hrs ............................................................$75,900 NH T9.560, '11, 1100 hrs ......................................................$215,000 NH T9060HD, '08, 2460 hrs ..................................................$165,000 NH TJ325, '05, 10,125 hrs........................................................$69,500 NH 9682, '97, 4350 hrs ............................................................$64,000

CIH 380 Mag, '15, 255 hrs......................................................$263,900 CIH 340 Mag, '14, 400 hrs......................................................$210,000 CIH 340 Mag, '13, 1075 hrs....................................................$210,900 CIH 340 Mag, '13, 1435 hrs....................................................$191,900 CIH 340 Mag, '13, 1600 hrs....................................................$183,900 CIH 340 Mag, '13, 1125 hrs....................................................$219,900 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 2105 hrs....................................................$169,900 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 1965 hrs....................................................$173,900 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 2325 hrs....................................................$167,900 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 2760 hrs....................................................$159,900 CIH 335 Mag, '11, 1060 hrs....................................................$179,900 CIH 335 Mag, '10, 1965 hrs....................................................$164,900 CIH 335 Mag, '08, 990 hrs......................................................$129,900 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 480 hrs......................................................$219,900

CIH 315 Mag, '13, 545 hrs......................................................$224,900 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 945 hrs......................................................$211,900 CIH 315 Mag, '12, 2175 hrs....................................................$195,900 CIH 310 Mag, '14, 415 hrs......................................................$207,500 CIH 305 Mag, '10, 1825 hrs....................................................$149,900

CIH 305 Mag, '10, 2180 hrs....................................................$139,900 CIH 305 Mag, '09, 2015 hrs....................................................$139,900 CIH 305 Mag, '07, 3565 hrs....................................................$125,500 CIH 290 Mag, '14, 405 hrs......................................................$189,900 CIH 290 Mag, '14, 815 hrs......................................................$195,900 CIH 290 Mag, '14, 180 hrs......................................................$195,900 CIH 290 Mag, '13, 445 hrs......................................................$185,900 CIH 290 Mag, '13, 515 hrs......................................................$179,900 CIH 290 Mag, '12, 915 hrs......................................................$169,900 CIH 290 Mag, '11, 735 hrs......................................................$165,900 CIH 290 Mag, '11, 1530 hrs....................................................$151,900 CIH 290 Mag, '11, 1780 hrs....................................................$141,900 CIH 280 Mag, '14, 245 hrs......................................................$185,000 CIH 275 Mag, '10, 2585 hrs....................................................$133,900 CIH 260 Mag, '11, 1305 hrs....................................................$146,900 CIH 250 Mag, '14, 250 hrs......................................................$181,900 CIH 245 Mag, '10, 2145 hrs....................................................$135,900 CIH 240 Mag, '14, 405 hrs......................................................$157,500

CIH 240 Mag, '14, 225 hrs......................................................$183,500 CIH 235 Mag, '13, 360 hrs......................................................$179,900 CIH 225 Mag, '14, 130 hrs......................................................$169,000 CIH 220 Mag, '14, 225 hrs......................................................$154,000 CIH 210 Mag, '09, 3055 hrs....................................................$104,500 CIH 200 Mag, '14, 205 hrs......................................................$150,500 CIH 190 Mag, '14, 455 hrs......................................................$155,500 CIH 190 Mag, '14, 620 hrs......................................................$155,500 CIH 190 Mag, '11, 2005 hrs....................................................$111,900 CIH 190 Mag, '09, 3840 hrs......................................................$99,900 CIH 180 Mag, '15, 105 hrs......................................................$154,900 CIH 180 Mag, '13, 1415 hrs....................................................$118,900 CIH 180 Mag, '13, 2140 hrs....................................................$109,500 CIH MX305, '06, 2800 hrs ......................................................$137,900 CIH MX285, '04, 5175 hrs ........................................................$97,500 CIH MX270, '99, 6950 hrs ........................................................$66,900 CIH MX255, '04, 6705 hrs ........................................................$79,000 CIH MX210, '05, 4390 hrs ........................................................$84,500 CIH 180 Puma, '08, 2170 hrs ..................................................$85,500 CIH 170 Puma, '12, 3385 hrs ................................................$112,000 CIH 165 Puma, '09, 3945 hrs ..................................................$82,000 CIH 140 Maxxum, '13, 1680 hrs ..............................................$80,000 CIH 125 Maxxum, '11, 1400 hrs ..............................................$79,900 CIH 8940, '98, 7055 hrs ..........................................................$62,000 CIH 7220, '94, 10,720 hrs ........................................................$59,500 CIH 7210, 6570 hrs ..................................................................$54,500 CIH 7140, '89, 6800 hrs ..........................................................$49,500 JD 8345RT, '10, 1485 hrs ......................................................$209,500 JD 8330T, '07, 1650 hrs ........................................................$145,000 JD 8320RT, '10, 1600 hrs ......................................................$199,900 JD 7230, '11, 335 hrs ..............................................................$77,500 JD 6115D, '210 hrs ..................................................................$62,900 Kubota M9660, '13, 400 hrs ....................................................$41,750 Kubota M6800, '01, 2335 hrs ..................................................$21,500 McCormick MC130, 1740 hrs ..................................................$55,000 McCormick MTX200, '04, 2700 hrs ..........................................$52,500 NH T8040, '10, 1145 hrs ........................................................$139,900 NH T8010, '08, 2195 hrs ..........................................................$99,900 NH TD5050, '09, 2425 hrs ........................................................$35,500 NH T8.330, '11, 1045 hrs ......................................................$145,000 NH T7.210, '11, 740 hrs ........................................................$117,500

CIH MX180, '00, 2885 hrs ........................................................$64,500 CIH JX70, '07, 1980 hrs ..........................................................$22,900 IH Hydro 84, 4990 hrs ..............................................................$14,000 IH 1066, '72, 9745 hrs..............................................................$11,900 Ford 3930, '90, 2415 hrs ............................................................$8,900 JD 7710, '99, 4610 hrs ..............................................................$4,610 JD 5055D, '12, 285 hrs ............................................................$18,500 NH T5070, '08, 1100 hrs ..........................................................$35,500

JD 2210, 295 hrs ......................................................................$11,900 Kubota B3030, '10, 990 hrs ......................................................$13,950 Kubota B2620, '10, 105 hrs ......................................................$16,400 Kubota B2320HSD, '11, 125 hrs ..............................................$18,500 Simplicity Legacy XL, '07, 215 hrs ..........................................$11,995 Coleman HS500, '13, 85 hrs ......................................................$7,900 JD HPX 4x4, '06, 840 hrs ..........................................................$6,500 JD 620I, '08, 995 hrs ..................................................................$6,400 JD TX 4x2, '13, 250 hrs ..............................................................$6,500 Yamaha G22A, '05 ......................................................................$2,995

CIH 9230T, '12, 1040 hrs........................................................$295,000 CIH 9120, '12, 590 hrs ..........................................................$269,900 CIH 9120, '11, 970 hrs ..........................................................$235,900 CIH 9120, '11, 1220 hrs ........................................................$239,900 CIH 9120T, '11, 1275 hrs........................................................$289,900

CIH 8230, '12, 810 hrs ..........................................................$244,900 CIH 8230T, '12, 1000 hrs........................................................$295,900 CIH 8120T, '11, 1275 hrs........................................................$255,900 CIH 8120, '10, 840 hrs ..........................................................$234,900 CIH 8120, '10, 1485 hrs ........................................................$217,000 CIH 8120, '10, 1635 hrs ........................................................$199,900 CIH 8120, '09, 1195 hrs ........................................................$194,900 CIH 8120, '09, 1740 hrs ........................................................$187,500 CIH 8010, '08, 1350 hrs ........................................................$165,500 CIH 8010, '08, 1485 hrs ........................................................$163,500 CIH 8010, '07, 2800 hrs ........................................................$125,500 CIH 8010, '06, 2135 hrs ........................................................$139,900 CIH 8010, 06, 2420 hrs ..........................................................$135,000 CIH 8010, '04, 2590 hrs ........................................................$119,500 CIH 7240, '15, 380 hrs ..........................................................$312,500 CIH 7240, '15, 475 hrs ..........................................................$306,500 CIH 7240, '15, 610 hrs ..........................................................$295,500 CIH 7240, '15, 815 hrs ..........................................................$298,500 CIH 7230, '14, 900 hrs ..........................................................$250,000 CIH 7230, '12, 595 hrs ..........................................................$258,900 CIH 7230, '12, 750 hrs ..........................................................$246,900 CIH 7230, '12, 955 hrs ..........................................................$239,900

CIH 7120, '10, 665 hrs ..........................................................$219,500 CIH 7120, '10, 1205 hrs ........................................................$185,900 CIH 7120, '10, 1320 hrs ........................................................$194,900 CIH 7120, '09, 1235 hrs ........................................................$195,500 CIH 7120, '09, 1460 hrs ........................................................$173,900 CIH 7120, '09, 1725 hrs ........................................................$209,500 CIH 7088, '10, 1525 hrs ........................................................$172,900 CIH 7088, '09, 1400 hrs ........................................................$179,900 CIH 7010, '07, 1845 hrs ........................................................$156,900 CIH 7010, '07, 2040 hrs ........................................................$130,000 CIH 7010, '07, 2080 hrs ........................................................$161,900 CIH 6140, '15, 600 hrs ..........................................................$245,500 CIH 6140, '15, 380 hrs ..........................................................$239,500 CIH 6130, '14, 200 hrs ..........................................................$257,900 CIH 6130, '14, 350 hrs ..........................................................$253,900 CIH 6130, '14, 370 hrs ..........................................................$249,900 CIH 6130, '14, 450 hrs ..........................................................$242,900 CIH 6130, '13, 385 hrs ..........................................................$246,900

CIH 6130, '13, 390 hrs ...............................................CIH 6130, '13, 515 hrs ...............................................CIH 6130, '12, 700 hrs ...............................................CIH 6088, '09, 1985 hrs .............................................CIH 2588, '07, 1960 hrs .............................................CIH 2388, '05, 2510 hrs .............................................CIH 2388, '05, 3185 hrs .............................................CIH 2388, '04, 2335 hrs .............................................CIH 2388, '03, 2940 hrs .............................................CIH 2366, '04, 2175 hrs .............................................CIH 2188, '97, 4460 hrs .............................................CIH 2166, '97, 3980 hrs .............................................CIH 2166, '95, 4245 hrs .............................................CIH 1660, '91, 3635 hrs .............................................CIH 1660, '87, 4440 hrs .............................................JD 7720, '81, 3500 hrs ...............................................

(4) MacDon FD70, 35' Draper..................................staCIH 3162, 35' Draper ...................................................(6) CIH 2162, 40' Draper ........................................sta(2) CIH 2162, 35' Draper ........................................sta(2) CIH 2062, 36' Draper ........................................sta(2) CIH 3020, 35' Beanhead ....................................staCIH 3020, 30' Beanhead .............................................(7) CIH 2020, 35' Beanhead ......................................st(10) CIH 2020, 30' Beanhead ....................................st(16) CIH 1020, 30' Beanhead ....................................st(6) CIH 1020, 25' Beanhead ......................................st(4) CIH 1020, 20' Beanhead ......................................st(2) JD 635, 35' Beanhead ........................................staJD 630F, 30' Beanhead.................................................(2) CIH 3412, 12R30 Cornhead ..............................sta(2) CIH 3408 Cornhead............................................staCIH 3406, 6R30 Cornhead ...........................................(2) CIH 3208, 8R30 Cornhead ................................sta(2) CIH 3206, 6R30 Cornhead .....................................(10) CIH 2612 Cornhead..........................................sta(9) CIH 2608, 8R30 Cornhead ................................staCIH 2606, 6R30 Cornhead ...........................................CIH 2412, 12R30 Cornhead .........................................CIH 2408, 8R30 Cornhead ...........................................CIH 2212 Cornhead .....................................................(2) CIH 2208, 8R30 Cornhead ................................staCIH 1083 Cornhead .....................................................CIH 1063 Cornhead .....................................................IH 12R22 Cornhead .....................................................Clarke 1820, 18R20 Cornhead .....................................Drago 18R22 Cornhead ...............................................(2) Drago 18R20 Cornhead......................................sta(8) Drago 12R30 Cornhead......................................sta(9) Drago 12R22 Cornhead......................................staDrago 10R30 Cornhead ...............................................(21) Drago 8R30 Cornhead......................................sta(4) Drago 6R30 Cornhead........................................staGeringhoff 12R30 Cornhead .......................................Geringhoff 8R30 Cornhead .........................................Geringhoff RD1600B Cornhead ...................................Harvestec 4212C Cornhead .........................................(2) Harvestec 430C, 8R30 Cornhead ......................staJD 1293, 12R30 Cornhead...........................................JD 1290, 12R20 Cornhead...........................................JD 893, 8R30 Cornhead...............................................JD 612C Cornhead .......................................................JD 608C, 8R30 Cornhead ...........................................JD 606C, 6R30 Cornhead ...........................................

