THE LAND ~ Jan. 17, 2014 ~ Southern Edition

SOUTHERNEDITION

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January 17, 2014© 2014

Is 300-bushel corn within reach?

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The shareholders of the Blue EarthCounty, Minn., Fair recently approvedmoving the 154-year-old fair from itsbeautiful fairgrounds in Garden Cityalong the Watonwan River closer to thepopulation center of Mankato.

Attendance has been dwindling at theoldest county fair in the state, as have rev-enues. Discussions of moving the faircloser to a population base have beengoing on for years, but finally came to avote Jan. 9.

So the shareholders decided to movethe fair, but the problem is the fairboard doesn’t know where they are goingto relocate to, or even if they can afford the move.

Fair Board members feel a move closer to the popu-lation base of Mankato will help attract crowds.Maybe it will, maybe it won’t.

I spent some time at the Blue Earth County Fairwhile I was growing up, and I remember heavycrowds. It was the place to be.

Sadly that is no longer the case, and Blue EarthCounty is not the only fair in that state.

The Minnesota Federation of County Fairs websiteposts the dates, contact information and attendancefrom the previous year, among other information, foreach county fair in the state. The attendance for theBlue Earth County Fair was listed at 5,000. This ison the low end of attendance figures, but not the low-est. Most of the county fairs with low attendance fig-

ures are largely rural counties. Somerural counties do attract large crowds.Martin County, with the fair on the edgeof Fairmont, brings in 25,000 to 30,000each year. Freeborn County lures 93,500people to Albert Lea, and Steele Countyattracts over 350,000 to its fair in Owa-tonna.

Mankato is a larger population basethan these locales, but to say the movewill cure all that ails the fair may be astretch. Garden City is only 14 miles

from Mankato. On a good day you canmake the drive in, say, 20 minutes. That

large population base has only been 20minutes away all this time, and it hasn’t filteredthrough the gates.

Has our society become so busy, that a 20-minutedrive out into the country is too much of a task totake in a county fair? Apparently so.

The earliest a move would occur would be for the2015 fair. If the move does occur, the fair will surelyhave a bump in attendance, mainly for the newness.For the short term, that is. Then, unless the fairoffers something to keep the crowds coming, theywill quit coming.

I’m a big man, and am willing to admit when I amwrong.

Please prove me wrong.Kevin Schulz is the editor of The Land. He may be

reached at [email protected]. ❖

It might be a new year but the old year’sweaknesses persist.

For example, I still try to type the word“separate” with one “a,” still can’t walk pasta display of cherry licorice without buyingsome, and still can’t do high-end math like,say, division.

Part of that latter weakness goes back tothe 1960s when the world switched to some-thing called “New Math.” It looked a wholelot like the old math but what did I know, Iwas awful busy looking for my next packetof red licorice.

A half-century and another year later, however, I mayhave this “new” math noodled out. Here’s what I mean.

According to the Jan. 2 Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Dealer,

data released by the U.S. Department ofAgriculture on Dec. 31 showed “that despitepartisan rhetoric about food stamp fraudand abuse, a record low rate of food stampswere given out in error — 3.42 percent in2012 when all errors were accounted for.”

Moreover, the Plain Dealer, went on,“(O)nly 2.77 percent of the errors involvedoverpayment ... the rest — 0.65 percent —occurred in cases where the governmentgave fewer benefits, not more, than therecipient was entitled to.”

Even better, 2012 was “the ninth straightyear that the national error rate for the SupplementalNutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, has been

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Death of a fair

LAND MINDS

By Kevin Schulz

OPINION

Ag’s new budget math needs checking

FARM & FOOD FILE

By Alan Guebert

See GUEBERT, pg. 5A

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The Minnesota Association of Townships is againoffering a township scholarship program for highschool juniors in Minnesota. Up to four $1,000scholarships will be awarded.

The Minnesota Association of Townships is a non-profit corporation representing Minnesota townshipswhile promoting an understanding of the heritage,future and being a voice for its roughly 9,000 officers.It regularly conducts research and educational pro-grams designed to foster efficient and economicaltown governmental services and acts as a liaisonbetween township officers and other local govern-ment officials to encourage sustained cooperation.

The Minnesota Association of Townships ScholarshipProgram is designed to heighten awareness amongyoung people about Minnesota’s Grassroots Townshipgovernment.The program encourages every high schoolin the state of Minnesota to offer this opportunity forjuniors to participate in this scholarship program.

All students currently enrolled in the 11th gradeand attending a Minnesota public, private orparochial high school or a home study program andwho plan to further their education at a college, uni-

versity or vocational school are eligible for this pro-gram. They cannot be the child, stepchild, grand-child, step-grandchild, brother, stepbrother, sister orstepsister of a MAT director or staff member.

• Applicants must complete an application formand submit it along with a written essay discussingthis year’s topic, which is: The title of the MinnesotaAssociation of Township’s 2014 Annual Conference is:“Township Pride — Fostering the Township Commu-nity.” With that in mind, your essay should answer eachof the following questions: Why is it important to you tofeel like a part of your community? And, what steps cantownships take to develop or foster a feeling of commu-nity in today’s youth?

• Essays must be between 450 and 500 words, andmust be typed with double spacing.

• Applicants should not name themselves, their school,their town or city, or their local officials in the essay.

• See the application for research tips — applica-tion can be found at www.mntownships.org.

Along with the completed application and writtenessay, students must submit:

• Current high school transcript• Letter of recommendation from a high school

teacher or counselor.• All items must be submitted in one envelope and

mailed to Minnesota Association of Townships Schol-arship Program, P.O. Box 267, St. Michael, MN55376, postmarked by May 1.

• Incomplete applications or applications post-marked after May 1 will not be accepted.

Each essay will be judged by an independent panelbased upon originality, knowledge of subject matter inrelationship to the title, and supporting statements, aswell as correct spelling and punctuation.The judging willbe completed by Oct. 1 at which time up to four $1,000scholarships will be awarded. Winners will be notified inwriting in mid-October and will be invited to attend theMinnesota Association of Townships’ annual meeting tobe held on Nov. 20-22 in Duluth. Scholarship awards willbe paid to the appropriate financial aid office upon receiptof verification of completing their first term at a college,university or technical school.

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GUEBERT, from pg. 2Aunder 6 percent ...”

Those facts, Ohio’s Democratic Sen.Sherrod Brown told the newspaper, pointto one conclusion: “When detractors ofSNAP overstate fraud to further theirown political goals, they not only hurtfamilies struggling with a tough economy,they engage in blatant dishonesty.”

Blatant or not, it is dishonest to claimthat SNAP, given years of irrefutablefacts, is a program ripe with fraud, over-payment and corruption.

There are other government programs,even other USDA programs, that featurehigher — and in many cases, far higher— rates of fraud, overpayment and cor-ruption than SNAP.

For example, on Aug. 12, the USDAreleased its annual “Executive Order13520 Audit Report” for 2012 —www.usda.gov/oig/webdocs/50024-0003-11.pdf.

The audit requires all gov-ernment agencies to “reporton any high-dollar overpay-ments identified in programs that aresusceptible to significant improper pay-ments.”

By definition, the “threshold for areportable overpayment” is “more than$5,000 in total to an individual for thequarter and as more (sic) than $25,000 intotal to an entity …”

Of the seven internal USDA agenciesor departments that reported paymentsof at least that size, the Food NutritionService — the bureaucratic home to foodassistance programs like SNAP and theNational School Lunch Program — hadzero “number of reported high-dollaroverpayments” for zero dollars in 2012.

The winner of this biggest loser race,according to the USDA’s inspector gen-eral, was the Risk Management Agency’sFederal Crop Insurance Program. In

2012, the RMA reported atleast 70 overpayments inthe federal crop insurance

that totaled more than $14.6 million, oran average overpayment of $209,301.

What’s more, while those overpaymentsnumbered just 30 percent of all USDAmistakes in 2012, the total amount ofcrop insurance “overpayment” cashequaled 72 percent of all wrongly paidUSDA cash.

Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., rankingmember of the House ag committee,believes those numbers don’t even showthe iceberg tip of crop insurance errorsand fraud. Last April Peterson publiclyestimated that “there is five times asmuch fraud” in federal crop insurancethan in SNAP.

How’s this square with my new under-standing of new math?

Simple. Year upon year of decliningfraud and no evidence of overpayment inthe SNAP will likely bring more claimsof fraud and deep cuts in funding toSNAP while more and bigger overpay-ments and more alleged fraud in cropinsurance will bring it more federalfunds and less scrutiny.

But, hey, check my math while I getsome more red licorice.

Alan Guebert’s “Farm and Food File” ispublished weekly in more than 70 news-papers in North America. Contact him [email protected]. Pastcolumns, news and events are posted atwww.farmandfoodfile.com. ❖

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To the Editor:I skimmed over the paper about the new way the

Natural Resources Conservation Service will beapproaching water quality upgradesin the Mississippi River. Hopefully,this new idea of concentration ofefforts will work and we can helpwith conservation of the soil andwater quality. Yes, they are related.

We started to get worked up aboutwater quality in the late-1950s andmuch more in the ’60s. Rivers werecatching on fire out east. Water qualitywas so bad in many rivers that few“good” species of fish could survive.Swimming or wading put you at risk.

The Minnesota River is just one exampleof rivers that were so impaired that fishwere down in quality and numbers. We didn’t see theriver burning but it carried a heavy load of chemicalsand soil. After Gov. Arne Carlson made the declarationthat we would fix the water quality of the MinnesotaRiver, we did! We stopped using rivers as open sewersand a place to send stuff on to other people to enjoy.

However, we haven’t fixed it enough yet. Andbecause agriculture is so heavy here on the flatlandprairie, little conservation exists on the land. A fewfarmers use conservation tillage and cover crops,along with a few windbreaks, but they must not be inthe majority. A few protect some wildlife habitat, butvery little. We have had more Conservation ReserveProgram and grassland buffers that have helped

immensely. But CRP, if not permanent, fails to pro-tect for long. Now many CRP acres are under theplow again. (Ethanol is often blamed). Higher grain

prices did it.Also, the amount of fertilizer flowing

down the river continues to be a prob-lem as seen by the Hypoxic Dead Zonein the Gulf of Mexico. The amount ofsoil, much of it coming from the banksand deposits in the valley of the Min-nesota River, is an on-going and grow-ing problem. The only thing helpingright now is drought. A wet year willadd more to this problem. Permanentgrassland in the flood plain of the Min-nesota is helpful.

In fact, the area in the Tatanka Bluffszone between Renville County and Redwood

County has more permanent easements in the valleythan anywhere else, I would guess. Thanks to theCounty Soil and Water Conservation Districts for that.Our Conservation District spent a lot of their energy inprotecting water quality in the Minnesota by promotingthe planting of native prairie there. They still farmmany acres in the flood plain, but if you drive downCounty Road 15, the river valley road, and watch thefloodplain, you will see lots of grass. Grass holds the soil,traps sediment and helps water quality.

Lake Pepin in the Mississippi River from Red Wingto Wabasha is filling in with silt and soils fromRenville County as well as the whole MinnesotaRiver watershed. Why? Does pattern tiling have any-thing to do with more water flowing into the drainagesystem of our county and others in the watershed? Ofcourse. If you rush the water from the soil to the river,higher levels of water (when drought isn’t a factor)wash the banks, flow over the banks and pick up soiland such which goes to the Mississippi. Imagine whata “normal” or high rain season can do.

Pattern tiling is often bragged about by farmers toprovide the “sponge effect.” Indeed it does. What doesit mean? It means that when it rains, and the soilsoaks up the water, as the water reaches the tiles inthe field, the water is speedily rushed off to thedrainage ditches. This, of course makes the soil ableto hold more rain water (if it rains). This is a“sponge” so to speak. But it increases flow to theMinnesota River.

We have a problem, and it is us! We don’t think. Wedon’t think about future generations who will needgood soil to raise crops on. We waste money on tem-porary CRP fixes which are now ending in manyplaces. Our local Soil and Water Conservation Dis-trict promotes permanent conservation easementsalmost exclusively. They help. Some say “the bottomline is killing conservation.”

To me the only purpose of a U.S. Department ofAgriculture is twofold: 1) Provide conservation on theland; and 2) Provide the “safety net” for farmersthrough support of crop insurance. Period.Jon WogenOlivia, Minn.

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The Iowa Pork Producers Associa-tion will hold the 2014 Iowa PorkCongress on Jan. 22-23 at the IowaEvents Center in Des Moines.

The nation’s largest winter swinetrade show and conference will beheld in Hy-Vee Hall, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. onJan. 22 and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Jan. 23.

“The Iowa Pork Congress hasestablished a tradition of excellenceover the years and it attracts severalthousand producers and othersinvolved in the pork industry, as wellas most of the top companies whoserve the pork industry,” said IPPAPresident Greg Lear, a Spencer-areaproducer.

“We offer timely and informativeseminars facilitated by some of theindustry’s leading experts, greatsocial functions and attendees havean array of networking opportunities.It really is a show for anyone who isinvolved in pork production, includ-ing our young swine enthusiasts.”

Interest in Pork Congress remainsstrong among pork industry vendorsand nearly 300 Iowa, U.S. and inter-national companies will fill the Hy-Vee Hall trade show floor. Productsranging from equipment and nutri-tion to genetics and pharmaceuticalswill be on display. Several exhibitorsare rolling out new or enhanced prod-ucts during Pork Congress.

IPPA will welcome attendees to thePork Information Plaza on the northtrade show floor where guests canvisit with producer-leaders and repre-sentatives from the National PorkBoard, National Pork ProducersCouncil and other affiliated organiza-tions.

Attendees will again have a widerange of seminars to choose from. Anupdate on what’s happening in Wash-ington, the latest on porcine epidemicdiarrhea virus, an economic outlook,the Affordable Care Act and opportu-nities for new farmers are among thescheduled sessions. The Iowa Nutri-ent Reduction Strategy also will bediscussed.

Sixth generation farmer and agri-culture advocate Trent Loos bringshis passion and wit to the 2014 IowaPork Congress as the keynotespeaker. In “Tell that to the CrunchyMomma,” Loos will address the needto re-educate consumers on modernfood production. The “Loos Tales” starwill address attendees at 2 p.m. onJan. 22.

Hog farmers also will be able toobtain or renew their Pork QualityAssurance Plus and Transport Qual-ity Assurance certifications, and acertification session for confinementsite manure applicators is againbeing offered.

“We try to provide the best of every-thing at Pork Congress, from thetrade show to the social events,” Learsaid. “This is our 42nd show and withall of the activities we have sched-uled, Pork Congress should beanother great event for the porkindustry.”Registration

Producers can register atwww.iowaporkcongress.org or byusing the form in the November issueof the Iowa Pork Producer magazineat a cost of $10.

Pork Congress week will start onJan. 20 with the annual IPPA Taste ofElegance contest and reception. TheIPPA Annual Meeting will be heldJan. 21 and the annual Iowa PorkFoundation Kickoff Reception andAuction will take place that evening.

The Pork Congress Banquet is onJan. 22. The IPPA Youth Swine Judg-ing Contest will be held in the Pio-neer Livestock Pavilion at the IowaState Fairgrounds on Jan. 23.

For more information, log on towww.iowaporkcongress.org or callIPPA at (800) 372-7675. ❖

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The following seminarswere selected by the IowaPork Producers Associationproducer leadership and arefunded by the Pork Check-off.Jan. 20

6:30-8 p.m.: Iowa PorkTaste of Elegance Reception(Invitation only); presentedby IPPA Restaurant & Food Service CommitteeJan. 21

10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Iowa Pork Producers AssociationAnnual Meeting; presented by IPPA

Noon-1 p.m.: IPPA Annual Meeting Luncheon;sponsored by the National Pork Board

5-8 p.m.: Iowa Pork Congress Kickoff Reception &Auction; presented by IPPAJan. 22

9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Iowa Pork Congress Trade Show;presented by IPPA

9-11 a.m.: Iowa Pork Queen Speeches; presented bythe IPPA Youth Committee

9:15-10:30 a.m.: Seminar — Iowa Regulations &Nuisance Case Update presented by Eldon McAfee

10 a.m.-Noon: Training — Pork Quality AssurancePlus; presented byIowa State University Extensionswine specialist

10:45-11:45 a.m.: Seminar — Washington Update:Will Dysfunctional Washington Ever Function; pre-sented by Jim Wiesemeyer

11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Winter Pork Picnic; presented by IPPANoon-1:45 p.m.: Seminar — Understanding PEDv:

Diagnostics, Impacts & Biosecurity!; presented byRodger Main and Butch Baker

1-3 p.m.: Training — Transport Quality Assurance;presented by ISU Extension swine specialist

1-2 p.m.: Iowa Premier Pork Youth AmbassadorSpeeches; presented by Iowa Pork Youth Ambassadorcontestants

2-3 p.m.: Keynote presentation — “Tell that to theCrunchy Momma”; presented by Trent Loos

3:15-4:15 p.m.: Seminar — Managing the Margin:Economic Outlook; presented by Lee Schulz

4-6 p.m.: Iowa Pork Congress Producer RecognitionReception; presented by Alltech

6-9 p.m.: Iowa Pork Congress Banquet; presentedby IPPA

9-10 p.m.: Iowa Pork Congress Dessert Reception;presented by ZoetisJan. 23

8 a.m.-1 p.m.: Iowa Pork Congress Youth JudgingContest; lead sponsor: Waldo Genetics

9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Iowa Pork Congress Trade Show;presented by IPPA

9:15-10:15 a.m.: Seminar — Strengthening Agricul-ture’s Commitment to Water Quality: The IowaNutrient Reduction Strategy; presented by BillNorthey and John Lawrence

10 a.m.-Noon: Training — Confinement SiteManure Applicator; presented by Jeff Prier andAngela Rieck-Hinz

10:30-11:30 a.m.: Seminar — FoodSafety & Antibiotics: Perceptions vs.Reality; presented by Richard Ray-mond, M.D.

11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: Seminar —Employee Care Assistance & theAffordable Care Act; presented byJim Lummus and Joseph Folsom

1-2 p.m.: Seminar — Connecting the Dots: AnimalHealth, Well-Being & Productivity; presented byJohn Deen

1-3 p.m.: Training — Social Media Training; pre-sented by Cathy Lee Fredrickson

2:15-3:15 p.m.: Seminar — Farm Transitions &Beginning Farmer Opportunities; presented byDavid Baker ❖

Iowa Pork Congress seminars include PEDv talk

The Linder Farm Network will hold their thirteenth annual Agricultural Outlook Meetings across Minnesota this January. The meetingswill focus on management and marketing strategies for the coming year, and will feature some of the top experts in the country.Registration will be at 8:30 a.m. and the forums start at 9:00. The programs will run until 2:30 p.m. Cost is $35 per person.Coffee and rolls and a noon lunch are provided.Date: Location: City:1/20/2014 Broadway Ballroom Alexandria, MNMonday 115 30th Ave. East1/21/2014 Marshall Inn Marshall, MNTuesday 1500 E. College Dr.1/22/2014 Holiday Inn Conference Center Willmar, MNWednesday 2100 Hwy. 12 East1/23/2014 Best Western Plus Mankato, MNThursday 1111 Range St.1/24/2014 Holiday Inn Conference Center Owatonna, MNFriday 2365 NW 43rd St.

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Upper Midwest RegionalFruit & Vegetable GrowersConference & Trade ShowThrough Jan. 17River’s Edge Convention Center, St. Cloud, Minn.Info: Log on to www.mfvga.org

Winter Crops DayJan. 17Kasson, Minn.Info: Call (507) 835-3620 or logon to http://sroc.cfans.umn.edu

Winter Crops DayJan. 17Southern Research and Out-reach Center, Waseca, Minn.Info: Call (507) 835-3620 or logon to http://sroc.cfans.umn.edu

Iowa State ExtensionDairy DayJan. 20, 9:55 a.m.-3 p.m.St. Peter’s Lutheran Church,Riceville, IowaInfo: $15/person; 9:30 a.m. reg-istration and refreshments; callthe Howard County ExtensionOffice, (563) 547-3001, by Jan.17 to register; contact LeoTimms, (515) 294-4522 [email protected] for moreinformation

Ag Outlook MeetingJan. 21, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.Marshall Inn, Marshall, Minn.Info: Presented by the Min-nesota Soybean Research &Promotion Council and theLinder Farm Network;$35/person, registration beginsat 8:30 a.m.; contact LFN,(507) 444-9224 or log on towww.linderfarmnetwork.com

Iowa State ExtensionDairy DayJan. 21, 9:55 a.m.-3 p.m.Northeast Iowa Dairy Foun-dation, Calmar, IowaInfo: $15/person; 9:30 a.m. reg-istration and refreshments; callthe Winneshiek County Exten-sion Office, (563) 382-2949, byJan. 17 to register; contact LeoTimms, (515) 294-4522 [email protected] for moreinformation

Heifer Development 2:Maintaining Your InvestmentJan. 21, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Iowa State UniversityResearch Farm Borlaug Learn-ing Center, Nashua, IowaInfo: $20/person if registered byphone or e-mail two days prior,$25/person on site, but does notguarantee a meal; offered by theIowa Beef Center and the IowaCattlemen’s Association; log onto www.iowabeefcenter.org formore information and to findother locations; call (641) 394-2174 or to register, e-mail:

[email protected]

Heifer Development 2:Maintaining Your InvestmentJan. 21, 5:30-9 p.m.Vet Clinic, Postville, IowaInfo: $20/person if registered byphone or e-mail two days prior,$25/person on site, but does notguarantee a meal; offered by theIowa Beef Center and the IowaCattlemen’s Association; log onto www.iowabeefcenter.org formore information and to findother locations; call (319) 472-4739 or to register, e-mail:[email protected]

Pork Quality AssuranceTrainingJan. 22Southern Research and Out-reach Center, Waseca, Minn.Info: PQA Plus, 9 a.m.-Noon;Transport Quality Assurance,1-4 p.m.; [email protected] or (800)537-7675 to register; log on towww.mnpork.com for locationdetails and updated trainingdates

Iowa State ExtensionDairy DayJan. 22, 9:55 a.m.-3 p.m.Civic Center, Waverly, IowaInfo: $15/person; 9:30 a.m. reg-istration and refreshments; callthe Bremer County ExtensionOffice, (319) 882-4275, by Jan.17 to register; contact LeoTimms, (515) 294-4522 [email protected] for moreinformation

Iowa Pork CongressJan. 22-23Iowa Events Center, DesMoinesInfo: Log on to www.iowaporkcongress.org orcontact Tyler Bettin,[email protected] or (515)225-7675

Ag Outlook MeetingJan. 23, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.Best Western Plus, Mankato,Minn.Info: See details of Jan. 20 event

Ag Outlook MeetingJan. 24, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.Holiday Inn Conference Cen-ter, Owatonna, Minn.Info: See details of Jan. 20 event

North Central Iowa YouthBeef ConferenceJan. 25, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.Ellsworth Community Col-lege Agriculture & Renew-able Energy Center, IowaFalls, IowaInfo: Planned for youth fourthgrade through 12th grade; reg-ister by Jan. 17 at Iowa county

Extension offices or obtain aregistration form at www.extension.iastate.edu/franklin;contact the Franklin CountyExtension Office, (641) 456-4811 or [email protected]. formore information; on-site regis-

tration begins at 9 a.m.

Tax & Legal Issues forHired LaborJan. 27, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.Cabela’s Second Floor Meet-

ing Room, Rogers, Minn.Info: $50/person, $25/secondperson from same organiza-tion; registration begins at9:30 a.m.; sponsored by theMinnesota Fruit & Vegetable

Growers Association, U.S.Department of Agricultureand University of MinnesotaExtension; contact MFVGA,(763) 434-0400 [email protected] for moreinformation

Send us your events by e-mail [email protected]

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By DICK HAGENThe Land Staff Writer

Hank Schultz, 14-year-old member of theMedford (Minn.) High School FFA chapter,is $1,000 richer thanks to FFA.

On Jan. 6 the young man got word that hehad won a grant from the National FFAFoundation, the fundraising arm of theNational FFA Organization.

What does Schultz intend to do with the money?Grow his beef business on his parents’ farm. He hasboth a Red Angus and a Black Angus cow. Each cowhas provided a calf for his growing beef business.

“I’ll be using the money to buy a mineral feederand a hay-feeder saver,” Schultz said in a telephoneinterview with The Land.

What he won is referred to as an Supervised Agri-cultural Experience Grant, designed to help FFAmembers create and enhance their SAE, a require-ment to be an FFA member. To satisfy SAE require-ments, FFA members must create and operate anagriculture-related business, work at an agricul-ture-related business or conduct an agriculturalresearch experience. Upon completion he or shemust submit a comprehensive report regarding thecareer development experience.

Other winners from Iowa and Minnesota areBryce Scott, Prairie Valley, Iowa; T.J. Graves, Brain-

erd, Minn.; Sarah Manderfeld, Medford,Minn.; and Joe Ramstad, Forest Lake, Minn.

With two purebred cows and two calvesalready the foundation of his beef business,young Schultz’s choice of how to “invest” hisgrant money was pretty obvious. Sellingbreeding stock is part of his business ambi-tion. “I plan on selling my bull calf as abreeder bull,” he said.

His older sister, Madeline, has three cows; youngerbrother, Cal, has one cow. Parents Jeff (a commoditybroker) and Kathryn (a hair stylist) pretty muchleave the livestock business in the hands of theirchildren, but livestock are in the family’s back-ground. Schultz said one of his granddads was adairy farmer; the other was a Duroc hog farmer whoalso raised beef cattle.

Getting involved in the livestock business camewith a bit of a parental challenge. Schultz said hisdad told him and his siblings, “that if we want toraise livestock, we also have to learn how to judgelivestock.”

Schultz actually attends school at Faribault HighSchool, but FHS does not offer an agriculture pro-gram, so he heads south a few miles to be a memberof the FFA chapter at Medford, a bustling agricul-ture education program with two instructors.

Schultz is already a two-year veteran showingmarket goats at the Minnesota State Fair. You qual-ify for the State Fair by first being a “blue ribbon”winner at your county fair. His second year he won a

reserve champion ribbon with his goat. He also didthe paperwork to be eligible in the junior show towin a heifer at the annual Minnesota Beef Expo. Heearned the Red Angus heifer that has since produceda new heifer calf.

“At our county fair I showed my Red Angus and gota champion ribbon; I also took her to the State Fairbut didn’t do so well there,” Schultz said.

The young man certainly has ambition. He’s a 220-pound junior varsity wrestler on the Faribault HighSchool squad; he started wrestling in the thirdgrade. He intends to go to college at the University ofMinnesota or perhaps another state university offer-ing an ag-related degree. By the time he’s a senior hehopes to have five cows in his own beef herd.

Why did he get involved in FFA? Schultz said FFAgives him more chances to show beef cattle andgoats. “Plus, I’m learning lots more about agricultureand how big an industry it really is,” he said. “I thinkmore kids should take FFA and learn somethingabout ag. Even planting a few flowers is ag; plantinganything is being a farmer.”

Schultz was selected from hundreds of applicantsnationwide. The National FFA organization providesleadership, personal growth and career success train-ing. Currently 570,678 student members nationwide,including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, areenrolled in FFA through 7,570 local FFA chapters.For more information, log on to www.FFA.org. ❖

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By RENAE VANDER SCHAAFThe Land Correspondent

On a subzero, extremelywindy Jan. 6, Brian and DarrenHefty told 400 interested farm-ers that they believe it is possi-ble to consistently produce 300bushels per acre of corn.

They are even more con-vinced that this once-thoughtout-of-reach goal is attainable foreveryone. Even more after Darren’splot yielded 307 bushels and Brian’s302 bushels in their “Brian versusDarren” plots.

The growing corn was seen at theAg PhD 2013 Field Day at their farmnear Baltic, S.D.

“You haveto believethat youcan do it,”Brian said.“Then worktowardthat goal.You can’tjust look at

one thing; everything needs to belooked at.” That includes seed geneticsand traits, fertility products, equip-ment and new pesticide technology.

An excellent place to begin is withthe soil itself. Farmers need to con-stantly, diligently be building up soiland organic matter. Most nutrients aregood in the top three inches, but roots

grow deeper. There need to be nutri-ents available at deeper soil depths.

“Soil testing is important. We knowwe are depleting our soils and thatisn’t how we want toleave it for our chil-dren,” Brian said. “Forevidence of that, take afence row soil sample,where the land is undis-turbed, and compare itto a field sample.”

Soil samples must beproperly studied, andattention needs to paidto the base saturationtest and ratios of every-thing to everything else.

Ratios matter. At firstglance the potassiumlevels may appear ade-quate, but when magne-sium and calcium levelswere also high, the plant’s ability totake in potassium is affected, essen-tially rendering the potassium leveldown to deficient levels.

He also suggested going back towhere the soil samples were drawn todo plant tissue testing throughout theseason. Oftentimes when farmers

assume their crops are suffering fromdrought, the reality it is from a lack ofnutrients. When crops have amplenutrients, less water is needed.

Farmers need to askthemselves if are theyare fertilizing for 200-or 300-bushel corncrops. A 200-pounddiammonium phosphateapplication onlyreplaces what wastaken off by a 200-bushel corn crop.

Darren Hefty cau-tioned against applyingtoo much nitrogen, evenin the form of manure.He suggests split apply-ing, a little in the fall,more at planting withthe rest sidedressed.

“It’s important to keepnitrogen out of the nitrate form,” Dar-ren said. “Nitrogen stabilizers usuallypay when nitrogen rates and prices arehigh, or when it sits on the top of thesoil for more than two days or appliedfar ahead of when it is needed.”

Cover story: Is 300-bushel corn within reach?

See YIELD, pg. 15A

Brian Hefty Darren HeftyYou have tobelieve thatyou can do it.Then worktoward thatgoal. Youcan’t look atone thing;everythingneeds to belooked at.

— Brian Hefty

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YIELD, from pg. 14AThere are differences in stabilizers,

so choose the right one for your situa-tion, he said.

When a farmer knows his cation-exchange capacity levels (the capacityof the soil to hold nutrients) he has abetter idea of the amount of fertilizerhe needs.

One way to increase CEC is toincrease organic matter. That is huge,Darren said. Organic matter acts likea sponge, soaking up water and nutri-ents, releasing them as needed. Forevery 1 percent of organic increase insoil, the average soil can hold approxi-mately 4 percent more water. Eachpercent of organic matter in the soilreleases approximately 20 to 30pounds nitrogen, four to seven poundsphosphate and two to three poundssulfur.

“You can do everything over time tobuild up that soil, but you can destroythat time and money spent with com-paction,” Darren said. “In the springwait until the fields are ready. Har-vesting when wet also causes com-paction.”

The Hefty brothers have a two-rowcombine that is used for research on

their farms. Where there are no wheeltracks the yields go up. Their guide-lines for reducing compaction includereducing tillage, increasing organicmatter, tiling, managing traffic pat-terns and to stay off saturated soils.

“The ideal soil pH is about 6.8,”Brian said. “There are problems whenpH is above 7.3, and when it fallsbelow 5, yields are cut by 30 to 40 per-cent. Microbial activity increases whenthe soil pH improves.”

Managing soil water, using manureand biological products, and reducingtillage should help to improve soil life.

Good drainage is important. Ideallysoil composition is 50 percent dirt, 25percent water and 25 percent air. Toomuch water reduces air percentage,kills soil microbes and stunts growth.

“Tiling lowers the water table,” Dar-ren said. “If ground is 100-percent sat-urated and untiled, when a rain falls itruns off, carrying soil, chemical andfertilizer with it. When land is tiled, itcan better absorb rainfall, reducingerosion and improving water quality.”

Testing on the water from their tilesshows that that it is drinking waterquality. Farmers are now consideringusing tile lines for sub-surface irrigation.

Plant stands are a really big deal.Brian challenged farmers to walk theirfields to observe the leaf stages as theplants emerge. Just one leaf stagebehind makes a difference. When aplant is two to three leaf stagesbehind, the corn no longer qualifies asa crop plant but acts as a weed.

Also they encouraged planting thenewer hybrids, as each year new vari-

eties gain two to three bushels. Whenchoosing a hybrid, buy the defensivetraits your fields need — if Goss’s Wiltis a problem, look for the corndesigned for those fields.

“Choose different hybrids, for no oneknows what the weather will be dur-ing the growing season,” Brian said.“Don’t put your eggs all in one basketis still good advice.”

Fungicides usually pay better inwetter years. Spray coverage isabsolutely critical as most fungicidestravel only in the xylem. If the diseaseis already out there, it is too late. It’simportant to remember that fungi-cides act as a preventive.

When it comes to weed control, in acorn-soybean rotation, Darren viewscorn as the year to wipe out weeds insoybeans. There are lots of choices, amixture of old and new products, withdifferent sites of action, that elimi-nate weed problems.

The Hefty brothers did not push anyparticular farming practice — no-till,strip-till or conventional — as theonly way to obtain 300-bushel corn.They said any system can work, if it iswell-managed, for there are plusesand minuses with them all. ❖

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You can do everything over time to build up that soil,but you can destroy that time and money spent withcompaction. In the spring wait until the fields areready. Harvesting when wet also causes problems.

— Darren Hefty

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Average Iowa farmland value is estimated to be$8,716 per acre, an increase of 5.1 percent from2012, according to results of the Iowa Land ValueSurvey conducted in November.

Values increased in 2013 for the fourth year in arow and achieved historic peaks. The increase issimilar to results of other recent Iowa farmlandvalue surveys, including the Federal Reserve Bank

of Chicago and the Iowa Chapter of the RealtorsLand Institute surveys.

Scott County, with an estimated $12,413 averagevalue for all farmland, saw the highest averagecounty values in the Iowa State survey. Scott Countyalso had the highest percentage increase and high-est increase in value, 12.45 percent and $1,374respectively, of the 99 Iowa counties. The Northwest

Crop Reporting District reported the highest landvalues at $10,960, which was a decrease of $445 (3.9percent) from 2012. O’Brien County showed thehighest dollar decrease in 2013 of $478. Osceola,Dickinson and Lyon counties along with O’BrienCounty all shared the greatest percentage decreasein 2013, with 3.72 percent.

“The 2013 land value survey shows a market influx, with strong and weak price sales occurring atthe same time,” said Michael Duffy, Iowa State eco-nomics professor and Extension farm managementeconomist who con-ducts the survey. “Thekey question is if thisshows the market isgoing to settle, if it isjust pausing beforeanother takeoff invalues, or if the mar-ket has peaked anddue for a correction.”

Have Iowa land val-ues peaked?

Duffy said examin-ing some causes forthe current increasein farmland valuesand the reactions ishelpful in assessingthe situation. Farm-land values arehighly correlated withgross farm income. Amajority of the surveyrespondents were con-cerned about income.Over three-fourths, 76percent, of the respon-dents cited lower commodity prices as a negative fac-tor affecting the land markets. Data show the rate ofincrease in land values slowed and commodity pricesstarted dropping after June 2013.

Iowa corn and soybean price movements are goodindicators of gross farm income movement. Therewas a 33-percent drop in the Iowa average corn pricefrom October 2012 to October 2013 and there was an11-percent drop in soybean prices over the sametime period. The November estimated price for Iowacorn was 39 percent lower than the November 2012price. Soybean prices were 11 percent lower.

There are many competing forces that will influ-ence prices over the coming years. The Iowa Stateeconomist goes on to say, for now it appears there aremore factors that will lead to lower prices as opposedto returning to levels of the past few years.

“Farm income is a strong indicator for the directionland values will go, but there are other factors aswell,” Duffy said. “Interest rates remain low, but thepercent of respondents who reported less sales thanin 2012 was the highest it’s been since 1985.”

The odds are against a major collapse in land val-ues. But, if projections of a new lower level for com-modity prices hold, then Duffy believes we should

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The 2013 landvalue surveyshows a marketin flux, withstrong and weakprice sales occur-ring at the sametime. The keyquestion is if thisshows the mar-ket is going tosettle, if it is justpausing beforeanother takeoffin values, or ifthe market haspeaked and duefor a correction.

— Michael Duffy

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VALUE, from pg. 16Aexpect land values to drop. The economist said manyrespondents commented that the current situationmight be a plateau.Overview of 2013 Iowa land values

While the highest county land values were reportedin Scott County, Decatur County remained the lowestreported land value, $3,628 per acre. O’Brien County,which showed the highest county average value andgreatest dollar increase in 2012, showed the highestdollar decrease in 2013 of $478. Osceola, Dickinson andLyon counties along with O’Brien County all sharedthe highest percentage increase in 2012 and the great-est percentage decrease in 2013, with 3.72 percent.

Low-grade land in the state averaged $5,298 peracre and showed a 3.5-percent increase or $179 peracre, while medium-grade land averaged $8,047 peracre; high-grade land averaged $10,828 per acre. Thelowest land value was estimated in the South CentralCrop Reporting District, $4,791, while the lowest per-centage decrease was in the Northwest Crop Report-ing District with a 3.9-percent decrease. The South-east Crop Reporting District reported a 13.3-percentincrease, the highest district percentage reported.

For the North Central Crop Reporting District, theaverage land value was estimated at $9,818 per acre,an increase of $258 (2.7 percent) from 2012. Land val-ues for high-grade land averaged $11,159 per acre,while medium-grade land averaged $8,824 per acre;low-grade land averaged $6,421 per acre. Within thecrop reporting district, values ranged from $10,786 inWright County to $9,263 in Winnebago County.

For the district, 59 percent of respondents reportedfewer land sales in 2013 compared to 2012; 33 per-cent of respondents reported the same number ofsales while only 9 percent reported more land salesin 2013. Maps showing 2013 values, percentagechange and comparisons to 2012 data and additionalinformation from Duffy are available at www.exten-sion.iastate.edu/topic/landvalue.

The Iowa Land Value Survey was initiated in 1941and is sponsored by the Iowa Agriculture and HomeEconomics Experiment Station, Iowa State Univer-sity. Only the state average and the district averagesare based directly on the Iowa State survey data. Thecounty estimates are derived using a procedure thatcombines survey results with data from the U.S. Cen-sus of Agriculture.

The survey is based on reports by licensed realestate brokers and selected individuals consideredknowledgeable of land market conditions. The 2013survey is based on 476 usable responses providing674 county land value estimates.

The survey is intended to provide information ongeneral land value trends, geographical land pricerelationships and factors influencing the Iowa landmarket. It is not intended to provide an estimate forany particular piece of property.

This article was submitted by Iowa State UniversityExtension. ❖

Decatur County haslowest average, at$3,628 per acre

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We appreciated the opportunity towork with Regional Extension EducatorDave Bau recently on land rental work-shops in Stearns, Benton, Morrison andTodd counties. We also appreciated thequestions and discussion offered bythose who attended. This sparked myinterest in a recent Michigan State Uni-versity article that suggested nine cate-gories of information that should be cov-ered in a lease or rental agreement.

A written lease agreement can be assimple as identifying the land ownerand the renter, a description of the landrented and outlined on a map or FarmService Agency aerial photo, the start-ing and ending date for the agreement,what the rent is and how and when it ispaid, and signatures of the owner andrenter. The MSU article outlined otherconsiderations that can be useful.

• Correct legal names of all par-

ties. Consider whether renter or owner isactually an individual, a Limited LiabilityCorporation, or other business entity. Itcould be that a husband and wife shouldboth be listed and sign consistent withhow they do business or with how anestate would be settled.

• Correct legal description of thefarm and a farm map. This shouldmatch the description on the deed. Afarm map with the boundaries of theleased area highlighted clarifies theland included in the lease. If there areareas that are not to be included, theyshould be noted and highlighted.

• Starting and ending dates. Thestarting date can be different than thedate the agreement is signed. Is thelease a one-year lease that automaticallyrenews unless either party gives writtennotice by a pre-determined date, or doesit have a definite ending date? It might

be better to have a specified beginningand ending date to avoid confusion.When does the renter have access to theproperty? Access could be different thanstarting and ending dates.

• Rent. Along with the amount,when and how will the rent be paid? Isuggest people specify when rent isdue by a date rather by something like“before planting starts” or “before har-vest starts.” What process will be fol-lowed if rent is not paid on time?

• Conflict resolution. If the leaseis silent on this topic, the only methodcould be through attorneys. The leasecan require that differences be settledby mediation or binding arbitration orsome other process.

• Facilities owner provides. Insome cases this might include the use ofbuildings for storage of equipment orgrain, maybe irrigation wells and equip-ment. Be clear about how maintenancedecisions will be made and handled.

• Installation of capital improve-ments. As landowners retire fromactive farming, a renter might beinstalling tiling or irrigation or making

other improvements. In these situa-tions, the lease should define how thesedecisions are made and handled andwhat happens if the lease is termi-nated, or property ownership changes.There might be provisions related torecovering operator investments limeor manure of other inputs that mighthave benefits beyond a single crop year.

• Irrigation permits and wateruse reporting. Permits should beobtained and water use reports shouldbe taken care of based on existing lawsand rules of the governing agency. Thelease should state who is responsibleconsistent with existing policies.

• Hunting privileges. It should beclearly stated whether the owner wishes toreserve all hunting privileges, or to whatextent a renter has something to say abouthunting. I’ve had calls where the ownerdidn’t mind giving the renter permission tohunt,but did not appreciate all the renter’sfriends and cousins coming to hunt also.

There are other things that might beconsidered including things like cut-ting firewood, taking a large boulder

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RENTAL, from pg. 18A

home for landscaping, what’s done withstraw or crop residues and other issuesrelated to the care of the land and thebusiness relationship. Talk about any-thing that becomes a question. Puttingyour commitments to each other in writ-ing is usually a good business practice.

Check with an attorney you haveconfidence in, if you want to be clearabout legalities.

This article was submitted by DanMartens, University of MinnesotaExtension educator for Stearns, Bentonand Morrison (Minn.) counties. He maybe reached at (320) 968-5077, (800)964-4929 or [email protected]. ❖

Midwest growers and ranchers needn’ttravel far to see the latest innovations fromworld-class farm equipment manufactur-ers and agribusinesses. New products andservices, including farm equipment, high-tech electronics and precision ag technolo-gies, will be introduced over the course ofthree days at the 2014 Iowa Power Farm-ing Show. This year’s show — which takesplace Jan.28-30 at the Iowa Events Centerin Des Moines — will feature more than780 ag-related companies and nearly 1,840booths, making it the third-largest indoorfarm show in North America.

“The show is about quality exhibitorsfrom every category showcasing thebest and latest products and servicesthey have to offer,” said Tom Junge,show director of the Iowa Power Farm-ing Show. “Attendees coming to theshow know they’re going to see thefuture of farming and agriculture.”

Intrigue surrounds several electronicdevices that will appear at the show. Onearea drawing a lot of interest is roboticaircrafts that are designed to captureoverhead images of crops and provide

growers a cost-effective method to iden-tify areas of concern. AgEagle and LabreConsulting will exhibit its aerial imagingsystem that uses robotic aircraft togather field photos and data for farmersand agricultural professionals.

Other new electronics include: AgLeader’s new Cloud-Based PlatformAgFiniti which connects your operation toyour data wirelessly; GrahamCommandPro which allows farmers to control eachrow’s population based on each row’s loca-tion on the prescription map; Micro TrakSafeGuard Liquid Blockage Monitor willelectronically detect liquid applicationblockages; and Unverferth UHarvest sys-tem is the first-ever solution for collectingand managing grain cart weight data usingthe tractor’s display or touch-screen tablet.

Junge said farmers who come to seetheir favorite brands won’t be disap-pointed. The list includes tractor man-ufacturers Case IH, Challenger, JohnDeere, Kubota, Mahindra, Massey Fer-guson and New Holland.

“A show this big can’t only be aboutbig iron, so we really focus on showcas-

ing products from every corner of thefarm equipment and services indus-try,” Junge said. “Whatever category ofag products you’re interested in learn-ing more about, you can bet the bestcompanies in that particular niche will

be in Des Moines putting their bestand latest products on display.”

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As technology keeps advancing inall areas of farming, it was perhapsinevitable that on-farm grain storagewould enter the internet age.

How’s this for a starter — called theIntelliCloud grain management sys-tem, this electronic package from Intel-liAir lets you view your grain tempera-tures and moisture content on anyweb-enabled device. Wherever yoursmart phone travels, you can have instant access toexactly what’s going on in every grain bin on your farm.

The 2013 cropping season “was a whole new learn-ing experience,” said IntelliAir grain specialist DaveAhern at the recent MN Ag Expo in Mankato, “espe-cially for young farmers who perhaps had a cropdryer as part of their grain storage but until last fall,they had never fired up the system. Net result waslots of growers, especially inexperienced guys, over-dried their crop. Complicating the issue was a sud-den shortage of propane fuel in many areas.”

He said last fall’s lessons are still being learned.Most bins they’ve checked this winter have wettergrain than anticipated at this stage.

“Because of high input costs getting that crop into

the bin, it’s quickly a matter of nutsand bolts in decidingwhat you need to do topreserve the value ofyour crop once it’s instorage,” Ahern said.

Everything is nowabout the details, hesaid, and because mois-ture content of yourgrain directly plays intodollars, he noted there

has been a big market for a variety of electronic gearthat helps take the risk out of grain storage.

With his firm it starts with Smart Cables which herefers to as the first step in true grain management.Smart Cables first hit the market in 2006, but thanks toseveral seasons of Mother Nature drying the crop, thistechnology didn’t strike home until the 2013 harvest.

The IntelliAir 2g Smart Cable monitors grainmoisture content; the Digi-Temp cable monitorsgrain temperature.

“Older systems just didn’t read hot spots as accuratelyas do these new digital sensors,” Ahern said. “SmartCables are fastened every four feet of vertical inside thebin. A 30,000-bushel bin would get fitted with twocables; a 48-foot diameter would get six cables with asensor mounted every four feet on each cable.”

His firm provides a two-year parts and labor war-ranty, but said systems installed in 2006 are stilloperating trouble-free. He said the quality of your

grain bin might be a factor in the durability of anygrain monitoring system. “The integrity of thatstructure is a consideration but we have a lot ofcable systems in older bins,” he said.

Besides the “cable technology” his firm also marketsBinCheck,a hand-held system that allows you to monitorand analyze data using a simple device that you plug intoa panel on the exteriors of your grain bins. This systemprovides a convenient walk-up access to read and monitorboth temperature and moisture data. One handheld unitworks on multiple bins. No electrical power is requiredsince the system runs on a long-life lithium battery.There’s even a backlight for checking bins at night.

With BinCheck Deluxe you can access all of yourgrain data over the internet, with alerts if there is aproblem. Ahern said this is set up on a wireless net-work so bins do not have to be “daisy chained.”

BinManager tracks even more data than tempera-ture and moisture. This unit even operates the fans inyour bin with a variable three- to 35-second built-indelay to minimize energy demand. It automaticallystarts and shuts down your crop dryer as needed.

“Perhaps the most critical advantage of these tech-nologies,” Ahern said, “is that because they are accu-rately managing your entire grain drying package, itmeans the elimination of costly over-drying — per-haps the single most common complaint these days.”

Equipment for IntelliAir is manufactured outsideof Kansas City, Mo. They will do on-farm demonstra-tions, so call (855) 206-5612 or log on to www.Intelli-Air.com for more information. ❖

Monitor stored grain moisture, temp via internet... it means theelimination ofcostly over-dry-ing — perhapsthe single mostcommon com-plaint these days.

Dave Ahern

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An upgrade to the popular FINBINwebsite allows producers to bench-mark their farm or ranch financesagainst a peer group of truly compara-ble farms, improving producer accessto farm financial databases.

FINBIN is the farm financial bench-marking database maintained by theCenter for Farm Financial Manage-ment, which is part of University ofMinnesota Extension and the Collegeof Food, Agricultural and NaturalResource Sciences.

It includes financial data from 3,700farms in 10 states. Anyone with accessto the web and their financial informa-tion can benchmark his or her opera-

tion against a peer group of farms fromFINBIN.

“FINBIN has always allowed produc-ers to create reports based on type offarm, size of farm, debt level and sev-eral other criteria,” said DaleNordquist, CFFM associate directorand Extension economist. “This newfeature will allow producers to enterkey financial measures then select apeer group of farms and quickly seehow they stack up.”

The comparable measures are basedon the Farm Financial StandardsCouncil’s Financial Guidelines forAgricultural Producers. If the pro-ducer’s accounting system calculates

the FFSC measures, these can simplybe entered on the web page. If not, theycan enter a few summary financialtotals and let the website calculate theratios and measures. Tips are includedto help producers enter the right infor-mation.

What will producers get? The reportwill show where they compare interms of the five key areas of financialmanagement: liquidity, solvency, prof-itability, repayment capacity andfinancial efficiency.

“It is not unusual to find a farm thatis strong in terms of profitability buthas a major weakness in liquidity,”Nordquist said. “That’s important forthe farm manager to know. Should wesee a financial downturn, liquidity iswhat will get you through the toughyears.”

The database is compiled from farmsthat use CFFM’s FINPACK softwarefor farm business analysis. Each indi-vidual farm analysis goes through sev-

eral layers of checks to verify accu-racy. All reports are based on accrualfarm income. The website will helpcalculate accrual measures for pro-ducers who do not have that informa-tion.

To try it, log on towww.finbin.umn.edu and click on“Compare Your Farm FINANCIALRATIOS” (on the left). To learn moreabout managing farm finances, log onto Interpreting Financial Statementsand Measures, CFFM’s online finan-cial workshop, athttp://ifsam.cffm.umn.edu. To join afarm business management program,click the “About FINBIN” button onthe website for a list of participatinggroups.

The revisions to FINBIN werefunded by the U.S. Department ofAgriculture, National Institute ofFood and Agriculture.

This article was submitted by Uni-versity of Minnesota Extension. ❖

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He still claims farming as his No. 1profession but politics have certainlybecome his No. 1 hobby. And when youare one of few “bonafide” farmers serv-ing in the Minnesota House of Repre-sentatives perhaps “hobby” is a bit of astretch. Like any hobby, the longer youstick around the more it grows.

We’re talking about Paul Torkelson, Hanska-areafarmer, first elected to the Minnesota House in2008. His committee list now includes Energy, Envi-ronment and Natural Resources Policy, Agricultureand Rural Development and Legacy Funding.

Torkelson heads back up to St. Paul Feb. 25 for thestart of the 2014 Legislative Session but even priorto that official start he’s involved in various com-mittee meetings in St. Paul and elsewhere. It’s sortof like getting a few of your ducks lined up beforethe gavel starts that first session, he said.

So what are the “big ducks” for this 2014 session? “A strong effort to repeal some of the taxes that

were imposed by the last legislative session is high

on my agenda,” Torkelson said. Those targetswould be the warehousing tax, the machineryrepair tax and the telecommunications sales tax,he said. Because of a surplus in the state budget,Torkelson feels these taxes should and could berevoked.

“But the one that’s not getting as much atten-tion as I think it should is the gift tax passed inthe last session. Minnesota is one of only twostates in the nation with a gift tax,” Torkelson

said. This particular tax has a potentially big impacton farmers because if a farmer wants to “gift” part ofhis estate to someone (within the family or else-where) he has to pay a tax on the market value ofthat gift. In view of current land prices this gift taxcould be huge.

As a ranking Republican, he knows full well thechallenge in getting this tax eliminated. “It seemsthe current majority wants to keep spending andincrease the size of government every chance theyget,” Torkelson said, adding that he and his Republi-can colleagues want to slow down spending.

Because the 2014 session is essentially a bondingsession (where/how state money should be allo-cated), Torkelson said his votes lean to infrastruc-

ture, especially transportation — roads, highwaysand bridges. “My bias is away from things like civiccenters, but instead focus on the ‘nuts and bolts’ stuffthat makes our economy work better.”

After four to five years of accelerated growth in theagricultural industry but a definite slow down nowin place how might this impact 2014 legislativeactivity?

“A big challenge is educating other people in thestate assembly about the volatility of agriculture. Ikeep hearing about $7 corn. Well that’s history as wein agriculture know but our non-ag people seem tothink agriculture is rich and ripe. So part of my pul-pit in St. Paul is simply pointing out that agriculturetoday isn’t what it was. They need to understandhow much risk there is in production agriculturetoday. That won’t be easy but that has to happen,”Torkelson said.

So what’s likely in the November elections? Nothingin the Senate since it’s not an election year for senators,but the entire Minnesota House gets voted on. “I thinkwe have a great opportunity to recapture the majority. Ibelieve the general voting population likes balancedgovernment. Right now government in Minnesota isunbalanced. The Democrats control both houses plusthe governor’s chair. And with Democrats chairingevery committee in both houses we’re certainly not abalanced assembly,” Torkelson said. It would take aswing of only eight new Republican members in theHouse to recapture the majority, he said.

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Land sales finished strong in 2013, spurred bygood farmer demand for additional land, accordingto Farmers National Co. Farmers National Co. isreporting record real estate sales of $750 million for2013, compared to $640 million in 2012.

Activity during the first half of 2013 slowedslightly because of a surge in sales at the end of 2012prompted by tax law changes. However, sales levelsturned upward to round out the year and finishedstrong, according to Randy Dickhut, vice president ofreal estate operations of Farmers National Co. Hesaid that trends indicate an active pace will continuethrough the first half of 2014 for most regions.

Within Farmers National Co.’s 24-state service area,there has been continued widespread auction activityat year-end. Farmers National Co. real estate agentsworked 45 auctions during November alone. Out of829 properties sold by Farmers National Co. in 2013,over 40 percent sold at auction. While land prices havestabilized compared to the double-digit price increasesseen in recent years, levels are at historical highs.Prices per acre for high quality land range nationwidefrom $3,500 to as high as $12,000 to $13,000 per acrein areas of Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska. Val-ues in the Upper Midwest are also strong with salesreaching $10,000 per acre.

“Farms remained profitable in 2013 despite lower com-modity prices, in part due to reductions in fertilizerexpenses of nearly 30 percent,” Dickhut said. “This isprompting farm owners to continue buying premiumland to expand their operations. Interest in average- tomedium-quality land has waned, slowing activity forsuch property.” Prices for pasture land have increased inplaces like Nebraska as Texas livestock producers trans-planted herds due to recent drought.As regions in Texascontinue to recover from the drought, land values thereare forecast to rise 5 percent to 7 percent, Dickhut said.

A price drop of 40 percent for sugar beets hasimpacted land values in the Northern Region (North

Dakota, South Dakota and western Minnesota).Income reduction of nearly $350 per acre in somecases is taking some land buyers out of the market.Despite this pressure, values are fairly stable inthis area, Dickhut said.

Farmers continue to be the primary land buyers.Dickhut reports that investor interest in land hasbeen more guarded as many are not willing to payhigh prices without a guaranteed strong return.Recent success in the stock market is generatinginterest in alternative investments, pushing outsideinvestors to choices besides land.

“The market for farmland overall remains strong,particularly for quality land even though buyers aregetting more cautious,” Dickhut said. “The impact ofchanges in commodity prices, expenses, and interestrates will all play into year-end results.” ❖

TORKELSON, from pg. 22AAs one of few House members actively engaged in

production agriculture he acknowledges that occa-sionally his fellow politicians do ask him questionsabout agriculture. He reminds them that Minnesota’srelatively strong economic recovery from the 2008debacle is because of the strength of Minnesota agri-culture.

“We have some very major players in the industry ofagriculture with Minnesota headquarters. Politiciansare getting smarter about the impact of agriculture inour total strength,” he said.

Besides crop farming, Torkelson also contract fin-ishes about 7,000 hogs per year.

Torkelson was interviewed at the Jan 9 MN Ag Expoin Mankato. ❖

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Farms remained profitable in2013 despite lower commodityprices, in part due to reductions infertilizer expenses of nearly 30percent.

— Randy Dickhut

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New regulations for on-farm chemical and fuelstorage seem to keep popping up. It’s becoming sortof a “buyer beware” environment out there, saidKurt Radermacher, a vendor at the recent MN AgExpo in Mankato, Minn.

Radermacher was displaying what’s new in theworld of fuel storage tanks, pumps and dispensing

equipment and what’s happening pertaining to con-tainment devices. He shared this latest requirement.

“If you are storing more than 1,300 gallons of fuel youmay soon need a Spill Protection Containment Planwhich needs to be prepared by a professional engineer,”he said. “And those guys don’t come cheap. So this is acostly new proposal that will be filed by the Envirn-mental Protection Agency.”

In plain talk it means you’ve gotto regulate your fuel tanks andyou’ve got to register them with thestate of Minnesota.

“The logical consequence of thisnew legislation,” Radermacher said,“is that farmers are asking them-selves, ‘Do I want to have this muchfuel stored on my farm? Or can I getalong with less than 1,300-gallon fuel

storage to avoid this SPCP plan?’”This 1,300-gallon category is only a Minnesota stan-

dard so far. South Dakota, for example, has a 4,000-gallon threshold; Wisconsin is at 15,000 gallons.

“That seems more logical and more economical,too,” Radermacher said. “The larger your farm fuelcontainment, the more important that you have filedand installed a protection containment plan. But fora smaller operator needing only a 1,000-gallon tank,this SPCP seems a bit ridiculous.”

He spoke of this as a bureaucratic process that couldvery well have additional changes before the end of theyear. “Here at Ag Expo I’ve had at least 15 questionsjust this morning as to what’s going to happen withthis regulation,” he said. “But as farming operationsget bigger and tractors get bigger, bigger fuel contain-ment is happening everywhere. And along with biggertanks, fuel monitors are becoming standard also.”

So what’s the most popular farm fuel tank thesedays? “A 1,000-gallon skid tank,” Radermacher said.“You pick it up with a fork lift and move it around towherever you need it. It fits on most pickup beds soit’s mighty convenient for field refills. It’s economi-cal. And you don’t need a special containment wallaround this tank because we sell it as a double-wallcontainer.”

Depending on the manufacturer, this size tankcosts from $800 to $3,000. He mentioned five tankmanufacturers that are providing sales and servicein Minnesota.

Thanks to “wet corn” last fall, he and others in hisbusiness have seen an uptick in Lp gas tanks. Hesaid his industry is big enough to meet this suddennew demand but recognizes that it may have been aone-year phenomena triggered by last fall’s harvestseason.

But a bigger business for his firm is the growinginterest in multi-fuel pumps at service stations acrossMinnesota. “Tremendous interest in E15 and it soundslike that ethanol fuel will soon get EPA approval. Andof course as more multi-fuel cars get sold, we’re doingmore tanks and pumps just to handle the E85 fuelalso,” said Radermacher, who also noted a big pushfrom farmers themselves for special ethanol fuel andbiodiesel fuel storage tanks on their own farms.

Stations adding E85 need to install stainless steel,nickel-planted tanks and dispensing pumps. “Basicallythis equipment is double the price of conventional fueltanks and pumps but as this drive toward greenenergy continues, this entire fuel delivery and storagebusiness will accelerate also,” Radermacher said.

Radermacher’s firm is Pump and Meter ServiceInc. at Hopkins, Minn. He may be reached at (612)839-5131 or [email protected]. ❖

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Cash Grain Markets

DoverEdgertonJacksonJanesvilleCannon FallsSleepy Eye

Average:

Year AgoAverage:

corn/change* $3.98 -.03$3.96 +.03$4.21 +.08$4.16 +.10$4.08 +.04$4.05 +.08

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$6.79

soybeans/change*$12.39 +.18$12.76 +.12$12.67 -.02$12.74 +.26$12.58 +.03$12.64 +.05

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$13.76

Local Corn and Soybean Price Index

Grain prices are effective cash close on Jan. 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 AnglesThe importance

of DDGsThe recent Chinese rejection of corn and dried dis-

tillers grains sparked the interest of many in theagriculture industry. In December, there werereports of 2,000 metric tons of U.S. distillers rejectedby Chinese officials due to an unapproved insectresistant genetic trait (MIR162).

Following this rejection, DDGsfell to the lowest level in over twoyears, before rebounding becauseof the news that China was againapproving additional U.S. exportsof distillers grains.

There has been much uncer-tainty on whether additionalshipments of DDGs would berejected like the much larger scaleof rejections in corn. At the timethis column is being written, Ihave not heard of additional rejec-tions.

In this column, I’d like to take alook at how important DDGs are both in domestic feedusage and as an exported agricultural commodity. Justover 30 percent of each bushel of corn used in the drymill ethanol production produces DDGs. The rapidexpansion experienced by the ethanol industry over thepast decade has produced a vastly economical andavailable mid-protein animal feed.

To give you an idea of how fast the industry hasgrown, according to the Renewable Fuel Associationswebsite, in 2013 there were 3.10 billion gallons ofethanol capacity and in January of 2013 there were14.71 billion gallons of ethanol capacity in the UnitedStates.

Approximately one quarter, or 10 million short-tons, ofDDGs produced here in the United States are exportedwith the remaining 75 percent of DDGs being domesti-cally fed primarily to beef, dairy cattle and swine.

Grain OutlookCorn market

explodes higherThe following market analysis is for the week end-

ing Jan. 10.CORN — The corn market exploded higher after

the U.S. Department of Agriculture report, after fad-ing lower to new contract lows and the lowest pricessince August 2010 in the lead upto the Jan. 10 reports.

An absence of new sales, disap-pointing weekly export sales andthe expectation that the produc-tion number would be higherand feeding lower on the U.S.Department of Agriculturereports, prompted funds to addto their net short position.

The much-anticipated fundrebalancing that was to includefunds buying 90,000 contracts didnot provide any apparent sup-port. It may have already beenfigured into the market or the trades may be yet tooccur. March corn gained 9 1/4 cents this week to closeat $4.32 3/4 and the December contract at $4.58 1/4was 6 1/4 cents higher.

The 2013-14 balance sheet provided the impetus for aremarkable surge higher in corn following the reports.With the trade expecting a bigger production numberand pushing prices lower during the week in anticipa-tion of that change, the shock of a cut in yield, produc-tion and ending stocks propelled prices sharply higher.

The 2013-14 balance sheet saw minuscule changesin acreage: planted acreage was increased 100,000acres to 95.4 million and harvested acres were500,000 acres higher at 87.70 million acres.

The surprise was when you compare actual harvestedacres with what the trade was expecting, which was adecline to 87.174 million acres. The yield was cut 1.6

Livestock AnglesCattle market has

been en fuegoCattle and hog prices seem to be moving in opposite

directions as of late. While cattle prices are at all-time highs, hog prices are struggling to stay abovethe $80 per hundredweight level. It is questionablehow long this trend of opposite directions can last.

The cattle market has been on fireas the price of cattle have movedabove the $140/cwt. level basis theMidwest for a new all-time high.

The tighter supplies and thepackers scrambling to gain con-trol of these tight inventories arethe story behind this move. Thebeef cutouts have also moved totheir highest levels ever as pack-ers try to maintain margin.

The only thing not moving toall-time highs is the volume ofboxed beef sold. As beef priceshave risen so has the volume inthe boxed trade slowed. This shows consumer resist-ance to higher prices which could ultimately be thefatal blow to the rally in prices. How far this rally canextend is anyone’s guess at this point, but a highmark will be set in the near future.

The cattle market reminds one of other markets thathave topped in the past, such as the corn market, thegold market and so forth. Each can be described as abubble market — and eventually the bubble bursts. Asmentioned before, with the current economic atmos-phere, and the new taxes being imposed, domestic dis-posable income will likely shrink even further and asa result high prices will come under fire.

Therefore, producers should be cognizant of thesemarket conditions and use caution in dealing in thecattle market. But above all, protect inventorieswhen given the opportunity.

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. 26A See TEALE, pg. 26A See LENSING, pg. 26A

KURT LENSINGAgStar Assistant VP

and Industry SpecialistWaite Park, Minn.

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NYSTROM, from pg. 25Abushels per acre from 160.4 bu./acre to158.8 bu./acre when expectations werefor an increase to 161.2 bu./acre. Statesshowing yield declines were Iowa andMinnesota (160 bu./acre) each down 4,Illinois down 2 and Colorado off 7bu./acre.