Claas 980, '13, 960 hrs ...............................................Claas 980, '09, 2055 hrs .............................................Claas 980, '09, 2575 hrs .............................................Claas 980, '08, 1730 hrs .............................................Claas 980, '08, 2945 hrs .............................................

TRACTORS 4WD TRACTORS 4WD Continued

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TRACTORS AWD/MFD Continued

TRACTORS 2WD

COMPACT TRACTORS/RTV’s

COMBINES

DRAPER HEADS, BEAN & COR

CIH 600 Steiger, ‘12, 1005 hrs. ..$275,000

CIH 500 Steiger, ‘13, 300 hrs. ........$265,000

Claas 980, ‘08, 1730 hrs. ............

CIH 290 Mag., ‘14, 180 hrs. ........$195,900

CIH 350 Steiger, ‘12, 1400 hrs. ..$195,900

CIH 315 Mag., ‘13, 545 hrs. ........$224,900

CIH 235 Mag., ‘13, 360 hrs. ........$179,900

CIH 6088, ‘09, 1985 hrs. ..............$166,900

CIH 8230, ‘12, 810 hrs. ................$244,900

CIH 7120, ‘10, 665 hrs. ................$219,500

COMBINES Continued

SELF-PROPELLED FORAGBob Joubert, East - (507) 402

Randy Olmscheid, West - (320) 5

KIMBALL, MN320-398-3800

WILL320-

ST. MARTIN, MN320-548-3285

NO. MANKATO,507-387-551

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Claas 980, '08, 3000 hrs ........................................................$185,000 Claas 980, '07, 3030 hrs ........................................................$175,000 Claas 960, '14, 1405 hrs ........................................................$298,500 Claas 960, '13, 1190 hrs ........................................................$325,000 Claas 960, '13, 1490 hrs ........................................................$285,000 Claas 960, '12, 825 hrs ..........................................................$334,000 Claas 960, '12, 1250 hrs ........................................................$298,000 Claas 960, '12, 1945 hrs ........................................................$245,500 Claas 960, '10, 1440 hrs ........................................................$269,500 Claas 960, '10, 2295 hrs ........................................................$259,000 Claas 960, '09, 1870 hrs ........................................................$264,000 Claas 960, '08, 3765 hrs ........................................................$169,000 Claas 940, '10, 750 hrs ..........................................................$269,000 Claas 900, '08, 4220 hrs ........................................................$139,000 Claas 900 GE, '07, 3135 hrs ..................................................$135,500 Claas 900, '07, 3980 hrs ........................................................$148,500 Claas 900, '05, 3450 hrs ........................................................$158,000 Claas 900, '03, 2280 hrs ........................................................$118,000 Claas 900, '03, 3300 hrs ........................................................$125,000 Claas 900, '02, 1800 hrs ........................................................$146,500 Claas 900, '02, 3955 hrs ........................................................$118,000 Claas 900, '01, 4210 hrs ........................................................$125,000 Claas 870, '04, 3035 hrs ........................................................$156,000 Claas 870, '03, 2895 hrs ........................................................$149,500 Claas 870, '03, 4165 hrs ........................................................$112,500 Claas 850, '05, 3455 hrs ........................................................$148,500

Claas 830, '11, 1400 hrs ........................................................$199,000 JD 7980, '14, 605 hrs ............................................................$335,000 JD 7980, '13, 1375 hrs ..........................................................$269,000 JD 7780, '14, 350 hrs ............................................................$335,000 JD 7780, '13, 365 hrs ............................................................$356,000 JD 7400, '05, 3860 hrs ..........................................................$112,000 JD 7500, '04, 2840 hrs ..........................................................$129,500 (3) Claas PU380HD Hayhead ..................................starting at $13,000 (10) Claas PU380 Hayhead ......................................starting at $12,000 Claas PU300 Hayhead ..............................................................$13,000 JD 645A Hayhead......................................................................$10,900 JD 645C Hayhead......................................................................$24,500 (2) JD 640B Hayhead ................................................starting at $8,500 JD 7' Hayhead ............................................................................$2,500 (7) Claas Orbis 900 Cornhead..................................starting at $98,500 (9) Claas Orbis 750 Cornhead..................................starting at $65,000 (6) Claas Orbis 600 Cornhead..................................starting at $59,000 (13) Claas RU600, 8R30 Cornhead..........................starting at $15,500 (4) Claas RU450 Cornhead ......................................starting at $23,000 JD 692 Cornhead ......................................................................$82,000 (2) JD 690 Cornhead ..............................................starting at $92,000 Kemper 6008 Cornhead ............................................................$51,500 (3) Kemper 4500 Cornhead ....................................starting at $19,500 NH 3PN Cornhead ......................................................................$8,500

CIH 8830, '94, 1675 hrs ..........................................................$21,500 Claas 8700, '04, 2015 hrs ........................................................$98,500 NH H8080, '12, 340 hrs ..........................................................$102,500 NH H8080, '11, 885 hrs ............................................................$89,000 NH H8060, '12, 305 hrs ............................................................$98,500 (4) CIH DC132, 13' MowCond ................................starting at $27,900 CIH DC102 MowCond ..............................................................$21,400 Claas 9300C MowCond ............................................................$44,500 Claas 9100C MowCond ............................................................$65,000 (2) Claas 8550 MowCond ........................................starting at $34,000 (3) Claas 8400RC MowCond....................................starting at $46,500 Claas 3500FRC MowCond ........................................................$68,300 NH 1441, 15' MowCond............................................................$16,750 (2) CIH FXH300 PT Forg Harv..................................starting at $34,500 Gehl 1085 PT Forg Harv............................................................$17,500 JD 3975 PT Forg Harv ..............................................................$39,500 NH FP230 PT Forg Harv............................................................$32,500 CIH MD82 Disc Mower ..............................................................$8,900 Gehl DM162, 8' Disc Mower ......................................................$4,500 Kuhn GMD800 Disc Mower ........................................................$7,900 Kuhn GMD700 Disc Mower ........................................................$9,000 Kuhn GMD700HD Disc Mower....................................................$9,500 Gehl WM2109 Wind Merg ........................................................$12,500 (3) Millerpro 14-16 Wind Merg................................starting at $23,500 (3) Oxbo 14-16 Wind Merg......................................starting at $48,500 (2) Oxbo 330 Wind Merg ......................................starting at $114,000 CIH WR101 Rake ........................................................................$6,250 Claas Liner 1750 Rake ..............................................................$22,000 Enorossi RT-7 Rake ....................................................................$2,950

Krone 1010, 30' Rake ..............................................................$16,900 Pottinger 185A Rake ................................................................$15,000 CIH RB465 Rnd Baler................................................................$38,000 CIH RS561, 5x6 Rnd Baler........................................................$10,750 (2) Claas 280RC Rnd Baler ......................................starting at $17,900 Claas 255 UNI Rnd Baler ..........................................................$31,000 Claas Rollant 62, 4x5 Rnd Baler..................................................$4,000 JD 854 Rnd Baler......................................................................$26,900 (2) JD 568 Rnd Baler ..............................................starting at $19,800 MF 2856A Rnd Baler ................................................................$33,000 NH BR780, 5x6 Rnd Baler ........................................................$12,900 NH BR760 Rnd Baler ................................................................$22,600 Vermeer 605XL, 5x6 Rnd Baler ..................................................$8,500 CIH LB333 Rec Baler ................................................................$59,000 CIH LB332 Rec Baler ................................................................$36,900 Claas 3300 Rec Baler ..............................................................$145,000 Claas 2200 Rec Baler ................................................................$30,000 NH BB940A Rec Baler ..............................................................$49,500

Case SR220, '12, 940 hrs ........................................................$36,900 Case SR220, '12, 2400 hrs ......................................................$25,500 Case SR220, '11, 3090 hrs ......................................................$27,000 Case SR210, '14, 2000 hrs ......................................................$27,700 Case SR200, '13, 550 hrs ........................................................$34,500 Case SR200, '13, 780 hrs ........................................................$33,900 Case SR200, '13, 1035 hrs ......................................................$31,900 Case SR200, '13, 1605 hrs ......................................................$34,500 Case SR200, '13, 2030 hrs ......................................................$27,400 Case SR200, '13, 2385 hrs ......................................................$27,400 Case SR200, '13, 2555 hrs ......................................................$25,900 Case SR200, '12, 1320 hrs ......................................................$31,900 Case SR200, '12, 1350 hrs ......................................................$31,900 Case SR200, '11, 1535 hrs ......................................................$30,000 Case SR200, '11, 3385 hrs ......................................................$23,900 Case SR200, '11, 3650 hrs ......................................................$22,900 Case SV300, '12, 2135 hrs ......................................................$34,900 Case SV300, '12, 2265 hrs ......................................................$33,900 Case SV300, '11, 2365 hrs ......................................................$37,500 Case SV250, '14, 1040 hrs ......................................................$35,900 Case SV250, '13, 145 hrs ........................................................$36,000 Case SV250, '13, 810 hrs ........................................................$31,000 Case SV250, '13, 825 hrs ........................................................$31,000 Case SV250, '12, 2170 hrs ......................................................$30,500 Case SV250, '12, 3165 hrs ......................................................$29,500 Case TR320, '12, 870 hrs ........................................................$40,900 Case TR270, '12, 1195 hrs ......................................................$36,500 Case TV380, '13, 415 hrs ........................................................$47,500 Case 445CT, '08, 1055 hrs........................................................$42,500 Case 445CT, '06, 1775 hrs........................................................$35,500 Case 440CT, '08, 2200 hrs........................................................$32,900 Case 70XT, '04, 2330 hrs..........................................................$24,500 Bobcat S650, '10, 6415 hrs ......................................................$25,900 Cat 277B, '06, 11,960 hrs ........................................................$25,500 Cat 277C, '08, 5005 hrs ............................................................$24,900 Cat 259B3, '11, 2170 hrs ..........................................................$33,500 Deere 332, '05, 4970 hrs ..........................................................$19,900 Deere 328D, '10, 4595 hrs........................................................$25,900 Deere 326D, '12, 510 hrs..........................................................$36,900 Deere 320D, '13, 170 hrs..........................................................$34,900 Gehl 7810, '10, 1875 hrs ..........................................................$39,500 Gehl 5640E, '12, 2030 hrs ........................................................$29,500 Gehl 5640E, '11, 1710 hrs ........................................................$29,900 Gehl 5640E, '11, 3615 hrs ........................................................$25,750 Gehl 5640, '10, 3140 hrs ..........................................................$23,500 Gehl 5640, '04, 4075 hrs ..........................................................$19,900 Gehl 5240E, '11, 2800 hrs ........................................................$22,900 Gehl 5240E, '08, 265 hrs ..........................................................$24,750 Gehl R190, '14, 1170 hrs..........................................................$32,500 Gehl V330, '12, 640 hrs ............................................................$42,500 Gehl V330, '12, 910 hrs ............................................................$38,900 Kubota SVL90-2HC, '14, 665 hrs..............................................$51,900 Kubota SVL90-2HC, '13, 1025 hrs............................................$47,900 Kubota SVL90-2HC, '13, 1280 hrs............................................$45,900 Kubota SVL90-2HC, '12, 1825 hrs............................................$42,900 Kubota SVL75, '13, 1190 hrs....................................................$41,900 NH L220, '12, 825 hrs ..............................................................$31,500 NH L220, '11, 1300 hrs ............................................................$31,500 Takeuchi 130, '04, 3840 hrs......................................................$16,900 Kubota KX91-3, '02, 2295 hrs ..................................................$21,000