Production at 13.925 billion bushelswas a decline of 64 million from thelast report and much lower than thetrade estimate of 14.066 billionbushels. The feed line was raised 100million to 5.3 billion bushels andexports were unchanged. After all thechanges, ending stocks fell 161 millionbushels to 1.631 billion bushels from1.792 billion on the December report.The trade estimate was looking for abump to 1.861 billion bushels.

Corn stocks as of Dec. 1 were peggedat 10.426 billion bushels compared toforecasts for 10.79 billion bushels and8.033 billion bushels last year. On-farm stocks were up 40 percent fromlast year and commercial stocks were17 percent higher than last year. Ofall the Dec. 1 stocks, 61 percent wereon-farm. Total first quarter cornusage was a record 4.32 millionbushels. Implied feeding for the firstquarter was a record 2.411 billion

bushels, 309 millionbushels more than lastyear. Less wheat feedingwas thought to be a part of the higherimplied corn feeding.

On the world balance sheet,Argentina’s corn production was cut 1million metric tons to 25 mmt andChina’s was increased 6 mmt to 217mmt. China’s imports were lowered 2mmt to 5 mmt.

Weekly exports sales were dismal atonly 6.1 million bushels for old cropand zero for new crop. Last week’ssales were revised lower from 6.1 mil-lion to 4.1 million bushels. Weeklysales need to average 11 millionbushels per week to attain the UDSAforecast. Total commitments are 78percent of the projection.

In the daily export announcements,Mexico bought 217,000 mt of old cropcorn. A Chinese analyst this week cuttheir estimate for China’s corn importsto 4.4 mmt from their previous esti-mate of 6.0 mmt due to the MIR162non-approved GMO corn issue. On theother hand, there were reports thisweek that DDG testing was becomingless strict and U.S. DDG shipmentswere being approved.

Weekly ethanol production was 6,000

barrels per day higherat 919,000 barrels per

day. This pace equates toa corn ethanol grind of 5.050 billionbushels while the USDA is using 4.95billion bushels on the balance sheet.Ethanol stocks at 678 million gallonsare the highest since September.

OUTLOOK: The trade was caughtleaning the wrong way going into theUSDA reports and paid the price.Grain stocks, yield, production andending stocks were all lower thananticipated. After setting a new con-tract low at $4.06 1/4 in the March con-tract and rallying to $4.33 on reportday, the contract posted a key reversalhigher. Next resistance in the Marchcontract moves to $4.40 to $4.50 perbushel, with support at $4.17 to $4.20per bushel.

Attention will now focus closer onweather developments in South Amer-ica and if export sales commitmentsare executed. Don’t get too bullish onprices and consider using rallies tomarket both old and new crop bushels.

SOYBEANS — Soybeans couldn’tdecide what direction to take prior tothe release of the USDA reports thisweek, pulling support from China’snearly daily purchases. This helped tolimit the downside prior to the USDAreports despite favorable growing con-ditions in South America. Some areasof southern Argentina would welcomerain, which is in the near-term fore-cast. Attractive crush margins in theUnited States and China combinedwith the cold-weather related slow-down in deliveries lent support to bothfutures and the inverted spreads.

The USDA reports did not provide anybig surprises, as in corn and wheat(bearish on large supplies). Bean pro-duction for 2013-14 was up 31 millionbushels at 3.289 billion bushels com-pared to expectations for 3.279 billionand the last estimate of 3.258 billionbushels. Planted acres were left alone at76.5 million acres, but harvested acreswere upped 200,000 acres to 5.9 millionacres. An increase in yield of 0.3 bu./acreto 43.3 bu./acre was right on the tradeestimate. Minnesota’s yield was 41bu./acre. Ending stocks were pegged at150 million bushels, unchanged fromthe last report and basically spot onwith the pre-report projection.

On the balance sheet, the crush wasraised 10 million bushels and exportswere upped 20 million bushels. On theglobal scene, ending stocks were 0.8mmt higher than the forecast at 72.33mmt. Brazil’s production gained 1 mmtto 89 mmt. Argentina’s production

number was left unchanged at 54.5mmt. China’s import demand was leftunchanged at 69 mmt.

Quarterly soybean stocks were 2.148billion bushels versus 2.161 billionbushels expected and 1.966 billion lastyear. On-farm stocks accounted for 44percent of the inventory number. Soy-bean use in the first quarter was arecord 1.28 billion bushels.

Weekly export sales were a marketingyear low at 5.7 million bushels for oldcrop and nothing for new crop, but withtotal commitments 1.499 billion bushelswe have already surpassed the USDA’s1.495 billion bushel prediction for theyear. In the daily sales announcements,the USDA reported China bought atotal of 326,000 mt of new crop and465,000 mt of old crop beans.

Since we already have committedmore beans to export than the USDAforecasted for the entire year, atten-tion will turn to how much is actuallygetting shipped. Export inspectionsare reported every Monday. Thisweek’s inspections were the largest inthree weeks at 56.4 million bushelswith China accounting for 43.9 millionbushels. Inspections need to average16 million bushels per week to hit theUSDA export target. The market isassuming that China is buying U.S.beans as a hedge against logisticalproblems in South American and willeventually cancel a portion of theirU.S. purchases.

Conab pegged Brazil’s soybean cropat 90.33 mmt compared to the USDA’snew 89 mmt projection. Brazil’s agri-culture minister also stated that theirbean crop could “easily exceed” 95mmt. Argentina’s bean production wasleft unchanged at 54.5 mmt.

OUTLOOK: The soybean reports wereneutral to slightly friendly. On-goingChinese interest in both old and newcrop beans should slow any declines asSouth American supplies become avail-able. However, the market is expectingsome export cancellations as SouthAmerican supplies hit the market.

The March contract support linecomes in at $12.60 and resistance near$13.25 per bushel. November 2014 soy-beans tumbled below the $11 perbushel mark this week for the firsttime. For the week, March soybeanswere up 7 1/4 cents at $12.78 1/2 andNovember collapsed 30 cents lower to$10.99 3/4 per bushel.

This material has been prepared by asales or trading employee or agent ofCHS Hedging Inc. and should be con-sidered a solicitation. ❖

Soybean attention shifts to how much is shippedMARKETING

TEALE, from pg. 25AThe hog market has been struggling

most of the fall months and is now con-tinuing that struggling into the winter.Inventories of hogs and pork seem to beadequate to meet current demand forpork, both domestic and foreign.The lat-est U.S. Department of Agriculture hogreports indicated a small decline in herdsize and pork in storage a little smallerthan anticipated. This has given somehope that because of the good demandfor pork, prices may begin to stabilize.

Because of a struggling economy andhigher taxes which could cause ashrinking disposable income, pork maybe the best value in the meat complex.Demand will be the key to the hogmarket in the first quarter of the year.If demand can stay strong for porkproducts, then there is opportunity forhog prices to rebound.

Given the premiums in the deferredhog futures, producers should use thesepremiums to their advantage providedit meets their marketing scheme. ❖

Use premiums to advantage

LENSING, from pg. 25AMost analysts will agree that growth

in the ethanol industry will be limitedover the coming years. The rate ofgrowth will be determined by factorssuch as agricultural policy, energy pricesand demand for protein products.

I would expect the recent rejectionsto be limited, as developing countriessuch as China continue to demand eco-nomical feedstuffs. Although there arechallenges in the production of DDGssuch as the Environmental Protection

Agency’s proposal to lower mandates onstarch-based ethanol, along with rejec-tions of DDGs by the Chinese, I expectthe ethanol industry to remain viableand profitable in producing energy andfeed for many years to come.

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As 2013 ended, there wasconsiderable optimismregarding a U.S. CongressConference Committeeagreement on a new farmbill.

However, as of mid-Janu-ary finishing the farm billprocess is still up-in-the-air.A struggle over finalizingfuture dairy policy, ratherthan provisions for theNutrition Title, seems tohave stalled the processafter Congress returnedfrom the holiday break.

The struggle over dairy policy hasbeen ongoing over the past two years ofdebate surrounding a new farm bill,even though commodity programs forcrops, the Nutrition Title, and conser-vation programs have attracted moreof the headlines. The U.S. Senate ver-sion of the farm bill passed in 2013contained a new dairy price insuranceprogram, which includes some dairysupply management (market stabiliza-tion) provisions when milk prices reachcertain levels.

The version of the new farm billpassed by the U.S. House did notinclude these dairy supply manage-ment provisions, and would continuedairy policies that are more similar tothe current Milk Income Loss Contractprogram. The Senate leadership on theconference committee, as well as Rank-ing House Democrat, Congressman

Collin Peterson from Min-nesota, have continued tosupport the dairy policy inthe Senate version of thenew farm bill, while the U.S.House leadership is unwill-ing to accept these policychanges.

Both sides seem to be “dig-ging-in” hard on the dairypolicy issue; however, someCongressional leaders arestill hopeful that a compro-

mise on a new farm billby the end of January.There has been some

discussion of a compro-mise on dairy policy that would givedairy producers a choice between thecurrent MILC program, and the newprogram in the U.S. Senate farm bill.

The 41 members of the U.S. Senateand U.S. House conference committee,who are designated to determine a newfarm bill, have been meeting since Oct.30. The conference committee ischarged with finding a compromise onthe versions of the new farm bill thatwere passed earlier this year by boththe U.S. Senate and House. The exten-sion of the last farm bill expired onSept. 30, with many programs and pro-visions expiring on Dec. 31. The U.S.Department of Agriculture has delayedaction on some of these provisions untilat least the end of January.

Much of the focus going into the con-ference committee for the new farm bill

centered on the Supplemental Nutri-tion Assistance Program, whichincludes the food stamp program, thewomen, infants and children program,and the school lunch program.

Approximately 79 percent of the pro-posed funding for the new farm bill willgo to the SNAP related programs. Oneof the biggest differences in the U.S.Senate and U.S. House versions of thenew farm bill is in the proposed futurefunding for SNAPs. The new farm billpassed by the U.S. Senate would cutthe spending on SNAPs by about $400million per year (0.5 percent), or $4 bil-lion over 10 years. By comparison, theU.S. House proposal would cut SNAPfunding by about $3.9 billion per year

(5.1 percent), or approximately $39billion over 10 years. Some analystshave indicated that the conferencecommittee has reached a compromiseon the Nutrition Title of the new farmbill, which would reduce SNAP fund-ing by about $900 million per year, or$9 billion over the next 10 years.

As of this writing, there has been noformal announcement of provisions inthe Commodity Title of a new farmbill; however, many analysts feel thatthe conference committee has reachedagreement on the provisions related tocrop production. Most analysts feelthat producers will be given a choiceMARKETING

Despite optimism, new farm bill still not finalized

FARM PROGRAMS

By Kent Thiesse

See PROGRAMS, pg. 28A

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PROGRAMS, from pg. 27Abetween a new Ag Risk Coverage pro-gram and a new Price Loss Coverageprogram. Both programs will likely bebased on crop base acres, rather thanon actual planted crop acres, whichwas an option in the Senate version ofthe new farm bill. It is not known ifproducers will be given an opportunityto update their crop base acres undera new farm bill.

It is anticipated that the ARC pro-gram would utilize county-based five-year “Olympic” average crop yields,with payments on 80 percent of cropbase acres when using county yields.The ARC benchmark revenue willlikely be the “Olympic” average countyyield times the five-year “Olympic”average national average price for acommodity, with the revenue guaran-tee being set at 85 percent (0.85) ofthe benchmark revenue.

ARC payments would be made whenthe actual revenue in a crop year falls

below the revenue guar-antee, up to a maxi-mum of 10 percent ofthe benchmark revenue. The actualrevenue would be the county yieldtimes the 12-month national averageprice for the crop marketing year.There will likely be a separate StackedIncome Protection program for cottonproducers, which will likely include atransition direct payment for the 2014crop year.

The proposed PLC program willlikely utilize the fixed crop referenceprices for the five-year farm bill, whichwere established in the U.S. House ver-sion of the new farm bill. The PLC ref-erence prices would likely be $3.70 perbushel for corn, $8.40/bu. for soybeans,and $5.50/bu. for wheat. The PLC pro-gram would likely utilize currentCounter Cyclical Payment programyields; however, there may be an oppor-tunity to update payment yields fromcurrent levels up to 90 percent of thefive-year “Olympic” average farm yields

for a specific crop from2008-12.PLC payment acres

would likely be based on 85 percent ofthe current year of the farm unit’s baseacres for a given crop.

It appears that the federal cropinsurance program will likely remainlargely intact with the new farm bill,with some minor adjustments and pos-sible enhancements. Most likely pro-ducers will have the opportunity to optfor new Supplemental Crop Optioninsurance coverage, which would allowup to 90 percent insurance coverage,with some added premium paid by thefarmer. The current maximum insur-ance coverage level is 85 percent ofcrop APH yield times the crop insur-ance price for a year. The SCO programwill likely not be implemented untilthe 2015 crop year. It appears thatfuture crop insurance participation willrequire conservation compliance byparticipating farmers, similar to partic-ipation in other government farm pro-grams.

Crop insurance programs have comeunder some criticism in recent months,due to the large federal cost for the pro-gram and some eligibility require-ments. The federal government subsi-dizes about 62 percent of the annualcost of crop insurance premiums to pro-ducers, with the farmer paying the bal-ance. The federal government also sub-sidizes large crop insurance losses,such as with the 2012 drought. Evenbeyond the new farm bill, there willlikely be further efforts to revise cropinsurance programs for the future.

Many activist groups and some mem-bers of Congress are pushing forchanges in the federal crop insuranceprogram. Some would like to see the

crop insurance subsidy reduced, whileothers would like it eliminated forfarmers above $750,000 adjusted grossincome, or see limits placed on cropinsurance benefits that a producer canreceive.

Another proposal has been to putmore restrictions the harvest priceoption from revenue protection cropinsurance coverage, which couldincrease the financial risk to thefarmer. Most crop producers are hope-ful that a strong crop insurance pro-gram can be maintained in the future,as this is the cornerstone of their farmrisk management program for crop pro-duction.

It appears that a new farm bill willlower the maximum amount of acres inthe Conservation Reserve Program to24 million acres, compared to a maxi-mum of 32 million acres in the lastfarm bill. As of Oct. 31, there were atotal of 25.6 million acres in the CRP,so total CRP acreage will likely declineat small levels over the next few years.Expiring CRP acres for the next fiveyears are 2.0 million acres in 2014, 1.7million acres in 2015, 1.2 million acresin 2016, 2.6 million acres in 2017, and1.5 million acres in 2018.

Enrollment into the Continuous CRP,which targets the most environmen-tally sensitive crop acres, would con-tinue under the new farm bill, as wellas other special CRP initiatives.

There are some other provisions yetto be worked out in the conference com-mittee for the new farm bill, includingpossible modifications to the Countryof Origin Labeling legislation, finaliz-ing payment limits, revised definitionsof “actively engaged in farming” and a

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See PROGRAMS, pg. 29A

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PROGRAMS, from pg. 28Aproposal to prevent states from banningimports from another state, through leg-islation. Another unresolved issue is theprovision in the U.S. House farm bill thatwould end the permanent farm legisla-tion, which dates back to the 1938 and1949 farm bills, and which was notaddressed in the Senate version of thefarm bill. This measure is stronglyopposed by most farm organizations, aswell as many members of Congress, whowant to make sure there is some continu-ation of farm “safety-net” programs forthe future.Bottomline on the new farm bill

While there is still reasonable hope

that the conference com-mittee can reach a com-promise on a new farmbill by the end of January, there are stillseveral hurdles to cross before the farmbill becomes law. Once the new farm billpasses out of the conference committee,it must then be passed by both the fullU.S. Senate and the U.S. House, whichcould be difficult to achieve.

Of course, the longer that passage ofa new farm bill is delayed, increasesthe likelihood that we could revert topermanent law, which could lead todramatic increases in retail milkprices, as well as other significantchanges in farm policy. The longer that

farm bill passage isdelayed also raises con-cerns as to whether the

new farm program commodity provi-sions can still be implemented in timefor the 2014 crop year.

Of course, if no agreement can bereached on a new farm bill, there isalways the possibility that the mostrecent farm bill, which expired in 2013,could be extended for another one or twoyears. While there appears to be no onesupporting the concept of a farm billextension, it could become reality if theCongressional impasse is not broken.

If there is another extension of themost recent farm bill, there would likelybe a continuation of a reduced level ofdirect payments, which will be elimi-nated by a new farm bill. An extensionwould also continue the Average CropRevenue program for 2014, which wouldlikely be quite favorable for corn and soy-bean production, and could lead to

increased enrollment in ACRE, as wellas significant increases in federal expen-ditures.

Farmers can rest assured that therewill likely be some type of farm pro-gram in place for the 2014 crop year,whether it is a new commodity programunder a new farm bill, or continued pro-grams under the last farm bill. Cropinsurance programs and alternativeswill remain largely the same for 2014,regardless of what happens with thenew farm bill. Given the tight marginsin crop production for 2014, it isextremely important for producers toclosely analyze their crop insurancealternatives for the coming year, beforethe March 15 enrollment deadline.

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

Two state agencies in Minnesota areworking to protect the honey bee popu-lation.

The Department of NaturalResources is developing guidelines toimprove the habitat for pollinatinginsects that are so important to agri-culture. In a report to the state Legisla-ture Jan. 15 the Department of Agri-culture was to outline its plan to studythe use of a popular insecticide linkedto bee deaths.

The Legislature last year instructed

agriculture officials to develop aprocess for reviewing the safety ofwidely used neonicotinoid insecticides,which are absorbed by plant roots,leaves and pollen.

The U.S. Department of Agricultureestimated that more than a third of thenation’s honey bee population has diedin the last several years. MinnesotaPublic Radio — http://bit.ly/1m4VvMH— said the bees are suffering from per-sistent disease problems and effects ofthe insecticides.

Information from Minnesota PublicRadio News, www.mprnews.org. ❖

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No supporters of another extension of current farm bill

State agencies developprotection for honey bees

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This column was writtenfor the marketing weekending Jan. 10.

Temperatures inChicago were below thoseat the South Pole thisweek but things got prettyheated at the ChicagoMercantile Exchange.Cash dairy prices start2014 well above wherethey were a year ago,especially on the cheeseand powder side of thingsand Class III dairy futures soared.

Much of the United States has beengripped by record-low temperatures,wind and snow, raising havoc not seenin decades. It’s the — pardon the pun— “perfect storm,” literally, with anec-dotal reports typical of what goes onin such situations: milk is dumped,and pipes freeze, to name just two,plus the after-effects of this weathermonths down the road regardingcrops, cattle, calf losses and calvingintervals. Add to that, the upcomingbiggest cheese consumption day of theyear, the Super Bowl, and a reported

cheese shortage on the worldmarket meaning strong U.S.cheese exports, plus somemilk supply concerns here athome and good cheesedemand and you have somegood kindling.

FC Stone analyst Joe Kobeltold me that cheese manufac-turers “went into Decemberrelatively light on inventory,betting that prices wouldtumble and inventories couldbe built at lower price levels,

but that was not the case.”Risk management adviser Chris

Hildebrand said cheesemakers are pro-ducing for Super Bowl demand, whichhe expects should be filled soon. TheDairy Export Council reported record-high cheese exports in November, up 54percent from a year earlier. Demand forU.S. cheese also rose as New Zealand“moved more of its milk into powder forChina.”

The Cheddar blocks closed the secondFriday of 2014 at $2.20 per pound, up15.75 cents on the week, up 20 cents

since the Jan. 1, and 48 cents above ayear ago. The record is $2.2850 on May23, 2008. The barrels re-established anormal spread, closing at $2.16, up 24cents on the week and48.75 cents above ayear ago. Two cars ofbarrel was the onlycheese sold. The Agricultural Market-ing Service-surveyed U.S. average blockprice hit $1.9579, up 4.6 cents. Barrelsaveraged $1.9666, up 6.8 cents.

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Jerry Dryer wrote in his Jan. 3 Dairyand Food Market Analyst that he’s“getting mixed signals on price trends,”but reported “retail cheese restockingis high on the priority list in prepara-tion for play-off and Super Bowl par-ties.” Exporters tell him they are prettymuch booked through first quarter, so“it looks like markets will be supportedat these elevated levels for at least sev-eral more weeks” and maybe longer. Hepointed out that block and barrelcheese production in November slipped2.7 percent below a year ago afterbeing down 0.5 percent in Oct and 0.7percent in September.

Also feeding the bulls, Dryer saidthat milk cow numbers have declinedand he posed the question: “Has heavyculling overwhelmed the heifer sup-ply?” He reasons that the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture reports that as ofJan. 1, 2013, there were 2.928 millionheifers that were expected to calve dur-ing 2013 on farms in the U.S.A. ... As of

Nov. 30, 2013, 2.868 million cows hadbeen culled. Factor in a death loss,adjust for the change in the herd sizeand the need for replacements through

the end of Novemberexceeded the estimatedsupply by 176,000

head.”“If the USDA estimates are correct,”

Dryer said, “milk producers ran out ofreplacements some time in November.Everyone with an opinion, however,agrees: USDA’s replacement heifer esti-mates are consistently low. But thesupply of potential milk cows was stillvery tight by year-end.”

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What goes up must come down. Butwhen? FC Stone dairy broker DaveKurzawski cautioned in Friday’s Dairy-Line that “the four most dangerouswords in using markets is ‘this time it’sdifferent.’” He added the caveat, “thereare some differences out there andthere are some issues of supply-demand imbalances on dairy commodi-ties both domestically and internation-ally.”

While he has concern going into Feb-ruary and March, which is a typicallyslower, U.S. demand time and a “push-back from U.S. consumers,” he stillthinks “the underpinnings of the mar-ket are largely bullish” and looks forthe market to trade in the $1.90 to$2.20/lb. area for the foreseeable

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MIELKE MARKETWEEKLY

By Lee Mielke

See MIELKE, pg. 31A

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MIELKE, from pg. 30Afuture. He added that “issues in dairyfarm economics are a little bit differentthan they have been in the past” and“even with good profit margins I justdon’t think many of the dairy produc-ers are going to respond as quickly asthey have in the past.”

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Cash butter also saw more gains thefirst full week of 2014, closing at$1.6750/lb., up 10.5 cents on the weekand 22 cents above a year ago. Sevencars were sold on the week. AMS butterprice averaged $1.5698, down 0.3 cent.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closedFriday at $2.07, up a quarter-cent onthe week. Extra Grade closed at $2.09,down a penny. AMS powder averaged$2.0029, up 2.4 cents, and dry wheyaveraged 59.75 cents, up 2.6 cents.

California’s February Class I milkprice is $23.11 per hundredweight forthe north and $23.38 for the south.Both are up 27 cents from January andare $3.28 above February 2013. Thefederal order Class I base price isannounced by the USDA on Jan. 23.

Meanwhile, November 2013 U.S. milkproduction was only up 0.3 percentcompared to a year ago, so that trans-lated into small increases in cheeseoutput, a small decline in butter, andsizeable drop in powder production for

the month, according toUSDA’s latest DairyProducts report.

Butter production totaled 143 millionpounds, down 2.3 percent from Octoberand 0.1 percent below November. Non-fat dry milk output totaled 100 millionpounds, up 16.7 percent from Octoberbut down 13.6 percent from a year ago.

American-type cheese, at 355 millionpounds, was down 3.7 percent fromOctober and 2.7 percent from a yearago. Italian-type cheese output came to415 million pounds, down 4 percentfrom October but 7.8 percent above ayear ago.

Total cheese production amounted to941 million pounds, down 3.1 percentfrom October but 2.9 percent above ayear ago.

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Checking internationally, the firstGlobal Dairy Trade auction of 2014 sawthe weighted average for all productsslip 0.8 percent, led by a 3.4 percentdecline in skim milk powder, a 1.8 per-cent slip in anhydrous milkfat and 0.6percent decline in whole milk powder.Butter was up 5.1 percent, Cheddarcheese up 1.9 percent and milk proteinconcentrate was up 5.2 percent.

The average butter price equated toabout $1.9155/lb., up from $1.8375/lb.in the last event ($1.8688/lb. on 80 per-

cent, up from $1.7927).The Cheddar averagewas $2.1119/lb., up from

$2.0725.; skim milk powder,$2.1264/lb., down from $2.2081; andthe whole milk powder average was$2.2380/lb., down from $2.2489 in thelast event. FC Stone dairy broker DaveKurzawski said “nothing on the GDTwould indicate much cooling off on theworld stage.”

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In other world market news, finalnumbers won’t be available until Feb-ruary but the United States set a dairyexport record in 2013, shipping $6.1billion worth of product in the first 11months alone, according to the U.S.Dairy Export Council, up 17 percentfrom the entire year of 2012, and likelyto be about 30 percent more, or $6.7billion, when year-end data is issuednext month.

“The past year marked a major stepin U.S. dairy export expansion, not onlybecause of the value and volume gains,but because of the activities of U.S.suppliers and industry organizations tolay the groundwork for future growth,”said Tom Suber, USDEC president.

A USDEC press release stated that

“in one sense, 2013 is simply anotherstop along the way in the evolution ofthe United States as a consistentlysignificant global dairy supplier. ...While favorable pricing and supplyshortages in New Zealand may haveaccelerated growth in 2013, overallU.S. performance was not surprisinggiven long-term trends.”

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In dairy politics, one of the issuesstalling the new farm bill is the DairyTitle. Sources on Capitol Hill saySpeaker of the House John Boehner,R-Ohio, has informed conferees thathe will not allow a farm bill thatincludes supply management to passthe House.

The International Dairy Foods Asso-ciation reports that conferees had tar-geted the second week of January tofinish negotiations, but chances arenow good that a conference report willnot be filed until later this month.

An IDFA statement read: “With theso-called stabilization program seem-ingly off the table, news reports aresaying that the conferees are seriouslyconsidering a compromise proposal

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MIELKE, from pg. 31Athat would provide dairy farmerswith the option of participating ineither the existing Milk Income Loss Contract pro-gram or the new margin insurance program thatwas included in both the Senate dairy title and theGoodlatte-Scott amendment that is now the Housedairy title.

This proposal was revealed several weeks ago bytwo economics professors, John Newton and CamThraen, of Ohio State University’s department ofAgricultural, Environmental and Development Eco-nomics.

“In The Dairy Safety Net Debate of 2013 Part II,Questions and Answers, the professors say combin-ing a modified MILC program with a revised mar-gin insurance program would hold down taxpayercosts and provide a better way forward for dairythan proposals offered by the House and the Senate.

“A combination of MILC and margin insuranceoffers more choices to accommodate the assortmentof U.S. dairy farm operations. By limiting both theamount of income support and adverse gamingincentives, our independent analysis reveals MILC-

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gin insurance programs.”Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., in a press release issued

Thursday, said “the House of Representatives’resounding rejection of supply management provi-sions in the dairy title of the farm bill speaks loudand clear. ... More than 140 diverse groups havejoined with 291 House members, including 95Democrats, in voicing their opposition to supplymanagement. A supply control program that willdirectly intervene in markets and increase milkprices will ultimately hurt dairy producers and con-sumers.”

Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., added that the media isportraying the dairy policy debate as a “strugglesolely between Speaker Boehner and Ranking Mem-ber Peterson. ... Nothing could be further from thetruth.”

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Ending on a sad note, DairyBusiness Update editorDave Natzke announced his resignation this week.In his final issue Friday, Natzke wrote “It has beenmy pleasure serving as editor of DairyBusiness

Update (and its predecessor, Dairy Profit Weekly) formore than 10 years.”

“Looking back,” he wrote, “my first issue as editorwas June 9, 2003. For those readers with long memo-ries, the topics making the news that week con-cerned California Department of Food & Agriculturemilk pricing policy changes, and the U.S. Food &Drug Administration regulation of new ‘dairy bever-age’ standards of identity and how they fit under thefederal milk marketing order pricing system. (Myhow things haven’t changed.)

“Things do change, however, and DairyBusinessUpdate is no exception. I am making a careerchange, effective Jan. 13, so this will be my last issueas DairyBusiness Update editor.”

Dave Natzke is one of the most respected dairyjournalists in the country and it has been my pleas-ure to have worked with him all these years. I wishhim well. He can be reached at [email protected].

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

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Winter storms that coat everythingin layers of luminous ice leave a beau-tiful but dangerous calling card. Weknow ice-covered trees are susceptibleto breakage from the added weight.But if you take a look around youryard, how do you know which of yourtrees are more likely to give in to thedevastation of ice layers?

“There are a number of growth fea-tures that increase a tree species’ sus-ceptibility to breakage in ice storms,”said Tchukki Andersen, board certified masterarborist, certified treecare safety professional andstaff arborist with the Tree Care Industry Associa-tion. “Among them are: included bark, decaying ordead branches, increased surface area of lateral(side) branches, broad crowns or imbalanced crowns,and fine branch size.”

Included bark results from in-grown bark inbranch junctions. This is a weak connection andincreases the likelihood of branch breakage underice-loading conditions. “As an example,” Andersensaid, “Bradford pear branches are known to breakduring ice storms; this is because they commonlyhave included bark in branch junctions. In contrast,the Aristocrat pear has few branches with includedbark and sustains less damage during ice storms.

Decaying or dead branches are already weakenedand have a high probability of breaking when loadedwith ice. The surface area of lateral branchesincreases as the number of branches and the broad-ness of the crown increase. With an increased surfacearea, more ice can accumulate on lateral branches;the greater ice load results in greater branch failure.

Many broad-leafed tree species, when grown in theopen, form broad crowns (decurrent branching),increasing their susceptibility to ice storms. Exam-ples include Siberian elm, American elm, hackberry,green ash and honey locust. Trees with imbalancedcrowns are also more susceptible to ice damage. Gen-erally, though, susceptibility can vary greatlydepending on the time of year, geographic locationand overall health of the tree.Ice storm damage management and prevention: Plan, then plant

Think about your future. When planting a new treein your yard, you should have a clear understandingof the size that tree is expected to grow. Is it too closeto the house? The overhead wires? The sidewalk?Proper tree placement, away from structures, willreduce property damage. Trees should not beplanted in locations where growth will interfere withabove-ground utilities — branches that grow intopower lines and fail during ice storms create poweroutages and safety hazards.

Trees pruned regularly from a young age should bemore resistant to ice storms as a result of removal ofstructurally weak branches, decreased surface area

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vent additional property damage. Trees that can besaved should have broken branches properly prunedto the branch collar (stubs and flush-cut pruningresult in weakly attached sprouts and future insectand disease problems). Loose bark should be cut backonly to where it is solidly attached to the tree. A splitfork can be repaired through cabling and bracing.Find a professional

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As winter chills continue, and our home’s humid-ity levels decrease, we have to rememberabout watering our houseplants. Thisbrings up a few good questions, suchas “how much and how often do Iwater?” It is important to water theplant before signs of wilting andyet do not overwater.

Unfortunately there is not sim-ply one answer for all house-plants. Houseplants can differgreatly in their need for waterdepending on the type of plant,as well as its size, age andgrowth stage. The specific tem-perature and humidity in yourhome also can affect the plant’sneeds. Plants placed near a heatvent can dry out more quickly.

Winter dryness and lowhumidity in our homes will causethe plant’s need for water to increase. Asimple tip is if your skin is dry, your plants probablyare as well. Plants are not growing as vigorously inthe winter months due to the cooler, shorter days,and therefore should require less water, but depend-ing on the humidity in your home their wateringneeds may be more than you think.

Overwatering can also cause damage, if not death,to your plant. It is a common mistake to believe thatthe plant’s soil needs to be wet at all times; this canactually lead to root rot of plants. A little investiga-

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The first step is to look at the leaves.Water is absorbed through the roots of

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other foliage plantsmay turn a dull or lessvibrant green whenwater levels are low.

Another way to deter-mine water needs is sim-ply by checking the

weight of the entire potand plant — if it is light whenpicked up, the soil is likely dryand watering is needed.