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EQUIPMENTJD 4410, w/cab & loader..............$20,900JD 4100 Compact ..........................$7,900JD 70, gas........................................$4,900JD 60, gas........................................$3,900IH 656, hydro, high-clear ..............$15,900IH 70, hydro, high-clear ................$20,900IH H-width Belly Mower..................$1,995IH 5088 ..........................................$10,900(2) IH 1026, hydro ........................$10,900IH 856, 1256, 1456 ..........From $10,900(2) IH Super MTA..................From $3,900Allied Buhler 695 Loader ..............$4,900JD Sound Guard Cabs ....................CALL

LOADERS - ON HAND - CALL“New” K 510, JD 148, JD 158, JD 48

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TRACTORS‘11 CIH 315, Tracks- $214,500

‘11 CIH 550 Quad, 36” PTO- $219,500

TILLAGECIH RMX370, 28’, 3 bar- $36,500

CIH 730C - $24,900CIH 870, 14’ w/spikeharrow - $38,500

CIH 870, 18’, 4 basket- $53,500

HARVEST‘08 CIH 7010 - $169,500‘10 CIH 6088 - $199,500‘04 CIH 1020, 30’ - $8,950‘10 CIH 2608, 8-30chopping head - $55,000

‘01 CIH 2208, 8-30- $18,500

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‘12 10x72 Auger &Mover ............$7,500

‘12 10x62 Auger &Mover ............$8,000

‘14 13x42 TruckAuger, Demo ..$5,800

‘14 8x32 Truck Auger,Demo..............$3,200

‘06 10x71 HutchAuger & Mover........................$7,000

CIH 260 MagnumTractor, Loaded,Like New!• NOW:......$134,900

JD 930, 30’ Flex Head........................$3,500

JD 510 Ripper,7-shank ..........$7,500

IH 720 Plow, 7-18”........................$5,500

TruAg 2 Box Tender....................$11,750

EZ Trail 860 GrainCart, Red ....$17,500

J&M 350 Bu. Wagon........................$2,700

Hesston 1170 MowerCond., Swing Tongue,1-steel /1-rubber roll• NOW: ..........$4,950

Woodford Ag BaleRacks, 10’x23’- Call For Sizes........................$2,295

‘09 JD 9670 Combine, Contour Master,20.8R42 duals, 806 sep. hrs., Nice Combine............................................................$129,500

‘09 JD 8330 Combine, PS, 1300 front axle,480/80R46 duals, front & rear wgts., 2275 hrs.............................................................$108,000

‘12 Case 521E Wheel Loader, JRB coupler,2.0 cu. yd. bucket, 3rd valve, 20.5-25 tires,620 hrs...................................................$95,000

‘11 NH W130B Wheel Loader, JRB coupler,3.0 cu. yd. bucket & fork attachment, 550 hrs...............................................................$87,000

‘12 CIH Magnum 290, Lux. cab, cab susp.,480/80R50 duals, 1750 hrs., Warr. ......$98,000

‘11 JD 8260R, PS, 1300 front axle, 480/80R50duals, 3812 hrs., Comprehensive Warr. ‘tillNov. 2016 or 5,000 hrs. ......................$109,000

‘12 CIH Steiger 350HD, 480/80R50 duals,1000 PTO, 6 remotes, Lux. cab, GPScomponents, 1287 hrs. ......................$145,000

‘14 CIH Magnum 235, Lux. cab, cab susp.,19-spd. trans., 480/80R50 duals, 420/85R34single fronts, high cap. hyd. pump, 4 remotes,305 hrs., Warr. ....................................$115,000

‘12 NH TD5050, MFWD, cab, 430 hrs. $33,000‘14 JD Gator TS, 4x2, bed lift, bed liner,309 hrs. ....................................................$5,250

‘12 CIH RB564 Round Baler, net wrap $18,000

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FLATBEDS‘02 Great Dane, 48/102, AR, Closed

Tandem Slider ..........................$8,750‘81 Lufkin, 42/96, Closed Tandem,

Steel, 80% T/B, New 5th Whl. Plate,Clean ........................................$5,500

‘94 Wabash, 38/102, Black,Sandblasted, Painted, 80% T/B, NewFloor, Water or Fert. Trailer ......$4,750

‘03 Wilson, 48/96, SX/AR, Alum. Floor,Alum. Crossmembers, 80% T/B,Sandblasted, Painted ..............$8,750

‘95 Trail King, 48/102, Alum. Floor,60% T/B, Sandblasted, Painted................................................$8,000

‘97 Transcraft, 48/102, 80% Tires,New Brakes, Alum. Floor &Crossmembers, SX/AR ............$9,000

‘97 Wilson, 48/102, Alum. Floor,SX/AR ......................................$8,500

‘95 Utility, 48/102, Alum. Floor,SX/AR ......................................$8,500

Hay Sides with anyFlat or Drop Deck sales,

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HOPPERS(2) ‘94 Wilson, 42/66, 11/24.5,

80% T/B, Good Tarps, SPR Ride,New 5th Whl. Plate, Clean ......$14,500

‘11 Agerlite, 40/66 Alum., AR,Ag Hopper, 11/24.5 Alum. Whls.,New T/B..................................$24,500

‘06 Wilson, 39/96/72 SS Front/BackAR, 445/50R22.5 Alum. Whls.,Nice Clean Hopper ................$24,500

DROP DECKS‘07 Fontaine Drop Deck, 48/102,

Steel, SX, Air Ride, Wood Floor..............................................$19,000

‘07 Fontaine Drop Deck, 53/102,Air Ride, Steel, Spread Axle, WoodFloor, Sandblasted & Painted,Beavertail ..............................$25,000

‘75 Transcraft Drop Deck, 40/96,Red, New Floor, Tires, Brakes $10,000

‘05 Transcraft Drop Deck, 48/102,Steel Like New, SX, 255/225,Super Clean, AR ....................$19,250

‘96 Featherlite Alum. Combo,48/102, Alum. Floor, Crossmembers,SX, 255/22.5, AR ....................$16,500

Engineered 5’ Beavertail Kit:Includes: Paint, LED Lights& All Electrical ....................$3,750 Kit................................$5,750 Installed

DOUBLE DROPS‘80 Transcraft Double Drop, 53’,

33’ Well Non-Detachable, AR, PolishedAlum. Whls., New Hardwood Decking,80% T/B, Clean ......................$10,000

‘99 XL Specialized Double Drop,48/102, 29’6” Well, New 255/22.5,RGN, Mechanical Detach RGN..............................................$19,000

MISCELLANEOUS(30) Van & Reefer Trailers - On Hand,

48/102 - 53/102, Water StorageOr Over The Road........$3,500-$5,500

Custom Haysides:Stationary ................................$1,250Tip In-Tip Out............................$1,750

AR or SR Suspensions: 96”/102” AxleAlso: Vans On Ground For Storage......................CALL FOR YOUR NEEDS

Alum. Wheels: 24.5/22.5 ......Ea. $150‘97 Peterbilt 379 Conventional,

N-14 435 Cummins, Cruise, Jake,13-Spd., AR, 48” High-Rise Sleeper,New 11R22.5 Alum. Whls., 3.70 Ratio,New Brakes, 234” WB, Clean HardTo Find Truck, New Rods & Mains,New Tires, Clean ....................$22,000

‘01 Dodge 2500, Dsl., New Eng.,Tires, & Brakes ......................$13,500

‘05 GMC Quad Cab, Well Maintained,90% Tires & Brakes, 195K Miles................................................$8,500

HANCOCK, MNwww.DuncanTrailersInc.comCall: 320-212-5220 or 320-392-5361

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FOR SALE: IH 800 10 bot-tom plow, $8,900/OBO; '06JD 30' 630F grain head, lowacres, $13,900/OBO. 507-327-6430

FOR SALE: Sunflower 503424' field cult, like new,$12,500; CIH 7210, 5600 hrs,FWA, new 20.8x38, nice,$48,000; CIH 125 Pro, 800hrs, FWA, like new $68,000.Farm Retired. 320-292-3170

GREAT PLAINS #5109 9 Shank Turbo-Chisel (Low

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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

Land Roller: 45' Rite Wayland roller, low acres,very nice, $25,000. (320)248-1537

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'98 JD 8300, duals front &rear, 4 hyds, quick hitch,HD rock box, exc cond; '83JD 8440 4WD, 3 hyds, quickhitch, rock box, duals, ex-tra lights, complete refur-bish, exc cond. 507-649-0963

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FOR SALE: International826 tractor, great forsnow removal or haulingwood, has loader and caband snow blower, goodpaint $11,500/OBO (orbest offer) (507) 227-0668

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FOR SALE: Caterpillar 8CCw/ dozer, 7644855. Call 507-822-1223

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hydro ......................................................$14,417 ......$10,900Kubota B2601HST - 26 hp. dsl., FWD,

hydro, loader ........................................$22,780 ......$16,000Kubota L2501 - 25 hp. dsl., FWD, hydro,

loader ....................................................$26,218 ......$19,400Kubota L4760HSTC - 47 hp. dsl., FWD,

hydro, Factory Cab ..............................$41,397 ......$33,700Kubota MX5200HST - 52 hp. dsl., FWD,

hydro, loader ........................................$36,517 ......$30,400Kubota M56602UHD - 56 hp. dsl., hyd.

shuttle, loader ......................................$42,838 ......$31,000Kubota M7060HDC - 70 hp. dsl., FWD,

12-spd. trans., cab, loader ..................$52,275 ......$42,000Kubota M1350XDTC - 135 hp. dsl., FWD,

powershift, cab ....................................$83,700 ......$65,500

• RTV’s •Kubota X900 - 21 hp. dsl., hydro, FWD,

canopy, windshield ..............................$16,750 ......$13,700Kubota X1120 - 24 hp. dsl., hydro, FWD,

canopy, windshield ..............................$18,400 ......$14,500

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FOR SALE: Case IH 1660,963 cornhead, 1020 beanhead, $22,000/OBO. 507-240-1010

FOR SALE: JD 925 beanhead, $5,400. 507-995-7142

FOR SALE: Sharp LateModel MF 860, 1 owner 9120bean head, 1163 cornhead.$18,500/OBO 515-571-1372

Kinze #1040 1000 Bu GrainCart (Row Crop) w/ TarpShedded. C-IH 41 Ft (Red)DMI-Tigermate Field Cultw/ New Style Drag (NoWelds) Shedded. Both RealGood. 319-347-6138 Can Del

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FOR SALE: '01 Case IHMX270, MFD, 3020 actualhrs, front & rear duals,18.4x46s, 80% rubber, wgts,radar, lux cab, excellent,$71,500. 507-327-0858

FOR SALE: '77 JD 4430, P/S,cab/air, 2 SCVs, 3pt, 18.4x38Firestones (75%), 150 hrson JD OH, farmer ownedfor 15 yrs, very clean &nice, starts, runs, drivesexc. $17,900. 715-222-1737

FOR SALE: '98 NH Versa-tile, 9682, (4x4), 6949 hrs, 4remotes, field ready, nice!$48,900. 507-327-6430