One of the best ways to deter-mine if a plant needs watering is to feel the soil — ifit feels dry to the touch that can be a sign the plant isdrying out. However this should be done below thesurface level of the soil and can be done by insertinga finger down to the second knuckle. If a plantrequires moist soil, the surface should be damp. If aplant should dry somewhat between watering, thetop inch or two of soil can be dry, but if it’s drybeyond that point, it is time to water the plant.

Letting a plant dry out completely can damageroots. Good advice is to check the soil often. House-plants may suffer in situations such as going fromextremely dry to extremely wet soil conditions.Keep in mind certain plants such as succulents andcacti may still thrive with drier conditions and maybe allowed to dry between watering.

Each plant has its own specific needs. Learn thesigns from each plant on when to water. Regardlessof each plant’s watering requirements, water theplant thoroughly each time you water. In addition,remove excess water that drains out of the pot intothe saucer.

If possible, avoid using “softened” water because itadds chemical salt that may build up in the plant’ssoil and cause injury to the roots. However, citywater with chlorine is often not at a concentrationthat will cause problems to the plant. Water theplants with lukewarm water, as many houseplantsoriginated from tropical or sub-tropical climatesand cannot handle the shock of cold water.

Continue to watch your plants closely throughoutthe year and determine each one’s needs throughoutthe different seasons. When and how much to wateris plant-specific and the best answer will come fromwatching and investigating the plant itself.

This article was submitted by Beth Berlin, Univer-sity of Minnesota Extension Service horticultureeducator for Stearns and Benton (Minn.) counties.She may be reached at (320) 255-6169 or (800) 450-6171. ❖

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Once upon a time, Min-nesota was blessed with awide variety of habitats rang-ing from dense forests to wideopen, grass-covered prairies.

It’s really not too hardnowadays to find a forest.

But it’s getting increasinglydifficult to find a parcel ofprairie grass.

Minnesota Department ofNatural Resources Commis-sioner Tom Landwehr told a standing-room-onlycrowd at the opening session of the DNR’s annualtwo-day Roundtable meeting in Bloomington Jan. 10that grassland preservation and restoration are goingto be a major focus for his agency for years to come.

Landwehr said to stakeholders, DNR staff and ahandful of lawmakers that of the 18 million acres ofnative prairie that once covered most of westernand southern Minnesota, only about 2 percent stillremain.

In addition, the continued loss of ConservationReserve Program acres as contracts expire haveresulted in an unprecedented loss of grassland habi-tat for game species like deer, pheasant, ducks andmany other non-game species in farmland areas.

“In a good year, we manage to gain from 20,000 to40,000 acres of grasslands in areas like WMAs,WPAs,” Landwehr said. “However, at the same time

we’re also losing 150,000 acres of CRP so even withour best efforts, we’re losing 100,000 acres.

“You can see the direction it’s going and it’s not theright direction,” he said.

That view was bolstered by a presentation given byKurt Forman, a private land coordinator for the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service in North Dakota and SouthDakota.

He said that between 2008 and 2011, more than 23million acres of grassland in South Dakota was con-verted to row crops.

At one point, South Dakota landowners enrolled 1.7million acres of farmland in CRP. However, at the sametime, about 1.8 million acres of grasslands that had pre-viously never been farmed were converted to cropland.“In spite of the CRP sign-up, we actually lost acres.”

Of particular concern, he said, is the MissouriCoteau region, a vast area of grasslands that has tra-ditionally been used for grazing livestock and animportant part of North America’s duck factory.

Even though it comprises only about 7 percent ofNorth America’s duck breeding area, as many as 21percent of the continent’s ducks are produced there.

Forman said the rush to plow up the MissouriCoteau of the North Dakota and South Dakota hasbeen spurred by high commodity prices and a federalcrop insurance program that removes much of the riskfor landowners who choose to convert land more suit-able to livestock grazing to more profitable cropland.

To that end, Forman said the USFW has begun towork to provide incentives for family ranchers tokeep livestock operations viable instead of turning topotentially more lucrative row crops. Landwehr saidthat the preservation and expansion of grasslands inMinnesota ultimately will come down to money.

He said programs already exist and crews with theexpertise to restore the state’s grasslands are organized.“What we don’t have right now is the money,” he said.

“It’s an urgent problem and we’ll need to put ourshoulders to the wheel for decades,” he said. “Pre-serving grasslands isn’t for us. It will be for the longterm, 50 or 60 years down the road.”

The Roundtable meetings, which were started 25years ago, bring conservation groups, lawmakers andDNR staff together every January together to dis-cuss conservation issues.

The two-day meetings frequently have been spring-boards for future policy, program and regulation changes.

John Cross is a Mankato (Minn.) Free Press staffwriter. Contact him at [email protected] (507) 344-6376 or follow him on Twitter@jcross_photo. ❖

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It was your typical Sunday,actually. I was on my wayhome from church, and croon-ing the lyrics to one of thegreat songs you can only singaround the holidays withoutpeople giving you “the look,” orreaching for their airsick bag— when I turned the cornertoward our farm.And there itwas, right ahead of me.

Large black beings on theroad about half a mile down.And they were crossing theroad. And coming out of our farm yard.

Our sons’ cows were out.Among other thoughts, I was thinking,

“well, how ironic that I’ve just come fromchurch, and now I’ll probably get a chanceto use my religion.” And there was a dis-tinct chance that it could be used in a waythat would raise eyebrows among those ofthe more hallowed circles.

As I neared the cows with the car,they were serenely headed north on theroad, looking up at me as if I was thestranger there. It made me rememberone of the times when our hogs got out.

Good Lord, they were everywhere —inside other buildings, running aroundin the grove and on the road, rootingthings up around the house yard, andmaking friends with our goat, whichworried me a little. It was a regularfour-alarm emergency on about 80 legs.

I wondered if we owed our neighborssome money that we forgot about, or if

we’d fed them once too manytimes out of our kitchen ... andthis was their revenge. But itdidn’t matter — how were wegoing to get this swarm of pigs

penned up?Soon came the sound that was like

music to my ears. Our children cameout from behind the machine shed withthe four-wheelers, ready for action. Andwhat a calamity it was.

There were four-wheelers going in asmany directions as there were pigs. Itonly takes one time of chasing hogs onfoot to realize the value of a four-wheeler — horsepower behind fourwheels chasing four legs — finally, afair challenge. Dare I say, you couldalmost bully them back into their pensif your hog-chasing, bully-driving skillswere polished up and ready to go.

It’s like sweet victory if you’ve ever skid-ded to a stop in greasy hog dung andlanded on your backside, or been poopedon while guiding sows back to their babies.

Pity that more people can’t enjoy thisfarm life.

During the process the garden was

trampled, the rabbit cage was tipped overby a hog headed anywhere else but there,the sidewalk in front of our house sportedsuspicious-looking droppings that weknew didn’t come from any mouse we’dever met. Hog calling sounds saturatedthe air, along with a blend of four-wheelermotors and the skidding of those tires inthe gravel as the hogs stopped to do a 180.

Eventually the hogs all got back into thepen, with the only casualty being ourgrumpy, geriatric bunny who used to bite.Both he and my garden were later eulo-gized.The hogs were tired but back homewhere they belonged, and our then-middle-school-aged children were high on a hog-

chasing buzz that no amount of energydrink could match.And they were glazedin dirt — a farm kid’s badge of honor.

So when I saw those cows out thatSunday I called my husband who wasat another farm. He came immediatelyand drove them back slowly in hispickup from his way, and I drove themfrom the opposite direction in the car.Together we guided them back into theyard, where a gate had been left open.Barn doors and cattle gates can alter afarmer’s moods more effectively thanProzac — and it’s free. Well, sort of.

We didn’t bask in the glow of com-pleting the job with donut-wieldingfour wheelers, but I didn’t even haveto change out of my church clothes orlose my religion doing it.

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By JOSH MONIZMankato Free Press

Public outcry is growing among Nicollet, Minn.,residents who oppose the Minnesota Department ofTransportation’s intersection plan for the new Nicol-let bypass, resulting in several public displays ofopposition.

The newly formed website Nicollet Interchangecriticizes MnDOT’s plan for a Reduced ConflictIntersection, called RCUT, to offset the hazards thatwill be created by the new intersection of Highway111 and Highway 14. The intersection is part ofHighway 14’s four-lane expansion from NorthMankato, which will change the highway’s route tobypass Nicollet.

A website hosts a formal petition against MnDOT’splan. It has garnered more than 800 signatures sinceit was created Dec. 18. The petition was to be sent toGov. Mark Dayton and southern Minnesota lawmak-ers when it reached 1,000 signatures. The websitecan be viewed at www.nicolletinterchange.com.

A separate physical petition sheet posted at theNicollet Mart gas station garnered more than 100signatures. The website argues MnDOT should build

an interchange layout at the intersection. The major-ity of Nicollet residents at MnDOT’s Dec. 15 hearingon the intersection favored an interchange. Laterthat night, the Nicollet City Council passed a formalresolution opposing an RCUT layout and calling foran interchange layout.

Troy Hewitt, plant manager at Hewitt Machine &Manufacturing Inc. in Nicollet, said he created thewebsite because he is concerned the RCUT layoutwill hurt the city’s economic development. He alsosaid he is concerned the design will be unsafe forlarger vehicles.

“We believe it’s necessary to save the town. I don’tthink they’re accounting for the amount of truckingthat will be using the intersection,” Hewitt said.

He is also working with several Nicollet residentsto distribute lawns signs opposing MnDOT’s plan.He said they have handed out more than 100 signs,which are free to the public.

MnDOT’s proposed RCUT layout uses a divider toprevent Highway 111 traffic from crossing Highway14. Instead, the traffic is routed to the right alongHighway 14 to a special U-turn lane. Drivers arethen directed along the opposing Highway 14 laneback to Highway 111. The design allows drivers toonly focus on one direction of traffic.

The interchange layout separates Highway 111traffic by diverting it over Highway 14 with abridge, which is accessed via ramps.

MnDOT’s analysis shows both plans will signifi-cantly reduce crashes at the intersection. The inter-change layout reduces a higher percentage ofcrashes while the RCUT layout is only one-eighththe cost of an interchange.

MnDOT officials previously said the department’spreferred plan is not set in stone. MnDOT officialssaid they plan to hold extensive discussions withNicollet residents to determine a compromise plan,which will be discussed during a public hearing inFebruary.

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BACK ROADS, from pg. 40Ain 1987. Of the 100 known sites, the majority are inthe Des Moines River Valley of southwestern Min-nesota and the nearby glacial lake region on north-west Iowa.

The dirt trails are not well-marked, but that is OKas they blend in well with the natural beauty of thewoods and prairie. My one word of advice is don’tget caught hiking in the dark; you may find yourselflost in this relatively small wooded area.

The park is open year-round for hiking and snow-mobiling. In addition to the hiking trails, it has 3.5miles of groomed snowmobile trails. Snowshoeing isalso permitted.

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We believe (an interchange lay-out) is necessary to save the town.I don’t think they’re accountingfor the amount of trucking thatwill be using the intersection.

— Troy Hewitt

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

This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Correspondent Renae Vander SchaafOasis in the Farm Belt

TTraveling in Minnesota is alwaysan adventure. Mostly my farmerand I only get as far as the

southwest corner. It is pretty, with itsfarmland, quartz rock and lakes. Soimagine our surprise when we see asign Kilen Woods State Park.

This is extreme southwest Min-nesota, not the northern tier whereone might expect trees to be. It justseems a bit odd to see this sign. Even-tually our curiosity got the best of us,and we just had to have a look.

The park is in Jackson County,located nine miles northeast of Lake-field on Highway 24. Fairly undevel-oped, there are campsites, a chalet forgatherings that can be used in thewinter months and a amphitheater.

The Des Moines River has its begin-ning at Lake Shetek, outside of thetown of Currie. According to one sourcethe name is of French origin, meaning“River of Monks.” It peacefully mean-ders its way through farmland. Thisriver at one time marked the edge ofthe Minnesota frontier in the 1850s,which is evident by Currie’s End of theLine Museum.

But Kilen Woods State Park, author-ized in 1945 by the Minnesota StateLegislature, is a stark contrast fromthe gentle prairie lands the river flowsthrough. It has been referred to as anoasis in the Farm Belt.

One time it was a part of Agil Kilen’sfarm, son of one of Jackson county’searly pioneers, Anders Kilen. Anders

Kilen also founded nearby Lakefield.A world of its own, five miles of hik-

ing trails on the 200 acres completelyblocks out the rest of the world. Forhere the traveler is surrounded by aburr oak forest that breaks into mead-ows with small creeks flowing through.In season wild flowers burst intobloom. While serene and tranquil tothe visitor, there is plenty of life andactivity. The cheerful sounds of birdsfill the skies, not a surprise when onerealizes that sightings of 226 differentspecies of birds have been recorded.The wildflowers also draw pollinatinginsects and bees. And yes, mosquitoes,too, can be heard.

The terrain is up and down, for inthis Des Moines River Valley, the river

can be at your side, or you can be gaz-ing down from a 150-foot bluff. Fisher-men are sometimes rewarded for theirefforts. Walleye, northern, catfish andbullheads are caught.

In this special spot of God’s creation,the wonders are plentiful. One extraor-dinary highlight are the fens, wherewater seeps out of the hillside and cre-ates its own microhabitat. Here onecan see unusual grasses and rare wild-flowers.

Another rarity is the prairie bushclover. It is endemic to the Midwest,being found in Iowa, Illinois, Min-nesota and Wisconsin. It was desig-nated as a federal endangered species

Kilen WoodsState Park,JacksonCounty, Minn.

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“It almost seems too easythese days.”

That’s Marin Bozic talkingabout the marketing of dairyfood products abroad. Bozic isa University of Minnesotaassistant professor of dairyfoods marketingeconomics.

“Month aftermonth,” he said,“front pages ofdairy news maga-zines report ofrecord U.S. dairyexports. Fueled byrising world stan-dards and limitedability of tradi-tional dairyexporters to meetthe new demand,U.S. milk powderis being shippedto distant globalmarkets to serveas a key ingredi-ent in meals ofmillions of people, justentering the middle class, who aredetermined to secure a nutritious,healthy and safe diet for their chil-dren.

“Easy as it may seem, make no mis-take, dairy exporting is a fierce battle,not an unclaimed bounty. A battle, Iwill argue, we cannot afford to eschew.”

Bozic said that before coming to theUnited States to earn his doctoratedegree at the University of Wisconsin,he worked as an agricultureresearcher on rural development atthe Institute of Economics in hisnative country of Croatia. Agriculture,especially dairying, is big in the smallsoutheast European nation, Bozic said,but isn’t comparable to Wisconsin,America’s second-largest dairy state.

Out of the U.S. dairy industry’s 9.2million cows, 1.4 million are producing

just to meet export demands.In other words, Bozic said todescribe the impact of exportson domestic production, theentire output of about twomonths of the year — 56 days— end up overseas.

The following is from TheLand’s exclusive interview

with Bozic.Q: World eco-

nomics is con-stantly chang-ing these days.Who are thebuyers of U.S.dairy products?

A: SoutheastAsia has become ahuge market.Today Mexico isour biggest mar-ket, howeverChina currently isthe fastest-grow-ing market.

Q: Are thesenew marketsfor U.S. dairy?

A: We are rela-tively new to these markets. Westarted being serious about exportsabout eight years ago, with our shareof milk solids in the export marketrapidly expanding from only about 5percent to over 16 percent at thispoint. So yes, we are relatively recentin terms of being big players in theexport market, but we are now here tostay.

Q: What is driving these globalmarkets — better living condi-tions?

A: That is certainly a big factor.China’s “middle class” is rapidlyexpanding, so much so that China willeither make or break the markets in2014. So right now all eyes are onChina. In a good year our GrossDomestic Product is growing 2 to 2 1/2percent per year; their GDP is growingat the rate of 8 to 9 percent. And as

that happens sometimes in the foods ofthese people, they demand more ani-mal protein in their daily diets.

Q: There are rumblings that evenChina’s economy is slowing. Is

that a concern here?A: The import demand from China

is still strong. The concerns are in the

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Marin Bozic

See EXPORTS, pg. 2B

The concerns are in themedium-term, say thenext two to five years.Will they be able togrow their own dairyindustry fast enough sothey may not need usanymore? I don’t thinkwe will see stabilizationin the total demand foranimal proteins in China.The question will bewhere that demand willcome from.

— Marin Bozic

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EXPORTS, from pg. 1Bmedium-term, say the next two to five years. Willthey be able to grow their own dairy industry fastenough so they may not need us anymore? I don’tthink we will see stabilization in the total demand foranimal proteins in China. The question will be wherethat demand will come from.

Q: Who are the other suppliers into China’smarket?

A: Australia and New Zealand are both big playersof dairy exports, especially because of their closeproximity to Southeast Asia. Seems like both thesecountries are finding ways to reduce the number ofsheep in their pastures and increase the number ofcows, so for the foreseeable future these two countrieswill be major players in meeting the increaseddemands for dairy products in these markets. Alsothe European Union is abolishing quotas on milk pro-duction in March 2015, and we expect they will refo-cus on exports and compete head-to-head with us forexport markets.

Q: How long have European dairy farmerslived with production quotas?

A: Since 1984. Both Europe and the United Stateshad dairy surpluses in the 1980s. We went the routeof “whole herd” buyouts; Europe went the route ofproduction controls for each dairy farmer.

Q: Why wasn’t there a production quota pro-gram for U.S. dairy farmers?

A: It was not even proposed here. The logic beingthat the time-honored supply-and-demand argumentwas still the best route. Programs have been proposedfor stabilizing milk production here in America andwe refer to these as supply management. But that’sreally mixing apples and oranges.

Q: With beef prices currently strong, somedairy farmers are selling off their replacementheifers as dairy beef. Is that impacting dairycow numbers?

A: I think replacement numbers are still strong.With increased use of sexed semen we haven’t reallycreated a bottleneck in replacement heifers for a fewyears now. And I do not see that as a constraint atthis point. For the next 12 months I see more down-side risk than upside potential for milk prices, andthat is likely because generally after a year with littleor no increase in milk yield per cow data (whichoccurred in the 2012-13 production year) the nextyear it will compensate. So we could easily see a 350-pound-per-cow increase in milk yield for 2014. Feedprices and drought across many areas this season arethe reason for zero increase in milk yield per cow.

Q: What areas of the United States havegrowth in dairy numbers?

A: Now growth is in the Midwest. One of the cham-pions in dairy growth is Kansas. That surprisesmany. Their current numbers are still only 134,000cows so they are not nearly as large as Minnesota, butthey are growing quite fast with year-to-year growthpushing 10 percent the past few years. Why Kansas?

Kansas home to surprisegrowth in dairy numbers

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mals during a disease event.“Showing livestock at the fair is a

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The BAH has coordinated effortswith University of Minnesota Exten-sion to provide free ear tags to 4-Hexhibitors. Individuals showing ani-mals through the 4-H program shouldcontact their local Extension office formore information.

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EXPORTS, from pg. 2BIt’s an animal-friendly environment.Western Kansas is close to a majordairy processing plant being built inColorado. And Kansas is close to feed;in fact, Kansas farmers grow lots offeed.

We recently ran a survey askingprocessors what are the factors theyconsider in relocating or expanding. Itwasn’t milk price, it wasn’t familyproximity, it wasn’t the market orders— it was feed price, meaning the avail-ability of local forages and the abilityto secure their own feed.

Q: Is robotics making the dairyprofession more appealing toyounger people?

A: I am somewhat optimistic thatwith a new robotic manufacturingplant coming online in Pella, Iowa, anda larger uptake from dairy producers,we will see the price of robots go downanother 10 or 15 percent.

Once that happens, they will be prof-itable and they will become an invest-ment that can attract younger peopleback into dairying. At this point roboticsystems are more a lifestyle changethan they are a profitable, economicinvestment. Today they are aboutbreak-even investments.

Q: What are the current cownumbers?

A: About 465,000 in Minnesota;

about 1.4 million in Wisconsin. Califor-nia is still No. 1, with Wisconsin sec-ond, New York third, Idaho fourth,Pennsylvania fifth, and then Min-nesota.

Q: Without a new farm bill, doesreverting to the 1949 permanentlaw governing farm prices makeany sense?

A: (Chuckling) When did logic andcommon sense have anything to dowith what happens in Washington,D.C.? ... We will start the new yearwithout a new farm bill but insteadjust another extension. But at thispoint who knows.

Perhaps for a brief period of time wetechnically would be under the rules ofthe old price regime but the U.S.Department of Agriculture certainly isnot going to issue the calls for buyingmilk that would double the price ofmilk at the grocery store.

However by expanding U.S. dairyexports quickly when opportunityknocks, we will deny potential competi-tors’ long periods of unsustainablyhigh farm profit margins, which theywould need to kickstart their dairy sec-tor.

In conclusion, yes, securing dairyexports will continue to be a battle buta battle that the U.S. dairy industrycan win. ❖

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With talk continuing on a new farmbill, dairy farmers are rightly con-cerned about who drafts the final lan-guage, and what it will say.

Perhaps that’s why Minnesota MilkProducers Association PresidentPatrick Lunemann, during a Jan. 2radio visit with Linda Brekke on theLinder Farm Network, said, “I see noreason for the government purchase

of dairy products to support the pricebecause the markets are actuallyworking.”

Lunemann and his wife, Jody, have afamily of five sons and a daughter.Their Clarissa, Minn., dairy operationincludes 740 cows and 480 acres ofcrop and forage production. When notinvolved in the many activities of theMMPA plus hometown civic and com-merce responsibilities, Lunemann’sbiggest kick is coaching the ninth

grade basketball for Eagle Val-ley Schools. His passion issinging with the Staples AreaMen’s Chorus.Farm bill talk

Be is well-versed on theissues and politics of the dairyindustry, particularly as it per-tains to new farm bill legisla-tion.

“The key component is margin insur-ance,” he said, “which is similar towhat crop farmers have these days.The details are in the determination ofthe ‘margin level.’ We think this is anacceptable program... if it is imple-mented in a fairmanner for all dairyfarmers across theUnited States.

“We’ve had sugges-tions to our senatorsand Congressionalpeople that the sys-tem not be ‘gamed.’ Ifthe margin insur-ance concept isimplemented, wethink it importantthere still be somerisk in the businessso not everyone isguaranteed a profit.It’s vital that themarket still work.But if we revert back tothat 1949 legislation,things could happen thatjust aren’t rational in today’s market-place.”

The MMPA currently has about1,800 members plus a couple hundredassociate members. His concern is thatwith the tremendously high capitalinvestments required to be a dairyfarmer today, the dairy farmer doesnot have a safety net. It has, in fact,become a high-risk industry.

Lunemann indicated the MMPA isnot an advocate of “supply manage-ment” allocations. Having a govern-ment program funneling out milk pro-duction allocations on a state-by-stateor area-by-area basis, with penaltiesfor over-production, just doesn’t workin the American concept of agriculture,he said.

A “margin insurance” program withmargins geared to the cost of feed andthe price of milk, however, could be thenew “safety net” for dairy farmers,Lunemann said. Perhaps the logic ofsuch a program is that it “self adjusts”as feed costs and milk prices fluctuate.

Each dairy farmer would havethe option to purchase theinsurance he or she felt wasnecessary to cover this margin.Logical levels

Talks at this stage are sug-gesting a base of $4 with a topend of $6 or $7 — this is yet tobe determined by the confer-ence committee attempting to

move a final proposal for vote by Con-gress.

“Personally, I think the $6 level ismost logical. Get it up in that $7 to $8range and producers, at least theoreti-

cally, could buy upenough coverage tonever experience aloss. That’s not goodfor the marketplace.You need to keepsome risk in thisbusiness if marketforces are to work,”he said.

At the $4 margininsurance level wewould need almost atotal disaster acrossthe dairy industrybefore this couldkick in, Lunemannsaid, explaining thatthe diversity ofgeography and agri-culture across theAmerican dairyindustry is continu-ally impacting the

traditional economic principals of sup-ply and demand.

Without a farm bill and a two-yeardecline in beef cows, could anextremely vigorous culling program bydairy producers be a means for lever-aging profitability for both dairy farm-ers and cattle feeders?

Lunemann chuckled, “I’ve been hav-ing that very discussion. Because ofsexed semen and good calf raising Ihave extra heifers, like about 200 toomany right now. Yes, there is a demandfor Holstein heifers by feedlot opera-tors. So for the time being many of usdairymen do have this additionalincome opportunity.”

With “dairy blood” coursing throughhis veins, Lunemann said that dairybeef at the retail counter was a goodproduct for most consumers. Not to saya rib eye from a Holstein would tastemuch like a rib eye from a BlackAngus, but he did venture dairy beef is

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Personally, I thinkthe $6 level is mostlogical. Get it up inthat $7 to $8 rangeand producers, atleast theoretically,could buy up enoughcoverage to neverexperience a loss.That’s not good forthe marketplace.You need to keepsome risk in thisbusiness if marketforces are to work.

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LUNEMANN, from pg. 4Bconsistent because the genetics todayare so tight.

“You pretty much get the same fin-ished animal every time and manyretail customers today look for a cer-tain sized cut of meat. Dairy beef con-veniently fits the role,” he said.Uniform blood lines

Uniformity within dairy breeds is agiven these days. Lunemann said thatwithin the nation’s dairy herds fiveHolstein bulls now dominate the bloodlines of the entire industry. The rapidemergence of the science of genomics isdriving this uniformity.

“Today this science has become soskilled that they can take a hair sam-ple or blood sample from a newlybirthed animal and quickly determinewhether that animal has good geneticsfor milking, or average genetics, orinferior genetics,” Lunemann said.This is almost like instant identifica-

tion of exactly what you are looking forin every future generation of a givenblood line.

It used to be that bull calves were born;then they had to be raised; then theirsemen had to be collected and sampled;then cows had to be bred; daughters hadto be born; then these daughters milkedfor a year or two to determine if that wasa good bull or not. Today, nearly everybull used on the Lunemann farm isselected through genomic testing.

Does genomic testing ,with predictablegenetics at your fingertips, cost a bunchmore? Just the opposite. Costs to operatea bull stud are much less than they usedto be because they’re raising consider-ably fewer bulls.

ABS, Genex and Select Sires domi-nate the business these days, Lune-mann said.

He also leans pro-tech when it comesto robotics in the dairy industry.

“I do think robotic units can be the

salvation of many small- to medium-sized dairy farms,” Lunemann said,“especially where the dairy farmer is55-plus years of age. We all know thatmilking seven days a week, twice andsometimes three times a day, is verytaxing. Definitely robotic systemsgreatly relieve some of that physicalstress. Yes, we are seeing ‘older’ dairyfarmers going robotic just simply toextend their careers.

“On the other side we’re seeing morelow-tech systems such as swing par-lors, rotational grazing, organics, etc.Thanks to innovation, this is getting tobe a more dynamic, more excitingindustry. Yes, niche markets keepdeveloping.”State legislation

Lunemann said permitting is alwaysan issue for the MMPA, with the Min-nesota Pollution Control Agency usu-ally being the “sticking point.”

“We and other livestock groups havetalked with the MPCA. We testified at

rules revisions this fall as to what rulesPollution Control administers that sim-ply are not right. We did this in front ofan administrative law judge. It’s part ofthe legal process. Obviously PCAbelieves they are right; we believe weare right. Hopefully the law judge doesthe right thing on behalf of animal agri-culture,” Lunemann said.

“The governor talks about this asbeing the ‘un session’. We hope this isthe case with rules and regulationsbeing streamlined and not so restric-tive both for our dairy industry andthe betterment of our general public.”

Lunemann offered this potentialbreath of fresh air: The governor andeach department chief have askedtheir staffs to look through existingstatutes to find out what rules andregulations need to be refined, eveneliminated if now obsolete but still onthe books. A little “house cleaning”within government could be a bench-mark of this 2014 session. ❖

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Ag Builders of So MN Inc........28AAg Distributing..........................12AAg Power Enterprises Inc ........18BAg Star ......................................11AAg Systems Inc ..........................37AAgro-Culture ............................13AAnderson Seeds ..........................5AArnold Companies Inc ....12B, 13BBayer Truck & Equipment Inc29ABig Gain ....................................23ABob Burns Sales & Service ......22BBoss Supply Inc ........................31ABroskoff Structures ....................5AC & C Roofing ..........................22ACapreno........................................3ACardinal Realty of SE MN Inc ..8BCase IH ......................................34ACentral Livestock Assn ............19ACourtland Waste Handling ........1BCurts Truck & Diesel Sevice....24ACustom Made Products Co ........6ADahl Farm Supply ....................22ADairyland Seed Co Inc ............38ADan Pike Clerking ......................8BDiers Ag & Trailer Sales Inc....36ADouble B Mfg ............................35ADuncan Trailers LLC................21BExcelsior Homes West Inc........20AFarm Drainage Plows Inc ........11BFast Mfg ....................................21AFHR Farms................................10AFreudenthal Dairy & Mfg Co ....5BFrundt Frundt Johnson..............6BGehl Co ........................................2BHenslin Auctions..........................8BHewitt Drainage Equipment....39AJackpot Junction ......................30AJames Drege & Associates........28AKeepers RV Center ....................8AKeltgens Inc ..............................22AKerkhoff Auction & Real Estate8BKibble Equipment Inc ..............17BKiester Implement ....................15BKohls Weelborg Ford................27AKroubetz Lakeside Campers ....4ALagers of Mankato....................23ALano Equipment - Norwood ....10BLarson Brothers Impl ......14B, 16BLetchers Farm Supply..............29ALinder Farm Network ................9A

Lodermeiers ..............................22ALouies Toy Box ..........................31AMankato Spray Center Inc ......29AMassey Ferguson ......................15AMassop Electric ........................27AMatejcek Implement ................23BMatt Maring Auction Service ....9BMel Carlson Chev Inc ..............21AMidway Farm Equipment Inc 14BMidwest Machinery Co ............20BMike’s Collision ........................35AMiller Sellner ............................24BMustang Mfg Co ........................4BNew Holland ..............................19ANorth Star Genetics ..................17ANorthern Ag Services................15BNorthern Insulations Products 39ANorthland Building Inc ............32ANutra Flo Co..............8A, 14A, 14BPioneer ..................................6A, 7APolk Equipment ..........................7BPrecision Soya............................30APride Solutions ..........................39APruess Elevator Inc ..................10BR & K Products ........................39ARabe International Inc ............14BRitter Ag Inc ..............................18ARiverside Tire ..................12A, 33ARush River Steel & Trim..........20ASchweiss Inc ..............................32ASI Feeder/Schoessow Inc ............3BSmiths Mill Implement Inc ......16BSommers Masonry inc..............14ASouthwest MN K-Fence............36AState Bank of Gibbon ..............39ASteffes Auctioneers Inc ..............9BSunco Marketing ......................37ASyntex ........................................36AUnited Farmers Coop ..............18AWagner Trucks ..........................32AWestbrook Ag Power ................15BWestman Freightliner ..............32AWestrum Truck & Body Inc ....22BWhitcomb Brothers ..................36AWhite Planters ..........................16AWillmar Farm Center ..............11BWillmar Precast ........................33AWindridge Implements ............19BWoodford Ag LLC ....................22B

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NOTE: Due to early printing there will be additions and deletions • NO SALES after January 8th, 2014AUCTIONEERS: Mike Berger AU#0870052 • Gary Olson AU#01031658 • Jeremy Edwards AU#09100129 • Roger Ford AU#01026697 • Gary Horras, Ringman • Steve Feldman, Clerk

DIRECTIONS: 5 mlles north of Junction US 30 & SR 15 at Warsaw or 9 miles south of Junction US 6 & 15 at New Paris,50 miles northwest of Fort Wayne, 50 miles southeast of South Bend, 110 miles from Chicago and Indianapolis.

ALL ITEMS must be removed from the lot by February 25, 2014 • NO CONSIGNMENTS ACCEPTED! EVERYTHING SELLS!

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South Bend orFort Wayne - 50 miles

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LAND AUCTION152.23 Acres of Prime Renville Co. FarmlandWednesday, January 29, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.