FOR SALE: (2) 18.4X34” forduals, etc, $50. 952-873-6870

FOR SALE: JD 8640, 5900hrs, engine & transmissionhave all been rebuilt, rockbox, 3pt, PTO, $18,000/OBO.507-240-1010

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Year-End TaxBuying Specialsat Miller Sellner

Loc. Yr. Type Make Model Stk. # Price SALEAdvertised PRICE

SE ‘98 Combine Case IH 2388 Hrs Eng: 4230 Sep: 3094 08708B ........$79,250 ....$59,000BL ‘98 Combine Case IH 2366 Hrs Eng: 2932 Sep: 2240 07938B ........$65,000 ....$57,500BL ‘10 Combine Case IH 7088 Hrs Eng: 1017 Sep : 777 14367S .... $188,500 ..$177,000BL ‘09 Combine Attach ATI 36" COMB TRACKS 11795B ........$56,900 ....$47,000SE ‘10 Deep Tillage Brillion LCS3 9-Shank 24" Spacing 18118S ........$26,750 ....$17,500BL ‘07 Disk Tandem Wishek 862NT 22' 12244B ........$49,875 ....$37,000SL ‘00 Header Combine Case IH 1020-25F- 3" Sickel , FT KU5270 ........$11,500 ......$9,500SE ‘97 Header Combine Case IH 1020-30F-FT, Poly 12478S ........$15,900 ....$10,500SE ‘98 Header Corn Head Case IH 1083 12803S ........$11,500 ......$8,500BL ‘99 Header Corn Head Case IH 1083 Poly 05062B ........$15,000 ....$11,500SE ‘12 Header Corn Head Case IH 2606 Chopping Head 16171S ........$56,850 ....$52,000SE ‘10 Header Corn Head Case IH 2606 Chopping Head 14485S ........$51,500 ....$42,000BL ‘09 Header Corn Head Case IH 2608 Chopping Head 10400B ........$59,900 ....$49,950BL ‘06 Tractor NH TJ380 Hrs: 2416 AU5237 ......$129,000 ..$119,900SE ‘08 Field Cult Case IH Tigermate 200--60F w/Bskt 14191S ........$49,900 ....$39,950BL ‘12 Grain Auger Westfield NEW MK1391GLP 11702B ........$24,500 ....$18,000BL ‘12 Grain Auger Westfield NEW A207 13" Hyd Pwr Swing 11706B ..........$1,446 ......$1,100BL ‘12 Grain Auger Westfield NEW A255 13" Wheel Kit 12332B ..............$450 ..........$300SE Grain Auger Westfield NEW A270 10" Hyd Pwr Swing 17403S ..........$1,492 ......$1,150SE Grain Auger Westfield NEW A264 13" Elec Pwr Swing 17310S ..........$2,295 ......$1,750SE ‘14 Grain Auger Westfield NEW WR851EMD 12575B ..........$4,595 ......$3,800BL ‘14 Grain Auger Westfield NEW WR6x51SD 12588B ..........$4,237 ......$3,500BL ‘95 Header Combine Case IH 1020-25F-AHHC, FT 12323B ..........$9,950 ......$4,950SL ‘08 Header Combine Case IH 2020-35' KU5299 ........$23,500 ....$12,000BL ‘83 Header Corn Head Case IH 963 12668B ..........$4,800 ......$2,500BL ‘90 Header Corn Head Case IH 1083-Corn Shields 12691B ........$11,900 ......$6,500SE ‘05 Planter Case IH 1200--16R30--PT-Bulk, PTO 12811S ........$39,950 ....$29,950SE ‘12 Planter White 8816--16R30--FF-Bulk 18370S ........$79,950 ....$59,950SE Planter Case IH 800/1200 12R30 VF 17924S ........$17,950 ....$12,000SL ‘08 Planter Case IH 1250 24R30" Bulk Fill DU5157 ........$79,000 ....$69,000SL ‘08 Planter Case IH 1240--16R30--PT-Bulk, PTO DU5177 ........$45,000 ....$39,950BL ‘09 Plow JD 3710 10-Bottom 12219B ........$39,900 ....$27,950SE ‘14 Seed Tender Unverferth NEW 400 Seed Pro Seed Shtl 17564S ........$27,945 ....$22,000SE ‘06 Shredder Woods S20CD-20'-Pull Type 11343S ........$11,500 ......$6,500SE ‘13 Skid Loader Case TR320 w/1680 Hrs, Cab, H /2-Spd17315S ........$49,720 ....$38,500SE ‘11 Snow Blower Fair NEW 954A 9’, Dbl Spout 11528B ........$15,345 ....$12,250SE ‘14 Tractor Case IH Magnum 250 w/215 Hrs A0611 ........$179,950 ..$165,000SE ‘11 Tractor Case IH Magnum 260 w/772 Hrs 16024S ......$147,950 ..$137,950SL ‘11 Tractor Case IH Magnum 315 w/991 Hrs A0555 ........$189,750 ..$169,750SL ‘14 Grain Cart J&M NEW 620 Grain Cart MJ077 ..........$35,000 ....$24,500SE ‘14 Grain Cart Demco New 650 Red Grain Cart 17641S ........$31,200 ....$21,500

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18 BY NOON!

USED TRACTORSNEW NH Boomer 37, w/loader ......................CALLNEW NH T9.645, w/Smart Trac ......................CALLNEW NH T9.505, 4WD ....................................CALLNEW NH T8.320, FWA ....................................CALLNEW NH T4.105, w/loader..............................CALLNEW Massey 4610, FWA, w/loader................CALLNEW Massey 1736, w/loader ........................CALLNEW Versatile 450, 4WD ................................CALLNEW Versatile 310, FWA ................................CALLNEW Versatile 260, FWA ................................CALL‘97 NH 8970, FWA......................................$63,900NH 946, 4WD..............................................$34,500‘12 NH T9.560, 4WD ................................$210,000NH TV6070 bi-directional ..........................$84,000‘12 Versatile 280 w/F&R duals, 760 hrs. $125,000‘12 Cat MT945C, 480 hrs. ......................$235,000

TILLAGESunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo ..................CALLSunflower 4233-19 w/3-bar harrow................CALL‘09 Wilrich QX2, 55.5’ w/basket ................$48,500‘01 Wilrich Excel 36’ FC w/3 bar ..............$24,500(2) DMI 530B’s ................................................CALL‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom ............................$48,000‘08 JD 3710, 10 bottom ............................$30,000‘08 JD 2210, 44.5’ w/3-bar ........................$35,500JD 2210, 31.5’ FC w/3 bar ........................$27,900

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

PLANTERSNEW White Planters........................................CALL‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded ....................$92,000White 6122, 12-30......................................$14,900White 6100, 12-30 w/twin row ..................$15,000‘09 JD 1790, 24-20” w/liq. Esets 20-20 ....$92,000JD 1780, 24-20, 3 bus., res 20-20 ............$38,500

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

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 ............................CALLPre-owned Snowblowers, 7’-9’ ......................CALLPre-owned Sprayers ......................................CALL

SMITHS MILL IMPLEMENTHwy. 14, 3 miles West of Janesville, MN

Phone (507) 234-5191 or (507) 625-8649Mon. - Fri. 7:30-5:00, Sat. 7:30-Noon

www.smithsmillimp.com

and “Low Rate Financing Available”

SPECIALS– On All Equipment –

-SOLD--SOLD-

- • - Deer Hunting Special - • -ON SELECT JOHN DEERE EQUIPMENT

‘08 JD 3710, 10-btm. Plow, Nice ....Was $30,000 NOW $23,000‘12 JD 3710, 10-btm. Plow............Was $48,000 NOW $41,000‘09 JD 1790, 24-20 w/Liquid, 20-20 e-set, loaded

........................................Was $92,000 NOW $82,000JD 1780, 24-20 w/Fert., Ins., 20-20, 3-bu. boxes

........................................Was $38,500 NOW $32,000

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......................$2,100(L) Westfield WR, 100”-51’, PTO............CALL(L) Westfield 10”x71’, swing drive ......$7,400(L) Hutch 10”x72’, swing hopper ........$5,900(L) Sheyenne 13”x70’ auger, swing drive,

w/hanger bearing..........................$13,900(L) Sudenga 10”x31’, electric ..............$3,495(L) Sudenga 10”x41’, PTO ..................$4,600(L) Sudenga 10”x56’, electric ..............$4,995SKID LOADERS ......................(L) Bobcat S850, heat, A/C ................$47,800(L) Bobcat S650, heat, 2-spd. ............$39,800(L) Bobcat S630, heat, 2 spd., 400 hrs.

....................................................$34,900(L) ‘13 Bobcat S590, heat, 2-spd. ......$31,600(L) Bobcat 530, w/bucket ....................$5,500(L) ‘12 Bobcat S185, heat ..................$23,800(L) Bobcat S160, 2-spd., heat ............$21,900(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.................$38,900(L) (2) Gehl 4240E, heat ..........From $18,900(L) Gehl 5640E, heat ..........................$22,900(W) ‘05 Gehl 5640 ..............................$18,100(L) Gehl 5240E, heat, 2-spd. ..............$24,900(W) ‘96 Hydra-Mac................................$5,500(L) ‘14 Mustang RT175, 500 hrs. ......$37,900(L) Case 430, 2-spd. ..........................$26,800(W) Cat 226 ........................................$17,000(L) OMC 320, w/bucket ........................$4,375SPREADERS ..........................(W) Knight 8132..................................$17,500(W) ‘08 Kuhn Knight 8118 ..................$13,500(W) ‘08 Kuhn Knight 8114 ..................$10,500(L) JD 370............................................$4,950(L) Meyer 3245, V-Max ......................$12,900TILLAGE ..............................(L) Krause Dominator, 12’..................$29,900(G) Wilrich 957, 9-shank ....................$33,900(L) Wilrich 957, 5-shank ....................$16,500(L/G) (3) Wilrich 957, 7-shank ..From $20,600(L) Wilrich 513, Soil Pro, 9-24 ..........$39,600(W) Great Plains, Turbo Chisel, 7- & 11-shank

..........................................................CALL(W) Great Plains 24’ Turbomax ................CALL(L) Great Plains Turbo Chisel, 11-shank

....................................................$22,800(L) Glencoe DR 8699, 7-shank ............$8,500(L) Krause Dominator, 18’..................$34,900(L) Krause Dominator, 18’..................$33,900(L) (2) DMI Tigermate II, 38.5’, 4-bar $29,900(L) DMI Tigermate II, 42.5’, 3 bar ......$20,600(G) (2) DMI 730 rippers ....................$10,900(L) (2) DMI 527 ................Starting At $9,300(L) Wishek 16’ disc w/harrow ............$24,800(L) JD 2700, 9-24 ripper ....................$23,900

(G) JD 2700, 7-shank ........................$23,900(L) JD 2400 chisel plow, 33-shank ....$29,950(L) JD 985, 49.5’, 4-bar ....................$21,600(L) JD 985, 49.5’, 3-bar ....................$20,700(L) JD 980, 3-bar, 38.5’......................$23,800(L) JD 980, 44.5’, 3-bar ....................$17,500(L) JD 960, 36.5’, 3-bar ......................$5,600(L) Sunflower 1435-36 disk ..............$28,900(L) CIH 600 PTX chisel plow, 38’ ......$29,800(L) CIH 370, 28’ disc..........................$34,500(L) CIH 730B ......................................$17,900(L) CIH Tigermate II, 54.5’, 8-bar ......$33,900(L) CIH 4900, 36.5’, 3-bar....................$6,975(L) CIH 4800, 36.5’, 3-bar....................$6,975TMR’S ................................(W) Knight 5073, tow..........................$17,199(W) Kuhn Knight 5135 TMR................$16,250(W) Kuhn Knight VT156 TMR..............$32,500(W) ‘14 Kuhn Knight RA142 ....................CALLSPRAYERS ............................(L) L&D 1000 gal., 60’ boom ..............$7,950(L) Hardi 1000 gal., 60’ boom............$14,400(G) Century 750 gal., 60’ boom............$6,500(L) Century 750 gal., 60’ boom............$7,950(L) Demco 700 gal., 66’ boom, front fold