At the Kerkhoff Auction Center • 1500 E. Bridge St., Redwood Falls, MN• W1/2 of NE1/4 and E1/2 of NW1/4, Less Bldg. Site •

Henryville Township, Renville County

Land is located from Redwod Falls or Danubeon County Road 1 to 780th Ave.,then 1/2 mile East to property

Watch for Kerkhoff Auction Signs!– Parcel #15-00060-00 –

CPI Rating of 85.3 • 152.23 M/L Total Acres • 147 Tillable AcresNo Buyers PremiumFor and Information Packet Contact: DOUG KERKHOFF at 507-829-6859

or Email at [email protected]

MARIE WERTISH ESTATE – OWNERFor More Information:DOUG KERKHOFF

507-829-6859 or 507-644-8433www.kerkhoffauction.com

ATTENTION FARMERS & INVESTORSAGRICULTURAL LAND FOR SALE

70 & 9.97 Acre Tracts • Available for Sealed BidsBid Deadline February 15, 2014

Available in 3 Tracts - Sold Together or Separately

Land located in Cherry Grove & Concord Twps. at theintersection of Cty. 1 and the Dodge & Goodhue Cty. line.

Great soils with 91.2 & 95 CPI’s.

FOR DETAILED PACKET & TERMS, CALL CARDINAL REALTY

Additional information on website under “Ag Listings/Info.”www.cardinalrealtymn.com

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Office Location:410 Springfield Parkway

Jackson, MN 56143507-847-3468

SALE CONDUCTED BY

OWNER Dorothy Imhoff EstateAttorney for the Sellers: Lynn Johnson • Slayton, MN 507-836-6757

Auctioneers: Dan Pike • #32-013-015 • Jackson, MNAllen, Kevin & Ryan Kahler; Doug Wedel & Dustyn Hartung

NOTICE OF UPCOMING270.14 Acres +/- Belfast Township, Murray County, MN

Farmland Real Estate AuctionWednesday, February 5, 2014 @ 10:30 A.M.SALE LOCATION: At the Fulda Community Center at

106 W. Front Street in Fulda, MN.

PROPERTY LEGAL DESCRIPTIONSPARCEL #1: North Half of the Northeast Quarterand Lots 1 & 2 of the South Half of theNortheast Quarter in Section 30, Township 105North, Range 39 West, of Murray Cty. MNPARCEL #2: Southeast Quarter, Less Plat andLess part of Southwest Quarter of the SoutheastQuarter Comm. I in Section 30, Township 105North, Range 39 West, of Murray Cty., MN

PROPERTY LOCATIONThese tracts are located approximately 1 mile east of the junction ofHighway #59 & #62 in Fulda, Minnesota. The farms are on the north sideof Highway #62. Watch for Dan Pike Auction Company auction signs.For additional information regarding Sale Terms, Soil maps & CPI Soil ratings, FSAinformation & Easements information go to our website at: www.danpikeauction.comand check the information brochure under the Imhoff Estate Land Auction sale bill orcall the Dan Pike Auction Company at 507-847-3468.

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

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Buying Gold & Silver bars,coins, rings, diamonds,pocket watches, silver dol-lars, rare coins, rare cur-rency, $5.00, $10.00, $20.00Gold coins. Krugerands,sterling silver sets, any-thing marked 10-K, 14-K,18-K, .925. Any gold or sil-ver item. Compare pricesbefore you sell. Will travelto buy large collections. 32years at same retail loca-tion. Fairmont, Minnesota,Kuehls, 507-235-3886

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• Read stories from past & current issues• View all display & classified ads• See online-only bonus material Opening Wednesday, January 1 & Closing

Wednesday, January 22: IQBID Farm Toy Auction,Litchfield, MN, JD, Versatile, IH, Case Farm Toys in mostly 1/16 and some 1/64 size

Saturday, January 25 @ 9 AM: Don KaspariLiving Estate Firearms Dispersal, Thief River Falls,MN Armory, Large Firearms Collection &Collectibles

Opening Monday, January 20 & ClosingWednesday, January 29: IQBID Secured LenderFarm Equipment Auction, Grand Forks, ND

Opening Saturday, February 1 & ClosingMonday, February 10: IQBID February Auction,Upper Midwest Locations, Owners selling Ag,Construction, Trucks RV’s, Vehicles & More!

Opening Saturday, February 1 & ClosingTuesday, February 11: IQBID Farm Toy Auction,Litchfield, MN 1/16 & 1/64 size Farm Toy Auction

Opening Saturday, February 1 & ClosingWednesday, February 12: IQBID Morris IversonAntique and Collectible Auction, Litchfield, MN,Guns, Knives, Beer Signs, Railroad Lights & MoreUnique Collectibles!

Wednesday, February 26 @ 10 AM: Moellers Inc.Business Liquidation, York, ND, Large MachineShop, Lathes, Drills, Welders, Support Items & RE

Opening Saturday, March 1 & Closing Monday,March 10: IQBID March Auction, Upper MidwestLocations, Owners selling Ag, Construction, Trucks,RV’s, Vehicles & More; Advertising Deadline: Feb.15

Opening Saturday, March 1 & ClosingWednesday, March 10: IQBID Steffen Implement,Litchfield, MN, Shop/Owner Operator & PartsManuals

Wednesday, March 12 @ 10 AM: AgIron WestFargo Event, Red River Valley Fairgrounds, WestFargo, ND, Advertising Deadline: February 12

Thursday, March 20 @ 10 AM: AgIron LitchfieldEvent, Litchfield, MN, Advertising Deadline: Feb. 21

Wednesday, March 26 @ 10 AM: Chuck & CheriHaus Auction, Hankinson, ND, Farm Retirement

Wednesday, April 2 @ 10 AM: Thomas M.“Mickey” Snortland, Sharon, ND, Large FarmEquipment Auction

Thursday, April 3 @ 11 AM: Kevin & ArleneKnudson, Larimore, ND, Farm Retirement Auction

Tuesday, April 8 @ 11 AM: Seibold Auction, NewRockford, ND, Farm Retirement Auction

Steffes Auction Calendar 2013-14For More info Call 1-800-726-8609

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‘07 A-300, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd.,2065 hrs.................................$31,500

T-200, glass cab w/AC, hi flow aux...............................................$16,900

‘12 S-770, glass cab w/AC,1117 hrs.................................$43,500

‘11 S-650, glass cab w/AC,1965 hrs.................................$32,500

‘07 S-185, glass cab & heater,1550 hrs.................................$21,500

‘99 773, glass cab & heater,2525 hrs.................................$12,500

‘11 S-150, glass cab & heater,2 spd., 1925 hrs. ....................$19,000

(2) S-130, glass cab & heater..............................Starting at $8,900

‘90 753, glass cab & heater,2025 hrs...................................$9,950

721, Deutz diesel ........................$3,500‘02 NH LS-180, glass cab & heater,

2600 hrs.................................$15,500‘05 JD 317, glass cab & heater,

2800 hrs.................................$14,000‘02 JD 250, glass cab & heater,

4200 hrs.................................$12,250Bobcat 8A Chipper, Used Very Little

................................................$6,250‘10 Bobcat 60” V snow blade......$3,250Loegering LVP90, 90” V snow blade

................................................$1,995Bobcat 72” Sweeper ..................$2,850‘04 8811 Backhoe ......................$5,000

USED EQUIPMENT FROM A NAME YOU CAN TRUST!

USED TRACTORS‘10 NH T-8050, MFD, 1068 hrs., loaded ........$167,500‘10 NH Workmaster 55, MFD, 1400 hrs. ........$17,000‘69 Ford 5000 ..................................................$6,500‘76 White 2-85, factory cab ..............................$8,350‘77 White 2-70, Hiniker cab, gas ......................$5,750‘82 AC 6080, factory cab, 4300 hrs., Fresh eng. OH

....................................................................$13,000‘59 AC D-17......................................................$4,000‘91 JD 4755, MFD, 8580 hrs...........................$45,000JD 4430 ..........................................................$16,000JD 2020, loader, 4600 hrs.................................$5,500‘50 JD MT ........................................................$3,500IH 986, duals ....................................................$9,500IH Super C, 7’ sickle mower ............................$2,500IH C ..................................................................$1,750‘72 Cub Lo Boy 154, 60” deck, tiller ................$2,500‘85 Corvette, T Tops, black, 15,000 miles on

crate motor ....................................................$5,950USED COMBINES

‘88 Gleaner R-60............................................$15,500USED TILLAGE

‘12 Wilrich XL2, 60’, 3 bar harrow w/rollingbasket ..........................................................$62,500

‘09 Wilrich XL2, 42’, 3 bar harrow w/rollingbasket ..........................................................$43,700

‘07 Wilrich Quad X, 55’, 3 bar harrow w/rollingbasket ..........................................................$49,000

‘97 Wilrich Quad 5, 52’, harrow ....................$25,500‘97 Wilrich Quad 5, 37’, 5 bar spike harrow ..$18,500‘97 Wilrich Quad 5, 27’, harrow ....................$14,900Wilrich 2500, 30’, 3 bar harrow........................$2,750‘96 JD 980, 44.5’, 3 bar harrow......................$18,500‘94 JD 980, 38.5’, 3 bar harrow......................$16,500IH 4600, 30.5’, 3 bar harrow ............................$5,900(2) Wisheck 862NT, 16’ disks......Starting at $29,700(2) Wilrich 957, 7-shank rippers ..Starting at $16,500‘08 CIH 730C, 7-shank ripper..........................$36,500‘00 DMI 530B, lead shanks, hyd. levelers ......$19,500‘92 DMI 530, lead shanks, hyd. levelers..........$12,500‘05 JD 512, 7-shank disc ripper......................$22,500JD 2700, 7-shank disc ripper..........................$17,500IH 700 plow, 7 bottom, pull type hitch ..............$5,500Bobcat 8’ 3 pt. disk ..........................................$1,250

USED PLANTERS‘07 White 8202, 12x30, built to twin row, liq. fert.

....................................................................$60,000

White 5100, 4x38, dry fert. ..............................$3,900‘98 Kinze 2600, 16x30 ..................................$34,900‘04 JD 1760, 12x30 planter, 350 monitor........$35,000JD 7000, 4x36, dry fert. ....................................$2,950Great Plains 15’ no till drill, pull cart ..............$10,900

USED HAY EQUIPMENT‘10 NH H-8060, 16’ header, 754 hrs., Circle C Rolls

....................................................................$77,500‘11 NH H-7450, 13’ discbine ..........................$23,900(6) ‘98-’06 NH 1431, 13’ discbines

................................................Starting at $13,000(3) NH 499, 12’ haybines................Starting at $6,000(2) ‘97 NH 1465, 9’ haybines..........Starting at $6,900‘04 Hesston 1365, 15’ discbine......................$10,900‘01 Hesston 1340, 12’ discbine......................$12,500‘00 CIH 8312 discbine ......................................$8,900Gehl 2160, 9’ haybine ......................................$3,250‘97 NH 615 disc mower ....................................$4,950‘05 NH FP-240, Crop Pro, 3-row cornhead,

hay head ......................................................$36,900‘05 NH FP-230, Crop Pro, 3-row cornhead,

hay head ......................................................$34,500‘12 NH BR-7090 round baler, Crop Specialty,

653 bales ....................................................$35,000‘04 NH BR-780 round baler ............................$15,900(2) ‘08 NH BR-7080 round balers, netwrap &

twine............................................................$21,900‘07 NH BR-770A round baler, twine only ........$15,900‘06 NH BR-750A round baler, twine only ........$18,250‘07 NH BR-740A round baler, twine wrap ......$13,900‘04 NH BR-740 round baler, twine wrap..........$14,500‘93 NH 640 round baler, twine wrap..................$7,450‘89 NH 853 round baler, twine & net wrap ........$4,500‘89 NH 849 round baler ....................................$4,000‘03 CIH BRX-462 round baler ........................$13,500(2) ‘09 NH BB-9060, large square balers,

packer cutter ............................Starting at $45,000‘99 CIH 8575 large square baler ....................$31,500(6) Cond. Rolls for 2300-HS14 NH headers,

New ............................................................Ea. $800‘06 H&S X10 rake ............................................$9,500H&S HC12 rake ................................................$4,000

USED MISCELLANEOUS‘11 H&S TS120, side delivery spreader ..........$13,900NI 3743 spreader ..............................................$8,500‘05 Feterl 10x66 auger ....................................$3,950

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FOR SALE: 265 JD loader w/attachments, excellent con-dition. Call 320-252-1779 or320-267-9060

FOR SALE: 80 IHC snow-blower, little use. (715)790-0362

FOR SALE: IH 28' 496 disk,$8,200; IH 2350 ldr w/ 8'bucket, $3,100; IH 800 8-18A/R plow, $2,500; Melroe70' drag, $1,200. 218-739-4561

FOR SALE: JD 7100 16R22”bean & corn planter, in ex-cellent condition; Also10R22” cornhead, IH 800 se-ries made to fit JD com-bine. 507-532-2094

FOR SALE: Lorenz snow-blower 8', model 8001,150hp, very nice. 507-220-6810

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

IH 666 gas tractor, 3 pt., 2hyds., fenders, $4,450; IH80, 3 pt. snowblower, hyd.spout, $1,350;IH 2250 QT ldrw/snow bkt, nice, $2,900;Top Air 32' belt conveyor, 5hp elec. motor, $2,900; IH620, 24' press drill w/grassseeder, $2,450; JD or CIHMagnum suitcase wgts, $90ea. 320-769-2756

J&M 375 bu. gravity boxeson 13T trlrs., (2) w/trucktires, $2,350 ea., (2)16.5x16.1 tires, $2,650 ea.;JD 4040 tractor, PS, 3 pt., 2hyds., 18.4x38, $16,900; Dal-ton 16x30 strip till w/dryfert. boots, pull-type,$8,750; 18.4x38 10 bolt duals,$1,200; 18.4x42 10 bolt duals,$1,950; 18.4x46 10 bolt duals,$2,250; JD 3 5/8” or 4” 10bolt hubs, $650/pair. 320-769-2756

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FOR SALE: Grain Bins22,000 bu, full floor, 10” un-load, centrifugal fan,$14,600; 16,500 bu, full floor,8” unload, 28” axle fan,$10,000. Bolts & sealer pkgsincluded on both fans. 320-360-7851

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

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FOR SALE: 2012 Farm King13x85 auger. Like new con-dition. 2 auger, Low Prohopper, mechanical drive,reverse kit. $15,590 (320)284-2281

FOR SALE: New FarmKing diesel powered 6644grain vac. 4.5 Cum-mings, 50 gal fuel tank,SS elbows, SS tank, si-lencer, tandem trailer,dual intake. $44,950 OBO(or best offer) (320) 284-2281

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

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FOR SALE: 14' Kewaneecultipacker, hyd cylinderincluded, $2,850/OBO. 507-920-7594

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TRACTORS• ‘13 MF 8690, 350 hp., CVT• MF 7626, MFD, 240 hp.• ‘13 MF 7624, MFD, CVT, 225 hp.• MF 7620, MFD, 185 hp.• MF 7619, MFD, 170 hp.• MF 6616, MFD, cab, 160 hp.• MF 4610, MFD, platform, 99 hp.• MF 1705 compact tractor, 24 hp.• ‘05 MF 451, 45 PTO hp., 400 hrs.• ‘82 JD 4440 w/loaderCORN HEADS• ‘09 Geringhoff 1822RD• ‘09 Geringhoff 1820RD• ‘09 Geringhoff 1630RD• (3) Geringhoff 1622RD, ‘08, ‘07, ‘04• (2) Geringhoff 1230RD, ‘09, ‘08• (8) Geringhoff 1222RD, ‘11, ‘08, 07, ‘05, ‘03• (5) Geringhoff 1220RD, ‘12, ‘11, ‘05, ‘04, ‘02• (6) Geringfhoff 830RD, ‘08, ‘07, ‘05, ‘04, ‘01• ‘08 Geringhoff 830NS• Geringhoff 630RD, ‘07, ‘05, ‘97• MF 1163• MF 844, 4RW, 36”• ‘04 Gleaner 1222, hugger, GVL poly• JD 822, steel, KR, HT• JD 622, GVL, polyCOMBINES• ‘07 MF 9790, RWA, duals• ‘13 MF 9540• MF 8570, RWA• ‘98 MF 8780, RWA, duals• ‘86 MF 8560• ‘97 Gleaner R62, duals, 2052 sep. hrs.• ‘92 Gleaner R62, 2063 hrs.GRAIN HANDLING• Parker 2620 seed tender• Brandt 7500HP grain vac.• ‘07 Brandt 5000EX grain vac.• ‘03 Brandt 4500EX grain vac.• ‘12 Buhler 1282 auger, swing hopper• ‘05 Brandt 1070 auger, PTO drive, swing hopper• Brandt 2010 auger, swing hopper• Brandt 1575 belt conveyor• ‘06 Brandt 1545LP, grain belt, gas eng.• Brandt 1535LP, 1545LP, 1535TD belt conveyors• Brandt 8x35, 8x37, 8x40, 8x47, 8x52, 8x57,

8x62, 8x67, 10x35 straight augers• Brandt 8x62 auger• Brandt 8x45 auger, 18 hp., Briggs• Brandt 1060XL, 1070XL, 1080XL, 1380XL, 1390XL

swing hopper augers• Parker 1039 grain cart, 1000 bu.• Adrian drive over deck, 10” auger

GRAIN HANDLING (CONT.)• Parker 839, grain cart, tarp, 850 bu.• Parker 605 gravity box, 625 bu.• Parker 165-B gravity box• Unverferth 5000, grain cart• ‘10 Kilbros 1175 grain cart, 750 bu. w/tarp• Hutchinson, 10x61 auger• A&L 850S grain cart, 850 bu. tarp• J&M 500-14 grain cart, 600 bu.HAY & LIVESTOCK• JD 38, sickle mower, 7’• Woods S106 mower• MF 2856, round baler, net, twine• MF 1745, round baler• MF 1372 disc mower conditioner, 12’• MF 1329 & 1330, 3 pt. disc mower• MF 200, SP windrower, cab, auger, header• ‘11 NH H6750, 3 pt., disk mower, 110”• ‘13 Bale King 2881 bale processor, RH discharge• Chandler 22’ litter spreader• Kodiak SD72, SD60 rotary cutters• Sitrex MK16 wheel rake• Deglman 1500 batwing rotary cutter, 15’• Sitrex RP2 wheel rake• Sitrex 10 wheel rake on cart• (2) Roto Grind 760T tub grinders• IH 14 rake• JD 38 sickle mowerMISCELLANEOUS• Wil-Rich 36’, field cult.• Wil-Rich 25’ stalk chopper, SM• '08 JD 520 stalk chopper• Loftness 20’ stalk chopper• Loftness 240, semi-mount stalk chopper• Melroe 912, 4 bottom plow• Melroe 600 rock picker - prong type• Loftness 8’ snowblower• Stud King 32’ header trailer• Mauer 28'-42' header trailers• WRS 30’ header trailers• EZ Trail 38’ header trailer• Degelman 6000HD, rock picker• Degelman 7200 rock picker• Degelman RD320 rock digger• Degelman LR7645 land rollers - Rental Returns• Degelman 60” skid steer buckets• ‘11 SB Select snowblower, 97” & 108”, 3 pt.• ‘10 Farm King 960 snowblower• Lucke 8’ snowblower• Loftness 7’ snowblower

4412-05 Disc Ripper - 5-shank4412-07 Disc Ripper - 7-shank

5056-63 Field Cult.1435-21 Disk

5035-36 Field Cult.4511-15 Disc Chisel - 15-shank4610-09 Disc Ripper - 9-shank

Monthly SpecialMF 2856 Baler twine, mesh, kicker - $32,000

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830 Case Tractor, ComfortKing, Case-o-matic, WF,open station, 3pt, DH, 5,600actual hrs. very clean trac-tor w/all service records &original paint, $4,450.(715)425-5180

Case IH 7110, 6,954 hrs, 2WD,cab, air, heat, 184-38Goodyear radials w/match-ing axle duals, front wgts,very clean, tight, originalplanter tractor, $32,900.(715)425-5180

FOR SALE: '13 6150R, pre-mium cab, IVT, 18.4x42tires, MFD, w/JD 360 ldr,loaded, just like new, 160hrs. 507-272-9358

FOR SALE: '95 Case IH9270, P/S, 710-38 Firestonetires, @ 95%, Tiger styleduals, easy steer, 4 re-motes, exc cond, 5700 hrs,$67,000. 507-360-3396

FOR SALE: (4) Firestone18.4x42 tractor tires at 75%,mounted on JD factory 10bolt rims, $4,375/set/OBO.320-359-2692

FOR SALE: JD 4240 Tractorw/model 260 loader, 5500hrs, cab, heat, air & radialtires. Asking $25,000. 715-220-2506

FOR SALE: JD 8100 JD 8100,GOOD TIRES, MFWD,QUICK HITCH, GOODSHAPE , 8000 HRS, 320-630-3645 $68,000/OBO (or bestoffer) (320) 630-3645

FOR SALE: Late Case 1030,factory cab, complete en-gine OH; also, JD G, en-gine OH'd. 507-629-3373

Int'l 1586, 6100 hrs., motor &transmission was OH'd lessthan 500 hrs ago, new reartires on 20.8x38's, new fronttires, duals, $18,500. 507-779-1557

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Harms Mfg. Land Rollers,Brand New, 12'-$6,500;

14'-$7,000; 16'-$7,500; 24'-$14,000; 32'-$16,500; 42'-$19,500. Any size available. 715-296-2162

JD 46A ldr; CIH 2255 ldr.;JD 148 & 158 ldr.; JD 45ldr.; Paulson ldr off D15 Al-lis; 2 good barn cupolas;Lorenz 8' snowblower;Loftness 8' snowblower;Schweiss 8' snowblower; 2Donahue 28' trlrs. IH 574tractor w/ IH 2250 ldr. 507-399-3006 Koestler Equip-ment

JD 8850, 370hp, 9185 hrs,PTO, 30.5x32 duals,$21,000; JD 4630, PS, 9530hrs, 3pt, blade, 2 fueltanks, $14,000; FORDTW35 3880 hrs, 2WD, du-als, 3pt, 192hp, $15,000;HAGIE 8250 sprayer 60'Insight/autoswath,$11,000; '01 9500 HOULE7sh Dietrich, c. flowme-ter, $45,000; UNVER-FERTH 35' rolling bas-ket II, $3,700; AGRI-PRODUCTS saddle tanksJD 8000 or Cat, $2,500;YETTER 3415 rotary hoe15', $800; Allis 5 btmplow w/ leveler, $500.

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JD/Lexion 893, '04, singlept. , Calmer BT chopperkit, hyd deck plates, exc.cond., $22,500; MF 1130 dsl,$5,500. 507-828-6860

MM Model GVI LP gas trac-tor, SN 16002215; also, G-705 LP, SN 23800568,$2,500/ea. 712-288-6442

NH TR97 combine, 8R30''cornhead, 6 belt grainhead; 5100 White cornplanter, 8R30''; Moridgecorn dryer; 500 gal. Broy-hill crop sprayer, 40' boom;Graves 54' bale elevator;1500 gal poly tank; RossKamp 9x30 roller mill.(507)206-7553

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..........................................$365,670 CIH 550 Quad, '14, 300 hrs ..........................................$365,125 CIH 550 Quad, '14, 340 hrs ..........................................$365,125 CIH 550 Quad, '13, 240 hrs ..........................................$318,175 CIH 550 Quad, '11, 625 hrs ..........................................$334,900 CIH 550 Quad, '13, 290 hrs ..........................................$355,530 CIH 535 Quad, '09, 2215 hrs ........................................$271,500 CIH 535 Quad, '08, 1785 hrs ........................................$265,000 CIH 535 Quad, '07, 1795 hrs ........................................$271,500 CIH 500 Quad, '13, 80 hrs ............................................$342,000 CIH 500 Quad, '13, 130 hrs ..........................................$344,080 CIH 500 Quad, '13, 175 hrs ..........................................$342,000 CIH 500 Steiger, '13, 210 hrs ........................................$306,575 CIH 500 Quad, '13, 245 hrs ..........................................$344,080 CIH 500 Quad, '11, 1070 hrs ........................................$300,000 CIH STX500Q, '05, 3670 hrs ........................................$199,500 CIH 485 Quad, '10, 1155 hrs ........................................$275,000 CIH 485 Quad, '10, 1415 hrs ........................................$225,000 CIH 485 Steiger, '10, 1600 hrs ......................................$226,500 CIH 485 Quad, '08, 1950 hrs ........................................$270,000 CIH 450 Steiger, '13, 95 hrs ..........................................$260,650 CIH STX450, '03, 4000 hrs............................................$154,500 CIH STX450Q, '02, 4935 hrs ........................................$154,500 CIH STX440Q, '01, 4150 hrs ........................................$156,000 CIH 435 Steiger, '10, 895 hrs ........................................$235,000 CIH 380 Steiger, '07, 2280 hrs ......................................$180,000 CIH 350HD Steiger, '12, 1090 hrs ................................$210,000 CIH 335 Steiger, '09, 2695 hrs ......................................$166,500 CIH 9370, '00, 6705 hrs ..................................................$82,000 CIH 9370, '96, 5610 hrs ..................................................$79,500 CIH 9330, '97, 3875 hrs ..................................................$69,900 CIH 9330, '96, 6970 hrs ..................................................$66,000 CIH 9270, '92, 6415 hrs ..................................................$64,000 CIH 9270, '91, 7130 hrs ..................................................$55,000 CIH 9230, '95, 6135 hrs ..................................................$59,900 CIH 9170, '87, 7360 hrs ..................................................$47,500 Challenger MT855B, '07, 4420 hrs ................................$210,000 JD 9930, '09, 1740 hrs..................................................$230,000 JD 96560, '12, 320 hrs..................................................$320,000 JD 9530, '10, 810 hrs....................................................$249,500 JD 9520T, '05, 3830 hrs ................................................$141,000 JD 9460RT, '12, 1010 hrs..............................................$292,000 JD 9400T, '01, 4560 hrs ................................................$126,500 JD 9620T, '06, 3485 hrs ................................................$195,000 JD 9400, '97, 7125 hrs....................................................$95,500 NH 9682, '98, 4545 hrs ..................................................$68,500 NH 9682, '96, 4965 hrs ..................................................$69,900 NH 9680, '95, 5970 hrs ..................................................$53,500 NH T9.505, '11, 215 hrs ................................................$235,000 NH T9.505, '11, 300 hrs ................................................$235,000 NH 9020, '10, 580 hrs ..................................................$165,000 Versatile 935, '88, 7410 hrs ............................................$40,000 Versatile 935, '80, 6225 hrs ............................................$19,500

CIH 340 Mag, '13, 550 hrs ............................................$234,000 CIH 340 Mag, '13, 865 hrs ............................................$235,000 CIH 340 Mag, '13, 920 hrs ............................................$225,000 CIH 340 Mag, '13, 950 hrs ............................................$225,000 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 1665 hrs ..........................................$198,500 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 1780 hrs ..........................................$199,000

CIH 340 Mag, '11, 1920 hrs ..........................................$197,500 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 2125 hrs ..........................................$196,500 CIH 335 Mag, '11, 835 hrs ............................................$212,000 CIH 335 Mag, '08, 3600 hrs ..........................................$144,900 CIH 335 Mag, '08, 2645 hrs ..........................................$144,900 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 185 hrs ............................................$226,300 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 200 hrs ............................................$234,500 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 460 hrs ............................................$225,000 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 800 hrs ............................................$210,000 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 920 hrs ............................................$210,000 CIH 315 Mag, '12, 1560 hrs ..........................................$190,000 CIH 315 Mag, '11, 1430 hrs ..........................................$172,500 CIH 305 Mag, '10, 3655 hrs ..........................................$151,900 CIH 305 Mag, '10, 3695 hrs ..........................................$151,900 CIH 305 Mag, '09, 1795 hrs ..........................................$182,500 CIH 305 Mag, '07, 2250 hrs ..........................................$159,500 CIH 290 Mag, '13, 235 hrs ............................................$197,000 CIH 290 Mag, '11, 1730 hrs ..........................................$169,500 CIH MX285, '04, 4955 hrs ............................................$106,000 CIH MX285, '04, 7300 hrs ..............................................$87,500 CIH 275 Mag, '07, 2630 hrs ..........................................$137,000 CIH MX270, '01, 6650 hrs ..............................................$76,900 CIH MX270, '99, 4625 hrs ..............................................$74,900 CIH MX255, '05, 3400 hrs ............................................$106,000 CIH 245 Mag, '07, 3510 hrs ..........................................$119,500 CIH MX240, '01, 7290 hrs ..............................................$68,500 CIH MX240, '00, 9140 hrs ..............................................$67,500 CIH MX240, '99, 3215 hrs ..............................................$82,500 CIH 235 Mag, '11, 560 hrs ............................................$155,000 CIH 235 Mag, '11, 680 hrs ............................................$174,500 CIH 225 Mag, '13, 145 hrs ............................................$171,825 CIH MX220, '00, 2995 hrs ..............................................$69,900 CIH 215 Mag, '09, 1230 hrs ..........................................$137,500 CIH MX200, '02, 3420 hrs ..............................................$87,500 CIH MX200, '01, 4420 hrs ..............................................$77,500 CIH MX200, '99, 8900 hrs ..............................................$69,500 CIH 190 Mag, '09, 3660 hrs ..........................................$115,000 CIH 180 Mag, '13, 1930 hrs ..........................................$117,500 CIH 180 Mag, '12, 125 hrs ............................................$153,875 CIH MX170, '98, 10,295 hrs............................................$44,500 CIH 200 Puma, '11, 435 hrs ..........................................$141,500 CIH 180 Puma, '12, 200 hrs ..........................................$138,000 CIH 165 Puma, '10, 1395 hrs ........................................$104,500 CIH 145 Puma, '11, 225 hrs ............................................$95,000 CIH MXM130, '04, 4350 hrs............................................$49,500 CIH 140 Maxxum MC, '13, 200 hrs ................................$93,200 CIH 125 Maxxum SPS, '13, 170 hrs................................$77,750 CIH 125 Maxxum, '13, 282 hrs........................................$79,000 CIH 125 Maxxum, '11, 1160 hrs......................................$89,000 CIH 125 Pro, '08, 440 hrs................................................$75,000 CIH 125 Value, '10, 930 hrs ............................................$59,500 CIH 125 Value, '07, 5000 hrs ..........................................$49,900 CIH 115 Maxxum SPS, '13, 140 hrs................................$68,750 CIH 115 Maxxum MC, '13, 85 hrs ..................................$75,500 CHI MX100, '00, 7600 hrs ..............................................$29,900 CIH 95 Farmall, '08, 2640 hrs..........................................$29,950 CIH 8920, '98, 6250 hrs ..................................................$73,500 CIH 7250, '95, 4200 hrs ..................................................$66,900 CIH 7220, '94, 6145 hrs ..................................................$69,500 CIH 7120, '88, 7680 hrs ..................................................$45,500 CIH 5250, '96, 13,745 hrs ..............................................$30,500 CIH 5250, '95, 4635 hrs ..................................................$37,500 CIH 5230, '93, 6260 hrs ..................................................$35,500 CIH 3220, '96, 6425 hrs ..................................................$12,900 AC 8010, '83, 6165 hrs....................................................$18,500 JD 8760, '90, 6545 hrs....................................................$49,500 JD 8260R, '13, 255 hrs ................................................$189,900 JD 2520, '08, 450 hrs......................................................$17,800 Kubota L35, '98, 1395 hrs ..............................................$18,900 Massey 6180 ..................................................................$25,500 Massey 5460, '04, 2765 hrs ............................................$34,900 NH T8040, '10, 1110 hrs ..............................................$175,000 NH T8010, '08, 2010 hrs ..............................................$126,500