....................................................$14,900(L) (2) Redball 1200 gal., 90’ boom ..$19,900(L) Redball 670, 1200 gal., 66’ boom $13,800(L) Top Air 800 gal., 60’ boom ............$9,350MISCELLANEOUS ....................(L) Vicon 10-wheel rake ......................$4,150(L) (2) Vicon 7’ disc mowers ..............$5,250(L) JD #327 square baler ....................$3,799(L) Bobcat 3400 UTV, gas ....................$8,450(L) Artsway 5165 mill scale ..............$20,800(L) Frontier 750 grain cart..................$19,900(L) Loftness 20’ chopper......................$9,600(G) Minnesota 250, 10-ton gear ..........$1,900(G) Used Grain Legs................................CALL(L) Woods 20’ chopper, 3 pt. ..............$5,950(L) EZ-Flow 300 bu. box ......................$1,950(L) Unverferth 400 bu. cart ..................$7,950(L) Used Snowblowers............................CALL(L) Tonutti 5’ disc mower ....................$4,500(W) (4) Meyers 4618 forage box’s..Ea. $8,950(L) J&M 1151, scale/tarp ..................$48,900(W) J&M 875 grain cart ..........................CALL(W) 72” box blade, skid steer, universal

attachment......................................$2,899(W) 72” dump bucket, skid steer, universal

attachment......................................$3,299(W) Westin 84” snow bucket, skid steer,

universal attachment..........................$975(W) ‘80 Allied 8’ 3 pt. single auger

snowblower, w/hyd. chute..............$1,999

STOP IN TOSEE THE KUHN/KUHN KNIGHT/KUHN KRAUSEEQUIPMENT!

Feed Seed Hay 050

FOR SALE: 3x4x8 strawbales, clean & dry, 850 lbseach, Delivered by semiload. 218-280-1722

FOR SALE: Oats for feed orseed, 2015 crop, clean, goodTW; also 145 4x5 clean oatsstraw, net wrapped.$35/bale. 507-525-5556

FOR SALE: Wheat Straw3x4x8' bales combined w/rotary combine, stored in-side, excellent quality, de-livery available. (320)-808-4866

SEED CORN SAVINGS! Dependable, high yield, na-

tional hybrids. Only $125.00per bag! (conventional va-rieties, 80 to 103 Day Mat.,20 unit order placed by Jan.31, 2016)

For free catalog: 320-237-7667MIDSTATE GENETICSwww.KLEENACRES.com

Wheat Straw For Sale:3x3x8 bales stored inside,located north of Barron,WI. Call 507-993-1804

Wanted 042

WANTED: Hubs for axle du-als for JD 3 3/8” axles for10 bolt & 8 bolt rims. 507-461-3430

Feed Seed Hay 050

Alfalfa square baleage, indi-vidually wrapped, 160 to 190RFV, delivered by truckload, clean 3x4 straw balesalso available. 866-575-7562

Buyers & sellers of hay,straw, corn, wheat, oats &other grains. Western Hayavailable. Fox Valley Al-falfa Mill 920-853-3554

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

Machinery Wanted 040

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: Goodused manure spreaders;livestock related equip-ment; Good gravity boxes& wagons; Smidley SteerStuffers. Call Larry,Sorensen's Sales & Rentals,Hutchinson MN 320-587-2162

Spraying Equip 041

'02 Ag-Chem Rogator 854, w/2994 hrs, 1050 gal S/S tank,90' booms, 20" center,Stainless Steel foam mark-er, new leader, compass$64,000/OBO. Hardi NP 1100S pull type sprayer, 80'Booms, 5 sec shutoff, foammarker w/ HC 2500 moni-tor, $9,300/OBO. 507-273-0217

Tillage Equip 039

'10 Brillion HFC cultivator21', spike harrow, light kit,under 750 acres total use, 1owner, always shedded,$11,500/OBO. 715-222-9472

FOR SALE: '08 Wilrich QX-238' field cult w/ rolling bas-kets, exc cond, $31,000; '06JD 726 39' mulch finisher,low acres, $29,900. JD 235cushion gang 30' disk,$8,900/OBO; 1000Kongskilde '04 grain vac,$9,000. 507-327-6430

FOR SALE: 496 Case IH 26'disk. Cushion gang, frontdisks & bearings replaced 2years ago, 3 bar SummersHarrow, excellent condi-tion, $12,500/OBO. (320) 573-2859 Evenings

Machinery Wanted 040

All kinds of New & Usedfarm equipment – disc chis-els, field cults, planters,soil finishers, cornheads,feed mills, discs, balers,haybines, etc. 507-438-9782

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JANUARJANUARYY 27 - 28, 2016 27 - 28, 2016 VERIZON CIVIC CENTERVERIZON CIVIC CENTER

MANKAMANKATTO, MNO, MN

AVOCA SPRAY SERVICEGREAT – EASY TO FIND NEW LOCATION

HWY. 59 N • Slayton, MN

We are dealers for Top Air, Sprayer Specialties, Gregson Sprayers, new &used on hand Wheathart, Westfield, FarmKing, Brandt Vacs & Balzer Equip.

• 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............................................................................$20,000

USED SPRAYERSTop Air 1600 gal., 120’ boom ............................................................................$55,000Top Air 1600 gal., 132’ boom ............................................................................$53,000(2) Top Air 1600 gal., 120’ boom ......................................................................$33,000Broyhill 1500 gal., 90’ boom..............................................................................$29,500Brandt 1600 gal., 90’ boom ..............................................................................$29,000Schaben 1600 gal., 90’ boom ..........................................................................$22,000Sprayer Specialties 1250 gal., 90’ boom ..........................................................$18,000Sprayer Specialties 1250 gal., 80’ boom ..........................................................$18,000Sprayer Specialties 1000 gal., 60’ boom ..........................................................$16,000Red Ball 670, 1200 gal., 90’ boom ....................................................................$19,000Gregson 1000 gal., 90’ boom ............................................................................$18,000Top Air 1100 gal., 80’ X-fold boom ....................................................................$17,000Red Ball 670, 1200 gal., 90’ boom (Choice of 2) ..............................................$17,000Top Air 1100 gal., 80’ X-fold boom....................................................................$16,000Sprayer Specialties XLRD, 1250 gal., 90’ boom................................................$15,000Spraymaster 1000 gal., 80’ boom ....................................................................$14,000Sprayer Specialties 1000 gal., 80’ boom ..........................................................$14,000Red Ball 680, 1000 gal., 90’ boom, (Choice of 2) ............................................$13,000Great Plains 1000 gal., 80’ Top Air X-fold boom ..............................................$12,500Hardi 1000 gal., 66’ hyd. fold booms ................................................................$12,500Top Air 1100 gal., 60’ X-fold boom ....................................................................$10,500Fast 1500 gal., 3-wheel cart, Big-Wheel, 60’ boom..........................................$10,000Sprayer Specialties 1000 gal., 60’ boom ............................................................$9,500Application Specialties 1000 gal., 60’ boom ......................................................$8,500Blumhardt 1000 gal., 90’ boom ..........................................................................$6,800Blumhardt 1000 gal., 72’ boom, tandem ............................................................$6,500Blumhardt 1000 gal., 90’ boom, tandem ............................................................$6,500Blumhardt 1000 gal., 80’ NYB boom ..................................................................$6,000Blumhardt 750 gal., 90’ boom, tandem ..............................................................$6,000Demco 1000 gal., 60’ X-fold boom, tandem ......................................................$6,000Top Air 750 gal., 60’ X-fold boom........................................................................$6,000Bestway 750 gal., 60’ X-fold boom ....................................................................$5,500Blumhardt 1000 gal.. 60’ boom ..........................................................................$5,500Blumhardt 1000 gal., 60’ hyd. fold boom............................................................$5,500Bestway 500 gal., 60’ X-fold boom ....................................................................$5,000Hardi 500 gal., 60’ boom ....................................................................................$5,000Pleasure Products 12,300 gal., 90’ boom, tandem............................................$4,500Top Air 500 gal. ....................................................................................................$4,500Blumhardt 1000 gal., 60’ boom ..........................................................................$4,000Demco 500 gal., 45’ boom..................................................................................$3,500Home Made 750 gal., Big-Wheel, AgChem boom ..............................................$3,500Blumhardt 1000 gal., 60’ boom, tandem ............................................................$3,500Home Made 500 gal. round tank, 60’ Demco boom, tandem ..........................$3,500Bestway 500 gal., 60’ boom ..............................................................................$3,000Blumhardt 500 gal., 60’ boom ............................................................................$2,500Demco 500 gal., 60’ boom..................................................................................$2,500Top Air 500 gal., 60’ Blumhardt boom ................................................................$2,500500 gal. Big-Wheel pull-between ........................................................................$2,500Demco 600 gal., 60’ boom..................................................................................$2,500Demco pull-between, 60’ ....................................................................................$2,000Demco 500 gal., 3-wheel 45’ boom....................................................................$2,000Kuker 500 gal., 45’ boom, single wheel ..............................................................$1,500

SNOWBLOWERS(2) New HitchDoc 10’..........................................................................................$13,500(2) New HitchDoc 9’ triple auger........................................................................$12,100Used HitchDoc 9’ ................................................................................................$10,500Used HitchDoc 9’ ................................................................................................$10,000Used Flair 9’ ........................................................................................................$9,500New Farm King 10’ ..............................................................................................$8,300New SB Select 9’..................................................................................................$7,920New HitchDoc 8’ ..................................................................................................$7,350Used Inland 9’ ......................................................................................................$6,500Used Farm King 9’................................................................................................$6,500Used Farm King 9’................................................................................................$6,000New HitchDoc 6’ front mount ..............................................................................$5,800Used Schweiss 9’ ................................................................................................$5,500New Farm King 8’ ................................................................................................$4,200Used Lorenz 8’ ....................................................................................................$3,570New Farm King 7’ ................................................................................................$3,570Used Schweiss 8’ ................................................................................................$2,200Used Buhler 7’ ......................................................................................................$2,000(3) Used Farm King (Choice) ..............................................................................$2,000Used Schweiss 8’ ................................................................................................$1,500Used Schulte 8’ ....................................................................................................$1,500Used Lundell 8’ ........................................................................................................$800

‘08 Bobcat 5600 Toolcat,3300 hrs. ....................$24,500

‘04 T-300, glass cab w/AC,3000 hrs. ....................$28,250

‘14 T-650, 1 Million Ed.,900 hrs. ......................$47,000

‘03 MT-50, 500 hrs. ........$7,950‘12 S-750, glass cab w/AC,

2-spd., 3800 hrs. ........$34,900(2) ‘06 S-250, glass cab &

heater, 2-spd.................Starting at: $20,900

(5) ‘12 S-650, glass cab w/AC................Starting at: $31,900

‘13 S-590, glass cab w/AC,6800 hrs. ....................$17,000

‘13 S-570, glass cab w/AC,2-spd...........................$24,500

‘11 S-185, glass cab w/AC,2-spd., 1700 hrs. ........$24,900

‘13 S-550, glass cab w/AC,2-spd., 2700 hrs. ........$27,500

‘80 632, 4721 hrs. ..........$6,000‘10 NH L-185, glass cab w/AC,

5000 hrs. ....................$20,500‘97 NH LX-665, 4200 hrs.$9,750‘97 Case 1840, 4975 hrs.$8,500Bobcat 8A Chipper,

Used Very Little ..............$6,250‘08 Tubeline Boss 1,

Bale Chopper ................$6,500Harley M6 Rake ..............$4,250‘13 6-Way Dozer Blade,

96” ................................$4,750(5) Warrior Wood Splitters

..................Starting at $1,750

USED EQUIPMENT FROM A NAME YOU CAN TRUST!

USED TRACTORS‘08 NH T-9050, 2100 hrs. ..............................$169,000‘08 NH T-7040, MFD, duals, 751 hrs.................$99,900‘60 Oliver 1800, dsl., cab ..................................$3,500‘92 JD 8760, 6175 hrs. ....................................$49,900‘86 CIH 4494, 5000 hrs. ..................................$14,900‘78 IH 1586, Recently New Eng. ......................$11,100‘54 IH Super MTA ..............................................$5,750‘06 Kubot MX5000SU, 171 hrs. ......................$12,500‘92 Kubota L-2850 ............................................$8,600

USED TILLAGE‘12 Wilrich Quad X2, 60’ w/rolling basket........$61,500‘12 Wilrich Quad X2, 47’, 3 bar harrow w/rolling

baskets..........................................................$47,500‘14 Wilrich Quad X2, 40’, w/rolling basket, 50 Acres

......................................................................$59,900‘12 Wilrich XL2, 34’, 3 bar harrow w/rolling baskets

......................................................................$38,500‘14 Wilrich Quad X2, 27’ w/rolling basket, 300 Acres

......................................................................$38,500‘10 CIH Tigermate 200, 50.5’, rolling baskets ..$48,000‘12 Wishek 862NT, 16’ disk ............................$26,900(2) ‘13 Wilrich 513 Soil Pro, 9-shank, 3 bar harrow

..................................................Starting at $45,000JD 2800, 6 bottom plow, on-land hitch ..............$5,950

USED PLANTERS‘13 White 8936, 36x20, tracks, liquid fert.......$205,000‘98 White 6100/6900, 8x36 twin row, dry fert. $11,500‘12 Great Plains YP1625A-32, 16x30 twin row,

Air Pro units ..................................................$77,500‘06 Great Plains YP1625-32, 16x30 twin row,

Precision units ..............................................$59,900

USED HAY EQUIPMENT‘08 NH 1441, 15’ Discbine................................$17,500‘98 NH 1475, 14’ Haybine ..................................$6,250

‘95 NH 499, 12’ Haybine ....................................$4,950‘00 NH 1465, 9’ Haybine ....................................$9,250‘01 JD 946, 13’ Discbine ..................................$13,950‘00 Gehl 2412, 12’ Discbine ..............................$8,950‘95 Gehl 2245, 12’ Haybine ................................$2,950‘11 MacDon R85, 13’ Discbine ........................$11,250‘15 MF 1383, 13’ Discbine................................$28,500‘91 Hesston 8200, 14’ Header, 1661 hrs. ..........$8,500‘02 NH 616 Disc Mower......................................$4,850(2) ‘00 NH FP-240, Crop Pro, 3-row cornhead,

hay head ..............................................Each $27,500‘02 NH FP-230, Crop Pro, 2-row cornhead,

hay head........................................................$20,900Gehl 1580 Forage Blower ..................................$1,950(2) Forage King A-18-6 Forage Boxes & gear

..............................................................Each $3,000‘05 NH BR-750 Round Baler, twine & net wrap $14,600‘97 NH 654 Round Baler, net & twine wrap ......$12,500‘07 NH BR-740A Round Baler, roto chop, netwrap

......................................................................$18,900‘98 NH 644 Round Baler, net & twine wrap ......$12,500‘91 NH 644 Round Baler, wide pickup, twine only

........................................................................$9,500‘08 JD 468 Round Baler, twine & net wrap ......$20,900‘13 Vermeer 604 SM Round Baler, net wrap ....$22,800‘91 CIH 8460 Round Baler ..................................$4,100‘92 CIH 8430 Round Baler ..................................$4,250‘03 NH 565 Baler ..............................................$10,250NH 273 Baler w/thrower ....................................$2,500(6) Cond. Rolls for 2300-HS14 NH headers,

New ..........................................................Each $800NH 258 Rake, New Rubber Teeth ........................$2,750‘14 H&S TR9 Rake..............................................$5,500NH 144 Inverter ..................................................$2,750

USED MISCELLANEOUS‘04 Unverferth 9200 Grain Cart, tarp................$28,500‘12 NH 165 Spreader ..........................................$8,500

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Springers - Jersey BrownSwiss-Shorthorn. Pasturebred. Also Holstein bull.608-687-3022

WANTED TO BUY! USEDBULK MILK COOLER,ALL SIZES. 920-867-3048

WANTED TO BUY: Dairyheifers and cows. 320-235-2664

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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: 15 head Red An-gus heifers, 15 head ofBlack Baldy cattle, 15 headof 3-5 yr old black & redcows, all home raised, bredto calving ease bulls, excquality, $2,100/ea. 320-905-4490

FOR SALE: 16 registeredHereford replacementheifers. 715-765-4646

FOR SALE: Herd of BlackAngus cows bred to BlackAngus bulls, will start calv-ing in mid March throughApril, very fancy cowsweighing 1200-1500 lbs, vetchecked, wormed & vacci-nated $1,450/ea. 320-905-4490

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 Holstein steers, 200-800#,semi-load lots. 319-332-1385

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

FOR SALE: Hamp &Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts,320-598-3790

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FOR SALE: Blue Heelerpups $50/ea. Write: 21395Cty Hwy N, Kendall, WI54638

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'13 JD 7200R, MFWD, 200 hp, 380-90R50, duals, 4 hyds .............. $177,000


'13 JD 8335R, MFWD, 335 HP, 380-90R54, duals, 5 hyds .............. $250,000

'12 JD 9510R, 4WD, 510 hp,76x50 ............................................. CALL


'12 JD 6125R, 349, MFWD, 138 hp, 460-85R, 3 hyds, loader ......... $108,000

‘97 JD 1720, planter, 18R22, vacuum, 1.6 bu, stack fold ...................... $36,000

‘09 JD DB60, planter, 24R30, Seedstar, 2 fert ...........................................$154,500

‘13 JD 569, rd baler, 540 PTO, mega wide surface wrap .................................$37,900

‘12 CAN-AM, utility vehicle, 4WD, winch hitch .......................................... $12,000

‘11 KUBOTA RTV1100, utility vehicle, 4WD, 25 hp, diesel, cab ............ $14,900

‘12 GATOR, utility vehicle, RSX 8501,62 hp, 4x4 ................................... $9,000

‘14 THUNDERCREEK, fuel trailer, 750 gal, 35' hose reel ...............................$11,900

‘14 JD 60G, 91 hrs., 16” tracks,36” bucket ................................ $69,900

‘12 JD 333, 1613 hrs., 91 hp.,17.7” tracks, cab ....................... $52,500

‘14 JD 328E, 716 hrs., 86 hp., 2-spd., cab, 84” bucket ......................... $45,500

‘12 JD 326D, 734 hrs., 74 hp., 2-spd., foot controls, bucket ................. $37,000

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

‘14 JD 1790, planter, 24R20, frontfold .......................................... $134,000

‘12 JD 956, MOCO Impeller ..... $29,900

‘13 JD 9560RT, track, 560 hp, 36",4 hyds .......................................$345,000

‘13 JD 1770NT, planter, 24r30, CCS, front fold ................................. $165,000

‘08 JD 2210, field cult, 50.5", 101 shanks harrow .......................... $55,000

‘13 JD 9560R, 4WD, 560 hp, 800- 70R38, duals, 4 hyds .............. $333,000

‘06 JD 1770, planter, 24R30, CCS, liquid fert .......................................... $117,900

‘13 JD DB66, planter, 36R22, CCS, row command ................................ $236,000

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• YEAR END SPECIALS • TRACTORS Was: NOW:‘12 JD 8335RT, 1510 Hrs., IVT ...................$255,900 .....$204,900‘14 JD 8295R, 9280 Hrs., PS .....................$221,900 .....$179,900‘09 JD 9530, 3050 Hrs., 800/38’s...............$214,900 .....$149,900‘09 JD 7930R, 1100 Hrs., IVT ....................$154,900 .....$139,900

COMBINES / HEADS Was: NOW:‘02 JD 9650STS, 1942 Sep. Hrs. .................$95,000 ....... $59,900‘04 JD 9760STS, 2000 Sep. Hrs. ...............$132,500 ....... $84,900‘06 JD 9760STS, 1949 Sep. Hrs., PRWD ..$149,000 ....... $99,900‘05 JD 9660STS, 1325 Sep. Hrs. ...............$160,000 ....... $98,900‘08 JD 608, 8R30”, Chopping ......................$56,900 ....... $34,900‘08 JD 612, 12R20”, Chopping ....................$74,900 ....... $61,900‘08 JD 608, 8R30”, Chopping ......................$39,900 ....... $29,900‘07 JD 635F Platform, 35’ Full Finger ........$26,500 ....... $14,900

SPRAYERS Was: NOW:‘12 JD 4830, 456 Hrs., 120’ Ponnier Boom ................................................................$279,900 .....$199,900‘12 JD 4940, 1682 Hrs., 90’ Boom SS Tank ................................................................$242,750 .....$169,900‘12 Ag-Chem RG1100, 1006 Hrs., 90’ Boom ................................................$205,000 .....$149,900

TILLAGE Was: NOW:‘08 JD 2210 Field Cult., 64.5’ ......................$62,500 ....... $44,900‘00 WilRich Quad 5 Field Cult., 45.5’ ..........$22,900 ....... $14,900‘97 DMI Tigermate II Field Cult., 39.5’ .......$24,900 ....... $19,900‘04 JD 726 Mulch Finisher, 30’9” .................$29,900 ....... $19,900‘07 JD 2700, 7-Shank...................................$12,900 ..........$9,900‘00 JD 512, 7-Shank .....................................$18,500 ..........$9,900

MISC. EQUIPMENT Was: NOW:Brent 670 Grain Cart, 24.5x32’s ...................$16,000 ..........$9,900‘11 JD 825i Gator, EFT, 882 Hrs. ................$12,900 ..........$8,900‘93 JD 7200, 12R30” Planter .......................$19,900 ..........$9,900‘05 JD 1770 CCS, 24R30” Planter ............$120,000 ....... $59,900‘10 JD 1770 CCS, 16R30” Planter ..............$97,000 ....... $69,900

TRACTORS• Rental Return Tractors •

(N) ‘14 JD 9510R, 629 hrs., Ext. Warranty .......................$299,900(OW) ‘15 JD 8370R, 466 hrs., IVT, ILS .............................$289,900(N) ‘15 JD 8370R, 486 hrs., IVT, ILS .................................$289,900(OW) ‘15 JD 8370R, 512 hrs., IVT, ILS .............................$289,900(B) ‘15 JD 8370R, 516 hrs., IVT, ILS .................................$284,900(OW) ‘15 JD 8345R, 491 hrs., IVT, ILS .............................$274,900(OW) ‘15 JD 8320R, 350 hrs., IVT, ILS .............................$269,900(OW) ‘15 JD 8320R, 371 hrs., IVT, ILS .............................$269,900(OW) ‘15 JD 8345R, 778 hrs., IVT, ILS .............................$267,500(OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, 882 hrs., IVT, ILS .............................$249,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 1157 hrs., IVT, ILS ...........................$239,900(N) ‘14 JD 8320R, 944 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ................$239,900(H) ‘14 JD 8320R, 867 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ................$229,900(OW) ‘15 JD 8295R, 737 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ............$229,900(OW) ‘15 JD 8295R, 600 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ............$214,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8295R, 1001 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ..........$199,900(OW) ‘14 JD 6150R, 627 hrs., IVT, Loader Ready ...........$138,900(B) ‘15 JD 6150R, 342 hrs., AQ Plus, Ext. Warranty .......$124,900(B) ‘15 JD 6150R, 379 hrs., AQ Plus, Ext. Warranty .......$124,900(B) ‘15 JD 6150R, 394 hrs., AQ Plus, Ext. Warranty .......$124,900(B) ‘15 JD 6150R, 396 hrs., AQ Plus, Ext. Warranty .......$124,900(OW) ‘14 JD 5100E, 208 hrs., MFWD, cab ........................$44,900