CIH 125 Value, '08, 2135 hrs ..........................................$55,000 CIH 8920, '97, 2925 hrs ..................................................$69,500 CIH 5130, '90, 6015 hrs ..................................................$19,900 CIH 5130, '90, 6805 hrs ..................................................$22,900 CIH 5130, '90, 9140 hrs ..................................................$27,500 Case 2290, '81, 6040 hrs ................................................$13,000 Farmall 350, 3165 hrs........................................................$3,900 IH 3488, 11,000 hrs ........................................................$29,500 IH 1086, 6000 hrs............................................................$11,900 IH 986, 3800 hrs..............................................................$13,500 IH 966, '73, 5500 hrs ........................................................$7,500 IH 766, '73, 8065 hrs ........................................................$7,900 IH 606, '67, 4550 hrs ........................................................$3,975 IH 584................................................................................$6,900 IH 574................................................................................$6,500 IH 450, '58 ........................................................................$3,900 IH 350, 57, 4045 hrs ........................................................$2,500 AC 6080, '84, 6300 hrs....................................................$16,500 Ford 4630, 3350 hrs ........................................................$15,000 JD 7600, '94, 8000 hrs....................................................$46,900 JD 4630, '77, 5450 hrs....................................................$19,800 JD 4010, '63, 1960 hrs......................................................$6,500 JD 2510, '68 ......................................................................$7,500 JD 2155, '88, 4795 hrs....................................................$14,900 Kubota MX5000SU, '06, 155 hrs ....................................$13,900 Massey 65, '58 ..................................................................$3,850 White 2-85, '80, 1085 hrs................................................$10,500

Bobcat CT440, '13, 100 hrs ............................................$23,500 JD 4610, '04, 4720 hrs....................................................$16,500 JD 4320, '04, 1100 hrs....................................................$22,900 JD 4310, '04, 1345 hrs....................................................$21,900 JD 3203, 795 hrs ..............................................................$9,850 JD 2305, 495 hrs ..............................................................$8,975 JD 855, '95, 1275 hrs......................................................$14,900 Kubota B750HSD, '02, 1310 hrs........................................$8,900 Kubota B7300HSD, 1265 hrs ............................................$6,500 Kubota B3200HSD, '13, 60 hrs........................................$16,900 Kubota B3000HSDC, '11, 25 hrs ....................................$32,500 Kubota B3000HSDC, '11..................................................$25,750 Kubota B2710, '04, 755 hrs ............................................$13,950 Kubota B2620, '12, 45 hrs ..............................................$17,500 Kubota BX2360T, '09, 515 hrs ..........................................$8,950 Kubota BX2350, ;07, 610 hrs ............................................$8,500 Kubota BX2230, '04, 1985 hrs ..........................................$7,750 Kubota BX1800, '00, 1510 hrs ..........................................$6,600 Kubota L3540HST, '08 ....................................................$20,900 Kubota L3130HST, '04, 3485 hrs ....................................$10,800 New Holland TC29D, '10, 650 hrs ..................................$13,500 Artic Cat 700EFI, '11, 1120 hrs........................................$16,500 Bush Hog 4430, '09, 165 hrs ............................................$5,950 Cub Cadet 4x4 Trail, '06, 610 hrs ......................................$6,900 JD 620I, '10, 395 hrs ........................................................$8,500 Kawasaki 650, '06, 600 hrs ..............................................$4,500 Kubota RTV1100CWXH, '12, 105 hrs ..............................$17,900 Kubota RTV1100, '08, 1590 hrs ......................................$11,250 Kubota RTV900, '05, 500 hrs ..........................................$10,900 Kubota RTV900W, '04, 840 hrs ........................................$8,200 Kubota RTV500, '10, 80 hrs ..............................................$7,500 Polaris 500HO, '00, 2340 hrs ............................................$4,995

CIH 3230, '13, 165 hrs ..................................................$207,000 CIH 3230, '12, 145 hrs ..................................................$216,500 CIH SPX3200B, '01, 3825 hrs ........................................$79,000 CIH 3200B, '01, 2270 hrs ................................................$97,500 Ag Chem 1074SS, '07, 2200 hrs ..................................$136,000 Ag Chem 854 Rogator, '99, 4300 hrs ..............................$69,900 JD 4930, '11, 620 hrs....................................................$264,000 Miller 4365, '10, 820 hrs ..............................................$259,000 Miller 4365, '09, 2050 hrs ............................................$199,500 Miller 2200SS, '04, 950 hrs ..........................................$111,500 Rogator 884, '09, 2415 hrs ..........................................$149,500

Rogator 854, '96, 7690 hrs ............................................$39,900 Tyler Patriot XL, '96, 3025 hrs ........................................$36,500 Willmar 745, '90, 2665 hrs..............................................$16,900

Ag Chem 750, 60' ............................................................$10,900 Century 1000, 60' ............................................................$7,900 Demco HT1000..................................................................$8,500 Demco 500, 45' ................................................................$3,950 Fast 9500, 1850 Gal ........................................................$34,900 (2) Hardi Commander, 1200 Gal ....................starting at $29,500Hardi CM6600..................................................................$60,000 Hardi NP1100, 90' ..........................................................$23,500 (2) Redball 690, 2000 Gal ..............................starting at $25,000Redball 690, 1600 Gal ....................................................$25,000 (2) Redball 680, 1600 Gal ..............................starting at $19,950Redball 680, 1600 Gal ....................................................$17,900 Redball 680, 1350 Gal ....................................................$16,500 Redball 670, 90' ............................................................$20,000 Redball 665......................................................................$14,300 Spray Air 3600, 120'........................................................$31,700 Summers 300 Gal ..............................................................$3,500 Top Air SPT300, 300 Gal ..................................................$5,900 Top Air 1600, 132' ..........................................................$44,900 Top Air TA1600, 120' ......................................................$40,900 (2) Top Air 1600, 120' ....................................starting at $40,000Top Air TA1200, 1200 Gal................................................$30,000 Top Air 1200 Gal ..............................................................$27,500 Top Air 600, 3 pt..............................................................$26,500 Wilrich 500 Gal ..................................................................$7,500

Claas 980, '12, 910 hrs..................................................$335,000 Claas 980, '12................................................................$342,000 Claas 980, '11................................................................$295,000 Claas 980, '10, 1685 hrs................................................$285,000 Claas 980, '09, 1860 hrs................................................$275,000 Claas 980, '08................................................................$220,000 Claas 980, '08, 1145 hrs................................................$289,000 Claas 960, '10, 1685 hrs................................................$285,000 Claas 960, '10, 1950 hrs................................................$275,000 Claas 940, '12, 1655 hrs................................................$239,000 Claas 940, '11, 545 hrs..................................................$248,000 Claas 900, '09, 1880 hrs................................................$242,000 Claas 900, '08, 1975 hrs................................................$229,000 Claas 900GE, '07, 3095 hrs ..........................................$179,000 Claas 900, '05, 3000 hrs................................................$155,000

Claas 900, '05, 3205 hrs........................................Claas 880, '97, 4525 hrs........................................Claas 870, '03, 2865 hrs........................................Claas 870, '03, 2900 hrs........................................Claas 860, '99, 4300 hrs........................................JD 7850, '09, 1300 hrs..........................................JD 7800, '05, 3870 hrs..........................................JD 7500, '04, 2840 hrs..........................................JD 7300, '03 ..........................................................JD 5830, '90, 3540 hrs..........................................JD 5400 ................................................................NH FX58, '01, 3665 hrs ........................................NH FX38, '01 ........................................................(2) CIH FHX300 PT Forg Harv ........................startGehl CB1265 PT Forg Harv....................................Gehl CB1075 PT Forg Harv....................................NH FP240 PT Forg Harv ........................................NH FP230 PT Forg Harv ........................................CIH HDX10P Hayhead............................................Claas PU430 Hayhead............................................(8) Claas PU380HD Hayhead..........................start(19) Claas PU380 Hayhead ............................start(2) Claas PU300 Hayhead ................................staGehl HA1210 Hayhead ..........................................JD 645C Hayhead ..................................................(2) JD 640B Hayhead ....................................startJD 630A, 10' Hayhead ..........................................NH 3500 Hayhead..................................................NH 365W Hayhead ................................................NH 355W Hayhead ................................................NH 340W Hayhead ................................................CHI HDX3R Cornhead............................................(6) Claas Orbis 900 Cornhead ......................startin(9) Claas Orbis 750 Cornhead ........................start(56) Claas Orbis 600 Cornhead ......................start(11) Claas RU600, 8R30 Cornhead ................startClaas RU450XTRA Cornhead ................................(6) Claas RU450 Cornhead ............................startClaas 6R30 Cornhead ............................................Gehl TR330 Cornhead............................................(2) JD 686, 6R30 Cornhead............................start(2) JD 678, 8R30 Cornhead ..................................JD 666R, 6R30 Cornhead ......................................JD 4R30 Cornhead ................................................JD 3R30 Cornhead ................................................Kemper 6008 Cornhead ........................................Kemper 4500 Cornhead ........................................Kemper 3000 Cornhead ........................................NH 360N6 Cornhead..............................................NH 3PN Cornhead..................................................

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CIH 535 Quad, ‘09, 2215 hrs. ....$271,500CIH 5130, ‘90, 9140 hrs. ............$27,500

CIH 340 Magnum, ‘11, 1920 hrs. $197,500CIH 3230, ‘13, 165 hrs.............$207,000

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...........$33,000 ting at $33,500.............$6,900 ...........$10,500 ...........$12,900 ...........$14,500 ...........$12,900 ...........$32,000 ...........$35,500 ...........$27,500 ...........$25,900 ...........$19,500 ...........$25,900 ...........$17,900 ...........$30,900 ...........$19,800 ...........$19,500 ...........$17,500

Case 75XT, '01, 5540 hrs ................................................$12,500 Case 70XT, '04, 1505 hrs ................................................$17,000 Case 70XT, '03, 240 hrs ..................................................$24,500 Case 60XT, '04, 980 hrs ..................................................$18,900 Case 60XT, '02, 1090 hrs ................................................$16,500 Case 40XT, '02, 2620 hrs ................................................$17,900 Bobcat S-205, '08, 3500 hrs............................................$25,900 Bobcat 873, '05, 2290 hrs ..............................................$20,500 Bobcat 773, '01, 2855 hrs ..............................................$12,000 Bobcat 773, 4390 hrs ......................................................$11,900 Cat 236B, '06, 1990 hrs ..................................................$23,500 Gehl 7810E, '10, 1770 hrs ..............................................$38,000 Gehl 5640E, '11, 850 hrs ................................................$32,500 Gehl 5640E, '11, 1750 hrs ..............................................$27,500 Gehl 5640E, '11, 2500 hrs ..............................................$27,500 Gehl 5640E, '08, 3900 hrs ..............................................$21,900 Gehl 5640, '08, 1275 hrs ................................................$26,500 Gehl 5240E, 2400 hrs ......................................................$22,900 Gehl 5240E, '10, 3000 hrs ..............................................$17,900 Gehl 4640, '06, 1110 hrs ................................................$16,500 Gehl 5640, '06, 1380 hrs ................................................$26,900 Gehl 4640, '05, 3295 hrs ................................................$18,000 Gehl V400, '13, 1000 hrs ................................................$49,900 Hydramac MMII, '75..........................................................$5,500 JD 328, '05, 5180 hrs......................................................$19,500 JD 323D, '11, 800 hrs ....................................................$40,900 JD 320, 2240 hrs ............................................................$19,900 Kubota SVL90, '11, 1420 hrs ..........................................$47,000 Kubota SVL75, '11, 1125 hrs ..........................................$42,000 Mustang 2109, '07, 1600 hrs ..........................................$42,900 Mustang 2066, 3045 hrs ................................................$18,900 Mustang 930A, '97, 2055 hrs ............................................$9,400 NH L230, '12, 210 hrs ....................................................$42,500 Kubota KX121, '07, 790 hrs ............................................$35,900 Kubota KX91-352, '11, 990 hrs ......................................$28,900 Groomer BR180MP, '02, 1940 hrs ..................................$37,000

CIH 1265, 36R22 ..........................................................$239,500 (4) CIH 1260, 36R22 ....................................starting at $179,000CIH 1260, 36R20 ..........................................................$178,900 (5) CIH 1250, 24R30 ....................................starting at $105,900(9) CIH 1250, 16R30 ......................................starting at $79,000(2) CIH 1250, 12R30 ......................................starting at $59,900CIH 1240, 24R22 ..........................................................$119,000 CIH 1240, 24R20 ..........................................................$129,900 CIH 1230, 12R30 ............................................................$39,900 CIH 1200, 32R22 ............................................................$59,900 (34IH 1200, 24R22 ........................................starting at $45,900CIH 1200, 16R30 ............................................................$49,500 CIH 1200, 16R22 ............................................................$74,000 (2) CIH 1200, 12R30 ......................................starting at $48,500CIH 955, 12R30 ..............................................................$18,500 CIH 950, 24R22 ..............................................................$19,500 (2) CIH 950, 12R30 ........................................starting at $10,500CIH 900, 12R30 ................................................................$9,800 CIH 900, 8R30 ..................................................................$6,500

IH 900, 16R30 ................................................................$13,500 CIH 800, 12R30 ................................................................$6,000 IH 800, 16R30 ................................................................$14,500 IH 800, 16R20 ..................................................................$3,500 Flexicoil 36R20 ................................................................$49,000 Flexicoil 2340 ..................................................................$17,500 JD 7300, 18R22 ..............................................................$17,500 (2) JD 7200, 16R30........................................starting at $26,500JD 1770, 16R30 ..............................................................$44,500 JD 1760, 12R30 ..............................................................$35,000 Kinze 3600, 12R24 ..........................................................$75,500 White 8524, 24R22..........................................................$77,500 White 8202, 12R30..........................................................$45,500 White 6122, 12R30..........................................................$14,500

(4) CIH TM 200, 60.5' ACS Fld Cult................starting at $65,000CIH TM 200, 56.5' ACS Fld Cult ......................................$65,000 (2) CIH TM 200, 54.5' Fld Cult ......................starting at $55,950(4) CIH TM 200, 50.5' Fld Cult ......................starting at $52,500CIH TM 200, 47.5' ACS Fld Cult ......................................$60,500 CIH TMII, 60.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$65,000 CIH TMII, 54.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$55,900 (2) CIH TMII, 50.5' Fld Cult ............................starting at $34,900CIH TMII, 48.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$33,500 CIH TMII, 46.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$33,500 (2) CIH TMII, 30.5' Fld Cult ............................starting at $27,500CIH TMII, 24' Fld Cult ......................................................$21,900 CIH 4900, 54' Fld Cult ......................................................$7,500 CIH 4900, 52.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$9,900 CIH 4900, 38' Fld Cult ......................................................$6,950 CIH 4800, 30.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$6,500 CIH 4800, 22.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$9,500 CIH 4800, 22' Fld Cult ......................................................$9,500 CIH 4500, 18' Fld Cult ......................................................$3,500 CIH 4300, 35' Fld Cult ....................................................$11,950 CIH 4300, 30' Fld Cult ....................................................$12,700 CIH 4300, 26' Fld Cult ....................................................$13,500 DMI TMII, 60.5' Fld Cult ..................................................$33,500 (2) DMI TMII, 54.5' Fld Cult ..........................starting at $31,500(2) DMI TMII, 50.5' Fld Cult ..........................starting at $22,950DMI TM, 32.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$18,500 IH 4500, 30' Fld Cult..........................................................$4,700 IH 45, 28' Fld Cult..............................................................$3,850 JD 2210, 55.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$54,900 JD 2210, 54.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$72,900 JD 2210, 52.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$73,500 JD 2210, 49.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$59,900 (2) JD 2210, 45.5' Fld Cult ............................starting at $39,900JD 2210, 44.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$41,900 JD 2210, 32.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$31,500 JD 2200, 37.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$29,900 JD 980, 45' Fld Cult ........................................................$14,500 JD 980, 35.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$17,900 JD 980, 28' Fld Cult ........................................................$19,950 Wilrich 3400, 42.5' Fld Cult ..............................................$7,900 (2) CIH 1830, 12R30 Row Crop Cult ................starting at $3,500CIH 183, 12R30 Row Crop Cult ........................................$4,000 CIH 3900, 19.5' Disk........................................................$19,000 CIH 496, 22.5 Disk ..........................................................$14,500 CIH 330, 42' Disk ............................................................$72,500 (7) CIH 330, 34' Disk......................................starting at $55,500(5) CIH 330, 25' Disk......................................starting at $40,950IH 490, 32' Disk ................................................................$7,950 Great Plains 3000TT, 30' Disk..........................................$41,000 JD 635, 33' Disk ..............................................................$19,900 JD 635, 32' Disk ..............................................................$20,500 JD 200, 30' Disk ..............................................................$11,500 Wishek 862NT, 26' Disk ..................................................$55,900 Brillion XXL184 Crumbler ................................................$23,500 Mandako 40' Roller..........................................................$29,500 NH SG110, 50' Crumbler ................................................$17,500

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USED TRACTORS

MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENTWhite 8500, 36R20, CFS ....................$109,500‘03 White 8222, 12R30, 2 bu. ..............$32,500White 8122, 12R30, VF, LF....................$29,500White 6700, 20R22 ..............................$17,900White 6322, 12R30 ..............................$23,900White 6100, 12R30, VF ........................$14,900White 6100, 12R30, I ............................$11,900White 6100, 8R36 w/splitter....................$8,950‘94 White 6100, 12R30, VF, LF..............$12,900JD 7200 12R30, LF ..............................$12,900Crustbuster 3400, 15’ no-till drill ............$8,950Dry Fert. for 5100, 12R30 ..........................$995White 227, 31’ field cult. ........................$3,950CIH 4800, 32’ ..........................................$9,950Case IH 4300, 42’ field cult., 3 bar........$14,900‘05 Krause 7300, 27’ rock flex disc ......$26,900Sunflower 4511, 15’ disc chisel ............$34,900‘08 Sunflower 1435, 30’ ........................$37,500Wilrich V957, 7x30................................$34,900‘05 Wilrich V957, 7x30..........................$17,900‘06 Wilrich V957, 5x30..........................$19,900‘04 Sunflower 1444, 40’ disc ................$44,500Sunflower 1830, 22’ disc, New Demo ..$69,500‘12 Wishek 862NT, 16’ ..........................$32,500M&W 1865, 9x24 Earthmaster................$9,950‘02 CIH 730B ........................................$19,900Sunflower 4511-15, 10’ ........................$39,900NI 6365 (Hesston 856A), 5x6 baler ........$9,950‘05 Hesston 740, 4x4 baler ....................$9,950Hesston 5800, 5x6 baler ........................$2,950

Hesston 4760 baler w/accumulator ......$49,500‘13 Sitrex 9 wheel rake, Demo ................$4,750Artsway 240, 20’ shredder ......................$3,950DMI 730 ..................................................$9,950‘06 Hesston 1006 disc mower ................$5,950‘06 JD 265 disc mower ..........................$4,950‘08 Agco Hesston 3008 disc mower ......$6,750‘02 Parker 737 grain cart, duals ............$17,500‘02 Parker 737 grain cart ......................$16,900Unverferth GC5000 grain cart ..............$11,900Parker 510 grain cart ..............................$9,950‘11 Parker 1048 grain cart, tarp, scale ..$39,500Feterl 10x60 HF w/hopper ......................$2,950‘04 Feterl 10x62 GSW auger ..................$5,450‘11 Peck 12x43, PTO ..............................$4,950Farm King 10” DOH, hyd. drive, NEW ..$10,900Feterl 8x46 PTO auger ............................$2,950Feterl 8x60 PTO auger ............................$1,995White 588, 4x18 ......................................$2,495Brandt 500 EX grain vac. ......................$12,900Westendorf CC360 off RT155A ..............$7,950JD 610, 25’ chisel plow ..........................$9,950Miller 12 loader off AC175 ......................$3,450Schweiss 6’ snowblower, 2 auger ..........$1,995Loftness 8’ snowblower, single auger ....$2,995‘10 Farm King Y840, 84” snowblower ....$2,950Davis loader for 8N Ford ............................$895AC rebuilt engines for D021, 210, 220,

wheel loaders......................Exchange - $4,950(12) Martin row cleaners ......................Ea. $175

JUST IN White 8524, 24R22, 2 bu., LF ..............$46,500‘96 Gleaner R-72, 2100 hrs., duals,

LTM ....................................................$59,500White 8122, 12R30, 2 bu., dry fert. ......$29,500White 8100, 8R30, 2 bu. ......................$19,900‘80 White 2-105 ......................................$7,950Belarus 500A, 2WD, 60 hp. ....................$3,950JD 7000, 6R30, LF, Precision units ........$6,950‘10 MF 1327 disc mower ........................$6,450‘891⁄2 Gleaner R-60, 3500 eng. hrs.........$19,900‘99 Gleaner 6R30 hugger, poly..............$14,900‘09 Gleaner R-66, 700 hrs., duals ......$189,500‘13 White 8816 CFS, 16R30, cable drive

............................................................$99,500

Harvest Tech 4306C, 6R30 chopper head............................................................$26,900

‘94 Gleaner R-62, 3200 hrs., Cummins $39,500‘93 Gleaner R-62, 2600 hrs., duals ......$29,500‘02 White 8222, 12R30, 2 bu. ..............$29,500‘99 Gleaner 820 flex w/air reel ..............$19,900(12) Sunco row cleaners ....................$225/row‘96 Gleaner 525 flex w/air reel ..............$12,900‘11 Bush Hog PZ3073, 30 hp., 73”, 138 hrs.

..............................................................$7,950Bush Hog PZ2661, 26 hp., 61”, 100 hrs.,

Demo ....................................................$7,950

USED COMBINES & HEADS‘10 Gleaner R-66, 300 hrs., duals ......$219,500‘03 Gleaner R-65, 1800 hrs., duals ....$119,500‘03 Gleaner R-65, 1200 hrs. ................$119,500‘81 Gleaner N6 w/20’ Cummins ..............$7,950‘81 Gleaner N5 ........................................$5,950‘81 Gleaner N5 w/20’ ..............................$5,950‘79 Gleaner M2 HY, 18’, A430 ........Pkg. $8,950‘83 Gleaner L3 hydro, duals, 3200 hrs. ..$7,950MF 8570, 9320 flex, 1163 ....................$29,500

‘03 Gleaner 3000, 12R30 cornhead ......$39,500‘08 Gleaner 3000, 8R30 ........................$39,500‘05 Gleaner 3000, 6R30 ........................$26,900‘05 Gleaner 3000, 8RW ........................$26,500(5) Gleaner 8R30 huggers ......$11,900-$39,900(6) Gleaner 6R30 huggers ........$9,950-$15,900‘03 MF 3000, 6R36 cornhead................$17,950(15) Used Flexheads ....................................Call

507-427-3414 or 800-657-3249

‘05 Challenger MT255B hydro, FWA ......$9,950Versatile 2425, 4WD, 3500 hrs. ..........$119,500Agco DT200, 3300 hrs. ........................$79,500‘96 Agco Allis 9655, 2WD, 6100 hrs. ....$39,500AC 7060 PD ............................................$7,950‘00 CIH MX240, 5100 hrs. ....................$74,500‘09 MF 8650, 1800 hrs. ......................$134,500‘05 MF 6480 w/loader, 4200 hrs. ..........$59,500‘08 MF 1540 w/loader, 500 hrs. ............$17,900

‘08 MF 1533, hydro, loader, 250 hrs. ....$16,900‘10 MF 1533 w/loader, 100 hrs. ............$16,900AC 8010, PS, FWA, duals ......................$19,900White 140, 2WD, 6500 hrs., duals ........$27,900MF 135 w/loader ....................................$5,450AC 170, gas, cab ....................................$5,950‘75 Oliver 1755D, 5000 hrs. ....................$6,950Oliver 1600, gas ......................................$4,950

www.midwayfarmequip.com For Sales ask for Jerry or Kyle [email protected]

COMBINE SALE - Prices Reduced & 60 mo. 0%‘08 Gleaner R-65 ..................................................................................$189,500 ........$179,500‘05 Gleaner R-65 ..................................................................................$139,500 ........$129,500‘04 NH CR970, 1000 hrs.......................................................................$149,500 ........$129,500

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JD 4020 dsl, power shift, re-built power train, in excel-lent condition. 608-214-1859

JD 4455 C/H/A, quad, w/JD721 ldr, $36,800; JD 4055C/H/A, power shift, 6100hrs, $34,500; JD 4055 C/H/A,power shift, MFD, 6300 hrs,$42,500; Case IH 7220 2 WH,7000 hrs, 14.9x46 rubber,$38,000; Case IH 7110 2WH,9000 hrs, 18x42 rubber,$29,500. (608)987-2373

JD 7200, power quad trans.radar, 4,500 hrs, 2WD, im-maculate, $35,000. (715)495-0873

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

Harvesting Equip 037

FOR SALE: '05 Case IH 1020flex head, 30', 3” cut, fieldtracker, hyd fore & aft, exccond. Woods model 40 3ptforklift, sgl mast w/ 48”forks. Call 320-808-7581

FOR SALE: '08 SuperbSQ32D full heat grain dry-er, moisture equalizers,Quantum, stainless steelscreens, 3ph, 230V, 1500bphat 5 points, exc cond,$50,000. 218-731-0092

FOR SALE: JD 693 head,'98, 6x30", good poly, pix-all knife rolls, ContourMaster drives, hydraulicdeck plates, headerheight, new rolls, deckplates, chains, chainslides 1200 acres ago$14,900 (507) 317-0178

FOR SALE: Loftness 22'stalk chopper, pull type,good condition, shedded,$6,850. 320-359-2692

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'97 JD 455, 25' bean drill,markers, JD 250 monitor,disk openers like new, fieldready. 507-364-5853

FOR SALE: '02 White 16x22planter, dual lift assist, liqfert w/ elec pump, 3 corn &1 soybean plates; spareplanter parts, also. 320-583-5324

FOR SALE: '07 CIH Titan24R22" Centerfill, WilrichPT 2200, 2020 monitor, Pre-cision hyd. drives, liquid.Lightweight & flexes. Like-new condition. All zerkstake grease. Straight. Al-ways parked in. Must see.$99,500. 320-314-2534

FOR SALE: 2010 Case IH1250, 12R30”, 600 monitor,very clean. 507-629-3373

FOR SALE: JD 1770planter, '98, 12x30, flexfold, mech. drive, Yetterscrew adjust row clean-ers, liquid fertilizer,sin-gle disk openers, pistonpump, openers at 14.75",either size boxes, rearhitch, Seedstar monitorw/o display, $34,750/OBO(or best offer) (507)317-0178

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DAMAGED GRAINWANTEDANYWHERE

We buy damaged corn andgrain any condition

- wet or dry -TOP DOLLAR

We have vacs and trucksCALL HEIDI OR LARRY

NORTHERN AG SERVICE INC800-205-5751

JD Soundguard Cabs, Call for info

KIESTER IMPLEMENT, INC.110 S. Main, P.O. Box 249 • Kiester, MN

507-294-3387www.midwestfarmsales.com

EQUIPMENTCIH 8950, MFD ........................................$59,900CIH 7130, 2WD ........................................$32,900CIH 7120, 2 whl, 4900 hrs. ......................$39,900JD 4430, OS, PS ............................Coming Soon‘77 JD 4430, quad....................................$19,900JD 4240 Quad ................................Coming SoonJD 4240, PS..............................................$21,900JD 4230, Quad, OS, w/JD 720 ldr ..........$18,900JD 4040, Quad ........................................$21,900JD 4030, Syncro, open station................$14,900JD 4030, Quad, open station ..................$14,900(2) ‘69 JD 4020, diesel ....................................CallJD 2940 w/146 loader..............................$11,900(2) IH 1026, hydro ..........................From $15,900IH 856, 1256, 1456..........................From $10,900IH 806, diesel..............................................$8,900(2) IH 560, gas & diesel ....................From $4,000Gehl 4635 skid steer, 6’ bkt ....................$12,900Allied Buhler 695........................................$4,900JD Sound Guard Cabs ..................................Call

LOADERS“New” Koyker 510, JD 148,

JD 158, JD 522, JD 58, JD 48, IH 2250

www.westbrookagpower.comHwy. 30 West • WESTBROOK, MN • Ph. (507) 274-6101

TRACTORS‘10 Versatile 535, 800 hrs. ............................$209,900‘05 NH 450 TJ, 1950 hrs. ..............................$164,900NH 9682, 4110 hrs. ........................................$82,500JD 8430, PTO, 3 pt., 8000 hrs. ........................$22,900‘88 Versatile 936, PS, 8000 hrs. ......................$28,900‘12 NH T8.275, 400 hrs. ................................$149,900‘10 NH T8040, FWA, 625 hrs., (305 hp.) ........$169,900‘11 Versatile 280, FWA, SS, PS, 700 hrs ........$129,900‘05 Versatile 2180B, FWA, SS, PS, 2850 hrs. $104,900‘05 Versatile 2160B, FWA, SS, PS, 2995 hrs. ..$79,900‘05 NH TV145, bi-directional, 3000 hrs. ..........$54,900‘99 NH TV140 w/loader, 4900 hrs. ..................$49,900NH TC33D, MFD, loader, 1560 hrs. ..................$15,900JD 4520 w/148 loader ......................................$9,900JD 4440 w/Miller loader, 8400 hrs...................$17,500‘08 NH TN75 w/loader, 1250 hrs. ....................$29,900TN75S w/33 LA loader, 4000 hrs. ....................$22,500‘98 NH 1530, Boomer, hydro., 1800 hrs.............$9,900

DRILLS & PLANTINGKinze 3600, 16/31, ASD ................................$105,900Kinze 3600, 16R30 ..........................................$61,900Kinze 3800, ASD, 24R30................................$105,900Kinze 2600, 16/31 ..........................................$39,900Kinze 3600, 16/31 ..........................................$54,900CIH 2100, 12R30 ............................................$24,900JD 7100, 12R30 w/assist ..................................$3,950‘07 Par-Kan 150 weigh wagon ..........................$6,900

COMBINES‘11 NH CR9070, 580 hrs................................$259,900‘09 NH CR9070, 800 hrs................................$219,900‘08 NH CR9060, 780 hrs. ..............................$219,900‘08 NH CR9060, 760 hrs. ..............................$219,900‘00 NH TR-99, RWA, 2255 hrs. ........................$54,900‘98 NH TR-98, 1950 hrs. ................................$49,900‘92 Gleaner R-62, 2400 hrs. ............................$39,900

SKIDLOADERS‘09 NH L-170, 2300 hrs...................................$21,500Bobcat 753H, 2671 hrs. ..................................$10,900

CORN HEADS‘10 NH 99C, 8R30, 2200A ..............................$59,900‘08 NH 99C, 8R30 ..........................................$54,900‘09 NH 98D, 6R30 ..........................................$29,900

GRAIN HEADS‘11 MacDon FD70, 40’ w/transport..................$59,900‘10 NH 74C, 35’ w/Crary air ............................$34,900‘04 NH 74C, 30’ ..............................................$19,000‘11 CIH 3020, 35’ ............................................$31,500‘99 Gleaner 800, 25’..........................................$8,900Gleaner 300, 18’................................................$1,350

TILLAGEWilrich Quad X2, 60’ w/basket ........................$49,900‘11 Wilrich Quad X2, 45’ ..................................$52,900Wilrich Quad 5, 46’, 4 bar................................$27,900Wilrich Quad 5, 41.5’, 4-bar ............................$15,900DMI Tigermate II, 58’, w/basket ......................$44,900DMI Tigermate, 43’, 4-bar................................$14,900Wishek 862NT, 30’ w/harrow ..........................$69,900Wilrich 513, Soil Pro 9-24................................$39,500‘08 Wilrich 957, 7-30 ......................................$27,900‘04 Wilrich 957, 7-30 ......................................$19,900JD 510, 7-30 ..................................................$12,900JD 512, 7-30 ..................................................$16,900DMI 7-30B ......................................................$17,900DMI 7-30 ..........................................................$7,900‘09 Kraus Dominator 18, 11 shank, 3000A ......$36,900‘07 JD 2700, 7-30 ......................................Coming InM&W 2200 Earthmaster ..................................$21,900Wilrich Quad, 34’ chisel plow ..........................$16,000Sunflower 25’ field cultivator ..........................$12,500IH 800, 10-bottom plow ....................................$7,900