4WD Tractors(B) ’15 JD 9620R, 276 hrs, ext war ..................................$382,000(N) ‘15 JD 9470R, 172 hrs., 800/38’s ...............................$295,000(OW) ‘14 JD 9460R, 595 hrs., PTO, Ext. Warranty ..........$289,900

(OS) ‘12 JD 9510R, 1079 hrs., 800/70R38’s ....................$289,900(N) ‘14 JD 9460R, 374 hrs., Ext. Warranty .......................$284,900(OW) ‘13 JD 9410R, 571 hrs., PTO ..................................$259,900(OW) ‘12 JD 9410R, 1073 hrs., hi-flo hyds. .....................$239,900(OW) ‘10 JD 9630, 1360 hrs., 800/38’s ............................$234,900(B) ‘11 JD 9530, 1294 hrs., 800/70R38’s..........................$225,900(B) ‘11 JD 9330, 617 hrs., 620/70T42’s ............................$219,900(B) ‘10 JD 9630, 2138 hrs. ................................................$212,900(OS) ‘09 JD 9330, 2162 hrs., PTO ....................................$189,900(OS) ‘05 JD 9620, 2119 hrs., 800/70R38’s, duals ............$175,000(OW) ‘07 JD 9620, 4092 hrs., PS......................................$169,900(OS) ‘98 JD 9200, 5200 hrs., 620/42’s, AT Ready .............$84,500(OW) ‘97 JD 9400, 7138 hrs., 710/70R38’s ........................$79,900(N) ‘97 CIH 9350, 3365 hrs. ................................................$58,500

Track Tractors(N) ‘15 JD 9570RT, 259 hrs., Ext. Warranty .....................$397,500(OW) ’15 JD 9470RT, 210 hrs, ext war ...........................$354,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9460RT, 523 hrs., leather ............................$299,900(N) ‘13 JD 9460RT, 537 hrs., 1000 PTO ...........................$297,500(OW) ’15 JD 8345RT, 586 hrs, 18” tracks ........................$279,900(OW) ‘11 CIH 550 Quad, 2249 hrs., PTO .........................$277,900(OW) ‘13 JD 8310RT, 430 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ................$249,900(B) ‘10 JD 9630T, 2094 hrs. ..............................................$244,900(OW) ‘09 JD 9630T, 1737 hrs. ..........................................$239,900(H) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1157 hrs., IVT, 25” tracks .................$235,900(B) ‘11 JD 8310RT, 1928 hrs., PS, 25” tracks ..................$214,500(H) ‘05 JD 9620T, 3213 hrs. ..............................................$134,900

Row Crop Tractors(N) ‘15 JD 8320R, 223 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ................$282,500(N) ‘14 JD 8360R, 338 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ................$269,500(OS) ‘14 JD 8320R, 100 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty .............$263,500(N) ‘15 JD 8270R, 157 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ................$249,900(OW) ‘13 JD 8310R, 735 hrs., PS, 480/50’s .....................$229,900(B) ‘13 JD 8260R, 402 hrs., PS, Ext.Warranty .................$202,900(N) ‘15 JD 8270R, 250 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ................$218,000(N) ‘15 JD 7270R, 250 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ................$209,500(OS) ‘14 JD 7270R, 444 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty .............$209,500(OS) ‘14 JD 7210R, 250 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty .............$179,900(OW) '10 JD 8245R, 1786 hrs, IVT, ILS ............................$179,900(OW) ‘11 JD 8235R, 950 hrs., PS, front duals .................$169,900(OW) ‘10 JD 8245R, 2065 hrs., IVT ..................................$162,500(OS) ‘14 CIH 235, 214 hrs., PS .........................................$160,000(N) ’15 JD 6150R, 150 hrs, AQ, loader .............................$155,000(H) ‘13 JD 6170R, 568 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ................$142,900(H) ‘06 JD 8130R, 4742 hrs., 540/1000 PTO ....................$112,500(OS) ‘13 JD 6125R, 111 hrs., IVT .....................................$108,900(H) ’03 JD 8320, 3847 hrs, PS, AT ready .........................$105,500(N) ‘01 JD 8310, 7307 hrs., 480/80R46’s ...........................$85,000(OW) '00 JD 8310, 6141 hrs., PS, MFWD ..........................$83,500(N) ‘15 JD 6130D, 350 hrs., MFWD ....................................$64,000(N) ‘93 JD 7800, 4600 hrs., 2WD, loader ...........................$56,500(B) ‘13 JD 5085M, 460 hrs., power reverser ......................$53,900(B) ‘09 JD 5105M, 1600 hrs., loader ..................................$52,500(OW) ‘03 Agco RT130, 5290 hrs., MFWD, PS ...................$49,900(N) ‘94 JD 7700, 4460 hrs., 2WD, loader ...........................$47,500(N) '92 JD 4560, 4733 hrs., 2WD, PS .................................$43,500(B) JD 5085M, 133 hrs., OS ................................................$42,900(OS) ‘14 JD 5065E, 60 hrs., MFWD....................................$29,500

COMBINES(OW) ’15 JD S690, 330 sep hrs, prwd..............................$399,000(N) ‘14 JD S670, 294 sep. hrs. ..........................................$319,900(H) ‘13 JD S680, 651 sep. hrs. ..........................................$305,900(OS) ‘15 JD S660, 174 sep. hrs., 520/42’s .......................$301,000(H) '12 JD S660, 275 sep hrs, duals .................................$255,900(N) ’13 JD S660, 511 sep hrs, duals .................................$232,000(OW) ‘11 JD 9770, 758 sep. hrs., PRWD .........................$219,900(OS) ‘11 JD 9670, 770 sep. hrs., duals ............................$218,500(OS) ’12 JD S660, 1050 sep hrs, 1 owner ........................$225,000(OW) ‘10 JD 9870, 945 sep. hrs., PRWD .........................$205,900(OS) ’10 JD 9770, 1000 sep hrs, duals ............................$192,500(OS) ‘08 JD 9570, 571 sep. hrs., duals ............................$182,900(OW) ‘09 JD 9770, 1173 sep. hrs., duals .........................$179,900(H) ’10 JD 9770, 719 sep hrs, duals .................................$179,500(B) ‘09 JD 9670, 1097 sep. hrs., PRWD ...........................$169,900(OS) ‘10 JD 9570, 724 sep. hrs., duals ............................$169,900(H) ‘08 JD 9570, 984 sep. hrs., duals ...............................$154,900(OW) ‘08 JD 9670, 1100 sep. hrs., AT Ready ..................$144,900

(H) ‘07 JD 9660, 1364 sep. hrs. ........................................$139,900(OS) ‘07 JD 9660, 1675 sep. hrs. .....................................$137,900(H) ‘06 JD 9760, 1511 sep. hrs., duals .............................$134,900(B) ‘04 JD 9760, 1365 sep. hrs., PRWD ...........................$134,900(B) ‘05 JD 9560, 1133 sep. hrs., PRWD ...........................$132,500(OW) ‘06 JD 9660, 1542 sep. hrs., duals .........................$125,900(N) ‘05 JD 9560STS, 1454 sep. hrs., duals ......................$119,500(H) ‘04 JD 9560, 1355 sep. hrs., walker ...........................$102,500(H) ‘01 JD 9650STS, 2006 sep. hrs., duals ........................$95,900(H) ‘03 JD 9750, 2049 sep. hrs., duals ...............................$84,900(H) ‘02 JD 9550, 1652 sep. hrs., walker .............................$84,900(OW) ‘01 JD 9550, 1857 sep. hrs., walker .........................$79,900(OW) ‘00 JD 9550, 1841 sep. hrs., duals ...........................$78,900(OW) ‘01 JD 9650, Walker, 2500 sep. hrs. .........................$68,000(OW) ‘99 JD 9410, 2450 sep. hrs. ......................................$51,500

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• Dry Box •(N) ‘15 JD R4045, 486 hrs., Ext. Warranty .......................$325,000(OW) ‘14 JD R4038, 488 hrs., Ext. Warranty ...................$285,000(OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 952 hrs., Certified Pre-Owned ..........$274,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4940, 1392 hrs., Ext. Warranty ....................$222,900(OW) ‘11 JD 4930, 1150 hrs., 480/80R50’s ......................$159,900

• 120’ Boom •(N) ‘15 JD R4045, 210 hrs., Ext. Warranty .......................$368,000(OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 93 hrs., Ext. Warranty ........................$329,900(OW) ‘13 CIH SPX4430, 900 hrs., SS tank, boom leveling .......................................................................................$238,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 995 hrs., SS tank, 20” spacing .........$229,500(OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1135 hrs., section control .................$218,900(B) ‘11 JD 4930, 1303 hrs., SS tank, 20” spacing ...........$199,900

• 100’ Boom •(OW) 15 JD R4030, 294 hrs., Ext. Warranty ....................$245,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 1009 hrs., Ext.Warranty .....................$209,900(H) ’12 JD 4730, 1330 hrs, 20” spacing ...........................$179,900(H) ‘12 JD 4730, 1330 hrs., boom trac, SS tank ..............$179,900(OW) ’12 JD 4730, 676 hrs, one owner ............................$166,900(OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 2050 hrs., 15” spacing, HTA..............$159,900

• 90’ Boom •(N) ‘15 JD R4030, 154 hrs., section control.....................$265,900(N) ‘13 JD 4830, 384 hrs., AT activation ..........................$234,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 552 hrs., SS tank, 20” spacing .........$229,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 1682 hrs., SS tank, 20” spacing .......$209,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 1156 hrs., SS tank, 20” spacing .......$199,900(OW) ’13 JD 4730, 923 hrs, ext warranty ........................$189,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4730, 923 hrs., Ext.Warranty .......................$189,900(OW) ‘15 JD 4630, 268 hrs., Ext. Warranty ......................$187,900(OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1815 hrs., SS tank, 20” spacing .......$169,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4630, 1080 hrs., HTA, traction control ........$142,900(OW) ‘12 Miller N2XP, 1700 hrs., SS tank, 15” spacing ..$135,000(OW) ‘06 Ag-Chem 874, 4400 hrs., SS tank, HTA .............$69,900

• 80’ Boom •(OW) ‘15 JD 4630, 32 hrs., Ext. Warranty ........................$183,000(OW) ‘13 JD 4630, 734 hrs., Ext. Warranty ......................$146,900

PLANTERS/SEEDERS– (More Can Be Found On Our Website) –

(OW) ‘15 JD DB60, 36R20”, tracks ..................................$282,500(OS) ‘13 JD DB60, 24R30”, liq. fert. .................................$210,000(N) ‘15 JD DB60, 24R30” ..................................................$192,000(N) ‘12 JD 1770NT, 24R30”, liq. fert. ................................$149,900(B) ‘07 JD DB40, 24R20”, tracks ......................................$139,900(B) ‘15 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” .....................................$121,900(N) ‘12 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” .....................................$109,900(N) ‘15 JD 1990 CCS, 40’, 15” spacing ...........................$102,000(B) ’12 JD 1770 CCS, 16 row 30” ......................................$99,900(OW) ‘11 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ...................................$89,900(N) ‘07 Wite 8524 CCS, 24R30” .........................................$88,900(N) ‘08 CIH 1250 CCS, 24R30” ..........................................$84,900(OS) ‘08 JD 1790 CCS, 23 split row ..................................$79,900

‘10 JD 9630T, 2094 Hrs.,AT Ready ..........................$244,900

‘14 JD 8295R, 1001 Hrs., PS,Ext. Warranty ...................$199,900

‘12 JD 8335RT, 1647 Hrs.,25” Tracks ........................$235,900

‘13 JD 6125R, 111 Hrs., IVT,AT Ready ..........................$108,900

(B) ‘11 JD 9330, 800 Hrs.,620/70R42’s .....................$219,900

‘09 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30”,Liq. Fert. ..............................$99,900

‘10 JD 4830, 2050 Hrs.,100’ Boom, 15” Spacing ..$159,900

‘14 JD 4940, 592 Hrs., Dry Box,CPO ..................................$274,900

www.agpowerjd.comOnline Auction ending Dec. 16th. Go to agpowerjd.com for more informationCombines(OW) ’12 JD S660, 357 Eng Hrs, 199 Sep Hrs, AT Ready(H) ’11 JD 9770 STS, 2872 Eng Hrs, 1978 Sep Hrs, CM,

20.8x42 Duals(N) ’08 JD 9570 STS, 1134 Eng Hrs, 775 Sep Hrs, CM, Touch

Set(H) ’05 JD 9660 STS, 2551 Eng Hrs, 1941 Sep Hrs, Duals(B) ’01 JD 9550, Walker, 4114 Eng Hrs, 2726 Sep Hrs, PRWD(OW) ’06 Cat 580R, 3000 Eng Hrs, 2100 Sep Hrs, CM, Duals,

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Tractors(OW) ’12 JD 8310R, 922 Hrs, PS, 5 SCV, CPO(B) ’14 JD 6150R, IVT, 480/80r42 Duals, Ext

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Sprayer(B) ’12 JD 4940, 770 Hrs, 120’ Boom, High Flow

Pump, SS Tank

Ripper(OW) ’07 JD 2700, 7 Shank, 30” spacing, Folding

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(507) 427-3414 • (800) 657-3249

USED TRACTORS‘12 Challenger MT665D, 300 hrs. ..............................$179,900‘11 Challenger MT675C, 1200 hrs. ............................$149,500‘12 MF 8650, FWA, 1181 hrs. ....................................$139,500MF 7620, FWA, 40 hrs., New List: $218,000 ............$139,500‘09 Challenger MT665C, 1100 hrs. ............................$139,500‘09 MF 8650, 2100 hrs...............................................$119,500‘04 Challenger MT665, 2800 hrs. ................................$74,500Agco DT-200, 3300 hrs. ..............................................$69,500Agco Star, 4WD, 3500 hrs. ..........................................$49,500‘95 Ford 9680, 4WD, 7600 hrs.....................................$44,500‘89 White 140, 2WD, duals ..........................................$22,500AC 8070, 2WD, PS, New Tires ....................................$17,900Agco ST40, hydro w/loader, 1300 hrs. ........................$13,900AC 7020 PD....................................................................$9,950AC 7080..........................................................................$7,950AC 7060 ........................................................................$7,950Oliver 1600, gas ............................................................$4,950AC 3500, Eng. Rebuilt, fits AC D21, 210, 220 ........Ea. $4,950Case 2470, 4WD, 3500 hrs. ..........................................$3,950

COMBINES & HEADS‘13 Gleaner S67, 160 hrs., Warranty ..........................$269,500‘10 Gleaner R-66, duals, 300 hrs. ..............................$219,500‘09 MF 9895 Combine, RWA, duals, 670 hrs. ............$169,500‘06 Gleaner R-75, duals, CDF, 1800 hrs. ....................$129,500‘03 Gleaner R-65, 1200 hrs. ......................................$119,500‘12 Gleaner 3000, 8R30 Cornhead, low acres ..............$39,500‘09 Gleaner 3000, 8R30 Cornhead ..............................$37,500‘10 Gleaner 3000, 6R30 ..............................................$32,900‘09 Gleaner 8200, 25’ Flex w/air reel ............................$27,500‘05 Gleaner 3000, 8RW Cornhead................................$26,500‘03 MF 3000, 6R36 Cornhead ......................................$17,950‘04 Challenger FM30 Flexhead ....................................$14,900(15) Used Flexheads ........................................................CALL‘93 Gleaner 8RW Cornhead, hugger ............................$11,900‘81 Gleaner L2, 6R30, 20’ ............................................$10,900‘90 Gleaner 8R22, hugger ..............................................$8,950‘78 Gleaner L2................................................................$4,950‘83 Gleaner M3, hydro, 3700 hrs. ..................................$3,950‘81 Gleaner F2, hydro ....................................................$3,950

‘79 Gleaner N5, 1500 hrs. ..............................................$3,950MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT

White 8500, 36R20, CFS..............................................$89,500White 8516, CFS ..........................................................$64,500‘06 White 8202, 12R30, 3 bu., LF ................................$34,900‘02 White 8202, 12R30, 2 bu. ......................................$25,000White 8122, 12R30, DF, 2 bu. ......................................$19,900White 6700, 20R22, insect ..........................................$17,900JD 7200, 12R30, wing fold ..........................................$10,900White 6100, 12R30, insect ............................................$9,950White 5100, 8RW w/7-row splitter ................................$4,950White 227, 31’ FC ..........................................................$2,500Wishek 862NT, 30’ ......................................................$44,500‘09 Wishek 862NT, 34’ disc w/harrow..........................$54,500‘12 Wilrich XL2, 30’ FC w/baskets................................$37,500‘08 Wilrich XL2, 47’ FC w/baskets................................$32,500‘09 JD 2210, 35’ FC......................................................$34,500Wilrich 14’ chisel plow ..................................................$8,950DMI 13-shank pull-type chisel plow ..............................$1,500JD 235, 25’ disc w/harrow ............................................$7,950IH 496, 24’10” disc ........................................................$4,950CIH 4300, 30’ FC ............................................................$9,950White 449, 9-bottom plow ............................................$6,950DMI 530B ....................................................................$14,900(10) Used Gravity Boxes ......................................$795-$5,950Killbros 500 wagon, brakes, lights ................................$4,950Peck 10x71 PTO auger ..................................................$5,500‘11 Peck 12x43 PTO auger ............................................$3,950‘12 Peck 8x61 PTO auger ..............................................$3,950Artsway 10x34 auger, EMM ..........................................$2,950Feterl 10x66 PTO auger..................................................$1,950Feterl 8x60 auger, EMM ................................................$1,450Koyker 8x56 PTO auger ....................................................$595Farm King 10” DDH, hyd. drive, New ..........................$10,900JD 7200, 8R30 ..............................................................$8,950Yetter 3421 rotary hoe ..................................................$2,250Tebben 7x24 deep till w/disc leveler ..............................$4,950Agco Hesston 3007 disc mower ....................................$5,950Vermeer WR24, 12-wheel ride ......................................$3,450‘12 MF 1328 disc mower ..............................................$6,950

Woods M3, 60” rotary cutter ............................................$495JUST IN

‘11 Gleaner 9250, 25’ flex draper ................................$49,500Wilrich CD20, 20’ shredder ............................................$9,950Fantini 8R30 chopping cornhead ................................$34,500‘08 JD 637, 15’ rock flex ................................................$9,950‘92 Gleaner R52 ..........................................................$25,000‘06 Balzer 1500 shredder ..............................................$7,950Parker 2600 wagon ........................................................$2,950‘68 AC 190XT D, cab ......................................................$5,950’12 S.B. Select 8’ snowblower........................................$4,450‘14 Gleaner S68, 160 hrs. ..........................................$289,500IH 496, 22’ disc..............................................................$7,950’05 NH TC450A mower, cab, loader ............................$22,900IH 490, 30’ disc..............................................................$3,950MF 1533 w/loader, 300 hrs. ........................................$15,900Miller #12 loader, off 190XT ..........................................$2,950New Michelin 380R38 front duals, 12-bolt ....................$3,950New Bush Hog PZ3061 Zero-Turn, Demo ......................$8,450‘12 Bush Hog PZ2861, Zero-Turn, 650 hrs. ..................$4,950‘93 CIH 1644, 1800 eng. hrs., w/1020 20’, 1063 cornhead............................................................................Pkg. $49,500

Parker 510 cart ..............................................................$7,950Bradford 335 wagon ......................................................$1,595‘02 Gleaner R-62, 2600 hrs. ........................................$79,500AC 7020, PS ................................................................$10,900‘98 Gleaner 8R30, poly ................................................$12,900‘12 Gleaner 3000, 6R30 ..............................................$29,500‘00 Gleaner 8R30, poly ................................................$16,900‘95 Gleaner 530 Flex ......................................................$5,950Balzer 2000, 20’ windrow shredder................................$9,950JD 27 shredder ..............................................................$3,250JD 230, 24’ disc ............................................................$2,975‘01 Gleaner 3000, 8R30 ..............................................$16,900‘11 Sunflower 4630, 11x24 ..........................................$49,500‘13 Sunflower 4610, 9x24 ............................................$39,500Westfield 8x56, EMD......................................................$1,950CIH 4800, 32’ ................................................................$5,950NEW Versatile 375, 4WD, Demo ................................$199,500NEW Versatile 450, 4WD, Demo ................................$209,500

1409 Silver Street E.Mapleton, MN 56065

507-524-3726massopelectric.com

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 30’ MODEL 7545, LP/NG, 3 PH, 900 BPH

USED DRYERS‘94 FARM FANS 2140A, SS SCREENS, LP, 3 PHKANSUN 1025 215, LP, 1 PHBEHLEN 380, 1 PH, LP, HEAT RECLAIMBEHLEN 700, 3 PH, LP, HEAT RECLAIMUSED RECEIVING DRAG

HUTCH MODEL 50

• Sunflower Tillage• Hardi Sprayers • REM Grain Vac• Woods Mowers• J&M Grain Carts• Westfield Augers• Summers Equipment• White Planters• Wilrich Tillage

• White 8524-22 planter• Pickett thinner, 24-22• Alloway 22’ shredder• Alloway 20’ shredder• J&M 1131 grain cart• J&M 1151 grain cart• Killbros 1810 cart, tracks• Mandako 45’ land roller• Sheyenne 1410, 10x66

hopper• Sheyenne 1410, 10x70

hopper• Westfield MRX 13x94• Westfield MKX 10x70• Hutch 13x71, swing• Hutch 8x60, swing• CIH 870, 13x24, deep till• Wilshek 862, 26’ disk• DMI crumbler, 50’

• Wilrich Quad X2, 60’, rollingbasket

• Wilrich Quad X2, 50’, rollingbasket

• Wilrich Quad X, 55’, rollingbasket

• Wilrich Quad X, 50’ F.C.• Wilrich Quad 5, 44’, 4-bar

harrow• JD 2210, 581⁄2’ F.C.• CIH 200, 55’, rolling basket• CIH 200, 50’, rolling basket• Hardi Comm. 1500, 132’• Hardi Comm. 1200, 90’• Hardi Comm. 1200, 88’• Hardi Nav. 1100, 90’• Hardi Nav. 1000, 88’• ‘13 Amity 12-22• ‘12 Amity 12-22• Amity 8-22, (3)• ‘11 Artsway 6812, 12-22• ‘10 Artsway 6812, 12-22• ‘11 Artsway 6812, 8-22• ‘06 Artsway 6812, 8-22• Artsway 898, 8-22• Artsway 692, 8-22• Amity 12-22 topper, St. Ft.• Alloway 12-22 folding

topper• (2) Alloway 12-22 topper,

St. Ft • Artsway 12-22 topper

Clara City, MN 56222 320-847-3218

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Industrial Equipment: NewKohler engs; welder/gener-ator, 40-240amp, 14HP,$2,100. Pump 3" self prim-ing, 6 1/2HP, 20' intake 100''discharge, $600. Compres-sor 10 gallon, 10.8 CFM6.5HP, $600. 715-373-0404

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FOR SALE: '79 Int'lTranStar II, 24' box, Cum-mins engine, tri-axle,$18,000/OBO. '07 Wilson 42'grain trailer, black, electarp & hoppers,$26,000/OBO. 507-240-1010

FOR SALE: 2016 Nevillebuilt alum grain trailers,38.5' with outside alumwheels, $27,000 FET incl.Call 281-791-3400

FOR SALE: 8x32' 3 axle poleflatbed trailer. 612-741-2010

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