MISCELLANEOUSJD 500 cart, scale, tarp ....................................$7,900UFT 400 cart ....................................................$3,900Rem 2700 vac. ................................................$16,900Rem 2500 vac. ................................................$12,900

USED EQUIPMENT

WESTBROOK AG POWER

Spraying Equip 041

Spray Trailers Very nicesouthern water trailers 28'to 53'. Also tanks, cones,pumps, hose reels, etc. De-livery available.

www.rydelltrailers.com(701) 474-5780

Feed Seed Hay 050

Dairy Quality AlfalfaTested big squares & roundbales, delivered from SouthDakota John Haensel (605)351-5760

Dairy quality western alfal-fa, big squares or smallsquares, delivered in semiloads. Clint Haensel(605) 310-6653

FOR SALE: 1200 lb. roundbales of upland grass hay,$50/bale or best offer. 320-587-5823

FOR SALE: Hay, big squareand big rounds, shedded.Call for details. 320-558-6534

Hay For SaleRound or large square bales,

alfalfa, straw or grass hay.Delivery Available by semi.Ose Hay Farm, Thief RiverFalls, MN Call or textLeRoy at (218)689-6675

WANTED AND FOR SALEALL TYPES of hay &straw. Also buying corn,wheat & oats. Western Hayavailable. Fox Valley Alfal-fa Mill. 920-853-3554

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FOR SALE: Purebred BlackAngus bulls, calf ease &good disposition; also York,Hamp & Hamp-Durocboars & gilts. 320-598-3790

Tillage Equip 039

FOR SALE: 3pt JD 610 chis-el plow, 20', 4 gaugewheels, $4,500/OBO; 3pt JD1610 chisel plow, 14', 2gauge wheels, $3,000/OBO.320-583-7433

FOR SALE: Case IH 4900field cultivator 39' w/ 3 barcoil spring mulcher, verygood condition. 507-427-3561

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

Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712,Glencoe 7400; Field Cultsunder 30': JD 980, smallgrain carts & gravity boxes300-400 bu. Finishers under20', clean 4 & 6R stalk chop-pers; Nice JD 215 & 216flex heads; JD 643 corn-heads Must be clean; JDcorn planters, 4-6-8 row.715-299-4338

WANTED: Deep cone discblades 20 3/4” - 21”, 1 1/4”square hole, 12 or more.12”x46” step-up rims for 38”cast & band duals. Also,320x46” tires. 701-430-3411

WANTED: For restoration'52 or '53 Minneapolis Mo-line model BF Avery in anycondition. Dave (715) 832-2238

WANTED: Hiniker 5000 or6000 row crop cultivator, 12-30 or 16-30 row, 563-920-0011

WANTED: Oats Dehullerstate price & condition.Allen Miller, S1520 Cty D,Cashton, WI 54619

Spraying Equip 041

FOR SALE: Demco HT 1000gal sprayer, 60' cross foldboom, 13.9x38 tires,foamer, Raven 440, 70 galrinse tank, good condition,$8,000. 507-360-3396

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USED TRACTORSNEW NH T9.505, 4WD ................................CALLNEW NH T8.300, FWA ................................CALLNEW NH Boomer 50 w/loader ..................CALLNH TV6070 bi-directional ..........................CALLNH 8770, SS......................................COMING INNH TN55S, FWA, w/cab ..................COMING INNH 8870, SS ............................................$67,500‘08 NH 6070 w/cab, 2WD ......................$69,000NEW Massey 8670, FWA............................CALLNEW Massey 5450, FWA, cab....................CALLNEW Versatile 305, FWA ............................CALLVersatile 895, 4WD..................................$23,500‘60 IH 560, WF ..........................................$5,200

TILLAGEM&W 9-shank, 24” w/leveler ..................$12,500Sunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo..............CALLSunflower 4412-07, 7-shank ......................CALLWilrich 513, 5-shank, Demo ......................CALL‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..............................CALL‘10 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..............................CALLCIH 4900, 46.5’........................................$12,500DMI 39.5 Tigermate, 3 bar........................$8,500DMI Econo Champ 11-shank ..................$7,500M&W 1875, 9-shank....................................CALL

SKIDSTEERSNH L175, 2 spd, cab ..................................CALLNEW NH skidsteers on hand......................CALLNH LS170 ................................................$13,750NH L170 cab, new rubber ..........................CALL

PLANTERSNEW White planters....................................CALL‘11 White 8516 CFS, loaded ......................CALLWhite 6700, 12-30, w/res..........................$6,500White 6222, 12-30 front fold ..................$29,500White 6122, 12-30 ..................................$16,500JD 7200, 16-30 res. managers ..............$14,500

COMBINES‘10 Gleaner R76, loaded ............................CALL‘03 Gleaner R75, loaded ............................CALL‘01 Gleaner R72, just thru shop ................CALL‘90 Gleaner R60 w/duals ............................CALLNEW Fantini chopping cornhead ..............CALL

HAY TOOLSNew Hesston & NH Hay Tools On Hand

MISCELLANEOUSNEW Salford RTS units ..............................CALLNEW Salford Plows ....................................CALLNEW Unverferth seed tenders............ON HANDNEW Westfield augers................................CALLNEW Rem 2700 vac....................................CALLNEW Hardi sprayers ..................................CALLNEW Riteway rollers ..................................CALLNEW Lorenz snowblowers ........................CALLNEW Batco conveyors ..............................CALLNEW Brent wagons & grain carts ..............CALLNEW E-Z Trail seed wagons ......................CALLNEW rock buckets & pallet forks .............. CALLREM 2700, Rental ......................................CALLUnverferth 8000 grain cart ........................CALLKinze 1050 w/duals ....................................CALLPre-owned Snowblowers, 7’-9’..................CALLPre-owned Sprayers ..................................CALL

SMITHS MILL IMPLEMENTHwy. 14, 3 miles West of Janesville, MNPhone (507) 234-5191 or (507) 625-8649Mon. - Fri. 7:30-5:00, Sat. 7:30-Noonwww.smithsmillimp.com

(DMI Parts Available)

LARSON IMPLEMENTS5 miles east of Cambridge, MN on Hwy. 95Free delivery on combines in MN, Eastern ND & SD763-689-1179

Look at our Web site for pictures & more listings -www.larsonimplements.com

Check Out Our Large On-line Inventory ofTrucks, Semis & Industrial Equipment

@ www.larsonimplements.com

pLOADER TRACTORS‘07 JD 7520, cab, MFWD, IVT trans.,4935 hrs., 125 PTO hp., 3 pt.,540/1000 PTO, JD 741 loaderw/grapple ..............................$74,000

4WD & TRACK TRACTORS‘12 JD 9560R, cab, power shift,

808 hrs., 4 hyd., Michelin 800x38tires & duals........................$257,500

‘12 JD 9560R, cab, power shift,595 hrs., 5 hyd. hi-flow hyd.,Michelin 800x38 tires & duals

..........................................$269,000‘12 JD 9410R, 750 hrs., cab, power

shift, 3 pt. hitch, 1000 PTO, 18.4x50duals, 5 hyd. ......................$239,000

‘12 JD 8360RT, 768 hrs., 3 pt.,1000 PTO, 25” tracks, front wgts.,HID lights ............................$235,000

‘12 CIH Steiger 400HD, 298 hrs.,power shift, 3 pt. hitch, 1000 PTO,480x50” duals, diff. lock ....$225,000

‘12 CIH Steiger 400, 318 hrs.,power shift, 4 hyd., big pump,520x46 tires & duals ..........$195,000

‘10 JD 8295RT, 992 hrs., 3 pt.,1000 PTO, 25” tracks, HID lights

..........................................$189,000‘91 Ford 946, 7232 hrs., 30.5x32

duals, 12-spd. manual transmission,motor has 200 hrs. on OH ....$32,500

ROW CROP TRACTORS‘11 JD 8335R, ILS, MFWD, 1777 hrs.,

268 PTO hp., IVT trans., 3 pt.,1000 PTO, front duals, 380x54”rear tires & duals, 4 hyd. big pump

..........................................$192,000‘12 JD 8360R, 866 hrs., IVT, ILS,

MFWD, big pump, 5 hyd., 380x54tires & duals, front duals ....$229,000

‘12 JD 8310R, MFWD, IVT trans.,1465 hrs., 3 pt., 255 PTO hp.,1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump,18.4x50 tires & duals..........$189,000

‘12 JD 7130 standard, MFWD,cab, 3 pt., 2 hyd., 600 hrs.....$72,500

‘11 JD 8310R, ILS MFWD, 1536 hrs.,IVT trans., 255 PTO hp., 380x38front tires & duals, 380x54 reartires & duals, 4 hyd., big pump,1000 PTO, 3 pt. ..................$187,000

‘12 CIH 290, MFWD, 385 hrs.,Luxury cab, 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd.,480x50 tires & duals, front duals

..........................................$169,000

‘12 CIH Magnum 260, MFWD,525 hrs., 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd.,big pump, complete auto guidancesetup, 420x46 tires & duals $150,000

‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD,3050 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO,4 hyd., 420x46 tires & duals

..........................................$100,000‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD,

4090 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO,4 hyd., 420x46 rear tires w/18.4x42”duals ....................................$92,000

‘94 NH 8770, 5250 hrs., super steer,MFWD, 3 pt., 3 hyd., 1000 PTO,14.9x46 tires &duals ............$55,000

‘90 CIH 7130, 2WD, 8750, 3 hyd.front wgts., 18.4x42” duals,..$32,500

COMBINES‘11 CIH 9120, 143 eng./1005 sep. hrs.,

Luxury cab, tracker, rock trap,chopper, auto guidance, 520x42 tires& duals................................$182,500

‘11 CIH 8120, 934 eng./729 sep. hrs.,rock trap, chopper, tracker, 520x42”duals ..................................$189,000

‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs.,Luxury cab, rock trap, tracker,chopper, 520x42 tires & duals

..........................................$188,500‘10 CIH 6088, 996 eng./786 sep. hrs.,

tracker, chopper, Pro 600 Y&M,18.4x42 duals......................$152,000

‘87 CIH 1640, 3468 hrs., rock trap,auto header controls, 24.5x32 tires

............................................$18,500‘87 CIH 1660, 4200 eng. hrs., 4x4,

auto header controls, 30.5x32 tires............................................$24,000

‘11 JD 9770, 880/613 sep. hrs.,CM, 5 spd. feederhouse, Pro-drive,chopper, 520x42 tires & duals

..........................................$189,000‘08 JD 9770, 1380 eng./938 sep. hrs.,

4x4, CM, chopper, 1250/45/32 tires..........................................$155,000

‘98 JD 9610, 3578 eng./2379 sep.hrs., chopper, bin ext., 20.8x42duals ....................................$49,000

COMBINE HEADERS‘95 JD 893, 8R30” cornhead, hyd.

deck plates, Pixall knife rolls $14,500‘00 Geringhoff 1820, 12R30”

chopping head ......................$47,500‘05 Geringhoff 830B, 8R30”

chopping cornhead ..............$29,000‘90 JD 643, 6R30” cornhead ....$7,500

Dairy 055

Delaval 1500 gallon bulktank. Swing 8 parlor equip-ment 3" line. (715)449-2239

FOR SALE: 40 Holsteindairy cows, all AI bred &sired, SCC 100, closed herd,owner retiring. (651)308-8354

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

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

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20 Angus heifers, due to calfApril/May, bull turned outJuly 10th for 46 days. 715-234-3954

4 Sale 10 bred heifers & 15young bred cows, Black &Polled, by the pound mar-ket price. Also, 1 yearling &1 2 yr old herd sires, polled,Black & easy calving. 40years Simmental breeding.Herd reduction, familyhealth. G Polzin River SideSimmentals. Cokato MN320-286-5805

50 Black Steers & Heifers,450-550 lbs. Call (608)792-4223 or (608)788-6258

FOR SALE - RegisteredDexters, cows and heifers.Hayward area. 715-634-8303

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4WD TRACTORS(O)’12 JD 9560R, 360 hrs., IF tires ..........................$319,900(O)’13 JD 9560R, 605 hrs., Lease Return ..............$314,900(O)’13 JD 9560R, 573 hrs., Lease Return ..............$314,900(O)’12 JD 9650R, 573 hrs., Lease Return ..............$312,500(O)’13 JD 9510R, 694 hrs., Lease Return ..............$284,500(O)’13 JD 9410R, 435 hrs., PTO, Lease Return ......$269,900(O)’05 JD 9320, 2950 hrs.........................................$139,900(B)’98 JD 9200, 2922 hrs., 710/38’s ........................$109,900(B)’97 JD 9200, 4695 hrs., 710/38’s ........................$105,000(H)’97 JD 9200, 3567 hrs. ..........................................$97,000(H)’90 CIH 9170, 4418 hrs., PS ................................$54,500(B)’92 JD 8760, 6878 hrs. ..........................................$52,900(B)’78 JD 8430, 5480 hrs., Recent OH ......................$14,900(H)’76 JD 8430, 9164 hrs., 3 pt., PTO ......................$14,900(O)’78 JD 8430, 6245 hrs., 3 pt., PTO ......................$13,900TRACK TRACTORS(O)’13 JD 9560RT, 318 hrs., Lease Return..............$334,900(O)’12 JD 9460RT, 1013 hrs., Ext. Warr. ................$299,900(O)’11 JD 9630T, 1472 hrs. ......................................$288,900(O)’10 JD 9630T, 1650 hrs. ......................................$287,500(B)’10 JD 9630T, 1586 hrs. ......................................$269,900(O)’13 JD 8335RT, 391 hrs., 18” tracks....................$269,900(B)’09 JD 9630T, 1482 hrs. ......................................$264,900(B)’12 JD 8335RT, 848 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ............$249,900(O)’12 JD 8310T, 166 hrs., PS,25” tracks ................$257,900(O)’09 JD 9530T, 1877 hrs., 30” tracks ....................$229,900(O)’02 JD 9420T, 4430 hrs. ......................................$139,900(B)’03 JD 9320T, 4641 hrs. ......................................$139,900(H)’00 JD 9300T, 4375 hrs., 30” tracks ....................$105,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS(O)’11 JD 8260R, 484 hrs., Ext. Warr. ....................$194,900(H)’09 JD 8270R, 1290 hrs., PS ..............................$185,000(B)’13 JD 7230R, 259 hrs., IVT................................$179,900(B)’06 JD 8430, 2085 hrs., PS, ILS..........................$175,900(H)’06 JD 8430, 3570 hrs., ILS ................................$164,900(B)’13 JD 6150R, 694 hrs., IVT................................$131,900(B)’13 JD 6150R, 667 hrs., IVT................................$131,900(O)’13 JD 6150R, 577 hrs., Auto Quad ....................$125,900(H)’01 JD 8110, 2350 hrs., 2WD ................................$88,500(O)’97 JD 8400, 7722 hrs., MFWD ............................$78,900(B)’95 JD 8200, 7335 hrs., MFWD ............................$74,900(B)’93 JD 4560, 7170 hrs., MFWD ............................$56,900(H)’84 JD 4450, 4586 hrs., PS, 2WD ........................$42,900(H)’77 JD 4630, PS, 158 loader ................................$26,500(B)’78 JD 4240, 9114 hrs., PS....................................$24,900(B)’76 JD 4630, 8105 hrs., Quad ..............................$16,900(O)’74 JD 4030, open station ....................................$12,900(O)White 2-85, cab ......................................................$8,750(H)’78 White 2-105, 5057 hrs., one owner ..................$8,195UTILITY TRACTORS(O)’09 JD 5105M, 1600 hrs., loader ..........................$67,900(O)’96 White 6105, 5480 hrs., MFWD, cab................$24,900(B)JD 401C, diesel, 3 pt., PTO ....................................$5,900(B)Oliver 1650D, 6507 hrs. ..........................................$4,900(B)’41 JD “B” ................................................................$2,995(H)’48 JD “B” ................................................................$1,975(H)’49 IH “C”, belly mower............................................$1,850

COMBINES(O)’13 JD S680, 239 sep. hrs. ................................$352,900

(O)’12 JD S680, 511 hrs., Ext. Warr.........................$345,000(O)’13 JD S670, 190 sep. hrs., duals ......................$329,900(O)’12 JD S670, 225 sep. hrs., PRWD ....................$319,900(B)’11 JD 9870, 511 sep. hrs., PRWD......................$309,900(O)’12 JD S660, 215 hrs., duals ..............................$299,000(O)’11 CIH 9120, 727 sep. hrs., PRWD, tracks........$295,000(O)’11 JD 9870, 700 sep. hrs., PRWD ....................$294,900(O)’12 JD S670, 263 sep. hrs., duals ......................$289,900(O)’12 JD S660, 325 sep. hrs., duals ......................$279,900(B)’11 JD 9770, 511 sep. hrs., duals ........................$256,500(B)’10 JD 9870, 1067 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$244,900(H)’07 JD 9570, 888 hrs., duals ..............................$208,900(O)’09 JD 9770, 1041 sep. hrs., duals ....................$204,900(O)’09 JD 9570, 700 sep. hrs., duals ......................$197,000(H)’07 JD 9660, 1203 sep. hrs. ................................$169,900(B)’07 JD 9660, 1131 sep. hrs., PRWD....................$169,900(H)’05 JD 9660, 1792 sep. hrs., duals ....................$168,500(O)’05 JD 9660STS, 1442 sep. hrs., duals ..............$159,900(O)’04 JD 9760, 1192 hrs. PRWD ............................$159,900(B)’06 JD 9760, 1726 sep. hrs., duals, PRWD ........$154,900(O)’05 JD 9660, 1442 sep. hrs., duals ....................$151,900(H)’03 JD 9650STS, 1740 sep. hrs., duals ..............$114,900(H)’92 JD 9500, 2812 hrs. ..........................................$49,900(O)’91 JD 9500, 1720 hrs., duals ..............................$46,900(O)’96 JD 9600, 2790 sep. hrs., duals ......................$39,900(H)’92 JD 9400, 1946 sep. hrs. ..................................$39,500(O)NEW Mudhog PRWD for 70 Series Combines ....$16,900(B)’82 JD 7720, 4600 hrs., PRWD ............................$14,900(B)’82 JD 8820, 5571 hrs., duals ..............................$13,900(B)’80 JD 7720, 5000 hrs. ..........................................$12,900(O)’79 JD 6620SH, 3137 hrs., sidehill ........................$13,500(O)’79 JD 6620, 5000 hrs...........................................$12,500(O)’79 JD 7720, 4158 hrs. ..........................................$10,500(O)’79 JD 7720, 4500 hrs.............................................$8,900(O)’80 JD 6620, 20’ platform ........................................$6,000(O)’76 JD 6600, diesel ................................................$4,500CORNHEADS(O)’13 JD 612, 12R20”, chopping ............................$108,900(O)’11 JD 612C, 12R30”, chopping ............................$90,000(B)’10 Geringhoff RD1820, 18R20” ............................$84,900(B)’09 JD 612C, 12R22”, chopping ............................$82,900(O)’11 JD 608C, 8R30”, chopping ..............................$69,000(O)’10 Geringhoff 830B, 8R30” ..................................$62,900(B)’07 JD 612, 12R30”, chopping ..............................$59,900(H)’09 JD 608C, 8R30”, chopping ..............................$58,900(O)’10 CIH N12TR, 12R30”, chopping ......................$57,900(O)’09 JD 608, 8R30”, non-chopping ........................$43,000(O)’04 JD 1291, 12R22”, hyd. plates ........................$29,900(O)’07 JD 893, hyd. deck, header height ..................$28,000(O)’03 JD 893, Contour Master ..................................$25,900(H)’03 JD 893, 8R30”, hyd. deck................................$24,900(O)’97 JD 893, knife, single point ..............................$19,900(H)’95 JD 693, knife, hyd. deck plates ......................$17,900SPRAYERS(O)’12 JD 4940, 467 hrs., dry box............................$290,500(O)’12 JD 4940, 750 hrs., 120’ boom ......................$281,500(O)’13 JD 4830, 404 hrs., 1000 gal. SS, 120’ boom $269,700(O)’13 JD 4830, 410 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$259,900(O)’13 JD 4830, 442 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$259,900(O)’11 JD 4930, 1343 hrs., 120’ boom ....................$249,750(O)’11 JD 4930, 1216 hrs., 120’ boom ....................$245,900

(O)’12 JD 4830, 668 hrs., 90’ boom........................$236,500(O)’12 JD 4830, 1155 hrs., 90’ boom ......................$235,750(O)’12 JD 4830, 775 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$234,500(O)’12 JD 4830, 800 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$233,500(O)’12 JD 4830, 792 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$233,000(O)’11 JD 4930, 1725 hrs., 120’ boom ....................$229,500(O)’11 JD 4830, 1011 hrs., 90’ boom ......................$225,000(O)’12 JD 4730, 694 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$215,500(O)’12 JD 4730, 800 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$209,900(O)’12 JD 4730, 900 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$209,700(O)’12 JD 4730, 490 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$209,600(O)’12 JD 4730, 800 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$208,500(O)’09 Ag-Chem 1084SS, 2094 hrs., 80’ boom........$159,500(O)’09 Ag-Chem 1286C, 1994 hrs., 90’ boom..........$158,900(O)’09 JD 4730, 2135 hrs., 80’ boom ......................$154,500(O)’09 Ag-Chem 1084SS, 2951 hrs., 90’ boom........$145,500(O)’09 Miller Nav1000M, 2787 hrs., 90’boom ..........$133,100(B)’05 JD 4720, 3794 hrs., 80’ boom ......................$124,900(O)’10 Apache AS715, 1200 hrs., 90’ boom ............$109,900(O)’03 Case IH SPX4260, 2563 hrs., 90’ boom ......$108,900(O)’06 JD 4720, 3902 hrs., 90’ boom ......................$107,900(O)’05 Wilmar Eagle 8500, 2425 hrs., 90’ boom........$49,900(O)’95 Tyler WT, 4617 hrs., 75’ boom ........................$36,900(O)’94 Tyler Patriot, 3831 hrs., 80’ boom ..................$29,900FALL TILLAGE(H)’13 JD 2700, 7-shank, rolling basket ....................$62,500(B)’12 JD 3710, 10-bottom ........................................$57,900(O)’12 JD 512, 9-shank ..............................................$54,000(O)’05 JD 2410, 44’, 16” spacing ..............................$36,500(H)’11 JD 2700, 7-shank, folding................................$35,000(H)’05 JD 2410, 26’ chisel plow..................................$29,900(H)’01 JD 2700, 7-shank, 24” spacing ......................$28,500(H)’10 JD 512, 5-shank ..............................................$27,500(H)’08 JD 2700, 5-shank ............................................$24,900(O)’97 JD 3710, 8-bottom ..........................................$24,900(B)’04 JD 512, 5-shank ..............................................$20,900(O)’05 NH ST770, 5-shank ........................................$20,900(B)’05 Wilrich 957, 7-shank ........................................$19,900(B)’97 JD 510, 5-shank ..............................................$13,500(O)’96 JD 510, 7-shank ..............................................$13,400(O)’95 DMI 730, 7-shank............................................$10,500(O)’96 DMI 730, 7-shank............................................$10,000(B)JD 235, 22’ disk ......................................................$9,200(B)White 435 mulch tiller, 12-shank ............................$7,500

PLANTERS-SEEDERS(O)’08 JD DB44, 24R22” CCS, liq. fert. ..................$141,000(H)’04 JD 1770NT, 16R30”, 3 bushel ........................$79,900(H)Kinze 3700, 36R20”, finger pickup ........................$62,500(B)’01 JD 1780, 24R20”, 3 bushel..............................$49,900(B)’01 JD 1780, 24R20”, 3 bushel..............................$49,900(B)’00 JD 1760, 12R30”, finger pickup, LF ................$48,500(O)’97 JD 1760, 12R30”, liq. fert. ..............................$46,500(H)’98 JD 1850, 30’ 10” spacing ................................$36,500(H)JD 1760, 12R30”, liq. fert. ....................................$32,500(B)’97 JD 1710, 12R30”, vertical fold ........................$29,500(B)’05 White 8128, 8R30”, liq. fert. ............................$26,900(O)’07 JD 1750, 6R30” ..............................................$25,900(B)’01 JD 455, 35’, 10” spacing..................................$25,900(O)JD 7200, 8R36” ....................................................$11,500

‘11 JD 4930, 12571 hrs.,120’ boom....................$245,900

‘05 JD 4720, 3795 hrs.,80’ boom......................$124,900

‘11 JD 8260R, 490 hrs.,Power Shift ..................$194,900

‘12 JD 8335RT, 863 hrs.,IVT ................................$249,900

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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: 18 young regBueLingo bred cows. 715-613-0889

Red Angus & Black Angusregistered bulls for sale.Most w/700-800# weaningwgt. Care included in priceuntil May 1st. Also bredcows & heifer calves forsale. Meado-West Farms.(715)664-8854

Registered Texas Longhornbreeding stock, cows,heifers or roping stock, topblood lines. 507-235-3467

WANT TO BUY: Butchercows, bulls, fats & walkablecripples; also horses,sheep & goats. 320-235-2664

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SHEEP & GOATOWNERS NOTICE

Our TURNING CRADLE has2 Guillotine Gates (TurnsOn Side) Special Price $945While They Last. Also Run& Corral Panels, SlideGates at 2 & 3 Way SortGates, Creep Panels, Min-eral Feeders Etc. NOTICE-Also All the Jigs. Can De-liver 319-347-6282

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20 dairy goats for sale. $150.Call for more info. (715)271-1165

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‘07 CIH 1240-16R Planter, 16 row, liquid fertilizertank, row shut off & Yetter openers. #12760 -$89,995

‘10 JD 9430T Tractor, 1450 eng. hrs., 425 hp.,Greenstar Auto Track ready, radar, Deluxe cab,instructional seat, 20 front wgts. w/bracket, Xenon HIDlights front & rear. #13295 - $282,500

‘04 JCB 214 Tractor Loader Backhoe, 1998 hrs.,Extend-a-Boom, extra backhoe bucket. #13206 -$34,000

‘10 JD 8320R Tractor, MFWD, 3412 eng. hrs., 320hp., 263 PTO hp., front hyd. diff. lock, 480/80R50Dtires-rear, 4 hyd. outlets, 85cc hyd. pump, Auto Tracready, PCVC cab w/JD active seat. #14145 - $199,950

‘00 CIH 5400 Soybean Special-15’ Drill/Coulter,New marker arm discs installed, 3-point cartw/monitor, S.I. belt seed delivery, 15” row spacing.#12980 - $12,500

‘12 JCB 8310 Tractor, 4WD, 100 eng. hrs., 306 hp.,Trelleborg 540/65R38, 4 spool high flow, draw bar &ladder, 12V accessory socket, field performance pack,twin elec. adj., PTO adaptor. #12516 - $269,000

‘11 CIH Steiger 550 Tractor, 4WD, 366 eng. hrs., 57GPM high output hyd. pump, ground speed sensor,high cap. bar w/diff. lock, PTO pkg., AFS Pro 700mon., HID lighting pkg. #14073 - $335,500

‘09 CIH 1250-16R Planter, wing wheels, AFS Pro600, bulk fill, advanced seed meter, hyd. drive, smartseed tube sensors, row markers, accu-row controlpkg., soybean disc, corn disc. #14052 - $92,995

‘05 CIH STX500 Tractor, 4WD, 2550 eng. hrs., 3 HIDlights, 5 hyd. outlets, diff. lock-front & rear, elec.mirrors, Luxury cab, positive response susp. seat.#16201 - $166,500

‘11 CIH ER 1250-24R Planter, 9000 acres, 24R30”,corn disc, bean discs, liquid fertilizer pump, Yetterrow cleaners, Tru Count row clutches, bulk fill seeddelivery syst., hyd. drive. #14066 - $148,000

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2004 Case IH DCX131, #13247 ....................................................$17,5002010 Case IH DC132R, #13637....................................................$29,5002009 Case IH DC102, #13487 ......................................................$19,3002011 Case IH DC102, #13204 ......................................................$21,5001998 John Deere 820......................................................................$4,450

TRACTORS2005 New Holland TB110, #13293 ..............................................$21,5001984 International 84 Hydro, #14174 ............................................$6,9502011 Case IH Puma 185, #16211 ..............................................$129,9951984 International 84 Hydro, #14173 ..........................................$11,7502010 Case IH Farmall 95C w/loader, #12949 ..............................$36,9952009 Case IH Farmall 95, #14213 ................................................$36,5001950 Farmall M, #14069 ................................................................$2,4002010 Case IH Maxxum 130 Pro w/loader, #12928 ......................$68,0002003 Massey Ferguson 4355, #16112 ........................................$33,5002010 John Deere 9430T, #13295................................................$282,5002010 John Deere 7630 w/loader, #14146 ..................................$126,7502010 John Deere 8320R, #14143 ..............................................$199,9502010 John Deere 8320R, #14144 ..............................................$199,9502010 John Deere 8320R, #14145 ..............................................$199,9502010 John Deere 8320R, #14147 ..............................................$199,9502010 John Deere 8320RT, #13317 ............................................$212,0001977 International 986, #14209....................................................$14,500International 806D, #16227 ............................................................$5,2502004 Case IH MX255, #14183 ......................................................$88,0032010 John Deere 7730 w/loader, #13296 ..................................$132,500International 1466, #14201 ............................................................$6,5001978 John Deere 2840 w/Westendorf loader..............................$17,8002007 New Holland T6010 Plus, #14205 ......................................$58,5002004 Case IH JX110U, #14220 ....................................................$29,9001995 John Deere 8300..................................................................$45,0002000 Case IH MX200 w/loader, #16176 ......................................$76,5001995 Case IH 7220, #14230..........................................................$49,5001984 Case IH 2294, #14099..........................................................$20,500

TRACTORS 4WD2005 Case IH STX500 w/duals, #16201 ....................................$166,5002011 Case IH Steiger 550 w/duals, #14073 ..............................$335,5002012 JCB 8310 Fastrac, Demo Unit, #12516 ............................$269,0002011 JCB 3230 Fastrac, #12918 ................................................$136,500

PLANTERS1998 Case IH 955, #13315............................................................$11,5002009 Kinze 3000, 6 Row, #16262 ................................................$25,5002007 White 8222, #13313 ............................................................$44,5002009 Case IH 1250, 16R, #14052 ................................................$92,9952007 Case IH 1240, 16R, #12760 ................................................$89,9952011 Case IH 1250, 24R, #14066 ..............................................$148,000

HEADER CORNHEAD1991 Case IH 1063, #4200..............................................................$7,8901998 Case IH 1063, #14222............................................................$9,8001992 Case IH 1043, #13309............................................................$2,9501987 Case IH 1044, #13310............................................................$1,9952010 Case IH 3406, #16278..........................................................$34,5002009 Case IH 3208, #13256..........................................................$34,9952009 Case IH 3406, #14110..........................................................$33,5002010 Case IH 3408, #13565..........................................................$43,5002010 Case IH 2606, #13599..........................................................$37,7502010 Case IH 3206, #13624..........................................................$27,5002009 Case IH 2606, #13635..........................................................$41,9952010 Case IH 3406, #13171..........................................................$34,9952011 Case IH 2606, #13639..........................................................$49,9952009 Case IH 2608, #14216..........................................................$48,9952009 Case IH 2608, #16079..........................................................$52,5002010 Case IH 3406, #12944..........................................................$32,0002009 Case IH 3206, #14076..........................................................$35,9952011 Case IH 3406, #14059..........................................................$35,9952011 Case IH 3406, #16255..........................................................$35,5002007 Case IH 2606, #13235..........................................................$36,9952009 Case IH 2608, #13238..........................................................$44,5002009 Case IH 2608, #13596..........................................................$44,0002012 John Deere 608C Stalkmaster, #14178 ..............................$72,500

COMBINES2009 John Deere 9770STS, #14177 ..........................................$216,5002009 Case IH 7120, #13988........................................................$180,0002010 Case IH 5088, #16254........................................................$196,0001998 Case IH 2366 w/Hillco, #16291 ..........................................$79,5001997 Case IH 2188, #16239..........................................................$39,9952003 Case IH 2388, #14203..........................................................$86,5662003 Case IH 2388, #8914..........................................................$119,0002002 Case IH 2388, #13311........................................................$107,5001995 Case IH 2188, #10848..........................................................$49,9952008 Case IH 7010, #14215........................................................$147,5062011 Case IH 7088, #14084........................................................$218,950

2012 Case IH 8230, #13260........................................................$298,0001993 Case IH 1688, #13100..........................................................$39,9952004 Case IH 2388, #13508........................................................$105,0002009 Case IH 5088, #13634........................................................$169,5002009 Case IH 5088, #12469........................................................$159,500

SKIDSTEER LOADERS2009 Case 430 S3, #14198 ..........................................................$24,5002009 Case 430 S3, #16310 ..........................................................$18,9002008 Case 450 S3, #13205 ..........................................................$22,5002006 Case 430, #16146 ................................................................$19,5002012 Case SV300, #14141............................................................$52,9202012 Case SV300..........................................................................$41,9952005 Case 445, #12710 ................................................................$24,3002005 Case 435, #12717 ..............................................................$24,9952007 Case 430, #13312 ................................................................$17,8502011 Case SR200, #16175 ..........................................................$24,0002010 Gehl 5240E, #13900 ............................................................$27,9952011 New Holland L220, #16132 ................................................$29,9002008 Case 440 S3, #13246 ..........................................................$19,5002012 JD 326D, #13277..................................................................$36,9001998 John Deere 7775, #14225......................................................$9,2002011 Case SV300, #13288............................................................$38,9502001 Case 75XT, #14229 ..............................................................$12,7501998 Case 75XT, #16273 ................................................................$6,9501989 Case 1818, #16326 ................................................................$4,6952012 New Holland L225, #13300 ................................................$34,950

TELEHANDLERS2010 JCB 536-60 Agri Plus ..........................................................$86,0002005 Gehl CT5-16T, #13314 ........................................................$31,500John Deere 3400 Articulated, #14207..........................................$38,9002006 JCB 524-50 ..........................................................................$44,500John Deere 3800 Articulated, #16259..........................................$32,0002005 JCB 535-60, #16179 ............................................................$52,5002007 JCB 536-60 Agri Plus, #16074 ............................................$51,0002005 JCB 540, #11941..................................................................$37,995

MISCELLANEOUS2012 JCB 300T Track Loader, #13285 ........................................$61,000Case IH 4600, 28.5’ Field Cultivator, #13203 ................................$5,7002011 Case IH 330, Tru-Tandem Turbo Disk Tandem, #16129 ....$39,9952010 Case IH 330, Tru-Tandem Disk Tandem, 31’, #13979 ........$57,9952010 Case IH 330, Tru-Tandem Turbo, 25’, #14092 ....................$48,7502004 JCB 214 Tractor Loader Backhoe, #13206 ........................$34,000Case IH 5400 Soybean Special, 15’, #12980 ..............................$12,500

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HOPPERS‘98 Wilson, 41x96, 66” Sides,

Extra Lights, Roll Tarp,24.5 LP Tires ..............$18,000

‘95 Merritt, 42’ AL Hopper,68” Sides, 2-Spd. Doors,Roll Tarp, Disc Wheels $12,500

‘94 Wilson Commander,41’ AL Grain Hopper, SPR,80% Brakes ................$16,000

‘94 Timpte, 40’, Split Hoppers,SPR, 80% Tires & Brakes,Clean............................$15,500

SEMI TRUCKS‘04 Volvo Day Cab, Single Axle,

365 Hp., 10c Trans., 390 Ratio,450,000 Miles................$8,500

FLATBEDS‘98 Fontaine, 48/102, New

Airbags & Brakes, SPX/AR,No Rust, 80% T&B, CaliforniaTrailer ............................$9,850

‘93 Wilson, 48x96, SPR,Sliding Tandem ..............$7,000

HAYSIDESHaysides are painted and made

out of 11 gauge steel,Stationary Haysides ......$1,250Tip-In-Tip-Out Haysides $1,750Front & Rear Extensions ..$350

DROPDECKS‘99 Wilson, 48/102, New

Recaps, New Airbags,AL Crossmembers, Painted& Sandblasted ............$18,500

‘96 Fontaine, 53/102, All Steel,90% Tires & Brakes ....$19,250

‘95 Doonan, 48/102, All Steel,Sandblasted & Painted,70% Tires & Brakes ....$16,750

‘94 Fontaine, 48/102, Steel,New Recaps, Sandblasted& Painted ....................$16,750

(5) 39’ Drop Decks, Never PulledDuring Winter, 80% T&B, GoodFor Seed Tenders, Fertilizer orWater Trailers ................$9,750

Engineered 5’ Beavertail,Kit includes paint & LED lights............$3,750/$5,750 Installed

DOUBLE DROPS‘80 Transcraft, 53’, 33’ Well,

Non-Detachable, AR, PolishedAL Wheels, New HardwoodDecking, 80% Tires & Brakes....................................$12,750

TRUSS TRAILER‘98 Lakeside RollerMaster,

32’-45’/102” Extendable,Elec. over Hyd. Lift, TopLocking Deck Rollers,New Paint, Winches,80% T&B......................$10,000

‘97 JDH Trussmaster,42’-60’/102” Extendable,8 Winches, Elec. over Hyd. toTilt, Elec. over Air to Extend,Tandem Axle ................$10,000

END DUMPSSummit End Dump, 30’,

72” Sides, 3 Axle, AR ..$16,750VAN/WATER TRAILERS

(8) Reefers, 5 @ 48/102’,Swing & Side Doors,2 w/Flat Floors ..$5,000-$6,000

(2) ‘86 Kentucky Furniture Vans,Side Doors AR, 50% T&B......................................$6,250

(20) Van Trailers, 48/102-53/102;Great for water storage orover the road ....$3,000-$7,000

48’ & 53’ Van Trailers To Rent.....$145.00 Per Month, Plus Tax

48/102 Van Bodies, Less Tires &Dollies, or setting on ground................$2,000 Plus Delivery

AUTOS‘07 Hyundai Sonata Limited,

4 -Door, 86K Mi., V6, Reg.Maint. ............................$7,000

‘06 Dodge Caravan SXT,108K Mi. ........................$6,000

MISCELLANEOUSComplete Suspensions,

Air Ride or Spring Ride........................$1,000 AR/Axle

............................$500 SR/Axle(8) 385 Super Single Tires

w/Polished AL Rims........................$1,200/set of 4

(50) Steel & (25) Aluminum Rims- In Stock ..................$50 Steel........................$150 Aluminum

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FOR SALE: 5 ea Birming-ham 39' Drop Deck Trail-ers. Never pulled duringWinter. Excellent paint.80% T&B. 17.5 Tires. Goodfor Seed Tenders, Fertilizeror Water Trailers. DOT'dout the Door. $9,750

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-Day Cabs-‘05 Columbia freightliner................................Call‘98 Volvo, wet kit ............................................Call‘94 IH single axle w/26’ AL grain trailer $17,500

-Trailers-‘00 Tuss 40’ steel trailer ..........................$11,500

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H 13-62, 72, 82, 92, 102, 112H 10-62, 72, 82T 10-32, 42, 52, 62Auger Joggers - on hand........$1,950

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COMBINE HEAD MOVERSRenegade 25’ & 30’ - 4 WheelHarvest International 35’, 40’ & 45’

KOYKER LOADERS & PRODUCTS585 - on hand ..........................$6,9951050 Grain Bagger210 GraIn Vac

WOODFORDWELDING BALE RACKS

18’ - 23’ - 28’

E-Z TRAIL GRAIN CARTS510 - 710 - on hand

E-Z TRAIL GRAIN WAGONS400 bu & 500 bu - on hand

AZLAND SEED TENDERS2 Box - on hand ....................$10,5504 Box Scale & Talc - on hand4 Box Skid - on hand

STROBEL SEED TENDERS2 Box - on hand ......................$8,900BT-200 - on handBT-300 ..........................................Call

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AZLAND FUEL TRAILERS500 Extended Platform............$7,800

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Feterl 12” drive over, Like New ............................$4,500

1981 Versatile 555 ..............$12,7502012 SS-400, Scale............$24,5002012 SS-400 ......................$21,500EZ Trail 860 Grain Cart, red,Like New ............................$19,000

Brent 470 Grain Cart ............$6,500

Land Pride 1872 Mower ......$1,250E-Z Trail 500 bu. Wagon, red........................................$6,500

Westfield 1371 Auger w/swinghopper walker, PTO ............$8,500

Feterl 10x34 truck auger, PTO ....................................$2,100

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Misc.Equipment:- Hardi 1500 gal. w/90’ boom- Redball 570, 1200 gal. w/90’ boom- Top Air 1100 gal., 88’ boom,Raven 150 monitor- Top Air 1100 gal., 60’ boom- Century 1000 gal., 60’ X-fold boom- Demco Conquest 1000 gal., 60’ boom,Raven 440- Ag Chem 750 gal., 60’ X-fold boom- Walsh 500 gal., 45’ boom- Blumhardt 500 gal., 60’ boom,Raven 440- M&W center dump, 400 bu. gravitywagon- Brent 640- Parker 4800- JD 980, 261⁄2’ field cultivator- New Balzer 20’ stalk chopper- New Balzer 15’ stalk chopper- JD 520, 20’ stalk chopper- Hiniker Model 1700, 20’ stalk chopper- Alloway semi-mount 20’ stalk chopper- Balzer 1500, 15’ stalk chopper- Steiger Bear Cat, 7800 hrs.- JD 7800, 2WD, w/2047 hrs.- JD 9530T, 2730 hrs.- JD 9300, 4WD, 3987 hrs.- JD 8120, MFWD, 1997 hrs.- Loftness 7’ single auger 2-stagesnowblower- Degelman R570S PTO drive rock picker- JD 724, 29’ soil finisher- Swenson 8 ton tandem axle fertilizerspreader- DMI Coulter Champ II, 9-shank- JD VanBrunt 13’ end wheel drill- NEW Lee Model 475 fuel trailer- H&S 175 manure spreader- Kewanee Model 760, 141⁄2’ rock flex disk- Kewanee Model 740, 151⁄2’ rock flex disk- Brady Model 1000, 12-shank, 3 pt. chisel plow- CIH 14 5-shank V-ripper- Glencoe 9 shank soil saver- Big Dog pull type 8 yd. hyd. scraper- JD 512, 9-30 folding disk chisel- White 508, 3 bottom auto reset plow- DMI 530B Econo disk ripper- JD 3710, 10 bottom flex frame moldboardplow- Yetter model 6300, 3 pt. cart caddyUsed Tanks:• Balzer 6350 LoPro w/6 unit Magnum • Better Bilt 3400 gal. vacuum tank,w/4 unit rear mount injector• LMT 3350 vacuum w/3 shank rearinjector• Better Bilt vacuum, 2600 gal. w/3 shankstandard injector• Better Bilt 1500 gal. vacuum tank• Better Bilt 1100 gal. vacuum tank

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Haybuster round bale shred-ders, stretch hay & beddingsupply, take out mold &dust, used 256 self-loading,$5,995; used 2100, $8,250;new 2650, $19,975. 320-543-3523

New steer feeders, calf &finisher models 1 ton to 8ton capacity. Call 920-948-3516. www.steerfeeder.com

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‘13 CIH Steiger 500Q, 145 hrs.................................................$319,500

‘13 CIH Steiger 550Q, 682 hrs.,Lux. cab, HID lights, loaded......$319,900

‘09 CIH Magnum 245, 770 hrs.,Lux. cab, big pump ..................$139,900

‘02 CIH MX 240, 3900 hrs., duals..................................................$79,500

‘08 JD 9530, 2665 hrs. ..........$194,500

‘13 CIH Magnum 340, 415 hrs.,susp. axle, Luxury cab..............$229,900

‘11 Case 580N, 4x4, cab,Ext.-Hoe, 277 hrs ......$65,500

‘11 Bobcat S750, 760 hrs...................................$41,900

‘12 CIH 3330 Sprayer, 90’booms, 546 hrs. ......$175,000

‘06 Kinze 1050 Cart, tracks,scale, tarp ..................$77,500

‘12 CIH 9230, track, AWD, 590 sep. hrs.................................................$315,500

CIH 885, 3300 hrs., cab, loader..................................................$18,900

‘98 CIH 2388, 1764 sep. hrs. ....$66,000 ‘02 CIH 2388, 2074 sep. hrs. ....$79,000 ‘13 CIH 9230 Track, AWD, 323 sep. hrs.................................................$369,900

‘13 CIH Steiger 450, row track,295 hrs. ............................................CALL

‘14 CIH Steiger 600Q, 293 hrs.,36” tracks, PTO ........................$397,900

‘13 CIH Steiger 500Q, 262 hrs.,Lux. cab, 36” tracks ................$329,500

‘08 Steiger 535, 800 tires, 1900 hrs.................................................$205,500

‘13 CIH Magnum 315, 408 hrs.................................................$209,900

‘13 CIH Magnum 235, 170 hrs.................................................$169,900

‘13 CIH Steiger 400, 366 hrs., PTO,Luxury susp. cab ......................$249,900

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‘14 CIH Steiger 600Q, 293 hrs., Pro 700 auto guide, Lux. susp. cab, 6 remotes, PTO, 36” tracks ............................................$397,900‘13 CIH Steiger 600Q, 564 hrs., 36” tracks, HID lites, Full Pro 700 auto guide, hi cap. hyd. pump ..........................................$369,900‘14 CIH Steiger 600Q, 409 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, Full Pro 700 auto guide............................................................................$385,000‘11 CIH Steiger 600Q, 1598 hrs., 36” tracks, Lux. cab, HID lites, big pump..............................................................................$299,900‘13 CIH Steiger 550Q, 682 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites ..................................................................................................................$319,900‘13 CIH Steiger 550Q, 901 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites ..................................................................................................................$309,900‘13 CIH Steiger 550Q, 1038 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites ................................................................................................................$299,900‘13 CIH Steiger 500Q, 145 hrs., Full Pro 700 auto guide, HID lites ..........................................................................................$319,500‘13 CIH Steiger 500Q, 262 hrs., 36” tracks, HID lites, Lux. cab, hi cap. hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide ..........................$329,500‘13 CIH Steiger 450, 198 hrs., Lux cab, PTO, 800 tires, hi cap. hyd. pump, HD drawbar, Full Pro 700 auto guide ..................$259,900‘13 CIH Steiger 400, 250 hrs., Lux. cab, Full Pro 700 auto guide, hi cap. hyd. pump, cab susp...............................................$239,900‘13 CIH Steiger 400, 400 hrs., Lux. cab, PTO, hi cap. hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide ......................................................$249,900‘08 CIH Steiger 535, 1900 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, 800 tires ..................................................................................................$205,500‘08 JD 9530, 2665 hrs., 800x38 duals, Full JD steering ............................................................................................................$194,500‘05 CIH STX375Q, 2700 hrs., big pump, diff. locks ....................................................................................................................$149,900‘09 CIH Steiger 335, 1119 hrs., 480R50 tires, Lux. cab, HID lites, PTO ....................................................................................$169,900Steiger Cougar 1000, powershift, 20.8x38 tires ....................................................................................................................COMING IN

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‘13 CIH Magnum 340, 415 hrs., Lux. cab, front susp. axle, susp. cab, 360 HID lites, Full Pro 700 auto guide........................$229,900‘13 CIH Magnum 315, 434 hrs., Full Pro 700 auto guide, 360 HID lites, hi cap. hyd. pump, susp. cab, susp. front axle,

380/R54 tires ..........................................................................................................................................................................$209,900‘13 CIH Magnum 290, 400 hrs., Creeper trans., Full Pro 700 auto guide, hi cap. hyd. pump, susp. axle, 360 HID lites ........$194,500‘13 CIH Magnum 290, 400 hrs., Creeper trans., Full Pro 700 auto guide, hi cap. hyd. pump, susp. axle, 360 HID lites..........$194,500‘04 CIH MX285, 3199 hrs., 480/80R46 tires., Lux. cab, HID lites..............................................................................................$106,000‘13 CIH Magnum 260, 300 hrs., susp. Lux. cab, susp. front axle, Full Pro 700 auto guide, hi cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites $179,900‘00 CIH MX240, 3900 hrs. ......................................................................................................................................................COMING IN‘13 CIH Magnum 235, 337 hrs., susp. Lux. cab, Full Pro 700 auto guide, hi cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ..........................$169,900‘09 CIH Magnum 245, 770 hrs. ................................................................................................................................................$139,900‘99 CIH MX200, 4500 hrs. ......................................................................................................................................................COMING IN‘12 CIH Puma 160, 300 hrs., CVT trans., L765 loader, susp. axle............................................................................................$135,800CIH 685, cab & loader ..................................................................................................................................................................$13,900CIH 885, 3300 hrs., cab, 2255 loader ..........................................................................................................................................$18,900‘78 IH 986 ................................................................................................................................................................................COMING IN

‘14 CIH 7230, duals, HID lites, Lux. cab, cross auger shut off ..........................................................................................................CALL‘13 CIH 9230, 323 sep. hrs., track drive, RWA, HID lites ............................................................................................................$369,900‘12 CIH 9230, 734 eng./590 sep. hrs., track drive, RWA, HID lites ............................................................................................$315,500‘11 CIH 7120, 579 sep. hrs., duals, HID lites, Lux. cab ............................................................................................................$239,900‘06 CIH 8010, 1223 sep. hrs., duals ..........................................................................................................................................$129,900‘08 CIH 8010, 1150 sep. hrs., duals ..........................................................................................................................................$149,900‘02 CIH 2388, 2074 sep. hrs., duals, RWA ....................................................................................................................................$79,000‘98 CIH 2388, 2569 eng./1764 sep. hrs., duals ............................................................................................................................$66,000‘13 CIH 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead ....................................................................................................................................$69,500‘13 CIH 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead ....................................................................................................................................$69,500‘13 CIH 3408, New 8R30” cornhead..............................................................................................................................................JUST IN‘12 CIH 3408, 8R30” cornhead ....................................................................................................................................................$44,900‘89 CIH 1083, 8R30” ......................................................................................................................................................................$8,900‘89 CIH 1083, 8R30” ......................................................................................................................................................................$7,900‘10 CIH 2020, 25’ platform w/Crary air reel ................................................................................................................................$26,800‘05 CIH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard ........................................................................................................................................$13,900‘04 CIH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard ........................................................................................................................................$12,900

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TRACTORS-4WDBL ‘04 JD 9520, 3033 ENG. HRS. ..........................$164,900BL ‘86 STEIGER PUMA 1000, 5287 ENG. HRS. ........$41,500BL ‘08 JD 9530T, 1800 ENG. HRS. ........................$249,500SE ‘96 CIH 9380, 6050 ENG. HRS. ..........................$88,750SE ‘80 JIC 4490 ......................................................$14,250SE ‘10 CIH STEIGER 485, 2010 ENG. HRS. ............$235,000SE ‘04 CIH STX450Q, 3720 ENG. HRS. ..................$164,500SL ‘12 CIH STEIGER 500, HD ................................$279,000

TRACTORSBL IHC 784, DIESEL ..................................................$8,950BL ’74 IHC 574, 5412 ENG. HRS. ..............................$8,250BL ‘07 JD 8430T, 2075 ENG. HRS. ........................$179,889BL CIH 255, 1975 ENG. HRS. ....................................$4,450BL ‘95 CHALLENGER 75C, 5522 ENG. HRS. ............$62,750BL ‘10 CHALLENGER MT765C, 2706 ENG. HRS. ....$189,900SE ‘05 CIH MX230, 2671 ENG. HRS.......................$113,900SE ‘48 AG C ..............................................................$2,450SL IH 656 ..................................................................$5,500SL ‘06 McCORMICK XTX200, 2885 ENG. HRS. ........$56,750SL ‘87 CIH 2594, 4440 ENG. HRS. ..........................$21,500SL ‘11 CIH MAGNUM 315, 612 ENG. HRS. ............$215,000SL ‘11 CIH MAGNUM 315, 991 ENG. HRS. ............$213,000SL ‘65 IHC 706, 4963 ENG. HRS. ..............................$6,500SL ‘09 CIH MAGNUM 275, 2200 ENG. HRS. ..........$169,500SL ‘13 CIH FARMALL 105U T4 ................................$56,900SL ‘80 IHC 986, 8745 ENG. HRS. ............................$14,500

DEEP TILLAGEBL ‘10 CIH ECOLO-TIGER 870-9S............................$54,500BL ‘96 DMI 730 ......................................................$10,900BL ‘00 CIH 730B......................................................$17,950BL ‘08 CIH ECOLO-TIGER 9300 ..............................$44,950BL ‘97 DMI 730B ....................................................$11,850BL ‘95 DMI 530B ....................................................$14,950BL ‘98 DMI 730B ....................................................$15,900BL ‘05 WILRICH 357 ..................................................$5,950BL ‘99 CIH 730B......................................................$17,900BL ‘97 DMI 730B ....................................................$14,750SE DMI 530B ..........................................................$19,900SE ‘09 CIH ECOLO TIGER 870-11S ..........................$66,850SE ‘00 CIH 9300 ......................................................$33,750SE ‘06 CIH 730C......................................................$35,500SE ‘97 DMI 730B ....................................................$15,500SE ‘05 JD 2700, 9 SHANK, 24” SPACING ................$20,500SE ‘09 JD 2700, 9 SHANK, 24” SPACING ................$34,500SL ‘89 CIH 14 ............................................................$5,500SL ‘02 CIH 730B......................................................$17,500SL ‘05 CIH 730B......................................................$26,900SL ‘07 CIH 730C......................................................$35,500SL ‘07 CIH 730C......................................................$32,900

PLOWS, RIPPERS & DISKSBL ‘09 JD 3710 PLOW ............................................$42,350SE ‘09 JD 512-5S30 DISK RIPPER ..........................$23,000BL ‘10 JD 512-9S30 DISK RIPPER ..........................$43,000BL SALFORD 4510 DISK RIPPER ............................$19,950SE ‘04 CIH MRX690-7S30 DISK RIPPER..................$22,500SE ‘04 CIH MRX690-7S30 DISK RIPPER..................$21,500BL ‘05 SALFORD 1434 DISK TANDEM ....................$33,775BL ‘07 WISHEK 862NT DISK TANDEM ....................$49,875SE ‘07 GR 2200TT DISK TANDEM............................$22,500

FIELD CULTIVATORSBL ‘09 JD 2210-46.5’..............................................$47,000BL WILRICH QUAD-X-44.5’ ......................................$29,950BL ‘10 CIH TM-200-60’ ..........................................$67,950BL JD 960 ................................................................$5,450BL CIH 4600 ..............................................................$3,775SE ‘98 DMI TIGERMATE II-50.5’ ..............................$25,750SE ‘08 JD 2210-45.5’..............................................$41,500SE ‘10 CIH TIGERMATE 200 ....................................$58,500SE ‘00 TIGERMATE II-48.5’ ......................................$34,500SE ‘92 JD 960-38.5’................................................$10,850SE ‘08 CIH TM200-60’ ............................................$63,500SE JD 2210-44.5’ ....................................................$47,500SE ‘01 DMI TIGERMATE II ........................................$33,500SL ‘99 JD 980-44.5’................................................$17,500SL ‘01 CIH TIGERMATE II-54.5’................................$36,500SL ‘98 CIH 4300 ......................................................$19,500SL CIH TIGERMATE 200-28.5’..................................$29,500

PLANTERS & DRILLSBL ‘90 CIH 900--12X30 ............................................$8,989BL ‘99 JD 1780 ......................................................$52,500BL ‘07 CIH 1250--24--FF, 9500 ACRES ..................$79,900BL ‘96 CIH 950--12X30 ..........................................$16,500BL ‘02 WHITE 8122 ................................................$29,500BL ‘10 CIH 1250--24--FF......................................$135,000BL ‘96 JD 455 DRILL ..............................................$13,775SE ‘98 CIH 955--12 ................................................$18,500SE ‘89 CIH 900-12X30-PULL TYPE..........................$12,500SE ‘12 CIH 1250--24--FF......................................$152,500SE ‘05 CIH 1200 PT--16X30....................................$64,750SL ‘10 CIH 1250--24--FF......................................$133,000SL CIH 900................................................................$6,500SL ‘06 CIH 1200 PT ................................................$52,500SL ‘99 CIH 955........................................................$18,500SL ‘12 CIH 1250, 24 ROW ....................................$140,000SL ‘08 CIH 1240--16X30 PIVOT ..............................$77,500SL ‘08 CIH 1250--24--FF, 6500 ACRES ................$122,500SL JD 1790 ............................................................$79,500

SPRAYERSSE ‘95 FC 650 ..........................................................$5,850SE ‘07 FASTM 9430 ................................................$27,500SE ‘03 REDBALL 665, 1000 GAL. ............................$13,500

COMBINESBL ‘11 CIH 9120, 773 ENG./588 SEP. HRS.............$342,900BL ‘09 CIH 7120, 1265 ENG./968 SEP. HRS...........$249,900BL ‘97 CIH 2166, 2540 ENG./2076 SEP. HRS...........$74,900BL ‘98 CIH 2366, 2932 ENG./2240 SEP. HRS...........$88,900BL ‘99 CIH 2388, 3143 ENG./2383 SEP. HRS...........$98,500BL ‘78 IHC 1460, 5058 ENG. HRS. ............................$7,500BL ‘86 CIH 1660, 3583 ENG. HRS. ..........................$28,750BL ‘95 CIH 2166, 3530 ENG./2250 SEP. HRS...........$64,900BL ‘01 CIH 2388, 3300 ENG./2500 SEP. HRS...........$94,500BL ‘82 CIH 1460, 5185 ENG. HRS. ............................$8,950BL ‘09 CIH 7088, 827 ENG./619 SEP. HRS.............$239,875BL ‘10 CIH 7088, 736 ENG./568 SEP. HRS.............$249,900BL ‘01 CIH 2388, 3232 ENG./2046 SEP. HRS.........$119,750BL ‘13 CIH 7230, 233 ENG./188 SEP. HRS.............$325,000BL ‘98 CIH 2388, 4230 ENG./3094 SEP. HRS...........$87,900SE ‘04 CIH 8010, 2060 ENG./1564 SEP. HRS.........$176,500SE ‘01 CIH 2388, 2733 ENG./2117 SEP. HRS.........$118,850SE ‘94 CIH 1666, 4303 ENG. HRS. ..........................$36,500SE ‘00 CIH 2366, 3404 ENG./2534 SEP. HRS...........$91,500SE ‘79 JD 6620, 4295 ENG. HRS. ..............................$8,850SE ‘90 CIH 1660, 5035 ENG. HRS. ..........................$26,500SL ‘03 CIH 2388, 2375 ENG./1861 SEP. HRS.........$124,500SL ‘04 CIH 8010, 2451 ENG./1835 SEP. HRS.........$172,950SL ‘05 CIH 2388, 2030 ENG./1583 SEP. HRS.........$142,500SL ‘88 CIH 1660, 3758 ENG. HRS. ..........................$15,500SL ‘11 CIH 7120, 650 ENG./550 SEP. HRS.............$265,000SL ‘13 CIH 7230, 400 ENG./300 SEP. HRS.............$315,000SL ‘05 CIH 2366, 1997 ENG./1549 SEP. HRS.........$120,000

GRAIN AUGERSBL FK 1070 ..............................................................$6,950BL ‘02 WESTFIELD MK 13X71 FT GLP ......................$7,950BL ‘99 WESTFIELD MK 13X91 GLP............................$8,950BL ‘06 WESTFIELD MK 13X71 GLP..........................$10,500BL ‘94 FETERL 10X66 ..............................................$2,950BL ‘90 SUDENGA 450................................................$3,950BL ‘09 PECK 1002 ....................................................$5,775BL FETERL 12X55......................................................$5,750SE WESTFIELD MK100-71 GLP ................................$7,950SE ‘90 FETERL 1044R ..............................................$1,950SE ‘87 ALLOWAY FIELD MASTER 8X61......................$2,150SE ‘95 FETERL 10X60 ..............................................$3,350SE SUDENGA 8X60 ....................................................$1,650SE WESTFIELD TR100-71 ............................................$795

GRAIN CARTS & GRAVITY BOXESBL ‘90 KINZE 640 GRAIN CART ..............................$12,900SE KILLBROS 490 ....................................................$8,950SE ‘98 KILBROS 655 GRAVITY BOX ........................$11,900SE ‘98 KILBROS 655 GRAVITY BOX ........................$11,900SE ‘98 KILBROS 655 GRAVITY BOX ........................$11,900SE ‘98 KILBROS 655 GRAVITY BOX ........................$11,900SE DMI 390D ............................................................$1,950

STALK CHOPPERSBL ‘11 WO 20CD......................................................$15,500BL ‘06 WO S20CD....................................................$11,950BL LOFTNESS 240 ....................................................$9,250SE ‘98 WO 15’ MOUNTED..........................................$7,950SE WO 20’ ................................................................$9,350SL ‘07 WILRICH CD20LK..........................................$12,500

SKIDSTEERSBL ‘86 CA 1845C, 4800 HRS. ..................................$14,750SL ‘11 BOBCAT S850, 1953 HRS.............................$42,600SL ‘02 BOBCAT 553, 1552 HRS. ..............................$11,500SL ‘11 BOBCAT S185, 3000 HRS.............................$26,000SL ‘10 BOBCAT S250, 831 HRS...............................$31,600SL ‘12 BOBCAT S750, 3000 HRS.............................$41,000SL ‘05 BOBCAT S205, 3418 HRS.............................$17,500SL ‘07 BOBCAT S300, 4345 HRS.............................$26,500SL OWATONNA 345 MUSTANG, 6916 HRS.................$6,250SL ‘08 NH L185, 3989 HRS. ....................................$22,500SE ‘06 CA 410, 2475 HRS. ......................................$19,900SE ‘02 CA 40XT, 2862 HRS. ....................................$14,900SE ‘99 CA 1840, 6113 HRS. ......................................$9,500SE CA 440CT S3, 2276 HRS. ..................................$33,900

CORN HEADSBL ‘91 CIH 1083 ......................................................$11,875BL ‘99 CIH 1083 ......................................................$16,000BL ‘08 DRAGO 830 ..................................................$59,950BL ‘05 CIH 2206 ......................................................$19,950BL ‘09 CIH 2608 ......................................................$62,875BL ‘91 CIH 1083 ........................................................$9,900BL ‘04 DRAGO N6TR................................................$29,000BL ‘09 CIH 3412 ......................................................$62,500BL ‘07 CIH 2612 ......................................................$81,900BL ‘01 CIH 2206 ......................................................$21,000SE ‘10 CIH 2606 ......................................................$51,500SE ‘98 CIH 1083 ......................................................$11,500SE CIH 963 ................................................................$6,500SE ‘11 CIH 2606 CHOP CORNHEAD ........................$54,500SE ‘11 CIH 2606 ......................................................$52,000SE ‘83 IHC 983 ..........................................................$7,850SE ‘95 CIH 1083 ......................................................$11,900SE ‘80 JD 643 ..........................................................$5,850SE ‘80 IHC 883 ..........................................................$4,250SL ‘08 GERINGHOFF RD1230 ..................................$68,500SL ‘07 GERINGHOFF RD830 ....................................$49,500SL ‘06 DRAGO N8TR................................................$46,000SL ‘00 GERINGHOFF RD630 ....................................$28,500SL ‘06 CIH 1083 ......................................................$10,900SL ‘08 GERINGHOFF RD630 ....................................$46,500SL ‘01 GERINGHOFF RD830 ....................................$24,500SL ‘97 CIH 1083 ......................................................$10,900SL ‘03 GERINGHOFF RD830 ....................................$39,900

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